Chapter 1059: One-Sided Story

After some thought, Chang Baoqing decided to privately remind Xu Chunliang.

“Xiaoxu, all our hospital staff have undergone thorough selection, and all documents must be reviewed. If just one or two come to help, it’s manageable, but with so many people, it’s hard for me to explain to the higher-ups.”

Xu Chunliang had anticipated his words and smiled, “Dean Chang, don’t worry, they’re not taking any payment, all expenses are covered by Changshan Hospital.”

“But there are procedures at the hospital.”

Xu Chunliang said, “What can I do? I can’t send them back, can I? They’re already here, and they’re experienced, skilled medical staff. How about this, I’ll let them start afresh?”

The result of the negotiation was that Changshan Hospital set up another tent next to the temporary hospital, establishing a Changshan Hospital Fracture Relief Center.

Hearing this, Ding Si was furious, cursing that it’s all about saving lives, no need for such nonsense. But separating was good; they could openly aid the disaster area, preventing some from stealing credit, and they set up another tent beside, with Dongzhou Love Service Station’s banner, for distributing disaster relief supplies.

The love motorcycle team from Dongzhou kept coming, and upon arrival, supplies were directly placed at the Dongzhou Love Service Station.

Ding Si, having moved around society for so long, was a director of the Dongzhou Motorcycle Association, commanding strong vocal support from the grassroots. Although they might seem insignificant, their response to the disaster was far more proactive than the so-called white-collar class; their donations were genuine.

Ding Si mobilized over two hundred motorcycles through the Dongzhou Motorcycle Association, divided into six groups, transporting supplies between Juzhou and Lan Ling voluntarily.

Faced with their willful actions, Chang Baoqing had no choice but to accept, as long as they didn’t interfere with normal medical operations. Their volunteer actions weren’t under his jurisdiction.

However, Xu Chunliang was soon reported to the Dongzhou Health Bureau for disobeying organizational discipline, using this disaster to clandestinely promote Changshan Hospital, disrupting normal medical rescue operations.

The head of Dongzhou Health Bureau, who was also the general commander of this medical rescue, Hu Zhengjin, upon receiving the report, immediately contacted the relevant leadership at the Infectious Disease Hospital, with Deputy Director Pan Junfeng in charge of this matter.

As soon as the call connected, Hu Zhengjin angrily asked, “Xiaopan, what’s going on at your hospital? The higher-ups have repeatedly emphasized the selection of competent personnel, prioritizing medical staff. But what did you do? You chose an administrative staff, and that’s Xu Chunliang. Don’t you know what kind of person Xu Chunliang is? He’s well-known in the health system for being troublesome.”

Pan Junfeng replied, “Mr. Hu, I admit Xu Chunliang has personality; saying he’s troublesome seems biased. I don’t know about other places, but Xu Chunliang works exceptionally well at our hospital.”

Hu Zhengjin said, “I don’t care, you must call him back immediately.”

Pan Junfeng said, “Mr. Hu, that’s not appropriate. We just sent him there, and he hasn’t made any mistakes. Why call him back?”

“What do you mean no mistakes? Changshan Hospital autonomously sent a medical team to assist him in the disaster area. You should know the relationship between Changshan Hospital and him?”

Pan Junfeng pretended to be ignorant, “I don’t know.”

“Don’t know? His grandfather is Xu Changshan; Changshan Hospital is owned by the Xu Family. Sending out medical teams under the guise of disaster relief is essentially promoting their hospital, setting up another stage beside the relief hospital, disrupting normal medical order. Such actions are truly reprehensible, exploiting the disaster for promotion, basically profiting from the country’s misfortune.”

Pan Junfeng thought that was quite an exaggeration and coughed slightly, “Mr. Hu, I think we need to understand the situation comprehensively, not make judgments based on fragmented information. Besides, we selected the personnel and sent the team. It’s been less than twenty-four hours; calling them back would be like slapping our own face.”

Hu Zhengjin said, “Xiaopan, that’s not how it should be. If we don’t promptly correct this mistake, who knows what trouble he might cause? If real problems arise, it’s not just the face of the seventh medical team at stake, but the entire Dongzhou Health Bureau, and even Dongzhou itself.”

Pan Junfeng recognized the implication and softly asked, “Mr. Hu, is it Qin Guoliang who reported this to you?”

Hu Zhengjin did not deny, “As the medical team leader of the seventh group, he has the responsibility to report the situation timely.”

Pan Junfeng said, “Don’t listen to his one-sided words. From what I understand, upon arriving at the relief hospital, all personnel obey the unified management and command of the relief hospital’s responsible people. If Xu Chunliang truly made a major mistake, the relief hospital’s leadership should be reporting it to you, not him. Mr. Hu, I suspect personal vendettas are at play.”

Hu Zhengjin paused and thought carefully, realizing there seemed to be some truth to it.

Pan Junfeng said, “Mr. Hu, you might want to contact the head of the relief hospital. If he thinks Xu Chunliang is problematic, I’ll immediately call him back.”

