Chapter 701: The First Batch of Clinical Pilots Ends!

The autumn wind gradually rose, the sweltering heat prostrate over Han City gradually receding; the morning light, like a curtain hung at the sky's edge, rose steadily until the sweat beads hanging on Fang Ziye's angular features were stained a golden yellow.

Fang Ziye slowed his running pace, then used the sweat towel draped over his shoulder to wipe the fine sweat from his neck and chin, and began to regulate his breathing steadily.

"Buzz buzz." He had walked back less than two hundred meters when the phone inside its waterproof layer vibrated.

Yuan Weihong: "Ziye, did you get up late today? How come you haven't come to the department yet?"

Fang Ziye raised his phone with both hands and replied: "Master, I did indeed get up late; I also went to sleep late last night."

"I didn't take a taxi back from Peking Union Medical College Hospital until one in the morning last night."

Yuan Weihong sent a voice message with a carefree laugh: "Monitoring must be pretty hard work too, right? Good thing the Phase I clinical trial's continuous cycle isn't long."

"October has even fewer working days; it's already the 28th now. Just hold on for two or three more days and it can end."

"Are you arranging your own breakfast?"

Fang Ziye replied in reverse order: "Master, I'll just grab a bowl of hot dry noodles on my way back; I won't keep you company eating in the department today."

"The end of the department's clinical pilot tasks is only the beginning of data collection."

"The main thing is still to look at the post-treatment effect; bone tumor treatment requires at least three months or so to see the consolidation effect after chemotherapy — this is only the start of a protracted war of attrition."

"If a Phase II clinical trial has to be launched simultaneously in the meantime, I really will have to start slacking off from now on."

Currently the Phase I clinical pilot is being carried out simultaneously at multiple centers; therefore, even in October, a month with fewer working days, enough trial cases can be accumulated.

October 31st is a Thursday; no matter how much data volume has accumulated by then, the first batch of clinical trials can end on time.

"During a major research project, having to divide one's energy managing the department's clinical affairs indeed makes one feel drained."

"Depends on the clinical trial's approval schedule; if a Phase II clinical trial really does launch early, you should go full-time and enter seclusion."

"Doing research still requires honest seclusion to do it well." Yuan Weihong understood Fang Ziye's difficulties.

"Thank you, Master, for your understanding." Fang Ziye replied.

Yuan Weihong continued to ask: "You messaged me last night saying you'd ask for leave this afternoon too — is that also to devote yourself fully to handling data?"

Fang Ziye walked up to a mobile stall selling hot dry noodles, told the boss he wanted a vegetarian hot dry noodles with extra portion, paid, and stood to the side to reply:

"Handling data is all for the evening; it's some matters at the sanatorium — Doctor Chen and Doctor Li invited me to discuss some details."

"Yangyuan? You have to go back to the sanatorium next month again?" Yuan Weihong's tone sounded somewhat panicked.

Whether Fang Ziye was at Zhongnan Hospital or not, Yuan Weihong's mental state was completely different.

"Master, no; I probably won't need to go to Enshi full-time in the future."

"But the specific details and schedule arrangements still have to be finalized after today's discussion." Fang Ziye counted as having given Yuan Weihong advance notice.

The matter of Han City's Donghu Yangyuan possibly merging into Enshi Yangyuan and becoming the Surgical Convalescent Center — Fang Ziye had long heard wind of it, but at that time the matter wasn't completely settled, so Fang Ziye didn't reveal it.

To avoid making Yuan Weihong happy for nothing if it wasn't finalized by then.

But judging from the messages Chen Guangbai sent these past few days and Professor Li Yongjun's movements, this matter has currently stabilized.

"Can not go to Enshi anymore?"

"Then that's wonderful..." Yuan Weihong replied.

Fang Ziye continued reporting: "Master, let's talk the later details in person; I actually have some other matters here. After this week's working days end, I still have to run a trip to Magic Capital and Rongcheng! ~"

"Good."

"Be more polite to Professor Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital and Professor Zhang Yue of Huaxi Hospital as well."

"These old professors are all especially famous senior predecessors; you can't be too willful."

"They're different from young-generation professors like Liu Huanglong and Liu Tang." Yuan Weihong hurriedly admonished.

