Cold shrouded over like a blizzard, a sharp wind sweeping up the snow as it flew into Zheng Ren's heart and turning it into ice.
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Author's note:
A brother who works in the South told me a story once. It was not his own experience but rather, certain regrets he had listened about from other doctors who were helpless in certain situations. It's been a few years and I still think about it every now and then. In cases like these, the doctor really is powerless during these situations.
Chapter 498 - Transform
"Are you sure they're your biological parents?" Zheng Ren whispered to the ICU doctor. He still had a glimmer of unrealistic hope in his heart.
"He came with their household registration and ID card. I've confirmed it." The ICU doctor sighed.
Zheng Ren sighed. He walked past the ICU doctor and entered the room.
When the door was closed, the man bowing could be heard banging his head repeatedly against the floor. Bang, bang, bang.
Zheng Ren and Su Yun did not speak. Their expressions were serious and cold.
Entering the ICU, Zheng Ren first took a look at the young man who had been injured by the steel rebar. He was already awake, his eyes covered with a piece of saline gauze.
With the help of the suction machine, his vital signs were quite stable. The number of suction machines he was using right now also showed that the situation was now relatively optimistic.
Su Yun went to look at the test results. He made the peace sign to Zheng Ren.
It was supposed to be a very happy thing but because the two of them had something on their minds, no one laughed. Instead, they communicated with each other through tacit understanding and gestures.
There was a high chance the boy would survive. Zheng Ren took another look at the drainage around his anus. The amount of drainage was not big. He estimated that the drainage could be removed in a day or two.
After seeing the patients he needed to see, Zheng Ren wanted to leave.
The ICU doctor who had just communicated with the patients' families at the door came back with a gloomy face. After entering, he threw the medical record clip in his hand onto the table.
"Pull the plug!" the ICU doctor said.
When the nurses on duty saw her lose her temper, some remained silent, some sighed, while the rest simply left the ICU to go to the on-duty room. They did not want to see it with their own eyes.
Zheng Ren stopped in his tracks. He looked coldly at the ICU doctor who took the sterile bag as she went to pull the plug for the young female patient.
She could still be treated. There was a high chance she could be cured and discharged... No! There was still such a high chance for her recovery.
However...
Just like that...
She was abandoned by her family.
Zheng Ren suddenly remembered that when he came to visit the patient yesterday, the ICU doctor said that the young man refused to find the patient's family no matter what.
He should have expected that once he found the girl's parents, they would give up on treatment.
What... What the f*ck!
The ICU doctor pulled out the suction machine with a gloomy face and began to pull the plug.
A young and fresh life was lost just like that...
Zheng Ren was silent. A ball of fire rose in his heart and burned fiercely.
A few seconds later, the ICU doctor suddenly gave up on the whole operation and cursed angrily. After that, she used her trembling hands to reposition the tracheal tube, fix it there, and connect it to the suction machine.
It was a simple action but seemed to have exhausted all her strength.
She turned around and left. She squatted down and hugged her head, crying in pain.
"Why are you crying? Su Yun walked over with a gloomy face, trying to comfort her.
"When I was going to pull the plug, she used her teeth to fight against me inserting the tracheal tube..." The female doctor in the ICU could not stand this as it felt close to murder. Her spirit was beginning to break down.
Zheng Ren felt his whole body burning. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Don't pull out the tube yet. I'll talk to her family."
In front of him, the young man kept kowtowing. His forehead was still hitting against the ground, his skin torn open. The bloody scene could not be erased from his mind no matter what. The background music for this was the sound of the girl biting the tracheal tube with her teeth in the empty space.
This was not a late-stage cancer patient where the family was worried the old man would suffer too much and simply decided to give up treatment.
This was not a patient that could not be treated.
This was a patient with patent ductus arteriosus, the simplest condition amongst congenital heart diseases. It only needed a small operation to solve the problem.
Perhaps twenty years ago, open-heart surgery would have been needed. Now, however, interventional surgery could completely cure patent ductus arteriosus.
The femoral artery in the t.h.i.g.h,
the eye of a needle,
and several thousand yuan could save a life!
Most importantly, Zheng Ren had contacted Feng Xuhui. The equipment could be provided by China Changfeng Microinvasive Surgery.
If this was not enough, what else could he do?
Zheng Ren was extremely angry.
Perhaps twenty years ago, the girl would have been abandoned as a baby.
In these twenty years, she had been lucky and had not had any illness. Perhaps, she might have had an illness before but had survived it on her own.
A bout of influenza had broken this fragile balance.
Zheng Ren decided that he had to do something.
Perhaps in the past, Zheng Ren would silently respect the opinions of the family members. However, after meeting Liu Tianxing unexpectedly in the Provincial Capital, there were some changes within Zheng Ren that he himself did not realize.
"Chief Pan, there's a patient in the ICU. I would like to report it to you," Zheng Ren coldly made the call and reported the condition to Chief Physician Pan.
