February 14, 1885, Valentine's Day in Western tradition.

It was a Saturday, and the school was traditionally only holding a half-day class, but the doctors at Charlotte Hospital were working a full day, which caused many people to complain. The older ones are better, but the young people who have just graduated from medical school, or even not yet, have been looking forward to this day for a long time.

The order to work all day has completely ruined many people's romantic plans.

John's mood is much better, although he will also spend a whole day in the hospital, but because he has already arranged to visit the Brister family tomorrow, John's heart is full of anticipation. John took the initiative to call, in addition to fulfilling his promise to send a journal containing his paper, and more importantly, of course, to see Anna? Miss Brister, while pleasing her eyes, she also brushes up on her favorability.

The only pity is, why isn't Valentine's Day tomorrow?

"John, good news for you!"

Near the end of the day, one of Bergman's students, Moder, suddenly walked into the office in a huff and dragged John out of a pile of documents.

"Good news?"

John, who was in a good mood, smiled and quipped, "What's the good news?" Have you found a girl who is willing to spend Valentine's Day together? ”

"Uh......"

After hearing this rhetorical question, Mo De's face suddenly darkened.

Although he has not yet received a doctorate, he is naturally excellent to be one of Bergman's students. However, it is a pity that his "natural conditions" are too disappointing: a height of about 1.6 meters, a weight of nearly 80 kilograms, and a rather "reckless" appearance......

Stand in front of the real "Sunshine Boy" John, that is, one in the sky and one underground!

Seeing that Mo De's face was not good-looking, John immediately understood that he had spoken too casually just now, and at the same time he quickly changed the topic and asked, "Mo De, the good news you just said...... What exactly is the good news? ”

"Mr. Koch has joined the University of Berlin!"

Originally, I was indeed a little unhappy in my heart, but now I remembered the good news I had just heard. Morder's spirit shook again. Hurriedly spoke.

Mr. Koch?

After hearing this name, John's heart suddenly moved, remembering the big cow he met at the ball last year, and couldn't help but ask, "That Robert who found the Mycobacterium tuberculosis?" Mr. Koch? ”

"Yes, that's him!"

Mo De nodded excitedly and said, "The school has been announced today." Mr. Koch will become a professor of hygiene at the University of Berlin. He will also be on the home page at Charlotte Hospital...... John. It's just so exciting! ”

As he spoke, Mord's dark face flushed with excitement.

Undoubtedly, Robert? Koch is one of the icons of medicine of this era. He is a superstar on a par with Britain's Liszt and France's Pasteur. When Koch discovered the Mycobacterium tuberculosis in his in-depth study of tuberculosis, he completely established his position in the hearts of the Germans, especially in the hearts of doctors like Morder.

And half of the credit for this should go to Pasteur.

Fifteen years ago, after the Franco-Prussian War, France was defeated, and Germany took the opportunity to complete reunification, and the two countries became feuding. Since then, Germany and France have been relentlessly competing on all fronts, including in science. As a leader in the field of medicine in the first half of the 19th century, the French put Pasteur on the altar, and the Germans, whose nationalism was at its peak, also introduced Koch. In addition, there were academic differences between the two scientific tycoons, so they naturally embarked on the road of lifelong confrontation......

It's just that it doesn't have much to do with John.

John was indifferent to Koch's arrival, he didn't have much interest in bacteriology for the time being, and was ready to focus on surgery, so he didn't have much thought after listening to it.

But obviously, the Mode around him is different.

When the excited Morde saw that John's reaction seemed to be very flat, he was immediately a little unhappy, and asked with a frown, "John, is that Robert?" Don't you get excited about the fact that Mr. Koch, one of Germany's greatest medical scientists right now, is about to become a professor of hygiene at the University of Berlin? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction and confusion in Morde's tone, John, who was originally a little absent-minded, suddenly came to his senses and couldn't help but secretly cry out bitterly.

The sense of nationality of the Germans in this era is so strong that it has even reached the point of sensitivity, and any little thing can make them think of many things, and this Mo De in front of them is obviously one of the outstanding representatives......

"John!"

Just as John was racking his brains about how to answer, Thomas slammed the door open and walked in. Before John could react, Thomas had already grabbed his arm and dragged him out: "Hurry up and follow me!" ”

"I haven't gotten off work yet, what's so urgent?"

At the same time, John was a little surprised when he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and asked in wonder as he followed.

Thomas didn't answer the question immediately, but pulled John by the head and walked until he reached the corner of the stairs before whispering, "John, I found the person you asked me to find, and now he is in the hospital......"

"Found it so soon?!"

John's eyes immediately widened, and he asked in surprise, "What kind of person is it?" Where is he now? You and the family make it clear why we are ......"

A series of questions erupted from John's mouth, and Thomas waved his hand and smiled bitterly: "Okay, you can understand the specific situation at a glance, come with me!" ”

"Uh, okay."

John nodded subconsciously and followed Thomas briskly forward.

The two of them walked into a small low-rise building, found a dimly lit room, and walked in, where a young man in his early twenties was waiting for them.

After entering the door, Thomas didn't introduce the two to each other, and asked straight to the point: "Mr. Hollint, have you made up your mind?" ”

"I ......"

The Mr. Hollint opened his mouth, but said nothing, and his face seemed to be very embarrassed, and John could see that his face was full of sorrow and pain, and that he must have just experienced a great blow.

John couldn't help but bite his lip.

Thomas also sighed lightly and said patiently: "Mr. Hollint, I deeply sympathize with your grief, but I hope you can understand that it is unrealistic for you to want to transport Ling Zun's body from Berlin back to France, and with your current economic situation, it is ......."

Thomas's words were not finished, but John had already understood.

Mr. Hollint was a Frenchman, and his financial situation should have been very bad, and his father had just died, and severe pain in the right lower abdomen should have been one of the important symptoms before his death......

After a moment of silence, Mr. Hollint suddenly asked, "I wonder what you will do with him?" ”

"We'll find out the cause of his death first!"

This time, without waiting for Thomas to speak, John said solemnly: "Mr. Hollint, we are both surgeons and are currently studying diseases related to pain in the right lower abdomen, so we need to find the cause from a deceased person like your father, so as to find a cure...... I assure you that old Mr. Hollint will receive the respect we deserve, and that he will have a dignified funeral when he is done, so that he will be able to walk happily into the arms of the Lord......"

Yes!

It was the corpse that John asked Thomas to look for!

Dissecting the cadaver to find the cause, verifying or partially verifying John's theoretical "guess", and then refining the theoretical guess, and finally completing a successful operation, this is a path that John has designed for himself, and it is also the most reasonable step in medical research!

John didn't think it was best to come up with the end result himself.

He doesn't just want his peers to know the right answer, he wants them to know how to get it!

But John also knew that it would not be easy to ask the patient's family for permission to dissect the corpse in later generations, let alone in this era, so he had to go on the money offensive again after thinking twice. For someone like Mr. Hollint, it would be extremely difficult to deal with his father's funeral, but with John's help, there is no problem, but there is a price to pay......

Under the gaze of John and Thomas, Mr. Hollint finally nodded after a long silence, and said in a gloomy voice, "Okay gentlemen, I agree......"

…… (To be continued......)

PS: I almost broke off.

I caught a cold when I went to the park yesterday, and today my symptoms worsened, I had a splitting headache, and I wrote more than 2,000 words in a chapter for five or six hours! In addition, because I hesitated about this plot, I don't know whether to write it or not. Many of the things in this book are my personal thoughts, and I am always struggling with them.

There is only one chapter today, and I have to sleep when I have a cold.