Great Doctor Ling Ran

Panda Novel

At 2:40 am, four students from the medical faculty of Yun Hua University were gathered in front of the Inpatient Department.

The only thing bright about the building of the inpatient department was the LED sign that said [INPATIENT DEPARTMENT]. The interior of the ward was dark, like a man-eating beast that stood amid the bright and bustling city center of Yun Hua City.

Half a mile to the east stood Yun Hua City’s clubbing street. Men or women alike who were seeking some fun could be sent over to Yun Hua Hospital after the driver ran two red lights. Even if they were to die on the spot from drinking so much, their bodies would still be warm by the time they were sent to the hospital.

However, for the medical students of Yun Hua University who had not graduated yet, the inpatient building seemed a little eerie at 2:40 am.

The medical students’ legs started going limp after they got out of the cab, and the longer they waited, the more their legs felt like jelly.

“Are we being pranked?” A plump guy stammered. “It’s just like those pranks friends in foreign universities pull. They would create a tremendously frightening scenario…”

“You want to be friends with Doctor Ling? Dream on.” Qi Zao did not even feel like listening to what he was saying, and she cut him off in disdain.

Qi Zao was not actually chosen as one of the medical students from Yun Hua Hospital who got the opportunity to intern there. The hospital had selected three medical interns, and their names were even submitted to the Medical Affairs Department. Qi Zao utilized her identity as a campus reporter and got in touch with the Medical Affairs Department of Yun Hua Hospital through family connections. She then requested the Medical Affairs Department to assign her as one of the medical interns.

This tedious process was rather troublesome for Yu Yuan, who was responsible for the intake of medical interns. Qi Zao reckoned that Yu Yuan might even be a little unhappy about this. But Qi Zao did not care. Many of the associate chief physicians and chief physicians in the hospital would not be able to handle the tedious process. Since Yu Yuan was a chief resident, as long as she was not too much of an idiot, she would not make it a point to make things difficult for Qi Zao.

Of course, it would be difficult for her to benefit or receive favorable treatment. But all Qi Zao wanted to do was to carry out her job as a campus reporter and take more photographs of Senior Ling while she was at it. It would be best if she had the chance to interview him once or twice. Personally, she did not care about pursuing knowledge in the field of medicine.

Qi Zao then looked at the two other medical interns and asked a little curiously, “Are you guys scared?”

“Scared? Why would we be scared…? If Ling Ran dares to study in the anatomy dissection hall at three in the morning, then should we be bothered by the dissection hall as well? If he went there because he can’t stand the heat, then it’s the same thing for us. We can’t stand the heat too.” The guy standing behind her seemed a little weak, but he sounded confident.

For most medical students, it was quite horrifying to be at the anatomy dissection hall at three in the morning. However, for those who had no fear in their hearts, during summer, the anatomy dissection hall was really cool in the morning. The air-conditioning would be on at full blast, and the ventilation would be even better than most hotels and malls.

Qi Zao was not paying attention to whether the guy was brave or afraid of the heat though. She merely said in disdain, “Can you not use Senior Ling’s real name? You can either call him Doctor Ling or Senior Ling.”

“Aren’t names meant to be used?” Even though the guy seemed a little weak, he had quite a strong personality.

Qi Zao stared solemnly at the other party. “When Senior Ling’s parents gave him his name, you weren’t even an embryo yet. What right do you have to call his name? Just because you’re ugly?”

“I…” As a male university student, the guy was not that shameless yet. He immediately lost it when a girl mocked him like that.

This was when another female intern cleared her throat a few times and said, “Since we’re here for an internship, we should find a way to enter the place first. Do any of you have a phone number that we can call?”

Qi Zao whipped out her phone. To appease her, the cadre from the Medical Affairs Department had given her the clinical lecturer’s phone number.

Seven or eight minutes later, the pitter-patter of feet rang out from a distance.

The sound was a little intense, and it made the medical interns even more uneasy amid this dark and vast night.

“Say, no matter how I think about it, it isn’t normal to come to the hospital at three in the morning.” The plump guy’s expression turned grim again.

