Shen Guofeng and Dr. Lu were still a little worried. After all, this limb reattachment surgery was extremely difficult, requiring a comprehensive repair plan for nerves, blood vessels, and tendons.
However, just as they were about to begin preoperative preparations and head to the operating room to discuss the surgical details with Lu Xiong and the others, they saw Head Nurse Xiao Xixi leading the scrub nurse and circulating nurse, who had just finished a procedure.
Dean Tang’s expression immediately soured.
Professor Shen and Dr. Lu also had a premonition that something was wrong.
Sure enough, after Dean Tang’s inquiry, they heard the one piece of terrible news they had been dreading.
"Officer Liu Ping’s limb reattachment surgery, presided over by Director Lu, Dr. Qin, and Dr. Xiao Wu, has already been completed."
Captain Huang also realized what had happened. A surge of anger rose in his chest, but he couldn’t very well express it openly.
’I went to the trouble of bringing in experts, so why did the doctors at City First Hospital operate ahead of schedule?’
Professor Shen and Dr. Lu also felt offended and baffled. Did these doctors at City First Hospital even understand that there was a world of difference between simply *finishing* a limb reattachment surgery and *doing it well*?
A criminal investigator’s entire future and career were on the line!
Shen Guofeng was familiar with City First Hospital. Given the skill level of its doctors, there was no way they could achieve the surgical outcome he was hoping for.
Sensing the awkwardness of the situation, Dean Tang quickly tried to explain, "Professor Shen, Dr. Lu, let’s hurry to the operating room to see the situation. Perhaps there’s still a chance to salvage it."
Dean Tang’s face was grim. ’What kind of subordinates was he managing?’ he fumed internally, having already cursed out Huo Yun a thousand times in his mind. ’They have no sense of the gravity of the situation.’
The police chief himself had personally inquired about Officer Liu Ping’s condition this time, even calling him specifically to ask him to take good care of the matter.
For this reason, he had even stopped his own work to personally welcome Professor Shen, all to ensure everything went smoothly.
If the post-operative results were poor because his hospital’s doctors had rashly operated on their own authority—or worse, because they hadn’t taken it seriously enough and had casually performed the reattachment—then he would have a very difficult time explaining himself.
Taking large strides, Dean Tang led the group and ran right into Lu Xiong, Qin Donglai, and the others, who were walking out calmly and composedly after finishing the surgery.
Seeing them, Tang Long immediately confronted them:
"Lu Xiong, Qin Donglai, what is going on? Did you not understand the gravity of this surgery?"
"What’s the status of the surgery now? Hurry up and give Professor Shen and Director Lu a detailed report."
Facing a stone-faced Tang Long, Lu Xiong and Qin Donglai remained quite composed.
"Dean Tang, Officer Liu’s limb reattachment surgery has been successfully completed."
As the most senior and experienced attending physician present, Lu Xiong spoke first, then turned to Professor Shen and Dr. Lu:
"Professor Shen, Director Lu, I’m sure you are aware of the patient’s condition. If we had waited for you to arrive, we would have certainly missed the optimal window for treatment. In the operating room, guided by Dr. Wu’s brilliant idea and after careful consideration by myself and Dr. Qin, we decided to proceed with the surgery early, having obtained the patient’s consent and understanding."
"I understand that you both must have many questions. After all, this surgery is very difficult, especially the tendon suturing."
"Fortunately, the surgery was a complete success. And it’s perfect timing, now that you’re both here. You can help us double-check the work and offer some guidance."
Lu Xiong was full of confidence as he gestured to the two experts and his own dean.
"All three of you, please follow me to the conference room. I’ll pull up the recording of the patient’s surgery for you to review."
Seeing Lu Xiong’s reaction, Tang Long was skeptical. In his heart, he still didn’t believe the surgery could have gone as smoothly as Lu Xiong’s calm demeanor suggested.
’Also, Dr. Wu? Which Dr. Wu?’ Tang Long was a bit confused.
However, he couldn’t very well lose his temper in front of Shen Guofeng and the others.
’I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer.’
"Captain Huang, Professor Shen, Director Lu, let’s go to the conference room and watch the surgical video. We can discuss it afterward."
Tang Long gestured with his hand.
