"The soleus, which is the calf muscle!"

An Kemeng responded while touching the calf muscle with her hand: "It's the most powerful muscle. Without it, we can't stand, walk, or run."

Lin Jie continued to ask: "Sartorius?"

An Kemeng answered promptly: "The muscle that stretches diagonally from the thigh to the knee; it's the longest muscle in our body."

"It reinforces the quadriceps at the front of the thigh."

"It's used for the overall movement of the legs, allowing the thigh to flex and externally rotate, and the calf to flex and internally rotate."

Lin Jie asked a few more muscle-related questions, all of which An Kemeng answered with ease.

He nodded in satisfaction and casually praised: "Not bad, it seems you've been working pretty hard lately."

"Absolutely, as long as I put my mind to it, there's nothing I can't learn."

An Kemeng glanced at the bamboo ruler placed by Lin Jie under the front windshield and grumbled: "Brother Jie, I never expected you'd go out of your way to buy a ruler."

"Seems like you've made up your mind to use corporal punishment to push me to study harder."

"Aren't you afraid I won't like you anymore?"

Lin Jie chuckled and said: "This method of encouragement works well on you, doesn't it?"

With a saintly expression, as if saying 'If I don't go to hell, who will?', he said: "To cultivate you into a respected physician, even if you hate me to the core, I'd gladly endure it."

As expected, this comment earned him a pair of big rolling eyes from An Kemeng.

"The test isn't over yet, listen to the next question..."

Lin Jie asked again: "Which facial muscle is not attached to any bone? What's its primary function?"

An Kemeng furrowed her brows for a moment, then her forehead relaxed as she smiled: "It's the frontalis, the frontalis."

She touched above her own eyebrows and said: "It's here, a thin strip of muscle, situated on the forehead, rectangular in shape."

"The reason it doesn't attach to any bone is that the central fibers of the frontalis connect to the procerus muscle, its edges mix with the corrugator and orbicularis oculi muscles, and then merge with the skin at the eyebrow."

"The main function of the frontalis is to raise the eyebrows."

"Particularly when looking upwards or when objects in the distance are too far or too dark."

"When people feel surprised, they also contract the frontalis."

"There's also a seemingly useless function: pulling the scalp forward."

After answering, An Kemeng turned and looked at Lin Jie who was driving, proudly said: "Brother Jie, wasn't my answer great? Is it up to the standard for a perfect score?"

"Looks like your ruler won't be needed today."

Although Lin Jie was displeased with her bragging, he had to admit.

From this question, it's clear that the little fellow has truly put effort into memorizing the basic knowledge of muscles.

However, An Kemeng's smugness made Lin Jie feel a bit irked.

He snorted lightly, saying: "What you've remembered are just the superficial facts about these muscles; what's there to be proud of?"

"The exact number of muscle fibers in each one, their precise thickness, length, the strength of contraction, how many muscle fibers can be preserved to maintain its basic function if damaged?"

"Do you know these?"

Seeing An Kemeng's expression turn a bit gloomy, Lin Jie continued to challenge her: "For instance, with the complex muscles of the face, do you know exactly which muscles to adjust and by how many fibers to make a person's smile sweeter?"

An Kemeng couldn't help but shout: "Brother Jie, those things you mentioned weren't written in the notes you gave me, alright?"

Lin Jie retorted: "If all that was written down, you'd never be able to memorize it all even if it killed you."

"There's still a lot for you to learn."

Despite saying this, Lin Jie had to admit: "Today, your test counts as a pass."

"But, you need to keep up the hard work."

He looked meaningfully at the ruler, reminding: "You need to understand, this ruler is always ready for you."

An Kemeng scoffed and said: "Brother Jie, I know you're holding back some frustration wanting to scold me."

"I have to say, you're being a bit petty."

"Getting all worked up with a pretty and cute little girl like me, if people knew, they'd laugh at you."

Lin Jie, amused by the scolding, playfully threatened: "Pretty and cute little girl, do you believe that I can now, on the grounds of disrespecting the teacher, admonish you harshly?"

An Kemeng pouted and glared at Lin Jie, then made a zipping motion over her mouth, keeping silent.

After over half an hour more, Lin Jie drove to the designated meeting place with Academician Mou.

Southern Cuisine Restaurant, Lotus Fragrance Restaurant.

Upon entering the restaurant, Lin Jie realized.

At what would generally be a quiet time for most hotels, this place was unusually lively.

It could even be said to be full, with guests at nearly every table.

"Dr. Lin, over here."

Lin Jie followed the voice and saw Academician Mou standing in a corner of the lobby, waving at him.

He led An Kemeng over and said, "Hello, Academician Mou! This is An Kemeng, my girlfriend's sister. We just so happened to meet, so I brought her along."

An Kemeng cheerfully said, "Hello, Uncle Academician!"

