Chapter 194 - 175: Coming to the Rescue, You’re That Big Shot

Chapter 194: Chapter 175: Coming to the Rescue, You’re That Big Shot

Following Wu Ting’s instructions, Liu Xingye probed a duct leading downward from the cavity into the duodenum. At the same time, probes were inserted into two small orifices above the cystic cavity—clearly, they were the left and right hepatic ducts!

"Dr. Liu, it’s just as you suspected. The cavity is a complete fusion of the gallbladder, the common hepatic duct, and the common bile duct. Next, we’ll perform a longitudinal resection of a portion of the cystic wall. We’ll use the remaining wall to perform a tubuloplasty, reconstructing the common hepatic duct and common bile duct, and separating them from the gallbladder!"

Liu Xingye diligently followed Wu Ting’s instructions.

Guided by Wu Ting’s lucid thinking, they quickly untangled the relationship between the three ducts and began repairing the hepatic and bile ducts.

The pre-prepared pedicled gallbladder flap came in handy. Afterward, a fistula repair followed by a Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy left both Liu Xingye and Wang Nanjin utterly astounded.

’He’s a beast. This Dr. Wu knows way too many techniques.’

At first, Wang Nanjin thought Wu Ting was merely talented in a few specific Surgical Techniques. But from the looks of it, he was practically omniscient when it came to the hepatobiliary field.

’Good thing I knew better than to pick a fight with him earlier.’

Wang Nanjin was now certain that Wu Ting’s skills in ERCP and EST were far superior to his own. Yet, for him to be so low-key and humble... he was truly a man of remarkable character.

’Truly admirable.’

Liu Xingye was equally filled with admiration for Wu Ting. The man had operated with such calm composure, perfectly resolving every single issue.

Watching Wu Ting’s hands at work, Liu Xingye felt a strange sense of familiarity for some reason.

Director Shen Xiaofei was also observing Wu Ting’s technique. As the Director of Hepatic Tumor Surgery, Dean Song’s trusted confidant, and Shen Guofeng’s good friend, Shen Xiaofei was a true top-tier heavyweight in the field.

Shen Xiaofei had impeccable clinical intuition. He possessed a photographic memory for all kinds of tissues and structures, able to recall the most minute details.

He had also seen the recent viral video, "Emergency Rescue for Traumatic Liver Rupture." The uploader had intentionally blurred the footage, so he hadn’t been certain at the time. Plus, online comments suggested the surgeon was from the Provincial Tumor Hospital, so he hadn’t jumped to any conclusions. But now, watching Wu Ting operate...

Especially seeing the same flawlessly skillful repair of the common bile duct, Shen Xiaofei was certain. The surgeon in that video, that pair of hands—it was Wu Ting!

Thinking about Wu Ting’s comprehensive skill set, Shen Xiaofei felt a pang of regret. ’What kind of magic does Shen Siyuan possess to have snatched up such a promising talent?’

’If only Wu Ting were my student,’ Shen Xiaofei sighed inwardly.

Hearing Director Shen sigh, Wang Nanjin thought something had gone wrong with Wu Ting’s procedure and immediately grew tense.

"Director Shen, is there a problem with Dr. Wu’s technique...?"

Shen Xiaofei was already feeling frustrated, and now his subordinate was proving to be completely clueless. ’A problem with Wu Ting’s technique? Is that even possible?’

’This Wang Nanjin used to seem reasonably bright. Why does he seem so dense now?’

Shen Xiaofei said with a hint of disdain:

"Watching Dr. Wu operate like this, does it not remind you of anything?"

Wang Nanjin was completely baffled. ’Remind me of what?’

Shen Xiaofei fell silent. Just this morning, Wang Nanjin had been the one in the group chat praising that video most enthusiastically. Now the man himself was right in front of him, and he couldn’t even recognize him.

Shen Xiaofei felt secondhand embarrassment just thinking about it.

The contrast only made Wu Ting seem more exceptional. ’If only he could be my student.’

