Wednesday afternoon, a little after two o'clock, in the surgery experimental lab on the top floor of the Medical College's comprehensive experiment building.

Amid the hum of the extracorporeal circulation machine and ventilator, as well as the alarm sounds of various monitoring instruments, Guo Peng completed the final stitch.

He gently placed the surgical forceps and suture needle on the nearby surgical tray and turned, like the other students, anxiously watching the silent Lin Jie.

More than three hours earlier, the second experimental monkey had no vital signs.

Repeated resuscitation was ineffective, but Lin Jie had not said "stop," so Xiao Ganghao, Guo Peng, Gao Yanhong, Ma Hongmin, Zeng Yang, and others had no choice but to press on with the surgery.

Lin Jie gently waved his hand, and Guo Peng immediately turned off the various running instruments.

The surgery lab returned to silence.

"The experimental monkey has died, and based on this result, your surgery was a failure."

His gaze slowly passed over the faces of Xiao Ganghao, Guo Peng, and the others as he solemnly said, "Perhaps you all think that this is unfair; you've never led such a major surgery before, and you might even say you have no experience at all, so failure is normal."

"But is that really the case?"

Lin Jie asked, "You've learned all the theoretical knowledge needed for the surgery, right?"

"You've also mastered the basic surgical skills required for the surgery, right?"

"And you've studied the relevant surgical teaching videos, correct?"

With each question he asked, all the students nodded in agreement.

Lin Jie raised an eyebrow and said, "So, theoretically, you should be able to complete these surgical experiments successfully?"

Despite feeling a bit resentful, Xiao Ganghao and the others had to concede.

Lin Jie's words were indeed correct.

However, they all lamented in their hearts, "Teacher, this is only in theory; theory and practice are worlds apart."

Surgery, as a practical skill, cannot be performed smoothly without extensive practice; not everyone is born with the knowledge like you, Teacher!

This thought remained internal; no one showed it on their faces.

Lin Jie instructed them: "With theoretical knowledge, skill support, and teaching guidance, you can ask the surgeons at the Affiliated Hospital whether they could complete a newly encountered surgery under such conditions."

"You may feel that my expectations are too high, thinking of yourselves as mere beginners, not to be compared with veteran doctors who have been practicing for many years."

"But you are not just anyone's students."

"You are my students, Lin Jie's students."

Lin Jie proclaimed loudly, "When you go to the hospital, others' expectations of you will be higher because of me, and this means you must hold yourselves to higher standards!"

"Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Xiao Ganghao and the others shouted in unison!

Lin Jie was pleased with their response and nodded approvingly, "Of course, improving your skills is not something that happens overnight; I simply ask that you always hold yourselves to the highest standards."

"Also, doctors can never prepare for everything. Patients don't fall ill as textbooks describe; their conditions change constantly."

"In your work, unexpected situations often arise without leaving you time to practice or prepare."

After giving this advice, he continued instructing: "You who were lead surgeons today need to seriously review the surgery video and identify your problems."

"Tian Xiangyu, Guo Peng, you are responsible for the anatomical work on the brain of the second experimental monkey, checking for any organic lesions or any other changes that need attention."

"Fang Huanru, Huo Guangheng, Yan Beichen, Song Licheng, Lu Xiaoyu, Wei Hongyang, you will be responsible for the surgery on the fourth experimental monkey tomorrow."

"Also, because of the class tomorrow afternoon, the surgery time tomorrow morning is moved up to six o'clock in the morning..."

Near four o'clock, Lin Jie returned to Xiangtai Apartment building.

In the underground parking lot, he coincidentally met Slophel, who had come with An Kexin.

"Mr. Lin Jie, my discussions with Miss An Kexin went very smoothly; however, due to an urgent work issue in the Capital City, I have to leave Binhai."

Slophel glanced at his watch and said, "My flight is at 7:15 tonight; before I leave, I would like to have a face-to-face conversation with you, Mr. Lin Jie."

"Alright, Mr. Slophel, let's talk at my house."

Lin Jie made a gesture of invitation.

Slophel chuckled and said, "Meeting by chance in the parking lot is fate itself; to save time, let's just chat here briefly."

With the guest's preference in mind, Lin Jie naturally had no objection.

"Mr. Lin Jie, I'm not sure if you've had a chance to review the medical case I sent?"

Lin Jie softly replied, "I've reviewed it. Although the patient's cranial condition is complex and removing the tumor is not easy, I have found a very good solution!"

"You've found a solution? So quickly?"

Slophel was visibly surprised and eagerly asked, "What are the post-operative complications of your solution?"

Lin Jie smiled slightly, a bit pleased with himself, and said, "It's not that quick—I thought about it for nearly a whole night."

"As for complications, if the surgery goes smoothly, there won't be many complications, at least nothing that would affect his ability to compete."

Slophel was even more surprised and asked in wonder, "You actually know he is a professional athlete?"

Lin Jie softly explained, "The medical case included detailed physical test data for this person; such data cannot be surpassed by an average person's physical capabilities."

"Determining that he is a professional athlete was a very simple task."

"Oh, of course, for you doctors, these physical test data are silent evidence that can tell you a lot," said Slophel.

