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

Chapter 197 Parading Through the Streets!
Shortly after the results were released, the team at the state hospital responsible for grading the papers received a call from the hospital office: "Director Qin, what are you doing?"

"Can the selection exam results still be handled this way at this juncture?"

"The Human Resources and Social Security Bureau called to inquire."

Don't you know what time it is now?

The marking team and the question-setting team were isolated during the exam, and the exam and marking have now ended.

Director Qin, who was in charge of grading the selection exams sent by Xiangzhou People's Hospital to the prefecture, said: "Director Xie, the exam results aren't under the jurisdiction of our hospital's team, are they?"

"This time we are grading the exam papers from the internal medicine group and the surgery group, specifically exam rooms one through three. The one you mentioned is the exam paper from exam room eight of the surgery group."

Director Xie frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Are you sure?"

Director Xie didn't know which exam papers the hospital's marking team was responsible for, but he could find out from the exam number that the candidate had applied for a position at the State People's Hospital.

"Yes, Director Xie."

"I just received a call saying that our marking team must carefully review the statistical scores of each exam paper."

"It's likely that someone had already started reporting this before you called," Director Qin replied.

"Alright, since this exam wasn't graded by our hospital, let's just leave it at that."

Director Xie rubbed his forehead vigorously: "Just this kind of result? A little bit?"

Director Qin realized something: "Director Xie, did this person apply to our hospital?"

“You don’t need to know this,” Director Xie replied.

"okay……"

……

In the afternoon, half past three.

Lu Cheng went downstairs and ate a large bowl of rice at the buffet, then rushed to a large classroom in the teaching building of the State People's Hospital.

The selection exam organized by the state was administered by the state's Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, but the exam venue was set up at the state's People's Hospital.

After the two theoretical exams in the morning, totaling 120 minutes, the afternoon session will be for job selection.

On his way there, Lu Cheng received a second phone call, asking him to come to classroom 303 to participate in the job selection.

When Lu Cheng entered the classroom, there were already fifty or sixty people sitting inside.

This state selection exam has a total of 25 openings: 12 for surgery, 9 for internal medicine, and 1 each for dermatology, psychiatry, and ophthalmology.

Based on a three-to-one ratio, 36 surgical staff will participate in the job selection operation assessment and on-the-job assessment.

The classroom was divided into three sections: internal medicine, surgery, and general medicine.

Lu Cheng also ran into an acquaintance, Chen Xiong, an attending physician in the urology department of Longxian People's Hospital, who was two years older than Lu Cheng.

Chen Xiong was sitting alone on the far side. When he saw Lu Cheng, he greeted him, "Lu Cheng... I've finally run into someone I know over here."

"Brother Chen." Lu Cheng responded and walked in his direction.

After Lu Cheng sat down, he heard the people around him muttering, "The first place score in this selection exam is too outrageous. I wonder if they pulled some kind of trick."

"I don't know, getting over 80 in both subjects on such difficult exams is really outrageous..."

"The people grading the papers are really willing to give high marks."

"..."

Chen Xiong asked, "Lu Cheng, which position are you planning to choose this time? Are you going back to orthopedics?"

“I’ll go to the emergency surgery department; the competition should be relatively less,” Lu Cheng replied.

Chen Xiong nodded: "I guess I can only choose urology. In a specialized department like ours, we can only choose specific positions."

"It's difficult to even get into the emergency department. In emergency surgery, you can only choose general surgery or orthopedics."

Amidst the rustling sounds, quite a few people arrived, but as a test taker, I didn't know if everyone had come yet.

Around 3:50, seven or eight people began to walk in from outside. Some of them were carrying laptops, while others were carrying file folders.

The person in the lead entered and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. First, let me briefly introduce the job selection process to you."

"We'll start with the surgical group for job selection. Then, all candidates, please prepare your admission ticket and ID card, as we need to verify them again."

"Furthermore, you must sign to confirm your exam results and exam information."

"Are you worried about anything?"

In such a large-scale assessment, some people are naturally bolder: "Teacher, during the job selection process, do those who rank lower not have any options?"

The speaker nodded: "That's the principle."

"If the last three people in the ranking happen to be assigned to a certain department, they can only go to that department; they have no other choice."

