Chapter 514: Cruel Rejection, Surprise and Sorrow
No matter how much contempt you have in your heart, you still need to be polite on the surface.
This is not hypocrisy, but a law of survival that adults must learn.
People who cannot tolerate a little bit of sand in their eyes and hate evil as if they are enemies, can easily make enemies all over the world . Our ancestors left us a wise rule of life: speak human words to human beings and speak devil words to devils.
"Haha, Doctor Zhou is still nostalgic! Are you busy now?"
Deputy Director Lu should be forcing a smile on his face at the other end of the phone at this moment.
"We are working! Director Lu, please tell me what you want to say!"
Zhou Can's answer actually contained a rejection.
If the answer is not busy and the response is enthusiastic, it means that his friendship with Deputy Director Lu remains the same.
Now, I'm afraid it's only Deputy Director Lu who is wishful thinking.
Of course, Deputy Director Lu could probably hear the indifference in his words, but since he had something to ask for, he pretended not to hear it.
As a human being, you must learn to bow your head when you are under someone's roof.
Otherwise it's easy to hit your head.
"Um...I want to treat you to dinner tonight, do you have time?"
Deputy Director Lu's personality is probably quite stubborn and he is very concerned about his reputation.
He was so hesitant to invite Zhou Can to dinner, which was enough to show his extreme insecurity and anxiety.
"I'm afraid that's not possible. Our emergency department and cardiothoracic surgery department have been very busy recently, and we have been working overtime until late at night every day. If Director Lu has anything to say, it's the same thing over the phone."
Zhou Can once again politely declined the other party's request.
In this situation, how could Zhou Can agree to have dinner with the other party?
Do you really think the hospital leaders are deaf and blind?
The reason why Zhou Can received strong support from the hospital was not only because of his outstanding talent and rapid improvement in medical skills, but also because of his loyalty.
The last time we discussed how to fight back against the Third Hospital's poaching behavior, Zhou Can was able to get the qualification to attend the meeting as an exception.
Moreover, at the meeting, President Zhu asked him questions with great reliance and asked him for advice.
This kind of preferential treatment is not something that ordinary people can get.
Loyalty is often even more important than ability.
"Tuya is now at the peak of his career, and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is like the rising sun, unstoppable. You are a core talent in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, so you will naturally be very busy, and those who are capable will have more work to do! I really envy you, I am now so idle that I can only count my fingers all day long."
Deputy Director Lu felt even more upset when he heard about the busy scene at Tuya Hospital.
"To be honest, the Third Hospital sent someone to recruit me a while ago. I don't know what was wrong with me. I agreed to their offer without thinking..."
Deputy Director Lu really dares to say anything and put the blame on the Third Hospital.
Instead of facing up to his own mistakes, he blames others for poaching him.
At such an old age, already past the age of 40, if he could stick to his principles, then even if Deputy Director Zhang of the Third Hospital spoke eloquently, it would be useless. Zhou Can remained as firm as a mountain and was not moved.
I believe that Director , Director Xueyan and others have also been poached and are equally unmoved.
How can it be good if a person doesn’t even want his own home?
At most, it is only a temporary benefit. After a long time, it will eventually end in a miserable situation.
"Doctor Zhou, I know you have a huge influence in Tuya, and you have a wide network of contacts, and you have a very close relationship with Director Xue. I usually don't ask anyone for help, but today I want to ask you to help me find Director Xue and say something good, so that I can go back to Tuya to work, okay?"
After chatting for a long time, we finally got down to business.
Zhou Can just sneered in his heart.
If Deputy Director Lu hadn't talked nonsense and asked him for help directly right away, perhaps people would have looked up to him.
This proves that Deputy Director Lu is at least an upright person.
He has gone around in circles for such a long time before revealing his purpose, which will only make Zhou Can think that he is hypocritical.
It is usually difficult to tell a person's character.
Only in the face of interests can one's character be best seen.
"Director Lu, if it's something else, I might be able to help. But I'm afraid I can't do anything about this matter. I'm really sorry."
Zhou Can refused without even thinking about it.
Are you kidding? How could I agree to something like this?
He and Deputy Director Lu only had some acquaintance at work, and there was basically no private friendship.
Last time, Pu Dingdong asked Zhou Can to help transfer his position, and Zhou Can agreed.
Because that's not a bad thing.
Now he is asked to ask Director Xueyan to accept Deputy Director Lu. What will Director Xueyan think?
When Deputy Director Lu changed jobs without hesitation, it was equivalent to stabbing Director Xueyan in the back.
Let Director Xueyan repay kindness with ingratitude?
