Chapter 621

"Before any disease type's treatment becomes scaled or systematic, its treatment form and plan are exploratory—exploring treatment methods for new disease types."

"But once a treatment plan becomes scaled and partially systematized, it gradually evolves into a relatively mature surgical technique."

"Professor Fang, currently, our Trauma Surgery department's routine therapy for large bone defects, under your and Professor Wu's leadership, has gradually approached routine status. There are still some tasks afterward—I wonder if both professors have time to participate?" Professor Fang Zhikuan stroked his chin, speaking with enthusiasm.

Seeing Professor Fang Zhikuan, who had previously been silent and taciturn, now noticeably more cheerful, Fang Ziye unconsciously glanced at Wu Xuanqi.

When Professor Gong Jiahe was around, Professor Fang Zhikuan had always been relatively silent. Fang Ziye had gotten along with Professor Fang for nearly half a year, and Professor Fang's personality hadn't changed much.

Professor Wu Xuanqi had only been here for about three months, yet Professor Fang Zhikuan's temperament seemed to have changed subtly.

All these minor details were related to Wu Xuanqi.

This change forced Fang Ziye to reassess Wu Xuanqi's team role and the function this role entailed...

"Professor Fang, if you've made a planning proposal, then I'll trouble you and Professor Yan and the others. I might truly not be able to spare time recently." Fang Ziye replied with a smile.

Professor Fang Zhikuan said: "Professor Fang really isn't participating? We've already planned the proposal. If Professor Fang has time, just come and serve as a guest of honor presiding over it."

Doing research projects was hard work. Fang Ziye had invested considerable effort from the initial idea, to the development of individualized prosthesis models, to data design and accumulation.

Now that it was the season of harvest, Fang Ziye instead didn't want to participate directly, giving the opportunity to directly present results to peers to others!

Doing research projects was his own business. Once a project was done, turning it into a feasible clinical treatment plan involved exchange, communication, and discussion with peers, forming standardized plans.

If the therapy was effective, it would subsequently be recognized and added to guidelines, becoming an acknowledged, feasible surgical technique.

But all this required time, as well as peer recognition and evaluation. It wasn't something that could be decided by one person's word alone.

Now, the standardized treatment effect for bone defects within the team had matured, but this plan only counted if it could be promoted outward.

If a surgical technique could only be performed by one person, it wasn't actually a mature technique—just a exquisite, profound operation.

It could bring personal fame, but wouldn't help industry development much.

Medical treatment plans aren't better the more profound they are. Rather, the more you can make them routine and normalized, the better.

Just like before, after Fang Ziye and others developed the standard limb-preserving surgery for mangled extremity, they still worked hard to compile and research the minimum participation requirements for mangled extremity limb-preserving surgery.

Letting more people master this "premium surgery," letting more patients benefit from this technique—this wasn't something Fang Ziye alone clung to as his own surgical technique.

"Professor Fang, I might truly not have this time."

"A weekend after May Day, in the middle of this month, Professor Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital had already made an appointment in advance, and I had agreed then, so..." Fang Ziye answered rather vaguely.

It wasn't that Fang Ziye was currying favor with the powerful, but rather Professor Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital had made an advance appointment, and the two teams' schedules conflicted.

Fang Ziye could only agree to the one who made the appointment first.

Previously, Professor Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital and Old Professor Tian Lin had personally visited the sanatorium, and Fang Ziye had agreed to become their research team's "Emeritus Professor."

Now, Professor Zhou Gongbo and Old Professor Tian Lin had gained a deeper understanding of the project and invited Fang Ziye to attend the academic conference. Fang Ziye couldn't well refuse.

"Professor Wu, you should have time then, right?" Fang Ziye looked at Wu Xuanqi.

Wu Xuanqi smiled and nodded, tucking the notebook in his hand into his white coat: "I do have time. I certainly don't have Professor Fang's incredibly busy schedule."

"But if I go and you don't, isn't that like stealing peaches?" At this moment, everyone was on the way back to the office area from rounds. There were no outsiders, so Wu Xuanqi spoke quite bluntly.

"Stealing peaches" wasn't a good term.

"Professor Wu, it's me who doesn't want to go myself. How is that stealing peaches?"

"Then I'll trouble Professor Fang, Professor Yan, and Professor Wu, the three of you." Fang Ziye slightly cupped his hands in entrustment.

