Today’s competition is different from the previous random selection thod. This ti, all twenty-three teams will draw lots on stage to select the patient they will treat.
In other words, today’s choice is in the hands of fate and their own luck.
To ensure fairness, the organizers abandoned the computer draws prone to manipulation. A staff mber brought out a transparent box, and in front of everyone, wrote the serial numbers of patients one to twenty-three on twenty-three cards. Then, they rolled up the cards and placed them into transparent small cylinders, and put all twenty-three cylinders into the box.
After shaking the box, the twenty-three teams drew lots in order according to their total scores up to this point.
The first to draw lots was the dicine Sect.
Ye Chenghong walked to the box and, under everyone’s gaze, calmly reached in and randomly grabbed one cylinder to give to the judge representative.
The judge representative opened the cylinder and, before the crowd, unfolded the card.
"Patient number fifteen, ridian suture."
Wow—!
The audience was in an uproar!
Many guests had heard that the ridian suture is a very difficult surgery, and so far, only top experts with decades of experience could perform it well. Given the ages of the dicine Sect’s contestants, it’s basically impossible for them to perform a ridian suture!
Even the lay guests thought so, and the experienced contenders believed this challenge was simply impossible to accomplish!
Only the people from the dicine Sect remained calm and composed, without a trace of tension.
Joking! Their junior fellow, Xiao Qing, is an expert in ridian suture! General Gu’s comrade, Ye Feng’s leg, was healed by her this way!
While others were waiting to see the dicine Sect embarrassed, little did they know that everyone in the dicine Sect was already laughing inwardly.
All twenty-three teams finished drawing lots, and the conditions of the patients they received varied widely, requiring two hundred percent effort. Besides the ridian suture drawn by the dicine Sect, there were many other high-difficulty surgeries. The competition rules stated that contestants must not endanger patients. If determined to be unmanageable, they must directly notify the judging committee and are absolutely forbidden to undertake what should not be done.
So, without even starting, six participating teams forfeited.
"Any more? I hope each contestant would consider carefully, this is life and death, not a ga." The judge representative once again asked.
Everyone exchanged looks, seeing nothing but confidence on each other’s faces.
"In my opinion, the dicine Sect should forfeit. ridian suture severely tests the doctor’s skills; personally, I believe those under fifty years old are unqualified to perform this surgery," a discordant voice arose among the contestants.
An Yiqing didn’t need to lift an eyelid to know that the sarcastic voice was from Inoue Team’s captain.
This onion-headed captain was too annoying, and An Yiqing began plotting silently how to discreetly deal with him.
Captain Inoue’s words once again placed the dicine Sect as the target of criticism, with industry professionals thinking the dicine Sect should forfeit for the best respect for the patient and the competition.
Even many dical professionals online agreed that Captain Inoue’s words were quite right.
"dicine Sect team, what is your decision?" The judge representative looked at Ye Chenghong and asked solemnly.
"We have never intended to forfeit," Ye Chenghong said calmly.
"Ha!" Captain Inoue laughed sarcastically, "Not forfeiting, are you trying to kill the patient?"
As soon as he finished speaking, other contestants began to contribute.
"Exactly! ridian suture is a big project; how can these young people handle it?"
"Right! Even if you don’t want to lose the competition, you should be responsible for the patient’s life safety, right?"
The field was briefly buzzing with discussions, with guests expressing their opinions, and even online, it started to stir up a storm.
An Yiqing quietly watched these people perform without saying a word.
The judge representative was also sowhat troubled. He was a bit confused as to how such a high-difficulty surgery as ridian suture, which was practically a final-level procedure, appeared when all patients had been reasonably matched with contestants based on age and experience.
Not only he, but even the other judges had their doubts.
The venue’s discussions grew louder, and the judge representative’s face darkened. After a mont of silence, he suddenly gestured for everyone to be quiet.
"Please adhere to competition order!"
Instantly, everyone shut their mouths tightly, only to realize that the judge representative had already shown signs of displeasure.
"dicine Sect team, please state your decision."
Ye Chenghong took a step forward and gave everyone a light sweep with his eyes. Every contestant who participated in pressuring dicine Sect to forfeit looked sowhat guilty under Ye Chenghong’s gaze.
In fact, everyone knew in their hearts as clear as a mirror; they were just trying to find an excuse to eliminate dicine Sect, a strong competitor.
"Who said only seasoned doctors can perform ridian sutures?"
"What?" The judge representative was surprised and looked at Ye Chenghong uncertainly.
"My apprentice, An Yiqing, perford a ridian suture alone a year ago, allowing a patient who had been in a wheelchair for years to stand up again." In the silent competition venue, Ye Chenghong’s voice was low and powerful, with a hint of suppressed anger, "dicine Sect disciples never joke with patients’ lives; we either can do it, or we can’t! We are not like so, hiding behind the guise of responsibility and doing so suppressive acts! The dicine Sect team will not forfeit!"
The venue fell silent, and after a long mont of silence—
"An Yiqing has perford a ridian suture? Ha! She looks about twenty years old, so young, and can perform a ridian suture alone? Who can prove it?!"
As soon as Captain Inoue finished speaking, a deep voice sounded from the guest seats.
"I can prove it!"
Whoosh—!
Everyone looked towards the guest seats, only to see Gu Yelin sitting steadily in his chair, his black camouflage adding a touch of wild beauty.
Emotions could not be discerned from his dark eyes; he looked like a machine, devoid of feelings, stating a fact.
"An Yiqing indeed perford a ridian suture; the patient was my subordinate. My grandfather can testify to this."
Old Master Gu imdiately nodded, "That’s right! After An Yiqing perford surgery on Ye Feng, I personally went to see it, and I can attest to it!"
Captain Inoue’s smile froze on his face, and the expressions of other contestants were slightly strange.
The judge representative raised an eyebrow and glanced at everyone with a knowing smile, "Does anyone else have any objections?"
Everyone was silent; they might not know others, but Gu Zhongyi of Xuanjin was a world-renowned figure. If he ca out to testify for An Yiqing, disagreeing would be akin to opposing Gu Zhongyi, wouldn’t it?
"Since no one has objections, the competition begins!"
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