“Young Master Carter’s illness was caused by a violent impact to the forehead from a metal particle, which has become embedded inside Young Master Carter’s skull. Normally, such an injury could be healed simply by using a gamma laser beam to remove the metal particle from the skull. However, during the surgery just now, we discovered that the metal particle embedded in Young Master Carter’s skull was completely unaffected by the powerful ablation of the gamma laser, and in a short time, it broke down into over a hundred micro-particles that merged into Young Master Carter’s cerebral blood vessels... To be honest, this phenomenon is truly unprecedented...”

Kevin Carter’s face showed a hint of anger. “Over a hundred metal micro-particles have merged into my son’s cerebral blood vessels... and you still call the surgery overall a success?”

The physician spread his hands helplessly and said, “According to the post-operative analysis from various instruments on Young Master Carter’s brain region, the surgery was indeed successful, and everything appears normal. Although over a hundred unknown metal micro-particles have merged into your son’s cerebral blood vessels, the miracle is that these metal micro-particles have an unusually high degree of assimilation and do not cause any conflict with your son’s physiological structures. I have already explained the details to you. If you still have concerns, I fully agree for you to invite another physician to perform a second surgery on your son...”

Kevin Carter took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and said calmly, “As for the cause of my son’s illness and whether he can recover after the surgery, someone will soon come to verify all of this. The president of the Imperial Federation Hospital, Peter Brooks, is a good friend of mine, and he is currently rushing here from X City in a subluminal hovercar...”

The attending physician, who had already turned to leave, was stunned when he heard the name “Peter Brooks”, and turned back in astonishment, exclaiming, “You mean the number one surgeon in the Federation, Dr. Peter Brooks!”

No wonder he was so surprised. In the medical profession, if you don’t know who “Peter Brooks” is, you really have no place in the field. He has been a leading figure in the Federation’s medical community for twenty years, a legendary figure revered by countless surgeons.

Ten years ago, Peter Brooks had already stopped practicing medicine. Before that, the cost for him to perform surgery was usually calculated in tens of millions of Federation credits, and that was only if he was willing—otherwise, no amount of money could persuade him. Now, for Kevin Carter to be able to invite Peter Brooks to travel thousands of miles and arrive here at the first opportunity to diagnose Brian Carter, that ability alone is enough to shock anyone.

Kevin Carter paid no attention to the physician’s astonishment and strode quickly into the operating room. Looking at the unconscious Brian Carter, he clenched his fist tightly. “Accident or not, if anything happens to my son, Qinmei Corporation will have to pay the price.”

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In the special care ward of the Zujin Federation Hospital, an elderly man with a head of silver hair slowly walked out of the ward, his expression tinged with doubt.

“Old friend, what exactly is Little Brian’s condition now?” Clearly, Kevin Carter was very familiar with this silver-haired elder and stepped forward anxiously to ask.

“Brother Kunlun, you don’t need to worry. Within twenty-four hours, Little Brian will definitely regain consciousness.” The silver-haired elder patted Kevin Carter on the shoulder and smiled gently.

“And the foreign metal micro-particles that merged into Little Brian’s blood vessels...?”

The silver-haired elder pondered for a moment. “If I tell you now that there is nothing abnormal in Little Brian’s brain region, would you believe me?”

“I do. If even Peter Brooks’s diagnosis isn’t reliable, I really can’t think of anyone else in the Federation who could give me a trustworthy diagnosis!”

“That’s settled, then. Once Little Brian wakes up, just take him home to recuperate.”

Peter Brooks nodded and said, “As for the foreign metal micro-particles in Little Brian’s cerebral blood vessels... they should not exist... or rather, it would be more accurate to say they have completely disappeared. As for why such a change occurred, without the appropriate instruments for testing, I can’t give you an answer. But the most important thing is that Little Brian has not suffered any aftereffects from this injury, and I can vouch for that.”

After Peter Brooks finished speaking, Kevin Carter finally breathed a sigh of relief. He chatted with his old friend for a while longer, then personally saw Peter Brooks off to his private subluminal maglev car.

After returning to the ward, Kevin Carter sat by Brian Carter’s bedside for a while, then connected to the Skynet. Through the Skynet intercom system, Kevin Carter got in touch with his wife Lucas Bennett, and their virtual images appeared together in the Skynet.

“It’s good that Little Brian is all right!” Lucas Bennett, though already in her thirties, was still beautiful, though she looked rather tired. “The research institute is busy with the development of the gene nucleic acid enhancer, and I really can’t get away. Kunlun, thank you for your hard work.”

“Just focus on finishing your research. I’ll take care of Little Brian, don’t worry.”

Kevin Carter knew his wife very well. Although Lucas Bennett hadn’t come back when Brian Carter was injured, she was actually more anxious than he was. But the First Research Institute is the most advanced scientific research institution in the Earth Federation, and even as the deputy director, Lucas Bennett couldn’t just leave in the middle of a major project.

“Little Lucas, it looks like the plan to celebrate your birthday tomorrow will have to be postponed again...” In the end, Kevin Carter said with a wry smile.