Chapter 226 I Won't Let You Down
"Turns out it's him; what a coincidence," Nathaniel said, his gaze coldly fixed on James, who was on the traditional medicine side.
Seizing the opportunity, Guadalupe said, "Professor, I don't mind being framed, but the main issue is that he's been belittling Western medicine everywhere and even insulting you. His arrogance is unbearable!"
Guadalupe then went on a tirade against James, painting him as a despicable person. Nathaniel, upon hearing this, flew into a rage.
"What did you say? What an arrogant guy who dares to look down on Western medicine?! Unbelievable!"
Seeing Nathaniel's anger, Guadalupe felt a surge of joy.
'James, you were so proud of revoking my medical license before; let's see how you embarrass yourself now! Nathaniel despises traditional medicine, and now that you've come to this exchange meeting, you're just waiting to be humiliated by him!' he thought to himself with a widened smile.
Guadalupe was very excited and eagerly anticipated the start of the exchange meeting to see how James would be humiliated.
With so many media reporters present, the exchange meeting was bound to be spectacular.
On James's side, he felt the hostile gazes from the Western medicine team directed at him. He looked over in confusion and immediately saw Nathaniel glaring at him coldly, with Guadalupe standing beside him.
'Isn't that Guadalupe?'
James quickly recognized him and immediately understood that Guadalupe must have been slandering him to the Western medicine team.
'But so what?'
James didn't care at all.
After Augustus registered the participants from both sides, he began to announce the numbers. There were 102 participants from the Western medicine side, while the traditional medicine side, including James, had only 15 people.
The most capable person on the traditional medicine side, Edwin, did not participate.
When Augustus announced the numbers, the crowd was in an uproar. The disparity was too great; the Western medicine side had nearly seven times more participants!
On average, each participant on the traditional medicine side would face the 'onslaught' of seven Western medicine participants.
"What's the use? We are going to lose."
Many doctors on the traditional medicine side sighed upon hearing the numbers. Their already low morale plummeted even further, and they were utterly dejected.
Only one person remained full of fighting spirit, and that was James.
No matter how many people he faced, he could hold them off and turn the tide.
"I now declare the 25th Traditional and Western Medicine Exchange Conference officially open!"
With the host's announcement, the exchange meeting officially began.
Immediately, someone from the Western medicine side stood up to question the traditional medicine side, discussing diseases where Western medicine had made achievements.
Fortunately, although the traditional medicine side had fewer people, each one was an experienced veteran, barely managing to cope without failing to answer the first question.
However, even so, traditional medicine struggled because there were too many participants from Western medicine.
James was the youngest and sat in the far corner, so at the beginning, no one questioned him, and he did not actively participate in the debate.
In his view, this segment was not very meaningful. Debating wouldn't achieve substantial results.
'If it were like before, where everyone discussed with a mutual learning attitude to complement each other's strengths, that would be fine. But now, both sides were trying to use their advantages to make things difficult for the other, which was pointless.'
'Moreover, the truly important part of the exchange meeting was the final 'treating patients' segment. No amount of debate could compare to saving more patients.'
Figuring out this, James didn't participate in this round's debate and quietly watched from the corner.
However, his low profile was seen by many as a lack of confidence.
Hearing the audience ridicule James, Harmony, sitting in the judges' panel, felt very uncomfortable.
Emotionally, she hoped James could showcase his skills and perform well at this exchange meeting. But rationally, she thought this was almost impossible.
It wasn't that she didn't believe in James's medical skills, but the Western medicine side had too many talents.
She fully realized that in today's society, Western medicine, combined with advanced medical technology, had a significant advantage.
Finally, after a round of intense debate, the traditional medicine side barely held on with the rich clinical experience of the veteran doctors, Putting up a good fight.
After the first debate round, there was a half-hour break. The dozen or so doctors on the traditional medicine side breathed a sigh of relief. The youngest among them was over forty, and they couldn't match the stamina of the younger participants. Coupled with the mental pressure, they were already exhausted and out of breath after just one round.
Seeing James looking relaxed and not even breaking a sweat, they felt very angry.
They had initially hoped for James, thinking that since Edwin had strongly recommended him, he should have some skills.
But to their disappointment, he turned out to be useless, not daring to say a word in the debate.
'It was infuriating!' they exclaimed inwardly.
During the break, James went to the restroom and received a call from Jennifer, which surprised him. "Hello, Jennifer. How are you doing?"
Jennifer's unique, cool voice immediately came through the phone. "My parents and I are watching the live broadcast. Don't let us down."
James was taken aback, not expecting Jennifer's family to be watching the live broadcast. He felt a warm sensation in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, Jennifer added. "Good luck."
A bright smile appeared on James's face.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."
"Okay," Jennifer replied softly and then hung up the phone.
James held his phone, stood still for a few seconds, and then left to return to the venue.
The half-hour break quickly passed, and the second round of mutual questioning officially began.
Again, the Western medicine side started with their questions, continuously posing sharp and tricky questions to the traditional medicine side, making it difficult for them to answer and forcing them to retreat step by step.
The discussion saw a dynamic interplay of perspectives as Western medicine specialists addressed the queries posed by traditional medicine, generating new questions that enriched the conversation.
Without the experienced Edwin, the veteran doctors on the traditional medicine side were under immense pressure. Soon, they were sweating profusely and flustered.
At this moment, someone from the Western medicine side suddenly directed a question at James, posing an even sharper question than before.
That person was none other than Guadalupe's professor, Nathaniel.
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