The time quickly reached Tuesday!

This entire day, Lin Jie stayed at home, not even stepping outside, resting until five in the evening.

After taking a nice bath and changing into comfortable clothes, especially his cozy shoes, Lin Jie headed out with Lin Miao, Zhang Xiaoxiao, An Kexin, An Kemeng, Qin Gang, and Guan Muhua.

Qin Gang had just returned from his honeymoon.

Because Yang Leyi was heavily pregnant, traveling abroad was neither convenient nor safe.

The two discussed and decided to follow Yang Leyi's suggestion and went back to her hometown.

Everyone saw that Qin Gang had become much skinnier and darker and teased him, asking if he had been a laborer at his mother-in-law's house.

Qin Gang looked depressed and complained, "Don't even mention it."

"It happened to coincide with Leyi's family building a new house for her younger brother, so I ended up doing odd jobs for them for more than half a month."

"Leyi, at her own mother's house, enjoyed all sorts of good food and drinks without lifting a finger. I, on the other hand, was up early and back late, covered in dirt."

"When we weighed ourselves yesterday upon returning, she had gained over twenty pounds, and I had lost four or five. It's like we live in different worlds!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao and the others laughed heartily.

Lin Miao and An Kemeng, however, loved the local specialties Qin Gang brought back, especially the chestnuts and winter dates.

The two gluttons couldn't stop eating all afternoon, barely having any dinner.

The group split into two cars and drove out of the Xiangtai Apartment underground parking lot, heading towards Binhai University.

"Teacher, the surgical room's medical equipment, surgical instruments, medicines, medical consumables, as well as power supply, ventilation, and air conditioning, have all been thoroughly checked by me and a few junior students."

"Everything is ready, and everything is normal."

This was a message from Tian Xiangyu.

Lin Jie also received a message from Jiang Hao, knowing that old Herbert's health metrics hadn't shown any abnormal changes, so the surgery could proceed.

Now, Jiang Hao was in an ambulance, escorting old Herbert to Binhai University's gymnasium.

Lin Jie handed his phone to An Kexin and said, "You keep my phone. Unless there's an emergency, don't disturb me with anything else."

An Kexin nodded and asked, "Ajie, are you a bit nervous?"

Lin Jie snorted and said, "Nervous? That's impossible."

"For a surgeon, the most important thing is to have a big heart; no matter what happens, you can't be nervous."

He looked at his somewhat slender hands, clenched his fists, then opened them again, saying, "Once a surgeon gets nervous, they can't hold the scalpel steadily. If the scalpel isn't steady, that could lead to big problems."

"Brother, the online video live broadcast has already started!"

Lin Miao, sitting in the front passenger seat, turned around and handed over her phone.

Lin Jie took the phone and saw that the live broadcast showed the entire gymnasium was nearly full.

He knew that this gym was built for the National College Games back then and could hold more than six thousand people.

After the games, some seats were removed, and it was renovated to accommodate four or five thousand people now.

Lin Jie was surprised and puzzled, mumbling to himself, "How can there be so many people here to watch? It's just a boring neurosurgery, not a concert!"

An Kexin also leaned over to watch with Lin Jie.

She chuckled softly, "Ajie, you're a national celebrity now; your appeal is no less than that of second or third-tier stars."

"Don't forget, you're having a showdown with a world-renowned doctor from the United States, and the patriotic sentiment adds extra points."

"Also, just the students of Binhai University Medical School could fill this gym."

"Hey, many people don't look like students."

The live broadcast showed many close-ups of the audience, and Lin Jie saw that many clearly belonged to the uncle age group and couldn't be students.

"Wow, the number of viewers watching the live stream has exceeded 100,000 and is still climbing. Ajie, look..."

Lin Jie followed An Kexin's pointing finger and saw the rapidly changing numbers in the lower right corner of the screen.

He thought for a moment and said softly, "Many people are probably just curious and clicked in to take a look. Once the surgery starts, most will find it boring and leave."

Relatively speaking, neurosurgery is the least interesting.

For example, surgeries on the digestive tract or the heart, where there are blood and guts, or the doctor performing lively operations.

But many neurosurgical procedures are slower than a snail, which can put anyone to sleep.

Just then, Lin Jie heard An Kexin's voice again, "Ah, what a missed opportunity, what a missed opportunity!"

Seeing her sudden outburst, Lin Jie asked gloomily, "What are you thinking now?"

An Kexin looked regretful and said, "Tonight would have been great for promoting. We should at least have put up a few banners."

Lin Jie glanced at her and said, "I am the biggest advertisement."

"When people know about me, they'll definitely hear about Anlin Hospital, Anlin Charity Fund, and the An Family's medical equipment."

"That's true!"

