Fifteen minutes, or nine hundred seconds, can be said to pass in the blink of an eye!

The six experts all put down their pens; some frowned, some looked grave, some wore disdainful expressions, and some were visibly angry. There were all sorts of expressions on their faces!

But without exception, at this moment, all of these people's attention was focused on Lin Jie.

Lin Jie didn't let anyone press him; he directly displayed that piece of paper to everyone!

When the experts and the audience in the small auditorium saw the large characters on it clearly, the hall instantly fell silent, followed by roaring laughter!

"Cannot Answer"

Three simple and straightforward words were boldly displayed in front of everyone like this!

The issue was, Lin Jie did not show the slightest hint of embarrassment on his face.

After showing the words on the paper around, he tossed the paper onto the podium and tapped his wireless microphone with his finger, indicating that he wanted to speak.

Seeing his gesture, everyone stopped their ridicule or discussions, and the small auditorium gradually returned to calm!

"I have to admit, the case study that Dean Hu gave indeed showcases skill and can be said to surpass the limits of my capabilities!"

Lin Jie looked at Hu Yitong, whose expression was dark as water, and cupped his hand, mockingly saying, "I am utterly in awe, as boundless as the endless waters of the Yangtze River, uncontrollably overflowing like the Yellow River!"

"The case study given by Dean Hu appeared to provide a lot from the patient's symptoms and examination data. But to me, they are ambiguous, lacking absolute diagnostic value, with not a single crucial piece of information!"

"My capabilities are truly limited; I can only think of sixteen diseases that match the described symptoms of the case."

"To ask me to select three out of the sixteen diseases?"

Lin Jie slowly shook his head, saying: "This really stumps me. I am unwilling to gamble! I do not want my future patients to determine their condition by relying on guesswork or luck!"

"So..."

He firmly declared, "Therefore… I am giving up on this case study question!"

"Here and now, I would also like to ask how the renowned experts determined the answer to this case study question."

Lin Jie's gaze slowly swept over Sun Yuze, Tian Zhiyuan, Ren Maoshi, Fang Lianggong, Tao Taqing, and Gu Hongkuang!

He had already decided that if their displayed answers were all identical to the case answer, he would immediately withdraw from this assessment.

In such a scenario, it would indicate that all seven experts were colluding, and Lin Jie would have no chance of passing this assessment.

Furthermore, if that were indeed the case, it would show that even these renowned experts had such lacking integrity, then pursuing this graduate program would be pointless!

Just then, the dean of Limin Hospital, orthopedic expert Fang Lianggong stood up!

He first showed the paper in his hand to Lin Jie, then turned and showed it to everyone behind him!

"Oh, it's a blank paper!"

"What does this mean?"

"Did he also not come up with an answer?"

A buzzing discussion arose, and the noise grew louder!

"Quiet! Quiet! Please keep the small auditorium quiet!" Ren Maoshi's stern, angry voice echoed.

After the noise slightly subsided, Fang Lianggong picked up the microphone and said, "Shamefully, I could not answer Dean Hu's case study question either! Even more embarrassingly, I could only think of fourteen diseases matching it, two fewer than Lin Jie!"

"Old Fang, if you feel embarrassed, then I am even more ashamed!"

The vice dean of Donghua Hospital, otolaryngology expert Tao Taqing also stood up and showed everyone a blank sheet without a word, continuing with the microphone: "I could only think of twelve diseases, two fewer than old Fang!"

Two experts in succession stood up, admitting they could not answer the case study question and acknowledged inferiority to Lin Jie.

At this point, everyone realized there was a problem with this case study question!

The small auditorium suddenly became extraordinarily quiet, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Everyone's gaze was on the other four experts who had yet to express their stance, as well as on Hu Yitong, who posed the question.

In the suffocating silence, Professors Sun Yuze and Gu Hongkuang stood up one after another, showing everyone the paper with three disease names written on it.

However, they also jointly expressed that these three diseases were selected purely by intuition within a dozen choices, without any confidence at all.

Creak! The sound of paper tearing suddenly echoed in the small auditorium; it was Tian Zhiyuan and Ren Maoshi tearing their respective pieces of paper.

After tearing the paper into pieces, Ren Maoshi explained, "Everyone, my answer is the same as Professor Sun's and Professor Gu's, also chosen purely by intuition from a dozen certain choices!"

"My answer is the same as well!"

Tian Zhiyuan followed closely after Ren Maoshi, saying something.

With a creak, the sound of chairs and tables moving was heard, and Hu Yitong slowly stood up from his seat.