Previously, although Fang Ziye had privately called Professor Liu Tang and reached an "agreement," Liu Tang still acted without martial virtue and had Xiangya Second Hospital's Trauma Surgery professor go complain to Yuan Weihong.

Yuan Weihong felt Fang Ziye was a bit too crude and blunt in handling relations with out-of-province professors, not tactful enough.

"Master, judge the matter on its merits."

"Teacher Zhang Yue and Huashan Hospital's Teacher Zhou Gongbo have long been famous experts domestically, with deep accumulations; they don't need to take unorthodox risks like Professor Liu Tang."

"No matter how polite, one can't lose one's own bottom line." Fang Ziye steadied his attitude.

"Boss, your extra-portion noodles are ready." The stall owner's movements were also nimble.

Fang Ziye immediately leaned forward to stir in the sesame paste; a unique fragrant sesame aroma instantly assaulted the nostrils, stimulating the taste buds.

"Master, I'm eating breakfast..."

That day at noon, twelve twenty.

Fang Ziye proactively arranged a relatively quiet private room at a tea restaurant near Han Street, and entered the private room early to order the dishes.

And he took the tea leaves he had "mooched" from Professor Deng Yong, having the waiter brew the tea leaves on command!

At twenty-three minutes, Fang Ziye heard the phone ring and hurried downstairs to greet them; he saw Professor Li Yongjun and Chen Guangbai looking around in the parking lot.

Chen Guangbai stood on tiptoe looking out, and could still see Han Street's unique architectural style; he propped his chin and clicked his tongue in wonder: "This location is pretty well chosen?"

"Quiet and elegant."

Fang Ziye hadn't yet had time to call Chen Guangbai, but Chen Guangbai walked straight toward the waiter and opened with: "Hey, brother, is your boss in the shop?"

"Can you ask him if this shopfront is for sale?"

Chen Guangbai's outrageously rich words not only made Fang Ziye's outstretched hand tremble; Professor Li Yongjun next door, hearing it, also stumbled half a step and grimaced with his whole face distorted.

Fang Ziye and Professor Li Yongjun looked at each other for a moment, each reading envy and helplessness in the other's eyes.

"Teacher Li, please, inside." Fang Ziye still tried his best to fulfill the host's duty.

"Wait for Doctor Chen a moment." Li Yongjun pointed in Chen Guangbai's direction.

"Okay, thanks, I'll take the phone! ~"

"Does it matter who you call boss or not boss?" Chen Guangbai tilted his chin at the other party, tone gentle, bearing unique and courteous.

No one felt Chen Guangbai was deliberately wrecking the place or clowning around...

As Chen Guangbai walked toward Fang Ziye, he still seemed a bit embarrassed: "Professor Fang, sorry you had to see that. This is the unique old habit of our generation!"

"No matter where we go, we always feel the land is most important. We just want to acquire it."

Fang Ziye smiled and replied: "Dr. Chen, that's quite a niche term. Actually, young people like me understand the principle too, but our financial strength doesn't allow it."

"My biggest ambition is just to buy a small villa. Your move? Truly generous."

The greatest confidence of financial freedom is being able to do whatever one wants and buy whatever one wants, provided one doesn't break the law.

Who doesn't know land is important.

If Fang Ziye also had Chen Guangbai's financial strength, he would definitely want to buy a few plots of land to play with whenever he went to a city.

The three didn't dawdle either, going upstairs to the private room one after another. Fang Ziye first instructed the waiter to start serving dishes and tea.

After the three each took their seats, Li Yongjun and Chen Guangbai both took off their suit coats.

Only then did Chen Guangbai say: "Professor Fang, the main reason Professor Li and I came to Enshi this time is to discuss with you the matter of the new construction of the Yangyuan's Surgical Treatment Area."

"The Surgical Group of Enshi Yangyuan has only sixteen or seventeen courtyards in total, and the area is still relatively small. The service capacity is relatively limited."

"Currently, due to the Han City Military Region's adjustment and reclassification, it has been confirmed that Donghu Yangyuan will be incorporated into our Yangyuan's Surgical Treatment Area. The area is not small either."

"There are already nearly thirty sizable courtyards, a full doubling of the previous scale."

