The Enhanced Doctor

Liu Banxia could swear to the shadowless lamp that he had no other distracting thoughts in his mind; all he was thinking about was teaching.

But others didn't think so. What are you guys doing? Who ever heard of teaching suturing like this? Even Li Mingwu, who rushed over, was stunned for a moment, thinking he'd walked into the wrong filming set.

Liu Banxia, free from distractions, finished tying the knot and admired his "specialized guided suturing." Although he was now deft, guiding Liang Xiaolin's hand to suture must have been somewhat restrictive.

The standard of suturing was fine, but it had probably taken a few minutes longer. He would need to work harder next time.

Just as he was thinking this, he felt the atmosphere in the operating room turn a bit odd; it was overly quiet. Usually, there was chatter and laughter, but what was going on today?

"Ah, Chief Director Li, why did you come here personally?" Liu Banxia was startled when he turned around and saw Li Mingwu.

"I heard a daring doctor performed a thoracotomy in the emergency room and then used a stapler on the heart. I came to take a look. Sure enough, it's you. Only you in the Second Hospital would do something like this," Li Mingwu said nonchalantly.

"That... it was a real emergency. If I hadn't..."

Li Mingwu waved his hand. "Those things aren't important. What were you just doing?"

"Just… just… I was teaching Doctor Liang how to suture. Her hands are a little slow, so I was letting her feel the trajectory of my needle," Liu Banxia quickly explained.

"If that's the case, you can also guide me on how to suture a beating heart," Li Mingwu said calmly.

The entire operating room became even quieter at his statement. No one could determine from his words whether he intended to guide Liu Banxia or was angered by Liu Banxia's "out-of-line" behavior just now.

"Chief Director Li, I... I only saw a real, beating heart for the first time today. I... I haven't sutured one before," Liu Banxia said with a pained expression, as obedient as a schoolboy.

"Then let Liang Xiaolin do the suturing. Many people rarely get such an opportunity. I'm too lazy to scrub in again since I have to go check on another operating room soon. The wound isn't large, just that a few too many staples were used," Li Mingwu continued.

"Chief Director... I... I don't dare to suture. Please, you save him," Liang Xiaolin said, nearly in tears from anxiety when she heard the task would fall to her.

"Then what should we do? Anyway, I don't have the time. Either you suture, or Liu Banxia sutures. Liu Banxia says he hasn't done it before; you can tell him the key points," Li Mingwu said with a smile.

The atmosphere in the operating room changed again with this remark. The looks directed at Liu Banxia were full of envy.

This kid must have stepped in dog crap every time he's gone out lately; how else could he be this unbelievably lucky?

He only has a bachelor's degree, and before his residency training even ended, he was directly hired by the hospital. Now, Chief Director Li wants to personally guide him, a general surgeon, to suture a heart. If that wasn't like stepping in dog crap, what was?

"Suturing on the heart must be fast, and the blood clots in the right ventricle need to be suctioned out. Also, use intermittent or mattress-type full-thickness sutures for the lacerations. And… and… you must be quick, otherwise, the patient will lose too much blood," Liang Xiaolin was starting to ramble.

It was true she had connections, but suturing a beating heart wasn't an everyday surgery. Now, she was very worried for Liu Banxia. This could be an opportunity to shine, but it could also end in failure.

Liu Banxia nodded vigorously, put on a new pair of gloves, and flexed his fingers.

"Ah, right! You can't suture too deep. If you prick the atrioventricular node, he'll need to wear a pacemaker in the future!" Just as Liu Banxia reached the operating table, Liang Xiaolin shouted again.

"Good thing you remembered, otherwise I would have thought you were trying to harm him," Li Mingwu made a rare joke.

Liu Banxia was taken aback. He had no idea there was such a requirement. Then he closed his eyes.

DING! Exchanged for two hours in the Dream Space.

Of course, the only thing he could think of now was the Dream Space. Otherwise, no matter how capable he felt, he wouldn't dare to suture directly on a beating heart.

This 1 Glory Point spent was truly worth it. After several attempts, he had failed each time. His hand speed wasn't fast enough; unless he removed another of the patient's ribs, he wouldn't have enough space to maneuver.

He gritted his teeth and used 40 Glory Points to exchange for a ruby. With a soft CLICK, he embedded it into his right hand.

DING! Gained 5 Agility Attribute Points. Current Agility: 65. Stability, Speed, and Dexterity increased by 20.37%.

After embedding the gemstone, Liu Banxia finally felt somewhat confident. However, his next two suturing attempts were still unsuccessful.

The opening in the right ventricle was too large, and a substantial amount of blood gushed out. All he could do was rely on the sense of touch in his left hand to suture. He even pricked his own finger once.

"Doctor Liang, coordinate with my actions. You cut the staples, I'll suture. Cut two first to clear the blood clots. I'll suture, and then you cut the next one," Liu Banxia said, opening his eyes.

Liang Xiaolin looked at Li Mingwu, who nodded.

Even if it was just cutting staples, Liang Xiaolin was still extremely worried. This isn't suturing skin; this is suturing the heart.

With two quick SNIPS, Liu Banxia immediately inserted his fingers into the right ventricle. As he hooked his fingers out, two blood clots flowed out with the gushing blood.

Liu Banxia showed no hesitation now. His left index finger and thumb pinched the laceration closed, and his right hand began to suture rapidly.

Li Mingwu nodded repeatedly in approval. Liu Banxia's hands were remarkably steady as he sutured. He even managed to account for the holes left by the two staples, guiding the thread through them.

The patient's blood pressure, which had previously dropped, rose again after Liu Banxia finished suturing. Liu Banxia then nodded at Liang Xiaolin.

Perhaps emboldened by the successful start, Liang Xiaolin was more confident now and snipped the next staple even more quickly. This time, Liu Banxia didn't need to search for more clots in the right ventricle, as he had already cleared them all out.

"Alright, passable work. Check for any bleeding points. If not, clean up and close the chest," Li Mingwu said casually before strolling out.

"Oh my God, that scared me to death! Chief Director Li gave me an opportunity, but wasn't that terrifying?" Liu Banxia said with a wry smile.

"You should be grateful. Chief Director Li had even put on his gloves. I didn't expect you to actually manage the suturing. Not bad," Shi Lei said with a smile.

Liu Banxia grinned; deep down, he was now genuinely grateful to Li Mingwu.

The remaining work was routine: cleaning the thoracic cavity, placing a drainage tube, and suturing.

DING! Emergency Patient Reception Mission completed. Acquired: Experience Points +1,000, Suturing Skill Proficiency +1,000, Diagnostics Skill Proficiency +300, Dressing Change Skill Proficiency +200.

Reception Rating: Perfect. Acquired: Experience Points +1,500, Suturing Skill Proficiency +1,500, Diagnostics Skill Proficiency +700, Dressing Change Skill Proficiency +500, Glory Points +10.

Congratulations, Host, for leveling up to Level 22 (29,415/29,792 EXP). Acquired: Attribute Points +1, Glory Points +5.

Looking at the system prompts, Liu Banxia could only grin foolishly in bliss.