Free Web NovelChapter 557: Chapter 327: The Super Evil Scientist! _2
Thanks to Fan Lei joining the lab on a ’part-time contract’ basis, Liu Chengjie was also more involved in the lab work. Of course, most of his time was spent ’guiding’ Fan Lei, who had just entered the lab and only had a general understanding of the work and needed much more learning and adaptation.
With everyone’s effort in the lab, the project was progressing very swiftly.
By the beginning of April, the hijacking mechanism of the Vif toxic gene had a rough outline, but some detailed aspects still needed careful study.
Ai Lixin suggested creating a computer model to elaborate the whole process, and the project had moved to the stage where existing results were to be validated using a large amount of data.
They had carried out no less than thirteen validation samples to check for changes in the data.
Zhao Yi would visit the lab daily to check on the latest experiment progress, also observing the validation samples in passing. While sufficient observation seldom led to any conclusions, it could add to the conditions of capability usage. freewёbnoνel.com
One day after finishing his class, Zhao Yi opened his phone to find three missed calls.
Two of them were from Zhang Wei.
One was from Ai Lixin.
"Could there be some major discovery in the experiment?" With this question in mind, Zhao Yi quickly returned the call and heard Ai Lixin talking about the changes in the samples.
"One of the samples is very peculiar, with some abnormal data. Not sure what’s going on, come and have a look when you’re free," Zhang Wei said in a flat tone. "But don’t get your hopes up of finding something. It’s quite normal for anomalies to appear sometimes. Possibly, it’s due to the sample being different from the beginning, or errors made during the experiment, it could be anything."
"I’ll be right there."
Zhao Yi’s mood was also flat. Even if Zhang Wei hadn’t added the last sentence, he had enough experience now. In previous researches, occurrences of sample abnormalities were most often some minor errors during operation, or the sample was initially abnormal. Just as Zhang Wei had said, every possibility existed.
That’s what experiments are!
Medical research experiments are not math problems; they definitely cannot be 100% rigorous. Manual operations may also differ. The same sample, the same experiment, done by two different people, would inevitably have some data fluctuation, which is perfectly normal.
Upon arriving at the lab, Zhao Yi went straight to the little room where the samples were kept.
Zhang Wei was there inside.
Fan Lei was also standing on the side, watching with interest, he asked, "This sample seems to be mine, isn’t it?"
"Yes."
Zhang Wei confirmed with a nod of her head.
On the test bench lay thirteen samples containing human blood. Eight were sourced from partner hospitals, while the other five were provided by individuals from the team.
Zhang Wei, Ai Lixin, Liu Chengjie, Yan Yi, and Fan Lei, who had just entered the lab, each provided a blood sample. Before providing the samples, detailed blood tests and even DNA analysis were performed.
The sample with data abnormalities came from the blood supplied by Fan Lei.
Zhao Yi walked into the lab, asked about the sample’s status, and got the data of the abnormal sample. After comparing with other samples’ data, it was easy to spot the ’abnormality’.
In the sample from Fan Lei, all the data that represented ’infection’ was lower than usual. It is normal for one or two to be lower, but if all are lower, it can be considered a ’serious abnormality’.
Of course.
’Abnormality’ doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem.
Similar problems are often discovered, such as with fewer blood samples for an experiment, and the subsequent series of tests may also show a ’lower than normal’ situation.
Zhao Yi gazed at the sample and the data, continuously using the ’Causality Law’.
All his queries were related to the sample--
[Does the approximate blood content in the sample amount to less than other samples?]
[Was it due to an error during the experiment resulting in abnormal sample data?]
[Were there significant errors or misjudgments in the data monitoring process?]
[In the sample...]
A series of more than ten questions were all ruled out directly by the ’Causality Law’, he was quick to consume the Study Coin to recharge his energy, his eyes lighting up a bit.
This is really interesting!
Not being able to find the cause of the sample anomaly means this abnormality might very well be a sign of ’a discovery’?
Zhao Yi sat on the chair, looked seriously at the data in his hands, and suddenly lifted his head to Fan Lei, who was wandering around, "Fan Lei, you should draw some blood to be used as research material."
