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The next day, early in the morning.

As Longguo has entered winter, the weather in Shencheng has become particularly cold.

Although not as cold as the north, the coldness in the south does not lie in the low temperature, but in the chill brought by the breeze, which blows on the face like a knife cutting the flesh.

Shenzhen International Airport.

VIP waiting room.

Jiang Ce, who is only 1 meters tall, thin, and has a bowl-cut hair, looks like a junior high school student. He looks around as if he is looking for something.

"This way."

Chen Xing raised his hand.

Jiang Ce looked at the raised arm and immediately trotted over, came to the seat next to Chen Xing and sat down and said, "President, where are we going?"

In the early hours of last night, he had fallen asleep when he suddenly received a call from Chen Xing, asking him to pack up early the next morning and go on a business trip to Shanghai with him as there was something very important to do.

Jiang Ce didn't ask in detail what the matter was, but since it was Chen Xing who called personally, he couldn't say no, after all, he was his boss.

He guessed that the business trip was about GIANT PANDA bank settlement system and he would attend some seminar. Jiang Ce did not think too much about it. After hanging up the phone, he set an alarm and went back to sleep.

"Have you had breakfast?" Chen Xing did not answer him, but asked if he had eaten.

Man is iron and food is steel. Since it only takes two or three hours to fly to Shanghai, meals are not provided on the plane. However, even if meals are provided, few people will eat them because the taste of airline meals is too weird.

"not yet."

Jiang Ce answered honestly.

"Let's go eat first. There's a buffet restaurant over there. Take whatever you want and come back when you're full." Chen Xing reminded as he looked at the entrance to the buffet restaurant on the side.

Since we booked a first-class cabin, the food in the buffet restaurant was free. Although it was called free, the cost of the meal was actually included in the ticket price. Also, there wasn't anything expensive in these buffet restaurants. Even if we ate as much as we wanted, it would only cost a few hundred dollars at most. It was a sure-fire profit.

"It's okay to skip one or two meals. President, what are we going to do in the Demon City?"

Jiang Ce asked again.

"Let's go eat something. You'll know when we get there." Chen Xing kept the other person in suspense and didn't mention anything about the brain-computer interface.

He has been dealing with Jiang Ce for so long that he knows this kid's character in six words: timid, greedy and lustful. If he told him that he would be undergoing a craniotomy soon, he would probably be so scared that his legs would go weak, so he might as well hide it in advance.

After seeing off CEOs including Jack Ma, Zhou Hongwei, Li Yanhong and Huang Renxun last night, Chen Xing made a special call to Li Ge.

Originally, Li Ge wanted to fly to Shenzhen to discuss with Chen Xing the matter of using Longxing Group as an endorsement to recruit brain-computer interface volunteers.

However, after learning of Li Ge's idea, Chen Xing immediately thought of a candidate, that is Jiang Ce, who suffers from ALS.

Although Jiang Ce can walk and talk now, just like a normal person, his condition has become very serious. He used to go to the hospital for treatment once a month, but now he goes to the hospital once every three days. Recently, the doctor even recommended that he should go for treatment every two days.

This is because the neurotoxins are about to cover the entire brain's neural network. Once completely infected, the heart, limbs, and organs will immediately go into a state of failure.

to be honest.

Now Jiang Ce is relying on drugs to barely enter a state of recovery.

Once the treatment is stopped, or the inhibitory drugs are stopped, he probably won't be able to walk, let alone speak.

When Chen Xing recruited Jiang Ce, he promised to cure him, and the system also provided a brain-computer interface solution. Now that the disease can no longer be delayed, Chen Xing can only choose to take a gamble.

"Okay, then I'll go eat something." Jiang Ce couldn't persuade Chen Xing, so he put down the backpack on his shoulder and walked towards the buffet restaurant.

"Go."

Chen Xing nodded slightly.

After Jiang Ce turned and left, Chen Xing looked at his back and silently read the panel.

【Name】: Jiang Ce
【Type】：Network technology talents
[Qualification]: Red

[Personality]: Introvert (Because of his low self-esteem and introversion, the Internet is everything to him, and his network skills have improved significantly.)
【Main research direction】: Computer network technology, software design and programming, virus writing...

