The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!-Chapter 1292: Typing with One Finger, Please Refresh Around the Hour, This Time There Definitely Won’t Be a Delay_2
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Bai Tianshi considered various answers, both good and bad, yet never expected this one.
Bloody Restaurant, such a familiar yet strange name.
"Haha, hahahaha!"
Bai Tianshi suddenly found it somewhat absurd and couldn’t contain his laughter, which grew louder and louder.
Nicks did not intervene, just quietly watched him go mad.
It had worked in clinical settings before heading to the research department, having seen many humans and non-humans experience emotional breakdowns when facing desperation.
Bai Tianshi gradually calmed down and then picked up another glass of wine and drained it.
"I’m not going."
He said calmly.
"Reason?"
Nicks asked with equal calm.
"The reason is I’m not going. Since when did stopping delivery drivers become a doctor’s job? If someone gets delivery from the Bloody Restaurant, they should deal with it themselves. Otherwise, what’s the point of having a security department?"
Bai Tianshi countered.
"The problem now is that the delivery driver is near the lab, and has taken a project team member hostage. If we let the security department act, it could lead to chaos."
Nicks tried to speak calmly.
"Isn’t it work hours now? That person went out privately and was taken hostage; they should bear the consequences. Why sacrifice those who follow the rules for someone who broke them?"
Bai Tianshi argued.
He had realized that this delivery driver from the Bloody Restaurant was his awaited opportunity.
Given the driver’s ability to infiltrate the hospital and hold a team member hostage, their skill and determination were beyond doubt.
As long as Bai Tianshi refused to go out, the driver would eventually find a way to the underground lab.
Then, he’d lead the driver towards the area where the specimen was kept, aiming to give Bai Shanming and Nicks a significant blow.
"I didn’t call you to negotiate; I’m informing you. This is a project committee decision. You have to go, whether you want to or not."
After repeated challenges to its authority, Nicks could no longer maintain a false calm, speaking with a grim tone.
"Project committee decision? Where’s the document?"
Bai Tianshi extended his hand inquiringly.
"Here it is."
Nicks pulled out a red-headed document from its pocket.
"You really dared to bring it to a meeting."
Bai Tianshi glanced at the document content, looking somewhat surprised, yet also slightly mocking.
"This is all for the smooth operation of the project."
Nicks stated righteously.
"I am also for the project’s smooth run. If the hospital can’t even guarantee the project team’s safety, how can anyone work peacefully? I suggest the committee submit a request to the hospital, concentrating all security forces to launch a big strike against the Bloody Restaurant’s delivery driver."
Bai Tianshi stated earnestly.
"Enough, stop this nonsense."
Nicks snapped.
"You have to go today, whether you want to or not."
It glared at Bai Tianshi.
"What if I don’t? Will you kill me?"
Bai Tianshi fearlessly glared back.
"Bai Tianshi, don’t think that just because you aren’t afraid of death, you have nothing to fear. Don’t forget, there’s your teaching supervisor in the hospital, and your family outside."
Nicks spoke in an eerie tone.
Every new doctor is assigned to a veteran doctor as their teaching supervisor; mistakes by the newbie also reflect on the supervisor, while the newbie’s good performance is seen as the supervisor’s achievement.
Thus, most supervisors try their best to teach new doctors skills and insights, while newbies are heavily influenced in the process.
Bai Tianshi was able to become a deputy chief physician at such a young age thanks to his teacher’s training, which is certainly credit-worthy.
But his teacher was exposed last year for academic fraud by a competitor; now, a Bodhisattva crossing a river can’t even protect himself, let alone shelter him.
"Nicks! There’s a saying outside that trouble doesn’t involve family. Aren’t you used to being an attending physician at the hospital, a Metropolis elite? Are you not even comparable to gangsters?"
Bai Tianshi exclaimed in anger, directly addressing him by name.
"What is elite? The winners are the elite. Losers are only fit to turn into corpses in the morgue and materials on the dissection table."
Nicks sneered.
"You don’t know how many people’s heads are beneath your feet in order to stand here and talk to me. When it comes to you, you pretend to be innocent. If you hadn’t become a deputy chief physician, you wouldn’t even have the qualification to be in the meeting."
"Now we’re allowing you dignity, so you’d better maintain it, or in the end, you’ll lose your life and any semblance of dignity."
Facing Bai Tianshi’s non-cooperation, it completely tore off the facade.
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Bai Tianshi wrote expressionlessly on the experiment logs.
He knew the project’s results ultimately had nothing to do with him, and his painstakingly written logs would become the stepping stones for someone else’s promotion.
Yet Bai Tianshi still had to write, and must write meticulously, making sure no one could find any mistakes.
Not just the logs, but all other work as well, otherwise they’d become his death sentence.
He knew everyone was watching his downfall, especially Bai Shanming; the old man must be hiding in the shadows, savoring his struggles.
Bai Tianshi didn’t know how much longer he could hold on, but he just didn’t want to give up.
He could accept using expensive drugs that weren’t very effective, disguising surgical errors with jargon, even letting patients become chronic cases under incomplete treatment.
Coming from a medical family, he had seen those dark things many times.
But Bai Tianshi couldn’t accept declaring a healthy person as contagious, forcing them to sign a body donation agreement, and then charging the family for handling fees.
The world could be gray, but it couldn’t be entirely black.
So he refused to conduct organ transplant surgeries for Bai Shanming’s connections, subsequently being dumped into this secret project to await death.
He knew Bai Shanming was always seeking a legit way to kill him, even giving him chances to sabotage.
But Bai Tianshi wouldn’t do anything, at least not now.
He’s waiting, trusting his family won’t abandon him, trusting his father will try to save him.
He’s waiting for a chance to completely ruin this project, making Bai Shanming pay dearly.
"Doctor Bai, Director Nicks is looking for you."
A man in a suit entered the office, addressing Bai Tianshi.
Not all doctors like wearing White Coats and scrub suits; some, especially those leaning towards administration, prefer suits.
As for scrub suits, they’re worn by medical staff before surgery, resembling V-neck short-sleeve T-shirts; as extensive hand sanitation is done wearing them, they’re called "scrub suits."
"Did they say what it was about?"
Bai Tianshi asked.
"I don’t know; I’m just relaying the message, but it should be something good."
The suited man said, wearing a smirk, though it seemed more amused than earnest.
He was much older than Bai Tianshi but only an attending, while Bai Tianshi was already a deputy chief, inciting his envy.
The happiest thing in life is seeing someone you envy suffer, and even happier if you’re the one delivering the bad news.
"You better wipe that smile off your face, or you might end up worse than me."
Bai Tianshi said, as if seeing through his thoughts.
The suited man felt a chill, quickly removing the smile.
You can’t deny that even a soon-to-be-gone deputy chief remains a deputy chief; getting rid of an attending wouldn’t be hard.
Bai Tianshi ignored him further, casually clicked save, then left the office.
"Doctor Bai."
"Doctor Bai."
"Good day, Doctor Bai."
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Walking through corridors, many greeted him along the way. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Bai Tianshi’s medical skills and temperament were well-regarded; there were many like the suited man who begrudged him, but also many who admired him.
"Doctor Bai, Director Bai Shan just visited Director Nicks, be careful."
A doctor in White Coat walked past and quietly warned him.