Once the individualized prosthesis treatment for bone defects became a consensus, when others used this surgery to treat patients in the future, Fang Ziye could also gain Knowledge Points. This was all beneficial to him in secret.

As for whether he gained fame on the surface, that wasn't so important anymore.

Moreover, Wu Xuanqi already had considerable attainments in bone defect treatment. Having him propose it could actually suppress some questioning voices...

The discussion of treatment plans for nonunion, especially for extreme nonunion patients, was also very important.

Seeing that Fang Ziye had made up his mind, Professor Fang Zhikuan said: "Group Leader Fang, I have a small improper request. I wonder if it's convenient to speak."

"Please speak, Professor Fang." Fang Ziye nodded.

"Professor Fang, our group's routine treatment for bone defects has been underway for nearly three months, and we've planned nearly a hundred surgeries, big and small!"

"I wonder if starting next month, Professor Fang, you could switch roles to technical and theoretical guidance, so that Professor Yan and I can have more opportunities to be Lead Surgeon?"

"For example, difficult surgeries like total femur defect and patella defect—we'd like to try our hand." Professor Fang Zhikuan requested proactively.

"I've already applied to Professor Wu, and Professor Wu is willing to always go on stage to accompany and provide technical guidance!" Professor Fang Zhikuan emphasized.

Total femur defect and patella defect—diagnosis was simple, but treatment was extremely, extremely difficult!

Otherwise, the well-known professor at Han City 301 wouldn't have proposed coming to the sanatorium periodically to learn.

But just watching without doing wouldn't do. After discussing, Professor Fang Zhikuan and Professor Yan Huanan felt their skills were nearly there, and wanted to apply for Fang Ziye to participate less in surgeries.

Let them have more Lead Surgeon opportunities.

After all, they all knew Fang Ziye's technical level was better. According to professional ethics, with Fang Ziye present, letting Fang Ziye be Lead Surgeon would give patients a better prognosis.

Fang Ziye nodded: "That's fine, Professor Fang."

"However, although we're very familiar, before every preoperative discussion, I must personally participate. Before every surgery begins, I might also trouble you for some time."

"The case discussion the night before surgery day must continue."

A group leader had a group leader's responsibilities. Since Fang Ziye had become this group leader, he had to take responsibility.

Whether it was Professor Fang Zhikuan as Lead Surgeon or Wu Xuanqi as Lead Surgeon, if problems arose, Fang Ziye would bear some joint responsibility.

If you're unwilling to take responsibility, you can choose not to hold this group leader position.

Fang Ziye now felt he was doing well as group leader, and the position had quite a few benefits. Naturally, he wasn't willing to give it up directly.

Delegating authority was one thing. Continuing to control the overall situation under delegation was also an obligation Fang Ziye had to bear.

Although Professor Fang Zhikuan felt slightly uncomfortable inside, he still agreed: "That's only right. Before every surgery and before admitting patients, we'll still routinely report the situation to Group Leader Fang."

Examining others' ability to learn surgery and their grasp of surgical plans was a superior's control over subordinates.

Professor Fang Zhikuan had stood in the superior's position for many years. Now suddenly becoming a subordinate, he was somewhat unaccustomed.

But after carefully looking at Fang Ziye's serious expression and harmless face, he nodded again: "Group Leader Fang, giving us some margin for error is also quite good."

Time reveals a person's heart.

Fang Ziye's ability, thinking logic, and ability to handle affairs—Fang Zhikuan gradually came to admire him.

Good technique, a temper that isn't too great, but no problems in how he conducts himself; such a person is worthy of respect.

The only flaw is that he's too young, and he lacks some standing on the surface.

……

After Fang Zhikuan and Yan Huanan led the team back to the office area, Wu Xuanqi twisted his neck and said, "Ziye, I sincerely ask for your advice: how do you manage your time now?"

"I feel like I'm barely touching the ground!"

"Your share of the workload is many times mine—how can you?"

After twisting his neck, Wu Xuanqi stood with his hands hanging down to listen to the 'instruction,' and he was sincerely seeking advice.

How many tasks does Wu Xuanqi undertake at the Yangyuan now?

Bone defect surgery, individualized 3D printed models for bone defects, prosthesis development, and the development of new experimental methods for the invasion and metastasis of bone tumors that Fang Ziye previously targeted at him.

With just these four tasks, he feels his time is completely insufficient.

