Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1020 - 984: Testing with Lives

Past eight o'clock in the evening, Xiangtai Apartment!"Nannan, don't always study, have a piece of chocolate and take a break!"

"Thank you, Aunt!"

Putting down the tablet, Yao Henan took the chocolate Lin Miao handed over, took a small bite, and asked softly, "Aunt, can you tell me about Xiaoxiao's father's situation?"

Lin Miao asked curiously, "Why are you interested in him?"

Yao Henan took another bite of chocolate and said quietly, "Today Xiaoxiao is going to visit her father at the nursing home. I wanted to go with her, but she refused."

"Xiaoxiao rarely talks about her family, and I don't dare ask much either."

Lin Miao understood that due to Yao Henan's experiences and circumstances, it was natural for her to be sensitive and cautious.

She sat down beside Yao Henan.

But just as Lin Miao sat down, Lele squeezed onto the sofa, lying between her and Yao Henan.

Lin Miao had to move half her body to make space for Lele, and offered a firm rub on Lele's head.

"There's a reason Xiaoxiao doesn't like talking about family."

"She often says she envies me and my brother for not having parents..."

Lin Miao sighed and briefly mentioned Zhang Xiaoxiao's family, especially her father Zhang Yuan.

She sighed, "Uncle Zhang was selfish and ended up making himself a vegetative state, unconscious. Xiaoxiao just goes to the nursing home every couple of weeks to see him."

Seeing worry on Yao Henan's face, Lin Miao comforted, "Nannan, you don't need to worry about Xiaoxiao going to the United States with you and not being able to visit Uncle Zhang."

"I'll go in her place, regularly."

"The nursing home wants to earn more money, so they'll surely take good care of Uncle Zhang to avoid any mishaps."

Yao Henan forced a smile and said, "I'm not worried about that, it's just... I don't understand why Uncle Zhang treats Xiaoxiao this way."

Lin Miao empathically sighed, "There are good parents, but also bad parents."

She pondered and said, "You might know some things about my and my brother's background, Nannan. Now that we're family, you should know some things more clearly."

"My and my brother's biological father, he's still alive."

"He's in Capital City, named Xie Xiwen..."

Then, Lin Miao recounted Xie Xiwen's story precisely, leaving Yao Henan wiping her tears, incredulous, "Is there really such a father..."

After telling these stories, Lin Miao found herself unexpectedly calm, as if she was narrating someone else's tale.

She took some tissues from the box on the table and handed them to Yao Henan, saying, "Compared to my and my brother's father, Xiaoxiao's father, Nannan, you are fortunate."

"You have a good father who would do anything for you..."

Just then, the doorbell rang suddenly.

Lu Juan came out from her small room immediately to answer the door.

"Mr. An... hello!"

Hearing this address, Lin Miao stood up to greet, "Uncle An, Kexin hasn't returned yet. Are you here to see my brother?"

An Weize nodded, "Yes, I came to find Lin Jie."

He saw Yao Henan struggling to get up from the sofa, and stopped her, saying, "Nannan, since it's not convenient for you, don't get up."

By this time, Yao Henan was already standing with support from the sofa armrest, slightly bowing to An Weize, "Good evening, Grandpa An."

"Uncle went to the study after dinner and hasn't come out since."

An Weize nodded to her and said, "Then I'll go to the study..."

Immersed in various body data and medical records, Lin Jie had to pause his work when An Weize visited unexpectedly and personally made him a cup of tea.

"Uncle An, do you have something important?"

This made An Weize a bit displeased, and he retorted, "What? Can't I come visit you without any particular reason?"

Lin Jie chuckled awkwardly, "Of course, anytime. You're always welcome."

Seeing the weariness between Lin Jie's brows, An Weize asked with concern, "Been rough these days?"

Lin Jie rubbed his brow and said, "It's okay, I guess."

"I just suddenly took over so many patients, and I need to quickly understand their conditions and health statuses to plan the next treatment steps."

