Chapter 394: An Immeasurably Prestigious Status

Just two days ago, they were in that cozy little home of theirs, eating hotpot, tangled up in sweet intimacy. Now, only a day later, Gu Heng was wheeled into the emergency room, his life hanging in the balance. How could she possibly accept this?

Just as Jiang Man was gently comforting Xu Mo, Ding Xia and Liu Lei rushed over. Seeing the heartbroken Xu Mo, they quickly came forward and took her from Jiang Man’s embrace.

“Momo, Dean Jiang has to manage the situation.”

“Be strong. Gu Heng will be fine.”

Liu Lei comforted Xu Mo, “Our hospital is one of the top three Grade-A Tertiary hospitals in Ji Province. With so many general surgery experts here, even if King Yama himself came to claim his life, we could still snatch Gu Heng back.”

Seeing Liu Lei and the others arrive, Jiang Man confidently entrusted Xu Mo to them, then turned and went back to wait at the entrance of the emergency room.

About five minutes later, the doors to the emergency room suddenly opened.

Dai Zhen emerged, his medical protective suit and gloves stained with blood. The anxiously waiting Jiang Man, Tan Guoqiang, Xu Mo, and the others immediately swarmed around him.

“How is he?”

Jiang Man asked.

“Two fatal penetrating wounds.”

“The first is a penetrating wound through the right chest wall. A metal fragment entered through the fourth intercostal space on the right side, its tip reaching the fifth intercostal space on the left. Distant heart sounds, jugular venous distension—it’s a typical case of Beck’s triad for cardiac tamponade.”

“I just performed a pericardiocentesis to decompress it, temporarily relieving the acute cardiac tamponade. He’ll need a thoracotomy later.”

Dai Zhen knew the situation was urgent. Facing the hospital leaders and general surgery experts, he concisely and clearly explained Gu Heng’s condition to the crowd.

“The other wound is a metal fragment that penetrated the abdomen. The entry point is in the left lower back, and the tip reached 3cm above the navel. There’s free air and fluid in the abdominal cavity. I recommend an exploratory laparotomy. I suspect damage to the left lobe of the liver and the splenic hilum.”

Dai Zhen only reported the two fatal penetrating wounds. He didn’t even mention the other non-fatal penetrating wound and two burns.

The emergency room is for saving lives.

At this point, non-fatal injuries were not worth mentioning.

“What are the patient’s vital signs?”

After hearing Dai Zhen’s detailed description of Gu Heng’s injuries, Jiang Man’s expression grew grim.

The second fatal penetrating wound, the one in the abdomen, was relatively manageable. With the resources available at Jilin University Ninth Hospital, handling such an injury was a sure thing.

However, the first fatal penetrating wound in the chest, based on Dai Zhen’s description, meant it was highly likely Gu Heng’s heart was injured.

Any trauma involving the heart is the highest of high-risk cases.

The demands on the lead surgeon would be incredibly strict.

The slightest mistake, and the outcome would be beyond saving, even for the gods.

“Thanks to the patient’s youth and strength, his vital signs have stabilized for now.”

Dai Zhen replied, “However, I recommend we come up with a surgical plan as soon as possible and get him into surgery. We also need to prepare a large number of blood bags in advance.”

Jiang Man had also been a general surgery expert in clinical medicine and was well aware of the “golden hour” concept in trauma care. She immediately gave orders, “Director Huang from critical care, you will take over for Director Dai in the emergency room and monitor the patient’s vitals in real-time. Director Dai and everyone else, come with me now. We need to formulate a surgical plan immediately.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

With a life on the line, no one stood on ceremony. They began discussing the plan right there, outside the emergency room.

WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO—

Ten minutes after Tan Guoqiang and his group arrived at the Jilin University Ninth Hospital’s emergency center, two Hongqi executive sedans, escorted by two police cars in the front and back, pulled up to the main entrance.

The car doors opened one after another. Qi Guowei and his entourage emerged, their clothing simple but their presence immense. At the same time, six or seven traffic officers in uniform stepped out of the front and rear police cars.

