Spare No Effort

"No." Zheng Ren handed suction over to Su Yun before opening the peritoneum and performing protective procedures.

The department of thoracic surgery chief's surname was Zhang. He was rather short and stout, an unpleasant sight even in a face mask.

In the hospital, he was well-known to be stingy and petty. People rarely interacted with him unless it was important.

Chief Zhang felt somewhat awkward in front of the operating table, hesitating.

When Old Chief Physician Pan returned from his call to the blood bank, he saw Chief Zhang standing unmoving and glared at the man.

He did not blame Zhang for lacking the courage to start operating, though, since Yang Lili's blood pressure was still undetectable. The chances of her surviving both a thoracotomy and laparotomy were very slim.

"Let's perform a thoracotomy with exploration," Old Chief Physician Pan said as he watched Chief Zhang mull it over.