Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

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"No problem." In the doctor's office, the attending doctor in charge of Xu Cang carefully looked at the film on Xu Cang's left hand: "Yesterday's operation must have been successful."

"Then why didn't he feel the temperature just now?" Qin Xin asked eagerly.

The doctor took off his glasses, thought for a while, and looked at Xu Cang: "Do you have any abnormal sensations in your left hand now? Such as numbness, tingling, etc."

Xu Cang said blankly, "Not yet."

"Then can you feel the temperature now?"

"En." Xu Cang nodded: "There is no problem now. But I really didn't feel it just now."

"How long does that last?"

"This." Xu Cang hesitated, but still shook his head: "I probably know when it ended, but I don't know when it started, so I can't answer this question."

If he hadn't accidentally picked up the hot water that Qin Xin poured down just now, he wouldn't have known that his left hand couldn't feel the temperature.

"In addition, now that I think about it, my left thumb will experience a little numbness intermittently. Before, I thought it was an extension of the pain of the palm injury, but now it seems that there is little connection between the two."

Qin Xin heard the eyelid note from the side: "Your thumb also responds?"

The doctor's heart skipped a beat: "If the thumb responds."

"Is there a problem with the median nerve?" Xu Cang said coldly: "I can feel the touch pressure in my left hand just now, but I can't distinguish between hot and cold. Do I need to consider the possibility of injury to the hypothalamus, reticular nerve and spinal cord? ?”

The doctor was startled: "You still know this, you are a medical student?"

The median nerve that Xu Cang mentioned is the motor nerve that controls the tip of the thumb. If there is a problem with the median nerve, there will indeed be some abnormal reactions in the thumb.

And Xu Cang mentioned that his left hand is not completely without feeling, but it is not sensitive to the perception of temperature, and the sensory organs for temperature in the human body are the hypothalamus, reticular nerve and spinal cord.

This is a relatively professional term. If you don’t study medicine, few people know it.

"I'm a pilot and have never studied medicine." Xu Cang said calmly.

The doctor was puzzled: "Then when are you?"

"last night."

"Ah?" The doctor didn't quite understand what Xu Cang said last night.

However, Qin Xin probably understands.It is very possible that Xu Cang stayed up late last night to read books on neurology. With Xu Cang's terrifying learning ability, everything that happened to him is possible.

Actually, this is not a good sign.

This shows that Xu Cang showed unusual anxiety about his hand injury, and even began to do some things that were not within his scope of work in order to seek comfort.

The doctor thought for a while: "Combined with your self-report, I feel that your temperature-sensing nerves should not have been injured. It may be just a hand injury that caused a problem in signal transmission."

The human body's perception of temperature is just a pulse signal, and organs such as the hypothalamus are equivalent to the central processing unit, which will process these pulse signals.However, if the transmission of biological impulse signals is not smooth due to a hand injury, there will naturally be some reactions.It's not necessarily a problem with the processor.

"I think it's better to check." Xu Cang insisted.

The doctor waved his hand: "It's too complicated to check, and it's really unnecessary. Your hand is directly injured, and the other parts are not injured."

"Damn it!" Xu Cang's voice suddenly rose: "I was in a brief coma during the decompression and hypoxia period. Are you sure that this hypoxic coma did not damage my nervous system?"

In fact, in general terms, the duration of Xu Cang's hypoxic coma was not long.Under normal circumstances, damage to the nervous system occurs only when there is a long period of hypoxia.

That is to say, some people spend a long time after drowning, and their lives may be saved later, but they become unresponsive, or even completely demented.

There is a high probability that the short period of hypoxic coma will have no effect on Xu Cang, but no one can say how delicate the human body is.

"This." The doctor was taken aback by Xu Cang's sudden voice: "What you said is indeed possible, but the possibility is relatively small."

Xu Cang rubbed his temples: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure. If possible, please arrange a comprehensive neurological examination."

"Mr. Xu, I can understand your feelings. However, from my professional point of view, even if there are intermittent sensory abnormalities, this should only be temporary. The palm injury destroyed the conduction of some hand nerves , so there will be some worrying situations. But, in fact, your hand injury is not that serious, as long as you rest, you can recover."

