Surgery Godfather

Chapter 348: Chapter 0331: Answer

The Overseas Chinese Building was indeed imposing, Director Tian’s office was spacious, and even the real leather boss chair exuded an air of grandeur.

Upon seeing Yang Ping enter, Director Tian got up and invited him to sit down, then casually locked the office door behind him. “Brother, I asked you to come at this time because I wanted to chat. There’s something that’s been weighing heavily on my mind. Do you remember when we were rescuing Wang Ge at Shipo? Wang Ge has type A RH negative blood. At a critical moment, there happened to be a person with the same blood type nearby who urgently donated blood to help him through the crisis. Do you remember that?”

“I could never forget. How could I? If not for that blood donor, no matter how good or fast our surgery was, Wang Ge wouldn’t have been able to make it. He’d have died of hemorrhagic shock on the operating table.” Yang Ping sat down, unsure of Director Tian’s intention for bringing up this matter all of a sudden.

Director Tian picked up a file from his desk and handed it to Yang Ping: “This is Director Zhu’s medical report. Because the X-Ray shows mild osteogenesis in his vertebrae, the physical examination center sent the report to me for a specialist opinion. Can you take a look at his blood type on there?”

Yang Ping took it over, opened the physical examination report, found the section for the blood type, and was startled to see written there: Type A RH negative.

Could it be? Director Tian suspected that the person who had donated blood at the time was Director Zhu.

Yang Ping didn’t give it much thought, but now upon recalling, he remembered running into Director Zhu with Director Tian on their way to Shipo.

After the car accident, the doctor from the emergency department at Shipo People’s Hospital mentioned that a middle-aged man with proficient first aid skills had helped the rescue team at the scene and saved Wang Ge. He’d even followed them to the emergency department. Could that have been Director Zhu? Did Director Zhu save Wang Ge at the scene and also donate blood to him?

If this was the case, what an astonishing coincidence. That coincidence would have been unbearably cruel to Director Zhu. Mr. Guo was bitten by a serpent he saved; what an melodramatic predicament.

Yang Ping put down his examination report. Director Tian, leaning on the couch, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before speaking: “Now I’m certain that the one who saved Wang Ge at the site and donated blood to him was Director Zhu. My intuition suspected this at the time. After the surgery, I went down to the emergency department and didn’t see him. I called him but Old Zhu said that he hadn’t been to Shipo People’s Hospital and had already arrived at the Daxiang Mountain Scenic Area. I thought it couldn’t have been such a coincidence but as it turns out, reality is full of unbelievable coincidences. The bastard who ruined Old Zhu was saved by him. Why would fate play such a brutal trick on Old Zhu? As if his life hadn’t been hard enough! After studying hard for eleven years, he finally graduated, from a resident physician to an attending doctor, then to a deputy chief doctor. It took him several years of painstaking effort, only to be undone by one piece of fake news from this bastard. Why was Old Zhu supposed to save him? Why did he choose to save this scoundrel?”

As he spoke, Director Tian’s anger spun out of control. Clenching his teeth in a bid to suppress his seething fury, he cursed profusely, no longer the refined person he normally was.

“I only just found out. Director Zhu has been in a legal battle with Wang Ge for five years over defamation caused by fake news. The verdict of the first trial stated that Director Zhu’s surgery was in complete conformity with the medical standards, with absolutely no errors found. Wang Ge’s news was proved to be false, violating the principle of seeking truth in journalistic practices. The court ordered Wang Ge to apologize publicly to Director Zhu and compensate him with 20,000 yuan for reputational and emotional damage. Wang Ge refused to accept the judgment at the time and chose to appeal. The second trial is scheduled to take place in a few days.” Director Tian spoke hastily, his emotions running high.

“Director Zhu’s current mental state is very good. I think he’s moved on from this incident and is very passionate about his new endeavor.” Yang Ping tried to comfort Director Tian.

