Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1171 - 1129: Lin Jie's Review

Wutong Garden, Building 16, Unit 2, Apartment 901.Zhuo Mu, the director of the orthopedics department at Anlin Hospital, and Zhuo Jiahe were sitting in the living room having tea and chatting.

A middle-aged woman with a kind face, dressed in casual wear, came over with a plate of fruit and greeted, "Please have some fruit!"

She looked at Zhuo Jiahe with concern and said, "Jiahe, why do you look thinner than last time? Is the hospital cafeteria food not good?"

"Why don't you come home and eat with your uncle from now on?"

Zhuo Jiahe ate a slice of apple and chuckled, "Aunt, the food at the hospital is fine. It can't compare to your cooking, but it's much better than the Medical College cafeteria food."

"I've lost a bit of weight mainly because working at the hospital has been quite exhausting."

"Exhausting?"

The middle-aged woman repeated in surprise, then looked at Zhuo Mu and complained, "You're the head of a department, can't you take care of Jiahe a bit and give him less work?"

Zhuo Mu's expression turned stern, "What do you know? This is the busiest time for interns to learn."

"For Jiahe, the busier, the better."

He waved his hand impatiently towards the middle-aged woman, "Go tidy up the dining room and kitchen, I need to have a word with Jiahe."

The middle-aged woman raised an eyebrow, wanting to argue, but, considering Zhuo Jiahe was present, she merely glared at Zhuo Mu and left with a slight huff.

Zhuo Jiahe, seeing this, immediately stood up and called out, "Aunt, let me help you!"

"No need, Jiahe, sit down!"

Zhuo Mu raised his hand, stopping Zhuo Jiahe, "Let your aunt handle it, I have something to say to you!"

Zhuo Jiahe had no choice but to sit down again and refilled Zhuo Mu's tea.

Zhuo Mu took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Jiahe, did you attend Expert Lin's lecture last week on Dr. Ross's surgical process?"

Zhuo Jiahe shook his head, "I had to care for a patient at the time, so I couldn't go. But later, I went to the video archive and watched the lecture video."

He said somewhat awkwardly, "Uncle, to be honest, I didn't feel I gained much from Expert Lin's critique. Maybe I wasn't attentive enough?"

Zhuo Mu chuckled, "Jiahe, don't doubt yourself."

"At your current level and experience, it's normal to gain little."

"At Dr. Ross's level, watching his surgery is more about amazement and learning, not seeing shortcomings!"

"But..."

Zhuo Mu couldn't help but sigh, "Expert Lin identified sixteen details for improvement in Dr. Ross's surgical video."

"That's sixteen points!"

"At Dr. Ross's level, making further progress is extremely difficult, yet Expert Lin pointed out so many areas for improvement."

"Jiahe, not everyone can give such a critique."

"Even those better than Dr. Ross may not identify the issues; only someone incredibly knowledgeable and skilled can do that."

"To put it this way, experts capable of critiquing Dr. Ross are fewer than ten worldwide, if not fewer."

"Expert Lin's critique is invaluable."

He sighed deeply, "That's why when the points system was introduced, exchange doctors shared their knowledge with enthusiasm."

"Because having the ability to critique, and willing to do so, perhaps only Lin is willing, and this might be their only chance."

"It's an opportunity for their skill levels to leap in a short time."

Zhuo Jiahe's eyes lit up, "Uncle, what if Expert Lin could guide you too?"

Zhuo Mu smiled reluctantly and shook his head, "I'm getting old, lack the strong ambition, so I won't waste Expert Lin's time."

Seeing Zhuo Jiahe's confusion, he explained, "At Dr. Ross's level, issues are often long-standing habits."

"To change them isn't easy; it requires perseverance, determination, and ambition."

Zhuo Jiahe seemed to understand.

Seeing his uncle's choice, he couldn't help but observe, noticing his uncle's gray hair and realizing he's indeed getting older.

Zhuo Mu continued, "Jiahe, this is a rare opportunity for you all."

"Think about it, elite doctors from all over the world teaching selflessly, apart from Anlin Hospital, no other can offer that."

Zhuo Jiahe nodded, "Uncle, we interns feel it too. No one dares slack off, wishing to split themselves in half not to miss any lecture or teaching surgery."

Zhuo Mu smiled gently, "Biting off more than you can chew, choose your future direction purposefully. Like Expert Lin, a general genius, he's the only one worldwide."

He paused, then softly said, "Jiahe, the reason I accepted Anlin Hospital's offer, apart from wanting a change and to escape the Capital City's smog, was to pave a way for Jia Lin!"

Zhuo Jiahe was stunned, "Uncle, you want cousin to come to work at Anlin Hospital..."

Then he brightened, eagerly saying, "You want cousin to become Expert Lin's student?"