Su Yun stood beside Zheng Ren, his head slightly lowered.
His black hair fluttered around flimsily on his forehead.
After the simple report, Zheng Ren held the phone as both sides fell silent at the same time.
This kind of incident looked very simple but the outcome was clear. However, to reverse it was definitely beyond the doctor's ability.
"Chief Pan, please help me think of a solution," Zheng Ren said. "I'll contact you again and think of another way.
"Yes, okay. Sorry for the trouble." After Zheng Ren said that, he hung up the call.
He thought about it for a moment, found a number in his phone, and dialed it.
Habitually, Su Yun wanted to scold Zheng Ren but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he held them back.
"Department Chief Kong, I'm Zheng Ren."
"Oh, okay, I'll listen to your call anytime.
"Um, there's something I'd like to trouble you with. A while ago, didn't I touch a sports car? I remember a big lawyer came to sue me for intentional injury.
"No, no. I'm not looking for trouble with him. I have a patient with some problems, and I'd like to consult the relevant legal provisions.
"Yes, just give me a call from Yimei's Lin Jiaojiao."
"Don't worry, I'll listen to your call at any time and immediately come over."
After that, Zheng Ren hung up.
Su Yun saw Zheng Ren's expression was unusually serious and there was even...a hint of determination lingering.
Su Yun was also very curious. For Zheng Ren who hated all kinds of trouble, what he had done today was really a breakthrough in his personality.
"Boss, what do you want to do?" Su Yun asked.
"Let's keep it that way for now. I'm looking for...that lawyer. I think his surname is 'Ge'. I'm looking for Lawyer Ge to fight this
case for me. I'm wondering if I should get in contact with Sea City Metropolis Daily too, " Zheng Ren said.
"Ah, boss. You seem quite familiar with how to create a commotion." Su Yun had held it in for a long time and finally could not anymore, his snarky remarks starting to spill over.
"I know, right? It actually isn't a difficult thing to do," Zheng Ren said as he sneered.
Su Yun was slightly surprised. It was the first time he saw such an expression on Zheng Ren's face.
With a hint of disdain and determination, Zheng Ren gave the illusion to Su Yun that he had calmed down but gone crazy at the same time.
In the midst of his surprise, Zheng Ren picked up the phone and made a call.
"Chief Editor Li, this is Zheng Ren."
The delicate laughter on the other end of the phone bubbled through. Su Yun could hear the sound of spring within her laughter.
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"Alright, then come to my office. Let's meet and talk. I have no idea what to do specifically and still want to hear your opinion.
"Alright, I'll see you later."
"Boss, are you going all out?" Su Yun was surprised.
Chapter 499 - Don’t Argue With Chief Zheng
"Let's maintain normal treatment for now," Zheng Ren said. "I've contacted Chief Pan to see if the hospital can reduce some of the fees. If the patient's family can't afford it, I'll pay for it."
"Usually when you treat us to a meal, we eat small skewers. Boss, when did you become so generous?" Su Yun jabbed him habitually.
"I feel uncomfortable and unhappy with what has happened," Zheng Ren said lightly.
Su Yun also agreed with Zheng Ren's way of doing things. He even had other plans in mind.
He knew that the patient had been just about to die, so he gritted his teeth and inserted the tracheal tube. No one present could be unmoved by such a life-saving action.
He would use as much strength as he could but in the end, it was up to fate.
However, it was also Su Yun's habit to joke with Zheng Ren.
Although he called him boss, he was honest when it came to his body language. When he saw Zheng Ren's hardened expression, Su Yun wanted to find all kinds of ways to poke fun at him.
When the two of them left the ICU, Zheng Ren saw the young man kneeling in front of the patient's parents. He sat weakly on the ground, his eyes lifeless as his forehead continued to drip blood. He looked somewhat miserable.
"Su Yun, take him to bandage his wound," Zheng Ren said.
"Wait a moment. I'm afraid you might not be able to win this kind of quarrel," Su Yun said.
Zheng Ren nodded.
Su Yun's worry was definitely not unwarranted. It was the truth.
The patient's parents had a natural sense of righteousness.
Zheng Ren was just a stranger whom they had met by chance. He was just a peculiar doctor. What right did he have to decide whether she needed treatment or not?
Zheng Ren did not understand the specific legal provisions. All he had done was spark a moment of righteous indignation.
Now that he had calmed down, he had no regrets. However, when he thought of facing the patient's cold-hearted family members, Zheng Ren felt a headache coming on.
"Then I'll bring him to be bandaged. You can deal with the patient's family members," Zheng Ren said.
Su Yun was surprised. His eyes were like a light bulb. "Boss, aren't you too goddamn shameless?"
"It's alright." Zheng Ren smiled.
"Oh right. Boss, we still have to get the 64-slice CT scan with 3D-image reconstruction. Sister Zhao is waiting." Su Yun suddenly recalled this, causing Zheng Ren to have another headache.
However… It was alright.
