Chapter 6: The Eve

As it turns out, the allure of football is truly infinite.

After receiving a pledge of financial support from Mr. Huntelaar, John was amazed by the enthusiasm of the Royal Society professor of surgery, who had gathered hundreds of surgeons in just three days, and then organized a rally the day after John's lecture.

And so on May 22, 1887, the future football club "Scalpel" was founded.

Liszt donated £1,000, hundreds of surgeons gave more than £2,000, and the rest was given by the super-rich John ? Mr. Huntelaar made up for it, and in the end the Scalpel Club had a whole £10,000 of "money" - if more than a hundred years later, £10,000 was not even enough for a day's salary for some of the biggest footballers, but in 1887 £10,000 was enough to feed a professional team for a year, and an amateur club like the Scalpel would not be a problem for four or five years!

Indeed, as Liszt said, surgeons in London are very enthusiastic about starting their own football clubs.

European surgeons have long since lost their ties to barbers, but they are still somewhat disadvantaged by their traditionally dominant internal medicine physicians. However, with the promotion of new surgical disinfection technology and local anesthesia technology in the past two years, some top hospitals and surgeons have begun to improve their surgical success rate, and the emergence of sulfonamide has further improved the high success rate of appendectomy, which has made significant progress in the position of surgeons in the first half of this year!

Because of these reasons, the surgeons are also quite emotional.

Therefore, when Liszt issued this initiative, many high-ranking surgeons sensitively saw the opportunity contained in this mention - an opportunity to unite some surgeons and further improve the social status of surgeons!

As in the course of history, football has gained popularity and development rapidly in the UK, coupled with the call to the flag of British surgeons, Liszt, and Mr. Huntelaar, the pioneer of new surgical sterilization, local anesthesia and appendectomy. So those surgeons with better economic conditions did not hesitate to put in, and those who had money contributed money, and a strong contribution, an amateur football team composed of young surgeons and medical students from the University of London was formed at super speed!

Taking the opportunity of setting up the Scalpel Club, John was very busy.

Compared to net worth, the investment of a few thousand pounds is not too much. But it was enough to make John feel pain, so he was not a real fan himself, so he naturally had to try his best to get his money back in the process. Therefore, before and after the establishment of the club, John followed Liszt to meet many well-known surgeons in London, in addition to promoting his own academics, surgical instruments, sulfonamides and other products have also become familiar to more people......

Although he is the main funder of the club, John is no longer much interested in what happened after the signing of the agreement.

It is clear that what was originally the whim of Liszt and John has now become a common priority for the surgeons in London. Under the leadership of a few of the most high-ranking surgeons, everyone has realized that they want to improve their social status. I'm afraid you'll have to resort to some means outside the operating room. So very quickly, the club's management was formed and began to take on all the things.

In addition to not being interested, John was also happy to be relaxed.

For Mr. Huntelaar, the biggest reward of investing thousands of pounds is not the fact that he is a majority shareholder in a club, but that he has a good relationship with London's leading surgeons. In particular, several top surgeons other than Liszt, John has been in frequent exchanges these days, and has also established good relations with the medical schools of several universities - through their introduction. At least several U.S. students have expressed interest in John's hospital in New York.

As you can imagine, this is certainly not a one-shot deal.

With funding from London's surgeons. Coupled with the fact that John may increase his investment from time to time in the future, there is no problem for the Scalpel Club to survive in London. And no one knows the charm of sports among young people better than John, so as more and more young doctors and medical students pay attention to this club that belongs to doctors, more and more people will know him as John? Mr. Huntelaar and, of course, his new hospital in New York.

So after another two weeks. John can finally be sure that he has made a good investment......

……

"New York......

Sitting opposite John, Liszt sighed with a look of nostalgia: "I have been there, and it is indeed a city full of charm, although it is still a little different from European cities such as London and Paris, but it has extraordinary vitality and vitality...... Mr. Huntelaar. I'm looking forward to visiting your hospital one day! ”

Liszt's words were obviously not kind words, because his eyes were full of yearning at this time.

During John's stay in London, he communicated with Professor Liszt the most, and one of the main topics between the two was the hospital that had been built in Manhattan, New York. After John described in detail the outpatient, inpatient, examination and other settings of this hospital, Liszt sensitively discovered the meaning of what it represented - a completely subversive hospital that is different from any hospital in the world at present! And if you consider that it was Mr. Huntelaar, whom Liszt greatly admired, who designed and invested in this hospital, it is understandable that he was eager to see it with his own eyes.

