Gu Youran didn't even have time to change her shoes and ran to the coffee table in two steps.

She opened the beautifully wrapped gift box and was stunned when she saw what was inside.

Inside was a vinyl record with the Nightcrawler band's classic skull and rose pattern printed on the cover.

This album was my adoptive father's favorite collection during his lifetime and has been out of print for many years.

She trembled as she turned the pages of the record, and a piece of note paper fell down.

There was a familiar line of handwriting on the paper:

Let's listen together tomorrow night. — Your number one fan, Shi Heng.

Gu Youran held the record tightly against his chest, his eyes slightly warm.

This record carries the most precious memories between her and her adoptive father, and Shi Heng actually found it.

Looking up at the night sky outside the window, I wonder if Shi Heng is also looking at the same stars.

At the same time, in the laboratory of Pujiang Center, Shi Heng was staring at the screensaver of his mobile phone in a daze.

The screen showed a photo that Mark had just sent today. Gu Youran was standing in the studio, holding a large bouquet of red gentian flowers and smiling brightly.

He gently stroked the smiling face on the screen with his thumb, his eyes gentle.

Tomorrow is the last day.

No matter what the experimental results are, he has prepared for the worst and will never let Gu Youran suffer any harm.

Just then, the laboratory door was pushed open.

Chen Mingyuan rushed in with a pale face, holding his cell phone tightly in his hand.

"Mr. Shi! Something happened!" Chen Mingyuan's voice was trembling.

Shi Heng immediately put away his phone, "Professor Chen, what's wrong?"

Chen Mingyuan handed him the phone, "Take a look at this..."

Shi Heng took the phone and saw an anonymous email on the screen:

Professor Chen: Attached is a report on a medical malpractice your son handled six months ago. What do you think would happen if this report appeared in the National Health Commission's reporting mailbox?

We're looking forward to tomorrow's news: The son of a renowned medical expert has had his license revoked due to medical malpractice. We'll give you 24 hours to consider your response.

Shi Heng clicked on the attachment, which turned out to be an accident report stamped with the official seal of Shanghai Renhe Hospital, with Chen Ziqian's name clearly written on it.

"When did you receive this?" Shi Heng asked in a deep voice.

"Just ten minutes ago." Chen Mingyuan took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Half a year ago, Ziqian had just started his internship at Renhe Hospital. During one of his night shifts, he saw a patient with abdominal pain..."

Shi Heng gestured for him to sit down and spoke slowly: "What exactly happened?"

"That night, Ziqian judged that the patient might have acute abdominal pain, but Deputy Director Liu Ming on duty insisted that it was just common gastroenteritis."

Chen Mingyuan's voice was filled with pain. "Ziqian was worried and insisted on a CT scan, which revealed a ruptured tumor. However, due to a delay in treatment, the patient ultimately could not be saved."

Shi Heng thought for a moment, "How did the hospital handle it?"

"Give Ziqian internal punishment and extend his regularization period."

Chen Mingyuan clenched his fists. "But if this report were to be made public, his career would be..."

Shi Heng immediately picked up his phone. "Ximu, check the complete medical records of a patient who died of a ruptured tumor at Shanghai Renhe Hospital six months ago, especially their medical history. Also check the background of Deputy Director Liu Ming of the Cardiology Department."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Heng pondered for a moment and said to Chen Mingyuan, "Don't rush to reply to this email. We need to find out the other party's true intentions. So, you can reply first and say you need to consider it and see what conditions they propose."

Chen Mingyuan replied to the email with trembling hands:

【I need time to think about this matter.】

Thirty minutes later, Sim called back.

Shi Heng pressed the hands-free button so that Chen Mingyuan could hear it too.

"Boss, I've found a few key points. First, patient Li Jianguo does have advanced liver cancer. According to the original medical records, his estimated survival time would be no more than 48 hours if the tumor spontaneously ruptured."

Chen Mingyuan looked up suddenly, "This... this is completely different from what was said in the accident report!"

Sim continued, "What's even more suspicious is that I checked the hospital's surveillance footage and discovered that in the early morning of the third day after the incident, Deputy Director Liu Ming entered the archives room alone and stayed there for nearly an hour. Furthermore, his computer showed multiple records of him accessing this medical record."

Shi Heng said, "Check Liu Ming's financial transactions."

"Over the past six months, Liu Ming's personal account has received three transfers totaling two million from Dekang Medical Equipment Company. The actual controller of this company is the financial director of Chenxiao Medical."

At this moment, Chen Mingyuan's phone vibrated. A new email arrived:

What are your thoughts? Our request is simple: withdraw from the neuroremodeling project by 8:00 AM tomorrow, or this report will end up in the National Health Commission's reporting mailbox.

Shi Heng looked at the content of the email and sneered, "It's really about this project. Now we can be sure that it was Gu Chen who was behind this."

Chen Mingyuan asked nervously: "What should we do next?"

"If you refuse them, just reply according to the truth we have found out. I want to see if they dare to really hand in this forged report." Shi Heng said firmly.

Chen Mingyuan immediately replied:

"I will never withdraw from the project. My son has committed no medical negligence, as evidenced by his complete medical records. You are making false accusations!"

The other party quickly replied:

【Then wait and see tomorrow's news. 】

Shi Heng patted Chen Mingyuan on the shoulder and said, "Go to the lab, leave this to me."

After Chen Mingyuan left the meeting room, Shi Heng immediately called Sim and whispered a few words to him.

…

The next morning, in the laboratory on the third floor of Pujiang Center.

Shi Heng was reviewing last night's experimental data when his cell phone suddenly rang.

The caller ID shows Si Wenjie.

"Heng, check the financial news!" Si Wenjie's voice on the other end of the line was filled with obvious anxiety. "The situation is not good."

Shi Heng put down the documents in his hand, picked up the tablet and swiped the screen.

Three explosive news headlines immediately jumped out at the eye:

Shocking! Kangrui Medical's acquisition of Pujiang Center has ulterior motives

Exclusive: Insider reveals dark side of neuroregenerative data manipulation

Experts question: A 30% success rate is simply impossible and is suspected of academic fraud

"When was it released?" Shi Heng asked in a deep voice.

"Just half an hour ago, it's already become the number one trending search. I felt something was wrong before I returned to Beijing yesterday afternoon, but I didn't expect them to act so quickly."

Shi Heng glanced at the time, and it was exactly the opening time of the stock market.

He quickly switched to the stock quote interface and saw that Kangrui Medical's stock price was plummeting like a kite with a broken string.

At this time, the assistant sent real-time data: "Mr. Shi, Kangrui's market value has evaporated by 3 billion in the first half hour of opening, and the sell orders on the limit-down board have exceeded 800,000 lots."

Surprisingly, Shi Heng chuckled: "Just right."

Anderson, who was standing nearby, looked at him in confusion. "Shi, what are you doing...?"