"Ms. Baihe, the test results are out."
Ten years ago, in San Francisco, in an underground base equipped with full medical facilities, a middle-aged doctor wearing glasses knocked lightly on the door.
"come in."
Closing the notebook she brought from Bai Heqing's study, Bai Hejing turned her head and glanced at Bai Heqing, who was lying on the hospital bed next to him and was still in a coma. He raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and responded aloud.
Her expression was rather gloomy.
"This is the inspection report, please take a look at it."
The middle-aged doctor walked in. He first handed the report in his hand to Bai Hejing, then lowered his voice and said:
"Mr. Shirakawa's physical condition is worse than we imagined. According to the examination results, cells all over his body are showing an unexplained... collapse."
The middle-aged doctor hesitated for a moment, and finally said this word that he thought was more accurate.
"In addition, we also noticed during the test that Mr. Shirakawa's cell activity and chemical changes in DNA were also very abnormal. They seemed not to be affected by the natural aging of the human body and still maintained quite amazing activity, just like a building containing A volcano of huge energy.
It is this incredible activity that has been prompting Mr. Shirakawa's cells to undergo some special changes...
Ms. Shirakawa, although what I say next may make you feel incredible, what I must tell you is that we believe that this change in the cells in Mr. Shirakawa's body may be what the world thinks of as 'rejuvenation'. "
"Return to youth..."
The middle-aged doctor said words that he thought should shock people, but Bai Hejing didn't have much reaction, and his face still had that calm expression.
It was as if she already knew what he was going to say.
"That's right." The middle-aged doctor nodded and continued to explain:
"It is this amazing activity of unknown origin that not only prevented Mr. Shirakawa's natural aging process, but even reversed this process to a certain extent, so that Mr. Shirakawa's body not only did not age with time, but also gradually became younger. .
However, this change is not without cost. Human cells and DNA simply cannot withstand such changes that violate normal physiological phenomena for a long time.
Therefore, as this reverse growth change continues, the resulting damage will continue to accumulate in Mr. Shirakawa's cells and DNA, eventually causing Mr. Shirakawa's body to completely collapse at some point in the future.
Based on the test results, we infer that this change may have lasted in Mr. Shirakawa's body for about eight years, but the change was very slight at the beginning. In addition, Mr. Shirakawa's own body is very strong, and he also This delayed the side effects of this change to a certain extent, so Mr. Shirakawa may not have been aware of it in the past few years.
But, if this continues, maybe, maybe..."
At this point, the middle-aged doctor suddenly became hesitant. He raised his head and glanced at the silent Bai Hejing, as if he was not sure whether he should continue talking.
"Tell me, what could it be?" Bai Hejing's tone remained calm.
"Based on our inference from the current damage to the DNA in Mr. Baihe's body, without any effective measures, Mr. Baihe's body can only support another ten years or so..."
In an instant, Bai Hejing's body suddenly emitted a chill.
"Of course! This is just our estimated time!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged doctor quickly explained: "Considering that Mr. Baihe's body is stronger than the average person, this time can actually be pushed back a little further! Eleven, no! Ten, twelve! Maybe thirteen also……"
"alright!"
After speaking out to stop him from speaking incoherently, Bai Hejing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed his breathing.
"What will happen then?"
"Because, because this kind of damage acts directly on DNA, we speculate that by then, Mr. Shirakawa's situation may, may, be the same as that of patients whose DNA was broken due to severe nuclear radiation..."
The middle-aged doctor did not say that it might be the most painful way to die in the world.
"Is there a solution?" Bai Hejing lowered his head, was silent for a while, and continued to ask.
"Sorry, we still don't know the source of the special activity of the cells in Mr. Baihe's body. If we can analyze it clearly, it may be possible..."
"Okay, you go out first."
"Yes, it is……"
Interrupted by Bai Hejing, the middle-aged doctor quickly left the room.
In the room, when she heard the sound of the door closing as he left, Bai Hejing, who had been keeping his head down, raised his hand and wiped his eyes silently.
"How long do you plan to lie here?"
Bai Hejing suddenly turned his head and looked at Bai Heqing, who was still "unconscious" on the hospital bed, with somewhat red eyes.
"Oh, I saw you looking like you were about to cry, Jing, so I felt a little embarrassed to wake up..."
After being directly named, Bai Heqing stopped pretending and immediately sat up from the hospital bed, stretched and said with a smile.
He was actually awake when the middle-aged doctor came in.
"Did you hear what he just said?" Ignoring his teasing, Bai Hejing looked straight at him and asked.
"Yes, I heard it." Bai He counted his head, and then sighed softly.
Although the middle-aged doctor did not say it clearly, he still knew how those who were exposed to severe nuclear radiation would die in the end.
To put it simply, because the DNA is damaged, the human body will no longer produce any new cells, and all cells will not regenerate after death.
But because human brain cells are the longest-lived cells in the human body and are inherently non-renewable, when that moment really comes, Shirakawa will clearly feel how his body is decomposing from the outside to the inside bit by bit. , and then slowly die.
"This is the notebook you had in the study."
Bai Heqing handed him the experimental notebook that Elena Miyano sent to Bai Heqing before she died.
"I have read everything above."
"Oh, I originally wanted to hide it from you..." Bai Heqing took the notebook and sighed again.
His expression was not sad at all, as if he was not the one who was sentenced to death.
"What are you going to do?" Bai Hejing continued to ask.
Although her tone was still calm, it could be clearly felt from her continuous words that her heart at the moment was far from as calm as she showed.
However, Bai Heqing did not answer her immediately. Instead, he raised his hand slightly and waved his fingers gently in the direction of the door.
Immediately understanding what he meant, Bai Hejing stood up and left the room without any hesitation.
In the corridor, she happened to see the middle-aged doctor who was quietly trying to leave with several other medical staff.
"That, that, Miss Shirakawa! Don't get me wrong! We, we just want to..."
"Bang!"
Gunfire suddenly rang out.
"Ah! Ah - help -"
"Boom!"
"I won't tell anyone! I swear! Miss Baihe! Please! Please don't..."
"Boom! Boom!"
Several more gunshots rang out, and there was no sound outside. The door was opened again, and Bai Hejing walked in.
"sorry……"
Bai Heqing lowered his eyes and said softly.
I just don't know whether he said this to the medical staff who were "forced to keep secrets" or to Bai Hejing who was silenced by him.
Entering the room, Bai Hejing said nothing, but quietly sat back down next to the hospital bed. She was still waiting for Bai Heqing to answer her question.
"Your grandfather has been contacting me some time ago. He hopes that I will be responsible for organizing the reconstruction plan for the European and American branches."
After being silent for a long time, Bai Heqing suddenly spoke.
“I originally wanted to say no, but now it seems like this might be the right opportunity.
Elena has already explained the solution in her notes. It just so happens that by the way, take over Elena's child. I have heard Rum say before that the child seems to be much smarter than her sister. Maybe, She can continue the research her parents left unfinished..."
(﹃) These two chapters explain a lot of things
(End of chapter)
