Big White Due

Tong Ming, Ip Ching and Oi-ling discuss open brain surgery. Oi-ling is designated as chief surgeon as she is really certain about her approach to complete removal of tumor in the brain. While Oi-ling and Yat-to casually talk about surgery, Oi-ling abruptly brings out a wedding ring and asks Yat-to to put it on for her. Tong Ming returns home and sees sticky notes left behind by Zoe So. Tong Ming feels touched and also sad. Oi-ling begins the operation. Ip Ching keeps her company as a gesture of support. But she is also worried about the extreme surgical risks. Tong Ming and Ip Ching turn up at LegCo and wait for LegCo members to vote on the bill’s budget. Fast-forward six months and Ip Ching, in her capacity as Convener of the Bill, is interviewed by Cheung Ting. She delineates her views on Healthcare Reform.

Yat-to approaches Ming-cheung and negotiates with him. Yat-to puts forward his terms for performing open brain surgery on the European hedge fund founder. Oi-ling has mixed feelings as she finds out what Zoe So wants to do next. The Hong Kong stock market is affected by news about the founder’s illness. Yat-to’s surgery is astonishingly lined up with the Hong Kong economy. Ho-bun and Ming-cheung put forward some unreasonable demand to Yat-to. Zoe So tells Tong Ming she is going to the UK to visit her relatives. The founder’s condition is complicated, and time is tight, so Yat-to has to tough it out. It’s the year 2022, and Yat-to, Tong Ming and Ip Ching are going to attend the W.H.C.O. forum with the objective of fighting for patient rights with regard to popularization of medication. After much thought, Tong Ming brings up some topic with Ip Ching.

Yat-to looks confident as he performs surgery on the taxi sex maniac who has cerebral hemorrhage. Tong Ming and Man-shun observe surgery progress. Oi-ling somehow feels uneasy as she overhears the trio’s conversation. The bill is soon to be presented to Finance Committee, and Yat-to and Chief Secretary Chow are still unable to reach a consensus on the budget. Ip Ching offers to let Cheung Ting’s TV station obtain bargaining chips for license renewal. Yat-to and Tong Ming eventually manage to meet up with Chief Secretary Chow, but neither side gives way. Yat-to puts his own matters on the back burner as he wants to focus on facilitating the adoption of the bill by Finance Committee. Yat-to also manages to get help from Ip Ching. Oi-ling rushes to see Yat-to as she abruptly receives a call from him. At the last minute, Cheung Ting withdraws some story about the bill. Tong Ming and Man-shun make some decision as they have to voice out.

MarsPax receives MDA notification that a hearing about the girl’s incident is to be held. Tong Ming requests the hearing to be conducted behind closed doors. A PPE-clad female patient goes to MarsPax to seek medical treatment as she claims she has coronavirus. Man-shun examines her and assesses her as just being overly anxious. He also shows her how to relax. On hearing day, Zoe So becomes suspicious as she finds out Man-shun and Zam-sum are not in A&E. Actually, Man-shun goes with Oi-ling to look for Cheung Ting as they want her to retract her complaint. Ming-cheung reprimands Tong Ming for his unethical practice, and mentions he really considers punishing him. Zoe So rushes back to the hospital as she wants to clarify things with Ming-cheung, but Tong Ming dissuades her. While Yat-to is replacing some patient’s injured intervertebral disc, he abruptly suspends the operation and asks Oi-ling to take over.

Tong Ming denies betraying Yat-to as he suddenly realizes there is some matter about recording. Yat-to announces the Bill Committee’s latest decision to MarsPax and MDA. Tong Ming is also disheartened due to Yat-to distrusting him. Man-shun and Oi-ling just cannot persuade the duo. Tong Ming comes to see Ming-cheung at the appointed time. Ming-cheung denies that he is the culprit behind the recording. He also asks Tong Ming to change sides and rally behind Ip Ching. Meanwhile, Yat-to issues an order that Tong Ming is suspended from work. Zoe So scolds Yat-to for taking revenge by abusing his power. On behalf of Tong Ming, Ip Ching wants to offer an explanation to Yat-to. Tong Ming mentions he finally understands Yat-to’s ambition. On bill voting day, Yat-to calls on the councilors to follow public opinion in his last speech. And on behalf of Ip Ching, Tong Ming gives a last speech.