"Of course, this also has its advantages. After the job selection process is completed, the final selected personnel will only be chosen from three people."

"Therefore, everyone must think carefully about their desired position."

"Some specialized departments, such as ophthalmology, dermatology, thoracic surgery, urology, and cardiac surgery, no longer require job selection."

"Does anyone have any other questions?"

Someone from the comprehensive group in the ophthalmology department raised their hand: "Teacher, since we can't participate in the job selection, can't we just not come today?"

The teacher glanced at him, her eyes deep: "How can we sign off on your test scores if you don't come?"

"The selection exam is a two-way, proactive process, and candidates can choose to voluntarily give up participating in subsequent exams."

"That's all I meant to say. Let's begin now."

"Surgical Group, First Place, Candidate 08025. Lu Cheng." The teacher directly called out Lu Cheng's exam number and name.

Before Chen Xiong could react, Lu Cheng stood up, took his file folder, and walked onto the podium.

Of course, Chen Xiong quickly calmed down, grinned, and looked at Lu Cheng with some confusion.

With such excellent grades, Lu Cheng chose to continue in emergency surgery instead of orthopedics, which is sure to make everyone else laugh.

As a result, those who originally planned to choose emergency surgery will probably not choose it anymore, and the score gap between Lu Cheng's competitors and Lu Cheng will only widen!
"Lu Cheng, your residency training specialization is orthopedics. Which position would you like to choose? We currently have..." After verifying Lu Cheng's identity information, several people had him sign the form and then transferred him to a different position.

"Xiangzhou People's Hospital, Emergency Surgery Department," Lu Cheng said clearly.

Lu Cheng's answer surprised many people.

The emergency department is a department that even dogs wouldn't go to. Lu Cheng, who ranked first in the surgical group, chose the emergency department. Why is that?
Unlike those unrelated to orthopedics who were just watching the drama unfold, many applicants for orthopedics, while thinking Lu Cheng was a complete idiot, also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Since Lu Cheng didn't choose orthopedics, their competition was much weaker.

"Are you sure, Lu Cheng? Your grades are pretty good." The teacher in charge of registering students for their assigned positions reminded him again, clearly surprised by Lu Cheng's choice.

“I’m sure, teacher. Xiangzhou People’s Hospital, Emergency Surgery Department,” Lu Cheng said.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng's reply, he immediately selected the position in the emergency surgery department and filled in Lu Cheng's exam number.

Meanwhile, a few people in the surgical group who ranked lower in the rankings panicked for a moment.

"What are we going to do... He chose emergency surgery as his first choice, so those of us who couldn't choose our positions are just going to have to choose him, right?"

"Is this guy out of his mind? Choosing emergency surgery as the first choice is way too safe, isn't it?"

"I don't know, I just hope there are still idiots who would touch emergency surgery..."

Lu Cheng ranked first in the surgical group. If he had chosen emergency surgery, his total score would have been 176 points, which was 50 points lower than the person ranked last.

The practical and on-the-job assessments each score 100 points, the same as the scores for the two theoretical exams. Under these circumstances, if they want to turn things around, they can only surpass Lu Cheng's score by 50 points.

Everyone here is an attending physician, which is basically impossible to achieve.

As Lu Cheng walked down, many people looked at him with different expressions: some were surprised, some were relieved, and some were puzzled.

After Lu Cheng sat down, Chen Xiong asked, "Lu Cheng, what were you thinking? Going to the emergency surgery department with grades like that?"

"Brother Xiong, wouldn't it be safer for you to go to the emergency surgery department with these grades?" Lu Cheng asked with a light laugh.

“That’s true. No matter how much we try to reverse things, we can’t reverse them like this.” Chen Xiong nodded.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Xiong chose urology.

……

After the job selection was completed, Chen Xiong and Lu Cheng went back together. Chen Xiong had come by car, while Lu Cheng had driven himself.

"Lu Cheng, let's go have a meal together. It's been quite a hassle for you to bring me back," Chen Xiong suggested after arriving at the Century Garden residential area in Long County.

"No, no, Xiong-ge, I've already ordered meals for my family. Maybe we can do it again next time."

"I'm going back anyway, Xiong-ge, you don't need to be so polite." Lu Cheng waved his hand.