"There are also mature warehouse storage, medical supply chain, administrative areas, etc. However, the operating rooms are slightly fewer at present! Only four operating rooms. The people inside the sanatorium have already been transferred out, and expansion work on the operating rooms has begun."

Li Yongjun nodded upon hearing this, sat sideways politely waiting for the waiter to bring the tea, then took a small sip.

After drinking, his eyes instantly brightened, and he asked: "Is this the tea your tea restaurant usually provides?"

The waiter hurriedly replied: "Boss, this is the tea you brought yourselves. Our tea restaurant generally provides medium-standard black tea, green tea, pu-erh, and such!"

"It certainly can't compare to the tea you bosses brought yourselves."

"Several bosses, our manager is right outside. He sent me to convey a message wanting to pay a visit. I wonder if the bosses find it convenient?"

Chen Guangbai, nearing the end of his speaking, waved his hand: "Inconvenient. You do your thing. Besides serving dishes, don't disturb us. Thanks."

The waiter politely walked out.

Li Yongjun said: "Dr. Chen, this manager should have recognized you."

Chen Guangbai waved his hand again: "Professor Fang, based on the results of discussions between Professor Li, myself, and several other professors from other departments within Enshi Yangyuan, the plan is to build the Donghu Yangyuan Area into a Tumor Treatment Special Zone."

"For the next five or even ten years, the primary disease type to conquer will be the treatment of surgically common tumors. This aligns most closely with Professor Fang's current clinical and research fields."

"This requires establishing an MDT Discussion Group, objectively and multi-dimensionally assigning professional professors to assist, including but not limited to professors from the Surgical System, Tumor Department, Plasma Chemotherapy, Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Internal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other specialties."

"Your MDT group will no longer conduct detailed grouping, but will adopt a large-team model to treat and research all tumors."

"Wondering what Professor Fang thinks of this?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye looked at Professor Li Yongjun.

Professor Li Yongjun nodded slightly, once again setting down his greedy cup: "I agree with Dr. Chen's view. In the coming decades, the biggest business direction of medical competition will certainly be the standardized treatment of tumors."

"This is not merely a market issue, but a medical difficult problem that must be faced due to the increase in tumor patients caused by improved diagnosis rates after medical development."

Fang Ziye listened, but first waved his hand lightly: "Professor Li, Dr. Chen, allow me to say a bit more."

"According to what you say, Donghu Yangyuan is still a military-region sanatorium. Then with our previous patient source circle, can we have that many tumor patients?"

"Without such a large tumor patient volume, yet building such a large platform, wouldn't that be a waste of resources?"

As far as Fang Ziye knew, the most popular disease types in the military region were still trauma and sequelae, not tumors.

Chen Guangbai said upon hearing this: "People all grow old."

"With the accumulation of time, the incidence rate of tumors will continuously increase!"

"The sanatorium's nature remains a research institute integrating clinical practice and research. Through the military region's regulation, some new therapies can be better promoted."

"Achieving integration of treatment and research."

"Furthermore, we also have our own military industrial enterprises. Then if some new therapies are produced, research, treatment, and instrument output can be fused into one. Forming a relatively complete closed loop, and other technologies can be embedded at any time."

Chen Guangbai seemed to have sensed Fang Ziye's thoughts, and continued: "Fang Ziye, Donghu Yangyuan is not far from Guanggu and Chang District."

"This is the only institution that is both close to Zhongnan Hospital Main Campus and close to Zhongnan Hospital Branch Campus!"

"No matter how strong personal ability is, how many nails can one drive? Some things, no matter where they are produced, you can also use them in your own unit."

"What do you still have to be concerned about?" Chen Guangbai's tone was slightly serious.

Fang Ziye listened and hurriedly shook his head: "Dr. Chen, you misunderstood my meaning. I'm thinking about how we should transition..."

"Currently, the Yangyuan's Surgical Group is divided into Neurosurgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Spine Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hand Surgery, Vascular Surgery."

"The routine tasks undertaken are the diagnosis and treatment of trauma sequelae."

"If we are to migrate from trauma sequelae to tumor treatment, we can't just migrate in a segmented way, right?"

