Chapter 36 Section 36

When Xi Ji's cell phone rang, she was on her way back to the dormitory.The call was from Yoko Suganuma, saying that Yoshie Nakazuka's condition had changed, and she suddenly had a high fever, and she was in pain now. Xi Ji turned back immediately, and happened to see a taxi on the road. Although it was only a two or three minute drive, she still got in the taxi. Back to the hospital, put on a white robe, and ran to the ward. Yoshie Nakazuka's symptoms were similar to the last time, she did not respond to calls, and her body temperature reached 39 degrees.Since it was the second time, Yuki already understood the essentials, and immediately contacted the doctor in charge after giving the examination instructions to Suganuma Yuko.

After the examination, it was found that the inflammation of the bile duct had worsened. Fukushima, the attending physician who rushed over, judged that he had to perform an emergency operation to remove all the inflamed parts and replace it with an artificial bile duct. Although I don't know how strong Yoshie Nakazuka is, he had no choice at the moment. This time, she quickly contacted her family.Twenty minutes later, Yoshie Nakazuka's daughter, Kumi, appeared in the hospital. Xi Ji also entered the operating room.Although there will be a major operation tomorrow morning, and we must participate in the major project of Soichiro Shimabara's aortic aneurysm resection, but we can't manage so much now.

The operation took up to four hours and it is still not known whether it was successful. Watching the nurses push Yoshie away from the door of the operating room, she saw Kumi and her husband behind. Fukushima was explaining to them. The couple listened attentively and nodded frequently. When Yuki was observing the postoperative situation in the intensive care unit, Fukushima came. "Let me do it. You better go to sleep, there is surgery tomorrow." "Sorry, thank you. I'm in the duty room, please call me if you need anything." "Well, it's been hard work."

When Xi Ji left the intensive care unit, Jiu Mei and her husband just came out of the reception room.When they saw Xi Ji, they stood still and bowed their heads to salute her. "Doctor, thanks to you for taking care of my mother, thank you." Jiumei said. "Did Dr. Fukushima tell the two of you the details?" "Yeah, the doctor said that we can only see the situation..." "Yes, the lesion has been removed, and now I can only rely on my own resilience. If the fever subsides, I should be fine." The two nodded at the same time. "Doctor, um, about the aneurysm." The husband spoke first.

"Yes." I just had a major surgery to remove the cancer, so I'm going to mention this now?Yuki was starting to get bored. "You said it wouldn't break right away, did you?" "We think so." "In that case," the husband blinked before continuing, "if my mother-in-law can get through this, we want to take her back when she gets better." Xi Ji stared at him. "Did you say you were discharged from the hospital?" "Yes. The next step is the aneurysm operation. We decided to take Mom home and take care of her before she has the strength to undergo the operation." He and his wife exchanged glances.

"Is that so? This matter must be discussed with Dr. Fukushima and Dr. Yamauchi, but it should be fine. However, your mother said before that it would be easier to live here." Xi Ji's words made the husband scratch his head in embarrassment. "In the past, we only wanted our own convenience. I'm really sorry for my mother. If my family didn't help, all the diseases that were cured could not be cured. We discussed it. Since the doctors have worked so hard for us, we have to do it ourselves. Get it done." Xi Ji nodded.The depression that would arise when meeting this couple before disappeared in an instant.

"Dr. Fukushima told us about Dr. Himuro," Kumi said. Xi Ji had a big surprise. "Remember me?" "Yes. I'm really sorry. It turns out that the doctor is a resident doctor. I didn't know it before." "I should have said it at the beginning." "I think so, but I don't know if I forgot it completely, or I didn't listen to it at all... I always thought that doctors were just like other doctors." "It's okay, it's okay to think this way, it's the same for patients." "However, the resident doctors are quite tired! Doctor Fukushima also said that there seems to be no time to rest, right? It was the same last time, like today, the doctor was also the first to be called."

A smile appeared on the corner of Xi Ji's mouth.It was the first time a family member of a patient said this to her. "Because I'm still learning, it's my job." "But Dr. Himuro was originally in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, so it has nothing to do with cholangiocarcinoma, right? We didn't think of this before, and we only regarded the doctor as one of my mother's attending doctors. I'm really sorry." "This..., most people are like this. Because residents have to go to various departments for internships to accumulate experience, so it doesn't matter which department they belong to now."

"That being said, a doctor's job is still hard work. Isn't it?" The husband nodded in agreement. "I heard, isn't the doctor going to have surgery early tomorrow morning? Because we have been busy so late, and then there is another major operation to be done, the doctor's physical strength is really good, I really admire it." "This job does require physical strength." "So, I also told my wife that the doctor is so young, and he will do his best to save his mother. We must do our best, so we decided to take my mother home to take care of her."

His words made Xi Ji's heart heat up, and he couldn't think of an appropriate answer for a while. "I'm really grateful to the doctor." The husband said so, and the wife saluted again. "Where... don't be so polite. Let's work together until Ms. Nakazuka recovers!" "Okay, please doctor, we will work hard." Jiumei's eyes were a little red. Then, I excuse you——After speaking, Xi Ji turned and left.She felt that if she continued to talk, she would also cry. Lying down in the duty room, my heart was still slightly excited.However, this is completely different from the excited emotions after the operation, joy and lightness occupy my heart.

