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Chapter 618 Prosthetic Limb and Professor Zhou's Feedback! (Please Subscribe)

"Before any disease is treated on a large scale or systematically, the treatment methods and plans are all exploratory, exploring new treatment methods for new diseases."

"Once a treatment plan becomes large-scale and systematic in a localized manner, it will gradually evolve into a relatively mature surgical procedure."

"Professor Fang, under your and Professor Wu's leadership, the routine treatment for large bone defects in our trauma surgery department is gradually becoming routine. There are still some tasks to be completed. I wonder if you two professors have time to participate?" Professor Fang Zhikuan stroked his chin, his tone enthusiastic.

Seeing that Professor Fang Zhikuan was much more cheerful than before, Fang Ziye glanced at Wu Xuanqi.

When Professor Gong Jiahe was around, Professor Fang Zhikuan was always rather quiet. I spent nearly half a year with Professor Fang Zhikuan, and his personality didn't change much.

Only about three months after Wu Xuanqi arrived, Professor Fang Zhikuan's temperament had subtly changed.

These seemingly minor details are all related to Wu Xuanqi.

This change also forced Fang Ziye to re-examine Wu Xuanqi's role in the team and the functions of this role...

"Professor Fang, if you've prepared the proposal, it will be a lot of work for you and Professor Yan. I really might not be able to find the time recently," Fang Ziye replied with a smile.

Fang Zhikuan said, "Professor Fang really isn't going to participate? We've already planned out the program. If Professor Fang has time, he can just come over as a guest host."

Working on research projects is hard work. Fang Ziye has put in a lot of effort from the initial idea to the development of personalized prosthesis models, data design, and accumulation.

Now that it's harvest season, Fang Ziye doesn't want to participate directly, preferring to give others the most direct opportunity to share the fruits of their labor with their peers!

Doing research is a personal matter. Once the research is done well, it is necessary to transform it into a realistic and feasible clinical treatment plan. This involves exchanging ideas, communicating, and discussing with colleagues to form a standardized plan.

If the treatment is effective, it will be recognized and added to the guidelines, becoming a recognized and feasible surgical procedure.

But all of this takes time and requires recognition and evaluation from peers; it can't be done just because you say so.

The team has now achieved mature results in standardized treatment of bone defects, but this approach will only be truly effective if it can be widely adopted.

If a technique can only be performed by one person, it is not a mature technique, but merely a subtle and unfathomable operation.

It may bring you personal fame, but it won't do much to the development of the industry.

Medical treatments are not necessarily better the more complex and unpredictable they are; on the contrary, the more routine and normalized they are, the better.

Just like before, after Fang Ziye and others developed the standard limb salvage procedure for limb salvage surgery for limb damage, they will also work hard to collect statistics and research the minimum qualifications for participation in limb salvage surgery for limb damage.

Making this 'advanced surgery' accessible to more people and allowing more patients to benefit from it is not something that Fang Ziye alone is adhering to by arbitrarily changing surgical techniques.

"Professor Fang, I may really not have the time."

"One weekend after May Day, in the middle of this month, Professor Zhou Gongbo from Huashan Hospital made an appointment in advance, and I agreed at that time, so..." Fang Ziye's answer was rather vague.

It's not that Fang Ziye is opportunistic, but Professor Zhou Gongbo from Huashan Hospital had made an appointment in advance, and there was a time conflict between the two teams.

Fang Ziye could only agree to make an appointment first.

Previously, Professor Zhou Gongbo and Professor Tian Lin from Huashan Hospital personally visited the sanatorium, and Fang Ziye agreed to become an 'honorary professor' for their research team.

Now that Professor Zhou Gongbo and Professor Tian Lin have gained a deeper understanding of the research topic, they invited Fang Ziye to attend the academic conference, which Fang Ziye could not refuse.

"Professor Wu, you should be free at that time, right?" Fang Ziye asked Wu Xuanqi.

Wu Xuanqi smiled and nodded, stuffing the notebook in his hand into his white coat: "I do have time. I'm definitely not as busy as Professor Fang."

