With a sharp crack, Lin Jie reset his dislocated right thumb himself.

Compared to the pain on the inside of his thigh, the pain from the thumb relocation seemed trivial.

He moved his right hand a little, the other four fingers were agile and unhindered, only the thumb was still lacking somewhat.

Lin Jie felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

The pain in his hip could be managed, but the slight inflexibility of his right thumb would have a severe impact on the surgery.

Everyone in the room was an insider, naturally understanding the situation at hand.

Lin Jie's injury was not serious at all, but it would seriously affect this surgery.

They all quietly watched Lin Jie, waiting for his decision.

Lin Jie shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "After all this preparation, who knew it would be ruined by a small accident..."

"Maybe it wasn't an accident!"

Lin Jie and the others in the room all looked towards the door, seeing Guan Muhua and Qin Gang entering.

Qin Gang approached Lin Jie and extended his right hand.

In his palm were two steel balls the size of peanuts.

"Lin Jie, we found one steel ball under the sole of your right foot, embedded in the soft sole. The other one, Guan Muhua and I just found at the scene."

Qin Gang said with a guilty expression: "These two steel balls didn't appear out of nowhere. Guan Muhua and I both believe this was a setup."

"Lin Jie, I'm sorry, we have failed again this time."

Lin Jie reached out and took the two steel balls from Qin Gang's hand, shaking them in his palm, and laughed.

"I was wondering, I'm not some celebrity adored by everyone, how could I have so many fanatical fans? Turns out it was all a setup."

Looking at Qin Gang and Guan Muhua, he comforted them, "It's not your fault."

"No one could have predicted the enemy would be so cunning, coming up with such a sinister plan."

Lin Jie turned to Yuan Guangxi and sighed, "Dean Yuan, your warning to me yesterday seems to have gone to waste, I still fell into the trap."

Yuan Guangxi also felt frustrated, and comforted him, "Expert Lin, it's not that we're incompetent, but that the enemy is too cunning."

He self-reproached, "If I hadn't been so greedy, making such a big scene, maybe it wouldn't have given the bad guys an opportunity."

Lin Jie, in turn, comforted him, "The bad guys are plotting meticulously, even if we had other plans, they'd probably come up with other ways to counter."

At this point, self-blame couldn't solve the problem, Yuan Guangxi asked, "Expert Lin, now, what do we do?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said softly, "Kexin, connect me to Maxwell, I need to tell him personally."

"Performing surgery on a patient in my current state is treating their life like a child's game, extremely irresponsible."

An Kexin took out Lin Jie's phone and dialed Maxwell's number.

Previously, the two had exchanged private numbers for easy communication.

The phone quickly connected, and Maxwell's voice came through the phone, "Hello, Dr. Lin Jie!"

"If you're calling me at this time, don't tell me the live broadcast of the surgery is going to be canceled."

Lin Jie smiled wryly, "Dr. Maxwell, your intuition is very accurate, there's a slight accident, I can't perform the surgery tonight."

Immediately, he explained his situation.

As this was an internal matter, Lin Jie chose to frame it as an accident, not mentioning it was a setup.

After a moment of silence, Maxwell's voice softly came, "Dr. Lin Jie, are you sure this was an accident?"

Before Lin Jie could respond, his voice continued, "I don't think so, I suggest you thoroughly investigate."

"Because I've experienced similar things myself."

His voice quivered slightly as it came through the phone, "I can tell you, my situation at the time was much worse than yours, only I was fortunate enough to escape danger."

"Dr. Lin Jie, this accident has made me believe in your medical skills even more."

Then, Maxwell's light laughter came through the phone, "Dr. Lin Jie, the medical field isn't pure, it's also full of darkness and rivalry."

His words gave Lin Jie quite a favorable impression, and he softly replied, "My encounter, whether it was accidental or a deliberate setup, still needs further investigation."

"But, what about today's surgery?"

Another silence on the other end.

Lin Jie knew Maxwell was weighing the pros and cons and did not rush him, patiently waiting.

A few minutes later, Maxwell's voice came through again, "Dr. Lin Jie, do you have the confidence to beat me in this match?"

"Of course, I have absolute confidence."

"Why do you think so? You're a genius but have less than a year of clinical experience. I am also regarded as a medical genius, with nearly fifteen years of clinical experience, and have performed nearly three thousand surgeries."

"You're so confident you'll win?"