Man-shun has to save Cheuk-hin at all costs as he has flashbacks of moments he spent with Cheuk-hin. Patient Cheung Kwai-fong’s cancer cells have spread to deeper parts of the heart, and Tong Ming decides to amend the surgical approach. Cheuk-hin comes round and realizes Man-shun has ignored his wish. He hopes Man-shun removes the bullet in the brain for him as he wants to give it to Man-shun as a gift. Ming-cheung asks to see Tong Ming. He uses the position of MarsPax CE as bait to again slyly deal a blow to Yat-to. Rare disease patients are invited to enjoy a band performance. The lead singer abruptly falls ills and fails to turn up. Six doctors, including Man-shun and Tong Ming, stand in for the band. Meanwhile, a rare disease patient stands up and cries out loud.

Tong Ming and his chums are performing lung transplant surgery on Siu-han. Yat-to has already prepared for the worst, and Ip Ching thinks of asking someone to come and help. Ming-cheung steps out from a lift and declares he is getting to the bottom of the issue. A young guy called Au Tsz-wing has suffered two strokes. Oi-ling and Zoe So suspect he is a drug addict. Upon further questioning, they understand there is some other reason. Starting with Yat-to’s bill press conference, the debate between Cheung Ting and Yat-to has reached the stage of public opinion warfare, and neither one of them is giving way. As night falls, Siu-han’s condition deteriorates quickly. Oi-ling eventually understands Ip Ching’s motive behind everything she has done as Man-shun tells her Ip Ching’s bill is based on her deceased boyfriend’s thesis. Someone collapses in a restaurant.… ...

Ip Ching has other thoughts as she knows the chance of Mr Guo’s son Dong-dong undergoing open brain surgery at MarsPax. Before surgery, Ip Ching delivers a proposal. But Mr Guo declines Ip Ching’s invitation as he always likes to make a quick buck. While Dong-dong undergoes surgery, Ming-cheung tells the team to put everything on hold. Yat-to, who does not know what is happening, tells Ming-cheung he will only wait ten minutes. Mr Guo gets worried as he realizes the operation is suspended. He soon understands Ip Ching’s intention. After Dong-dong underwent surgery, Yat-to and Ip Ching become foes as Yat-to eventually finds out Ip Ching’s maneuvers in the background. A 16-year-old girl is waiting for lung transplant. Tong Ming supposedly wants to perform a live lung transplant for the girl patient, but her big brother is worried about such a risky operation. Tong Ming is at his wits’ end.… ...

Ip Ching finds out Yat-to and Oi-ling go to Shanghai to attend a W.H.C.O. conference as they want to make a pitch for the bill. During an interview, she emphasizes that dominance among pharmaceutical companies can only be attained through her bill. In Shanghai, Yat-to gives Oi-ling a sweet promise before the conference. At Silent Night, a stampede incident takes place on bar street. Zoe So, Man-shun and their chums promptly embark on a rescue mission. While Tong Ming receives some morning message from Zoe So and is so happy that he dances with joy, Zoe So, who is saving lives at the scene, has a serious accident. Ip Ching readily comes forward to act as assistant surgeon to Tong Ming. Zoe So’s buddy Dr Yu Zam-sum and Tong Ming then realize Zoe So is pregnant. Before surgery, Zoe So gathers all her strength and whispers to Tong Ming that he has to keep her baby at all costs.

Ip Ching makes a debut speech for her bill in LegCo. She has also invited Vice-Secretary-General, W.H.C.O. to rally behind her. Yat-to and Tong Ming launch a counter-attack on Ip Ching. Ip Ching wants to convince Tong Ming to support her, but Tong Ming maintains that doctors should focus on saving lives. Some patient’s cancer cells spread to the spinal cord. Oi-ling and oncology perform joint surgery, and chief surgeon astonishingly turns out to be Ip Ching. Some woman suffers from pulmonary hypertension, and Tong Ming advises her to terminate her pregnancy. Zoe So feel uneasy as she sees what is happening. And then Zoe So tells Tong Ming she will marry him subject to certain conditions. Zoe So asks Oi-ling how did she start going out with Yat-to. Actually, Yat-to simply told Oi-ling he loved her, and Cheung Ting also played matchmaker for them. Meanwhile, Man-shun runs into Cheung Ting at some bar.

