From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Chapter 346
"Shi Hao, how do you feel?"

In the ward, Lin Xiao looked down at Shi Hao on the bed and asked.

Shi Hao pulled up the quilt covering his body, then moved his feet, and said with a smile, "Very good."

"For the first time, I know how good it is to be able to move your body."

He looked at his body with surprise on his face.

To be honest, since he lay down for such a long time, he searched almost every day how the paralyzed person can recover, how difficult it is to create an artificial nerve, and the results he got were all very pessimistic.

Although the research on artificial nerves has already started, and an artificial nerve has been developed abroad, these artificial nerves are too unstable for real use, after all, they cannot be completely compared with real nerves.

So these artificial nerves have not been used in practice.

It was also because of this that Shi Hao almost had no hope for this matter.

However, who would have thought that even such an impossible thing, Lin Xiao would still accomplish it for him.

Therefore, Shi Hao was also very grateful to Lin Xiao in his heart.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Then after you recover, you can move however you want."

"Of course." Shi Hao nodded, recalling that for so many months, he had been taken care of by others for almost all kinds of things, and he couldn't even control his bowel movements. For him, this was simply physical and psychological torture. .

But just now, after he woke up, he felt that he had regained all these abilities, and all the things that tortured him in the past were all over.

Therefore, after he really recovers, he must take a good walk.

Of course, at this time, Chen Xuan, who was next to him as a doctor, naturally wanted to say: "Don't be too violent. Although your nerves have recovered, your spine is still in the recovery period. It will take at least a year to recover to a similar condition. And even if you recover, you have to be careful not to do some movements that put a lot of pressure on the spine, such as bending over hard, otherwise there will still be problems."

"Thank you, Doctor Chen, I see."

Shi Hao responded immediately, with a regretful expression on his face.

There is no way, after all, the back is not as long as the natural one, and this is not the supreme bone, the second one is worse than the first one.

And at this moment, Ma Gaoliang walked in from the door.

He was calling outside just now, probably reporting the good news to his superiors.

At this time, with a little joy on his face, he said: "The higher-ups have decided to continue to conduct more clinical trials, push them into the market as soon as possible, and will also be included in the medical insurance at that time. In addition, the higher-ups are also planning to announce this matter to the public." .”

Both Chen Xuan and Shi Hao were pleasantly surprised. If this kind of thing can be introduced to the market as soon as possible, it will naturally benefit more people.

It is a good thing to be included in the medical insurance. Even if a person from a wealthy family is paralyzed, his family is enough to support him, and at the same time, he can fully afford the money to pay for surgery and other expenses.

But ordinary families obviously can’t do it. Maybe the raw materials only cost a few hundred yuan, but a surgery involving nerves can easily cost tens of thousands, or even more than [-]. It can cause this technology, which was originally used to benefit the general public, to become something that benefits the rich.

"This is a good thing!" Chen Xuan said immediately, "The above decision is very good, and it will definitely benefit the public at that time."

Shi Hao also nodded with a smile.

No matter what, he felt the same way about those paralyzed people now, that kind of pain was simply unbearable for human beings.

So he would love to see others recover as well.

However, Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment. Of course he agreed with the matter, but it was just announced?
Isn't it because room-temperature superconductors are involved, so it should be kept secret?
Ma Gaoliang saw Lin Xiao's doubts, but just nodded to him with a smile, gestured, and then said to Chen Xuan: "Dr. Chen, I may need your help later."

"Of course it's no problem. I just happen to practice more nerve-connecting techniques to prepare for the future."

Chen Xuan laughed.

"That's good." Ma Gaoliang nodded, and then said to Lin Xiao: "Professor Lin, I still have something to tell you about this technology, let's go out and talk about it."

Lin Xiao nodded, knowing that Ma Gaoliang was probably talking about why he wanted to make an announcement, so he and Ma Gaoliang left the ward and went to other places.

This hospital is an official internal hospital, so there is no need to worry about being overheard when talking here.

Afterwards, Ma Gaoliang explained the reason: "Professor Lin, first of all, this announcement is for the benefit of the public. After all, if this technology is not used in practice, it would be a waste of money."

"Well, I know." Lin Xiao nodded.

He knows that this technology, even if it is fully reimbursed by medical insurance, is a win-win situation for patients and the country.

Because in addition to benefiting the public, after the artificial nerve technology restores the mobility of the original paralyzed people, these people will naturally regain the ability to engage in labor.

And the economic value that these people bring to the country after their labor will eventually exceed the value spent.

This is also one of the reasons why medical insurance is still being implemented at a loss.

