If you don’t believe it, try again!

Realizing this, Li Qiang was very panicked.

He covered his head tightly with his hands, his nails almost digging into his scalp.

His body was shaking violently from the pain and fear.

“Help…Help…”

He looked at his mentor, his eyes filled with fear and pleading.

"Teacher... take me to the hospital... quickly..."

"My head... is going to explode... something... is wrong..."

His words were incoherent, his voice distorted with pain.

Chen Jianhua was stunned by his sudden, almost collapsed reaction.

He immediately realized that things were far more complicated and serious than he had imagined.

This is more than just stress or physical discomfort.

He stood up suddenly, walked quickly to Li Qiang and supported his body.

He looked at Li Qiang's face twisted in pain, took out his cell phone without hesitation, and quickly dialed 120 emergency number.

"Hello? Emergency Center? This is the Chemistry Building of Qionghai University. A student is in critical condition. He seems to have a sudden severe headache and is unconscious. Please send an ambulance immediately!"

The smell of disinfectant made Li Qiang's eyelids twitch.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was the white ceiling, and the ticking sound of instruments was in his ears.

Li Qiang turned his head and saw his tutor sitting on a chair beside the bed, his brows furrowed and his face full of worry.

"Awake?" Professor Chen's voice was a little hoarse. "How do you feel?"

Li Qiang moved his fingers. Although his body was still a little weak, the severe pain that almost tore him apart had indeed disappeared.

He licked his cracked lips, and his mind flashed back to the two horrific experiences in the office.

No, he doesn't believe in evil.

How could it be? It was just a headache. Maybe it was just a coincidence, a result of my own nervousness? That had to be it.

He must try again, must confirm!

Otherwise, the secret would be like a thorn, keeping him awake and unable to eat.

He looked at Chen Jianhua, his eyes filled with almost paranoid determination. "Teacher..." He struggled to sit up a little.

Chen Jianhua quickly stood up and tried to help him: "Don't move, you just woke up and your body is still very weak."

Li Qiang stubbornly shook his head, staring intently at his mentor. He took a deep breath, as if exhausting all his strength, and tried again to reveal the secret: "I... the samples in my paper... actually came from..."

“Buzz!”

Before he could finish his words, a sharp pain, more ferocious and violent than the previous two times combined, instantly pierced through his entire brain!

"ah--!!!"

This time, Li Qiang's screams even changed in tone. He suddenly hunched over, clutching his head tightly with both hands. His eyeballs bulged out in extreme pain and were covered in bloodshot.

The whole person twitched violently on the hospital bed, and painful groans escaped intermittently from his mouth.

Not a coincidence!

It’s really not a coincidence!

That attic! That plant! That golden light!

Fear instantly overwhelmed Li Qiang's sanity. It was true! That woman...that old house...something was strange! Some force was preventing him from revealing the truth!

"Ugh... it hurts... help..." He wanted to call for help, but could only utter broken breaths, his body convulsing due to the unbearable pain.

Professor Chen was so shocked by the horrifying scene that his face turned pale and his hair stood on end!

The first time was an accident, the second time was a coincidence, but the third time... at the same point when Li Qiang was trying to tell the source of the sample, such severe and strange symptoms broke out again!

This is definitely not an ordinary disease!

Chen Jianhua reacted suddenly, almost threw himself to the head of the bed, and quickly pressed the emergency call bell!

"Doctor! Doctor, come quickly! The patient is in critical condition!" He yelled at the nurse who rushed in from the door, his voice a little distorted.

Doctors and nurses quickly gathered around, checking the equipment, injecting drugs... After a round of rescue, Li Qiang fell asleep due to the effect of the powerful painkiller, but this time, his brows were furrowed and his face was distorted. It was obvious that he could not get rid of the fear even in his sleep.

The ward became quiet for a while, with only the ticking of instruments remaining.

Professor Chen stood by the bed, looking at the sleeping Li Qiang, his face so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

He is not a fool. To be able to reach the position of professor, his observation and logical thinking abilities are far beyond those of ordinary people.

Li Qiang's three strange and severe headaches all occurred precisely at the moment when he was about to reveal the source of the "YX factor" sample.

This is by no means a coincidence, nor is it a simple physiological or psychological problem.

There must be some unknown secret hidden behind this, or even... it is possible that some extraordinary power is interfering with Li Qiang and preventing him from telling the truth!

Thinking of the magical effect of the "YX factor" described in the paper, and combining it with the strange stopping force before him, Professor Chen's heart was filled with shock.

This matter has far exceeded the scope of academic research.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He walked outside the ward, pulled out his phone, and after a moment's hesitation, decided not to call the school's leadership. Instead, he dialed a number he wouldn't easily use—the personal number of an old classmate who held a high position in the country's special security department.

When the call was connected, Professor Chen lowered his voice, but his tone was unusually solemn: "Lao Zhou, it's me, Chen Jianhua.

I may have discovered an extremely unusual situation here, involving a technological discovery that could change certain fields, but... the discoverer seems to be protected or cursed by some unknown force, unable to reveal the source of key information... Yes, the situation is extremely urgent and very strange. I hope you can report it to the higher-ups immediately."

Chen Jianhua held the phone and listened to the calm response of his old classmate Zhou Zhenguo on the phone. He felt a little relieved, but the solemnity on his face did not disappear.

He succinctly recounted the publication of Li Qiang's paper, the attention it attracted, and the subsequent strange headaches, especially the three times when he suffered severe pain precisely when he tried to reveal the source of the samples.

"...This is the situation, Old Zhou. This is definitely not simple hysteria or coincidence. Every time the child mentioned key information, it was as if some kind of forbidden barrier had been triggered, and he was in so much pain that he could no longer be seen. I suspect...there is something behind this that we cannot understand."

Chen Jianhua lowered his voice, his tone more serious than ever. "The 'YX factor' in that paper is incredibly effective, and it's under close international scrutiny. If the source truly has special protections, or is... cursed, this is going to be a very difficult matter."

Zhou Zhenguo on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, obviously trying to digest this huge amount of information.

His department has dealt with many incidents that are difficult to explain with common sense, but he has never seen such a "power" that directly affects people and prevents information leaks.