Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1186 - 1144: Beyond the Master

For safety considerations, Lin Jie heeded the advice of Qin Gang and Ling Mengjiao, staying in the office and waiting to make an appearance after the police sent by Kong Mingqing handled the matter.The waiting time wasn't long, just about half an hour, before a plain-clothed policeman who introduced himself as Liu Gang arrived at the office.

"Expert Lin, through the staff here, we quietly called the doctor named Zhao Zhiyong outside the hall. When my colleague and I identified ourselves and prepared for a routine check, he looked panicked and showed an intention to flee."

Liu Gang introduced gravely, "My colleague and I immediately controlled him and found this on him..."

Seeing the long-handled scalpel embedded with surgery blades in his hand, Lin Jie's heart sank.

Although he had the habit of carrying a scalpel due to the lingering effects of the Guangshen hostage incident, it was quite rare for other surgeons to carry such things around.

Zhao Zhiyong carrying the scalpel seemed to have a rather obvious purpose.

Liu Gang reassured, "Expert Lin, please don't worry."

"That Zhao Zhiyong is already under tight watch by my colleague and is prepared to be taken back to the police station for detailed questioning."

"Captain Kong specifically instructed me to stay by your side before he arrives, to prevent unexpected situations."

Lin Jie politely said, "Officer Liu, thank you for your efforts. Please sit down and take a break first..."

Twenty minutes later, Guan Muhua was the first to arrive.

Ten minutes after that, Kong Mingqing also arrived, replacing Officer Liu Gang.

He also comforted, "Lin Jie, don't worry about this matter."

"Our director is already aware and places great importance on it, ordering me to provide you with 24-hour close protection until the matter is clarified."

Lin Jie pointed to Qin Gang and Guan Muhua, saying, "Brother Kong, both of them are former special soldiers and quite skilled. It's unnecessary to waste police resources on me."

Kong Mingqing, however, solemnly said, "Lin Jie, your identity is not what it used to be. To put it bluntly, if something happens to you, the news could directly reach the top leader in Capital City, so we dare not be careless."

"Therefore, this close protection is necessary and mandatory."

"Though Qin Gang and Guan Muhua are skilled, they don't have enforcement powers. With me by your side, my identity can facilitate dealing with some matters when needed..."

He hadn't finished speaking when his phone rang.

Kong Mingqing went outside the office to answer the call.

A minute or two later, he returned to the office, with a somewhat complicated expression, saying, "Lin Jie, I just got the news that Zhao Zhiyong was just taken into the nearby police station and immediately received orders from the director to hand him over to several people with unknown identities."

"Lin Jie, it looks like some special national department took over the interrogation of Zhao Zhiyong."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie started to speculate in his heart, "National security, or military personnel?"

Under the covert protection of Kong Mingqing, Qin Gang, and Guan Muhua, Lin Jie returned to the salon event scene.

He engaged in an enthusiastic exchange with fellow medical professionals present, and it wasn't until after 10 pm that the evening's activities concluded.

In the underground parking lot, he heard a screeching brake sound, and immediately, Lin Jie, surrounded by his protectors, saw An Kexin hurriedly getting out of the car and running anxiously towards him.

He quickly went up to her, and embraced An Kexin.

Feeling the strength of her embrace, Lin Jie gently patted An Kexin's back to comfort her, saying, "It's fine, it's fine. See, I'm perfectly okay!"

Scanning his eyes toward Qin Gang, Ling Mengjiao, and others, he said reproachfully, "Didn't I tell you that this matter must not be leaked out?"

Ling Mengjiao said evasively, "Lin Jie, other people might not be told, but President An surely has to be informed."

An Kexin released Lin Jie, with a stern face, saying, "That guy was about to show you a scalpel and you still want to keep it from me?"

Lin Jie chuckled, saying, "No one showed a scalpel, it was merely discovered during a search."

"The matter hasn't been investigated clearly. Maybe that guy just wanted to use the scalpel to hurt himself as a bitter ploy, to beg for me to spare him, who knows?"

Seeing An Kexin's increasingly serious expression, Lin Jie quickly added, "Alright, alright, in the future, any issues, the first I'll inform you, okay?"

He solemnly advised, "Kexin, don't tell Miaomiao and Kemeng about this. They are timid and worry unnecessarily."

An Kexin nodded, saying, "I won't tell them, provided that in the future, you don't keep things from me."

"Even if I wanted to hide it from you, I couldn't!"

Lin Jie said light-heartedly, then shifted his gaze to Ling Mengjiao, Qin Gang, Guan Muhua, and Kong Mingqing, directly instructing, "This matter must not be passed on to Miaomiao and Kemeng."

Though his tone was somewhat casual, Ling Mengjiao, Qin Gang, and others perceived the unmistakable authority in his words and agreed in unison...

