Octopus #222, it's taken the bait!
The courtyard quickly returned to calm.
The traces of the battle were quickly wiped away, as if nothing had happened.
Gu Baobao and Lu Zhanming stood in the courtyard, watching the first light of dawn gradually appear on the eastern horizon.
"The fish has taken the bait."
Lu Zhanming said.
Next,
Gu Baobao gazed southward, her eyes seemingly piercing through mountains and rivers, reaching the other side of the ocean.
"Let's see when this gift blooms."
The next few days were peaceful.
In the hospital, Grandpa Gu was able to walk slowly around the ward with his cane, and Grandma Gu was doing rehabilitation exercises. The elderly couple looked rosy-cheeked and energetic, and even the attending physician said that their recovery speed was nothing short of miraculous.
Gu Jianqiang and Li Fenfang have been discharged from the hospital and returned to their courtyard house to recuperate. Gu Dongguo has also rejoined the team, with a shallow scar on his head, but he is full of energy.
The attack at the alley entrance and the commotion that early that morning were handled discreetly by the authorities under the pretext of apprehending a habitual fugitive, and did not cause much of a stir. The neighbors discussed it for a few days, and then gradually forgot about it.
Only a very few people know that a silent war has achieved a crucial breakthrough.
After overcoming numerous hardships, with the help of their contact, Lampwick and Shadow finally managed to leave China through a secret channel after several days of travel, carrying the sandalwood box.
The price they paid was devastating:
Deng Xin's right arm is completely useless, and he is destined to be disabled for the rest of his life.
Although the shadow's limbs were intact, the pain and itching that originated from the bone marrow seemed to have left a deep psychological shadow, often waking him up in a cold sweat.
But all of this seemed worthwhile when the heavy box was handed to Lavoisier's trusted confidant, and when they received the enormous check promised to be enough for them to live an anonymous life in America for the rest of their lives.
In his New York office, Lavoisier held his long-awaited achievement almost frantically.
The data in the microfilm, after initial verification by his scientists, showed astonishing potential and perfect logic.
The golden liquid in that bottle showed far greater viability than any previous sample in basic bioactivity tests!
"We did it! We did it!"
Lavoisier's voice trembled with excitement as he spoke to his sugar daddy on the other end of the phone.
"Sir, we've got it! The core of the truly complete upgraded version! The effects are even more powerful than we anticipated!"
I assure you, the 'Angel Wings' project will achieve its breakthrough at least two years ahead of schedule! You will gain unprecedented health and vitality!
The investor remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone, then only replied with one sentence:
"Immediately begin verification and preparation for mass production. I need to see tangible results. Money is not an issue."
Lavoisier put down the phone, his face filled with uncontrollable ecstasy and greed.
He seemed to see the bankruptcy crisis resolved, the grateful tears of the investors, and himself standing at the pinnacle of biotechnology, receiving worship.
He immediately convened the core team, prioritizing this hard-won achievement and allocating all resources to conduct in-depth validation, amplification, and preclinical preparation.
He personally oversaw the operation, demanding that no effort be spared to produce a finished product suitable for human trials as quickly as possible.
To ensure the exclusivity and security of the results, he even placed most of the verification work in his own core role.
The operation was conducted in a private laboratory with the highest level of security. Even the monitoring team sent by the Angel Wings project had their access to certain areas temporarily restricted by him, citing the sensitive nature of the technology.
He desperately wanted to succeed; he desperately needed that success.
So much so that he and his scientists, with such perfect initial verification data,
Subconsciously, several extremely subtle data outliers, which seemed more like individual differences or testing errors, were overlooked.
They would never know that some of the process parameters and catalytic conditions written in the core documents were carefully designed codes.
Only when the rare metal complex catalyst, specifically designated "L-S7" by Lavoisier's laboratory, is added in a specific order and concentration,
And after four consecutive rounds of preparation or metabolic cycles, the chemical time bomb hidden deep inside will be truly activated and armed.
The news about this gift, and the tragic story of the lamp wick, the shadow being captured but miraculously escaping and paying a heavy price to bring back the results, are all relevant.
They were also quietly disseminated through multiple pre-prepared intelligence networks.
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