Bai Xiunian's surgery was still performed by Zhong Tao. Dai Li, as the person most familiar with bionic technology, temporarily became Zhong Tao's assistant and assisted him.

A week before the operation, Dai Li and Zhong Tao held several meetings every day to discuss the surgical plan.

Before seeing the bionic eyeball, Zhong Tao had no basic concept of bionic technology. After Dai Li brought the bionic eyeball, Zhong Tao couldn't help but marvel at the bionic technology she had developed.

Whether it is every nerve on the bionic eyeball, the fibrous membrane that protects the eyeball, the vascular membrane that facilitates light and color sensing, as well as the retina, cornea, aqueous humor, lens and vitreous body, etc., an eyeball has many structures, but she has restored every tiny detail one-to-one.

When Zhong Tao saw the bionic eyeball for the first time, he didn't think it was a product of biotechnology at all. Instead, it looked more like a real person's eye.

He studied the bionic eyeball for a long time: "It's amazing that biotechnology can make such a realistic eyeball. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a real person."

Dai Li: "It looks the same as human tissue, and there won't be any difference after installation. However, the specific materials are different from human tissue. If it is damaged by external forces, the difference between bionic tissue and human tissue can be compared."

"I heard you grew it in a culture chamber. If you have the parameters, can your bionic technology also grow tissues from other parts of the human body?"

Just as he asked, before Dai Li could answer, Zhong Tao suddenly slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory. You also said you could make bionic leg bones for Xiunian."

Dai Li looked at the sparse hair on Zhong Tao's head and felt sorry for the few rare hairs that were beaten off.

She paused for a moment before continuing, "Alternatively, human hair can also be used. After being grown in a culture chamber and transplanted, it's stronger than natural hair follicles and rarely falls out. There's no need to rip off one part of your head to patch another, and it won't be affected by the body's male hormones."

Zhong Tao scratched the top of his light head and asked uncertainly, "Miss Dai, are you saying that my hair can also be cultivated and then transplanted?"

"Of course, the technology for bionic hair is much simpler than bionic organs, and it's also easier to cultivate."

Zhong Tao's face lit up. "Miss Dai, could you help me grow some hair follicles? My daughter is getting married next month, and her mother wants to take me to buy a wig, saying I won't look good on stage like this."

Dai Li responded readily, "Of course, I'll do it for you after I finish taking care of Mr. Bai's work. Even if it's 100,000 normal people's hairs, it can be done in a day or two. It definitely won't delay you from attending your daughter's wedding."

Zhong Tao excitedly stepped forward and shook Dai Li's hand, shaking it up and down: "Thank you, Miss Dai. You don't have to be polite with me about the price. I will charge you whatever you want."

After the day's plan discussion meeting ended, Zhong Tao's face was full of joy, and he walked with a breeze as he returned to the department.

I met Yan Yuliang on the way.

He has been very concerned about Bai Xiunian's surgery recently, and would ask Zhong Tao about the details almost every other day. He is not very familiar with ophthalmology, so he is still on the sidelines about the feasibility of bionic eye surgery.

Yan Yuliang: "It seems that your surgery plan today went smoothly. Look how happy you are."

"The surgical plan went smoothly and I can have the surgery the day after tomorrow, but I'm happy because there's other good news."

"What's the good news? Did you find some money? You wouldn't be so happy if you found a small amount of money. It seems like you're looking for a huge sum of money."

"It's so cliché to mention money," Zhong Tao told him mysteriously, "I'll tell you the truth, I'll have a full head of hair in a few days."

Yan Yuliang stared at his bald head and was stunned for a long time before he reacted: "Oh, you mean wearing a wig? I have several."

Zhong Tao shook his head: "No, no, it's not a wig, it's real hair."

"Come on, you're pretty evenly bald. Where are you going to get real hair? Stop talking nonsense."

"Come back and see my head after the surgery in a few days." Zhong Tao deliberately kept the audience in suspense and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Yan Yuliang looked at his back and shook his head in amusement: "This old Zhong."

Everyone was in a good mood the day before Bai Xiunian's surgery.

