"You two are too cunning."

Liu Banxia approached Qi Wentai and Shi Lei.

Qi Wentai shrugged, "What can we do? It's not our fault. You wanted to take on a patient, and we just happened to have one come in."

"As doctors, we must never have the mindset of picking and choosing patients. This is especially important. You're about to be promoted to deputy director, so you shouldn't have such thoughts."

Liu Banxia was speechless. He tricked Liu Yiqing, but in fact, he was also tricked by Qi Wentai and Shi Lei.

They must have introduced the basic situation when reporting the information. Then these two tossed the patient to him, just to have some fun.

"So, how is the patient? Any major problems?" Shi Lei asked.

Liu Banxia nodded, "Currently, everything in the basic examination is normal. The only symptoms are some difficulty in breathing and weakness in the hands and feet."

"This young man has probably been quite busy for about twenty days now, without any rest. He's been working every day. I'm not even sure if I should also check his prostate, he's really pushing it."

"Wow, that's a bit shocking," Wang Chao chimed in, sneaking up at some point.

"Have you honed your skills now? You can sneak up without a sound?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.

"I clearly greeted you guys, but you just pretended not to hear. But is it true? Really for about twenty days? I find it a bit hard to believe," Wang Chao said.

Liu Banxia shrugged, "That's what he said, I'm just passing it on. After questioning him, he hasn't taken any medication. Whether it's true or not, it's hard to say at this point."

"This guy, he's really intense, risking his life like this," Wang Chao said with admiration.

"Stop admiring others for now. How's it going with Officer Ma? I haven't had the chance to catch up on that lately," Liu Banxia said.

"How could it be? Still the same. I'm puzzled. I'm beginning to feel like an underground worker, it's so awkward," Wang Chao said, looking troubled.

"I told you back then not to make a move on her, or it wouldn't end well for me. Now look? As soon as there's a third person present, she gets really worried about others noticing."

"Hahaha, that's hilarious. You should learn from Brother Huan, try harder," Liu Banxia said, glancing at Shi Lei.

Shi Lei blushed a bit, probably because Liu Banxia had heard some inside information from Qiaoqiao.

"Teacher Liu, the patient's blood tests and echocardiogram results are out. It's not looking great, so be prepared," Huang Bo came over to say.

Liu Banxia took a look, feeling rather helpless.

This Wu Zhen, really doesn't know how to criticize him. Even though he's a doctor himself, he doesn't take care of himself in life. He doesn't compromise on anything that should exceed limits, yet his blood sugar levels are actually okay.

Otherwise, if he also had diabetes, we'd have to cancel the surgery directly. There's no way we could go through with it.

"Boss, take a look. Should we also prepare a cardiac surgeon just in case? What if something else comes up?" Liu Banxia asked.

"You're asking me? Who should I ask? I'm just acting as your first assist, you're the lead surgeon," Shi Lei replied.

"But this surgery is really difficult, you need to be sure. The patient still has severe adhesions, right? That'll take time to address."

"Yeah, otherwise I wouldn't have dragged you in," Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"Other indicators look okay. Let's adjust for a day; we'll see what's up after opening him up tomorrow. I'll try to work as fast as possible, but it's still unknown if the gallbladder can be preserved."

"Actually, I'm most worried that it has spread a lot, not just the surrounding lymph nodes. If that's the case, what can we do? We can't clean it all up."

"Huang Bo, when you have them sign the confirmation later, make sure to mention these things. Even if they're colleagues, it's hard to make a rational judgment when it involves oneself."

"For him, the surgery is just the first hurdle. Once he's past this, there's still chemotherapy and whatnot. Every step is a tough battle."

"Teacher Liu, is it appropriate for me to talk about this?" Huang Bo asked.

"Don't worry about it. Whoever it is, he's just your patient because you're the one taking care of him," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"All we can do is make the surgery as successful as possible, as short as possible, so that he has a better chance to fight the cancer."

Huang Bo nodded, though still a bit nervous.

Even though Liu Banxia said this, who else could have the confidence like Liu Banxia? Even if others dared to think it, they might not dare to do it.

"Isn't the pressure on him a bit too much?" Shi Lei asked after Huang Bo left.

"It's no big deal, everyone has to grow. Who knows what kind of patients we'll have here in the future, I even made a small mistake in this regard," Liu Banxia said.

