The Enhanced Doctor

(Thanks to Yue Ming Feng Qing for encouraging with Moon Tickets)

Xu Yino and Liu Yiqing happily went to handle the house purchase procedures. Even though it took only one morning, the sales office could still help them wrap things up smoothly.

This is the advantage of knowing the right people; with someone of Qiu Huaili’s level, no one dares to take advantage of him.

Not to mention that Qiu Mingyuan personally accompanied them that day, adding significant weight.

Liu Banxia, on the other hand, took Li Hao to the inpatient department to perform that TaTME surgery.

Ding! Task Completed

Gained 200 experience points, 200 proficiency points in intestinal surgery skills, Glory Points +20

This task is rated as perfect-level, awarded 200 experience points, 200 proficiency points in intestinal surgery skills, Glory Points 10+30, and 1 solidification stone.

The task rewards are quite bland, but despite a million reluctances in his heart, Liu Banxia still had to accept them.

This is the situation now; in a short while, even a hundred experience points might be hard to come by.

"It was really quick, the tumor was removed in such a short time. With laparoscopic surgery, it would actually be more complicated."

Huang Rui from the general surgery department of the inpatient department commented.

"It’s actually because the tumor was relatively small and discovered timely, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome to deal with," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Just like laparoscopic surgery, the biggest fear is adhesion. Also, this case was quite far from the anus, so there was less to worry about during the operation."

"It’s really a process of practice makes perfect, as we are more accustomed to laparoscopic operations. Moreover, ensuring the specimen is tumor-free and sterile when taking it is crucial."

Huang Rui nodded, though Liu Banxia made it sound easy, he couldn’t dare to think so lightly of it.

It’s because of Liu Banxia’s strong skills that the surgery went so smoothly. If it were him, even if familiar with the instruments, he might not achieve the same results.

"Director Liu, I heard you performed a congenital intestinal atresia surgery yesterday?" Huang Rui continued to ask.

"Oh... it’s like being forced into it. After that surgery, I felt like I was doing a liver transplant. Today, they’re all avoiding eye contact, afraid I might ask them to learn pediatric surgery," Liu Banxia joked.

"Teacher Liu, that surgery was really stressful. You have no idea how much effort Liu Yiqing and Xu Yino put into dinner yesterday," Li Hao said.

"Initially, I wanted to try pediatric surgery, but eventually I backed out," Huang Rui remarked.

People really can’t be compared; Liu Banxia is younger than him, but his medical skills are far superior. While he’s still struggling, Liu Banxia has already accomplished so much.

At this point, the patient woke up, and naturally, Li Hao took on the task of explaining the situation and providing reassurance.

No need for them to handle the task of moving the patient to the ward; this was under Huang Rui’s responsibility, as he was an inpatient department patient.

"Teacher Liu, would you say that this is almost like being a flying knife surgeon, just at a closer range?" Walking towards the cafeteria, Li Hao asked jokingly.

"It’s pretty close, just that this is internal. The upcoming work in Jinshui District still needs to be properly settled," Liu Banxia said.

"Initially, we’ll be performing surgeries, but once you guys have the attending contracts, you’ll need to start doing some surgeries yourselves. Frankly, some simple surgeries are to let you guys practice, and earn a little pocket money," Liu Banxia said.

"For example, gallbladder removal surgery, while removing a gallbladder might seem simple, when thinking long-term, could it involve future gallbladder cancer surgery?"

"Currently, your understanding of intra-abdominal organs isn’t sufficient, so these minor surgeries are needed to boost confidence. Otherwise, Liu Yiqing and Xu Yino wouldn’t have been so nervous yesterday; I was far less tense than them."

Li Hao looked at him helplessly; you’re a big shot, that level of nervousness is already quite good. Even during liver transplant surgeries, he never seemed tense.

"All in all, we must keep striving," Liu Banxia reiterated.

"The more times you’re on stage, even performing minor surgeries helps develop tactile feedback. These gradual improvements will greatly support future surgeries."

"However, it will be quite exhausting, requiring constant running back and forth, and rare rest times will almost be occupied. Fortunately, there are many of you, you can take turns."

"I guess the hospital in my hometown will also contact me soon. We’ll see what the situation is like over there; it will indeed become very busy."

Li Hao greatly agreed with this, acknowledging that Liu Banxia’s future schedule will become incredibly tight.

