Surgery Godfather

Chapter 64: Chapter 0062: Devil’s Hand

“Performing manipulations with both hands is the ultimate skill in bone setting, an unspoken secret.

Professor Zhang mentioned it in his book, but only in passing—with no detailed instructions for training.

Song Zimo had tried to practise it, but it was too difficult, and he lacked a sufficient number of cases for hands-on practice. Eventually, he simply gave up.

“Don’t try to reset it anymore, proceed with the surgery. We can’t blindly continue. Operating with both hands is the most skill-intensive in bone setting. When I was studying under my mentor, he feared that this technique would be lost, so after much consideration, he finally passed it on to me, but under the condition that it remain confidential. To keep my promise, I didn’t detail it in my book. This reticence is part of why traditional Chinese medicine has declined. If Western medicine were to be this secretive about their surgical techniques, I suspect even an appendectomy would become an unspoken secret.” Professor Zhang waved his hand dismissively.

Li Jingshu’s heart felt like it had plunged into icy water. Although she had prepared for surgery, the reality of confronting it was difficult to accept.

She had no choice but to cry alone, quietly.

“Task: Eliminate the disease with a touch, perform a complex repositioning for a bilateral forearm fracture, fulfill the patient’s desire not to undergo surgery. Success earns a reward of 8000 points and a loyal friend in the media industry.”

Finally, the system issued another task, though the difficulty of completing it was high.

Director Han entered, “I’ll go and speak with the patient’s family to prepare for surgery.”

They had already discussed and signed consent forms prior to the operation, but it was customary to still inform the family at this juncture.

Just as Director Han reached the doorway, Yang Ping suddenly exclaimed, “Wait!”

Wait! Li Jingshu echoed.

Like seeing a glimmer of hope in their desperation, Li Jingshu instantly tried to sit upright, but Yang Ping held her down.

“You have a solution?” In her desperation for treatment, her thinking was chaotic. If he could perform the five-section replantation, surely he must have a solution.

However, the five-section replantation had nothing to do with bone-setting techniques. Li Jingshu understood this, but she insisted on connecting the two, forcibly using the former as a basis for the latter, just so she could cling to some hope.

Self-deception.

Song Zimo was taken off guard: “You have a solution?”

This referred to another solution, as performing manipulations with both hands was impossible.

Director Han paused, “Xiao Yang, what is the issue?”

Professor Zhang also let out a sigh, “Alright, don’t waste time. Prepare for surgery. If swelling sets in, the surgery will have to be postponed.”

Next door, everyone was about to depart, figuring there was nothing more to see of the surgery. They had all been excited by Professor Zhang’s bone-setting technique; after all, in the medical field, Professor Zhang still retained some legendary status.

But now, seeing Director Han pause and the discordant discussion within the room, it seemed the situation might be changing.

Everyone settled back down. Director Ouyang said to Dr. Jin, who was urging for the surgery to begin, “You go ahead, I’ll sit here for a while.”

Could it be that Professor Zhang was about to perform the technique of manipulating with both hands?

Among the younger people, only Xiao Lei, Director Ouyang’s graduate student, understood this technique. His interest piqued, he was prepared to explain it to others.

“Is operating with both hands really that difficult?” asked someone beside him, completely oblivious to the technique.

Xiao Lei said, “For one person, imagine beating two different drums with each hand, each with its own rhythm and melody, simultaneously. Would you find that difficult?”

This did seem difficult, and the person beside him ceased talking.

With everyone else clueless, Xiao Lei held the knowledge, naturally attracting everyone towards him for professional explanations.

Xiao Lei fully enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention—who wouldn’t?

“I’ll give it a go.” Yang Ping said with confidence.

Li Jingshu voiced her support instantly, pleading, “Let him give it a try!”

A last straw was better than nothing, regardless of whether it worked.

“You?”

A trace of surprise flashed across Song Zimoo’s cool face.

Right now, facing a challenging surgery, he wouldn’t have any doubts. But bone setting? You would need a large number of case practices and a good mentor to guide you intensively. Without a mentor, which patient would willingly offer their fractures for you to manipulate?

“Let me try once more.” Yang Ping requested.

“Xiao Yang—” Director Han didn’t understand why Yang Ping was persisting.

Professor Zhang sat on his chair, turned his head, and stared at the light box for a long time before saying: “Let him try, but only once. He can’t take up too much time or stubbornly persist.”

“Okay!” Yang Ping was elated to receive approval.

Song Zimo took over from Yang Ping to maintain the traction.

