As soon as Wu Guoxi spoke,

the atmosphere in the conference room immediately became even more eerie. After all, whether it was the head of General Surgery or the head of Cardiac Surgery, they were somewhat familiar with Shen Qiang's surgical capabilities.

Although they were not clear before Wu Guoxi spoke how quickly Shen Qiang could perform the duodenal surgery specifically, they still instinctively believed that no matter what, such a surgery would definitely not take him three hours.

That meant Shen Qiang's surgical skills were absolutely no less than those of Li Hongyu.

Now, having heard what Wu Guoxi said, their eyes widened instantly.

Twenty-something minutes to finish not only the highest difficulty duodenectomy of General Surgery, but also the pancreas?

Was he a god?

And almost at the same moment everyone was shocked,

Li Hongyu, the surgical expert standing on the side, became angry, "What do you mean by that? Don't think that I absolutely need to earn the surgery fee of two hundred thousand. I came here only out of politeness, otherwise, no amount of money would bring me here."

"Now, you're telling me in front of me that someone could complete a duodenal surgery inside of twenty-something minutes, is that even rational? Such a person can't possibly exist."

Wu Guoxi laughed and looking at Director Su said, "Director, you were there during that surgery, you know how long it took."

Upon hearing this, Director Su's face grew uncomfortable, and he consoled Li Hongyu on the side, "Professor Li, don't take it seriously, Old Wu is just a jokester. As for how long it takes to complete the surgery, it mainly depends on the circumstances at the time."

Li Hongyu's expression improved somewhat.

Just then, the head of General Surgery said sternly, "Director Wu might be joking, but I am not. Considering the patient's condition comprehensively, these surgeries must all be completed within an hour."

"Otherwise, the patient's chance of survival is basically zero; it's better not to operate at all."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongyu became angry again.

"There's no problem on the Tumor Surgery side," Wu Guoxi said, "An hour is quite sufficient."

The head of Cardiac Surgery frowned and said, "Completing his lung surgery within an hour, we don't have absolute confidence here, but with an hour's time, we might try it, with about a fifty percent chance of success."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongyu angrily said, "The duodenum connects to the stomach above and to the intestines below, with bile ducts, pancreatic ducts, and hepatic ducts all around, it's simply impossible to complete within three hours."

The head of General Surgery laughed, "You're the expert invited by Bikang for two hundred thousand. If it really takes three hours to perform this surgery, we in General Surgery can handle it ourselves."

Li Hongyu grew angry.

Just then, the head of General Surgery turned his head and asked, "Shen Qiang, how long would you need to perform the duodenal surgery?"

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Don't make it tough for me, I'm just an intern, innocent and unoffending, I don't want to provoke anyone."

Upon hearing this, Wu Guoxi, sitting next to Shen Qiang, spoke up, "If Shen Qiang does it, one hour's time will definitely suffice, but the hardship fee has to be at least two hundred thousand."

Shen Qiang was stunned, tugged at Wu Guoxi's sleeve, and said, "Director Wu, don't be like this."

Wu Guoxi glared at Shen Qiang and whispered, "Foolish boy, do you think the hospital will owe you a favor if you don't take money? You haven't even officially started working, you've still got to find a girlfriend, and settle down. If you want to stay in the Provincial City, how can you manage without money?"

"So don't worry about it, I'm retiring soon, I'm not afraid of causing trouble."

Looking at Wu Guoxi, who was earnest in his demeanor, Shen Qiang felt an unexpected warmth in his heart.

Shen Qiang was not short of money now. When he moved, he had collected over six million in gift money, and with the sales from the Blood Ganoderma, after giving red packets to his parents and repaying Sun Kaiping several hundred thousand.

In Shen Qiang's bank account, a neat sum of twenty million was stored.

But Wu Guoxi didn't know that he was pouring all his efforts into securing what he believed to be Shen Qiang's first pot of gold.

Suddenly, Shen Qiang felt that the old man was actually quite adorable.

"We in the General Surgery have no objections. Whoever can complete the surgery within an hour should go ahead. I have a lot of confidence in Shen," said the head of General Surgery, his expression cold.

His stance was partly due to his trust in Shen Qiang and partly because he felt slighted.

It must be known that he was the head of General Surgery. Although the surgery was difficult, he was capable of performing it.

Earlier, he had just mentioned the patient's situation needing to be expedited and that he wasn't completely confident, and then Director Su had gone to invite an expert from the Provincial People's Hospital.

It was blatantly obvious that they thought he wasn't up to the task.

When the expert arrived, all pompous, it turned out he needed three hours.

If three hours were indeed feasible, the head of General Surgery would have done it himself.

So he said quite aggressively, "If it really takes three hours to complete, I might as well do it myself."

Hearing this, Li Hongyu was furious and retorted, "What kind of attitude is this? You think I'm worse than an intern? There's a limit to looking down on people. He can finish in one hour, right? Then let him do it!"

"Why was I invited here? To watch your faces?"

Seeing him angry, Director Su hurriedly said, "Professor Li, calm down, don't listen to their nonsense. This duodenal surgery, you should perform it. If they were capable, would I have invited you?"

Hearing this, Li Hongyu's expression turned arrogant: "Director Su, of course I understand, the plight of these private hospitals. The truly capable doctors, which one isn't in a major hospital?"

These words made Director Su's expression turn somewhat ugly.

"Capable doctors are in major hospitals, but not every doctor in a major hospital is capable!"

At this moment, Wu Guoxi said coldly, "Director Su, I'm speaking the truth. Shen can definitely complete the surgery within an hour, just pay him the hardship fee. I stake my life on it, Shen Qiang will perform the surgery flawlessly."

The head of General Surgery added, "I second that, I also believe Shen can do it."

Director Su frowned and said coldly, "Are you trying to rebel?"

At this, Li Hongyu sneered, "Now I get it. All this fuss, all these difficulties you've put me through, it's because you're jealous of my hardship fee, isn't it?"

"Fine! These two hundred thousand, I don't mind not making them. I just want to see who is so awesome that they can complete a duodenal surgery in one hour."

Hearing this, Director Su quickly said, "Professor Li, please don't be angry. I'll educate them later. The surgery must still be performed by you."

Li Hongyu looked at Wu Guoxi coldly, "Director Su, don't worry about problems arising. The surgery will proceed tomorrow morning as planned. I will be there, and if this old man's recommended person can indeed do it, I, Li Hongyu, will be truly convinced."

"If his recommended person can't do it, then I will take over the surgery and will do my utmost to ensure the patient's safety, but at the same time, I want you to fire this old fool!"

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com