Each pediatric general surgery is essentially a new surgery. Performing them requires effort, and Liu Banxia will need to handle them all.

"Hey, how come you two came back so early?"

Arriving at the cafeteria, Liu Banxia saw Liu Yiqing there as well and curiously asked.

"Oh... the procedures were quite simple, we didn’t even have to do anything, just waited in the manager’s office, and then the person came over," Liu Yiqing said.

"Over there, I saw a place selling meat skewers, we thought they were quite good and bought some. I still have to go to work this afternoon, but Nuonuo is going to relax at Xiaotao Beach,"

"I have to say, the marinade for these meat skewers is actually quite nice." Liu Banxia nodded after tasting a piece.

"Why don’t you take this opportunity to relax a bit? You might not nap, but snacking should be fine."

"Teacher Liu, how exactly do you perform that mirror experiment? Is it like on TV? Constant practice until the patient’s brain realizes the leg is really gone?" Liu Yiqing asked.

"Still pondering over this? Even though some scenes are only in TV shows, this kind of operation does indeed have theoretical support," Liu Banxia said.

"Don’t expect it to be corrected quickly; this is akin to a long-term habit. It’s a gradual and lengthy process that will affect his brain in some ways."

"Teacher Liu, how do you know?" Liu Yiqing asked with interest.

"I know a psychologist and consulted her. This was her advice; I’m just passing it on," Liu Banxia explained.

"If this method worked every time, phantom limb pain wouldn’t be such a headache. Anyway, it does have some effect; just keep doing it,"

Liu Yiqing nodded. This was her concern, and now, with an answer, she leisurely headed to the emergency center.

Liu Banxia focused intently on the food on his plate; he was always serious about eating, no matter the meal.

"Oh, you guys finished quickly!"

As he was eating, Wang Chao came over with his tray.

"The surgery wasn’t very complex, figured if I went back, better to just come over and eat first, it wouldn’t be much different. How was your morning, busy?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Not busy, the patient with brain parasites tested normal later. They’re happy now, the family even sent us some fruit. They brought it once, then sent more," Wang Chao replied.

Liu Banxia nodded, "Sometimes it’s really troublesome; regulations say we can’t accept them, but the patients’ families are just too warm."

"At least during surgery, we can’t accept anything. If the fruit is too fancy, we also can’t accept it, or it’ll spark talk,"

"Yeah... Exactly. Nowadays, many people are watching, most interested in our missteps; the news buzzes with it," Wang Chao commented.

"I have a classmate in another city; in their department, an associate chief physician was caught by a patient’s family receiving a bribe. Now it’s a big mess—surprise inspections and all. Why can’t people stay clean?"

"It’s just unavoidable; every industry has people who do shady things," Liu Banxia shook his head helplessly.

"Teacher Liu, we do have that here too, although nobody accepts, but patients’ families have inquired," Li Hao chimed in unexpectedly.

Liu Banxia rolled his eyes, "Your first sentence almost scared me to death; it’s normal for them to inquire, they won’t feel at ease without it."

"But we need to hold our ground. If everyone seriously handles this matter, the bribery can be stopped. I bet that at your classmate’s hospital, taking bribes is almost customary."

Wang Chao laughed and nodded, "It’s a private hospital, but they have some integrity—won’t recommend other projects or charge extra during surgery."

"The culture is to blame, almost everyone takes bribes; if you don’t, you’re the odd one," Liu Banxia shook his head helplessly.

"Let’s hold firm. If we stop this bad habit early, it’ll be easy, and later won’t have to worry about it "

"In our environment, anyone daring to do this becomes the odd one. It’s something our director insists on; the culture must be developed well."

"You know, I think we could make a bulletin board: doctors faced issues for various reasons, just post them as a reminder."

"Aren’t you afraid of offending people?" Wang Chao asked curiously.

"Why should I be? We don’t use real names, just post the incident for caution," Liu Banxia said indifferently.

"They may act, but we can speak? Let’s happily decide on this. We need to try things out, just like Liu Yiqing’s psychological experiment."

"It might not be immediately effective, but persist. Over time, it may work. It’s a long-term struggle—where there are doctors and patients, bribery exists."

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Wang Chao was at a loss for words, wondering what goes through this guy’s mind every day.