Zhuo Mu nodded slightly, "Expert Lin has the qualification to directly admit PhD and master's students, and now that Anlin Hospital has two national key labs, once staffed, they'll have their own degree-granting spots."

"Jia Lin is currently in his fourth year at Harvard Medical School, and next year he'll need to start his internship at the hospital."

"My idea is for him to return to China next year and pursue either a master's or a doctorate under Expert Lin."

"You can communicate well with Jia Lin; please help me persuade him. This kid has developed a rebellious mindset and doesn't really listen to me anymore."

Zhuo Jiahe nodded and said, "I'll try to persuade my cousin."

"Actually, the best way is to let him experience it firsthand. Ideally, let him come back and visit."

"With Anlin Hospital's current vitality and dynamism, once he experiences it himself, he'll naturally understand how to make a choice!"

Zhuo Jiahe cautiously reminded, "But Uncle, about Expert Lin...?"

Zhuo Mu said softly, "I've noticed that Expert Lin is a very sentimental person."

"If I work well at Anlin Hospital and put in extra effort, combined with Jia Lin's own capabilities, having Expert Lin accept him as a student shouldn't be a problem."

He checked the time, stood up, and said, "Let's go; you drive, and we'll go to the hospital together."

"I also want to attend Dr. Castle's lecture on small blood vessel procedures tonight..."

Twenty minutes later, after parking the car, Zhuo Jiahe got out and saw seven or eight people approaching from not far away.

He recognized the leader as Fang Lianggong, the dean of Limin Hospital.

"Old Fang!"

"Old Zhuo!"

Greeting Fang Lianggong warmly, Zhuo Mu pointed to the young people behind him with a serious expression and said, "Old Fang, let me tell you, it's quite inappropriate for you to blatantly bring your hospital's young doctors here to learn from us."

Fang Lianggong laughed heartily and said, "You say we're here to learn, that's not right."

"At the last medical salon at Qushui Garden, I had a great conversation with Dr. Castle."

"Knowing he's giving a lecture tonight, I specifically brought people over to support."

"Old Fang, we're here to support, you know?"

Zhuo Mu shook his head and laughed, "Old Fang, when it comes to thick skin, I really admire you."

"But let me remind you, you'd better not annoy Expert Lin, or you'll be in trouble."

"Think about those dozens of young and middle-aged doctors who breached their contracts; they were rumored to have been kicked back from abroad one by one. When they returned, no hospital dared to take them in, which was quite miserable."

"No matter how many people plead with Expert Lin, it doesn't work."

Fang Lianggong chuckled, "I'm different from them; my daughter is Expert Lin's student, and I'm old friends with Chen Shi. Expert Lin will surely give some face..."

Saying this, he paused slightly and softly muttered, "Coming uninvited is a bit impolite."

"Alright, I'll go tell Expert Lin..."

Upon learning Lin Jie wasn't at Anlin Hospital, Fang Lianggong began dialing Lin Jie's phone.

But the phone remained unanswered until, after persistent dialing, Lin Jie's voice finally came through the phone.

"Dean Fang, what's up?"

Not knowing if it was a misconception, Fang Lianggong felt the voice was somewhat abrupt and impatient.

He quickly detailed how he brought several young doctors to Anlin Hospital to attend the lecture.

"This matter? You must be... never mind, I have no objections!"

After hearing the call being hastily hung up, Fang Lianggong suddenly realized his call might have been poorly timed...

Lin Jie and An Kexin returned to Xiangtai Apartment, and it was already past nine-thirty.

As soon as they entered the house, they were greeted not only by Lele's enthusiastic pounce but also by Lin Miao and Kemeng's complaints.

"Why are you back so late? I'm starving."

"The food is all cold now; reheating it ruins the taste."

Lin Jie guiltily said, "There was traffic on the road. With the hot weather, there's no need to reheat the food; it's better cold!"

An Kexin gave Lin Jie a sultry glance and said, "Miaomiao, Kemeng, you have dinner with Ajie first; I need to take a shower. I'm all sweaty and uncomfortable."

"We'll wait for you; we've waited this long, we can wait half an hour more."

Lin Miao said gloomily, looking at Lin Jie and asking, "Brother, do we need to wear formal attire for the ceremony in the Capital City tomorrow when your military rank is promoted?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment, unsure, and said, "Probably not. Just dress a bit formally; no need for specific formal wear."

"And by the way, we will be in the Capital City for two days this time, no need to rush back the same day."

"In that case, we should have time to visit the Forbidden City and climb the Great Wall, so bring some clothes and shoes for travel changes."

Lin Miao's face lit up with delight, and she happily said, "Brother, that's wonderful; we haven't traveled together in ages."

"I'll go get ready..."

"I'm going to prepare too!" Kemeng called out.