Los Angeles.
St. Bonaventure Hospital of San Jose.
"Good, let's do it!"
Professor Heideman agreed immediately.
"Dr. Dirk."
Adam glanced at the emergency resident standing nearby.
"Yes, director."
The resident acknowledged the order and immediately got to work.
"Leonard, Howard, Rajesh, come with me."
Adam led Leonard and the others away.
Only then did Sheldon dare to come over.
"So?"
"Let's get an X-ray first."
Adam smiled. "I don't think he was lying. Most likely, he's fine."
"What will happen to Professor Heideman?"
Leonard asked curiously.
"Him?" Adam shook his head. "He'll be in excruciating pain for several hours, then he'll still have no choice but to undergo surgery.
Otherwise, if his intestine perforates and his abdomen fills with feces, his life will be in danger."
"His abdomen fills with feces?"
Leonard and the others covered their mouths, feeling like they were about to throw up again.
"Adam, is your work always so..."
Howard sounded both disgusted and relieved.
"Dirty? Nauseating?"
Adam finished it for him.
Howard gave an awkward laugh. "Good thing I didn't choose medicine back then."
"Mm."
Adam nodded. "Otherwise, even if you graduated, you probably wouldn't be able to work.
After all, without a Doctor of Medicine degree, you can't intern or do this kind of dirty, nauseating work."
"..."
Howard's mouth twitched. "Adam, that's not what I meant."
"Mm, I believe you."
Adam smiled. "Because anyone can complain that medicine is dirty and nauseating, except you."
"Why?"
Rajesh could not help asking.
"You don't know?" Adam said in surprise. "I've never been to Howard's house.
But I'm certain that if you turned off the lights and shone a UV lamp around,
you'd find out what truly dirty and nauseating looks like~"
"It's true!"
Sheldon nodded frankly.
"..."
Howard lowered his head, not daring to make