Chapter 633 - 316: Counterattack!~

Lu Cheng is not some pushover.

By coincidence, Huang Haibo is also not some pushover.

Back when he was at Long County People's Hospital, it was him who personally took down the director of Emergency Internal Medicine.

Huang Haibo had already gone home. When he heard Lu Cheng call and say that Gastrointestinal Surgery's Dong Dao had snatched away a splenic rupture that by rights belonged to "Emergency Department," he asked, "When did this happen?"

"Is that solid?"

When Huang Haibo first came to Xiangzhou People's Hospital, it was also his first time serving as a department director.

He didn't put on the usual "new official, three fires" routine; he'd always acted by the book, honestly and steadily. But that didn't mean he couldn't light a fire, nor that he didn't know the benefits of doing so.

After listening, Lu Cheng pulled out his phone and checked the operative note Liu Nongqiu had sent: "The operative record time is nine twenty."

"They definitely finished the surgery before that time."

"During that period, we also didn't receive any related call."

After reporting the basic situation, Lu Cheng further explained to Huang Haibo: "Of course, Director Huang, at the moment we still can't be sure of the patient's real identity."

Lu Cheng was being extremely cautious in his report.

If the patient is a relative of Dong Dao, and he came to State People's Hospital for admission having decided from the start that he wanted Dong Dao to operate,

then the patient's informed consent would override 'disease category ownership'!

Hearing this, Huang Haibo nodded: "Alright, I got it. I'll call and ask what exactly is going on first…"

"You're on duty tonight, so don't worry about this matter. Leave it to me to handle."

Sure, Lu Cheng was the head of the trauma center and deputy director of Emergency, but Huang Haibo, the director, wasn't dead yet; he was never going to let Lu Cheng fight this alone.

...

After finishing the phone call, Lu Cheng went back to the on‑call room and continued eating his late‑night snack.

He acted as if none of the earlier incident had happened: "Director Xiang, once you finish your snack you should go back and rest."

"Learning has to follow a gradual process; you have to learn slowly, you can't expect to get everything in one go."

With a helpless sigh, Xiang Dahong said, "Since Director Lu has already made it clear he's chasing people out, I'm not the sort who doesn't know when to leave."

"Let's head back… What do you say, Dr. Dai?"

The moment Dai Linfang heard someone stand on the same front as him, he immediately nodded: "Exactly, Director Xiang."

"Now you know what kind of days I've been living, right?"

Xiang Dahong nodded: "Dr. Dai, if you feel you're uncomfortable staying here, our department's Fu Luoyin would be very happy to take your place."

"Get lost!~" With his head lowered, grabbing at the food, Dai Linfang cut off Xiang Dahong's joke with a cold voice and indifferent attitude.

That tone from Dai Linfang suddenly left Xiang Dahong completely at a loss: "Eh?"

Only then did Dai Linfang look up: "Director Xiang, some jokes that touch bottom lines aren't so easy to crack."

"I'm not that familiar with you."

After that indifferent line, he immediately shifted back to a goofy grin: "See, Director Xiang, now you're pissed too, aren't you?"

With a gloomy look, Xiang Dahong glanced at Dai Linfang. Only now did he realize that not only could he not see through why Lu Cheng was so outstanding, he also couldn't see through why Dai Linfang dared to use that kind of tone with him.

But Xiang Dahong could feel it: just now, Dai Linfang's tone had been so detached he didn't take him seriously at all!

Lu Cheng hurriedly stepped in to mediate: "Dai Linfang, what kind of crazy are you pulling?"

"Apologize to Director Xiang!~"

"I'm sorry. Director Xiang, I went too far with what I just said." Dai Linfang did promptly correct his attitude, his voice honestly sincere.

But at this point, Xiang Dahong no longer dared to take Dai Linfang's 'apology' at face value.

From then on, the atmosphere while eating wasn't so good.

Xiang Dahong took the chance to leave.

Lu Cheng and Dai Linfang walked him partway out, then came back.

All the way, Lu Cheng didn't say a word.

Dai Linfang looked at Lu Cheng and asked, "Brother Lu, you're not mad at me?"

"What's the point of blaming you? You're a natural person, not my puppet."

Lu Cheng was, of course, perfectly clear‑headed: "Secondly, our trauma center is not to be bullied. That has to be the stance of all of us."

"It can't just be my stance, or Director Huang's stance."

"Finally, everyone has their own bottom line. No one gets to cross it."

On the surface, Lu Cheng seemed to be reassuring Dai Linfang, but in fact he was explaining himself, hoping Dai Linfang wouldn't cross his bottom line.

Otherwise, even if Lu Cheng was a 'mad dog' in front of Dai Linfang, he would still tear a piece of flesh off you and pass rabies on to you.

Right now, the jokes he least tolerated concerned his parents and Mu Nanshu. When Dai Linfang occasionally joked about that, Lu Cheng didn't like it.

Dai Linfang quickly nodded: "Director Xiang brought it on himself too; he just had to say he wanted to find someone to replace me."

"I really couldn't help it."

...

At 1:40 a.m.

The trauma center happened to have no patients. Liu Nongqiu was playing on his phone, while Lu Cheng and Dai Linfang were "dozing" in the on‑call room.

Seeing a figure approach the door, Liu Nongqiu hastily put his phone away: "Come in."

He looked up but only saw a middle‑aged man in a white coat, who seemed to be in a somewhat angry mood.

"Lu Cheng isn't here?" The newcomer had a square face, a high nose bridge, and a black mole on his chin that trembled slightly; his tone was quite rude.

"Director Lu is in the on‑call room. You are?"

"Do you need me to go call him for you?" Being a newly hired staff doctor in the hospital, Liu Nongqiu knew people of that age were all higher‑ups here.

He also guessed this might be Associate Chief Physician Dong Dao.

"I'll go find him myself!" With a stiff tone, Dong Dao turned and walked off.

Woken by the knocking, Lu Cheng sat bolt upright, head lowered, looking downward.

Once inside, Dong Dao flipped on the light: "What's that supposed to mean?"

Lu Cheng rubbed his eyes, his voice calm: "What's what supposed to mean, Director Dong?"