Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1074 - 1036: Age Is a Hard Barrier

The time quickly reached Friday.Today's weather is quite nice, with bright sunshine.

The mid-April spring breeze is growing warmer and softer, occasionally bringing the faint fragrance from the blossoming trees.

On the small plaza in front of a teaching building at Binhai University Medical School, over a hundred students in sterilized clothing are gathered around a twenty to thirty square meter open space, many looking with dissatisfaction at a middle-aged man in the center of the field.

This man in his fifties is none other than Hou Jianxiu, the Director of Emergency at the Affiliated Hospital.

This morning, he was entrusted by the Affiliated Hospital and Lin Jie to bring several young doctors and provide staged live emergency guidance and teaching to these soon-to-be intern doctors.

Hou Jianxiu noticed the discontent or resentment in many people's eyes and gently shook his head, saying, "Ten rounds of live emergency simulation assessments, yet no one passed them. Your level truly disappoints me."

His words further fueled many people's anger, with someone wanting to voice dissent but being stopped by those nearby.

Hou Jianxiu glanced around the crowd and continued, "Do you think I am just nitpicking, deliberately finding faults?"

He suddenly raised his voice, "Then I can affirm to you, none of you meet the requirements of Expert Lin!"

"Because Expert Lin's standards are ten times stricter than mine."

"As they say, 'A teacher leads the way, but practice is determined by the individual.' Whether you gain anything from today's live emergency simulation practice depends on your own comprehension."

Bringing up the mountain of Lin Jie and Hou Jianxiu's seemingly pointed words sent many into contemplation.

Hou Jianxiu checked his watch and said, "There's still a little time before the morning course ends, so let's do one last simulation."

He laughed and said, "This time, I won't appoint anyone."

"If you consider yourselves unperformed before, think you're capable enough, step forward yourself."

Even before Hou Jianxiu finished speaking, a dozen people jumped out and ran to the center of the open space.

Hou Jianxiu pointed and called out, "You, you..."

"The six of you responded and moved the fastest, everyone else step back."

Zhuo Jiahe, being pointed out, cast a smug smile at Xingyue, who had fallen a step behind.

However, he received a killing glare in return.

Seeing the field clear, Hou Jianxiu waved his hand.

The six young doctors behind him each carrying a surgical emergency kit walked lazily to the central space, handing the emergency kits to the six intern doctors remaining, then lay down on the ground in various postures.

"You arrive at a large-scale accident scene first, with dense smoke filling the scene."

Hou Jianxiu's voice slowly spoke, "Firefighters found and brought out an injured person, placing them before you."

"Based on your visual judgment, the injured person is unconscious, with ash and dust covering their face, blood flowing from the head, bloodstains at the mouth corner, and an open fracture on the right lower leg..."

Zhuo Jiahe listened attentively to the symptoms described, fearing missing a tiny detail.

In the previous simulation practice, he forgot to place the injured person's head sideways resulting in the injured's suffocation from vomitus flowing back into the airway, causing the rescue to fail.

"Begin!"

Upon hearing this voice, Zhuo Jiahe immediately crouched beside the person feigning injury, first checking their vital signs.

There's a pulse but no breathing!

Zhuo Jiahe knows this lack of breath is feigned by the impostor, but since he's pretending injury, he needs to judge the injured as lacking breathing capability.

In this case, the first thing to do is to restore the injured person's breathing.

After conducting an emergency check and quickly reviewing the symptoms described by Hou Jianxiu, Zhuo Jiahe concluded that the injured's airway was burned and swollen blocking it, prepared to cut the airway to restore breathing.

Zhuo Jiahe took the handle without a blade from the surgical emergency kit and began miming at the injured's throat...

"Bang..."

A sudden loud noise startled Zhuo Jiahe into a shiver, the handle stabbing the injured's neck.

Simultaneously, he heard two frightened yelps.

The handle striking the neck made the impersonator unable to continue pretending, who covered their neck and rolled over to crawl up from the ground.

At this moment, Zhuo Jiahe discovered... someone had placed a firecracker behind him.

Immediately, not only him, the other five conducting simulated rescues also cast aggrieved looks at Hou Jianxiu.

Moreover, a female student stamped her foot in anger, face flushed red!

Apparently, the act of releasing firecrackers to interfere with rescue was done by this old guy.

Previously, he had failed the simulation assessments for many unexpected reasons.

Unexpectedly this time, he went to extremes by releasing firecrackers to interfere.

Everyone was utterly infuriated!

Hou Jianxiu pulled another thumb-thick firecracker from his pocket, casually tossed it around, and declared sternly, "At accident scenes, any unexpected interferences in your rescue are possible."

"Similar sudden explosions can be said to be not uncommon."

He then taunted, "What deeply disappoints me is that just a tiny firecracker severely disrupted your surgery, and someone even injured the victim?"

"Regardless of any surprise, shouldn't your reflex response be to protect the injured, preventing them from secondary harm?"

Hou Jianxiu sternly remarked, "This simulation, all failed!"

"Class is dismissed..."

