Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 985: Chapter 494 ’Silly’ is really great!_2

"A lifetime of research, all wrong..." Just the thought of this possibility made Li Ning feel dejected, his heart turning to ash. Over thirty years ago, he came to M Country for the dream of scientific research, only to have his lifetime of work amount to nothing but mistakes, with no significant achievements to speak of. His life felt like an utter failure.

In such a state of mind, Li Ning’s whole demeanor was that of listlessness.

When Engels told him that Zhao Yi was interested in his theory, Li Ning’s eyes widened in disbelief, "You’re not lying to me, are you, buddy?"

Engels replied, "You don’t mind if I give him your contact information, do you?"

"Of course not!"

Li Ning said, "I couldn’t wait to get in touch with him."

Then Engels gave Zhao Yi’s contact information to Li Ning.

Before Zhao Yi could reach out to Li Ning, Li Ning had already called his assistant, Qian Hong. Hearing that a call had come in from M Country and that it was from an old professor who could speak Mandarin, she asked the caller to hold and promptly relayed the message to Zhao Yi.

The call was quickly transferred.

Zhao Yi said straightforwardly, "Hello, Professor Li, this is Zhao Yi. I have read your superconducting antigravity theory, and I am very interested."

"Recently, I’ve been conducting related research. If you have the time, could we discuss our work in this field?"

"Certainly,"

Li Ning, unable to contain his eagerness, said, "It would be my honor. I’ll buy a plane ticket right away!"

"Beep beep beep..."

Upon hearing the call disconnect, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but smile.

This Professor Li Ning is too enthusiastic!

On the other side.

True to his word, Li Ning immediately went to purchase a plane ticket, then hurried to the embassy to get his visa, later realizing that he should have informed the university, as he had several classes to teach each week.

The university administration certainly didn’t approve of him just leaving, as it would disrupt the students’ courses.

Li Ning couldn’t care less, "Anyway, I’m on my way out. I’m going to discuss the superconductor issue with Zhao Yi. I think that reason is sufficient."

"If you want to dismiss me over this, no problem, I was about to retire anyway!"

The university administration had no way of stopping him.

The reason Li Ning was so eager is that he was obsessed with knowing whether his theory was correct.

If the theory was wrong, it would mean his life’s work had been a waste, but he was desperate for a result, even if it might be disappointing.

It had become his obsession.

Zhao Yi, an internationally renowned mathematician and physicist, recognized as a once-in-a-century genius, might just be the person able to provide that answer.

Meanwhile.

Zhao Yi was also looking forward to Li Ning’s visit. He was eager to discuss the superconducting antigravity issue and perhaps gain some inspiration from it.

With some free time, he finally remembered the project in the laboratory.

Zhao Yi went to the lab.

Once inside the lab, he saw Fan Lei walking into a side corridor’s compartment and quickly asked, "What are you doing there?"

"The gorilla!"

Fan Lei explained, "You’re here, Zhao Yi. They transported the gorilla over; we just did an experiment this morning. I’m going to check on it."

"I’ll take a look as well."

Zhao Yi followed him over.

It was a large compartment suitable for keeping animals. Deng Bingcheng was sitting in front of a glass partition, incessantly talking, "Silly, you understand what I’m saying, right?"

"I’m your friend, your true friend. In this place, I’m the only one who genuinely cares about you; the others don’t care about you at all."

"I can teach you lots of things, like math. Maybe you could know how much bananas you should eat in one go?"

"Don’t be afraid of what happened this morning, I wasn’t trying to hurt you, just conducting a little test. You weren’t scared, were you?"

"Silly? I believe in your courage!"

Deng Bingcheng kept talking nonstop, as if he were educating a child.

Zhao Yi looked over in puzzlement and spotted the chimpanzee hiding in a corner. It was huddled there, eating a banana without ever glancing up.

He asked in surprise, "Are you talking to it, Doctor Deng?"

"Yes."

Deng Bingcheng nodded and said, "I’ve always believed that if you treat an animal like a friend, it will treat humans as friends."

"We will be together for a long time to come, and I hope we can get along better. Chimpanzees are very smart; he can understand simple things."

"Oh~"

Zhao Yi pondered and nodded. "You’re right, but it’s just your experimental subject."

"So, I need to be even more earnest," Deng Bingcheng said with conviction. He was very serious because this was his first time having a chimpanzee as an experiment subject.

This opportunity was just too rare.

That morning, he couldn’t resist conducting a neural test on the chimpanzee, acquiring a lot of data.

The significance of those numbers wasn’t great, but they were exciting enough for him. He hoped to get along even better with ’Silly’ and for Silly to cooperate willingly with the experiments rather than having to resort to force.

Zhao Yi thought that what Deng Bingcheng said made sense, until Fan Lei showed him a photo.

In the photo, ’Silly’ was surrounded by wires, sensors, and other equipment from the waist up, his eyes somewhat unfocused, probably due to being injected with anesthesia.

Deng Bingcheng was eagerly conducting the test, controlling the equipment as it operated, while watching the changing data on the computer.

"This..."

"I guess after this experiment, ’Silly’ will only be afraid of him, think of him as a friend?"

"Stop joking!"

Zhao Yi tugged at the corner of his mouth.

In reality, the chimpanzee ’Silly’ in the corner felt that he was enduring an inhumane existence. He had been living freely, with limited space but not a worry about food or drink, and he had been keeping himself plump and healthy.

It was a truly carefree life.

Until over a week ago, when several humans transported him to this place. He hadn’t yet fully adjusted when he somehow fell asleep.

When he woke up again, he found himself weak and unable to move, his upper body entangled in all sorts of wires, and a frightening human constantly manipulating those wires, a ’chimpanzee-eating’ grin on his face.

He was terrified!

So, once he was back in his cage, he simply shrank back into his corner, only to realize that the terrifying human was sitting outside, incessantly watching and babbling as if contemplating which flavor he resembled.

Outside the cage.

Deng Bingcheng continued to speak, "Silly is really amazing. I think we can become friends, and very soon too."

"I just talked to him for a long time and I believe we’ve already established a close relationship, which will become even closer in the future."

Zhao Yi glanced at Fan Lei, bewildered, and whispered two words, "His mother?"

Fan Lei shook his head silently.

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The two of them gave a thumbs up in Deng Bingcheng’s direction, as if in utter agreement with what he had said.

Deng Bingcheng nodded, gratified.