Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1180 - 1138: Military Representative

In the morning, Lin Jie woke up and habitually reached beside him, only to find an empty space.He opened his eyes and glanced around, then noticed An Kexin in her pajamas standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, seemingly watching the scenery outside.

Lin Jie got out of bed, stretched his body and walked over, yawning, and asked, "Kexin, what are you looking at?"

Whoa...

Upon clearly seeing the view outside the window, Lin Jie was momentarily stunned.

In the large empty area that originally belonged to Anlin Hospital, suddenly like a spring wind overnight, orderly rows of gray-green military tents marked with prominent red crosses had arisen.

There were at least a hundred tents, stretching endlessly.

Over a hundred soldiers were busily and orderly carrying some equipment between the tents and the dozens of green trucks not far away.

Lin Jie also saw dozens of soldiers setting up sunshades for the tents...

He murmured to himself: "General Yuan once said they could construct a field hospital capable of accommodating a thousand patients within twelve hours. Judging by the setup speed, it shouldn't take that long."

An Kexin said softly: "I just asked the security, and they said they arrived at the hospital around three in the morning. What you see now is the result of their two-plus hours of activity."

She lowered her voice a bit, mysteriously saying: "A-Jie, there are even messages online saying..."

"In the middle of the night, a dozen large military transport aircraft carried out low-altitude airdrops over a large area on the western side of Phoenix Mountain. It seems the military is conducting some exercise."

"Do you think the equipment and people at this field hospital are airdropped?"

Lin Jie speculated: "Probably, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence."

"Wow, the military doesn't miss any opportunity to enhance military exercises. This makes my confidence in our soldiers' ability to protect the homeland even stronger."

However, what was on An Kexin's mind wasn't this.

She said worriedly: "A-Jie, according to our agreement with the military, they will also assign an officer to serve as our hospital's vice director, responsible for managing military personnel."

"I hope the officer they send isn't too overbearing, or it'll be tough to manage..."

Lin Jie chuckled, hugging An Kexin's waist, boasting: "You really don't need to worry about that."

"With me, a newly-appointed general, standing guard, even if the person the military sends is a big tiger, he'll have to act like a cat. If he dares to disobey my Kexin's management, I'll have him out in no time!"

An Kexin just laughed and said: "Don't get too cocky, beware of getting caught for lack of organization and discipline..."

At this moment, in unit 201 of Building 16, Wutong Garden District.

Yuan Li came into the living room, saw Fang Jianbin sitting on the sofa daydreaming, and asked with concern: "Haven't made a decision yet?"

Fang Jianbin shook his head and said: "The decision has been made!"

He smiled at Yuan Li and said: "You know, when I was forcibly retired for making a mistake, I was distressed and couldn't sleep, dreaming of wearing the uniform again."

"Now that I have this opportunity, I won't refuse it."

"It's just..."

"Just what?"

Yuan Li sat beside Fang Jianbin, puzzled, and asked: "Don't you want to re-enlist?"

"Then follow your heart, agree if you want to, and disagree if you don't. This time, as you said, the superior gave a choice, not a command."

"This means you can refuse."

Fang Jianbin shook his head, saying: "Even though it's a choice given, for me, it's a military order, I won't refuse."

He sighed and said: "Honestly, I quite like my current job, it's busy and fulfilling, and the treatment is quite good. Staying in Binhai is also beneficial for our child's future development."

"But the military trained me for so many years, not to let me refuse when superior commanders asked my opinion about serving as a military representative at Anlin Hospital."

He took a deep breath and said: "But making this choice means that it's very likely one day in the future, we'll have to leave Anlin Hospital, leave Binhai."

"You need to be mentally prepared, Yuan Li."

Yuan Li frowned and said: "Are you worried the superiors will transfer you somewhere else?"

Fang Jianbin smiled wryly and said: "It's not the military transfer, more like having to leave."

He explained: "Yuan Li, taking on the role of military representative means I will have to represent the military in negotiating with Anlin Hospital on various matters, and conflicts with Expert Lin will be inevitable."

"Expert Lin seems gentle and easygoing."

"However, sometimes, he can be quite unreasonable, and if provoked, he'll turn hostile directly."

"Think of that famous tumor expert, Dean Kan, from the Capital City's PLA Tumor Hospital. He was sent back just because he said something wrong. It's said he was so upset he recuperated in the hospital for several days."