An Kexin took back the phone from Lin Jie and suggested, "You should stop looking at these."

"Lean back against the seat and rest. The only thing you need to do tonight is to perform surgery..."

At 6:05, the car drove into Binhai University.

On the way, they encountered only three red lights and no traffic jams, so the ride was quite smooth, arriving at the campus parking lot fifteen minutes earlier than planned.

After getting out of the car, Lin Jie and the others walked toward the gym.

As they rounded a building, Lin Jie saw, about twenty meters ahead, at least two to three hundred people gathered in front of the gym.

He said in surprise, "Could the gym already be full inside?"

"Hey, look, it's Expert Lin!"

"It's Dr. Lin, it really is Dr. Lin!"

"Expert Lin is here!"

With these shouts, dozens of people rushed over.

This scene startled Lin Jie, but also made him a bit proud.

He had seen in entertainment news that only big stars enjoy this kind of treatment, being chased and surrounded by passionate fans.

Unexpectedly, today he was also experiencing it.

Qin Gang and Guan Muhua were very responsible. Seeing this, they quickly spread their arms to protect Lin Jie from being bumped into.

"Dr. Lin, can I have an autograph?"

"Expert Lin, can we take a photo together?"

"Dr. Lin, you're so handsome!"

"We support you!"

"Go! Go!"

"I love you!"

The crowd gathering around became larger and soon exceeded a hundred people.

They were shouting all sorts of things, and the flashlights from their phones blinked continuously, dazzling Lin Jie's eyes.

Qin Gang and Guan Muhua found it very difficult to fend off so many people.

Many arms reached out, touching Lin Jie all over, and some even grabbed his clothes, pulling hard.

As for Zhang Xiaoxiao, An Kexin, and others, they had long been squeezed to the side by the crowd.

The fan frenzy and enthusiasm excited Lin Jie, but also scared him.

He finally understood why those big stars go out dressed like secret agents meeting a contact.

If recognized and surrounded by such frenzied fans, they could have their clothes stripped off in minutes.

Lin Jie decisively said, "Qin Gang, Guan Muhua, don't worry, hurry and push through, let's get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Gang and Guan Muhua exchanged a glance and together forcefully pushed the crowd, creating a space for Lin Jie to move.

Not missing the opportunity, Lin Jie quickly stepped forward...

His right foot had just touched the ground, but as if stepping on a banana peel, it slipped forward without any traction.

His left foot tried to follow quickly, but in the chaos, someone tripped him!

Thud... crack...

Hearing these two strange sounds, Qin Gang quickly turned around and was surprised to see Lin Jie sitting on the ground.

But his sitting posture was unexpected.

A perfect split...

The intense pain from his waist and hip made Lin Jie see stars, almost causing him to faint.

Lin Jie felt a bit dizzy.

The surrounding sounds were faint, as if from afar, yet seemed close.

He bit down hard on his arm to stop himself from crying out in pain, but sweat poured off his face and body like a river, as if there was no stopping it.

Amidst the severe pain, Lin Jie felt someone lift him up, and then he was being bumped along...

When Lin Jie's consciousness finally escaped the grip of pain, he saw himself lying on a soft bed in a room.

Surrounding him were the concerned faces of Jiang Hao, Yuan Guangxi, Qi Xingfen, Tian Xiangyu, Guo Peng, An Kexin, Lin Miao, and others.

Enduring the pain, he said, "It's no big deal, just stretched my leg a bit too much."

"Teacher, let me examine you!" Guo Peng volunteered.

Lin Jie nodded and told An Kexin, Lin Miao, An Kemeng, and Zhang Xiaoxiao, "You all go out for now."

An Kexin insisted, "I don't need to go out, I've seen it before!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao huffed, "When you were little, I not only saw but even played with you. I don't need to go out either."

She added, "Kemeng, Miaomiao, you two go out."

"Hurry up, don't dawdle and waste A-Jie's time."

Under her urging, Lin Miao and An Kemeng reluctantly left.

Guo Peng pulled down Lin Jie's pants, put on rubber gloves, and conducted a detailed palpation on the inside of Lin Jie's leg.

"No bone fragments detected, no obvious bruising found, and no swelling in critical areas!"

After saying this, Guo Peng continued, "Teacher, as you already know, although it's not a major issue, your hip joints have cartilage bruises and thigh muscles are strained, which are unavoidable."

"The pain caused by this won't disappear in a short time."

At this moment, Jiang Hao also spoke, "Expert Lin, the pain will affect your performance. Moreover, your right hand?"

My right hand?

Lin Jie looked at his right hand and found that his right thumb was abnormally twisted.

It was a dislocated joint.

He suddenly remembered that when he sat down, his body instinctively used his right hand to support himself.

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