godfather of surgery

Chapter 1216 Science Fiction Experiment

After thinking it over, Zhang Huijie felt it made sense. She was so good at what she was looking for, and Wen Ruzheng was so far from meeting her expectations. It was pointless to argue with him; in the end, her image would collapse, and she would be the one who suffered. It would be better to show her excellence and magnanimity and apologize to him.

She had originally planned to post an article online, but has now given up because the internet leaves traces. Who knows, she might meet her perfect boyfriend someday and all of these could become her embarrassing past. So, someone as outstanding as her shouldn't have any embarrassing history.

After Tang Shun explained it to her, Zhang Huijie now understood that Wen Ruzheng didn't dislike her; rather, he felt the gap between them was too large, so he gave up and actively abandoned his pursuit. Disliking her and giving up are two completely different things.

Yang Ping sat beside him and witnessed the whole process. He greatly admired Tang Shun's ability to handle this. Everyone has talent, but Tang Shun's greatest talent is not actually in scientific research.

"Dr. Tang, you're right, thank you!" Zhang Huijie had figured it out.

Tang Shun said, "That's right. A girl as outstanding as you can be said to be unparalleled in talent and beauty. To be honest, there are many girls who are prettier than you, and there are many female PhDs, but it's extremely rare to find someone who is both beautiful and a PhD and a doctor. It's a waste for such an outstanding girl like you to get entangled with someone like Wen Ruzheng. He can brag about it later. Look, when I was looking for a girlfriend, Zhang Huijie even cried and made a scene for me."

Oh dear, how embarrassing! Why didn't I think of this sooner?

Zhang Huijie blushed instantly. She couldn't wait to apologize to Wen Ruzheng and end this matter as soon as possible.

After Zhang Huijie left, Zhang Lin ran out and returned a few minutes later: "She went into the elevator."

Only then did everyone dare to talk about her. Yang Ping couldn't help but worry that Tang Shun might have gone too far, and that he could only fool her for a while.

She is, after all, an adult PhD, and she will eventually come to her senses. What will happen once Zhang Huijie comes to her senses? Will it cause an emotional backlash and make things even worse? In that case, everyone will end up doing more harm than good.

"What if Zhang Huijie finds out later that you're lying to her? Will she go crazy?" Yang Ping couldn't help but express his concern.

"Don't worry, her thinking is beyond your imagination. Don't try to judge her with the mind of a normal person. Do you think a normal person could do something like this?" Tang Shun said confidently.

What does that mean? Everyone was confused and looked at Tang Shun with puzzled eyes.

Tang Shun said slowly, "Dr. Zhang's way of thinking is rather peculiar. The biggest characteristic is her lack of self-awareness. How to explain it? It's like a student who only scores 200 points on the college entrance exam but firmly believes that she can get into Tsinghua or Peking University. She's not just trying; she genuinely believes she can get in. This kind of thinking didn't form overnight; it's already deeply ingrained in her brain and can't be changed. In today's terms, she has the attitude of a princess but not the life of one. Now that she suddenly remembers Wen Ruzheng's good qualities, it's not that she has suddenly gained self-awareness, but rather that the princess mentality deep in her brain is acting up."

"What is a princess mentality?" Yang Ping asked, sounding quite knowledgeable.

“She is the center of the world, and the whole world has to accommodate her,” Tang Shun said. “Now she has not really given up her fantasy to like Wen Ruzheng, but Wen Ruzheng’s behavior has seriously stimulated her princess mentality. She can do without Dr. Wen, and even if she does not want Wen Ruzheng, Wen Ruzheng cannot pursue anyone else. He can only pursue her, keep pursuing her, and keep being rejected by her.”

"Your analysis makes a lot of sense," Xiao Wu said.

Zhang Lin was cautious, frequently going outside to check, afraid that Zhang Huijie might return and overhear their conversation, rendering their previous "persuasion" ineffective.

Tang Shun continued, “This mindset will influence her entire life. She will occasionally have moments of clarity, but these moments will be very short, just a fleeting moment. For her, what we call a sudden awakening is just her ‘temporary confusion.’ What we consider confusion is her ‘clarity.’ For her, awakening is accidental and brief, not the norm.”

"So you don't need to worry at all. Her lucidity will pass quickly, and she will soon regain her princess-like heart. In fact, she has already regained her princess-like heart."

