The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 743 Massive Rewards

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"Okay, this phase of the task is complete. The follow-up procedures can be handled by you, Old Chen, and Linlin. There's no need for us," Liu Banxia said after they had completely cleaned the myxoma from the heart.

"Don't rush to leave. If you can help with the suturing later, please do. We should try to save the patient as much time as possible," Chen Xuehai said.

"What am I supposed to do? Is this a joke? I've never sutured the left or right atrium before. I wouldn't dare to, especially with the left atrium. The pressure there is immense," Liu Banxia protested.

"Oh, come on. You would just be assisting. Otherwise, could you perhaps hold the heart for us later?" Chen Xuehai suggested.

"That's more reasonable. I won't do anything else. It's really terrifying," Liu Banxia said.

The people in the observation room listened, feeling quite helpless. Only Liu Banxia could probably maintain such an attitude, they figured. Anyone else would find it overwhelming.

However, it had to be said that the operation up to this point had been very successful.

Of course, for the heart to beat again successfully, considering the patient's condition, they still needed to implant a pacemaker. The difficulty of the remaining surgery was still considerable.

By now, Chen Zhenxing's expression had finally relaxed a bit.

Chen Xuehai had performed heart transplant surgery before, so the upcoming steps shouldn't pose any major issues. For Chen Xuehai, the biggest hurdle was now behind him.

"Chief Director, you're here too?"

At that moment, Zhou Shuwen walked in from outside.

The observation room was already crowded, and with Director Zhou's arrival, it became even more packed.

"From now on, you need to keep a closer eye on those two. They almost scared me to death, agreeing to any kind of operation! Did you know about this beforehand?" Chen Zhenxing asked Zhou Shuwen.

Zhou Shuwen shook his head honestly. "I only knew they needed to remove a massive intracardiac myxoma. I had no idea they were also performing an autologous heart transplant."

"See? How bold are these two? They decided it all by themselves, just by muttering to each other," Chen Zhenxing said.

"Teacher, I think it's a good thing," Zhou Shuwen replied. "This proves our various departments can collaborate effectively. Besides, the patient's actual condition didn't allow much time for discussion."

"I've reviewed Xuehai's original surgical plan. If they couldn't remove it, the plan was to suture it directly. We all know what that would imply."

"Actually, I fully support them. I just don't know if Xuehai prepared this contingency plan in advance or if it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It wasn't mentioned in the surgical plan he reported to me yesterday."

"Xu Yino, report to your Director," Chen Zhenxing said.

Xu Yino, who had been trying her best to go unnoticed at the side, had no choice. "Director, actually, this was Teacher Liu's suggestion. At the time… at the time… we didn't have an adequate surgical field."

Zhou Shuwen was stunned. "No wonder. Only a reckless daredevil like him would attempt something like that."

Several people nearby couldn't help but suppress their laughter. Seeing the usually stoic Director Zhou look so helpless and even call Liu Banxia a "reckless daredevil" made it clear that Liu Banxia had often been a handful for him.

"However, being a reckless daredevil sometimes has its advantages. Director Fang from the TV program was very satisfied with the interview last time he came," Zhou Shuwen added.

"This isn't just promoting the emergency center; it's promoting our entire Second Hospital. That interview was invaluable. Director Fang even mentioned he hopes to visit again."

"Go on, keep praising him," Chen Zhenxing said. "Later, give him more work. Aren't interns from the medical college coming soon? Let him handle them. No one else is to interfere."

Zhou Shuwen nodded with a smile. "I was already planning to send him. Old Xia, the head of the student affairs department, has a very good impression of him. Principal Ren from the Experimental High School also called to thank me for Banxia's speech at their school."

"This kid… he just doesn't focus on what's important," Chen Zhenxing said, shaking his head.

This was the first time he was hearing about these specific instances. As the Chief Director, he had many things to worry about daily.

If his grandson and granddaughter hadn't been involved, and if this surgery hadn't been so significant, he wouldn't have had the time to spend several hours here.

The people nearby began to have mixed feelings again, understanding what Chen Zhenxing meant by "what's important." It wasn't performing surgeries or seeing patients, but the competition for the Deputy Director position of the Emergency Center.

Even though it was just the deputy directorship of the Emergency Center, everyone in the hospital was paying attention to it.

Regarding this matter, many people didn't have strong opinions; they were merely watching the developments. Considering the current state of the Emergency Center, some people even felt a twinge of regret.

But there was nothing they could do now. Who could have predicted the Emergency Center would develop so rapidly?

The surgery in the operating room continued. Chen Zhenxing and his two deputies were essentially the highest authorities present—one Chief Director and two Deputy Chief Directors. Everyone else just listened to them converse.

After the entire heart was sutured, everyone's eyes were fixed on it, waiting for it to be resuscitated.

"This is the moment of truth. Let's see if it works. Old Chen, go ahead," Liu Banxia said.

"Okay, restore blood flow," Chen Xuehai said, his voice filled with tension.

