Just past six in the evening, the dusk was already becoming hazy.

Gao Yanhong hurriedly arrived at the employee cafeteria of the Affiliated Hospital, where Huo Guangheng, Guo Peng, and He Yimin were already gathered.

She walked over quickly and apologized, "I'm sorry I'm late, I was assisting the director with a patient whose condition suddenly worsened."

Such unexpected situations are quite normal for hospital doctors.

Huo Guangheng nodded slightly, gestured to a seat nearby, and said, "Have a seat! To be honest, I'm a bit surprised we all managed to gather just past six."

He paused for a moment and seriously asked, "Have the leaders of the Military Medical University already sought your opinions?"

Guo Peng was the first to speak, "Yes, during lunchtime, I received a call. I was surprised it was the Dean himself, it really caught me off guard."

"I've clearly told the Dean that I hope to continue learning under Professor Lin."

"I replied the same to the Dean," Gao Yanhong said softly.

He Yimin didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly under Huo Guangheng's gaze, the meaning was clear.

Huo Guangheng chuckled lightly and said, "It seems our opinions are unanimous."

"As far as I know, over the past ten months, although we've been following Professor Lin, the Military Medical University has been keeping a close eye on us."

"They're aware of our performance and progress over there."

He looked at He Yimin and said, "You might not know this, but Director Luan from the diagnostics department and Dean Cheng from the Affiliated Hospital have both, either personally or on behalf of their units, secretly consulted with the Military Medical University about the possibility of transferring you to the Affiliated Hospital."

He Yimin was quite surprised and couldn't help but say, "Director Luan did ask for my opinion, and I've already declined. I didn't expect him to actually pursue the matter."

Huo Guangheng said softly, "Because the Military Medical University clearly rejected this request, it wasn't communicated to you further."

"However, for the dean of a renowned special-grade hospital and a department director to do this, it's a testament to your excellence, which reflects well on the Military Medical University."

"And also you, Gao Yanhong…"

Huo Guangheng smiled at Gao Yanhong and said, "Regarding the banner of gratitude you received from a patient this morning, the leadership notified me that they intend to publicly commend you."

Gao Yanhong said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't really do much, it was just a coincidence."

"It's just that the person's smooth talking irked me, so I applied a little more pressure, unexpectedly their pain response exceeded what I expected, leading me to further investigate."

Huo Guangheng shook his head and said, "Many coincidences are founded on absolute competence."

"If you didn't have a clear understanding of your own strength and the other's pain response, you wouldn't have detected the abnormality in their reaction to pain."

"If you didn't have a deep understanding of the interrelation of various bodily metrics, you wouldn't have spotted any issues from seemingly normal physical examination data."

"So, this coincidental diagnosis stems from your solid medical knowledge."

Upon saying this, Huo Guangheng raised the cup in front of him and drank a few sips of water.

Guo Peng impatiently said, "Don't stop, Huo Guangheng."

"You've spoken about He Yimin and praised Gao Yanhong on behalf of the Military Medical University, shouldn't you say a few words about me too?"

Huo Guangheng laughed and asked, "Guo Peng, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Seeing Guo Peng looking frustrated and disappointed, Huo Guangheng stopped teasing him and said with a gentle laugh, "Don't be disheartened. The people at the Military Medical University said they've learned from several guiding mentors that your performance is quite commendable too."

"In conclusion…"

With a joyful glow on his face, Huo Guangheng said excitedly, "The Military Medical University highly acknowledges our performance and progress. Therefore, the Military Medical University has instructed me to relay the Military Medical University's decision along with the higher-up's consensus to you."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yanhong, Guo Peng, and He Yimin all sat up straight, with expectations in their eyes as they looked at Huo Guangheng.

Huo Guangheng then said, "The military's official decision is that our future studies and work arrangements will be fully under Professor Lin's charge."

"Considering Professor Lin's dual status as a senior colonel in the army and vice-dean of the First Military Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Professor Lin has absolute power for rewards and decisions regarding us."

Huo Guangheng chuckled and said, "In other words, the four of us will fully comply with Professor Lin's instructions henceforth. Any orders from the military and the First Military Medical University regarding us will require Professor Lin's prior consent."

Gao Yanhong couldn't suppress her joy and said happily, "This is wonderful."

"I was always worried that we would be unexpectedly called back by a sudden order."

Guo Peng exaggeratedly patted his chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I've always had this worry too."

"The more I learn, the more I feel my inadequacy compared to the profoundness of the teachers; it seems I should learn from the teachers for several more years."

