Chapter 1

"Open the abdomen, examine, make the incision, ligate, rinse, and suture!"

"Open the abdomen, examine, make the incision, ligate, rinse, and suture!"

...

In the operating room, He Bei's eyes were tightly closed, his forehead beaded with sweat, and he kept muttering to himself.

Despite practicing the entire "appendectomy" process in his mind over a hundred times, he was still extremely nervous.

To prepare for this "minor surgery" today, he had done everything he could.

He performed three simulated surgeries at school.

He spent a whole day chasing down professional teachers to ask about the procedures.

He stayed up late last night to watch three hours of surgical video footage.

This was He Bei's first real surgery, and he valued it more than anyone else, and was also more nervous than anyone else.

...

Next to the operating room, there was an observation platform.

Sitting on the platform, one could easily overlook the entire operating room.

At this moment, the observation platform was filled with a group of interns in white coats.

As an intern, it was impossible for them not to envy He Bei.

Three days ago, the head, Li Changhong, said to them when he first met the group of interns:

He would give the intern who performed the best over these three days a chance to perform surgery.

When the interns heard this, they all became as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, and started to work hard to impress.

After all, the opportunity for an intern to perform surgery in a hospital was as rare as a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Most interns, until the end of their internship, would just wander aimlessly around the hospital with a stethoscope hanging around their necks.

Over these three days, He Bei had worked hard to stand out.

He vied for shifts, cleaning duties, and any work he could get.

In just three days, He Bei had earned everyone's attention.

Of course, his medical knowledge was already extensive, so no matter when or where the teachers asked questions, he could quickly analyze the pathology and provide the answers the teachers wanted to hear.

He Bei's excellent performance earned him this surgical opportunity.

So now, he not only had everyone's envy but also their jealousy.

"Do you think he can make it to which step?"

"I bet he'll be completely lost after opening the abdomen."

"Haha, I bet 100 yuan he can't even find the appendix."

"I bet 200 yuan he can't even hold the scalpel. Can't you see he's about to pee his pants?"

...

These interns expressed deep malice.

Because people don't like those who deliberately show off to earn opportunities.

Of course, not everyone disliked He Bei.

A pretty girl with a ponytail spoke up for him.

"He earned this opportunity with his abilities. If you're not convinced, why didn't you try to earn it?"

The ponytail girl's words immediately drew the dissatisfaction of the four boys behind her.

"So what if we're not convinced? He's just a graduate from a third-rate university. What right does he have to stand there?"

"Just because he likes to show off? Look at his fawning demeanor these past few days."

"Huang Xinya, a second-year graduate student at Fengcheng Medical University. You've worked hard these past three days, haven't you? Don't you feel a bit regretful and disappointed?"

"Who hasn't worked hard? Everyone has been trying hard to earn this surgery. So what if I'm not convinced?"

The four boys behind her clearly looked unhappy.

Everyone wanted to perform this surgery, but there was only one opportunity, so their emotions were understandable.

Huang Xinya, upon hearing this, was so angry that she stomped her foot.

At this moment, a curly-haired man sitting to Huang Xinya's left sneered.

"A bunch of idiots."

The curly-haired man's words immediately drew the displeasure of the four boys behind him.

"What do you mean, Zheng Qi? Who are you calling an idiot?"

Zheng Qi, upon hearing this, sneered.

"Don't you believe me when I call you idiots? Do you really think a surgery is a reward?"

"This is a test given by Zhi Ren Hospital to new interns every year!"

Zheng Qi said this with a calm and knowing demeanor.

At this moment, Huang Xinya also found Zheng Qi's words strange and quickly asked.

"Zheng Qi, what do you mean? Explain clearly!"

Faced with the question from a beautiful girl, the intern named Zheng Qi was more patient and explained with a smile.

"If you had a bit more knowledge, you would know that this so-called reward is actually a trap."

"The operating table in a hospital is not the same as the dissection table in school."

"Standing under the bright lights, even experienced doctors feel nervous."

"Let alone him, any of you would be nervous if you were up there."

"Don't be so confident. Every confident senior before you ended up being so scared they had to leave the operating room in a wheelchair."

"For the guy up there, this is a reward for his hard work over three days. But he doesn't know how much malice is behind it."

Zheng Qi's words made Huang Xinya and the group behind her suddenly understand.

This surgery might indeed be a test from the hospital to the interns.

"Ha, so they're deliberately trying to make us look foolish?"

"If the best among us can't even perform an appendectomy, it would indeed be a joke."

"What if that guy successfully completes the surgery?"

At this moment, Zheng Qi sneered.

"Success? Zhi Ren Hospital has no record of that."

Zheng Qi finished speaking, crossed his legs, and looked at He Bei in the operating room.

...

At this moment, He Bei had almost calmed his nervousness.

The instrument nurse had already prepared the instruments and pushed them to his side.

The original chief surgeon, Jiang Yun, became his first assistant.

Jiang Yun, wearing a deep blue mask, only showing his tired, squinting eyes, looked at He Bei and said with a squint.

