In early June, Binhai was already blazing with summer heat!

In the malls and on the streets, there were beautiful women everywhere, flaunting long legs, fragrant shoulders, and slim waists in their cool attire.

While it was indeed a pleasing sight, following the indefatigable An Kexin, An Kemeng, Lin Miao, Ling Mengjiao, Yang Leyi, and others for two or three hours left Lin Jie and Qin Gang too exhausted to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Qin Gang glanced at Lin Jie, grimaced, and said, "In the army, I'm either first or second in the fully armed ten-kilometer cross-country run. But compared to shopping girls, there's still quite a gap!"

"Actually, a big part of it is psychological!"

Though he said that, feeling his legs aching and feet sore, Lin Jie decided he couldn't let them indulge themselves any further.

He stepped forward, took An Kexin's hand, and suggested seriously, "Kexin, your company affairs are busy, especially with the situation at Donghua Hospital with Dean Tao. Don't you need to discuss strategies with your team?"

"Being a step late might mean all the talent is snatched up."

An Kexin smiled sweetly at Lin Jie, linked her arm with his, and said coquettishly, "You were the one advising me during lunch to balance work and rest."

"You also told me not to work all the time, to learn to enjoy life, shop like a regular girl, and get beauty treatments!"

Lin Jie chuckled wryly and said, "I just underestimated your endurance!"

An Kexin giggled and said, "I know you're tired. Come on, I'll accompany you to rest for a bit."

Linking arms with Lin Jie, she left the poor Qin Gang behind and, leaving Lin Miao, An Kemeng, and others, walked into a nearby ice cream shop. They ordered two drinks and found an empty table to sit down and relax.

"Poaching people isn't like scrambling for goods. First come, first served doesn't usually work."

An Kexin took a sip of her drink and said softly, "We need to first see Donghua Hospital's response to the situation!"

"Besides, Dean Tao owes you a favor. For those sincerely wanting to leave Donghua Hospital, he either recommends them to Tongren Hospital West Branch or to our Anlin Hospital!"

"In this kind of situation, being too anxious might raise their expectations instead!"

An Kexin said earnestly, "Honestly, Ajie, most people at Donghua Hospital I don't have much regard for. How should I put it, it's a pool of mud, and those who remain untainted are indeed rare."

Lin Jie was taken aback and asked, "You have such a poor impression of Donghua Hospital?"

An Kexin nodded and said, "Don't forget, our An Family is in the medical supplies business, dealing with various hospitals. Donghua Hospital left the worst impression on us, not only with their demands and unprofessionalism but also often going back on their word."

Lin Jie made a sound of acknowledgment and said, "You should take charge of the staff recruitment! By the way, how is the deal with the United States medical equipment going?"

An Kexin smiled delightedly and said, "The American side accepted our suggestion, removing those high-value complete sets of equipment. After several rounds of video negotiations, the pricing from both sides is almost agreed upon."

"Our long-term partner in the United States will act as the guarantor for this transaction. With them as guarantors, the likelihood of any issues with the goods is extremely low!"

Saying this, she lowered her voice, "Both my father and I believe that such a batch of medical equipment will undoubtedly attract interest from Phoenix Mountain Hospital."

"Once we sign the agreement, and the deal is secured, my father plans to use this as bait to catch the internal mole."

An Kexin said with some frustration, "As long as the mole isn't identified, it's difficult to fully push forward the recruitment efforts lest we invest time, energy, and resources only to benefit others in the end."

Lin Jie agreed and curiously asked, "Do you have any suspects?"

An Kexin nodded gently and said, "Yes, but in this kind of matter, without solid evidence, the person will surely deny it."

"My father and I are also worried that taking action rashly might wrongly accuse a good person, which would both hurt others and alert the snake."

"Once you identify the mole, how do you plan to deal with him?" Lin Jie asked with interest!

An Kexin sneered and said, "Once confirmed, there will be plenty of ways! For a traitor like this, their hands are unlikely to be clean!"

"Even if there isn't any major evidence, we can frame him, trap him…"

She suddenly realized she shouldn't say more, stopped, and said, "There's no need for you to know the follow-up matters!"

Seeing Lin Jie's expression, An Kexin awkwardly explained, "Ajie, you should know, sometimes, dealing with bad people requires using some unconventional methods."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "I understand, I understand."

At this moment, Qin Gang came over, approached Lin Jie, and said softly, "Xu Bin's family went to Jingcheng University Affiliated Hospital, and the one who received them was this guy!"

