CHAPTER 195: CHAPTER 195: HIT AND RUN, WHAT’S THE DEAL?

Professor Song furrowed his brow, gripping a pen tightly. This time, he was very cautious.

"Take another look. Don’t panic."

Zhang Xuebin was taken aback for a moment, then turned to his side and whispered to Director Xiao, "What do they mean by this? For a drug trafficker, being conscious for a few hours should be enough..."

Director Xiao glared at him again. "Will you shut up! Who told you to inform her that this is a drug trafficker? Do you know that this Xiao Xiaojun has already..."

"Already what?" Zhang Xuebin sensed a hint of conspiracy. "Director Xiao, are you keeping something from me?"

Director Xiao raised his hand to rub his forehead. "This Xiao Xiaojun... the higher-ups have already agreed to hand him over to the Mo Family of Yuncheng!"

"What?"

"What are you yelling about? The Mo Family has a medical team that specializes in studying these kinds of cases. So, it was settled that once the person was revived, and after we finished our interrogation, we would hand him over to them to continue researching this case."

"So, for us, it’s enough to wake the person. But for them, they definitely need to cure him!"

As Director Xiao spoke, he glared at Zhang Xuebin again. "Now look what you’ve done! That young lady knows he’s a drug trafficker. She doesn’t genuinely want to save him; she’s just thinking of waking him for a few hours so you can ask your questions, and that’s it!"

Zhang Xuebin was displeased. "How can you blame me for this? When I said the Little Divine Doctor could save this man, weren’t you happy too?"

"That’s because I thought you meant she could cure him!" Director Xiao glared at Zhang Xuebin yet again.

Zhang Xuebin was furious, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn’t oppose Director Xiao; after all, he was his superior. He turned his head to look at An Yan on the big screen. "Little Master didn’t promise me that she’d only let him be conscious for a few hours!"

Director Xiao said, "She didn’t say it; she just did it. Both professors have already confirmed that this person won’t live much longer. Xuebin, go get your best interrogators. Question him as much as possible while he’s still alive!"

At this point, Director Xiao had no hope for a miracle. He turned and hurried out to report to the higher-ups and accept the blame.

Their panic made Tian Zhongren extremely pleased; he felt he could finally relax and wait to watch the joke unfold.

「In the operating room.」

Nurse Zhang Zhilan suddenly felt her scalp itch. She thought it was due to sweating, so she glanced at the few people in the observation area and then strode straight towards Su Siming, the tallest among them.

Su Siming was watching An Yan perform surgery when he noticed a nurse coming straight towards him. She was fair-skinned, tall, and slender. Her visible eyes, if one had to describe them, were alluringly beautiful.

She’s probably just passing by and will turn the corner, Su Siming thought calmly.

But she didn’t turn; she kept coming straight toward him, the distance rapidly closing.

Instantly, Su Siming could no longer pay attention to the surgery, thinking of only one possibility: Could this be the classic scene where an operating room nurse flirts with a young hottie?

Sigh, it’s all my fault for being too handsome,

However, Su Siming was not that kind of person. So when she approached, leaned over, and got closer, he stepped back without hesitation.

She glared at him unhappily. "What are you dodging for?"

Su Siming stammered, "What do you mean, what am I dodging for? I know I’m handsome, but you can’t just... without any emotional basis..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the young woman suddenly buried her head in his chest, rubbed her forehead against him a few times, and then, without any hesitation, turned and walked away.

Su Siming was speechless. "..."

Wait, what’s this? Flirt and run?

Beside him, Lin Ling couldn’t help but laugh. "Su, in the operating room, if a doctor or nurse comes looking for you, please stand still. In their eyes, you’re not a person; you’re a rag!"

Su Siming looked down and, indeed, there was a wet patch on his chest! He was overcome with an indescribable mix of emotions.

Liang Chen and Mu Enyu also reacted, both trying hard to keep straight faces and suppress their laughter.

This small interlude went completely unnoticed by the few people at the operating table.

But Tian Zhongren, watching the live broadcast in the conference room, saw everything clearly. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, pressed his pen to the paper, and stared tensely at the surgical site.

Within a mere dozen seconds, he saw the blood at the surgical site change color.

The monitor emitted a piercing shriek.

Everyone in the operating room panicked.

The first assistant stood there, completely stunned.

"The heart rate is off, the blood color is wrong! Professor An, has he been poisoned?"

"It was fine at the beginning, wasn’t it?"

"He was poisoned after the craniotomy!"

Ya Zhuo’s expression turned cold instantly. He hadn’t met Mu Enyu before and didn’t know her name, so he continued, "Su Siming, Liang Chen, and... and this classmate, the three of you go up and assist Professor An. Everyone else, stand back."

There were only these few people at the operating table. If someone wanted to poison the patient’s exposed surgical site, it had to be one of them.

Lin Ling also wanted to step forward but was stopped by Ya Zhuo. "Dr. Lin, don’t go over either."

"Why?" Lin Ling didn’t understand. "I’m so far away. How could Dr. Ya suspect me?"

Ya Zhuo stated bluntly, "You are far away, but you’re not part of our team. I don’t trust you enough. Do you have any objections, Dr. Lin?"

Of course, Lin Ling had objections. Anyone here might try to harm Miss An Yan, but he was the only one who absolutely wouldn’t. However, he knew that arguing with Ya Zhuo at this moment would only make him seem more suspicious. Though frustrated, he obediently stood aside.

Liang Chen stepped up to be first assistant without hesitation.

The atmosphere inside the operating room grew tenser than ever.

The few who had stepped back all voiced their innocence, desperately trying to clear their names.

***

"Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!" Tian Zhongren exclaimed, standing up, his face contorted with exaggerated anger. "When there’s an accident during surgery, we should be called for help. How could they let those visiting students take over? Professor Song, look! Look at that young lady—she can’t even recognize all the surgical instruments!"

He was talking about Mu Enyu.

Although she took the position of third assistant, Mu Enyu was unlike Su Siming and Liang Chen; it was genuinely her first time at an operating table. It wasn’t that she didn’t recognize the surgical tools. However, being suddenly pulled up to the operating table made her instinctively nervous, and she tensed up completely. So much so that she couldn’t even be sure if the instruments she recognized were the correct ones.

Taking advantage of the fact that An Yan hadn’t yet asked for their assistance, Mu Enyu was hurriedly seeking advice from Su Siming and Liang Chen.

The patient’s breathing grew more and more rapid; the monitor continuously emitted emotionless alarm sounds.

***

Seeing this scene, Li Qingqing danced excitedly around the room.

An Yan is finished! This poison! She had developed it after countless experiments, putting in an immense amount of effort!