Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 702: Chapter 387: Following Zhao Yi, becoming an Academician is Not a Dream!

Dai Tianqing stood at the entrance of the lab, on the verge of tears.

He was full of regret!

He had always invited Zhao Yi to join his team in the past, at first sincerely, then just to tease him, knowing full well that Zhao Yi would never accept, whilst also showing off his own research progress.

And what happened now?

Zhao Yi’s team must have made a significant discovery, otherwise they wouldn’t have applied for classified research.

That would be a major breakthrough!

"Just how significant could it be?" Dai Tianqing began to let his imagination run wild, he asked Chen Zhigang, "What do you think they could have achieved? Did they manage to develop the drug?"

"It can’t be, can it?" Chen Zhigang pondered, "I didn’t hear of any progress from them before. Li Ming was even complaining about a lack of progress within a month. It’s practically impossible to suddenly develop a drug like that."

"That’s true!"

Dai Tianqing relaxed his mood a bit, then creased his brows again, "So what contribution could be so significant that it needs to be kept confidential? I feel like this is even more severe than last time. They even closed the main door."

Chen Zhigang nodded vigorously.

Last time they applied for confidentiality, it didn’t reach to the point of closing all the doors, or suddenly announcing that no one in the Institute was allowed to leave. The level of secrecy felt more intense this time.

"Could it be more significant than the discovery of the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule?" Dai Tianqing asked with a frown.

"Definitely so."

Hearing Chen Zhigang’s affirmation, Dai Tianqing was frustrated again, he asked, "Do you think they will let us get involved?"

"I have no idea!"

Chen Zhigang shook his head to show his uncertainty.

Suddenly the door opened.

Ai Lixin poked his head out and shouted, "Brother Chen, Director Yan told you to come in. We’ve all been researching together."

"Ok!"

Chen Zhigang walked in with a smile, then turned his head and corrected, "You should have asked, ’Do you think they will let you in?’".

He said this and walked in, shutting the door forcefully behind him.

Dai Tianqing stood dumbfounded for a long time, and then hurriedly began to bang on the door, "Hey, don’t be like that! We’re all in the same team, I should be in there too ..."

No one responded.

Dai Tianqing was truly upset. He figured the people inside might be playing a joke on him, probably led by Zhao Yi, Zhang Wei and the others, given how he always teased Zhao Yi’s group before.

But now!

If they were not just playing a prank inside, he would be extremely upset. Classified research must be a big deal, it would be beneficial to participate, even if there was no credit given to him. Participating in such significant research would be an important milestone in his scientific career and would greatly assist in his future election as an Academician.

Medical research is all about luck.

In fact, so much of scientific research relies on luck. Certain discoveries or outcomes may seem irrelevant or insignificant at first, but may turn out to be very useful or appreciated in the future. If one is on the right path of research, significant results are more likely to be produced.

Progress and capability are not related.

Even if one’s personal scientific level is high, if they choose a poor project, or a project that will not produce significant results, they will not achieve anything. But with a bit of good luck, one could suddenly make a significant breakthrough, and get a chance to shine on the world stage.

Wait a minute.

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In the end.

Dai Tianqing was still not able to enter the lab, he was only confronted by the security personnel in charge.

And then... he was expelled.

...

The superior arrived.

A familiar face.

The visitor was Zhu Hong, the Deputy Minister of Health.

When Zhu Hong heard about the major discovery made by the Biomedical Research Institute, she simply dropped all her current work and rushed over.

Upon walking into the lab, she jokingly said, "It’s Zhao Yi again! No, it should be Academician Zhao, Zhao Yi, I haven’t congratulated you yet for being elected as a member of the Science Academy!"

"Thank you."

Zhao Yi politely nodded.

"What did you find?" Zhu Hong asked.

Zhao Yi said, "We’ve discovered a new method of small protein analysis, it can be used to mark HIV viruses after binding with bacterial antibodies."

"—??"

Zhu Hong was utterly startled.

Although she has been working in the administrative department for a long time, Zhu Hong originally worked in the field of medicine. She has a deep understanding of the medical field and knows exactly what this means.

"Mark HIV viruses? Are you kidding?"

Zhao Yi just nodded.

"Ahem."

Yan Xuelin interjected, "The effects are not yet confirmed, it is only theoretically viable. This discovery could potentially help us develop a novel treatment for AIDS."

Zhu Hong took a deep breath and calmly nodded her head.

She then began to listen attentively to the report, carefully examining the experimental data. There were several parts she didn’t understand, which required explanations from others. After the entire process, she more or less understood it.

"Then let’s start the verification experiment right away!" Zhu Hong said in a serious tone, "If the experimental results are consistent with the theory, no, even if they only achieve ten or twenty percent of the theoretical effect, it’s still a great discovery. It would represent a major development in humanity’s battle against AIDS!"

The people in the lab collectively nodded in agreement.

Zhu Hong continued, "However, the possibility of this discovery leading to a cure is still quite low."

"After all, it is a major discovery. Let’s just verify it"

Zhu Hong’s words cooled down the atmosphere in the laboratory.

Zhao Yi was no exception.

After discovering the potential marker effect of the new small protein molecule combined with bacterial antibodies, he didn’t think much about the theory in depth. After calming down, Zhao Yi realized that ’curing AIDS’ was more of wishful thinking.