21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 774 - 770: Case Study Paper (Please Subscribe, Request Monthly Tickets)

Leaving the ward, Chen Yu was about to return to his office when he passed by the nurse’s station and overheard two young nurses discussing the elderly man and woman he had just seen.

"Makino-san is so pitiful, hospitalized and his family doesn’t care for him. He must have a bad relationship with his family."

"Eh? No way? Isn’t there a woman who comes to see him every day? That’s his granddaughter, right?"

"What are you talking about! I saw Makino-san fall down yesterday, and that woman just stood by watching, not even helping him up."

"Ah? Really? How could that be!"

Hearing the young nurses’ discussion, Chen Yu suddenly knitted his brows, knocked twice on the countertop of the nurse’s station, startling the two gossiping nurses who hurriedly stood up. Then he said, "If there’s nothing wrong, don’t gossip. The relationship between Mr. Makino and that lady isn’t what you think, and the situation isn’t as simple as you think. Don’t talk behind people’s backs, just focus on your work."

"Yes, Professor Chen!" After being reprimanded by Chen Yu, the two young nurses quickly responded, bowing their heads until he walked away. Then they looked up, took a deep breath and patted their chests.

"I was scared to death, does Professor Chen walk without making a sound?"

One of the young nurses sat back down, patting her chest to calm her startled heart.

The other nurse peeked around to ensure Chen Yu was indeed gone before sitting down too. After catching her breath, she said, "Why was Professor Chen so fierce today? Could it be that he doesn’t like people gossiping behind others’ backs?"

"Maybe, but Professor Chen really scared us just now! Usually, we don’t find him so stern!" In the eyes of the young nurse, Chen Yu was always amiable and kind and rarely this intimidating.

"Maybe it’s also because Mr. Makino is Professor Chen’s patient?" Recalling that the old man was Chen Yu’s patient, another nurse still felt somewhat indignant, "But that woman really did just watch Mr. Makino fall and didn’t help him. Last time, it was me who helped him up, and the professor says it’s not so simple. It’s really confusing."

"Forget it if it’s confusing, let’s just get back to work. If the professor catches us again, we really won’t be in for anything good." The nurse tapped her colleague, and they both got back to their tasks.

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The conversation of the two young nurses did not escape Chen Yu’s ears, but he did not wish to say much about it.

One cannot judge by appearances alone. Although it seemed wrong for the woman not to help the old man when he fell, Chen Yu knew there was more to the story, a stock market that was not known or understood by the average person.

However, while Chen Yu was very interested in the story between the old man and the woman, he would never pry into their privacy; it’s part of the professional ethics of being a doctor, unless they chose to share.

Back in the office, Chen Yu was dealing with the day’s work when Kohinata Kaori suddenly came looking for him again.

"Senior brother, this is the case report from the last surgery, I’ve already organized it," said Kohinata Kaori as she placed a case report on Chen Yu’s desk. Then, as if something occurred to her, she asked, "By the way, senior brother, what do you plan to call the surgical technique you used last time for the non-open-heart excision of an intraventricular tumor? It’s a very powerful new technique, and we could write a paper on it as the world’s first case!"

Chen Yu flipped through the case report, and while reading it, he looked up at Kohinata Kaori in response to her question and said offhandedly, "Just come up with a name, it doesn’t matter. If you want to publish the paper, then go ahead and publish it. A paper on the world’s first case like this can serve as an improvement for you, Kaori, and can also pave a smoother path for your future."

"But you performed the surgery, senior brother, and the patient was yours. It wouldn’t look right for me to write the paper!" Kohinata Kaori hurriedly waved her hands in refusal, even though Chen Yu had clearly indicated that he wanted to give the paper to her, she still firmly dared not accept it.

"What does it matter? Didn’t you participate in the surgery? Don’t you know how it was done?" Chen Yu became even more indifferent. Perhaps at one time, he was concerned with achieving accolades in the medical profession and worked hard to earn awards, but as his strength and expertise grew, he gradually placed less importance on such vanity and trappings.

To someone truly devoted to academia, vanity can be more of a burden. If such vanity could bring Chen Yu the Power of Faith, then that would be different. However, the fame brought about by proposing a new surgical technique clearly did not do that.

Given this, Chen Yu saw no reason to care about such vanity. Why not let his junior sister have it, allowing her a token of advancement? Would it really harm him in any way?

But even if Chen Yu did not care, Kohinata Kaori felt she should not do it; for her, it would seem like academic dishonesty.

Seeing Kohinata Kaori’s insistence, Chen Yu helplessly shook his head and said, "If that’s the case, then after you write the paper, just list me as the guiding teacher. That should be acceptable, right?"

"Ah? Why, senior brother? This paper is important to you, isn’t it? Why would you give it to me? As a professor, you still have to publish several papers internationally each year, don’t you?" Kohinata Kaori asked, puzzled by Chen Yu’s explanation and not understanding why he was willing to let her have such a significant paper.

"My reputation is already established! The broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug had already accumulated enough fame for me. A paper of this level wouldn’t affect me at all, and the hospital wouldn’t remove me from my professorship just because I didn’t write it." Upon hearing her question, Chen Yu had to set aside the case report he was holding and patiently explained: "So why should I spend my time writing it myself? Having someone else write it, and then just putting my name on it, is fine with me. As for why I’m giving it to you, Kaori, you’re my junior sister, we have a closer relationship. If not give it to you, should I give it to someone else in the hospital?"

"Oh..." Hearing Chen Yu say this, Kohinata Kaori also realized that it really was as he said.

Although the non-open-heart excision of intraventricular tumors was an innovation and indeed a world first, such a procedure actually wouldn’t have much impact in the academic world. For an average professor, it may be of great importance, but for someone like Chen Yu who had developed a drug with the potential to change the history of medical treatment, it was inconsequential.

Maybe to some of the old professors who value strict academic practices, one ought to write their papers themselves rather than exploit the labor of their subordinates. But between Chen Yu and Kohinata Kaori, how could it be considered exploitation of labor?

Having understood this, Kohinata Kaori reluctantly took the case report and left Chen Yu’s office, intending to go back and write the paper.