As for Fang Ziye, he participates in everything Fang Ziye does; besides that, Fang Ziye has many other things, yet he can arrange the time for them one by one—this is what Wu Xuanqi finds incredibly frustrating.

Wu Xuanqi's realization, Fang Ziye had experienced before, but Li Yuanpei gave him a relatively good solution: don't think about doing everything personally.

Employ people without doubt; doubt people without employing them.

"Brother Qi, you can actually relax a bit; you don't need to keep yourself so tense."

"Whether doing research projects or surgery, the most important thing is to manage this entry threshold!"

"For example, Professor Fang Zhikuan has reached the lead surgeon threshold for standardized treatment of bone defects, so we can confidently let him perform surgery on total femur defects and patella defects."

"But what if it's Professor Yan Huanan?" Fang Ziye said this while looking around left and right, and only spoke affirmatively after confirming no one was there.

"Then we need to be extra cautious."

"This is the entry threshold."

Wu Xuanqi nodded.

He also knew that Professor Fang Zhikuan's personal ability was stronger than Professor Yan Huanan's, and Professor Yan Huanan was actually not useless, but relatively speaking, in this top-tier team at the Yangyuan, he appeared not outstanding enough.

"Second, we must learn to tolerate imperfection!" Fang Ziye replied.

Hearing this, Wu Xuanqi immediately turned red: "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

Fang Ziye's words touched Wu Xuanqi's soft spot.

Fang Ziye said he needed to learn to tolerate imperfection—didn't that mean he thought his previous surgeries were just makeshift?

Fang Ziye's expression was calm, hands behind his back: "Brother Qi, I think you're not a petty person, so I'll just say it directly: that's exactly what you're thinking."

"If I just clung to every patient's surgery and treatment quality, I'd still be doing limb salvage surgery for mangled extremities at Zhongnan Hospital."

"Research on functional reconstruction surgery and microcirculation instruments wouldn't need to be pursued anymore."

"Medicine is an industry; in an industry, someone shares different tasks……"

"Pursuing perfection and striving for perfection is good, but only pursuing perfection is originally a kind of greatest constraint."

"Learning to give up is sometimes a kind of wisdom."

"If comparing the operation level of individual surgical techniques, I probably wouldn't be weaker than you, Brother Qi, in most techniques, but I can't do that, because I can't replace your position and personally perform every surgery you treat."

"First, there must be patients to treat and people to use!" Fang Ziye's thinking and mindset were slowly transforming.

Having patients to treat means first developing treatment plans through one's own strong capability; if the plan is feasible, the disease can be treated.

Then cultivate some people to perform such surgeries; even if they don't do it well enough, as long as amputation is avoided and there's room to improve the patient's various functions, it's already quite good.

"Of course, the surgeries we personally perform, the lead surgeon surgeries, can strive for perfection, but we cannot strive for everyone to receive the best, best, best treatment."

"Similarly, in research projects, we must tolerate relatively slow progress."

"Give trust to those we trust, find their positioning, and train their capabilities." Fang Ziye said this, combining his own personal experience and realization.

Wu Xuanqi touched his earlobe: "So, Ziye, have I long since become a link in your training?"

"Have I actually never been regarded by you as a competitor?" Wu Xuanqi's tone was a bit strange.

This was very devastating.

Wu Xuanqi had always thought he would be Fang Ziye's competitor for Discipline Leader, and possibly the biggest one.

But Fang Ziye had never regarded him as a competitor.

This was disrespect to him.

Fang Ziye repeated: "Brother Qi, first there must be people to use. We!"

"Stop! Stop!"

"Ziye, don't say anymore; let me calm down for a while……" Wu Xuanqi directly stopped Fang Ziye's words.

Then he walked away; he really needed to find a place to calm down for a while.

The higher you stand, the harder it hurts when you fall.

Wu Xuanqi was no ordinary person; he was placed with high hopes, and even now his teachers still recognized him, his fellow trainees respected him, and even at the Yangyuan, Wu Xuanqi's capability was in a class of its own.

Wu Xuanqi's pride was not only given by others, but also a manifestation of his own comprehensive capability.

However, such a person, when facing a 'Primordial Giant Beast,' needs even more time to digest.

Because he had rarely failed, rarely felt powerless in competition, so he had no such digestion experience……

Fang Ziye watched Wu Xuanqi's back view and did not take Wu Xuanqi's loss of control seriously.

