I Have A Super USB Drive Chapter 136: Recovery

Chapter 136: Recovery

Two months later.

“This is truly unbelievable...”

Professor Evans turned toward Professor w.a.n.g Xi upon reviewing the readings on the CT. At last, he exclaimed with amus.e.m.e.nt, “You know, the ‘age spots’ in your brain have vanished entirely. On top of that, 90% of all neuron contractions have recovered with no signs of recurrence. Thanks to the neural stem cells transplantation during this period, your brain appears to be younger than your actual age...

“Only because we addressed it early on. Things might have turned out differently if it was the middle stages of the disease.”

Professor w.a.n.g Xi carefully inspected the extracted data and asked with profound interest, “How much does my treatment cost? Would it be possible to publicize this form of treatment globally?”

“Uh...”

Evans showed a strange expression. “Sure you want to find out?”

“Alright, I get it,” Professor w.a.n.g Xi suddenly appeared slightly apologetic. “Another question. What are the general odds of achieving the degree of recovery that I displayed, how high is it?”

“It’s not exactly very high.”

Evans expressed with a shadow of doubt, “To be honest with you, I find it strange as well. The general consensus was that this procedure is only able to contain the condition but isn’t able to completely eradicate it. However, since half a month ago, your condition seems to be vanis.h.i.+ng without a trace...”

“That’s because there’s a saying where I came from, ‘The n.o.ble ones are favored by the heavens’.”

Chen Chen pushed open the door and broke into the conversation. “Thanks to the favor of the heavens, Professor w.a.n.g Xi’s condition has only been getting better.”

“Hm, when you folks from the Mainland speak of ‘Heaven’, are you referring to G.o.d?” Evans asked curiously.

“I see you guys going on about the heavens.”

Professor w.a.n.g Xi exchanged a glance with Chen Chen before explaining, “No, my friend. We don’t believe in G.o.d, you can think of the ‘Heavens’ referred to in Chinese culture as ‘G.o.d of Spinoza’ which refers to the world’s laws of physics.

“In ancient days in Mainland China, we referred to the sky with terminologies such as ‘Emperor Heaven, Cang Tian, Haotian’, and so on. These are also the official supreme G.o.ds in ancient times. The so-called ‘heavenly sacrifices’ are also dedicated in the same vein.”

“Oh, I get it.”

Evans nodded in approval and made a thumbs-up gesture. “A G.o.dly ent.i.ty without a fixed persona, that’s how it is. The profound culture of the Mainland is truly fascinating...”

Chen Chen changed the topic. “Old w.a.n.g, now that you’re cured, don’t forget to help me out a little. I’ve already completed a thesis so if somebody comes to you for verification, please do put in a good word for me.”

w.a.n.g Yi obliged with a nod. “Of course, where are you planning to publish this time?”

“Since I’ve already published twice on Cell, let’s try Nature this time.”

Chen Chen brushed the lower part of his chin. “Oh yeah Old w.a.n.g, since I’ve published so many SCI, do you think the school can make an exception and issue me a bachelor’s degree certificate? It’s not easy to accomplish much out there without a bachelor’s degree these days...”

“...”

It was only then when Professor w.a.n.g Xi remembered that this model student of his had dropped out for nearly a year now...

Several days later.

After sending Professor w.a.n.g Xi to the airport and watching the plane fade into the horizon, Chen Chen found himself absorbed in deep thought.

The truth was that Chen Chen had considered extending the offer to Professor w.a.n.g Xi to become a part of his company.

After all, Professor w.a.n.g Xi was seventy years old. He was at the age where he was eligible for applying for retirement.

In addition, with Professor w.a.n.g Xi’s role as the leading biologist across the entire federation, his field knowledge and experience greatly surpa.s.sed the professors Chen Chen had found.

Chen Chen gave up on the idea in the end.

He did not even have to give it a shot to know that there was no way that Professor w.a.n.g Xi would accept the offer to join him.

The reason was very simple. There was no way Professor w.a.n.g Xi was going to leave the Mainland.

Having dedicated his lifetime effort to the Mainland, why would he retire in a foreign land?

Why would he abandon his reputation and honor?

If not for the fact that Chen Chen was his student, Professor w.a.n.g Xi would have rather died of Alzheimer’s than go abroad for treatment. This was a matter of ethics.

The truth was that there had always been a prevalent issue of local scientific talents heading abroad. However, as the icon for the Chinese academic world, the least he could do was to preserve whatever honor he had, it was worth it.

Even if the price he had to pay was his very own life...

This was not the work of stubbornness but a symbol of persistence of the older generation of scientific researchers.

Still, Chen Chen no longer had to be concerned with Professor w.a.n.g Xi’s health after curing him of his Alzheimer’s. Based on the professor’s condition, he should easily be able to live another ten years at least.

By that time, there should be plenty of time and opportunities to continue extending the life of this national treasure-level scientific researcher.

The point was that this was a delicate process that could not afford to be rushed.

The true reason for Professor w.a.n.g Xi’s sudden recovery had to do with the AD-001.

Hannibal and Li Lei’s a.n.a.lysis had concluded that the AD-001 was able to effectively rid the effects caused by Alzheimer’s disease. The toxic side effects were almost nil and were perfectly adaptable for the human body.

So, Chen Chen sneakily injected AD-001 into Professor w.a.n.g Xi. Within half a month, Professor w.a.n.g Xi’s condition had undergone a sharp recovery.

Even Professor Evans, the man in charge of the “Alzheimer’s Disease Reversal Treatment” project was not aware of the existence of AD-001.

Chen Chen was extremely strict with this piece of information to ensure that its existence would not be leaked for at least the next few years to come.

Once the results were published in Nature, news of the first-ever cure for Alzheimer’s disease, performed on the man who was a symbol of the academic world no less, would surely cause a gigantic uproar in the academic world.

This kind of reception would equal to a dazzling golden banner for Chen Chen’s Eco Science City.

The original motive of constructing the Eco Science City was to take Switzerland’s place as the new primary healthcare facility for the entire Federation. The treatment process that Chen Chen had incorporated before was a series of technologies including TOM1 protein genetic overexpression, supplementary Solanezumab antibody, and many others.

How much could Chen Chen serve to benefit from this a.r.s.enal of technologies?

As the innovator of this cla.s.s of technology, the official opening of the Eco Science City should grant pa.s.sage to an endless stream of Alzheimer’s disease patients here to seek a cure.

There should be a terrific amount of profit surging in.

If Chen Chen pulled out a drug like AD-001 which was way ahead of the current technological scale, it would almost render the aforementioned procedures completely useless. Regardless of how high the price of manufacturing AD-001 could be, how high could he possibly sell it for?

Could it be any higher for the long set of treatment procedures?

Besides, revealing the line of treatment procedures could positively astound the world while also keeping it under the realms of plausibility. Directly pulling out the AD-001 would make it appear too “other-worldly”.

The problem was not that he could not take out AD-001, it just was not the right time yet to maximize profits.