On Friday afternoon, Lin Jie rushed to the University Affiliated Hospital.

As soon as he got out of the car, he heard someone shouting: "Expert Lin, Expert Lin..."

Lin Jie followed the voice and saw a middle-aged man pulling a frail young girl, running towards him.

Seeing the man holding a bag with a CT scan inside, he stopped Qin Gang, who was about to intervene.

"Expert Lin, Expert Lin, please take a look, please look..."

The middle-aged man, panting as he reached them, took out the CT scan and handed it over, pleading, "This was taken at a small hospital. The doctor said it could likely be stomach cancer."

"You are a renowned expert, please have a look."

Lin Jie took the CT scan and held it against the light, noticing a shadow about three or four centimeters in diameter at the lower part of the stomach.

He put down the scan, glanced at the frail young girl beside the middle-aged man, and asked, "Is the patient?"

"It's my daughter, my daughter!"

Saying this, the middle-aged man tugged the girl closer to Lin Jie, saying, "She's only seventeen, just in the second year of high school. For over a month, her appetite has been very poor."

"I took her to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said she has a tumor in her stomach, possibly gastric cancer, and advised us to go to a big hospital for further examination."

The middle-aged man pleaded with a face full of hope, "Expert Lin, you are an esteemed expert, please take a look."

Lin Jie looked at the shy, nervous, and worried young girl, and said softly, "Give me your hand!"

Before the girl could extend her hand, the middle-aged man impatiently pulled up her arm and urged, "Didn't you hear what Expert Lin said? Extend your hand!"

Lin Jie reached out and took the girl's wrist, feeling her pulse and blood pressure, and said to the middle-aged man, "Your daughter's heart rate and blood pressure are weak but within the normal range."

"Moreover, the shadow on the CT scan of the stomach is too smooth and regular..."

"I suspect it's not a stomach tumor, but a foreign object in the stomach. Here's what you should do: take your daughter for a gastroscopy."

"If the gastroscopy doesn't show anything, you can come back to see me."

After giving this advice, Lin Jie headed to the inpatient building with Qin Gang.

Today was the day for the patient from the United States, Gilbert, to check his voice.

At the ward, Lin Jie saw that Jenny had specially come, as well as Lu Xiaoyu and Ma Hongmin, who were waiting there.

After greeting Jenny, Lin Jie began examining Gilbert's vocal cord recovery.

"Although there is still some slight redness and blood streaks, overall, the recovery is quite good."

Lin Jie handed over the tongue depressor and small flashlight to Ma Hongmin beside him, and said to Gilbert, "You can start to make a sound now."

Having already experienced this twice, Gilbert slowly stood up, gently placed his right hand on his chest, opened his mouth, and said, "Ah..."

The sound didn't come out as pleasant, with a mix of hoarse and grating tones in it.

Nevertheless, after this "Ah", Gilbert, a man in his forties, suddenly broke into tears.

He picked up his phone from the bed, quickly typed a string of English, and showed it to Lin Jie.

Lin Jie glanced at it, gathering that it said it was the most beautiful sound he had heard in months and thanked Lin Jie for his miraculous hands bringing sound back.

"There's no need to thank me. After all, you paid a hefty fee for the treatment."

"In another week, your voice will be completely recovered."

"During this period, try to speak less each day, and remember not to speak loudly or eat spicy foods..."

After advising on some precautions, Lin Jie said to Jenny, "You can arrange for Mr. Gilbert's discharge procedures now, let him go home for Christmas."

Gilbert swallowed his pain, painfully said, "This will be the most memorable Christmas for me, Expert Lin, thank you..."

Tang You is also being discharged today.

After discharge, besides coming to the hospital for a check-up every two weeks, she will be recuperating at home.

Seeing Tang You once more, Lin Jie noticed that compared to the last time they met, she looked significantly more haggard, with sunken eyes and no spirit at all.

Tang You greeted weakly, "Hello, Dr. Lin!"

Lin Jie inquired, "Not feeling well, right?"

Tang You nodded, "It's really uncomfortable, my whole body aches a lot, and even though I'm very tired at night, I just can't fall asleep."

Lin Jie nodded, "Hang in there for another week, it will get better!"

Tang You was overjoyed, somewhat energized, and asked, "Dr. Lin, do you mean that in another week, I won't feel this uncomfortable?"

Lin Jie shook his head and solemnly said, "Hang in there for another week, and you'll get used to this agony."

"Moreover, by that time, you'll be so exhausted that nothing can stop you from sleeping."

Upon hearing this, Tang You looked like she was about to cry.

Lin Jie checked Tang You's latest examination information and advised Zhai Siying, who was by her side, "The first month is crucial, no matter what, you must persevere."

"You must supervise her well, no matter how much she cries or begs, you must not relent."

"By the second month..."

"By the second month..."

Tang You, with a tearful voice, continued, "I would have adapted to this ordeal and can endure it with my own will, so my aunt won't have to tirelessly supervise me every day, right?"

