Friday morning, at the cardiovascular surgery department of Binhai University Affiliated Hospital.

With a tousled head, Xu Yang gently pushed open the back door of the small meeting room, sneaked in, and tiptoed to the side of his colleague before straightening up.

The colleague beside him saw his messy hair and the unbuttoned white coat and lowered his voice with a smile, "Did you spend the night hiding somewhere in the hospital sleeping?"

Xu Yang looked forward and saw that Professor Ren and the department director hadn't arrived yet, and he breathed a sigh of relief, saying while fixing his hair and clothes, "I was too excited last night and couldn't fall asleep until three or four in the morning."

"Later, I just closed my eyes and opened them, oversleeping. I didn't even wash my face or eat, and rushed over here."

The colleague was a bit puzzled and asked, "You were chosen as one of the five people to enter the operating room and observe the surgery up close. Is that something to get so excited about? Watching and learning from the stands outside should be almost as effective."

Xu Yang smiled without speaking.

Everyone has different thoughts, and the importance they place on the same thing differs.

To be able to watch Lin Jie's surgery so closely was something he dreamed of.

Since watching Lin Jie perform thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery last time, Xu Yang has made him his idol, the ultimate goal to pursue in life.

The extremely refined and precise incision; the smooth and captivating knife work; and the effortless and composed handling of each point—all turned what was a daunting complex surgery into a delightful performance under Lin Jie's hands.

From that moment, Xu Yang understood that Lin Jie had elevated surgery from a technical skill to the level of art.

His level of expertise was unmatched by any of the so-called surgical maestros at the Affiliated Hospital.

After that surgery, Xu Yang downloaded Lin Jie's lecture recordings on the heart from the internet, and as his study and research deepened, he realized even more Lin Jie's vast knowledge, truly feeling a sense of awe.

However, as a resident doctor, Xu Yang's daily work was demanding, leaving little spare time, and Lin Jie was elusive, making it hard to seek guidance in person.

To Xu Yang's delight, Lin Jie was going to perform a teaching surgery for the cardiovascular department doctors.

He cherished this opportunity greatly and paid special attention to the task given by Professor Ren to draft the surgical plan.

Xu Yang squeezed out a lot of his sleep time to gather information, study similar cases, and made several revisions before finally completing the surgical plan.

It could be said that hard work paid off. After the leadership's selection, because of the excellence of the surgical plan, he and four other colleagues were granted the opportunity to enter the operating room to observe Lin Jie's surgery.

Among the five, Xu Yang was the youngest and the only resident doctor.

What made him even more thrilled was that Lin Jie personally reviewed these five surgical plans and gave his approval.

Xu Yang tidied his hair again as Professor Ren and several department directors entered the meeting room, bringing a sudden quiet.

Then, Professor Ren's voice sounded, "At my strong request, Expert Lin is visiting our cardiovascular department to perform a live teaching surgery."

"You all know the level of Expert Lin, no need for me to elaborate. In just the field of cardiovascular surgery, even the former number one domestic surgeon, Dr. Xia, admitted to being inferior."

"Expert Lin's achievements are not limited to cardiovascular; he possesses extraordinary skills in neurosurgery, general surgery, and many other fields. The title of an unparalleled medical genius is no exaggeration for Expert Lin."

The praise from Ren Maoshi did not seem excessive or exaggerated to everyone.

There are indeed many rumors about Lin Jie circulating now.

An Weize's brain tumor, Qin Gang's liver repair, Xiaoxiao's voice—the truth of these three surgeries, though never confirmed by those involved, is well known by many.

As insiders, they understand the world-class difficulty level of any of those surgeries.

No one doubts Lin Jie's capabilities anymore.

"Today, Expert Lin will perform this teaching surgery, a complex cardiac deformity correction surgery on a five-month-old infant. You all have seen the medical record; there's no need for me to dwell on the difficulty of the surgery."

Ren Maoshi said with emphasis, "In short, this is an extremely rare learning opportunity."

"Having a world-class renowned doctor personally demonstrate a teaching surgery may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you!"

"I sincerely hope you don't waste a single second. Meanwhile, the department has made extensive arrangements to ensure you can focus on learning!"

Ren Maoshi's gaze slowly swept over the thirty to forty people in the meeting room, saying, "Not only do we clear your tasks for the day, but also... "

"Several senior colleagues from the department have volunteered to cover shifts to handle possible emergency surgeries."

After Ren Maoshi spoke, the department director reiterated the importance of this teaching surgery.

After about ten minutes, the short mobilization meeting ended!

Using the brief preparation time, Xu Yang quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face in the doctor's restroom, cleaned up his personal hygiene, and asked a snack-loving young nurse for a few pieces of chocolate to eat as breakfast.

Then, Xu Yang went to the surgery preparation room, changed into surgical scrubs, scrubbed his hands, and sterilized before entering the operating room to assist the surgical nurse with pre-surgery preparations like checking surgical drugs, disposable items, and setting up surgical instruments.

At 9:31, the small infant patient was wheeled into the operating room.

An experienced anesthetist and nurse from the hospital connected various monitoring devices to the infant, performed a final check, and then proceeded with initial anesthesia. Upon finding no abnormal reactions in the infant, they performed further deep anesthesia.

Since the infant was only five months old, with fragile body and organs and not fully developed brain, deep anesthesia had to be extremely cautious, requiring the selection of anesthetics with minimal irritation and side effects.

