Strange's words were within Li Jie's expectations. Christen had just explained the risks of Penny's surgery.
Li Jie rubbed his chin and said hesitantly, "Can't we use Oscorp's latest technology and nerve regeneration technology? There's no need for you to do complicated nerve bypass and reconstruction. I know that traditional surgery is very risky. "
Before Li Jie could finish, Strange interrupted him. "New surgery is also very risky! Penny is a six-year-old girl. She's too young. The younger the child, the higher the risk of this kind of surgery. The possibility of failure is higher, and the success rate may be less than 20%. And this is for me. "
Strange turned to look at everyone and said, "If it were someone else, there might not even be a 5% chance of success."
"That's why we need you, Dr. Strange. If we don't have the surgery, Penny will also have problems. She might live a life worse than death for the rest of her life. "Li Jie tried to persuade Strange.
But Strange was a very stubborn person. He continued to shake his head and said, "Instead of having the surgery now, it's better to wait for her to grow up a little. If she can grow up to ten years old, the success rate of the surgery will increase a lot. I'll use the knife then, Mr. Li. "
"But Penny can't wait that long!" Christen interrupted. "She had an attack today. She was still in the operating room just now. Although she's out of danger now, her condition is getting worse."
Christen, who came in last, had gone to the emergency room before coming. She was an important doctor in the emergency room, and she had obtained a lot of information about Penny's rescue.
Christen continued, "Her nerves are now beginning to shrink at an accelerated rate. From now on, the time she can live conscious in the world can only be counted in days."
Christen had brought the worst news, worse than they had expected. There was no time for Penny to grow up slowly and then reduce the risk of the surgery.
"Please, Steve." Christen looked at Strange and said, "This child doesn't have much time left. She needs the surgery."
"No, you know the rules, Christine." Strange showed an unusual heart of stone. Although he was frowning and thinking about something, he still chose to refuse in the end.
When Li Jie heard Strange's refusal, he couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "What makes you so cold-hearted, Dr. Strange? This is a six-year-old girl. She is in front of you, begging for your mercy and help. "
"You're the only one who can help her, yet you choose to stand by and do nothing?" Li Jie couldn't help but mock Strange. "Why? For that ridiculous 100% success rate of your surgery? If that's the case, I can find a way to arrange a secret surgery. "
"It was carried out in the laboratory of the Osborne Group. No one knew that you were involved in this operation. If the operation fails, I will find a few cats and dogs to take the blame for you. What do you think? "Li Jie said with disdain in his eyes.
"Of course, if you succeed, I will also help find a group of reporters to interview you. The Osborne Group is very familiar with several members of The Lancet. Maybe you can even be on the cover of The Lancet."
Li Jie's words were full of ridicule. He had never liked Strange very much. Since the first time, however, because of the cooperation between the Osborne Group and him, Li Jie maintained a polite relationship with him, at least on the surface.
But now that things had come to this point, Strange still refused to perform the surgery and refused to perform the surgery. This was no longer to protect his own honor, but pure cold-heartedness.
If a doctor valued his own reputation more than the patient's life, and could even watch an innocent life die in front of him, Li Jie felt that he had lost the basic character of a doctor.
Li Jie's mockery made Strange very angry, especially when he said that he would find a few cats and dogs to replace him. Especially when Li Jie said that if he succeeded, he would let The Lancet interview him.
This was an insult to Strange. An insult to his character. What did he think he was? A b * tch who relied on his medical skills to show off and raise the price?
"Enough!" Strange angrily slapped his oak desk, causing it to make a loud thud.
"What do you know! What do you know! "Strange said angrily, pointing at the three people in the room. His thoughts were simply incomprehensible to others. He had been covering his deepest thoughts with a thick disguise.
"You think I care about this stupid honor? About the so-called percentage success rate? "Strange had lost his usual elegance. He pulled at his collar and roared.
There were many reasons for his loss of composure. Li Jie's mockery was one, and Christen's distrust of him was another. Perhaps there were some other reasons. Perhaps he was just tired. The more honor he had, the more things he had to bear. Sometimes, tense nerves needed an outlet.
"Then what do you care about?" Li Jie retorted to Strange.
"Life!" Strange said a word that Li Jie would never have thought of. Li Jie found the word extremely funny coming from Strange's mouth.
"Ha!" Li Jie did not hide his contempt.
Staring at Li Jie, Christen, and Thor, Strange said, "When I read the Hebrew Manifesto in the medical book, I knew the weight of life in my hands."
"The better your medical skills, the greater the responsibility you have to bear! It is illegal for criminals to kill people. They kill people with guns, knives, drugs, anything. "
"They will be punished by the law. They will be despised by people. People will say they deserve it. "Strange's face was abnormally flushed.
"But doctors won't! When I stood in front of the operating table with the lancet, I knew. I was given a legal license to kill. "
"The life and death of the patient on the operating table are in my hands. I can save him or kill him. And I don't have to answer to anyone. I don't have to answer to anyone when I kill a patient. Because it is legal! And even if I do kill someone, someone will come and pat me on the shoulder and say, 'You did your best'. "
"Do you understand this feeling? I am a doctor. My duty is to save people, not to kill. Just like what you did last time, Christen, injecting brain death into an organ donor. I will never be able to do that in my life! "
"I would rather not have anything to do with any life I can't save. I don't want my hands to be stained with blood. I don't want to be haunted by ghosts when I wake up at night! "
Li Jie looked at Strange with a strange expression on his face. Christen, on the other hand, had known Strange for a long time and knew more about Strange's sister.
It was a failed operation, and the chief surgeon was Steve Strange. Since then, Strange refused to accept any operation that he felt he could not complete.
Just as Strange was shouting hysterically, Thor said in a low voice, "Coward."
