Chapter 515 I Refuse
As the top neurosurgeon in the world, Dr. Steve Strange is always busy.
All scheduled surgeries are being scheduled. Many people came to him from the other side of the world across a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, expecting him to be their chief surgeon.
Because he completed operations that other doctors thought were impossible one after another.
Time and time again, various patients were pulled back from the edge of the cliff in life.
This earned him great honor. And money. And of course the adoration of those patients.
"Don't worry, Sir Barlow, I've seen your case. It's not as serious as your doctor in England said." In Strange's bright and spacious office.
He is receiving a patient from England. An old European aristocrat, Barlow with the title of jazz.
In England Barlow was judged incurable by his attending physician. Because a nerve in his brain was compressed by a mass of blood clots.
And the lump can burst at any time. Once broken, it is a dead end. The risk of surgery is extremely high, and the success rate is less than 20%.
British doctors dare not operate. So Sir Barlow came to the United States under the introduction of his friends, risking the possible rupture of the lump on the way.
But it seems that Sir Barlow's adventure has succeeded this time. The personable Strange is very popular with people.
Especially his very confident appearance makes people feel full of confidence. Of course, his success rate of never missing a shot is also his confidence.
Sir Barlow said reassuringly: "Then I will trouble you, Dr. Strange. Then about my operation..."
Before Sir Barlow finished speaking, the door of Strange's company was roughly pushed open.
A tall and strong man, although he was fat, looked very sharp and aggressive, striding in.
"Strange! I want to talk to you!" It was Thor who came.
Thor, Strange naturally knew him. Because of Christine. Strange even used his rights in the hospital to directly transfer Thor to the Southern Cross Welfare Institute to work.
Strange thought Thor came to him for this kind of thing.
Strange smiled apologetically at Barlow: "I'm sorry sir."
At this moment, Strange's assistant also came in from the door, and he said to Strange very frightened: "Doctor, I wanted to stop him, but I couldn't, his strength was too great. "
The assistant glanced at Thor with some fear. After all, the height of 1.95 meters and the weight of 130 kg are too oppressive.
Facing this kind of person in life is like seeing a mountain. Strange's assistant was just an ordinary person who was 1.77 meters tall and weighed 75 kilograms.
He didn't have the guts to stop a mountain from advancing. Especially when the mountain still looks like an active volcano.
Strange frowned at Thor, and at the same time waved to his assistant, signaling him to go out first.
Strange quickly walked up to Thor and said in a low voice: "No matter what you want to say to me, but I have a patient here now! If you don't get out of here, I will ask the security to drive you out! "
Strange thought that Thor would quarrel with him in a rage, and then he would call the security guards to come in and kick him out. Then he can be fired directly.
But unexpectedly, Thor nodded apologetically after seeing Sir Barlow who came to see a doctor. Then he turned to Strange and said, "I'm sorry, doctor. It's just a matter of urgency. I hope you can take a look at this case. I can talk to you after you finish dealing with this patient."
While speaking, Thor handed over Penny's case to Strange. Then he just backed out.
This greatly exceeded Strange's expectations. If it was in the original, Thor would definitely quarrel with him as Strange expected.
But now Thor's growth has exceeded everyone's expectations. Because the work in the hospital and the orphanage made him understand that fists cannot solve all problems.
This is something Thor never understood. Thor has always used an ax and a hammer to solve all problems.
But during the days when he lost his divine power, Thor, the salted fish, began to try to solve problems in a mortal way, and began to think with mortal thinking.
When Thor strode into Strange's office, Li Jie didn't stop him. Because he wanted to see how Thor would handle this kind of thing.
At the same time, he stopped Christine.
"Aren't we going to stop him? He doesn't look good. If there is a conflict with Strange, it will be troublesome." Christine didn't understand why Li Jie stopped her.
"Thor is different now, don't worry about him." When Li Jie said this, Thor left Strange's office and sat on the bench beside the corridor.
Waiting for Strange to finish seeing patients for the day was a torment. Because Dr. Strange's appointments are full every day.
As soon as Sir Barlow came out, the next patient would go in immediately. But Thor kept guarding the door and did not leave.
Christine also accompanied Thor and transferred to his side. Because the waiting time was too long, Li Jie went to the hospital's convenience store to buy drinks and bread to deal with the meal.
The three of them waited outside for four hours. After the last patient left, Thor opened the door and walked in.
After seeing Thor come in, Strange rubbed his eye sockets. He thought he had made the big fool go.
After Thor came in, he went straight to the point and said, "Dr. Strange, do you have time to talk now? Have you read the case I gave you, what do you think?"
This stupid big guy is really a bit difficult to deal with, Strange felt helpless.
At first he thought that Thor was making trouble for himself because of his transfer to the nurse. It turned out that Thor actually handed him a case.
Out of the most basic professional ethics of a doctor, Strange still carefully read the case.
Although Strange is good at selecting patients, he has never been perfunctory about cases. Whether a patient can be treated or not is one thing, but whether or not to take the case seriously is another.
He has seen Penny's case, including various CT scans. Judging by his personal medical level, this is a very complicated and difficult patient.
"Thor, who is this girl named Penny?" Strange asked, pointing to the case on the table.
"The child I took care of in the orphanage." Thor answered truthfully.
"A child in an orphanage? In other words, there are no parents, and no one will bear the medical expenses for her. Do you know what disease this child has? How much does it cost?" Strange looked at Thor with a scrutinizing gaze.
"I think it is impossible for the orphanage to bear the operation fee for an orphan."
"I will pay the money." Thor said firmly.
Strange laughed at what Thor said, and he looked Thor up and down. Thor, who was wearing a blue uniform, didn't look like someone who could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"Do you know how much it costs? Over half a million! What are you paying for?" Strange said in a calm statement.
All he said was the objective fact that it was a lot of money. He didn't think Thor, a carer, could afford it.
"Don't worry about money matters about Doctor Strange." It was Li Jie who opened the door and walked in.
He walked in step by step, stepping on the floor and making a stomping sound. There was no such footsteps until walking on the high-grade carpet laid in the center of the office.
"I can afford half a million or a million dollars. Thor wants to save the girl, money is not a problem. I can afford it, even a little more."
Strange also knew Li Jie, a senior consultant of the Osborne Group. Never in the foreground, but he knew from the Osborne Group gossip that the young man pushed a lot.
He said that he could get the money Strange believed.
Seeing that Strange remained silent, Li Jie continued: "I just want to know, if I can pay, Dr. Strange, can you contribute. Stand in front of the operating table as the chief surgeon?"
At this moment, Christine also walked in, and everyone in the room focused their attention on Strange. It made him feel very uncomfortable.
He chose to turn his back and said in a calm voice, "I refuse."
PS: There will be another chapter in a while, and it will be the third update today. So tickets.