Chapter 800: The Key Link, Data Stolen (Part 2)
With the help of Xie Dingyuan's team and the hard work of the soldiers, the results of the second phase of large-scale animal experiments were soon released.
One hundred mice and fifty monkeys were observed and exposed to the Shenkwo virus after being vaccinated with vaccine A, and the infection rate was only two percent.
In other words, judging from this batch of samples alone, excluding randomness and other influencing factors, the effectiveness of vaccine A can reach 98%!
Compared with the 43% efficacy of the recombinant vaccine studied by Xie Dingyuan's team, it has more than doubled!
If this result can be replicated on living humans, then vaccine A will be a complete success!
From then on, the trial entered the third phase - clinical testing!
It is also the most critical link that determines the success or failure of a project.
Once successful and the effectiveness of vaccine A is confirmed, it can be put into production smoothly and mass-produced for large-scale vaccination.
Then, the ultimate goal of curbing the epidemic will be achieved.
But the human body is far more complex than that of animals, and everything is still unknown.
…
At night, everything was quiet and the entire base fell into sleep.
Since the second phase of animal trials had ended and the third phase of human clinical trials had not yet begun, Jiang Fuyue's personal laboratory was completely emptied, leaving no observation subjects.
And she finally didn't have to stay up all day and night and could go back to the dormitory to have a good sleep.
But in the pitch darkness, the laboratory door was pushed open from the outside and a dark shadow slipped in.
He first entered the observation room and found it empty, then came out dejectedly, walked to where Jiang Fuyue usually worked, and began to search on the table.
First, he went to the laptop, then the neatly stacked documents and files in the drawer, and even the scattered papers on the table were not spared, putting them all into his pockets.
Five minutes later, he left as quietly as he had come.
The above is what everyone saw through the surveillance video.
"Fuck—this, this, this…was it robbed?"
"Who's so bold as to steal things here?"
"What did this man steal?"
"What does he want?"
“…”
The discussion continued.
Kaza was wearing a military uniform and standing in front with a stern expression, his sharp eyes sweeping over the crowd.
Behind him stood a row of expressionless soldiers.
"Quiet!" With this command, everyone fell silent.
You look at me, I look at you, and the atmosphere begins to become tense.
Kaza: "As you all saw, at three o'clock this morning, Jiang Fuyue's laboratory was robbed. A laptop and a large amount of experimental data were stolen. I asked everyone to come here in the hope that you will cooperate with the investigation and help the base catch the thief as soon as possible!"
"So, please answer the following questions truthfully—"
As soon as Cazario raised his hand, the soldiers behind him came forward with recorders and notebooks.
Everyone looked at this posture, all a little confused——
"What's the meaning?"
"Are you going to treat us as suspects and record our statements one-on-one?"
"Okay! Originally, he suspected us of stealing something."
"That's hilarious! Our research direction is completely different from Jiang Fuyue's. Why would we steal her experimental data?"
"Don't be so insulting!"
"You have no right to interrogate us!"
"Yes—I'm not qualified—"
Seeing that everyone was getting emotional and started pushing the soldiers, if this continued, we would be thankful that no conflict would occur, let alone cooperate with the investigation.
Kaza is also under a lot of pressure and doesn't want to cause trouble.
But there is no way, that batch of data is of great importance and directly affects whether the live attenuated vaccine can be successfully developed.
Once leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable!
So, after receiving Jiang Fuyue's intercom communication early this morning and learning that the laboratory had been stolen, he immediately sealed off the base, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and quickly reported to his superiors.
The top management was shocked and ordered him to investigate with full authority and make sure to catch the thief and retrieve the information as soon as possible.
Kaza: "Please cooperate! If it really has nothing to do with you, you wouldn't mind being investigated, right?"
"It's not a question of whether we care or not, but that we are not respected!"
"Yes, this is a blatant insult!"
"What evidence do you have to doubt us?"
The ones who jumped up and down the most were the older ones in Dan Pinghua's team, with indignant expressions and excited tones.
It seems that asking them to cooperate in recording a confession is a violation of their personality.
