Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1023 - 987: The Old Lady's Request

From Tuesday to Friday, Lin Jie has been busy performing surgeries, successfully completing tumor operations for five patients, and a right arm nerve repair surgery for Annabelle.On Friday evening, Lin Jie, having finished his surgeries, returned to the operating room to hear the team's work reports.

Fang Huanru spoke first: "Teacher, the ten experimental animals are currently doing well, with normal diet and activity. The five patients who underwent appendectomy autotransplantation have also returned to normal, with no unusual reactions observed."

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "Observe for another week, and perform necropsy checks on the transplanted appendices of the experimental animals to see if there are any organic changes, and if any abnormalities appear in other organs and tissues."

"If everything is clear, conduct a thorough check on the five patients. If no abnormalities are found, discharge them."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Fang Huanru noted down Lin Jie's instructions on her tablet and synced it to her phone.

Zhou Ziyan continued to report: "Expert Lin, after close monitoring, no obvious unusual reactions have been observed in Elenna. However, there's no significant change in the tumor tissue within the spinal canal either!"

Lin Jie simply smiled, saying, "No abnormal reactions and no significant changes are good news."

"If the patient's condition stays like this, isn't that even better?"

Zhou Ziyan smiled a bit awkwardly and said, "I was a bit impatient, wanting to see immediate results."

"Expert Lin, the patients from the surgeries on Wednesday and Thursday also showed no significant adverse reactions to the inducer from the current data."

Lin Jie nodded and said, "To see the actual effects of the inducer, it will take at least one to two months."

He instructed, "Zhou Ziyan, use this weekend to conduct allergen and adverse reaction tests of the inducer on other patients in the subsidiary building."

"I plan to start experimental treatment on them from next Monday."

Lin Jie said slowly, "The main purpose of this step of the experiment is to test whether we can induce and guide the main part of the tumor to move away from the critical area of the organ."

"This way, when we perform tumor resection, we can preserve as much as possible the critical parts of the organ occupied by the tumor, allowing the patient to have a higher quality of life post-surgery."

"Hmm, Expert Lin, I will personally undertake this test. But there's a problem."

Zhou Ziyan reminded, "The raw materials for the inducer are running low."

Seeing Lin Jie's inquiring gaze, he explained, "To ensure the inducer's maximum efficacy, I use the best herbal medicines, like wild century-old ginseng, wild tiger bone, etc."

"These herbal medicines are already rare, and some are strictly limited in sourcing, so…"

Lin Jie thought of a question and asked, "Zhou Ziyan, have you calculated the cost?"

Zhou Ziyan nodded and said, "I did a simple calculation. Based on Elenna's current inducer consumption, the cost of her weekly usage is about eight to ten thousand."

This figure made Lin Jie frown.

This experimental therapy is time-consuming and will take at least three to five months.

Calculating in this way, just the cost of the inducer alone will be fifteen to twenty thousand.

Plus, during this period, expenses for hospitalization, examinations, medications, and surgery would certainly push the total cost beyond a million.

This also means that for ordinary people, even if there are treatment methods, they might still be unable to afford them.

"Expert Lin, currently we are manufacturing this inducer manually in the lab, so the cost is relatively high. If industrial methods are used in the future, the cost might be reduced to within five thousand a week."

Lin Jie couldn't help but sigh, "Five thousand a week is still not cheap."

"Zhou Ziyan, conduct more experiments to see if you can find some substitute raw materials that are cheaper."

Fang Huanru, however, offered her opinion, saying, "Teacher, we are currently in the research phase. The main issue to solve is to verify the feasibility and operability of this experimental therapy!"

"As for treatment costs, we can find solutions during the stage of promoting the research outcomes."

Lin Jie glanced at her, saying, "How could I not understand what you're saying."

"In the research phase, we use the best drugs, the best techniques; in short, everything should be the best to ensure the best, most desirable experimental data."

He wanted to further state, "This experimental therapy is meant to benefit ordinary people, not just a small number of high-income elites."

However, at the tip of his tongue, he stopped himself.

If even under optimal conditions, this experimental therapy cannot achieve the desired therapeutic outcome, then achieving benefits for ordinary people would just be empty words.

Lin Jie told Zhou Ziyan, "Write a list of materials and application instructions, and I will pass it to the National Health Commission to see if they can think of a way."

"As for finding alternative raw materials, let it go for now."

"Put your main effort into improving and developing more efficient inducers."

Zhou Ziyan nodded and said, "Yes, Expert Lin!"

After Fang Huanru and Zhou Ziyan left, Lin Jie discussed Bennett's plastic surgery plan with Yao Siyuan for more than half an hour.

When Lin Jie was about to leave, it was already close to seven in the evening,

He took a few steps out of the office, then turned back, saying to Jian Jia, who was cleaning up, "Jian Jia, in the past two days I have had a faint feeling that there's something I seem to have forgotten. But I can't recall precisely what it is."

"In the past two or three days, have I missed doing something that was scheduled?"

Jian Jia shook her head and said, "No! Dr. Lin, I record every task you complete from the schedule."

"I remember clearly, you haven't missed anything these past few days."