He paused and then added, "Mr. Lin Jie, I can reveal a little more about this person's identity."

"He is a professional football star, a very famous player."

"Due to the nature of the sport, his body frequently endures intense collisions, causing his brain to change and differ slightly from that of an average person."

"To continue his career, his surgery demands are that there must be no side effects."

Slophel emphasized firmly, "The damage caused by the surgery must not affect his judgment, explosiveness, agility, balance, or impinge on his game performance."

He explained solemnly, "For professional athletes, sports are everything. If they can't play, everything they have will vanish into thin air."

"Mr. Lin Jie, he consulted several renowned neurosurgeons in the United States."

"They all stated that given the current condition of his brain, the tumor could be removed, but it was impossible to avoid side effects that would not affect his athletic performance."

Seeing Slophel's somewhat doubtful gaze, Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "As a responsible doctor, I cannot give you a hundred percent certainty; I can only tell you this."

"To successfully complete this person's surgery, allowing him to return to the field without a decline in athletic performance is something I am capable of achieving."

"However, I must remind you that this is only a possibility with a high chance of success."

"I cannot guarantee that this possibility will definitely be realized."

After a moment of silence, a smile slowly crept onto Slophel's face, and he said, "This is the best news I've heard in days."

"Mr. Lin Jie, you are currently the only medical expert who can offer this possibility."

"Once back in the United States, I will expedite this matter and have him come to Binhai for treatment."

"This is our first collaboration..."

"I believe that God will bless us, and this possibility will definitely be realized smoothly..."

After giving Lin Jie a bear hug, the somewhat excited Slophel almost wanted to hug An Kexin as well, but was blocked by Lin Jie...

Waving goodbye to Slophel and watching him disappear into the traffic in a taxi, Lin Jie and An Kexin returned to the apartment building.

"Ah Jie, Kemeng won't be attending today's party. She said she wants to use every minute to study hard, make progress every day, and not disappoint you, her big brother Jie."

Lin Jie snorted and said, "At least she's smart enough to know what to do."

An Kexin discreetly pouted.

She could naturally tell that Lin Jie was holding back his anger and wanted to reprimand An Kemeng.

In fact, knowing Lin Jie's nature, if An Kemeng just pleaded and sincerely apologized, Lin Jie's anger would dissipate that day.

However, it seemed that the little fellow An Kemeng was also holding back her anger.

Lin Jie's physical punishment had hurt her feelings a bit.

As a result, the two of them were tacitly at odds, like two kids still unwilling to grow up butting heads.

Regarding this, An Kexin couldn't be bothered to intervene.

After all, no matter how much they fuss, there's always a limit.

Up to now, the results have actually been positive.

These days, An Kemeng's study efforts have been truly diligent. It was the first time An Kexin discovered she could be so hardworking...

Returning home, Lin Jie found that several guests had already arrived: Yu Momo, Chen Qiuhua, Du Feixue, and Lu Kaicheng and Chen Lili who were busy in the kitchen.

Lin Jie called out, "Lu Kaicheng, is that angiogram done?"

"It's done, it's done..."

Wearing an apron, Lu Kaicheng ran out of the kitchen and pulled out a tablet from a file bag, saying, "I've input all the scanned angiograms into the processing system and obtained a three-dimensional cerebral vascular image."

"Lin Jie, take a look. Does it meet your requirements?"

Lin Jie took the tablet and saw the complex, interconnected blood vessels forming the shape of a skull, with red representing arteries and blue for veins.

He gave it a quick glance and found the cerebral vessels were comprehensively displayed, with no omissions, knowing that Lu Kaicheng had put his heart into it.

"Lu Kaicheng, thank you. This angiogram is well done and very useful to me."

The difference in density between blood vessels and surrounding tissues is quite small.

To clearly see the vessels using a CT scan, a contrast agent must first be injected.

Contrast agents are usually high-density iodine compounds, injected using a high-pressure syringe to increase the density difference between vessels and tissues.

After injection, the vessel can be clearly seen through a scan.

Since blood is flowing, the contrast agent will soon be diluted throughout the body once injected.

So, obtaining this complete three-dimensional cerebral vascular image requires multiple injections of the contrast agent and multiple scans within a limited timeframe.

The timing of the input and the injection points require skill and experience.

Looking at the cerebral vascular image, it's evident that Lu Kaicheng's skills are solid.

Dragging his finger to zoom in on the three-dimensional image, Lin Jie frowned slightly and asked, "Lu Kaicheng, is this the highest resolution angiogram available at the hospital?"

"Yes, this CT scanner can reveal vessels with a diameter of one millimeter in the brain. This machine's precision is already quite high, among the best in the country."

Lu Kaicheng gently inquired, "Is this resolution still somewhat insufficient for you?"

This level of precision indeed falls short for this surgery.

Lin Jie needs at least a 0.5-millimeter vessel angiogram near the surgical path and the tumor.

He nodded and asked, "Do you know where there are scanners with even higher precision?"

Pausing for a moment, Lu Kaicheng whispered, "As far as I know, the highest precision cranial scanner in the country is at Kangning Hospital, capable of scanning vessels down to 0.5 millimeters."

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