Chapter 78: Chapter 0076 Personnel Changes

They set off at six in the morning and arrived at the hospital by ten.

Director Miao had stuffed Song Zimo’s trunk full of local specialities from Shipo, including several jars of liquor.

Upon arriving at the hospital, everyone hurried to the operating room, where Director Han and Little Five were performing hip socket fracture surgery.

Previously, in order to earn points by buying the pelvic surgery training from the system, they had taken on surgeries for ten days straight. According to the agreement with Song Zimo, the surgeries for the next ten days were all to be performed by Song Zimo, while Yang Ping would take some time off.

Director Han had given his surgery to Song Zimo. Song Zimo was very skilled at pelvic and hip socket surgery. Of course, he was still not as good as Tian Yuan since experience matters.

“You can handle the rest of the surgeries. I have to leave, if you encounter any difficulties, call Tian Yuan,” Director Han took off his surgical gown and gloves and left.

Song Zimo with Little Five and Zhang Lin were enough, Yang Ping, seeing that his help wasn’t needed, went back to the changing room to rest.

In the system space, there were more than 20,000 points. However, since most of them were used to purchase the pelvic surgery training, only a few hundred points were left. He scanned the mall, but could not find anything worth a few hundred points.

The category for sports medicine had opened, but it was still gray. Judging from experience, Yang Ping guessed that there were unfinished trauma orthopedics training, and the barrel was not completely filled.

This was strange. Hadn’t all of trauma orthopedics been completed? Yang Ping checked his skill tree. Indeed, all of trauma orthopedics was completed. However, there was one branch linked on the main trunk, which was parallel to trauma orthopedics – multiple traumas. Only by completing this training could he proceed to sports medicine.

Usually, multiple trauma surgeries required a multidisciplinary team and were not entirely operated by orthopedic surgeons. The fact that the system included this as a part of trauma orthopedics showed that the system had high requirements.

In the short term, it was difficult to gain points through daily work. He could only wait for the system to issue tasks, or complete the side task of reattaching a hundred severed fingers to earn a significant amount of points.

The side task of reattaching a hundred severed fingers was already more than eighty percent completed. Once this task was completed, he would receive fifty thousand points, and his financial situation would be much better.

He only needed to complete about ten more surgeries to close this side task. Yang Ping was planning to ask Song Zimo to hand over the finger reattachment surgeries, but he decided not to. It wasn’t right to go back on one’s word, he could wait a while longer.

The stage mission was to help Sanbo Hospital establish the top trauma orthopedics department in G City. He wasn’t sure about the evaluation criteria for “the strongest”, but the progress of the mission had already reached sixty percent.

At the moment, he couldn’t buy anything useful in the system. He couldn’t even spend a few hours studying, so he had to complete a few dozen more human anatomies before exiting the system space.

Yang Ping went to the operating room again but did not find Xiao Su. He was seen by a nurse who laughed and said, “Doctor Yang, are you looking for Xiao Su? She’s in the ophthalmic operating room, leading an intern.” Then she giggled.

Yang Ping pretended not to hear the laughter. After the nurse walked away, he went to the ophthalmic operating room. The two operating rooms were relatively secluded, and one of them was not scheduled for any surgeries today.

Xiao Su was explaining the commonly used ophthalmic surgical instruments to the intern. Yang Ping didn’t want to interrupt her. Instead, he peered through the small window on the door. Su Yixuan saw Yang Ping’s head peeking through the door, greeted him with a hand gesture, and then continued her explanation.

At the washbasin, he ran into Director Tian, who said: “Drop by the office of the ward director before leaving work. The boss has something to say.” Sometimes, the department director or tutor is referred to as the boss.

“Okay!” Yang Ping responded, assuming it was to discuss the Shipo surgery.

“Why aren’t you operating, giving everything to Song Zimo? Did you get sick of it in the previous period?” Tian Yuan noticed that he was so idle while Song Zimo was working diligently.

“We agreed to take turns. He gave me a break for the next ten days,” Yang Ping said.

“You guys are quite interesting. I can’t figure you out. How’s the data preparation for your project? If you need my help, just say so.” Tian Yuan was drying his hands.

Tian Yuan was an expert in project applications in the department. He had successfully applied for a national-level project this year, obtained a post-graduate director title, and was planning to mentor postgraduates.

“I will definitely need your help,” said Yang Ping.

Having disinfected his hands, Tian Yuan went to perform the surgery. Initially, Director Han was prepared to handle the surgeries of his group, but when Tian Yuan returned, he decided to do it himself.

At noon, he had a surgical meal and took a short nap on the bench.

In the afternoon, he came across Xiao Su leading an intern again. She told him, “I sent you a file. Check your WeChat when you’re free.”

It was another file. Yang Ping was delighted. This file was different from the previous one. He had kept the bottle of chili sauce locked in the cabinet, reluctant to eat it.

When Yang Ping checked his phone in the changing room, he saw that it was a real file this time. Su Yixuan was preparing to teach the interns about the recognition and use of basic orthopedic surgical instruments. She had made a PPT and asked Yang Ping to help her review and modify it. She would need it by tomorrow.

He would pull an all-nighter that night if he had to, just to do a good job of this task, Yang Ping thought.

When the surgery was over, Tian Yuan, Song Zimo, and Yang Ping went to Director Han’s office. Tian Yuan closed the door, and Director Han poured tea for everyone, saying, “I held this small meeting today because I have something to discuss with you.”

Director Han sat down, lightly tapped his fingers on the table and paused before saying, “We’re going to move a professor to be the new head of trauma orthopedics.”

A new department director? What about Director Han? Everyone was unanimously surprised. This news was rather sudden.

“What about you? Director.” Tian Yuan immediately asked.

