At 11:20 the next morning, Lin Jie drove to the gathering place, the Shiwei Xian Restaurant at the south gate of Binhai University.

Carrying a briefcase, he had just gotten out of the car when he saw Tao Taqing and a man getting off from a BMW 730.

Tao Taqing also saw Lin Jie and greeted him, "Lin Jie, let me introduce you. This is the talented young plastic surgeon, Yao Siyuan!"

Seeing Yao Siyuan, Lin Jie finally understood why this person was so unfulfilled in the plastic surgery department.

Damn, his appearance was really ruining the department's reputation: a flat nose, upturned nostrils, and a scar about ten centimeters long on his left cheek.

Yao Siyuan was the first to speak, "Hello, Lin Jie! Your talent and medical genius amaze me. I'm glad we have the opportunity to work together."

"Me too!"

Lin Jie politely replied and couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Yao, forgive my impertinence, but you're a plastic surgeon, why…"

The second half of his sentence was left unsaid as he pointed at the scar on Yao Siyuan's face.

Yao Siyuan touched the scar on his left cheek gently and said, "'Our body, hair, and skin are given by our parents, do not dare harm, starting with filial piety.' My parents didn't agree on me having plastic surgery, so this is it."

Lin Jie softly muttered, not saying more.

The three of them entered the restaurant and were led by a waiter into a private room where they met Chen Shi and Song Licheng.

Before Lin Jie even sat down, he took out four thick confidentiality agreements from his briefcase.

This was the confidentiality agreement meticulously prepared by Li Haoxiang. Though not as exaggerated as those hundreds of pages long foreign agreements, it still exceeded a hundred pages.

Lin Jie distributed two copies each to Yao Siyuan and Song Licheng, saying, "This is the confidentiality agreement. Once you sign it, further information on this project will be disclosed to you."

Tao Taqing said somewhat helplessly, "Just sign it, Professor Chen and I have also signed such an agreement!"

Yao Siyuan and Song Licheng had no particular doubts.

In the field of medical research, every research outcome could bring great benefits to pharmaceutical companies. The aspect of intellectual property protection is well handled, making the signing of confidentiality agreements an expected norm.

The two flipped through it roughly. Despite the meticulous clauses, there were no unreasonable terms, and they quickly signed their names.

Lin Jie collected a copy of the confidentiality agreement, placed it in his document bag, and said with a smile, "Now we can speak freely about things. Hmm, let's manage our time; we need to rush back to school for class by one in the afternoon!"

Chen Shi laughed, "It's rare for you to be so proactive. It won't delay your class time."

"Dr. Yao, Song Licheng, you can know this now. The actual person in charge of this project is Lin Jie, and he will also be the lead surgeon."

Upon hearing this, Song Licheng's face showed astonishment!

Yao Siyuan was even more surprised, accidentally knocking over the teacup in front of him; tea spilled all over him and some onto Tao Taqing, who was sitting next to him.

"Sorry! Sorry! I was out of line!" Yao Siyuan quickly apologized!

While wiping the tea off himself, he took a few deep breaths to calm down, then looked up at Lin Jie and asked, "If I'm correct in guessing, that cranial surgery on Mr. An was truly your work?"

With the confidentiality agreement in hand, Lin Jie responded assuredly, "Yes, it was me."

Yao Siyuan was stunned for a moment and sighed, "That day's enrollment assessment, some of my colleagues thought the experts' evaluations of you were a bit exaggerated. But in reality, it not only wasn't exaggerated, it was... understated."

"Your surgical skills, without exaggeration, have reached a world-class level!"

Chen Shi laughed, "Alright, alright! Dr. Yao, if you flatter him any more, Lin Jie's head will swell with pride."

"Song Licheng, go ahead and have the waiter start serving the dishes. We'll talk while we eat, as we all still have matters to attend to this afternoon."

They ate and talked, setting the date for Zhuang Shilei's first surgery on March 10th, which would be the Wednesday after next!

Before then, the project team will conduct two simulated surgery rehearsals.

Meanwhile, the team will also conduct the most thorough examination of Zhuang Shilei's left face, and her entire body.

They'll record the relevant data in various forms such as videos, photos, X-rays, and CT images to serve as comparative research data for the post-surgery results.

As for the second trial subject, Wang Jinglan, she will undergo surgical treatment after confirming the success of Zhuang Shilei's second surgery, serving as a comparison test for confirming surgical effectiveness.

After confirming several timelines and discussing a few detailed issues, the practical and efficient working lunch wrapped up.

Seeing the time was about right, Lin Jie and Song Licheng decided to leave first.

Lin Jie parked the car in the university's parking lot and walked with Song Licheng towards the comprehensive teaching building of the Medical College.

Lin Jie asked, "Song Licheng, is your aspiration to become an abdominal tumor research expert?"

"Why do you ask?" Song Licheng asked, somewhat surprised.

Lin Jie quietly said, "In the assignment you submitted regarding pulmonary injuries, you listed a total of ninety-one cases."

"Among them, leaving out the twenty-eight common types of pulmonary injuries, out of your list, thirty-three types of pulmonary injuries were caused by tumors or tumor metastasis from various locations in the abdomen. This is the highest proportion of pulmonary injuries!"

"This suggests that your focal point is more on abdominal tumors. Am I right?"

Song Licheng was stunned and said uncertainly, "When I was still an undergraduate, I had a pretty good high school classmate who died of intestinal cancer, an abdominal tumor."

"Perhaps influenced by this, I've focused a bit more on various abdominal tumors. Honestly, I'm not sure if my interest and future aspiration lie in researching abdominal tumors!"

Lin Jie smiled slightly, saying, "Regardless of whether abdominal tumors are your aspiration and goal, relatively speaking, in your current knowledge reserve, the knowledge related to abdominal tumors is already your most prominent area."

"Over the next few days, you can think about it properly. If you decide on this direction, we can have a good talk."

Song Licheng expressed gratitude, "Thank you for your guidance! I will seriously consider my future."

Lin Jie reminded, "This indeed requires some serious reflection, but I have to tell you, sometimes your thoughts can be deceiving, while your subconscious is the most honest."

"If you analyze your assignment carefully, you can discover..."

"You have a relatively poor grasp of infectious disease, with only eleven pulmonary injuries related to it, and there were two unjustifiable errors..."

As they walked and talked, they entered the comprehensive teaching building of the Medical College and once again entered classroom 305.

Standing on the podium, Lin Jie found that the attendees were all present, with all twenty-four people in attendance.

"Since everyone is here, let's start our afternoon session! Before that, I have one thing to announce!"

Lin Jie took another sweeping glance over everyone in the classroom and called out, "Yu Jingsheng, Ding Ye, Xu Ye, Shijing Mountain, Yu Guanglei, Gao Lijian, Ma Hongmin, Zhang Haodong, Li Lisheng, Qian Wen, the ten of you, you may opt out of my classes from now on!"

With that said, several people stood up with a clatter!

Shijing Mountain's face grew somewhat unpleasant, suppressing his anger, he asked, "Junior Brother Lin, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Jie's tone remained calm, "What I mean is, you ten are no longer in my development plan. Of course, you're welcome to audit the classes, but your attendance won't be mandatory!"

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