I don't know what Fukushima said to them, and I don't know why he mentioned the residency to them. But after becoming a resident physician, it was the first time that a family member of a patient expressed her gratitude to her.Before that, she had been thinking pessimistically, what was she doing?Is it of any use to the hospital?Does it help patients? Now, she thinks she might be able to.Before that, she had always been uneasy about whether she could be qualified for the job of a doctor.Now, anxiety still exists, but there is also a ray of hope. Kensuke's words—everyone has their own mission to achieve—recurred in my mind again. dad.Xi Ji closed her eyes, and silently said to her father in her heart: I may have finally found my mission... Maybe it was because of the knot in her heart, she felt that she could finally sleep well. Setting the alarm clock at 6 a.m. woke her up, and although she had only slept for a short three hours, her mind was clear.Open the curtains, and bright light shines in. It's about to start, Xi Ji thought. She decided to stop thinking about it and put all her energy into the upcoming operation. After washing and dressing, she went to the first floor and bought bread and milk in the store.It is necessary to increase the blood sugar level before the operation. This is what the supervisor told her when she first became a resident physician.The operation cannot be completed earlier than scheduled. In other words, if you want to save the patient, you must maintain your physical strength, no matter how long the operation lasts, you must survive it. She was eating bread in the empty waiting room, but a man came from the corridor, he was a familiar face, so Xi Ji quickly swallowed the last bite of bread and milk. "It's so early. Is it so early when there is an operation?" Nanao said to her with a smile. "Mr. Nanao, what happened?" "No, it doesn't count. Can I sit here?" He pointed to the seat next to Xi Ji. Sit down, she said, stuffing the trash into a plastic bag. "Mr. Shimabara's surgery is about to begin." "Is that why you came here to take a look? Afraid something might happen..." "That's pretty much what it means. It's just that, as I told you a few days ago, it's probably just my own imagination." "Last time, you said that the suspect had a personal grudge with Mr. Shimabara, right?" "Yes, what's wrong?" "No, I don't think of anything. I just had a chance to speak to Mr. Shimabara yesterday evening, and I asked him if he had ever been attacked for a defective car." Hearing what Xi Ji said, Nanao's eyes widened slightly. "Your question is really bold. Then, what did President Shimabara say?" "He meant to say, of course not, but those were all pranks, and he ignored them." "It's very similar to his style." Nanao smiled wryly. "He also said that for those who were injured due to defective cars, all compensation should be paid, and only those who take the opportunity to ask for money will come to their door." "I see. However, the victims are not the ones who are directly victimized." Nanao said in a muttering tone. "what do you mean?" "I mean, it's also possible to be resented in places he didn't expect." As he said, he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. "This is the printed news. Isn't there a report here that the defective car stalled and caused a traffic jam? The ambulance carrying the injured had to detour." "Can I borrow it?" "Please, let me show you that this is something I investigated privately without the knowledge of my superiors, so it cannot be said to be an investigative secret." Xi Ji browsed the report delivered by Nanao, and the content was indeed as he described. "The patient in the ambulance was not saved in the end. It is not known whether a life could be saved if there was no detour, but for the family members of the patient, this kind of thing is hard to accept." "Indeed. Then, you mean that the prisoner is the patient's family?" Xi Ji asked while returning the report. "I don't know yet. Even if it's not a family member, if it's someone who has a close relationship with the patient, it's not surprising that they hold grudges against President Shimabara." "You mean boyfriend and girlfriend?" Xi Ji asked, but Nanao just tilted her head and smiled with a meaning, obviously avoiding to speak too clearly. "I'm sorry, you have important work to do later, and it will delay your time. Please work hard." After finishing speaking, Nanao folded the piece of paper and prepared to put it back in his pocket.At this time, a piece of paper caught inside fell, and Xi Ji picked it up. It turned out to be a photo, which seemed to be taken at a ski resort. In the photo, young people in ski suits all showed smiles. "this is?" "The photo of the female patient I just mentioned is the one in the middle wearing white clothes. This is a photo of her student days, and she should become more mature later." "Oh!" Xi Ji glanced at the photo again. It was a pretty woman, and it was not surprising that she had a boyfriend. Nanao took the photo from Yuki, put it in the report, and put it back in his pocket this time with a slightly more cautious posture. "Today I plan to stay near the hospital all day, if there is anything, please call my cell phone." Nanao stood up, as if thinking of something, she patted her forehead. "Even if something happens, you are in the operating room, there is nothing you can do." "Yeah, I can only pray that nothing happens." "I pray that too." Xi Ji said that he would leave first, got up and moved his feet.However, a memory that suddenly woke up made her stop.She turned around and called Nanao who was walking towards the gate. "Sorry, that photo just now..." Nanao turned around in surprise. "What's wrong?" "Can you lend me that photo just now?" "This?" Nanao reached into her arms and pulled out the photo. Yuki stared at the photo again.Next to the tragically deceased woman stood a man in a dark blue ski suit with his goggles off and waving. "This person... I have seen it before." "Huh!" Nanao's eyes suddenly became bloodshot.