Chapter 517: Chapter 516: The Lion Opens Its Mouth Wide

The next morning, Yan Feifan arrived at the Affiliated Hospital and saw Xv Fang waiting for him in the parking lot of the Little Red House.

"Mr. Yan, thank you for taking me on as your assistant. I’ll..."

"Don’t thank me."

Yan Feifan cut him off bluntly. "You should be thanking Mr. Miao."

"And I need to tell you this upfront: if you don’t perform well enough, or even if you try your hardest but still can’t meet my standards..."

"You can go right back where you came from."

As Yan Feifan said this, only one word came to mind.

’Satisfying!’

He’d thought he would have to wait several years before he was in a position to say something like that to someone.

He never expected to achieve it so soon.

"Yes, Mr. Yan. I’ll do my best not to disappoint you!" Xv Fang replied, looking like a well-behaved student.

Yan Feifan nodded, satisfied.

He noticed Xv Fang reach up to adjust his glasses again and couldn’t help but say, "About those glasses... in the operating room..."

Xv Fang quickly explained, "Mr. Yan, I have contacts. I’ll switch to them before entering the operating room."

Yan Feifan hummed in acknowledgment, then added as a reminder, "In an emergency, you might not have time to switch."

"You should probably get a pair of prescription glasses like sports goggles—something that won’t fall off easily and is convenient to put on."

"Mr. Yan, I’ll get a pair tonight!" Xv Fang quickly agreed.

Yan Feifan chuckled. "It’s just a suggestion. It might not be for you. Just do whatever is most comfortable, as long as it doesn’t interfere with your work."

"Come on, let’s go see the patient."

Yan Feifan took his new assistant and met up with Qin Feng to see today’s surgical patient.

Unexpectedly, an unfamiliar soldier guarding the hospital room door stopped Xv Fang.

The man explained that Xv Fang’s background check hadn’t been completed, so he was not yet cleared to participate in the patient’s treatment.

The military patient Yan Feifan was scheduled to see today was reportedly a top expert in the defense industry.

Considering the security factors, Yan Feifan couldn’t vouch for Xv Fang, just to be safe.

Yan Feifan had no choice but to send Xv Fang to find Yu Suye and have him work under her guidance for the time being.

Accompanied by Qin Feng, Yan Feifan met the high-security patient in his room—a forty-seven-year-old man with a brain tumor.

After reviewing the patient’s latest cranial scans and other vitals, he gave the order for the surgery to proceed on schedule...

A little after eleven in the morning, after finishing the brain tumor puncture and injection procedure, Yan Feifan checked a message from Wang Chuan and hurried over to the plastic surgery center.

In Mr. Wang’s office, Yan Feifan met Ouyang Yanran, who had come to negotiate on behalf of the Lin Family.

"What are the Lin Family’s terms?" Yan Feifan asked, cutting straight to the chase.

Ouyang Yanran broke into a radiant smile. "Feifan, you really are direct. No beating around the bush."

"So, what are *your* terms?"

Yan Feifan chuckled. "I’ve never been in this situation before. And since they’re such a powerful family in charge of the Baiyulan Group, I’m worried my demands will be either too light or too heavy."

"Yanran, can you give me a baseline? That way I’ll have a frame of reference."

Ouyang Yanran giggled, but her smile vanished a moment later, and her expression turned serious.

"Last night, Lin Zuo was taken away by the police."

"When the Lin Family found out what happened, they didn’t think much of it. They just planned to use their connections to get him out."

"But the person they called, someone they thought was reliable, initially agreed without hesitation. A little while later, he called back and said there was nothing he could do."

"That’s when the entire Lin Family panicked. They started asking around everywhere and finally learned that the military and state security were involved..."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan finally understood.

’So that’s why the case was solved so quickly and cleanly. A much more powerful force had gotten involved.’

Ouyang Yanran’s voice continued.

"Feifan, the Lin Family having me—someone you’re close to—handle the follow-up negotiations shows their attitude..."

"They’re ready to accept any consequences for this, and they’ll let you do what you want with Lin Zuo."

Yan Feifan was taken aback. "The Lin Family’s attitude is that good?"

Ouyang Yanran gave a faint, sarcastic smile. "It’s not that they want to have a good attitude. They don’t have a choice."