So there are such profound principles behind this. It seems that anything becomes a subject of study once you become professional. It's a waste to keep Tang Shun here to manage the laboratory; he's a national talent.

"Really? Will something bad happen?" Zhang Lin asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen, but to be absolutely sure, I'll need your help," Tang Shun said.

"I'll help?" Zhang Lin didn't understand Tang Shun's meaning.

"Yes, you need to subtly spread a rumor that Wen Ruzheng realized the gap between his and Zhang Huijie's standards for a boyfriend was too large, and thus gave up the pursuit. At the same time, you need to include this information in the rumor: Zhang Huijie is exceptionally talented and beautiful, and Wen Ruzheng is simply not up to her. That way, if Zhang Huijie goes back to cause trouble for Wen Ruzheng, it will be beneath her status as a princess, and she will never lower herself again. Don't underestimate the princess's persistence and pride," Tang Shun instructed Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin said, "Dr. Tang, I have principles. I usually adhere to the principles of truthfulness and timeliness when publishing information. You want me to say that Zhang Huijie is both talented and beautiful? I can't say such heartless things."

“Wen Ru is our brother, a real man, so we should go to great lengths for him,” Tang Shun encouraged Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin said with great difficulty, "Okay, just this once, and don't do it again. But Zhang Huijie has already told Director Zhao and Dean Xia that she really likes Wen Ruzheng. My spreading this message contradicts that information."

"Who knows what's true and what's false? Everyone's just joining in the fun. Besides, the purpose of these words is to reach Zhang Huijie's ears. A princess will naturally choose what she likes to hear and remember what she likes. As for what she doesn't like, she'll turn a deaf ear or forget it quickly."

"Dr. Tang is still Dr. Tang." Xiao Wu gave a thumbs up.
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Sure enough, Zhang Huijie stopped making a fuss, and everything calmed down. Tang Shun had a good grasp of her mentality. How could a princess lower herself like that? Even if she did, it was just a momentary lapse in judgment.

Zhang Huijie apologized to Wen Ruzheng, who was completely confused. Not long ago, the incident caused quite a stir in the hospital, and now she had come to apologize. None of the doctors in the pathology department understood what was going on.

Director Zhao from the medical affairs office asked the clerk anxiously, "Zhang Huijie didn't come?"

The clerk said, "He didn't come!"

"He's figured it out?" Director Zhao was confused again. Young people's minds are really different. They old folks can't understand them anymore. He was crying and sobbing yesterday, but today everything is calm.

"The rumors circulating in the hospital are that Wen Ruzheng is self-aware enough to realize that he is too far behind Zhang Huijie's ideal boyfriend, so he has no choice but to give up and settle for second best. They also say that Zhang Huijie is beautiful and talented, very intelligent and elegant. Not to mention in Sanbo Hospital, she is a rare beauty and talented woman in the entire medical field. With such good conditions, how could Wen Ruzheng possibly catch up with her?" the staff member said.

Director Zhao didn't understand at all, and frowned: "You mean Zhang Huijie is both talented and beautiful?"

"That's what's being said in the hospital anyway. I don't know where the news came from, but it's all very detailed." The staff member was quite timely in grasping public opinion in the hospital.

"Is Zhang Huijie alright? Did she come to work today? She's been so quiet and silent, it's making me uneasy." Director Zhao was a little scared. As the director of the medical affairs department, he was also responsible for intervening when doctors experienced psychological problems and getting timely assistance from psychiatrists.

"The head nurse of the oncology department said that Zhang Huijie is in good condition today and there are no abnormalities," the officer replied.

"Really?" Director Zhao didn't believe it. He picked up the phone and called the director and head nurse of the oncology department to find out about Zhang Huijie's situation, urging her not to let her personal feelings cloud her judgment and lead her astray, so she wouldn't do anything foolish.

But the reply he received instantly put his mind at ease. Not only was she alright, but she was also quite happy, even happier than usual.

It seems the matter is truly over.

"What else is being said at the hospital?" Director Zhao also wanted to find out some things.

The officer forced a smile and said, "He also said... he also said... Wen Ruzheng is like a toad trying to eat swan meat..."

"Who is spreading rumors?" Director Zhao felt uncomfortable all over. Who would spread rumors about Wen Ruzheng for no reason? He was already unlucky enough in this matter, and now they were spreading rumors to slander him.

But as long as this matter is settled, that's fine. Anyway, Wen Ruzheng is shameless, Director Zhao thought.

