After listening, Dr. Xu's hands were tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, his lean arms veined with popping sinews.
His face was filled with rage.
"This is too much of a bullying. Don't panic just yet; let me make some inquiries and then see if I can come up with a solution." Dr. Xu, after all, is an old hand versed in the ways of the world, extremely angry, yet he had not lost his reason.
Nor had he acted rashly.
"I think the hospital leadership is clearly trying to protect Dr. Shangguan from Tuya Second Hospital. They let the real lifesaver take the fall, which is just too unfair."
Jin Mingxi spoke indignantly.
"As long as Xiao Zhou doesn't agree, they can't necessarily succeed in pinning this shit bowl on his head. It could well backfire on them. Dr. Shangguan has a rare name, and is around thirty-eight or thirty-nine years old. If I'm not mistaken, he is very likely a trump card that Tuya Second Hospital is grooming."
Dr. Xu has been with Tuya Hospital for quite some time and knows quite a bit about the main hospital and Second Hospital.
Zhou Can had guessed some of it in the Medical Department.
Vice Director Yin was trying hard to make him take the fall to protect Dr. Shangguan, the real troublemaker.
As for the background of Dr. Shangguan, Zhou Can knew nothing.
That's why he tried to press Vice Director Yin.
Regrettably, leaders have strong determination. From beginning to end, not a shred of truth was revealed.
"What kind of background does Dr. Shangguan have?" Zhou Can asked curiously.
"The Tumor Medical Science department at Tuya Second Hospital has been the only one developing well in recent years. This Dr. Shangguan's name is Shangguan Yan, with a graduate degree, specializing in stomach and intestinal tumors. He has published an academic paper on gastric cancer ablation surgery in the SCI journal and caused quite a stir. He is quite famous in the domestic tumor medical field and also has a certain reputation abroad. He is a young famous doctor who Tuya Second Hospital is focusing on promoting."
The most prestigious medical journals recognized currently are the SCI journals.
Although SCI is divided into several categories, the overall academic standard of doctors in China is rather low.
Especially when compared to the United States, there's a considerable gap.
There's no helping it, for they are a gathering place for the world's top talents, and there are many remarkable experts indeed.
For evaluating a Full Professor in China, an important indicator is how many papers have been published in SCI journals? As for the assessment of the impact factor score, in many cases, it is overlooked.
Only very few remarkable individuals have an impact factor score over 5 points for their SCI journal publications.
Dr. Shangguan's published SCI paper was able to make a stir; the score must not be low.
Moreover, with Tuya Second Hospital willing to promote him as a key famous doctor, his strength must not be weak.
"Shangguan Yan's surgical skills are excellent, too. It's said that in minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal tumors, his ability is already comparable to an associate chief physician. Presently, there is no obstacle for him to advance to the level of associate senior. With his academic and surgical skills, he'll certainly become the leader of the gastrointestinal tumor department at Second Hospital."
Dr. Xu revealed the general information about Dr. Shangguan.
Such a distinguished doctor naturally cannot have the slightest blemish.
Therefore, Zhou Can, as a small standardized trainee, had become the unfortunate scapegoat.
The adult world prioritizes interest.
Making Zhou Can make certain sacrifices to preserve Dr. Shangguan's perfect image as a famous doctor is beneficial for the hospital and for Shangguan Yan himself.
As for Zhou Can, since he is just a standardized trainee, a mistake in his operation while saving someone is something the public can accept and understand.
This matter could be perfectly resolved.
But had they considered Zhou Can's feelings?
It's like letting another man sleep with your wife on the wedding night. It seems like a small loss, but no man could easily accept it.
"Xiao Zhou, when I came in and saw you calmly practicing surgery, it shows that your state of mind is very stable. I'll go and make inquiries at the hospital and notify you when there is progress."
After understanding the whole situation, Dr. Xu stood up and left.
A day went by with no news.
Zhou Can remained calm.
Even if he left Tuya, he would make a grand exit, not letting those despicable people feel at ease.
He had already thought of some countermeasures.
If really forced to leave Tuya, he would spend money to push the truth onto hot search, putting all the involved hospital leaders on the grill. To make Dr.Shangguan's reputation fall apart.
The situation hadn't reached the worst step yet.
So he stayed calm, waiting patiently for the outcome.
Moreover, he had an ace up his sleeve.
With his ability to assess people, he felt there was at least a 50% chance that Cao Zhengguo would stand up for him.
But an ace played is an ace gone.
So unless it was a critical moment, he was unwilling to use it lightly.
At this moment, his phone buzzed once.
Those who could add him on WeChat were acquaintances, friends, relatives.
His heart stirred; was it sent by Dr. Xu?
Upon opening it, to his surprise, it was sent by Nurse Qiao Yu.
"Heard you had some trouble, are you okay?"
Even she knew about the incident with Zhou Can.
This meant that the news about Zhou Can had spread through the Emergency Department.
He didn't expect that the third person to care about him after the incident would be her.
"I'm fine! It's just the poor mice that suffered!"
Zhou Can replied to the message.
"What, are you taking it out on the mice?" She must have finished her shift by now, otherwise, she wouldn't be replying instantly.
"Violence doesn't solve anything. How about I treat you to a milk tea, to help you unwind?"