He is in excellent physical condition and the surgical plan has been unanimously approved by everyone.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the surgery the next day, no one expected that a group of uninvited guests would arrive at this critical juncture.

Zheng Jie, along with Liu Youkang and several other men in military uniforms, found Bai Xiunian's ward in a mighty procession.

"Uncle Liu, I wasn't kidding you, he really wants to install that eyeball."

Bai Xiunian guessed that Zheng Jie wouldn't give up so easily, so he wasn't surprised at this moment. He faced the door and asked, "Uncle Liu, you're here?"

"And your Uncle Chen, Uncle Wang and Uncle Mei." Liu Youkang walked in with his hands behind his back.

Bai Xiunian greeted the others again and invited them to come in and sit down.

As soon as a few people came in, the ward suddenly seemed cramped.

After they sat down, they began to collectively criticize Bai Xiunian.

"How come you didn't even bother to inform us about such a big thing? We only found out after Xiao Jie called us."

"My child called my office several times, but I didn't answer. If I hadn't gone back to get the information yesterday, I would have missed it again. I might not have known you were going to have surgery until now. You've made us worry so much."

"That's right, do you still have us uncles in your heart?"

"If something happens to you again, how are we going to explain it to your mother?"

Liu Youkang and several people present were old comrades-in-arms of Bai Xiunian’s father. They were all former Air Force pilots.

It's just that Bai Xiunian's father died early. When he was flying a fighter plane to drive away foreign fighter jets that intruded into our airspace, the fighter jets in service in the country at that time were outdated. He was unable to return home smoothly after driving away the foreign fighter jets and finally crashed into the sea.

When he died, he was only 25 years old, and Bai Xiunian was less than one year old.

After Bai Xiunian's father died, Liu Youkang and his comrades have been helping to take care of Bai Xiunian.

During Bai Xiunian's growth, they not only contributed money and effort to his family, but also took care of his study and life. During the five years when Bai Xiunian was forcibly detained abroad, they also tried to find ways and means to help him.

It can be said that Liu Youkang and several of his comrades jointly assumed the role of Bai Xiunian's father, and were even better than many biological fathers in the world.

Bai Xiunian has always respected his uncles since he was a child.

If it wasn't necessary, he didn't want to make his uncles worry about him, but Zheng Ji insisted on doing unnecessary things and asked several uncles to take time out of their busy schedules to visit him.

Several of my uncles have not retired yet and hold important positions. It is not easy for them to adjust their schedules, and it is even more difficult for four of them to adjust their schedules to come to the hospital together.

"I didn't inform you uncles ahead of time because I didn't want to worry you and delay your work. I was planning to wait until my eyesight is restored, then I'll come to see you and give you a surprise. Not to mention my mom. If she knew, she would definitely take time off to come and take care of me. She wouldn't be able to rest well after coming here, and would be sad about my affairs all day long. My dad and I have already made Mom and you worry about us all our lives, how can I make you worry again?"

Liu Youkang: "It's alright if you didn't tell your mother. It must have been hard for her to come all the way here, but you shouldn't have kept it a secret from us uncles. No matter how busy we are, we have to send someone to help you. Eye implantation is not a small operation."

Uncle Wang: "Also, I heard Xiaojie say that your eye implant surgery is unsafe and uses immature technology."

Bai Xiunian: "There's nothing unsafe about it. I'm blind to begin with. Even if the results of the surgery aren't ideal, it would be a wasted operation at best. It won't be a big loss to me."

The uncles looked at each other and felt that what Bai Xiunian said seemed to make sense.

Liu Youkang nodded after thinking about it: "In that case, we can try this operation."

The other uncles also agreed: "You can give it a try."

Seeing that several uncles were easily persuaded by the young Bai Xiu, Zheng Jie was extremely anxious.

"Uncle Liu, listen to me. Bai Xiunian is just avoiding the main issue. The eyeball he wants to install has no safety guarantees at all. No one knows what it's made of, and its safety is not guaranteed. This is not just a simple surgery for nothing. If an infection occurs due to the eyeball after the operation, it can be fatal."

The four uncles had little knowledge of medicine, and they were hesitant when they heard Zheng Ji's words, and many questions arose in their minds.

