Lin Zhe and all the doctors were drawn to that can of tea leaves.
They even instinctively assumed that Minister Lu had refined tastes and still felt like brewing tea during a clinical trial of this scale.
But then they realized something was off. If he wanted to brew tea, all he needed to bring was some tea leaves. There was no need to carry a can of them in a security-grade lockbox, was there?
The can of tea leaves was taken out, and Yuan Shan carefully accepted it. He turned to Lin Zhe and the others. "Dean Lin, these are the tea leaves being used in this clinical trial."
"Once the various tests on these cancer patients are complete, brew the tea for them. Have them start with six cups a day, then adjust the amount after checking their condition."
"Someone will be assigned to keep an eye on the tea leaves. You just need to collect them on schedule."
Yuan Shan's words made Lin Zhe and the doctors' eyes widen.
These tea leaves were supposed to treat cancer?
It wasn't that they were ignorant. The news was simply too shocking.
They wouldn't have been surprised if someone had brought out a drug.
But this was tea.
Before today, who would have dared claim that tea could be used to treat cancer?
Still, they knew better than to think Minister Lu and the others were joking. What's more, this involved Qinglin Laboratory, a place that had always managed to surprise people.
Cancer tests took time. Even for a clinical trial like this, with one-on-one testing, the examination reports for Zhao Chunhe and the others weren't ready until the next day.
The patients had different types of cancer, so the key data they needed to monitor differed as well.
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