"What’s there to be embarrassed about!"
"If we want other departments to catch up, we simply need to shift our focus and increase our support for them going forward."
"Take Neurosurgery, for example. It’s already improving rapidly."
"Are you suggesting we should sabotage the Plastic Surgery Center just so our Affiliated Hospital isn’t famous for it anymore?"
A mocking expression appeared on Liu Jin’s face. "That’s like shooting ourselves in the foot. I will never agree to it."
Mrs. Meng’s face darkened.
Her gaze swept over the others at the table once more. Expressionlessly, she said, "Since Mr. Liu is so insistent, we’ll follow the principle of democratic centralism. Let’s put it to a vote."
"Those who agree with Mr. Liu, please raise your hands!"
At these words, Hou Jianfeng, Chen Changrui, and Han Xianghong all felt a chill.
Mrs. Meng hadn’t framed it as a vote on adjusting the Plastic Surgery Center. Instead, she had simply said, "Those who agree with Mr. Liu, please raise your hands."
’Is she forcing everyone to pick a side and show their allegiance?’
The three of them knew that before this meeting, Mrs. Meng had been on lengthy phone calls with leaders from both the Health Commission and Binhai University.
’Has she already secured enough support from the higher-ups?’
The three exchanged glances, just in time to see Liu Jin resolutely raise his hand.
A few seconds later, Chen Changrui, the vice president in charge of education and research, also raised his hand.
Seeing this, Mrs. Meng’s face grew darker still.
Just then, someone knocked and entered the room.
An angry expression crossed Mrs. Meng’s face, but when she turned, she saw it was her office director, Wu Peng, who had barged in.
Wu Peng held a cell phone in one hand. He bent down close to Mrs. Meng and whispered, "Secretary, it’s a call from Mr. Wu of the Municipal Party Committee’s Organization Department."
Mrs. Meng was startled and quickly stood up to take the phone.
"Hello, this is Meng Huaxin from the Affiliated Hospital..."
Meanwhile, Yan Feifan had just finished two puncture and injection procedures for intraspinal tumors.
After getting cleaned up, he walked out of the surgical area and saw Qin Feng striding toward him.
"Mr. Yan, I have good news! The brain tumor patient woke up. He was in a coma for five and a half days."
"The post-op exams are looking incredibly promising."
After a second’s pause, Qin Feng added solemnly, "I received a call from the top commander of the Joint Logistics Department. He asked me to pass on a message to you."
"’Mr. Yan, thank you very much for your hard work and dedication.’"
"’The commander also said that you are an outstanding and trustworthy comrade, and that the military will not forget your contribution...’"