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Listening to their conversation, Qin Hanqiu couldn’t help but look over, and the corners of his mouth twitched. “This Dean… can successfully perform the operation?”

He only looked at Ah Wen and Butler Qin at this moment.

Before they spoke, the nurse beside him took the form and said, “Sir, our Dean Cheng is a researcher at the Research Institute. If even he can’t perform this operation, then you can’t find a third person who can in the entire capital. Besides, several brain surgery professors from the Research Institute are here…”

She couldn’t help but glance at Qin Hanqiu and the others…

She wondered who inside could shake the entire affiliated hospital…

They weren’t worthy to be affiliated with the Research Institute if he couldn’t even do the craniotomy.

“Yes, Second Master, don’t worry.” Ah Wen glanced at Qin Hanqiu.

Qin Hanqiu didn’t know Cheng Weiping nor the four major research institutes.

He didn’t know what injuries Qin Ling suffered to shock the entire affiliated hospital, such that people were delivering drugs outside the Research Institute.

After hearing what the nurse said, he nodded, and the heart hanging in his throat finally relaxed a little.

The nurse had been dispatched by Cheng Weiping to report Qin Ling’s safety to Qin Hanqiu and the others. After saying her piece, she put on her mask and hurried back into the operating room.

10 minutes later.

The elevator door on the side of the corridor opened again with a “ding”.

Three people came out.

The leading figure was slender and tall, with his clear eyebrows drooping. He wore a sterile mask on his face, held a document in one hand, and turned to walk forward. His long strides brought wind and were very imposing. He also wore a white surgical gown that didn’t move when he walked.

Seeing him, the eyes of the doctors and nurses waiting at the door lit up, and they immediately opened the door of the operating room to let him in.

Qin Hanqiu, who was staring at the operating room, saw only one familiar back figure and paused. “… is that Xiao Cheng?”

He saw only his back view and wasn’t sure if he was mistaken.

**

Inside the operating room.

Standing not far from the operating room, Qin Ran looked at Qin Ling. He had a tube inserted in his body and the bloodstains had been cleaned up, but the surgical instruments around him were all covered with blood.

Various unknown instruments were lit up.

Cheng Weiping was talking to the surgeon. The two stood by the CT machine and discussed intracranial pressure in low voices.

Qin Ran stood at the corner, not daring to move around at will. She feared that any slight movement would disturb the nurses and doctors.

Her hands were tightly pinched on both sides.

Cheng Weiping and the doctor had already turned to Qin Ling’s side and were drawing something on his head.

Qin Ran took a step back and was about to go out when she suddenly turned and looked at the operating room’s door. The heavy door was pushed open and a familiar figure came in.

“Don’t worry, I’ve examined him. There won’t be any sequelae nor danger.” Cheng Juan handed the inspection report to the person behind him and reached out to pull down his mask.

His voice sounded light and calm.

Glancing at Qin Ran, he turned and asked the nurse beside him to place a chair at the corner.

He let Qin Ran sit down before heading to the operating table.

“Third Young Master.” Cheng Weiping passed the scalpel to him. “I’ll assist you.”

Holding the scalpel with his right hand, Cheng Juan’s smooth joints were extremely stable and calm. Not the slightest bit of panic was shown despite it being Qin Ling on the operating table.

Wearing a white special surgical gown, not the slightest speck of dust could be seen on his body. His calm and composed appearance washed away the low pressure in the operating room.

Apart from the tiny instrument sound in the entire operating room, the only sound was his calm voice—

“Bipolar coagulation.”

“Rongeur.”

“…”

Sitting on the edge, Qin Ran couldn’t see Qin Ling’s surgery from this angle, nor the tiny wounds on the microscope. She could only see the group of busy but calm doctors and nurses working.

And she only heard Cheng Juan’s calm voice.

**

The entire operation lasted four hours.

At 1:30 pm.

The lights in the operating room went out.

Qin Ling was pushed out.

The nurse came out with Qin Ran.

Qin Hanqiu, Butler Qin, and the others all surrounded him.

Qin Ling’s head was wrapped in a layer of gauze, and the tubes had been removed from his body. Only two infusion tubes were connected to both of his wrists.

The accompanying head nurse took off her mask and respectfully said, “The patient is out of danger and does not need to enter the intensive care unit. After his anesthesia wears off, he’ll probably wake tomorrow morning.”

Butler Qin and Qin Hanqiu’s tense bodies finally eased, and they almost collapsed onto the hospital corridor.

“Butler Qin, go to the ward first. I’ll be there soon,” said Qin Ran.

Nodding, Qin Hanqiu followed the bed and suddenly remembered something. “Ran Ran, did I just see Xiao Cheng?”

“Yes.” Qin Ran had nothing much to say now.

She nodded towards him and walked back to the operating room.

A group of assistant nurses pushed Qin Ling to the elevator and returned to the ward.

The two policemen had never seen this scene. They knew this accident involved the rich and powerful and couldn’t be provoked.

After recording the fat little girl’s testimony, they followed Butler Qin and the others to the ward. Seeing how emotionally stable they were, they followed the procedures. “We have to record some testimony from the patient after he awakens. The preliminary verdict we have set is an accident.”

“An accident?” Qin Hanqiu turned and walked out. He put away his thoughts and coldly glanced at the policemen. “They didn’t hit him the first time and tried a second time. This is an accident?”

“The driver had sudden epilepsy. We have adjusted the on-site monitoring, but it was broken.” The police explained.

Qin Hanqiu was about to say something when Butler Qin stopped him and whispered, “The Ouyang family must be involved in this. We’ll wait for the Sixth Master, let’s not act impulsively.”

Qin Hanqiu’s hands trembled a little. For the first time, he realized the importance of authority in Beijing.

The policemen glanced at them. “We’ll find more witnesses…”

“No, we’ll take over this case.”