Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 988 - 952: Favor Is Priceless

At nearly five in the afternoon, as Lin Jie emerged from the operating room, he was immediately surrounded by Fang Huanru, Zhuang Shilei, and Zhuang Shilei's parents, uncle, and aunt who were waiting outside."Expert Lin, was the surgery successful?"

"Were all the tumors removed?"

"Will my son's ear be okay? Will he become deaf?"

"Are there any post-operative complications?"

"Stop! Stop! Don't be so anxious!"

Fang Huanru suddenly spoke up, shouted twice, halting their inquiries, and said, "Since the teacher went to great lengths to undertake this, don't ask obvious questions like whether it was successful."

"Teacher, you've worked hard. Have a sip of water!"

Lin Jie amusingly accepted the thermos cup handed over by Fang Huanru, took a sip of water, and said to Zhuang Shilei and the others, "The surgery went smoothly; in about an hour or so, Zhuang Hongbo will wake up."

"At that time, Huo Guangheng will conduct a detailed examination on him; there should be no unexpected issues."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Shilei's uncle and aunt were persistent in their gratitude.

Just then, Jian Jia, who was waiting by the side, approached, allowing Lin Jie to escape the enthusiasm of Zhuang Hongbo's family.

"Dr. Lin, that Italian father and son arrived at the hospital around three in the afternoon. According to your previous instructions, Guo Peng arranged for them to undergo inpatient surgery."

She showed Lin Jie the sealed bag in her hand and continued, "Assistant Qin also just brought back the decocted Chinese medicine from Jian'an Hall, a total of five small packages."

"He also retrieved twelve small packages of the Chinese medicine that Lin Miao is supposed to drink."

Lin Jie nodded and said, "I understand. First notify Tian Xiangyu, ask him to bring the items I instructed and wait for me in the ward."

After giving these instructions, Lin Jie entered the surgical prep room to change and wash up.

Jian Jia made a phone call to Tian Xiangyu, then quietly waited outside the surgical prep room for Lin Jie to come out.

Also waiting for Zhuang Hongbo to be pushed out of the operating room, Fang Huanru looked at the Chinese medicine juice held by Jian Jia with interest and asked, "Assistant Jian, these few small packages of Chinese medicine from Jian'an Hall must be very expensive, right?"

Jian Jia nodded, lowered her voice somewhat and said incredulously, "Dr. Fang, to be honest, they're not just expensive. Assistant Qin told me these five small packages cost thirty thousand US Dollars."

"This is truly astronomical; it's really not something ordinary people can afford to drink."

Fang Huanru was also slightly taken aback and asked, "Could this be a prescription personally formulated by Elder Zhou?"

Jian Jia nodded, "That's right. This morning, Dr. Lin invited Elder Zhou over to diagnose the German patient with a pulse, and he issued this prescription."

Fang Huanru seemed to realize something and chuckled softly, "Assistant Jian, in that case, this thirty thousand for the medicine isn't expensive at all. This should have been heavily discounted out of respect for the teacher."

"How so?" Jian Jia looked curious.

Fang Huanru explained, "You might not know, but Elder Zhou no longer easily gives consultations to others."

"Do you realize that ten years ago, it cost forty thousand just for Elder Zhou to diagnose someone with a pulse?"

Jian Jia's eyes widened involuntarily and said, "Forty thousand? That's so exaggerated!"

Fang Huanru replied earnestly, "This is not an exaggeration; it's a fact."

"Elder Zhou is considered a grandmaster in the field of Chinese medicine; there are only a dozen or so people of this level in the entire country."

"They may seem to simply take the pulse, which only takes a few minutes, but those few minutes are built upon six or seventy years of experience."

"Let me tell you, even at that price, many people begged to come, but Elder Zhou still wouldn't give consultations,"

Fang Huanru looked again at the surgical prep room door and whispered, "Forty thousand is a bargain."

"When the teacher performs surgery for others, aside from friendship rates aligned with hospital's standard charges, those foreigners seeking treatment from the teacher are all at extremely high prices."

She gestured mysteriously, "Basically starting at a million, even a million US Dollars."

Jian Jia, however, found Lin Jie's medical pricing more acceptable.

She agreed, "Patients seeking treatment from Dr. Lin either have life-threatening serious illnesses or incurable illnesses only Dr. Lin can treat."

"Charging such high fees is justified..."

Lin Jie, ready and prepared, accompanied Jian Jia to Elenna's ward.

He showed Elenna the sealed bag of Chinese medicine and introduced it, "Though each small bag of medicine is less than fifty milliliters, they are brewed with dozens of precious herbs over several hours; it's concentrated essence."

Lin Jie also reminded, "It's somewhat bitter, mix with warm water to drink, best to pinch your nose and drink it all at once."

Elenna smiled, "I'm not afraid of bitterness."

"Dr. Lin, I'm just incredibly amazed by Chinese traditional medicine."

