Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1042 - 1006: Placebo

"Lin Jie, I really don't know how to thank you!"Upon receiving Lin Jie's call, Lu Kaicheng, who specially rushed over to express his gratitude, gave Lin Jie an overwhelmingly enthusiastic bear hug.

"Don't rush to thank me yet!"

Lin Jie, showing some disdain, pushed him away and said, "I just contacted Fu Xiuyuan. There's a new development."

"He mentioned that the mortgaged properties released at this kind of reception party are generally high-end real estates, characterized by good locations, high unit prices, and large areas. Even if they're much cheaper than market price, the total price is still not low."

Lu Kaicheng was a bit stunned and asked, "Did Fu Xiuyuan mention what the lowest total price might be?"

"Fu Xiuyuan said it's at least around tens of millions!"

Lu Kaicheng grimaced, sighed, and said disappointedly, "Even with that unexpected fortune of two million, it's just enough for the down payment. The monthly mortgage afterwards could crush both Lili and me."

"Ah, what a false hope!"

On the side, Chen Qiuhua hurriedly suggested, "Lu Kaicheng, you should do what I did, sell yourself!"

"Sell myself?"

Chen Qiuhua pointed at Lin Jie and said, "If you switch to working at Anlin Hospital, Lin Jie would naturally welcome you warmly and definitely give you a generous resettlement fund."

"Why don't you let Chen Lili work at Anlin Hospital too? Then you'd get two resettlement funds, which would be enough for you to buy a house."

Lin Jie quickly added, "Chen Lili wouldn't get a resettlement fund."

Lu Kaicheng, looking embarrassed, said to Lin Jie, "Lin Jie, I've really thought about working at Anlin Hospital, truly."

Lin Jie followed up on his words, saying, "But..."

Lu Kaicheng, with a serious expression, said, "But, Director Jiang has always been very good to me, really looks after me. The hospital has also put me on the priority list for the second echelon of training."

"I... I... Lin Jie, I'm really sorry!"

Lin Jie just smiled and said, "Lu Kaicheng, no need to apologize or feel guilty. You haven't done anything wrong."

"A loyal person will be appreciated and recognized wherever they go."

"Besides, we're still friends."

"Moreover, I've already got Dr. Qi on my side, and Tian Xiangyu and Huo Guangheng in the second echelon."

Lin Jie thought for a moment and then advised, "As for the house, Lu Kaicheng, don't give up yet."

"When the time comes, you and Lili should come with me to that party. Maybe you'll find a house that suits you."

The smile returned to Lu Kaicheng's face, and he said, "Okay!"

"Even if we don't find one, we can still broaden our horizons and experience a luxurious party of Binhai's elite..."

At three in the afternoon, Jian Jia returned to the office and reported, "Dr. Lin, Director Wei said he will issue a notice in the name of the Dean's Office and the hospital union, encouraging eligible single medical staff at the hospital to actively register for the garden tour event at Qushui Garden."

She happily added, "Director Wei also wants to sponsor us with ten thousand for the event fund in the name of the hospital union."

Lin Jie chuckled lightly and said, "Great, at least the money for tea and drinks is covered."

He reminded, "Make sure to double-check the information provided by the registrants with the hospital's personnel department. Don't let dishonest or married people slip in."

Just then, a frail voice came from outside, "Excuse me, is Dr. Lin Jie here?"

Lin Jie found the voice familiar, stood up, and walked to the outer office, finding it was the elderly lady who had coincidentally found him that night, holding a paper package.

After inviting her to sit down, he asked, "Madam, is there something I can help you with?"

The elderly lady cautiously asked, "Dr. Lin, I wanted to ask about my son, Tie Niu's condition."

Lin Jie softly replied, "Today is only his sixth day after surgery."

"According to the daily summary of test results, he's passed the most dangerous and difficult period. His body is slowly recovering, and his condition is improving."

"Dr. Gao also said the same."

The elderly lady looked relieved, hesitated a bit, and then asked again, "Dr. Lin, I seem to have not seen you doing rounds at the hospital these past few days?"

Lin Jie smiled and explained, "Madam, your son, and all the patients there have experienced doctors specifically responsible for them. They will input every test result into the computer."

"Here, I can check each patient's condition at any time, so I don't need to do rounds."

The elderly lady clearly didn't fully understand but didn't press further. Instead, she spoke again, "Dr. Lin, no matter what, my son Tie Niu is under your care, right?"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "I've reviewed the treatment plans for all of them."

The elderly lady sighed in relief, happily saying, "That puts my mind at ease. Everyone says you're incredibly skilled; there's no illness you can't cure."

