Chapter 676 - 336: Lofty and Unapproachable! (Part 2)

Dai Linfang bowed his head: "Du Hua'an, nasal bone fracture, hospitalized!"

"Had surgery."

"Didn't Director Xiang get the full picture?"

Listening to Dai Linfang's sharp tone, Xiang Dahong turned to ask Lu Cheng: "Director Lu, just what is your brother's story?"

Dai Linfang answered for Lu Cheng: "Citizen of the Hua Country People's Republic."

"Do ordinary citizens not have human rights?"

"If I were just Du Hua'an, should I be battered too?"

"Must I just choose to quietly settle?"

Xiang Dahong gritted his teeth: "Dr. Dai, can we negotiate a bit, after all, it's not you?"

Dai Linfang glanced at Lu Cheng and said: "Your relationship with Lu Cheng is yours. In the future, we can stop talking and go head to head directly."

"You don't need to save face for me because of Lu Cheng."

"I've said it before, Du Hua'an is my student. If he has done wrong, he should be punished."

"If he hasn't done anything wrong, he must face legal sanctions."

"I won't protect him, but I can ensure he receives fairness under the law!"

Xiang Dahong said: "Harmony is important; isn't it better to each take a step back?"

"He jumped down from the third floor."

"At most, he'll fracture!~"

"If he does, I promise to persuade Du Hua'an to let bygones be bygones!"

"Or he can fracture his own nasal bone bad enough to require surgery. He'll cover the medical expenses himself."

"Can't do that, no point in talking." Dai Linfang continued eating noodles, still confronting Xiang Dahong.

"For now, I'm stating my stance; our trauma center doesn't welcome you, Director Xiang, feel free to do as you please."

Lu Cheng said: "Dai Linfang, don't get emotional."

"I am not emotional, I am a Deputy Director of the Emergency Department too, damn it."

Dai Linfang straightened up: "Director Xiang, are you here for official or personal reasons?"

"For official matters, go do your work."

"For personal matters, we are currently on duty, no personal business!~"

"Please leave, this matter is irrelevant to you."

Dai Linfang was very domineering.

Xiang Dahong glanced at Lu Cheng, clasped his hands in salute: "Director Lu, help counsel him."

Lu Cheng looked at Xiang Dahong, directly said: "I didn't step in because the issue is handled. Asking me to persuade is asking too much."

"I can't do it and I won't agree with you."

Xiang Dahong's expression changed slightly, he looked at Lu Cheng and Dai Linfang.

He laughed: "I thought one of you would play the bad cop, the other the good cop!"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "Director Xiang, I'm not one to play theatrical roles."

"If it's doable, I'll promise. If not, I won't give ambiguous assurances."

"This isn't a joke."

Xiang Dahong stepped back again: "Can I privately ask you two not to interfere in Du Hua'an's choice?"

The organization department members, for ordinary people, wield significant power.

Therefore, he can invite many people to help.

He might even bring in someone Lu Cheng and Dai Linfang know well.

Seeing Lu Cheng and Dai Linfang hesitate, Xiang Dahong said: "Du Hua'an is an adult, moreover, he's involved in this."

"Alright!~"

Before Dai Linfang agreed, Lu Cheng took the initiative to agree.

But... Lu Cheng added another remark: "Director Xiang, you're an adult too, right?"

Of course, Xiang Dahong understood Lu Cheng's implication: "Director Lu, I will follow through; I won't disturb you two further."

Lu Cheng raised his eyes unexpectedly, smiled with a hint of irony: "Director Xiang, are you treating us like children?"

Xiang Dahong pursed his lips: "Director Lu, you're a smart person too. Why force me to speak it plainly?"

"Local officials might not have the same clout as immediate management; policies at the top, countermeasures at the bottom."

"The trauma center has just started, you don't want it to perish prematurely, do you?"

"Previously, without a trauma center at Xiangzhou People's Hospital, the hospital still functioned normally."

"Without anyone, the trauma center will operate, even if it's an empty shell without patients."

Lu Cheng rapidly processed Xiang Dahong's words; it's simple to grasp.

Without you, Lu Cheng, Xiangzhou People's Hospital remains Xiangzhou People's Hospital.

Not as good perhaps, but it won't collapse.

If no patients are sent, you'd be just an empty shell.

The organization department is a special governmental unit with great authority.

Lu Cheng casually replied: "Director Xiang, don't assume I would starve to death without surgery or go crazy without emotional value."

"Keeping idle every day doesn't mean my life stops."

Lu Cheng shook his head: "Director Xiang, you should understand, I can perform surgery with or without you."

"Director Xiang, you also know, whether I perform surgery or not, my skills aren't lost."

"I'm only temporarily without surgeries to do, not incapable of any particular surgery."

Xiang Dahong countered: "But what about the groundwork you laid previously?"

"Didn't you say you're going to develop here..."

Lu Cheng said: "No need to worry, Director Xiang; I'm just a doctor. All I can do is try to provide better, higher quality medical services to the patients I encounter."

"In simpler terms, I can only be good to the patients I meet, those I don't meet aren't my concern."

"These ideological concepts have nothing to do with me, Lu Cheng."

"Those in power aren't bothered about these things; why should I, a doctor, worry?"

"Without professors, fewer surgeries will be done, but I won't lose sleep over it."

"Without professors, if more people die, that's beyond my control."

"Forget the world, right here in Hua Country, hospitals less capable than Xiangzhou People's Hospital are plentiful."

"Every hospital experiences daily casualties."

"No one can use this to manipulate me!~"

Lu Cheng found it amusing that Xiang Dahong or that person thought he'd perish if unable to get those professors to visit.

Absolutely hilarious!

Xiang Dahong closed his mouth, looked deeply and seriously at Lu Cheng.

"I truly think there's no need for this." Xiang Dahong stated somewhat rationally.

Lu Cheng responded with a sound, his voice calm: "Well, Director Xiang, a side note."

"When I was still a student, someone told me to be sensible; as a student, keep away from societal matters."

"When I was powerless, others told me to be sensible, learn discernment between advance and retreat—"

"Social interactions are far more complex than what you see and hear."

"When I learned some techniques, others told me, modulate your arrogance; world organizations aren't as simplistic as you believe."

Lu Cheng then gave Dai Linfang another glance: "I have a friend who happens to lack nothing."

"At this time, someone else says there's no need for this, no need for that; doing this is mutual destruction, doing that is losing both."

"What happened?"

"Being high above for long, they feel they can control everything, handle everything through worldly concerns as they understand it?"

"Why?"

"Even eras can change, humans keep changing, why can't the atmosphere change a bit?"

Lu Cheng didn't speak plainly.

Meaning, normally, I happily banter with you.

When I hold the upper hand absolutely, you still expect me to follow your banter, then wasn't my prior banter pointless?

You demand respect for rules, but you intend to break them yourself? Can we reason together?

At this moment, Liu Nongqiu, who was on duty outside, knocked on the door: "Director Lu, the call came from the emergency room."

Lu Cheng had eaten about half, rose upon hearing: "Alright, I'll go check the situation first."

"I'll call you or Dai Linfang later."

Liu Nongqiu glanced at Xiang Dahong, then returned to the chair where he was sitting on duty.