The fatty saw this scene, closed the live stream, and walked away.
He wasn't looking at his phone, but at that moment, the chat group on his phone was deadly silent. It took a good ten seconds or so before a barrage of messages suddenly erupted.
"Damn, Zhong Yongxi is such a loser, losing to Shen Qiang and then kneeling to sing 'Conquest' is bad enough, but calling Shen Qiang 'ancestral master' on and off, what's he trying to pull off?"
"Exactly, after all, the Zhong Family is a prestigious family with a thousand-year heritage in the Huaxia Cultivation World. Losing is one thing, but shamelessly trying to claim kinship with Shen Qiang? Have they gone mad? To think they have the nerve to bring up connections from twenty generations back, from hundreds of years ago."
"This seems a little odd though, logically speaking, even if Shen Qiang's acupuncture technique is better than Zhong Yongxi's, it shouldn't have come to this."
"Yeah, such a strange feeling. The fatty has gone offline, does anyone here have contacts there? Find out what exactly happened."
"I've already asked. They say that Shen Qiang won over Zhong Yongxi yesterday with the Small Leaf Plum Blossom Acupuncture Technique."
"Really?"
"Yeah, for real."
"Holy %... No wonder."
The group on the phone was fervently chatting away.
Full of curiosity about Shen Qiang.
At this moment, Ding Yuhuan, who was following behind Shen Qiang, caught up to him with eyes full of surprise, and said, "Shen Qiang, you're amazing, not only did you win, but those people from the Zhong Family medical hall actually want to be related to you, my god, what exactly did you do yesterday?"
Shen Qiang looked helpless and said, "I didn't do much, you don't need to ask, I just overestimated the Zhong Family medical hall's level."
Ding Yuhuan was astonished, "But the Zhong Family medical hall is one of the best two medical halls in Provincial City."
Shen Qiang smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's why I overestimated them."
Having said that, Shen Qiang did not bother to explain further and went straight to Director Liu's office.
At that time, Director Liu was not in.
Geng Liang and the fatty followed closely behind.
"Impressive, Shen Qiang, to make your opponent sincerely convinced, without significantly stronger abilities it's definitely not possible, this is truly eye-opening," Geng Liang's eyes were bright.
The fatty, hearing these words, looked even more uncomfortable, and sat down beside them without a word.
At this point, a dull man and a thin, dark-skinned female doctor also arrived, they looked at Shen Qiang in surprise, clearly aware of the incident where Zhong Yongxi knelt down and sang 'Conquest'.
Then Zhong Yongxi, who was late, entered the room and immediately bowed respectfully, "Ancestral Master."
Shen Qiang rolled his eyes at him and ignored him completely.
While others might simply be astonished or feel there was something odd,
Shen Qiang knew all too clearly what the Zhong Family medical hall was up to.
In the end, it came down to two words.
Skills!
Zhong Yongxi's change in attitude, Zhong Jixiang craftily seeking kinship,
Their ultimate goal was nothing more than wanting Shen Qiang to teach Zhong Yongxi the genuine Small Leaf Plum Blossom Acupuncture Technique.
This acupuncture technique is not that special, it's just one of the seventy-two techniques intended for reference within the Medical Saint Inheritance.
But why should Shen Qiang teach him?
Zhong Yongxi knelt and sang 'Conquest' because that was the bet of their duel; he knelt, he sang, it was only right and proper.
Claiming kinship is enough?
Let alone twenty generations back, when it's unclear if there's any relation at all, even if it were true, even blood brothers wouldn't necessarily share their real skills, let alone a connection that isn't even remotely related.
Thinking a few kind words would win Shen Qiang's teaching is simply a pipe dream.
So Shen Qiang completely ignored Zhong Yongxi, but to everyone's surprise, not only was Zhong Yongxi not embarrassed by Shen Qiang's indifference, his gaze became somewhat fanatical.
This undoubtedly made the atmosphere in the office peculiar.
At this moment, Director Liu came in.
After seating himself back at his desk, Director Liu glanced at everyone and said, "I've just come from a meeting, where Director Li briefed us on the situation. As you all know, our Medical University Affiliated Hospital has limited seats for departmental doctors, yet there are many renowned doctors and many capable ones."
