I Am Diagnosed as a Medical Titan

The atmosphere was a little gloomy.

Jiang He’s gaze swept over the crowd.

A few faces looked familiar, people he seemed to have seen at the preliminary review meeting before.

But some time had passed, and Jiang He couldn’t recall their specific names anymore...

Jiang He might not know them, but they certainly knew him!

One of the male students, the moment he saw Jiang He, let out an exaggerated gasp.

"Whoa—!"

He jolted, nearly dropping the cardboard box in his hands.

A real drama queen, that one.

The others all looked up and saw Jiang He as well.

The quick-witted students immediately stood at attention and greeted him.

"Professor Jiang."

"Jiang He!... Er, no, River God!"

Their voices were filled with reverence, even anxiety.

After all, at Southern Medical University, and even in the entire South China Medical Community,

the name Jiang He now carried a certain intimidating weight.

For this group, the memory of being utterly crushed by Jiang He at the preliminary review meeting was still fresh in their minds, and it also made for quite a story to tell.

Jiang He nodded in response.

He suddenly remembered something Xu Chen had mentioned to him a while ago.

He’d said that Professor Sun Changming had suffered a major blow because Jiang He had developed the miRNA early screening system.

Xu Chen said at the time that Sun Changming was on the verge of disbanding his project team.

Later, he heard the project team had become defunct, basically no longer conducting any substantial new research.

Seeing so many people gathered here today with boxes and bags, he figured a final decision had been made.

Sure enough, just as the thought crossed Jiang He’s mind, he saw Professor Sun Changming walk out of the lab, hands behind his back, looking cheerful.

He looked to be in good spirits, showing no sign of dejection from a failed project.

"Long time no see, Jiang He."

"Long time no see, Professor Sun."

Sun Changming turned to look at the students still frozen in place.

He walked over and gave the student who had been trembling earlier a light punch on the shoulder.

"You’re not leaving yet? What are you all standing around for?"

The students quickly grabbed their boxes, muttered "Goodbye, Professor Sun," and scurried downstairs.

Once the hallway was quiet, Sun Changming looked back at Jiang He and said, "As you can see, I’ve disbanded the project team."

Jiang He: "I see..."

Sun Changming smiled and said frankly, "I’ve been secretly keeping an eye on your work recently. I never expected you’d actually succeed in developing the pancreatic cancer early screening. Since you’ve already patented the technology and published the entire framework, there’s no point in us fumbling around in the dark down this dead-end street anymore, right?"

That’s just how it is in the world of science.

Winner takes all.

Second place doesn’t even get a consolation prize.

Hearing this, Jiang He couldn’t help but feel a little bad.

After all, his sudden breakthrough had directly put an end to years of Professor Sun’s hard work.

"I’m sorry, Professor Sun."

"Hey! No need to apologize! What are you apologizing for?"

Sun Changming immediately waved his hand, his tone magnanimous. "This is scientific research. You have to admit when you’re outmatched. The fact that you succeeded is a blessing for all of humanity. Don’t worry, I won’t shortchange these students who’ve been doing experiments with me for so many years. I have several other side projects, so I’ve just transferred them to those other research groups. They’ll still publish papers and graduate on time. It’s not a big deal."

Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief. "I see."

Sun Changming looked at Jiang He, then suddenly changed the subject. "But as for myself... you could say I’m quite free now."

Jiang He blinked, saying nothing.

Sun Changming chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and leaned in closer. "Er... Jiang He, let me ask you something. Your KRAS project team... are you guys looking for people?"

Jiang He: "...What do you mean?"

Sun Changming tilted his head. "Alright, I’ll stop beating around the bush. I’m laying my cards on the table. I want to join."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaoqing finally couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

A doctoral advisor in his fifties, highly renowned in the field of oncology, was personally asking to join the team of a twenty-one-year-old junior.

It was a bit humorous, and a bit surreal.

Sun Changming shot Wang Xiaoqing a look, feigning displeasure. "Hey, Xiaoqing, what’s so funny? My fifties are the prime age for hard work. I want to go for it, too. Is there a problem with that?"

