Free Web NovelChapter 365: Chapter 241: Starting the Biological Achievement Task
After several medical insiders gave interviews, public opinion on the Internet changed dramatically. Ma Weiguo, who triggered this wave of public opinion, could not escape it.
Many people switched sides to support Zhao Yi, feeling they had been misled by Ma Weiguo’s articles. The backlash of public opinion can be terrifying.
Marguably, Ma Weiguo had become a celebrity overnight and his life history was uncovered, his past articles also resurfaced.
And then.
People felt even more deceived.
Ma Weiguo was skilled at creating sensational news, always able to pinpoint attention-grabbing elements in each story. However, his journalistic style often didn’t care about the truth.
Before this, Ma Weiguo once published an article praising Zhao Yi’s mathematical talent, predicting Zhao Yi’s impressive potential in bioscience.
Now Zhao Yi was being smeared?
The speed of the turnaround was too fast, leaving those who saw the news dumbfounded.
Only two months ago, he was admiring Zhao Yi’s future contributions to biology. Now, he was doubting Zhao Yi’s numerous publications?
This...
Many people were left speechless.
Soon after.
The state media took action.
The "People’s Daily" published an article titled ’Do not use public opinion as a tool for personal gain’ that directly addressed the recent ’paper scandal’ and critiqued Ma Weiguo’s two articles that stirred public opinion.
The article concluded by stating ’the internet must be better regulated’.
That line was pretty effective.
The internet regulators silently got to work.
When Ma Weiguo, unwilling to accept his fate, attempted to publish another article, he found his accounts on several digital news platforms had been blocked. He immediately called to inquire about the situation, and the customer service response was, "We’re sorry, it was an order from the higher authorities, we don’t have the authorization to unblock."
Meanwhile, all of his articles were deleted.
The phone rang.
A well-connected platform manager phoned Ma Weiguo, advising, "You should publicly apologize. Anyway, there was nothing straightforward in your articles. The most it would do is harm your image..."
"No way!"
Ma Weiguo firmly declared, "It’s impossible for me to apologise. I just expressed my own views. As for right or wrong... that’s what others are saying."
He felt that apologizing would be a loss of face.
In the domestic online media industry, Ma Weiguo saw himself as a respected figure. How could he apologize for something he wrote?
Even if his accounts were blocked, he could always register again and make a comeback! freёwebnoѵel.com
This is the power of competency!
Ma Weiguo took his seat again, lit up a cigarette and took a deep puff, when the phone rang again, "Hello? I have a delivery for you at the door!"
"A delivery?"
Ma Weiguo, bewildered, opened the door to find the delivery was a file. After tearing open the envelope, he saw the contents.
"The Court?"
"A subpoena..."
Ma Weiguo sat back down in his chair. As he took another hard drag from his cigarette, his face lost all of its determination, instead appearing to have aged tremendously.
At the same time.
Zhao Yi was being interviewed by a reporter from Capital TV Station. At the start of the interview, they dodged the hot topic of public opinion, focussing instead on his latest microbiology research.
Zhao Yi said, "It was an accidental discovery. Professor Wei Shiqing, the co-author of the paper, is a very competent microbiology expert. He gave me a tour of the laboratory and showed me the staining experiment on norovirus."
"I thought it was a waste to directly destroy these virus-infected waste samples, so I wondered what would happen if the virus was allowed to continue to exist in the vessels?"
"Later, I discovered that the virus had actually mutated."
"This mutation was found through repeating the staining experiment. We isolated the virus from the samples in the aseptic unit and carried out another set of staining experiments."
"This process was interesting. Under the microscope, compared with the previous stains, it was clearly visible that the virulence of the virus had increased."
"Professor Wei and I both thought it could be a great discovery..."
Zhao Yi explained with seriousness.
The reporter then asked, "What do you think you’ll discover next as you continue to dig deeper?"
Zhao Yi replied, "I don’t know. It’s an exploratory issue. Only further research will reveal what else can be discovered. I hope there will be an even greater discovery, but that relies on other microbiology researchers."
"Do you mean...?"
Zhao Yi nodded, "I’m just a beginner in the field of microbiology. I don’t know much about complex microbiological studies, so I don’t plan to continue research in this field. I just hope my findings can help others and contribute to the development of microbiological research."
After hearing this, the reporter was filled with deep respect for Zhao Yi.
You see?
Despite his deep interest in microbiological research and the conditions that enable him to continue his research, after making a significant discovery, he publicly released it and left the opportunity for research to more professional personnel...
What a noble character!
After a series of questions about the virus mutation research, the reporter brought up the recent public opinion issue, hoping Zhao Yi could comment on the heated online articles.
Zhao Yi pondered for quite a while, finally saying, "I would like to say ’Thank you’."
