In the operating room, the patient's surgery had already begun.

Dean Su and the beautiful assistant hadn't left; instead, they sat in the viewing room of the operation theatre. Tumor Surgery doctors, Tumor Internal Medicine doctors, and interns with no surgeries scheduled that afternoon were all present.

Before their eyes, Zhang Yujian took control and began assisting Wu Guoxi with the operation, while Shen Qiang could only watch from the side.

Director Wang praised cheerfully, "Dean, having Dr. Zhang Yujian join our Tumor Surgery department was a stroke of genius. Dr. Zhang is both young and talented, with exceptional medical skills. He will definitely become the mainstay of our Tumor Surgery department."

Doctor Liu immediately agreed, "Yes, Dr. Zhang's technique is mature, incomparable to Shen Qiang."

Such obvious bootlicking made the other doctors and interns in the viewing room look on with disdain.

"You're here watching without any surgeries of your own. As the Chief of the Tumor Department, aren't there any matters to attend to in the Internal Medicine, Surgery, or Radiology divisions?" Dean Su appeared slightly displeased as he raised an eyebrow.

The opportunistic Director Wang promptly nodded, "I'll leave right now. I'm extremely busy; there are lots of things I need to take care of."

Dean Su, with a cold face, glanced at Doctor Liu, "You have nothing to do either?"

Doctor Liu was stunned for a moment before realizing the situation, "Ah, I'm busy as well. You take your time, Dean; I'll take my leave first."

They watched as the two left.

The beautiful assistant standing behind the Dean whispered, "Dad, you saw Shen Qiang's previous surgery videos; you know his capabilities must be better than Zhang Yujian's. Why still do this?"

"Zhang Yujian's father is in the provincial health department," Dean Su frowned.

The beautiful assistant helplessly said, "Shen Qiang is being bullied because of your decision; this won't leave a good impression on you, and whether he stays after his internship becomes an unknown."

"Is Shen Qiang's dad also in the health department?"

Dean Su picked his eyebrow with indifference, "There are excellent interns every year, but there's only one Zhang Yujian. For a private hospital like ours, maintaining a good relationship with the health department is of the utmost importance."

"As for interns like Shen Qiang, I won't consider their attitudes."

The beautiful assistant was astonished, "Why? If talents like Shen Qiang stay at Bikang, they will build a good reputation for Bikang."

Dean Su laughed, "The growth of young people takes time, and truly elite medical talents don't need us to cultivate them. We just buy the best ones."

The beautiful assistant helpless, "What about character? Don't you see that Shen Qiang agreed to be the assistant solely because of that little girl?"

Dean Su was silent for a moment before speaking, "Character doesn't solve problems. With the same surgery, the same procedures, the same study materials, even if Zhang Yujian's skills are indeed a bit inferior to Shen Qiang's, it won't be by much."

"So you don't need to bring this up with me again. Wait a while for Wu Guoxi to retire, and then we'll appoint Zhang Yujian as the Deputy Chief of Tumor Surgery."

The beautiful assistant frowned, "This guy, who only knows how to stare at nurses' butts, will become a Deputy Chief?"

"His father is with the provincial health department. Remember that, and don't make me remind you again." After saying this, Dean Su no longer paid attention to his daughter, just calmly watched Zhang Yujian proceeding with the surgery in the operating room.

Seeing that his actions were all by the book, Dean Su laughed, clapped his hands, and said loudly, "The surgery has been underway for a while now. Tell me, what do you think about Dr. Zhang's skill level?"

Hearing this, a Tumor Surgery doctor standing a little further away turned his head, looked at the Dean, and said, "Do you want to hear the truth?"

Dean Su laughed, "Of course I want the truth. This is Tumor Surgery. If we don't understand the true level of our new colleague, how can we go on with our work later?"

After hearing this, everyone in the viewing room went quiet for a moment.

A senior doctor from surgery said, "Dr. Zhang's performance during the operation has been noteworthy, but nothing spectacular."

Another doctor nodded and evaluated, "His hands are steady, and his mentality is not bad. He should have no problems handling ordinary Third Level surgeries, but with the current surgery..."

"Why did you stop talking?" Dean Su, seeing the speaking doctor hesitate, frowned.

The doctor laughed and replied, "Actually, I think Dr. Wu makes a good point. Shen Qiang may be more suited for this surgery."

Hearing this, Dean Su frowned and said, "Dr. Zhang's operation has been flawless so far, as smooth as flowing water. Why would you think that?"

Several surgery doctors laughed and said, "Because he's not just a little worse than Shen Qiang."

Dean Su was stunned.

At this moment, the beautiful assistant behind him frowned in surprise and whispered into the Dean's ear, "Dad, didn't you get the video of Shen Qiang's last surgery?"

Dean Su coughed lightly, annoyed, "I'm swamped every day; where do I have the time to watch an intern's surgery?"

The beautiful assistant was dumbfounded.

And just then, in the front row of the viewing room, an intern who had been attentively taking notes during the surgery spoke up, "I don't quite understand why doctors speak this way, is it for fear of hurting colleague relations?"

"But during Shen Qiang's last surgery, there wasn't a single unnecessary movement, as steady as a textbook. Whereas Dr. Zhang, up to now, has already made several mistakes."

Hearing this, Dean Su frowned and said, "Oh, really? Then tell me, what problems have arisen in Dr. Zhang's surgery."

"Two minutes and thirty seconds into the surgery, Dr. Zhang, holding the knife in his right hand, placed the surgical knife on his left side, which means the knife had to pass over the patient's abdominal cavity while being stored and used, which is strictly forbidden."

"Seven minutes into the surgery, Dr. Zhang unconsciously reached for the surgical tools, which could easily cause an infection."

"And the most critical mistake was at nine and a half minutes into the surgery when he began excising parts of the cancerous area during the exploratory phase, which, according to textbook standards, would merit a zero."

Dean Su frowned, "Can you determine he didn't fully explore just by observation?"

The intern was silent for a moment before continuing, "I clearly noticed that Dr. Zhang did not explore the patient's Common Bile Duct, so overall, if Shen Qiang's surgery is a perfect ten, I could at most give Dr. Zhang's surgery a six, barely passing."

Dean Su was silent, turning his head just in time to see the other few Tumor Surgery doctors in the viewing room nodding in agreement.

It was at that moment that a Tumor Internal Medicine doctor, who had been silent, spoke up, "Pay attention, the surgery has reached its most critical point!"

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