This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 164 A Seamless Line!
The General Office (Petitions and Complaints Office, Discipline Inspection and Supervision Liaison Office) of the County Health and Wellness Bureau is responsible for the daily operation of the bureau and undertakes duties related to security, confidentiality, petitions and complaints, government information disclosure, supervision and enforcement, etc.

Working at the grassroots level is not easy these days, and any reports of wrongdoing must be dealt with.

After everyone was seated, Tian Qi asked, "Director Xiang, what exactly happened? You were one of the surgeons in the operating room, could you give us a brief explanation?"

Xiang Kuihua thought about it carefully before saying, "Director Tian, ​​there's really a misunderstanding here. Our hospital did treat a patient with a severed limb."

"Normally, these kinds of amputations are referred to other hospitals. Except for Professor Tong Yuan'an from the Department of Hand Surgery at Xiangya Hospital, who performs these surgeries during his rural visits, we do not perform such surgeries."

"The patient we encountered today was in a very special situation. He had been injured for nearly five hours before being transferred to the hospital."

“It’s too late to transfer to another hospital, so we suggested that the patient undergo stump burial. Director Tian, ​​the limb can’t be reattached, but the illness still needs to be treated.”

"The patient didn't want to lose his hand, so he suggested that we sew it up as much as we could..."

Xiang Kuihua remembers very clearly that Lu Cheng had the operating nurse change the surgical procedure while he was in the operating room.

Therefore, Xiang Kuihua did not exaggerate: "The proposed surgery is limb replantation, but we have carefully assessed our capabilities. Originally, we only planned to perform vascular suturing and then see if we could be transferred to another hospital."

"Later, we gradually started performing internal fixation for fractures, which are standard surgeries that our hospital is proficient in. We did not perform limb replantation."

"This is not the standard procedure for limb replantation."

After listening, Director Luo laughed and said, "Director Tian, ​​Director Tang, Director Lin Qianlong from the emergency department was also one of the chief surgeons in this case. If we call Director Lin over, we can find out the details of the surgery just by asking him."

Tian Qi glanced at Tang Zhongqi, who immediately replied, "Director Tian, ​​I'll call Director Lin right away..."

At 7:20 PM, Lin Qianlong arrived at the orthopedics department with a smile: "I'm so sorry, everyone, I just finished surgery and went back for a bit, so I was a little delayed!"

"Is there anything specific that requires my cooperation? I will do my best to cooperate and not delay the work of the leaders."

"It's getting late after all."

"Director Tang, Director Xie..." Lin Qianlong spoke first before calling out to Tang Zhongqi and Xie Liao.

Lin Qianlong merely nodded in response to Xiang Kuihua and Executive Director Luo's words.

Tian Qi said, "Director Lin, it's like this, we also came with work to do. Our bureau's office called me and said that the People's Hospital may have performed illegal surgeries, so we came to investigate on-site."

“We first consulted Dr. Xiang Kuihua to understand the specific situation, and now we have a pretty good understanding of it.”

Lin Qianlong smiled and then clapped his hands to have someone bring in a medical record from outside: "Director Tian, ​​this is your duty. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"We have clearly recorded everything you need about the patient. The surgical record was completed at 5:30 pm."

"Everything is unchanged. If you need it, you can go to the Information Department to check the application record for changes."

"It is clearly stated here that we do not perform limb replantation surgery! Our hospital cannot perform this kind of surgery, and we are aware of that."

"We are all clinicians, so we know this rule."

“Director Xiang, you’re right, we didn’t plan to do limb replantation. But, during the surgery, the patient’s limb was saved, so we can’t abandon the surgery just to avoid limb replantation.” Lin Qianlong pulled Xiang Kuihua in as well.

Xiang Kuihua also had to come in, because he was the associate chief physician and one of the participants in the surgery.

After Lin Qianlong finished speaking, he started looking for his phone's contacts: "Director Tang, do you have the IT department's phone number? I don't think I have it saved."

Lin Qianlong's cooperative attitude made Tian Qi and the others very embarrassed.

Generally speaking, the information department's requests to change medical records are something clinicians are extremely wary of; they only request access to these documents when the medical records are sealed.