“But if I go and you don’t, wouldn’t that be like reaping the benefits?” At this moment, everyone was on their way back to the office area from their patrol, and there were no outsiders around, so Wu Xuanqi’s reply was quite straightforward.

Picking peaches is not a good thing.

"Professor Wu, it was my own choice not to go. How is this reaping the benefits?"

"I'll have to trouble you three, Professor Fang, Professor Yan, and Professor Wu," Fang Ziye said, bowing slightly as he entrusted the task.

Once the procedure for individualized prosthetic treatment of bone defects becomes a consensus, Fang Ziye will also gain knowledge when others use this surgery to treat patients, which will be beneficial to his concealment.

Whether or not one gains fame on the surface is not that important.

Moreover, Wu Xuanqi already had considerable expertise in the treatment of bone defects, so having him propose it could actually quell some of the doubts...

It is also important to explore treatment options for nonunion of bones, especially for patients with extreme cases of nonunion.

Seeing that Fang Ziye had made up his mind, Professor Fang Zhikuan said, "Team Leader Fang, I have a small request, but I don't know if it's convenient for me to say it."

“You mean Professor Fang?” Fang Ziye nodded.

"Professor Fang, our team has been carrying out routine treatments for bone defects for nearly three months, and we have planned to perform nearly a hundred surgeries of various sizes!"

"I wonder if, starting next month, Professor Fang, you could switch roles and become the technical and theoretical advisor, so that Professor Yan and I could have more opportunities to lead surgeries?"

"For example, we'd like to try performing complex surgeries like total femoral head defects and patellar defects," Fang Zhikuan volunteered.

"I have already applied to Professor Wu, and he is willing to accompany me on stage to provide technical guidance!" Fang Zhikuan emphasized.

While the diagnosis of total femoral bone defects and patellar defects is simple, the treatment is extremely difficult!

Otherwise, the renowned professor from 301 Hospital in Seoul wouldn't have suggested coming to the sanatorium periodically to study.

But it wouldn't do to just watch without doing anything. After discussing it, Fang Zhikuan and Yan Huanan felt that their skills were almost up to par, so they wanted to apply for Fang Ziye to participate less in the surgeries.

Give them more opportunities to be the primary surgeons.

After all, they all knew that Fang Ziye's technical skills were superior, and according to professional ethics, having Fang Ziye perform the surgery in his presence would give the patient a better prognosis.

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

"However, even though we are very familiar with each other, I still have to participate in every preoperative discussion, and I may also bother you for some time before each surgery begins."

"The case discussion the night before the surgery will still continue."

A team leader has responsibilities, and since Fang Ziye has taken on this role, he must be accountable.

Whether it was Professor Fang Zhikuan or Wu Xuanqi who performed the surgery, Fang Ziye would bear some degree of responsibility if any problems arose.

If you are unwilling to take responsibility, you can choose not to be the team leader.

Fang Ziye now feels that he is doing a good job as a team leader, and there are many benefits to being a team leader, so of course he is unwilling to give it up directly.

Delegating authority is one thing, but maintaining overall control under delegated authority is also an obligation that Fang Ziye must undertake.

Although Fang Zhikuan felt a little uncomfortable, he still agreed: "It's only right. We will routinely report to Team Leader Fang before each operation and before admitting patients."

Assessing others' surgical skills and their ability to control surgical plans is a way for superiors to manage subordinates.

Fang Zhikuan had been in a superior position for many years, and now that he had suddenly become a subordinate, he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

After carefully examining Fang Ziye's solemn face and harmless appearance, she nodded and said, "Team Leader Fang, it would be good if you gave us more leeway."

Seeing people's hearts over time.

Fang Ziye's abilities, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills have gradually brought good fortune to Fang Zhikuan.

He's technically skilled, but his temper isn't the best. However, he's a good person in all his dealings with others, and that's someone you can respect.

The only downside is that he's too young, which makes him a little embarrassed.

……

After Fang Zhikuan and Yan Huanan led the team back to the office area, Wu Xuanqi cracked his neck and asked, "Ziye, I'd really like to ask you, how do you manage your time now?"

"I feel like my feet are about to leave the ground!"

"You're sharing a much larger share than I am, how can that be?"

