"Wang Jinglan, I will do my best to help you achieve your dream of a grand slam gold medal."

Wang Jinglan's face once again overflowed with a smile and said, "Dr. Lin, I believe you can definitely heal my injury!"

"Hmm… Dr. Lin, let me take you on a tour of the small garden now!"

The small garden at the Fu Family, evidently designed by a renowned expert, was a pocket-sized garden landscape.

There was a pavilion, a pond, corridors, and rock formations. Amidst the splendor of the spring flowers, it could truly be described as "high and low natural scenery, densely and sparsely blooming flowers."

Lin Jie lingered in the small garden where scenery changed with every step, deeply appreciating the Fu Family's heritage.

Compared to this small garden, the villa estate of the Han Family in the Nanshan Villa District seemed like one of a nouveau riche, exuding a boastful aura from inside out.

Just as he thought of the Han Family, coincidentally, Lin Jie received a call from Han Wenbin.

He apologized to Wang Jinglan, took a few steps away from her, and answered the phone.

"The information you got is correct."

Han Wenbin's straightforward remark delighted Lin Jie, and he curiously asked, "How long did your people interrogate him, and what methods did they use?"

"Hmph, that guy's just a coward!"

With a disdainful snort, Han Wenbin said, "With the detailed information you provided, I just had someone bluff him, and he confessed. Before I could have anyone take action, he was so scared he wet his pants and confessed to everything."

"He confessed that Liu Guangxi also knew about his background and used it as leverage to blackmail him into being an informant and a mole."

With gritted teeth, Han Wenbin said, "I will remember this Liu Guangxi."

"Lin Jie, let me tell you, Daniel Li disclosed that the real primary target of Liu Guangxi was Anlin Hospital. Because of your inexplicable obstruction, he failed to get hired there and then accepted an appointment at Tongren Hospital West Branch."

Lin Jie wanted to ask what punishment Daniel Li eventually received, but the words stopped at his lips.

With such matters, the less known, the better.

What he could be certain of was that Daniel Li's outcome was definitely not pleasant.

"Lin Jie, I owe you one! Let's leave it at that!"

With his mood not so good, Han Wenbin ended the call before Lin Jie could respond.

Lin Jie put away his phone and walked towards Wang Jinglan, who was standing a few meters away. Just as he rounded a flowering tree, he saw a young couple walking over from another path.

The man, wearing glasses, had a refined and handsome appearance, while the young woman was pretty and youthful, her smile as bright as a flower.

Moreover, Lin Jie recognized both of them!

The man was Zhao Mo, who had two ribs broken by a kick from Du Feixue, and the woman was Fu Wenzhu.

They also saw Lin Jie, and both their faces froze, their steps paused!

Knowing he wasn't in their good graces, Lin Jie nodded slightly at them as a greeting and quickly took the fork in the path to Wang Jinglan, moving in another direction.

After touring the small garden, Lin Jie was led by Wang Jinglan to other interesting places in the Fu Family Mansion and once again arrived at the Heart Building Pavilion.

After a short rest, Lin Jie saw Fu Hechang approaching with a middle-aged man dressed in a light-colored traditional Tang suit, exuding an air of elegance.

Upon entering the Heart Building Pavilion, Fu Hechang introduced, "Lin Jie, let me introduce you, this is the famous Mr. Zhou Hongzhi from the renowned Binhai Zhou Family of traditional Chinese medicine."

"Mr. Zhou heard you were here and wanted to meet you, the genius of Western medicine."

As the saying goes, the nephew resembles the uncle, and just with a glance, Lin Jie noticed that Li Ting did indeed bear a slight resemblance to this Mr. Zhou Hongzhi.

"Mr. Zhou, hello!"

He exchanged pleasantries and continued, "Mr. Zhou, your father once took my and my sister's pulse and prescribed medicine that we still take. Both our health has improved significantly since then."

Zhou Hongzhi cheerfully examined Lin Jie and said, "Lin Jie, I know a bit about you, mostly from my daughter Zhou Ke and my niece Li Ting. Of course, there are some other sources as well."

Lin Jie paused, then gently asked, "How is Li Ting doing abroad?"

"She has adapted to life there and is doing quite well!"

After saying this, Zhou Hongzhi turned to Fu Hechang and Wang Jinglan and said, "I would like to have a private chat with Lin Jie..."

"Alright, I'll arrange lunch now; you two have a chat!"

