After dinner, Kong Mingqing came to visit and brought the expedited reissued identity documents.

"Knowing that you, Miaomiao, and Xiaoxiao went to a place where an earthquake occurred really gave my wife and me a fright."

"We couldn't reach any of you by phone, which worried us to death. We didn't sleep a wink all night until we got accurate news of your safety, then we could barely get some rest."

Seeing Kong Mingqing's slightly exaggerated expression, Lin Jie smiled and said, "Thank you and Sister Zhang for worrying."

"When the earthquake struck, we were camping in the wild without mobile signal. It was indeed quite a scare."

That near-death experience, Lin Jie thought, wasn't necessary to boast about everywhere.

Kong Mingqing nodded and said, "As the saying goes, you're a great person saving lives and helping the injured, and good people always have good fortune."

"Well, Lin Jie, I need to tell you about how You Huangjie's funds were handled."

"Is it all settled?" Lin Jie asked.

Kong Mingqing sighed and smiled bitterly, "When it comes to money, both families refused to relent and quarreled intensely. It took several negotiations and some mediation to finally reach a final agreement."

"The total amount of funds left by You Huangjie was 2.28 million."

He then pulled out a document from his bag and said, "The injured girl, needing to pay substantial medical costs and follow-up recovery expenses, received about seventy percent, which is 1.58 million."

"The family of the deceased motorcyclist received the remaining 700,000."

"This is the fund receipt agreement signed by both parties, Lin Jie, take a look."

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "Brother Kong, I won't look. I trust you completely in handling matters."

"This issue of money couldn't have been easy to handle, and it surely made you worry needlessly."

Kong Mingqing straightened his face and pretended to be angry, saying, "Lin Jie, saying that is too formal. Helping you with such small matters, it's not much to worry about."

"Besides, I am a policeman, solving people's problems is my duty."

Lin Jie poured more tea for him and turned to ask, "Are there still people speeding late at night?"

"With the special rectification by the traffic police and the advocacy of the 'Society and Legal System' program, it's not completely eradicated, but it has indeed decreased a lot."

Kong Mingqing said in a deep voice, "The latest statistics from the 110 hotline show that compared to the same period, the reports and complaints regarding disturbances from speeding have decreased by seventy to eighty percent."

Lin Jie nodded and sighed, "I hope this hard-won decrease can continue."

Kong Mingqing chuckled and said, "It will last a long while at least. Youngsters get impulsive, do silly things, but their parents won't."

"A high-speed motorcycle or car, even throwing a watermelon, let alone a bottle of water, could cause a major accident."

"Parents who once indulged their children, after this incident, if they don't want to see their children injured, disabled, or killed, they'll be more mindful of guiding them."

Hearing this, Lin Jie sighed once more and said, "So, in this view, a typical vicious case can really serve as a strong warning."

Kong Mingqing replied in a helpless tone, "The warning effect is indeed significant."

"Especially with You Huangjie's experience and his later choices, he became somewhat like a tragic hero, gaining a lot of sympathy and fueling more hatred towards the late-night speeding phenomenon."

"To be honest, besides deploying more police forces in areas prone to late-night speeding, we've also sent community police into neighborhoods to spread awareness to avoid similar incidents."

Lin Jie rolled his eyes and snorted, "Residents only resort to extreme actions when they can't stand it anymore. You guys need to keep working at it."

Kong Mingqing didn't want to continue on this topic and changed the subject, happily saying, "Next week, Kong Xingchen is going to report to college for military training. Sister Zhang and I plan to celebrate this Saturday, Lin Jie, will you be free then?"

Lin Jie laughed and said, "I certainly will have time then..."

After seeing Kong Mingqing off, Lin Jie discussed with Lin Miao and Zhang Xiaoxiao about the graduation gift for Kong Xingchen.

They finally decided that the Lin siblings would give an ultra-thin laptop and a red envelope of 10,000, while Zhang Xiaoxiao would give a branded backpack and a red envelope of 1,000.

This gift was considered appropriate given the relationship between the Lin siblings and the Kong family.

If they give too much, it would be hard to lower the standard in the future.

