Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 970 - 934: Reasonably Certain

Accompanied by Goebbels, Lin Jie and the others took a quick tour.For Lin Jie, it didn't have much substantive help.

He unabashedly asked Goebbels for a quiet office to study the spinal tumor.

As for Jiang Hao and Yuan Puzhen, they engaged in further exchanges with the doctors of the cranial and neurological center...

At one in the afternoon, Lin Jie, Jiang Hao, and Yuan Puzhen went to the hospital's cafeteria together.

After walking around, without much appetite, he only chose two hamburgers for lunch.

After lunch, Lin Jie returned to the office to continue studying the spinal tumor.

At 5:30 in the evening, Lin Jie, Cheng Xingguang, Jiang Hao, and others gathered together and took the hospital's car back to the Panorama Hotel first.

After getting out of the car, Cheng Xingguang explained, "Mr. Heinrich said the dinner party tonight is being held at Dr. Goebbels' house, so dress as formally as possible."

Jiang Hao asked, "A dinner party at home? Dean, should we bring some gifts?"

Cheng Xingguang smiled and said, "I've already had Director Wei prepare the gifts, some sets of porcelain we brought from back home."

"In the West, gifts are just a token of goodwill; they don't have to be expensive. We can just give one collectively."

"We'll meet downstairs at 6:20."

Returning to his room, Lin Jie first washed up, then took out a shirt and suit prepared by An Kexin, and immediately dialed An Kexin's phone.

"Kexin, I'm changing clothes, getting ready to attend the dinner party. Are you going to bed soon?"

"Not yet, in a bit!"

After replying, a series of questions came from An Kexin on the phone: "How are you? Are you adjusting to the time difference? Any discomfort? Are you getting used to everything in Germany? And don't forget to take your medicine."

While tying his tie, Lin Jie said, "I'm pretty good. Just not used to drinking cold water and eating cold food here. Luckily, you packed a hot water kettle so I can have hot water."

"Kexin, has the photo of the rebar through the skull been linked to me?"

"Not yet. Ling Mengjiao and others are keeping a close eye on it."

"However, there have been more reports and posts about these photos today, and it seems like it might become an internet hotspot."

An Kexin's voice on the phone sounded somewhat worried, "Ajie, someone might be pushing this issue."

Lin Jie snorted forcefully and said, "There's nothing to worry about. The people pushing this are just hiring some trolls to create a buzz and guide fools without critical thinking."

"Fools like that can be completely ignored by us."

"With their intelligence and limited income, they're not even our target demographic at Anlin Hospital."

An Kexin's laughter came over the phone, "Ajie, you're right. As long as we don't care about the nonsense of these people, it won't affect us much."

Just then, there was a gentle knock at the door.

Lin Jie continued, "Kexin, I have to hang up. Someone's here to see me."

"Alright! Hey..."

"Ajie, take some photos or something. It can be a keepsake and also serve as material for media posts."

Lin Jie agreed, hung up the phone, and opened the door to see Lei Jun in a suit and tie.

"I came for some hot water! Haven't had a sip of anything hot all day, can't get used to it at all."

Lin Jie pointed to the hot water kettle on the table and laughed, "Go pour yourself some! Did you gain anything today?"

"Gained a bit, learned a few things."

Lei Jun poured a kettle of water, plugged it in, and sighed, "Expert Lin, I'm really envious of their advanced instruments and equipment. I wish I could pack everything up and ship it back home."

"But what fascinates me the most is their set of medical auxiliary application systems."

"What kind of system?" Lin Jie asked casually.

Lei Jun stepped closer to Lin Jie and helped adjust his tie.

"Actually, it's an exceptionally large human body database system."

"Their system collects various body data from infants to the elderly, categorized not only by gender but also by race like Caucasian, Asian, and Black."

"The data is extraordinarily detailed, allegedly down to a ten-micrometer scale. It's like digitizing a person from head to toe, inside and out."

"With this fundamental database system, combined with various disease symptom sub-databases, a doctor can input a patient's various test data, and the computer will provide a diagnosis and treatment plan."

"For orthopedics, the system can simulate high-precision treatment plans based on the patient's body and injuries, helping us determine the most suitable surgical plan."

Lin Jie immediately showed interest because he understood the value of this system.

Especially with this human body database system, having a foundational database allows for digitization and simulation in many medical research areas, saving a lot of time and experimental costs.

Lin Jie asked, "Dr. Lei, is there any possibility we could create a system like this ourselves?"

Lei Jun shook his head and said, "It's very difficult."

"I inquired in detail, and they built this system with data sharing from several hospitals, accumulated bit by bit over two to three decades."

"Not to mention the time spent, the financial investment alone was over one to two billion euros."

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "What if we buy their database system?"

Lei Jun extended one finger and said, "I asked about it. An American hospital was very interested in purchasing this database system."

"They quoted a hundred million euros and scared the other party off."

Damn, a hundred million, in euros no less, we can't afford that.

Lin Jie said indignantly, "This is a matter that benefits the entire medical community of humanity, how can they be so obsessed with money! Why don't they think about open data and system sharing, and contribute a bit?"