"In this situation, should bone tumors and spine tumors be treated first, or should tumors in the neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, and general surgery areas be treated first?"

"Who will take the lead on this?"

"To be honest, Dr. Chen, our hospital's plan is also to have me go to the Guanggu Campus first, simultaneously spanning the two sub-specialties of Trauma Surgery and Bone Tumor Specialty, to initially contact and learn bone tumor-related diagnosis and treatment knowledge."

"I don't know if Professor Li has particularly deep tumor-related diagnosis and treatment experience, but I personally feel that only by first fully understanding the existing tumor-related treatment knowledge and skills can we more objectively complete such a transition."

"Then, the routine diagnosis and treatment tasks for trauma sequelae — which teams should undertake them?"

"If the existing teams are retained, then how should the new Surgical Diagnosis Area's team building be established?"

Every question from Fang Ziye was not deliberately tricky, yet was tricky.

Transition is transition, but the diagnosis and treatment of trauma sequelae remains one of the sanatorium's key focuses.

Cannot throw away one's own core duties just because of a new direction.

Guarding the old while transitioning will also bring many problems.

Li Yongjun nodded upon hearing this: "Professor Fang's considerations and concerns are also one of the problems we must think about laterally."

"The existing teams have already gradually approached maturity and are very experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of trauma sequelae."

"If they are all migrated to Han City, then we can only newly build a tumor specialty group."

"If we're talking about a complete transformation, then how to plan the existing tasks is also a problem that requires careful consideration."

"Doctor Chen, the accumulation of our modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine may differ slightly; our modern medicine skills are relatively specialized."

"A young and promising professor like Professor Fang, with very fast learning ability, still needs a certain familiarization and transition period; for those of us from the older generation."

"The familiarization period needed will only be longer before we can possibly adjust our thinking patterns and habits."

"Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes holistic theory, slowly grinding..."

The branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine are not as meticulous as modern medicine; in other words, a skilled TCM doctor might treat all kinds of diseases, so even transformation is relatively easy.

But modern medicine is different; if one wants to transform from Trauma Surgery to Hand Surgery, one must face the adjustment of basic skills, operational habits, and surgical focus.

"Then what suggestions do you have, Professor Fang?"

"They can be immature suggestions." Chen Guangbai's brows furrowed slightly, but he wasn't overbearing.

"Still, establish the Oncology Group first; keep the original structure unchanged, and don't even migrate it over yet."

"Start by building the MDT multidisciplinary discussion group from the Oncology Group, and conduct a trial at Enshi Yangyuan first."

"Of course, before that, I should also have at least one year or so of bone tumor-related diagnosis and treatment experience; perhaps then I can know which specialties' personnel are needed to assist in the overall treatment of tumors."

"Regarding the general direction of tumor treatment, popular chemotherapy regimens, there is a particularly routine framework system."

"Proceed step by step."

Chen Guangbai said: "With your qualifications, Professor Fang, you also need this long?"

"Perhaps even longer!" Fang Ziye nodded.

"What we face isn't killing the tumor, but enabling patients to gain better quality of life after treatment; fundamentally, it's still about patients gaining a better experience."

"Regardless of who this patient is, what identity they have."

"This is the root."

"This isn't a matter of whether a doctor is humble or not." Fang Ziye spoke with resounding force.

Timely, the waiters began serving dishes.

Fang Ziye and the others then paused speaking, until they finished serving, asked Fang Ziye's group if they wanted alcohol and were unanimously refused, then the waiters left again, pulling the private room door shut.

Fang Ziye hurriedly greeted: "Professor Li, Doctor Chen, let's chat while eating."

"This place was recommended by my teacher; I've also come to test it a few times; the flavor is not bad, belonging to the lighter flavor category."

Chen Guangbai picked up a piece of roast goose with chopsticks, dipped it in honey, savored it for a while, and nodded: "It's not bad, but compared to the roast goose eaten in Guangdong Province, it still lacks a bit of flavor."

"But one can tell the Head Chef who made this roast goose is from Guangdong Province."

Li Yongjun had no deep research on this; he just focused on eating meat in big mouthfuls, saying: "Back in my hometown, eating wasn't so particular; sometimes a pot of mixed stew served as a dish, salted vegetables with steamed buns was a meal."

