Overpowered Resident Doctor

Chapter 620: Chapter 619: Feeling Terrible

Yan Feifan offered generous praise for his allies, Liu Jin and Wang Chuan, and even added a few compliments for Vice President Hou Jianfeng. With that, the Organization Department’s survey of his colleagues was complete.

After seeing the review team off, he received a thick, gilt-edged invitation passed on to him by Feng Jian.

It invited him to a summer garden party the following Saturday. The sender was a company called Boyao Medical Technology.

Yan Feifan was completely unfamiliar with the company, so he casually tossed the invitation onto his desk and began preparing for his upcoming work.

This Friday, he needed to head to Baining Hospital first thing in the morning for a two-day observational symposium on Puncture Injection Skill for spinal canal and brain tumors, for the Northern China Region.

During the symposium, he needed to perform two spinal canal tumor puncture surgeries, one brain tumor puncture surgery, and also use a robotic surgical arm to remove the bullet from police officer Wang Zenglin’s lumbar spine.

Yan Feifan’s work schedule for the week was extremely packed...

After 5:30 in the afternoon, Wang Chuan came to Yan Feifan’s office and found the guy lost in thought again, staring off into space.

He sighed softly, walked right up, and shook Yan Feifan back to reality.

Faced with Yan Feifan’s refocused, bright, and inquisitive gaze, Wang Chuan quickly explained, "If you have a problem, just think it through slowly."

"Your sister specifically told me not to let you use this kind of mentally draining way of thinking anymore."

Just then, Wang Chuan caught sight of the gilt-edged invitation on the desk out of the corner of his eye and reached out to pick it up.

"I didn’t expect you to get an invitation from them, too."

Yan Feifan asked, a little curious, "Are their invitations well-known?"

Wang Chuan chuckled softly. "They’re a medical equipment distributor. They hold one or two of these hospitality events every year, inviting hospital department heads, directors, and so on."

"They put a lot of effort into their events. There’s plenty of food, drinks, and entertainment, and you get some nice gifts, too."

"If you have time, you could go and relax a bit."

Yan Feifan asked uncertainly, "Director, isn’t this just a sugar-coated bullet? A form of bribery and corruption?"

Wang Chuan chuckled. "Any pharmaceutical, medical equipment, or device company of a certain size will hold similar customer receptions and social events."

"Every company does it, so it’s become the norm."

Wang Chuan weighed the invitation in his hand. "This particular company’s events are considered some of the more popular and anticipated ones."

Noticing the scornful look on Yan Feifan’s face, Wang Chuan explained, "Feifan, this is actually one of the better ones."

"Ten years ago, things were truly crazy."

"Back then, if a doctor was eating out, they didn’t have to pay a dime. They’d just make one phone call, and a medical sales rep would come running to settle the bill."

Yan Feifan scoffed. "But the wool still comes from the sheep’s back. In the end, it’s the patients who foot the bill."

Wang Chuan smiled. "Things concerning the entire industry environment aren’t something individual doctors like you and I can change."

"As you can see now, all industries are becoming more regulated. Everything is moving in a better direction."

Yan Feifan rolled his eyes and changed the subject. "Some people from the Organization Department came this afternoon to vet candidates for the hospital leadership."

"Director, I really sang your praises."

Wang Chuan sighed. "In my situation, it’s better to keep a low profile. It’s like they say, the higher a monkey climbs, the more people can see its red butt, and the harder it is to hide."

Yan Feifan tried to persuade him, "Director, they said they’d give you a special pardon. Let bygones be bygones."

Wang Chuan said worriedly, "Even so, it’s better to be discreet. I’d rather not get on the wrong side of someone powerful."

He then chuckled. "It’s almost certain Liu Jin will be promoted to Party Secretary. Having him look out for you will be more than enough."

Yan Feifan said smugly, "In my current position, do I really need anyone to look out for me?"

"That’s true. Strictly speaking, Liu is the one benefiting from his association with you."

Wang Chuan agreed, then continued, "Feifan, with the promise of their pardon and Yanyan’s face on the verge of being restored, all my worries are completely gone."

"From now on, I’ve decided to do more pro bono surgeries. As my own little contribution to society."

Yan Feifan said happily, "That’s a great decision, Director! You have my full support!"

Wang Chuan chuckled slyly. "Feifan, ’full support’ can’t just be lip service."

"How about your Extraordinary Fund offers some support?"

Yan Feifan’s face soured. "Director, you’re the one doing the good deed, but you’re making me pay for it. That’s not right, is it?"

"You have such a wide network. Just ask a few people for donations, and you’ll have the money for the pro bono surgeries, right?"

Wang Chuan snorted. "Asking others for money isn’t as easy as you make it sound. You have to grovel, and I can’t bring myself to do that."

"Feifan, just say it. Are you going to support me or not?"

Yan Feifan threw his hands up in surrender. "I’ll support you, I’ll definitely support you. After all, you’ve always treated me well."

Wang Chuan nodded, satisfied. "That’s more like it. I have a patient right now with a deformity, who lives alone with his mother."

"The reconstructive surgery will cost about four hundred thousand yuan..."

Yan Feifan agreed and discussed the details of the future pro bono surgeries with Wang Chuan.

Wang Chuan explained that he wouldn’t set too many strict rules for his pro bono surgeries. As long as the patient came from a poor background, was a good person, and he found them agreeable, he would take the case.

The two of them didn’t talk for long before it was time to leave work.

Yan Feifan was in a hurry to get home to inspect and practice with the robotic surgical arm, so he cut the discussion short and headed home from work.

Curious, Wang Chuan went with Yan Feifan back to Zuimo Court.

As soon as the two of them walked in, they saw a silver-gray machine in the center of the living room. It was taller than a person, wrapped in clear plastic, and resembled a surgical microscope.

Yan Feifan went over, unwrapped the machine, unfolded its components, and revealed the surgical arm in its entirety.

The most eye-catching features were two large displays on the main column: one for the live surgical feed, and one for controls.

There was also a VR headset connected by a cable.

As for the five-axis surgical arm, it was eighty centimeters long and four millimeters in diameter, though the section with the universal joints was an ovoid shape with a diameter of ten millimeters.

The tip of the surgical arm was fitted with a micro-camera, a light source, and a port for attaching specialized surgical instruments.

The length and thickness of the surgical arm matched the specifications Yan Feifan had requested.

He connected the power and started up the surgical arm.

After a flicker on the screen, Yan Feifan saw five side-by-side interfaces that resembled video game controllers appear on the control screen.

He casually tapped a few keys on the third controller interface and watched as the arm’s third universal joint rotated in several directions in response to his commands.

Yan Feifan said, frustrated, "I really don’t like touchscreen controls. There’s no tactile feedback. This feels awful."

Wang Chuan said worriedly, "Controlling five different axes looks very complicated. Can you get the hang of it in time?"

Yan Feifan said confidently, "Getting the hang of it won’t be a problem."

"Besides, this surgery requires precision, not speed. I can take my time."

"It all just depends on whether the arm’s performance is up to the task..."