Chapter 33: The Surgery
"You are only a student. Will you understand our conversation? This is a
professional conference and we are all experienced surgeons. Are you
dreaming?" Dr. Glen shouted in anger. "There is no field in medicine I don't understand. I will listen to today's
conference!" Leon walked inside and sat beside Dr. Glen.
The doctors are being ridiculous. Leon is the inheritor of the sacred
knowledge of ancient medicine! They are nothing but juniors to Leon.
Dr. Glen exploded in anger; his face turned red and he stared at Leon
sharply like a fierce eagle.
"Alright, you've got the guts! You've postponed the patient's treatment
and you won't be responsible for this!"
Leon smiled coldly. "I can do it myself. Carry on the conference and do
whatever you want to do!"
"Arrogant student! Outrageous!"
Dr. Glen slammed his hands on the table and growled at Leon.
The other doctors showed their disgust towards Leon.
"This boy is being brave! All the doctors here are reputable professionals
in the hospital!"
"Cows who only look down and eat grass wouldn't know the broad of the
horizon," Leon said to attack Dr. Glen.
"You're just a boy who drinks milk! Do you have any idea how difficult
this procedure is?!"
Leon answered lightly, "The patient doesn't require surgery." "You must have never done one!" Dr. Glen smirked.
"Why does she have to undergo surgery? I can treat her without the
surgery!" he replied confidently.
"What treatment are you choosing? She is suffering from chronic
cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. Are you talking nonsense?"
Dr. Glen attacked.
Leon stared back at him. "I'm not here to start a fight; I'm here to learn!
I want to hear your opinions and plans!"
Leon tried to stay humble. As someone who holds great knowledge in
medicine, he was taught to maintain his composure and put his ego aside
to reach his maximum potential.
Even in front of the doctors in Kyoto, Leon will always be right.
A lot of the famous doctors in Kyoto are disciples of Liana. They refer to
Leon as their senior.
Leon is gathering knowledge in many fields. He never thought too highly
of himself and to have humility, which makes up his life principle.
But if the opposing side is acting outrageously, Leon doesn't need to treat
them politely. Good examples are Tommy and Yenni.
If Leon has the thought to kill a person, he or she will never know the
way they will die.
"You are just a student. What experience do you have! How outrageous!"
Dr. Glen burst angrily. He wants to safeguard his position as the vice
director and prevent Leon from ruining his opportunity. A few doctors tried to break the fight and calm Dr. Glen to finish the
conference before dealing with Leon.
Dr. Glen is still irritated, and he will not Leon go easily. Right now, it's
better for him to let go of his rage for the time being. In a while, he will
be promoted as vice director and as long as Leon is still interning in the
hospital, he can make Leon suffer.
"Fine, you are here today not because of Director Ezra's permit but
because I let you in! You will only listen and not interfere the
discussion!"
Dr. Glen hold onto his anger.
Leon glanced at him and smiled sarcastically. "Is that it?"
The doctors continued their meeting. Leon sat calmly and listened to their
surgery plan.
When Leon said he wanted to learn from them, he meant it. If the doctors
could come up with a great plan, Leon will learn from it.
But the conclusion made Leon felt disappointed. Their plans were
ordinary, the doctors didn't create any innovative plan or procedure.
'Medicine in United States is very much left behind. I've given you all
four years and no development were made. Maybe I was expecting too
much… but the procedure will only give the patient a fifty percent
recovery rate and still leave her in pain," Leon thought to himself.
Dr. Glen finished his talk and glanced at Leon who was in a daydream.
"Do you understand or not? As I've told you before, the procedure is
way beyond you, but you didn't listen and acted arrogantly!" "I don't understand. Everything about your plan is ordinary and the
possibility of recovery is only half. What's the point of the procedure?"
Leon countered.
Dr. Glen and his colleagues were taken aback by Leon's statement that
the recovery rate is only fifty percent!
"Nonsense!" shouted Dr. Glen.
"Through your stimulation of a craniotomy, the procedure will easily
damage surrounding nerve tissue and the patient might end up
permanently paralyzed. Although the patient is cured of her disease, she
will be paralyzed for the rest of her life. Why still choose the surgery?"
Leon sounded like a professional doctor himself.
"What do you know? This is the best possible outcome. You can only
talk when you have no experience at all! Stop making trouble here!" Dr.
Glen slammed the table again.
Leon wasn't shaken at all. He sat calmly on his chair; his expression
unchanged.
If Dr. Glen said Leon has zero experience, how would he become an
inheritor to the sacred knowledge of ancient medicine and heir to the
talented Wijaya family?
Leon has received the answers he wanted to hear. "Whether I understand
it or not, explaining it to you is pointless. I've reached my goal here."
The conference Director Ezra arranged brought comfort to Rachel and
have Leon his chance to get his answers. Unfortunately, the procedure plan was nothing extraordinary, and the
doctors' attitude made it worse.
What Leon said bothered Dr. Glen.
He thought to himself, "Soon I will be promoted as Vice Director. What
does a student have to teach me?!".
Before Dr. Glen can scream at Leon, a nurse busted through the door in
panic.
"Dr. Glen! A patient who suffered an accident this morning came with
glass shards in his left eye. No doctor is willing to perform the surgery!"
Dr. Glen raised his eyebrows, "Can't you see we're in the middle of
something important? Have another doctor do the procedure!"
"You cannot, Doc. He is a special patient."
"What do you mean special?" Dr. Glen asked in confusion.
The nurse came closer and whispered, "The patient's name is Jerry. Mr
Dani and his wife are here waiting. You are requested to lead the
surgery."
The moment he heard the Dani family is here, he left in a rush to meet
Mr Dani. He wouldn't dare make them wait.
Thirty minutes later, Dr. Glen exited the intensive care unit shaking his
head at Mr Dani.
"Mr Dani, this is will be a difficult procedure. I checked the position of
the glass shards in his left eye; they are only a few millimeters away from his optic nerve. A small mistake might cause blindness. It is a difficult
procedure indeed!" Dr. Glen said sadly.
Mr Dani pulled Dr. Glen's collar and said close to his face, "I don't care!
You must save my son! If the surgery fails, don't even think about living
in Oregon!" His expression was crazy.
"Alright… Although there is only a thirty percent chance this procedure
will work, I will try my best," the doctor replied with fear written on his
face.
Suddenly, Director Ezra said to Mr Dani, "Sir, don't rush the procedure.
I want to recommend someone who might have a way…"