After Wu Xuanqi finished twisting his neck, he stood with his hands hanging down and began to listen to the 'instruction'. He was genuinely seeking guidance.

How many tasks does Wu Xuanqi currently undertake at the sanatorium?

Surgery for bone defects, individualized 3D printed models of bone defects, prosthetic development, and the development of new experimental methods by Fang Ziye for the invasion and migration of his bone tumors.

With just these four tasks, he felt that he didn't have enough time at all.

Fang Ziye was involved in everything Wu Xuanqi did. In addition, Fang Ziye had many other things to do, and he could even arrange the time for each of them. This was something that Wu Xuanqi found very annoying.

Wu Xuanqi had the same experience as Fang Ziye before, but Li Yuanpei gave him a better solution: don't try to do everything yourself.

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

"Brother Qi, you can actually relax a little and don't have to be so reserved."

"Whether it's conducting research or performing surgery, the most important thing is to manage the entry requirements effectively!"

"For example, Professor Fang has already met the threshold for being the chief surgeon in the standardized treatment of bone defects, so we can confidently let him perform the surgery for total femoral defects and patellar defects."

"But what if it's Professor Yan Huanan?" Fang Ziye looked around to make sure no one was there before confirming.

"We need to be extra cautious."

"This is the entry threshold."

Wu Xuanqi nodded.

He also knew that Professor Fang Zhikuan's personal abilities were stronger than Yan Huanan's, and that Professor Yan Huanan was not incompetent, but relatively speaking, he was not outstanding in the top-notch team at the sanatorium.

“Secondly, we must learn to tolerate imperfections!” Fang Ziye replied.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xuanqi immediately blushed and asked, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

Fang Ziye's words touched on Wu Xuanqi's weak spot.

Fang Ziye said he needs to learn to tolerate imperfections, which just means he feels that his previous surgeries were just things he got by.

Fang Ziye remained calm, his hands behind his back: "Brother Qi, I don't think you're the kind of person who's petty, so I'll just say it directly: I am exactly what you think."

"If I were only focused on the quality of all patients' surgeries and treatments, I would still be performing limb-sparing surgeries for devastating injuries at Zhongnan Hospital right now."

"There's no need to continue with the development of functional reconstruction techniques or microcirculation devices."

"Medicine is an industry, and within an industry, there are people sharing different tasks..."

"Pursuing perfection and striving for perfection is certainly a good thing, but pursuing perfection alone is the biggest constraint."

"Learning to let go is sometimes a form of wisdom."

“If we’re talking about the skill level of individual procedures, I should be no less skilled than you, Brother Qi, in most procedures. But I can’t do that because I can’t take your place and personally perform all the procedures you’re going to do.”

"First, there must be a cure for the disease, and then there must be people available!" Fang Ziye's thinking and mindset are slowly changing.

If an illness is treatable, it means first developing a treatment plan using your own strong capabilities; if the plan is feasible, the disease is treatable.

Then train a group of people to perform such surgeries. Even if they don't do them perfectly, as long as they can avoid amputation and improve the patient's various functions, that's already quite good.

"Of course, we can strive for perfection in the surgeries we perform, but we cannot expect everyone to receive the best possible treatment."

"Similarly, when it comes to research projects, we must be tolerant of a relatively slow progress."

"Give those we trust their place, help them find their niche, and train their abilities," Fang Ziye said, drawing on his own experience.

Wu Xuanqi touched his earlobe: "So, Ziye, I've already become part of your training?"

"Actually, I've never been considered a competitor by you?" Wu Xuanqi's tone was a bit strange.

This is very damaging.

Wu Xuanqi always felt that he would be Fang Ziye's competitor for the academic leader position, and possibly the biggest one.

But Fang Ziye never considered him a competitor.

This is disrespectful to him.

Fang Ziye repeated, "Brother Qi, we have someone available first. We!"

"Stop! Stop!"

"Ziye, stop talking for a moment, let me calm down..." Wu Xuanqi interrupted Fang Ziye.

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

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

Wu Xuanqi is no ordinary person. He is highly regarded and is still recognized by his teachers and respected by his junior brothers. Even in the sanatorium, Wu Xuanqi's abilities are unparalleled.

