After a moment of silence, An Kexin's self-reproaching voice came through the phone, "Ah Jie, you're absolutely right. It's my negligence in this matter."

"In the next few days, I will carefully think about it and then discuss it with Miaomiao and Mengjiao to rearrange their work."

After a pause, An Kexin continued, "Because the charity fund is quite sufficient, the whole team has been very enthusiastic about their work recently."

"I will reorganize the work discipline and make sure everyone in the team takes two days off every week for relaxation and entertainment."

"I'll contact a psychological counseling agency to communicate with the team members regularly to relieve them of any negative emotions."

After finishing this topic, An Kexin asked about Lin Jie's meeting with Academician Mou today.

Lin Jie gave a brief account and expressed his disappointment, "They called it cooperation, but it was just a part of the work for me to complete. It doesn't really benefit me much."

"How could it be of no benefit?"

An Kexin chuckled and comforted him, "At the very least, you've gained the friendship of Academician Mou."

"After all, he's an academician, and he's only in his sixties. He can still be active in the medical field for at least another one or two decades. In the future, when needed, he might be able to help a lot."

She spoke with anticipation, "Ah Jie, I know that academicians have the qualification to nominate candidates for the academy."

"Given your strength, in a few years, you'll definitely have the qualifications to be a candidate."

Lin Jie replied hopelessly, "The possibility is small. My age is a major obstacle, and it might take another twenty or so years."

He laughed heartily and said, "Or maybe, I win the Nobel Prize in Physiology first."

"Let's not talk about these distant things, Kexin. Do you have any news about that high-precision scanner?"

An Kexin replied helplessly, "So far, the messages coming from salespeople everywhere are all disappointing news."

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and said, "Ah Jie, shall we just buy one ourselves? It's only over thirty million, and we can pay in installments. We can afford it."

"Our goal is world-class, so naturally our equipment should also be world-class."

Lin Jie had no objections to this suggestion.

He just reminded her, "Such a high-precision piece of equipment isn't something you can just buy; it should be made to order."

"Production, transportation, installation, and commissioning might take two to three weeks, a month, or even longer."

"Furthermore, if we bring it over, we have nowhere to install it."

"Such instruments can't be used just anywhere; the room requires special treatment like demagnetization, radiation isolation, etc."

After Lin Jie finished speaking, he didn't hear a response from An Kexin for a while.

After thinking for a bit, he decided, "Kexin, if it's really impossible, let's give up on this patient!"

"Ah Jie, don't rush to give up yet."

An Kexin's voice came through again, "I heard from Slophel that even though he persuaded the football player, it's not something that can be completed in just a day or two to have an operation and rehabilitation in our Binhai."

"They need at least two to three weeks to carefully arrange this matter."

"Who knows, maybe things will turn around before the last minute arrives."

"Let's hope so!"

In his heart, Lin Jie had already lost hope on this matter.

That kind of high-precision CT scanner is regarded as a massively powerful weapon.

Any hospital that possesses such a machine wouldn't miss the chance to let the whole world know, using it for publicity.

After hanging up the call with An Kexin, Lin Jie began to handle some emails...

At 6:10, he received a WeChat voice message from An Kemeng.

"Brother Jie, Miaomiao and Sister Ling are already done with their work; we can go home together."

Lin Jie tidied up a bit and drove them away from the hospital, first dropping Ling Mengjiao home, then returning to Xiangtai Apartment.

As he approached the Xiangtai Apartment building, Lin Jie suddenly recognized an acquaintance.

He was standing on the sidewalk, smoking and blowing smoke rings.

It was Ren Jianzhong.

Remembering Ren Maoshi's request, Lin Jie somewhat understood why he was here.

Lin Jie first drove the car into the underground parking lot of the apartment, instructed Lin Miao and An Kemeng to go home first, and then strolled out of the building.

Approaching Ren Jianzhong, Lin Jie noticed several cigarette butts already littered at his feet.

It seems he's been here for quite some time.

"Smoking isn't good for your health!"

Ren Jianzhong abruptly turned his head and, seeing that it was Lin Jie, hurriedly threw away the cigarette in his hand, stepped on it, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Lin... Expert..."

Halfway through speaking, Ren Jianzhong got stuck.

A heap of words that he had painstakingly organized got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't get a single word out.

After a long pause, Ren Jianzhong straightened his clothes, stood up straight, and bowed, "I'm sorry!"

To be honest, recalling all those things this guy did to him before, Lin Jie didn't want to forgive him.

Even though he apologized now, Lin Jie guessed it was probably because his own influence had exceeded what Ren Jianzhong could handle, forcing him to do so...

Lin Jie restrained the urge to turn around and leave, and said lightly, "You have a good father, so take care of yourself in the future!"

Then he extended his hand and said, "Give it to me!"

Ren Jianzhong straightened up, took out a USB flash drive from his pocket, and handed it to Lin Jie.

He took a deep breath and gave a self-deprecating smile, "Lin Jie, I know, it's my father who pleaded with you."

"Initially, I didn't want to come. At worst, you can live high and mighty as your great expert and famous doctor, while I just live as an ordinary small doctor, getting through life one way or another."

"It's my own doing that I messed with you."

Saying this, a pained expression appeared on Ren Jianzhong's face.

"Last night, my mother told me many things I never knew. Only then did I realize how much my father had done for me over the years."

"My father even went so far as to personally perform minor procedures like appendectomies."

"He also carried an emergency bag and went out in the middle of the night to treat children with common colds and fevers at other families' houses."

"In my impression, my father has always been a proud individual..."

Lin Jie interrupted him, saying, "That's why I said you have a good father."

"Just don't disappoint him anymore in the future, and that'll be enough."

With that, Lin Jie turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Ren Jianzhong called and stopped Lin Jie, "Lin Jie, this time, I don't want my father to owe you a favor."

"I have some news to tell you, as compensation for your efforts."

"Oh, what's it about?" Lin Jie asked with interest.

"In the Capital City, a guy named Qiao Hongzhen was harmed quite badly by you and holds a deep-seated grudge against you. Also, Liu Guangxi from the Liu Family in the Capital City harbors resentment towards you because of the Xie Family affair."

Ren Jianzhong spoke in a low voice, "Recently, they've come to me saying they want to deal with you together."

Their hatred towards him wasn't surprising to Lin Jie, who said nonchalantly, "Thanks for the warning, I'll be careful."

Seeing Lin Jie's lack of concern, Ren Jianzhong continued, "Don't blame me for not warning you; they told me they're plotting a foolproof plan."

"They claimed that this plan could definitely ruin your reputation, and you might even face jail time."

"In these matters, you'd better believe it's possible rather than dismiss it!"

Mhm, ruin one's reputation, jail time even?

Lin Jie frowned and asked, "How much do you know about this plan?"

Ren Jianzhong shook his head, "They are very secretive and only told me to engage more with Chen Fanzhi to gather more information related to you."

This made Lin Jie think about the issue of Indian generic drugs.

Is that the plan?

However, based on the Liu Family's and Qiao Hongzhen's current connections and strength, they shouldn't be able to orchestrate something this big, right?

Lin Jie chose not to stress over these matters for now and said seriously, "Ren Jianzhong, thanks for your reminder. I'll keep an eye on things."

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