"——?"
Fan Lei opened his mouth in surprise, then squinted at Zhao Yi as though confirming if it was a joke.
Of course it wasn’t.
Zhang Wei also nodded in agreement, "You don’t need to draw too much, fifty to a hundred milliliters would be fine. There was an issue with your sample, we must test your blood. Maybe there will be a big discovery."
Then Liu Chengjie walked into the small room and stood behind Fan Lei. It seemed like he was there to keep an eye on Fan Lei so he wouldn’t have an opportunity to escape.
Fan Lei looked left and right, and with a look of pleading in his eyes towards Zhao Yi, he said with a crestfallen face, "I kind of regret coming to work here."
"If you’re resigning, at least have your blood drawn before you leave!" said Zhao Yi earnestly.
Zhang Wei and Liu Chengjie both looked towards Fan Lei.
Fan Lei sighed heavily, seeming to lose all his strength, manifesting a non-resisting attitude, "Fine, draw blood, but can we get a professional to do it?"
The laboratory didn’t have a professional nurse or doctor. Last time when they collected blood samples, it was Ai Lixin who took the matter into his own hands. He claimed to have ample experience, but he had people yelling in pain, even when he was just pricking a fingertip for a tiny drop of blood.
Now they needed to directly extract blood...
"Of course we need a professional." Zhao Yi patted Fan Lei on the shoulder, "Don’t worry. We do have professionals in the research institute. Li Ming on the left side of the upstairs, used to be a doctor. They say he has even performed surgeries."
"Really?"
"Whether you believe it or not, it’s not my blood being taken." Zhao Yi shrugged casually.
Fan Lei regretted asking.
...
Fan Lei left to have his blood drawn.
Zhao Yi continued researching the sample data, then went to check the experimental platform.
After a series of factors were ruled out, it became clear that the issue originated from the raw material, in other words, Fan Lei’s blood caused the inconsistency with other samples.
But what could be different?
Everyone was practically defenceless against the AIDS virus. Even if some people had stronger immunity, a tiny drop of blood taken out of the body would hardly have any immune capabilities.
As long as the health conditions were the same, the samples taken from the blood would fluctuate, but wouldn’t deviate much from the general norm...
Healthy?
Zhao Yi suddenly grew serious, and immediately posed a critical question--
[Was Fan Lei infected with any other bacteria or viruses when his blood was drawn?]
[Causality Law!]
[Answer: Yes.]
Great!
Zhao Yi’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t wait any longer and rushed to the office of Researcher Li Ming upstairs.
Li Ming was tying a rubber band around Fan Lei’s arm and rubbing his arm with cotton balls. His movements were quite methodical, but it frightened Fan Lei nonetheless.
Seeing Zhao Yi walk in, Fan Lei quickly asked with apprehension, "Does this mean I don’t have to draw blood?"
Zhao Yi shook his head, ignoring him. Instead, he said to Li Ming, "Brother Li, draw a bit more... around 80 millilitres. If that’s not enough, we will discuss."
"Okay!"
Li Ming flashed an excited smile.
Fan Lei could see what Li Ming was thinking: He was thrilled to be drawing blood from someone again. Even better, he could draw more of it. How perfect!
Damn it!
If he had known, he wouldn’t have come to work here... No, he wouldn’t have offered any blood sample!
Zhao Yi turned to Fan Lei, "Were you sick the week before last? I mean, around the time the blood was drawn."
"No?"
Fan Lei thought for a moment, "I don’t think I was sick. I had a checkup before we drew the blood."
"And what about afterwards?"
"After that... well, I think I had a slight cold a couple of days later? I’m not sure, my throat was uncomfortable, so I think I was, but it wasn’t serious."
"That’s it!"
Zhao Yi confirmed, a hopeful smile on his face.
Fan Lei felt ill at ease!
What?
As I am about to have my blood drawn, you look excited and eager? I’ve known you for over a year and I’ve never realized you’re... this scary!
As expected!
Geniuses are never normal!
This must be the legendary super-evil scientist!
