Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1337 - 1012: Principal Ruo’s Resignation

Chapter 1337: Chapter 1012: Principal Ruo’s Resignation

After Guan Ruyan left the ward, she had been out of contact, and the incident was highly discussed online.

Ding Xinyu also had to accept the harsh reality laid out before her, but as a woman with deep feelings, she couldn’t accept such an outcome. No one could. A man who professed his love for her had been deceiving her all along, simply using her as a tool to leap forward in life.

A tool—merely something that could be discarded at any time, and now it had already been cast aside.

That a man could be so heartless was something Ding Xinyu refused to believe when Lu Xiaolu first recounted Guan Ruyan’s past ruthlessness. But now she had no choice but to believe it.

He could block Ding Xinyu on his phone and WeChat, not even bothering to ask about his child, let alone his father lying in the hospital at that moment.

Several doctors stayed at Ding Xinyu’s home, working together. Some kept her company, while others took care of her child, preventing the family from falling apart. Lu Xiaolu, the one supporting the family at this time, was about to be on the operating table.

The investigative team from above was to arrive at Nandu Medical University soon. Principal Ruo and Academician Xiang had been left bewildered by Guan Ruyan’s sudden flight. They had thought that under no circumstance would Guan Ruyan do something so immature and dirty. They hoped to delay dealing with it until Principal Ding’s treatment was arranged, but didn’t anticipate this sudden eruption. What troubled them was that Guan Ruyan had been able to hold a high position in the school for so many years, and as principal, Ruo hadn’t noticed.

It was a cruel joke, and Principal Ruo began reflecting on where the problem lay. For the moment, he couldn’t sort it out, wondering if there were still such people in the school, and the thought made him anxious.

Concerning the handling of Guan Ruyan, Principal Ruo already had a plan in mind. If Lu Xiaolu’s evidence proved factual, he would immediately dismiss Guan Ruyan, revoke all of his academic positions, and announce it to the world.

As for Principal Ding, he definitely needed to be dealt with, but considering humanitarianism, the investigation would be postponed until after his discharge from the hospital, but he would still be disciplined regardless.

Lu Xiaolu, with his mixed merits and demerits, had been involved in helping Guan Ruyan with academic fraud for many years, but now, standing up to expose Guan Ruyan, he too had shown merit. He would be dismissed, and then recommended for a position in the laboratory at Sanbo Hospital, allowing him to put his skills to good use.

"This event will cause incalculable damage to the reputation of Nandu Medical University! I bear an inescapable responsibility," Principal Ruo said with much self-reproach.

Academician Xiang sighed and said, "If there are problems, we must address them. That is how we can preserve the reputation. If we cover up the issues and lack a correct attitude in dealing with things, that’s what will do the most harm to the school’s reputation. Therefore, at this time, we must be clear-headed. No matter how many people are involved or how great the impact, we must deal with it thoroughly."

"I understand. After this matter is settled, I will resign myself. It’s indefensible to say I’m not responsible," Principal Ruo said.

Academician Xiang fell silent and, after a long pause, said, "I agree with your approach."

"As for my successor, I think Su Qingyun is a good choice for the next principal, also serving as the dean of Affiliated Hospital No. 1," Principal Ruo recommended, but this was merely a private conversation between them, without any administrative binding force.

With such a significant incident at the school, how could the principal not bear responsibility? If he only dealt with others and remained fine himself, it would clearly be difficult to establish integrity. Only by dealing with himself as well could it be recorded in the school’s history, so that every person at Nandu Medical University remembering this incident would learn from the lesson.

The years passed too swiftly, people’s hearts grew too restless, and many lost themselves in material desires. Principal Ruo grew more and more despondent the more he thought about it. If Yang Ping hadn’t taken the Outstanding Young Talent spot, Guan Ruyan would be in that position now. Daring to think further, if Yang Ping had not come into the picture, if Principal Ding’s health had not failed, if Guan Ruyan’s deceit had not been uncovered, she might have become the youngest vice-principal by now. Principal Ruo was fearful at the thought, imagining he might still be discussing the school’s development plans with Guan Ruyan.

