Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 993 - 957: Tumors Are Alive

Under the shroud of night, in a courtyard on the southeastern outskirts of Binhai City, several large trees just showing some green buds partially concealed a quaint three-story building, but the warm lights still flickered through.In the study on the second floor, Old Master Zhou stood behind the desk, furiously writing, while Zhou Ziyan quietly stood by.

Picking up the pen, he took a small step back, and saw the rows of writing on the rice paper, shaking his head slightly in dissatisfaction.

He rested the brush on the inkstone, and softly asked, "What do you think of Expert Lin?"

Zhou Ziyan pondered briefly, then said, "His talent is extraordinary and his medical skills are exceptional. He is disciplined and diligent, with the heart of a healer!"

Old Master Zhou softly replied and laughed, "I remember the first time I asked, your answer was not like this."

Zhou Ziyan felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Father, don't make fun of me."

"Back then, I was arrogant and misunderstood Expert Lin's medical skills."

"Now, so many facts have made me realize things clearly. In modern medicine, Expert Lin is someone I absolutely must look up to."

Old Master Zhou nodded, "What makes me admire Expert Lin the most is not his talent or medical skills, but his unique problem-solving approach."

"Craniocerebral arteriovenous replacement, diaphragmatic membrane improvement surgery, mesh method for repairing comminuted fractures, Lin Jie Healing Technique to eliminate brain clots, Life Healing Box for severe comminuted fracture recovery, underwater surgery to separate cranial tissue..."

Old Master Zhou marveled, "These innovative yet simple and effective treatment ideas make one want to exclaim in amazement and admiration. If Expert Lin were ten years older, based on these achievements alone, he'd definitely qualify as an academician."

"As it stands, those old folks probably think that Expert Lin is still young, and his honors shouldn't peak too quickly, so they'll hold back on his nomination for academician selection and such."

He looked at the calm Zhou Ziyan and said, "Ziyan, you are very smart, very talented—what others take thirty years to learn, you've mastered in ten."

"When you told me you chose to study modern medicine at the Medical College, I knew you had great ambitions, not ordinary ones."

Old Master Zhou paused, then said worriedly, "To be honest, I don't know whether let Jin'anlin Hospital is a good or bad thing."

"You're excellent, but it's difficult for exceptional people to harmonize with others. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the timeless lament of one's success overshadowing another's."

Zhou Ziyan touched the tip of his nose and chuckled wryly, "Father, you overestimate me."

"My excellence compared to Expert Lin is like a firefly compared to the moon."

"Expert Lin has long transcended the category of excellence. I have nothing but admiration and no thought of comparison or envy."

Hearing his consistently outstanding younger son speak so highly of others, Old Master Zhou still felt a faint discomfort.

He said solemnly, "Ziyan, don't belittle yourself."

"While Expert Lin is certainly outstanding, you have your own strengths—in terms of traditional Chinese medicine theory, your level in the country is also highly esteemed."

"I only hope you can collaborate sincerely with Expert Lin, and contribute to another glory for traditional Chinese medicine."

Zhou Ziyan promised, "Father, I definitely will."

Old Master Zhou suddenly sighed, saying, "What a pity!"

"Father, what a pity?" Zhou Ziyan was a bit confused.

Old Master Zhou said softly, "I'm talking about Tingting; if it weren't for Xuehui's intervention, maybe the two could have been together."

Zhou Ziyan was aware of Lin Jie and Li Ting's situation.

He advised, "Sister is also considering Tingting's lifelong happiness. After all, Expert Lin had a heart transplant, the future is uncertain."

Old Master Zhou snorted, "I've checked Expert Lin's pulse twice; I understand his physical condition quite well."

"Though his physique was weak, after more than a year of recovery and conditioning, it's fairly ordinary—but his pulse is strong and lacks any obstruction or stasis."

"This isn't the pulse of someone with a bad heart."

Zhou Ziyan explained, "Father, even though Expert Lin's pulse is good now, the transplanted heart, over the years, faced constant rejection and the influence of anti-rejection drugs, its function is gradually declining."

"Moreover, relationships are uncertain."

"Even if sister didn't object, could Tingting and Expert Lin really end up together?"

"Currently, Tingting's boyfriend is quite good, with a decent background, character, everything is fine..."

Just then, the study door was gently pushed open, and an elegant lady entered.

She gestured with her phone toward Zhou Ziyan, "Ah Yan, a student of Expert Lin called saying you should quickly head to the Affiliated Hospital; Expert Lin has something urgent."

"It's nearly eight at night; you wouldn't be able to reach the Affiliated Hospital..."

Old Master Zhou's face darkened as he spoke, "If Expert Lin calls it urgent, it must not be trivial."

"Ziyan, you should hurry over; have Lao Sun take you to the hospital..."

Binhai University Affiliated Hospital.

