Extreme Almightiest Young Master Chapter 103
Hearing the two elders speak, Sun Hong didn’t say anything this time. In fact, she didn’t know what to say. The two elders shared a bond with her father like that of close brothers, and they would never make a joke at his expense. So their firm support for Lin Feng—could it be that he really is that amazing? But no matter what, she couldn’t believe it. This person was even younger than Meimei. Could he really be better than all the masters in this room? The thought was inexplicable, and it gave her a headache. Who can tell me what to do?
"Just because he’s a whippersnapper doesn’t mean he knows jack. Do they really think he’s the reincarnation of Bian Que or Hua Tuo returned to life? Have you two elders been reading too many fantasy novels and brought him here in a daze?" Li Yi was furious upon hearing the old men staunchly backing Lin Feng. A young punk barely over twenty—if he started learning medicine straight from his mother’s womb, how much could he have possibly learned? Besides, that’s impossible; at most, he could’ve been studying for ten years, which is nothing compared to us professionals here. If we can’t handle it, even if you’re a prodigy, you definitely can’t either.
Although not just anyone could make it here, it seemed like these two old men were challenging us professionals. Even if it kills me, I won’t believe that this youngster can cure the Leader’s illness!
The only way to completely solve the Leader’s illness now is through surgery, which is a fact set in stone. Traditional medicine is utterly useless in this case; if you can use it to remove a metal fragment from the body, then I’ve seen it all. In modern medicine, traditional Chinese medicine has been completely discredited. Why? Because it doesn’t work as well as Western medicine; even children understand this. You insist on obstructing my surgery, and now you’ve brought in this brat claiming he can cure the Leader. You’re just trying to make my life miserable.
"Old Ding, Old Qian, where did you find this young man?" Chen Guisheng was very familiar with the two old men and had never seen them behave so irresponsibly. Now they were both vouching for a young man, which surely meant something was up. Could this youngster possess some extraordinary family secret recipe capable of treating Leng Hui’s illness?
"He’s a teacher at my school," Ding Yi pondered and really couldn’t come up with another way to introduce Lin Feng’s identity—after all, he couldn’t just say that Lin Feng was his granddaughter’s husband, could he?
"What? A teacher? You two elders are really off your rockers today!" Now even Chen Guisheng was irate. You two have really gone off the rails; Leng Hui is still comatose, and here you are, blatantly claiming that a teacher can cure him. That’s the joke of the century.
"A teacher? A bunch of us experts are at a loss, and you think a teacher can cure him? Not even a fool would believe that. If he can cure the Leader, then I’ll quit medicine and become a teacher!" Li Yi almost fainted from shock upon hearing Ding Yi claiming Lin Feng was a teacher. A teacher dared to compete with an expert like him for a job—it was preposterous, truly unbelievable times.
These two old men are openly challenging our authority; we can’t treat the illness, and they bring in a young teacher. What are they insinuating about us?
Thinking this made Li Yi angrier and angrier; no matter what, he couldn’t let this youngster get involved. Otherwise, no matter the outcome, it would be a disgrace for all the experts!
"Uncle Ding, Uncle Qian, this..." Leng Junsheng looked at the two old men, completely speechless. What had gotten into them today? If they had brought a famous doctor’s disciple, he might have managed to believe it, given how close the three old men usually were to one another. But saying a teacher brought in could cure his father? That was an enormous joke. Even if he trusted them profoundly, he couldn’t fathom them doing something so foolish.
Nevertheless, Leng Junsheng was at a loss regarding the actions of the two elders and, in the end, could only sigh deeply and shake his head to express his thoughts.
Sun Hong, too, remained silent, clinging to her husband’s hand, utterly baffled. These two elders usually had such a good relationship with her father; it was impossible for them to do something so outrageous. Could it be that their concern for her father’s illness had driven them to act irrationally?
"You just said, how confident are you?" Lin Feng stared at the somewhat arrogant Li Yi and questioned him back.
"Didn’t I just tell you? If it were me, I’d have a fifty percent chance," Li Yi boasted proudly. If surgery was required here, no one could promise a higher success rate than him. This kid knew how to talk, to highlight his strengths; thinking this made him somewhat more pleasing to look at.
"Fifty percent sure? You’re quite confident!" Lin Feng felt Li Yi was quite amusing; how could he be so confident?