"That VIP upstairs, I was overly cautious and didn't check personally, so some symptoms weren't discovered in time."

"It's also a chance for them to adapt early. Su Wenhao, Xu Yino, and Liu Yiqing are doing quite well. Huang Bo, Li Hao, and Miao Rui need extra strengthening."

"By the way, boss, have you thought about mentoring Su Wenhao properly? If they want to grow, it's not enough with just me guiding them."

"That could work, usually I just pull them along; I'll mentor him more in the future," Shi Lei nodded.

"When will you mentor us?" Wang Chao asked pitifully.

"If you're interested, you can be the second assist for us tomorrow," Liu Banxia said.

"Ah... if I wasn't the attending resident, I'd have joined. With such big surgeries, can I still handle the night shift afterward?" Wang Chao mused aloud.

"You can't assume everyone is like you; we're normal people, with flesh and blood, who also get tired. Isn't there another colorectal cancer surgery scheduled for tomorrow? Can I tag along to learn?"

"So that's what you're after, huh? You're welcome to join whenever you like, I'm not stopping you, is that fair?" Liu Banxia winked.

"Ah... I'm just afraid you'll extort me; seems like I can't dodge it," Wang Chao sighed.

Shi Lei and Qi Wentai watched them bantering, chuckling; only these two could bring such cheer to the emergency center.

"But seriously, don't let the busy schedule as the attending residents keep you from surgery. You have to do it; otherwise, you'll get rusty." After joking for a while, Liu Banxia said.

Qi Wentai nodded, "I'm mainly focused on emergency surgeries now, but Chao's got more options. However, that fecal transplant project is taking a lot of his energy; he needs to coordinate better."

"I'm primarily managing my two patients; Brother Hui and Brother Huan handle the others," Wang Chao said.

"Just suddenly, I felt so busy that I didn't know what to do. So I wondered how that guy managed back then, and even looked so relaxed every day."

"Haha, that's because I had you guys; that's why I felt so at ease," Liu Banxia said gleefully.

"Not anymore, we have more patients now, even if everyone wants to help, they need to find the time. Plus, the surgeries we need to do are taking longer, that's why I scheduled these two on the same day."

"I'm also tired, let's just exhaust ourselves for one day. Otherwise, what can I do? But I'll definitely get home late tomorrow. Let Qiaoqiao eat first, I'll have a late-night snack with Tang Dou when I get back." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"How are those four little puppies at your place?" Wang Chao asked.

"They eat and sleep every day; Tang Dou has gotten thin, but they're chubby. They're so lazy; at this age, other pups are at least trying to walk, but they have no interest at all."

"They just crawl a little, if you don't bother them, they'll just lie there sleeping. Tang Dou has to carry them together to nurse them, it's really worrying."

Although the puppies were adorable, he felt sorry for Tang Dou. This dog mom worked tirelessly for her four pups, but they didn't understand the hardship of being a mom at all.

Those four little pups, when you pick them up, you can feel some weight. Qiaoqiao's favorite thing every day is to move them to the yard for some fresh air and sunshine.

"Teacher Liu, the blood test results for that patient are out. The transaminase levels are a bit high, hematocrit a bit low, but the difference isn't much, everything else seems fine," Liu Yiqing walked over with the blood report.

Liu Banxia took it over casually, "The patient reported drinking alcohol recently, that's probably what's causing the transaminase levels to rise. A low hematocrit and hemoglobin level indicate mild anemia."

"This might also have something to do with his recent wild lifestyle, let's monitor it for now and hold off on any treatment, given that he was brought in through emergency. His blood sugar is also a bit low, considering fasting and his reckless life, let's monitor that too."

Liu Yiqing nodded, "Shouldn't we notify his family?"

"You can scare him a little, just in case," Liu Banxia chuckled and said.

Liu Yiqing nodded cheerfully and went over.

"That girl, she can be a little mischievous sometimes," Liu Banxia said.

"Teacher Liu, come over quickly, the patient seems to be having issues, drooping eyelids, and difficulty breathing," Liu Yiqing suddenly called out.

Liu Banxia's heart skipped a beat; without hesitation, he rushed over immediately.

The young man's condition had developed further, if it was indeed due to some drug, he might miss the optimal treatment window.