"Who would’ve thought a rising young doctor like you would have such powerful backing? Powerful enough to make the state intervene on your behalf, no less."

"The Baiyulan Group might look big, and it’s a publicly-traded company, but it’s not without its share of shady dealings."

"Against that kind of state power, ten Baiyulan Groups wouldn’t be enough to make a difference."

"Besides, the Lin Family and the Baiyulan Group are two separate entities. The state could easily find a new owner for Baiyulan."

"So..."

Ouyang Yanran chuckled. "Feifan, you can make some exorbitant demands."

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but scratch his head.

"Yanran, now that you put it that way, I almost feel bad making demands."

Yan Feifan couldn’t resist asking, "Hey, it sounds like you’ve got quite a bone to pick with the Lin Family yourself."

Ouyang Yanran sighed softly. "I have my issues with them..."

After a moment of silence, she added quietly, "It’s all just old history, not worth talking about."

"Feifan, let’s just focus on the matter at hand."

Yan Feifan mulled it over for a moment, then a thought occurred to him. "Extraordinary Medical Technology has a close partnership with the Baiyulan Group on infusion controllers, so I don’t want to make things too hostile between us."

"However, since another power has gotten involved, the situation might be out of my hands."

"I need to get some clarification first..."

With that, Yan Feifan took out his phone and dialed Zheng Libing’s number.

"Mr. Zheng, someone from the Baiyulan Group’s Lin Family is here. I wanted to ask, what’s the official procedure for this case?"

"Is there any room for a private settlement?"

A moment later, Zheng Libing’s voice came through the phone. "Ah, Mr. Yan, the higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously. It’s not my call to make."

"Here’s what I’ll do, I’ll ask my superiors what they think..."

Yan Feifan and Ouyang Yanran waited for nearly thirty minutes before Zheng Libing called back.

"Mr. Yan, my superior says that while the damages weren’t great, the nature of the crime is serious. It can be handled in a big way or a small way."

"As the victim, you can make demands based on the degree of your emotional distress."

Yan Feifan understood immediately.

’There’s room to maneuver.’

Ouyang Yanran, who had overheard the call, also breathed a silent sigh of relief.

As a daughter-in-law of the Lin Family, her fate was tied to theirs. She had been worried the authorities would decide to make an example of them.

"Yanran, how far along is the Baiyulan Group’s robotics R&D project?"

In response to Yan Feifan’s question, Ouyang Yanran answered vaguely, "That’s one of the group’s core R&D projects, so I’m not privy to it. I don’t know the specific details of their progress."

"However..."

Ouyang Yanran sighed. "Even though they’ve invested a lot over the past few years, I don’t think they’ve made much progress."

"Otherwise, with all the news coming out about Baining Medical Technology’s robotics project, Lin Zuo wouldn’t have taken such a desperate risk and hired someone to install surveillance equipment on you."

Yan Feifan hummed thoughtfully. "After several years of R&D, they must have some proprietary technology."

"There’s strength in unity. Is there any possibility of them collaborating with Baining Medical Technology to develop surgical robots?"

"Well..."

Ouyang Yanran hesitated for a moment before asking, "Feifan, is that your condition?"

"A suggestion. It’s just a suggestion."

Yan Feifan emphasized the word, then continued, "Domestic R&D for surgical robots is already behind. If everyone works in their own silo, the road ahead will be a tough one."

"As for my actual conditions..."

Yan Feifan thought for a moment. "Lin Zuo... his character doesn’t match his position."

Ouyang Yanran immediately agreed. "I’ll recommend that he be stripped of all his duties, permanently."

Yan Feifan continued slowly, "After I discovered the intruder, I was worried about scaring my family, so I bore the stress all by myself."

"That night, I was too scared to sleep..."

Ouyang Yanran’s expression grew solemn. "That kind of emotional trauma is the hardest to get over."

"I imagine your apartment at Zuimo Court no longer feels safe to you, Mr. Yan."

"Mr. Yan, the Lin Family owns a small villa on Phoenix Tail Mountain..."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan’s eyes widened.

"Yanran, isn’t that demand a little... steep?"

Ouyang Yanran chuckled. "Not at all. Not steep in the slightest."

"With such a major power involved, if your demands *aren’t* steep, *they’re* the ones who won’t be able to rest easy..."

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