With these words, Fu Hechang and Wang Jinglan left the Heart Building Pavilion.

Once they were far enough, Zhou Hongzhi said softly, "I'm aware of your situation with Li Ting. Honestly, I do not agree with my sister's approach, but she's quite stubborn and does not listen to others."

Lin Jie bitterly smiled and slowly said, "As a mother wanting to give her daughter a better future, there's nothing wrong with that. Overall, I indeed may not be the best choice."

Zhou Hongzhi sighed and said, "Now that things are as they are, I won't say much more about you and Li Ting."

"Lin Jie, since we met by chance, I would like to discuss the issues between you and the Hu Family!"

Recalling that Hu Yitong's grandson Hu Mingxuan was Zhou Ke's boyfriend, Lin Jie said lightly, "Oh, may I ask what Mr. Zhou wants to discuss?"

Zhou Hongzhi spoke gravely, "The matters between you and the Hu Family are not my business as an outsider, but I have some concerns due to recent developments. Last month, my daughter Keke and Hu Mingxuan set their wedding date, so I now have an in-law relationship with the Hu Family!"

"Honestly, neither my father nor I have much admiration for Former Director Hu in terms of character or actions. However, my daughter insists on this so-called love, and Mingxuan seems like a decent young man, so we reluctantly agreed to their marriage."

Zhou Hongzhi sighed deeply and said, "It is often said that it is better to resolve enmities than to form new ones..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie felt no need to listen any further and directly interrupted, "Mr. Zhou, it seems you really do not understand the grievances between me and the Hu Family; otherwise, you would not say such a thing."

"You can go back and ask your precious son-in-law if I've ever done anything wrong to the Hu Family? It has always been the Hu Family pressing me aggressively, trying every trick to frame me and hinder my future, hasn't it?"

Zhou Hongzhi's face darkened a bit, awkwardly saying, "Well, I'm somewhat aware of that."

"Hmm… I also do not agree with Former Director Hu's actions."

"Nevertheless, as a doctor, the most important thing is to save lives and not to pick patients, no matter whether the one seeking help is a good person or a bad one, right?"

Lin Jie furrowed his brow and asked, "Mr. Zhou, why don't you just say what you want to say directly? This roundabout way is uncomfortable for both of us."

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Hongzhi finally spoke, "Lin Jie, let me be frank!"

"Former Director Hu had a stroke yesterday and was hospitalized, and the condition is quite severe. There's a blockage in a blood vessel in his brain that urgently needs to be cleared, or he risks being paralyzed!"

"Currently, my father is using acupuncture to alleviate the condition, but it won't hold for long!"

He looked at Lin Jie and said, "Former Director Hu is old, and the blockage is in a sensitive spot; Hu Yuanqing said that in all of Binhai, and even the entire country, you are the only one capable of surgically clearing that blockage!"

"Lin Jie, I wonder if you could possibly..."

With an odd expression, Lin Jie asked, "Mr. Zhou, are you saying that Hu Yitong's stroke condition is very serious, and if that blocked blood vessel in his brain isn't cleared, he'll be paralyzed?"

"Yes! That's what Hu Yuanqing said!" Zhou Hongzhi confirmed!

"And Hu Yuanqing also said I'm the only one capable of clearing that blockage?"

Zhou Hongzhi nodded, hopefully saying, "Lin Jie, a healer's heart should be compassionate..."

"Haha..."

Lin Jie suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so freely, clutching his stomach, with tears flowing from laughter!

He barely managed to stop laughing, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "Mr. Zhou, are you puzzled as to why, even knowing I'm the only one capable of clearing Hu Yitong's brain vessel blockage, they didn't come to me in person to ask for help?"

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh again, "Haha... The night before last, the Hu Family set a trap to lure me into performing a surgery, so they could catch me in an act of illegal medical practice with health inspectors..."

"I saw through the trap, and Hu Yitong was severely warned by Elder Fu, which drove him to have a stroke in his anger..."

"Mr. Zhou, tell me, isn't Hu Yitong's current predicament a case of hoisted by one's own petard, or is it just karma catching up?"

"Haha... What a huge irony and joke!"

Lin Jie clutched his stomach, unable to stop laughing, saying as he laughed, "Haha, it's just too funny!"

"I wouldn't dare treat him; I'm afraid that once he's cured, he'd immediately report me, you know!"

"Haha..."

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