Director Zhang left with his head lowered.
If he stayed to listen to the ongoing conversation between Zheng Ren and Professor Rudolf, he would be too ashamed to invite them to the Secondary Hospital for the TIPS surgery.
Department Chief Xia found nothing amiss and bid Zheng Ren goodbye before bringing the patient back to the gastroenterology department.
The patient did not have any complications after this round of surgeries. The portal hypertension had subsided. All that was left was the ascites, which required a simple abdominal tap.
In the silence, Zheng Ren watched the mission counter on the System display change from zero to one. His heart beat expectantly.
Initially, accomplishing ten TIPS surgeries in a month had seemed difficult due to the lack of patients.
However, with the help of Director Zhang from the Secondary Hospital, the limiting factor was addressed.