After a short while, Li Ziming came out of the operating room with a grim face, running into Zhao Heng as he exited through the main doors.

At this point, Zhao Heng had changed into casual clothes and was about to leave the operating room. Seeing Li Ziming's expression, Zhao Heng knew the outcome probably wasn't good.

Seeing Zhao Heng, Li Ziming's face was gloomy, and he looked at Zhao Heng indignantly before passing by without even a greeting.

This...

Is he blaming me?

Seeing the look from Li Ziming, Zhao Heng was at a loss for words.

Just then, Bai Ming, who came out behind them, happened to witness the scene.

Bai Ming sighed and quickly walked to Zhao Heng's side, saying, "Young Zhao, don't mind it. Li still needs some honing."

"Yeah, it's nothing. Why does he look so upset?"

Seeing Bai Ming, Zhao Heng nodded and asked with some confusion.

Although there was a mistake of puncturing the sciatic nerve during surgery, it was discovered early, and the consequences were reversible.

According to Zhao Heng's thoughts, if Bai Ming scolded Li Ziming a bit, this matter should have passed, right?

However, seeing Li Ziming's upset face, it seemed Bai Ming's reprimand wasn't that simple.

"I've let him report to other senior doctors."

Bai Ming said indifferently.

The matter, simply to say, was straightforward.

To put it bluntly, if the ligation of the sciatic nerve was discovered several hours later, it would clearly be a medical error, and the responsibility would fall on the lead surgeon, Bai Ming.

One mistake leads to another, coupled with Li Ziming's attitude, made Bai Ming very dissatisfied, so Bai Ming dared not risk keeping such a doctor.

"Hmm..."

Zhao Heng pondered, not expecting Bai Ming to just kick Li Ziming out.

However, it was Bai Ming's decision, so he couldn't say much.

"As a doctor, making mistakes isn't unforgivable. Skills can be honed, experience can be gained, but mindset is a fatal flaw."

Bai Ming seemed contemplative, shaking his head slightly as he spoke.

His duty as a mentor was to teach technique and pass on experience, which was what he should do.

But encountering dubious issues, lightly dismissing them, if applied to ordinary matters, would lead to minor problems at most.

However, as a doctor, having this dismissive mindset can lead to major problems.

"Indeed, mindset is crucial."

Zhao Heng nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

The human body is complex and sophisticated; sometimes a tiny, unnoticed symptom can be a precursor to a severe illness.

Once a mindset forms of finishing quickly for early clock out, or believing oneself infallible, big problems are bound to occur.

Even chief surgeons can't guarantee that no accidents will happen during their operations.

Take the previous surgery conducted by Song Siming and Li Haiyang, which was initially smooth but then presented a rare arterial anomaly, with the bleeding site impossible to locate through standard methods.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Young Zhao, I'll leave next week's surgery in your hands."

Bai Ming seemed unwilling to discuss it further, and he was feeling uncomfortable.

"Okay."

Zhao Heng nodded.

Watching Bai Ming's departing back, Zhao Heng couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Being a mentor was difficult, especially in surgery, where all the responsibilities for a junior doctor's actions lay with the mentor.

Incidents like today's already crossed Bai Ming's line; his decision not to mentor Li Ziming was reasonable.

After leaving the operating room, Zhao Heng headed to the cardiology department, sitting on the bench outside the office, waiting for Song Chen.

Song Chen had messaged him in the morning, saying that she had found some leads on the matter Zhao Heng asked her to investigate yesterday.

He waited for a short while before Song Chen returned from her rounds.

Seeing Zhao Heng sitting on the bench, Song Chen naturally knew Zhao Heng was waiting for her.

"Why not call me?"

Song Chen looked at Zhao Heng waiting for her and couldn't help but say.

"I have nothing else going on now, and it's no big deal to wait."

Zhao Heng smiled as he replied.

"Alright, wait for me a bit, I'll change my clothes."

Song Chen checked the time and noticed it was just about time to clock out.

In a short while, Song Chen went to the lounge and changed her clothes, then they left the hospital and went to a noodle shop near the hospital, found a table, and sat down, ready to have some beef noodles for lunch.

"Senior, how did the investigation go?"

Zhao Heng looked at Song Chen and asked.

"No record of him exists; we should receive a fax this afternoon."

Song Chen replied.

Initially, there were just suspicions, but now it's confirmed.

"So, you're saying Yin Jian claimed to study abroad but never spent a day at Hopkins?"

Zhao Heng thought, these second generation elites really act unchecked.

Fake academic credentials are quite common; some claim to study abroad but simply purchase a degree from an unaccredited foreign university, and return to proclaim themselves as elite returnees.

Of course, such fake degrees can only fool people.

But fabricating a degree from a top-tier institution like Hopkins is a bit much.

After all, this is a medical college, without real knowledge and skills, people see you graduated from Hopkins, trust your ability, let you handle patients—this can lead to unimaginable consequences.

"Yes, such things are indeed common in the circles of overseas study. Foreign universities are harder to get into than domestic ones, and with so many going abroad, not everyone gets in through their own efforts."

Song Chen explained.

Of course, some have families with wealth, simply buying their way into college abroad, just to get a diploma.

"Isn't it brainless to fake something like that? One check and it's obvious, right?"

Zhao Heng was a bit surprised; he had only been suspicious of Yin Jian's fake degree, but upon confirmation, he still thought, did Yin Jian really believe others were fools and easy to deceive?

"Do you think anyone would check the principal's nephew?"

Song Chen said without surprise.

Her meaning, clearly, was that with the principal's endorsement, no one would arbitrarily question Yin Jian's credentials, as doing so would be equivalent to opposing the principal.

"Eastern Hospital's waters are as black as a pot's bottom..."

Zhao Heng sighed.

Zhao Heng couldn't imagine, letting someone with fake qualifications serve as a doctor, whose duty was to save lives, what might happen!

Furthermore, could the principal not know what kind of person his nephew was and if he had the ability to get into a top-tier school like Hopkins?

It's unsettling and chilling simply upon a little thought.

"This world is more bizarre than you can imagine."

Song Chen said flatly, in the study abroad circles, fake degrees are rampant, and the prevalence of fake qualifications is almost on par with academic fraud.

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