godfather of surgery

Chapter 1175 They are incompetent fools

Charité Medical School in Germany.

“Professor Mannstein, some international academic teams have contacted us, hoping that we will join their condemnation and speak out together to stop this kind of surgery that seriously violates medical ethics.”

The secretary carefully reported on the latest developments in the medical field.

“A bunch of shit, a bunch of worthless shit, what right do they have to criticize a genius like Professor Yang? Professor Yang is a dazzling gem, while they are a stinking pile of shit. I don’t want to stand on the same side as a bunch of shit.” Mainstein slammed his fist on the table and cursed, his blood pressure soaring and the veins in his temples throbbing violently.

"But they said that if we don't join their condemnation, it means we also have a problem, that we're colluding with guys who have absolutely no medical ethics," the secretary said helplessly.

"They merely control the narrative; in reality, they are the filth, capable of turning white into black. The matter is quite simple: Professor Yang's surgery has damaged their reputation, hurt their self-esteem, and challenged their status. Ultimately, this will harm their interests. They are not righteous at all; they are merely using the banner of justice to force you to submit."

Professor Mannstein clenched his fists tightly. He never expected that Professor Yang would attract such criticism; it was truly inexplicable.

“Then I’ll reply to them…” the secretary said.

Mannstein stated firmly: "Ignore them. Next time they call or email us, just yell back until they dare not contact us again. Whether it's a phone call or an email, just reply with one sentence—'You are stinking shit,' and sign it with my name. I'm not someone to be trifled with. I've already contacted several Nobel laureates to publish an article refuting this anti-intellectual rhetoric. We can't follow this group in their nonsense; it goes against the spirit of science. The spirit of science is to seek truth, not to make a fool of ourselves like this."

"Professor August has arrived," someone announced as they came in.

August, looking travel-worn and carrying a briefcase, said before even sitting down, "Professor Mainstein, I'm sure you're furious too. My beard is standing on end. What's wrong with these people? How can they be so mindless and make accusations without even asking questions? But Professor Yang is alright. I spoke with him on the phone, and he hasn't even considered paying attention to this public opinion."

“How could a genius possibly debate with these mentally challenged animals? They’re not even on the same level; they can’t communicate,” Mainstein said.

“Yes, this kind of surgery is impossible for others, but it shouldn’t be difficult for Professor Yang. He never fights a battle he’s not sure of winning, and he would never do anything that violates medical ethics for the sake of so-called fame. Any one of his academic achievements is top-notch; he doesn’t need fame at all. Mr. Robert from the United States and I have already discussed it. We can’t remain passive like this; we must take action. They seem to be organized, so we must also organize ourselves into a camp and launch a strong counterattack in public opinion. We can’t let them firmly control the narrative, so that whatever they say is law,” August said.

After a moment of contemplation, Manstein said, “I’ve been thinking about this too. Although Professor Yang doesn’t want to pay attention to these people, we can’t ignore them. We must protect Professor Yang and defeat these hateful opinions. Anger is anger, but anger only raises my blood pressure and doesn’t solve anything. So I agree with your suggestion that we organize ourselves, form a camp, and fire at these hateful opinions.”

“I’m in charge of liaison work in Germany. You have a high reputation in the world, so I’d like to trouble you to take on the task of contacting world-renowned scholars. We have Mr. Robert in the United States, and he has already taken action. As long as we can counter public opinion in Europe and America, other places will naturally fall silent,” August said.

“Yes, I’m willing to accept this job. We not only need to counter the current public opinion, but also prepare for the public opinion that will follow. We need to turn the tables. Professor Yang will be broadcasting the surgery live to the world. These people will definitely look for flaws with a magnifying glass. But no doctor can perform surgery without finding any flaws. Once they find a flaw, they will definitely amplify it and publicize it. We need to be mentally prepared,” Mannstein said worriedly.

"Robert suggested using the same tactics to retaliate. Since they accused Professor Yang of violating medical ethics, it's a false accusation that doesn't incur any responsibility. Since everyone agrees with this approach, Mr. Robert said he would identify a few of the most active public opinion leaders, find some minor ethical lapses on their part, and then amplify them, letting them taste the bitterness of smear campaigns. Oh, it can't be called smear campaigns, it's just stating the facts." August took a newspaper out of his briefcase.

