The night is deep!

Ren Jianzhong gently opened the house door, intending to quietly go back to his room to rest, but he noticed a faint light emitting from the crack of the study room's door on the second floor.

After some thought, he gave up his plan to return to his room, went to the study on the second floor, lightly knocked twice, and pushed the door open.

As expected, Ren Jianzhong saw his father sitting at the desk under the lamp, wearing reading glasses, and reading a book.

"Dad, it's so late, you haven't slept yet. Were you waiting for me?"

Ren Maoshi took off his glasses, tossed them onto the desk, and asked in an unhappy tone, "What do you think?"

"First tell me, that Liu Guangxi, what's his condition now, has there been any improvement?"

Ren Jianzhong didn't answer directly. Instead, he approached the desk, picked up the water cup on the desk, filled it at the water dispenser, and handed it to Ren Maoshi.

"The situation is very bad, diffuse brain inflammation, and the symptoms of bleeding have worsened the spread of the inflammation."

He sighed, with a face full of regret, and said, "Even though we had emergency surgery and used special antibiotics for treatment, the inflammation was somewhat controlled, but the damage has already been done."

"Whether he can eventually wake up will only be a matter of waiting."

Ren Maoshi asked further, "Are you saying we have to leave it to fate?"

"You could say that, and it's the kind of hope that is quite slim."

At this point, Ren Jianzhong lamented, "The tests indicate that Liu Guangxi's brain inflammation has existed for at least over a month."

"A girl who visited Liu Guangxi during the day mentioned one thing."

He didn't keep his father in suspense and continued, "This girl said at that charity auction in mid-September, Lin Jie once stopped Liu Guangxi. The reason he stopped him was out of a doctor's responsibility."

"But, Liu Guangxi simply didn't believe it."

"Perhaps, at that time, Lin Jie had already noticed some clues."

At this point, Ren Jianzhong admired, "If that's true, then Lin Jie's medical skills are almost supernatural!"

"Lin Jie's medical abilities can't be judged by common sense, it's not something we can fathom!"

Ren Maoshi sincerely praised him as well.

Afterwards, the study fell into silence.

A moment passed, and Ren Maoshi suddenly asked, "Tell me, what exactly are you two conspiring about?"

Ren Jianzhong gave a stiff smile and said, "Dad, we're not conspiring about anything. We just have a little fun together, drink a bit!"

"Just have some fun and drink a bit?"

Ren Maoshi stood up, angrily said, "Jianzhong, don't think I don't know anything!"

"I already heard from the club's manager that the two of you got a luxury private room, but didn't call any hostess, just the two of you in there for four or five hours until someone found out."

"Is this what you call having fun?"

"He's a rich second generation, went to the club, and didn't call for any female company?"

"Only the two of you in the private room for that long, claiming there was no conspiracy, just having some fun, do you think I'm a fool?"

Ren Maoshi couldn't help but mock, "Don't tell me you two are having an affair?"

"As for drinking a bit?"

"You two drank two bottles of red wine, three bottles of brandy, and a bottle of whiskey, one drank to brain hemorrhage, the other drank till completely drunk and unconscious?"

Ren Maoshi got more agitated as he spoke, his voice rising, "Is this what you mean by a little drink?"

At this point, Ren Maoshi also realized his emotions were getting a bit too high.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and said in a deep voice, "Jianzhong, as a surgeon, I know you usually have restraint when it comes to alcohol."

"All these years, I've never seen you overindulge."

Ren Maoshi looked into Ren Jianzhong's eyes and said, "There's always something strange when things go against the norm. You and Liu Guangxi suddenly drank so much, there must be a reason."

"Jianzhong, it's one thing to say Liu Guangxi's brain inflammation is a chronic ailment."

"The brain hemorrhage can also be said to be influenced by inflammation, with drunkenness as just a trigger."

"But this time the drinking led to Liu Guangxi becoming a vegetable, and eventually possibly even death, you can't escape some responsibility, especially since you're a doctor."

Ren Maoshi earnestly advised, "What exactly are you planning, or celebrating? Jianzhong, you better tell me, so I can have some clarity."

"I am your father, I wouldn't harm you!"

At this point, he suddenly changed his expression, speculating, "Don't tell me you're conspiring with the Liu Family against Lin Jie?"

Seeing Ren Jianzhong's complexion suddenly become a bit unnatural, Ren Maoshi anxiously said, "Do you know how much effort I've put into easing relations with Lin Jie?"

"Haven't I always warned you, Lin Jie is no longer someone we can provoke?"

"Moreover, just a few days ago, he graciously offered you tips on your surgery..."

"Dad, Dad, don't guess wildly, I'll tell you right now!"

Ren Jianzhong tightened his lips and said, "This matter is related to Lin Jie, but it's not about dealing with him, rather, rather..."

"Rather what? Just say it!" Ren Maoshi eagerly pursued.

"But... I want to repay you."

