Chapter 3163
The Vanishing Milligram
Chapter 3163 The Vanishing Milligram
As the old man walked, passing through laboratory after laboratory and watching the groups of busy people, a smile remained on his face.
Suddenly, the old man stopped outside a laboratory, looked at the people working inside, and frowned. "William, are all the people here from the academy?"
The old man asked casually, and Principal William immediately stepped forward, glanced at the research room where the work was being done, and then quickly said, "Sir, the people here are all from the college, and some are experts and professors from well-known universities in the country."
"They were all invited to participate in the research."
"As you know, these people are sometimes more obsessed with academic research and science than with money."
"Especially since it's a drug that can bring people back from the dead."
Principal William kept talking, trying to get the old man to leave with his people quickly.
However, the old man's gaze remained fixed on the research room, and he showed no intention of leaving.
“I know these people value their reputation very much.”
"They just don't realize that this reputation also has value."
The old man spoke dismissively, then pointed to a yellow-faced person among the researchers inside.
"Why did this person come in?"
Principal William knew what the old man meant the moment he opened his mouth.
He took a deep breath before saying, "Sir, this man is Professor Adam's student, a computer researcher."
"This analysis and research required the assistance of computers, which is why they were involved in the experiment."
At this point, William noticed the old man's wrinkles suddenly tighten and his expression turn displeased. He quickly explained, "The computers we use now are all imported from China."
"The computers in China use a Chinese operating system, which our people have not yet mastered."
"This person."
William was about to continue speaking when the old man raised his hand to interrupt him.
William quickly shut his mouth and stood aside, not daring to say anything.
"We in Britain have many, many talented people; we don't need outsiders."
"The team needs to remain pure and cannot afford any accidents."
"You understand, right?"
William broke out in a cold sweat, then immediately nodded, "Yes, sir."
“I understand, I will remove him from this project.”
The old man nodded and continued walking down the corridor.
After leaving the experimental area, we arrived at the office area.
This is where the obvious difference becomes apparent.
The supplies were scattered haphazardly, and the table was a complete mess, with papers everywhere, pencils lying around, and even some food on the table.
The old man was not angry at all; instead, he took it for granted.
After walking a few more steps, I suddenly heard a commotion.
The old man gestured for everyone to remain silent, then quietly approached the innermost office.
"Bullshit, is this your computer technology?"
"It's been two months, two months."
"You can't even provide any data to support your claims, you piece of crap."
"Is this the result of your computer research?"
"A pile of dog shit."
The woman's angry voice rang out. After hearing it clearly, the old man turned to look at William, who nodded helplessly and then shrugged.
The other party is a countess, a woman of high status, and a guest of many important figures.
How could he dare to interfere?
The old man chuckled at the suggestion, but his smile vanished the next second.
As the woman's voice fell silent, a calm yet disdainful voice rang out.
"Alright, Mary."
"You're just making excuses for your incompetence."
"The research on these drugs does not require too many precise calculations; it only requires separating the components."
"But you can't even do the simplest jobs well, which some high school students can do. What about you?"
"You're the ones who are useless."
The man's voice was full of sarcasm; if the old man were there, he would definitely have slapped him.
Based on his understanding of Mary, he knew that this woman was no pushover.
However, to the old man's surprise, the woman did not get angry. Instead, she spoke calmly, "Yes, anyone who knows how to use a centrifuge can do it. Any student can use the crucible."
"Not just anyone can calculate the ingredients of a miracle drug, nor can just anyone label isotopes."
"And you, when we first started working together, you promised to be so helpful, but what about now?"
"The computer broke down twice in three days, and it also made many mistakes during operation, which seriously affected the progress of the experiment."
"Okay, I won't talk about that anymore."
"I just want to know where that missing milligram went!"
The office fell silent as soon as the voice faded.
Clearly, this topic has touched on the sore spots of both parties.
Meanwhile, the elderly man outside the office had a serious expression on his face.
It was clear that the two people in the office were talking about the research on Angel's Tears.
From their conversation, it's clear that the research is not progressing well.
With that thought in mind, the old man pushed open the door and went into the office.
Inside the room, Professor Adam and Ms. Mary sat facing each other, with a square stool between them and a document on the stool.
The information in this document is the result of research conducted over the past two months.
However, after a series of experiments, the results were not ideal.
Or rather, there was no gain at all.
The old man walked in, and the two began to focus their attention.
William quickly stepped in front of the two men and introduced them, "Sir, this is Professor Adam, our college's most outstanding computer science professor."
"Adam, this is Earl Spring."
As she spoke, she winked at Adam.
Professor Adam glanced at the old man and immediately remembered the 'sugar daddy' William had mentioned to him many times before. In addition, he realized that the old man in front of him should be the same old man who had been rescued last time.
No wonder they spend so much money to research this thing.
"Hello, Professor Adam, I've heard of you."
The old man spoke first, extending his right hand.
Professor Adam snapped out of his daze and immediately reached out his right hand to grasp it.
"Hello sir, it's a pleasure to meet you."
The old man smiled and then looked at Ms. Mary.
"Little Mary, I'm so glad to see you again."
Ms. Mary went up and hugged the old man, then gently touched his cheek to hers.
“It’s been more than ten years since we last met.” The old man nodded. “Yes, I’ve been waiting to die in the castle all these years, but I never expected that I would come out when I was about to die.”
Isn't it ridiculous?
