In the sterile room, which had completely livened up, Luo Zhen and Kikuoka Seijiro quietly slipped away and came to an empty corridor.
"Just say what you want to say."
Luo Zhen crossed his arms and looked at Kikuoka Seijiro. Though he said that, his face was full of smiles.
"Ugh..." Kikuoka Seijiro sighed, rubbed his temples, and spoke in frustration. "You really managed to surprise me once again, Qinghe-kun."
Surprised.
He was indeed surprised.
Anyone who witnessed all this with their own eyes would have been surprised, or even utterly stunned, right?
"Since it was discovered in 1981, AIDS has caused the deaths of tens of millions of people. It was even called the tumor of the end of the century for a time, and countless people feared it."
Kikuoka Seijiro fixed his gaze on Luo Zhen as he spoke.
"Even now, AIDS can only be controlled; it cannot be completely cured. Even if it is well controlled and does not affect one's quality of life, proper treatment requires starting antiviral therapy and keeping the virus under control. Once that is done, it is no longer contagious, but it is still a terrifying disease that requires lifelong medication, with no stopping or missed doses, and strict adherence to the prescribed treatment."
If a disease like that could be completely cured by a miracle drug in just three hours, it would surely cause an uproar throughout the world.
It would be a revolution for the medical community, the pharmaceutical market, medical facilities, and all kinds of pharmaceutical companies.
If this miracle drug had been developed in this country and then released to the world, then, quite apart from anything else, this country's international standing would certainly be affected and elevated to a whole new level.
That made Kikuoka Seijiro unable