"After I went to Enshi, I gained several jin."

Li Yongjun came from the North, and went to university in the North too...

The few people moved their chopsticks for a while longer, then Chen Guangbai continued the previous topic: "Doctor Fang, let me express my personal meaning and suggestions."

"According to our previous meetings, currently, combining modern medicine's treatment of tumors and Traditional Chinese Medicine's understanding of tumors, I feel that tumor treatment is actually a process of balancing expelling evil and supporting the upright."

"Currently, modern medicine's treatment of tumors mostly relies on surgical resection and chemotherapy, but during chemotherapy, side effects are produced, many sequelae remain, and there is the possibility of incomplete chemotherapy leading to recurrence and reoccurrence."

"Analyzing this by splitting it: side effects during chemotherapy are human body damage produced by chemotherapy drugs during chemotherapy; remaining sequelae are irreversible damage caused after damage to the human body."

"For this part, after our TCM Group comrades conducted deep research, they found that if some important prescriptions' recuperation are added during chemotherapy, it can reduce chemotherapy drug chemotherapy damage, and lower post-chemotherapy organ function damage."

"And for the constitution regulation of tumor recurrence, there is also a certain helping effect."

"However, wanting to make chemotherapy more thorough through Chinese medicine prescriptions, completely preventing recurrence, there is temporarily no such capability yet."

"Therefore, I hope, Professor Fang, when you build the Oncology Group, you fully consider the TCM Group's unique capabilities."

Speaking here, Chen Guangbai hurriedly added: "Of course, my meaning is, Professor Fang, when you consider tumor treatment beyond orthopedic limb tumors, this also includes spinal tumors."

Because the current development of the microcirculation instrument combined chemotherapy regimen makes the microcirculation of limb bone tumors limited to a single lower limb or single upper limb.

Not intervening in the whole body's circulatory system, this itself binds the chemotherapy drugs' damage to human organ functions.

Whether Chinese medicine prescriptions can reverse chemotherapy damage to limb muscles, currently Chen Guangbai and the others don't even dare to try to think about it...

The reason they previously thought of important nutritional support was because chemotherapy harms the whole body; now Fang Ziye has cut off chemotherapy to the whole body!

Then there is no so-called systemic action; it's another matter entirely.

This kind of mode is something the ancient TCM ancestors never even considered.

Changing the thinking mode, Fang Ziye's current microcirculation instrument's circulation severance technique is cutting off the bilateral lower limbs, then putting them in another place for chemotherapy.

After chemotherapy ends, putting them back original—

Hearing this, Fang Ziye also had no particularly big reaction, just said: "Doctor Chen, actually the overall plan of integrated Chinese-Western medicine treating tumors, I've also heard of it recently."

"Within our Orthopedics Department, there is a professor doing this, Professor Liu Tang from Xiangya Second Hospital."

"I don't have a grudge against TCM intervening in clinical diagnosis and treatment, but I personally don't understand TCM-related elements well, so if they are to intervene, the TCM Group might need to prepare a detailed plan."

"Doctor Chen, because we're all not outsiders, I'll speak more directly."

"Two choices: first, draft a plan that we modern medicine people can understand."

"Second, you research on your own, apply for projects, be responsible yourselves; then regardless of whether we understand or not, we won't struggle; the TCM Group manages completely on its own."

"These two choices are the procedures we must go through to structure the Bone Tumor Group adding TCM elements."

Fang Ziye's words were very obvious: either you do it yourself, or you produce a plan I can understand.

As for how to make TCM theory more popularized, closer to modern reality, and perform language conversion, that's your own business.

Li Yongjun's gaze flickered sharply several times after hearing Fang Ziye's words.

Chen Guangbai hadn't interacted with Fang Ziye who had been in clinical practice, and had never discussed project-related topics before, so facing Fang Ziye's decisive tone, he was also choked for a moment.

But the current situation is Fang Ziye's position is stronger than others; he can only be in a relatively weak position, slightly lowering his tone, yet still neither humble nor pushy:

"Professor Fang, TCM doesn't necessarily need to directly join the bone tumor treatment process; we are merely presupposing this kind of idea for discussion now."

