Marvel's Kryptonian Slacker
Chapter 638

New York in the winter of '99

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The dementia medication was entrusted to Kingo's housekeeper, Karun Patel's nephew, Suja Patel, a young man in his early twenties.

Henry had never met the young man in person; they communicated only via email to get updates. He would occasionally make an international call to talk, but not often.

The pharmaceutical company that Kingo introduced is a large generic drug manufacturer in Mumbai. Although it cannot compare with large India pharmaceutical companies such as Sun Pharma, Cipla, and Dr. Reddy's's Pharmaceutical, which are well-known worldwide, it still has considerable strength.

Basically, as long as it wasn't a problem with the drug itself, Henry left it to the young Suja Patel to handle and didn't interfere too much with his decisions.

In addition to providing a complete synthetic formula, Henry also devised several synthetic processes for the drug, all of which were included in the data on the floppy disk.

However, the manufacturing, licensing, and sale of medicines cannot be completed in just a few days. Therefore, Henry could only be patient and wait for news from India.

As winter approached, Catherine Hepburn went out to sketch much less often. She basically wouldn't go out unless it was for daily exercise. And at the age of 92, all she could do was walk her Tiger and stroll in the park; she couldn't do anything too strenuous.

For some reason, she was always extremely happy when she took Kitty out for a walk. Sometimes it was snowing, and Henry would walk behind her with an umbrella, helping to hold it up. Kitty would lead the way, looking incredibly majestic.

It's not without its drawbacks, though. It's that unlike typical pet owners, they can't stop and chat with fellow enthusiasts. Even Catherine can't pet other people's pets.

Even if she had Henry lead Kitty away a little further, the cats and dogs would have been too scared to come near.

What can the Kryptonian say? They should wash off the tiger smell with concentrated hydrochloric acid first. Only after getting rid of the Tiger smell will they be able to get close to those small animals.

However, even seasoned New York couldn't get used to Kitty going out. Every day or two, Henry would receive a confirmation call from the NYPD, asking if he had taken the Tiger out and if someone had called the police.

As for those who openly cause trouble or provoke, there really weren't any. Kitty took the lead, and while it might not be enough to deter people, it was close enough.

Even the kids on the street playing on skateboards and bicycles, few dare to touch the Tiger. Because if any stranger gets close, Kitty will roar and bare her teeth, as if she wants to devour them.

Of course, the Tiger wouldn't actually hurt anyone, but quite a few people were scared away by Kitty. The old lady would just give a few mild criticisms like "Bad cat!" and the Tiger wouldn't be afraid.

Today's exercise session ended early because the old lady sneezed loudly, so Henry took her home.

Avoiding colds and chills should be the basic principle for elderly people to exercise outdoors in winter. Since there are signs, staying by the heater for a few days is better than actually getting sick and suffering terribly.

Sitting on an expensive Persia rug, with the fireplace burning brightly, Kitty lay behind her, letting Catherine Hepburn use the Tiger as a pillow, comfortably reclining on her side. Kashmir wool blanket covered her legs, keeping her warm and cozy.

This elderly lady certainly doesn't pursue designer brands or luxury goods, and she certainly wouldn't casually carry a bag worth hundreds of thousands of dollars out. But the things she uses are anything but cheap, and many of them are the kind that money can't always buy.

There's a kind of limited edition where production is controlled to increase value; but there's another kind of limited edition where the raw materials are truly scarce, and no more can be made. The first kind is just a matter of wealth, but the second kind is something many rich people may never see in their entire lives.

Henry, working alongside Catherine Hepburn, certainly broadened his horizons. While it couldn't compare to the Mellon ' Oak Spring Farm, it was still quite remarkable for a veteran actress of her caliber.

Taking advantage of this free time, Henry went to the public forum he had created to review articles.

This is something new that came up a couple of years ago. Initially, there wasn't much of an idea; it was simply to collect scientific papers in theoretical fields, categorize them, and make them easy for netizens to access. It's considered a new benevolent measure by the internet mogul CK.

Theoretical science differs from applied science and is less related to interests such as patents. Therefore, provided the source and author are accurately indicated, I have never encountered any protests from the authors themselves.

Although Henry noted on the forum that he would delete the relevant content if the author protested.

On the other hand, the papers Henry selected were all over twenty years old, the earliest dating back to the seventeenth century, to the generation of Newton.

Many of the original materials are not even available in regular libraries. Based on the principle of online sharing, Henry started this forum for the field of theoretical science.

Furthermore, Henry labeled all the papers with "confirmed," "falsified," and "controversial."

There's no need to elaborate on the papers that confirm the "label," many of which have become laws in modern times.

Henry, in the spirit of learning from others' experiences, did not choose not to post the paper that was supposed to "falsify" the argument on the forum. Instead, he did post it and, in the first reply, pointed out the counter-evidence or errors, so that people could understand where the paper went wrong.

Perhaps the initial idea was simply to enrich the forum's content.

As for the papers tagged "controversial," these are the papers with questions raised by other scientists, as noted in the first-floor replies. There are actually many such questions, but Henry selected some representative ones instead of releasing them all at once.

There was also a large section of the forum dedicated to various conjectures. Some of these conjectures had been solved, while others remained unsolved to this day. Henry collected and published valuable solutions and ideas on the forum.

This forum was set up by Henry while he was studying Kree Technology and Skrull Technology. Actually, its original main purpose was to allow him to compare the technological progress of Earth, Kree and Skrull, so as not to reveal anything he shouldn't have.

Since it was a forum for purely theoretical science, the content was very difficult for the average person, so Henry didn't expect to achieve anything significant.

For nonsensical comments, we ruthlessly use our administrator privileges to delete them. This is not a place for chatting.

Initially, most of the messages left were new solutions or ideas for solving certain conjectures, whether they were already solved or not.

For new "solutions" to solved conjectures, some may simply have been omitted by Henry. Therefore, as long as there is a clear source, Henry will additionally indicate that so-and-so proposed the same solution at a certain time and place.

If there is truly no source, Henry will label it as a "new interpretation".

As for the responses addressing unresolved conjectures, those that directly provide solutions are often flawed, demonstrating that their solutions are not rigorous. Henry labeled them as "incorrect." Responses that only outline the thought process are left uncommented.

At first, some people thought that CK's arbitrary labeling of others as "correct" or "incorrect" was an arrogant act.

Similarly, delete irrelevant nonsense, keep academic discussions, and then refute the other party until they are completely humiliated.

Let the world experience just how terrifying a keyboard warrior with Super Brain can be.

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