novelraw Chapter 454 - 189: Actually, You Know Him Too_2
Chapter 454 - 189: Actually, You Know Him Too_2
Faced with Old Wu’s probing, Xie Mingsong didn’t speak, but turned his head to look at the young figure walking towards Zhang Jingcai and the others.
Old Wu followed Xie Mingsong’s gaze and finally landed on the young man who had just passed in front of him. He was slightly stunned, then quickly reacted and turned to Xie Mingsong, "Old Xie..."
Xie Mingsong nodded.
"Is it really him?"
"Yes."
Seeing this, Old Wu couldn’t help but take a deep breath, "Are you sure?"
"Old Xie, this is not something to joke about."
Xie Mingsong’s face was serious, "Do you think I’m joking with you? I was there that day, personally watching Lu Xuan save someone. Without him, that person would probably have faced grim chances indeed."
Hearing this, Old Wu was dumbfounded. He found it hard to believe, moving his gaze from Xie Mingsong to Lu Xuan.
"Is it a bit hard to believe?"
As Old Wu was in a daze, Xie Mingsong’s voice sounded again.
Old Wu finally turned back and slowly exhaled, "More than just hard to believe, this is something only believable coming from you, Xie Mingsong. If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t dare believe that an illness that had left the entire Yong City medical community helpless was cured by such a young person."
"By the way, what prescription did he use?" Old Wu asked curiously.
"Heart-Saving Decoction."
Xie Mingsong mentioned a formula name, and Old Wu seemed to have heard of it before. He was first stunned, then immediately said, "Fire God School?"
"Yes."
Xie Mingsong nodded, "He used the methods of the Fire God School, but he is not exclusively of the Fire God School; he studies multiple schools concurrently."
"Studying multiple schools concurrently?"
Old Wu seemed skeptical upon hearing this, "Old Xie, you’re exaggerating a bit. Currently, Chinese medicine focuses most on Cold Pathogenic Disease. Although there is some exploration of other schools, it is generally just a basic understanding. Saying it’s used to cure and help people is out of reach.
Moreover, mastering any of the seven major schools of Chinese medicine cannot be done in less than twenty to thirty years. Without going too far, you, Old Xie, have been on the path of Cold Pathogenic Disease, immersed in this field for more than thirty years. Can you claim mastery in Cold Pathogenic Disease?"
Xie Mingsong shook his head.
Old Wu spread his hands, "There you have it. I know your capabilities, Old Xie. Maybe you have some gaps compared to Old Zhang and Old Huang, but not by much. You’ve been studying Cold Pathogenic Disease your entire life and don’t dare to claim mastery. Studying multiple schools concurrently, let alone mastery, you probably only have a superficial understanding at best."
"Whether it’s a superficial understanding, I don’t know. However, from what I’ve learned, today’s meeting might very well be because of him."
"Are you saying, he’s the one being appointed as a director?"
"Very likely."
Upon hearing this, Old Wu was stirred, observing his surroundings. Besides Lu Xuan, everyone else was a familiar face. Over the past year or two, no new members joined the Yong City Chinese Medical Association that could qualify as a director—this was well known to everyone.
Besides the newly arrived Lu Xuan today, Old Wu knew a bit about everyone else.
Xie Mingsong might stand a chance, but his medical skill and reputation fell slightly short.
If Xie Mingsong couldn’t make it, others had even less of a chance.
"Moreover, during this time, I’ve gathered some information about him."
"What did you find out?"
"As early as before, Lu Xuan had received an invitation from the United South Chinese Medicine Association, becoming a consulting physician there. The kind of person receiving an invitation from the United South Chinese Medicine Association, you should know; the young man you see may have done more than just saving that person. His medical skill has likely reached an unimaginable height, which garnered support from Elder Zhang and Old Huang."
Old Wu narrowed his eyes slightly, "You mean, Lu Xuan’s appointment as a director this time has Huang Beishan and others supporting him from behind?"
"What else could it be?"
Xie Mingsong replied rhetorically, "Without these people’s support, who else could directly become a director upon joining?"