[Loyalty]: 97
Monthly salary: 20

[Special entry]: Network Giant (He is submissive in reality, but strikes hard online. When performing computer network activities such as software programming, network attack and defense, his logical thinking, concentration, and intelligence will be greatly improved.)
[Special Status]: ALS (Motor neuron disease. The cause of ALS is still unclear. The patient has only 3 days left to live. He needs to go to the hospital for treatment in time to slow down the rate of neuron disease.)
[Cure plan]: Implant a brain-computer interface to continuously activate motor neurons and inhibit the spread of neurotoxins.

"Only 3 days left?"

Chen Xing murmured to himself.

When he was recruited, Jiang Ce's life expectancy was shown to be 20 days, but he managed to extend his life for more than a year by spending a lot of money on treatment.

Now there are only 3 days left and he can't imagine how serious it is.

As for the red quality, Jiang Ce is also the first talent that Chen Xing has met to be promoted from gold quality to red quality.

“Hope it goes well.”

Chen Xing doesn't want to lose Jiang Ce.

……

And at the same time.

the other side.

At Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, a group of experts in the field of neurological networks have gathered in the seminar room to discuss the surgery.

"This is the first brain-computer interface implantation. This is no joke. I need a more detailed experimental report."

"As far as I know, this so-called brain-computer interface was developed by WuXi Group and has only been tested on experimental monkeys. In other words, its safety is not guaranteed at all. If someone dies, who will bear the responsibility?"

"I want to make it clear that the reason why I flew to the demons at night was because Dean Qian asked me to do brain surgery, but he didn't say it was the implantation of a brain-computer interface."

"I'm afraid this requires long-term consideration."

Brain-computer interfaces carry huge risks, and even the medical giants at Ruijin Hospital dare not try it easily, and their words are filled with hesitation.

Perhaps many people are not aware of the importance of Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai.

Let’s put it this way, if Longguo Hospital is ranked, apart from the undisputed Union Hospital and West China Hospital, Ruijin Hospital will be competing for the fourth place and the third place.

The "Ruijin Formula" that guides the replenishment of large-area burns comes from the medical giant Ruijin Hospital. This hospital not only has extremely high attainments in burn treatment, but its neurology department is also a key national support project.

The doctors gathered in the conference room at this time included not only doctors from Ruijin Hospital, but also doctors from Peking Union Medical College Hospital and West China Hospital. It could be said that it was a gathering of the best.

While the doctors were arguing, Qian Qiuliang, the dean of the School of Neurology at Ruijin Hospital, knocked on the table slowly, reminding them to be quiet, and said in a deep voice:

"I have read the experimental data and research and development reports of brain-computer interfaces. They have indeed entered the stage of human implantation. Moreover, the operation this time is not difficult, so there is no need to be afraid of taking responsibility."

"It's not difficult to implant, but there's no way to guarantee that it won't be rejected by the human body. Once a rejection reaction occurs, the person could die in an instant."

Someone immediately refuted it, and the person who refuted it was none other than Chen Guoqiang, director of West China Neurosurgery and vice president of the hospital.

"President Chen is right. It is easy to implant, but difficult to remove. Once a rejection reaction occurs, even if the person does not die, the brain will be severely damaged. The person may become a vegetative state at the mildest and brain death at the worst." Wu Shi, director of the Department of Neurosurgery at Peking Union Medical College, echoed.

They were all "tricked". No one expected that the minor surgery Qian Qiuliang mentioned was to implant a brain-computer interface. They thought it was a flying knife surgery, but it turned out to be this.

Perhaps many people have never come into contact with flying knives, nor do they know the significance of their existence.

The so-called flying doctor is a doctor who openly collects money from patients and comes from thousands of miles away to act as external aid.

Why do we need foreign aid?
It's simple, medical resources are unbalanced!
For example, if a surgery that is commonplace in a municipal hospital is brought to a county hospital, the county doctors may not be able to perform it.

In this case, the patient has two options.

1 is to transfer to another hospital immediately.

The second is to hire a flying knife doctor.

If the patient is transferred to another hospital, we also need to consider whether the patient can withstand the bumpy journey. If the patient's life is hanging by a thread, if he suddenly travels a long distance at this time, he will most likely die on the way.