He explained further, "Some patients' tumor conditions are at a critical point. I need to quickly decide whether to go for conservative treatment or surgery!"

"Is there any difference?" An Weize asked.

Lin Miao continued to explain, "There is indeed a difference, quite a bit actually."

"With conservative treatment, these patients might live for another year or two, but it won't allow me to test my new method."

"If surgery is performed, the patient's body will weaken rapidly, residual tumors will grow quickly, even metastasize. I can't guarantee my experimental method will be effective."

"If the experimental method doesn't work, the patients might only have a few months to live."

An Weize took a sip of tea and said slowly, "They surely understand the risk of the experimental method. Coming to the Affiliated Hospital indicates they're willing to undertake this risk."

"Lin Jie, as someone who's been through it, I tell you, using one or two years of life to exchange for hope..."

He said solemnly, "I am willing, and they will also be willing."

Lin Jie rubbed his face with both hands and said, "I know they are willing to take this risk. It's just that I can't quite get over it myself."

"It feels like I'm using their lives to make mistakes!"

"These are one by one living lives, not like animal experiments where you can sacrifice small mice or rabbits at will, but lives just like yours and mine."

An Weize somewhat understood Lin Jie. It's indeed a heavy pressure, an exceptionally difficult choice.

He tried to comfort, "Lin Jie, try to look at it differently. There's an old saying, countless bones pave the path to success. For the success of this experimental method, some sacrifices may be necessary."

"For the future, to let more cancer patients survive, some sacrifices now are necessary."

"The sacrificed patients might not think that way."

Lin Jie sighed a bit and said frankly to An Weize, "Uncle An, to minimize sacrifices, I need more time to study their conditions."

"Uncle An, you see..."

An Weize understood that this cheeky kid was issuing a subtle invitation to leave.

Instead of getting angry, he was somewhat appreciative of Lin Jie's attention to and value of patient life.

He took a big sip from his teacup and criticized, "Lin Jie, your tea-making skills are terrible, utterly ruining good tea leaves. I won't let Aunt Zhai send you good tea again."

Lin Jie was indifferent.

To be honest, whether the tea leaves were one or two hundred per pound or thousands per pound, he couldn't taste much difference.

An Weize stood up and said, "Your time is precious, so I'll be straightforward. Two things: first, about Qin Ruomu, someone sought connections and reached me."

He continued, "I'm not here to plead, just to let you know about this."

"There might be others who come to you as well."

Lin Jie stated coldly, "Seizing others' research results and sharing others' academic interests, such people stifle academic progress and should not be easily forgiven."

"Besides, the Health Commission is holding responsibility now, and they surely won't let this matter slide easily."

An Weize nodded, "Indeed, the Health Commission kicked off the 'Hundred People Plan,' providing strong support, hoping for breakthroughs in domestic medical research."

"Messing with this, I really wonder what Qin Ruomu was thinking, blinded by profit."

Seeing An Weize about to delve into a lengthy speech, Lin Jie reminded, "Uncle An, the second point?"

An Weize shot Lin Jie a glance and continued, "The news of your experimental method has also spread."

"Considering your past achievements, some even claim you found a cure for cancer."

"Some people with family or friends who have cancer reached out through connections..."

Before he could finish, Lin Jie directly replied, "Uncle An, I currently don't have the capacity to take on more patients."

"They can wait until I have preliminary results from this stage of experimentation, find some patterns, and start the next stage of large-scale clinical trials, and then contact me!"

An Weize asked with concern, "How long will they have to wait?"

Lin Jie chuckled bitterly, "I really don't know now."

"Maybe a few months, one or two years, or even several years, all are possible."

"Another possibility is if this stage of trials confirms that my concept has no effect, then there won't be a second stage..."

After sending An Weize out of the study, Lin Jie returned to his desk to continue reviewing the medical records he'd been studying.

Conducting experimental treatments on patients, to some extent, means using individual patients' lives for trial-and-error, incredibly ruthless and relentless.

What Lin Jie needs to do now is to exert every effort to reduce the chance of trial-and-error...