"The time has come, please begin your performance."

He Bei's eyes were clear and unhesitating.

He took a deep breath and extended his right hand.

"Scalpel!"

The instrument nurse handed the scalpel to He Bei.

He Bei picked up the scalpel and found the McBurney's point in the patient's lower right abdomen.

The McBurney's point, also known as the appendix point, is the usual incision site for an appendectomy.

"Use more force. The abdominal muscles are harder than you think."

Jiang Yun, on the opposite side, squinted and said disdainfully.

He Bei, hearing this, increased the pressure on the scalpel.

The thin scalpel easily cut through the skin, fat, and muscle.

The incision was successful!

He Bei squinted slightly, representing his successful first step.

Next, he would find the appendix, handle the mesentery, and perform a purse-string suture.

Step by step, He Bei seemed to become more and more skilled.

Everything was unfolding as he had rehearsed in his mind.

The interns in the observation room, upon seeing this, could not help but stand up.

The cute girl with a ponytail, Huang Xinya, said,

"Amazing, who said he couldn't do it? I think he can break Zhi Ren Hospital's record."

Huang Xinya was very optimistic about He Bei and deliberately looked at Zheng Qi when she said this.

However, Zheng Qi sneered.

"It's too early to say! Being able to do this doesn't mean he's excellent; it only means he's not a failure."

Huang Xinya, upon hearing this, smiled.

"Some people just refuse to acknowledge others' abilities."

...

In the operating room, He Bei's performance surprised Jiang Yun.

He didn't expect He Bei to successfully remove the appendix.

When the patient's appendix was clamped by He Bei and placed in a container,

Huang Xinya in the observation room was the first to stand up and clap.

"Did you see that? He succeeded."

"I always believed he could do it."

Huang Xinya deliberately said this for Zheng Qi to hear.

However, Zheng Qi remained unmoved and said,

"It's too early. The surgery isn't over yet."

"You're just being stubborn! The appendix is removed, the surgery is almost over." Huang Xinya said.

"Is that so? This is when interns are most likely to make mistakes."

"Because interns are like you, thinking the surgery is over now."

...

In the operating room, Jiang Yun, seeing He Bei successfully remove the appendix, nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, he continued,

"Alright, next, handle the remaining appendix. Turn it into the cecum and ligate it. Be careful not to rupture it..."

Before Jiang Yun could finish, a jet of fresh blood suddenly spurted from the patient's abdomen.

The blood flew a meter and splattered He Bei's face.

...

"Ha ha ha, he ruptured the cecum, and now feces are leaking out."

"It must stink, ha ha ha!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a mess!"

In the observation room, the interns who had mocked He Bei found another opportunity to criticize him.

Zheng Qi, on the other hand, seemed to have predicted this.

He stood up, crossed his arms, and turned to leave.

Huang Xinya, left behind, frowned tightly.

...

"He Bei, He Bei! What are you spacing out for?"

"The patient is bleeding excessively, and the blood pressure is dropping. What are you going to do?"

"Think fast, and get moving."

Jiang Yun didn't intervene immediately because this was the critical moment to see if an intern had potential.

The nurses, slightly nervous, looked at Jiang Yun.

"Doctor Jiang, the patient's blood pressure is dropping!"

Jiang Yun, seeing this, was ready to take over at any moment.

...

Under the bright lights, He Bei felt dizzy and disoriented.

His face was covered in blood, and even his eyes were bloodshot, making everything appear red.

At that moment, he couldn't hear the shouts around him and just stood there, his mind blank.

"Finished, my career is finished."

He Bei's mind was filled with this single thought.

His surgery had completely failed, and he was a loser!

This would be a stain on his career, or perhaps the end of it!

The intense mental pressure caused He Bei's blood pressure to spike, and he was in a daze.

However, at that moment, He Bei suddenly heard a mysterious voice from deep within his mind.

[Ding! Sign-in system activated]

[Detected sign-in environment]

[Do you want to sign in?]

[Yes - No]

...

"Sign in, system?"

He Bei was stunned and, in his daze, instinctively chose [Yes].

Then, the mysterious voice spoke again.

[Sign-in successful in the operating room, obtained 'Level 1 General Surgery Skills']

[Level 1 General Surgery Skills mastered:

1. General abdominal hernia repair

2. Appendectomy

3. Simple repair of gastric and duodenal ulcers

4. Simple repair and stoma creation for gastrointestinal perforations

5. General hemorrhoid and fistula surgery

6. Small bowel anastomosis and other simple abdominal and gastrointestinal surgeries]

As the system's voice faded, He Bei suddenly felt a flood of surgical knowledge pouring into his mind.

Not only that, but it felt as if an invisible hand was guiding his hand, helping him grip the hemostat.

Then, he began to skillfully handle the sudden surgical crisis.

Soon, under He Bei's miraculous operations, the surgery returned to normal.

Finally, it ended perfectly, and the doctors and nurses around him applauded.

...