If he left, the pressure exerted by the patient's family would definitely be directed to the ICU doctor.
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"Tell Sister Zhao that we'll be there a little later," Zheng Ren said. "If Sister Zhao is busy, then let's go tomorrow at noon."
Su Yun nodded. Zheng Ren wanted to call the patient's family but it was only then that he remembered he did not even know the patient's name.
'Am I being too impulsive?' Zheng Ren asked himself. The answer was no.
Unknowingly, Zheng Ren had now gone through some inexplicable changes.
What should he do? Zheng Ren felt a little numb.
Forget it. He would just wait at the door. If he forced his way in and carried the patient out, someone would fight them.
Breaking into the ICU and carrying the patient out by force was not unheard of.
Zheng Ren pondered for a moment before immediately giving Fan Tianshui a call, asking him to come up and help him.
While he was on the phone, another call came in. Zheng Ren heard a beeping sound.
There were many calls that night.
He took a look and saw that it was from an unfamiliar number.
Zheng Ren dialed back.
"Chief Zheng, this is Lin Jiaojiao."
"Hello, Sister Lin." Zheng Ren was very polite. "I have something to consult with a lawyer. Coincidentally, the lawyer I've been in contact with recently is Lawyer Ge from your company. Would it be alright with you to give me his number?"
"Why wouldn't it be?" Lin Jiaojiao pretended to be angry and reprimanded him. "If you have anything to ask your Sister Lin, I'll do it as long as it's within my capabilities, no exceptions."
"Thank you."
"No worries." Lin Jiaojiao felt that Zheng Ren's voice contained a trace of impatience and anger. She was experienced in the ways of the world and knew this was not the time to talk. Because of that, she immediately hung up the call after she had given him the relevant number.
Zheng Ren was slightly relieved. At the very least, he could consult a professional lawyer.
If he wanted to be tough, he had to stand firm with his reasoning. Otherwise, even if he wanted to spill his blood, he would not be able to find the place.
As they were talking, two people walked over. Behind them was a shabby black stretcher trolley.
"Where's my daughter? When will she be rolled out?" the man asked.
Zheng Ren looked into his eyes, trying to soften his expression a little. However, he could not do it at all.
"I'm a doctor from Sea City General Hospital. I've just finished seeing the patient. I think her illness can be cured," Zheng Ren said in a deep voice.
"We don't have the money!"
"No!"
The patient's parents said the same thing...in different manners.
"Why?" Zheng Ren frowned.
"What do you mean by that? We don't have to give a reason to you. Who are you anyway? Get out of here. We're taking my daughter home," the man said rudely as he glared at Zheng Ren.
"We can talk about money," Zheng Ren plead. "I can do the surgery. As for the costs..."
"What are you talking about?" The man behind him who was pushing the stretcher trolley took a step forward and berated him, "Hurry up. The roads in the countryside are not easy to navigate. If you die, you have to be cremated. It's going to be a long night!"
"No!" The patient's boyfriend came to his senses. His legs were sore and he crawled toward the patient's parents.
He did not have the strength to beg anymore. He could only use his body to block them
for just a second.
Zheng Ren sighed and said, "The patient can still be saved. It's not to the extent of..."
"I've already told you to go to the side. Don't continue harping on about this!" the man behind the trolley said fiercely. His finger—which was as thick as a carrot—was pointed toward Zheng Ren.
"Sigh..." A big hand suddenly appeared, grabbing the finger that was pointing at Zheng Ren and twisting it slightly.
There was no injury, only pain.
The man's body twisted into a ridiculous arc, and he had no strength to resist at all.
"Do you know who you're pointing fingers at and talking to?" It was not until this moment that Fan Tianshui spoke up coldly.
First, he used one move to defeat the enemy. Then, he used the right amount of force. It would not cause any injuries but simply disintegrate the opponent's combat strength.
He was experienced and skilled.
It seemed that Fan Tianshui had learned a lot during this period of time.
Otherwise, with his previous instincts, he would have definitely been able to defeat the enemy with one move. Even if he did not die, he would be heavily injured.
This was the country, not the battlefield. This meant that if that were not the case, Fan Tianshui would have been imprisoned for a long time.
"He's here." Zheng Ren heaved a sigh of relief. With Fan Tianshui around, he could buy some time.
The worst thing was, why had Lawyer Ge not called back yet?
Zheng Ren was not clear about some legal issues, so he could not use force when doing things.
If he was not careful, he would definitely overstep certain boundaries.
"Who are you? Why are you holding me?" The man looked fierce but was weak on the inside. He stepped back slightly, afraid that Fan Tianshui would hurt him.
"Use your words. Don't argue with Chief Zheng," Fan Tianshui said seriously before letting go of the fingers he was holding.
Chapter 500 - Discretion
That person covered his hands, his face full of anger. However, he did not dare to rage in front of Fan Tianshui.
"It's our daughter so why can't we speak up about it?" the patient's mother screamed. She was a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her fifties.
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