The middle-aged man who came in was named Hao Yuntian, and among the forty-one children, his child had the most severe symptoms, having just been issued a notice of critical condition. This made him extremely anxious, so he found out the address where the emergency treatment expert group was meeting and wanted to inquire if there was a new diagnostic and treatment plan. He heard Liu Wentian's words while standing outside, and immediately rushed in.
Vice President Gou Wudao clearly hadn't expected that a parent would dare to let their child take such a risk. He looked at Hao Yuntian and asked, "If your child has a problem as a result of the trial, who will be held responsible?"
"It's on me!" Liu Wentian and Hao Yuntian said loudly at the same time.
"In that case, let's try! Responsibility, I'll take my share too!" Zhu Miaoqing banged the table, making a final decision.
Gou Wudao's eyes flickered, and he suddenly looked at Zhu Miaoqing with a cold stare, "You said it, and you made the decision. If something really goes wrong, as the hospital president, you will be fully responsible!"
In his heart, however, he had already begun to feel spirited.
If something went wrong, it was time for Zhu Miaoqing to step down, and for him, the vice president, to be put in charge!
"Hmph, at worst I'll resign. I can't just not give those children some hope!" Zhu Miaoqing looked at Gou Wudao with contempt in his eyes, feeling that having someone like Gou Wudao in the hospital was a disgrace to the medical field!
Soon, Liu Wentian picked a young and beautiful nurse and brought her into a luxurious private pediatric ward.
The child's parent, Hao Yuntian, signed the responsibility form and then stood anxiously by the side.
Also watching intently were the hospital president Zhu Miaoqing, vice president Gou Wudao, and the thirty-six members of the expert group.
Under everyone's attention, Liu Wentian took out a square silver-colored needle box from his medical bag, disinfected the silver needles, and said to the beautiful nurse, "Strip the child naked and lay him down flat!"
"Okay!" The beautiful nurse was quick and efficient, and soon did as she was instructed.
Liu Wentian nodded, his face serious as he picked up a silver needle and swiftly targeted the acupuncture points such as Zhongfu, Yunmen, and Feishu on the child.
The needle insertion was sometimes deep, sometimes shallow, and he inserted a total of twenty-four needles in different spots with accurate acupoint targeting and quick needle placement, impressing the old traditional doctors. With this young man's acupuncture skills, he wouldn't have to worry about making a living out of traditional medicine in the future!
In less than three minutes, Liu Wentian looked at the beautiful nurse, "It's done, cover him up quickly with a blanket! He will wake up within an hour. Prepare some warm water for him to drink!"
"Wake… wake up?" The beautiful nurse looked at Liu Wentian doubtfully.
She knew that the child had been unconscious for over five hours and had just been issued a critical condition notice. How could he possibly wake up in an hour?
These days, the nerves of the medical staff in the hospital had been highly strung, but seeing the confident and refreshing smile on Liu Wentian's face, her heart was inexplicably touched, no, it fluttered.
If she had such a boyfriend, how nice that would be!
Liu Wentian walked out, and Hao Yuntian, with an anxious look, grasped Liu Wentian's hand and asked, "Doctor… is the acupuncture done?"
"Yes!"
"My child will really wake up in an hour?"
"He definitely will!"
"If my child is saved, you are a reincarnated divine doctor, I must repay you properly!" Hao Yuntian was nearly ready to kneel to Liu Wentian.
Seeing Hao Yuntian's gesture, Vice President Gou Wudao sneered, "Hmph, an hour will pass quickly. Let's see how long you can keep up this act."
He didn't believe that a disease that had stumped so many traditional and Western medical experts in the province could be miraculously cured by a kid with a few needles.
Fifty minutes later.
"President, the patient, he's awake!"
A middle-aged nurse responsible for monitoring the ward suddenly walked out in a hurry, her face full of surprise and joy.
"Awake?" President Zhu Miaoqing, who had been frowning for so long, suddenly relaxed his brow, looking several years younger.
"Quick, lead me to see!"
