He felt that his senior brother was going to entrust him with a significant task.

However, in the next moment, Doctor Gao Bushou suddenly changed his tone: "Alright, keep some of the key cases and data hidden for now."

"Okay... huh?"

Doctor Fa Jigao paused in his actions.

With a puzzled expression, he looked at his senior brother, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Senior brother, is there some competitive relationship between us and Beidu Normal University? Or is Teacher Bai over there sort of... um?"

No need to speak too plainly, but those who understand, understand.

In matters involving the compilation of guidelines, it's no small issue.

Although medical and mental health seem like parallel fields and can mutually benefit each other, once there's overlap, it leads to competition for resources, akin to a debate between different schools of thought.

This is no small matter.

Fa Jigao tentatively asked: "Was the call from the teacher just now about this matter?"

Doctor Gao Bushou rubbed his temples more forcefully, as if searching for words: "No... Our cooperation with Teacher Bai doesn't have any conflicts, don't overthink it. But with writing articles, data is the most critical part, and it requires extra attention, do you understand?"

Fa Jigao nodded.

"Common data can be shared, but for rarer cases and data with weak substitutes, if we can keep it, we should... if we give it to them, what if we need it later?"

As he said this, Doctor Bushou lowered his voice slightly.

Fa Jigao's face showed even more confusion: "But senior brother, aren't they focused on psychological assistance? So, we... aren't in the same field, right? Even if they use the same data, it wouldn't matter to us."

Looking into his junior brother's eyes, which revealed a clear light, Doctor Gao Bushou took a deep breath.

He wasn't annoyed, instead, he sounded more like he was complaining: "That's the logic, but... some people don't understand this logic."

Senior brother Bushou clicked his tongue: "There are too many units involved in our project, and the review process is particularly cumbersome, with standards that are all over the place."

"Last time during the review, we submitted results obtained from shared data, and then someone said—"

Senior brother Bushou's tone changed, imitating a funny voice: "'How come you both have this case, isn't the result duplicated? We're working with so many units, the manual needs to be streamlined and efficient,' and so on."

"I was there during that incident. Our teacher slapped the table and stood up angrily! He explained medical principles for half a day, but they countered with their own set of principles, and it couldn't be argued through."

"It almost escalated to a fight, luckily there were orthopedic colleagues present that day..."

Doctor Gao Bushou let out a long sigh: "Just because of this absurd reason, we almost wasted half a year."

"Later, our teacher made phone calls for a week to finally clarify the issue. After that incident, our teacher advised me to reduce trouble whenever possible."

"Isn't it better to do a couple more surgeries rather than argue with people? There are so many patients..."

After hearing this behind-the-scenes story, Fa Jigao realized the understanding and began organizing files on the computer screen, following his senior brother's instructions.

Doctor Gao Bushou followed along, pointing out several key pieces of data he considered important.

After half an afternoon, Doctor Gao Bushou finally let out a long breath: "Alright, that's it. When they come, act smart; let's not directly say we won't give them data, just pretend this is all we have, got it?"

Fa Jigao nodded and then seemed to suddenly think of something: "But senior brother, isn't Teacher Bai's research group mainly focused on lie detection? Talking about micro expressions or something... I heard they even cooperate with forensic investigators? If we say this, won't they see through it..."

It's evident that during his time in the project group, Fa Jigao not only reviewed the data but also learned about the collaborating parties.

Doctor Gao Bushou nodded in satisfaction at this, then reassured him: "Don't worry, Teacher Bai's students are few. Usually, there's a doctoral student named Chonghui who comes by, but he's not good at lie detection."

"There was once a senior sister named Weng Pinting who was really formidable, such piercing eyes when she looked at someone..."

Whatever he remembered, Doctor Gao Bushou involuntarily shivered.

He shook his head forcefully and continued conveying tactics to his junior brother: "And even if they realize, so what? Cooperation must continue, and we can't fall out."

"Let's categorize the data into three levels. These, show freely, give as needed; slightly more important ones, if they catch wind of them and insist, say we recall it being in another database and will fetch it in a few days; but for those I pointed out, firmly say no. They will comprehend, there is mutual understanding..."

As the conversation continued, Doctor Gao Bushou gradually lost interest, finally patting Fa Jigao's shoulder and saying: "When Chonghui arrives, observe and listen more, learn how to handle these situations. Then these tasks can fall to you and I won't have to be called back during my breaks."

Fa Jigao nodded repeatedly.

After finishing, he returned to his spot, pulled out his phone, and casually chatted with someone.

He was probably waiting to deal with Chonghui and then continue his vacation after the day was over.

However, Fa Jigao suddenly remembered something, displaying a peculiar expression. He leaned over again: "Senior brother... A couple of months ago, didn't someone cause trouble here? Didn't Teacher Bai's students help us?"

"Yes..." Doctor Bushou raised his head, sighed: "Speaking of which, they were all good people; Chonghui was there at the time too."

"No, senior brother, I mean—besides the tall doctoral student you mentioned, wasn't there another younger, smaller one, also under Teacher Bai?"

Doctor Gao Bushou thought for a moment: "Oh right, possibly new. The nurses were discussing him recently, something about his name being Nan something..."

Fa Jigao eagerly answered: "Nan Zhubin."

Doctor Gao Bushou suddenly realized: "Yes, that's the name."

Fa Jigao seemed concerned: "I overheard some nurses chatting outside earlier, saying that this Junior Brother Nan Zhubin arrived today."

This prompted doubts from Doctor Bushou: "Maybe Chonghui is bringing in a newcomer, but... if Nan Zhubin is here, it shouldn't matter?"

Then he watched Fa Jigao swallow his saliva and pull out his phone.

"I got curious seeing everyone so focused on him, so I searched his name online."

"Senior brother, this Junior Brother Nan Zhubin... he's well-known and quite... impressive!"

Fa Jigao's display amused Doctor Gao Bushou, who also took out his phone, and as he searched, chuckled: "Really well-known? Impressive?"

"How big, how impres..."

Then he saw a list of search-related keywords on his phone and his laughter abruptly ceased, showing the expression akin to an old man startled by his phone in the subway.

His expression turned into one of uncertainty and surprise.

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