He didn't lower his voice suspiciously, so everyone could hear him.
Then Thor repeated loudly, "Coward!" He pointed at Strange's nose and shouted.
"So you would rather watch innocent lives die in front of you than lend a helping hand?" Thor did not accept Strange's words at all.
"The so-called theory of saving people and killing people is just your fallacious reasoning. You are just a coward! Look at yourself, look at you! "Thor said, pointing at the luxurious office.
"Look at the clothes you are wearing, look at the watch you are wearing (a Patek Philippe). Ordinary people can't afford this outfit even if they work for ten years. Look at the trophies and certificates in your cabinet. Countless doctors can't get any of them in their lifetime! "
Thor's eyes were as big as Tong Ling's. His anger was like that of a lion. He walked over to Christen and held her hands.
"Listen to what you just said. You said Christen killed someone? She killed an organ donor! "Thor grabbed Christen's hands and said.
"Do you know how many people these hands have saved? How many lives were saved by these hands when they were on the brink of death in the ambulance? I went out with Christen and rescued people together. I know what she has done for this world. "
"We ran, we ran. We did our best for a glimmer of hope. How many times have I seen Christen trembling because her hands were weak. Look at this beautiful woman. She could have chosen a happier life. But she chose the cruelest battlefield. "
"No big office, no personal assistant, no big house, no Patek Philippe, and no honor like the wall behind you. But how many people has she saved? She has defeated Death again and again in the war against Death, forcing Death to retreat again and again! Look at her hands, the calluses and dilated blood vessels from years of exertion are clearly visible! "
Thor let go of Christen's hands and walked towards Strange step by step, making Strange feel a sense of oppression that he had never felt before. Until the oppressed fell back into the chair. Thor stared at Strange with his eyes.
"But look at what you have done. Have you really fulfilled your oath? Have you really saved lives? You haven't, you haven't! You have only wanted to save yourself from beginning to end! "
Thor's words were like a sword that pierced Strange's heart. He suddenly paused.
"I have been reading a book on nursing recently. I read the biography of Nightingale. She is known as the Goddess of the Lantern. Her creation of modern nursing techniques has saved millions of lives. But before that, she was once called a murderer. Because when she first came into contact with nursing, she did not master the method. She once caused the death rate in the sanatorium to reach as high as 65%! "
Thor slapped Strange's table, the sound of his slapping was louder than Strange's.
"But did she give up? No! She pioneered modern nursing and became the object of the oath of modern health care workers. Millions of people have survived because of her. "
"The first day I met Christen, she told me that medical treatment is a war, and there must be a winner and a loser in a war. You are delusional enough to think that you can always win. But I am sorry to tell you that I have experienced more wars than you! "Thor's tone was full of determination.
"I can accurately tell you that there is no eternal winner in a war. I have lost many friends in a war, and I have not always been able to win. But if you do not experience failure, you will never succeed, coward! "
"Is there no other choice besides this piece of trash?" Thor said to Li Jie, pointing at Strange who had paused.
Li Jie thought for a moment. "I don't know if Dr. Otto, who helps the company with neuro-skeletal research, knows other neurosurgeons. Let's go ask him."
Thor glanced at Strange disdainfully and said, "Hold on to your false glory for the rest of your life, coward!"
With that, he slapped Strange's oak table heavily. His broad palm slammed on the table, making a loud thud. It was louder than all the previous sounds.
As the sound faded, a huge crack appeared on the originally sturdy oak table. Oak planks that were more than five centimeters thick could not be broken with a single slap from a human. Li Jie noticed this, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Thor.
Strange was also shocked by the exaggerated strength. He glanced at the crack on the table but was not curious (because it was common in the Marvel world, wasn't it?). He just asked, "Why do you care about a child in an orphanage like this!"
Thor said without looking back, "Because she gave me a reward that I couldn't refuse."
"What reward?" asked Strange.
Thor did not answer, but Christen gave Strange a deep look and said, "Two toffees and a hard fruit candy."
"What?" Strange thought he had heard wrong.
Christen shook her head and said, "You will never understand, Strange." With that, she quickly caught up with Thor.
There was a special smile on her face. Strange was sure that this was the first time he had seen Christen smile like this since he had known her for so long. And she took the initiative to hold Thor's hand.
Li Jie was a little impressed with Thor today. For the first time, he showed respect for Thor. After getting in touch with Dr. Otto in the company, he took the initiative to help Thor open the door of Strange's office. He smiled and nodded to Thor. "You behaved like a real man today. Dr. Otto seems to have a way. "
Christen held Thor's hand and said, "Just like when you held my hand just now, Thor, you made me look at you in a new light."
Thor was confused by their attitude. He had just said what he wanted to say.
"No, don't be like this. Are you two plotting something? "Thor could not believe that the two of them were so friendly to him. It was fine if it was Christen, but Li Jie was someone who schemed against him every day.
Li Jie patted him on the shoulder and did not say anything. Christen said, "Let's go see Penney, and then it's time for dinner. What do you want to eat? Thor. "
"Salad. I need to lose weight, "said Thor.
"No, no need. I think you're fine the way you are now. It's not good for your health if you're too thin. "Christen pinched Thor's shoulder and patted his stomach.
"Huh?" Thor felt that he was hearing things.
… …
Li Jie and the other two walked further and further away. Seeing Christen disappear into the distance, Strange had a premonition that he might lose her forever.
And what Thor said just now was like a sharp knife that pierced his heart. He sat in his chair in a daze. At this moment, Strange felt a sense of loneliness he had never felt before.
He placed his hand on the oak table, but the table silently split in half and fell to the ground.
"Damn it!" Strange cursed. Perhaps Thor was right. He did not want to save anyone. He only wanted to save himself.
At this moment, everyone left. Strange felt that he had become a loner in this world.
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