"You even contacted those dozen or so medical experts at home and abroad to arrange training for the new graduates, ensuring not one was missed."

Jian Jia, saying this, felt a bit uncertain internally.

She had been strongly urged by Fang Huanru, Ma Hongmin, and others not to bring up the group fight issue in front of Lin Jie.

Lin Jie made an acknowledging sound and then looked at Guan Muhua, asking, "Was it Miaomiao, Kemeng, or anyone else who asked me for help with something that slipped my mind?"

Guan Muhua glanced at Jian Jia and shook his head, saying, "As far as I know, there isn't any!"

Lin Jie thought hard again, then gave up and said, "Forget it! If I can't remember, it means it's not important. Forgetting is fine."

As he and Guan Muhua arrived at the complex building, they saw Min Quan carrying a bag of items, rushing into a nearby building. Suddenly, Lin Jie exclaimed, "Darn it, I just remembered what I forgot."

"What is it?" Guan Muhua asked with concern.

"Someone recommended a computer technician to me, saying he'd report to me the next day. Damn, it's been two or three days, and he hasn't shown up."

Lin Jie took out his phone, grumbling, "How dare he stand me up. I need to have a word with someone."

The call with Water Buffalo connected quickly, and Lin Jie angrily said, "Water Buffalo, that technician named Song Zexing you recommended, why hasn't he shown up?"

"Even if he changed his mind about coming, he should've told me. Just standing me up like this is unacceptable."

"Really?"

On the other end of the phone, Water Buffalo sounded confused.

His voice came through the phone, "Expert Lin, don't be angry, let me contact the guy and see what's going on."

"He's on a task, he shouldn't quit halfway."

After waiting a minute or two, Water Buffalo's voice came through again, "Expert Lin, haha, there was a misunderstanding. Song Zexing has been working at the University Affiliated Hospital for three or four days."

In Lin Jie's bewilderment, Water Buffalo explained, "Song Zexing said he came to report on Tuesday morning, but waited for nearly an hour outside your office and saw no one."

"Bored, he went to the orthopedic technology lab."

"Coincidentally, he helped Min Quan there solve a small technical issue."

"When they talked, Song Zexing said he's your newly appointed technician. So, he stayed at the orthopedic lab to work with Min Quan and the others."

What? It was that simple!

However, he felt speechless about how easily the orthopedic lab accepted someone.

"Expert Lin, Song Zexing is somewhat of a tech nerd and homebody. Sometimes his actions can make you laugh and cry. I'll notify him to apologize and report to you!"

"No, no!"

Lin Jie rejected Water Buffalo's suggestion, saying, "It's this late already, no need to make him come and go. I'll see him on Monday."

After hanging up, Lin Jie felt someone watching him.

He turned to see an elderly lady standing a few meters away, her hair completely white, face full of wrinkles, dressed simply, and small in stature, staring at him.

Lin Jie approached her kindly and asked, "Ma'am, are you lost or looking for someone?"

The elderly lady looked Lin Jie up and down, carefully asking, "May I ask, are you the famous Dr. Lin Jie, the best doctor?"

Lin Jie just smiled and said, "I'm Lin Jie, but I wouldn't dare call myself the best."

"Ma'am, are you feeling unwell? I can find a nurse to take you for a check-up."

The elderly lady shook her head quickly and said, "Dr. Lin, I'm very healthy, I'm not unwell."

"I want you to treat my son. Dr. Lin, I have money. My son has sent me money over the years, and I've saved it all. I really have money."

"Dr. Lin, I just want you to take a look at my son!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie felt quite upset.

Gosh, whose stupid idea was it to send such an elderly lady to plead with me.

Is this trying to sway my heart?

He suppressed his anger and softly said, "Ma'am, if your son isn't well, let him come to the hospital, register, and get a check-up. Many doctors here can treat him."

The elderly lady seemed to sense Lin Jie's rejection, grabbed his sleeve anxiously, and said, "Dr. Lin, Dr. Lin, listen to me, listen to me."

Seeing her anxious look, Lin Jie was genuinely afraid she might have an accident, quickly calming her down, "Ma'am, don't worry, don't worry, I'm listening, I'm listening, speak slowly, speak slowly!"

The elderly lady took a few deep breaths and said, "Dr. Lin, it's like this."

"Every year at New Year, my son would come home to see me."

"But this year, he didn't come back, only sent my daughter-in-law and grandson, saying he's too busy at work to leave."

Saying this, the elderly lady's eyes reddened, "I know my son, I know my son, no matter how busy he is, he'd visit me during New Year."

"If he doesn't come to see me, it means something happened."

"I pretended to believe their words, talking to my son over the phone once a week like before."

"I can tell my son's voice isn't as bright as before, weaker every time."

"I'm scared, I'm really scared."

"I burn incense, pray to the gods, start eating vegetarian, but my son's voice still weakens each time."

"I sought information everywhere, they said you are the best, there's no disease you can't cure."

"Dr. Lin, I came to beg you, please check on my son, please check on my son."

The elderly lady told it simply, but Lin Jie didn't know why, his nose started feeling sore.

He quietly said, "Okay, okay! Ma'am, I promise you."

"Where is your son? I'll go take a look at him!"