Ling Ran operated the ultrasonic knife with one hand. He made a few cuts, lifted his wrist up, and made way.
It was common to find a bile duct or blood vessels below the knife.
Without waiting for Ling Ran to give any instructions, Guo Mingcheng held the needle holder to ligate the bile duct or blood vessel. Then, Ling Ran severed it.
Both of them did not interact with each other throughout the surgery.
The doctors around them looked on, almost casually. They whispered among each other, and their voices increased as if the surgery progressed.
This was basically how a regular operating theater operated.