Wu Xuanqi's arrogance is not only given to him by others, but also a reflection of his own comprehensive abilities.

However, such people need more time to digest when faced with a 'primordial behemoth'.

Because he has rarely failed or been unable to compete, he has never experienced this kind of internal struggle...

Fang Ziye watched Wu Xuanqi's retreating figure, not taking Wu Xuanqi's loss of control seriously.

To reiterate, Fang Ziye was never afraid of Wu Xuanqi replacing him, nor was he afraid of Wu Xuanqi leaving.

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

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

Wu Xuanqi may have acted unethically in "competition with his peers," but he has no moral failings as a doctor.

Moreover, what Wu Xuanqi wants to fight for is nothing more than what everyone wants to fight for, so it's not shameful or morally reprehensible.

No one is perfect. If Fang Ziye were to hold a grudge against Wu Xuanqi simply because Wu Xuanqi had previously worked on his teacher's research project, then Fang Ziye would find very few people he could truly be friends with in his lifetime.

……

There are no surgeries scheduled in the trauma surgery group, but there are in the hand surgery group.

However, Fang Ziye had already relinquished his authority early on in the treatment of diabetic foot in the hand surgery group. Therefore, when Fang Ziye entered the operating room, Professor Du Donglin and others had already started the procedure.

As I always say, if you have people to use, trust them completely.

Three professors specializing in hand surgery gathered together—Du Donglin, Ye Fusheng, and Yao Zhanzhong.

The team of three is just as good as any teaching hospital team in China!

The combined explosive power of three senior officials is almost "invincible".

Even the hand surgery departments of Huashan Hospital and Jishuitan Hospital cannot find many teams with such top-notch collaboration.

Therefore, for cases that are not particularly terminal diabetic foot, Professor Du Donglin and his two colleagues are capable of performing limb-sparing surgery.

Once Fang Ziye understood this, even if they didn't do things perfectly, he still had to guide them step by step.

Otherwise, I would be doing this job as a team leader for nothing, and I would just be a senior technician.

Professional skills and teaching.

Fang Ziye's understanding of these concepts is becoming increasingly profound and thorough.

"Team Leader Fang, you're here? We haven't been waiting for you." Du Donglin greeted Fang Ziye politely, his spirits high.

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

After all, even if there are mistakes, Fang Ziye can go on stage to correct them, which is why you don't feel panicked when someone is there to back you up.

After Du Donglin was promoted to senior professional, there was no one left to protect him!

Others will no longer bother you or criticize you, so no matter how well or poorly you do, no one will teach you or cover for you anymore.

So I took every step very carefully.

Although Fang Ziye's sudden intrusion made him question his life for a while, the feeling of being able to advance into the most cutting-edge and challenging diseases is really great.

Fang Ziye is not only a 'team leader', but also someone who can truly teach him the technology and even make him a benchmark 'core' person in the industry.

From another perspective, such a person can be called a benefactor.

Fang Ziye did not rush to wash his hands and go on stage: "It's okay, Professor Du, take your time. We only have this one surgery scheduled today. I'll be working remotely in the research area."

"I've been guarding this place all along."

At heart, Fang Ziye is still a doctor.

Doctors must be responsible for their patients. No matter how important their research tasks are, as long as Fang Ziye does not give up his role as a doctor, he must live up to his patients' expectations.

Even if the research progress is slower, we are willing to accept it.

Similarly, as a group leader, a professor, and a leader, Fang Ziye must live up to these titles.

A professor who doesn't teach is just ridiculous.

Researchers who don't actually conduct research are merely wearing a veneer of pretense; they are simply occupying positions without performing their duties.

Fang Ziye has no say in what others do.

But since the "country" and the "school" have exceptionally granted him the titles of "Associate Chief Physician," "Associate Professor," and "Researcher," Fang Ziye has no choice but to find a balance within the system himself.

Associate chief physician is a professional; their job is to treat illnesses.

An associate professor's job is to teach, to instruct people, and to teach others how to do things.

'Researcher' means scientific research, which involves venturing into the unknown.