The surgery up to this point had been very successful. But everyone present desperately hoped to witness a perfect conclusion.

The heart restarting would be the ultimate perfect outcome. After blood flow was restored, even the people in the observation room held their breath.

"It's beating! It's beating! HA HA HA... We did it!"

Upon seeing the heart begin to beat rhythmically, Liu Banxia reacted even before Chen Xuehai could.

He wasn't just shouting and laughing; he was practically dancing around the operating room.

"Vital signs are stable," Wang Lei observed after a moment.

"Good. Remove the cardiopulmonary bypass. Check the instruments. Linlin, close the chest. I'm exhausted. I've never performed such a stressful surgery in my entire life," Chen Xuehai said.

"Luckily, I rescheduled all of today's surgeries for tomorrow; otherwise, I really wouldn't have made it through. President Liu, don't forget our agreement, and no backing out! What are you looking at?"

He was startled to see Liu Banxia, who had just been jumping for joy, now standing quietly to the side, intently watching Liang Xiaolin operate.

His first thought was that something might be wrong with the patient. Otherwise, why would Liu Banxia look so serious?

Then he saw Liu Banxia subtly gesture with his finger towards the observation window. When Chen Xuehai turned his head, he saw his grandfather, along with Chief Director Li and Director Zhou.

The burst of elation he'd just felt vanished at the sight of the three of them. Following Liu Banxia's lead, he too began to watch Liang Xiaolin's procedure with a serious expression.

"Feeling guilty now, are you? What were you up to earlier? The four of you, report to Director Zhou's office after this surgery," Chen Zhenxing said over the intercom, pressing the talk button.

"Reporting to the Chief Director! The surgery was incredibly intense. I'm a bit hungry. Could we eat first?" Liu Banxia raised his hand and shot Chen Xuehai a meaningful look.

Chen Xuehai could only return a helpless glance that clearly said, Bro, there's no escaping this one. Just accept it.

"Don't worry. Chief Director Li and Director Zhou will personally serve meals to you four heroes. Everyone in the operating room gets an extra dish today, on Liu Banxia's tab."

After Chen Zhenxing finished speaking, he turned and led the way out.

Liu Banxia was dumbfounded. It seems I've really stirred up a hornet's nest today.

"President Liu, thanks! We're really going to feast today," Wang Lei said cheerfully.

His mood was already excellent due to the successful surgery, and now they'd scored a free meal. He had already decided to treat his stomach well at lunchtime.

"Sigh… I'm always the one who suffers," Liu Banxia said helplessly. "Xu Yino, go to the cafeteria and arrange it."

"Teacher Liu, today is a happy occasion, isn't it?" Xu Yino asked with a grin.

Liu Banxia glared at her. "I've seen people take advantage of a situation, but not quite like this! You all can figure out the details. It is indeed a happy day."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the observation room began to applaud.

They hadn't been able to applaud earlier because the three "big shots" were present. But now it was fine; the surgery was a success, after all. The entire procedure had taken a considerable amount of time, over five hours.

Although surgeries lasting over four hours weren't uncommon for them, such a high-pressure operation like today's was rare.

"Old Chen, what do we do now?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Accept the criticism, I suppose. Actually, this is all your fault. If you hadn't initiated it, I wouldn't have dared," Chen Xuehai said.

"Look at you, classic case of profiting and then playing innocent! Right, Doctor Liang?" Liu Banxia said, trying to win her over. "Wow, you're doing an excellent job closing the chest."

"It has nothing to do with me anyway. I'm just an intern," Liang Xiaolin replied, not easily swayed.

"Why am I so unlucky? I was just a spectator!" Zhang Xiao began to grumble.

Liu Banxia and Chen Xuehai exchanged a serious glance. If they were to be reprimanded, Zhang Xiao would indeed be the unluckiest one.

The atmosphere in the operating room remained quite cheerful, and Liang Xiaolin's chest closure proceeded very smoothly.

*Ding! Surgical mission completed.*

*Gained 1,000 experience points, 500 dressing change skill proficiency points, 500 suturing skill proficiency points, 1,000 heart transplant surgery skill proficiency points, +3 Glory Points.*

*This mission is rated: Perfect. Gained 1,000 experience points, 500 dressing change skill proficiency points, 500 suturing skill proficiency points, 1,000 heart transplant surgery skill proficiency points, Glory Points +10 (+3 bonus).*

*Ding! Congratulations, Host, level increased to 56 (173,505/178,530). Earned 1 attribute point, 5 Glory Points.*

Seeing the massive rewards from the system, Liu Banxia nearly drooled.

For him, leveling up was currently quite difficult. Only by participating in such a major surgery could he reap such substantial rewards.

Otherwise, typical surgeries only yielded around three to five hundred experience points. Nowadays, performing an appendectomy basically gave him only about fifty points.

Leveling up earned attribute points, and reaching certain milestones, like level sixty, would bring significant changes.

He wasn't far from level sixty now; he still needed to keep working hard.