Or let Zhou Can use his favor to force Director Xueyan to repay kindness with ingratitude. It's a pity that Deputy Director Lu dared to say this.
"Can't you help me think of a solution?"
Deputy Director Lu's tone was filled with sadness.
If you sow evil seeds, you will reap evil consequences.
I can only blame myself for this, I can't blame anyone else.
"I'm sorry, I really can't help you with this matter. You should find another way!"
Zhou Can clearly refused again.
When he saw the Third Hospital gaining ground, he immediately abandoned his old employer that had trained him for decades and jumped to work at the Third Hospital. Now that he sees the cardiothoracic surgery department at Tuya Hospital rising strongly and getting better and better, he wants to come back.
He took all the benefits. How could such a good thing happen in the world?
"Well, thank you for talking to me for so long out of our friendship. I really regret switching to the Third Hospital! The Third Hospital is now dead silent. When they poached us, the benefits and even the salary they promised us could not be delivered. I can only blame myself for being blind and having this misfortune. If any of your former colleagues call you again and want to work at Tuya, please help them if you can! Perhaps, they have no other options left."
After saying that, Deputy Director Lu said goodbye and hung up the phone.
Hearing the sad voice of Deputy Director Lu, Zhou Can felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, they are colleagues who have worked together for several years.
Also a comrade-in-arms.
Especially in the operating room, everyone works together and cooperates with each other for a common goal.
This kind of friendship cannot be diluted by one or two things.
The most unforgettable friendships in the world include friendship among classmates, friendship among comrades-in-arms, and friendship in times of adversity.
Seeing Deputy Director Lu end up like this because of his momentary greed, Zhou Can felt very upset.
Maybe it would be right to talk to Director Xueyan about this matter and see her attitude.
Zhou Can thought that after work in the afternoon, he would go to the cardiothoracic surgery department and then mention this matter to Director Xueyan.
I wasn't trying to plead for Deputy Director Lu, I was just telling Director Xueyan the truth that those former colleagues who were poached to the Third Hospital were treated very poorly.
The Third Hospital relied on despicable means to gain power, and it is doomed to not last long.
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Zhou Can was busy all day.
The number of visits to the emergency department is increasing very rapidly, even exceeding the maximum capacity of the emergency department.
Now, the medical staff in the emergency department are overloaded every day.
Everyone is exhausted.
If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Can's surgical team should be able to expand again.
Director Lou personally talked to him and asked him to recruit another medical assistant and an operating nurse.
A real surgical team requires at least three surgical nurses, three medical assistants and one chief surgeon.
If it is a top surgical team, it would be really awesome.
There may be dozens of people, among whom some surgeons who are good at a certain field will be recruited and integrated, and then become deputy surgeons. For example, in the top cardiac surgery team, some deputy surgeons are good at orthopedics, some are good at cardiovascular, some are good at separation, some are good at anastomosis, and some are good at neurology... Such a team can be called a truly top team.
Therefore, Zhou Can's team still has a long way to go to reach that level.
When Zhou Can got off work in the evening and came out of the operating room, Su Qianqian had already brought him food and was waiting for him outside.
Whenever my colleagues see this scene, they smile with envy.
This kind of love is indeed enviable.
While eating, Zhou Can checked the missed calls and WeChat messages on his phone.
Those who can add him on WeChat are all acquaintances or relatives and friends.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to even ask for his private number now.
However, there are always some people in this world who are very powerful and have ways to find out his phone number from various channels and then call him.
At the beginning, if Zhou Can was not busy, he would answer the call or call back to ask what was going on.
Now he ignores any unfamiliar numbers whose names he doesn't have saved.
There is no way, because I am too busy .
Is it a short time to talk for five or six minutes when returning a call? The key is that problems can rarely be solved over the phone.
Those patients who really need to see him can come to Tuya Hospital to register.
As for asking Zhou Can to help arrange hospital beds and surgeries, to be honest, only his friends or relatives are qualified, or very few patients who are particularly worthy of sympathy and just happen to be noticed by him.
Say hello and help make arrangements.
Director Xueyan called him and left a message.
Obviously there is something urgent.
One of the numbers was unfamiliar and made nineteen calls.
Even though no one answered the call, the number kept dialing his cell phone.
This guy is either a psychopath or he really has something urgent to do.
Let’s listen to Director Xueyan’s voice message on WeChat first.
He can only deal with them one by one.
"Zhou Can, Lu Xiangbei committed suicide by jumping off a building. He is currently in hospital with serious injuries."
