The Second Day Without You, Missing You

Shen Qi never expected that his raised hand to ask a question would be ignored.

The reason they were ignored was that a guy in front of them stood up.

This guy was very tall and blocked Shen Qi's view.

The tall scholar faced Irie Jack and said in fluent English, "Hello Professor Irie, I am Tachibana Masashi. May I begin asking questions?"

"Hey, it's him..." Shen Qi thought to himself, "Isn't this the guy who asked me for my thesis earlier?"

Why doesn't this Mr. Tachibana have any manners?

Normally, a scholar who isn't particularly famous would introduce themselves like this, "Hello, I am XXX from XXX University, XXX Laboratory, XXX Company..."

For example, UC Berkeley, whose chemistry program has long been ranked among the world's best, has many chemists working there.

Not every chemist who graduated from UC Berkeley or is currently teaching at UC Berkeley is famous. If you are from UC Berkeley but your personal reputation isn't that great, you should mention your institution so that others have a basic impression of you. "Oh, this person works in chemistry at UC Berkeley, so they can't be anything particularly weak."

Of course, there have been some scientists in history whose personal fame surpassed that of their institutions.

For example, when Einstein went to the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, the newly established Princeton Institute for Advanced Study was not yet a world-class academic institution.

It was precisely because of the addition of a group of luminaries such as Einstein that the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study a short period of time.

In modern times, Shen Qi could introduce himself by saying, "Hello, I am Shen Qi."

However, not many people know this Mr. Tachibana.

Irie Jack clearly did not know Mr. Tachibana. Judging from his appearance and name, he believed that this Tachibana Masashi was Japanese.

Since he's Japanese, he's practically a fellow countryman of Irie Jack.

Irie Jack showed a certain warmth towards Mr. Tachibana was practically a fellow townsman. "Hello, Mr. Tachibana, what's your question?"

Mr. Tachibana: "Professor Irie's research team's paper on the ACE78 project was published a month ago, after the animal experiments were completed. I have conducted extensive research on the ACE78 project, and based on my research, the synthetic route for ACE78 mentioned in the paper is too long and the yield is too low. Therefore, I believe it has no commercial value."

Mr. Tachibana's words caused an uproar in the audience.

Professor Irie Jack has been famous for a long time and is considered a hot candidate for this year's Nobel Prize.

Who are you, this guy surnamed Ju? How dare you spout such harsh words right off the bat?

Hiahia~

That's so exciting!

Intense intellectual exchanges inevitably lead to great scientific achievements.

Including Shen Qi, the scholars eagerly awaited Professor Irie Jack's positive response.

In fact, Shen Qi also had some doubts about the synthesis strategy and route of ACE78. He also had his own opinions on the chemical structure of ACE78 and whether it could achieve the medicinal effects that Irie had mentioned.

ACE78, Cyclic Compound with a unique structure, can be considered a chemical treasure.

However, not every rare chemical substance has high value in terms of academic significance or practical application.

Some rare chemical substances have been proven to have no practical value other than their novel structures. They may be only slightly more toxic than rodenticide, and could probably be used to kill rats—perhaps their only use.

Irie Jack paused for a moment, then regained his composure. He was a highly cultured scholar, and faced with a brainless question from an unknown nobody, Irie Jack could have easily replied, "That's an obvious, naive, and stupid question. Next."

Irie Jack adjusted his glasses, preparing to answer Mr. Tachibana's naive and foolish question.

However, Mr. Tachibana did not give Irie Jack a chance to answer. He continued, "I have designed a new synthetic strategy that significantly shortens the synthetic route for chemical gems like ACE78 and greatly improves the yield, thus making it commercially viable. My paper will be published on arVix later, and I hope it will be helpful to Professor Irie."

"Professor Irie, your research direction is correct. I hope you can continue to improve ACE78. Thank you for your hard work. Goodbye." Mr. Tachibana bowed and then left the venue.

The scholars were stunned. Before they could react, Mr. Tachibana had vanished.

"I..." Irie Jack was a little confused. Mr. Tachibana completed the question by asking and answering himself, Irie Jack couldn't answer a single word on the question.

As expected, when fellow countrymen meet, they stab each other in the back.

Chaos erupted in the conference room, and Shen Qi got up and left.

This World Chemistry Congress was much more interesting than he had imagined.

Mr. Tachibana, you look so young, yet you seem so arrogant... Shen Qi couldn't help but become curious about Mr. Tachibana.

An unknown researcher said to a Novogene nominee, "Your research direction is correct. I hope you can continue your efforts. Thank you for your hard work."

Mad.

That's outrageous.

This person is either a madman with some talent, or a lunatic.

Academic research is a very serious matter, but Mr. Tachibana's antics have given it a bit of a martial arts duel feel to it.

It's more likely that Mr. Tachibana is a mentally ill person who infiltrated the venue.

Speaking of patients, Shen Qi had to go visit one of them.

The day after my wife was admitted to the hospital, I missed her.

After leaving the Capital International Convention Center, Shen Qi went to Yanjing University People's Hospital.

The smell of disinfectant filled the corridor, and nurses in white coats pushed carts back and forth.

The cart is equipped with iodine tincture, alcohol, cotton swabs, indwelling needles, blood collection tubes, blood collection needles, 3M adhesive tape, tourniquets, syringes, heparinized saline, blood collection tubes, and treatment towels. The nurse pushes the blood collection cart to the private ward, skillfully operating her series of tools, white items in, red items out.

Ou Ye appeared weak after the blood draw. As a participant in a clinical trial of a new drug, she had not yet taken the medication; having her blood drawn was the best course of action.

"Qi... I feel so bad..." Ou Ye whimpered softly. It was the second day since her husband left, and she missed him.

"Don't be afraid, Yezi, your husband is here." Shen Qi held Ou Ye's hand, transferring warmth to her skin. "The medication will be administered tomorrow, and you still have a chance to withdraw from the clinical trial."

The warmth of Shen Qi's palm made Ou Ye feel safe. She shook her head and said, "I won't quit. I will persevere until the end of Phase I clinical trials. As the saying goes, 'Give it a shot, and you might just turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.'"

"Hehe..." Shen Qi chuckled. His arrival made Ou Ye feel more relaxed, and Ou Ye started joking around as well.

"How did the World Chemistry Congress go?" Although Ou Ye was hospitalized, she was still concerned about Shen Qi's work.

"Honey, I have something funny to tell you. Today I went to the World Chemistry Congress and saw a really funny weirdo..."