Chapter 535: A Problem of the Century!

Lin Yuan remained calm, nodding slightly.

Meanwhile, Luo Renhai, standing to the side, had a somewhat complex expression.

In Luo Renhai's eyes lay a barely perceptible tension.

Having just witnessed Chu Yuwei, that genius girl, perform the surgery, Luo Renhai was utterly shaken.

Luo Renhai asked himself, even if he personally took the scalpel, he might not necessarily surpass Chu Yuwei.

At this moment, seeing Lin Yuan about to intervene with Chinese medicine,

Luo Renhai was genuinely worried, wondering how acupuncture could possibly complete such a delicate, high-difficulty clot-removal procedure.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Lin Yuan stepped forward slowly.

He neither inspected the model nor requested any auxiliary equipment.

Lin Yuan simply took three slender silver needles from his personal needle case.

With a twist of his fingertips, the needles flashed a cold gleam under the light.

Lin Yuan stood before another unused model.

He glanced at the display screen, then closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

"Just for show—can acupuncture be more precise than a scalpel?" a Fudan student muttered scornfully.

Just as everyone was discussing…

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

He flung his right hand up, and the three silver needles, as if alive, pierced the model's arterial entry point and the acupoints on either side at precise angles!

Lin Yuan did not stop; he placed his fingertips on the needle shafts and gently rotated them!

The rotation was minuscule, yet it carried a unique rhythm.

"What is he doing? Just randomly stabbing?" Yu Shanfeng frowned and questioned.

But the next second, Yu Shanfeng was left speechless by the image on the display.

In the high-definition image, the tips of the three silver needles actually penetrated the gaps in the arterial wall, precisely reaching the clot's location!

The three silver needles formed a stable triangular structure.

As Lin Yuan's fingertips rotated, the needle tails trembled slightly, transmitting an invisible inner force along the shafts!

The previously solid simulated clot began to slowly melt, turning into fine granules.

Even more astonishing, Lin Yuan seemed to be able to "see" the clot's melting process!

He timely adjusted the needles' angle and vibration frequency…

The melted clot particles, pushed by an invisible force, slowly moved along the arterial channel toward the outlet…

When the first clot particle… was expelled as the needles were withdrawn.

A line appeared on the detection display…

Reading "Operational error 0.008 mm"!

At that moment, the entire hall fell silent!

An error of 0.008?!

This, surpasses Chu Yuwei's result.

"Impossible! This defies medical common sense!" Chu Yuwei sprang to her feet, her beautiful eyes fixed in disbelief on the display.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan had already withdrawn the second needle.

The clot was completely cleared!

The arterial wall remained intact!

It was even smoother than the model Chu Yuwei had worked on.

Lin Yuan raised his hand to check his watch; the whole procedure took only twelve minutes, more than twice as fast as Chu Yuwei's.

In the lecture hall, a brief silence fell.

Then an uproar erupted, ten times louder than before.

The students of Zhijiang University rose to their feet, clapping excitedly!

Many even waved their notebooks!

This scene left everyone present utterly stunned!

Meanwhile, the Fudan team's faces turned ashen; they could not believe it!

Using Chinese-medicine silver needles, removing the clot in just twelve minutes?!

This scene shocked everyone!

Yu Shanfeng opened his mouth, but could not utter another word of mockery.

Chu Yuwei stared blankly at the silver needles in Lin Yuan's hand…

The provocation on this genius girl's face… was completely replaced by shock…

Yet Chu Yuwei was unwilling, and could hardly believe she would lose to a deceitful Chinese-medicine practitioner!

"Impossible! This must be a coincidence!" Chu Yuwei hurried to Lin Yuan's model.

Her beautiful eyes fixed on the display's prompt: "Clot removal completed, time 12 minutes."

Chu Yuwei's pretty face turned as white as paper.

She could not bring herself to believe that her years of hard‑practiced Western minimally invasive technique would be vastly outdone by what seemed "unscientific" acupuncture.

