284: Chapter 284 The Greatest Trust!

In the two hours that followed.

Under the full operation of the state apparatus, all preliminary procedures for the Phase I human clinical trials were pushed through one by one, with an efficiency that almost crushed the conventional medical approval system.

Two o'clock in the afternoon that same day.

A very ordinary-looking dark business van pulled smoothly into the underground parking garage of Jingzhou First Hospital.

To avoid causing unnecessary attention and commotion from the outside, Lin Yuan and his party did not use the main entrance, but instead went straight to the president's office on the top floor of the administration building via a dedicated internal passageway of the First Hospital.

In less than five minutes, the group arrived at their destination.

The office door was wide open.

Zhao Mingzhe, the president of Jingzhou First Hospital, had long been pacing back and forth inside, waiting for some time.

This man, in his early fifties, slightly plump, and known in the medical field for being calm and seasoned, could not hide the excitement on his face at this moment.

The moment he saw Lin Yuan's figure appear at the door, Zhao Mingzhe hurried forward in a few quick strides.

"Academician Lin!"

He walked quickly to Lin Yuan, reached out, and shook Lin Yuan's right hand firmly.

"I have long heard of your reputation!"

"It really makes our First Hospital shine that you, Academician Lin, would grace us with your presence despite your busy schedule!"

Facing the enthusiasm of this senior in the medical field, Lin Yuan did not show any condescending arrogance.

"President Zhao, you are too kind."

Lin Yuan said with a smile, his eyes revealing just the right amount of sincerity.

"This temporarily arranged clinical trial has a tight schedule and a heavy workload. I will have to trouble you and your colleagues in the hospital to take care of the subsequent observations and data recording."

"No trouble at all! Absolutely no trouble!"

Zhao Mingzhe shook his head, his chest puffed out straight.

"For Academician Lin to choose our hospital as the Phase I clinical pharmacology base for these two epoch-making miracle drugs is the greatest trust you could place in the First Hospital!"

"This is the supreme honor of witnessing and participating in rewriting human medical history. Not to mention the department heads in our hospital, even the interns couldn't sleep from excitement once they heard about it!"

Zhou Kai, who was standing to the side, also came forward with a chuckle.

"Old Zhao, long time no see."

As soon as Zhao Mingzhe saw Zhou Kai, his eyes softened with the warmth and familiarity of reuniting with an old friend.

"Old Zhou! You're here too!"

The two exchanged a few brief pleasantries.

Lin Yuan did not interrupt them; instead, he waited until they finished catching up before he smiled and, in an extremely natural and calm tone, brought the conversation back to the main topic.

"President Zhao, how is the situation with the volunteers?"

Hearing this, Zhao Mingzhe responded with a smile.

"Rest assured, Academician Lin!"

"All two hundred volunteers arrived on time by 10:00 AM this morning."

"After they were admitted, we immediately conducted comprehensive physical examinations and screenings on all volunteers, including full blood biochemistry, organ function assessment, allergen screening, and a review of their past medical history."

"The physical examination data has now been fully compiled, and no exclusion indicators that would make them unsuitable for the clinical trial have been found."

Zhao Mingzhe paused for a moment and added.

"Currently, this group of volunteers has been uniformly arranged to wait in the Phase I clinical trial ward."

"The monitoring equipment has all been debugged and is in place, and the medical team is on standby twenty-four hours a day."

"We can start with just one word from you!"

After listening, Lin Yuan nodded slightly in satisfaction.

"Things are always done reliably when you are in charge, President Zhao."

"Since everyone is ready, let's not keep the volunteers waiting any longer."

"Academician Lin is right, please, this way!"

Zhao Mingzhe hurriedly turned to the side and personally led the way.

Subsequently, the group walked quickly through the internal corridor of the administration building, heading straight to the Phase I clinical trial ward.

At the end of the corridor, a heavy double-layer isolation door slowly slid open to both sides.

Following closely behind Zhao Mingzhe, Lin Yuan stepped inside.

The interior of the ward was spacious and bright, with the smell of disinfectant everywhere.

Independent observation wards were distributed along both sides of the corridor, and through the glass windows, one could see cutting-edge monitoring instruments neatly arranged inside.

At this moment, in the public activity hall in the center of the ward, two hundred volunteers and dozens of medical staff were already waiting there in an orderly manner.

The moment Lin Yuan's figure appeared at the entrance of the hall.

"Swish—!"

Everyone's gaze locked onto him in unison.

In over two hundred pairs of eyes, extreme excitement and fanaticism burst forth simultaneously.

However, in the entire hall, not a single person spoke.

No cheering.

No screaming.

Not even loud breathing.

Everyone was using solemnity to welcome the man who had led the Xia Kingdom to the altar of technology.

Lin Yuan took it all in.

He smiled slightly, walked to the front of the hall, and his gaze slowly swept over those flushed faces filled with excitement.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

"I am Lin Yuan."

"Looking at everyone's state of mind, you must have rested quite well."

This casual greeting, like meeting an old friend, finally broke the ice.

"G-God Lin, hello!"

"Hello, Academician Lin!"

A few bold volunteers responded stutteringly, their voices trembling.

Lin Yuan smiled and raised his right hand, gently pressing it down to signal everyone to relax.

"To be able to successfully snatch these mere two hundred spots from the registration channel where tens of millions of people were breaking their heads to get in..."

Lin Yuan looked at the crowd, his deep eyes filled with a smile that understood their hearts.

"Your speed and luck are truly admirable."

A few kind chuckles rang out in the hall, and the volunteers' nerves, which had been stretched to the breaking point, finally relaxed a little.

But immediately after, Lin Yuan changed the subject, his tone becoming sincere and deep.

"Alright, jokes aside."

"Everyone here knows very well that this is a brand-new drug that has not yet undergone large-scale human verification."

"The fact that you dare to stand here at this moment is in itself a great courage, and it is also the greatest trust you have placed in me."

"For this trust, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you all."

"At the same time, I only make one promise to you—"

Lin Yuan's gaze was like a torch as he scanned the audience, speaking word by word, with resounding clarity:

"I, Lin Yuan, never let those who trust me down!"

The second these words fell, the eyes of the two hundred volunteers in the hall changed suddenly.

A subtle, imperceptible smile flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

"Alright, I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense."

Lin Yuan tilted his head slightly and gave a look to Zhou Kai, who was standing to the side.

Soon, the steady rolling sound of wheels came from outside the corridor.

"Rumble, rumble—"

Several staff members pushed two medical carts and filed in from the side door.

Everyone's gaze in the hall shifted instantly from Lin Yuan's face to those two medical carts.

In the quiet hall, the sounds of swallowing saliva "gulp, gulp" rose and fell, merging into one.

Some clenched their fists tightly, while others trembled with excitement.

Lin Yuan scanned the entire hall, watching the hungry and fanatical eyes of the crowd.

Then, he turned to look at Zhou Kai and nodded.

"Let's begin."