As he spoke, he handed his phone to Lin Jie.

Seeing the picture on the phone, Lin Jie couldn't help but curse, "Damn... it's this bird!"

"What bird?" An Kexin couldn't help but ask.

"A guy scheming to steal my patient and sabotage my research project!"

Lin Jie pointed to a person in the phone's picture and said, "This guy is Qiao Hongzhen, the chief sports injury expert hired by the National Sports Administration, and a visiting professor at Jingcheng University Medical School."

"Previously, there were some conflicts of interest with me. I didn't expect this guy to cause me trouble so swiftly and decisively!"

At this moment, Lin Jie detailed his conflicts of interest with Qiao Hongzhen and the matter with Xu Bin's son to An Kexin.

An Kexin already knew a little about these two matters, just not in detail!

After listening to Lin Jie's account, she pondered for a moment, then said, "This Qiao Hongzhen is acting in such a manner that it's undoubtedly violating the greatest taboo in the medical world. He must be acting either because he's completely fearless, or he sees you as a major adversary, so he resorts to such unscrupulous means."

"A-Jie, how do you plan to handle this?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Jie said, "I need to figure out something first."

"Whether he genuinely has a medical plan to treat that child by taking Xu Bin's family to the Capital City, or if he's purely deceiving them to create trouble for my research project."

"If it's the latter..."

An icy look flashed in Lin Jie's eyes, and he said coldly, "This would indicate that Qiao Hongzhen treats the health and lives of others as a joke. He is wholly unfit to be a doctor, or even to be a person."

Seeing Lin Jie's somber expression, An Kexin wasn't frightened. Instead, she felt a hint of excitement and warmth, exclaiming, "A-Jie, our Uncle has some acquaintances at the Jingcheng University Affiliated Medical College. Let's ask him to help us!"

"No need, I just happen to have an acquaintance too!"

Lin Jie took out his phone, found the number of Tian Zhiyuan, a professor at Jingcheng University Medical School, and dialed it.

Unfortunately, after a few rings, it went to the voicemail.

Knowing that the other party might be in class or performing surgery, Lin Jie left a message asking for a callback when convenient.

He then instructed, "Qin Gang, let those two brothers come back. Knowing the person behind it is enough."

Qin Gang nodded and went outside the ice cream shop to make a call.

"A-Jie, is the impact on the project significant now that we don't have this patient?"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "The original purpose of this project was to address Xu Bin's son's condition. Now that they've left, the project lacks the most suitable patient for validation."

"I've already asked Dean Cheng to look out for similar patients. However, this case has certain uniqueness, so finding a perfectly suitable test patient quickly is quite challenging."

"Relying solely on Dean Cheng and the Affiliated Hospital to find a suitable patient is bound to be difficult!"

An Kexin pointed to her high nose and chuckled, "A-Jie, don't forget that our An Family has over a hundred salespeople and dozens of agents across the whole country."

"They maintain close contact with hundreds of medium and large hospitals throughout the country. Tell me, if we ask them to help search, wouldn't they find a suitable test patient?"

Lin Jie smacked his forehead with force and laughed, saying, "Oh, I'm really out of my mind, actually forgot about this. Damn it, really damn it!"

He said excitedly, "Wait a bit, I will send the name of this condition and the specific symptoms to you! You then send it to the company's salespeople and have them cast a net to search."

"To motivate them..."

Lin Jie boldly declared, "Rewards, significant cash rewards... Thirty thousand!"

"As long as someone finds a patient like this, they'll receive a cash reward of thirty thousand, and this money will come from the project funds!"

An Kexin smiled again and added, "A-Jie, what if we find too many similar patients? That might not be too good either! I think there needs to be a limit on the number."

"How about the top three, or top five?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "The top five, having more verifications carries more weight!"

He then pessimistically added, "But I'm worried we might be imagining things too positively and end up not finding even one suitable patient."

"A-Jie, don't lose heart, don't be so pessimistic!"

An Kexin said confidently, "With such a large population, even those illnesses that occur with low probability should yield a few cases eventually."

"I have this confidence!"

"Sister!"

"Brother!"

With these two exclamations, An Kemeng, Lin Miao, Ling Mengjiao, and Yang Leyi entered the ice cream shop with big and small bags, surrounding the two of them.

Seeing a glimmer of hope for the resolution of the issue, Lin Jie's spirits lifted. Observing their flushed and sweaty faces, he pulled out a bank card and handed it to Qin Gang, saying, "Whatever drinks you want, tell Qin Gang, it's my treat!"

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