The next day, batches of patients who had recovered well and could be transferred were continually sent off, with many coming by to express their gratitude to Lin Jie.
"Dr. Lin, thank you for saving my child. Your great kindness and virtue, my whole family will never forget."
"This is candy from the soldier brother, it's very sweet. Brother Lin, for you, thank you for saving my dad..."
Since the number of new injured arrivals had decreased considerably from the day before, Lin Jie finally had so ti to rest during the day.
Perhaps due to the severe exhaustion over the past two days, as soon as Lin Jie relaxed, he felt discomfort all over his body and his spirit beca lethargic.
Lin Jie simply found a shady spot, put together three folding chairs, and lay down to rest.
"Expert Lin, Expert Lin..."
Lin Jie struggled to open his eyes and saw Fang Jianbin quietly calling him, imdiately he got off the chair and asked, "Is there a severely injured patient brought in?"
"No."
Fang Jianbin paused for a mont and suggested, "Expert Lin, if you're feeling tired, go back to the tent to rest. If there is a severely injured patient that needs your treatnt, I'll co and get you."
"No need, the tent is a bit stuffy, it's just right for to lie here, and it's also closer to the surgical vehicle."
Saying this, Lin Jie lay back down on the folding chair once again.
Fang Jianbin opened his mouth but ultimately held back.
He originally wanted to remind Lin Jie that lying there in broad daylight, in full view, was sowhat not good for a soldier's image.
But thinking about Lin Jie's almost desperate workload of surgeries over the past two days, and considering he's not really a soldier, Fang Jianbin swallowed his reminder.
"Expert Lin, my wife Yuan Li and I have discussed it. If your invitation is still valid, I am willing to accept this challenge."
Lin Jie stood up again, took the initiative to shake hands with Fang Jianbin, and smiled, "On behalf of Anlin Hospital, I welco your joining. I believe, with your addition, Anlin Hospital will surely beco even stronger."
"Expert Lin, you flatter , my abilities are just average!"
Fang Jianbin humbly replied, then continued, "Last night I got a preliminary understanding of Anlin Hospital's situation, knowing that the hospital is in tense construction and preparation, expected to start operations in June or July."
"I just don't know if the recruitnt of doctors is over?"
Lin Jie shook his head and said, "There's still quite a gap in the doctor positions. If you have any good recomndations, we would certainly welco them."
Fang Jianbin earnestly said, "My wife Yuan Li graduated from the Fourth Military dical University, with a master's degree. She is currently an attending surgeon in the general surgery departnt at the Military District Hospital."
"She doesn't want to live apart from and wants to apply for an early transfer to civilian life, can Anlin Hospital accept her?"
"Expert Lin, Yuan Li's dical skills are quite good."
Lin Jie asked, "Applying for an early transfer from military doctor service, that should not be easy, right?"
Fang Jianbin smiled bitterly and said, "It is sowhat troubleso, I've advised her not to apply. It's just that we have two kids only two years old, and if I get transferred to a place like Binhai, the kids would be a big issue."
Lin Jie pondered for a mont and said, "Colonel Fang, you might not know, Anlin Hospital has a cooperative relationship with the military, jointly establishing a center for treating disabled soldiers. The military will dispatch so military doctors to this center."
"I'll communicate with the military to see if your wife can beco a stationed military doctor, so she won't need to apply for early transfer."
"Ah, if this could work, that would be excellent. Thank you, Expert Lin!"
Fang Jianbin looked very grateful.
Lin Jie waved his hand lightly and said, "Don't thank too early, whether it will work is still uncertain."
He then asked, "How is Yuan Li's injury?"
"Besides the penetrating wound, the only organ injured was the small intestine, and it's recovering well post-surgery, today she has already resud gas passing."
Fang Jianbin sincerely said, "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you, Expert Lin. Without your advice and guidance on the gunman's shooting, the consequences might have been unimaginable."
After Fang Jianbin left to handle affairs, Lin Jie took out his phone and dialed ng Yang's number.
In the call, he briefly ntioned the affairs of Fang Jianbin and Yuan Li.
Finally, Lin Jie couldn't help but complain, "Rules do not surpass human affection. Although Colonel Fang violated orders, it was to save his own wife. Your handling lacked any human touch at all."
"Expert Lin, military orders are as firm as a mountain, not just talk, they allow no flexibility."
ng Yang patiently explained, "Regarding the handling of Colonel Fang, we've already been extraordinarily lenient."
"Otherwise, violating superior orders, especially under warti discipline conditions, the lightest punishnt would have been dismissal and withdrawal from active service with a penalty."
Hearing this, Lin Jie suddenly thought of sothing and asked, "General ng, one day, will you also hold an irresistible military order over ?"
ng Yang gave a heavy hum on the phone and said, "The guarantee letter given to you by the chief is not just empty words; it holds genuine effectiveness."