Liu Youkang: "Xiunian, are the eyeballs you want to install safe? Who produced them? Who will be held responsible if there are any problems?"

Zheng Jie quickly replied, "There's no manufacturer at all. It's a three-no product made by a woman herself. I don't know what kind of nonsense Bai Xiunian has been fed, but he trusts that woman so much now."

Bai Xiunian could no longer tolerate her and scolded her in a low voice: "Zheng Jie, I told you to be careful with your words. Also, please don't interfere in my affairs."

Zheng Jie ignored him, snorted, and continued to tell Liu Youkang about it: "Uncle Liu, you see, I can't even say anything. I'm just stating the facts objectively."

Liu Youkang: "Xiunian, I know you're smart, but don't play word games with me. I want you to answer me honestly. Are there any risks in this surgery? Is the implanted eyeball safe? What's the chance of restoring your sight after the implant? Tell me what you think.

"Any surgery has risks."

As soon as Liu Youkang finished speaking, the door of Bai Xiunian's ward was pushed open.

Everyone in the ward looked towards the door following the sound.

Dai Li stood at the door and said, "No doctor can guarantee that surgery is completely risk-free."

She came to check on Bai Xiunian as a routine, and she did so every day.

Seeing that there were guests in Bai Xiunian's ward, she originally wanted to wait until the guests left before coming back, but ended up hearing the scene of Bai Xiunian being collectively questioned.

Of course, to be more precise, her abilities were collectively questioned.

Liu Youkang stared at Dai Li in disbelief: "Xiunian, have you changed your attending physician?"

Is such a young attending physician reliable?

Several of his comrades had the same idea.

Dai Li: "No, I am the one who made the bionic eye for Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai will have surgery tomorrow. It is best to keep a relaxed and happy mood. You don't need to force him to answer questions. If you have any questions, you can ask me. I know better than him."

Zheng Jie's eyes widened in surprise, staring at her intently: "So it's you?"

Dai Li nodded at her and smiled slightly, "It's me."

Zheng Jie bit his lip and took a half step back.

When she heard Engineer Liang and the others say that the woman was a great beauty, she didn't believe it. She thought that Engineer Liang and the others had never seen the world and would praise anyone with a little bit of beauty as a great beauty.

When she pushed the door open just now, Zheng Jie was stunned for a moment.

Zheng Jie didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that she was prettier than him.

At this moment, she suddenly felt very fortunate that Bai Xiunian couldn't see it.

She subconsciously glanced at Bai Xiunian and found that he was looking towards Dai Li with a gentle smile.

It was completely different from the cold and distant reaction he had when facing her.

Zheng Jie bit his lip and snorted in dissatisfaction.

He clearly can't see, so why treat him differently?

Liu Youkang frowned and looked at Dai Li seriously with sharp eyes for a while.

As a result, the little girl in front of her did not show any fear at all, which surprised them a little.

Liu Youkang: "You said Xiunian should keep a relaxed and happy mood, so let's not disturb him. Let's go out and talk."

Dai Li was about to nod.

"Uncle Liu," Bai Xiunian hurriedly called out to him, "Just tell me right here. I want to hear it too."

Liu Youkang knew very well what Bai Xiunian was worried about.

"You kid, your uncle is not an unreasonable person. Would I deliberately embarrass a little girl? I just want to ask a few questions, so please don't make trouble."

Bai Xiunian wanted to say something else.

Dai Li: "Mr. Bai, you'd better not worry too much now. Being stressed and upset is not good for your eyes. Don't worry, I am still very confident about your eyes."

Hearing her say this, Bai Xiunian finally stopped insisting.

Zheng Jie didn't want to go out and planned to stay in the ward secretly.

But Bai Xiunian didn't hear her footsteps as she left, and knowing that she was still in the room, he rudely ordered her to leave.

"Zheng Jie, you get out too."

Zheng Jie's plan failed, and he curled his lips in an uninterested manner. As he left, he deliberately said, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't reminded me. I have to go out and supervise to prevent Uncle Liu and the others from being fooled."