As these words came out, Ren Jianzhong seemed to have set down a great mountain, feeling much more at ease.

He slowly recounted the entire affair.

"At the start, Liu Guangxi and that Qiao Hongzhen came to me together, saying they had a big plan to ruin Lin Jie."

"At that time, I kept your warning in mind; Lin Jie is no longer the same, he has a status and influence exceeding ours. Even if we could bring him down, the backlash from others afterward would be enough to cause us irrevocable disaster."

Ren Jianzhong recalled, "So, I just humored them, mainly wanting to know what exactly their plan was."

"But they were tight-lipped, only asking me to interact more with Chen Fanzhi, to understand the current state of the Chen Family, An Family, and Lin Jie through him."

"The matter dragged on like this, until I obtained a surgery video guided by Lin Jie."

His face showed a complex expression as he said, "I thought Lin Jie's guidance was just a brush-off, at most pointing out a few minor issues to get by."

"After all, my relationship with him isn't good, he has no reason to treat me sincerely."

"Just didn't expect, Dad, as you know the result, Lin Jie pointed out nearly a hundred areas for improvement, big and small."

"Director Jiang Yiran praised it highly and was deeply envious, saying this was truly the guidance of an expert. If I could correct all these issues, my future would be limitless."

Ren Jianzhong sighed deeply, "Perhaps this kind of magnanimity is one of the important reasons Lin Jie's medical skills are so extraordinary."

"Yesterday, Liu Guangxi asked to meet again."

"I was tempted, thinking whether I could get a hint of their plan from his mouth as a small repayment to Lin Jie."

He glanced at Ren Maoshi's unchanged expression and continued, "We got a private room and some wine. As usual, there were no outsiders present at first."

"I intentionally got him to drink some wine, and then while he was slightly tipsy and not paying attention, I injected him with thiopental sodium..."

"Thiopental sodium?"

Ren Maoshi was startled, "You are planning..."

Halfway through speaking, he understood Ren Jianzhong's intent.

The thiopental sodium is a fast-acting anesthetic that can be used in surgical anesthesia.

This anesthetic also has a more commonly known name, called truth serum.

It can weaken part of the brain's activity, eliminating its inhibitory effect, causing people to speak involuntarily.

Under such circumstances, they find it harder to lie than to tell the truth...

As an experienced medical worker, Ren Maoshi knew this.

The so-called truth serum that makes people speak the truth a hundred percent exists is actually a myth.

However, patients under the influence of the drug have poorer self-control compared to when they're sober.

Therefore, under anesthesia, they cannot deliberately lie like an unanesthetized person would.

Injecting thiopental sodium while drunk made it highly probable for Liu Guangxi to reveal the true plan.

"Then did you find out their plan?" Ren Maoshi earnestly inquired.

Ren Jianzhong shook his head with a bitter smile, "No."

"After injecting the drug, Liu Guangxi suddenly became unwell."

From his symptoms, I could tell it was a brain issue, but I feared it was caused by the drug's effects."

He gritted his teeth and continued, "In that situation, I didn't think much, dealt with the syringe in the bathroom, and then had Liu Guangxi drink another bottle of wine."

"After that… I also got myself drunk."

"My thought at the time was, in such a situation, I could excuse myself as being drunk too, knowing nothing. Also hoping to drag it out long enough for the thiopental sodium within him to be metabolized and broken down..."

"You... you..."

Knowing the truth, Ren Maoshi seemed like he was meeting his son for the first time, pointing at his nose, not knowing what to say.

Early the next morning, Lin Jie arrived at Binhai International Airport, sent off by everyone.

Seeing An Kexin, An Kemeng, Lin Miao, Zhang Xiaoxiao, and others insistently coming along, Lin Jie smiled and said, "Actually, it's fine to say goodbye at home. You've all come to the airport for a more formal farewell atmosphere, I assume?"

Lin Jie reached out and patted Lin Miao and An Kemeng on their heads, saying, "I've already arranged with the other side, once I arrive, I'll start the surgery, and fly back in the afternoon. We can still have dinner together."

"This is no different from when I go to the hospital or school usually."

"How could it be no different?"

Lin Miao pouted, "You're going all the way to Guangshen. I just feel unsettled and anxious."

Lin Jie pinched her little nose and said, "Why are you feeling anxious?"

"Look, I have a 'green dragon' on the left and a 'white tiger' on the right, with these two masters beside me, what's there to worry about?"

Lin Miao glanced at Guan Muhua and Qin Gang on Lin Jie's left and right, whose expressions were solemn, indeed feeling a lot more at ease.

"Alright, alright, we should enter the departure hall now, you all should head back!"

Having said that, Lin Jie hugged An Kemeng, Lin Miao, and Zhang Xiaoxiao respectively.

Finally, he embraced An Kexin, leaning close to her ear, whispered softly, "I've prepared a surprise for you, wait to receive it..."

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