Back at the operating table, Wu Ting finally completed the critical phase of the procedure.

"Dr. Liu, I’ll leave the rest to you."

Having finished the core procedures, Wu Ting habitually passed the remaining ancillary work to his assistant.

After his time at the City First Hospital Research Center, he had grown accustomed to senior doctors like Qin Donglai, Luo Ming, and Yasui assisting him. Wu Ting had gotten a little lazy, always leaving routine tasks to his assistants.

Liu Xingye didn’t mind being handed the grunt work. He considered it an honor just to participate in a surgery like this.

Liu Xingye even decided that when he got back, he would upload a video of this surgery to the medical forums to see how it stacked up against the "Hand Wielding a Lancet" video.

"Hm?"

As he thought about that video and recalled Wu Ting’s technique just now, a possibility struck Liu Xingye like a bolt of lightning.

’They’re so similar... especially the hands, and the suturing technique!’

Liu Xingye’s heart began to pound. He couldn’t quite believe it, but the suspense of not asking would be unbearable.

"Dr. Wu," Liu Xingye began tentatively, "have you by any chance been to the Provincial Tumor Hospital recently to perform an emergency procedure for traumatic liver rupture on a patient with a massive laceration?"

He was probing, since according to extensive online sleuthing by forum members, the original poster was from Jin Province Tumor Hospital.

Wu Ting denied it flatly. "Nope. I’ve never been to Jin Province Tumor Hospital."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xingye felt a twinge of disappointment, but also a strange sense of relief. He practically worshipped that legendary surgeon. If it really had been Wu Ting, he wasn’t sure how he would’ve acted around him.

However, before he could proceed with the next step, Wu Ting added:

"I did perform an emergency procedure for a traumatic liver rupture, but it was in the emergency operating room at our own City First Hospital. Fortunately, we used abdominal paracentesis to confirm the massive hemorrhage from the rupture..."

Liu Xingye’s hands froze. He turned to look at Wu Ting.

"It really was you!"

Wang Nanjin, still slow on the uptake, piped up from the side:

"Dr. Liu, Dr. Wu, what’s with all this cryptic talk? What’s this about the Provincial Tumor Hospital and an emergency liver rupture procedure?"

This time, Shen Xiaofei truly couldn’t stand it any longer.

"Wang Nanjin, when we get back, I want you to watch the video of Dr. Wu’s surgery one hundred times."

"Look, even Physician Liu figured it out. The lead surgeon in that emergency liver rupture video that’s been going viral in the Jin Province general and hepatobiliary surgery community today *is* Dr. Wu."

"You mean you still haven’t put it together?!"

It finally dawned on Wang Nanjin.

"It was Dr. Wu? *Dr. Wu!*"

Shen Xiaofei ignored the slow-witted Wang Nanjin and turned to Wu Ting with admiration.

"Wu Ting, it’s only been a few days, but I didn’t expect you to have improved this much already. I thought I recognized you in that video, but I couldn’t quite believe it. Seeing you operate in person today... truly incredible!"

"I’m so envious of Shen Siyuan for having a student like you."

Now, when Wang Nanjin and Liu Xingye looked at Wu Ting, their eyes were filled with pure worship. To think that the mysterious legend was this very man standing beside them!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing a rare surgery on a fused gallbladder, common hepatic duct, and common bile duct with Shen Xiaofei, Liu Xingye, and Wang Nanjin. You have obtained a trait from Wang Nanjin: EST (Yellow) - Dr. Wang’s EST Technique, with his unique insights.]

[You have obtained a trait from Physician Liu Xingye: EST (Yellow) - Liu Xingye’s Insights and the techniques of the Hepatic Tumor Surgery lineage.]

[Trait Synthesis Recommendation: EST (Yellow) + EST (Yellow) + EST (Yellow) = EST (Purple). By drawing on the strengths of all three, this synthesizes the methods of several top hospitals, elevating the skill to the level of a top national expert.]