Mary shook her head. "You must be under eighty years old. You're not that old."
The old man laughed heartily, "Little Mary is still the same Little Mary she always was."
After saying that, he walked to the side and sat down, then continued, "I came over to listen to your commotion."
"Can someone tell me what's going on right now?"
The two exchanged a glance, then found a place to sit down.
William then made arrangements for the people behind him and winked at Adam.
Adam pretended not to see it, which angered William so much that he gasped for breath and gave him a hostile look.
Adam understood perfectly well what the principal meant: to only report good news and not bad.
However, as a scientific researcher, he cannot ignore the facts.
If you can make it, you can make it; if you can't, you can't.
Deceiving others is deceiving yourself.
Adam remained silent, but Mary recounted the progress of their research over the past period.
"After more than two months of research, we have made little actual progress, but it's not like we've made no progress at all."
As Mary spoke, she opened the documents and placed them in front of the old man.
The old man took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses from his pocket, put them on, and then glanced through them.
Mary explained from the side, "Based on what we know, this special medicine is called Ginseng Sini Decoction."
"This medicine already existed in ancient China. Apart from the difference in weight, the other ingredients are the same."
“We consulted several Chinese people, and the ginseng and senna decoction they recommended is indeed the correct one.”
"In addition, we also found several Japanese people, and they all confirmed that this is indeed Ginseng Four-Reversal Decoction."
"Then we conducted a comprehensive study on Ginseng and Evodia Decoction."
"We used the best chromatograph in the college for detection, we used the best centrifugation technology for stratification, and we even used a refrigerated centrifuge to ensure that the components of the drug were not damaged."
Mary talked a lot, but the old man listened with great interest.
After the old man finished reading the documents, Mary also finished her speech.
"We can be basically certain that this Ginseng and Evodia Decoction is effective and is a highly effective medicine."
"But we also found that the ginseng and senna decoction we bought was different from the one prescribed by the doctor."
"In short, during our research process, each sample will eventually lose about one milligram."
"However, there is no such change in the Ginseng and Evodia Decoction prepared by other doctors."
At this point, Mary looked at Adam across from her. Although he remained silent, a look of confusion also appeared on his face.
"In other words, that missing milligram may be the most crucial element."
The old man suddenly spoke, then his eyes lit up, “This is very likely the Angel’s Tear we need.”
"Is that right?"
Mary looked at Adam again, who then said, "Sir, what you said is consistent with our guess."
"This also explains why the special medicines from China have such good effects, while the medicines made by the doctors we find are often useless, and may even kill people!"
"That missing milligram could very well be the other party's 'miracle factor,' but we still don't know what it is."
"We don't even know how it disappeared."
After Adam finished speaking, Mary spoke again, "We are currently testing different environments and temperatures to try to find out what exactly the missing milligram was as soon as possible."
The old man smiled upon hearing this, "Okay, I will fully support this."
"What you need to do is find that missing milligram as soon as possible."
"If the experiment is successful in the end, you will each own 10% of the newly formed Angel Group. This is my reward for you."
The two looked at each other after hearing this, and then their faces lit up with ecstatic joy.
The more aggressively Huaxia Pharmaceutical operates now, the more money they will make with Angel's Tears in the future.
They might even earn more.
"I will definitely finish it."
Mary spoke first, and William nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, we will definitely be able to do it."
Then everyone present looked at Adam, who was standing to the side.
Just when everyone thought Adam would agree, Adam shrugged and said, "Sir, although I would love to say something nice."
"But the reality forces me to prepare for the worst; we may not be able to find that missing milligram for a very long time."
The old man's smile vanished suddenly, and he looked at Adam solemnly.
Their eyes met, and an inexplicable aura pressed down on them, making it difficult to even breathe.
After a long silence, the old man solemnly spoke, "Professor, my time is running out."
"Please speak plainly."
Professor Adam nodded slightly. "Modern scientific research can no longer produce results simply by stirring with a glass rod a few times and heating it in a crucible."
"Current research needs to leverage the power of computers to help researchers conduct their studies more effectively."
"Without the help of computers, we wouldn't even have discovered that missing milligram."
The old man turned his head to look at Mary.
Mary nodded vigorously. "That's right, Professor Adam was the first to discover this problem."
"But we still can't find where that one milligram was lost."
Adam picked up the conversation and then said solemnly, "Sir, to speed up our research, we need better computers."
"A better computer?"
The old man suddenly looked at William, "Headmaster, isn't your college's computer science the best?"
Principal William stammered and couldn't speak, but fortunately Adam came to his rescue, "Sir, the college's computers take up a lot of space and require maintenance after being turned on for a while."
"In short, it cannot keep up with the intensity of the research."
The old man rubbed his temples and interrupted him by extending his withered hand, saying, "Professor, I don't want to hear the reason."
"Tell me how to do it."
Professor Adam took a deep breath. "We need computers from China."
"Their newest computers would be best."
"This will be the best tool for us to analyze and find key factors."
"Of course, we also need to develop our own computers. But before that, if you are in a hurry, it would be best to buy more Chinese computers."
The old man understood, stood up, and said, "In other words, what I can do now is to buy more special drugs for your research, and then buy many computers for research."
"Right!"
Adam and Mary stood up together, then nodded simultaneously.
Seeing this, the old man laughed, "I thought it was something serious, but it's just spending money to buy something."
"Then there's no problem."