Qi Zao furrowed her eyebrows and said, “Didn’t Doctor Ling mention during class that they always carry out surgeries as early as possible?”

“It’s still too early.”

“You have stayed up till three in the morning before, haven’t you? Why didn’t you find it early when you did that?” Qi Zao was extremely good with words, and she always won every single argument.

The plump guy was unable to refute. As he listened to the approaching footsteps and gazed at the dark Inpatient Department, he felt a chill run down his spine.

*Click*

With a click, all the lights on the ground floor of the Inpatient Department were switched on.

“Come in.” A voice rang out from ahead of them, but no one could be seen.

The four medical interns, though, immediately relaxed. They called out in unison, “Doctor Yu.”

“Hm.” Yu Yuan hummed in acknowledgment. She walked out, dragging a long shadow behind her. She then continued, “It will be time to make ward rounds soon, so you guys have to hurry up. Also, what are your names?”

“Qi Zao.”

“Zheng Yuandong,” the plump guy answered in a soft voice.

“Wang Rui.” The thin and weak-looking guy raised his chin.

“Li Bian,” the other female student said obediently.

Yu Yuan nodded. “All of you are students from Yun Hua University, the same university Doctor Ling went to. Do put on a good performance in the hospital.”

The four interns nodded obediently.

“After we make ward rounds, we’ll be heading to the operating theater. All of you, get ready and ask any questions you have beforehand,” Yu Yuan said and led the four interns into the elevator.

Qi Zao and the other medical interns were a little dumbfounded.

Zheng Yuandong the plump guy asked, “Since we’re going to the operating theater, does it mean that we’re carrying out a surgery?”

“Of course.”

“Ah… are we really carrying out a surgery?” Other than Zheng Yuandong, the other medical interns exclaimed too.

Yu Yuan arched an eyebrow proudly. “We carry out many surgeries every day. In the future, you guys will have plenty of opportunities to carry out surgeries.”

“I heard that medical interns have to do a lot of stuff like writing medical records… Don’t we have to do that?” Zheng Yuandong had a pair of lively eyes. He squinted when he talked, and it made him look very intelligent.

Yu Yuan chuckled. “You guys will be writing medical records in the afternoon. That’s when the human body is the least energetic, so it’s just the right time to carry out this kind of task.”

The four medical interns did not fully understand what Yu Yuan was talking about. It was as if Yu Yuan was a shepherd, and they were a lost herd of sheep, following her. They said nothing and merely looked at their surroundings.

Yu Yuan said whatever came to mind, but she basically told them everything that they had to pay attention to.

The precautions that a person must take in the hospital were actually just like those in other workplaces. All they had to do was spend more time observing and listening while asking very few questions. Aside from that, they must not touch anything without permission. The four medical interns were following Yu Yuan in a dumbfounded manner, and because of this, they probably would not get into trouble.

After the morning ended, the four medical interns were starting to become accustomed to the environment in the operating theater.

Qi Zao had been holding her camera, and she took many photographs that she was satisfied with.

Doctors in the operating theater were actually very willing to get photographs. This was especially true for some of the younger doctors. They often had the habit of taking their own photographs as reference.

This was even more so for the doctors who intended to write research papers. They could never have enough raw materials in the form of pictures.

Qi Zao was good with words, and she was an amazing photographer too. Hence, it was easy for her to obtain permission from doctors to photograph them.

Of course, most of the photographs Qi Zao took featured Doctor Ling.

The three other medical interns stood in the corner of the operating theater from the beginning to the end. They watched as Ling Ran operated on patients, and slowly, their eyes became accustomed to all the beauty in front of them.

As time passed, Zheng Yuandong started to grow hungry, and this was when a doctor rushed into the operating theater.

“Doctor Ling, there was a sudden mudflow, and heavily wounded patients are being sent here right now. The presence of all the doctors in the Emergency Medical Center is required.” The doctor was speaking quite loudly, and every single person in the operating theater could hear him.

Everyone looked at Ling Ran, especially the four medical interns.