"Huh?"
The reporter was puzzled.
Zhao Yi explained, "A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. I didn’t feel the need to say anything in particular. In fact, when I first saw the news, I found it funny rather than serious."
"The author of the article is Ma Weiguo? I would like to say, thank you to him."
Zhao Yi ended the interview after saying that.
The reporter didn’t understand why Zhao Yi thanked Ma Weiguo and assumed this was some sort of sarcasm, presumably another eccentricity of a prodigy?
In truth.
Zhao Yi meant every word he said.
If Ma Weiguo hadn’t come forward, how could his biological research have set off such a heated discussion? His research on virus mutations probably wouldn’t even have been a topic of discussion among common opinions.
Most people just don’t care.
But now, things are different.
Many people who follow the event know what he wrote in his latest paper. His virus research suddenly became popular, and many people acknowledged his ability in biological research.
And then, he completed his life goal!
[Life goal, third stage, completed!]
[Study Coin+1000.]
[Brain Development+0.8%.]
[Next task: Rheumatoid Arthritis (Biology).]
[Achievement Task, Biology, Rheumatoid Arthritis: You need to perfect the pathological mechanism of rheumatoid arthritis. Task reward: Study Coin 1000, Research Coin 10.]
Looking at the content of his first achievement task in biology, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but feel extremely excited. He chose to major in biological science because he saw his mother Liu Jing suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
He hopes his research can do something for his family and not just make him look accomplished.
It’s just like mathematics.
Even if he solves the world’s mathematical conjecture, it would only bring him honor. To be more pragmatic, it could bring him money and status, but to his parents, it’s no different from being a company boss and making more money.
So, he hopes his research can do something for his family like figuring out the mechanism and pathology of rheumatoid arthritis. This could indirectly lead to significant progress in clinical treatment.
This task must be completed.
"Now that the third life goal has been completed, I will work on the eunuch project while applying for a large project on rheumatoid arthritis."
Zhao Yi made up his mind.
The news on the system is not just about the completion of the life goal. The discovery of the Norovirus mutation also led to an increase in research coins and study coins.
[Discovery of Norovirus mutation in stained environment completed!]
[Research Coin+12.]
[Academic Prestige Increased!]
[Research Coin+12.]
[Academic Prestige Increased, Study Coin+2400.]
The increase in research coins and study coins this time was equivalent to conducting a world-renowned mathematical research. It shows that the discovery of Norovirus mutation indeed had great influence, much greater than completing a normal medical mechanism research project.
What Zhao Yi cares more about is the increase in study coins. The system character interface has also made a lot of progress--
[Name: Zhao Yi.]
[Brain Development: 7.6%.]
[Intelligence: 85.]
[Energy: 168.]
[Study Coin: 17780.]
[Research Coin: 240.]
[Capabilities: Law of Cause and Effect, Connection Law, Supervision Law (To activate the next stage, 18000 Study Coins are needed)]
The system character panel showed great progress.
There are two things Zhao Yi cares about the most. One is intelligence, which directly affects his thinking ability. He can feel that his memory and other aspects have improved greatly, which is due to the upgrade of his intelligence attribute.
The other thing he cares about is the study coin.
His study coin has now increased to 17780, which is very close to 18000, the number needed to unlock his fourth capability.
The fourth ability!
Zhao Yi has been looking forward to it for a long time.
It has been over half a year since he activated the Supervision Law. He is extremely excited to find out what his fourth ability would be.
"Could it turn me into a Superman?"
"I hope it’s a capability that affects my physical body, like keeping the body’s moisture from being lost due to external stimulation..."
"Cough cough."
"No no!"
"Physical impacts are not important, not at all, not at all..."
"So, I must hurry up and save enough study coins to unlock the fourth ability. This is my short-term goal!"
Zhao Yi walked out of the building, and whistled at the beautiful girl passing by.
The girl looked over.
They made eye contact.
The girl blushed, looked surprised and exclaimed, "Zhao Yi!"
[Flirting, target: Huang Wenqian, Study Coin+2.]
Zhao Yi immediately frowned, grabbed Li Renzhe nearby, and scolded him dissatisfiedly, "Look at you, misbehaving like a little hooligan, whistling at girls? What’s wrong with you?"
"If you like someone, just say it! Don’t act like a hooligan!"
The girl looked at Li Renzhe.
Li Renzhe, with his face all red, retorted, "It wasn’t me, it wasn’t..."
"Really, it wasn’t me!"
The girl’s eyes immediately flashed a trace of contempt.
What a man!
Not even daring to admit what he’s done!
Can’t believe he dare go along with Zhao, the genius student and God Zhao! May he not find a girlfriend for the rest of his life!