Still the same words: Fang Ziye never feared Wu Xuanqi replacing him, nor did he fear Wu Xuanqi leaving.

Moreover, everything Fang Ziye said to Wu Xuanqi was from the bottom of his heart.

If Wu Xuanqi was willing to learn, he was willing to teach.

Wu Xuanqi was just a bit unethical in "peer competition," but in being a doctor, he had no bottom-line errors.

Moreover, what Wu Xuanqi wants to compete for is merely what everyone wants to compete for, so it's not shameful, and certainly not immoral.

No one is perfect; if Fang Ziye were to form a death feud with him just because Wu Xuanqi previously did his teacher's research project, then in this lifetime, Fang Ziye would find very few people he can truly be friends with.

……

The Trauma Surgery Group had no surgery scheduled, but the Hand Surgery Group did.

However, in the Hand Surgery Group's treatment of diabetic foot, Fang Ziye had long since put down his permission authority.

Therefore, when Fang Ziye entered the operating room, Professor Du Donglin and the others had already started the operating room turnover.

Still that saying: if someone is usable, employ them without doubt.

Three Hand Surgery professors gathered — Du Donglin, Ye Fusheng, Yao Zhanzhong.

The team built by these three people is no inferior to any teaching hospital's team in the country!

The explosive power of three Chief Physicians collaborating is nearly "invincible".

Even Huashan Hospital and Jishuitan's Hand Surgery departments can't find many such top-tier "team collaborations".

So, for diabetic foot that isn't that specially terminal kind, the three of them, Professor Du Donglin included, all have the capability to perform limb salvage surgery well.

Understanding this point, then even if they don't do it most perfectly, Fang Ziye still has to slowly lead them in doing it.

Otherwise his position as Group Leader would have been held in vain, and he'd just be a premium technical worker.

Professional technique, teaching.

Fang Ziye now has an increasingly deep and increasingly transparent understanding of these concepts.

"Director Fang, you're here? We didn't wait for you." Seeing Fang Ziye, Du Donglin said politely, his spirits high.

Today's surgery was actually outside his "capability scope", but with Fang Ziye present, he felt much more at ease.

After all, even if there were errors, Fang Ziye could step up to correct them; this is having someone to back you up so you don't panic.

After Du Donglin was promoted to Chief Physician, there was no one who could back him up anymore!

Others won't bother you anymore, pointing out your faults; so, regardless of whether you do well or badly, no one will teach you or back you up anymore.

So every step is taken with extreme caution.

Although Fang Ziye's sudden intrusion once made him suspect life for a period of time, now this feeling of being able to advance toward the most frontier, highest-difficulty disease types is really good.

Fang Ziye is not only a "group leader", but also someone who can truly teach him technique, even make him an industry "core" benchmark figure.

Such a person, from another angle, can be called a benefactor.

Fang Ziye didn't rush to scrub in: "It's fine, Professor Du, take your time. Today we only scheduled this one surgery; I'm working remotely from the research area."

"I've been guarding here the whole time."

From his bones, Fang Ziye is still a doctor.

A doctor must be responsible for his own patients; no matter how important the research tasks he undertakes are, as long as Fang Ziye doesn't give up the role of doctor, he must be worthy of his patients.

Even if research progress slows down a bit, it's unavoidable.

Similarly, as a Group Leader, a Professor, a leader, Fang Ziye must be worthy of this layer of identity.

A professor who doesn't do teaching is too laughable.

A researcher who doesn't do research is merely wearing a layer of false coat; it's another degree of occupying a position without doing the work.

How others do it, Fang Ziye can't control.

But since the "Country" and "School" exceptionally granted him the titles of "Deputy Director", "Associate Professor", "Researcher", Fang Ziye can only find the balance inside them himself.

Deputy Director is professional skill, is to treat illness.

Associate Professor is teaching, is to teach people, teach others how to do things.

"Researcher" is research, is to advance into unknown fields.

Grasping all three together will be very tiring, but dying of exhaustion is deserved.

After seeing Fang Ziye sit down, Ye Fusheng asked: "Director Fang, I heard Zhou Xiao say that your Trauma Group's AI-loaded prosthesis has already been put into use?"

"How is Elder Zhang's feeling?"

Zhou Xiao is the Hand Surgery Group's newly arrived Deputy Director.

