Pro Bono

"Why don't we ask him?" Department Chief Xia said with much thought. Before Director Zhang could speak, Department Chief Xia hollered down the corridor, "Chief Resident Zheng, could you come over for a bit?"

"Hold on a minute," Zheng Ren's voice sounded from the changing room.

"Ah! So hasty. What if Chief Zheng asks for a high price?" Director Zhang asked.

Director Zhang's worry was not baseless. There would be no negotiations once Zheng Ren quoted a price.

The Secondary Hospital could take it or leave it.

If the quoted amount was more than 5,000 yuan… A patient who could fork out that much cash would have gone to Provincial Capital, Imperial Capital, or Sorcery Capital for the TIPS surgery.

Director Zhang sighed.

"What's the matter, Chief Xia?" Zheng Ren walked toward them in his white coat.

"Old Zhang wants you to perform a TIPS procedure in the Secondary Hospital. How much would you charge?"