Xu Cang's left hand was stabbed across the face, which seemed to be serious, but actually the severity was not particularly high for a knife wound, the wound area was not large, and there was no organic defect.

The main nerves were artificially connected during the operation last night, and some secondary nerves can recover by themselves with rest, just like the roots of plants.

"What's more, it's not that we don't want to do neurological examinations for you." The doctor was a little embarrassed: "Our hospital's level of neurology may not meet Mr. Xu Cang's requirements."

Of course, it doesn't mean that the level of St. Luke's Hospital is not good, but from Xu Cang's description, the doctor can feel that Xu Cang has extremely high requirements for neurological treatment, and St. Luke's Hospital is relatively weak in neurology.

"Then which medical institution abroad has the highest level of neurological research and treatment?" Qin Xin asked quickly.

The doctor thought for a while: "It should be the Kraft Sensory Medicine Center in the United States."

"Xu Cang, let's go! Let's go to the United States." Qin Xin is also a vigorous and resolute person. Once he has a goal, he will not stop for a moment.

However, Xu Cang remained motionless, showing a hint of deep thought.

Qin Xin frowned: "Xu Cang, what's wrong?"

"Doctor, does Kraft Medical Center not accept patients?" Xu Cang said suddenly.

"How do you know?" The doctor was really surprised at this time: "Yes, it is a research institution rather than a medical institution. Therefore, in principle, it does not treat public patients there."

"What, you don't accept public patients?" Qin Xin was startled.

"Yes. But it's not completely unacceptable. You can try to contact me." The doctor said seriously: "In any case, it is the world's leading neurological research and treatment institution."

Qin Xin let out a long breath: "Xu Cang, shall I contact you?"

Who knew that Xu Cang waved his hand directly and sighed: "No need."

Qin Xin was stunned: "Why?"

Xu Cang stood up slowly and put on his clothes: "Kraft Sensory Medicine Center, if I remember correctly, it belongs there"

"Ours!" Immediately after Xu Cang's words, the door of the doctor's office was pushed open, and General Dynamics CEO Yu Chen in a suit and leather shoes came in with a smile, and nodded slightly after seeing the bandage on Xu Cang's left hand: "Mr. , I didn’t expect that we would meet again in this way. Just now I heard you say that you are going to Kraft Medical Center outside?”

Qin Xinxiu frowned: "You are?"

"The CEO of General Dynamics." Xu Cang said flatly.

"Tong. General Dynamics." It was the first time for Qin Xin to see the real executives of such a multinational giant company.

Yu Chen didn't even look at Qin Xin, but looked at Xu Cang with a light smile: "Mr. Xu, it's really not a coincidence that Kraft Medical Center is an asset of our general medicine."

Xu Cang snorted: "I really didn't expect you to get involved in the pharmaceutical industry."

"Mr. Xu is absurd. In the United States, three industries are the most profitable, one is military industry, the other is finance, and the last is medicine. Although medicine is not our main business at GM, we still want to join in the fun." Yu Chen looked very It's comfort: "I came to Japan for a trip. It was originally a boring business meeting, but when I first landed, I heard that Mr. Xu had done another shocking event in Japan. I said, in terms of people, I still Some vision."

"Then thank you for caring about me so much." Xu Cang said coldly.

"No, no, no! Mr. Xu, don't have any resistance. If I don't come, Mr. Xu won't have the opportunity to receive treatment from Kraft Medical Center. That would be a pity." Yu Chen laughed: "Everyone says America is the chosen one." There are no strong enemies in the north and south, and there are oceans in the east and west. However, today I also feel that I am very lucky. The gift I gave Mr. Xu before seems not expensive enough to be taken seriously by Mr. Xu, but I am afraid it will be different this time gone."

The gift that Yuchen mentioned before was that many domestic airline companies jointly requested the Civil Aviation Administration to thoroughly investigate the abnormal commercial behavior of Spring Airlines' low-price sales.For this reason, Spring Airlines really accepted the relevant investigation by the Civil Aviation Administration, and was unable to apply for routes within a few months.

Although it didn't cause any particularly serious impact, it was indeed not a comfortable experience.

Of course, Xu Cang guessed that it was Yu Chen who ordered it.Therefore, I was not surprised by what Yu Chen said.