Oi-ling tells Man-shun her father Lee Biu’s condition abruptly deteriorates. Ip Ching and Zoe So cannot agree on an approach to conjoined twins separation surgery. Zoe So strongly believes Tong Ming is a doctor who keeps making miracles. Lee Biu’s condition becomes critical while Yat-to performs surgery on him. Oi-ling then quickly informs Man-shun, who decides to stay at A&E and try his best to save lives. Ip Ching and Ming-cheung ask to see Cluster CEs as they want to give them their pitch about the drug development center proposal. Ip Ching outrageously mentions she will arbitrarily use some hospital’s funding. The conjoined twins’ condition abruptly deteriorates. The surgery is brought forward by four months, and Tong Ming and Yat-to calmly oversee the situation. Elite medical personnel from various departments at MarsPax go all out. And then Tong Ming eventually has to use a scalpel on the conjoined twins’ hearts.

Tong Ming has to attend MDA disciplinary hearing. Yat-to asks Ip Ching whether she, Cheung Ting and Ming-cheung have teamed up to deal with Tong Ming. Zoe So eventually manages to meet up with Cheung Ting, who takes a tough stance and is adamant that Tong Ming is the leaker. Ip Ching probes Tong Ming about his attitude towards attending the hearing. Surprisingly, Tong Ming ironically asks her to continue following up on actress Man Ka-lam’s condition. Meanwhile, Tong Ming receives news about Ka-lam having a traffic accident. Zoe So rushes to the scene to perform resuscitation on Ka-lam. She carelessly grazes her arm while descending some slope. She is covertly worried about getting infected. Tong Ming then openly performs lung repair surgery on Ka-lam. On hearing day, Ming-cheung fiercely attacks Tong Ming. Yat-to turns the situation around, but not all committee members are convinced.

Through Ho-bun’s introduction, Yat-to eventually manages to meet the Financial Secretary. However, Yat-to then finds out the two senior officials have some other plan. Armed with some heavy duty staple gun, some man hijacks a coach and stabs a passenger in the chest. Tong Ming, Man-shun and rookie Fan Wai-san rush to the scene to save the victims. But the suspect will not allow the hostages to be taken to hospital, so the trio resort to racing with death by performing emergency surgery on the hostages in the vehicle. Yat-to is certain Ming-cheung has betrayed him, so he then tells someone to investigate Ip Ching’s background. Tong Ming and his chums convince the staple gun-wielding man to surrender, and some victim is taken to MarsPax to undergo ventricular repair surgery. Wai-san again embarrasses herself due to hemophobia. Meanwhile, Yat-to eventually obtains information on Ip Ching’s background.

Yat-to asks Ming-cheung why he lets him down. In return, Ming-cheung advises Yat-to to learn to adapt to circumstances. Tong Ming, Zoe So and their chums expect there will soon be some seismic change at MarsPax. A man with a stab wound to the chest is taken to hospital in critical condition. However, he refuses to undergo surgery and keeps bothering Tong Ming on the ward. Tong Ming finds out the truth and decides to save this guy. Violinist Wu Chi-kiu, who suffers from brain tumor, feels unwell during a performance. Ip Ching knows only Yat-to has the abilities to save Chi-kiu. While Ip Ching starts a new job at MarsPax, Tong Ming advises the consultants to hold a vote. Surprisingly, Yat-to is the one who readily agrees to Ip Ching taking the helm. Ip Ching instantly arranges for Chi-kiu to be transferred to MarsPax as her aim is to hopefully have Yat-to perform surgery on her.

Issues keep cropping up after Yat-to arranged for Yuen-lan to attend LegCo. Dr Wan Ming-cheung, Chairman of MDA, persuades Yat-to to put the bill on the back burner. Tong Ming and Zoe So are reunited. Tong Ming then really wants to again bring up the topic of marriage with Zoe So. But Zoe So will only reconsider getting married after her girlfriend returns safely. Man-shun joins the MarsPax team and then promptly shows off his skills in A&E. But Oi-ling covertly feels uneasy. Ip Ching approaches Yat-to and claims seven Cluster CEs invariably oppose the bill. While Yat-to feels disheartened, Yuen-lan is in critical condition. Ip Ching braves the rain to look for Yuen-lan’s daughter in the hope that she could still have a chance to see her mother. On the pretext of something to do with Yuen-lan’s daughter, TNN Director Cheung Ting holds Yat-to accountable. Ip Ching approaches Tong Ming and claims she can help Yat-to overcome this hurdle.