He took the microphone, walked over to Lin Jie, turned to face everyone in the small auditorium, and bowed directly to the crowd at a ninety-degree angle!

This gesture took many people by surprise, and the small auditorium buzzed with discussions.

After maintaining the bow for more than ten seconds, Hu Yitong slowly straightened up, raised the microphone, and said, "First of all, I need to apologize to Lin Jie, several experts, the leaders of the school and the college, and everyone present."

"This exam question was prepared by an assistant of mine."

"Perhaps he thought that this was to test a much-praised medical genius, which made him somewhat discontent and resentful, thus deliberately coming up with such an exceptionally difficult question."

"It was my negligence not to check thoroughly, and I simply released this question because this assistant is usually very steady in his work and has never made any mistakes."

"But, regardless of the reason, it is my fault, and I apologize once again to everyone!"

After saying this, Hu Yitong once again bent down, bowing without getting up!

Standing two or three meters away, Lin Jie seemed as if his mind was elsewhere, standing quietly without making any other movement!

At this moment, Ren Maoshi hurriedly got up and jogged over, helping Hu Yitong up, took the microphone from him, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Dean Hu, with his status as the dean, just because of negligence, took responsibility for his mistake and bowed twice to apologize to everyone!"

"This courage to amend mistakes and discipline oneself is something we should all learn from!"

After saying this, he led the applause!

Following his lead, enthusiastic applause slowly filled the small auditorium and lasted for a long time!

This made Lin Jie feel as sick as if he had swallowed a fly!

Damn it, it was clearly this cunning old man, whose ill intentions were exposed, relying on shirking responsibility and bowing twice to turn the situation around!

This is truly against all reason.

At this point, Lin Jie noticed Chen Shi frantically winking and gesturing at him, understanding it as a sign to endure and let it go!

Sitting on the other side of Chen Shi, An Kemeng pouted and angrily asked, "Uncle, why not let Lin Jie go on the offensive and hit him while he's down?"

Seeing Lin Jie received his cue, Chen Shi smiled softly and said, "Kemeng, everyone who should know about Hu Yitong's scheming, already knows it!"

"His bowing apology, aside from gaining some sympathy and recognition from the bystanders, won't have much effect."

"For some matters, even kneeling and kowtowing won't work."

He seized the opportunity to boast, "For those of us who have reached a level like your father and I, we all have our own principles and bottom lines! Relying on shirking responsibility and pitiful apologies for forgiveness, we certainly wouldn't be in our current places."

"Besides, there's not much Lin Jie can do now, except make a few sarcastic remarks. If Hu Yitong dared to do this, would he care about a few taunts?"

"If Lin Jie indulges in sarcasm, many would just see him as narrow-minded, unable to forgive even when he's right, which would be counterproductive."

Sitting on the other side, An Kexin smiled gently, watching Lin Jie on the stage, and said, "Uncle, Lin Jie doesn't seem like someone who cares about others' judgments!"

An Kexin indeed knows Lin Jie better!

Lin Jie opened his mouth and said, "For a doctor, the most taboo is negligence. Your negligence could very well represent a patient's life."

"Then, even if you bow a hundred times, a thousand times, can you revive the deceased patient?"

"In today's matter, if I hadn't pulled a few experts along, the likely result would be my failure to pass this assessment. In other words, your so-called 'negligence' could ruin my entire future career."

"Whether it was genuinely unintentional or deliberate, only you know in your heart!"

Lin Jie snorted coldly again, disdainfully saying, "When one's old and lacks energy, it's better to retire early, enjoy gardening, and birdwatch, rather than trying to show off and losing face, only to harm others!"

His words were extremely forthright, causing Ren Maoshi's face to twitch, about to scold when Hu Yitong's voice resonated again, "Lin Jie, I know you're upset, if it were me, I'd feel the same, maybe even more so! I apologize to you once more."

"However..."

Hu Yitong said slowly, "You're saying my negligence this time could ruin your future, that's a bit exaggerated."

"I can assure you, even without you pulling in the experts, Dean Fang, Dean Tao, Professor Ren, Professor Tian, Professor Sun, and Professor Gu would have promptly spotted the issue with this exam question and raised objections in time."

"Am I right? Isn't that so?"

Chen Shi was so angry, he almost wanted to rush up and sew Lin Jie's mouth shut!

After calming down for a bit, the Q&A session continued!

Due to the exam question incident, the subsequent questions became rather anticlimactic, and no more exam questions were brought up. Each expert asked one or two moderate questions, concluding this phase of the assessment.

Ren Maoshi announced, "The theoretical assessment of the morning concludes here, and the practical skills assessment will start at 2 PM!"

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