Chapter 62

"Brother, what if my leg is disabled?" Zhang Guishan was completely panicked.

"Tell you, if you can recover, you definitely can. In such matters, you must have confidence. With the same injury, some people recover quickly, some slowly. The key is whether you have the determination. Understand?" Zhang Guiping said sternly.

"I understand, Brother. Mom will eventually find out. When do you plan to tell her?" Zhang Guishan was somewhat worried.

"Let's put it off for now. I told your sister-in-law that you're on a business trip. Later, I'll tell her to take leave during the day to come and see you, and not let Mom know for now. If it doesn't work, we'll have Mom stay at my place for a while." Zhang Guiping said.

"Alright. You know my wife can't keep things to herself." Zhang Guishan said.

The emergency department is never short of patients. In this short time, Qin Chuan had already treated several newly arrived patients. Only when he had a bit of free time did he have the chance to walk around the ward.

Wang Yuezhen had been recovering well recently, but this was still the emergency department, where infections were easy to occur. Therefore, Qin Chuan paid more attention to Wang Yuezhen and the other elderly patients.

"Qin, seeing you so busy every day really makes me feel sorry for you." Wang Yuezhen said sincerely.

"It's fine, I'm young and strong." Qin Chuan smiled.

"If all the doctors were like you, it would be great." Wang Yuezhen said. Since she got old, she had become a medicine pot. When she was young, she worked too hard and damaged her health, and now she had to pay for it. Nowadays, hospitals prefer to pick patients and are unwilling to take on complicated cases. Wang Yuezhen had experienced being passed around by hospitals. Finally, she ended up at the emergency department of the central hospital, but even the specialists were unwilling to take her. It wasn't that Wang Yuezhen was unwilling to leave the emergency department; it was just that she had nowhere else to go.

At 73, one can't be considered young, but compared to centenarians, it's not old either. Wang Yuezhen had worked hard all her life and didn't want to leave this world in such a憋屈 (humiliated) way. She didn't want to leave with a body full of illnesses. She even hoped to cure her illnesses and go out to see the world. Now, they were talking about delaying retirement. If it was delayed to 65 (the current retirement age is 60 for men and 50 for women), she would only have enjoyed 8 years after retirement.

"Actually, most doctors are good. The problem now isn't that doctors lack medical ethics. The whole society's moral system is flawed, and you can't just blame the doctors. Doctors are human too, and if the whole society is like this, you can't just demand more from doctors. Of course, this isn't an excuse for doctors to lose their ethics. But the doctors I know are all pretty good. Sometimes, the actions of a few individual doctors damage the entire medical profession." Qin Chuan, as a doctor, felt some injustice.

"Yes, you shouldn't generalize." Wang Yuezhen, seeing Qin Chuan so serious, smiled and didn't argue further, then changed the topic, "Jiao Sihai seemed strange today. He was always restless. I wonder if his condition has worsened."

"I should go check on him. It's hard to have some improvement, and if there's a problem, it would be bad." Qin Chuan said.

In the afternoon, Yao Sihai heard the惨呼声 (cries of pain) from the emergency hall. Yao Sihai, who had been lying quietly in bed, suddenly couldn't sit still. He tried to get out of bed several times, walked to the door, and then turned back. When Wang Yuezhen came to see him, he didn't say the reason. Wang Yuezhen thought he was scared by the cries in the emergency hall. Without thinking much, she talked to Yao Sihai for a while and left.

Qin Chuan walked into the ward, and Yao Sihai lifted his head and greeted him, "Doctor Qin."

"Are you feeling unwell?" Qin Chuan asked.

"No, I'm fine. I don't feel unwell anywhere." Yao Sihai shook his head.

"That's good. I was worried about you." Qin Chuan listened to Yao Sihai's chest with a stethoscope and didn't hear anything abnormal. Yao Sihai's condition had improved significantly recently. Mainly because Yao Hong came every day to bring him food, unlike before when he was often hungry or full. With a steady food supply, his mood improved, and his energy levels rose, naturally leading to faster recovery.

"Are there new patients in the emergency department today?" Yao Sihai asked.

"New patients come to the emergency department every day. Today, I've already treated several cases, including car accidents, accidents, and a child who swallowed a key." Qin Chuan said.

"Just now, I heard a lot of shouting outside, which scared me." Yao Sihai said.

Qin Chuan was a bit puzzled, "Isn't this common in the emergency department?"