“Look, these articles are starting to circulate in newspapers and online. A doctor named Hillman colluded with medical device manufacturers to use experimental medical devices with uncertain risks on many patients, causing many patients to become paralyzed. This is a fact. Currently, many victims have united, and lawyers will help them sue the doctor, the hospital, and the medical device manufacturers.” August pointed to the newspaper.

"Robert is a clever man. Since they like chaos and framing others, let them hurt each other."

"Clearly, Robert is smarter than them. They're all making baseless accusations, hoping to use public opinion to confuse the facts, while Robert's counterattack is highly professional. These lawsuits are well-founded and will not only damage the reputations of those doctors, hospitals, and medical device companies, but may ultimately result in substantial compensation payments."

"This is great, let the whole world see what kind of garbage this shit is."

"Robert told us that when dealing with these people, we shouldn't talk about morality, only strength. He told us not to hold back and to go all out. Professor Mannstein, Mr. Robert said, bring out your usual sharp and incisive style. Now, for Professor Yang's reputation, you should fire at the whole world—no, they don't represent the whole world, you should fire at this bunch of shit. We're going to arrange several television interviews for you in the United States, Europe and around the world."

"Let me talk to this shit!"
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Song Ziming and Xu Zhiliang were under a lot of pressure, and they were prepared to be able to replace Yang Ping at any time during the surgery.

The public outcry intensified, with some even threatening that if Yang Ping continued to violate medical ethics by using conjoined twins for experiments and disregarding their basic right to life, they would request the cancellation of Yang Ping's Nobel Prize and that all journals would be prohibited from accepting Yang Ping's papers.

In this surging tide, doubt became a preconceived judgment, which eventually turned into condemnation. It's unclear how this wave of public opinion arose.

Some even claimed that Yang Ping should disclose all his experimental data and accept inspection from experts worldwide. They argued that if he could not disclose the data, it meant that many of his experiments were unethical.

Hearing these bizarre remarks, Yang Ping ignored them and remained unaffected. He wasn't morally fastidious and wouldn't be swayed by what others said about him, let alone such nonsense.

Dean Xia and Director Han, worried that Yang Ping might be affected, specifically spoke with him. After learning about his mindset, they were relieved. It turned out that this guy didn't care about this matter at all, just like someone who doesn't answer the phone—telecom fraud can't touch him. Yang Ping is now focused on his research, completely oblivious to what's going on around him. No matter what you say, he simply doesn't listen or look. Even if he does hear or see something, he truly treats it as if it's air.

The doctors on the team were initially quite anxious and angry, but after seeing Professor Yang's calm and composed attitude, they all calmed down and were no longer disturbed by the outside world.

Song Ziming said, "Professor, the outside world is demanding that we disclose all our experimental data, otherwise they will say that we have violated ethics."

Yang Ping simply smiled faintly: "Let their lab release all the data first."

"Should we make it public just because they do?"

"Why should we make it public just because they do? It's their business to make it public."

Everyone burst into laughter. Professor Yang was also being funny; he completely defied expectations. "These people are always making a fuss. We don't need to pay them any attention. There's a saying that goes, 'If a dog barks at you, you either ignore it or you cook it in a hot pot.' What's the point of barking back? What's the point? We're only disclosing the surgery because we want to, not because they want it to. If we didn't want to disclose it, they could bark all they wanted, but we wouldn't have disclosed it. What impact has their barking had on us? Reduced research funding? Weight loss? More gray hair? None of that. The more they bark, the more beneficial it is for us. As Dr. Tang said, so many people around the world are cheering for us for free. Not everyone gets this kind of treatment. So let's cheer up, do a good job with the surgery, and teach those eccentric doctors a lesson, especially those Americans. Let's show them how the surgery works. This kind of surgery is rare; we'll only teach them once." Yang Ping spoke with a serious and earnest expression.

But Professor, the surgery date is getting closer and closer, and you haven't done anything. You seem indifferent to this surgery every day. At least go and practice some surgeries these few days, but you haven't even done that.

Song Ziming was quite worried. He and Xu Zhiliang had been doing targeted training day and night these past few days.

Johannesson admired Professor Yang's mindset and had originally intended to say something, but now felt there was no need to say more.