Hu Zhengjin said, “Okay, I’ll look into it further.”

Hu Zhengjin hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, and was about to call Chang Baoqing, the person in charge at the disaster relief hospital, when the TV news showed footage of the Disaster Reduction Committee leaders inspecting the disaster area. The scene included patients lined up waiting for doctors, and as the camera zoomed in, the person turned out to be Xu Chunliang. He wasn’t wearing a hat or mask, clearly not following the protocols, but his focused expression and professional actions made people overlook these details.

Hu Zhengjin watched the news for a while, realizing that the situation on-site might differ from what he had heard. He found the phone number for the person in charge at the disaster relief hospital and called, but the line was busy. It took several attempts to finally get through.

Chang Baoqing, the hospital director, reported that everything was normal, and the medical team from Dongzhou were all behaving professionally, specifically praising Xu Chunliang.

Shortly after Hu Zhengjin hung up the phone, Pan Junfeng called again. Hu Zhengjin told Pan Junfeng not to rush Xu Chunliang back, planning to give the young man another opportunity.

Qin Guoliang, the eminent specialist, found himself relatively idle at the disaster relief hospital, as most patients suffered from external injuries, whereas his specialty was cardiology.

Hospital director Chang Baoqing readjusted the consultation rooms based on the situation, merging Qin Guoliang’s initially solo tent into a three-person internal medicine room, and eventually having them take turns, leaving two, with one to assist at the triage station.

Qin Guoliang felt frustrated, never expecting he’d be tasked with nursing duties.

As night fell, the rain lessened significantly, with over a dozen patients still waiting for Xu Chunliang’s treatment. Qin Guoliang mused on how Xu Chunliang was stealing the limelight today, being revered by the disaster victims, yet he had to admit that Xu Chunliang’s skill in fracture repositioning was indeed impressive, earning accolades from those he treated.

Qin Guoliang looked toward the well-lit bone setting center at Changshan Hospital in the distance, where a long queue also formed.

Qin Guoliang regretted coming, realizing that in a disaster rescue scene, there was little use for him. The situation required more of a focus on surgery, and he felt invisible, even becoming a joke among his team members.

“Captain Qin, could you move aside please?” Nurse Zhang Li said bluntly. Qin Guoliang failed to read the situation, blocking her path.

Feeling thoroughly frustrated, Qin Guoliang stepped aside, inadvertently bumping a patient with a fracture, who exaggeratedly screamed.

Qin Guoliang repeatedly apologized, and the patient didn’t hold it against him, since they understood the difficulties of these rescue doctors.

Xu Chunliang got up and walked past him, casting a disdainful glance. Qin Guoliang felt guilty, avoiding eye contact, watching as Xu Chunliang headed toward the temporary restroom.

Zhang Li, from the Infectious Disease Hospital, clearly sided with Xu Chunliang, feeling indignant over Qin Guoliang’s attitude toward him after teaming up. Witnessing this scene, she couldn’t help but say, “Captain Qin, what are you standing there for? Come help with the triage!”

Qin Guoliang felt deeply frustrated, being a vice president of Changxing Hospital, a cardiology expert, yet publicly berated by a young nurse. Truly, a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs.

Just then, Tang Mingmei hurried over, panicked: “There’s a patient with a sudden heart problem; Director Qin, you’re here, great, come take a look.”

Qin Guoliang hesitated for a moment. Tang Mingmei now represented Changshan Hospital, where a patient had a heart attack. The first thought that flashed through his mind was that if something went wrong, Changshan Hospital would suffer.

Qin Guoliang said, “I… I have to apply to the higher-ups first.”

Tang Mingmei was anxious too: “At a time like this, is applying to the higher-ups more important than the patient’s life?”

Qin Guoliang felt his head buzz, his face reddening with shame at his previous thoughts. He was a doctor at heart, yet at this critical moment he felt schadenfreude; it wasn’t right. When did he become like this? Initially, he detested such individuals, but upon entering the workplace, he gradually forgot his initial convictions. Tang Mingmei’s words awakened him, reminding him of the duty and responsibility of a healer.

Qin Guoliang said nothing more, following Tang Mingmei to the Changshan Hospital treatment point.

On the stretcher lay an elderly lady, whose emotions were agitated due to her spouse’s unfortunate loss. This led to chest pain with the pain mainly centered behind the breastbone, spreading to the precordial area over a palm-sized range. It radiated to the left shoulder, inner left arm, reaching the ring and little fingers, with the chest pain often being constrictive. After pain onset, it gradually worsened, lasting about fifteen minutes.

During this time, she experienced frequent nausea, vomiting, and upper abdominal distension, with increased temperature and rapid heartbeat 180-210 beats per minute, skin cold and clammy, sweating profusely.

Qin Guoliang initially assessed it as an acute coronary syndrome, but the patient exhibited lowered blood pressure, currently at 70/50mmHg, differing from the typical hypertension seen with coronary heart disease.