"The plane is about to take off, passengers please fasten your seat belts and refrain from moving in the aisles. Please turn off electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops..."

Upon hearing this announcement, Lin Jie shut off the tablet in his hands, no longer reviewing the images of the injured on it.

This was about a seventeen-year-old boy who, while doing parkour, accidentally fell from the third floor and landed directly on an iron railing, with three iron spearhead-like rods piercing into his body.

One of them had precisely punctured the boy's liver.

The boy's condition was very similar to a previous case where Qin Gang had a gunshot wound to the liver. The doctor treating him dared not remove the iron rod for fear of causing severe bleeding from the liver, endangering his life.

At a loss, someone mentioned Lin Jie, and the boy's family managed to reach Meng Yang through connections, asking him to ask Lin Jie for help.

Lin Jie naturally wouldn't refuse such a life-saving matter. He rushed to the airport without even having dinner.

The boy's family apparently had some status and influence.

Upon arriving at the airport, Lin Jie was escorted through a special channel and smoothly boarded a flight heading to the Capital City, sitting in business class.

"Young man, are you studying medicine? Or are you going to the Capital City to visit friends?"

Sitting next to Lin Jie was a thin middle-aged man, who had previously glimpsed at Lin Jie's tablet and happened to catch a few gory images and CT scans.

Lin Jie casually replied, "Yes, I'm studying medicine."

The middle-aged man remarked, "Studying medicine is good. These days, nothing we eat, drink, or even breathe is safe. People are increasingly concerned about health, yet illnesses are becoming more common."

"Being a doctor is both respected and well-paid."

"I originally wanted my son to go to medical school, but he's not interested. Young man, which university are you studying medicine at?"

"Binhai University Medical School!" Lin Jie replied blandly.

"That's a great school, ranked among the top five in the country. I didn't expect you to be a top student. My son just isn't cut out for it; he's mischievous and hates studying, and only managed to get into a second-tier university..."

The middle-aged man turned out to be quite the talker, rambled on about his son incessantly...

After the plane took off smoothly, the flight attendants delivered dinner.

Lin Jie hadn't had dinner yet and was about to eat in peace when the middle-aged man started commenting on the airplane food.

After his review, he enthusiastically informed Lin Jie about which airline had the best-tasting food and which airline's was the most subpar.

At this point, Lin Jie was too lazy to respond, treating his remarks as white noise, concentrating solely on his dinner.

To be honest, the airplane food didn't taste great; it was only barely edible.

Considering that after deplaning he would head to the hospital to perform surgery, Lin Jie didn't waste any food and finished his meal completely.

The middle-aged man barely touched his own meal, and seeing Lin Jie eat quickly, he joked, "Young man, I'm attending a friend's banquet after deplaning."

"If you're not full, you can have my portion too."

"Thanks, but no need!"

Lin Jie politely said, "I have important things to do tonight after the flight, and it's not suitable to eat too much."

The middle-aged man understood that those who fly business class generally have decent living conditions, and didn't insist.

"Young man, since you're studying medicine, can I consult you on something? If you can truly solve it for me, I'll give you a big red envelope, how about that?"

Lin Jie was growing a bit impatient with this chatterbox but restrained his displeasure, dodging, "I'm just a medical college student, only learned a bit on the surface. Your problem is best consulted at a hospital."

Saying this, he deliberately let out a big yawn and continued, "I need to conserve my energy for tonight's task, sorry, I need to rest for a while."

Handing the used utensils to the flight attendant, when adjusting the seatback angle, the middle-aged man's mouth still did not stop, "You are a student at a prestigious university's medical school, maybe you can solve my problem, who knows."

"You don't know, I've been tormented by this tinnitus for more than two years now."

Although Lin Jie had closed his eyes to indicate he was resting, the middle-aged man continued talking to himself, "More than two years ago, I suddenly began hearing sounds in my ear, similar to a heartbeat or a ticking clock."

"Especially during the night when sleeping, the sound is exceptionally noticeable, so loud that I can't sleep at all."

"I've gone through several examinations in the hospital's ENT and neurology departments."

"The results showed no organic lesions. A neurological expert told me it might be caused by brain atrophy, leading to adverse effects."

"I also consulted traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, but with little effect."

The middle-aged man continued lamenting, "Over these two years, various medications, including brain-health medicines, and traditional remedies, acupuncture, and so on, I've tried them all, but with no significant effect."

"Now, I rely on sleeping pills or exhaustion to fall asleep at night."

The middle-aged man reached over to nudge Lin Jie, asking, "Young man, do you know what exactly is going on with me? Do you have any teacher or professor researching in this field?"

"Tinnitus may not be fatal, but it's very tormenting. Please help me."