In order to solve this problem, some people found another way. They asked the top doctors from municipal hospitals or provincial hospitals to come to county hospitals to perform surgeries instead of traveling around. This gave rise to the derivative profession of "flying knife doctor".

Of course.

Not all doctors can perform flying scalpels.

Only doctors who are recognized by the patient and have authority can perform surgery, and connections are also involved.

If you have money but no connections, you will most likely not be able to hire a flying knife doctor.

Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi are among the flying knife doctors and doctoral supervisors of Longguo Neurology. They are only one step away from becoming an academician.

"Just sign the waiver agreement. Mr. Li from WuXi Group is waiting outside now. How about letting him come in for a chat?"

Qian Qiuliang tried again.

In the field of neurosurgery, he really needed Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi, otherwise he would not have coaxed and deceived them into coming here.

In fact, he also has selfish motives.

Li Ge found him last night, hoping to arrange a brain-computer interface human implant surgery.

Doctors in the field of neurology are no strangers to the concept of brain-computer interface, which is known as the best way to cure neurological diseases.

If Ruijin Hospital can complete Longguo...

Do not!
As the world's first human implant, the reputation of Ruijin Hospital will be completely unleashed, and Qian Qiuliang's reputation and status will also rise!
What is the purpose of life?
It can be summarized in twelve words: greed for pleasure, wealth, fame and status.

When you have no money, you want money. When you have money, you want food, drink and women. When you get tired of food, drink and women, you will pursue fame and status.

Qian Qiuliang didn't ask for much. He just wanted history books to leave some space for him, and just the three words "Qian Qiuliang" would be enough.

"can."

"Let him come in and have a chat."

Wu Shi and Chen Guoqiang expressed their opinions.

In fact, when the special plane came to pick them up last night, the two of them noticed something unusual, but they didn't think about the brain-computer interface field.

Now that all the things are connected, they finally understand why a plane came to pick them up to Shanghai overnight, why Qian Qiuliang was so concerned, and why Ruijin Hospital could offer 40 yuan for surgery. It turns out that he was "pursuing fame and status" and that's why he spent so much money.

"Cough cough."

Qian Qiuliang coughed twice and gave a look.

next second.

The doctor sitting at the last seat on the right stood up.

Although he is also an expert in neurology and a guest of honor in municipal hospitals, he is still a small fry in front of the real masters.

He walked out of the door quickly and came to the meeting room next door to remind: "Mr. Li, our dean wants you to come over."

"it is good!"

Li Ge quickly stood up with the information.

He followed me to the door of the seminar room and looked at the table full of "living documents". He said respectfully: "Dear deans and directors, I have heard a lot about you. I am Li Ge, chairman of WuXi Group, and the initiator of this brain-computer interface implantation. Thank you for your guidance."

"Come in." Qian Qiuliang nodded slightly.

When Li Ge walked into the seminar room, he continued, "Please introduce your product, Mr. Li. Director Wu and Director Chen are very curious."

Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi were not displeased when being named. They were indeed curious about brain-computer interfaces and how to operate them.

"Then I will show you my ugliness. Please forgive me if there is anything unprofessional in my performance."

After some humble and polite remarks, Li Ge inserted the portable hard drive into the computer in the seminar room, and then projected the image onto the OLED screen behind Qian Qiuliang through image data transmission.

Qian Qiuliang turned sideways and looked back at the scientific research data on the brain-computer interface.

At this time, the screen shows the appearance of the brain-computer interface and the internal anatomical diagram, which can be said to be clear at a glance.

"As you can see, this is the full picture of our brain-computer interface. Its outermost soft silicone is PDMS polydimethylsiloxane, which has good biocompatibility, flexibility and micro-processing compatibility, and can adapt to the curved topological structure of the brain. This should be familiar to everyone."

PDMS polydimethylsiloxane is a common material in neurosurgery, so the doctors present were not surprised because this material is one of the few soft silicone materials that can deceive the human body and not cause rejection.

All the doctors listened attentively. Chen Guoqiang, Wu Shi and Qian Qiuliang were all extremely alert, not daring to miss any details.

"Under the PDMS polydimethylsiloxane wrapper are the four parts that make up the brain-computer interface, namely the signal acquisition part, the signal processing part, the control device part and the feedback link part."

