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“That day, I finished twelve surgeries in twenty-one hours. | was not proud of it since | was acutely aware of the frailty of life, and I felt shocked deep in my heart,” Dr. Cooper continued.

Anna could understand his thoughts. She’d heard that many young military men and women who returned from battlefields would have psychological problems. They needed psychological therapy, and some even committed suicide because they couldn’t cope with reality.

“What shocked you the most at the time, Dr. Cooper?” The host asked.

Dr. Cooper seemed to have responded to this question during the rehearsal. However, after hearing the host’s question, he still shuddered slightly.

“I had just finished my first operation at that time, and later | found the corridor was packed with patients. Before | could take off my surgical gown, my assistant dragged me to another operating room. As soon as | opened the door, | heard a dreadful howl from the person on the bed.” Dr. Cooper replied in a calm tone.

At this point, everyone was quiet. Sitting in a chair the staff brought her, Anna heard her own heartbeat and held her breath.

“A mother and her daughter were on the operating table. The woman was shopping for clothes with her child at a nearby mall when the incident occurred. When the explosion happened, she held her daughter in her arms tightly to protect her. The woman, who was just in her early twenties, suffered from severe burns. She had countless glass particles in her body and organ damage.” 480 The Most Shocking Thing

“When they entered the surgery room, their bodies had already been glued together by their wounds. | was assigned to complete the surgery because the doctor who performed the separation surgery on them fainted.”

“in all, the situation was terrible. The woman was still alive, but she was critically injured. The little girl’s condition was stable, although she had a low tolerance of pain and bleeding in her chest cavity. Her situation could have deteriorated if | hadn’t operated on her.” Cooper recalled the scenario and told the story slowly in his flat yet firm voice.

“What happened after that?” the host asked, his grip on the microphone tightening

Dr. Cooper snapped back to his senses. He said hastily, looking around the room, “Other doctors in the hospital were performing surgery at the time. Among the remaining doctors, | was the only one qualified to operate. However, | was asked to treat two patients who needed emergency surgery at the same time. And I’d like to ask these training doctors on stage a question. What would you do if you were in this situation?”

He smiled at the six intern doctors, including Anna. Everyone was surprised and embarrassed because they had not anticipated him asking this question. Only Anna appeared calm. She said nothing and didn’t even look around.

answer, saying, “If I were you, | would pick the most capable assistants among the available candidates and set up two surgical beds in the operating room. I’d operate on both of

Like 480 The Most Shocking Thing — them, Nancy’s mouth opened wide in surprise. Several interns around him looked up, puzzled as to why he had

and flattened, but his face was expressionless. “Go on,” he

that if | am the person in this situation. If | already had your credentials, | would try to save two people at the same time. However, | would have to prepare everything before the operation and assess the possibility of any accidents occurring,” He smiled and said, “Of course, | just graduated from college, and I’m not as professional as you. Dr. Cooper. But | value life and love my job. | intend

were polite and flattering. People around him frowned, and one even

Dr. Cooper smiled and said, “It’s good to have ambition, and | admire young people like you.”

the applause stopped, Dr. Cooper turned to Anna and asked her, “Although

you tell me

her to speak. She froze for along time before slowly rising

it and

save the child. Of course, | admire number 3’s bravery and ambition. But, if

480 The Most Shocking Thing ool how this woman felt. She would rather risk her life to protect her child. So, if

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hearing her words. He fixed his gaze on Anna, waiting for her to say

Nobody knows what might happen until we see the specifics of the injured patient’s abdomen.

for her to stop. Raising her brows in disbelief, Anna shut her mouth and locked her

was busy stopping the model’s

Anna nodded calmly

and exhaled a sigh of relief. Before moving on to the next organ repair, Anna let her assistant continue to

by little, time passed, and the surgery proceeded to the final stage. As she removed the stitches after suturing, Anna pressed the timer on