After being nudged a few times, Lin Jie had no choice but to open his eyes and look at the middle-aged man, helplessly saying, "The sound of your tinnitus is similar to a heartbeat or a ticking clock?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, that's the sound."

"Gurgling... gurgling, very rhythmic."

Lin Jie continued to ask, "Is the sound the loudest when you're trying to sleep at night? How about during the day when it's quiet?"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "During the day, the tinnitus is also there. The quieter it is..."

"The louder the sound is, naturally. It's the loudest when I'm resting at night."

Lin Jie had a rough idea and continued to ask, "Besides this tinnitus, is there any other discomfort, like soreness or pain?"

The middle-aged man touched the back of his neck and said, "Sometimes my neck feels a bit sore, and sometimes there's a bit of a headache. The doctor said it's due to poor sleep."

Lin Jie unbuckled his seat belt and said, "Uncle, do you mind if I check for you?"

The middle-aged man looked pleased and quickly said, "I don't mind, go ahead and check!"

Lin Jie stood up, reached out both hands to the back of the man's neck, exerted a little force, and felt along the cervical vertebrae segment by segment.

After probing twice, Lin Jie had a good idea and withdrew his hands, saying, "Uncle, the sound you hear in your ear isn't caused by tinnitus, but by an actual sound."

"However, this sound is not from the outside world but from within your body."

"From within my body? What do you mean?" The middle-aged man looked perplexed.

Lin Jie explained, "Your third and fourth cervical vertebrae might have slight dislocations due to cervical strain or other accidental reasons."

"This misalignment causes excessive pressure between the third and fourth cervical vertebrae, narrowing the intervertebral space, and when blood vessels contract and pulse, the vibrations are transmitted through the vertebrae to the auditory nerves, resulting in very clear hearing."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but touch the back of his neck again, murmuring, "Cervical joint dislocation, blood vessel pulsation, bone conduction causing hearing?"

He looked at Lin Jie and asked, "Young man, are you saying the tinnitus sound like a heartbeat or ticking clock I hear is actually the sound of my neck's blood vessels pulsating?"

Lin Jie, who had sat down again, nodded and said, "Yes. Because this pulsation is closely related to your heartbeat, the sound resembles a heartbeat with matching frequencies."

"This sound is continuous 24 hours a day, but during the day, you can't hear it or feel the tinnitus quieter due to outside noise interference."

"At night, when it's quiet, the sound naturally becomes louder."

The middle-aged man nodded unconsciously, "What you said makes a lot of sense, your explanation really makes sense..."

At this moment, he placed his right index finger on his left wrist, closed his eyes to feel it for a moment, and suddenly opened his eyes excitedly, saying, "The gurgling tinnitus sound really matches the pulse."

"Wow, young man, you're amazing, truly amazing."

"I've met a master now, you're really someone with great wisdom beyond your years."

The middle-aged man looked at Lin Jie with anticipation and eagerly asked, "Master young man, is there a cure for my condition?"

"Let me treat you!"

In this case, Lin Jie decided to help till the end.

He stood up again, instructed the middle-aged man to sit up straight and relax, then placed his hands on the man's neck, gently tilting his head left and right a couple of times, then suddenly exerted force, first pulling up, then twisting to the left...

There was a light cracking sound from the man's neck.

For his condition, a simple bone adjustment to reposition the dislocated cervical vertebra was sufficient, without complex treatment.

The middle-aged man moved his neck left and right, felt it for a while, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise and excitement on his face, shouting, "Master young man..."

Lin Jie raised a finger to signal him to be silent, "To ensure the treatment's effectiveness and prevent recurrence, you need to sit straight and avoid speaking for two hours!"

Seeing him trying to speak, Lin Jie sternly admonished, "Don't speak, you must remain absolutely quiet!"

Just when Lin Jie finally took a sigh of relief and closed his eyes for a few minutes, there came a rustling sound in his ears...

He opened his eyes to see the middle-aged man flipping through a magazine back and forth.

This truly irked Lin Jie, and he angrily said, "Can't you be quiet for a bit? Do you have ADHD?"

The middle-aged man gestured with his hands, silently explaining.

"Speak!" Lin Jie said coldly.

Upon hearing the command, the middle-aged man opened his mouth, somewhat embarrassed, and said softly, "I have claustrophobia; I can't help feeling anxious while on planes and trains, so I need to talk or do something to relieve my tension."

"Master young man, can you cure this claustrophobia?"

Hearing this, Lin Jie felt helpless and said, "That's a job for a psychologist, I can't treat that."

The middle-aged man reached out to introduce himself, "My name is Wen Junchen, I'm from Capital City."

He expressed his gratitude, "You've solved a major problem for me, give me your WeChat, and I'll definitely send you a big gift."

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