On Friday, Lin Jie, who rushed to the University Affiliated Hospital early in the morning, first arrived at the neurosurgery inpatient ward in the inpatient building.

Yesterday evening, Lu Kaicheng informed Lin Jie over the phone that, through meticulous testing, his hypothesis was confirmed: the damage to Lu Donghai's cerebral memory center and logical thinking control center was indeed caused by microvascular congestion.

Lin Jie came early to personally check the recovery condition of Lu Donghai, who had undergone cerebral vascular interventional surgery for congestion clearance treatment.

As he approached the bed, Lin Jie saw that the big-built Lu Donghai was leaning against the raised headboard, eating vigorously.

Lu Donghai was devouring small steamed buns with both hands, stuffing them continuously into his mouth with a monkey-like urgency. Juice trickled down his mouth incessantly.

Meanwhile, Lu Donghai's mother occasionally wiped his mouth with a tissue with care.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jie frowned and said, "Lu Donghai's blood lipids are very high, he must control his diet and also lose weight. Didn't I specifically instruct about this yesterday?"

"Eating uncontrollably like this will render the treatment ineffective!"

Lu Donghai's mother awkwardly smiled and said, "Doctor, I understand, but... but if he doesn't eat enough, he'll start shouting and making trouble."

"He's such a big guy and doesn't listen to advice; I really have no other way."

"No other way? You must find a way. If you don't want to see the elderly bury the young, you must make him lose weight and control his diet."

Lin Jie spoke with no hint of courtesy.

Although the microvessels in Lu Donghai's brain have been cleared with medication, brain damage isn't something that can recover overnight.

If he doesn't control his diet and remains in a high blood lipid state, then this treatment, Lin Jie might just respond with a laugh.

Under Lin Jie's strict prohibition, the small steamed buns were taken away from Lu Donghai.

Perhaps Lin Jie's aura was too strong, and his expression too stern, Lu Donghai showed displeasure and anger but refrained from causing trouble, only staring wide-eyed at Lin Jie.

Lin Jie spoke calmly, "Lu Donghai, I'll say six words, listen carefully, then repeat them in order, understand?"

Lu Donghai stared at Lin Jie without blinking, showing no reaction.

The patient was not cooperative at all, which made Lin Jie somewhat frustrated.

Having a surgery scheduled in the morning, he didn't have much time to waste here.

Forced to do so, Lin Jie resorted to a practical measure by pointing at the small steamed buns in Lu Donghai's mother's hand and tempting, "Lu Donghai, if you follow what I say, I'll reward you with a small steamed bun, okay?"

Lu Donghai glanced at the small steamed bun, licked his lips, and said sulkily, "Okay!"

Lin Jie smiled lightly and said, "Listen carefully to the six words!"

He paused a bit before slowly uttering, "Poker, tractor, cheetah, waltz, mangosteen, pressure cooker."

After speaking, Lin Jie looked into Lu Donghai's eyes, indicating that he could start.

"Poker, tractor, cheetah..."

At this point, Lu Donghai frowned, slightly tilted his head, and fell into thought, "Waltz... mang...osteen... pressure cooker."

Lin Jie nodded secretly, knowing that, before the surgery, Lu Donghai could remember at most four words, with the order being incorrect.

After performing several more tests, Lin Jie was satisfied with the treatment effect this time.

He sternly instructed Lu Donghai's mother once again, added a "blood lipid purification" treatment plan, and left the ward.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jie ran into Zhuang Hongbo.

"Expert Lin, thank you!"

Zhuang Hongbo said gratefully, "Last night, when Lu Donghai woke up, he called out my name. For the past month, I've been reminding him repeatedly, and only then did he remember who I was."

"Expert Lin, once again, thank you!"

Lin Jie advised, "Although Lu Donghai's treatment has had an effect, the subsequent conditioning and recovery are also very crucial."

"Whether memory and thinking can recover to a level similar to before requires tremendous effort from the patient and family."

He continued, expressing his concern, "The patient's mother seems to struggle with controlling the patient's diet and weight reduction..."

Zhuang Hongbo understood Lin Jie's implied meaning and assured, "Expert Lin, I'll keep a close watch on this."

Not wanting his efforts to go to waste, Lin Jie urged again, "Due to memory and logical thinking issues, the patient's self-control is currently very weak, needing your strict supervision initially."

"Once the brain injury recovers to a certain extent and there is self-management ability, you'll find it much easier..."

Lin Jie arrived at the surgical area of the inpatient building, and in the family waiting area, he saw Pan Lixin, Xiao Ganghao, and Zou Manqing, along with Zou Manqing's parents, Tian Xiangyu, Fang Huanru, and other students.

Lin Jie nodded to them, didn't speak, and walked into the surgical preparation room to change into surgical attire.

After getting everything ready, he entered the operating room, finding the patient on the operating table already anesthetized, and Chen Shi standing at the assistant position.

