Chen Xiao's sudden outburst stunned the three deputy directors.
They clearly hadn't expected Chen Xiao to be so audacious.
Upon recovering from their surprise, the three of them sneered, their expressions filled with disdain.
"Kid, who do you think you are? You tell us to leave and we have to? You're just a department head, you don't have that much authority!"
Wang Chunsheng said dismissively.
Hou Aiguo also sneered coldly and stood up, "Truly ignorant. I'm leaving now, let's see what you can do to me."
When their own interests were at stake, Wang Chunsheng and Hou Aiguo finally felt it was worth it to fall out with Chen Xiao.
Li Dafu was overjoyed at this turn of events and snorted angrily, "Kid, you don't have the qualifications to fire us. Let's go find Director Hao and have him sort this out for us!"
Hearing Li Dafu's words, Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, let's go find Director Hao right now. You three have been absent without leave, and I want to see what he has to say!"
Chen Xiao's statement immediately put the three deputy directors in a bind.
In fact, their suggestion to find Director Hao was merely to intimidate Chen Xiao.
How could Chen Xiao fall for their trick? Those who didn't even come to work, how dare they confront Director Hao?
Seeing that his bluff didn't work on Chen Xiao, Li Dafu resorted to slandering him again, "Chen, aren't you just relying on Director Hao as your backer? Listen to me, no matter how strong your backing is, or what kind of young master you are, if you dare to fire the three of us, then the Traditional Chinese Medicine department can be dissolved on the spot!"
Wang Chunsheng immediately chimed in, "Exactly. The reason the Traditional Chinese Medicine department hasn't been dissolved is all thanks to us old guys holding it up, isn't it? Do you think it's thanks to you, the director?"
"Heh, you even want to kick us old guys out. Kid, you've got some nerve. After being director for so long, you've forgotten your own name, haven't you?"
Hou Aiguo said sarcastically, then put on a show of earnest advice.
"Kid, I advise you to face reality. As long as the three of us are here, you can peacefully remain the department head. When the department needs us, we'll naturally show up. But as for what we do in our free time, it's best you don't interfere too much."
"Otherwise, if the three of us leave, who will treat patients when they come? Will it be you, or Jia Bing?"
Jia Bing, hearing his name mentioned, quickly waved his hands, "I can't do it. I've only been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine for a few years, how can I treat patients? What if I harm the patient, whose responsibility would that be?"
Hou Aiguo smiled smugly, "Exactly. You know that Traditional Chinese Medicine relies heavily on experience, right? Without twenty years of medical experience, you're not even considered to have entered the threshold in the TCM world. Even you can't do it, and Director Chen is even younger than you. Tsk tsk tsk, if these three old guys leave, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Chen Xiao, tired of their back-and-forth, said indifferently, "Have you said enough nonsense? If you have, then get out. If you don't want to leave, then from now on, you will obediently follow my rules!"
Seeing that Chen Xiao was unyielding, the three deputy directors became furious.
Li Dafu flicked his sleeve, "Hmph, fine, we'll leave. I don't believe you'll actually dare to fire me! Old Wang, Old Hou, let's go!"
"Kid, if you really fire us, don't regret it!"
"Alright, alright, stop wasting words with him. Let's go, let's see if he has the guts!"
Since the three of them joined the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, this was perhaps the most united they had ever been.
Just as they were walking towards the exit, a young nurse rushed in clumsily.
Upon seeing the three, the young nurse exclaimed excitedly, "Great, the three directors are all here! Hurry and come with me, there's a patient in the emergency room who needs saving!"
The three were taken aback, and then Li Dafu said, "We'll be right there."
Then he turned his head, "Director Chen, would you like to come and observe as well?"
Li Dafu intended to let Chen Xiao know his capabilities and impress him!
The emergency patient arrived at such a timely moment, it was like a pillow appearing when one was drowsy.
The young nurse's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Xiao, "Doctor Chen, I was looking for you earlier but couldn't find you. So you were here! Hurry and come with me, it's urgent!"
Chen Xiao's appointment as the head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department had not yet been officially announced, so apart from Director Hao, not many people knew he had transferred to the department.
Hearing this, the three deputy directors wondered what the young nurse meant. Did she initially want to find Chen Xiao, and only came to them when she couldn't find him?
So they were just backup options? Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could this be!
However, it was clearly not the time to dwell on these matters. Seeing the nurse's anxious expression, the patient in the emergency room was clearly in critical condition.
Everyone immediately set off and headed towards the emergency room.
Meanwhile, a crowd had already gathered at the entrance of the emergency room. Besides the directors and experts from various departments of the hospital, the director of the Health Bureau was also present in person.
The fact that the director of the Health Bureau personally attended indicated the identity of the patient in the emergency room.
In fact, it was the son of the mayor of Jiangcheng City.
Since the mayor was on a business trip out of town, he could not be present in person. Because of this, the director of the bureau had to ensure the mayor's son's safety without any mishaps.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Didn't they say they invited a divine doctor? Why hasn't the divine doctor arrived yet?"
The director of the Health Bureau had a grim expression. These directors and experts, usually so dignified, were useless when it came to critical moments.
In reality, it couldn't entirely be blamed on these experts. The mayor's son's injury was to the head, and the injury was very complex. If treated with normal Western medicine, there was a high chance of sequelae.
That was why they had strongly recommended Chen Xiao, as Chen Xiao was a legend at Jiangcheng Hospital!
However, Chen Xiao was elusive, often not showing up for work. To be safe, the attending physician had instructed the young nurse to call the directors of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department if she couldn't find Chen Xiao.
Just then, the major figures of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department walked over majestically, with Chen Xiao among them.
The attending physician breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Director, they're here!"
The three deputy directors were at the forefront. Wang Chunsheng, seeing the director of the Health Bureau, eagerly stepped forward to ask the attending physician, "Old Zhang, what's the patient's condition?"
However, the attending physician ignored him and went straight to Chen Xiao, "Doctor Chen, thank goodness, we've finally got you here!"