He Yimin, who had been silent, occasionally picked up her cup to sip some water, as if to suppress the wave of emotions surging within her.

Huo Guangheng and the other three digested the news and slowly said, "The dean specifically instructed me, saying, even now, how excellent we are, how strong can we be?"

"Can we compare with doctors who have been working for decades, experienced deputy directors, director-level physicians? Not to mention, above them, there are more outstanding expert doctors and academician-level medical researchers."

His gaze swept over the somewhat calmer Gao Yanhong, Guo Peng, and He Yimin, and continued, "The dean also warned me that the state and the military both have no shortage of deputy director and director-level doctors."

"As for academician-level medical researchers, they can be cultivated continuously."

"However, like our Teacher Lin, a world-class doctor like that, seemingly there is only one on this planet."

"The dean asked me to convey to you that the military made this decision because this decision is most beneficial for our training, most beneficial for our future growth."

"This decision was made because the military has high expectations of us few, hoping that under Teacher Lin's guidance, we can reach an unprecedented height in the future..."

At this moment, Lin Jie was in a private room at a high-end restaurant.

He hung up the phone, smiled at An Kexin, Du Feixue, and Chen Qiuhua, saying, "That's a call from the First Military Medical University, telling me about the follow-up training decisions for Huo Guangheng, Gao Yanhong, Guo Peng, and He Yimin."

Lin Jie laughed, "I didn't expect the military's feedback to be so quick."

"I mentioned it this morning, and now there's a reply. From today on, those four fellows will be entirely under my control."

"Put it this way, if I tell them to go east, they wouldn't dare go west. Tell them to chase a dog, they absolutely wouldn't dare to chase a chicken."

Seeing Lin Jie showing off, An Kexin smiled lightly, "It seems the military's decision is very much to your liking, huh?"

Lin Jie nodded, saying, "These four fellows are my first batch of students, there are always feelings involved."

"With a responsible attitude, I don't want to train some half-baked goods, there's still a lot of room for improvement as they continue training with me."

Du Feixue said disdainfully, "I think you're more happy that you've got a few people you can command at will, to handle trivial and dirty tasks for you, right?"

Lin Jie made a dismissive sound, "Du Feixue, you can rest assured about this."

He glanced at Chen Qiuhua and hummed, "With Doctor Chen here, those few there's no chance they'll do such trivial and dirty tasks."

The implicated Chen Qiuhua found it rather amusing yet couldn't retaliate.

To be honest, handling some trivial and dirty tasks for Lin Jie, if you don't actively pursue it, you really can't get the chance.

Du Feixue felt a bit upset inwardly.

But she also understood, with Chen Qiuhua's medical skills, he'd be pressed down by Lin Jie all his life.

Her eyes darted, picked up a bottle of red wine in front of her, stood up, and with a smile, said, "Expert Lin, unparalleled in medicine, please take good care of my Qiuhua in the future."

"I secretly took this from home, it's said to be a thirty-year-aged Bordeaux red wine."

"You've already tasted it, the flavor is truly nice, isn't it? Come, savor it a bit more."

Lin Jie didn't say a word, amusingly watched as she filled up his wine glass to the brim.

After Du Feixue filled it, An Kexin glared at her and swapped her wine glass with Lin Jie's.

She said with a mock anger, "Fei Xue, you can't be so insidious."

"With this full glass, my Ah Jie would definitely end up completely drunk and out of it."

An Kexin didn't dwell on the topic, instead asked, "Hey, you mentioned this meal is to thank my Ah Jie for getting connections for you."

"So, has your film collaboration been agreed on?"

Getting down to business, Du Feixue put away her joking manner and shook her head, "Involving investment cooperation of several million, how could it be so quickly agreed?"

"However, from the in-depth talks over the weekend with Mr. Shao Deyao, I've indeed gained a lot."

"Just these two days, what I've gained is worth setting up a table to thank Lin Jie for the introduction."

She gave Lin Jie a soft smile, saying, "I understand, without your influence, Mr. Shao wouldn't have dug deep and revealed so many things beneath the surface one by one."

"As for the specific cooperation, Mr. Shao also expressed great interest."

"He said he would send a professional team for detailed negotiation around Thursday."

Lin Jie said "Oh" lightly.

He had little interest in the film industry and quickly started discussing medical issues with Chen Qiuhua.

"Hey, Lin Jie, Lin Jie!"

Lin Jie's attention was drawn by Du Feixue's shout, only to hear her say, "I heard in the Capital City there's a medical bounty worth ten million, interested to know?"

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