Even though the anesthesia was done with utmost care, prolonged anesthesia time could still cause unpredictable aftereffects, necessitating the surgery to be as brief as possible, which added considerable difficulty to the procedure.

Standing at the far end of the operating table, Xu Yang looked at the infant, only the size of two or three adult palms, lying there motionlessly with numerous tubes connected, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

At that moment, he suddenly sensed a shift, as if the atmosphere in the operating room froze. He turned to look at the door.

There, accompanied by two others, Lin Jie entered the operating room nonchalantly, only his obsidian-like bright eyes visible.

He took a few steps to the main surgeon's position at the operating table, first scanning everyone in the operating room, then said, "Let's begin the surgery!"

As Lin Jie said this, he extended his right hand, and the surgical nurse beside him promptly placed a small round scalpel into his hand at just the right time...

Seeing Lin Jie pick up the scalpel, Xu Yang's heart inexplicably calmed down, as if he had found a pillar of support and a backbone. As long as Lin Jie was in this operating room, no accidents would happen...

He watched as Lin Jie made an incision with the scalpel at the chest area of the child patient!

However, compared to the usual chest incision, this incision was slightly offset, and the cut was not straight but slightly wavy...

Could it be that Lin Jie was too relaxed and his hand shook?

Xu Yang, with some suspicion in his heart, heard Lin Jie's voice, "The slight offset of the incision can reduce the blood loss at this point by about ten percent!"

"A slightly wavy incision also facilitates wound alignment and will result in a smaller scar during recovery!"

Xu Yang suddenly felt as if he had been struck awake, his mind clearing up significantly!

Details! Details! Details!

Important things need to be repeated three times!

Lin Jie's surgical skills have reached such a high level because of his relentless pursuit of detail!

The habitual chest incision is improved by Lin Jie to reduce the nearly undetectable ten percent blood loss.

Originally, the bleeding from this surface skin area was minimal, so perhaps that ten percent reduction amounted to only half a drop of blood!

Yet, just this incision can reduce half a drop of blood, and with Lin Jie's spirit of excellence exhibited from this cut, perhaps every subsequent incision can reduce half a drop of blood or decrease a fraction of additional damage...

Accumulating one incision after another, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and Lin Jie's patients would have better survival opportunities, less bodily trauma, and higher recovery levels...

Xu Yang took a deep breath, filled with admiration.

A renowned doctor is indeed a renowned doctor, as even this ordinary first incision fully demonstrated Lin Jie's qualities as a world-class doctor.

The surgery continued!

Lin Jie explained a few simple phrases after every few incisions!

The few people inside the operating room, and the dozens of people on the observation deck outside, each exhibited different reactions!

Some remained expressionless, some fell into silent contemplation, some showed joyful expressions, while some appeared to have a sudden revelation as if enlightened.

Generally speaking, the older and more senior the doctor, the deeper their impression.

They either frowned, contemplated deeply, or leaned forward, watching Lin Jie's seemingly slow but actually fast surgical movements with fascination...

As time passed second by second, Lin Jie's surgery entered a critical stage!

After establishing extracorporeal circulation, Lin Jie picked up the scalpel and, seemingly casually, made an incision into the small walnut-sized heart that had already stopped beating, cutting open its ventricle!

"Oh my..."

"Huh, why cut from this position..."

"Strange, strange..."

A chorus of discussions erupted from the observation deck!

"Teacher, why did Expert Lin make the cut from that position to reconstruct the wall?"

Ren Maoshi, deep in thought with furrowed brows, glanced at his prized student who couldn't help but ask. Just as he was about to formulate an answer, Lin Jie's voice came through the microphone, "Left ventricular coronary artery anomaly!"

Ren Maoshi immediately understood and couldn't help but say, "Expert Lin is indeed worthy of being called an expert, thinking so far ahead!"

He softly explained to his student, "Heart anomalies are inevitably accompanied by vascular anomalies! From the angiographic images of this child patient, his vascular anomaly is relatively mild."

"However, with the correction of the heart anomalies and the continued development of the heart, the slightly abnormal left ventricular coronary artery in this child will gradually be squeezed and twisted!"

"By the time he reaches adolescence, this child might suffer from angina due to insufficient myocardial blood supply to the ventricle, and may very well need another heart surgery."

Ren Maoshi sighed, "Expert Lin is aiming for a once-and-for-all solution, eliminating potential future issues."

"Although this incision is not ideal for reconstructing the wall, it allows for convenient correction of the left ventricular anomalous coronary artery."

"Of course, when I say 'not ideal,' it is only in reference to Expert Lin!"

He shook his head gently, saying, "I think if someone else were the main surgeon for this case, they definitely wouldn't make such a choice..."

The student nodded, indicating understanding. He opened his mouth but eventually closed it, shifting his gaze back towards the operating table below.

Ren Maoshi could guess what the student wanted to ask.

He almost wanted to say that he would make the same choice as Expert Lin, but he felt a bit guilty and decided to say nothing.

Ren Maoshi's explanation was not quiet, and many around heard it.

They all came to realize that Lin Jie's seemingly unideal choice for the incision was actually the best route involving mutual compromise.

Everyone showed expressions of admiration and once again immersed themselves in the surgery, occasionally listening to Lin Jie's brief explanations...

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