The phone placed on the sofa armrest suddenly rang with its music, vibrating incessantly...

Lin Jie, who was sound asleep on the sofa, reflexively opened his eyes, got up, put on his shoes, grabbed his phone, and was about to run out of the office.

"Huh..."

A glance at the phone screen showed that the caller was not Song Licheng, who was supposed to be on night duty tonight.

It was Fu Xiuyuan.

Lin Jie was really upset.

As he answered the call, before he could even start to vent, Fu Xiuyuan's excited shout came through the phone: "We made it, we made it, Expert Lin, we made it."

"Made what? Do you even realize what time it is now?"

As Lin Jie spoke, he checked the time—it was 3:21 AM.

On the other side, Fu Xiuyuan, slightly less excited, quickly said, "That drug, it was successfully replicated in the lab."

"Compared with the original drug, the quality and efficacy consistency evaluation is 99.98 percent."

"Expert Lin, this is 99.98 percent!"

Lin Jie thought to himself, nonsense, it should be 100 percent.

He yawned and reminded, "Don't get too excited. Successfully replicating in the lab is still quite a ways from industrial mass production."

"Don't forget, the composition and ratio of raw materials also require some fine-tuning."

"I understand, I understand!"

Fu Xiuyuan chuckled and said, "As long as this step succeeds, verifying the accuracy of our raw material ratio and production process, all other problems are minor."

"We have nearly half a year, plenty of time."

Lin Jie couldn't help but yawn again, saying, "Now, I've got the news. If there's nothing else, I need to get back to sleep."

At this moment, Fu Xiuyuan also realized that calling at this time was indeed a bit too rash.

He laughed apologetically, "Expert Lin, I'm really sorry for waking you."

"I was just too excited."

"Tonight's success represents Zhengmao Pharmaceuticals' rise."

"A highly effective drug accepted by patients can truly boost a pharmaceutical company's growth."

"Take that blue pill, for example, its global sales exceed 2 billion US dollars."

"For this drug, my expectations are not high. National sales of 300 to 500 million, and I'd be satisfied."

"Expert Lin, I'm telling you, as long as the company has a well-received, highly effective drug, it can significantly drive the sales of other products..."

Lin Jie really wasn't in the mood or had the energy to listen to Fu Xiuyuan ramble. He interrupted him, "Let's change the subject for another time. I really need to rest."

Just as he was about to hang up, Fu Xiuyuan's voice came through again, "Expert Lin, can I ask you a favor?"

"What is it?"

Lin Jie's tone was a bit impatient.

"Well, since the last time we found someone illegally growing poppies in that vegetable garden, my old man has been somewhat paranoid."

Fu Xiuyuan sighed and continued, "The atmosphere at home isn't very good now."

"Expert Lin, my father still trusts you a lot. Could you help persuade him?"

"In my opinion, it was just the reckless behavior of those beneath us, not a conspiracy!"

This was it!

Lin Jie immediately felt a tingle; who could clarify the affairs within a large family?

Lin Jie, eager to avoid getting involved, quickly deflected, "Fu Xiuyuan, I'm just a doctor with very limited experience. How could I persuade your father?"

He began to divert the issue, suggesting, "Doesn't your father have a few old friends he can talk to? Maybe you could ask them to try?"

Fu Xiuyuan replied helplessly, "Sigh, I know, asking you to help was a long shot!"

"Forget it, I'll let my uncles and elders at home worry about it while I focus solely on my career, avoiding the family's swirling maelstrom."

After hanging up, Lin Jie lay down again.

After mulling it over for a while, he opened his eyes again, finding that he had lost all sleepiness.

Lin Jie couldn't help but recall the phone conversation he had with Jin Lechen earlier in the evening.

The message conveyed by Zhang Xiaoxiao had genuinely piqued Lin Jie's interest.

He immediately asked for Jin Lechen's phone number and called him.

Speaking directly and candidly, the other party admitted that Yuerong Plastic Surgery Hospital did indeed have a high-precision dual-spiral CT scanner capable of scanning 0.5-millimeter cranial blood vessels.

This greatly surprised Lin Jie.

How could a small plastic surgery hospital possess such a high-precision scanner?

He became even more suspicious that the plastic surgery hospital, as Chen Qiuhua had suggested, indeed had something seriously shady going on!