When Zhou Can heard the news, his heart felt like it was stabbed by a needle.
The pain was excruciating.
He didn't expect that Deputy Director Lu would choose to commit suicide.
Deputy Director Lu is a person who is prone to talking too much and is not very good at understanding human nature. However, he is an expert in both academic and surgical fields.
If he was not so capable, the Third Hospital would not have directly sent Vice President Zhang to recruit him and offered such attractive conditions.
Adults tend to be very realistic when doing things.
Deputy Director Lu called Zhou Can in the morning to ask for help, and after being rejected, he might have become a little depressed.
His tone did sound very sad at the time.
As for whether he called anyone else later, Zhou Can was not sure.
No matter what, he still felt very sad when he heard that Deputy Director Lu committed suicide.
If Deputy Director Lu had not chosen to change jobs, he might have become a core figure in the cardiothoracic surgery department of Tuya Hospital.
One wrong step can lead to eternal damnation.
This punishment is too severe for Deputy Director Lu.
"Which hospital is Director Lu in for emergency treatment? I just got off work and went to see him."
Zhou Can replied to Director Xueyan via voice message.
Things have already happened, let’s see if there is any way to save them!
I really don't understand why Deputy Director Lu committed suicide? With Deputy Director Lu's medical skills, even if he couldn't stay in the Third Hospital, he could go to other hospitals for development!
Even if you are in the provincial capital, if you join a slightly weaker tertiary hospital, you can directly enjoy the treatment of a chief physician.
Tuya Hospital has a high medical status in the province and even in the country.
All hospitals outside agree with Tuya's doctors.
Just like the doctors of Didu Renhe Hospital who go out to look for jobs, they are also highly recognized by the industry.
To put it bluntly, this is the value.
Director Xueyan might be busy and did not reply to Zhou Can's message.
In this case, most phone calls will not go through.
When doctors are performing surgery, their phones are usually on silent mode, not even the vibrate setting.
Especially for surgeons like Dr. Zhou Can and Dr. Xue Yan, they need to be highly focused when performing surgery. If a cell phone call comes in at the critical moment of the operation, it can easily disturb the doctor's mind.
Zhou Can decided to call back the strange number that had called him nineteen times.
It rang twice and was connected immediately.
"Hello, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"
Zhou Can asked politely.
"Excuse me, is this Doctor Zhou Can?"
A slightly hoarse voice of a young woman came from the other end, it sounded like she had just cried and was still emotionally unstable. Or maybe she was born with a smoky voice.
"Yes, I am!"
"Hello, Dr. Zhou, my name is Lu Fen, my father is Lu Xiangbei..." When the woman introduced herself, her voice choked and was interrupted for a while.
It turns out that she is the daughter of Deputy Director Lu.
"My father sent me a text message around 2 o'clock this afternoon, asking me to take good care of myself and telling me that he had written a suicide note in his study. I felt something was wrong and called my father immediately, but the call was not connected at all, as the phone was turned off. I immediately notified my family and started looking for him together. Not long after, I received calls from the police and the hospital saying that my father had jumped off the building..."
The woman burst into tears when she talked about her father jumping off the building.
"Ms. Lu, I understand your sadness very well. May I ask which hospital Director Lu is being treated in?"
"My father is in the Provincial People's Hospital and is still in a coma. The hospital has issued several critical illness notices. He has severe intracranial hemorrhage and his spleen seems to have ruptured. His condition is very bad. I called you because my father's suicide note stated that if he met with an accident, he asked me to give you a letter. He said that you would seek justice for all of them."
Lu Fen explained the reason why he kept calling Zhou Can.
Her father committed suicide by jumping off a building. Anyone would feel sad and angry.
What caused her father to commit suicide?
She might know a little, but not very clearly.
Now, although her father is still alive, he may die at any time.
All she could think of was to fulfill her father's wish and get justice for him.
Zhou Can didn't expect that Deputy Director Lu would ask him to help seek justice before he died. This is a kind of trust and also a kind of expectation.
When a man is about to die, his words are kind, and his heart is as clear as a mirror.
Perhaps, before his death, Deputy Director Lu figured out many things and saw through the intrigues and fickleness of the world.
The only person he could trust was Zhou Can.
I believe Zhou Can will be able to help him get justice.
This may be because Zhou Can stood up for the medical staff of the entire hospital and demanded that the personal safety of clinical medical staff be guaranteed. He fought against the head of the security department and the deputy dean of general affairs who had a powerful background.
This lofty image of speaking out for justice has penetrated deeply into Deputy Director Lu's heart.
That's why he entrusted me with his life before his death.
