Chapter 1061: Admonition

Qin Guoliang said, “Conservative treatment or surgery requires a coronary angiography to determine. Does Director Li think that traditional Chinese medicine can solve the problem?”

At this moment, the patient’s son spoke up. He knew his mother had coronary heart disease and had been to the hospital before. However, because her condition was very special, also accompanied by rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis, and her overall health was poor, the hospital didn’t dare to perform surgery rashly.

Having witnessed Li Jia Kuan’s rescue scene just now, the family members leaned more towards traditional Chinese medicine treatment.

Li Jia Kuan looked back, and Xu Chunliang had already helped him prepare a prescription. He didn’t mention it and returned to the side of the consulting table, “If you trust me, I’ll write you a prescription.”

Qin Guoliang undoubtedly became the most distressed person in the emergency hospital. He had finally found some sense of presence, only to be overshadowed by Li Jia Kuan’s swift action. If he lost to a fellow specialist, that would be one thing, but Li Jia Kuan is from Changshan Hospital, specializing in proctology. If this gets out, how could he face himself?

Qin Guoliang sulked back to the triage area. Fortunately, there weren’t many patients during this period, so the nurses at the triage desk allowed him to go have dinner.

But Qin Guoliang wasn’t in the mood to eat. He found a deserted corner to smoke alone. The rain had stopped, but the sky was still full of dark clouds, pitch-black.

Dean Chang Baoqing unknowingly appeared by Qin Guoliang’s side and smiled at him, “Director Qin, can I have one?”

Qin Guoliang handed him the pack of cigarettes, and Chang Baoqing took one. Qin Guoliang helped light it for him.

Chang Baoqing took a puff and said, “We just received notice that there will be aftershocks, and there’s a heavy rain tonight. All of our medical staff must not let their guard down.”

Qin Guoliang said, “We internists can’t play a major role here.”

Chang Baoqing said, “Every role is indispensable. We are a team, after all.” He had also heard about Qin Guoliang’s rescue at Changshan. Now, the whole hospital knew and said that the cardiology expert Qin Guoliang was just a reputation without backing, not even as good as a private hospital’s proctology director.

Experts like Qin Guoliang value their reputation the most, and the earlier incident was a significant blow to him. As the person in charge of the emergency hospital, Chang Baoqing also had to consider the emotions of every medical staff member.

Qin Guoliang said, “Dean Chang, you don’t need to worry about me, go and have dinner first.”

Chang Baoqing said, “Director Qin, this is just our first day at work. Everyone is still adapting and integrating, and it’s inevitable to have some thoughts. However, we all have a common goal, which is to save as many patients as possible, so everyone should unite and work together, don’t you agree?”

Qin Guoliang nodded.

Chang Baoqing puffed out a cloud of smoke and sighed, “Was Xiaoxu from your hospital?”

Qin Guoliang nodded.

Chang Baoqing said, “The Dongzhou Health Bureau called me today, asking about him.”

Qin Guoliang’s heart sank. He had reported Xu Chunliang’s situation to the higher-ups, as was his duty as a team leader. However, he didn’t expect the health bureau to verify so quickly. Pretending to be indifferent, he asked, “What’s up? Why’s the bureau looking for him?”

Chang Baoqing said, “It’s reportedly because of something at Changshan Hospital, someone lodged a report against him. Honestly, Xiaoxu put in the most effort in today’s hospital work. It’s the same old saying: a gold cup and a silver cup are not as good as the people’s word of mouth.”

Only then did Qin Guoliang understand that Chang Baoqing wasn’t there to comfort him but to criticize him. Qin Guoliang felt even more depressed. If it weren’t for the earthquake relief, how could he have come here to accept your command? In the past, what was a deputy director of a county-level health bureau worth? I wouldn’t even look at you directly.

Chang Baoqing laughed, “Actually, I’ve known Mr. Xu for a long time. Mr. Xu has done our family a great kindness.”

This single sentence explained his relationship with the Xu Family and indicated his own stance. He was subtly hinting to Qin Guoliang not to act despicably.

Qin Guoliang suddenly understood why there was an arrangement for him to go to the triage area. It turned out that Chang Baoqing was standing up for Xu Chunliang, deliberately using this method to hit back at him. A sense of unprecedented humiliation overshadowed his heart. Qin Guoliang found it hard to describe the awkwardness of the moment, realizing that as long as Chang Baoqing was there, he would protect Xu Chunliang. Anyone who dared to harm Xu Chunliang would become his target.

Although they were only temporarily gathered here for disaster relief, for the duration of the emergency hospital’s existence, Qin Guoliang would be under Chang Baoqing’s command and management until he left. He looked up at the night sky, dark as ink, the clouds overhead like a reflection of his current inner turmoil.

Qin Guoliang said, “Dean Chang, it’s not easy to understand a person. Xiaoxu indeed has skill, but talent is often a double-edged sword. If used well, it is invincible, but if misused, it can hurt oneself. The significance of this rescue mission is immense; I hope everything goes smoothly, without any mishaps.”

Chang Baoqing said, “Heaven bless Shenzhou, I believe the troubles will pass.”

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a series of dull thunderclaps overhead. Rain began to fall again. The meteorological station had long predicted this heavy rain, so no one was surprised.

