It was as if an invisible giant hand was manipulating events behind the scenes, as several posts related to the "celebrity doctor forcibly amputates" incident shot up to the top of major online trending lists by ten o'clock Saturday night.

At the same time, Lin Jie's life history and past events were entirely dug up and posted online by internet users.

What amazed Lin Jie about the internet users was that they even managed to unearth his medical practitioner certifications,

This was not the first time Lin Jie experienced something like this.

The first time was during a live-streamed examination and defense, when a sudden storm caused by Hu Yitong brought him much attention.

The second time, was during the congenital heart disease case where Yaoyao sought online help by name, which also made Lin Jie famous once.

However, compared to this current online frenzy, the previous occurrences were nothing but small occurrences; it completely spread Lin Jie's name nationwide.

Lin Jie speculated that aside from someone pulling strings behind the scenes, it might also be due to three main factors involved in this matter:

Firstly, it's tied to the Chuansi Bamboo Sea earthquake, a disaster that garnered concern nationwide;

Secondly, it touches upon the conflict between a patient's subjective wishes and a doctor's judgment, a focal point capable of triggering great attention.

The final factor is that doctor-patient relationships have been a social hot topic in recent years.

As Lin Jie refreshed the numerous online comments, even though he repeatedly reminded himself that there were many trolls online and that many netizens were misled from righteous indignation, he still couldn't help but feel infuriated when seeing some of the vile comments.

He snapped the computer shut, went to the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, and looked at the dazzling night view outside, trying hard to calm himself down a bit...

"Ah Jie, don't get angry over these irrelevant people!"

An Kexin, supporting herself with a crutch, slowly approached to comfort him: "There are still quite a number of people online who can tell right from wrong."

"Just from the misleading information provided by the other side, they analyzed a very critical fact, that without your help, Xu Feng might have died!"

Lin Jie noticed this fairly popular post as well.

The highlight of this post was that, even if Lin Jie made a mistake by amputating Xu Feng's legs, he ultimately saved Xu Feng's life, and relatively speaking, his merits outweigh his faults.

Xu Feng and his family should be grateful instead of coming forward to play the victim and seeking so-called justice from their savior.

Besides this post, there was another post that also gained significant traction.

Some "medical expert" in a very professional tone analyzed Lin Jie's life, asserting based on over forty years of medical experience, that Lin Jie, regarded as an outstanding medical talent, was purely a sham.

This was an activity by some group or company for undisclosed purposes, packaging and deifying Lin Jie.

Lin Jie's medical skills were at best equivalent to those of a freshman or sophomore medical college student, a true "quack."

An overconfident "quack," though well-intentioned and motivated to save others, must also bear responsibility for causing a patient to lose both legs due to a misjudgment.

This "medical expert" also pointed out, meaningfully, that with Lin Jie's educational background and qualifications, he could barely pass the therapeutic qualification exams, yet he did, which is deeply unsettling...

What comforted Lin Jie was seeing some posts online that spoke in his defense.

However, these posts had very few followers and were almost immediately drowned in the overwhelming sea of denunciatory entries.

At that moment, Li Haoxiang arrived at the apartment.

"Expert Lin, I contacted Lai Huahui in my capacity as your defense attorney. My demeanor might have been slightly unprofessional and somewhat frantic, which indeed provoked their underestimation."

Li Haoxiang smiled faintly and said, "Lai Huahui presented their demand, a total of ten million in various compensations."

"They certainly have the nerve to ask for such an astronomical figure!"

Lin Jie snorted coldly and said, "Lawyer Li, once we reveal our counter-evidence, see if you can counter-sue them for fabricating and distorting the truth, defamation, or something of the sort."

"I won't be satisfied unless we teach them a lesson they'll never forget."

Li Haoxiang nodded and said, "The articles published under Lai Huahui's real name, WeChat posts, as well as Xu Feng and his family's WeChat and Weibo posts, have all been compiled into evidence by my team."

"Not to mention anything else, just the reputational damage and psychological distress this has caused you should ensure we can bankrupt them, forcing a house sale."

Looking at Lin Jie, whose reputation was soaring and still excessively young, Li Haoxiang couldn't help but recall the first time he met Lin Jie.

Then, he had just undergone a heart transplant not long ago, looking thin and frail, seeming like a gust of wind could topple him, but the steady and concentrated gaze of his eyes made me believe this person might have extraordinary achievements in the future.

Nevertheless, Li Haoxiang would die before he believed it.

In just over a year, Lin Jie had grown into someone he had to look up to, a top-notch doctor renowned nationwide.

Li Haoxiang was very grateful that he had lowered himself to engage with Lin Jie, successfully becoming his private attorney.

