Chapter 735: Chapter 734: Doubt

Yan Feifan looked at the diagrams of Xv Shuang’s facial muscle structure drawn by Zhu Jian and Berry, and he was very displeased.

There were too many errors in the details.

With just a single glance, he identified twenty-one and twenty-five discrepancies in Zhu Jian’s and Berry’s respective drawings that didn’t match reality.

What angered Yan Feifan even more was that it was already Tuesday. This was an assignment he had given them last Saturday.

’They spent two or three days on this and turned in this kind of work?’

Just as Yan Feifan was about to lose his temper, Berry spoke up confidently, "Teacher, the quality of this assignment actually has little to do with the time spent on it."

Seeing Yan Feifan’s eyes widen in a glare, Berry quickly explained, "Teacher, you can go ask Xv Shuang..."

"Over the past two days, Doctor Zhu Jian and I have practically pinched her little face until it’s swollen."

"But the more we examined her, the more confused we became, and the more hesitant we were to start drawing."

Berry said with a solemn expression, "Teacher, I believe the quality of these drawings depends on our level of understanding and mastery of human facial anatomy. To put it simply, it’s about our fundamentals."

"It really doesn’t have much to do with time."

Zhu Jian chimed in hastily, "Teacher, I agree with Berry. It has little to do with time."

"Teacher, please wait a moment!"

After saying this, Zhu Jian ran back to the main office.

A few seconds later, he ran back with another hand-drawn diagram in his hand.

"Teacher, this is the first diagram I drew!"

Yan Feifan took the drawing from Zhu Jian, glanced at it, and nodded. "This drawing only has sixteen mistakes, which is five fewer."

Zhu Jian grimaced inwardly, then continued, "Teacher, the more I tried to correct it, the more mistakes I found. It made me realize one thing: my fundamentals are still not solid enough, not firm enough."

"Take you, for example, Teacher. You only examined Xv Shuang’s face once and you already had it all figured out..."

"Zhu Jian, cut the nonsense."

Yan Feifan cut Zhu Jian off and ordered, "Go get the other three."

Soon, Yu Beihua, Pan Jichuan, and Li Tianlin also came before Yan Feifan.

They stood obediently with Zhu Jian and Berry, looking like well-behaved trainees ready for a lesson.

Yan Feifan waved the two drawings at the five of them and said, "Zhu Jian’s and Berry’s performance on this assignment has made me realize my own oversight."

"You should all be aware that I am praised for two main things: one is my minutely detailed understanding of human anatomy, and the other is my precise and meticulous surgical skill."

"For a surgeon, mastering human physiological structures is a fundamental skill."

"Any operational skill or technique must be built on a foundation of meticulous and solid fundamentals. Otherwise, it’s just a castle in the air, all style and no substance."

"Judging from Zhu Jian’s and Berry’s performance, your fundamentals are far from meeting my standards."

After a pause, Yan Feifan suddenly gave orders. "Yu Beihua, diagram of the cerebrovascular system, vessels 0.5 millimeters and larger."

"Pan Jichuan, diagram of the coronary vasculature of the heart."

"Li Tianlin, diagram of the musculature below the elbow joint."

"Zhu Jian, Berry, facial muscle diagram."

"You have three months to practice. At the end of that time, I will conduct an assessment. If anyone fails to satisfy me..."

Yan Feifan said in an icy tone, "...then you can go right back to where you came from!"

After delivering that hard-hitting line, Yan Feifan noticed the expressions on all five of them immediately turn dead serious. He was quite satisfied.

He then asked, "As for the specifics of how to practice... I don’t need to teach you that, do I?"

Li Tianlin was the first to respond. "No, Teacher, you don’t. We all know there are no shortcuts to mastering the fundamentals. It’s just a matter of more dissections, more practice, and more dedication."

Yan Feifan grunted in acknowledgment, then added, "The daily work I assign you still takes priority."

"You’ll have to arrange your own free time for this practice."

"Yes, Teacher!" the five of them replied in unison.

Yan Feifan saw that it was getting late. He gave his own hand-drawn diagram of Xv Shuang’s facial muscles to Zhu Jian, then left the office and headed for the neurosurgery department.

This morning, he didn’t have to study with his teacher, Lo Jun. He had three minor surgeries to perform.

The in-vivo nerve cultivation research project was about to enter its next phase.

Yan Feifan was going to perform forearm nerve transplant surgery on three volunteers who had successfully cultivated new nerves...