Xu Cang didn't look at Yu Chen anymore, but patted Qin Xin: "Let's go."

"Mr. Xu, escaping is fruitless." Seeing Xu Cang leave, Yu Chen laughed and said, "I'm still the same as before. If you help us with the GENx test flight, you will not only get the reward I promised, but I will also let Kraft The medical center will do its best to treat you."

However, when these words fell to Xu Cang, he didn't respond at all, as if Xu Cang didn't hear it at all.

In the office, it was the doctor who seemed embarrassed.Xu Cang spoke to Yu Chen in Chinese, but the doctor could understand it.Because of the great reputation of St. Luke's Hospital, many foreigners will come here especially. In the long run, it is not surprising that some high-level doctors will also learn some foreign languages ​​appropriately.

However, the conversation between Yu Chen and Xu Cang was really exciting.

He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him turned out to be the CEO of General Dynamics, a big company that could influence the world.Facing the CEO of General Dynamics, Xu Cang was able to treat him as an equal, which is really incredible.

Didn't you say that this person is a civil aviation pilot?

After ignoring Yu Chen directly, Xu Cang took you out of the doctor's office.However, before he took a few steps, he saw Guan Yueling who had gone and returned, but this time Guan Yueling was alone, and the executive director was not by his side.

"Xu Cang, I feel it." Guan Yueling just approached and planned to say something, but when her eyes accidentally passed Xu Cang and saw the situation behind him, she couldn't help being stunned: "President Yu. "

That's right, Yu Chen also followed from the doctor's office, and Guan Yueling knew Yu Chen.To be precise, this cognitive relationship is one-sided.Guan Yueling, as a representative of ANA, once visited the headquarters of General Dynamics when purchasing engines, so he met Yuchen once and left a deep impression.

But Yuchen didn't remember Guan Yueling very much, the levels of the two were different.

As soon as Yu Chenfu came out, he looked at Xu Cang who had gone away, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Do you think that just one Kraft Medical Center is my bargaining chip? Xu Cang, I said that you will still be used by me in the end." .Not long ago, I went to the president of Pratt & Whitney Power, and the planetary gear you want is impossible."

This time, Xu Cang's footsteps finally stopped, he turned sideways, and said coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

"You can't see the situation clearly, so I can only make a decision for you, and you can understand it as you like." Yu Chen raised his chin: "Xu Cang, I have shown enough patience with you, I hope you don't rely on me." I continue to challenge my bottom line for your appreciation. Whether it is the Kraft Medical Center or the planetary gear, you can get what you want in the test flight of GENx."

Yu Chen's words were still echoing in the empty corridor. On such an occasion, even Guan Yueling dared not speak out.She could feel that the level of conversation between Xu Cang and Yu Chen was beyond the reach of her as the president of ANA.

Of course she knew what GENx was, General Dynamics' next-generation pervasive engine.The size of the previous GE90 was too large, and its scope of use was limited. Judging from the data disclosed by GENx today, the scope of application is much larger.

However, it is clear that the development of this derivative version of GE90 is not smooth.However, Yue Ling never imagined that General Dynamics would have Xu Cang participate in the test flight of GENx on purpose.

No, this is no longer intentional, but almost sure of Xu Cang as the candidate.

But why does it seem that Xu Cang is quite repulsed by this flight test job?

Xu Cang turned around slowly: "Puhui and you are also competitors, and they will never block the planetary gear technology just because of your words. However, the benefits they can get are not enough to impress them. to the extent."

Yu Chen's eyes froze, Clark, the president of Pratt & Whitney's power department, really said something similar.In order to get Pratt & Whitney's engines to replace Rolls-Royce's engines on the Boeing 7E7 project, one of the small additional conditions is that Pratt & Whitney will not easily sell the planetary gears.

However, Clark didn't have enough to say at the time.He once mentioned that if Xu Cang can give enough chips, the planetary gear can be reconsidered.

This is already the maximum promise Clark can give, after all, they can't delay making money, can they?

"But, what benefits can you offer to impress Pratt & Whitney?" Yu Chen snorted, "Xu Cang, I appreciate and recognize you, but this doesn't mean that you are really an important person."

Xu Cang raised his eyelids: "You are not afraid that I will go to Pratt & Whitney. Their PW-8000 engine should need a suitable test pilot."

