Saturday morning, Lin Jie woke from a dream to discover it was past eight, more than two hours later than usual.

The celebration party last night ended at ten, and after a tiring day, Lin Jie went straight home to rest.

He didn't immediately get out of bed upon waking but closed his eyes again to sense the condition of his body.

A vague soreness and discomfort emanated from all his limbs and joints.

Ever since returning from Bamboo Sea in Chuanxi, every morning upon waking, Lin Jie would feel slight discomfort in his body.

He knew well that this was due to the exhaustion from the days of disaster relief efforts.

Especially on the night of the earthquake, though the whole escape process lasted less than half an hour, the immense stress and fear-driven power and speed almost pushed his body's limits, leading to a significant exhaustion of his mental, physical, and energy reserves.

After returning to Binhai, with days of rest, the discomfort he felt each morning gradually lessened; however, the fatigue from yesterday worsened the soreness again.

Lin Jie silently cautioned himself that, although this body's engine is powerful, it's not the original; it requires careful handling to avoid overclocking, or else if something truly goes wrong, there'll be no one to cry to.

He turned over, got out of bed, drank a glass of warm water, opened the window to ventilate, then washed up and did twenty minutes of exercise before leaving the bedroom.

Just as he descended the stairs and entered the living room, Lin Miao came up with a laptop, saying, "Brother, brother, there are posts online denouncing you, quite a few actually."

"You should take a look!"

Lin Jie took the laptop and saw several prominent titles on the screen's search page.

"Shocking, the so-called medical genius actually went so insane…"

"A Desperate Person's Narrative: Don't pity me, I just want justice…"

"Angel or Devil? My son's life was ruined just like that…"

Although the titles were not identical, Lin Jie opened each one and found that the article contents were mostly similar.

The articles, using a Spring and Autumn pen method, pointed out that Xu Feng was saved by Lin Jie but emphasized that Lin Jie went against Xu Feng's strong wish for "death over losing legs" and forcibly amputated his legs.

The articles also specifically noted that Xu Feng's legs had a great possibility of being saved since the rescue helicopter arrived shortly after.

Moreover, they devoted considerable text to Xu Feng's past excellence and obedience, his miserable state after the amputation, and the suffering his family endured.

Unable to withstand the blow, Xu Feng has now sunk into deep depression…

"Brother, these articles are infuriating, painting the rescued as pitiable, helpless, bullied poor things, with us saviors as the evil landlords."

Lin Miao waved her little fists, angrily saying, "Let's post evidence to counter them now!"

Lin Jie pinched her little nose and said, "What's the rush? How many people have seen this article now?"

"I bet the other side will make further moves. We'll retaliate when they've engaged the readers' emotions to the fullest."

He sneered and said, "The higher and bigger the wave, the stronger the fallback force, which will crush them, and even give us some publicity along the way."

Zhang Xiaoxiao also came over, waving her phone, saying, "Ajie, from morning till now, I've received seventeen calls, all explicitly informing me about this."

"I've told them, according to our prior discussion, to ignore this, to stay calm, and at the right time, we'll clarify the matter."

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Xiaoxiao, you and Kexin can handle this, she's more experienced."

He then asked, "Have you and Miaomiao had breakfast yet?"

"Brother, we've already eaten."

"A small bowl of vegetable noodles, a poached egg; not knowing when you'd wake up, we didn't make yours!"

Lin Miao cheerfully suggested, "It's already past nine, and in about an hour, we'll have to leave for Brother Kong's invitation. Maybe just grab some milk and snacks to hold you over?"

Lin Jie said helplessly, "Breakfast will have to do for now. Are the gifts and red envelope for Kong Xingchen ready?"

Lin Miao dodged his hand reaching for her head and laughed, "Already prepared. Brother, hurry and eat."

Lin Jie just reached the dining room when he heard the doorbell and had to turn back to answer the door.

The uninvited guest was Chen Shi.

Seeing Lin Jie open the door, Chen Shi, with a serious expression, said, "Lin Jie, this needs to be discussed in the study."

Seeing Chen's grave face, Lin Jie didn't ask much but directly took him to the study.

Once the study door was closed, Chen Shi asked, "Lin Jie, when did you offend Zhu Junming?"

"Who's Zhu Junming?" Lin Jie asked in return.

Chen Shi was somewhat surprised and said, "You don't know Zhu Junming? He's the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Binhai University and the secretary of the Affiliated Hospital's Discipline Inspection Commission, mainly working there."

Lin Jie said puzzled, "He's in charge of discipline inspection, not medical science, so not knowing him is normal. What do you mean by saying I've offended him?"

Chen Shi said gloomily, "If you don't know, then fine."

"A friend from the Medical College secretly informed me that Zhu Junming ordered an investigation into the use of your project funds, if you received any illicit payments during work at the hospital, and issues regarding medical ethics."

"If you never offended him, there would be no reason for him to do such things!"

Damn, this Zhu Junming is really stirring up trouble.

Lin Jie was well aware of his financial irregularities concerning project funds.

With the dean's leniency, many expenses lacked approval processes, invoice settlements, etc., leaving only some notes and explanations handed to the hospital's finance by Lin Jie.

"Maybe I inadvertently offended him or blocked his monetary path, who knows."

Lin Jie then asked, "Professor Chen, do you have a photo of this guy on your phone? Let me see who's causing trouble!"

"I don't think I have his photo on my phone, but hold on!"

Chen Shi took out his phone and sent a message, soon receiving a photo.

He opened the photo and handed the phone to Lin Jie, "Take a look, then recall if you've clashed with him in the past few days?"

Seeing the person in the photo, Lin Jie immediately realized the issue, saying, "Yesterday afternoon, I was performing surgery in the emergency hall when this guy came over, asking me to operate on a friend's child, which I refused."

"So, it must be this matter."

Chen Shi gave an "oh" and softly said, "Lin Jie, you probably don't know yet?"

"Yesterday's major accident, the child of Zhu Junming's friend was in that sports car, sitting in the passenger seat. She was thrown out during the accident, suffering severe head injuries."

Lin Jie was already aware that the accident resulted in three deaths, with twenty-five seriously injured and over forty with minor injuries.

"Was it drunk driving, or some other reason?"

Chen Shi sighed and replied, "Not drunk driving, they were high, very high. The person driving the sports car was severely injured, and due to extreme consumption, couldn't be saved."

"Zhu Junming's friend's child also overconsumed and, with severe head injuries, is now in a vegetative state."

At this, Chen Shi's tone turned stern and said, "For Zhu Junming to use public power for personal reasons, I'll thoroughly reflect this to the school leaders."

He then smiled, speaking in a relaxed tone, "Actually, I was worrying needlessly, being overly anxious."

"With your current status, Zhu Junming is merely asking for trouble. As long as your research yields significant results, minor financial issues won't matter to anyone."

Chen Shi looked at Lin Jie with some envy, saying, "A single 'Nature' paper grants you a hassle-free halo."

He paused for a moment, then said, "I guess this Zhu Junming wouldn't be so unwise, maybe he's just trying to intimidate or annoy you to reinforce his presence and importance."

"Perhaps,"

Lin Jie snorted, "Even if problems are found, it's no big deal. I could simply return the millions in project funds and conduct research out-of-pocket."

"Right now, I'm not short of that money."

Lin Jie spoke with boldness and indifference, causing Chen Shi to shake his head continuously.

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