The ordinary patients in the emergency center lobby saw this scene and their eyes widened again. A strange thought crossed their minds: ‘Coming in for a minor illness today was totally worth it.’

“Hello.”

“We are the family of the car accident victims, Qiu Yuexin and Tang Ziheng.”

“Can you tell us where Qiu Yuexin and the others are?”

Qi Jiaseng strode to the information desk and asked the staff member.

The staff member at the desk saw the group surrounded and protected by so many police officers and immediately realized they must be important. She was about to answer Qi Jiaseng, but the middle-aged man standing next to the young man raised a hand to stop her.

“First, ask where the young man who acted heroically is.”

Qi Guowei said in a low, serious voice.

“Right.”

Qiu Yanfeng and Tang Jinghui both echoed in agreement.

“Hello.”

“Where is the young man who acted heroically being treated?”

Although Qi Jiaseng desperately wanted to see his wife and child immediately, he knew that the most important thing right now was to do everything possible to save their great benefactor.

If that young man hadn’t risked his life to save them today, it would have been a fantasy to even hope to see the bodies of his wife and child, let alone see them alive again.

“Go forward, turn left, and it’s at the end of the hall.”

“He’s being treated in Emergency Room 1.”

The staff member answered truthfully, “As for your family, the injured Qiu Yuexin, Qi Zheng, and Yao Qinyu are being treated in Treatment Room 3 on the second floor. The injured Tang Ziheng is being treated in Emergency Room 2. For that, go forward, turn right, and it’s at the end of the hall.”

“Let’s go!”

“To Emergency Room 1 first!”

After speaking, Qi Guowei looked at Tang Jinghui. “Old Tang, why don’t you go check on Ziheng first? We’ll handle things here.”

“I’ll go with you to see the situation first. I can go to Ziheng’s side later.”

Tang Jinghui shook his head and replied to Qi Guowei.

“Alright.”

“Then let’s go together.”

Hearing this, Qi Guowei said no more.

Following the staff member’s directions, the group walked briskly toward the emergency room where Gu Heng was.

While still a good distance away, they saw a crowd of people bustling around the entrance to the emergency room.

At a glance, there were at least forty or fifty people.

Seeing this, Qi Guowei and Tang Jinghui exchanged a glance, both with somewhat inscrutable expressions.

But they didn’t break their stride, continuing down the hallway.

With the police clearing a path in front, the appearance of Qi Guowei and his entourage immediately drew everyone’s attention.

“Excuse me, who is in charge here?”

Qi Guowei’s group walked up to the emergency room doors. They saw the crowd of doctors all gathered around Jiang Man, and their gazes naturally focused on her.

“I am Jiang Man, the Dean of Jilin University Ninth Hospital. And you are…?”

Jiang Man stepped forward. Looking at the imposing and dignified Qi Guowei at the front, she subconsciously became more respectful.

“Hello, Dean Jiang. We are the family of the accident victims, Qiu Yuexin and Tang Ziheng. We rushed over as soon as we heard the terrible news.”

Qi Guowei’s tone was quite friendly as he responded to Jiang Man.

Just as Qi Guowei finished speaking, a middle-aged police officer who had been standing by his side—the one with a single pip and bar on his epaulet—added in a low, timely voice, “Dean Jiang, this is Director Qi Guowei, Deputy Governor of Ji Province and Secretary of the Public Security Department.”

“And this is Secretary Tang Jinghui, Secretary of the Ji Province Department of Education.”

As the middle-aged officer’s voice faded, the entire area fell suddenly silent. Shock and awe filled everyone’s eyes.

‘Oh my god!’

‘We thought the young man being treated in the emergency room had a distinguished background, but we never imagined that the other four victims were infinitely more distinguished!’

‘Across the entire province, you could probably count on two hands the number of people with more power and influence than these two. They were the kind of big shots who could make the whole province tremble just by stamping their feet.’

‘And now, the young man in there, who already had a distinguished background, has suddenly become the benefactor of these two titans. His status…’

‘It’s simply off the charts!’