Chapter 3 — After I Resigned, The Whole Hospital Was Paralyzed

Twelve noon. I was sitting down to eat when the phone rang. It's a strange number. The caller was Ms. Ngo, head nurse of the General Surgery Department. As soon as I connected the call, I heard her voice shaking so much that she could barely make a sound.

"Doctor Tran... something happened..."

"Go to the hospital quickly..."

"Please..."

"Operating room... massive bleeding..."

I put down my chopsticks.

"Why is there bleeding? Who is bleeding?"

The other end of the line immediately heard sobbing.

"It's the Whipple case this morning..."

"The doctor cut it wrong..."

"Tu Khai severed the superior mesenteric vein, thinking it was the duodenal vein!"

That moment. My heart sank. This is an elementary but destructive error. Even enough to become a typical example in surgical textbooks. It's like defusing a bomb and accidentally cutting the main detonation wire.

"How is the patient's blood pressure?"

"I can't measure anymore!"

"Heartbeat one hundred and eighty!"

"Continuous blood transfusions, more than a dozen units of plasma have been used but still can't make up for it!"

Ms. Ngo's voice was completely panicked.

"Principal Liu and several department heads are all here."

"But no one dared to step forward to accept the surgery."

"It's a bottomless pit right now."

"Whoever jumps in will only die!"

"Tu Khai..."

"He was so scared that he sat on the operating room floor..."

I closed my eyes. In my mind I could almost see the chaotic scene inside the operating room. Blood stained the operating table red. The sound of the monitor alarm was deafening. A life is passing away from this world every second. Just because of the ignorance and arrogance of an incompetent person. My voice turned cold.

"Currently I am no longer a hospital doctor."

"I have no authority to prescribe."

"There is also no right to surgery."

"Even if I get there, how can I help?"

"But... but besides you..."

"I think you should call the police."

I interrupted her.

"This is a serious medical accident."

"Let the authorities handle it."

I hung up the phone directly. It's not that I'm insensitive. But because I understand better than anyone. Returning to the hospital at this time not only failed to save myself. On the contrary, you can be dragged down into the same mud puddle. Liu Zhenhua and the others need someone to take responsibility. A person qualified to cure. And also convenient enough to become a sacrifice if everything fails. I wouldn't be foolish enough to give them that chance. All afternoon. My phone is eerily quiet. But I know. The hospital was definitely a mess right now. Such a major medical accident cannot be hidden. Patient family. Inspection teams. All will come one after another. Liu Zhenhua's chair as dean was shaken to the core. Tu Khai's career as a doctor also seemed to be over. Even the Da Vinci robot system that they have been waiting for... Maybe there is no chance of appearing anymore. It's getting dark. I changed into sports clothes and prepared to go jogging downstairs. Right at that moment. The doorbell rang. It was as if the people outside were afraid I would disappear in the next second. I walked to the door. Look through god's eyes. Outside in the hallway stood a crowd of people. The leader is Liu Zhenhua. Her normally well-groomed hair is now messy. White face. Behind him are the head doctors of the Department of Surgery General. Everyone bowed their heads sadly. A little further. It's Tu Khai. He was supported by a middle-aged man with an imposing manner. It must be Chairman Tu. And Tu Khai right now is like a soulless corpse. Empty eyes. There is no longer any arrogance of yesterday. I opened the door. Lean against the door frame.

"Is something wrong?"

Just saw me. Luu Chan Hoa's cloudy eyes immediately lit up as if he had caught a life-saving straw. He rushed forward. Want to hold my hand. I took a step back.

"Doctor Tran!"

"Consider it like I begged you!"

He lowered his posture to an unprecedented level. Hoarse voice.

"Only you can save us now!"

"Only you can save the hospital!"

"There are still ten highly difficult major surgeries waiting to be scheduled."

"As soon as the leading experts in the industry heard the news of her resignation, they all canceled their schedules!"

"The entire Department of Surgery is now completely paralyzed!"

A dean behind him also quickly stepped up.

"Doctor Tran, we know we were wrong."

"We shouldn't let you suffer resentment."

"You go back."

"The position of surgeon is yours."

"No, deputy dean!"

"No, dean!"

"As long as you agree to return, we will accept any conditions!"

I looked at each face before my eyes. But it's so fake it's funny. It's like watching an awkward comedy. My eyes scanned the crowd. Finally stopped on Tu Khai. He immediately bowed his head. Don't dare look straight at me. Head lower and lower. I slowly spoke up.

"Director Liu."

He immediately raised his head. There was a ray of hope in his eyes. I looked straight into his eyes. Repeat each word.

"Yesterday at the office."

"You once taught me a lesson."

Luu Chan Hoa's face immediately stiffened. I smiled slightly. A smile cold to the bone.

"You said that..."

"I still lack a bit of experience in dealing with people."

His face turned from pale white to red and purple like a pig's liver. I nodded. Seems to be extremely agreeable.

"I think what you said is very true."

"Indeed, I'm not yet mature enough."

I looked at the crowd of people standing dumbfounded in front of the door. Slowly say:

"So..."

"The fire hasn't come yet."

"I can't get down the mountain yet."

I closed the door. The door blocked out all the pleading outside. Also completely cutting off their escape route. Because from the moment they chose an incompetent person to replace me... Today's outcome. It has been determined for a long time.