Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

The car sped along, bursting out of the winding mountain road and onto the flat main road of the city.

The city of Tianhai should have been quiet and peaceful late at night, but the closer you get to the Municipal People's Hospital, the more police cars and ambulances you see on the road.

The alternating red and blue police lights pierced the night, illuminating the dark streets with flickering light, and the air was filled with an extremely tense and oppressive atmosphere.

Twenty minutes later, the car came to a steady stop in front of the outpatient building of Tianhai People's Hospital.

The main entrance was brightly lit, but there was no trace of the tranquility of a hospital at night; instead, it was in complete chaos.

The medical staff coming and going were all running frantically, their expressions tense, their white coats soaked with sweat and wrinkled, and no one dared to stop for even a moment.

Many government officials dressed in formal attire and suits stood in the square and at the entrance of the building, their faces solemn, communicating in hushed and urgent voices, creating a suffocating atmosphere.

"arrive."

Zhang Jianmin spoke in a deep voice and quickly pulled over to the side of the road.

Cui Ying turned to look at Chen Ping, her eyes filled with worry: "Remember to send me a message when you're done here. I'll handle things at home first, so don't worry about me."

Chen Ping nodded: "Call me anytime if you need anything."

Chen Ping is still unaware of what's going on, but judging from the chaotic situation inside the hospital, the situation must be serious.

Therefore, Chen Ping had no time to see Cui Ying off.

Cui Ying got out of the car, hailed a taxi waiting by the roadside, gave her home address, and drove off.

Chen Ping and Zhang Jianmin quickly got out of the car and headed straight for the emergency room.

Upon entering the lobby, a cacophony of cries for help, the beeping of medical instruments, and the shouts of medical staff immediately assaulted my senses.

The once orderly emergency area was in complete chaos, with the corridors and makeshift beds crammed with patients, mostly middle-aged and elderly.

They clutched their chests, covered in cold sweat, their faces pale and bluish-purple, breathing rapidly and laboredly. Every now and then, someone would convulse in pain and groan softly.

Many family members stood by, anxious and frightened, their eyes red, but dared not make a sound. They could only hold the restless patient down tightly, and the entire hospital was shrouded in an extreme sense of panic.

At the forefront of the crowd, Li Jizhong, the municipal party secretary, stood in the middle of the corridor, his brows furrowed tightly as he quietly assigned tasks to his staff, his eyes filled with barely suppressed anxiety.

He hadn't slept all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was extremely tense.

Upon seeing Chen Ping, Li Jizhong immediately dismissed everyone around him and quickly stepped forward to greet him, showing no airs of a leader and speaking in a hurried and heavy tone.

"Dr. Chen, you've finally arrived! The situation is extremely urgent!"

Before Chen Ping could ask any questions, Li Jizhong quickly recounted the whole story, speaking at a rapid pace: "Starting from the latter half of last night, a large number of patients at the People's Hospital who had undergone coronary stent surgery in the past six months suddenly experienced chest tightness, chest pain, heart failure, and arrhythmia, and have been rushing to the hospital for follow-up visits and emergency treatment."

"In just a few hours, we've admitted seventeen patients, and new patients are still arriving!"

"After an emergency investigation overnight, the problem has been thoroughly identified."

Li Jizhong gritted his teeth, his tone filled with fury, "These patients all used the same batch of coronary stents, and all of them failed the random inspection!"

"The stent's inner wall is poorly made and the materials are substandard. After implantation, it continuously irritates blood vessels, causing inflammation, spasms, and blockages. In severe cases, it can directly induce acute heart failure and myocardial ischemia. If left untreated, it could lead to mass deaths at any time!"

Chen Ping's heart skipped a beat.

Ordinary medical accidents involve at most a single patient with a problem. However, this kind of concentrated outbreak caused by a large number of substandard stents from the same batch is an extremely rare and serious medical safety accident.

If a mass death occurs, not only will the Municipal People's Hospital be completely overthrown, but the entire Tianhai Municipal Health and Family Planning System and its leadership will be held accountable and severely punished.

"It seems I underestimated their courage..."

Chen Ping frowned. He had discovered that a batch of coronary stents were substandard, so he refused to sign off on them.

It was for this reason that he divorced Su Meng and was then sent to support the Siping Township Health Center.

Chen Ping didn't expect that substandard coronary stents had already been in use six months ago, and the problems were even more serious, even bypassing his review as the purchasing director.

"What? You know about this?" Li Jizhong asked, his face full of doubt, after hearing Chen Ping's tone.

Chen Ping nodded. "When I was the director of the procurement department at the People's Hospital, I discovered that a batch of coronary stents was substandard, and I refused to sign off on the purchase."

"That's why I was assigned to Siping Township Health Center. I never expected that such a substandard heart stent would have been used just six months ago."

Upon hearing this, Li Jizhong gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! They're so heartless and insane for money! This is deadly!"

After finishing his rant, Li Jizhong looked at Chen Ping with earnest eyes and said, "Dr. Chen, as you know, I'm about to be transferred to a position in the province."

"This catastrophic medical accident at such a critical juncture has shaken the entire leadership of Tianhai City. We could all be punished!"

"I'm calling you personally this time, hoping you can help me out. I'll never forget your kindness."

Li Jizhong patted Chen Ping's shoulder forcefully, his words carrying a hint of pleading.

If something goes wrong this time, let alone being transferred to the provincial level, it's uncertain whether I can even keep my position.

"Secretary Li, I will do my best, but have all those responsible been brought under control?" Chen Ping asked.

Although his former father-in-law, Su Wenzong, was among them, Chen Ping would not show favoritism and would certainly put righteousness above family ties.

Especially Xiao Lei, this time we must bring him down and crush him so that he has no chance of ever making a comeback.

"It's all under control."

Li Jizhong immediately replied, "The hospital director, the head of the cardiology department, the person in charge of equipment sales, and the suppliers were all summoned and detained overnight."

"Completely shut down the equipment involved and cut off all sources. Now the only problem is how to save the lives of these seventeen critically ill patients!"

"That's good." Chen Ping nodded. "Make arrangements immediately. Everyone in the hospital will be under my command, and all departments will cooperate unconditionally."

Chen Ping knew that with so many patients, he simply couldn't handle it all by himself; even a god couldn't help him.

He now needs the cooperation of all the medical staff at the People's Hospital.

"no problem!"

Li Jizhong made the decision on the spot, then turned to the hospital leaders beside him and sternly ordered, "From now on, all medical, nursing, administrative, and logistical staff in the hospital will obey Chen Ping's unified command and dispatch. No one may shirk responsibility, question, or delay. Anyone who dares to drop the ball will be held accountable immediately!"

At the command, all hospital leaders and medical staff present responded and obeyed.