"Hmm, what do you mean, 'hmm'?" Xiang Xiaotong turned to look at him. "What's wrong? Judging from your tone, that didn't sound like an 'hmm' of amazement at a high-level paper."
"The Brain Cancer Drug from Toyama Medical... The technical approach seems a little strange." Song He pondered.
"How is it strange?" Xiang Xiaotong asked curiously.
"According to the paper's explanation, the brain tumor will be divided endlessly, like blasting apart a mountain. First, part of the mountainside is blown up to expose the rock inside. Then the rock is blasted apart, and finally, the entire tumor mountain is gradually leveled."
Xiang Xiaotong held a small piece of roasted lamb rib and gnawed on it. Nodding as she chewed, she asked indistinctly, "What's the problem?"
"Where do the rocks blasted down go?" Song He asked.
"Turn into powder?" Xiang Xiaotong guessed.
"In theory, that's how it works. The drug and the body's immune system attack from both sides, wiping out all the scattered cancer cells." Song He paused. "But what if the cancer cells choose to fight a guerrilla war? What if some drug-resistant cancer cells slip through the net?"
Xiang Xiaotong thought for a moment. She seemed to realize something, and her eyes suddenly widened, showing a faint trace of shock.
"You mean..." She drew in a sharp breath and lowered her voice. "Japan already has more than ten thousand brain cancer patients using the drug. Some countries with lax oversight will introduce Toyama Medical's drug within the next few weeks. Soon, there will be hundreds of thousands of brain cancer patients using it worldwide!"
"We'll only know after testing it." Song He spoke slowly. "I hope my guess is wrong."
Four o'clock in the morning.
The Brain Institute's laboratory.
"Bang!"
A huge sample case was placed on