"Brother Xiong, I'm heading back now."

Chen Xiong nodded: "Okay, Lu Cheng, see you this weekend. I'll fill up your tank with gas and pay for the highway tolls. Let's agree on that in advance."

"My wife hit my car, and it was taken to the 4S shop for repairs."

Lu Cheng drove away directly: "It's good that your sister-in-law is alright. The car is insured. It's nothing serious, it's okay."

After saying goodbye to Chen Xiong, Lu Cheng hurried home.

It wasn't that Lu Cheng didn't want to have dinner with Chen Xiong, but Mu Nanshu had come to their house for dinner today, and they were waiting for him.

It would have been better if Lu Cheng hadn't agreed, but now that he's agreed, he's going on dates with other people. His parents' phones will be ringing off the hook.

When Lu Cheng got home, it was already past seven o'clock: "Mom, you guys eat first, don't wait for me."

Tian Hui replied, "When I called you, you said you were about to leave, and it wasn't too late. It's just that Xiao Shu said she would wait for you."

"Eat as soon as you arrive; Xiao Shu must be starving."

Mu Nanshu blushed slightly: "Auntie, I ate too early for lunch today. I just had some fruit, so it's actually not too bad."

"Your stomach is growling, how are you okay?" Tian Hui said with a smile.

"Let's eat first, let's eat." Lu Nanjia knew that Tian Hui sometimes spoke without thinking, so he quickly smoothed things over.

……

In Jinhong Dijin Residential Area, Jishi City, Xiangzhou.

Li Yuanlin was on the phone: "Yes, Uncle, that's the situation right now. I don't know why the top scorer in this exam chose emergency surgery."

"I really had no other choice; I was third from last in line. All the other positions were already filled."

"I know that the other spot has been reserved by someone."

The reply over the phone was: "According to what you said, your scores are quite far behind the other person's. You won't be able to gain that much advantage in the subsequent clinical assessments, will you?"

"I definitely won't get it. I contacted the people in the emergency department, and they said it's around 70 or 80 points, or even 10 points, which is easy to arrange."

“That’s almost fifty points short. If we have to make arrangements for this, it will cause trouble for both him and me,” Li Yuanlin said.

The voice on the phone asked, "Then how come he scored so much lower than you on the theory test?"

"Uncle, you also think there's something wrong with these grades, right?"

Li Yuanlin said, "I think we should get this sorted out before the re-examination begins."

The voice on the phone wasn't very encouraging: "Aren't there still two people left to go down the list? Are you going to report them?"

"One person was selected for orthopedics, and the other seemed to want to give up as well."

"The score is too high. I'm sure the exam was very difficult this time. Someone must have cheated!" Li Yuanlin said.

"If I don't go, there's no point in me taking the later exams."

The caller replied, "But if your anonymous report is useless, have you considered what will happen if you can't provide evidence if you report it under your real name?"

Li Yuanlin was silent for a while: "But according to the information I've gathered, there's a 90% chance that there's something wrong with this result."

The older uncle, having experienced more in life, said: "Ninety percent is not one hundred percent. You have to consider the current situation. The central inspection team is in Xiangzhou, and they haven't left yet. Why would they dare to give such a score in this selection exam?"

"Do you think anyone would dare to be so audacious as to play the 'blind spot' game?"

"Besides, have you considered the possibility that someone anonymously reported it after the results were released?"

"Li Yuanlin, listen to me. Don't do anything rash now. Just take the exam as normal."

"Let's wait and see what happens."

"Indeed, the more special the times, the more cautious we should be when such results occur."

“If it were before, and you said you wanted to report it, I would most likely support you in checking the results, but at this point, I don’t mind.”

"Something unusual must be going on!"

Li Yuanlin asked, "Uncle, do you mean I should also give up this exam?"

My uncle said, "Just participate normally. What if the person behind you causes trouble?"

“He gave up; we mentioned it briefly after the job selection process,” Li Yuanlin said.

The uncle said, "He told you to give up, and you believed him?"

Li Yuanlin thought for a long time before saying, "That's true. It seems we can only wait and see."

"But Uncle, if neither he nor I show up this time, what if someone takes advantage of us and leaves us in the dark? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

"If you don't pass the assessment this year, there's always next year. If you don't pass next year, you'll be promoted to associate professor soon, and then you can apply for talent introduction."