Yang Ping moved to the outer side of the left forearm. Li Jingshu’s originally fair and smooth arm was now covered in bruises with patches of dry blisters.

“Bring him a chair.” Professor Zhang instructed, and Director Han immediately brought a simple chair from the operating room for Yang Ping.

Yang Ping sat down.

His hands, like those of a pianist about to play a note, hovered over Li Jingshu’s forearm for a moment, without touching down.

“Doctor Yang?”

“Is he coming?”

Xiao Lei in the next room noticed the change of people’s positions in the room. Could it be that Professor Zhang was imparting his special wisdom and letting him experience it firsthand?

Xiao Lei regretted not going in, he should have volunteered to wear a lead gown and stay inside.

Yang Ping’s hands gently landed on the surface of Li Jingshu’s forearm, starting to feel around. The information about the bone fragments was transmitted to the tactile nerves of his fingers through skin and muscles.

Quantity, shape, location, condition, all were gradually completed in his mind bit by bit.

The feeling of bone pieces in his hand was intricate, like understanding, obedient elves. As long as he figured out their personalities, they would obediently move to their rightful position.

The order of which one moves first and which one moves next is well-arranged, just as if a machine that could perform three-dimensional scanning was monitoring them at the moment.

Those bone pieces must be truly adorable. They would kindly bypass each other, then return to their original positions and assemble back into their original forms.

Operating with both hands separately, were it not for this kind of super cultivation technique, this would undoubtedly be an unreachable skill.

“Can he operate with both hands separately?”

Director Ouyang immediately called out to Xiao Lei, “A lead gown, grab a lead gown.”

No matter how clear the screen is, even a close-up camera can’t replace the real thing.

Among those present, Director Ouyang might be the only one who had witnessed the technique of dual operation with his own eyes.

People tend to have a sense of mystery toward these traditional techniques. The closed-off method of inheritance is likely to generate a sense of mystery.

Director Ouyang put on a lead gown and took another one with him. Xiao Lei was following behind him, to which Director Ouyang said, “Don’t go in.”

He was afraid that if everyone followed him inside, things would get out of hand.

Director Ouyang gently opened the door separating the two rooms and silently went in. He stood aside and handed a lead gown to Director Han. Despite the preparation of a lead screen in the operating room, it was better to wear a lead gown.

That’s right, dual operation. This young man in his twenties could actually perform a dual operation.

He had seen it over a decade ago and this was exactly how it was done.

That scene had stayed in his memory for over a decade. From then on, he always treated traditional culture with deep reverence.

“Flexion, abduction, adduction, anteversion, slowly move to retroversion, stop, maintain at a traction!”

Every order was like a command, no doubts, no reduction.

This was the scene, this was the feeling. Director Ouyang was absolutely thrilled. The scene that had been imprinted in his memory for more than ten years being played out again, how could it not make him excited.

Each change in position, Yang Ping seized the opportunity during the motion and controlled different bone pieces with both hands, allowing them to return to their optimum position at the right time.

Professor Zhang was struggling to his feet with the help of the chair, Director Han saw him and immediately supported him.

His facial muscles were trembling.

Young as he was, this young man could actually carry out dual operation, the highest art of orthopedic manipulation. Where did he learn that? There must be someone who carefully guided him and through hard training, he mastered it.

Moreover, without hundreds or even thousands of cases, he couldn’t have practiced it.

“Maintain at an external rotation traction, the traction force is not enough, do not slack, keep your hand movements stable.” Yang Ping’s tone was stern.

Song Zimo immediately put a little more force into his hands.

“The splint!”

Yang Ping’s hands left Li Jingshu’s forearm.

“Xiao Yang, shall we use the fluoroscopy machine first?” Professor Zhang suggested.

“Let’s use the fluoroscopy machine after applying the splint!” Yang Ping said.

“Alright!” Professor Zhang agreed.

Director Ouyang assisted in providing the splint, which was clamped on from four different sides, front, back, inside and outside. The back splint was bent, crossing the elbow joint, the fixation beyond the elbow.

The bone splints and pressure pads were placed correctly, and the splints were skillfully applied.

The bandage was skillfully wrapped around in his hand, tied, trimmed, and fastened.

“Fluoroscopy!”

Director Ouyang helped by stepping on the pedal.

The X-ray fluoroscopy image shown on the screen.

Those present in the operating room, all leaned closer to look; those in the room next door, stared closely at the screen.

The radius and ulna bones have completely returned to their original positions!

A magic hand!

Someone exclaimed in astonishment.