Chapter 277: Modification Drug

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The top-floor conference room of the villa had been modified into a chemistry laboratory specially for Qiu Rong.

Countless sophisticated instruments were sitting in the spacious room. This was undoubtedly the greatest temptation for a scientist. Even if Qiu Rong pretended not to be interested, he still couldn’t control his excitement as he walked into the laboratory.

At first, he just looked at the equipment. Slowly, his hands began to itch and he started fiddling with them. He even forgot about the time and stayed there for an entire afternoon, trying out all the equipment.

Qiu Tong and Jin Yang hid in the shadows and watched his delighted expression. Qiu Tong whispered, “It looks like your plan is effective.”

Jin Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, the heaviness in his heart lifting slightly.

Qiu Xingyuan walked silently to the laboratory and stood obediently beside Qiu Rong. He quietly observed his movements and memorized them. Qiu Xingyuan was an extremely talented young genius, but his knowledge and practical experience were still far inferior to Qiu Rong’s.

Qiu Rong shook a test tube and handed the purple liquid to Qiu Xingyuan.

He asked tentatively, “Can you tell its components?”

Qiu Xingyuan gently sniffed the liquid. He then wrote down precise chemical composition on a piece of paper.

Qiu Rong nodded in delight. He couldn’t help praising him. “Good! You’re indeed my good grandson!”

…

In the dining room, everyone was sitting around the dining table.

Although Qiu Rong’s expression remained stern, everyone could feel that his attitude towards Jin Yang had softened.

Qiu Xingyu was especially excited as she raised her drink to clink glasses with them. Qiu Tong saw that Qiu Xingyu’s sleeve was dipping into the vegetable soup and she hurriedly helped her roll up her cuffs. She then glanced at Jin Yang, gesturing for him to speak.

Jin Yang took the initiative to stand up and pour some wine for Qiu Rong. He said respectfully, “Uncle Qiu, if there’s anything you need or if there’s anything you are uncomfortable with, feel free to tell me.”

Qiu Rong frowned and clinked glasses with him without saying a word. A conflicted look flashed across his eyes.

In the evening, Qiu Tong saw that Qiu Rong was still in the laboratory.

She walked over to Qiu Rong and placed her hand on his shoulder. “Dad, you are still recovering. Don’t be too anxious.” She saw a familiar chemical formula written in a notebook.

Sensing her gaze, Qiu Rong told her, “This is the human modification drug.”

Qiu Tong frowned and examined the chemical formula. She wanted to voice her doubts.

Qiu Rong beat her to it. “This isn’t the complete version. Back then, the government gathered all the experts and scholars in various fields to develop a drug that can change the structure of a human’s body and strengthen the various bodily functions by a hundred times.”

“Ye Luan’s father and I were both in the project.”

Qiu Rong’s expression grew heavy as he recalled his memories.

“In the beginning, we had high expectations and were very enthusiastic. We felt that developing this drug would become the biggest breakthrough in our field, or even in the entire world’s history! But things are much more complicated than we imagined…”

“The human body has already evolved to a stage where all the cells and functions are in a balanced state.”

“If we use drugs to break the balance, it will definitely cause serious side effects.”

“The chemical formula you saw in that notebook is only half of the complete formula. Ye Luan’s father accidentally discovered it, but we destroyed all the drugs we made. We also destroyed half of the records.”

Qiu Rong sighed deeply. He knew that Ye Luan’s father’s death was also related to it.

Qiu Tong frowned. She knew a little about biology and chemistry, and she couldn’t see any harm in this formula.

Qiu Rong stood up after a moment of silence and walked to the operating table to mix his chemicals.

He took out two mice from a cage and injected the drug into their bodies. About five minutes later, the two mice were clearly restless, anxious, and even tried to smash themselves against the cage.

Qiu Tong stared at him with widened eyes. Qiu Rong injected the antidote into their bodies and the white mice fell asleep, their limbs twitching occasionally. They were clearly weaker than before.

Qiu Rong poured the drug away. “The modification drug can amplify a certain function. In short, it can allow a person’s running speed or resistance to attacks to become three or even five times that of the original. But after the medicinal effects dissipate, the person will show signs of weakening and irreversible damage.”

“In serious cases, death will occur.”

Qiu Rong smiled in self-mockery. He took off his protective goggles and said dejectedly, “I never expected that this drug would end up being a poison that will cause death! Tongtong, do you think I’m a bad person?”

Qiu Tong sensed his gloom and took the initiative to hug him. “No!”

“I believe you can find a solution.”

Qiu Tong looked at him confidently. Qiu Rong looked at her with a complicated expression. “Tongtong, do you want me to help Jin Yang?”

As the president, Jin Yang could use the drug to strengthen the army and stabilize his current position.

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