The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098: It’s a Lead Pellet

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"Director Liu, are you sure this is lead?" Chen Xuehai asked, frowning.

"I think it looks like it, kind of like the fuses we used to change when I was a kid at home. Wait...look here, have you seen airgun bullets? This is somewhat similar, with a little tail at the end." Liu Banxia said after careful inspection.

Chen Xuehai put on the magnifying glass, examined it closely, and nodded, "Your eyes are really sharp, I needed the magnifying glass to see clearly."

"Contact the police, handle the wound at the neck," said Chen Xuehai.

"I might as well go out and wait, anyway, nothing much is going on here. While I’m at it, I’ll ask Manager Zhou to book a table since someone is treating us." Liu Banxia said after packing up the half lead bullet.

"Seriously, it’s not like we’re not treating you, why the rush?" Chen Xuehai said.

"I just can’t stay put. I’m going to book the table, whatever happens happens." Liu Banxia laughed as he said this and ran out.

Everyone in the operating room and those watching in the observation room were amused, leaning back and forth in laughter.

Such actions and words could only be done by Liu Banxia in the emergency center. It fits his usual style, and honestly, it feels quite endearing.

"Director Liu, how’s the situation? This is the patient’s family member." Just as Liu Banxia came out of the operating room, a nurse led a man waiting outside.

"The surgery was very successful. Have you seen the child? Due to premature birth, the baby will need to stay in the incubator for a while longer." Liu Banxia said.

"After your wife finished her cesarean section, we handled the wound at the neck. During the process, we found a tear in a blood vessel and repaired it."

"However, while continuing to search, we found that the foreign object causing the wound was not in its original location. So, we investigated further and discovered the object has flowed along the blood vessel into the heart, specifically the right ventricle."

"Our usual procedure would be to perform open-heart surgery, a direct heart surgery, to cut open the heart and remove the foreign object."

"But Director Chen was worried your wife had just undergone a cesarean, and that direct heart surgery might cause complications. To minimize invasiveness, we decided to switch to another operating room for micro-invasive surgery."

"This little thing is the foreign object we removed, but we can’t give it to you now. Our judgment is that it’s a fragment of a lead bullet, so we need to report it to the police and wait for them to handle it."

The patient’s husband was almost dazed by all he heard today. His heart truly calmed down after hearing the foreign object was removed.

The tension he was barely holding back unraveled, nearly making him collapse.

Now hearing Liu Banxia say it’s a fragment of a lead bullet, his mind tightened up again.

"Doctor, was someone trying to kill my wife?" The patient’s husband asked after slightly stabilizing his emotions.

"Currently, it’s hard to determine, but this matter needs to be handed over to the police. I’ll contact the City Criminal Police Team directly and ask them to investigate this matter." Liu Banxia said.

"The reason I explained so much is mainly to clarify why there was a change of operating room arrangements. Director Chen took a significant risk, and we are fortunate the surgery was successful."

"Wait a while longer, and your wife will be brought out. No need for intensive care, a regular intensive care ward will suffice. Did you see your child?"

The patient’s husband nodded, "Yes, it’s so small and already has to suffer so much."

After saying this, the patient’s husband collapsed directly to the ground, crying uncontrollably.

Liu Banxia patted his shoulder, "You have to stay strong now. Although the child is premature, the issues aren’t too severe. They’ll receive meticulous care here. Once they can leave the incubator, just pay a bit more attention, and it’ll be fine."

"Your wife’s surgery went very smoothly too. For us, this is the best outcome right now. Your wife will need your care next, don’t think too much about other things, let me handle them."

Even the strongest person would find it hard to endure such an ordeal.

He is also someone who is about to have a child, so he can somewhat understand the man’s feelings.

Premature birth means the baby’s development is naturally insufficient, and no amount of post-birth supplements can make up for it.

The best one can do is provide meticulous care, ensuring healthier growth for the child.

Since the patient’s family wasn’t present, temporary adjustments were made. Now that the family is here, the necessary notifications have been given. As for whether he has any objections to the arrangements, it will depend on his mood.

But judging by the current situation, it seems there isn’t much of a problem.

It’s all about results, right? His wife’s surgery was very successful, which is a great result. Anyone would choose minimally invasive over open-heart surgery if given the choice.

But this matter needs to be explained clearly to the patient’s family. There’s no need to hide anything.

Qi Wentai and the team were also very pleased to hear that the foreign object had been removed. They, too, were concerned about this patient.

