Li Qingzhu's suspension cabin was placed in the quietest laboratory in the manor.
The laboratory has been transformed into transparent glass walls, allowing sunlight to filter through the shadows of the trees, emitting soft light and making the entire space appear peaceful and warm.
The air is filled with a fresh plant scent, as if the entire laboratory is wrapped in the embrace of nature.
Bai Qinghan stood beside the suspension cabin, gazing at Li Qingzhu, who was as calm as water in the cabin, with gentle and deep eyes.
"Go ahead." Bai Qinghan sat on a chair in the corner of the laboratory and looked at Bai Lishu opposite him.
Bai Lishu pushed the silver-framed glasses on his nose with a serious expression.
She placed a thick document on the table and spoke in a low and calm tone, "This is about Dad's current physical condition and the possible treatment options we can take. The situation is more complicated than we expected."
Bai Lishu flipped open the report and pointed to a page that showed Li Qingzhu's brain scan and some annotations of genetic markers. "According to our tests, Dad's nervous system has suffered severe trauma."
Bai Qinghan frowned slightly, his voice a little cold: "How complicated is it?"
Bai Lishu looked up at him, took a deep breath, and said, "These are brain neuron damages that have reached an extremely serious level."
His eyes fell on the scanned images and complex genetic marker annotations on the report, and his pupils contracted slightly.
Bai Lishu continued, "Dad's nervous system has suffered extensive damage. The worst part is, this isn't ordinary external damage, but rather an extremely complex genetic erosion.
According to the test, his brain neurons have been reorganized once, but it is clear that the other party's technology is not mature enough, and the result is a serious collapse of the neural network."
Ace sighed softly, walked forward and flipped through the report, his tone showing a rare seriousness: "It's a bit tricky. The current technology is too difficult."
Bai Qinghan took a deep breath, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair, and looked at me with a cold look: "Simply put, what is the worst possible outcome?"
Bai Lishu pursed his lips and lowered his eyes: "If it is not controlled, the genetic erosion will continue to spread and completely destroy Dad's nervous system. He might..."
She paused, then uttered the last few words with difficulty, "She will never regain consciousness."
The laboratory fell into dead silence.
The sunlight shines through the glass onto the ground, but it cannot dispel the chill that permeates the room.
"But... there is a way..." Bai Lishu was still gasping for breath.
Before Bai Qinghan could show his power, Opp, who was closest to Bai Luoqi, kicked him directly.
Simple-minded.
Op glared at her and spoke nicely.
Bai Lishu staggered after being kicked by Opp and held on to the table to steady himself.
Opp crossed his arms and said in a stern tone, "If you have a solution, just say it directly. Are you waiting to get beaten up by leaving it hanging?"
Bai Lishu adjusted his breathing, his eyes firm. "The technology is indeed very difficult, but we can try using a special gene editing technology. However... the probability of success is extremely low."
Opp raised his eyebrows slightly. "Special gene editing technology? You mean the kind that can repair problems with neural networks? But that technology has never been fully matured."
Bai Lishu nodded, his tone firm. "That's right. It's gene reprogramming technology. By recoding damaged neurons, we can theoretically repair the damaged neural network and restore some of its functions. The problem is, Dad's condition is too complicated to be solved with simple gene repair."
Bai Qing looked at Bai Lishu coldly: "Probability?"
Ace sighed, his tone heavy. "Current research data indicates that the success rate of this technology is extremely low, even close to zero. It's especially difficult in severe cases like this. Even if the reprogramming technique is successful, the effect may be very limited, or even just alleviate some of the symptoms."
He also knew this method, but it had never been tested on humans, and the unknown risks were even more daunting.
Bai Qinghan sat beside the cabin, his eyes gentle, but filled with deep worry that could not be concealed.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Bai Lishu: "No matter how difficult it is, we have to try, even if the probability is close to zero."
Bai Lishu nodded, knowing full well that this battle was extremely difficult: "Our only hope is to find a way to break through the existing technological barriers."
Opp walked over and said in a deep voice, "But even if we have a method, the success rate is too low and the risks are too great. Who will bear the consequences?"
Bai Yan walked to the experimental chamber, looked at Li Qingzhu's calm face, and sighed: "The boundary between success and failure is like ice and fire."
Since there is no way to retreat, let's take the most dangerous path. Even if there is only a little hope left, we cannot give up easily.
Now that we have the theory, all that’s left is practice and time.
*
Bai Lishu, Ace and other doctors stayed in the laboratory for several consecutive days, staying up all night, and repeatedly trying new gene editing technologies in the laboratory.
Every corner of the laboratory is occupied by instruments emitting faint fluorescence, and the sounds of the equipment running one after another are like an endless symphony.
Ace stood in front of a large gene editing device, carefully adjusting each parameter with a focused look.
"One more time." Ace took a deep breath, placed the mouse on the operating table, and stared at the data on the display screen.
The little white mouse on the operating table was fixed in the correct position, the instrument started working, electric current passed through its body, and the latest genetic repair code was input.
On the display screen, the data changes slowly.
Bai Lishu stood aside, his eyes fixed.
Suddenly, the values displayed on the screen began to fluctuate and gradually stabilized.
The experimental mouse's body trembled slightly, and then it slowly opened its eyes.
"Success!" Ace suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with excitement.
He couldn't help but clench his fists, and the fire of hope in his heart instantly ignited.
"The day after tomorrow, we'll start." Bai Lishu stood up.
This time, it’s really a matter of success or failure.
*
As night falls, the whole world is shrouded in thick darkness.
The stars twinkled sparsely in the sky, and the faint points of light were like sleeping eyes, emitting a faint glow on the deep blue dome.
A figure sneaked into the laboratory through the crack in the door, fiddled with it for a while before walking out again.
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