"The signal acquisition part is the most basic device of the brain-computer interface system. It is responsible for reading and deciphering brain signals from the brain and obtaining the response curve of brain cells to consciousness."

"Then how do we obtain the consciousness response curve?"

Li Ge asked the question and answered it himself: "This requires inserting the 24 electrode filaments of the brain-computer interface into the cortex of the brain. This requires very high precision. It not only requires the assistance of the R1 robot equipment, but also requires the surgeon's high judgment."

Since it was a human implant and concerned human life, he moved the R1 robot equipment to Ruijin Hospital overnight.

After all, humans are experimental monkeys. If they were experimental monkeys, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. If one died during the implantation phase, they could just be replaced with another one. But humans are not experimental consumables after all.

"and many more."

At this time, Wu Shi raised his hand to signal and interrupted Li Ge, saying, "Using the R1 robot device to assist, does that mean that these 24 electrode filaments are not simply implanted in the cerebral cortex?"

"Yes." Li Ge nodded and continued, "We need to inject 24 electrode filaments into the gray matter layer without touching any arteries or blood vessels in the brain."

"I see."

Wu Shi suddenly understood.

At first, he thought that implanting a brain-computer interface would be a simple process, but he didn't expect that the arteries and blood vessels would have to be avoided.

Chen Guoqiang took note of it silently.

As a neurosurgeon, he has opened at least 1 skulls, if not 8000. He knows what the brain looks like best.

The so-called gray matter layer is the cortex below the gaps in the brain, which contains a large number of neurons that control all activities of the human body.

For example, when a person blinks, the neurons in the relevant control area of ​​the gray matter layer of the brain will send out a neural signal. If converted into computer language, it is represented by 0 and 1.

Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Li Ge continued, "According to thousands of repeated experiments in our laboratory, this position above the telencephalon can activate the entire gray matter layer to the greatest extent and intervene in the central nervous system."

As he spoke, he pressed the remote control and the OLED screen switched to the upper left area above his head.

Chen Guoqiang, Wu Shi, and Qian Qiuliang once again took notes silently. They did not need to take too many notes because they had their own understanding of the divisions of the brain.

"In addition to implantation and principle, our brain-computer interface has three other parts, but due to patent issues, I will not go into detail here. If you are interested, you can chat with me privately later."

Li Ge did not finish explaining the four parts, because even if he did, these neurologists might not understand.

Although medical drugs and equipment and clinical medicine are all medical fields, it is just like computer programming and computer maintenance. The two are close relatives, but they are by no means the same thing.

If you ask those who research drugs and equipment to treat diseases in clinical practice, it would be like finding a half-baked person to perform surgery on you. If they recover, it would be a miracle; if they make matters worse, it would be normal.

The same is true in clinical medicine. They only know how to treat diseases, but they don’t know how drugs and medical devices are designed and manufactured. They are outsiders.

"How about it?"

Qian Qiuliang looked at Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi.

He now wants two people to perform the surgery, and then he will assist.

Of course.

If he succeeds, the fame will be his.

Wu Shi and Chen Guoqiang looked at each other, and the latter took the lead and said, "Okay, with the assistance of the R1 robot, we can give it a try, but I have a condition, Dean Qian."

"What conditions?"

"Publicize my name."

"this…"

Qian Qiuliang hesitated.

But less than three seconds later, he agreed and said, "No problem, but I have to say this first. If anything goes wrong, you will also be held responsible."

"nature."

Chen Guoqiang nodded. Since he wanted to pursue fame and status, he would definitely have to take the corresponding risks.

"Since Director Chen has agreed, I will also risk my life to accompany you." Wu Shi also expressed the same opinion.

The two may not be the best neurologists in Dragon Country, but they are among the best neurosurgeons.

What is surgery?
All surgical operations require a surgeon.

If Qian Qiuliang was ten years younger, he would definitely not have called Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi to come, but there was no way, he was old and his hands were shaking unconsciously.

Hand tremors are very common for ordinary people.

But for doctors, especially neurosurgeons, if their hands shake while holding the scalpel and they accidentally cut something, it would be an extremely serious medical accident.

When a surgeon develops hand tremors, it means he is no longer suitable to be the main surgeon and can only serve as an assistant to provide guidance and help with experience.

……

At noon.

Modu International Airport.