Jin Lechen seemed to somewhat understand Lin Jie's thoughts and explained that this was a second-hand CT scanner.

The plastic surgery hospital would treat some patients who had been disfigured due to trauma, as well as perform surgeries for skeletal deformities, which also required CT scans.

The hospital had always wanted to buy its own CT scanner, so they wouldn't have to send their patients to large hospitals for examinations.

By coincidence, on the international second-hand medical equipment market, Jin Lechen discovered this high-precision scanner.

Although it was a bit expensive, it still seemed quite worth it.

Jin Lechen decided to buy it.

He also told Lin Jie that he happened to know that Lin Jie was looking around for such a precision scanner.

Jin Lechen eagerly offered to let them use the equipment for free.

Lin Jie couldn't help but speculate that the other party, being so friendly, must have an ulterior motive.

However, he was also confident that with his current status, the other party surely wouldn't dare to coerce him into doing anything he didn't want to do, anything illegal.

What if he owes him a favor?

Sometime in the future, he could repay by treating one of his patients or performing plastic surgery for one of his patients.

Thus rationalizing his decision, Lin Jie decided to accept Jin Lechen's friendly offer.

He and the other party agreed to make a final decision after visiting Yuerong Plastic Surgery Hospital to see the equipment on Friday afternoon.

"If that equipment's precision is truly as Jin Lechen claimed, then it would solve a big problem,"

Thinking like this, Lin Jie conjured up a three-dimensional image of cerebral blood vessels in his mind, pondering, and before he knew it, drifted off to sleep again...

He didn't know how much time had passed when the groggy Lin Jie heard a rhythmic knocking at the door.

He gradually regained some clarity, realizing that the light in the room had already brightened considerably.

It was already broad daylight.

The continuous "bang bang" knocking still served as a reminder to Lin Jie that there was a guest outside the door.

He got up from the sofa, put on his shoes, slightly wobbled to the front door, and opened it.

Standing there was a young man about 1.75 meters tall with a buzz cut.

His complexion was slightly dark, with a high nose bridge and shiny black eyes.

He wore a tight light-colored T-shirt that was tightly stretched, outlining muscular contours that seemed to harbor an overflow of power at any moment.

This man's face looked somewhat familiar to Lin Jie.

Still a bit confused, he thought and said, "I should know you, you're the... the..."

The young man smiled broadly, introducing himself, "Dr. Lin, I am Guan Muhua. Young Master Ye instructed me to come here."

With this prompt, Lin Jie suddenly realized, "I remember, you are Guan Muhua."

"Nie Yuming just introduced you to me yesterday. I just woke up, still a bit groggy, and couldn't recall at the moment."

"Please come in! Please come in!"

After welcoming Guan Muhua into the office, Lin Jie poured him a glass of water and asked, "Nie Yuming mentioned you needed to head back home to handle some matters! Did you resolve everything so quickly?"

"Thank you, Dr. Lin!"

Guan Muhua took the glass, drank half of it in one go, then said, "Things at home were quite straightforward, and it didn't take too long to handle."

"Afraid of delaying Dr. Lin's work, I drove over through the night."

He seemed quite a responsible person.

Lin Jie's impression of Guan Muhua improved significantly, and he smiled, "You don't actually need to rush. I still have a driver and bodyguard, who should arrive shortly."

"Since you came through the night, why don't I arrange for you to rest a bit first."

Guan Muhua put down the empty glass and said, "No need for rest, Dr. Lin. I am full of energy. I can use this time to learn about the job from your colleague..."

Talking about Cao Cao, Qin Gang arrived at the office with breakfast.

Lin Jie introduced the two.

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Lin Jie felt there was something off in the way they looked at each other.

Guan Muhua first extended his hand, politely saying, "I'm new here, and I hope to receive guidance from you, senior!"

"You're too kind to say 'guidance'.

Qin Gang replied casually, shaking hands with Guan Muhua.

With both hands gripping tightly, Qin Gang's expression changed slightly, as he softly asked, "Seen blood before?"

Guan Muhua studied Qin Gang seriously for a moment and then retorted in a deep voice, "Risked life?"

Lin Jie noticed that the handshake between the two had lasted a bit too long.

Just about to make a joke, he suddenly realized that both Guan Muhua's and Qin Gang's hands were bulging with veins.

These two guys were actually competing, wrestling with each other...

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