When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Everyone who saw Chen Cang’s suturing technique and speed was a bit shocked!

They even started whispering to each other, inquiring about Chen Cang.

“This… Doctor Chen must not be a student, perhaps he’s here for advanced training? Or for an exchange study!”

“Is that even a question? Have you ever seen a student with such skill? Forget students, how many doctors in our hospital can do this?”

“You’re right, he must be one! And…he must at least be an attending doctor!”

“I guess he’s like Director Meng and Director Jing, someone who has come back from elsewhere, quite a style, huh!”

“But he looks really young, and he still has so much hair!”

“Yeah, with such high skills, those suturing techniques and speed, it’s really extraordinary. Such ability can’t be developed in a small place!”

To stitch up the aorta quickly and perfectly in just a little over a minute… that ability…

No wonder Director Xia Gaofeng let him do the suturing!

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Actually… Xia Gaofeng was also startled, a real surprise!

No!

More accurately, it should be said he was ecstatic!

How long did this kid take to suture the model in the department last time?

About two minutes, right?

But…how long was it this time?

Although he didn’t time it himself, it was definitely much faster.

Could it be that he pulled his punches during the last competition?

Or is it that Chen Cang never considered Ge Huai as a competitor, planning from the start to hold back…

Thinking of this, Xia Gaofeng’s face was full of shock. Who exactly is this young man?

Truly terrifying!

Given time, how far will he grow?

When Ge Huai saw this scene, he was stunned and didn’t utter a word.

He found it somewhat unbelievable.

He barely dared to believe it was true.

Could there really be someone who sutures that fast?

A series of doubts slapped Ge Huai awake like resounding slaps, jolting this confused and immature doctor.

However!

This time, Ge Huai just smiled faintly, as something called ‘edge’ slowly began to emerge in him.

A doctor in his thirties, in the prime of his life, is during the years when a surgeon improves the fastest; without edge, how can one improve!

The former him seemed to have become a bit degenerate, accustomed to the initial work and life, but now it seems he had been too decadent.

Thinking this, Ge Huai was filled with passion.

He suddenly radiated an unprecedented courage.

He clenched his fists tightly, feeling the warmth radiating from within, sensing a hint of something different.

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The surgery continued.

But Chen Cang didn’t put down the suture thread, knowing there were still many damaged blood vessels in need of repair, and some injured areas requiring treatment. ꞦἁNΟʙƐṠ

One after another, he found seven or eight damaged veins and arteries.

The onlooking Xia Gaofeng was stunned.

Such meticulous exploration for thoracotomy hemostasis.

It was astonishing that he could discover so many minute details.

This not only demonstrated Chen Cang’s conscientiousness and attention to detail, but from another angle, reflected his familiarity with thoracic vessels and tissues, and his ability to identify such wounds.

Without long-term clinical experience and surgical experience, this would be impossible!

Could it be that Chen was a thoracic surgeon?

Xia Gaofeng inevitably fell into doubt.

Meanwhile, Meng Xi also started to observe carefully. Honestly, Chen Cang had been bringing her more and more surprises and more and more hope.

At this moment, Meng Xi began to ponder, perhaps she should properly mold this man who was only three years younger than herself!

In the future, she should give him more opportunities to take the lead.

At this time, the door to the operating room opened, and Jing Ran, the deputy director of thoracic surgery, walked in.

Jing Ran currently lived in the staff residence, which was very close. Upon receiving the notification, he dropped his eating utensils and hurried over.

Upon entering, the operating room nurse was about to help him into his gown when Jing Ran suddenly looked up and saw a familiar face, startling him for a moment!

Chen Cang?

Seeing Chen Cang, Jing Ran suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a bit. Looking at the nurse, he shook his head, “No need to dress.”

The nurse was taken aback. Not get dressed?

Why?

Jing Ran, watching Chen Cang busily at work, let the unease in his heart settle down.

With Chen Cang here, why should he worry?

With this thought, Jing Ran, for the first time, took the position of an observer, feeling quite confident in Chen Cang’s surgery.

The doctors of the thoracic surgery department, upon seeing Jing Ran, promptly greeted him, “Director Jing.”

Meng Xi and Xia Gaofeng also nodded in acknowledgment.

Talented people are easily respected wherever they go.

Jing Ran had not been at the hospital for long, but with his expertise, he had won over these people and earned the title of “Director Jing.”

Xia Gaofeng favored this young director, but seeing that Jing Ran was not changing clothes, he couldn’t help but ask, “Director Jing, why aren’t you changing your clothes?”

Jing Ran smiled slightly, “Director Xia, with Dr. Chen here, why should I change my clothes? That would be superfluous, wouldn’t it?”

This statement, when heard by different people, was indeed thought-provoking and warranted careful consideration.

At that moment, Meng Xi suddenly understood why the pericardial surgery performed by Chen Cang was so well done. Could it be that Chen Cang, like Jing Ran, excelled in cardiac surgery?

It must be so!