Liu Youkang and others were most concerned about the safety of the operation, so Dai Li took them to see Zhong Tao.

With Zhong Tao as the chief surgeon, Bai Xiunian's uncles will feel more at ease.

Zhong Tao is different now than he was some time ago. He is very confident about tomorrow's surgery and he also passed on his confidence to his four uncles.

After coming out of Zhong Tao's reception room, Liu Youkang discussed with several comrades for a few minutes and reached a consensus.

They called Dai Li to the entrance of the safe passage and said they had something to ask her.

"We have no objection to the surgical plan, but there is one point I want to emphasize." Liu Youkang stared at Dai Li seriously.

"Regardless of whether the eyeball you create can restore Xiu Nian's vision, it absolutely cannot cause any harm to his body. I believe you've heard of his identity to some extent. If your eyeball causes irreversible damage to his body, then we old guys won't be the only ones looking to you for an explanation."

"Girl, you have to think carefully. Once you do this, you have to take responsibility. If you don't want to take it, it's okay. Our operation ends here, and no one will bother with you."

Being stared at by four pairs of eyes from four people, one can imagine the oppressive feeling.

Just as Dai Li was about to speak, the hospital's elevator door suddenly opened and a familiar face came out.

He also saw Dai Li at a glance.

"Teacher Xiao Dai, what a coincidence, you are also in the hospital."

The person who came was the fire brigade’s top leader, Colonel Xie.

This was the second time Dai Li met him after the last meeting at the Fire Brigade.

But Colonel Xie had a good memory and remembered her after only meeting her once.

However, it was hard for Colonel Xie to forget her, after all, she brought revolutionary changes to the fire brigade.

Now people abroad have heard the news and are asking about the fire department’s new equipment.

Liu Youkang and several of his comrades turned around when they heard the voice, and unexpectedly, it turned out to be someone they knew.

"Old Xie!" Four people walked over one after another and patted his shoulders in surprise.

Colonel Xie greeted them cheerfully.

"Why are you here? Why are you all here at the hospital?"

"Come and see Xiunian, he is having surgery here." Liu Youkang briefly explained Bai Xiunian's condition.

"That son of Old Bai?" Colonel Xie also knew Bai Xiunian's father. Thinking of his father and his current situation, Colonel Xie couldn't help but sigh, "This kid has a miserable life."

"He is lucky, and good fortune is yet to come."

"I heard you just say that he was having surgery here. Why is he having surgery again? Has his condition changed?" Colonel Xie frowned anxiously.

Liu Youkang: "It's not that his condition has changed, but he wants to have an eye implant, saying it can restore his vision."

"What eyeball? His vision can be restored by installing it." Colonel Xie knew Bai Xiunian's condition and never thought that his eyes could restore his vision.

"I don't know the details, but Xiunian insisted on pretending."

"Before installing it, you should find out what it is. Can it restore your eyesight? That sounds quite novel to me. I've never heard of it before. I wonder if they're exaggerating its effects just to sell the equipment."

"Who said it wasn't? This is the first time I heard of it today."

Liu Youkang turned aside to introduce Dai Li: "This girl made it. It's called a bionic eyeball."

Colonel Xie looked at Dai Li in surprise, and suddenly said happily, "Is this the bionic eyeball made by Teacher Xiao Dai?"

"Old Xie, do you also know this lady?"

Colonel Xie laughed out loud: "Of course I know her. If it's something made by Teacher Xiao Dai, you can use it without worry."

Liu Youkang and several of his comrades looked at each other in confusion.

"Old Xie, stop laughing and tell me what happened. How can she make it so that it can be used without any worries?"

"Didn't you ask me at the meeting earlier why our fire department suddenly got new equipment? And how effective it is at putting out fires? It's all thanks to Teacher Xiao Dai. She developed it herself."

Liu Youkang and the others turned around and looked at Dai Li again. How could a girl in her early twenties develop fire-fighting equipment?

They would turn around and look at Colonel Xie, always feeling that he was fooling them.

"Are you kidding? She developed all of this?"