Shen Guofeng was, after all, a famous doctor from Jin Province and possessed a certain magnanimity. He was also curious to see the surgical skill level at City First Hospital.
Now that the surgery was complete, it was too late to say anything else. It was best to wait until after watching the video; after all, it was proper to follow the host’s lead.
Director Lu, on the other hand, was rather displeased. He simply didn’t believe the surgery could have gone so smoothly.
As a layman, Huang Yangming didn’t understand the difficulty of the surgery, but he was good at reading people. Judging by Lu Xiong’s attitude, the outcome was probably good.
For him, who performed the surgery wasn’t important; what mattered was that Liu Ping received the best possible treatment.
Each with their own thoughts, the group arrived at the conference room.
Inside the conference room, the people from City First Hospital sat in one row, while Professor Shen, Director Lu, and Huang Yangming sat in another.
The seating arrangement was odd. Below Dean Tang sat Lu Xiong, but next to Lu Xiong was an obscure young doctor, followed by Qin Donglai. As for Luo Ming, he wasn’t even qualified to sit at the table; after serving tea and water, he had already left.
However, everyone’s attention was currently focused on the surgical recording, so no one paid much mind to why Wu Ting was so brazenly occupying such a prominent seat.
The surgical recording began to play.
It started with the routine debridement and preliminary preparations.
Everyone watched patiently. Soon, a discussion and debate appeared on screen—clearly the moment when Wu Ting proposed his plan. Lu Xiong fast-forwarded through this part, as everyone was short on time.
The video quickly jumped to the moment Wu Ting took over as the lead surgeon.
In the operating room, everyone was wearing surgical gowns, masks, and caps. Since the visitors weren’t familiar with Wu Ting, they didn’t recognize him at first.
The next moment, Shen Guofeng let out a soft sound of surprise.
It was Wu Ting’s choice of a longitudinal incision through the palmar and dorsal fasciocutaneous layers for extended debridement.
Sensing Shen Guofeng’s gaze turn toward him, Lu Xiong immediately explained:
"I fast-forwarded a bit just now. At that point, we were discussing the tendon repair plan for this surgery—a modified biplanar Kessler suture method specially designed for Officer Liu. That’s why this unique debridement incision was used."
Hearing Lu Xiong’s words, Shen Guofeng felt a sense of ’great minds think alike’; this was also the optimal tendon repair plan he had envisioned.
However, a plan was just a plan, and surgery was surgery.
Shen Guofeng’s interest was piqued, and he began to watch intently.
Director Lu, at his side, also noticed the change in Shen Guofeng, and a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.
The surgical video continued to play.
Watching Wu Ting’s incision and exposure, Shen Guofeng, Director Lu, and the others merely thought it was acceptable—about the level of a senior attending physician.
But in the next moment, the two of them were captivated by the doctor’s handling of the tendons in the surgical video.
"Such impressive handling of the tendons. The suturing, the knot-tying—the rhythm of every single stitch is nearly perfect."
Even with Shen Guofeng’s discerning eye, he was deeply impressed.
A short while later, after completing the suturing of two tendons, the doctor in the video began the tendon graft.
From harvesting and preparation to the actual autologous tendon transplant—especially the handling of tendons of different thicknesses—a variety of skilled and dazzling suturing techniques were displayed one after another.
"Incredible!"
Director Lu retracted his earlier disdain. When it came to this level of tendon suturing, he had to admit his own skills were inferior.
Shen Guofeng was also filled with awe and respect, especially when he saw Wu Ting’s ultra-efficient use of the grafted tendon, without the slightest bit of waste. It demonstrated top-tier calculation and precise control.
"Even at our Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital, this kind of tendon suturing technique would be in a league of its own."
Shen Guofeng was utterly shocked this time. ’City First Hospital actually has such a skilled doctor?’
Looking at the surgeon’s back and build, it wasn’t Lu Xiong; it was clearly a young physician.
Shen Guofeng froze for a moment, then it dawned on him. He looked over at Wu Ting, who was sitting in the conference room, his eyes wide with disbelief.
A memory surfaced. He had met this young doctor before. He remembered those hands!
When he had injured his hand previously, wasn’t this the very person who had sutured it for him? At the time, he had only thought the young man’s suturing skills were comparable to an attending physician at his own hospital. He never imagined that, when it came to tendon suturing, he possessed such extraordinary technique.