On the way to Huiming Eye Hospital, Chen Shi briefly introduced some basic information about the hospital to Lin Jie.

This hospital is located within a commercial building facing the street, occupying the west half of the building, from the first to the sixth floor, with over fifty beds. It is considered a small but specialized hospital.

Lin Jie could sense that Chen Shi felt quite proud about Wang Feizhang contacting him proactively this time.

The two got out of the car and entered the first-floor lobby of the building. Wang Feizhang, recognizable by his large nose, came over to greet them.

"Old Chen, Expert Lin!"

Approaching closer, Wang Feizhang looked at Lin Jie and said apologetically, "I only recently realized that the injured patient after the New Year was probably someone you intended to treat personally, Expert Lin."

"It was my fault; in my rush to show off, I hastily took the patient. I hope you can forgive me, Expert Lin."

Lin Jie politely replied, "My situation at that time was also special. Dean Wang, you couldn't have known beforehand, so don't worry about it."

Wang Feizhang sighed and said, "How can I not take it to heart?"

"If you, Expert Lin, had operated, that young man's future might not have been so bleak."

"Dean Wang, you're giving me too much credit."

Lin Jie humbly said, "The difficulty of an eye transplant is imaginable. At the time, I just thought of trying it as a last resort. The outcome probably wouldn't be much better than your situation."

Wang Feizhang praised, "Expert Lin, you are too modest; your capabilities, I…"

"Alright, stop blabbering and wasting time."

Chen Shi, who had been left aside, snorted coldly and interrupted, "We should go check on the injured patient first."

"Oh, the injured patient hasn't arrived yet and is still on their way here."

"Here's the situation…"

Wang Feizhang softly explained, "The patient lives on the border between Binhai City and Sunan Province. After the accident, they were rushed to a nearby hospital."

"The doctors there examined the patient and discovered the need for a left eye removal surgery."

"Since the patient's right eye is already nearly blind due to right optic nerve atrophy, the family hopes to do whatever they can to prevent complete blindness."

"They contacted me and several ophthalmology experts for a remote consultation for the patient."

Wang Feizhang lamented, "Upon learning about this patient's condition, I immediately thought of you, Expert Lin."

"The patient's right eye is nearly blind due to right optic nerve atrophy, but can still perceive some slight light and dark changes. This indicates that the right eye's function is still intact."

"Now her left eye has encountered an accident and needs removal."

He sighed, "This patient's case is practically a repeat of that case at the end of last year."

"Therefore, when everyone was at a loss with no better solution, I presumptuously recommended you and discussed that surgical plan."

Wang Feizhang urgently added, "Expert Lin, please rest assured. I have repeatedly stated that the surgical plan is highly risky, with an extremely low success rate, essentially relying on chance."

"However, for the patient, it is a choice in the absence of options, a ray of hope in the darkness. Thus, the family earnestly hopes, Expert Lin, that you can undertake this surgery and be the lead surgeon."

He further explained, "The hospital lacked the corresponding ophthalmic surgical equipment, so the patient had to be escorted here."

Chen Shi glanced at Wang Feizhang teasingly and said, "Wang Feizhang, this is a bit unlike you. The last patient at the end of the year, you didn't hesitate to take them."

"Although you failed in that surgery, you should have gained some experience, right?"

"You should be more confident in performing this surgery, so why are you so generous in passing it on this time?"

Looking embarrassed, Wang Feizhang waved his hand and said, "Let's not mention that, Old Chen. Now when I think back, I feel guilty for overstepping and ruining a child's life."

"After personally doing that surgery, I truly understood that the difficulty was far beyond my expectations and that I was overly confident."

Regardless of whether he was truly or falsely remorseful, Lin Jie hurriedly asked a question he cared about, "Dean Wang, this is an extremely delicate surgery. Regarding the surgical instruments…"

"No need to worry about the surgical instruments, Expert Lin!"

Wang Feizhang confidently said, "I spent a significant amount of money to customize several sets of high-precision ophthalmic surgical instruments using aerospace metal materials, with a precision level reaching 10-micron level."

"Without self-praise, these surgical instruments, maybe not nationwide, but in terms of precision in all of Binhai, won't be surpassed by any other hospital."

Just then, there came a buzzing sound of engines from outside...

"Lin Jie, this is the sound of helicopter rotors turning; the patient should be arriving by helicopter." The voice of Shen Lanruo suddenly rang in Lin Jie's mind.

With this reminder, Lin Jie also realized that the sound truly resembled those in film and television works, helicopter sounds.

Seeing Wang Feizhang somewhat puzzled, he tentatively asked, "This seems like helicopter sounds; could the patient be…"

At this moment, a young doctor in a white coat hurriedly ran over and shouted, "Dean, the helicopter is circling above the building, preparing to land. They've notified us to be ready for the patient's treatment."

Wang Feizhang was startled and urgently told the young doctor, "Lead Professor Chen and Expert Lin to the sixth floor for surgical preparation. I'll personally go to the rooftop to greet the patient."