At this moment, Lin Jie decided not to hide anymore and directly said, "Because I just adopted a new surgical method!"

Maxwell pressed on, "Is it convenient to share?"

"I originally wanted to make a splash during the live broadcast of this surgery, so to make you believe in my strength, I'll tell you..."

Lin Jie then explained how he used hollow fiber tubes to ablate the blood clot.

The other party was indeed highly skilled.

Right away, Maxwell understood the key point of this method and exclaimed, "You managed to avoid so many complex brain information connection nodes?"

"Gasp... Yes, indeed!"

"Only your method can seamlessly remove the blood clot in Els Smith's cranial brain without damaging brain function."

"Dr. Lin, this is truly an unbelievably genius idea..."

"However, I need to verify one thing, the blood clot above Mr. Herbert's thalamus, from which direction did you insert that tiny hollow tube line?"

Lin Jie replied, "From the left ear canal..."

Upon hearing Lin Jie's explanation, Maxwell couldn't help but say, "Inserting from there will affect the conversion of olfactory input information to the brainstem..."

"Hm? I was foolish, it's just affecting the sense of smell, compared to other damages, it's considered very minor."

"Dr. Lin Jie, I have one more question..."

Listening to the back-and-forth discussion between Lin Jie and Maxwell over the phone on surgical plans, Jiang Hao and Qi Xingfen exchanged glances.

Jiang Hao sighed, quietly saying, "No wonder they're world-class neuro surgeons, I can't quite keep up with their thinking."

He spoke bitterly, "The gap between me and them... is much larger than I imagined..."

Qi Xingfen also sighed in frustration, patting Jiang Hao's shoulder, and softly said, "Dr. Jiang, face reality. We may be talented, but these two are absolutely geniuses."

"Hmm, that guy can be considered a prodigy."

"Their world is beyond our understanding."

Recovering somewhat from the setback, Jiang Hao earnestly said, "Recognizing the gap gives more motivation to move forward."

"Dr. Qi, we need to work harder, bring back that passion of fighting overnight, dreaming of surgical plans even in our sleep."

He self-criticized, "I've clearly noticed, in recent years my drive and diligence have greatly diminished."

"Only in the past half year, spurred by Expert Lin, have I made some changes."

"However, compared to my previous diligence, it's still far behind."

Qi Xingfen, seeing the determined Jiang Hao, was also deeply moved and said, "Yes, we can't be satisfied with current achievements, it's time to keep striving..."

Regardless of what others thought, Lin Jie and Maxwell discussed surgical issues, unknowingly passing half an hour.

Lin Jie saw An Kexin pointing at her watch, realizing the issue of time.

He hurriedly said, "Dr. Maxwell, there's only twenty minutes left until the scheduled surgery time."

"For this surgery, your decision is..."

Maxwell, with a tone of excitement, said, "Dr. Lin Jie, your idea has given me great inspiration."

"I must admit, if we adopt your method, removing the tumor in the young boy's cranial brain, the postoperative damage is much less than my surgical plan."

"I agree to postpone this surgical contest. However, I have one condition..."

"What condition..."

Suspended above the central court of the basketball arena, facing all four stands, was a huge display screen.

Currently, the screen was showing silhouettes of Lin Jie and Maxwell's lives...

At this moment, the four screens simultaneously shifted images, showing a blonde, blue-eyed Caucasian man in a blue surgical gown appearing on the screen.

"Dear colleagues in the medical field, friends from the United States, friends from China, hello."

"I am Owen Maxwell, a doctor from the Massachusetts General Hospital, I have something to formally notify you about."

"Just now, Dr. Lin Jie and I engaged in a discussion, and I must admit that Dr. Lin Jie's genius idea has given me great inspiration."

"This inspiration led me to have new thoughts on the current surgical plan, a major thought."

"Out of responsibility to the patient, to further refine my surgical plan, I need some time for consideration."

"Therefore, this surgical live broadcast needs to be postponed."

"As for the new date, I will announce it on my website, Twitter, FACEBOOK accounts, etc."

With his words, buzzing discussion echoed throughout the basketball arena!

The discussion grew louder, almost drowning out Maxwell's words.

Many listened closely to grasp what Maxwell continued to say, "However, one thing is certain, my surgery will be completed in China Binhai, together with Dr. Lin Jie."

"Next time, the surgical live broadcast you witness will not be a contest of medical skills but a collaborative surgery conducted by me and Dr. Lin Jie together!"

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