Director Han said, “I just resigned as the director of the trauma orthopedics department, but I will still continue to serve as the director of the overall orthopedics department. Dean Xia has a long-term vision. He wants to develop the high-end medical market, using orthopedics as a pilot. We will open a new orthopedics department in the Overseas Chinese Building, which will perform all types of orthopedic surgeries, without subdividing sub-specialties. This will not conflict with the other departments here. The new department will only admit VIP patients and will have 30 ward beds. I want to take the three of you over there. Would you like to do this? Initially, there will definitely be fewer patients than there are here, and it would be a startup, so it may be tougher for everyone.”

Everyone thought that Director Han was not continuing as the director of the overall orthopedics department and it gave everyone quite a shock. If that were the case, it would have caused quite a disturbance in the department.

“Director, I’ll go with you, there’s no need for discussion.” Tian Yuan asserted decisively.

“So will I!”

“So will I!

Yang Ping and Song Zimo simultaneously agreed, their attitudes were firm. The three of them were sincere and genuine, and not just paying lip service.

All three of them were the favored subordinates of Director Han. Yang Ping joined Director Han’s team the latest, but he had long been valued. Director Han considered him as close as Tian Yuan and Song Zimo, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been summoned to this meeting. With the current expansion plan, the three of them definitely felt obligated to join, not minding the potential hardship.

However, the trauma orthopedics department had just started to garner a reputation, and now they had to hand it over to others, which was somewhat regretful. Tian Yuan said, “No matter the reason, we will follow you. But the trauma orthopedics department has just made a name for itself, so–”

“It is part of the hospital’s larger strategy. The new orthopedics department being opened in the Overseas Chinese Building needs someone like me to take charge. ” Director Han explained.

“Who will be the new addition?” Tian Yuan asked.

“From Fuer at Nandu Medical University, his name is Tan Boyun!”

“He is arrogant and looks down on others, and he is not getting along with his director.” Director Tian is very familiar with him.

“His personality is indeed problematic, but he is indeed a talent. Perhaps the higher-ups factored in this point, that’s why they transferred him to Sanbo. We do have a shortage of staff here, I’ve been pondering who should serve as the director of trauma orthopedics, this event happened right at the time, thus I let Dean Xia agree.” Director Han said.

If Director Han hadn’t agreed, Dean Xia wouldn’t have agreed with the higher-ups either, thus this matter would have passed.

“He has more drive than Ouyang, Old Bai, and Old Ding. This was also my consideration. Originally, I planned to let Tian Yuan serve as the director of trauma orthopedics, but after considering it thoroughly, when the new department opens in the Overseas Chinese Building, your presence will be indispensable.” Director Han said.

“Won’t Ouyang, Old Bai, and Old Ding have thoughts about this?” Tian Yuan is Director Han’s confidant and spoke whatever was on her mind.

“I’ve spoken to each of them, there won’t be issues, at least on the surface. Let them mesh gradually. All of them lack a spirit of drive, they’re not suitable for aggressive pursuits, but this Tan Boyun can! His surgeries are very well-done, and he also has managerial talents. He’s been harboring resentment at Fuer, as he’s always been under his director’s thumb. Now that he’s here, he will certainly go all out, subtly and overtly contesting against Fuer. This is a good thing, we just have to fear that he can’t control his enthusiasm. The foundation of the trauma orthopedics department has already been laid by me, and the Trauma Emergency Center is operating smoothly. If he arrives and makes full use of this platform, a good show can be performed.” Director Han took a sip of his tea.

“With his temperament, will he often cause conflicts with Ouyang and the others.” Tian Yuan still worried.

Director Han said, “Don’t worry, let him be the right-hand man, and there may indeed be disorder. But if he’s in charge, there won’t be any problems. He will be able to control Ouyang and the others. Honestly, once he joins us, the strength of our trauma orthopedics department will increase significantly.”

“At that time, he will also bring a student over, which is understandable. Everyone wants to have a capable assistant when they work. Am I not always thinking of having you guys by my side? When you were in Japan, you and he were visiting scholars at the same time, right?” Director Han remembered.

“That’s not just in Japan. When we were at the New York Special Surgery Hospital in the United States, we were in the same group and even shared a dormitory. How could I not understand him so well?” Tian Yuan got up to refill Director Han’s tea.

“What are your thoughts on this? Speak up.” Director Han asked Yang Ping and Song Zimo.

Song Zimo said, “I don’t have any thoughts. As long as I’m with you, boss.”

Yang Ping said, “Of course I’m willing to follow you, Director.”

Director Han laughed heartily, “That’s good. Also bring Zhang Lin and Xiaowu, for now, we will only have these many people. Later on, depending on the number of patients, we may need more people. Keep this news confidential for now and don’t tell Zhang Lin and Xiaowu yet.”

After leaving Director Han’s office, Xiaowu called, “Boss, do you have any plans after work? Come to the underground parking lot, quickly–”

The underground parking lot? What was it that he was being so secretive about?

Yang Ping took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, found Xiaowu’s car according to the parking spot Xiaowu gave him.

“What’s going on? You’re being so secretive, as if we’re engaging in illegal transactions.” Yang Ping got into the passenger seat and closed the car door.

Xiaowu said, “Nothing much, just on the way. I’m giving you a ride home, aren’t you going back?”

Yang Ping was caught between laughter and tears, “Heavens! It’s just across the bridge. You drive to work and back? You’re taking me home as well, but all these detours will make us later than if we had walked.”

Xiaowu said, “Xiao Qing is worried about me getting too tired, so she insisted that I drive to work. There’s nothing I can do about it.”

This public display of affection!

Yang Ping felt like smacking him on the head.