Yet Chu Yuwei stared for a long time and found no fault at all.

Yu Shanfeng also stepped forward quickly, repeatedly verifying the test data…

In the end, Yu Shanfeng's brows knotted into a wrinkle.

The Fudan team's mocking voices… had long vanished, replaced by faces full of disbelief.

Lin Yuan said coldly, "I won, and you call it a coincidence? You Western medicine can't stand to lose like this?"

At this moment Chu Yuwei's delicate face showed a complex expression; this genius girl, right now, had her dignity rubbed into the ground by Lin Yuan.

Chu Yuwei took a deep breath, bit her teeth, lifted her head, her eyes filled with the stubborn determination of an all‑or‑nothing gamble.

Chu Yuwei said solemnly, "Being good at practical operations……doesn't mean you really have skill! Maybe you tampered with the model structure beforehand, or you just got lucky! The core of medicine……is academic theory; if you're capable, let's compare theoretical knowledge!"

Just as her words fell.

Chu Yuwei then pulled from her backpack a neatly bound stack of papers.

She slammed the stack of papers heavily onto the stage: "These are the academic papers I've published over the past three years, a total of 37 articles, 12 of which were published in international top journals such as *The Lancet* and *New England Journal of Medicine*, and 5 have been included in SCI Zone 1!"

Upon hearing this, the audience—whether from Zhijiang University or Fudan University—were all shocked and full of admiration.

This Chu Yuwei truly is a genius, with extraordinary talent!

At such a young age, she's actually published so many academic papers?

Such talent is simply unprecedented!

Chu Yuwei lifted her chin, voice full of pride, "These are all academic achievements recognized by the global medical community, Lin Laoshi—you're just a TCM practitioner; what academic papers do you have to compare with mine?"

The Fudan students immediately erupted.

Everyone chimed in.

Some students shouted, "Chu Goddess is awesome!" "This is what a real top student looks like!" …

The Zhijiang University faculty and students fell silent in an instant.

The Zhijiang University faculty and students all turned their gazes toward Lin Yuan.

Everyone knows that although Lin Yuan is a TCM practitioner, his medical skill is superb.

But he's only a part‑time teacher; he……has never published a single academic paper—this is exactly his "weak point."

Chu Yuwei has seized Lin Yuan's weak point.

Lin Yuan didn't answer; he just calmly looked at Chu Yuwei.

"I have no papers." Lin Yuan didn't hide it, replying calmly.

"I thought you had real skill, but it turns out you don't even have a presentable paper." Chu Yuwei's gorgeous red lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Medical skill without academic theory—what's the difference from a street‑performing quack? Even if your operation just now succeeded, you're merely an artisan who 'shows off tricks,' not a real doctor! Because you can't prove the operability of your TCM with academic papers."

Chu Yuwei began relentlessly attacking Lin Yuan's lack of papers, his weak point.

Yu Shanfeng also immediately chimed in: "Chu classmate is right—academic achievements are the core standard for measuring medical ability. Lin Laoshi, you haven't published a single paper; what qualifies you to teach at a university? Zhijiang University's academic threshold is far too low."

The Fudan team joined in the uproar …

The situation that Lin Yuan had turned around now seemed to tilt again in a direction unfavorable to Zhijiang University.

Luo Renhai was sweating profusely, wanting to explain……but didn't know where to start.

Lin Yuan not having published papers is a fact.

Luo Renhai couldn't possibly say……that Lin Yuan's energy is all put into clinical work and R&D, could he?

Because Lin Yuan also hasn't done clinical trials, nor R&D.

At school, Lin Yuan just teaches a weekend class.

He hardly has any achievements to show.

Just then, Lin Yuan finally spoke.

Lin Yuan said calmly, "A large number of papers doesn't mean the research is valuable. Some papers look flashy, but are just word games piling up data, meaningless for clinical practice."