Wang Xiaoqing quickly waved her hands, suppressing a laugh. "No problem at all. I get it, I get it. You’re full of drive. I’m impressed."

Jiang He quickly began to calculate in his head.

’The development of the KRAS-targeted drug will soon face a Hell-level workload of experiments.’

’The three hundred and twenty thousand failed data sets Professor Kang An brought in need someone to organize and analyze them. The subsequent target anchoring will require top-tier oncological theory for support.’

’If Wang Xiaoqing transfers to a secondary administrative role, the front-line lab will be missing someone who can hold down the fort.’

’Chen Hao and the others are smart and willing to work hard, but they’re too young, after all.’

’As for Sun Changming, in terms of academic vision, he was able to see the value of my LNR paper at a glance back then.’

’In terms of practical experience, his decades in the lab are impeccable.’

’Having him fill the void left by Professor Wang would be absolutely perfect~’

After finishing his analysis, Jiang He said, "You can, but you’ll have to take a test."

"A test?"

"Correct," Jiang He said. "Everyone currently on the team had to pass a test to get in. If you want to join, regardless of seniority, the rules can’t be broken."

Sun Changming readily agreed. "No problem. I hope you can give me a study guide beforehand, though. It would be too embarrassing if I didn’t pass~"

With that, the old man turned around and left, looking as calm and carefree as the wind.

After Sun Changming walked out of the lab building and confirmed he was in a deserted spot,

he suddenly clenched his fists.

"OH YEAH!"

"OH YEAH! THIS IS AWESOME!"

’To be able to join a major special project of the national 863 Program, to personally participate in tackling the toughest nut to crack for humanity—the KRAS target!’

’I’m so happy!’

’Most importantly, as long as I keep working with Jiang He, I won’t be left too far in the dust by that kid, Yang Xu.’

’Sun Changming had heard that Yang Xu and Wang Xiaoqing were both already internally selected for the Changjiang Scholars Program!’

’After the Changjiang Scholars, isn’t the next step becoming an academician?’

’Sun Changming knew that if Yang Xu became an academician before him, something terrible would happen.’

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

’That bastard would definitely make a point of strutting around in front of him for no reason.’

’Dammit, that absolutely cannot be allowed to happen!’

’The little brat has already won in love; he can’t get ahead in his career, too!’

’So the more he thought about it, the more he felt that joining Jiang He’s team today was an extremely crucial move.’

"Awesome! So awesome!"

Just then, from the shadows nearby, a young couple who had been wrapped in an embrace, kissing, suddenly sprang apart.

The boy’s hair was a mess. He stared in terror at Sun Changming, who was pumping his fists under the streetlight, and stammered, "Pro-Professor?..."

Sun Changming: "?"

The boy’s face flushed bright red, thinking the professor’s "awesome" was a sarcastic remark about him kissing in the corner.

He bowed in a fluster. "S-Sorry!"

With that, the boy grabbed the girl’s hand and fled the scene without looking back.

Sun Changming stood frozen, slowly lowering his clenched fists.

He straightened his suit jacket and cleared his throat twice.

"What’s the panic? Young people these days have no composure..."

he muttered under his breath.

’It all comes down to Jiang He. Jiang He, oh, Jiang He, Jiang He!’

’I’m finally on board!’

’The old soldier’s fire is rekindled!’

’I have to start riding Jiang He’s coattails immediately!’

After his excitement subsided,

Sun Changming looked up at the night sky.

Stars twinkled in the distance.

His gaze gradually grew distant and profound.

Finally, it settled into a look of reminiscence...

The cold wind blew past his graying temples.

Sun Changming thought silently to himself:

’My dear wife, if I had met Jiang He earlier, you wouldn’t have blamed me, right?’

’Son, Dad is still trying. I’ve managed to get on board with Jiang He and I’m on the right track now. When we meet again in heaven, I really hope I’ll have something to show for it.’

’I miss you. I miss you both.’