The next day, Lu Xiaolu’s kidney donation passed the ethical review, and then Director Yao arranged Principal Ding’s kidney transplant surgery.

The surgery was very successful, one of Lu Xiaolu’s kidneys was successfully transplanted to Principal Ding, who was then sent to the ICU ward for postoperative monitoring. Lu Xiaolu also needed to stay in the hospital for about a week.

The investigation team arrived at Sanbo Hospital promptly because the evidence provided by Lu Xiaolu was sufficient. They quickly clarified the whole situation without much effort. In the end, Principal Ruo swiftly dismissed Guan Ruyan, canceling all his professional titles and academic honors, and the hospital made a worldwide announcement about the entire affair.

Guan Ruyan’s new girlfriend’s father, upon seeing this, immediately ordered his daughter to cut ties with the man. Of course, by the time Guan’s true nature was revealed, the girl no longer harbored much affection for him. After all, she had been enchanted by an ambitious, talented Guan Ruyan, not a forger who climbed up the ranks by relying on women, and a speculative academic opportunist.

The whole affair was rather absurd. Not long ago, Guan Ruyan was an outstanding young talent with a wealth of academic achievements; now, he had become a pariah, a rat at a festival everyone wanted to hit. But when all was said and done, the most significant contrast laid within himself.

Principal Ding’s condition improved, and Lu Xiaolu was very grateful to Yang Ping, who visited Nandu Affiliated Hospital No. 1 several times to join in the consultations for Principal Ding and even performed the main surgery himself.

Lu Xiaolu decided to stay. In fact, he did not want to go to the United States. He only felt that if Principal Ding were to leave, eliminating Guan Ruyan on his own would leave him with a profound sense of loss. Staying here would seem pointless. But now his thoughts were different; only by achieving something significant, making substantial contributions to the country and society, could he live up to Principal Ding’s kindness. Moreover, Principal Ding was still in good health.

The words of Yang Ping awakened him, "Don’t be a pessimistic escapist; instead, be an optimistic and realistic changer and builder."

Principal Ruo also punished Lu Xiaolu for his actions by firing him from his original position. However, considering that he had voluntarily exposed Guan Ruyan, they took no further action. After dismissing Lu Xiaolu, Sanbo Hospital immediately invited him to join their laboratory team.

Sanbo Hospital’s newly established Tumor Laboratory had been lacking a suitable director. After Lu Xiaolu joined Sanbo Hospital, Yang Ping gave him the position of laboratory director. Lu Xiaolu was independent in his professional duties, enjoying a great deal of autonomy.

After getting through this busy period, Yang Ping plunged back into his research, which was progressing slowly at the moment.

Fu Xiaotao’s first re-evaluation results came out after switching to a new treatment plan. Since he started taking Sirolimus, his symptoms had noticeably diminished, and he was improving day by day. This was all without the use of steroids and chemotherapy drugs, relying solely on Sirolimus.

It seemed that the new approach was correct, and the effect was immediate. Sometimes, when you’re at an impasse, taking a moment to rethink things might yield greater rewards.

Inspired by Fu Xiaotao’s case, Yang Ping began to reexamine his previous experiments using cell apoptosis to treat tumors. The experiment had been impeded because the initiating factor obtained in vitro could not perform as expected in vivo. Even when it occasionally worked the first time, the second and third attempts would be thwarted by the tumor cells recognizing it, leading to failure.

Yang Ping thought maybe the strategy he had been following was wrong—the strategy of altering protein molecules so they would remain unchanged while entering target cells. Perhaps there was a more correct approach.

For instance, this initiating factor might never work as expected in the body and should be abandoned for a new one. There was certainly not just one factor that could induce apoptosis in tumor cells, but countless ones. Focusing on how K factor was cultivated and the mechanisms by which the initiating factors themselves arose could be key.

After dealing with these issues, Principal Ruo planned to proactively resign and apologize. Someone had to take responsibility, and before resigning, Principal Ruo felt he needed to do something.