Agastrectomy is at most a medium-level surgery for Lin Jie.

The key to the surgery is to excise the primary tumor tissue completely but also to retain as much of the stomach as possible.

The tumor tissue and the healthy organ tissue aren't as easy to distinguish as black and white Go stones mixed together.

Although a special contrast agent can be used to mark the tumor tissue, it can only highlight the main part of the tumor.

The overlapping areas of the tumor and healthy tissues, as well as parts infiltrated by tumor cells without significant changes, cannot be marked by the contrast agent.

To thoroughly remove tumor cells, many surgeons expand the excision area, often removing a lot of healthy tissue, or even an entire organ.

Lin Jie occasionally made an incision around the main part of the stomach tumor, and then carefully examined the texture of the stomach wall with a low-magnification microscope...

After more than an hour, Lin Jie had made dozens of incisions on the stomach wall...

"Number ten!"

Upon hearing Lin Jie's words, Chen Shi, who had been observing closely, was suddenly energized, knowing Lin Jie was finally about to excise the stomach tumor.

Lin Jie took the scalpel with a number ten blade from the surgical instrument nurse and skillfully started removing the stomach tumor.

Based on Lin Jie's cutting trajectory, Chen Shi concluded that after Lin Jie's surgical reconstruction, the patient could probably retain about two-fifths of the stomach organ.

The difference between removing three-fifths and a total gastrectomy is substantial for the patient.

Under such circumstances, the patient's post-operative recovery would be faster, and their quality of life would be significantly better.

At the very least, they wouldn't need to take medication long-term to prevent various conditions, and they would only need to eat small, frequent meals, with fewer dietary restrictions.

If it were another doctor performing this surgery, Chen Shi would definitely jump out and question it.

But Lin Jie had already proven himself with countless high-difficulty surgeries. Now Chen Shi felt only admiration and curiosity: How did this guy precisely determine the infiltration boundary of the tumor tissue?

After completing the excision, Chen Shi silently assisted Lin Jie in completing the remaining stomach tissue reconstruction and suturing.

During the abdomen closure, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Lin Jie, how do you determine the healthy cells not infiltrated by tumor cells?"

While suturing, Lin Jie explained, "Human beings can be said to be masterpieces of natural evolution, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them flawless."

"This perfection is not only reflected in the macro aspects of the human body, like the perfectly functional limbs and the golden ratio of their parts, but also in the micro aspects."

"When you cut a piece of skin and view it under a microscope, you'll find a beauty in the rhythmic distribution of muscle fibers, microvessels, and nerve fibers, etc.!"

Lin Jie described with great appreciation, "This beauty is very pure, very natural, and mesmerizing."

"However, once it's affected by external factors, like the intrusion of cancer cells, this pure and natural beauty vanishes suddenly."

"Professor Chen, this is how I determine it."

If it weren't for Lin Jie's serious tone and Chen Shi's deep understanding of him, knowing he wouldn't joke about professional matters, Chen Shi would really think Lin Jie was fooling him.

Chen Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Lin Jie, this method of judgment, would you say it's an innate feeling or talent?"

Lin Jie seriously said, "Perhaps saying 'practice makes perfect' is more appropriate."

"After observing the subtle differences between tumor tissues, infiltrated tissues, and healthy tissues thousands and thousands of times, you'll eventually gain something."

Thousands and thousands of observations? You're kidding me, right?

This time, Chen Shi was genuinely a bit upset...

Lin Jie and Chen Shi walked out of the operating room together, but their attention was caught by the "buzz, buzz" alarm sounding intermittently in the corridor.

Lin Jie was somewhat puzzled.

Chen Shi's expression suddenly changed, and he urgently said, "Lin Jie, this is a Black Alert issued hospital-wide."

"It indicates that a large number of patients have suddenly flooded into the hospital, requiring all doctors in the hospital to enter emergency mode, set aside non-urgent work, and respond with full force."

Chen Shi, seeing Pan Xinli, Zou Manqing, and others approaching with concerned expressions, said, "Lin Jie, I need to go check the emergency department now. Finish briefing the surgery and come quickly."

"Okay, Professor Chen, you go first, I'll come over soon!"

After saying this to the jogging Chen Shi, Lin Jie looked towards Pan Xinli, Zou Manqing, and others. Strangely, he didn't see Xiao Ganghao or any of his other students.

Lin Jie explained, "Principal Pan, the patient has retained about two-fifths of their stomach, so after recovery, there's still a certain guarantee of quality of life."

"Thank you, Expert Lin!"

Hearing this news, Pan Xinli breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat excited.

While taking off his surgical gown, Lin Jie asked, "Do you know why this alarm is going off?"

"Cousin-in-law, I know, I know!"

Zou Manqing spoke up, "It's said that not far from the hospital, a car drove onto the sidewalk, hitting a dozen people."

"And a bus, to avoid hitting victims, collided with several vehicles and overturned, injuring dozens."

"All your students rushed to help."

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