Lin Jie, suppressing his excitement, left the MRI examination room to see Elenna, who had changed clothes and accompanied by two attendants, waiting for him at the door.

Before she could ask, Lin Jie hurriedly spoke, "Elenna, I've identified that slight anomaly."

"I have a new idea flashing in my mind now, I just need to properly organize it."

"At the moment, I can only tell you that this anomaly should be good news, at least not bad news."

Elenna let out a sigh of relief, exaggeratedly saying, "Dr. Lin, you really startled me. But can you not keep me in suspense any longer?"

"Can you briefly tell me about this discovery of yours?"

Lin Jie pondered for a moment, suppressing his urge to speak, and said, "Elenna, my thoughts are a bit scattered right now, and I can't be sure whether this sudden idea is feasible."

"Even if this idea is feasible, it will require more testing to validate."

"I need some time to calm down and not think about this matter for now, so I can objectively organize my thoughts. If I tell you now, I worry it will lead to false hope, turning your hope into disappointment, making you feel worse."

Elenna could see that Lin Jie was suppressing his excitement, making her even more anxious and impatient.

"Dr. Lin, will your discovery affect the surgery scheduled for Thursday night?"

"No!"

Lin Jie said solemnly, "Elenna, your tumor has reached a critical level."

"If it grows any larger, it will exceed my capability. The surgery on Thursday night will only be moved forward, not delayed."

Elenna was a bit disappointed and continued to ask, "Will it affect my subsequent treatment?"

Lin Jie nodded, saying, "If my idea is proven feasible, you might be able to join this experimental therapy as a test subject."

He stopped Elenna from speaking again, saying, "Don't ask anymore."

"I promise you, no matter the outcome tomorrow morning, I will tell you everything."

"Now, I need some uninterrupted time to think."

"Dr. Tian, please escort Ms. Elenna back to her room..."

Lin Jie instructed briefly, no longer paying attention to Elenna, and hurried back to his office, also instructing Jian Jia not to let anyone disturb him, except Zhou Ziyan...

When Zhou Ziyan arrived at Lin Jie's office, she saw An Kexin, Jian Jia, and Qin Gang standing with anxious expressions in the outer office.

"Zhou Ziyan, A-Jie is waiting for you inside."

"I need to tell you..."

An Kexin gently reminded, "When you go in, don't talk business with him right away, just ask if he is hungry and wants to eat anything."

"He has performed over nine hours of surgery and hasn't had dinner yet."

Zhou Ziyan nodded emphatically and, under the expectant gaze of the others, opened the door to the inner office and went inside.

She saw Lin Jie standing motionless in front of the big screen on the east wall, watching two tumor images.

"Zhou Ziyan, come and see if you can find any difference in these two images of tumors."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziyan temporarily didn't ask "Are you hungry," coming to stand by Lin Jie's side to look at the tumor images.

A minute passed.

Five minutes passed.

Ten minutes passed.

Zhou Ziyan finally spoke with a disappointed expression, "Expert Lin, I'm not skilled enough to notice any differences in these tumors!"

Lin Jie chuckled softly, "It's normal for you not to notice. It took me quite a while to detect them."

"The image on the left is Elenna's tumor CT taken on Sunday, and the one on the right is today's CT image, after she drank Chinese medicine and received a radiation inhibitor injection."

"This location is where I injected the radiation inhibitor. If you examine it carefully, you'll see some mild retraction at the thin edges of the extending tumor."

"And in directions away from the radiation inhibitor, the tumors show slight extension..."

With Lin Jie's guidance, Zhou Ziyan widened her eyes to examine the two images again.

After a few more minutes, she had to admit, "Expert Lin, honestly, I still can't see any changes."

"If you can't see it, then so be it."

"Anyway, I saw the changes, and they indeed occurred."

Lin Jie turned to look at Zhou Ziyan and excitedly said, "A tumor is alive; nobody disagrees with that."

"Since it's a living entity, it has the basic characteristics of living things, which is to seek advantages and avoid harms."

"These two images clearly demonstrate this, with the tumor moving away from harm caused by the radiation inhibitor, extending towards other areas."

"This made me consider whether we can use some method to guide and control tumor growth."

"Simply speaking, we can drive the tumor away by using substances it dislikes, and attract it with substances it likes, pulling and pushing it to make its growth controllable to some extent."

"When the main body of the tumor grows to the appropriate size and location, we can then remove it surgically or by other means."

In Zhou Ziyan's astonished and thoughtful expression, Lin Jie waved his hands and continued, "I specifically called you over because I saw in your doctoral thesis about molecular-level purification of effective components in Chinese medicine, along with injection research."

"As far as I know, the nourishing components in Chinese medicine have miraculous effects and are undoubtedly the most suitable components to attract tumors."

"If it is possible to achieve precise and quantitative intramuscular injections, it should allow for the use of these effects..."