After saying this, he cupped his hand towards Lin Jie and Chen Shi with a please gesture and quickly left.

"Professor Chen, Expert Lin, please follow me!" The young doctor spoke with exceptional courtesy.

Under the guidance of this doctor, Lin Jie and Chen Shi arrived at the sixth floor and entered a preparation room to get ready for the surgery.

Chen Shi's face was serious as he pondered, "Lin Jie, this patient being transported by helicopter implies an unusual background."

"I guess that Wang Feizhang may be avoiding this surgery due to the significant influence of the other party, preferring instead to let you handle it to gain surgical experience."

"However, he doesn't want to miss the opportunity to curry favor with them, so he pushed you forward."

Saying this, he angrily remarked, "I told you, how could that old guy suddenly change his attitude and speak softly to me. It's all for personal gain."

Lin Jie chuckled softly, "Regardless of the reason, this case is indeed rare to encounter. My heart races at the prospect, and I want to challenge my limits."

Chen Shi understood the feeling Lin Jie had.

He too felt the same way, repeating surgeries with little difficulty at the Affiliated Hospital was like touching his left hand with his right hand—without feeling anything. But encountering a tricky and innovative case filled him with energy.

At this moment, sounds of a gurney came from outside. The two realized that the patient had been brought in.

A minute or two later, Lin Jie and Chen Shi, fully dressed for the procedure, exited the surgery room and saw Wang Feizhang quietly conversing with a man in his thirties in front of the operating room.

The man appeared quite ordinary.

His features were not unattractive, but neither were they distinctive, lacking memorable eyes or nose.

However, Lin Jie felt that this man had a unique charm. Something about his stance and every move seemed to carry a natural elegance, making him seem approachable.

"Expert Lin, hello!"

The man spoke first, his voice gravelly, "On the way here, I briefly learned about your background, Expert Lin. Your medical skills have left me astonished."

"This time, my aunt's eye is entrusted to you."

Lin Jie replied politely, "I will do my best, though this surgery is very challenging. Did Dean Wang mention this to you?"

The man nodded and said, "He did. It's an extremely difficult surgery."

"Expert Lin, my aunt raised me as if she were my mother."

He earnestly pleaded, "Though I know it's asking much, please do everything you can to save her eye. I don't want her later years, which should be peaceful, spent in darkness."

"I can only say I'll do my utmost..."

After scrubbing in and sterilizing, Lin Jie and Chen Shi entered the surgical suite, where several doctors and nurses had already prepped the patient for surgery.

The patient lay quietly, reclining slightly on the ophthalmic operating table.

To Lin Jie's surprise, a dart was still lodged in the patient's left eye.

Approaching, Lin Jie found that the vitreous humor in the patient's left eye had mostly drained, causing the eyeball to become limp, with a significant amount of blood in the eye socket.

After a preliminary examination, Lin Jie discovered that the dart had penetrated her eyeball, severely damaging her cornea and retina, rupturing the vitreous body, making repair impossible.

Turning his head, Lin Jie saw over a hundred ophthalmic surgical instruments laid out on the surgical nurse's instrument stand!

He estimated that some of the microsurgical instruments were refined to the 10-micron precision level that Wang Feizhang had boasted about.

"If one wishes to do something well, they must first sharpen their tools!"

With this array of surgical instruments, Lin Jie's confidence in the success of the operation increased significantly.

Lin Jie took a scalpel and surgical forceps from the surgical assistant and began the removal of the patient's damaged eyeball.

Halfway through, the prepared Wang Feizhang also entered the surgical room and explained quietly, "Considering the rather rudimentary surgical conditions at that hospital, we postponed the eyeball removal to now."

"For this operation, Old Chen and I will assist you, just instruct us as needed."

Lin Jie responded bluntly, "You're responsible for removing the patient's right eyeball—leave the optic nerve bundle behind the eye one centimeter long!"

For Lin Jie and Wang Feizhang, the removal of the two eyeballs was an exceptionally straightforward minor surgery.

Both were completed in a matter of minutes!

Lin Jie drew out the patient's left optic nerve bundle and blood vessels about three centimeters from the eye socket, securing them on the specialized mini operating table stand. He then took an intact right eyeball from Wang Feizhang, fixing it in a suitable position on the mini operating table stand.

The first step in the transplant was to anastomose the blood vessels.

With the blood supply, the eyeball can remain viable, allowing more time for the optic nerve anastomosis.

The blood vessels needing anastomosis in an eye transplant were numerous and delicate, but for Lin Jie, it was not difficult.

The muscle fiber and capillary transplants of Zhuang Shilei and Wang Jinglan had further improved Lin Jie's refined anastomosis technique.

After nearly two hours, under the admiring gaze of Wang Feizhang, Lin Jie completed the anastomosis of the eye's blood vessels.

Afterwards, Lin Jie moved around slightly, took a few deep breaths, and once again stood in front of the operating table.

In the high-magnification view of the microscopic surgery, Lin Jie began carefully connecting the threadlike optic nerves one by one, following their order corresponding to each other...

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