She confidently calculated: "These two who greeted me, I can definitely win them over."

"The other two I chatted with during the Spring Festival also have a seventy to eighty percent chance..."

"Plus Yuan Xianjun, the framework for the company's research and development center is basically set..."

Nothing happened that night!

The next morning, Lin Jie arrived at the University Affiliated Hospital and went straight to the gastroenterology department, only to find Chen Shi standing in front of a comprehensive diagnostic room.

"Your patient has arrived!"

Chen Shi pointed to the comprehensive diagnostic room beside him and continued, "Lin Jie, this young boy has also been to the hospital before for check-ups, and I participated in the consultations."

"Now that you've taken over, may I observe and learn?"

He assured, "Don't worry, I won't offer any unsolicited opinions."

"No problem, Professor Chen, please!"

Lin Jie pushed open the door to the diagnostic room and saw his students Lu Xiaoyu, Wei Hongyang, and He Yimin, each reviewing examination data.

On the examination bed sat or lay a teenage boy, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a thin face and somewhat listless expression.

Xue Linlin stood on one side of the examination bed.

On the other side stood a middle-aged couple in their forties, elegantly and appropriately dressed.

"Teacher, this is the little brother I mentioned yesterday, who keeps complaining of stomach pain, Wei Dongxing," Xue Linlin quickly introduced.

Lin Jie nodded towards the boy and Wei's parents, acknowledging them.

Then he reached out to take a stack of examination reports, all in English, from Lu Xiaoyu's hand, and began slowly browsing through them.

He noted that these examinations were done at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

This hospital is one of the best in New York and is a teaching hospital for both Columbia University and Cornell University. Its gastroenterology department ranks around the top ten in the U.S.

Moreover, the examination data was from just three days ago, and Lin Jie found the data quite reliable.

Blood tests, gastroscopy, gastric juice analysis, gastric ultrasound, ultrasound waves, MRI, parasite testing, toxic substance analysis, heavy metal analysis, biopsy...

Each time Lin Jie finished reviewing a test report or lab report, he handed it to Chen Shi beside him.

It took him nearly an hour to meticulously go through all three or four dozen examination and lab reports.

After finishing, Lin Jie pondered a bit and then turned to ask Lu Xiaoyu, Wei Hongyang, and He Yimin, "What do you think?"

The three exchanged glances, and Lu Xiaoyu was the first to speak, "Teacher, from this extensive examination data, the boy's stomach should be normal and healthy."

He Yimin also nodded gently, saying, "My assessment is the same as Senior Sister Lu's; Wei Dongxing's stomach should be healthy."

Lin Jie furrowed his brows displeased and said, "Healthy is healthy, normal is normal, why add 'should'? Either state it outright or admit you're not sure."

"Don't use this seemingly certain yet leaving room for doubt language with me in the future."

"Yes, teacher!"

The three responded in unison, and Lu Xiaoyu corrected herself, "Teacher, from the examination data, Wei Dongxing's stomach is healthy, with no possibility of causing stomach pain."

Upon hearing this, Wei's father got a bit anxious and said, "Expert Lin, my son Dongxing's stomach pain is real. My wife and I have witnessed it several times, sweating profusely from pain, sometimes even rolling on the ground."

"Expert Lin, this is not something that can be faked."

Lin Jie pointed to the thick examination data back in He Yimin's hand and said, "This data clearly tells me one fact."

"Your son's stomach has no problem."

"Yet you assertively say your son indeed has stomach pain, and it's severe!"

Lin Jie looked at the boy on the examination bed and slowly said, "If your son isn't a lying genius with acting skills, perhaps what's hurting... isn't the stomach at all!"

"Wei Dongxing, I need your stomach to hurt now, can you do that?"

Wei Dongxing was taken aback, glanced at his parents, and softly said, "Doctor, I can't do it. My stomach pain comes suddenly; I can't control it."

Lin Jie continued to ask, "Under what circumstances does your stomach pain usually occur?"

Wei Dongxing thought for a moment, uncertainly saying, "If I eat until I'm very, very full, my stomach usually starts to hurt."

Lin Jie said to Wei's parents, "Go buy food for your son; I need his stomach to start hurting."

Wei's father asked, somewhat hesitantly, "Expert Lin, every time we come for a hospital check-up, they ask for fasting. Should we really go buy..."

"What are you dithering about?"

Wei's mother interrupted, urgently saying, "If Expert Lin uses the same old method, how can we find out the true cause of our son's condition."

"Go quickly and buy some food, buy more."

Wei's father nodded meekly and hurriedly ran out.

A few minutes later, Wei's father came back holding an armful of food bought from the vending machine — bread, biscuits, chocolate, etc.

Wei Dongxing started eating while Lin Jie and the others watched him silently from the side.

As he finished nearly a pile of food with still no sign of stomach pain, Wei's father went out and bought another batch.

Watching as most of this batch disappeared, Wei Dongxing nearly gagged, eyes rolling back a little. But under Lin Jie's unyielding gaze, he reluctantly continued to stuff food into his mouth.

Wei's parents looked on sympathetically but did not dare to voice any objections against stopping him.

Wei Dongxing tore open another piece of bread and, voice tearful, said, "I used to eat cautiously, fearing the onset of stomach pain. Now, I wish it would come quickly, right away!"

He gritted his teeth and shoved the bread into his mouth.

Before he could swallow, Wei Dongxing suddenly dropped the bread, clutched the lower part of his chest, and started yelling.

"Pain, pain, it's here, it's here..."

Lin Jie saw his face turn pale and knew this pain was genuine.

"Take your hand away; I'll do an examination!"

He quickly went forward and pressed his hand where Wei Dongxing was holding.

"Does it hurt here? Or here? Or..."

Lin Jie's hand moved in a small area, pressing firmly, and soon he heard Wei Dongxing gasping and exclaiming, "That's it, that's it..."

"Ultrasound probe!"

Following Lin Jie's command, Wei Hongyang brought over the ultrasound machine from the side of the bed.

He handed the probe to Lin Jie and quickly applied medical coupling gel to the area Lin Jie's hand had been on.

This medical coupling gel is a new generation water-based polymer gel product, mainly used as a medium to isolate air.

Since medical ultrasound frequencies range from 2.5-5M, they have very poor propagation in air.

To avoid the air between the probe and skin from interfering with the ultrasound and causing image distortion, the gel needs to be applied.

This gelatinous liquid reduces gaps between the probe and the body surface, allowing seamless contact between the probe and skin for better scanning and visualization.

With the slide of the probe in Lin Jie's hand, the ultrasound image immediately displayed on the screen.

Looking at the flashing image on the screen, Chen Shi, who was observing intently, couldn't help but say, "Median arcuate ligament syndrome!"

"What is this median arcuate whatever... ligament what syndrome?" Wei's mother urgently asked.

He Yimin explained, "Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) refers to a ligament tightly encircling the celiac artery. It swells and tightens when the patient eats or exercises, compressing the celiac artery, causing acute pain."

She added, full of delight, "This is an extremely rare condition and is on my list of rare cases to encounter in my lifetime. Didn't expect to come across one so soon..."

Seeing Wei's mother's face darken a bit, He Yimin restrained her excitement and explained, "Don't worry, though this condition is rare, it's not serious."

"It can be cured with a laparoscopic surgery that takes less than twenty minutes."

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