Chapter 76: Impressed, The Capable Take Their Place

Someone else was helping, so Jiang Nian didn’t have to worry. She followed them back home.

The old man with white hair was standing in the courtyard, looking out. He saw a group of people rushing in.

As they got closer, he could see that they were carrying someone. A young girl followed behind them. Although she was also running, she didn’t seem flustered at all. Her cold face was calm.

No one noticed his presence. The group rushed the man into the house. Jiang Nian directed them to the clinic. “This way. Put him on the bed first.”

Although the bed was currently occupied by Zhang Er, the situation was urgent, and he had to give it up.

The crowd dispersed, and Jiang Nian stepped forward.

Ye Zhiqiu and Zhang Er also squeezed in.

Jiang Nian turned and instructed, “Go to my room and get the medicine box.”

When Ye Zhiqiu returned, Jiang Nian opened the medicine box and prepared. Ye Zhiqiu and Zhang Er had already skillfully dispersed the crowd, sending them out to the courtyard.

Director Qi watched this scene carefully. He couldn’t help but speak up when he saw Jiang Nian take out her special surgical instruments from the medicine box and instructed Ye Zhiqiu to sterilize them. “Young lady, this looks like the real deal, but the conditions here are too primitive. It’s not suitable for surgery. This patient seems to be seriously injured. After all, life is at stake. We need to get him to the city hospital as soon as possible.”

Jiang Nian finally looked up at him and said, “You know he’s seriously injured. If we send him to the city hospital with this kind of injury, he’ll probably die on the way.”

If she hadn’t already done some simple treatment and stopped his bleeding in time, he might not even have been able to hold on until now.

“But you can’t just… operate on him like this. This is no small matter. It could be fatal.” Director Qi tried to reason with her. When he saw the blood hole in the patient’s chest, he couldn’t help but be stunned.

He was a man of the world and could tell at a glance that this injury was definitely not caused by a hunting rifle.

It also meant that the person with this kind of injury must be someone important.

Jianglin City had been a bit unstable recently. He had heard some rumors, saying that there were some movements from above, but he didn’t know the specifics. It wasn’t something he could manage with his current status.

But whether friend or foe, they had to save his life first.

Director Qi stopped beating around the bush and immediately revealed his identity. “I’ll operate on him. I’m the director of Jianglin City Hospital. Young comrade, I was a military doctor in the army when I was younger. I’ve been on the battlefield. I’ve performed countless surgeries in my lifetime. This man has a gunshot wound, and his identity is still unknown. We absolutely cannot have any accidents. Please understand, young comrade.”

Jiang Nian was already about to make the incision. Hearing this, she couldn’t help but scoff.

“You don’t believe me?” Director Qi frowned.

“I do.” Jiang Nian nodded, saying she believed him, but her expression clearly showed disdain.

She calmly took a silver needle from the side and inserted it into the man’s chest, not far from his heart, after he had been stripped naked.

She stood up and stepped aside. “Director Qi is so confident. Why don’t you take a look at his condition first?”

Ye Zhiqiu stood aside, not daring to speak. She couldn’t be sure. If this old man was really the director of the city hospital, who was better, her master or him?

Ye Zhiqiu had the utmost trust in Jiang Nian, but she couldn’t help but be intimidated by the old man’s identity.

Director Qi was disappointed to see her arrogance.

He had had high hopes for Jiang Nian before coming, but now he felt that young people nowadays were so arrogant with a little bit of skill.

He calmly stepped forward to examine the patient, but his expression became more serious.

After a moment, he looked up at Jiang Nian, his eyes filled with excitement.

They were both doctors. It was easy to tell whether someone was a master or a fraud.

But he still refused to admit defeat. “Young comrade, you do have some skills, but when it comes to surgery, I’m definitely not worse than you in terms of experience.”

Of course, he had to admit that if he had encountered this patient first today, he might not have been able to save his life until now.

“So what? His condition is too bad. You don’t have anesthesia. You can’t stabilize his vital signs. You might kill him as soon as you make the incision. What good is surgical skill if you can’t even do that?”

As Jiang Nian spoke, she had already switched places with Director Qi.

He was about to say, “Do you have anesthesia? I’ve already checked out this dilapidated medical facility. Even the medicine they use is collected and processed themselves. There’s no supply of medicine. How could they possibly have anesthesia, which is so scarce…”

Director Qi’s eyes widened instantly as he watched Jiang Nian quickly insert needles into the patient’s body. She didn’t need to identify the location. Even without looking, her hands were accurate.

He understood. He had lived for so many years, but he had still misjudged her.

He shouldn’t have underestimated her because she was young. Even if it was a coincidence, those prescriptions must have been passed down from her ancestors.

Just as Director Qi was wondering what those silver needles were for, he saw Jiang Nian pick up her scalpel. Although it wasn’t as professional as the scalpel in their hospital, she made a clean incision, and the bullet was extracted.

Blood spurted out instantly.

With the application of powder and then sutures, everything was over before his eyes.

He was truly wrong.

At least the speed, precision, and ruthlessness of her incision were something he couldn’t achieve, even after performing so many surgeries.

But she was so young. She shouldn’t have such rich experience.

Director Qi was confused for a moment.

When he came to his senses, Jiang Nian was nonchalantly explaining medical principles and post-operative care to Ye Zhiqiu.

Director Qi seemed to want to regain some face and spoke again. “Young comrade’s medical skills are indeed above mine. I have to admit that. But I still have to say that the environment here is too primitive. It’s really not suitable for post-operative observation. We should transfer him to the city hospital as soon as possible. It’s best for him to be observed in a good medical environment.”

This time, before Jiang Nian could speak, Ye Zhiqiu was annoyed. “I said, old man, why are you like this? You keep talking about the city hospital. If the city hospital can’t cure a disease, it’s not…”

Jiang Nian gave her a look, and Ye Zhiqiu shut up sheepishly.

She then said, “Director Qi, we need to keep quiet here. Can we talk further?”

Director Qi nodded, and the two of them went to the courtyard.

Director Qi also realized that his words might have sounded like he was trying to pick a fight. He quickly explained, “Comrade, I can assure you that I’m definitely not here to cause trouble. I’ve always heard that there’s a miracle doctor in Yanjiazhuang Commune. Plus, the hemostatic powder used on the two comrades who were sent to our hospital yesterday shocked and intrigued me. That’s why I came here. I didn’t expect to encounter such a thing. There are always people better than you, and there’s always something beyond your knowledge. It’s really opened my eyes, old man.”

“Director Qi, you’re too kind. It’s just a little bit of skill. I wouldn’t dare to be arrogant in front of you.”

Humility has always been a virtue in our country, and Jiang Nian was a virtuous person.

“Comrade Jiang, you’re being too modest. The capable take their place. You have this skill, and it’s a waste to be buried in this small place. Today, I’m going to be bold and ask you to come work at our city hospital. What do you say?”