The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 735: Chief Director Shen’s layout is a bit small.

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Today was a significant day for Liu Banxia.

It wasn't because the patient with pork tapeworm had improved after medication and was extubated. Nor was it because the patient from last night, initially diagnosed with heart disease, was determined by Xu Guosheng to have arrhythmia.

The reason was that today marked the arrival of the small plastic surgery team at the Emergency Center. From this point on, the surgical departments of the Emergency Center were basically complete.

All that remained was the urology department, which would be sorted out within a few days; there was nothing obstructing this. It was simply because the Emergency Center had fewer patients in this area.

The current Emergency Center had to consider its budget. It wasn't as simple as just filling departments; all expenses had to be borne by the center itself.

In fact, he was the one handling some of the projects at the Emergency Center that required tension-reducing sutures. Although others were capable of doing it as well, currently, none could match the quality of his suturing.

Besides, everyone operated on the principle of not letting free resources go to waste. With such free labor available, how could they resist using him? It would be too wasteful.

As he was waiting, he saw a small group of people entering from outside. Liu Banxia frowned slightly, then put on a smile and went to greet them.

"Good to see you, Chief Director Shen. This must be Doctor Xu, right? We've been looking forward to your arrival. Director Zhou has a meeting at the City Emergency Center today, so I'm stepping in to welcome you on his behalf," Liu Banxia said.

"Dr. Liu, your Emergency Center has gained another capable general," Shen Liqun said.

"Doctor Xu isn't just skilled in routine plastic surgery; he also has unique insights into burn treatments. He has also collaborated with Old Xie from the City Hospital. Old Xie almost managed to poach him."

"That's fantastic news. Our Emergency Center is rather weak in the area of burn treatment. When we treated a severely burned patient last time, we had to ask Director Xie to come and help," Liu Banxia said.

"I don't deserve such praise; I still have a long way to go compared to Director Xie," Xu Qixin said.

"Dr. Liu, I'll head back first then. You must take good care of Doctor Xu; it took a lot of effort to persuade him to return to his hometown to develop his career," Shen Liqun said.

"Don't worry, Chief Director Shen. We've been anticipating the plastic surgery team for a long time. Wang Chao, please quickly take Doctor Xu, Doctor Feng, and Doctor Wang to see the office. See what's needed and arrange for it quickly," Liu Banxia said.

"Alright, I'll show the three of them around," Wang Chao said.

Shen Liqun left, and the three plastic surgeons followed Wang Chao to check out the office. This small welcome ceremony thus came to an end.

"President Liu, this isn't me trying to stir things up, but Chief Director Shen's actions are a bit underhanded, personally escorting him here. Who is he trying to scare?" Wei Yuan whispered to Liu Banxia.

"Haha, I didn't really take it to heart. I also felt he was making a mountain out of a molehill; his perspective is still a bit too narrow," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Actually, if he hadn't come, I would have shown them around myself. Now is also good; let Wang Chao get some exercise. Then he can go and perform the fecal transplant with plenty of energy."

"There's one more thing: this is a competition between Doctor Xu and me. Everyone else can just watch the fun. We need to have a broader perspective and not stoop to their level."

"Don't worry. We've all decided to just watch and see what kind of fierce battle unfolds between you two," Wei Yuan said with a laugh.

"Haha, I guess you won't get to see it. We have very few overlapping areas. Their plastic surgery department has specific patient groups, while I'm like a guerrilla fighter, active everywhere," Liu Banxia said.

"We should just do what we're supposed to do. You could say we each have our advantages. He has his seniority, and I have my work experience in the Emergency Center."

"Actually, I have a feeling that who gets chosen seems to have less to do with how we perform and more to do with how the higher-ups perceive us. Isn't that right?"

Wei Yuan nodded. "Based on the current situation, that really seems to be the case. Otherwise, Chief Director Shen wouldn't have personally escorted him over. He's just trying to build momentum."

"It's less than a month away. I think the pressure on them is also very high. And from today's situation, it seems there should be more favorable news for your side."

"My goodness, Brother Wei, don't tell me you've been possessed by Wang Chao?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.

"What's wrong? Who did I possess?" Wang Chao, who had just returned, interjected.

"Nothing. Is everything arranged?" Liu Banxia asked.

Wang Chao nodded. "Everything's arranged. They're tidying up their office desks now. When will the urology and internal medicine doctors be assigned? Then we'll truly have no problems."

"Internal medicine in a few days, urology before the interns arrive," Liu Banxia said.

"Anyway, the strength of our Emergency Center can only increase. Later, we'll adjust the on-call schedule for internal medicine. Let the three internal medicine departments coordinate so they don't all have to stay here at once. This will also ease their burden."