Kaza's face turned cold: "I must ask clearly today. It would be best if you are willing to cooperate, but you must agree even if you don't want to!"
Xin Hongcheng: "Alright! This soft approach won't work, we need a hard one! Is this how you, Suweitan, treat our Chinese team?"
His old face turned red because he argued so hard.
Kaza refused to listen, "This is an order, it must be carried out!"
"What if we refuse to accept it?"
"Yes! I don't accept it!"
"We want to meet with senior Chinese officials!"
Kaza gritted his teeth, his cheeks stiff, these old guys!
In comparison, Bai Chuanhao's team was much calmer.
Some people have begun to cooperate with inquiries and have a good attitude.
The older generation values respectability and feels that being interrogated is an insult, but the young people do not have this concept and have been taught from a young age to cooperate with the police.
Although this group of soldiers are not police officers, their nature is similar. They are here to investigate the truth anyway.
And they wore uniforms.
As soon as I saw this outfit, I became well behaved.
In the end, only a few old guys were left, led by Xin Hongcheng, and they refused to speak.
Kaza was furious and pointed at Xin Hongcheng: "I think it's you who stole the things!"
Xin Hongcheng's eyes widened, and then he trembled with anger: "You - you -"
"Old Xin!"
"Are you okay?"
"He's fainted! Send him to the infirmary immediately!"
Suddenly there was chaos and confusion.
Kaza obtained a total of ten confessions and recordings, brought them back to the office, and invited Xie Dingyuan and Jiang Fuyue.
"How is it? Any progress?" Xie Dingyuan asked as soon as he came in.
Kaza pushed the compiled confession in front of the two men and said, "It's all here, take a look."
"It seems that except for the old guys who refused to cooperate with the questioning, everyone else has an alibi."
Since they lived together, everyone was sure that their roommate did not go out last night.
Kaza: "The surveillance cameras outside the building didn't capture anyone leaving. Judging from the current clues, this thief seemed to appear out of thin air and then disappeared out of thin air."
Jiang Fuyue's laptop and the documents were also missing.
Xie Dingyuan: "Could they have left the base?"
"Impossible! The base gate's defense level is always at its highest level after nightfall. No one can slip out. After daybreak, I immediately issued a lockdown order. Therefore, the thief must still be inside the base!"
Jiang Fuyue: "Could it be a soldier?"
Kaza still shook his head. "We have a comprehensive management system and monitoring system for active-duty soldiers. If someone leaves the dormitory in the middle of the night, the alarm system will be triggered and we will be notified immediately."
"So," Jiang Fuyue closed the confession and handed it back to Kaza, "this thief could only be someone from the research team."
In addition to members of Shan Pinghua and Bai Chuanhao's teams, members of Xie Dingyuan's team are also included.
Kaza nodded: "I've questioned him. His confession is fine and his behavior is normal."
Even the stubborn Xin Hongcheng and his companions did not show any suspicious behavior in their expressions or body movements.
Although Kaza blurted out that he was the thief in a fit of rage, in fact, the shame and anger expressed by Xin Hongcheng were not false at all. It can be seen that an old man who cares about face is indignant at being insulted when facing distrust and suspicion.
Real stuff.
Xie Dingyuan: "According to what you said, everyone's suspicion can be ruled out, so what's the point of investigating?"
Kaza sighed, "This is the tricky part."
It looked like no one had done it.
There is not even a single suspect.
Suddenly, he caught sight of Jiang Fuyue out of the corner of his eye and was surprised to see that her research materials had been stolen, but she was not anxious at all and her expression was very calm.
"Why are you acting like nothing happened?"
Don’t those who do research and academic work regard experimental data as their lifeblood?
He once witnessed with his own eyes a doctoral student doing biochemical research at the base who risked his life to rush into a burning room and retrieve a USB flash drive in order to save experimental data.
In the end, he suffered severe burns and needed skin grafts almost all over his body, but when he was lying on the hospital bed, he was still thanking God for allowing him to save the data.
Looking at Jiang Fuyue in front of him, he was so calm that he asked, "Then what should I be like?"
Second update, 3,000 words.
Guess who did it.
(End of this chapter)
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