Chapter 653: Chapter 652: Despicable Act

Around 11:00 AM on Thursday, Yan Feifan finished a puncture and injection procedure for a brain tumor patient in the Little Red House. He went to the locker room and saw a message Dr. Qiu Ge had left for him on his phone a short while ago.

The comatose patient who had been awakened by Xv Fang using infrasound, along with his family, had formally requested a medical malpractice evaluation while undergoing another investigation by the ethics committee this morning.

Seeing this message, Yan Feifan knew they were initiating the process to seek compensation.

’Son of a bitch. This is what you get for trying to be a good person.’

Yan Feifan suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for Xv Fang. He wondered how Xv Fang would feel when he found out about this.

After changing his clothes, he returned to his office in the Little Red House and was surprised to find Xv Fang’s mother, Wang Fang—a deputy chief technician from Union Medical College Hospital—waiting for him with a middle-aged man in a suit.

"Dr. Yan, let me make an introduction..."

Wang Fang pointed to the middle-aged man beside her and said, "This is Mr. Yiu Jun, a prominent lawyer from Jingcheng. He is Xv Fang’s legal counsel."

Yan Feifan let out a soft "oh" and chuckled. "You work fast. Already prepared to file a lawsuit."

He then asked, "Did Xv Fang have them sign a liability waiver at the time, or have any evidence like a recording?"

Hearing this, Wang Fang asked with some confusion, "A liability waiver and a recording? Dr. Yan, what are you talking about?"

Seeing that the confusion on Wang Fang’s face didn’t seem fake, Yan Feifan’s heart skipped a beat. Instead of answering, he asked, "Why are you waiting for me here?"

"Dr. Yan..."

The one who spoke was the middle-aged man, Mr. Yiu Jun. He handed over a small envelope.

"On behalf of my client, Mr. Xv Fang, I am personally serving you with a legal letter and will also verbally deliver our statement."

"First, during his time working at the Affiliated Hospital, my client, Mr. Xv Fang, was not in a teacher-student relationship with you, Dr. Yan Feifan, nor was he in a supervisor-subordinate relationship, nor was he your employee."

As Yan Feifan took the envelope and listened to Mr. Yiu’s clear, formal delivery, his expression turned serious.

’Damn it, they’re coming on strong. Their ambitions aren’t small.’

Yiu Jun continued articulately, "He worked for you, Dr. Yan, and Dr. Qiu Ge as a volunteer, without compensation."

"During that time, he did not receive a single cent of remuneration, and more importantly, he was not an official member of your audio-hypnosis research project team."

Yiu Jun paused, then continued, "Second, the research project application report submitted for your audio-hypnosis research only described the project as primarily studying the hypnotic effects of high-frequency sound waves on humans."

"The project application did not mention a research direction involving the use of sound waves to awaken comatose patients, much less any research into infrasound."

"Third, Mr. Xv Fang solemnly declares that while working for the project team as a volunteer, he was only responsible for some trivial, specific tasks and never participated in any discussions regarding the project’s research and development."

At this, Yan Feifan’s face turned ashen.

He already understood their intentions.

He then heard Yiu Jun declare in a loud voice, "Therefore, the concept of using infrasound to awaken a comatose patient was conceived independently by Mr. Xv Fang."

"The practical application was also carried out privately and solely by Mr. Xv Fang, with no connection to the project team."

"This awakening of a comatose patient using sound waves is not a result of the audio-hypnosis research project and is not subject to confidentiality or any related agreements."

"If you have any objections..."

"That’s enough."

Yan Feifan cut him off coldly, his face full of contempt. "I’ve heard plenty of stories about people unscrupulously stealing research achievements, but I never thought it would finally happen to me."

Now that all pretense was gone, Wang Fang retorted without yielding, "I am fighting for my son’s intellectual achievements and legal rights."

"Dr. Yan, you’re a medical genius, but my son is no slouch either."

"This genius concept of using infrasound to awaken a comatose patient—proven viable in practice—was a flash of inspiration from my son."

"Don’t even think about seizing it and claiming it as your own."

Their shamelessness pushed Yan Feifan beyond simple anger.

"Wang Fang, if this was truly his own independent achievement, why doesn’t he show up in front of me himself and say so with confidence?"

"Does he dare to admit, to my face, that he never heard me mention the idea that if audio can induce hypnosis, it should also be able to do the opposite and awaken someone from a deep sleep or coma?"

Wang Fang chuckled. "Yan Feifan, do you have any proof?"

Seeing Yan Feifan choked speechless, Wang Fang said triumphantly, "Arguing like this is pointless. If you’re not convinced, sue us. Let a judge declare who this achievement belongs to."

"And don’t say I didn’t warn you..."