Since Lin Jie gained some fame and his income saw a huge increase, the expenses for keeping up relationships by him and Lin Miao have skyrocketed, ranging from several tens of thousands at most to at least several thousands even in recent months.

For their old neighbors from the Garden One Village, Lin Jie has a mindset of giving back and gratitude, regardless of how big or small the matter is. Even if he can't attend in person, a red envelope must always reach.

Currently, the red envelope from Lin Jie and Lin Miao starts at a thousand, for closer relations it's two thousand. For bigger, heavier matters, it's five or six thousand, even up to tens of thousands.

Luckily, Lin Jie's ability to earn money has also been climbing rapidly.

Otherwise, this ever-increasing social expenditure would be quite a headache for the siblings.

After deciding on Kong Xingchen's graduation gift, Lin Jie felt something was missing, and after looking around several times, he asked, "Miaomiao, where's Kemeng? I haven't seen her since dinner, did she quietly go back home?"

Li Miao giggled and said, "She's in the bedroom writing something in seclusion."

"She said she wants to capture the vivid memories and emotions from that night and write them down in a way that will move people to tears."

Lin Jie couldn't help but smirk, saying, "A seventeen-year-old girl, how much literary accumulation and life experience does she have? She's trying to write like a writer already?"

"Senior year of high school is about to start, she should be focusing on studying."

Lin Miao objected, "Brother, don't underestimate Mengmeng. I've seen the several hundred words she wrote as a start, and it's really good."

"That's because your writing and reading level is a bit too low," Lin Jie said, not holding back at all.

Lin Miao grinded her teeth in frustration and shouted, "Lin Jie, you've made me angry, apologize to me now."

"Why should I apologize? What I said isn't true?"

Lin Jie asked back seriously, further fueling Lin Miao's anger.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, beside them, watched the sibling quarrel with amusement and had no intention of intervening.

Just as Lin Miao, unable to hold back her anger, was about to vent and beat Lin Jie, Lin Jie's phone suddenly rang.

Seeing it was a call from Cheng Xingguang, Lin Jie gestured for a truce and picked up the phone.

As soon as he answered, Cheng Xingguang's voice came through: "Expert Lin, did you submit a paper to the 'Nature' journal?"

Lin Jie straightforwardly said, "Yes, I submitted it three or five days ago. Dean Yuan advised me to write a topic paper quickly, so I wrote one and submitted it to 'Nature'."

"Dean Cheng, how did you find out?"

From the phone came Cheng Xingguang's deep exhale, followed by his somewhat excited voice, "Just now, the chief editor in charge of physiology at 'Nature' journal contacted me, asking about you and your research topic."

"Expert Lin, he clearly told me that your paper has greatly intrigued him."

"He said that after completing some necessary verification work, your paper will be arranged to be published in 'Nature' as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lin Jie was a bit delighted too, as it would be his first paper in life.

"Expert Lin, your research paper being published in 'Nature' is not only your glory but a shared honor for our affiliated hospital and the Medical College. This calls for celebration."

"Congratulations, Expert Lin!"

Lin Jie humbly said, "Thank you, Dean Cheng. The successful publication of this paper owes much to your and Dean Yuan's strong support."

Perhaps sensing Lin Jie's modest demeanor, Cheng Xingguang reminded, "Expert Lin, you might not quite understand the value of a paper being published in 'Nature'."

"Leaving aside its potential academic influence and scientific value, let me put it in plain terms."

"Let's put it this way, 'Nature' and 'Science' are recognized by all domestic universities as the top two academic journals, and almost every university has a reward system for faculty and students who publish papers in core journals."

"Among them, Binhai University clearly stipulates that publishing a paper in either of these journals entitles you to a cash reward of 300,000."

300,000 as a reward!

Lin Jie was quite surprised, as he didn't expect that publishing a paper could earn money, let alone such a generous sum.

It seemed like this could be a lucrative path!

Cheng Xingguang continued from the phone, "Expert Lin, solely with this paper in 'Nature', becoming a professor at an average university is no problem."

"With your talent and this 'Nature' paper, if you wish to stay and teach at Binhai University after graduation, you would start at least as an associate professor, with the treatment of a full professor."

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