Strange's Backstab!

Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital conference room.

Hospital directors were present, along with middle and upper management.

Stephen Strange, as the associate director of neurosurgery, was also among them.

One of the white-haired directors tapped the table and spoke.

"Next agenda item, Dr. Richard from the emergency department."

The doctors in the conference room were stunned in unison.

Cronin Pansy, the director of the emergency department, said in pleasant surprise.

"Respected directors, what did our emergency department's Richard do wrong?!"

Dean Elwin glared unhappily at Director Pansy.

"Director Karen Thomas, may I ask what problem Dr. Richard has?"

Karen Thomas looked at him and smiled playfully.

"In the span of two days, Dr. Richard has been summoned twice by the New York Police Department."

"The cause and effect of this matter are very clear..." Dean Elwin said loudly, "Dr. Richard is the victim!"

"Tsk tsk, no wonder Dr. Richard always has such an arrogant attitude in the hospital..." Director Karen leaned against the back of her chair, saying nonchalantly, "So it's because he has Dean Elwin backing him up~"

Richard returned to the Greenpoint Apartments.

He slumped onto the sofa, closing his eyes to sort through everything that had happened recently.

Having nightmares for three days straight...

After waking up, Total Evolution +1.

Followed by the attack.

"No!"

Sorting things out to this point, Richard suddenly opened both eyes.

"How could I have fought with the gunmen?"

"According to my normal personality, when encountering this kind of situation, I would be the first to quickly escape and then call the police."

"I would never let hot-headedness take over and fight to the death with the attacking gunmen!"

"This kind of reckless and impulsive behavior hasn't happened since I became an adult..."

Richard seemed to have thought of something, his eyes wide open.

"Could it be that the fusion of him and me merges his personality into mine as well?!"

Richard rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"If this is really the case, things are going to get troublesome!"

"The matter of seeking out and eliminating future troubles in the middle of the night..."

"It was probably influenced by his personality."

Richard leaned against the back of the sofa, rubbing the bridge of his nose, and his heart began to fill with waves of unease.

"This is only the second time we've fused..."

"Next there will be a third time, a fourth time..."

"By then, am I still me?"

On the other side, the Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital conference room.

Director Karen's statement unexpectedly won the support of several directors.

"Director Karen is right! Dr. Richard is indeed extremely arrogant right now!"

"Last time I asked him to do a checkup, he actually pushed me off to an intern?!"

"Director Donald, is what you're saying true? You're a hospital director after all?!"

"Many people saw it. I lost so much face back then."

"He's too arrogant! I kindly recommended a patient to him last time, and he turned him down! That was the mayor of New York's secretary!"

"Dean Elwin, what's even more terrifying is that you had no idea about what Dr. Richard was doing!"

"Maybe Dean Elwin did know, he just pretended to be clueless."

Dean Elwin was dumbfounded.

No, how did I become the target of public criticism?!

"Are you sure you're talking about Dr. Richard? Also, when did I become his backing? That's complete nonsense!"

A plump director sneered.

"Dean Elwin, stop trying to cover it up."

"That's right, why not just admit it?"

Thompson, the director of internal medicine at the hospital, seeing Dean Elwin flushed with anger, quickly stood up to defend him.

"Respected directors, Dean Elwin has worked for Presbyterian Hospital for more than thirty years. Please do not question his dedication to the hospital."

Director Karen nodded kindly to Director Thompson.

"Director Thompson, we believe in Dean Elwin's affection for Presbyterian Hospital."

"But you cannot deny that, knowingly or unknowingly, Dean Elwin has indeed condoned Dr. Richard's actions."

The other directors chimed in one after another.

"That's right, otherwise a greenhorn like Richard would never dare treat me this way!"

"And me, assigning an intern to me? That's simply the greatest humiliation!"

"I respect you very much, Dean Elwin! You were the one who performed my brain tumor surgery."

"But now, a tumor has appeared in the hospital! As a hospital director, I must expose it! Eradicate it!"

Seeing this, Dean Elwin realized that things had reached this point and he could no longer defend Richard, otherwise even his own position would be indefensible.

Besides, what the directors were saying seemed to be things Richard had actually done, leaving him speechless and unable to defend himself.

He tapped the table and said in a deep voice.

"Fine, esteemed directors, tell me what it is you actually want to do."

Seeing that Dean Elwin had compromised, the directors looked at each other before Director Karen spoke.

"Dr. Richard must be punished!"

"That's right, this isn't just about upholding the reputation of the hospital directors, it's also about saving Dr. Richard."

"We believe that Dr. Richard is still a good person at his core."

"But his actions have indeed harmed the external image of Presbyterian Hospital!"

"Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital is a top-tier medical institution in America, not some community clinic that serves those poor bottom-feeder people!"

"A top doctor with superb medical skills like him, why waste time squatting in a place like the emergency department."

"Right, what he needs are high-end clients who can bring more reputation and profit to the hospital and to himself."

"Dr. Richard needs to recognize his place."

Dean Elwin finally understood completely!

No wonder these guys suddenly started this trouble; at the end of the day, they were still drooling over Richard's top-tier surgical skills and wanted to take him under their wing as a lackey.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying powerlessly in his heart.

"I'm sorry, little Richard, there is nothing I can do this time either."

Just when the hospital directors, Dean Elwin, and the others thought the matter was over.

The unexpected happened!

Stephen Strange suddenly stood up.

"What the esteemed directors have said is very true. Dr. Richard has indeed affected the hospital's image."

"Based on my observation, Dr. Richard has recently gotten involved in some very dangerous matters."

"Just yesterday, he was attacked by eight armed gang members, and the location of the attack happened right at the hospital's front entrance..."

The expressions of Dean Elwin and the other hospital executives changed drastically. They had already managed to keep this news under wraps, but now Strange actually dared to...

Robbins, the legitimate director of neurosurgery, immediately rebuked angrily: "Dr. Strange, say no more!"

Stephen Strange glanced expressionlessly at Director Robbins.

"Many patients and passing pedestrians saw that dangerous gunfight scene at the time."

"After the attack, a lot of people were terrified, and that included some of the hospital's doctors and nurses!"

"For those patients, when they choose a hospital to visit again, they will hesitate."

"Because they don't know whether the next attack will happen inside the hospital!"

"Therefore, for the image and future of the hospital..."

"I propose..."

"Firing him!"