Shen Xinhao came over quickly after receiving Liu Banxia’s call. Chen Xuehai hadn’t even come out of the operating room before he arrived.

"Take a look, I think this thing is an airgun bullet. But ultimately, what it is and the details of the situation need to be determined by you professionals." Liu Banxia handed over the plastic bag containing the fragments.

Shen Xinhao nodded, "I’ve already arranged for people to inspect the scene. Regardless of the cause, this is very dangerous."

"Can the patient’s husband be questioned now? We also need to clarify their family relationship; we can’t define this matter for now."

"Let’s wait a bit longer. He’ll only truly be at ease when his wife comes out of the operating room," Liu Banxia said.

"The man’s on the verge of collapse; such things are hard for anyone to endure. But you guys need to put in some effort, it’s really messed up. Without investigation, it’d result in two deaths."

"Fortunately, the consultation was timely, and the bullet entry point was slightly off. Otherwise, how could we have had such a window period to save the patient?"

"Put it this way, if Chen from Cardiac Surgery wasn’t so skilled, the patient would have needed open-heart surgery. Such a tiny thing causing havoc in the right ventricle, who can stand that?"

"I had only heard of objects flowing through the blood vessels to the heart, but it can happen this quickly?" Shen Xinhao asked curiously.

"It depends on the situation. If discovered in time and the patient remains calm, it won’t flow that fast," Liu Banxia explained.

"But the patient was in labor, and blood pressure is quite high at that time. That’s exactly what opened a tear in the blood vessel, allowing the bullet to be pushed in by muscle contractions."

"That little thing certainly moves freely, with the blood pressure in the vessels so strong, pushing it along like it’s nothing. But I remember this sort of thing was banned a long time ago. Why is it still around?"

"There are lots of illegal activities going on; aren’t there still many people involved?" Shen Xinhao said with a bitter smile.

"Some people can’t get real guns, so they play with gas cylinder guns. Steel balls, lead bullets, plastic bullets, there are various kinds. Don’t be fooled; even though they don’t have the power of real guns and bullets, they’re not weak."

"And some people use them for hunting birds and usually keep them in their cars when they return, so we can’t catch them."

"It’s actually less common here, but there are many injuries from playing with this. However, they don’t dare to go to big hospitals, many just pay a couple bucks at the clinics to get it taken care of."

"Don’t worry, whenever we find a case, we investigate it thoroughly. This is really dangerous; hitting the mark can be fatal."

"That’s a relief, by the way, anything new on my matter? Why does it seem like there hasn’t been any progress?" Liu Banxia asked.

Shen Xinhao gave him a helpless look, "Don’t be so impatient, how much time has it been? Such a big case needs at least a few months to investigate clearly."

"Our plan is to bring all these people to light and try to catch them all in one go. They’re also involved in organ trading; you think that’s easy to investigate?"

"Don’t worry, they haven’t revealed your situation to their superiors. They don’t even dare say that it was because of their negligence that they’ve been exposed so much."

"They only came after you out of spite. They didn’t expect you to handle it all, it was their fate. Like you said, who wouldn’t they dare offend? Yet they chose to mess with a surgeon, I wouldn’t even dare."

"The renowned captain, why so cheeky? The surgery is over; let me introduce you. This is our Emergency Center’s Director Chen, a quick hand in cardiac surgery. And this is Captain Shen from the City Criminal Police Team, a big shot too."

Liu Banxia introduced the newly arrived Chen Xuehai and Shen Xinhao.

"Just ask Director Liu directly about the situation; I’m not as eloquent. The surgery was very successful, and I’m only responsible for delivering this news," Chen Xuehai quipped.

Ding! Emergency surgery task completed.

Earned 200 experience points, 100 points in suturing skill proficiency, 100 points in dressing change skill proficiency, 100 points in cesarean section skill proficiency, +2 Glory Points.

This task received a perfect rating, earning 300 experience points, 150 points in suturing skill proficiency, 150 points in dressing change skill proficiency, 150 points in cesarean section skill proficiency, 5 Glory Points +2, and 1 solidified stone.

For such a big surgery, the system rewarded so little. Oh well, he was mostly there to watch the excitement anyway.

"Director Chen is treating us to lunch, so don’t rush off. Join us for a meal, then you can discuss the situation with the patient’s husband. You won’t get any answers if you ask now," Liu Banxia said.

"Sure, I won’t be polite then. Catch a meal when you can, I just came from another scene," Shen Xinhao readily agreed.