Director Zhao couldn't understand how the matter had calmed down and Zhang Huijie had stopped making a fuss. It was very strange.
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Zhang Lin loves to spread exclusive information, and this time he has another opportunity to spread insider information, so he spares no effort to make use of his expertise.

"That's good enough. Ke Li is so busy, so don't run around the hospital with a consultation form. Has this consultation been completed?" Song Ziming asked Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin glanced at the consultation form in his hand. "Damn it!" he thought. "I was so engrossed in chatting that I forgot I was holding a real consultation form." He then exclaimed, "I'm going now!"

"Forget it—I'll go—you don't need to go out again—you'll be gone in two hours." Xu Zhiliang, who was standing next to him, was very dissatisfied with him and stood up to take the consultation form from his hand.

Zhang Lin and Xu Zhiliang were in the same medical team. Xu Zhiliang was his superior doctor, and he was often scolded by Xu Zhiliang so much that he dared not talk back.

"Take your students to see the patients who will be operating today," Xu Zhiliang said.

"Has the pre-experimental examination for Dang Si at the International Medical Center been completed?" Yang Ping asked Song Ziming.

Song Ziming said, "It's not completely finished yet. There are some blood tests after meals this afternoon."

"Well, if there are no contraindications, we'll schedule an experimental treatment at a later date," Yang Ping instructed Song Ziming.

Inspired by K-virus therapy, Yang Ping now has a new idea: to use adenovirus as a container, inject some functional factors into it, and then establish a release mechanism to allow them to release the appropriate factors at the right time.

This is much better than modifying adenoviruses into various miniature therapeutic units by attaching functional factors. Adenoviruses have a simple structure and cannot withstand complex modifications. However, by attaching recognition factors to the outside of the adenovirus and hiding other factors inside, a variety of complex functions can be obtained.

Therefore, the next generation of K virus will be developed according to this idea, but this is just a development idea and does not contradict the original idea.

Adams was included in the pilot trial, a clinical trial conducted under very special circumstances, often when patients have no other treatment options and the experimental method is the only potentially effective one.

At this point, without experimental methods, the patient certainly wouldn't last long; using experimental methods offers a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, the principle of saving lives is paramount at this time. As long as the patient is willing, experimental methods can be used directly to provide clinical treatment.

Adams fits this type of criteria, but these volunteers must be sought out by patients themselves; they are generally not actively recruited, at most a recruitment notice is issued.

In this situation, there's no need to even issue an announcement; we're already overwhelmed with the cases that everyone's referring to.

These days, Adams seems like a different person. His sallow face has regained some color, he no longer speaks weakly, and his eyes are much brighter than before.

Even his wife noticed the change in Adams; before treatment even began, his condition had improved.

Hope is very important to a person; only with hope can one persevere. Utter despair is a very terrible state of mind.

"When will it be my turn to participate in the experiment?"

Adams asked the nurse who was drawing his blood.

“We have to wait for news from the research institute,” the nurse told him.

He had been itching to read it for a long time; he had read Yang Ping's paper in English dozens of times and could practically recite it from memory.

Using adenovirus as a template, it is loaded with special factors, making it a miraculous microbial drug that kills tumor cells.

It was such a brilliant idea, it looked so sci-fi. Adams himself was a professor, and his comprehension was beyond that of the average person. The more he looked at it, the more fascinated he became.

He was now very curious about what this new treatment would be like, and he couldn't help but imagine: it would be in a very futuristic room, lying on a very futuristic experimental bed, with doctors in protective suits injecting a strange green liquid into his body.

"Have you seen K-therapy? Isn't it exciting, the scenes are so sci-fi?" Adams couldn't help but ask.

The nurse drew the last vial of blood and said, "I've never seen this before either."

Unfortunately, Adams continued his fantasies. Following the style of science fiction movies, the potion would definitely be green, and he would be lying on a super-futuristic electric experimental bed with many robotic arms inserted into his veins. Then, a lot of green liquid would be injected into his veins, just like in the movies, causing a violent reaction, his veins to bulge, and the green liquid to flow throughout his body. Therefore, his limbs had to be immobilized before the experiment.

He thought it was both sci-fi and exciting. He wondered if injecting this biological agent would cause some unexpected events, such as triggering a genetic mutation that would turn him into a superman like Captain America or the Hulk.

It was truly exciting, and Adams was quite pleased with his fantasy.