In fact, after undergoing so much training in the system space, Yang Ping's mindset is beyond that of ordinary people. His focus and determination on a task are also unmatched by ordinary people. These people who are making a fuss are nothing more than clowns for entertainment in his eyes. They will not have any other impact except for bringing entertainment value.

"Should the surgery continue?"

Johannesson was also worried.

"Of course."

Yang Ping said casually.
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The television interview with German scholar Professor Mannstein has officially begun, with his first stop being the United States, the birthplace of this public opinion.

When the scholars who stirred up the public opinion saw Mannstein on television, they began to tremble. This guy had extremely high IQ and EQ. He had clear logic and was very good at debating. Many well-known scholars were afraid to talk to him, and the number of people he had insulted was countless.

A female host began interviewing him.

"Mr. Mannstein, the medical community around the world has been quite lively recently because everyone is paying attention to one thing: a Chinese doctor violated medical ethics by performing surgery on a pair of American conjoined twins. Rumors are circulating that this surgery was experimental in nature, meaning that this Chinese scholar, for the sake of empty fame, actually used the lives of two nine-year-old sisters as an experiment. What is your opinion on this matter?"

“Miss Host, I have a few questions for you. This Chinese scholar performed surgery on a pair of conjoined twins, and you say he violated medical ethics. I ask you: which team and how did they reach this conclusion? Where is the data from the investigation, and who made the judgment based on the data?” Mannstein said calmly.

"Well... there are rumors going around... they're all saying..." the host stammered.

"Rumors? Whether a scholar's surgery violates medical ethics has a standard judgment process. Does the US not have a process and rely solely on rumors? Does the US's news censorship not require factual reporting and rely solely on rumors? You're saying they're all saying this? Who are they? Please tell me, and finally, invite them here to speak with me."

"Professor Mannstein, I mean, what's your comment on this?" the host immediately emphasized.

Mannstein said, "You want me to comment on something that doesn't exist? You want me to comment on a rumor? Okay, now there's a rumor going around that, Ms. Julie, you have extremely messy relationships with several male colleagues at your TV station. Please give your opinion on this."

"Professor Mannstein, please refrain from personal attacks! You are making this up completely."

"Excuse me, I meant how do you view this?"

"That's completely untrue!"

"But you just asked me to comment on something that doesn't exist, so why can't I let you comment on it?"

"But what I'm talking about is already in the news online."

"You mean things that appear on the internet or in the newspapers are true? Okay, I've brought some rumors about you from the internet today. Take a look, they all revolve around the topic I just mentioned. Are they true?"

"Oh my god!"

"See, is that right? Do you want me to search for similar information for you right now?"

"No, no, no, this is terrible."

"So, Miss Julie, you are also a victim of these irresponsible rumors. As a journalist, you should stand up against these rumors instead of harming an honest and brilliant scholar without judgment, just as I am unwilling to believe the rumors about you without judgment."

"Very good, I think you're right. I'd like to know why this rumor is so popular right now?"

"Actually, I didn't want to say this, but your rumors are also very popular because there are always some fools willing to believe these slanders, and some media outlets will not hesitate to mislead the public for the sake of traffic. Similarly, regarding the issue of Chinese scholars, because there are always some self-proclaimed scholars misleading the public, it's forgivable that ordinary people lack relevant professional knowledge, but why do these scholars—I'll call them scholars for now—choose to believe it and even fuel the flames? The reason is that they lack basic knowledge and, like ordinary people, blindly follow the crowd, acting self-righteously. For example, Professor Huffman, who published an article condemning him, I've read all his papers, and at least ten of them have problematic data. In other words, I'm certain that the data in these ten papers is fabricated. How can such a person be in a professor's position? I don't know what happened. I can explain to you why I'm certain that the data in these papers is fabricated..."

"Oh my god, how could this happen?"

"Later I will point out one by one why these people are untrustworthy. They are actually all academic fraudsters, so they assume that others are also fraudsters. They assume that others cannot do what they cannot do. I hope that everyone will stop making random accusations against Chinese professors and instead criticize these people."

"Because they are afraid, afraid that something they cannot accomplish will be easily accomplished by Chinese professors, which will only prove that they are incompetent. I also hope that the public can remain at least clear-headed and not be misled by these incompetents. Of course, I also have a responsibility. In the future, I will expose these incompetents one by one in various media outlets so that everyone can see who is really incompetent."

(End of this chapter)