Single room 303 in the special demands ward.
Chief Surgeon Liu Tianxing lay quietly on the bed as Cen Meng sat by him. Neither of them said anything as they were immersed in their own trains of thought.
Random dot-pixel patterns of static flickered on the television on the wall opposite them with its monotonous, dull noise lingering in the room.
Chief Surgeon Liu broke the silence after a while.
"The patient's diagnosis is correct?" asked Chief Surgeon Liu in a croaky voice.
"Yes. Preoperative preparations have been completed and the patient is undergoing general anesthesia now," answered Cen Meng.
"This is a difficult cholecystectomy. First time… Are you sure Zheng Ren is performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the first time?" asked Chief Surgeon Liu suddenly.
