The video playing on the phone screen featured someone Lin Jie knew.

The French football star Els Smith.

This appeared to be a recorded private video call, in which Els was excitedly pointing to his right eye, talking non-stop.

Because he was speaking French, Lin Jie didn't understand.

At his request, Maxwell translated it into English.

After listening, Lin Jie finally understood the reason behind it.

It turned out that Els was shouting excitedly in the video call, "Hey, brother, did you see this eye of mine? It's healed, it's really healed."

"I can see things again, I can play football again, I can make big money again."

"I have to thank that amazing Chinese doctor Lin Jie, he's a genius, he's the best in the world."

He shouted, gesturing wildly, "Yeah, the best, may God bless him."

"Unlike that idiot in the United States, that damn Maxwell insisted I'd be blind in this eye for life."

"He's just a big fool, a so-called 'famous doctor' who's really just a quack, wasting two whole years of my time..."

Hearing this, Lin Jie shook his head slightly.

This guy, he's gotten too carried away, way too much.

He knew that to create a sensational effect, the Guohua Football Club strictly required them three to keep it confidential.

This should have been a private video call, and Lin Jie had no idea why Maxwell would see it.

But Lin Jie could guess, that this time, Els was obviously set up by this friend he was calling with.

Maxwell put away his phone, his face serious as he said, "Back then, after this Els got injured, the club sent him to me, and I made the diagnosis."

"At that time, he had a blood clot in the visual cortex of his brain, affecting the vision in his right eye."

Maxwell picked up a set of six cranial CT scan images, pointing at them, explaining, "And the optimal surgical approach, would be through the right optic nerve."

"But entering from there had a high likelihood of damaging the optic nerve, causing permanent blindness."

"After considering comprehensively, surgery had to be ruled out."

He put down the CT scan images and continued, "At that time, I told Els it was very likely he would be blind in his right eye for life. But also didn't rule out the small chance that the blood clot might dissolve spontaneously one day."

"But that was only a small probability event."

Maxwell earnestly said, "Dr. Lin, since I began practicing medicine, I've been completely dedicated to each patient I received."

"Now, with Els's right eye suddenly regaining sight, it might happen purely due to a spontaneous clot dissolution."

"Or it could be because of your meticulous treatment, Dr. Lin."

"Personally, I very much hope it's due to the latter reason."

Hearing this, Lin Jie scoffed inwardly, as if he'd believe him.

Maxwell let out a sigh and said, "I hold my reputation in extremely high regard, not allowing even the slightest stain."

"Els, once a well-known professional football star, could soon prove himself on the field again, and his video will quickly spread widely, which will have a huge negative impact on my reputation."

"My lawyer is already handling this matter."

"However, I also need to publicly respond to this incident."

"Why couldn't I treat Els, but you, Dr. Lin, could heal him."

"Is it my misdiagnosis, negligence? Is it because your medical skills, Dr. Lin, are superior? Or are there other objective reasons?"

"Therefore, I require a public contest with you."

"Dr. Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh.

This is truly like someone delivering a pillow when you're drowsy.

This proposal is all benefit and no harm for him.

The contest initiated by Maxwell will surely attract significant attention from the mainstream international neurosurgery community.

When they find that his performance is not at all inferior to Maxwell's, people will naturally view him as being on the same level as Maxwell.

So, Lin Jie nodded and said, "I have no objections to this contest."

"However, the method of the contest?"

Maxwell smiled lightly and said, "Initially, I learned about you from Mr. Kwok on Hong Kong Island."

"After learning about the video yesterday, I had my assistant gather some information about you."

"I must say, Dr. Lin, you indeed surprised me and also further stimulated my interest in a contest with you."

"That little patient's intracranial blood clots were both numerous and complex."

"Coincidentally, I have another similar patient here, who has a traumatic brain injury caused by a fall from a high altitude."

"Let's compare the treatment outcomes of these two patients as the content of the contest."

"Dr. Lin, what do you think?"

Regarding this, Lin Jie also had no objections, he just asked: "Dr. Maxwell, is it just the wishes of these two patients?"

Maxwell took charge and said, "In this regard, I'll handle the communication..."

After discussing a few more details, both parties ended the video communication.

"Expert Lin, Expert Lin!"

Yuan Guangxi said excitedly: "This is a competition in neurosurgery at the highest level in the world. Rest assured, the Medical College will fully cooperate and provide you with the greatest convenience."