"The fact that you were able to come here clearly means that your medical skill has been recognized to some extent."
"According to the previous arrangement, you would need to complete a three-month probation period here before we could decide who gets to stay."
"But now, under rather awkward circumstances, to gauge your performance at work, the department has to specially allocate operating rooms and working time for you, which affects the department's normal operations."
Everyone was stunned.
The thin, dark-skinned female doctor frowned and said, "Director Liu, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, Director Liu fell silent for a moment and then said, "To put it simply, the hospital actually doesn't lack doctors, so Director Li means that after the end of this week's work, at least three of you will have to leave."
"What?" The thin, dark-skinned female doctor said anxiously, "One week's time can't prove anything."
"Only one week's time," Director Liu said. "Those who leave will still receive the full three months' probation salary. I think this decision is beneficial both for you and for the hospital."
"For the hospital, eliminating some people to get daily operations back on track is the right thing to do, and for you, if it doesn't work out here, you can save time and try at other hospitals. After all, it's better to cut it short than to drag on for three months."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
"Now for the new grouping, Fatty, Ding Yuhuan, you two will go to Orthopedic Surgery as a pair, sharing an office for this week. After one week, the one performing better gets to stay, the other leaves."
Ding Yuhuan was startled.
Yet, Fatty laughed.
"Zhong Yongxi and Xiao Zhou, to Plastic Surgery, Geng Liang on his own to Trauma Emergency, the remaining two automatically pair up and go to Tumor Surgery."
Having said this simply, Director Liu added, "Go on, you only have one week, cherish it."
Having said that, without regard for what everyone else thought, Director Liu turned on his computer, then poured himself some tea.
As they filed out, Ding Yuhuan looked at Shen Qiang with somewhat disappointed eyes.
"Keep your spirits up, just do your best." After a simple encouragement to Ding Yuhuan, Shen Qiang sighed as he walked toward Tumor Surgery.
In fact, with this grouping, the outcome was already a foregone conclusion in Shen Qiang's eyes.
Fatty was a Cultivation practitioner from a medical Family, and Ding Yuhuan stood no chance of beating him.
Although Zhong Yongxi had lost to Shen Qiang in Acupuncture Technique, that thin, dark-skinned female doctor was certainly no match for him.
Geng Liang going alone to Trauma Emergency made it clear that he was a doctor the hospital had already decided to keep.
And the wooden male trailing behind Shen Qiang obviously couldn't defeat him, so the outcome wasn't hard to guess – after a week, the four people who would definitely stay would be Shen Qiang, Zhong Yongxi, Fatty, and Geng Liang.
Geng Liang was already a shoo-in to stay.
Though Zhong Yongxi had lost in Acupuncture, it was difficult to say how things would play out in surgery, and Fatty, who also came from a prestigious Family, was likely to have some unusual methods as well, so the pressure in the future was really quite significant.
Just as he was pondering this, his phone rang.
Shen Qiang took it out to see that Bai Jiao was calling.
"Shen Qiang, our Cheng Xinyi is planning to hold a Elixir Pills auction on Saturday. We're targeting professional buyers, so there will be many specialists coming. I'm worried that the merchandise I have won't impress them, and I wonder if you could talk to your master about getting some Spiritual Medicine…"
Shen Qiang laughed. Indeed, debts at the end of the year must be paid quickly; he had just owed Bai Jiao a favor and here she was asking for Spiritual Medicine.
"Spiritual Medicine, eh? The Blood Lipid Bone Healing Ointment and Jade Cream won't do, as my master said those are only for Wan Xin and Sheng, but I can talk to my master, and by then there should be other Spiritual Medicines."
As he said this, a thought suddenly flashed in Shen Qiang's mind. His Cultivation had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, and refining high-quality Elixir Pills for his own use would definitely require more practice, but if it was just to make money, Shen Qiang could certainly start trying now.
After all, with anything, without trying, just thinking won't lead to success.
So Shen Qiang smiled and said, "You can rest assured, if there aren't any suitable Spiritual Medicines by then, I will provide you with Pills."
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