Old Wu nodded, "Just now I suspected that his saving of that person may have been a stroke of luck, but now, I truly dare not think so."
Xie Mingsong nonchalantly pursed his lips.
Receiving an invitation from the United South Chinese Medicine Association, qualifying for support from Huang Beishan and others, entering the Yong City Chinese Medical Association and directly becoming a director requires real capability.
As a member, he was acutely aware of how stringent the Yong City Chinese Medical Association was in admitting people.
Frankly speaking, if Lu Xuan could be appointed as a director, it would prove his medical skills weren’t inferior to Zhang Jingcai and the others, a fact apparent from Lu Xuan’s treatment of Ji Huan.
It was even possible that Lu Xuan’s medical skills surpassed those of Zhang Jingcai and his peers.
He still remembered what the emergency department director Old Zhou at City First Hospital said.
While they were talking, Liu Rong returned from the restroom. Seeing the two conversing happily, he didn’t mind. He knew these two knew each other.
In fact, he and Old Wu were old acquaintances, only that Old Wu was a member of the Yong City Chinese Medical Association while he, Liu Rong, was not. However, as the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s department head, apart from a few people he wasn’t familiar with, he had met most people in the Yong City Chinese medicine community, and even talked to them. But, not being a member, his relationships with them weren’t very deep.
However, this didn’t affect Liu Rong’s friendly demeanor.
With a cheerful smile, Liu Rong approached and warmly said as he got closer, "Teacher Xie, Teacher Wu, what are you talking about? You’re so engrossed, I saw you two chatting and laughing from a distance."
As Liu Rong approached, Xie Mingsong and Old Wu stopped talking.
Old Wu smiled, "Oh, nothing much, just chatting about this and that."
On the other hand, Xie Mingsong gave Liu Rong a peculiar glance.
Didn’t this guy notice Lu Xuan entering the venue?
Liu Rong didn’t notice the expression on Xie Mingsong’s face and didn’t plan to press further. He instead changed the subject, "Teacher Wu, has everyone arrived for today’s meeting? It’s already time, so why hasn’t the meeting started?"
Old Wu looked around, "They should all be here, but there are quite a few new faces. They might be attending as substitutes like you."
Liu Rong’s expression darkened slightly, what did he mean by ’like me’?
However, he didn’t seem to mind and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Wu, do you know who is being appointed as the director today? I asked Teacher Xie, and he didn’t know. I heard from Teacher Xie that you are the encyclopedic source of Yong City’s traditional Chinese medicine circle, there’s nothing you don’t know."
"Regarding this, I really just discussed it with Old Xie. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be that person," Old Wu said with a smile.
"Who?" Liu Rong squinted his eyes in doubt.
Old Wu gestured in one direction with his mouth, "That young man standing in front of Elder Zhang and Old Huang."
Following Old Wu’s gaze, Liu Rong’s vision finally fell on Lu Xuan’s somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar back and frowned.
"What’s the matter?" Old Wu seemed to notice Liu Rong’s changing expression, couldn’t help but ask.
Liu Rong squinted, "He looks somewhat familiar."
"You know him?"
"I should’ve met him, but I can’t recall from where at the moment."
Liu Rong tried hard to think but eventually shook his head, "No, just from the back, I really can’t tell."
"Teacher Wu, do you know him?"
Old Wu shook his head, "I don’t know him. If you want to know about him, ask Old Xie; he knows."
Upon hearing this, Liu Rong turned to Xie Mingsong.
Originally, Xie Mingsong didn’t want to talk much about this topic. After all, Liu Rong had expelled Lu Xuan from the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Seeing him again in such a setting, once Liu Rong found out that the new appointee was Lu Xuan, it wasn’t hard to imagine what might happen next.
But faced with Liu Rong’s puzzled look, Xie Mingsong couldn’t help but say, "Actually, you know him, and quite well."
"I know him?"
"Quite well?"
Liu Rong was even more confused.
Though the figure felt somewhat familiar, among those he knew, only Xie Mingsong qualified for the director position. No one else, not even Dean Chen, could quite make it, and as for others, it was even more impossible.
But now, Xie Mingsong said he knew him, how could he not be surprised?