As the direct flight to Shenzhen landed, Chen Xing first took Jiang Ce out for a meal, and then headed straight to Ruijin Hospital.

As soon as the car arrived at the gate, Li Ge, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward.

"Mr. Chen, I really miss you so much after not seeing you for a day." Li Ge just finished speaking and continued, "Let me introduce you. This is Dr. Qian Qiuliang, the director of neurology and concurrently the president of Ruijin Hospital."

"Dean Qian."

Chen Xing took the initiative to extend his hand.

"I have long heard of Mr. Chen's name. I didn't expect that the distinguished guest that Mr. Li mentioned is actually you. I am so sorry for not welcoming you in person." Qian Qiuliang said politely.

However, he did know Chen Xing, or in other words, in the current Longguo, except for people in areas with lagging information, people in other regions basically know Chen Xing and his Longxing Group.

Chen Xing is also a veteran in the business field. Facing the other party's goodwill, he also responded: "President Qian, you are too polite. I am just a businessman. I can't compare to the angels in white who save the dying and the wounded. Besides, my friend is waiting for you to save his life."

"Oh?"

Qian Qiuliang looked at Jiang Ce and asked, "Is this young man the one who will receive the brain-computer interface?"

"Yes."

Chen Xing nodded.

When the two of them talked about this, Jiang Ce also realized that Chen Xing was not taking him on a business trip, but bringing him to the Magic City for surgery!

"What is this...what is a brain-computer interface?"

Jiang Ce asked weakly.

He had actually read some related articles, but they were too horrifying. They talked about opening the skull and implanting the device into the brain. It was scary just to think about it.

"It's okay, it's just a minor operation, don't worry." Qian Qiuliang saw that Jiang Ce was scared, so he simply coaxed him onto the operating table first.

Before arriving, Chen Xing told Li Ge that Jiang Ce's condition was rather special and the brain-computer interface required rigorous, rigorous, and rigorous work.

Judging from the situation, Li Ge should have already discussed it with Ruijin Hospital.

"really?"

Jiang Ce is not a fool, so he doesn't believe it.

The medical conditions in Shenzhen are very good. The fact that Chen Xing brought him to Shanghai specifically shows that this operation is very important.

"Xiao Jiang, are you afraid of death?" Chen Xing looked at Jiang Ce and asked suddenly.

"afraid."

Jiang Ce answered without hesitation.

Who doesn’t fear death?

Those who say they are not afraid of death are simply facing something more terrifying than death. If someone has a happy life, who would not be afraid of death?

"You're right to be afraid." Chen Xing smiled and told him the truth: "Your attending doctor in Shenzhen has told me that you won't survive this month. The only way now is to receive a brain-computer interface implant. You may die, or you may be reborn. This is your only chance. It's up to you to decide."

"..."

Jiang Ce was silent.

In fact, he also knew that his condition had been getting worse. Now at night, he felt his limbs were stiff and he was very afraid that he would never wake up after a sleep.

Anyone who has had a serious illness knows that only when under the torture of illness will they discover that money, women, power, and status are all clouds, and only health is the most important.

"Will this heal?"

Jiang Ce looked at Chen Xing, still a little timid.

"Yes, as long as the implantation goes smoothly and there is no problem with the brain-computer interface." Chen Xing made the assurance.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. The brain-computer interfaces are produced one-to-one according to the data you provided. The wrapping material has also been replaced with the more advanced PDMS polydimethylsiloxane. The quality is absolutely guaranteed." Li Ge also gave a guarantee.

"It turns out that the company behind the brain-computer interface is Chen Xing's Longxing Group." Through the conversation, Qian Qiuliang heard the clue and his heart was in turmoil.

As far as he knows, Longxing Group has already been involved in the fields of semiconductors, information communications, battery energy, fast charging materials, etc., and now it is also going to enter the field of biotechnology?

big mac!
A truly giant enterprise!

Qian Qiuliang was shocked by such a strong foundation and layout. He couldn't help but look at Chen Xing. How could he be so awesome when he was less than 30 years old?

When Qian Qiuliang's heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time, Jiang Ce also made his choice and responded: "Then let me try?"

"but."

Suddenly, he changed the subject and continued, "Before I have the brain-computer interface implant surgery, I want to call my mother." (End of this chapter)