Chapter 217: Chapter 208: Do You Know Who You Are Talking To?
Outside the patient’s room, in the small sitting area, there was a moment of silence. After stepping out, Liang Tianze even had the urge to just leave, but then he thought, doing so would seem even less dignified. It was a situation where coming or going was awkward; now, Liang Tianze just hoped that regardless of who called right now, he would owe them a favor in the future.
None of the other doctors or nurses dared to approach to inquire. Would they meddle in the battles involving the hospital’s top brass when they are full?
Chen Feng and Li Jing were also quite curious why Xiao Lin drove him out. The Jiulong acupuncture technique is such a mysterious matter, yet it was on display. What could be more mysterious than the Jiulong acupuncture technique?
In the hearts of those doctors and nurses, it was very obvious that Dean Liang Tianze lost this round of confrontation. It could be seen not only from his face, but even from his silence before entering the patient’s room—everyone already knew he had lost, not to mention now being kicked out by someone else.
Regarding this, these doctors and nurses were all extremely curious about the true identity and background of the young man in the room; he could even send Dean Liang Tianze packing.
"I just won’t answer your call, bite me if you can..." Suddenly, a gentle girlish ringtone echoed through the small sitting room. The nurses and doctors exchanged looks; generally, it’s not allowed to have a phone ring when entering a patient’s room. Although there isn’t a strict regulation, doctors and nurses usually set their phones to vibrate during shifts.
"Who goes into a patient’s room with their ringtone on?" Liang Tianze said with a hint of anger.
As the ringtone grew louder, Liang Tianze’s face turned completely red. He didn’t expect the ringtone seemed to emanate from his own pocket. Feeling both helpless and a bit angry, it must have been his mischievous little grandnephew who changed the ringtone. Feeling somewhat embarrassed but also amused, he had to put away his sternness and said a bit apologetically, "Sorry, it’s my ringtone!"
And now, deep in his heart, Liang Tianze seemed to sigh quietly in relief. Besides being a bit angry that his little grandnephew changed his ringtone, he felt more gratitude to the person who called; otherwise, he really wouldn’t know what excuse to use to leave here. Today’s situation was a complete defeat for him; he needs to think of a way to get back on track.
Liang Tianze glanced at the phone number; it was an unknown number. Answering it, he didn’t immediately leave the patient’s room but instead said very politely, "Hello, this is Liang Tianze, and you are?"
"Dean Liang certainly wants to leave the patient’s room now, doesn’t he?" A deep and somewhat chilling voice came through the phone.
Liang Tianze’s heart jolted and he glanced around. Present were all doctors and nurses from the hospital. Of course, in his position, it’s impossible to know everyone from these departments, but the main leaders of this floor were all present, and there seemed to be no strangers. Why was there such a call?
"Who are you?" Although Liang Tianze maintained his composure, he began walking toward the door, also taking the opportunity to exit the VIP patient room, temporarily escaping the earlier awkward situation.
"Who I am isn’t important. What’s important is our terms of cooperation," the voice gradually became clearer, suggesting the person speaking was wearing a faint smile.
"Terms of cooperation?" Liang Tianze was momentarily taken aback.
"Yes, now don’t you really want to embarrass that young doctor in the room? Crush him?" The person on the other end finally revealed their intent.
However, these words gave Liang Tianze a bit of a creepy feeling; after all, it had only been just over an hour since the incident occurred, and the other party contacted him at this moment, showing that they weren’t coming with good intentions.
Moreover, in such a private space, how did they know? Unless they had already installed listening devices or micro-cameras in the patient room, but with the security level of the hospital, how could someone sneak into such a high-end patient room to install these things?
Thinking about this sent chills down Liang Tianze’s spine. He stepped outside the patient’s room door and glanced around the corridor. There were still plenty of patients and their relatives, as well as nurses, moving about the corridor—all seemingly normal people, but at a closer look, quite a few seemed out of the ordinary.
"Actually, you don’t need to find it strange, nor do you need to find us too mysterious, and you certainly don’t need to know who I am. You just need to know, we will cooperate very happily!"
Liang Tianze was suddenly alert, feeling a chill down his spine, terrifying, extremely terrifying. It was as if someone else knew his every move, every thought, as though he had entered a bottomless abyss.
It was indeed the first time Liang Tianze had encountered such a situation, and after the other person spoke those words and paused for so long without speaking, any logical assumption could deduce what Liang Tianze was thinking.
"Because we have a common enemy, so we become friends!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Tianze got angry. Today, although he suffered a hard slap from Xiao Lin, it was due to his own lack of preparation. Whether it was competing in terms of influence or professional medical knowledge, Liang Tianze did not think Xiao Lin could be his rival. Moreover, he could tell that the other party wanted to use some unsavory methods against Xiao Lin.
Although Liang Tianze really disliked Xiao Lin, even held a degree of resentment towards him, he would not resort to crossing lines in the background; he only intended to fiercely slap Xiao Lin back in the professional domain—other issues hadn’t even crossed his mind. The other party placing Xiao Lin in the position of an enemy, Liang Tianze was no fool, he wouldn’t let himself be used as someone else’s puppet.
"Do you even know who you are talking to? I will resolve my issues myself!" Liang Tianze, having weathered many storms, quickly regained his composure and was not swayed by the other party.
Laughter came from the other end, followed by a voice in the phone saying, "Of course I know who I’m talking to, but I don’t believe you can resolve these issues alone. Surely, Dean Liang is a sensible person!"
"No need, thank you for your kind offer!" Liang Tianze replied in a tone that was clearly unfriendly.
"Then let’s speak again when Dean Liang has reconsidered. We have all the time in the world. Oh, by the way, Dean Liang, I hope your children in the United States are doing well!" The voice from the other end was even colder than before, and before Liang Tianze could respond, the call was hung up abruptly.
Just as Liang Tianze was about to say something in anger, the other party had already disconnected.
Liang Tianze calmed down; from the other party’s quick response to the situation, it was clear that they weren’t a simple character. He quickly picked up the phone to call his son across the ocean. At this moment, it was morning in the United States, and Liang Tianze anxiously waited for the sound of his son’s voice on the other end... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to Qidian () to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)