CHAPTER 840: CHAPTER 336: THE SKILL OF CUTTING PAPER AND CORRECTING QUICK BLADE FLAWS (PART 2)

"I’m willing, I’m willing! Thank you, Director Hu, for giving me this precious opportunity!"

Jin Mingxi and Zhou Can are as close as brothers, and he didn’t rush to thank because of Zhou Can’s influence.

True friends never say words of thanks, but repay the favor when the other needs help.

"Old Jin is actually a very hardworking person, just lacking some opportunities. I believe with Director Hu’s careful guidance, he can grow rapidly and not disappoint you."

Zhou Can spoke up in support of Jin Mingxi.

"Your sweet-talking mouth is like it’s coated in honey, yet I don’t see any real action. Is agreeing to become my protégé so difficult?"

Director Hu Kan’s attitude towards Jin Mingxi and Zhou Can was completely different.

Towards Jin Mingxi, he was the authoritative, high-ranking chief physician.

With Zhou Can, he was both a mentor and a friend, and clearly more casual.

Moreover, the affection in his eyes when looking at Zhou Can would make many people envious.

"I’d rather not! The steady knife technique doesn’t seem quite suitable for me. Besides, Dr. Xu won’t agree."

Zhou Can shook his head.

"Your skills are much more advanced than this guy named Jin. Don’t believe it, let’s do a test."

Director Hu Kan didn’t believe Zhou Can’s words at all.

"Better not, my lousy knife skills would just embarrass myself."

Zhou Can waved his hands repeatedly, unwilling to take the test.

"Rest assured, it’s just to understand your capabilities. Even if you cut well, if you don’t agree to be my protégé, I wouldn’t forcefully keep you. Besides, my intention is just to see where your knife skills need improvement, give you some pointers, and help you become more excellent."

Once Hu Kan said this, Zhou Can had no choice but to agree.

"Draw two straight lines yourself."

Director Hu Kan instructed Zhou Can.

Zhou Can followed the instructions and drew a 5cm line and a 4cm line.

"Still split them with one layer and two layers, right?"

He asked Director Hu Kan.

"Hmm!"

Director Hu nodded.

Upon receiving a definite answer, Zhou Can picked up the scalpel, his posture slightly lowering, and his entire aura changed dramatically. It was as if a legendary war god had possessed him.

This powerful presence of being one with the knife, using the knife’s power and having the knife assist the person, only appears in very outstanding chief surgeons.

It also indicated that Zhou Can’s knife skills were no longer at an entry-level and might have already touched the threshold of the next realm.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve the state of being one with the knife.

Zhou Can didn’t prepare like Jin Mingxi, who seemed as if preparing for the toilet or execution ground. He casually made a cut, seemingly simple and ordinary, but it perfectly split the entire straight line in half.

This was clearly much more impressive than Jin Mingxi.

It’s crucial to know that when Jin Mingxi split the straight line, it wasn’t even; the cut had small twists and turns. Some parts of the line were thicker on the left, some on the right, and some parts were right on the edge.

So, although surgical skills seem all about wielding a knife, the level varies enormously.

Outsiders watch for excitement, insiders discern the intricacies.

After slicing open the first 5cm straight line, Zhou Can didn’t need any preparation work and casually cut open the second 4cm straight line.

"Is this... all?"

Jin Mingxi almost popped his eyeballs out in shock.

Watching Zhou Can return to the dormitory daily, only to cut radishes and pigskin, he didn’t expect such a vast gap between their skills.

He really wondered how the guy practiced?

Could it be that talent is even more important than imagined?

Jin Mingxi couldn’t figure it out, and ultimately could only attribute it to talent.

Because he believed he worked hard on his knife skills like Zhou Can. However, limited by finances compared to Zhou Can, he couldn’t afford two large bags of radishes daily.

So during practice, he had to economize a bit.

Simplified living is an experience most medical students have had. Though there are state subsidies for training, hospitals also provide basic salaries, yet life remains tight.

In recent years, why has there been such a high call to abolish the resident training system?

A family works hard to support a medical student, and when they finally step into society to work, they still have to endure three years of exploitation by hospitals.

Who can endure this?

Hospitals rely on interns and residents as cheap labor to operate normally.

So, this involves multi-faceted negotiations.

However, the primary concern is ensuring patient safety. If a medical student without systematic training started treating patients and conducting surgeries directly, countless patients would likely become victims.

No patient wants to become a ’guinea pig’ for a medical student.

Originally, a hemorrhoid removal might take an experienced, skilled General Surgery doctor just minutes to complete. But if a newly graduated medical student took over, one cut might ruin the patient’s anal area.

It’s terrifying to think about.

Then there’s the prescription medication; a medical student might prescribe directly, turning a minor illness into a major one, or potentially causing death after medication.

Which patient and family wouldn’t be afraid?

If it truly came to that point, would anyone dare go to the hospital for treatment?

"Young man, check under the paper,"

Hu Kan said to Jin Mingxi.

He intended to let Jin Mingxi know the gap between him and others.

Jin Mingxi tried to lift the first layer of paper, to inspect the 5cm straight line.