Millions in gift money were swept away by the criminal gang, and such an incident immediately erased the festive atmosphere of the day.

Originally, after the wedding banquet, there were a series of activities planned, but now they can only be canceled.

Fortunately, Chen Shi's income is quite substantial.

He holds a significant amount of shares in the Weize Group, earning annual dividends ranging from a few million to several million. In addition, he has salaries from both the school and hospital, research project income, and various other supplementary incomes.

Over the years, he has accumulated assets worth tens of millions.

The loss of this millions in gift money, while painful, is not enough to cause severe financial damage.

This incident, after being reported by the inquiring police, also alarmed the city bureau, which urgently dispatched more than a dozen police officers to start an intensive investigation and evidence collection.

After Lin Jie finished a brief statement, he came out of a hotel room temporarily requisitioned as an investigation room and saw An Kexin waiting for him.

"Is there any new progress?"

An Kexin shook her head, smiling bitterly, "This gang must have had their eyes on this wedding banquet for a long time; the plan was really meticulous. By now, they might have already run hundreds of kilometers away to some hidden location to hide."

"I got information that the bank's client manager confessed he was recently having an intense affair with a young woman, but now he can't contact her."

"It's speculated that the young woman secretly used the client manager's phone and, through a voice-changing app, impersonated the client manager to get in touch with the head uncle."

"The client manager also confessed that he was late today not because of traffic but because he unexpectedly overslept in a hotel. From the current situation, it seems this client manager was drugged."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help saying, "Damn, this is much less risky than robbing a bank, and even if you rob a bank, you probably won't get this much money."

"As long as they are bold enough and organized enough, it's very easy to exploit our cognitive blind spots to pull off this kind of case."

An Kexin nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, now that I think about it, this case didn't require much technical skill. If what the client manager said is true, then that phone call wasn't made by him, just the voice-changing app took some effort."

"This case also serves as a wake-up call for us."

Lin Jie seriously advised, "We must be careful when we get married. By the way, where are Uncle An and Kemeng, have they gone home?"

"Dad took Kemeng to the hospital to visit Aunt. Aunt is fine, just needs some observation time. After that, Dad will bring Kemeng home."

After explaining briefly, An Kexin lowered her voice somewhat and said, "These days, Dad has been trying to persuade Cousin to give up that imitation drug. Now that this has happened, I suspect he's even more determined to get that imitation drug."

Lin Jie frowned and said, "Isn't he afraid that it's an even bigger scam?"

An Kexin sighed and said, "Everyone has a tendency to take chances. After such an unexpected incident, he might think that a bomb won't fall into the same pit twice, that it's time for his luck to turn, to make a fortune."

"Let's hope so!"

Lin Jie deliberated for a moment and said, "Kexin, if Chen Fanzhi still insists, then let's handle this matter according to the method we previously discussed."

An Kexin silently nodded.

The two of them first went to see Chen Shi.

At this time, he was chatting and drinking tea with some old friends. From his demeanor and spirit, he seemed to have recovered.

Seeing the two come together, Chen Shi said, "Lin Jie, Kexin, you don't need to worry about me, it's just some money, if it's gone, it's gone, it's not like I'm going to starve or sell the house."

He waved his hand and said, "You two go back."

"I know Lin Jie, you have a major surgery to prepare for, and Kexin, you also have company matters to attend to. The wedding company will wrap up things here, and the police will handle the gift money matter."

"You can't help much here, go back."

Seeing Chen Shi say this, Lin Jie and An Kexin indeed had things to do and did not insist, so they bid farewell and left.

"Expert Lin!"

As the two of them reached the hotel's first-floor lobby, Lin Jie heard someone calling him, stopped, turned around, and saw Ren Maoshi quickly catching up.

"Professor Ren, hello, do you have something to discuss with me?"

Ren Maoshi nodded, hesitated for a moment, then said with some embarrassment, "Expert Lin, I actually have an inconvenient request."

"I know that Doctors Jiang Hao and Lei Jun have received your detailed guidance and have identified some shortcomings in their surgeries they hadn't noticed themselves."

"Both are currently working hard on improvements, and as for the results..."

He said somewhat enviously, "In their own words, they thought they had reached their limits, but unexpectedly, they improved again and discovered a broader space."

Lin Jie was a bit enlightened and asked, "Professor Ren, would you like me to give you some suggestions as well?"

"No, no, not me!"

Ren Maoshi said earnestly, "I know my strength lies in theoretical research, and in terms of clinical surgical ability, among my colleagues, I am merely at a medium level with not much room for improvement."

"Yesterday afternoon, I passed by the hospital's video observation room and found several of your students watching surgical videos, with your targeted commentary."

"I watched for a while..."

Ren Maoshi admiringly said, "This gave me a profound understanding of the gap between myself and Expert Lin."

"Although I could also see some problems in their surgeries, in many subtle areas where I was completely unaware, you were able to keenly identify the issues."