"Secondly, it is also to use this technology to improve the medical level of our country and attract foreigners to come to us for treatment."

Ma Gaoliang continued.

Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, this was considered a strategic consideration.

There is one reason why rich people like to go abroad. It is also because the level of medical care in foreign countries is relatively high. There are some high-end medical technologies and equipment, and foreign countries are monopolizing China.

Now that they have the technology to restore paralysis, it will obviously attract many paralyzed people from abroad to come here for treatment.

At that time, it will also stimulate the economy. After all, those paralyzed people who come here for surgery must stay in China to recuperate. The economy brought by this will probably be more than that brought by foreign tourists. many times.

"As for the third point, it is a preparation for the release of CCD-I in the future."

Ma Gaoliang said with a smile at this time: "Think about it, our country has developed a room temperature superconductor, and it is first used to save people and treat diseases. It is a relatively noble thing to say."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing: "That's true."

However, thinking about what Ma Gaoliang said just now about the electromagnetic gun that can extinguish forest fires within a radius of 50 meters, this is probably just for the public to hear.

"Well, that's basically the reasons for these. You can also prepare for it later. When we make an official announcement, you're probably going to be popular again."

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he waved his hands and said, "Fire, fire, I'm already so hot, I don't care if I light it up now."

Ma Gaoliang laughed, and then said: "That's it, I'm leaving first, I have something to do at work."

"Well, you go."

Lin Xiao nodded, and after saying goodbye to Ma Gaoliang, he returned to the ward and continued to accompany Shi Hao.

……

A few days later, the time came to May 27.

It is about to enter June, but the hotter and hotter weather makes people more uncomfortable.

In a small county in a certain province in Northwest China.

In a very dilapidated house.

In the bedroom, the ceiling was covered in cobwebs, the cobwebs were so dusty that it looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years.

The other places in the bedroom are also messy, dust can be seen everywhere, on the windows, on the screens, and on the floor, there is also a concrete floor, the concrete floor is very rough, and even a fall can cause serious scratches.

However, the only clean things in it were a police cap and police uniform hanging on a hanger.

The weather was very hot, and the yellow fan beside the bed was blowing, making a lot of noise, probably there was a problem with the rotating shaft inside.

At the same time, an old woman was wiping the lower body of a man in his 30s and nearly [-]s on the bed, and then changed him into a diaper.

And this man is a paraplegic.

His name is Zhou Xiong, and he is a policeman. Ten years ago, in a drug incident, because he tried to intercept a criminal, he was hit by the criminal's car and broke his spine, resulting in paraplegia of the lower limbs.

People with disabilities cannot be police officers, but police officers who are disabled on duty will not be dismissed, and they can also receive subsidies.

But the subsidy can only meet the minimum standard of living, and Zhou Xiong's father was a worker in his early years. He was hit in the head by a falling object on the construction site while he was working, and unfortunately passed away.

In other words, only his mother and himself remained in their family.

He was also married, not long after marriage, and had no children. After these things happened, his wife divorced him.

At that time, he also directly signed the divorce agreement. He was relatively honest and never thought of dragging down his wife at the time.

Just like that, ten years have passed.

Looking at the 60-year-old mother in front of him, bending over to change her diaper, the wrinkles on her face and the white hair on her head made Zhou Xiong close his eyes and tightly clenched his hands under the quilt. grip.

He really wanted to stand up, even if he didn't do anything, it would still feel better to be served by his mother than when he was almost 40 years old.

The old mother changed the diaper for her son, then stood up and thumped her waist.

She sighed, looked at her son who closed her eyes, and finally said nothing, just said: "Okay, I'm going to wash your pants. It seems to be seven o'clock now, and the news broadcast should start."

After speaking, she went out and went to the public bathroom on this floor.

And Zhou Xiong opened his eyes at this time, his eyes were a little red.

Then he raised his arms and supported himself to sit on the wheelchair next to him.

Then I turned on the TV and watched the news broadcast.

He would watch the news broadcast every day to learn about the outside world, which would at least keep him up to date.

Because he heard that the people in the prison don’t know what the outside world has become after sitting in prison for a few years. He doesn’t want to make himself the same as the people in the prison because he is a policeman.

Soon, the first few pieces of news passed quickly, but the next piece of news suddenly made Zhou Xiong's eyes widen.

"Lin Xiao, a famous scientist in my country, has successfully developed an artificial nerve, and has achieved great clinical success. It is reported that the artificial nerve can replace the human body's own nerves, reconnect the nerves that were originally disconnected by accident, and achieve the function of repairing the nerves. For example, the repair of the central nervous system can make the paralyzed stand up again..."

(End of this chapter)