Fang Ziye nodded and said: "Doctor Chen, I have no other meaning either; mainly recently, during our project group's clinical trial process, a pilot professor mixed in other elements in violation of regulations during the trial process."

"This means the clinical data we collected in the first stage is at least a dozen samples short. I think that's quite a pity."

Chen Guangbai's gaze flickered slightly: "Who?"

"They started using it clinically without even reporting it?"

"This matter has already been resolved, Doctor Chen." Fang Ziye also didn't want to continue delving into Liu Tang's matter.

He then changed the topic: "Doctor Chen, I'm not opposed to the inclusion of Traditional Chinese Medicine elements, but rather based on the current progress of scientific research development."

"Currently, only the limbs can be isolated separately for single-circuit circulatory arrest, and there's also the spinal blood system which can be separated from the body."

"As for the remaining organs, such as the lungs, abdomen, liver, spleen, etc., currently it's not too good to perform microcirculatory severance on them individually!"

"Therefore, during the chemotherapy process for these tumors, the chemotherapy side effects the human body needs to bear will be higher. In the treatment of these tumors, there's an even greater need for Traditional Chinese Medicine elements to support the righteous Qi and provide nutritional support..."

"Doctor Chen, you can imagine that too, right?"

"Medicine follows the blood; drugs are metabolized through the liver and kidneys..."

After listening, Chen Guangbai slowly put down his chopsticks: "Doctor Fang, at the beginning of this month, during my father's rescue process, the two of you, Doctor Fang and Doctor Nie Mingxian, took out... wasn't it the Organ Microcirculation Instrument?"

After Chen Guangbai finished speaking these words, his gaze shifted back and forth between Fang Ziye and Professor Li Yongjun.

Chen Guangbai remembered very clearly that at the time, Fang Ziye had mentioned the term Microcirculation Instrument.

Regarding this matter, Li Yongjun was also a witness. After Chen Guangbai's words fell, he took the initiative to interject: "Doctor Chen, on this point I might still need to correct you a bit."

"The instrument used by Nie Mingxian and Professor Fang on Dean Chen previously was actually not a circulatory instrument improved by analogy with the Limb Microcirculation Apparatus."

"Our team has had similar ideas, but the improvement of the organ microcirculation instrument has stringent requirements. After many internal discussions by our team, we were unable to find suitable parameters."

"Therefore, that was actually a more simplified version of ECMO, not a Microcirculation Instrument."

"Although the Microcirculation Instrument originated from ECMO, its current operating concept is no longer simply ECMO. It's not just as simple as providing blood oxygen and blood supply."

"And the 'small' ECMO for viscera and organs cannot achieve the precision of the current Limb Microcirculation Apparatus. Moreover, animal trials haven't even been carried out yet; it's still in the theoretical stage."

"Therefore, last time when Nie Mingxian proposed using the instrument during the rescue, Professor Fang was so stern in voice and expression. It wasn't him losing his temper! ~"

"Moreover, this matter... I hope Doctor Chen won't bring it up again in the future."

"Currently, the Yangyuan fundamentally does not have an organ Microcirculation Instrument, nor does it have a Microcirculation Instrument."

This matter had been discussed with Chen Guangbai in advance. If Chen Guangbai disagreed, even if Chen Song died, Fang Ziye would not bring out these immature semi-finished products.

Chen Guangbai instantly understood Fang Ziye's mindset.

"Professor Fang, thank you! ~" Chen Guangbai was concise and to the point.

Fang Ziye is a very stubborn person. Once he sets his mind on something, basically eight oxen couldn't pull him back.

If he says he can't treat it, he won't make a move. No matter what connections there are, he won't make a move.

Similarly, if it's an immature technique or instrument, even if a patient dies in front of him, he won't casually 'treat a dead horse as if it were alive'!

Fang Ziye's way of doing things, this steadiness, makes everyone deeply convinced by Fang Ziye's words, and also brands Fang Ziye with the label "says one, means two".

Jokes excluded.

"Doctor Chen, I just hope you don't blame me." Fang Ziye placed his hands before his abdomen.

Risking other people's lives as a stake to gamble is originally an uncivilized behavior.