Lin Jie chuckled, "That's part of it, but what I mean is that by the second month, the level of discomfort you feel will significantly decrease."

"In the second month, you can also go to the osteopathy massage area every other day to remove the exoskeleton correction system and have an osteopathy massage to alleviate the discomfort caused by muscle and skeletal correction."

At this moment, Lei Jun laughed and said, "Tang You, you must trust me. The first experience of osteopathy massage is something you won't forget for years."

"The feeling of relaxation is incomparable."

Who knows what this made Tang You think of.

She blushed, glanced at Lin Jie, and then quickly lowered her head...

After leaving Tang You's ward, Lin Jie went to the plastic surgery department.

There, he examined Gan Yong, who was recuperating at home and had made an appointment to come.

Based on the recovery of his face, Lin Jie scheduled his next surgery for next Saturday and instructed him to come to the hospital on Friday to complete the readmission and surgery procedures.

Leaving the examination room, Lin Jie found Li Chao and Tian Xiangyu waiting for him.

Tian Xiangyu stepped forward, handed over a tablet, and said, "Teacher, some of Ms. Zhao's test results are out. There are still a few tests scheduled for tomorrow morning."

Lin Jie took the tablet and flipped through the test results, especially the latest CT images.

After reading them, he said to Li Chao, "If there are no abnormalities in the subsequent test results, your mother's surgery will be scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday."

"Thank you, Expert Lin!"

Li Chao hesitated for a moment and said softly, "I just got confirmed news that Gao Qihua from the Chinese Medical Association, Wei Zhifeng from the Union Hospital, and a few others have either been taken away by the procuratorate or invited for a tea chat by the Discipline Inspection Commission."

"Expert Lin, this..."

This was the first time Lin Jie had heard this news, and he couldn't help but secretly admire Yan's group and Water Buffalo and others.

Their execution is really remarkable.

He maintained a neutral expression and said mysteriously, "Li Chao, you should be glad you confessed about this in advance."

Watching Lin Jie leave, Li Chao felt a chill down his spine, breaking out in a cold sweat all over.

In just a few days, people like Gao Qihua and Wei Zhifeng, who held significant backgrounds, were taken in without any warning.

Lin Jie's connections are really deeper than they seem...

Li Chao was deeply fearful.

He suddenly realized that even without his tip-off, given Lin Jie's influence in this matter, the scheming of Gao Qihua and Wei Zhifeng and others would never succeed.

At most, it would only damage Lin Jie's reputation temporarily.

By then, Lin Jie's counterattack...

Thinking of this, Li Chao suddenly felt grateful for his mother's timely tumor...

"Dr. Lin Jie, Dr. Lin Jie..."

Waiting for the elevator, Lin Jie heard Freddy speaking and saw him and his wife leading little Lucy towards him.

Freddy handed Lin Jie an elegant invitation card and said earnestly, "Dr. Lin Jie, the British Consulate in Binhai is hosting a Christmas reception on the evening of next Friday. Please make time to attend."

Lin Jie wasn't very interested in receptions.

He replied politely, "I have surgery scheduled for next Saturday, so I need a good night's rest on Friday and might not have time to go out."

Freddy requested, "If possible, please try to come. The Consul is very much looking forward to your presence."

Lin Jie responded dismissively, "I'll see depending on the situation."

He looked at little Lucy and waved, "Hi, Lucy, do you remember me?"

Little Lucy looked up and said in a crisp voice, "I remember your voice. Can you come a little closer? I can't see your face."

Little Lucy's eyesight had recovered well.

But, this was only relative to her previous lack of vision.

Based on Lin Jie's examination and prediction, even at best, Lucy's vision would still be considered seriously impaired.

Her visual clarity and far-sight distance were greatly below average compared to normal individuals.

Moreover, this was amblyopia caused by optic nerve issues, and wearing any glasses would not correct Lucy's vision.

Lin Jie squatted down in front of little Lucy and smiled, "Lucy, can you see now?"

Lucy moved closer and suddenly kissed Lin Jie on the cheek, then shyly hid behind Freddy's wife.

Lin Jie chuckled, realizing he had been outsmarted by a six or seven-year-old girl...

Arriving at the office, he found Fang Huanru waiting for him, with a fruit basket placed on the small coffee table in the sofa area.

"Teacher, this fruit basket is a gift from a patient's family for you."

Fang Huanru smiled and said, "I performed an endoscopy for his daughter and found a large clump of hair in her stomach."

"It turned out his daughter had pica and a habit of eating hair."

"The patient's family said you, teacher, have eyes that see through things and immediately saw that his daughter didn't have stomach cancer."

Lin Jie acknowledged and said, "Take the fruit basket and share it among yourselves."

"Did you come to see me for something?"

Fang Huanru chuckled, came closer to Lin Jie, and said in a playful tone, "Teacher, there's someone I have feelings for, and I'd like you to play matchmaker and introduce us!"

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