Surgical records for emergency surgeries can be completed later.

But this surgical record was completed so quickly, and it can still be shown to them word for word without any changes, which means it was prepared in advance or that this is the truth.

Lin Qianlong's decision to make everything public proves that he had indeed made all the necessary preparations in advance.

Tian Qi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, Zhou Wenshu, just take this copy of Director Lin with you."

"We need to go back and give them an explanation."

Tian Qi glanced at the surgical record and said, "These are all routine surgeries at our hospital. There are no cases of surgeries performed beyond our level or without proper qualifications."

"The medical records are clear and detailed, so our work is considered complete."

Tian Qi didn't come alone; he brought Zhou Wenshu and Tan Ling with him. After the two of them recorded all the materials and conversations, they said, "Director Tian, ​​I will send these back to the work order later."

Tian Qi said, "Alright... then this matter is settled. It was all a misunderstanding..."

Lin Qianlong quickly invited, "Director Tian, ​​it's getting late. You can let Xiao Zhou and the others do the work. Shall we go out for a casual meal together?"

"No need, no need. We still need to go back and upload the follow-up materials, so we won't have dinner. We can get together separately next time."

Tian Qi hurriedly waved his hand: "That's it, thank you for troubling you directors... We have no choice, we have to respond to the work orders sent down from above..."

Lin Qianlong and his group watched Tian Qi and the others leave from the orthopedic office, but they did not openly go out with them to avoid gossip.

After Tian Qi and the others left, Xiang Kuihua said cryptically, "Director Lin, Director Tian from the Legal Supervision Section said that he received a call from Director Peng Lisan of the Health Bureau's office."

Lin Qianlong nodded slightly, his voice cold: "When we came out of the operating room, I thought that Xiao Lu's actions were unintentional, that he was being overly cautious."

"Looking back now, it's a good thing that Xiao Lu was cautious enough, otherwise it would have been a lot of trouble. You do a good deed but still have to swallow your pride and suffer the consequences."

Xiang Kuihua nodded: "It was indeed Xiao Lu who changed the surgical procedure when he came out of the operating room."

"He also has a good understanding of rules and regulations."

……

Lu Cheng was unaware of these matters. He had already returned home and was carefully studying the documents and the tender template that Mu Nan had sent him.

"Buzz~~"

Mu Nanshu sent a message: "The laboratory facilities in Jishi are not good, but they are barely enough."

"The price is a bit too high, even more expensive than the consumables in Han City. We need to find some cheaper suppliers."

"I'll try contacting some of the pharmaceutical distributors I know in Han City to see if they can arrange for the goods to be shipped remotely."

You must be frugal when doing research projects, especially when you're short on funds.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work... If you need my help, you must tell me that you are helping me..." Lu Cheng replied.

“I’m still working on these.” Lu Cheng took a picture and sent it to Mu Nanshu.

"Yes, keep going. The initial stage of reading literature is a very painful thing, but once you get through it and taste the sweetness of publishing articles, you will feel that all the hardship is worth it," Mu Nanshu encouraged.

……

Parking lot at Longxian People's Hospital.

"Director Du, you're here at the department during the holiday?" Peng Haibo "coincidentally" ran into Du Qiang from the general surgery department. Peng Haibo immediately chased after him and offered him a cigarette.

Du Qiang took it: "What do holidays matter in a hospital like ours? We still perform surgeries as usual."

"Director Peng, aren't you here too?"

Since it was the weekend, the two of them casually greeted each other for a while, and then stayed by the main entrance of the hospital building to smoke.

About ten minutes later, Peng Haibo said, "Director Du, I'm really sorry about what happened last time. I made many calls to Professor Chen and Lin Qianlong in the emergency department, but I still couldn't help."

Du Qiang wiped his face: "Director Peng, let's not talk about this, my head is throbbing."

If your own son accidentally kills someone, no matter how much you try to navigate social niceties, it's hard to completely escape the consequences, and being criminally detained is inevitable.

If the other person hadn't died but had come back to life, there would be many different interpretations.

Now there is no one left.

"Director Du, in that situation, only Lu Cheng from the emergency department could have been effective," Peng Haibo said meaningfully.

