The Surgeon’s Studio

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The sudden change in mood greatly depressed Mu Tao.

Eight abnormalities captured post-angiography were embolized one after another, delicately and beautifully, like a masterpiece being finished by an artist.

Following the complete embolization of the last small tumor nodule, the host surgeon again created an angiographic image, which revealed the complete absence of abnormalities in the liver.

In the surgical demonstration classroom, all the elderly professors applauded, offering reverence and compliments to the host surgeon in the live broadcast.

‘Amazing!’ Mu Tao snapped out of his thoughts and clapped.

Old Wu was the first to speak up.
“Let him perform the surgery.”

The others agreed.

Mu Tao was somewhat depressed, but he understood perfectly.

Despite his measured steps, the young doctor had performed a technique beyond his capabilities, something that could not be offset by speed alone.

‘It looks like my near-limit speed still isn’t enough.
Perhaps slowing down would offer more benefits in the future,’ Mu Tao thought.

Jin Yaowu’s voice came from behind.
“Based on one surgery alone? Don’t you think it’s sloppy?”

He had just finished his surgeries on his pre-selected patients and had caught only the last imaging session.

When everyone agreed to nominate the host surgeon as the chief surgeon of the scientific research, Jin Yaowu was the first to object.

“Yaowu, sit down,” said Professor Pei, tapping the chair beside him.

The other professors gave Jin Yaowu a peculiar stare as he approached Professor Pei, draining him of his initial courage and indignation.
He lowered his head, averting his gaze from Professor Pei’s.
His confidence slowly faded away.

“Yaowu, this is the host surgeon’s seventh surgery.” Professor Pei added calmly.

“…” Jin Yaowu was dumbfounded.

Mu Tao was flabbergasted as well.

What? The host surgeon was on his seventh surgery when he had only completed three?

This had to be a fantasy.

Mu Tao’s self-image crumbled once again.

Slow? The host surgeon was just fast and precise in his manipulation…

How had he not heard of such a surgeon before this?

Had he hatched from a stone egg[1]?

“Treat subsequent operations with the utmost care.
I don’t want any problems to come our way,” an older professor said grimly, “Give me a copy of the angiographic footage.
I’ll go back and study it again.”

Even though the professors had decided on their chief surgeon, they continued to exchange views on the surgery instead of leaving the room.

It was humiliating for the surgeons whom the professors had dropped from the competition, but their focus had obviously been drawn to a more important issue—the host surgeon had been able to accurately distinguish between a benign and a malignant hepatic nodule.

“We’ve to study this later,” said Old Wu lightly as he glanced at the last angiographic image, feeling somewhat nostalgic.

“Master, do you think his technique is similar to that of the host surgeon from Xinglin Garden?” asked Mu Tao softly.

“Their techniques look similar, but I don’t think he is the surgeon,” Old Wu replied, “Doctor Zheng’s maneuver appeared slightly amateurish, and some parts weren’t handled well.
However, he has mastered the usage of 3D image reconstruction of a 64-slice CT scan just like you, although he is far more experienced than you in that field.”

Mu Tao immediately understood after hearing Old Wu’s explanation.

It was a new technology, and those who mastered it first would have an upper hand.
However, he had a better platform and a highly-skilled master, so would he not have a brighter future than Boss Zheng?

Just as Mu Tao was about to leave, an elderly voice came from the door.
“Is Zheng Ren here?”

[1] In Chinese creation mythology, Pangu, the primordial creator, was hatched from a stone egg.
Mu Tao does not seem to be comparing himself favorably to a creator god but rather seems to be using a poetic version of “born yesterday”.

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