Fang Ziye doesn't feel he has the qualification to gamble with other people's lives. Even if gambling right means they survive, one shouldn't gamble with the unknown.

From the beginning until now, Fang Ziye's so-called "gambles" are all gambles in others' eyes. In Fang Ziye's heart, they all have no small degree of certainty.

Except for Chen Song's rescue.

"Doctor Fang, actually, some ancient sayings are said very well, but the order needs adjusting."

"The so-called 'matters depend on human effort' — reverse the order and it becomes 'humans act on matters'."

"Based on Professor Fang's previous rescue performance inside the Yangyuan, it's actually already been recorded. Now, the Sanatoriums in Jingdu are crazily trying to find a breakthrough regarding you, and then want to think of every possible way to transfer you there."

"Last time I was temporarily transferred to Jingdu for a meeting, it was because some people wanted to use me as a breakthrough to get me to let go, to let Fang Ziye go from Han City to Jingdu."

"Ordinary people pay money with their lives. People with a bit of capability trade their bodies for money. People with a bit of money cherish their bodies. Even more, people with more money cherish their lives!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's brows instantly furrowed: "Then how did you put it, Doctor Chen?"

Although Chen Guangbai had now spoken out, he definitely wouldn't sell Fang Ziye out, Fang Ziye still hoped to hear some more detailed things.

"Those who want to come will come themselves. Those who can't come just continue staying in Jingdu."

"This kind of matter, no one can make a big fuss about it."

"However, still need Doctor Fang to be able to guard your own original heart." Chen Guangbai didn't express it very directly.

But he also conveyed a layer of meaning: that the group of people in Eastern Han who cherish their lives the most have definitely set their sights on you now.

Perhaps they will use various forms you can't imagine to poach you to Jingdu.

Of course, the methods won't be that forceful either.

After all, Fang Ziye is just a Surgeon. He hasn't risen to any classified level. If Fang Ziye himself refuses to go to death, they won't adopt especially swift and decisive measures.

Li Yongjun listened, and said pointedly: "It seems Professor Fang has broken some kind of hidden convention."

"Professor Li, I'm just doing what I should do, things within my duty. As for convention or not, I actually didn't think that much." Fang Ziye picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Fang Ziye certainly doesn't hope to be too idle, with food, clothing, and expenses all relying on unconventional feeding.

After the meal ended, Chen Guangbai returned to his "stronghold" in Han City!

Professor Li Yongjun had no other place to go in Han City, so he also planned to stay overnight at Chen Guangbai's 'house'. However, Professor Li Yongjun coming to Han City alone to find Fang Ziye had other matters.

After the three parted ways, Chen Guangbai traveled alone.

Fang Ziye then brought Li Yongjun and started walking towards Han Street to digest the food.

Halfway there, Professor Li Yongjun stopped on a bridge over the Chu River. He raised his hands over his head to stretch. His voice was slightly distorted: "Ziye, that matter you came to talk to me about before... I considered it for a long time, but still decided to pick it up again."

"People... fall down many times in this lifetime. Since you've fallen down, the bravest thing to do is actually to climb back up the same way."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's eyes instantly brightened: "Teacher Li, you've actually decided to agree?"

The two were discussing the research on ALS treatment.

Speaking of it, Fang Ziye felt his groin still ached a bit in the balls.

Initially, it was Professor Li Yongjun who actively proposed the ALS research project; one of his "requirements" for coming to the sanatorium was for Fang Ziye to join his team to work on ALS.

Only after Fang Ziye returned from Henan Province and decided to advance in this direction did he realize with a laugh that Professor Li Yongjun had actually been making a self-deprecating joke at the time.

This ALS project knocked him down from his high spirits with a single blow, nearly to the point of being "shattered"!

He avoided it like the plague, even developing a psychological shadow over it.

But back then, it was a task pinned on him; now that he had barely escaped that quagmire, Fang Ziye proposed letting him re-enter the algae marsh again.

Li Yongjun was the first to oppose, and explicitly stated on the phone, "I was just joking at the time, don't you dare touch me, old man..."

Fang Ziye went to Henan Province in August, and mentioned this matter to Professor Li Yongjun at the first opportunity after returning.

