Chapter 209: Chapter 201: No Grim Reaper Has Visited (Happy Chinese New Year!)
Chapter 201
There weren’t many doctors and nurses in the ward, but they were all the supervising doctors and head nurses of this floor, all leaders of this floor, about seven or eight of them. A slightly graying old man in his sixties stood at the head of Niu Niu’s mother’s bed, carefully observing the data from various instruments at the bedside, assisted by two head nurses recording the information.
Suddenly, a stranger appeared in the ward, but it didn’t attract the attention of others, as everyone’s focus was on Liang Tianze. Xiao Lin noticed the situation but remained silent, standing at the door looking at Liang Tianze, while Tang Jun naturally didn’t dare to be the first to speak under such an atmosphere. No matter how things went, it left a bad impression on Liang Tianze, and although Liang Tianze’s temper would make Xiao Lin look bad, it could only be a way to vent his inner anger, unable to change Liang Tianze’s view of himself.
"This is just outrageous, quacks, quacks!" Liang Tianze continued to rant, shaking his head as he spoke. If he had continued with the treatment he prescribed earlier, the situation wouldn’t have deteriorated to this extent.
"The blood creatinine keeps rising, and none of the data is balanced. Compared to two days ago, the situation has worsened so much!" Liang Tianze was secretly anxious, unable to contain himself and shouted loudly, "Where is the medication? Why hasn’t it arrived yet?"
At this point, it had been almost ten minutes since he instructed Tang Jun to go out. Under normal circumstances, it should have been completed in five minutes, especially since Liang Tianze himself came over. The pharmacy was supposed to expedite things, and if it was efficient, it should have taken three to four minutes. But at this moment, no one had arrived yet.
When they heard Liang Tianze’s shouting, other head nurses and doctors turned back. Only then did they notice a young stranger in the room, appearing to be in his twenties, looking somewhat like a college student. Assuming he was a relative or friend of the patient, they didn’t find it strange.
Liang Tianze looked towards Tang Jun at the back, asking sternly, "What? The medication still hasn’t arrived after all this time? Is the efficiency here really so low?"
The other leaders and head nurses felt embarrassed, and they all looked at Tang Jun with a bit of anger. Ten minutes had passed and the medication instructed by Dean Liang was still not there? The efficiency was indeed very low.
On the surface, Tang Jun appeared genuinely fearful, but inside he was secretly delighted. The greater their anger, the more it would be vented on Xiao Lin. It would be best if the hospital security escorted Xiao Lin out. However, the only regret was that Xia Xue wasn’t present. If Xia Xue saw Xiao Lin in such a sorry state, who knows what expression she would have. Thinking about it brought a slight smile to Tang Jun’s lips.
At this moment, the departmental leader standing next to Tang Jun couldn’t help but express anger, "You look quite pleased, don’t you? You’ve caused such a big mess," a middle-aged doctor whispered in reprimand, "Xiao Tang, shouldn’t you quickly explain to the dean? What on earth is going on? Why is the medication delay so long?"
"Well... I... Dean, I’ve already... asked the dedicated nurse from this VIP ward to fetch the medication... but!" Tang Jun, hearing the departmental leader’s words, didn’t dare to be overly smug, showing a helpless yet forced expression, then looked at Xiao Lin and stammered, "He..."
"Can’t you speak clearly? Is this how you question patients as a doctor? What’s going on?" Liang Tianze couldn’t bear it any longer. Lives were at stake, and you were stuttering? If you faced an actual situation with a distressing patient and you responded at this speed? Want to save lives? Just don’t harm them.
However, quite a few people turned to look at Xiao Lin, as Tang Jun pointed in his direction at the end. Two or three doctors and head nurses had seen Xiao Lin before and frowned at Tang Jun, demanding, "What about him? Speak clearly!"
"He’s the doctor recommended by Director Chen Feng, said to be the new emergency department doctor at Yan University Hospital!" Tang Jun saw the timing was about right; if he didn’t clarify, the blame would fall onto him. Now was the best time to push Xiao Lin forward, as their anger was already brewing, especially Dean Liang Tianze.
"What? It’s him?" Almost everyone, including Liang Tianze, was quite surprised. In their impression, a traditional medicine doctor should be at least in their thirties or forties to have the qualifications to practice, especially one lauded by Chen Feng. His reputation shouldn’t be inferior, should it?