"The amazing elderly gentleman this morning simply placed his finger on my wrist, detailed all my symptoms with remarkable clarity; it's truly astonishing."

"Dr. Lin, do you possess such miraculous medical skills?"

Lin Jie shook his head, "I don't."

"Traditional Chinese medicine is generally passed down through families, and the skill of pulse diagnosis alone requires at least a decade or two of practice and accumulated experience to become proficient."

Lin Jie pointed to the puncture needle on the tray held by Tian Xiangyu and explained, "Elenna, this traditional Chinese medicine is highly beneficial to your body, but it will also nourish your tumor."

"Therefore, I need to inject some radiation inhibitors at the site of your tumor to suppress its growth."

"You don't need to worry about the radiation inhibitors affecting the fetus; I've meticulously calculated the dosage, and it won't cause any irreversible negative impact in the short term."

Elenna earnestly said, "Dr. Lin, coming all the way to China for your treatment means that I have complete trust in you; just do what you must."

With the patient's absolute trust in him, Lin Jie was spared a lot of explanation.

In fact, this trust was earned by him through one challenging case after another.

Imagine this: by the time patients seek out someone at Lin Jie's level, they are practically begging for treatment, and who would dare to nitpick and question his treatment plans?

Lin Jie personally performed the procedure on Elenna, carefully puncturing at the junction of her fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae to inject a precisely measured dose of radiation inhibitors.

Afterward, he watched as Elenna took the prepared traditional Chinese medicine, which had been diluted with warm water.

Elenna, heeding Lin Jie's advice, drank the bowl of dark herbal solution in one gulp.

However, after drinking it, Lin Jie immediately noticed something was wrong with her.

She covered her mouth, her facial muscles twitched slightly, and she kept trying to hold back burps.

She was going to vomit!

Lin Jie quickly shouted, "Hurry up and give her something to eat to suppress it!"

Jian Jia reacted swiftly, pulling a bar of chocolate from his pocket, unwrapping it, and handing it to Elenna.

Elenna grabbed the chocolate and took a few large bites, which seemed to relieve her discomfort.

She looked at Lin Jie and apologized a bit sheepishly, "Dr. Lin, I can definitely endure bitterness. But this traditional Chinese medicine is not only bitter; it also has a special astringency that's really hard for me to take."

Lin Jie laughed heartily and said, "I'm quite familiar with the taste of traditional Chinese medicine. I've probably drunk enough herbal decoction to fill a large water tank."

He said seriously, "But Elenna, no matter how bitter or astringent it is, you have to drink it."

"Let me remind you, this small packet of traditional Chinese medicine is worth five to six hundred euros. It's really not cheap..."

After leaving Elenna's room, Lin Jie went to Yao Henan's room, met up with Lin Miao, and headed home together.

But as the two of them left the ward, they unexpectedly ran into the elder Flavio coming out of another luxury ward.

Lin Jie nodded to him as a greeting.

Just as Lin Jie was about to leave, the elder Flavio suddenly called out to him.

"Dr. Lin, there's something I don't quite understand. May I ask you a question?"

Flavio approached Lin Jie, and seeing that Lin Jie nodded in agreement, he continued, "As far as I know, all expenses for your treatment of my son this time are being covered by Guohua Club."

"I've inquired, and they aren't offering you any extra compensation."

"Of course, if you and Guohua Club have other private arrangements, just pretend I didn't mention it."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "I can tell you that I have not received any additional remuneration from Guohua Club."

He raised a hand to stop the elder Flavio who was about to speak and continued, "I know what you want to ask!"

"If I had agreed to you at the time, I could indeed receive much higher compensation from you than now."

"However, I have a personal connection with the big boss of Guohua Club."

"This time, it's essentially a favor he owes me."

Lin Jie said with some emotion, "There's a saying in my country: people connections are priceless."

"Let me illustrate with a cliché example."

"With this personal connection, if I urgently need money in the future, one phone call could secure tens of millions or even billions from him."

"This personal connection might never be needed in a lifetime, but if you wait until the need arises, even billions might not be enough."

The elder Flavio nodded thoughtfully and said, "Your explanation has made things much clearer for me."

"We already know that the big boss of Guohua Club is a major figure with much influence."

"However, with your medical skills, Dr. Lin, many people will seek you out, and it seems unnecessary for others to owe you favors."

In a calm tone, Lin Jie replied, "No matter how capable I am, there are places and times where I can't manage everything. Having others owe me is better than me owing others."

"Mr. Flavio, your son's surgery is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, Tuesday."

He persuaded, "Performing outstandingly in football in China opens up opportunities to join your Italy national team. Or top clubs might notice and pay big bucks to poach players; Guohua Club won't ignore the monetary potential."

The elder Flavio, looking worried, said, "We hope so."

"But no matter what, young Flavio's health recovery and return to playing are most important..."