Reassured upon hearing the guarantee again, Lin Jie shifted and asked, "General ng, give a definite answer, can you handle the matter of Colonel Fang's wife?"
ng Yang chuckled lightly and said, "You acted pretty quickly. As soon as Colonel Fang's decision was announced, you recruited soone for your own patch."
"I will personally coordinate this matter. It shouldn't be a big problem."
He brought up another issue, saying, "Oh, the incident of shooting the bandits and rescuing the hostages, since it involves you, I also received a detailed report here. Expert Lin, I didn't expect you to remain so composed in the face of danger, quite like a general."
Lin Jie chuckled proudly and said, "As a surgeon, staying calm in any situation is essential. If even we doctors panic, then there's no hope for the patients."
"That's also true. On the battlefield, dical personnel can be said to be the bravest and most fearless."
ng Yang echoed this sentint and then ntioned, "Expert Lin, I heard you'll be treating the child of the Ma Family from the Capital City?"
"Yes, that's true!"
Lin Jie's heart sank, and he then asked, "How did you know about it?"
He initially wanted to say, are you secretly investigating ?
At the last mont, he restrained himself and asked an ordinary question.
ng Yang laughed heartily and said, "Expert Lin, let give you a heads up; the old lady of the Ma Family is not easy to deal with."
"A few days ago, at a gathering, she scolded several renowned traditional Chinese dicine doctors from the Capital City, accusing them of being pretentious and unable to cure even a child's illness."
"Afterwards, there was news that you took over the Ma Family child and vowed to diagnose and cure the child's illness."
Lin Jie frowned. Guaranteed? Vowed?
Who on earth said that?
ng Yang's tone turned serious as he said, "Expert Lin, this matter has been circulated in small circles, and it has now beco a dispute between traditional Chinese dicine and modern dicine. You can say you're being put under the spotlight."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jie was quite upset.
Did the Ma Family deliberately spread this to force him to commit wholeheartedly?
Or is soone maliciously instigating tension between him and the traditional Chinese dicine experts?
Or perhaps they're trying to undermine his montum and reputation, hoping to damage his honor?
After all, the boy has not been diagnosed yet, and it seems that this illness is quite tricky. He might not be able to diagnose and cure it.
Lin Jie's mind was swirling with thoughts. He pondered for a mont and said angrily, "The truth will speak for itself, and falsehoods will fall. Although I took over this patient, I never made any guarantees."
"Moreover, I never intended to compete with traditional Chinese dicine or look down on it."
ng Yang comforted him, "Expert Lin, don't be upset."
"Those traditional Chinese dicine experts, being renowned, usually have a broad-minded outlook and haven't been involved in this matter. It's just so clowns jumping around."
He cautioned further, "Tall trees catch much wind! Expert Lin, consider these unpleasant matters as part of life's trials."
"However, you gained fa at a young age, so you must hold onto your original intentions. Do not get lost in the praises of those around you, either becoming arrogant or indulging in material pleasures and losing the desire to progress."
"Thank you for the reminder, General ng!"
Lin Jie rembered his promise to Shen Lanruo and said, "I have a goal in mind, and to achieve it as soon as possible, I dare not slack off at all."
Just after hanging up ng Yang's call, Lin Jie heard soone ask, "Excuse , are you the Dr. Lin who saved Xu Feng?"
Lin Jie turned around and saw a haggard-looking middle-aged woman and a middle-aged man wearing a short-sleeved shirt, dress pants, and leather shoes. The two looked sowhat alike, possibly siblings.
"I am. And you are?"
The middle-aged woman sized up Lin Jie and said, "I am Xu Feng's mother."
"I wanted to ask you, Dr. Lin, it's said that that day, just after you amputated my son's legs, the army's helicopter appeared?"
This speech didn't sound like a question but more like an inquiry.
Lin Jie felt sowhat uncomfortable and said truthfully, "Indeed, the helicopter ca after seeing the distress signal smoke we had lit."
The middle-aged woman asked again, "Let ask you one more thing. Was there any chance my son's legs could have been saved? I heard your dical skills are remarkable and you've saved many people."
"So, purely from the standpoint of possibility, was there any chance my son could have kept his legs?"
The question was asked in a sowhat aggressive tone.
Lin Jie was displeased but still responded frankly, "Even a one in a thousand chance is still a chance. Purely speaking of possibilities, your son had a slim hope of retaining his legs."
"At least you admitted that possibility!"
The middle-aged woman exhaled gently and turned to the man beside her, saying, "Brother, we've got the answer we wanted. Let's go."
Watching the man and woman leave, Lin Jie furrowed his brows even tighter…
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