"Don't doubt it. With just one word from Expert Lin, I, as a military representative, could be kicked out and replaced by someone else."

Yuan Li said skeptically, "Really? That sounds unlikely."

"After all, this position represents the military. Even for the sake of appearances, the military wouldn't replace someone just because Expert Lin said so!"

Fang Jianbin shook his head and said, "It's definite."

"The value of Expert Lin is immeasurable. The higher-ups are very aware, as long as he doesn't commit major errors like treason, they'll keep flattering and indulging him."

"Replacing a small military rep because of his word is a trivial matter."

He said somewhat wistfully, "Every doctor fights to work under Expert Lin."

"But the military representative position is a hot potato; it's not easy to handle. That's also why the superior officers overlook my past mistakes and reassign me."

"The main reason the superiors have chosen me is that I've already been meshing with Expert Lin and Anlin Hospital for several months. By having me on board, they can quickly integrate anyone the military sends to Anlin Hospital, aiming for more perks."

Yuan Li softly responded, "Since the military values Expert Lin so much, they certainly won't let you push for excessive demands, jeopardizing the relationship between the military and Expert Lin."

"You really don't have to worry excessively."

Fang Jianbin shook his head lightly again and said, "Ah Li, you don't understand."

"Resources are limited, and there's only one Expert Lin; so many people are waiting for his guidance—some things are inevitably contested."

"Where there's competition, conflicts will arise."

Hearing this, Yuan Li paused in silence before softly saying, "That's just your concern. Maybe Expert Lin addresses people rather than matters? If a conflict really arises, seeing that you're not acting out of self-interest, he won't drive you away."

"After all, replacing you with a stranger might make things worse."

Fang Jianbin chuckled and said, "I hope so too."

Just then, he noticed Yuan Li was already dressed, and asked in confusion, "It's just past six o'clock, why are you dressed so early? Are you heading to the hospital early today?"

Yuan Li couldn't help shaking her head, "Looks like you're really muddled over this military representative issue! I particularly reminded you last night that we need to head to the hospital early this morning."

"Today, Expert Lin will be reviewing those treatment plans for disabled soldiers, so we need an early start at the hospital for preparation."

Talking about this, she laughed lightly, "Last time, Expert Lin pointed out many errors and shortcomings in their treatment plans, and he was quite blunt."

"They lost a lot of face, considering they're all doctors with some reputation from various military hospitals."

"This time, they've put in a lot of earnest effort, hoping to reclaim some face."

By now, Fang Jianbin had fast changed into his outdoor clothes, picked up the car keys, and laughed, "I reckon this time, their plans are probably still hard to carry out."

"Nationally speaking, there are very few doctors whose treatment plans Expert Lin couldn't find faults with..."

Arriving at the underground parking lot, Fang Jianbin frowned at the five people waiting beside the SUV the hospital allocated for him.

Before he could say anything, a man in his forties hurriedly spoke, "Vice Director Fang, Dr. Hao and the other three, not sure what came over them, went to Anlin Hospital in the middle of the night."

"They took the car with them, leaving the rest of us to squeeze into your car."

"Your car has enough space; we can squeeze in, it's just a bit uncomfortable for ten minutes, we can manage."

Fang Jianbin was rather speechless, directly handed the car keys to Yuan Li, "You all head to the hospital together; I'll ride my bike."

"I'm not in a rush today..."

He rode up to the surface and unlocked a road bike using his wrist's electronic monitoring instrument under the nice bike shed in front of the building.

This batch of bicycles was specifically purchased by Anlin Hospital for the convenience of medical workers living in Wutong Garden to commute to and from the hospital.

Anlin Hospital had considered running a shuttle bus between Wutong Garden District and the hospital.

However, many doctors own private cars and can transport a few others, solving most people's commuting needs, so providing a dedicated shuttle seemed wasteful.

Moreover, the hospital is famously punctual for arrivals but has indefinite hours for departures.

After consulting opinions, Anlin Hospital bought a batch of bicycles and placed them at Anlin Hospital and Wutong Garden District.

The cycling commute between the hospital and Wutong Garden District takes about half an hour.

This is an economical, healthy, and eco-friendly travel method, much appreciated by some middle-aged and young doctors.

Fang Jianbin got on the bicycle and leisurely left the community, heading down the sparse traffic, wide roads towards Anlin Hospital...