With an infuriatingly smug look, Wang Fang provoked Yan Feifan, "Even though my son can’t be a doctor anymore, his father is a renowned neurologist, both at home and abroad."

"Now, we’ll just have to see whether it’s you or my husband who can research this concept faster and better and put it into clinical application..."

Wang Fang noticed Yan Feifan’s face was red and his neck was bulging with rage. Fearing he might resort to violence, and knowing she was on his turf where she would surely be at a disadvantage, she decided to leave.

"Mr. Yiu, we’ve delivered the letter and made the verbal statement. Our work here is done. Let’s go..."

If Wang Fang hadn’t stopped her shameless display and left when she did, Yan Feifan might have actually thrown a punch.

He was, after all, young and hot-blooded, and he was absolutely furious.

Ever since he had woken from his coma, his path had been relatively smooth. He had developed his career amid the respect and praise of many people. When had he ever encountered such a despicable act?

Yan Feifan was truly pissed off.

He immediately made some calls, summoning Dr. Qiu Ge, Wang Chuan, and Liu Jin...

Some ten to twenty minutes later, Qiu Ge, Wang Chuan, and Liu Jin had all gathered in Yan Feifan’s office in the Little Red House.

Also present was Gong Hai, the resident lawyer from the firm contracted by the hospital.

"This legal letter..."

Gong Hai, a balding and pudgy man in his forties, looked up and saw Liu Jin, Yan Feifan, and the others staring at him. He lowered his head and read the legal letter carefully one more time.

He said, choosing his words carefully, "If everything stated in this letter is true, we’re in for a real fight."

"Unless our side can provide solid evidence proving that Dr. Yan or Dr. Qiu mentioned this concept in front of Xv Fang."

Yan Feifan and Qiu Ge exchanged a look and both shook their heads.

Unable to contain his anger, Wang Chuan scoffed, "That Xv Jiande... you can know a person’s face, but not their heart. He’s quite famous, yet he’s this kind of person—so shameless he’d do anything to steal research achievements."

The much calmer Liu Jin said slowly, "Xv Jiande voluntarily withdrew from this year’s academician selection. Two years from now, the variables will be much greater."

"But if he succeeds with this concept of awakening comatose patients using infrasound, his selection would be a hundred percent guaranteed."

"Faced with such a great temptation, few people could resist."

"I have to say, Dr. Qiu..."

Liu Jin said with a hint of blame, "Dr. Yan is young and has less experience, but you’re different."

"How could such a major oversight happen in the management of a research project?"

Feeling wronged, Qiu Ge opened his mouth, but in the end only said, "Secretary, it’s all my fault. I was negligent."

Yan Feifan quickly interjected, "Teacher, you can’t blame Dr. Qiu."

"I’m the one leading this project. I was also the one who handled the project application, documents, and agreements. It’s normal that Dr. Qiu wasn’t focused on those aspects."

After a pause, he continued, "Let’s put aside the issue of responsibility for now. How should we handle the current situation?"

Liu Jin mulled it over for a moment, then said, "First, we must fight this lawsuit. We have to fight it even if the outcome isn’t in our favor."

"For one, it shows that we will not compromise."

"And for another, it lets our colleagues in the medical community know exactly what kind of person Xv Jiande is."

"Second, we must accelerate the progress of this infrasound awakening research. As long as we can produce results first, Xv Jiande’s efforts will all be for nothing."

"Third..."

Liu Jin looked at Yan Feifan and said earnestly, "Feifan, you need a team to assist you in your work."

"Every one of your medical inspirations could potentially save many lives, bring immense honor, and hold great commercial value."

"If they aren’t managed properly, similar incidents could happen again."

"How about this..."

Liu Jin looked at Wang Chuan and said, "Feifan needs one or two steady, experienced, and trustworthy people by his side."

"Should we vet some candidates for him?"

Wang Chuan nodded. "That’s what we should do."

He then suggested, "With Feifan’s current achievements and status, he’s more than qualified to establish his own independent laboratory, right?"

Liu Jin considered it and said, "No problem. We can assign the official staff positions to that lab, which would make management easier."

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but speak up, "Teacher, Mr. Wang..."

Liu Jin shot him a look. "Feifan, we’re doing this for your own good. You don’t need to worry about it. We’ll handle it for you."

At that moment, Qiu Ge pointed to the legal letter on the coffee table and said, "Secretary, Mr. Wang, does this letter mean that Xv Fang’s awakening of the comatose patient was an independent action, and has nothing to do with us?"

Liu Jin was slightly taken aback, then chuckled. "Well, you win some, you lose some."

He then added with a sneer, "I’d like to see if Xv Jiande is cold-blooded enough to watch his own son take all the blame..."

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