A procession of people quickly flooded into the ward and saw that the child, who was unconscious and pale just moments ago, was now blinking his eyes, drinking warm boiled water fed to him by a beautiful nurse, and they all heaved a sigh of relief.
"Report to the dean, patient's vital signs are starting to normalize, and all data indicate that the symptoms are easing..."
Hearing the report from the nurse in charge of monitoring, Zhu Miaoqing looked at Liu Wentian with an eager gaze, "Doctor Liu... quick, there are forty more children, please start the acupuncture for them!"
"Okay!"
Liu Wentian didn't put on airs and quickly started to administer acupuncture to the sick infants from one ward to the next.
After more than two hours, Liu Wentian finally came out of the forty-first ward.
At this moment, his body was almost completely soaked with sweat, his appearance somewhat haggard and disheveled, but he still propped himself up and wrote down a recuperation plan.
"Quick... go and have the prescription filled!" Dean Zhu Miaoqing now had complete trust in Liu Wentian, without any hesitation.
Vice Dean Gou Wudao completely changed his demeanor, rushing over and trying to grasp Liu Wentian's hand, but Liu Wentian dodged it.
But Gou Wudao didn't mind, and said to Liu Wentian with a smile, "Doctor Liu, truly a hero emerges from youth! You're simply a miracle doctor! On behalf of Anji Children's Hospital, I thank you for your efforts in saving those newborns' lives, I..."
His expression and tone were as if he was the dean of the hospital himself.
Liu Wentian didn't even give him a glance and grunted, "Out of the way, make room!"
"You... how do you speak to someone?" Gou Wudao was unable to utter the words he had prepared and felt very uncomfortable, like trying to yawn satisfactorily but being stuffed with an egg instead.
"What? You think I speak unpleasantly? Forgot how you were talking just now?" Liu Wentian sneered.
"You..." Gou Wudao was a bit flustered, yet didn't dare to cause a scene.
Now, Liu Wentian had become the savior of the hospital, with a throng of media outside waiting for interviews. If this fellow exposed what he himself had said during the discussion of the treatment plan, he would be seen as the villain obstructing the "miracle doctor" from saving people. Not to mention the media, the patients' families could drown him with their saliva.
So, even if he had to hold back, Gou Wudao had to try and smooth things over with Liu Wentian.
"What 'you'? " Liu Wentian sneered, "I have just spent two hours doing acupuncture for forty-one infants, and now I feel dizzy and weak. You're blocking my way talking nonsense, is this how you treat a doctor who has just finished treating and saving patients?"
Gou Wudao: "No, I..."
"What about me! I'm tired now and want to rest, don't you understand human speech?"
"What exactly do you mean?"
Gou Wudao was angry and wanted to slap Liu Wentian. He was the vice dean of the hospital, how could Liu speak to him like this?
"My meaning was clear from the first sentence: out of the way, I need to rest!"
Liu Wentian simply pushed Gou Wudao aside and left.
"You... you, an intern, are going too far! I'm going to fire you!"
Gou Wudao was fuming with rage, no longer able to hide his temper, and immediately started cursing at Liu Wentian's back.
"Fire me?"
Liu Wentian, who had been ready to leave, suddenly turned around and walked up to Gou Wudao, "Actually, I've wanted to leave here for a long time! I will submit my resignation to the HR department tomorrow."
"Also, as an intern doctor, let me give you a piece of advice. Medical ethics and skill are the foundation of a doctor's standing. If you lack compassion, if you can't put patients' lives first, if all you're good at is undermining others, if all you do is carry on affairs with the head nurse in the office instead of doing your job, then you might as well take off that white coat now! This is a hospital, not your personal stage for fame, nor your home bed! You might not feel ashamed, but I can't bear to stay here any longer!"
After Liu Wentian finished speaking, he immediately headed for the door.
These were words he had wanted to say for a long time.
If it weren't for scum like Gou Wudao, how could the profession of a doctor become tainted and misunderstood, losing its former sanctity and luster over the years?