The previous Han Hongquan had reached his term limit, and because of his limited capability, could not be renewed by the Yangyuan, so Han Hongquan already left in April.

In mid-April, Zhejiang University Affiliated Second Hospital's Deputy Director and Associate Professor Zhou Xiao was poached to the Yangyuan, replacing Han Hongquan's previous position.

Half-year contract signing is the Yangyuan's rule.

Even Professor Gong Jiahe has no way to arbitrarily extend his own "term limit", let alone ordinary people?

"Not bad. Although it's an initial version, at least currently Elder Zhang can rely on it to walk some roads relatively effortlessly."

"Just going up and down stairs is inconvenient."

"The AI prosthesis mainly relies on sensing muscle contraction at the limb stump to conjecture the intended action."

"It can still be repaired, but Elder Zhang is very happy; today he walked a circle in the courtyard without crutches."

"Just crossing stone steps isn't too smooth; the intelligent distance control still has slight flaws..." Fang Ziye said.

The current approach for AI prostheses is to reference autonomous driving, using cameras and AI programs to assist in sensing human muscle pulsations, conjecture walking intent, and precisely position during assisted striding.

Currently, Elder Zhang feels comparatively good going up and down stairs and walking on flat roads.

But if there are drainage ditches, or stepping stones in water, striding from this step to the next, the positioning isn't very precise.

"That's already very good. If this can be mass-developed, it's simply a gospel for many disabled people."

"Just don't know if AI upper-limb prostheses can be developed later, to also help some people live normal lives."

"If possible, it would simply be boundless merit." Professor Ye Fusheng said laughing.

Fang Ziye said laughing: "This isn't easy at all."

"Professor Ye, we ourselves have Li Ju difficulty doing functional reconstruction on human bodies; wanting to extract hand function through AI, it's estimated impossible to achieve even in the next twenty years."

"The future is the future's matter." Fang Ziye shook his head.

He dared not and could not hope that AI prosthetics would reach this stage in the short term.

Just getting the lower-limb prostheses done first would be fraught with difficulties.

Surgical progress was not fast, but everything remained relatively stable.

These several professors all had basic skills, and they were all Level 4 or above, so their learning and simulation capabilities were also very strong.

Although diabetic foot treatment is difficult and the amputation rate is high, under Fang Ziye's teaching, they had even participated in the most difficult, final-stage surgeries.

For this kind of non-terminal disease type, the difficulty was not considered too high for the lead surgeon.

For diabetic foot of this difficulty, there were actually limb-salvage precedents at both Huashan Hospital and Jishuitan, so they could also replicate this kind of limb-salvage surgery.

As the surgery slowly advanced, Fang Ziye also began replying to messages in his various team group chats.

……

It was roughly four o'clock in the afternoon.

Fang Ziye unexpectedly received a call from Logistics Department Director Song Libo: "Professor Fang, Professor Zhou Gongbo from Huashan Hospital has come again! ~"

"Professor Fang, do you have time?"

"If you don't have time, Professor Zhou Gongbo said to talk together with you tomorrow." Director Song Libo spoke quite politely.

Tonight, Fang Ziye still had two group meetings — one with Lan Tianluo and Luo Tingzhu's team, and another team meeting invited by Yuan Weihong!

"Director Song, where is Professor Zhou now? I just finished surgery! ~" Fang Ziye immediately asked back.

This was not the first time Professor Zhou Gongbo had visited in person; every time he was courteous and came from afar.

Eastern Han values hospitality.

When others are polite to you, ordinary people generally return politeness.

"Professor Zhou is in the reception area……" Director Song replied.

Fang Ziye stood up, watching the surgery that had already lasted over six hours approach its end, said a word to Professor Du Donglin, and left the operating room.

The subsequent operations were basically all Han Zhiliang and Zhou Xiao slowly learning to close up; the difficulty was no longer great……

When Fang Ziye saw Professor Zhou Gongbo, Professor Zhou Gongbo immediately put down his teacup, his expression quite excited: "Professor Fang, this time I came specially to thank you."

"The puncture technique you proposed last time played a crucial role in the treatment of malignant bone nonunion."

"The layers and cavities for local drug injection are very important."

"We have already treated several cases of nonunion initially, and data collection is still ongoing."

"Originally, according to my teacher's idea, we would wait until next time we saw Professor Fang to consult on some other issues."

