Chapter 405 - 262: Report
Jiang He said, "What a coincidence. I was just about to cover that."
He flipped to the next slide of his presentation.
The content on it was directly related to the question Liu Jianbang had just raised.
Liu Jianbang: "..."
He couldn’t help but think to himself:
’Jiang He, did you really predict the exact question I was going to ask? Huh?’
For a split second, Liu Jianbang felt a little dazed.
’So this is what it felt like for those American scholars in Baltimore who tried to give Jiang He a hard time.’
’It must have been utterly hopeless.’
By the way, today just so happened to be Christmas.
Our dear Teacher Miller wasn’t able to go on his vacation to Hawaii. To everyone’s delight, he was under joint investigation, and it seemed playing dumb wasn’t working anymore.
I wonder what’ll happen next. Will he suffer a terrible fate in his old age and grow red fur?
Worth keeping an eye on.
After explaining a round of theory, Jiang He said:
"That’s it for the theory. The rest was on-the-spot micromanagement. I used a flow-restricting clamp on the new cannula leading to the internal jugular vein and manually rotated the screw to artificially increase resistance on the venous end."
"When I brought the two sides to a point of equilibrium, the total flow was redistributed."
"Yes, this particular maneuver does require a certain ’feel’ for it."
’A certain’ feel?
The audience was at a loss.
What was so ’certain’ about it...
Even though it was early morning, they suddenly felt exhausted.
It was a mental exhaustion.
Jiang He gave a polite half-bow. "That concludes my report. I welcome any corrections from the teachers."
Following up such a massive flex with a display of courtesy... one could say he was very polite indeed.
The senior doctors were ready to cry from frustration.
’What questions could we ask?’
’What is there to even ask?’
’You’ve said everything there is to say, what do you expect us to ask?’
’Next time, be more considerate! Leave some room for us to ask questions first, and then you can answer them!’
The meeting ended.
Everyone gradually dispersed.
There was a look of indigestion on everyone’s face.
Vice Dean Zhang Sui and Dean Chen were walking down the hallway.
The two exchanged a glance.
Dean Chen let out a sigh and said, "Old Zhang, you were considered top-tier back in your day at Hopkins. This theory Jiang He presented today... if it were you at that bedside, do you think you could have come up with it?"
Zhang Sui said with a deadpan expression, "I haven’t even read that Australian paper."
Dean Chen pressed him, "And if you had?"
Zhang Sui said coldly, "I couldn’t do it. I wouldn’t dare take a pair of scissors to a high-pressure cannula on an ECMO running at 4,000 RPM. You have a fifteen-second window. If your hand trembles and you don’t purge the air from the line completely, it’s an immediate massive air embolism. The patient dies on the table, and that’s medical malpractice."
Dean Chen was finally satisfied, nodding with a grin.
Zhang Sui asked, "What about you, Dean? If it were you, could you do it?"
Dean Chen spread his hands. "How would I know? I’m in administration."
Zhang Sui: "?"
Dean Chen laughed heartily. "Jiang He... he’s not human. You can’t learn to be like him, you really can’t."
Zhang Sui sighed and nodded in deep agreement. "Yes. A once-in-a-century genius."
Dean Chen: "Wrong. It’s once-in-a-millennium."
Zhang Sui: "?"
Dean Chen: "This is where you’re supposed to say ’Indeed.’"
Zhang Sui: "Why?"
Dean Chen: "You don’t know? It’s the new trend in the hospital. Director Yang started it. He said two of the students in his project team are hilarious."
Zhang Sui: "..."
Dean Chen: "I say ’Wrong,’ and you’re supposed to say..."
Zhang Sui was silent for a long time.
Then he said, "In... indeed?"
After saying the word, Zhang Sui suddenly felt like he’d been tainted. It was an awful feeling.
...
Back in the conference room, most people had already left.
Yang Xu had stayed behind.
"Jiang He."
"Teacher, what is it?"
"I’m planning to compile the protocol you presented today into a detailed set of clinical guidelines, just like with the posterior approach procedure, and promote it nationwide."
Jiang He smiled. "Of course. Teacher, just let me know if you need anything from me."
Yang Xu had just been appointed Executive Vice Dean.
He was in the "three fires of a new official" phase.
He needed some major achievements to solidify his position.
And Jiang He was the ace up his sleeve!
’Ride Jiang He’s coattails, ride Jiang He’s coattails.’
’Once you start, it’s like eating a Snickers bar. You just can’t stop!’
Yang Xu was filled with emotion.
’Looking back, my entire journey here has been paved by Jiang He’s sweat and effort... Jiang He, activate!’