At least Liszt was sure that such a trip to North America would be very enjoyable.

"You're always welcome, Professor!"

Smiling slightly, John immediately expressed his kindness and welcome. Although he knew that as Liszt's academic status in England grew, the possibility of traveling to North America in the future would become less and less, John still hoped that in the future, he would send someone to New York to inspect his hospital. Supporters are indispensable for the promotion of any idea, and a figure like Liszt is naturally ideal.

After saying this, John took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, got up and stood up: "Professor, it's not early. Then I'll take my leave! ”

"Oh? Time flies so fast? ”

Awakened from his stunned state, Liszt glanced at the sky outside the window in surprise, and sure enough, it was completely dark.

I couldn't help but feel a little regretful in my heart, but Liszt quickly stood up, took the initiative to stretch out his right hand and said in a deep voice: "Then goodbye Mr. Huntelaar, I hope you can have a smooth journey tomorrow." You are also welcome to come back to London in the future! ”

"Thank you very much, Professor Liszt."

Stretching out his right hand and shaking it with the other party, John's heart was calm.

The ferry ticket had been booked when he first arrived in London, and John was about to embark on his journey back to North America early tomorrow morning, but strangely enough, he was not excited and excited, nor was he nostalgic or reluctant, but calm, as if he was about to start not a migration across the ocean, but an ordinary trip from home to hospital.

"Goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

The two physicians shook it hard again. John let go of his right hand and turned to leave Liszt's office. Behind him, the professor of surgery did not send him out of the door, but looked at the young man's back in a daze, and there was no change for a long time......

……

"Sir, are you back?"

When John returned to the hotel, Henry opened the door and hurriedly prepared hot water and towels for him to wash up.

"Is everything all in order?"

After cleaning up your personal hygiene. John asked casually.

"It's done."

Henry nodded and replied earnestly, "And I have already booked two porters and a carriage." They will send them there tomorrow morning. “

"Good."

After nodding in praise, John closed his eyes and leaned down on the couch. Although the physical consumption is not much these days, because he has to spend his mind to deal with all kinds of characters, the mental pressure has not been reduced, and at this time, everything is done, John will naturally feel tired.

But not before he could rest for a few minutes. Henry suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly found something for him: "Sir, I just received a letter from you today, do you want to read it now?" ”

"My letter? Sent here? ”

Hearing this, John was stunned at first, and John couldn't help but open his eyes. In addition to the old Huntelaar and Liszt, among others. It seems that no one else knows about the hotel they are staying in, how could they suddenly receive a letter?

However, after seeing the thickness of the envelope and the inscription, John immediately understood.

This is a letter from Conan Doyle, the envelope is very thick, reminiscent of Mr. Doyle's talk twenty days ago that there is already a novel that has been written, and only one key point to solve the case has not yet been conceived, John immediately knows that another Sherlock Holmes detective novel has been born!

"The efficiency of this writing is simply amazing!"

Calculating the time for Conan Doyle to return, John couldn't help but sigh. Although Doyle's house is very close to London, it took half a month to perfect a novel, and this efficiency still makes John can't help but be amazed!

After thinking about it for a moment, John simply reclined down on the bed and looked at it by the light.

This is a typical Sherlock Holmes novel, but unlike any of John's memories. The content is to the effect that a series of strange things happen in an officer's home, inviting Holmes to come and solve them, and in the process of solving the puzzle, Holmes and Watson slowly dig into a past of the officer more than 20 years ago. The story is as wonderful as ever, and John quickly gets so caught up that he even forgets about getting up early tomorrow.

But......

When dozens of pages of manuscript turned to the final end, John's pupils suddenly shrank, and his expression suddenly became surprised. Then, with the rapid turning of the pages, his face became more and more strange, and even became a little ugly......

……

Well, when I woke up in the morning, I looked at the client and found that not only was last night's chapter, but not even the previous night's chapter, and it was interrupted for two days!

I remember uploading and posting it!

I deliberately ate at the office at noon today.,A chapter of the ultra-high-speed code was released as compensation (a little blushing when I said this.)。 Either I uploaded it and forgot to publish it.,Or there's a problem in the background.,Anyway, I'm sorry guys.。 (To be continued......)