"You're talking nonsense!" Chu Yuwei trembled with anger, she snapped coldly, "My papers have all undergone rigorous peer review—how could they be word games?"

"Whether it is, we'll know by testing it with a real problem." Lin Yuan walked slowly to the center of the stage, his gaze sweeping over the audience.

Lin Yuan slowly said, "Our Zhijiang University School of Medicine has an international problem that has troubled the global medical community for decades. This problem was proposed by our school; once announced it caused a sensation in the national medical community, and to this day no one has been able to give a complete solution."

He paused, looked at Chu Yuwei, his tone carrying a hint of rebuttal: "If I can solve this problem, wouldn't that count as valuable academic achievement? Wouldn't that count as proper academic proof?"

Lin Yuan had just finished saying that.

The next second, Luo Renhai and several senior professors from Zhijiang University saw their faces change dramatically.

Luo Renhai, and those several senior professors, all rose from their seats, eyes full of shock and excitement.

"Lin Yuan, you……you mean the 'Meridian‑Nerve Signal Transmission Correlation' topic?" Luo Renhai's voice trembled—this topic back then was no ordinary problem.

The person who proposed this topic is none other than the Academic God, Lin Yuan himself!

Back then he was still a medical school student…

Ten years ago, as soon as Lin Yuan proposed this topic, it—because it touched the core blind spot of TCM theory——was included in a national key research project, and to this day it remains the medical community's "unsolved mystery"!

"That's right." Lin Yuan nodded.

The venue instantly exploded in an uproar!

Luo Renhai's breathing became rapid with excitement!

He clenched his fists, staring intently at Lin Yuan.

The century‑old problem that has troubled the medical community for ten years—Lin Yuan today actually said he would solve it!?

Could it be that Lin Yuan has already thought of a solution to the problem?

Moreover, could it be that he intends to reveal his own 'Academic God' identity??

Upon thinking this, Luo Renhai was overjoyed!!

At this moment, the students of Zhijiang University also exclaimed in surprise!

Many people took out their phones to search for related information about this problem...

The entries popping up on the screen were all 'Ultimate Difficulty in Traditional Chinese Medicine,' 'National Key Research Project,' 'Global Scholars Helpless'!

The students of Zhijiang University were shocked and engaged in heated discussion.

This problem, however, was a century-old difficult question proposed by the genius student of Zhijiang University back then, the 'Academic God'!

Lin Laoshi, he actually said…… wants to solve the century-old problem left behind by the Academic God back then?!

This! It's too sensational!!

Even the members of the Fudan team were stunned?

Yu Shanfeng's face grew grave; he knows this problem!

This is a century-old problem that has troubled the medical community for ten years!

Chu Yuwei stood there dazedly, her eyes full of disbelief.

Chu Yuwei said trembling, "I know this problem! It is the ceiling-level problem of the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine!"

Chu Yuwei's voice carried a slight tremor, yet it rang clear across the hall: "Ten years ago, this problem was posed by an anonymous student from Zhijiang University; it immediately caused a sensation throughout the entire field of both traditional and Western medicine! Its core issue is far from simply the connection between meridians and nerve signal transmission."

"The true essence of this century-old problem is: using TCM theory to analyze the actual efficacy of modern Western medicine chemotherapy, exploring whether TCM can simulate and replace chemotherapy's results, while completely avoiding chemotherapy's damage to beneficial cells in the human body."

Chu Yuwei took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

Chu Yuwei's lips curled into a sneer: "This problem has troubled the global medical community for a full ten years; countless top teams have invested research to no avail. Lin Laoshi, on what basis do you say…… you can solve it?"

"Even the student who posed the problem back then eventually dropped out because they couldn't crack it!" Chu Yuwei seemed to grasp at a straw, her tone growing sharper.

She said coldly, "Even the person who posed the problem can't solve it, and you're a part-time teacher who hasn't even published a paper—how could you possibly be more formidable than that Academic God? Stop boasting here!"