"Let's begin!" Sun Xiaotian took a deep breath and then spoke.
Standing opposite Sun Xiaotian was the first assistant, Tan Jie, while Lin Feng was positioned as the second assistant.
Upon Sun Xiaotian's command, Tan Jie nodded, acknowledged with a response, and immediately picked up the scalpel, starting the surgery at the left side, between the fourth and fifth rib.
Blood burst out the moment the scalpel cut into the skin. Lin Feng, as the second assistant, promptly took up a sterile gauze, gently dabbing away the blood to provide Tan Jie with a clear view.
Generally speaking, in such surgeries, before entering the thoracic cavity, the chief surgeon Sun Xiaotian would not operate. Everything was to be completed by the first assistant, Tan Jie. The second assistant's role was to maintain a clean surgical field, thus allowing the surgeon to operate faster and more precisely.