Kong Mingqing led the way in his car while Guan Muhua's car followed behind, protecting Lin Jie in the Presidential One vehicle as they headed back to Xiangtai Apartment.

Once the vehicle was driving smoothly, An Kexin looked at Lin Jie, who hadn't lost a hair, and felt much more at ease.

She also remembered something and said, "Ajie, Dr. Siselda from the Mayo Clinic sent a message through a visiting doctor, hoping to have a phone call with you to discuss a case."

Dr. Siselda? Discuss a case?

Lin Jie was immediately interested and said, "As a top brain surgeon in the United States, the case he wants to discuss must have something unique. Give me his contact information, and I'll contact him right now."

"Let's use the car's video call; it's more convenient!"

An Kexin operated for a moment, and a large screen rose in front of Lin Jie showing the image of making a call, accompanied by a pleasant ringtone.

The ringtone soon disappeared, and after a slight shake, the screen was filled with the long, thin face of a Caucasian man.

Seeing this familiar face, Lin Jie suddenly felt a bit guilty.

This feeling was like being caught by his grandfather when he couldn't resist sneaking a snack as a child.

Lin Jie knew that his medical knowledge was passed down from Shen Lanruo, but a large part of his neurology knowledge indirectly came from the prominent figure in front of him.

Now facing the origin, he felt a sense of guilt for taking without telling.

Lin Jie forced a smile on his face and quickly said, "Hello, Dr. Siselda! I heard you wanted to discuss a case?"

On the screen, Siselda nodded and said, "Hello, Dr. Lin!"

He courteously said, "It's not a discussion, to be exact, it's seeking advice."

"Dr. Lin, the influential medical achievements you've made in such a short time are deeply admirable to me."

Lin Jie modestly said, "Dr. Siselda, saying seeking advice is too much, we're here to mutually explore."

Siselda shook his head and said earnestly, "Dr. Lin, you embody the traditional Chinese virtue of humility. I recall you have an old saying that means 'one who achieves becomes the teacher.'

"Not to mention your world-class research results, just your surgical standards shown in the craniopagus twins separation surgery, I consider myself inferior."

In fact, it should be 'the student surpasses the master,' Lin Jie privately added such a phrase in his heart.

He appeared to be embarrassed and said, "Dr. Siselda, please don't praise me anymore. You are a renowned world-class physician with much I can learn from."

"Let's directly discuss the case!"

Siselda hmmed and said, "Dr. Lin, it's like this. I've received a patient."

"The brain tumor is quite complex, and the surgical risk is very high. I've been thinking for a few days that the method you use of implanting an expander to induce tumor relocation might be worth trying."

"Dr. Lin, I'm here to seek your experience and insights on using this method to treat that chieftain."

Lin Jie smiled slightly and said, "Using this method to treat the chieftain's brain tumor, I was also feeling my way across the river, can't say for sure I've mastered it, the chieftain's future is also uncertain."

"Dr. Siselda, let's explore this together."

Following that, Lin Jie sent over a lot of imaging data to Siselda, detailing the various issues he encountered while treating the chieftain's brain tumor and his solutions, while occasionally answering the other party's questions.

Time slipped away quietly during their exchange.

When Lin Jie finished his explanation, he realized the car had already stopped at the underground parking lot of Xiangtai Apartment.

"Dr. Lin, thank you for your generous narrative, it benefited me a lot."

After Siselda expressed his gratitude, he continued, "Dr. Lin, I've studied the cases of cranial surgery you've made public."

He hesitated for a moment and continued, "Forgive my boldness, but watching your surgery gives me an inexplicable sense of familiarity, like watching a younger, more skilled version of myself performing surgery."

Lin Jie thought to himself, in a sense, I'm your enhanced composite version, how could you not feel familiar?

He playfully said, "Dr. Siselda, we have a saying in China called 'all paths lead to the same goal, the great way is united,' which means when your skills reach the highest level, they all simplify, become almost identical."

Siselda pondered for a moment before he understood the meaning translated to English by Lin Jie, then laughed heartily and said, "Chinese culture is deeply symbolic and philosophical."

"What you said makes sense, all roads lead to Rome, reaching the end, everything is the same."

"Dr. Lin, thank you again!"

"If you need anything from me in the future, please don't hesitate..."

Lin Miao and An Kemeng were somewhat surprised to see so many people return together, but were brushed off by Lin Jie needing to discuss some specific wedding arrangements.

After a late-night snack, Qin Gang, Guan Muhua, and Kong Mingqing all stayed at Xiangtai Apartment to rest…

The next morning, as everyone was having breakfast, several unexpected guests arrived at the house.

The two leading the group were familiar to Lin Jie, one was Water Buffalo from the National Security Department, and the other was General Meng Yang from the Veterans Affairs Center.