"Of course, all the doctors here know that when it comes to surgery, I am the absolute authority." As soon as he mentioned his surgical expertise, Li Yi’s eyes gleamed. There was no need to mention anything else—his position in the Leader’s Medical Care Group at the age of 37 was evidence enough; it was the very Imperial Medical Institute of legend!
The prouder he felt, the brighter the smile on Li Yi’s face became. This kid really knew how to talk, erecting a pedestal for him—the sign of a great prospect; not bad!
"Can you explain to me how you calculated that fifty percent?" Lin Feng looked at Li Yi, wondering how such a person could have joined the Leader’s Medical Care Group with his boundless arrogance.
"What’s the use of explaining to you? What would a teacher understand about these medical matters? Even if I told you, would you get it?" Li Yi looked down on Lin Feng, a mere teacher who had no business asking such questions. After a couple of pleasantries, he was already talking nonsense; even if I explained it, would he understand? Ridiculous! A teacher had no place in this crowd.
"If you won’t tell me, then let me ask you a few questions, and you help me answer them," Lin Feng said to Li Yi, his expression unreadable.
Eh? Everyone nearby started sensing something when they heard Lin Feng’s words. What questions would he ask Li Yi, a mere teacher? Could he actually pose something about medical matters? But even if he could, it wouldn’t be a problem for Li Yi, whose abilities were laid bare here, second only to Chen Guisheng. Though he only specialized in Western medicine, that proficiency was more than enough.
"What kind of question could you possibly ask? What can a teacher like you ask me, a national hand? I can’t do the things they teach in school, haha," Li Yi mocked Lin Feng. "A teacher asking a national hand questions—has your brain gone soft, looking for a thrill? Is there anything in medicine that could stump me, a national hand? What a huge joke!"
"First question," Lin Feng shot back with his first inquiry. "Elder Leng has a constitution prone to rheumatic allergies, and now his qi and blood are deficient, his internal organs aged and weak. Under such circumstances, how can you guarantee the old man would be able to get off the operating table alive?"
"Ah! That...I could use Class 8 Tuoamine to stabilize his cardiac and pulmonary functions and finish the surgery as quickly as possible," Li Yi stammered, thrown off by Lin Feng’s first question. How did he know the leader’s constitution, and in such detail? In his panic, he could only bluff his way through. Chen Guisheng had already asked this, and he had managed to brush it off, but now the question was raised again. Was this intended to make him lose face?
"Class 8 Tuoamine is indeed a drug used in operations to stabilize cardiac and pulmonary functions, but have you, a supposed national hand, forgotten? This drug might be acceptable for middle-aged individuals, but do you not know the consequences of using it on the elderly?" Lin Feng countered Li Yi’s claim, suggesting, with your skills, you still call yourself a national hand?
A true expert reveals themselves the moment they speak!
Lin Feng’s first question had already surprised everyone present to the point of speechlessness. From the time Elder Leng was hospitalized, these people had been here and had never seen Lin Feng. Even Leng Junsheng didn’t know the exact state of his father’s health, so how could Lin Feng be so detailed? It just did not make sense.
Now, everyone had begun to take Lin Feng seriously, preparing to hear what his second question would be.
"Second question, how do you plan to deal with Elder Leng’s chest?" Lin Feng pressed on.
"No choice, I would have to perform an open chest surgery to remove the object!" Li Yi continued, responding to Lin Feng’s questions. He had to answer; not answering would ruin all of his supposed brilliance.
"Have you considered the duration of open chest surgery? If using machinery, it takes 3 minutes to cut through the sternum, adding retrieval and suturing time—even with godly skills, you would need half an hour to suture. Can the old man tolerate such torment?" Lin Feng looked at Li Yi,
"This..." Li Yi’s face began to sweat, as Lin Feng’s question was indeed unanswerable, since he had only claimed a fifty percent chance of success initially to bluff his way into performing the surgery. If successful, it would’ve been his first grand, reputation-making operation. Moreover, even if he failed, Chen Guisheng would be the scapegoat. It seemed like a perfect scenario, which was hard to come by.
But how did Lin Feng manage to ask such specific questions? The details were known only to members of the Leader’s Medical Care Group who had seen the medical records. How could he possibly know?
"The third question, the object must be very close to the heart, right? Are you not afraid of the heart not withstanding the pressure if you use the open chest method? Can you truly proceed with surgery on a man in his seventies?" Lin Feng asked again.
"This..." Li Yi’s face turned pale, as he had no way to refute Lin Feng’s words.
"The fourth question, how will you deal with the rheumatic neural twitching that will definitely occur during surgery?"
"This..."