Du Qiang gave Peng Haibo a cold look: "Director Peng, what do you mean by this?"

"No, no, what I mean is, young people these days are quite arrogant and not that enthusiastic." Peng Haibo wasn't sure what Du Qiang was really thinking.

But now, Peng Haibo has no way out.

Lu Cheng's defenses were truly impenetrable.

Perhaps we can discuss it with Du Qiang, and then talk to Lu Cheng in more detail.

"Director Peng, do you think I'm a three-year-old?" "The person who isn't answering the phone is Professor Chen."

“When the incident happened, of course I only thought about saving the person. But if I put myself in his shoes, what was the point of Lu Cheng banging on the door in the middle of the night?”

"Why force others to do things that neither you nor I are willing to do?"

Du Qiang continued, "Besides, Dr. Lu is my brother-in-law's savior. Even disregarding other factors, I can't have any thoughts about Dr. Lu for my sister's sake, can I?"

Peng Haibo's heart sank. He thought to himself that Du Qiang's composure was too strong. His son was about to be imprisoned, yet he hadn't lost his temper.

"Director Du, you've misunderstood. Xiao Lu and I are quite familiar with each other."

"I'm just stating the facts," Peng Haibo replied with a smile.

"Hmm." Du Qiang nodded and glanced at Peng Haibo: "Director Peng is really smart. He knows all the health management rules and regulations by heart."

Du Qiang made this sarcastic remark.

To be honest, Du Qiang didn't have any ill intentions towards Lu Cheng, but he didn't have much affection for him either. However, no one would respect Peng Haibo for betraying his own people.

If Lu Cheng really loses power, then so be it, since Lu Cheng himself broke the law first.

The problem is, it ended up being a misunderstanding.

Upon hearing this, Peng Haibo's face turned pale: "Director Du, this has nothing to do with me!"

Du Qiang chuckled and replied, "Of course it's alright. Director Peng would never do such a thing. It's just a rumor."

“I’ve also told my colleagues in the department not to spread rumors.”

Peng Haibo's lips and face trembled: "Director Du, I... I really can't explain myself now... I really didn't..."

Du Qiang patted Peng Haibo on the shoulder: "Director Peng, if you have a point, then there's no need to explain it clearly."

"The innocent are innocent, why be afraid of these rumors?"

Peng Haibo retorted, "To put it bluntly, this matter does me no good at all. It's a thankless task, so why would I do it?"

"Have you thought this through? What good does it do me, or our orthopedics department, to have Lu Cheng's hand surgery privileges suspended?"

"Those guys in my department are just waiting to poke me, would I really do something like that at a time like this?"

Du Qiang replied, "Director Peng, would you like another one? I think that's enough."

Du Qiang didn't dwell on these issues with Peng Haibo; it didn't matter whether Peng Haibo could explain things clearly to him or not.

It won't affect the overall situation.

Peng Haibo: "..."

"Give me one, Director Peng. Explaining it to me won't help," Du Qiang said.

It is a serious taboo for a doctor in our hospital to harm another person in the hospital, no matter where you are.

There is currently no evidence to prove that Peng Haibo was behind it, but all the evidence points to Peng Haibo. If it wasn't Peng Haibo, then it was Peng Haibo.

While it might not lead to Peng Haibo being punished, his reputation is certainly not going to be good.

……

Around noon, Lu Cheng was reading in the doctors' lounge when he saw Du Qiang, Wei Cheng, and He Shanshan walk in!
Aunt He Shanshan was carrying a lunchbox, while Du Qiang and Wei Cheng were carrying fruit.

"Dr. Lu, it's noon. Auntie brought you some food and fruit. Thank you for your help." Aunt He Shanshan said with a smile and a sincere tone.

"Aunt He, Director Du, hello Auntie." Lu Cheng greeted them one by one.

"Aunt He, you're too kind."

Wei Ying and Lu Cheng's father, Lu Nan, were also friends and had known each other for many years.

Lu Cheng simply didn't know about the relationship between Du Qiang and Wei Ying before.

"Xiao Lu."

