The agitated man was precisely Dean Zhang.
To endure for a moment, and then seethe with rage.
To take a step back, and have blood pressure skyrocket.
Dean Zhang had originally planned to let the matter drop. He hadn't expected Jace Clinic to audaciously announce on the news that they welcomed doctors from county-level hospitals.
How could a hot-blooded, middle-aged dean tolerate this?
"Director, with Jace Clinic acting like this!"
"All my subordinates have become a laughingstock!"
Dean Zhang clutched his wine glass tightly.
"Old Zhang, don't rush."
"I've heard about this matter too. Are they really all doctors from county-level hospitals?"
"Hmph, how could this be false?"
Dean Zhang sneered and continued,
"Jace Clinic even released the list!"
"None of us from the top-tier hospitals have the qualifications for further training!"
The Health Director took the list from Dean Zhang and looked, his heart pounding with each passing moment.
"Logically, this doesn't make sense!"
"If they truly wanted to improve the regional medical standard, they would have symbolically invited a few people from county-level hospitals."
"Why all of them?"
The Director frowned, unable to quite comprehend Jace Clinic's actions.
Dean Zhang continued to complain, echoing the Director's words:
"Those county-level hospitals only handle common colds and fevers. What's there to learn from them?"
"For any difficult or complex cases, it's still us top-tier hospitals that have to step in!"
Director Yang Jiefeng pondered for a moment before saying,
"Is there some misunderstanding in this?"
"What misunderstanding? Bullshit!"
"I think it's deliberate!"
Yang Jiefeng shook his head and voiced his conjecture:
"Could it be that you previously offended Jace Clinic?"
Dean Zhang thought back and immediately shook his head, refusing.
"How is that possible? We are not even of the same nature of hospitals!"
"We've always minded our own business!"
"We've never even had any interaction, how could we have offended them?"
Even among top-tier hospitals, there were differences.
Jace Clinic was not an official Chinese entity. Although they couldn't be awarded official titles, their formidable medical skills were undeniable, and no one doubted them.
Jace Clinic might not have the same scale as top-tier hospitals, but their influence was no less than theirs. Otherwise, Dean Zhang wouldn't have taken it so seriously.
"Then, Old Zhang, why did you ask me here today?"
"As you just said, Jace Clinic is not Chinese. I can't possibly make things difficult for them."
"If they were to complain about any mistreatment, and report it to the Foreign Affairs Department, we might even lose our hats."
Dean Zhang snorted upon hearing this.
"I, Zhang, have always been one to seek retribution!"
"Since I can't directly hinder Jace Clinic, can't I still make things difficult for them?"
"We must give them a stern warning!"
"This is China!"
"Otherwise, they'll really lose track of their place."
Yang Jiefeng nodded in agreement with Dean Zhang's suggestion. His own promotion depended on the development of top-tier hospitals. Jace Clinic's actions had inadvertently made him look bad. After Dean Zhang's persuasion, Yang Jiefeng's face also became terrifyingly grim.
"Do you have any ideas?"
"I heard you were organizing a medical exchange conference."
"That's exactly why I'm here!"
"How do you plan to proceed?"
Yang Jiefeng was taken aback by Dean Zhang's relentless determination.
"If they're messing with our minds like this!"
"Then we'll retaliate in kind!"
"You mean?"
Dean Zhang drained his wine, then said decisively,
"I heard you originally invited local hospitals."
"Let's first inflate the fanfare of the academic exchange conference!"
"Invite more people, especially from foreign-funded and private hospitals!"
"But we won't invite Jace Clinic!"
Yang Jiefeng showed a troubled expression upon hearing Dean Zhang's plan.
"Doing this will leave Jace Clinic out in the cold."
"I'm afraid people will gossip about it privately."
"Damn it, they've left us out in the cold, and no one will gossip then?"
According to Dean Zhang's idea, inflate the fanfare and then leave Jace Clinic out. This action was somewhat like tearing off the mask. Yang Jiefeng didn't agree immediately, but instead told Dean Zhang his concerns. After all, as a leader, he had more to consider than Dean Zhang.
"The hospital I represent is part of the provincial medical community, and Jace Clinic is, to a certain extent, a foreign entity!"
"I'm afraid higher-ups might hold me accountable..."
Dean Zhang forcibly interrupted Yang Jiefeng and said angrily,
"Then let Jace Clinic give up their quota for us!"
Just as Yang Jiefeng was about to say something else, Dean Zhang heard his subordinate whisper in his ear and immediately left the private room. Dean Zhang went outside and, led by his subordinate, arrived outside Song Qiao's private room.
"Why is he here?"
Dean Zhang saw Sun Changyou toasting Song Qiao, and his expression was not natural. After all, Sun Changyou had taken all the qualifications that originally belonged to him.
"Bastard!"
"In such a hurry to come to the city to treat people and show off?"
Dean Zhang clenched his fist, wanting to push the door open and teach him a lesson.
"Dean, calm down!"
"Director Yang is still waiting for us in the room!"
"Let's go back first and plan our next move!"
The subordinate saw that the situation was not good and quickly stopped his dean.
"You can dodge the first day, but not the fifteenth!"
"Later, I'll see how you perform!"
Seeing Sun Changyou's beaming face, Dean Zhang's lips curled into a meaningful arc.
"Old Zhang, where did you go just now?"
"I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Dean Zhang, with an excited expression, reported what he had just witnessed to Yang Jiefeng.
"Director, we are all in the same system."
"According to the rules, Sun Changyou is your subordinate, and you hold the fate of his career in your hands!"
"And yet he didn't come to toast you?"
"This clearly shows he doesn't respect you!"
After being instigated by Dean Zhang, Yang Jiefeng's head became hot, and he angrily said,
"Guards!"
"Summon Sun Changyou here to toast me!"