Chapter 449 - 266: Withdrawal and a Hard Stance
Chapter 449: Chapter 266: Withdrawal and a Hard Stance
"If we don’t support Wu Ting, then the WD database he’s worked so hard to pioneer will be left without a source for collecting standardized procedural data. Relying solely on his hepatobiliary surgery department at Fan City First Hospital—how long would that take?"
Once Chen Bofeng made up his mind, not even ten bulls could drag him back.
"I’ll be the first to state my position. Wu Ting, I support you unequivocally. As soon as I get back, I’m applying to withdraw from the International Liver Cancer Association."
Wu Ting hadn’t expected Dean Chen to be so supportive.
Among the hospitals involved, Chen Bofeng’s Hepatic Tumor Surgery department at Xuanshang University Affiliated Tumor Hospital was a leading institution in the Central Region and a recognized authority in the field.
With Chen Bofeng having made his stance clear, Fu Jinfen understood his resolve.
Fu Jinfen smiled. "Alright, I’m in too. I’ll withdraw from the international association today as well."
Ma Shengzhong and Jin Yu had attended their fair share of international conferences. Each time, they could sense the arrogance and condescension hiding beneath the foreign experts’ surface-level courtesy.
It was true that Jin Country’s medical industry lagged behind other countries, but that was only due to its shorter history of development. It didn’t mean the medical professionals of Jin Country were in any way inferior.
This time, they were all ready to go for broke.
"Wu Ting, we’ve all made our decision. Do you have the same resolve?"
The department heads looked at Wu Ting. With a complete skill tree in hepatic tumor surgery and a definitive cure for all four stages of HBV-related primary liver cancer, Wu Ting truly had no reason to be intimidated by this so-called Edwards or any International Liver Cancer Association.
"Of course. We will definitely succeed."
After the meeting, they each returned to their own hospitals to continue collecting clinical data for the third phase of Wu Ting’s trial.
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The next day, a shocking piece of news swept through the international liver cancer field.
Jin Country’s three standing council members—Ma Shengzhong, Chen Bofeng, and Fu Jinfen—were summarily expelled from the International Liver Cancer Association.
The official reason given was that the three council members had forsaken the principles they agreed to upon joining, refused to fulfill their duties, and held irreconcilable differences with the association’s president, Edwards, regarding the treatment philosophy for HBV-related primary liver cancer.
The three standing council members had applied to withdraw, and the International Liver Cancer Association made no effort to retain them. It went even further, publishing the first official blacklist for both the association and its Neutrino Technology: Xuanshang University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Jin Province Tumor Hospital, Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital, Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital, and Fan City First Hospital.
When the decision was announced, every standing council member from Jin Country was utterly baffled.
But against this colossal international organization with member countries spanning over a hundred nations, these department heads from Jin Country were helpless.
「Qinghe City Jiuhua Hospital.」
As a standing council member of the International Liver Cancer Association, Ma Mengchao was furious and immediately contacted Chen Bofeng and the others.
After learning the full story, he went straight to his mentor.
When Scholar Zeng learned of the matter, he remained quite calm.
In this kind of academic dispute, there is no right or wrong. The only thing that matters is who can produce better research.
"The treatment protocol and the patients’ outcomes will speak for themselves."
"As long as they can produce significant research findings, I, Zeng Jiu, will ensure they are vindicated."
Scholar Zeng was, after all, a medical professional of the older generation. He had more than enough confidence and composure. He was as unmovable as a mountain, but when he struck, it was with the force of a thunderbolt.
Beneath Scholar Zeng’s calm gaze, he was actually filled with anticipation. ’As a researcher from an even earlier generation of Jin Country, I’ve endured my share of cold shoulders and injustice on the international stage. This little incident is nothing.’
"Facing a little pressure and a few setbacks is no big deal. True steel is forged through a hundred temperings. Do whatever it is you want to do."
"I’ll handle any pressure from within the system for you. I’ll also keep the leadership at the Ministry of Health in check."
"I’ll be waiting for your results!"
After Scholar Zeng Jiu spoke these words calmly, he went to attend to his other duties.
That very day, the hepatobiliary surgery department of Jiuhua Hospital made an announcement: they would be fully adopting the first three systemic therapies of Wu Ting’s team for treating HBV-related primary liver cancer.
Laura was caught off guard by Jiuhua Hospital’s support. She also found the tenacious resistance from Chen Bofeng and the others to be unbelievable.
However, unlike the other institutions, Jiuhua Hospital was the vice president’s institution. With Zeng Jiu not having announced his withdrawal, she, a mere secretary-general, wouldn’t dare make a move against Union.
After all, the International Liver Cancer Association was just an international academic organization. What could it really do to a Scholar from a major nation?
Laura prepared to return to the Southern Country to report on her mission. She would wait for the Neutrino project to advance and mature. When that time came, Zeng Jiu and Ma Mengchao would have no choice but to come and apologize.
Once Neutrino Technology matured, Wu Ting’s team’s research would be stillborn.
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Following Jiuhua Hospital’s declaration of support, the entire affair settled into a lopsided standoff.
With the backing of the five major hospitals, Wu Ting’s team continued with the third phase of their clinical trials.
Meanwhile, Edwards’s Neutrino project was taking the world by storm. It also began its official rollout in the first batch of authorized hospitals within Jin Country.
While Wu Ting’s team went quiet, Edwards’s team was proceeding with fiery intensity. They even began organizing a special meeting for this year’s International Liver Cancer Association.
And at the conference, they planned to form the first-ever International Research Group for HBV-Related Primary Liver Cancer.
The *International Journal of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases* published another commentary.