Saying this, she handed over the paper package, saying, "Dr. Lin, these are insoles I made while I was idle at home, I want to give them to you."

"Thank you for treating my son!"

Lin Jie took the paper package, opened it, and saw that there were a total of six pairs of insoles.

Each pair was embroidered with simple patterns like double happiness, flowers, and magpies in colorful threads.

The insoles were obviously larger than his shoe size, and Lin Jie understood that they were meant for the old lady's son.

Seeing her full head of white hair and slightly cloudy eyes, Lin Jie, feeling a little touched, smiled and said, "Thank you, granny. These insoles are beautiful, and I really like them..."

Lin Jie personally escorted the old lady out of the office and saw Tian Xiangyu and Dr. Ning appear in the corridor.

Dr. Ning watched the old lady enter the elevator and remarked, "This old lady is very deft; she takes care of her son very attentively. Even the nurses, not to mention her daughter-in-law, can't compete with her."

"Parents' hearts are truly compassionate."

Tian Xiangyu immediately added, "Teacher, the revised treatment plans for the fourteen patients you sent over this morning have all been implemented."

"Furthermore, so far, no obvious adverse reactions have been observed in patients who have received the catheter insertions."

Lin Jie acknowledged and said, "Let's discuss this in the office."

Returning to the inner office, Tian Xiangyu and Dr. Ning reported on the overall situation of the patients in the annex and, upon Lin Jie's inquiry, provided more detailed answers about individual patients.

After the Q&A session ended, Lin Jie pondered and said, "I carefully reviewed your discussion results from last night. The summarized principles and defined methods are quite good and align with my thoughts."

"The catheters implanted in these patients follow principles based either on vascular distribution or lymphatic system immune indications."

"Besides these singular principles, I have also determined the implant locations based on my understanding by integrating several principles."

"Of course, several patients also follow a random principle for control experiments."

Hearing this, Dr. Ning opened his mouth but ultimately did not speak.

Although these patients have a somewhat special status, in the end, they are experimental subjects for Lin Jie's research project, mere test subjects to obtain experimental data. Lin Jie's experiments are both necessary and beyond reproach.

Lin Jie continued, "To quickly find the optimal implantation point and not delay other patients' treatments, I need you to conduct the most thorough follow-up examinations. Conduct an MRI of the tumor area every two days."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Both Tian Xiangyu and Dr. Ning responded with solemn expressions.

Lin Jie further reminded, "I've already spoken with Dean Cheng. The hospital will allocate an MRI machine for our exclusive use during this period."

"Arrange and coordinate to use it during morning, midday, and evening downtimes!"

Feeling somewhat fatigued, Lin Jie leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, massaged his temples, and said, "If there's nothing else, you can leave..."

After a short nap of three to four minutes, Lin Jie opened his eyes to find Tian Xiangyu still standing in front of him.

"Do you have something to say?"

Tian Xiangyu asked with concern, "Teacher, as far as I know, you initially only took over twenty patients. You aren't responsible for the others."

"But now, it seems like you're responsible for all these patients?"

Lin Jie waved his hand and said, "That's how it is, but how can you draw a clear-cut division? Besides, having more samples makes it easier to identify patterns."

"Make sure to take care of your health, Teacher."

Tian Xiangyu expressed his concern and then, lowering his voice, asked, "Teacher, to ensure the experimental data isn't disturbed, should we... should we replace the ongoing treatment with a placebo?"

A placebo refers to pills, injections, or other forms meant to have no medicinal benefit.

It has no treatment effect itself, but is often used in clinical medicine research as a control experiment to observe the efficacy of certain medications or treatments.

Lin Jie instantly glared at him fiercely and rebuked, "Have you thought about the consequences? They are people, not actual guinea pigs."

Tian Xiangyu softly defended, "I certainly know that."

"However, isn't that how experimental treatments work?"

"To control the cancer, they take numerous drugs and injections daily, which severely interferes with your experimental data and could even lead to some misguidance."

"Also, only by eliminating the influence of other treatment regimens will the data and results from this experimental therapy be truly recognized by medical authorities."

Lin Jie sternly replied, "Tian Xiangyu, I will not recklessly gamble with patients' lives for the sake of experimental results. I hope to hear this suggestion only from you this once."

"Yes, Teacher!" Tian Xiangyu nodded emphatically.

Lin Jie softened his tone and said, "I will try to eliminate the interference caused by those drugs through theoretical analysis."

"As for the acceptance of the experimental results?"

Confidently, he said, "As long as patients expected to live only one or two years can have their lifespan extended by three to five years, or even more, would those people dare deny the efficacy of this experimental therapy with their eyes wide open?"