Trying to manage all three at the same time will be exhausting, but you deserve to be exhausted.

After seeing Fang Ziye sit down, Ye Fusheng asked, "Team Leader Fang, I heard from Zhou Xiao that your trauma team's artificial intelligence-equipped prosthetic limb has already been put into use?"

"How are you feeling, Mr. Zhang?"

Zhou Xiao is a newly arrived associate chief physician in the hand surgery group.

Han Hongquan's contract had expired, and due to his limited abilities, the sanatorium could not renew it. Therefore, Han Hongquan left in April.

In mid-April, Zhou Xiao, associate chief physician and associate professor from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, was recruited to the sanatorium to replace Han Hongquan in his previous position.

The sanatorium has a rule of signing contracts every six months.

Even the Miya family and the professor couldn't arbitrarily extend their 'term limit,' let alone ordinary people?

"Not bad. Although it's a basic version, at least for now, Elder Zhang can rely on it to walk some distances with less effort."

"It's just inconvenient when going up and down stairs."

"AI prosthetics mainly rely on sensing the muscle contractions at the limb stump to anticipate the desired movements."

"It can still be repaired, but Old Zhang is very happy. He even took a walk around the yard today without using his cane."

"It's just that crossing the stone steps is a bit difficult; the intelligent distance control still has some flaws..." Fang Ziye said.

The current approach to AI prosthetics is similar to that of intelligent vehicles. It uses cameras and AI programs to help sense muscle pulsations, anticipate your walking intentions, and accurately position yourself when taking a step.

Currently, Mr. Zhang feels better when going up and down stairs or walking on flat ground.

However, if there is a water channel or stone slabs in the water, the positioning will not be very accurate when moving from one step to the next.

"That would be great! If this could be mass-produced, it would be a blessing for many disabled people."

"I wonder if we can develop artificial intelligence-based upper limb prostheses in the future, which could help some people live normal lives."

"If possible, it would be an immeasurable act of merit," Professor Ye Fusheng said with a smile.

Fang Ziye smiled and said, "That's not easy."

“Professor Ye, the difficulty of functional reconstruction in humans is already ridiculously high. It is estimated that it will be impossible to extract hand functions through artificial intelligence in the next twenty years.”

"That's a matter for the future," Fang Ziye shook his head.

He dares not and cannot hope that artificial intelligence prosthetics can reach this point in the short term.

Making the lower limb prostheses was already fraught with difficulties.

The surgery was not progressing quickly, but it was relatively stable.

These professors all have basic skills, and all of them are at least Level 4, so their learning and simulation abilities are also very strong.

Although diabetic foot is difficult to treat and has a high amputation rate, under Fang Ziye's guidance, they have even participated in the most difficult, end-stage surgeries.

Surgery for non-terminal diseases is not particularly difficult.

There are precedents for limb-sparing procedures for diabetic foot of this difficulty at Huashan Hospital and Jishuitan Hospital, so they can repeat this type of limb-sparing surgery.

As the surgery progressed, Fang Ziye began replying to messages in his various team groups.

……

It was around 4 p.m.

Fang Ziye unexpectedly received a call from Song Libo, the director of the logistics department: "Professor Fang, Professor Zhou Gongbo from Huashan Hospital is here again!"

"Professor Fang, do you have a moment?"

"If you're not available, Professor Zhou Gongbo said we can chat again tomorrow," Director Song Libo said politely.

Tonight, Fang Ziye has two group meetings: one for Lan Tianluo and Luo Tingzhu's team, and the other for a team invited by Yuan Weihong!

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

This was not the first time Professor Zhou Gongbo had visited in person; he was always very polite and traveled a great distance to do so.

China values ​​hospitality.

If someone is polite to you, most people will treat them politely in return.

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

Fang Ziye stood up, and seeing that the surgery, which had lasted for more than six hours, was nearing its end, he said a few words to Professor Du Donglin and left the operating room.

The subsequent steps were mostly handled by Han Zhiliang and Zhou Xiao, who gradually learned how to finish things; the difficulty level wasn't high...

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

"The puncture technique you mentioned last time really plays a crucial role in the treatment of malignant nonunion of bones."