Lin Jie returned to the office at the Affiliated Hospital to see An Kexin arranging food on the desk in the inner office.

He went to pour two glasses of water, placed them on the coffee table, sat down, and asked, "How come you have time to come over this afternoon?"

"I went to the government this morning to deliver some supplementary materials for the project. Since I found I had time this morning, I came straight over."

An Kexin handed the chopsticks to Lin Jie and softly said, "I thought that no matter how delicious the food at the cafeteria in the side building is, you'd get tired of it if you eat it too often. So I brought you some lunch on my way."

Lin Jie glanced at the few dishes on the table and said happily, "These are all my favorites, Kexin, you are so thoughtful."

"Is there still no word on the project approval?"

An Kexin confidently answered, "The approval is definitely going to pass. As far as I know, the main issue is still the scale of the land allocation, where there's some debate on the government's side."

"We should have accurate news by next Monday or Tuesday."

She moved the dishes closer to Lin Jie and asked, "Ah Jie, have you figured out how to handle what Cai Yun mentioned about Dr. Alexandersson's wife from Sweden?"

Lin Jie sighed lightly and said, "This matter is not easy to handle."

"The other party is a medical expert. The more professional they are, the stronger their spirit of skepticism is. They're not easy to fool..."

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh and said, "I should say they're not easy to convince."

"Kexin, just think, although I'm considered a notable figure internationally, my fame comes from my surgical expertise."

"For someone like me to approach them and self-recommend by saying I'm confident I can treat cervical cancer and extend his wife's life, do you think he'd believe me?"

"Of course, if the research project I'm holding had some verifiable results, it would be easier to talk about."

"The problem is, there aren't any now."

"It's hard to convince him with just empty words."

An Kexin chuckled and said, "Ah Jie, self-recommending like this lowers your status and makes it seem like you have ulterior motives. You should take an indirect approach."

"For example, when this professor is having coffee at a café, coincidentally, two people nearby talk about you, about your project, to make this professor come to you voluntarily."

Lin Jie smiled and said, "I'm not foolish; I've naturally also thought of this method."

"It's just..."

He expressed his concern, saying, "If this method works and the professor comes to me with his wife, and I'm genuinely able to treat her cancer effectively, everything will be fine."

"But if anything goes wrong with the patient midway, and the fact that people were induced to come see me is leaked, it would be a major stain on my character."

An Kexin pondered briefly, furrowing her brow, and said, "Ah Jie, are you worried that Cai Yun has impure motives and might leak this matter?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "It's not that I suspect him."

"It's just that with the significant interests I'm involved in now, where there are interests, there will be disputes."

"And I've also offended some people; even if there are no overt enemies, there are likely people watching me from the shadows, looking for my mistakes."

"Being cautious and careful is still prudent."

Lin Jie lamented, "The best approach would be to have one or two intermediaries with significant status, who are familiar with Dr. Alexandersson and recognize both my capabilities and this project."

"Having an intermediary handle it would be the best."

"Are there such candidates?" asked An Kexin concernedly.

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "I still don't know many people in the international medical community, and it's not appropriate for me to bring this up proactively."

He pondered for a while, then said, "Kexin, discussing this with you has cleared up my thoughts a bit."

"I think..."

Lin Jie thought again and said, "I think I should abandon this matter."

"Yes, I should give up on this!"

"Why? This is a great opportunity for the Nobel Prize evaluators to notice you," An Kexin asked somewhat puzzled.

Having made this decision, Lin Jie felt a sense of relief.

He analyzed, "Kexin, given my current age, even if I achieve Nobel Prize-level research results, due to various reasons like qualifications and biases, it's unlikely to win within a few years."

"Pursuing this now feels a bit rushed and off-target."

"I should focus all my energy on my research subject now."

An Kexin watched Lin Jie for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Indeed, your age is a significant factor."

"It's just that your one achievement after another often makes those around you overlook your age factor."

With a serious expression, she said, "Ah Jie, I agree with your decision."

"At your current stage, you shouldn't focus on those external factors. Now is not the time to chase honors; it's the time to enhance yourself and strive for bigger and more significant accomplishments."

Having received agreement, Lin Jie felt even more relaxed and said somewhat self-mockingly, "I should have realized this sooner, but my eyes were dazzled."

"The allure of the Nobel Prize is immense, and many believe that if the research on inducing tumor growth succeeds, it would be Nobel-level."

"Plus, I made a promise to someone..."

Lin Jie sighed and said, "As soon as Cai Yun made this suggestion, I couldn't help but envision myself in the Nobel Prize competition scene."

"Who did you promise?" casually asked An Kexin.

"Oh, of course, to Miaomiao."

Lin Jie laughed, "I've always grandly told her I'm going to win the Nobel Prize."

An Kexin didn't think further and asked, "Since you're giving up on this matter, what about the medical salon Cai Yun mentioned?"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "That matter can be organized, as a way to gather a think tank advisory group for me."

"As the saying goes, 'Three humble shoemakers brainstorming together can come up with better advice than Zhuge Liang.'"