Episode 12 recap: Ma Jia insisted on issuing lab reports, which displeased Kango.
Shi Zhu Zi prepared a hot pot for the Chinese medical team and everyone appreciated Shi Zhu Zi's kindness. While enjoying the steaming hot pot, Qin Tong revealed the conversation he overheard that day. He concluded that Shi Zhu Zi's kindness was partly directed towards Jiang Da Qiao. Ma Jia agreed and felt that Jiang Da Qiao might have some intentions of continuing their past relationship. As a result, Jiang Da Qiao asked Ma Jia to have a private conversation.
It turned out that Kango, the dean, reported Ma Jia for issuing multiple lab reports to the medical team. Jiang Da Qiao, as the team leader, advised Ma Jia to issue the reports one by one, confirming the previous test results before proceeding to the next one. However, Ma Jia had a valid reason for issuing the lab reports. He believed that they should only be conducted in case of emergency situations, to be prepared for actual patient emergencies. Otherwise, it would take 22 days just for the tests, which would prolong the treatment process.
Being a doctor himself, Jiang Da Qiao understood that Ma Jia was speaking the truth. However, San Na was really poor, and ordinary people couldn't afford expensive medical tests. Ma Jia insisted on maintaining his bottom line, but he also understood Jiang Da Qiao's predicament. He promised to report everything in advance from now on. When Jiang Da Qiao heard that Ma Jia had safely passed the 28-day period and tested negative for the HIV virus, he couldn't help but show a genuine smile. Their relationship became closer.
Today, Peng Wei treated a little girl named Jin Ni, who had a high fever and various symptoms. Peng Wei couldn't make a decision and sought a consultation with Ma Jia. After a preliminary observation, Ma Jia diagnosed that the little girl might have a contagious disease and was highly likely to develop myocarditis. He requested further tests. However, Di Mas strongly opposed and mocked Ma Jia for relying too much on medical equipment, stating that a good doctor should rely on their own experience to make judgments.
Although Peng Wei, as a pediatrician, could issue lab reports, he knew that the only person accompanying the little girl was her brother. They couldn't afford the expensive testing fees. Seeing the worried look on the brother's face, Peng Wei didn't know what to do. In order to help Jin Ni and prove his judgment to Di Mas, Ma Jia took the initiative to bear the cost of the tests and made a late-night call to a doctor at Jiang Da's hospital to retrieve similar cases from two years ago. After comparison, it was found that the symptoms of the two cases were highly similar, but it was not enough to prove that Jin Ni had the same disease.
In order to help Jin Ni and to prove his judgment to Di Mas, Ma Jia volunteered to cover the cost of the tests.
Jiang Da Qiao agreed to let Ma Jia issue the lab report, but he had a condition: Ma Jia had to apologize to Kango. In order to save a life, Ma Jia reluctantly agreed. However, Dean Kango was very talkative, and Ma Jia was worried about running out of time and not being able to make it to the private hospital for the examination. So, Ma Jia played a trick by telling Kango the story of "Journey to the West." When Kango became fascinated and let his guard down, Ma Jia snatched the report and ran away.
Peng Wei was prepared and waiting for Ma Jia. When Ma Jia arrived, they immediately got into the car and headed to Mondalee Hospital. After the examination confirmed Ma Jia's judgment, Di Mas felt ashamed of his previous attitude and believed that he was unworthy of the medical license hanging on the wall. Ma Jia was in a good mood, so he took Peng Wei and Chang Lai out to have fun. Peng Wei was worried that Wu Mei would find out later and scold them, so he didn't want to spend too much money and wanted to go back early. However, Ma Jia reassured him and insisted on treating them. He found a restaurant recommended by Suleiman and they had a good meal there. They coincidentally met someone from their hometown, Linqing, who had just arrived in San Na. They quickly became friends, and the guy from Linqing bought a bottle of whisky to treat everyone. However, he ended up drinking too much and went to the bathroom to vomit. Ma Jia quickly followed to check on him.
Chang Lai also drank too much and went into the dance floor to dance, attracting the attention of the restaurant owner. The owner approached Ma Jia for a conversation and learned that they were the Chinese medical team. He mentioned that he was born 50 years ago and was delivered by the Chinese medical team. In order to welcome them, he sang an old Chinese song. Ma Jia and Peng Wei were deeply moved and joined everyone in the dance floor to celebrate. Wu Mei had been calling Chang Lai, but since he didn't answer, she decided to take some contraceptive pills and get a check-up, assuming that something bad had happened to Chang Lai.
Ma Jia and Peng Wei accompanied the newly acquainted Chinese individuals to hail a taxi. Even though they had called the taxi first, a group of black people insisted on taking it. The young man impulsively pushed one of them, and the other person demanded compensation. This attracted the attention of the police, and Ma Jia, Peng Wei, and the young Chinese man were taken to the police station.
Yang Can Zan happened to pass by the scene and saw Ma Jia and the others being taken away. He quickly followed and dealt with the situation.
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