An Kexin, who had rushed over overnight, listened to Lin Jie's account of the list and furrowed her brows, saying, "I've already been very careful with this. Only a few people in the company actually know about this list. I didn't expect someone to betray us internally!"

"Not everyone can resist the temptation of money. I suppose Luo Wantong was quite generous with his offers!"

Lin Jie pondered and said, "Also, it might not necessarily be an insider. Perhaps Luo Wantong hired top-notch corporate espionage experts who are very skilled, just like in the movies, specializing in stealing confidential information..."

An Kexin simply smiled and said, "Ah Jie, that's an exaggeration of film and television. In reality, there are no such amazing people!"

"There was the incident with Daniel Li before, and now there's this information theft incident. Using these materials, one could indeed make a thrilling commercial blockbuster."

Lin Jie sighed and then wondered, "What is Luo Wantong up to?"

"He's well-funded and can definitely attract excellent doctors and medical staff, so why would he be interested in our relatively less impressive personnel?"

"Not interested, but he could cause sabotage!"

An Kexin analyzed, "As long as he steps in, pretending to be interested in these people, he can significantly raise their expectations and greatly increase our costs for recruiting them."

"Don't forget, we have you!"

An Kexin wrapped her arm around Lin Jie's and softly said, "The headhunting company, according to our requirements, is evaluating hospitals in the mainland, looking for some solid, motivated core doctors in their forties."

"These doctors are just limited by their horizons and knowledge, and their growth is restricted by their learning environment."

"But I believe that after being influenced and guided by you for a year or two, their future achievements won't be much lower than those of famous chief physicians."

"So, they are a batch of quality talents at a reasonable price, who can shine with just a little polishing."

"Even if Luo Wantong poaches them, he wouldn't be losing out. He can treat them as a second-tier team, subtly threatening those high-price leading doctors not to think their position is so secure."

"There's indeed that possibility. However..."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "Kexin, don't turn me into a deity with too many high expectations. I'm just an ordinary doctor; my abilities are always limited."

"You're being modest now!"

An Kexin lightly punched Lin Jie's chest with her small hand and said, "These past few days, while discussing the internship base with the Medical College, Dean Yuan told me that many people noticed you probably won't stay at the Medical College for long and will leave once Anlin Hospital is completed at most."

"These people have been contacting Dean Yuan, wanting to send their children or nephews to the Medical College in the name of further study, hoping to learn alongside you!"

Lin Jie curiously asked, "Eh, why didn't I know about this?"

An Kexin softly replied, "Dean Yuan turned them all away."

"He said you already have quite a few students, and since your energy is limited, you also have to consider your health. It's really not suitable to add more burden."

Lin Jie appreciated Dean Yuan's consideration in his heart and asked, "Has the internship base matter been settled?"

"It's basically settled. It's something that benefits both sides!"

An Kexin smiled, "Although Binhai University Medical School students don't worry about places to intern."

"The more hospitals they can intern in, the more hands-on experience they can get, and the more they can learn."

Lin Jie nodded and asked, "Back to the list issue; do you have any strategies, Kexin?"

An Kexin's eyes showed a hint of determination as she said, "I will first find a way to hunt down this insider and make him truly understand the meaning of regret."

"As for the people on the list, it's just initial contacts and mutual interest. They're not irreplaceable. If their demands are too high, we can find others to replace them."

"Relatively speaking, we still have enough time!"

Lin Jie suggested, "Kexin, for those we've already secured, like some of the medical staff, disburse some advance payments under the name of signing fees to have them sign hefty breach contracts."

"To avoid being caught unprepared with a flurry of breaches when the hospital opens."

An Kexin beamed with a smile and said, "Hmm, you've thought it through very well!"

"I'll have Lawyer Li Haoxiang draft a more rigorous contract to prevent such issues."

Having concluded their discussions, Lin Jie noticed that Lin Miao had obediently retreated to her room, making his hands a bit mischievous!

An Kexin restrained his unruly hands, coyly saying, "I'm not convenient today, please bear with it!"

Lin Jie immediately lost interest and helplessly said, "In that case, you should stay over tonight and have a good rest!"

An Kexin stood up and said, "This is not a minor issue; I need to go back and discuss the specific countermeasures and details with my dad."

"Ah Jie, you'll have to sleep with your pillow by yourself tonight!"

Seeing Lin Jie's disappointed face, An Kexin bit her lip and shyly said, "Hmm... before I leave, I can help you in another way..."

Before they knew it, it was the weekend, and Lin Jie met Xiao Xiao's friend in his office at the Affiliated Hospital.

This was a man in his thirties, tall, with a neat buzz cut, bright eyes and eyebrows, wearing a Dior casual outfit, with a slightly open collar revealing a glimpse of his strong pectoral muscles.