"The number of associate senior physician positions at the State People's Hospital is still very limited, and there is a large number of vacant positions. Don't worry."

My uncle said, "Anyway, based on my understanding and intuition, over 90% of this person's grades are genuine!"

"Otherwise, it wouldn't have been released so easily. Since it's a genuine achievement, there's no need to hide it."

"That's outrageous!" Li Yuanlin's voice was somewhat alarmed.

"Don't underestimate anyone. Anyone who can make it in the county is no ordinary person. They either have connections or absolute power."

"When we encounter such a formidable opponent with absolute strength, our only option is to avoid them."

"These kinds of people are usually far above average in ability, and they're not people you can just coast along with."

"Think about it, any normal person would figure it out. If you're going to manipulate the score, it's all within ten points. Who would manipulate it to create a thirty-point difference between the second place and the first place?"

"How could someone so brainless get into the inner circle? How powerful are his family connections?"

"With such strong connections, how could you have stayed in Xiangzhou for so long?"

Li Yuanlin sighed deeply: "..."

……

After finishing his meal, Lu Cheng went for a walk with Mu Nanshu.

"Bookbag, you're eating here? Where did your senior sister go to eat?" Lu Cheng asked.

"Xie Yuan'an, she made her own arrangements. I invited her, but she didn't want to come. Does that mean I can't have a meal?" Mu Nanshu said with a smile.

"I think if she has nothing to do with you, she should come."

Lu Cheng: "..."

This is a running joke, isn't it?

Just then, Lu Cheng's phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number, but the location was Xiangzhou, and it was a landline number.

"Hello?" Lu Cheng asked, puzzled.

It's 8:50 PM now, why is he being called from a landline number?

"Hello, is this Dr. Lu Cheng? This is the personnel department of Xiangzhou People's Hospital. My name is Qi Mu." A middle-aged man's voice came from the phone.

"Hello, Teacher Qi, I'm Lu Cheng," Lu Cheng replied.

"Here's the thing, I'm here to inform Dr. Lu, as part of the normal procedure, that you will be taking the emergency surgery skills test on the afternoon of November 13th, as well as the on-the-job assessment on the 14th and 15th."

"Dr. Lu, you'll be there on time, right?" Qi Mu asked.

Lu Cheng nodded: "Yes, thank you, Teacher Qi. I have already seen the text message notification."

Qi Mu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"

"To be honest, Dr. Lu, of all the positions I just announced, you are the only one who has chosen to participate in the subsequent assessment."

"Huh? Why?" Lu Cheng was a little surprised.

"It's mainly because Dr. Lu, your preliminary test score was too high. Another person gave up voluntarily, and another person was forced to give up," Qi Mu said with a light laugh.

"What does 'passively giving up' mean?" Lu Cheng asked, then realized he'd made a fool of himself. He quickly replied, "It's okay, Teacher Qi, I'll take the subsequent exams on time."

Qi Mu subtly hinted, "Those who make whistleblowing under their real names still have to take responsibility."

Lu Cheng: "..."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Cheng felt quite helpless.

Lu Cheng had just turned on the speakerphone, so Mu Nanshu also heard Lu Cheng and Qi Mu's conversation. Mu Nanshu said, "It seems everything is going quite smoothly!"

Lu Cheng nodded: "Yes, it went a little more smoothly than expected."

Mu Nanshu said, "It seems that this inspection team's arrival is actually very advantageous to you. With your score, flaunting it at this time will only make many people wary."

Lu Cheng said, "Whether we are wary or not doesn't matter, but it would be good to have a relatively fair environment."

"of course."

Just as Lu Cheng finished speaking, Zeng Huanqi called.

Lu Cheng chose to stop talking and answer the phone. Zeng Huanqi's voice was urgent: "Lu Cheng, where are you now?"

"Longxian County, Yuelu Avenue," Lu Cheng accurately reported his location.

Zeng Huanqi's voice was quick and deep: "You'd better come to the hospital right away, your cheating has come to light."

Lu Cheng's expression immediately hardened, and he glanced at Mu Nanshu: "You'll have to go back yourself. Someone at the hospital is causing me trouble."

(End of this chapter)