Among them, only Liang Tianze wasn’t fond of traditional Chinese medicine, yet he knew that while Chinese medicine wasn’t as dominant as Western medicine in Huaxia hospitals, over the past few decades, the once dominating stance of Western medicine had faded. Chinese medicine occupied an important role in Huaxia hospitals. If Chen Feng had invited a highly respected seniors in Chinese medicine, Liang Tianze might have let it go. However, hearing Tang Jun say that a young man in his early twenties modified his initial diagnosis made him furious.
Initially, Liang Tianze had a good impression of Xiao Lin, a handsome young man with a hint of valor in his eyes, looking quite amiable. But upon hearing Tang Jun’s words, his expression immediately darkened, his eyes showing disgust, and he asked with hostility, "Was it you who performed acupuncture on the patient last night?"
Although Xiao Lin was prepared in advance and Li Jing had warned him before, when he arrived at the scene with so many people watching, under Liang Tianze’s icy tone like snow in winter, Xiao Lin still felt a bit nervous. Regardless of his status or strength, in Niu Niu’s mother’s current situation, Xiao Lin had no way to refute Liang Tianze’s accusations. Putting himself in others’ shoes, if his own patient’s condition had worsened due to another doctor’s interference, he probably wouldn’t feel good about it either.
However, Xiao Lin had crawled out from a pile of corpses, so it was just a fleeting feeling. He then calmly responded without arrogance or subservience: "Yes, I think acupuncture is most suitable for such a physical condition and that external medications should not be used to stimulate her body’s potential because her body no longer has any potential!"
If these words had come from a revered elder in the field of Chinese medicine, Liang Tianze might not believe it, but he certainly wouldn’t dare show any expression. However, hearing this from Xiao Lin, a young man in his early twenties, and in such a serious manner, not only did Liang Tianze find it amusing, but the other doctors and head nurses also found it funny.
Seeing Xiao Lin speak so earnestly, Liang Tianze’s anger intensified, though his face bore a faint smile, and his tone grew even colder, saying: "Since you say such a physical condition shouldn’t be stimulated by medication, yet you use the cold Silver Needle to stimulate, isn’t this making the patient’s body worse? According to Dr. Tang, before you applied acupuncture and herbal ointments to the patient, although her condition was poor, it was still within a controllable range. Within two days, the patient’s physiological data drastically declined. If I hadn’t happened to come by to check the condition tonight, whether she could survive the night would still be uncertain. Can you bear this responsibility?"
As he finished speaking, Liang Tianze’s tone grew more severe, as if he wished to bring Xiao Lin to immediate justice. Meanwhile, Tang Jun was increasingly pleased, thinking how Xiao Lin would pass this challenge from Dean Liang.
Liang Tianze’s icy tone was something Xiao Lin had anticipated. This was both normal and abnormal, but the chief doctors’ tones were not as good, directly saying: "Dean, why bother talking? Just call security to throw him out!"
"Throwing him out is too lenient. I think we should call the police. Such a fraud should be locked up in prison!"
"Correct, I agree with this approach. Such a con artist causing harm should be jailed!"
After all, Xiao Lin had treated Niu Niu’s mother, and now her condition was very bad. Besides trying to please Dean Liang, there was a bit of sympathy for Niu Niu’s mother.
"If the patient survives, that’s fine. If she dies, how will you take responsibility?" Liang Tianze glared at Xiao Lin, his tone unfriendly.
Xiao Lin remained unperturbed, his tone unusually firm, saying: "In my hands, the Grim Reaper has never dared to visit!" The meaning was clear: as long as there was a breath left, it could be saved.
"The facts are in front of us, what else do you have to say?" Liang Tianze had already judged in his heart and said to Tang Jun: "Why aren’t you quickly calling security to control this person, and then call the police?"
Seeing things going as he imagined, Tang Jun was inwardly delighted, yet he appeared very humble and respectful, saying: "Yes, I’ll notify security and then call the police right away!"
Niu Niu’s mother also woke up at this time. After listening for so long, she finally understood Xiao Lin’s current predicament and said with difficulty: "Doc...doctor, don’t do this. This young man is my savior. Without him, I might have been dead long ago!"
"What? He’s your savior?" Liang Tianze was indeed surprised, looking at Niu Niu’s mother with confusion. If this young man really saved her, Liang Tianze wouldn’t be justified in making it difficult for Xiao Lin.
"Yes, he is my savior. Without him, I might have died long ago!" Niu Niu’s mother nodded seriously, acknowledging that Xiao Lin ultimately acted for her benefit, and although the data indeed showed a decline compared to two days ago, she felt considerably more comfortable than before when she had to forcibly hold on.
"Even if he’s your savior, if he did something wrong, he still needs to be punished!" Liang Tianze’s mind was set. He looked at Tang Jun and said coldly: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and do it?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)