Lin Jie was taken aback and said: "Regarding the operating room, the surgery should still be held at the Affiliated Hospital!"

Yuan Guangxi waved his hand assertively and said: "The college does have a standard neurosurgery operating room."

"It would only take a day or two to upgrade the standard operating room here, and its advanced nature would definitely surpass that of the Affiliated Hospital."

"As for drugs, surgical assistants, those are minor issues..."

Lin Jie always felt that having surgery at the Medical College was somewhat unreliable, and it wasn't an emergency.

He delayed, saying: "The students are waiting for me to teach, let's discuss this later..."

At noon, Lin Jie finished the class and walked out of the small auditorium, somewhat surprised.

There were quite a few people waiting for him outside.

Yuan Guangxi, Cheng Xingguang, Chen Shi, Ren Maoshi, Jiang Hao, Lei Jun, Lu Kaicheng, An Kexin, and Guan Muhua.

Especially Yuan Guangxi and Cheng Xingguang, who both appeared angry, facing away from each other without making eye contact.

Guan Muhua stepped forward, handed his phone to Lin Jie, and said: "Dr. Lin, your phone has been ringing nonstop in the past hour."

Lin Jie nodded slightly and put away the phone.

An Kexin came over, took his arm, and said excitedly: "A-Jie, I already know about the surgical competition between you and Maxwell."

"This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself."

"By the way, I have something else to tell you."

Saying this, she leaned toward Lin Jie's ear and whispered: "After learning about this, I promptly contacted Slophel in the United States."

"He told me that apart from having some moral cleanliness, another major reason Maxwell made a big deal out of this is..."

"What reason?"

In fact, Lin Jie also felt that Maxwell seemed to be making a fuss over a trivial matter.

With his current reputation as a world-renowned neurosurgeon, he could completely dismiss Els' private defamation with a laugh.

"He has been nominated for this year's Jefferson Medical Prize, and a total of five people were nominated this year."

"Maxwell had been nominated once before, but he narrowly missed out on the award then."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie felt a bit enlightened.

The Jefferson Medical Prize is named after the third President of the United States.

This person is simply incredible, a true genius.

He was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, one of the founding fathers of America, and is hailed alongside Washington and Benjamin Franklin as the three great American founders.

Apart from his political career, Jefferson was also an expert in subjects like agronomy, horticulture, architecture, etymology, archaeology, mathematics, cryptography, surveying, and paleontology.

He was also a writer, lawyer, and violinist, and was the founder of the University of Virginia.

Many Americans believe he was the most intelligent among U.S. Presidents.

The Jefferson Medical Prize has been in existence for nearly sixty years and is awarded every two years.

It's a very prestigious award in the international medical community, often referred to as the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

This award selects doctors worldwide who, in the past two years, have made outstanding achievements in saving lives and research in main medical departments.

The main candidates are doctors working on the front lines.

For doctors who have dedicated themselves to saving lives and rarely conduct physiological research, and thus do not qualify for the Nobel Prize, it can be said to be the highest honor they can achieve in their lifetime.

Especially the Jefferson Medical Grand Prize, which is such an honor.

Maxwell intends to use this incident to boost his fame and increase his chances of winning, and Lin Jie has thus hitched a ride on his coattail.

Thinking of this, Lin Jie inwardly remarked that this is just luck.

At this moment, Ren Maoshi, Jiang Hao, Lei Jun, Lu Kaicheng, and others gathered around to congratulate and express their blessings.

"Expert Lin, do your best! This time you must show them our strength!"

"Congratulations, congratulations. In this competition, Expert Lin will surely become famous worldwide in just one stroke."

"Expert Lin, can I be your surgical assistant?"

"Go, go, how could you be the surgical assistant, we are the teacher's students!" Tian Xiangyu and others, who just got the news, rushed over and squeezed Lu Kaicheng aside.

"Alright, alright, don't be chaotic!"

Lin Jie said with a smile: "This matter came about quite suddenly, I need to sort it out properly."

He said to Chen Shi, Ren Maoshi, Jiang Hao, and others: "Thank you all for coming over to support me, I will seriously prepare for this surgical competition."

Lin Jie then looked at Yuan Guangxi and Cheng Xingguang and said: "Regarding the operating room, Dean Yuan and Dean Cheng, you two coordinate it yourselves, I won't express any opinions..."

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