At nine o'clock on Saturday morning, Lin Jie, Chen Shi, Tao Taqing, Yao Siyuan, and Song Licheng gathered in a microsurgery room at Binhai University Medical School for their first surgical simulation.

Though called a simulation, it was actually Lin Jie performing surgery while Chen Shi, Tao Taqing, and others observed and learned in the adjacent room through an electronic screen.

The subject of Lin Jie's surgical demonstration was a snow-white rabbit.

From a medical school's freshman to a qualified doctor, one can't count how many frogs, mice, rabbits, and other small animals have sacrificed their pitiful lives in this process.

First, Lin Jie cut open the anesthetized left foreleg of the white rabbit and detached a small piece of muscle.

What he needed to do next was to extract strands of muscle from the rabbit's other three legs, transplant them to its left foreleg, and simultaneously reconstruct the corresponding microvascular system and neural control system.

All of Lin Jie's actions were carried out on the microsurgical operating platform, while an electronic system magnified and displayed his specific surgical maneuvers on an electronic screen in the neighboring room for others to watch.

Lin Jie used micro-surgical forceps to meticulously arrange the muscle fibers, strand by strand, and align them carefully. After covering a layer of muscle fibers, he applied some colorless, transparent liquid at the joints.

His application movements were extremely gentle, aiming to avoid displacing the muscle fibers at the junctions.

This colorless, transparent liquid was actually a "surgical bio-glue" specifically for human surgeries.

The muscle fibers were so tiny that traditional needle and thread suturing, no matter how fine the thread, would be impossible.

This "bio-glue" was developed by a research center at Stanford University School of Medicine, as a biological adhesive initially intended for attaching extremely small blood vessels.

In this surgery, Lin Jie used it to bond the muscle fibers.

After observing Lin Jie's operation for a while, Yao Siyuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Speaking of steadiness and precision in technique, there's no one in the plastic surgery department at Donghua Hospital who impressed me."

"Seeing Dr. Lin's skills, I realize I have been truly shortsighted."

Yao Siyuan's words drew angry glares from Chen Shi and Tao Taqing, as their focus was entirely on the display screen, tolerating no disturbance.

"Don't act so surprised! You will soon see the true fine operation, so don't speak again!" Tao Taqing advised.

Lin Jie arranged several layers of muscle fibers and then extracted a small piece of skin from the rabbit's abdomen.

Skin consists of the epidermis and dermis; the dermis contains a rich network of capillaries and nerve endings.

Lin Jie's next step was to peel off this skin.

He not only had to detach the dermis layer but also avoid damaging the capillary network and nerve endings within, which truly tested his dexterity skills.

Even on the magnified display screen, the dermis layer still appeared very thin.

Yao Siyuan knew how fragile this dermis layer was, compared to the sharp microsurgical knife, it was no exaggeration to say it was like a thin layer of tender tofu.

Seeing Lin Jie carefully cutting and peeling off piece by piece, Yao Siyuan couldn't help but lighten his breathing, fearing that his heavy breaths might disturb Lin Jie's work,

After nearly half an hour, Lin Jie finally succeeded in peeling it off and then carefully placed the nearly transparent, tremulous piece of dermis, thin as a cicada's wing, on the several layers of muscle fibers!

Next, Lin Jie adjusted this small piece of dermis to connect it with the microvasculature and nerve fibers of the rabbit's foreleg.

This adjustment took another half hour before finally bonding it with bio-glue.

If this dermis transplantation succeeded, its capillaries and nerve endings would nourish and transmit stimuli to the surrounding muscle fibers.

With that, Lin Jie completed the reconstruction work of the first layer of muscle, microvascular circulation, and nervous system!

Doing so, layer by layer, Lin Jie completed three layers, finishing the demonstration surgery and suturing the rabbit's left foreleg skin.

This demonstration surgery seemed small, but it was mentally exhausting and took over five hours. When Lin Jie left the surgical room, he looked weary.

"Song Licheng, you're responsible for taking care of this rabbit and checking the surgery effect in three days. If anything happens to the rabbit..."

Lin Jie didn't finish the second half of the sentence, but the threat was apparent!

Song Licheng solemnly promised, "Lin, Teacher! Rest assured! For these three days, I'll take care of it even more diligently than I would my girlfriend!"

Tao Taqing patted Song Licheng's shoulder forcefully, straightforwardly saying, "If you lose a girlfriend, you can find another one!"

"If anything happens to this rabbit, we won't be particularly cruel. You can choose between steaming, roasting, or stewing."

Song Licheng said with a grieving face, "Can we suspend the sentence and see the outcome?"

"No way!"

Lin Jie, Chen Shi, and Tao Taqing replied in unison!

After regaining some energy, Lin Jie joined Chen Shi and Tao Taqing in returning to Chen Shi's office.

Yao Siyuan and Song Licheng stayed behind to clean the surgical room and look after the little rabbit.

Lin Jie and others ate takeout in the office, chatting about things unrelated to surgery.

Tao Taqing smiled and asked, "A few days ago, a headhunter company offered me a job with an annual salary of five million, year-end bonuses, etc. Can you guess which hospital it was?"

Chen Shi glanced at him with disdain and said, "No need to guess. It's definitely Phoenix Mountain Hospital. They've been very active lately. Many doctors at the Affiliated Hospital have received calls from headhunters."

"Fortunately, they knew better than to call me. But, old Tao, what position did they promise you? It couldn't be the hospital director's position, right?"

Tao Taqing laughed heartily and said, "It's the director position, but not at Phoenix Mountain Hospital. It's for the Binhai Tongren Hospital West Branch!"

Chen Shi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Hmm, that's strange? Old Han at Tongren Hospital has served as vice director for many years. With his qualifications and skills, the director position at the West Branch should be his!"

Tao Taqing whispered, "I heard that Tongren Hospital wouldn't release anyone, not even one!"

"Someone privately told me that the West Branch seems like a branch of Tongren Hospital, but the property rights are very clear. The Binhai Tongren Hospital West Branch belongs to Han Group, while Tongren Hospital is owned by Han Xue personally."

"Han Xue and Han Wenbin are half-siblings; I guess this has ties to the Han family's property disputes."

Chen Shi frowned, saying, "So, the doctors at Tongren Hospital West Branch must all be externally hired. With Phoenix Mountain Hospital being a fierce competitor, now there's also a new rival joining in."

"Now with both tigers and wolves gathering, the situation's getting even more complicated!"

"Old Tao, did you agree?" Lin Jie asked curiously!

Tao Taqing looked at Lin Jie, sighed, and said, "If I agree, I'll be competing against you."

"I don't have the slightest confidence in defeating Anlin Hospital. It'd be better to remain as a carefree vice director than to be dismissed in disgrace after two years as director."

Chen Shi snorted coldly, "Don't you feel embarrassed saying that? Carefree? Can you honestly say you don't covet the director's position at Donghua Hospital?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.