"In this aspect, I deeply admire him."

He suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "Expert Lin, my son Ren Jianzhong... I know he's done some things that wronged you, and his natural disposition, under my indulgence, has some shortcomings."

"However, he has now changed a lot."

"Expert Lin, as a father, I'm asking you to guide him a bit."

"I know my request might be a bit excessive. But as a father and a medical educator, I always hope he can advance further and become more outstanding in the field of medicine."

Lin Jie gazed at Ren Maoshi's earnest and pleading eyes and suddenly felt an emotion called 'fatherly love.'

Thinking about how he had genuinely helped with his matters before, Lin Jie's heart softened, and he said slowly, "Ren Jianzhong should be very fortunate to have a father like you."

"Let him send me a video of a surgery he's recently lead-operating on..."

An Kexin did not leave the Crown Holiday Hotel with Lin Jie. After sending him off, she returned to the office of Anlin Hospital set up at the hotel.

Most of today's wedding guests were professionals in the medical field.

Among them, more than a dozen people specially found An Kexin and discreetly expressed their interest in Anlin Hospital.

She needed to discuss with others how to handle the somewhat probing intentions of these dozen or so people...

Lin Jie drove directly to the University Affiliated Hospital, where he met Lin Xiaoxiao and her parents in the ward.

After several months, Lin Xiaoxiao seemed unchanged, whether in height or her timid nature.

The medical examination data in Lin Jie's hand also confirmed this point.

Seeing that her height, weight, and other physiological data were similar to last time's physical examination data, he knew that the arterial malformation in Lin Xiaoxiao's brain had seriously impacted her physical development.

Tian Xiangyu softly reported, "Teacher, we have only done some simple tests so far. More detailed examinations have been scheduled for each examination room, mostly arranged for tomorrow, with a few scheduled for the day after."

Lin Jie nodded, returned the tablet in his hand to Tian Xiangyu, and instructed, "You stay here and play with Lin Xiaoxiao for a while. I need to talk to Xiaoxiao's parents."

Lin Dongfeng and Miao Han followed Lin Jie out of the ward and into a doctor's on-call office.

The two doctors on duty tactfully gave up the room under the pretext of doing rounds.

"Before proceeding with treatment, I need to clarify some matters for you both."

Lin Jie solemnly said, "The surgical treatment method for Lin Xiaoxiao, based on the results of animal trials at present, has been successful."

Seeing the joy on Lin Dongfeng and Miao Han's faces, Lin Jie had to remind them, "However, the difference between humans and test animals is vast. Successful animal experiments do not guarantee success in Lin Xiaoxiao's case."

"There is a risk involved, and I hope you both understand this point."

"We are aware of the risk involved."

Holding Miao Han's hand, Lin Dongfeng earnestly said, "My wife and I have been closely following Expert Lin's research, and we are aware that your research paper was published in a prestigious international journal."

"Several doctors have informed us that Xiaoxiao might not live past ten. Your experimental treatment method seems to be the only way for Xiaoxiao to grow up healthily and survive."

"We are willing to take on this risk."

"Actually, this is not the only method..."

Out of professional ethics, Lin Jie did not want to lie with his eyes open and continued, "There is another type of large-scale bridging surgery, which theoretically can also treat Lin Xiaoxiao's condition well."

"However, this is a highly complex major surgery."

Lin Jie hesitated and said, "I only have a thirty to forty percent success rate, and even if the surgery is successful, I cannot guarantee there will be no brain damage afterward."

"Moreover, if the operation fails, Xiaoxiao might leave us forever."

"And there's one more thing I need to tell you truthfully."

"If you choose this large-scale bridging surgery to treat Xiaoxiao, the cost of this surgery will need to be borne by yourselves and will not be covered by the research project."

The issue of the surgery cost, Lin Jie was speaking the truth. If another treatment method is used, the project indeed cannot reimburse the expenses.

This is also a common measure used by hospitals and some research institutions to entice patients into choosing the treatment method they prefer to use.

To be fair, Lin Jie, who prides himself on being very responsible towards patients, also showed evident bias and inducement in this explanation.

Miao Han gently inquired, "Expert Lin, approximately how much will this bridging surgery cost?"

Lin Jie estimated in his mind and said, "If a large-scale bridging surgery is performed, the operation might take about fourteen to fifteen hours, and the treatment cost should not be less than three hundred thousand."

This figure clearly surprised both Lin Dongfeng and Miao Han.

After a moment of silence, Lin Dongfeng spoke, "Expert Lin, this experimental surgical method, though with unforeseeable risks, also holds much potential for complete success in the surgery, correct?"

Lin Jie nodded, "Based on current animal experimental results, the probability is quite high."

Lin Dongfeng glanced at Miao Han, took a deep breath, and decided, "Expert Lin, we choose to use the experimental surgical method to treat Xiaoxiao!"

"Expert Lin, we trust you!"

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