At this moment, the kettle boiled.

Lei Jun poured two cups of water, handed one to Lin Jie, and laughed, "Europeans and Americans are not stupid."

"When they value your stuff, they talk about love and dedication. But when you value their stuff, you can only buy it at a high price."

"Hey, Expert Lin, this time when they invite you to consult on the case, you shouldn't be doing it for free, right?"

Lin Jie smiled and said, "I'm aware of that, it certainly won't be free labor..."

At 6:46 p.m., Cheng Xingguang, Lin Jie, and a group of six, along with Yuan Puzhen and Han Chen, arrived at a detached villa on the outskirts of Heidelberg.

Seeing this villa of at least a thousand square meters over three floors, with a lawn of over a hundred square meters, and the nearest neighbor dozens of meters away, made those from Binhai envious.

Such a detached villa in Binhai would start at billions.

Upon Goebbels' welcome, entering the villa, Lin Jie felt a heatwave wash over him.

Looking at several women in the villa, all wearing dresses in cocktail party styles, Lin Jie felt as if he had traveled to a midsummer place.

Outside, the temperature was around two or three degrees, and Lin Jie's group were all wearing down jackets.

Judging by just the temperature inside the house, Lin Jie wasn't surprised why resource consumption per capita in developed countries is dozens of times higher than in other countries.

Lin Jie removed his coat, still feeling hot, though he was still wearing thermal underwear inside.

Given the situation, he had to endure it, as it wasn't appropriate to remove anything more.

With Goebbels' introductions, Lin Jie met his wife, daughter, pediatrician son-in-law, and the two doctors mainly accompanying Lei Jun and Pang Leshan today.

After a bit of small talk, the hostess invited everyone to sit in the dining room.

The dinner began.

By German standards, the dinner was sumptuous.

There was red wine, vegetables, ham, boiled potatoes, small bread rolls, fruit, and the main course was a braised pork knuckle as big as a baby's head.

Heinrich said, this pork knuckle is one of Mrs. Goebbels' best dishes, and very delicious.

Lin Jie tasted it, and indeed the flavor was nice, somewhat similar to the braised pork knuckle from Binhai.

But the size was a bit too much.

Lin Jie forced himself to eat over half, while Wei Haiyuan took care of the remaining small half.

After the meal, there were desserts, coffee, and time for chatting.

Heinrich and Goebbels purposely took Lin Jie to a corner of the living room.

Lin Jie knew their intentions and said directly, "Last night and today, I carefully studied the patient's case."

"I'm truly sorry, the patient's tumor is too complex, I don't believe I can work miracles or come up with a good idea to completely remove the tumor."

Both Heinrich and Goebbels's expressions became somewhat somber.

Goebbels sighed and said, "Dr. Lin Jie, you don't have to apologize. Actually, we've also consulted several neurosurgery experts, they too..."

Heinrich also sighed, "It's just unfortunate for the unborn child."

"Child?"

Lin Jie puzzledly said, "Through surgery, it should be possible to extend the patient's life by about one to two years, delivering the child without much problem!"

Goebbels' eyes instantly widened, eagerly asking, "You can extend one to two years through surgery?"

Lin Jie thought aloud, "By performing a prone position spinal inner tumor switching surgery, most of the tumor can be removed."

Goebbels frowned and said, "Compared to the most common lateral or supine positions in spinal surgery, performing surgery in the less common prone position for the patient, while increasing the surface contact with the tumor...

...the surgical view is seriously limited, the difficulty doesn't decrease much."

"Expert Lin, can you really do this?"

"Not only remove the majority of the tumor, but also avoid causing the patient to lose sensation below the chest, affecting fetal development?"

Lin Jie nodded lightly and said, "I'm fairly confident."

Goebbels said in a deep voice, "Judging from the tumor's growth rate, the patient has at most three months. And once surgery is performed, the patient's resistance will significantly decrease."

He spoke with doubt, "Dr. Lin Jie, if not enough of the tumor is removed, the remaining parts might aggressively expand, leaving the patient with less than three months."

Lin Jie said with some displeasure, "I said, I am fairly confident."

Heinrich mediated, "Dr. Goebbels, what you considered wouldn't have slipped Dr. Lin Jie's mind."

"When Dr. Lin Jie says he's confident, it means he really is."

Goebbels paused, nodded slightly, and said, "Dr. Lin Jie, sorry, I momentarily lost my calm and forgot that, in medical skills, you've surpassed me."

A smile appeared on his face, "Extending life by a year or two is a huge success for the patient."

"This is worth the risk!"

Heinrich inquired, "Dr. Lin Jie, when can you perform the surgery? We need to prepare."

Lin Jie reminded him, "Director Heinrich, I don't have surgical qualifications here. We have to take the patient back to China Binhai with us."

He took the opportunity to mention, "If I can in Binhai, with the help of your medical support application system, further optimize the patient's surgical plan..."

"Not only could I improve my surgical success rate, but perhaps extend the patient's survival to two or three years, or even longer."