After performing the surgery, Yang Ping took a rest in the changing room.
For surgeons, the changing room is a temporary haven. Sitting quietly for a while can dispel the fatigue of surgery and provide a chance to reflect on the successes and failures of the operation.
For hobbyists like Fatty, finding a secluded space with some like-minded friends, smoking a Soft Zhonghua cigarette, can make one feel entirely relaxed, with a euphoric sensation akin to transcendence.
Yang Ping, Song Zimo, and Xu Zhiliang, all clad in their surgical scrubs, rested, leaning against the bench in a line. Robert followed the three smokers to their secret base to enjoy the 'soft Zhonghua.' The junior doctors have already changed and escorted the patient back to their ward.
August had taken a week off while Takahashi had gone on a two-week short-term intensive training course, having mastered the spinal fixation technology, was now back in Japan.