As soon as this remark came out, Yu Chen, who had always seemed to be in control of everything, suddenly shouted: "How dare you!"

Pratt & Whitney's PW-8000 engine overlaps with the GENx in many ways.Had the PW-8000 engine been developed first, it would have been disastrous for GM.

Although rationally speaking, Yu Chen didn't think that Xu Cang could play a decisive role in the development of an engine.However, with Xu Cang's ability, Pratt & Whitney Power can conduct engine test flights without restriction, and trial and error at an astonishing speed, which is much, much faster than a long demonstration.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case, Yu Chen doesn't dare to gamble, how can he not be annoyed by this?
"Do you think I dare?" Xu Cang said indifferently: "I also said that no one can threaten me."

On the side, Guan Yueling heard that it was thrilling, a confrontation at this level was really too stressful.Unexpectedly, Xu Cang could handle a person at the level of the CEO of General Dynamics.

Veins popped up on Yu Chen's forehead, and he hadn't been so angry because of the same person for a long time: "Then you don't want your left hand anymore?"

Xu Cang moved his left hand slightly: "I now feel that what the doctor said is right. Maybe it is really a temporary neurological abnormality, and it will disappear by itself later. As for the Kraft Medical Center, I don't think so. I need it."

After finishing speaking, Xu Cang turned around and left without delay, leaving only Yu Chen with a gloomy face.

Guan Yueling looked at Yu Chen, and then at Xu Cang who had left, she knew that today was not a good day for talking.So, she also left quite tactfully.

In the elevator room, Qin Xin looked at Xu Cang carefully.When Xu Cang confronted Yu Chen just now, his expression was really scary, which even made Qin Xin feel burdened.

Xu Cang remained expressionless, and said calmly, "What are you looking at me for?"

"I'm a little scared when you keep a straight face and don't speak." It was the first time Qin Xin showed such a little woman's attitude.

"Are you still afraid now?" Xu Cang tilted his head, he wanted to force a smile, but his face twitched a few times, and he still couldn't make a smile.

However, Qin Xin did not follow Xu Cang's words, but asked another question: "Do you really care about the injury on your hand?"

She knew Xu Cang, Xu Cang would never let his hand injury go unnoticed.This is actually a matter of probability. It may be true, as the doctor said, that this is just an extended neurological problem caused by a hand injury. It is not serious and can recover by itself in the future.However, it is also possible that it is really serious and will have a huge impact on Xu Cang's life or, more precisely, his flight in the future.

From a rational point of view, Qin Xin didn't think that Xu Cang was betting on the so-called probability.

But the Kraft Sensory Medicine Center is a general industry, which is really difficult to handle.

Xu Cang was silent for a moment: "I might go to Tianning."

"Tianning? What are you doing there?" Qin Xin was startled.

"Doctor's hand." Xu Cang let out a long breath: "There may be someone there who can help me."

Qin Xin didn't quite understand Xu Cang's words, but she didn't ask any further questions, and only said that she would arrange a plane to Tianning as soon as possible.

After another moment of silence, Qin Xin suddenly said: "Xu Cang, maybe you can do something about the Pratt & Whitney PW-8000 engine you mentioned."

Yuchen came to blackmail Xu Cang from the Kraft Medical Center, and Xu Cang could also use the PW-8000 engine to counter it.If operated properly, it may be possible to achieve your goal without a single soldier.

However, Xu Cang shook his head: "The PW-8000 engine has no future. Things without a future cannot become a threat. Soon, GM will understand this."

"Why?" Qin Xin was very puzzled: "Just now I saw that CEO's reaction was great."

If the PW-8000 engine is really an empty shell, then the CEO of General Dynamics should not care.But the reaction just now seemed to have nothing to do with indifference.

And with GM's strength, it should evaluate competitors' products.If there is really no future product, GM's technology evaluation department should have noticed it long ago, right?
"Perhaps Pratt & Whitney hasn't made up its mind to really advance." Xu Cang sighed: "As long as they try to really advance, they will find a huge and unavoidable problem."

Qin Xin was rather curious: "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Xu Cang said helplessly, "The low-voltage transmission can't be adapted to the enhanced dual rotors at all."

(End of this chapter)