"Dr. Lu," Du Qiang and Wei Cheng greeted Lu Cheng politely.

He Shanshan opened the lunchbox and took out the dishes inside, which were very plentiful: "These are all things I brought along. I always cook separately for your Uncle Wei."

“These are just some of the home-cooked dishes we eat at home. Xiao Lu, you're on duty today, so this will be just what you need.”

"You must come to our house for dinner in a while."

The relationship between Wei Ying and Lu Nan's family is certainly not as close as that between Wei Ying and Mu Leng, but they have still been in contact for many years.

This time, Lu Cheng saved Wei Ying's life, and He Shanshan's impression of Lu Cheng naturally improved even more.

Technology is king, and it's also the key to networking.

"Thank you so much, Auntie. It's mainly because I'm sorry to trouble you. Uncle Wei needs someone to look after him," Lu Cheng said.

He Shanshan explained, "Wei Yin and Wei Hongzhi are both back; they're keeping you company..."

Wei Hongzhi and Wei Yin are the children of Wei Ying. Wei Yin is older, and Lu Cheng has to call her "elder sister." She has been married for several years and is said to have a child.

"Sit down, Auntie, Director Du, Aunt Wei, please sit down too." Lu Cheng quickly invited them to sit down.

Du Qiang then explained his purpose: "Xiao Lu, I'm here today to apologize to you on behalf of your Aunt Wei. She was indeed too anxious that day, which is why she didn't act properly."

"I'm so sorry to bother you so late at night, Dr. Lu."

"I hope you won't take it to heart, Xiao Lu."

"That day, I was also in a hurry and lost my temper, so I didn't speak properly," Du Qiang said earnestly.

"Director Du, you're joking. I just regret that I can't help much. I really did call Professor Chen, but he didn't answer."

Lu Cheng quickly explained, "Professor Chen has already been working overtime for a long time. I really can't bring myself to go and knock on his door."

Du Qiang gave his wife Wei Cheng a cold look: "Your auntie is getting impatient."

"I haven't even done something like this, let alone you."

“We all work in hospitals, so of course we can understand Professor Chen even better…”

"So, I came here today specifically to apologize to you in person, Xiao Lu?"

"Of course, I'd also like to thank you. What was my brother's situation like back then? If it weren't for you, Xiao Lu, even if Professor Chen had come, he would have been half dead."

Du Qiang gave Lu Cheng a thumbs up: "Little Lu, you're absolutely top-notch..."

"Blindly stopping bleeding is a talent that many professors don't possess."

Blindly stopping bleeding is not a standard procedure or operation; it is an incredible feat that requires talent and cannot be learned through training.

Looking at the polite and smiling Du Qiang, Lu Cheng couldn't connect him with the Director Du that Director Lin Qianlong had mentioned.

Just last Friday, at the hospital's weekly meeting before National Day, Du Qiang, in front of the entire hospital, verbally abused Lin Qianlong, saying that from now on, the general surgery department would have to admit all surgeries performed by the general surgery department itself.

But now Du Qiang is all polite and courteous, a real smiling tiger.

Du Qiang's anger even extended to the emergency room surgery, yet he still claims he wasn't angry. Lu Cheng can't match that kind of hypocrisy…

"Director Du, you flatter me too much. I'm so flattered that I feel like I'm floating on air. I don't deserve such high praise."

Lu Cheng was very modest and sincere: "Actually, it was also to save time, so we took a gamble. Without affecting Uncle Wei's condition, we wanted to seize every bit of time we could."

“Xiao Lu, of course. Your Uncle Wei also told me that he felt at ease the moment he saw you…” He Shanshan quickly said.

Du Qiang then said, "My brother needs someone to look after him. Sister-in-law, Wei Cheng, you two go ahead first. I'll chat with Dr. Lu for a while."

“Okay.” He Shanshan didn’t think much of it.

Du Qiang is also a doctor at the hospital, so he and Lu Cheng must have had more to talk about before.

Before leaving, Wei Cheng looked at Lu Cheng with a conflicted expression.

Lu Cheng called on Professor Chen to save her brother, but not 'her son,' so now she's torn between loving and hating him.

(End of this chapter)