At first glance, this person belonged to the level of a rich and handsome man, and he was also a fitness enthusiast.

"Expert Lin, I am Shao Deyao. Please take a look if there is any treatment for my throat?"

This voice is coarse, hoarse, and deep, truly a fighter among raspy voices.

Lin Jie was sure that the beauty's full marks evaluation of him would drop by twenty or thirty points upon hearing his voice.

Lin Jie invited him to sit across from him and asked, "How did your voice become like this?"

Shao Deyao sighed and said, "When I was young and ignorant, I was particularly fond of karaoke, even during the voice-changing period, I was obsessed. By the time I realized my voice was ruined and tried to preserve it, it was too late."

"Expert Lin, over the years I've seen quite a few throat medical experts, and none of them dared to guarantee that my voice could be better than it is now. I've also been afraid to take the risk."

With a face full of hope, he said, "The recovery of Xiaoxiao's voice has given me hope. Expert Lin, I'm entrusting you with this."

"I can't give you a guarantee either!"

"The success of voice correction also involves a certain amount of luck."

Lin Jie didn't make any assurances either. He put on the examination headlamp, held a tongue depressor, and said, "Open your mouth, let me examine it first!"

Shao Deyao obediently tilted his head back and opened his mouth!

Lin Jie used the tongue depressor to press down his tongue and looked into his throat…

After a few glances, he noticed the base of the man's tongue twitch slightly!

Lin Jie thought it was just a reflex of the tongue muscles to a foreign object and didn't pay much attention, continuing to examine his throat!

After a careful inspection, he found that the man's vocal cords were noticeably more relaxed compared to the average person, and Lin Jie had a hunch.

As he was about to remove the tongue depressor, he again felt the man's tongue base twitching!

Lin Jie grew suspicious and kept the tongue depressor on Shao Deyao's tongue…

"Ah, ah..."

The sudden sound pulled Lin Jie's attention back, and he saw Shao Deyao pointing at his own mouth, making "ah ah" sounds!

With his mouth open for too long, Shao Deyao couldn't help but drool!

Lin Jie withdrew the tongue depressor, and saw Shao Deyao hastily using a tissue to wipe his mouth, and moving his already sore jaw…

"Mr. Shao, do you often bite your tongue?"

"Not often!"

After calming down a bit, Shao Deyao asked in surprise, "Could my voice have something to do with biting my tongue?"

Lin Jie asked in a deep voice, "Let's not talk about the voice for now, but just about biting your tongue. What do you mean by 'not often'?"

Seeing Lin Jie's serious expression, Shao Deyao thought for a moment and said, "The last time I bit my tongue was at a gathering with some friends the day before yesterday."

"The time before was at Monday's breakfast. And before that..."

At this point, his face changed, and he said, "Expert Lin, the frequency at which I bite my tongue is indeed a bit abnormal. Usually, it happens only once every few months or half a year, by accident!"

He asked anxiously, "Expert Lin, do I have some kind of rare disease, or even a terminal illness?"

Lin Jie shook his head and comforted him, "It's not as serious as you think, it's just a suspicion of mine. It's possible that nothing's wrong."

"Think about it again, when did this tongue-biting problem start specifically?"

"Hmm..."

Shao Deyao pinched his chin, pondered for a while, and said, "I really can't recall the exact time, but probably two or three months ago it started!"

"Expert Lin, what do you think..."

Lin Jie took a memo pad from the desk, wrote a few lines, tore off the note, and handed it to him, saying, "First, go to the hospital to register, and then do these tests."

"Once the test results come out, we can discuss it again!"

Seeing the note listing blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid tests, MRI, cerebral angiography, EEG, and other tests, Shao Deyao became more frightened.

He took a few deep breaths to calm his panicked heart and asked, "Expert Lin, can you first tell me your diagnosis, so that I have a grasp on the situation? I am really scared and worried right now!"

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Shao, my suspicion is... epilepsy."

"There is a rhythmic involuntary movement in the base of your tongue, which is also why you often bite your tongue."

"Medically, your symptoms can be classified as a special seizure form of epilepsy."

"However, I cannot determine the cause of your epileptic seizures. Therefore, I need you to complete the series of tests listed on the note to identify the cause."

"Of course, it might also be a misdiagnosis on my part!"

Shao Deyao showed a bitter smile and said, "Expert Lin, you truly live up to the title of an expert. To infer from the twitching of the tongue base that I would bite my tongue, and then deduce that I might have epilepsy."

"I also hope that your diagnosis is a misdiagnosis! But given your capability, that hope is slim to none."

"Alas... I'll go for the tests now!"

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