Director Tian and Director Zhu shared an old school friendship and had a deep mutual understanding. Yang Ping understood this feeling very well. Concerning Director Zhu’s case, Director Tian was more invested than anyone else.

“In a few days, I want to attend the second trial. This lawsuit has been ongoing for five years, and Old Zhu has never uttered a word about it. Each time we met, I felt it wasn’t appropriate for me to ask. I only found out about it just now when a friend called to inform me.” Director Tian sighed.

He had always been curious about the blood donation, wanting to ask Director Zhu about it on several occasions. But every time he was about to bring it up, he swallowed his words, unwilling to reopen old wounds. However, at this point, it no longer mattered whether this wound was exposed or not.

“In a few days when the second trial takes place, Old Zhu should still be in G City. His return from Singapore this time was probably not primarily for the physical examination, but to attend the trial.” The realization suddenly dawned on Director Tian.

Director Tian took a sip of water to calm his feelings, then picked up the phone and dialed a number: “Old Zhu, are you still in G City?”

“I’m still in G City. It’s a rare occasion for me to return, so I’m taking a few days off before heading back to Singapore.” Director Zhu’s voice sounded perfectly normal.

Director Tian didn’t hang up the phone nor did he speak. He was at a loss for what to say next.

“Old Tian? Is something the matter? The signal isn’t very good.” It was Director Zhu’s voice from the other end.

Finally, Director Tian gathered the courage to speak: “I saw the news report. I would like to attend the court hearing next Monday, the second trial of your lawsuit against Wang Ge.”

There was silence on the other end of the line.

“I also wanted to ask about when we were at Shipo—” Director Tian wanted to inquire about the blood donation. He absolutely had to ask, as he considered Director Zhu to be a close confidant.

“Old Tian, you don’t have to say anything more—. There are some things, some right that I must recover. Three years, five years, ten years, a lifetime, no matter the cost, I have to regain it. Not because I am stubborn, but because it has always belonged to me.”

Director Zhu interrupted him, his voice resolute. After a moment of silence, he continued: “Thank you for your concern, and thank you all for your concern. It’s been so long since the incident, I really don’t want to disturb everyone. Therefore, I chose not to bring it up. The main reason for my trip back this time is to attend the court hearing. I am doing well, please rest assured.”

“Next Monday, I will definitely be there to support you.”

“Thank you!”

After hanging up the phone, despite still not having a definitive answer, the truth was already quite clear.

“The person who donated blood at Shipo was likely Director Zhu after all. He knew I would be at Shipo People’s Hospital so, to avoid me, he left ahead of time.” Director Tian sat on the couch, letting out a sigh.

“He has not changed at all, still as persistent as ever. Do you know that he also graduated from Huaxi, one year ahead of me? We were in Japan for further study, shared a dorm. In the United States too, we were in the same dorm. Although I specialized in orthopedics and he in general surgery, we had a good relationship. I knew him very well. He was very passionate about medicine. He always got up earlier than anyone else for fear of disturbing others. He would read under a tree by the roadside while we were asleep. Every time we woke up, he’d already prepared breakfast for us. He, like me, also came from a humble rural background, completed our studies with loans, and no one understands him better than me. Every step forward was extremely difficult.”

Director Tian got carried away as the memories from his study abroad days flowed before his eyes.

“I will accompany you and support Director Zhu.” Yang Ping did not know what else to say.

“That’s why I asked you to help him last time.”

It seemed as if Director Tian was talking to himself, lost in his recollection.

Yang Ping quietly listened. Director Tian, who had always been so steady, had never been so overwhelmed before. It was as if he needed to vent everything that was on his mind to feel relieved.

“Oh, I called you here just to tell you about this. If there’s nothing else, you can go back to your work.” Director Tian snapped out of his reverie.

Yang Ping had already finished his shift, so he wasn’t particularly busy. “Next Monday, remember to call me. I’ll go with you.”

“Mhm!”

Director Tian got up to open the door to let Yang Ping out. He fumbled around for a bit before he found the handle of the door lock.

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