Her mind instantly recognized the chin of the corpse: it was Xiao Zhang's mother. The first patient she encountered and saved after coming to this hospital ultimately showed her a body.
What a devastating psychological blow. Several teachers were very clear about this, deliberately showing it to her.
Actually, she should have expected this outcome much earlier. Back then, she hadn't encountered Xiao Zhang's mother in the ward when she returned to the Department of Neurosurgery.
Senior Brother Huang had said after the surgery that the patient should be stabilized in ICU for two days before transferring to the ward. However, the fact that Xiao Zhang's mother never returned to the ward was telling enough that there was no improvement post-surgery.