“No?” Qin Yaozhi frowned in doubt. “But she is the top student in the traditional chinese medicine major. If Shen Qianzi can come, why can’t Gu Mang participate?”
Shen Qianzi’s face darkened. “What do you mean by that, Qin Yaozhi?”
“Just as you heard.” Qin Yaozhi couldn’t be bothered with her. She looked at Yang Tianming.
The other members in the team found it odd as well. They had all thought that they could team up with Gu Mang during the competition and were disappointed to not see her here.
Yang Tianming explained, “Gu Mang has her own matters. The school had asked for her opinion and she chose to give up on participating. We should all respect her choice.”
“Do you hear that? Gu Mang doesn’t care to take part in this competition.” Shen Qianzi paused and continued, “Right. There are still many top foreign teams and talented teenagers from various schools. Wouldn’t it be a shame if Gu Mang could not rank first? She might as well choose not to participate so she can maintain her first place spot at our school.”
Qin Yaozhi scoffed “If the perfect scorer cannot achieve it, do you think that you, someone who barely passed, will be able to?”
“Qin Yaozhi!” Shen Qianzi’s face darkened suddenly.
“Alright, stop fighting.” They were the most outstanding students at Capital University so Yang Tianming did not use a harsh tone. “The professors who will be guiding us will arrive soon. Go to the room on the top floor.”
…
As usual, Gu Mang went to the lab after class ended.
When the seniors saw her, they were all shocked. “F*ck! Junior, you are really not going to participate in the competition?!”
The training had already started and yet their ‘big boss’ junior had decided not to participate. Clearly, Professor Yang had not managed to convince her.
“Yeah,” Gu Mang answered without any expression on her face.
The seniors were dumbfounded. They looked at Gu Mang, who was particularly calm as she walked to her seat and sat down.
The person involved was calm and collected but the observers were very worried. Everyone felt so tired that they massaged their temples.
She gave up on the competition! She must have no idea what she passed up!
Just then, Professor Tang entered the lab. When he saw that Gu Mang did not go to the training session, he was stunned too. But after being rejected by Gu Mang previously, he knew that she had her own way of doing things.
She seemed quite calm.
All of them got up and greeted Professor Tang politely. “Professor.”
Professor Tang nodded. “Pack up. We are going to the affiliated hospital.”
“Okay.”
There was the sound of moving chairs as everyone packed their stuff.
Professor Tang thought for a while, and asked Gu Mang hesitantly, “Will you go this time? Given your skills, it’s about time.”
It had already been a month.
Gu Mang shut her laptop. “Yeah, I’ll go.”
Professor Tang sighed in relief.
…
They held a meeting at the affiliated hospital. After determining the plan, the group of students walked towards the operating theater.
It was Gu Mang’s first time here. Capital University Hospital’s reputation was second to Red Scorpion’s private hospital. Yu Zhongjing’s private hospital focused on brain diseases, so it could not be compared to general hospitals.
The equipment and technology at the affiliated hospital were the best in the country.
The equipment at Capital University’s medical school was comparable, though. The robotic arm that she usually did experiments with in the testing room was from the same company as the one at the affiliated hospital.
Gu Mang was the Criminal Division’s Chief Forensic Doctor in the Criminal Division. Even if Professor Tang had been in the medical industry for centuries and performed hundreds of operations, he would still lack the knowledge that she possessed. Moreover, she got a perfect score on all her exams so her medical skills were definitely not bad.
He wondered how Professor Yang had managed to get her to choose their medical school. There were many medical institutes abroad which offered better resources than Capital University’s medical school.
Professor Tang thought for a while and turned to Gu Mang. “You shall be in charge of the operation this time. Are you confident doing that?”
When Senior Feng and the others heard that, they widened their eyes in shock. They all had been evaluated several times before leading the operation and had to pass several tests before coming to the hospital. First time visitors could only observe, take notes, and learn from the sidelines.
This is Gu Mang’s first time stepping into the operating theater and Professor Tang is letting her take charge of the operation?
All of them looked at Professor Tang with a dazed expression before shifting their focus to Gu Mang.