Chapter 83: You must take responsibility for this life.

"Comrade, I dare say that you can't find another person with this unique skill in the entire Xilan City!" the old Chinese medicine doctor exclaimed.

Du Ruoxia pursed her lips and shook her head, "The world is full of wonders. Just because it's not here doesn't mean it's not elsewhere."

Du Ruoxia knew that this craft did not belong to this country; she had learned it from foreigners.

With a sigh from the old Chinese medicine doctor, Du Ruoxia finished the surgery on Gao Songbai, and his leg was temporarily saved!

"Comrade, you performed the surgery really quickly!" The old Chinese medicine doctor gave Du Ruoxia a thumbs up.

Du Ruoxia was busy doing the final sutures for Gao Songbai when the overhead light went out, plunging the operating room into darkness.

"What's going on? How come there's no power in the operating room? Isn't it said that power can go out anywhere else, but the operating room will never lose power?" The old Chinese medicine doctor took out his flashlight and turned it on, puzzled.

Du Ruoxia's face turned cold. Her icy eyes turned to the doorway, and she continued sewing by the light of the flashlight.

She did it even under the worst conditions, so a little stitching was no challenge for her!

"I was quite surprised too. They even made me sign a waiver of liability. With these conditions, the hospital can't be absolved of responsibility if something goes wrong, can it?" Du Ruoxia said in a cold tone.

She had no doubt that the sudden power outage wasn't man-made; she just couldn't believe they could be so heartless!

The operating room in a hospital is the most important place for electricity consumption. It is impossible for there not to be something fishy about a power outage that happens for no reason.

"This hospital is treating human life like dirt! I'm going to report these people!" the old Chinese medicine doctor said angrily.

Du Ruoxia shook her head at him, "We're still on their turf, and this patient has to stay here in the hospital. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, we don't have any evidence and can't investigate for the time being."

"You will need to perform acupuncture on his legs daily for seven consecutive days. Do you have the time?"

"Of course, there will definitely be a consultation fee," Du Ruoxia asked the old Chinese medicine doctor, adding that the consultations were not free.

The old Chinese medicine doctor waved his hand, "At my age, it is my honor to witness a surgery that combines traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. I have no regrets!"

Du Ruoxia and the old Chinese medicine doctor pushed Gao Songbai out of the operating room. As soon as they opened the door, they saw the doctors still standing at the door, their gloating expressions still fresh.

Seeing them push the person out, Director He immediately changed to a guilty expression, "I'm sorry, the heavy rains for days have caused a power outage at the hospital. I hope your surgery wasn't affected, comrade?"

Du Ruoxia saw through that pretentious act, but her face remained calm, showing no sign of anger.

She said calmly, "Of course there will be no impact. If there were, your hospital would be responsible for this life!"

Director He's face stiffened, and then he looked at Gao Songbai, the head of the ward, with suspicion.

The bandage on Gao Songbai's leg had been changed, and his face was no longer rosy; instead, it was a sickly pale.

"You've already completed the surgery?" Director He didn't believe it.

Du Ruoxia calmly shook her head, "No, it was just a simple disinfection and bandaging."

After listening, Director He looked at Du Ruoxia with disdain, and his tone was even more contemptuous, "Since you have already decided that you are in charge of this patient, then our hospital will not participate in the treatment of this patient."

Du Ruoxia smiled slightly. "Sure, all you need to do is provide the medication."

Her purpose in coming to the hospital was to obtain the hospital's medical equipment and medicines; with these things, she could save lives!

“Of course, you can rest assured about the medication,” Director He said, looking at Gao Songbai on the bed. “Are you sure you don’t want to use my plan to amputate his leg? If he gets a systemic infection, it could be fatal.”

This was supposedly for her own good, but in reality, it was him showing off his abilities to her. He believed that Du Ruoxia didn't understand these things and was also trying to absolve himself of responsibility.

"No need, I've already checked it. Let's just observe it for now!" Du Ruoxia said with a smile, trying to brush off Director He.

Seeing her firm attitude, Director He's smile deepened. Just as he was about to direct the people behind him to push the hospital bed, Du Ruoxia spoke first.

"You don't need to worry about moving him into the ward!"

"What, you're planning to discharge him?" Director He's face was displeased, clearly dissatisfied with her lack of appreciation.

Du Ruoxia walked to the bedside and stopped the group, saying, "I will take full responsibility for my patients, and it's not appropriate for me to keep troubling you."

"The power suddenly went out during the surgery. I wonder if the bed frame will suddenly fall apart and the person will fall off!" Du Ruoxia said casually, but Director He and the others' expressions changed upon hearing this.

They dared not look into Du Ruoxia's ambiguous smile, feeling as if their innermost thoughts had been laid bare.

"I don't want to cause you any trouble, just give me a bed."

"As for the power outage just now, I think your leadership should give the patients an explanation," Du Ruoxia said, looking down into the hallway.

Several men in white coats were escorting a person hurriedly walking towards them from the other end of the corridor. Director He's expression changed when he saw the newcomer.

"Dean, what brings you here?" The group greeted them.

As soon as the dean finished speaking, he went forward to check Gao Songbai's leg. Seeing the newly bandaged wound, the dean looked at Director He with a smile.

"You guys are really fast! The surgery's already finished?"

Director He looked utterly defeated and dared not answer, while the people behind him kept their heads down and remained silent.

"What, you're praising us and you don't even know how to respond? Are you so happy?" Dean Liu teased them.

"They didn't perform the surgery," Du Ruoxia's cool voice came through.

Dean Liu looked at Du Ruoxia with a puzzled expression, and then at Gao Songbai on the hospital bed.

"Isn't this comrade going to have his leg amputated?" Dean Liu asked, puzzled.

Gao Songbai's leg was still intact on his foot. He looked at Director He with a frown, "What happened?"

They were clearly instructed to take good care of this comrade; how could they just leave him to fend for himself!

"Dean, it's not that we don't want to save him, it's that this comrade won't let us!" Director He replied with a wronged expression.

He recounted how Du Ruoxia had prevented them from receiving treatment, omitting the part about his plan to amputate Gao Songbai's leg. Du Ruoxia responded with a cold laugh.

"You're not saving people, you're killing them!" Du Ruoxia interrupted Director He.

Director He feigned anger upon hearing this, as he couldn't let Du Ruoxia affect his image in the dean's mind.

"Your arrival is just in time, Dean. This patient's leg has been crushed. We were going to try to save his leg, but she refused and insisted that we hold onto his leg. The leg is already rotten!" Director He walked up to Dean Liu and pointed at Du Ruoxia, accusing her.

Du Ruoxia looked at Director He with a half-smile. She had no other witnesses, so he thought he could slander her so recklessly?

Looking at the doctors, who all had their heads down and dared not utter a sound, Du Ruoxia sneered.

"You're quite adept at distorting the truth. If you put that energy into academics, you wouldn't just be a department head."

Du Ruoxia spoke coldly, completely disregarding them, and had no intention of continuing the argument.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You're ignorant! What do you think human life is? His leg is infected, and he has a persistent fever. We can't save that leg anymore. He won't survive until today; you'll kill him!" Director He glared angrily at Du Ruoxia.