Academician Mou seriously looked at An Kemeng and warmly smiled, "What a lively and beautiful little girl, hello to you too!"

The three of them sat down, and Academician Mou introduced, "This restaurant's afternoon tea is quite authentic. In fact, it's even more authentic than some restaurants in Guangshen."

"Every time I come to Binhai, I always come here for a taste."

"Dr. Lin, little girl Kemeng, feel free to order anything you like to try."

Having skipped lunch, Lin Jie naturally didn't hold back and ordered steamed spareribs, shrimp dumplings, barbecue pork buns, and a serving of fish congee.

An Kemeng didn't hesitate either and successively ordered crab roe shumai, vinegar skin egg tart, water chestnut cake, shrimp dumplings, glutinous rice chicken, and finally a serving of preserved egg and lean meat congee.

"You ordered so much, can you finish it?" Lin Jie couldn't help but remind her.

An Kemeng patted her little stomach and said pitifully, "I haven't had lunch yet, I'm starving, I can finish it."

Lin Jie gently advised, "When you're hungry, you think you can eat five bowls, but in reality, you're full after just two. Don't order too much."

"Order a little less, and if it's really not enough, you can order more."

Academician Mou laughed and said, "It's alright, feel free to order, don't let the little girl feel aggrieved."

"Waiter, serve them what they've ordered."

When all the ordered food was placed in front of them, Lin Jie realized he had worried too much.

Although the variety was many, the quantity of each dish was not large.

Lin Jie finished his food, and although he still had room, he was too embarrassed to order more or take An Kemeng's food.

He had no choice but to sip green tea leisurely and discuss the main matter with Academician Mou.

After browsing through a medical record that Academician Mou handed over, Lin Jie softly inquired, "According to this record, the patient's tumor has already spread. Obvious lesions were found in the liver, gastrointestinal tract, and pancreas."

Feeling puzzled, Lin Jie asked, "Are you hoping I'll perform surgery to remove these metastatic tumors?"

In this situation, conservative therapy is the most appropriate approach.

Removing metastatic tumors surgically is an inappropriate method and often accelerates the patient's death.

Conservative therapy essentially involves using various methods to alleviate the patient's suffering as much as possible, allowing them to enjoy a better quality of life in their final days.

Academician Mou shook his head and said, "In the patient's situation, surgical removal of tumors is the worst choice."

"These three lesions are equivalent to the tumor's three firing points."

"If we firmly hold these three points and launch a fierce attack..."

Academician Mou made a targeting gesture and said, "It will draw the attention of all cancer cells in the body to this place, turning it into a battlefield."

"With the cancer cells attracted here, they won't infiltrate other healthy tissues, buying the patient more time."

"If we use thunderous means to eliminate these three firing points together..."

"The cancer cells scattered throughout the patient's blood will bloom everywhere, and when they relaunch their attack, it will be the moment of their victory."

This statement intrigued Lin Jie.

Academician Mou chuckled and said, "Dr. Lin, my method of comprehensive treatment for malignant tumors treats cancer cells as if they have independent will, confining the battlefield to the main lesion areas."

"Although we're still far from ultimately defeating malignant tumors, at least we've prolonged the battle, gaining more survival time for the patient."

Although this theory seemed a bit mystical, it had significant practical results, and Lin Jie couldn't really question it.

He directly asked, "Academician Mou, what do you mean by cooperation?"

In a serious tone, Academician Mou said, "A key aspect of my research on comprehensive malignant tumor therapy involves placing radioactive material inside the tumor to suppress its growth and spread."

"The placement position and radiation dose have been carefully calculated to effectively inhibit tumor growth without excessively damaging the patient's healthy tissues."

"Therefore, the precision required for the surgery to place the radioactive material is extremely high."

Academician Mou looked at Lin Jie eagerly and said, "This patient is already very weak, unable to withstand invasive surgery that is harmful to the body."

"We can only use minimally invasive surgery to place the radioactive material deep into the lesions."

"The condition of these three metastatic tumors is somewhat complex, requiring extremely high surgical precision. Dr. Su, who used to assist me, said he's unable to handle it this time."

"As far as I know, Dr. Lin, your surgical precision is unparalleled in the country, so I'd like to ask you to help complete this surgery."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie felt a bit disappointed.

He had thought the famous academician was inviting him to collaborate on a major medical research project.

Unexpectedly, the other party was treating him like a precision surgical robot.

Still, he had to give the academician some face, especially since he'd made a special trip to Binhai to invite him.

Lin Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Academician Mou, when is the surgery scheduled?"

"The patient's condition has somewhat improved under hospital treatment and care."

Academician Mou invited, "It's expected to recover to a relatively better state by next week. If convenient, I hope you can come to Guangshen to perform this surgery next Sunday or Monday..."

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