"But my temperament is rather impatient……" Professor Zhou Gongbo prefaced at length.

Professor Song Libo was very understanding: "Professor Zhou, Professor Fang, I don't understand the professional content you're discussing, so I won't disturb you here."

"Professor Zhou, after you finish talking with Professor Fang, please be sure to give us a chance to host you; last time you and Professor Tian came and went too hastily."

Professor Zhou Gongbo smiled and said: "Thank you, Director Song."

Song Libo left.

Zhou Gongbo then said: "Professor Fang, recently in the process of treating fracture nonunion, we discovered something rather suspicious."

"Fracture nonunion is a pathological phenomenon after fracture surgery; they are the primary lesions that form bone defects after bone absorption……"

"So Professor Tian and I were thinking: can smaller bone defects be treated through this method?"

"Professor Fang, I know this idea and approach is rather bold, but I feel there is still a certain theoretical feasibility; I wonder if Professor Fang has ever considered this direction……"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye instantly had a moment of sudden realization.

The Great Dao has three thousand paths; different roads lead to the same destination.

Fang Ziye and Wu Xuanqi, the individualized prosthesis 3D printing treatment of bone defects they contemplated, is one form of treatment.

Similarly, Professor Zhou Gongbo's so-called treatment of early-stage bone defects through puncture and local injection is another form of treatment.

They merely treat different stages of bone defects.

Fracture nonunion is the "childhood" of bone defects!

"Professor Zhou, I think your proposal is very good, however, I myself have not thought in this direction."

"So I cannot answer your question promptly, but I will look up some materials afterward, and next time we talk I will strive to give some immature opinions, or listen to Professor Zhou and Professor Tian's insights."

Level 6 skill is not omnipotent!

Nor is it omniscient.

It merely means Fang Ziye can use this skill to quickly follow up on some ideas, develop some approaches others cannot think of — not that the moment someone mentions something, he can immediately have a mature plan.

As a renowned orthopedic hospital, Huashan Hospital's theory and accumulation are at the domestic first tier; there, too many seniors have their own private reserves.

Private reserves means unpublished but already researched understandings, concepts, and accumulated experience!

Why do all medical students want to go to such top-tier hospitals to learn?

It is precisely for this kind of understanding, concepts, and accumulated experience.

Standing on the shoulders of giants, one inevitably stands higher.

"Professor Fang, it's like this: we have also prepared some feasible approaches, and hope Professor Fang can comment on them." Professor Zhou Gongbo was very professional.

As a team member, Fang Ziye did not hide his clumsiness; whatever he thought of, he gave one more person to think about, and provided feedback.

Zhou Gongbo was fully prepared; he was not empty-handed trying to swindle, wanting to use Fang Ziye to completely fill research gaps, but rather gave Fang Ziye a choice, a selection of some approaches.

It had the same subtle excellence as Professor Zhang Limin's team.

Good teams, formidable experts, cannot be ignorant of the directions they specialize in.

Completely different from that professor from China-Japan Friendship Hospital before.

……

"Professor Zhou, you telling me these things, aren't you afraid I'll steal your private reserves?" After the formal chat ended, Fang Ziye made a joke, his heart pounding like thunder.

The inclusiveness of a platform and their vision and handling level — the gap is truly huge.

Compared with his own hospital, and then contrasting Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital and Professor Zhang Limin of Kyoto University.

Fang Ziye felt that his teacher Deng Yong and the others were really just making a small fight.

Professor Duan Hong was, to a certain extent, approaching this kind of top-tier expert, but he was not so 'magnanimous', nor so confident! ~

I'm not afraid you'll steal! ~

I have many things I can do; I am still top-tier nationwide, top-tier in the world, beyond question.

"If I have the fortune to invite Professor Fang into the delayed union track, it is an honor for this track."

"The early knower is hard to perfect; the late knower makes up for it with tonifying."

"I am one hundred percent at ease regarding Professor Fang's character." Zhou Gongbo also offered a word of flattery in the way of human relations.

"Thank you, Professor Zhou, for your trust..." Fang Ziye said while closing and locking up his notebook, "I will seriously look up the materials."

"However, Professor Zhou, the rather regrettable thing is that you came without notice; I still have two rather key group meetings later."

"I hope next time Professor Zhou can kindly give advance notice, so that I may fulfill my host etiquette..." Fang Ziye also replied courteously and respectfully.

(Chapter End)