Yu Beihua, Pan Jichuan, Li Tianlin, Zhu Jian, and Berry gathered in Yan Feifan’s office to discuss their upcoming practice.

Pan Jichuan interrupted their discussion. "Everyone, everyone, let me clarify one thing first."

"Teacher didn’t specify the conditions for the assessment. Is my understanding correct that he’ll just give me a heart and expect me to draw a diagram of its entire vascular system?"

Zhu Jian replied thoughtfully, "He’ll probably let you touch it, just like he let us feel Xv Shuang’s face."

"But don’t expect any other accommodations."

Yu Beihua said with a pained expression, "What am I supposed to do? Is he going to give me a head to feel?"

"That’s not very helpful."

Li Tianlin chuckled. "It’s still somewhat helpful."

"The cerebrovascular system is closely correlated with the shape of the cranium."

Zhu Jian glanced at him and said, "Tianlin, don’t gloat."

"Beihua’s task is more difficult, so the assessment requirements will surely be lower."

"You might think you’ve done a good job, but you might not necessarily meet the teacher’s standards."

Li Tianlin slapped his own forehead. "Right, right, my thinking was too superficial."

"Since the tasks and difficulties are different, Teacher’s expectations for each of us will definitely be different too."

Zhu Jian spoke again. "To satisfy Teacher, a huge amount of practice over these next three months is essential."

"The problem is the specimens required for practice."

"We’re going to need a lot of them!"

As he said this, Zhu Jian exchanged glances with Li Tianlin, Pan Jichuan, and the others.

Li Tianlin suggested, "Ask for help from home."

Pan Jichuan whispered, "If we apply to the hospital under our teacher’s name, we should be able to get some assistance, right?"

Yu Beihua said, not entirely sure, "I think Teacher will probably make some arrangements and provide support for us."

Berry spoke up. "I know practicing with specimens costs money. I can contribute... twenty thousand US Dollars."

Zhu Jian let out a soft breath. "Money is definitely going to be necessary."

"We should try to rent specimens as a group and practice together. That way, we can spend less money."

"For group expenses, we’ll split the cost!"

"For individual practice costs, you’re on your own!"

This proposal was met with unanimous agreement.

The group discussed for a while longer. Just as they were about to disperse, their gazes all fell upon the facial muscle diagram drawn by Yan Feifan himself.

Li Tianlin asked tentatively, "Do you guys think the muscle structure Teacher drew is really identical to the muscles on that young lady Xv Shuang’s face?"

"Without a single hair’s breadth of error?"

Pan Jichuan shot him a look. "Of course it is. Are you doubting our teacher’s skill?"

Li Tianlin chuckled. "Teacher’s skills are recognized throughout the medical community. Of course I’m not doubting him."

"It’s just that, according to Zhu Jian, Teacher drew this after examining Xv Shuang’s face for only a minute."

"How could he not miss a single detail after such a brief examination?"

Pan Jichuan scoffed. "Let’s be blunt, you’re still doubting Teacher’s ability."

"If it weren’t so hard to verify, I’d love to prove you wrong right to your face on his behalf."

Just then, Zhu Jian chuckled softly. "There is a way to verify it."

Seeing everyone’s eyes turn to him, Zhu Jian said slowly, "I happen to know that young lady Xv Shuang thinks her eyes aren’t big enough and has been thinking about getting double eyelid surgery."

"We can help her with that and inspect her orbicularis oculi muscle at the same time."

Zhu Jian pointed to the location of the orbicularis oculi muscle on the diagram and explained, "The texture of the orbicularis oculi that I drew and the one Teacher drew have some slight differences."

Berry also said softly, "The one I drew is also a little different from Teacher’s."

Zhu Jian added, "It’s a glimpse that reveals the whole picture."

"If this one muscle is drawn perfectly identical to reality, then there won’t be any problems with the other areas either."

Li Tianlin nodded. "I’m on board with that verification method! I’ll pay for the young lady Xv Shuang’s surgery."

"The problem is, Zhu Jian, Berry, if the two of you were to do her double eyelid surgery, she would never agree."

"She’s probably hoping Teacher will do it for her!"

Zhu Jian smiled faintly. "I’ll persuade Xv Shuang."

"Of course, it won’t be me and Berry doing the surgery. I’ll ask the chief physician of the plastic surgery center to perform this minor procedure..."

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