Chang Baoqing braved the rain to patrol various areas, checking the status of different sections, especially ensuring that the medical supplies were well-protected.

Over on Xu Chunliang’s side, there weren’t any patients temporarily. He and several colleagues from the Infectious Disease Hospital went to the canteen to eat. The so-called canteen was just a temporarily erected tent. Since dinner wasn’t delivered promptly, they had to make do with instant noodles.

Zhang Li proactively handed Xu Chunliang a cup of beef noodles she had prepared, reminding him that there was a special tea egg added inside.

Other hospital nurses also brought Xu Chunliang beef jerky, biscuits, and small bread. Soon, a pile of snacks was laid out in front of Xu Chunliang, surrounded by a few young and beautiful nurses trying to chat him up.

Xu Chunliang sighed to himself at his fatal charm. Hearing the wind and rain outside, he couldn’t help but worry about Su Qing, who was on an interview assignment in Juzhou. The last time he contacted Su Qing, she was in Fushan Town. Xu Chunliang checked his phone but found there was no signal again.

Frequent aftershocks today had created significant difficulties in repairing communications.

At this moment, Tang Mingmei carried a lunchbox, holding an umbrella, and braved the rain to come into their tent. Inside the lunchbox was a specially prepared dinner for Xu Chunliang.

Tang Mingmei saw Xu Chunliang eating instant noodles and couldn’t help saying, “Chunliang, why are you eating instant noodles? There’s no nutrition in that. Come, eat this.”

A few young nurses looked at the still charming Tang Mingmei, wondering who she was?

Tang Mingmei brought four dishes and a soup for Xu Chunliang: braised pork, stir-fried shrimp, sauteed asparagus, garlic-sautéed water spinach, and hot and sour soup.

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, “Sister Tang, I’m almost full.”

Tang Mingmei said, “Hurry and eat while it’s hot; from now on, just eat over at our place.”

Zhang Li couldn’t help but ask, “Is this the kind of food you have at Changshan Hospital?”

Tang Mingmei replied, “Today was rushed and simple, but it’ll definitely get better.”

A bunch of young nurses could only look on enviously.

Tang Mingmei said, “You can learn more about our hospital, when things settle down, if anyone wants a change of environment, you’re welcome to come find me.”

Xu Chunliang laughed, thinking Tang Mingmei was bold, coming over to poach people directly, what if the hospital leadership found out?

At this time, several nurses from Changxing Hospital also came over to eat. They all knew Tang Mingmei, and greeted her warmly, calling her Director Tang with familiarity.

Tang Mingmei was delighted as she held their hands, and Xu Chunliang invited several young nurses to come eat together.

Tang Mingmei said, “I have to go now, if you find the food here unsatisfactory, come over to our side.”

“Thank you, Director Tang.”

A doctor sitting in the corner, eating, was fiddling with a radio. Now, the ways they could get news from the outside were either from messages relayed by hospital leadership or through the radio.

The signal was intermittent, and going online was almost impossible.

Xu Chunliang listened intently to the casualty numbers, which seemed to have exceeded a thousand, and the missing persons count was still rising. The disaster appeared extremely serious.

At this time, Dean Chang Baoqing came in to arrange the roster for the night’s shift. Xu Chunliang’s name was not on the list.

After announcing the list, he looked at what was in front of Xu Chunliang, and Chang Baoqing said, “Wow, special treatment.”

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, “No choice, too popular.” He handed a piece of chocolate to Chang Baoqing.

Chang Baoqing unwrapped it and popped it into his mouth, and at that moment, his walkie-talkie sounded.

“Attention all rescue centers, a Z8 helicopter with designation J-112 went missing at 8:30 PM tonight, the missing location is at longitude…”

Chang Baoqing’s face changed, and he walked out, not wanting everyone to hear about this.

Outside, the walkie-talkie continued its call: “Attention all rescue centers, nearby centers please organize personnel for search and rescue immediately…”

“I’ll go!”

A voice rang out behind Chang Baoqing, it was Xu Chunliang following him out of the tent. Xu Chunliang heard the model of the plane and immediately connected it to today’s inspection by Ye Changyuan. He remembered very clearly that this helicopter was the one Ye Changyuan took.

Chang Baoqing’s expression visibly tensed. He pressed his lips together: “The plane might have crashed, the last known location was about twenty kilometers from Zhangwo Inn.”

Xu Chunliang asked, “Isn’t that the Disaster Reduction Committee’s helicopter?”

Chang Baoqing did not deny it, he nodded and said, “It should be. They need professional rescue personnel, not medical staff.”

Xu Chunliang gave a reason Chang Baoqing couldn’t refuse: “I have to go, Director Ye is my godfather.”

Chang Baoqing stared at Xu Chunliang in amazement, finally understanding why Ye Changyuan paused especially by Xu Chunliang during today’s visit, and why he took out his phone to photograph Xu Chunliang. Chang Baoqing nodded, “Over twenty kilometers, dark and rainy, the road is complicated, prepare for the worst.”

Xu Chunliang had already turned around to prepare.

The principle from above was that as long as it did not affect the normal medical order of each rescue center, the search and rescue operation must involve professional personnel. Wang Wenxiang from Dongzhou was also a member of the rescue team, along with another professional rescuer Fang Cheng, making up the entire rescue team with these three.