Although Lin Jie hadn't introduced a single client, his intangible influence greatly benefited Li Haoxiang.

More than once, discussions with potential clients that bore no fruit would end with a polite leave-behind of a business card on parting.

When the other party saw Lin Jie's name on the business card, they couldn't help but ask an extra question.

"Is this Lin Jie THE Lin Jie?"

This simple question unexpectedly led Li Haoxiang to sign several cooperation agreements.

"A-Jie..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao walked over with her phone and said, "Several people have called to inquire about this matter and expressed their support for you. A few reporters have also contacted us, hoping to interview you."

She asked excitedly, "Should we hold a press conference to make a statement to counter this?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm a doctor, so these things about seeking attention publicly should be avoided. Let's proceed with the previously planned response strategy."

He looked at An Kexin and said, "Judging from today's online buzz, the other party has surely put in a lot of effort. How about we counter tonight?"

An Kexin nodded gently and said, "Sure, the online buzz today is already high enough. We don't need to wait or push it any higher."

She chuckled softly, "If we strike back from the start, it will show we were prepared and have strong backing. If we delay our response for too long, it might appear we are guilty, making some people believe we did something wrong."

"A-Jie, we'll release the evidence around three or four in the morning."

"You can just rest. Leave this matter to Xiaoxiao and me."

The evidence materials Lin Jie and An Kexin prepared mainly consisted of four parts.

The first part was a statement of Lin Jie's situation. From the first-person perspective of the party involved, it narrated how he found Xu Feng, how he rescued him, his medical judgment, and many other details.

The second part was photos of the environment where Xu Feng was trapped. These were taken by Qin Gang when he was looking for the phone. Accompanying them were diagrams showing Xu Feng's position, his circumstances after the aftershocks, and so on.

The third part was the lawyer's letter from the opposing party.

The fourth and most important piece of evidence was video and audio recordings copied from the phone.

"Brother, Brother!"

"Brother Jie!"

With these shouts, Lin Miao and An Kemeng ran down from the second floor, each holding a laptop.

When they got closer, the slightly flushed Lin Miao said excitedly, "Mengmeng and I have been defending you online, scolding those trolls..."

"Just now, we came across this!"

She held out her laptop.

Lin Jie, An Kexin, and Li Haoxiang leaned in to see that it was a certificate on the screen.

This was a testimonial issued by Xia Kaige.

He first stated his identity in the testimonial: a doctoral advisor and professor at the PLA First Military Medical University, and the director of cardiothoracic surgery at the First Military Affiliated Hospital.

In the testimonial, he straightforwardly pointed out that Expert Lin Jie's accomplishments in the field of cardiothoracic surgery surpassed his own, and he was willing to vouch with his own reputation.

Xia Kaige also noted that for medical experts of Lin Jie's caliber, regardless of the circumstances, the possibility of errors stemming from judgments grounded in profound medical expertise is minimal, though not impossible.

After reading the testimonial, Lin Jie was a bit surprised.

He had personally competed against this person before, actually causing him to lose face. Unexpectedly, this person was the first to stand up and speak on his behalf, setting aside past grudges.

"Hey, Brother Jie, here's another testimonial!"

They looked at An Kemeng's laptop screen and found it was a certificate from Ren Maoshi, who also vouched for Lin Jie's medical skills and ethics with his own identity, honor, and status.

"Brother, Brother, there's another one! There's another testimonial!"

Lin Jie looked at it, and this testimonial wasn't from an individual but an official one issued by a certain military hospital in Chuansi Province.

This testimonial noted that during earthquake relief, Lin Jie performed seventy-six surgeries in the temporary field hospital, successfully saving seventy-six critically injured patients, with no failures.

Not only did the testimonial have a bright red official stamp, but also signatures of numerous people, numbering about thirty to forty.

These were signatures from doctors and medical staff who had worked with Lin Jie in the temporary field hospital.

With these three testimonials acting as a prelude, various other forms of testimonials or statements started appearing online one after another.

Chen Shi, Tao Taqing, Cheng Xingguang, Yuan Guangxi, Tian Zhiyuan, Fang Lianggong, Gu Hongkuang, Sun Yuze, Hou Jianxiu, Guan Yifan...

Each of these individuals was a renowned medical expert in their own right, and now they had collectively supported Lin Jie, vouching for him with their reputations.

Lin Jie took a deep breath, seeing both familiar and slightly unfamiliar names, and emotionally said, "Kexin, Sister Xiaoxiao, we can't wait any longer."

"If we don't make a statement soon, I would feel I'm letting down all these peers standing up for me."

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