"Today's was the most terrible." Yao Sihai, under Qin Chuan's gaze, became flustered.

Qin Chuan naturally knew there was something wrong. He finally understood why the name Zhang Guishan sounded so familiar. It was the younger of the two sons Yao Sihai had raised. Zhang Guishan, Zhang Guishan, no wonder it sounded so familiar. It was like this.

"Doesn't that voice sound familiar? Do you think it's someone you know?" Qin Chuan stared into Yao Sihai's eyes, knowing that the eyes don't lie.

Sure enough, Yao Sihai's eyes kept darting around, and he couldn't face Qin Chuan's intense gaze, "No, no. I don't have any relatives or friends in Tan Shan City, so how could it sound familiar?"

"You're right. Your condition is good. Rest well. I'll come to see you again tomorrow." Qin Chuan said.

Qin Chuan really felt that time was not enough these days. Although in the [Genius Doctor System], he studied in the virtual classroom at ten times the speed, he still had to practice the ten basic exercises for physical fitness every day. Now, he had to add English. Although he had a foundation in college English, everyone knows how useful it is. This exam-oriented education has little practical value. Of course, it's not entirely useless. After all, he studied for over ten years.

In the medical foundation system, Qin Chuan found a language learning option. Being fluent in multiple languages is very useful in real life. For example, if a foreigner suddenly comes, and there's a language barrier, you won't know what's wrong with the patient. At that point, it would be a process of elimination. You'd have to check all the possible illnesses to determine what the patient has. Therefore, Qin Chuan had to spend some time each day learning English. Fortunately, studying in the virtual classroom was highly efficient, and in a few days, his improvement was more effective than years of college.

After leaving Yao Sihai's ward, Qin Chuan went to see Zhang Guishan.

"How are you feeling?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Doctor Qin, hello, hello. I heard you saved me at the scene. Thank you so much." Zhang Guishan thanked Qin Chuan repeatedly.

"You're welcome, it's our duty." Qin Chuan said.

"Regardless, if you hadn't helped, I would have lost my life." Zhang Guishan said.

Qin Chuan saw that Zhang Guishan seemed to be speaking sincerely, but he couldn't tell what kind of person he was. If judged by their treatment of Yao Sihai, this person was not a good person. But hearing his sincere words, it didn't seem like he was that kind of person. However, you can't judge a person by their words alone. Just hearing a few words of thanks wouldn't reveal his true nature.

Qin Chuan didn't say much. This was a matter between Yao Sihai and Zhang Guishan, and as a doctor, he couldn't get involved in the conflicts between patients.

Zhang Guiping brought takeout from a restaurant. He seemed to be doing his best for his brother.

Qin Chuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Zhang Guiping, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Qin Chuan returned to the department and, taking advantage of the free time, entered the [Genius Doctor System]'s [Virtual Classroom] to study English. To others, it looked like he was just resting with his eyes closed.

Wu Xiaoming glanced at Qin Chuan disdainfully. He thought Qin Chuan was a bit foolish, always rushing to do the work. How could he be as clever as himself? Although doing the work could lead to some checks and prescriptions, which could earn rewards, compared to research rewards, these were insignificant. Prescribing and checking couldn't be done randomly; too much would make patients complain, even to the hospital. Patients weren't as easy to fool as before; if medical expenses increased, they would notice and even cause trouble. Publishing papers had no negative effects; the more you published, the more rewards you got from the hospital and the more praise you received. It was a win-win situation.

"With so many good things in hand, he doesn't know to publish more papers. He's as stupid as an ox." Wu Xiaoming cursed Qin Chuan in his heart and opened his email to check the responses from the journals.

"Yes!" Wu Xiaoming excitedly opened a new email and, seeing the words "Your manuscript has been accepted," immediately slapped the table in excitement.

Everyone in the department, except Qin Chuan, was startled by Wu Xiaoming.

"What's wrong with you? Did you take the wrong medicine?" Gao Zhanting scolded.

"I don't have time for you. My paper was accepted today, and I'm happy. I won't stoop to your level. All you do is work hard, but in the end, you can't match me publishing a paper." Wu Xiaoming said smugly.

"Your papers, how they came out, everyone knows. Only you have a face as thick as a city wall. You still have the nerve to submit them everywhere. Do any of those cases have anything to do with you?" He Xiaokang couldn't stand it anymore.