When performing surgery, a surgeon must ensure the quality of the procedure while also focusing on speed. Surgery is often a race against time, and it's no exaggeration to say that every second counts. Completing the operation one second sooner gives the patient a better chance of survival.

A good surgeon has incredibly nimble hands, comparable to those of a master pianist.

Suturing the internal and external wounds of a patient using a needle holder is, for them, the most basic foundational skill. They must grasp the essence of speed, precision, and steadiness.

Lin Jie watched intently at the tiny needle trembling continuously on the woman's body, quickly grasping the trick.

The trembling of the needle followed a pattern. By predicting it and analyzing based on Hu Yuanqing's past surgical skills, using the needle holder to thread through the needle's eye wasn't very difficult.

Through a coin flip, Hu Yuanqing had to make the first move!

He took a deep breath, walked to the long table, and picked up the needle holder from the tray with both hands.

At this moment, it was as if a knight had picked up a sword or a soldier had raised a rifle. Hu Yuanqing felt he was back on the operating table, his incredibly familiar and confident battleground, becoming the sole ruler!

His earlier tension and unease had vanished, and he calmly picked up the thread!

Sensing Hu Yuanqing's intangible change, Professor Ren and several other professors exchanged glances, nodding slightly in approval!

At this moment, everyone in the room held their breath, motionless, for fear of making the slightest noise and disrupting Hu Yuanqing's actions.

Lin Jie also kept his eyes fixed on Hu Yuanqing's hands!

Watching as the needle holder in his hand, gripping the thin thread, approached the first tiny needle.

Suddenly, the needle holder thrust forward, and with a gentle pinch and pull from the needle holder on the other end, the thread had smoothly passed through the needle's eye, pulling out tens of centimeters.

Repeating this, the thread once again smoothly passed through the second tiny needle, the third needle, and Lin Jie's worries subsided, knowing that Hu Yuanqing had found the pattern and knack!

The speed at which Hu Yuanqing threaded the needle grew faster and faster until two clangs signaled the setting down of the needle holders, and the room immediately burst into applause.

Professor Chen and Professor Wang, who were responsible for timing, reported the numbers: 42.38 seconds and 42.51 seconds!

Hu Yuanqing cupped his hands and bowed in a circle, saying, "This really isn't much, as the Old Oil Vendor said, 'It's just a matter of practice!'"

After speaking, he gestured to Qin Binglai confidently, "Dr. Qin, it's your turn to show us what you're capable of!"

Qin Binglai snorted through his nose and approached the long table in two steps!

By now, someone had already pulled out the thread that had passed through the needle's eye!

Seeing Qin Binglai's face, as serious as a mountain, and his hands clenching and unclenching, Lin Jie knew that Hu Yuanqing's proactive strike put a lot of pressure on him.

But as a surgeon who had already made a name for himself, what kind of pressure hadn't he faced before? Unpredictable situations in surgery were also an inevitable part of life experiences.

Qin Binglai rubbed his palm against his thigh, picked up the surgical needle holder without hesitation, and began his needle-threading journey!

When the sound of the needle holder being placed in the tray rang out once more, everyone in the room fell silent, all eyes turned to Professor Chen and Professor Wang timing the event.

As the saying goes, the moment a professional makes a move, their skill is evident!

Reaching the level of Qin Binglai and Hu Yuanqing, their abilities were nearly equal, and the difference might only lie in slight differences in on-the-spot performance!

Based purely on intuition, no one could determine who won or lost, as both performed exceptionally well!

Professor Chen didn't speak but displayed the fixed stop-watch figure on his phone!

"43.12 seconds!"

Professor Wang also made the same gesture!

"43.24 seconds!"

Someone sighed in regret, "The gap is just about half a second, how unfortunate!"

"Yes, just the blink of an eye!"

Professor Ren raised a hand to halt the whispers among a few, saying, "The result of the tiebreaker is out, and the winner is Dr. Hu Yuanqing from Kangning Hospital!"

"According to the previous agreement, Mr. Tan will be admitted to Kangning Hospital tomorrow to prepare for related treatment work!"

After finishing this statement, Professor Ren continued, "Mr. Tan also asked me to express on his behalf, and on behalf of his family, an apology to everyone here!"

"Due to his health condition, his children, who are abroad, couldn't come back in time. We apologize for not being able to host everyone in person. Here's a little token of appreciation for your hard work!"

At this moment, Yang Leyi and several others each carried a tray to the crowd.

Lin Jie, Chen Lan, Ren Jianzhong, and others each received a small gift bag, while Jiang Hao, Qin Binglai, and Qi Xingfen's gift bags were noticeably larger.

Lin Jie knew that these were their participation fees, and with everyone present, he was too embarrassed to open and see on the spot.

Now that the matter was over, just as everyone was preparing to say goodbye, a voice suddenly rang out!

"Dr. Chen Lan, Dr. Gao Xiaobo, Dr. Lu Kaicheng, Dr. Li Hetong, and that Lin Jie, don't you find this needle-threading contest novel?"

Everyone looked towards him, seeing Ren Jianzhong holding the needle holder aloft, proclaiming aloud, "Are any of you interested in competing with me?"

The professors present merely smiled lightly upon seeing the scene.

Professor Chen cheerfully remarked, "You were brought here by your respective leaders, so you're all surely outstanding among young doctors. In a few years, or a decade or so, you'll become what they are now."

"I'm quite interested in seeing your foundational skills!"

With an expectation from a big name in the industry and being at an age full of youthful spirit, Chen Lan, Gao Xiaobo, Lu Kaicheng, and Li Hetong naturally were not afraid of the challenge!

Chen Lan set the gift bag aside on a nearby coffee table, shouting, "This time, we still go by winner-takes-all, whoever wins takes everything!"

Gao Xiaobo, Lu Kaicheng, and Li Hetong, without further word, directly placed their gift bags alongside Chen Lan's.

Ren Jianzhong also walked over with his gift bag!

He turned his gaze to Lin Jie, saying, "Lin Jie, you should join too, with the previous rules: if you lose, you have nothing to lose, but if you win, you'll take it all!"

"Do you dare to participate?"

At this, everyone else in the room was taken aback. What kind of situation was this?

Looking at Lin Jie's youthful face, still showing a bit of boyishness, at most, he was seventeen or eighteen years old!

This was due to Lin Jie's insistence on exercising recently, making him appear slightly more mature. Before the heart transplant surgery, no one would have doubted if he said he was only fourteen or fifteen!

Meanwhile, Ren Jianzhong, Chen Lan, and that cohort were all around thirty!

It's not the same as the age gap between forty and fifty-something, or thirty and forty-something. This age difference represents the time gap of continuous learning and is an irreparable gap.

Especially with such basic skills as needle-threading, which couldn't be honed without years of practice.

However, not only did Ren Jianzhong invite Lin Jie, but Chen Lan, Gao Xiaobo, Lu Kaicheng, and Li Hetong didn't display any expressions of surprise!

In fact, to Ren Jianzhong, Lin Jie had left a deep impression with his relaxed demeanor as the interpreter for a German expert, effortlessly handling his work, and his logically coherent and inferential analysis in front of many doctors when discussing "letting the tumor grow a bit longer"!

Moreover, Lin Jie previously won that little competition in a dominating manner!

All this made Ren Jianzhong unconsciously overlook Lin Jie's age, viewing him as a formidable opponent to be reckoned with!

And as for Chen Lan, Gao Xiaobo, and others, with the precedent of that little game, they also refrained from preemptively judging Lin Jie!

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