Chapter 5 — After Doctor Diep Disappeared

Outside the door was crowded with people. Nurses, interns, and doctors from other departments came to watch the excitement, all crowded around the door frame. Someone whispered: "That's the Co family's sister-in-law, right, kneeling before Director Diep?"

“I heard that Director Diep insisted on not performing surgery on her father.”

"That's really great, isn't it?"

Co Han Chau stood by the window, his arms folded across his chest, not pulling Tham Moc Ngung up. His meaning is very clear, Diep Nam Sanh does not agree, he will let this drama continue to happen. Diep Nam Sanh sat for a long time. So long that Tham Moc Ngung's knees kneeling on the ground began to tremble, so long that the whispering outside the door became increasingly louder. She bowed her head and pulled open the drawer, taking out a surgery commitment paper. Right hand holds the pen, the tip of the pen rests on the signature frame.

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Chapter 4 The invisible light in the operating room fell, covering exactly Diep Nam Sanh's hands. Ten hours. When the surgery was announced as a success, Diep Nam Sanh's larynx was hoarse. She took off her surgical cap, her hair fell flat, sticking tightly to her scalp. Outside in the hallway stood a line of people. Tham Moc Ngung, Co Han Chau, Mrs. Co, and other relatives of the Co family. Everyone was looking toward the operating room, but no one was looking at her. Diep Nam Sanh took two steps forward, his knees suddenly went weak, his whole body tilted to one side. Her shoulder collided with the wall, her back gradually slid down the wall, falling to the ground. The white surgical gown spread out on the floor, covered with a few drops of dried blood. The crowd in the hallway rushed to the ICU window, some crying, some calling. No one turned their heads to look at her. A cleaning lady passing by quickly squatted down to help her: "Doctor, are you okay? Do you need me to call someone?" Diep Nam Sanh shook his head, stood up with his hands against the wall, and walked slowly towards the dressing room. She lay on the couch in the dressing room for twenty minutes. A yellow fluorescent light bulb on the ceiling flashed continuously, flashed and then went out again, flashing to the point that people panicked inside. The phone vibrated, it was a message from the Director: "Nam Sanh, great job, it's been hard for you." There was no one else to send the message to. She placed the phone screen face down on the chair and closed her eyes. The pain in my lower abdomen had changed from a tight ache to a dull ache, like there was a rock weighing me down inside. Three days later, Diep Nam Sanh waited for his thanks. The Director's Office informed her to come to the administrative building for a meeting. When she entered the meeting room, there were a dozen people sitting on both sides of the long table. The Director, Deputy Director, Head of the Medical Department, Head of the Legal Department, and two guys in suits that she did not know, had a stack of documents on the table. The person sitting in the first position is Co Han Chau. Standing behind him were three lawyers. Diep Nam Sanh pulled out a chair and sat down, scanning the stack of documents on the table. The last red seal was stamped on the title, she could see those words clearly.

“A request for investigation of a medical incident.”

Applicant: Tham Moc Ngung. Reason: Chief surgeon Diep Nam Sanh showed signs of intentionally cutting the wrong blood vessel during surgery and was suspected of intentionally causing injury. Diep Nam Sanh's fingers tightened under the table. Her eyes left the documents and moved to Co's face Han Chau. His face didn't change, his eyes looked at her like he was looking at a stranger. Diep Nam Sanh turned to the second page and read Tham Moc Ngung's narrative word by word. It was written: Chief surgeon Diep Nam Sanh during the surgery intentionally damaged the patient's blood vessels, leading to massive bleeding, threatening the patient's life.