Colonel Xie waved his hand and said, "Who has time to joke with you? The genuine goods were developed by Teacher Xiao Dai. Whether it's the current firefighting uniforms, chemical protective suits, or flame-retardant mist, they were all painstakingly made by Teacher Xiao Dai. She stayed up all night with us and rushed to get them done. Otherwise, how do you think we could have changed so quickly?"

"I'm short on time today, so I won't go see Xiaobai. I'll come see him another day after his surgery is done." Colonel Xie was in a hurry to see the patient and left in a hurry with the fruit basket.

Liu Youkang and the others were finally speechless.

The amount of information Colonel Xie conveyed was too much, and they needed to digest it.

But since then, they never asked Dai Li to be responsible, and basically agreed to her using bionic eyes for Bai Xiunian.

Zheng Jie saw Liu Youkang and the others go out for a while, and their attitude changed drastically after they came back.

None of the four people she found wanted to stop Bai Xiunian's surgery. They all said they wanted to try Dai Li's bionic eyeball.

Zheng Jie's face was filled with indescribable expression.

She even suspected that this woman, Dai Li, knew some kind of witchcraft, and why everyone blindly believed her.

In the end, she failed to stop Bai Xiunian's surgery and watched him being pushed into the operating room.

Bai Xiunian's surgery went as planned.

The entire operation lasted thirteen hours, and it was dark when it was over.

After the operation, Bai Xiunian's eyes cannot see immediately and need a period of time to adapt and recover. The specific time is uncertain and depends on his recovery situation. It may be as short as ten days to half a month or as long as one or two months.

"Do we have to wait so long?" Liu Youkang asked with a frown. He was very eager to know the result and wanted to know whether Dai Li was really that powerful.

"Uncle Liu, I've been doing this for three years, so a month or two won't be that hard."

Liu Youkang thought about it and agreed, then asked, "Xiunian, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere now?"

Bai Xiunian, with gauze wrapped around his eyes, sat leaning against the headboard, his face calm and gentle. "I feel fine now, no foreign body sensation. By the way, Uncle Liu, don't tell my mom yet. I'll call her myself when I'm better."

"You don't need to explain. Just take a good rest now. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Liu Youkang and his colleagues cannot visit Bai Xiunian every day due to their duties, but they will come to ask about his situation whenever they have time.

Zheng Jie was conscientious and responsible. Without anyone telling her otherwise, she would report Bai Xiunian's situation to Liu Youkang every day, and would also give Liu Youkang some eye drops and convey her anxiety.

It simply means that Bai Xiunian's condition has not improved at all, and his eyes are often uncomfortable, which proves that it is all caused by the bionic eyeball.

Receiving this kind of news every day, and Bai Xiunian always reporting good news but not bad news, Liu Youkang could no longer sit still.

That day, after the meeting, Liu Youkang planned to stop by to see Bai Xiunian. The most important thing was to ask Dai Li why her bionic eyeball hurt.

As a result, before he reached Bai Xiunian's ward, he met Zhong Tao first.

At first he almost didn't recognize Zhong Tao, and it was only after Zhong Tao greeted him that he recognized Zhong Tao.

Zhong Tao, whose hair was sparse and onion-like ten days ago, now has thick, black and shiny hair, and looks at least twenty years younger.

"Dr. Zhong, your hair?"

Now Zhong Tao likes people asking him about his hair the most. Even though the swelling on his head has not gone down yet, it still can't stop him from proudly lifting up his hair.

"It's just been planted. Colonel Liu, don't you think it looks good?"

"Transplanted? Where did they come from?" As far as Liu Youkang knew, current hair transplants all rely on self-supplied hair follicles. The few onion-like hairs on Zhong Tao's head were not enough, and they were already gray, not as black and thick as they are now.

"These are the hair follicles cultivated by Xiao Dai."

"Can hair follicles be cultured?" Liu Youkang had never heard of this before.

"Just like Bai Xiunian's eyes, we can grow hair follicles with hair strands attached and directly implant them on the head. Several people in our department have already done this, and there are still many people waiting in line. Colonel Liu, why don't you make an appointment and let Xiao Dai help you grow hair follicles for a whole head."

Liu Youkang touched his bald spot which was almost taking shape, and he admitted that he was moved.