Chapter 914: [914] Volunteering for duty Chapter 914: [914] Volunteering for duty “We’re not tired, Teacher is the one working hard!” Doctor Zhou’s voice carried a hint of excitement. Tonight, he had just finished an emergency surgery with Capital’s Boss Du, and now he could boast about it to others.

After removing his surgical gown and gloves, and taking off his mask, Nie Jiamin turned and looked up to see those four colleagues who had appeared in the operating room, clearly surprised: “What are you doing here?”

He Guangyou and the others realized the gravity of the situation upon hearing his question: they couldn’t possibly admit they were worried Boss Du might not handle the surgery well and had come to watch.

“This–” Doctor Kim looked around at his three colleagues, wondering what to do.

Kang Mingzhu gazed at the ceiling, deep in thought.

Qiu Ruiyun looked at He Guangyou.

He Guangyou was stuck.

Seeing her seniors at the surgical table, Xie Wanying quickly thought of the phone call she had made to her teachers earlier and said, “Teacher Nie, Teacher He and the others were waiting earlier for an ambulance to transport a patient. Now that their work is more or less done, they’ve come to report to you.”

Xie Wanying’s junior spoke well. Kang Mingzhu was the first to react, agreeing, “Yes, that’s right.”

Doctor Kim scratched his eyebrows, not very good at lying to superiors.

He Guangyou and Qiu Ruiyun took the cue from Xie Wanying and continued, “There were two severely injured patients who needed an ambulance escort, so we waited in the village for the vehicle.”

“What’s the situation now?” Nie Jiamin asked, a hint of a smile in his bright eyes, clearly detecting that his students were giving him an out.

“In the emergency room. Doctor Zhu and Doctor Chang are helping out there.” He Guangyou said, realizing that Boss Du was not one to be fooled, and whispered to Nie Jiamin as they walked, “Professor Nie, I got through to Teacher Tao on the phone, but it seems like their chief of surgery hasn’t arrived.”

Hearing this, Nie Jiamin understood and said, “Last night’s surgery had to be performed immediately. Now that the child’s condition will stabilize tonight, we’ll try to transfer them to our hospital’s pediatric surgery department tomorrow. I heard the driver who hit the child is paying for the medical expenses.”

“Yes, the police caught the hit-and-run driver,” He Guangyou replied, sharing the same thought as Xie Wanying that at least the patient’s medical expenses would be covered for the short term.

As they were transferring the child to a ward, Xie Wanying heard from Doctor Zhou that the county hospital didn’t have an ICU.

“Teacher Nie.” Xie Wanying hurried after Nie Jiamin, who was just outside the operating room, “There’s no ICU bed available. Let’s try to get her a place in the general ward for tonight. I’ll stay with her. We’ll call you if anything happens.”

Volunteering to stay overnight with a patient to monitor their condition definitely indicated the dedication of a good doctor. Nowadays, not to mention doctors, even medical students who need clinical experience are seldom willing to do so.

Because it’s too hard and too exhausting. It’s exhausting, it’s hard, and without a strong body, it’s unbearable. Most medical students have to give up to be able to continue working and learning the next day.

Turning around, Nie Jiamin examined her bright spirited eyes. He admired her but didn’t agree, “We need to find another person; you can’t do it alone.”

As teachers, they had to consider the bigger picture and not just focus on the medical student’s enthusiasm.

“I’ll stay with her tonight,” Qiu Ruiyun said as she came out behind Xie Wanying, offering herself for the task.

He Guangyou made the decision for Nie Jiamin, saying, “Teacher Nie, let the two of them keep watch.”

So except for the two of them, the other doctors went back to their reserved guest house to rest.

As they were leaving, Kang Mingzhu asked the junior sister warmly, “What would you like for breakfast tomorrow morning? I’ll bring it to you.”