Xia Gaofeng also pondered and couldn’t help but say, “So Dr. Chen excels in thoracic surgery, no wonder… no wonder…”

Jing Ran was startled, “Dr. Chen is a student of your cardiac surgery, Director Meng, aren’t you? You actually don’t know about Dr. Chen?”

“Let me tell you this, Dr. Chen’s understanding and capability in thoracic surgery are not below mine, and in some areas, he is even more skillful than I am!”

As soon as this statement was made, everyone around couldn’t help but inhale a breath of the cool air unique to the operating room, where the temperature was 22 degrees Celsius and the humidity was 30 percent!

Chen Cang was incredibly impressive!

His thoracic surgery skills were above those of Director Jing?

And his capability in suturing large cardiac vessels surpassed everyone present!

This… was too exaggerated, right?

Everyone felt like they were in an unrealistic TV drama.

…

Chen Cang then started sewing and repairing the damaged trachea.

The people around couldn’t help but crowd over and watch closely.

Upon seeing this, they nodded slightly; indeed very impressive.

To suture a trachea shattered into such a state so tightly, and to minimize the formation of scar tissue by making judicious use of the wound suturing…

Impressive indeed!

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Soon, the surgery was completed!

Chen Cang was just about to finish up when Xia Gaofeng suddenly said, “Young Chen, give the young ones a chance to practice, you’ve worked hard enough, take a break.”

Just as he was about to say he wasn’t tired, Chen Cang was suddenly taken aback!

At that moment, the young thoracic surgeon opposite him was blushing as he looked at Chen Cang.

Chen Cang smiled awkwardly, finally realizing what was happening.

The reason he didn’t let others help was because he didn’t want to trouble anyone. After all, who among those present had less experience than Chen Cang?

It wouldn’t be right to give the task to anyone.

But right now, the thoracic surgeon was looking at him with the same expression as… they looked at Jing Ran.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Chen Cang nodded towards him and said, “You’ve worked hard.”

The young doctor hurriedly nodded: “Not at all, not at all, Teacher Chen! Your exploratory thoracotomy and hemostasis were done superbly! You managed to find even the smallest damaged vessels… and that tracheal repair, truly amazing! I hope to learn from you in the future, Teacher Chen.”

Chen Cang was startled once again—it’s Teacher Chen…

Well, it does sound better than Teacher Cang, at least.

But still, it felt odd hearing someone older than himself calling him teacher.

Somehow it was… thrilling.

Yes!

At this thought, Chen Cang suddenly felt that Teachers An and Director Tan Zhonglin owed him the title of “mentor!”

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Meanwhile, in the hand surgery operating room of the Provincial People’s Hospital.

Tan Zhonglin was surrounded by doctors from his department.

Today, the Provincial People’s Hospital had a special patient, whose condition was quite critical and tendon suturing was extremely difficult. Since Tan Zhonglin couldn’t get through to Chen Cang on the phone, he had no choice but to perform the surgery himself.

Fortunately… it was finally a success!

At this moment, Tan Zhonglin felt even more poignant about the profoundness of Chen Cang’s technique, recognizing how far behind he still was.

The doctors around him watched in awe as Tan Zhonglin exhibited his exquisite technique in suturing tendons, and couldn’t help but clap their hands and applaud.

Another classic case!

Director Tan is still going strong in his advanced age!

The crowd burst into applause.

The chief of hand surgery from the Second Hospital of Dong University, who had come specifically to observe the surgery, also clapped and praised:

“Amazing! Truly amazing, Director Tan’s tendon suturing is really superb, a sight to behold. No wonder you were able to treat the big star Xing Yu!”

Unable to help himself, Tan Zhonglin sighed. Ah… still not up to Teacher Chen’s level, not even half as good.

Upon hearing the crowd’s praise, Tan Zhonglin shook his head and sighed, speaking truthfully: “This is something I learned from someone else, and… I’ve only scratched the surface, not even mastered the basics!”

The chief of hand surgery from the Second Hospital of Dong University instantly became curious: “No wonder, where does such a delicate technique come from? What is this method?”

Tan Zhonglin thoughtfully replied: “This is the Chen technique.”

The people around didn’t understand but remembered the name, which sounded impressive.

Though it was unheard of, it sounded like the work of a master.

In a deep voice, Tan Zhonglin said: “If he were to perform a surgery, he could reduce the time by half, and the most important thing is, I guess there would be a hundred percent certainty of the patient’s full recovery!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was shocked!

How could that be possible?

A hundred percent success rate for such a surgery was an exaggeration!

Even the chief of hand surgery from the Second Hospital of Dong University asked out of curiosity: “Director Tan… who exactly is ‘he’?”

Tan Zhonglin shook his head and didn’t speak.

Seeing Tan Zhonglin a bit downcast, the senior hand surgeon hurriedly patted Tan Zhonglin on the shoulder: “It’s okay, the new waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before them. A new generation replaces the old! Director Tan, you will surpass him sooner or later.”

