Surgery Godfather-Chapter 1410 - 1060_2

"Was it a little girl, an eleven-year-old girl, for the first three times? Is she now lying in the ICU right across from this ward?"

"That’s right, she suffered a cardiac arrest due to the high fever from the third experiment, and we managed to rescue her. However, after the rescue, her heart is very weak, not solely because of the high fever. Her metastatic tumor has already spread to her cranium, located at the brainstem, which has begun to affect her heart rhythm. Therefore, I had no choice but to place her in the ICU. If she could still participate in the experiment, we wouldn’t be recruiting volunteer subjects from outside."

Professor Yang himself has become the subject of the experiment, so should he really suspect others of impure motives or hidden agendas? After pondering for a moment, Zhao Guohong finds the logic similar to "If you didn’t hit her, why did you help her up?"

It’s like because Professor Yang provided such substantial experiment compensation, it must mean there’s something shady; otherwise, why would so much money be offered?

"I’d like to ask another question, which may not be appropriate to ask, but please don’t mind."

"Go ahead and ask it."

"Why is the compensation for this experiment so high? It’s one million; as far as I know, other experiments usually only offer a few thousand or tens of thousand in compensation."

Yang Ping said with a smile, "My research funding is quite adequate, and considering that most of you are financially struggling, having almost sold everything you own to treat this disease, I have decided to offer more compensation."

"I understand, Professor Yang. If it’s convenient for you, could we set a time and place to talk privately?" Zhao Guohong decided to come clean with Professor Yang about the parents secretly coordinating against him.

Yang Ping found his request rather strange: "It’s okay, you can talk here."

"It’s not convenient here. How about this, Professor Yang, if you find a suitable time, I can come to your office." He pulled Yang Ping aside and whispered in his ear: "You must find some time. I have something to tell you, but it must not be known by the other parents that I have sought you out."

Yang Ping didn’t know what Zhao Guohong was up to, but he still decided to give him a time to talk. How about this, come to my office at 7 a.m. tomorrow.

"Okay!"

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The next morning at 7 a.m., Yang Ping was already in the director’s office.

Zhao Guohong, making sure no other parents saw him, sneaked into Yang Ping’s office and immediately locked the door behind him.

Seeing his sneaky appearance, Yang Ping was quite surprised, "Just speak, it’s safe here, this is a hospital."

"Professor Yang, ah, human hearts can be treacherous. You’re completely in the dark right now. The other parents have heard that there are several billion sitting in your research fund account, and think that your million compensation for the trial is too little. They’ve already secretly banded together to seek more compensation from you after the experiment through the media. Hearing about so much money, they feel like you’re treating them like beggars with that million; they want at least ten million. Why should they settle for a million when there are billions at stake? I didn’t want to get involved in this mess initially, but when I heard you were using your own body for the experiment, I couldn’t hold my peace. Everything I’ve said is true; I have a recording of it."

Afraid Yang Ping wouldn’t believe him, Zhao Guohong took out his phone to find the recording; he had been cautious and secretly recorded everyone’s conversation.

How could that be?

Yang Ping was very surprised, skeptical yet partly believing. Initially, there was no need to give so much money; even Dean Xia disagreed, saying that doubling the customary amount was already quite generous, and there was no need to give so much money. Sometimes kindness can lead to trouble.

At the time, Yang Ping didn’t quite believe it; how could offering more money cause issues? Others would be too grateful for it. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Just as he was thinking, Zhao Guohong placed his cellphone on the desk and played his recording.

The more Yang Ping listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. What was going on? To think he was being misunderstood for offering more money out of guilt, guilt over some hidden wrongdoing. In reality, he didn’t need to give that much money at all; it could be justified to give not a penny since many such clinical trials did not pay participants anything at all—merely offering free treatment.

"Can you send me this recording?" Yang Ping asked after listening.

Zhao Guohong nodded, "I’ll add you on WeChat and send you a copy. Please keep it a secret for me. I’m cutting off their financial avenue and ruining their plans; they’ll definitely come after me. Especially that lawyer surnamed Wang, he’s full of malice, appearing all polite and ethical on the surface but his mind is brimming with scheming—it was all his idea."

Yang Ping nodded, "Thank you for the warning, I will handle this matter properly. Rest assured, I’ll keep our conversation confidential and won’t disclose it."

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Dean Xia’s office.

Yang Ping placed his cell phone on the desktop, and after Dean Xia finished listening, he was so furious that he slapped his palm down forcefully, causing Yang Ping’s cell phone to leap up, and because it was placed at the edge of the desk, the phone actually dropped to the floor.

Dean Xia hurriedly picked it up and checked, relieved that it was not damaged.

"These damn fools, so greedy they could swallow an entire elephant. What does the billions in research funds have to do with them? To think they find a million too little. If I were the one deciding the compensation for this experiment, I’d say no more than ten thousand, take it or leave it. There are so many patients; it’s not like we must have them participate in the experiment." Dean Xia took a sip of tea, it took him a long time to calm down.

Director Han tapped on the desktop, "Xiao Yang, let’s handle it this way, let’s not make a fuss about it. Weren’t their check-up results just released not long ago? We can use the excuse that the results are not qualified, and return this entire batch without providing any compensation. Have Nandu Medical University Cancer Hospital send another batch over, and for this bunch, only give a nutrition fee of ten thousand. Not a penny more."

"Don’t go soft again. I know what you’re thinking—to give more money, but things are often not that simple. Give them a million, and they think of ten million; offer ten million, they dream of a hundred million. Just go with the market price."

"I’ll still give that one million to Gao Mi’s family, and I also want him to continue participating in the experiment."

"Mhm, send them all back together at first, then privately contact this parent and bring them back for the second batch. This way, we avoid making him a target for other parents."

PS: This example is not just made up; there are real-life cases that serve as references, which I’ll avoid going into details about. In fact, many social examples in this novel aren’t just written on a whim... Those who haven’t seen it would never believe it. Let’s just regard them all as products of the imagination, and hope these are isolated cases.

"These damn fools, so greedy they could swallow an entire elephant. What does the billions in research funds have to do with them? To think they find a million too little. If I were the one deciding the compensation for this experiment, I’d say no more than ten thousand, take it or leave it. There are so many patients; it’s not like we must have them participate in the experiment." Dean Xia took a sip of tea, it took him a long time to calm down.

Director Han tapped on the desktop, "Xiao Yang, let’s handle it this way, let’s not make a fuss about it. Weren’t their check-up results just released not long ago? We can use the excuse that the results are not qualified, and return this entire batch without providing any compensation. Have Nandu Medical University Cancer Hospital send another batch over, and for this bunch, only give a nutrition fee of ten thousand. Not a penny more."

"Don’t go soft again. I know what you’re thinking—to give more money, but things are often not that simple. Give them a million, and they think of ten million; offer ten million, they dream of a hundred million. Just go with the market price."

"I’ll still give that one million to Gao Mi’s family, and I also want him to continue participating in the experiment."

"Mhm, send them all back together at first, then privately contact this parent and bring them back for the second batch. This way, we avoid making him a target for other parents."

PS: This example is not just made up; there are real-life cases that serve as references, which I’ll avoid going into details about. In fact, many social examples in this novel aren’t just written on a whim... Those who haven’t seen it would never believe it. Let’s just regard them all as products of the imagination, and hope these are isolated cases.