"The depth and cavity into which local medication is injected are very important."

"We have already treated a few cases of non-healing disease, and the data is still being collected."

"My teacher originally planned to ask you some other questions when we met Professor Fang next time."

"However, I have a rather impatient temperament..." Professor Zhou Gongbo laid out his preamble.

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

"Professor Zhou, after you finish talking with Professor Fang, please be sure to give us the opportunity to entertain you. Last time you and Professor Tian came and went in a hurry."

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

Song Libo left.

Zhou Gongbo then said, "Professor Fang, we have recently discovered some strange things in the process of treating nonunion fractures."

"Nonunion of fractures is a pathological phenomenon after fracture surgery. It is the primary lesion that forms a bone defect after bone resorption..."

"So Professor Tian and I were wondering if this method could be used to treat smaller bone defects?"

"Professor Fang, I know this idea and approach is quite bold, but I think it has some theoretical feasibility. I wonder if Professor Fang has considered this direction..."

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

There are three thousand avenues, different paths lead to the same destination.

Fang Ziye and Wu Xuanqi's idea of ​​individualized 3D-printed prostheses for treating bone defects is one form of treatment.

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

It simply treats different stages of bone defects.

Nonunion of fractures is the 'childhood' stage of bone defects!
"Professor Zhou, I think your suggestion is excellent, but I haven't thought about it in this direction myself."

"Therefore, I cannot answer your question immediately, but I will do some research later. When we talk next time, I will try to offer some preliminary opinions, or listen to your and Professor Tian's insights."

Level 6 skills are not a panacea!

It is not omniscient or omnipotent.

It simply means that Fang Ziye can use this skill to quickly follow up on some ideas and develop some ideas that others haven't thought of, rather than having a mature solution immediately when someone suggests it.

Huashan Hospital, as a renowned orthopedic hospital, boasts top-tier theoretical knowledge and expertise in China. Many of its predecessors have contributed their own unique insights.

"Private ideas" refers to unpublished knowledge, concepts, and accumulated experience that have been researched and developed.

Why do all medical students want to study at such top-tier hospitals?
It is precisely for the purpose of accumulating this kind of understanding, concept, and experience.

By standing on the shoulders of giants, one can naturally stand taller.

"Professor Fang, here's the thing, we've prepared some feasible ideas, and we hope you can give us your feedback." Zhou Gongbo was very professional.

As a team member, Fang Ziye did not hold back his ideas and shared them with others for further consideration and feedback.

Zhou Gongbo came prepared; he wasn't trying to get something for nothing by using Fang Ziye to completely fill the gaps in the research topic. Instead, he was giving Fang Ziye a choice, a range of ideas.

It shares a similar approach with Professor Zhang Limin's team.

A good team and talented experts cannot be completely ignorant of their area of ​​expertise.

This is a completely different manifestation from the previous professor from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital.

……

"Professor Zhou, aren't you afraid I'll steal this from you?" Fang Ziye joked after the formal conversation ended, his heart pounding.

The inclusiveness of a platform, as well as the vision and competence of its users, can vary greatly.

Compared to his own hospital, and then comparing himself to Zhou Gongbo of Huashan Hospital and Professor Zhang Limin of Kyoto University.

Fang Ziye felt that his teachers, Deng Yong and his group, were really just playing around.

Professor Duan Hong is, to some extent, approaching the level of such top experts, but he doesn't possess that same 'magnanimity' or confidence!
I'm not afraid of you stealing!
There are many things I can do. I am still at the top level in the country and the world, without question.

"It would be an honor for this field to invite Professor Fang to participate in the nonunion of fractures."

"Those who know first cannot know everything, and those who know later can only make up for it later."

"I have complete confidence in Professor Fang's character," Zhou Gongbo said, offering a polite compliment.

"Thank you for your trust, Professor Zhou..." Fang Ziye said as he closed his notebook, "I will do my research carefully."

"However, Professor Zhou, I apologize for coming without prior notice. I have two important group meetings to attend later."

"I hope that next time Professor Zhou can give me a heads-up so that I can do my part as a host..." Fang Ziye replied politely and respectfully.

(End of this chapter)