That was supposed to be comforting, but it nearly brought tears to Tan Zhonglin—because, the important part was, he was the one being surpassed, he was the old generation!

Thinking of this, Tan Zhonglin couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh, realizing how far behind he was in catching up to Chen Cang.

And honestly, I’m so tired of pig trotters!

But having bought so many of them, what am I supposed to do when my wife comes home?

Such a headache!

With that thought, Tan Zhonglin turned to everyone and suddenly said with a smile, “My sister-in-law isn’t home tonight, so why don’t you all come over to my place? I’ve got some pig trotters. I’ll stew them for dinner for everyone to try. Come over and have a taste!”

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[Ding! Chest exploration and hemostasis surgery are complete, suturing blood vessels… trachea… Comprehensive judgment, reward acquired: a purple Skill Book.]

Chen Cang was delighted, having acquired a Skill Book, and a purple one at that.

What could it be?

Chen Cang opened it with great anticipation.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained: Hernia Repair Technique, Master Level. Upon activation, you can perform any type of hernia repair surgery of Level 3 or below.]

Chen Cang was stunned.

Hernia repair technique?

What do I need this for?

Is there even such surgery in emergency cases?

Isn’t this something for general surgery?

Looking at the reward he received, Chen Cang was momentarily perplexed.

What on earth is going on!

However, as a series of prompts came from the system, Chen Cang suddenly froze!

[Hernias come in many types, including brain herniation, pericardial diaphragmatic hernia, umbilical hernia, lumbar hernia, linea alba hernia, diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal hiatus hernia, incisional hernia, and so on…]

With so many types of hernias, Chen Cang couldn’t help but admit his ignorance.

Perhaps some people are not very familiar with hernias and might even confuse them with miasma.

Miasma is a toxic gas produced by the decay of animals and plants in tropical primeval forests, mainly because nobody effectively deals with the bodies of dead animals, coupled with the high temperatures in the tropics, which create favorable conditions for miasma production. In fact, “miasma” is not necessarily “gas” but an environment conducive to the breeding of microbes such as Plasmodium, which can easily lead to malaria and other infectious diseases.

On the other hand, a hernia is not a type of gas; it is when an organ or tissue of the human body leaves its normal position, protruding through congenital or acquired weak spots to the exterior of the body, like an intestinal hernia where the small intestine descends into the pelvic cavity, or pericardial diaphragmatic hernia where the heart falls out of the pericardium… and so on. Essentially, it means that these organs are leaving their confines to “visit the neighbors.”

So, whether it’s hernia or miasma, neither are gases.

It’s just that our ancestors liked the word “qi” or “gas,” such as in “liver qi,” “spleen qi,” etc., which are functions. The concept of “qi” in traditional Chinese medicine is actually a general term and should not be taken as modern “gas.”

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After carefully reading the system prompts, Chen Cang suddenly realized.

It seems I’ve obtained a particularly good skill.

For Chen Cang, a skill isn’t impressive for its rarity, but practicality is the most important thing.

It’s best if it’s something that could be encountered in clinical practice, so when such situations arise with patients, one isn’t helpless.

It looks like a very good skill indeed.

ps: Regarding the concerns about Chapter 323: that I updated early this morning being considered filler, well, how should I put it? I’m simply trying to portray a vivid and realistic image of a doctor for everyone.

Including Wang Yong’s initial jealousy, Ge Huai’s indecision, Xia Gaofeng’s frustration with his students not living up to expectations…and so on.

In life, we are not Chen Cang; we are ordinary people like Wang Yong and Ge Huai. We have our own flaws and shortcomings. What I want to write about is the growth of a junior doctor and Director Xia Gaofeng’s struggle upon seeing the inner turmoil of his students.

Perhaps you don’t enjoy reading about these inner thoughts, so I’ll take note of that in the future.

It’s actually simple to push the main narrative. Depicting these characters’ inner thoughts, on the other hand, is quite tiring. When you read, I want you to experience something real, not just breeze through an exhilarating plot.

Also, regarding the medical cases, each one is real and replicable. I’m not writing science fiction, but rather a story grounded in reality with a “golden finger.” I hope to immerse you in the story and gain something from it as you read, and I try to explain diseases in layman’s terms as much as possible. If you’re interested in a particular disease, post it in the comments section; I’ll consider incorporating it into the story.

In the end, I appreciate everyone’s suggestions. I see all of your comments and take them seriously—it’s really a matter of my own abilities, how to write about the characters’ inner worlds without it feeling like filler. It’s a technical task, and I will continue to learn.

I see that many readers are also supporting the author, which truly touches me. Thank you, everyone; I will keep striving, working hard to write this book well.

The author may not be the most talented, but I am willing to learn. Those who have read “Top Students Also Cheat” might have noticed my progress (cough, self-deprecation might not be good, right?).

Finally, today I merged two chapters into one, leaving only one chapter of over four thousand words. Don’t worry, it will always be more than ten thousand words per day, never less.

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