Now it is late October; Li Yongjun hesitated alone for nearly two months before replying to Fang Ziye again.

"Mm."

"The sanatorium's purpose is to do the impossible, walk the impossible path."

"Under such difficult circumstances, Dean Chen has endured through it all; how could I be afraid of this little ALS."

"At worst, I just sink the rest of my life into it."

"My parents' expectations for me were met long ago; the current me, in our hometown, in our county, even at my alma mater, can hold my head high without shame."

"It's just that, for myself, these years have not gone smoothly enough."

"The remaining years, I should live for myself once!" Professor Li Yongjun stopped pulling, merely looking at Fang Ziye with a gaze that was slightly dazed.

"Ziye, but you're still young, do you really plan to throw yourself in headfirst?"

"Even if its input is less than output?" Li Yongjun countered.

In Li Yongjun's perspective, Fang Ziye had no need to dive in for such a small disease type and delay his own future.

Fang Ziye heard this and smiled: "Teacher Li, have you forgotten my trait?"

"Mainly focusing on one thing: not being single-minded."

"Aiyo..." Fang Ziye was kicked by Li Yongjun and began rubbing his buttocks.

Fang Ziye ran two steps away: "Teacher Li, stop kicking!"

"Although I divided my attention, I am loyal to every single project."

Li Yongjun heard this and began cursing loudly: "Your fucking theory comes from the same source as the scumbag mentality circulating online."

"You're just universal love, not heartless, right?"

Li Yongjun thought Fang Ziye was going to shed all constraints and rush into unknown territory; who knew Fang Ziye would come back with loving them all.

And for Li Yongjun, if he chose this one direction, he would never be able to break free for life.

Li Yongjun is already over fifty, not long before turning sixty.

At fifty one knows Heaven's mandate; this life's destiny has already seen its final fixed number.

"Teacher Li, whether I'm scum or not, don't you understand already?"

"I'm very single-minded in relationships."

"Doing projects, isn't that just the capable do more work? There's no law, not even a moral standard, binding people from doing several projects simultaneously."

"Just like during our studies, getting into Han City University for undergrad meant we couldn't go to Kyoto University for grad school? Attending a domestic university meant we shouldn't study abroad?"

"Studied abroad, then can't work abroad?"

Li Yongjun said: "Can't be bothered with you."

"I always feel your choosing this way still harbors ill intent."

"Those young people you framed are also very unlucky; once they smell the bait, they can never get off the hook... sigh..."

Li Yongjun sighed, then asked: "Your Phase I clinical trial, the continuous enrollment period is only one month, right?"

Fang Ziye hurriedly nodded: "Yes, Teacher Li, Big Brother Mingxian will be back soon."

"Coming back early is also good."

"It's been nearly half a year; there's finally some stage-by-stage progress."

"If a project long has only input without output as stimulation, it's very easy to make people fatigued." Li Yongjun said.

Fang Ziye continued rubbing his buttocks!

That kick just now by Li Yongjun didn't treat Fang Ziye as an outsider at all.

"Once Brother Nie returns, next up will be Teacher Li and Brother Nie's home turf."

"After microcirculation instrument combined with chemotherapy, the orthopedic tumor volume shrinks, then use interventional induced killing surgery to embolize the bone tumor's blood supply!"

"Or preemptively perform deceptive reorganization of the orthopedic tumor's blood supply system, expand blood flow, using local chemotherapy impact therapy combined with interventional embolization treatment means."

"Conservatively estimated, at least ninety-five percent or more of orthopedic tumors can achieve cure through minimally invasive treatment."

"Future Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology can then subgroup the entire Bone Tumor specialty!"

"Teacher Li, you'll definitely like this gift, right?"

Li Yongjun heard this, his face actually showed neither sorrow nor joy.

He merely looked at Fang Ziye blandly and asked: "You doing this, aren't you afraid those old seniors of your Orthopedics will crawl out of their coffin boards and say they want to get close and personal with you?"

After Fang Ziye does this, how the Bone Tumor specialty will stand footing in the future is a question.

"Science and the era must develop."

"The Bone Tumor specialty, if it must become a traditional department following the era's development, then it should become traditional..." Fang Ziye's tone was determined.

(Chapter End)