The Whale in the Mountains

Chapter 288 The Iron Skewer in His Head

Seeing that Lao Zhang ignored him and instead treated Chen Xiao like a savior, Wang Chunsheng's face immediately filled with displeasure, "Lao Zhang, what do you mean by this? Didn't you ask me to come and see an emergency patient?"

"Asked you?"

The attending doctor was slightly stunned, then explained with a smile, "Lao Wang, you must have misunderstood. I was mainly looking for Doctor Chen Xiao. Only if I really couldn't find Doctor Chen would I look for you three old-timers..."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the three old-timers in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department became as ugly as could be.

Li Dafu sneered dismissively, "Lao Zhang, you must be joking, right? Him? He's still wet behind the ears, what does he know about traditional Chinese medicine?"

Doctor Zhang's face immediately turned apprehensive, and he glared at Li Dafu unhappily, "Lao Li, what are you saying? How dare you be disrespectful to Doctor Chen? You probably haven't been to the hospital in too long, you have no idea how amazing Doctor Chen is!"

At this moment, the director of the Health Bureau also chimed in, "Then tell me, how amazing can he be at such a young age? Lao Zhang, are you afraid of taking responsibility, so you just found a newbie to be a scapegoat?"

The director's face was livid, clearly believing that Doctor Zhang had just found some newbie to fool him.

The key was that he could fool others, but he couldn't fool the mayor!

Doctor Zhang said seriously and earnestly, "Director Lin, I would never joke about a patient's life. Although this Doctor Chen is young, his deeds, even legends, have spread throughout Jiangcheng, no, the entire Jiangbei medical community. At the medical exchange conference held in the provincial capital before, that young man recognized by Sun Buzhou, Elder Sun, was Doctor Chen!"

"What, he's that Doctor Chen?"

The director's face showed surprise, then he looked at Chen Xiao with great joy, "Doctor Chen, everything depends on you this time. The injured person inside is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xiao waved his hand, "You don't need to tell me about that. In my eyes, all patients are the same. Stop talking nonsense and let me see the patient!"

What if he was the director of the Health Bureau? Chen Xiao didn't give him any face at all!

As for the three old-timers in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, they looked at each other… shock was written all over their faces!

This new director was actually recognized by Elder Sun? Really?

They were all focused on their own businesses and paid no attention to what was happening outside the hospital, so they had no idea how popular Chen Xiao had become recently.

Just then, Chen Xiao, who was about to enter the emergency room, glanced sideways at the three old-timers.

"You three, want to come along and take a look?"

The three exchanged glances. Li Dafu grunted, "Let's go, then. I want to see if you have real skills, or if you've just been hyped up!"

The group changed into sterile gowns and gloves, put on masks, and entered the emergency room.

Once inside, they saw that the patient's condition was indeed very critical.

A boy of about fifteen or sixteen was lying painfully on the hospital bed, with a metal skewer from a kebab stuck in his head.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao immediately gasped.

This kid was really lucky. The skewer had somehow avoided all the vital areas. Otherwise, he would have been dead already!

Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask, "How did this happen to this kid?"

Doctor Zhang said cautiously, "I heard they were having kebabs and drinking outside of school, and two groups got into a fight, and then…"

Chen Xiao was speechless. Kids these days were too reckless. This was a deliberate attempt to kill someone!

After observing the patient's condition, Wang Chunsheng frowned, "Lao Zhang, the injury is so serious that he needs surgery right away. What's the use of calling us here?"

The skewer was stuck in his temple. Unless they performed a craniotomy to remove it, pulling it out directly could damage blood vessels and cause a brain hemorrhage.

Lao Zhang said with a wry smile, "If we could do surgery, I wouldn't have come to you. The skewer is only one millimeter away from the brain. During the craniotomy, the skewer could shift and pierce the brain."

"And we don't have the conditions for surgery. The injury is in the brain. If we use anesthesia, there may be aftereffects."

Hearing what Doctor Zhang said, the three old-timers were at a loss. This was a hot potato.

"Oh well, Lao Zhang, give up. If you can't do anything, we can't either… Even if he's the son of the King of Heaven, if he can't be cured, he can't be cured!"

Hou Aiguo patted Doctor Zhang on the shoulder and sighed.

Doctor Zhang said, "I know this patient is very troublesome, so I asked Doctor Chen to come personally!"

Hou Aiguo snorted and said disdainfully, "What's the use of asking him? Even if his medical skills are good, he's just a doctor, not a god! With the patient's current condition, unless a god descends to earth, otherwise… Hey? What are you doing, Chen!"

While Hou Aiguo was speaking, Chen Xiao had already taken out silver needles and quickly inserted three needles near the boy's temple.

Then, he flicked his finger.

"Buzz—"

The three silver needles vibrated rapidly, and a stream of Qi flowed between them.

"Damn, what are you doing, kid?"

Li Dafu shouted angrily.

Chen Xiao glanced at him coldly and said lightly, "I'm sealing the blood vessels near his wound, so that we can avoid a brain hemorrhage when we remove the skewer later."

"Are you kidding me? Using acupuncture to prevent a brain hemorrhage? You're just messing around!"

Li Dafu glared at him, "So you're just famous in name only. What a divine doctor, I think you're just a quack who disregards human life!"

"Lao Zhang, why aren't you stopping him?"

Hou Aiguo urged anxiously, "If something happens, none of us can escape responsibility!"

Wang Chunsheng even took out his phone to record the scene, "Everyone can see, all this was done by that kid Chen Xiao. If anything happens to the injured person, it's all his responsibility, it has nothing to do with us!"

"All of you, shut your mouths!"

Doctor Zhang roared, "If you three can't help, then get out of the way and stay there, and don't disturb Doctor Chen from saving people!"

Doctor Zhang was so angry that he cursed. He had long been impatient with these three old-timers.

They didn't even bother to come to work, yet they dared to point fingers at Doctor Chen at this critical moment. They really didn't know what was good for them!

As for Chen Xiao, he completely ignored their comments.

He was now holding the skewer in his left hand, his expression extremely serious.

Seeing this scene, everyone understood that the most critical moment was about to arrive…