"After all, our surgical department is quite strong. Many procedures that internal medicine handles, our surgical department can also do. Otherwise, we can't just let them watch the surgical staff rest; they'd be green with envy."

"Sigh... I feel like tomorrow is my last day off," Wang Chao lamented.

He was initially a bit excited about becoming the chief resident, seeing it as a promotion of sorts. However, now that it was imminent, the pressure returned.

The thought of "24/7 on-call" made him feel completely tied to the Emergency Center.

"The pressure is immense... Sigh... I won't chat with you guys anymore. I still need to go check on my patient. Today is his second fecal transplant. If there's still no significant improvement, I'll be out of options too," Wang Chao said.

What could have been a significant event, the first meeting between Liu Banxia and Xu Qixin, thus concluded quietly.

Many people felt the same way as Wei Yuan. If Shen Liqun hadn't personally come to champion him, they wouldn't have thought much of Xu Qixin.

Now, as Liu Banxia had said, Shen Liqun's approach was too petty, clearly intended to use his position to pressure Liu Banxia. Those who already had a good relationship with Liu Banxia, coupled with the common tendency to sympathize with the underdog, naturally leaned towards Liu Banxia.

Liu Banxia, on the other hand, didn't dwell on it much. He understood clearly. Whether it succeeded or not, it would be beneficial to him, so he'd just leave it to fate.

After finishing his tasks here, Liu Banxia went upstairs to check on the patient with the pork tapeworm. Their entire family underwent stool tests, and only the husband and wife tested positive. This was fate. They ate from the same pot, yet others were completely fine.

Because of the wound in his throat, the patient couldn't speak. However, he wrote to express his gratitude to Liu Banxia. He could find out, even by searching on his phone, how serious his illness would become if it progressed.

After visiting that ward, Liu Banxia went to the patient with ovarian torsion. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Try not to worry about other things right now; focusing on recovery is key," Liu Banxia advised.

"Thank you, Doctor," the patient replied gratefully.

Similar to the pork tapeworm patient, she had an intuition that egg retrieval wasn't a good thing, but she hadn't imagined it would be this dangerous. Especially after yesterday's comprehensive examination, she understood it even more comprehensively. It was precisely because of this that she had the idea to report it to the police.

"Rest well. If you feel any discomfort, press the call bell," Liu Banxia said with a nod, then walked out of the ward.

"Teacher Liu, why didn't you ask a few more questions? What happened later? Did she hear back from the police?" Xu Yino, who had accompanied him, asked.

"How would I know? That matter isn't under my purview. My main concern was that she might not be able to withstand such a heavy blow and develop other issues," Liu Banxia said.

"Her emotions seem stable for now. However, her future will be difficult, likely involving financial compensation claims. In life, one must always be exceedingly careful—take driving, for instance; it requires utmost caution."

"If it weren't for those people, none of this would've happened," Xu Yino said indignantly.

"By the way, let me share a piece of gossip with you. The medical school students are very enthusiastic about our Emergency Center. I think there shouldn't be any problem."

"Really? Once the list is compiled, please help me do some background checks," Liu Banxia said.

"Rest assured, you can count on me," Xu Yino replied.

"Actually, I feel that since they've become medical students, a relatively large proportion of them genuinely want to master medical skills. Otherwise, life would be too hard. Their college entrance exam scores were high to begin with; wouldn't other schools have been more appealing?"

"I'm just afraid many of them mistakenly entered the medical field back then, and as they studied, they started to regret it. Just think about it, otherwise, where do all those medical graduates disappear to each year?"

"I also need to tell you something. I might start putting more thought into pediatric general surgery. However, for now, I can only explore this on my own within the hospital; they definitely won't send me to another hospital for training."

"Wow, Teacher Liu, really? Are you going all out?" Xu Yino asked in surprise.

"Go all out for what? Isn't it because I have no other choice?" Liu Banxia said with a bitter smile.

"Currently, our Emergency Center doesn't handle many newborns from obstetrics. We've also been quite lucky, not needing any surgical intervention. But what about the future? Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

"When the time comes, if we can't find someone, we'll have to bite the bullet and do it ourselves. Rather than that, it's better to prepare in advance. I also need to practice some fine motor skills and learn more about the bodies of newborns."

Xu Yino fell silent. Although what Liu Banxia said was very reasonable, she didn't want to be roped into it. She felt that being able to master general surgery was enough; she didn't dare to hope for too much.

"Don't worry, I won't force you on this matter," Liu Banxia comforted her.

However, Xu Yino remained very wary; she had suffered too many losses at Liu Banxia's hands.