Chapter 2833: line with translation of chapter title

Su Yun savored his boss's words, and he seemed to understand why the boss clung to this matter.

There are many theories about the mechanism of tumor occurrence; one of them is that when repairing damaged cells, the chromosomal mechanism changes, leading to abnormal proliferation.

It seems the boss thinks the direction of Bota Private Research Institute is this area.

"Ke Li, we are friends." Zheng Ren rarely showed an honest and simple smile, patting Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian on the shoulder and said: "I am very interested in tumor research, and I do not have any designs on the Bruhl Family's research."

Su Yun felt that his boss's rare smile harbored some inscrutable thoughts.

"Our research aims to find out why bats suddenly die." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said, "As for tumors and such diseases, they do not exist for us; the result you want is merely an accident, a byproduct, nothing more."

"Have you found a way to deal with fungal infection?" Zheng Ren asked.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian made an exaggerated expression without a sound, his eyes widened, and for a moment Su Yun felt that Ke Li's fangs seemed to have grown a few millimeters.

The boss is courting death! Su Yun couldn't understand why the boss kept provoking Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian over this matter. Is it not enough to just live well? He insists on provoking this group that even Fan Tian Shui believes is surely doomed.

"Don't get excited, after receiving Mr. Luo Qie's request, I started this research." Zheng Ren began to speak off the cuff, and Su Yun felt his boss's face was truly made for deceit.

Thick eyebrows and big eyes; a glance gives a sense of trust. When he speaks, nine parts true, one part false, making it hard to detect where he is wrong.

We need to be on guard against him in the future, or as Xiao Shitou said, he's right!

"I think there's still a problem with this aspect of fungal infection, as you know; research in this area will take at least thirty years. I might spend half of my life's energy on it, so I'm merely curious—I want to know the results of your research."

Zheng Ren was "persuading" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian.

But his persuasion had almost no effect; Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian simply did not want to talk about bats or fungal issues.

"Zheng, Su, I'll send you back." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said, barely keeping his emotions gentle.

"All right, I don't know why you're resisting so much. But having come to Bota Laboratory this time, if we can apply reverse transcription to drug production and save my little friend, I'll already be grateful." Zheng Ren said with a slight smile.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's car stopped in the lobby of the private hospital……

Black, soundless, like a giant bat, it made Zheng Ren feel creepy. Indeed, it was the Bruhl Family's industry, indeed Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's industry—driving a car into the hospital outpatient lobby was something Zheng Ren wouldn't even dream of.

The atmosphere in the car was somewhat strange; usually talkative and lively Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian was very silent, as if his mood was not good.

No matter what topic Su Yun brought up, Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian didn't really want to respond.

Only after getting out of the car, waving goodbye to Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian, did that black vintage car disappear into Heidelberg's night, and Su Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, what are you thinking?!" Su Yun said with a hint of resentment.

"I just wanted to confirm something, and now I have the answer." Zheng Ren said, "Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's research on genetic modification has already made a breakthrough."

"Huh? From bats?" Su Yun asked.

"Bats are the most badass mammals, bar none." Zheng Ren said, "The notion that humans sit at the top of the food chain is just a joke."

"Tch, I heard people talking about eating bat sashimi not long ago."

"It has nothing to do with the food chain." Zheng Ren said, "Wild animals eating people doesn't prove they're superior to humans. Bats are formidable because they're almost isolated from viruses, carrying over 300 kinds of viruses yet suffering little themselves."

"Humans can carry thousands of bacteria, some of which are probiotics." Su Yun retorted automatically.

"Hmm, you make a point." Zheng Ren didn't refute, but instead gazed in the direction Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian had disappeared, gradually drifting off.

"What did you just mean?" Su Yun asked, "What is Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian researching?"

"Put it this way: scientific research has found that the faster a mammal's heart beats, the shorter its lifespan." Zheng Ren said calmly.

"Yeah, the heart muscle is like a machine; the more it's used, the more it naturally wears out." Su Yun said.

"An elephant's heart beats only 26 times per minute, with an average lifespan of 60 years. A blue whale's heart can drop to as low as 2 beats per minute, with an average lifespan of 80 years."

"That's nonsense; humans have an average heart rate of 70–80 beats per minute, yet our average lifespan is already approaching 80 years."

"That's because doctors exist; elephants, blue whales, and mice don't have doctors." Zheng Ren said, "Bats are a strange bunch—their average lifespan can reach 10 to 40 years."

"That big a difference?" Su Yun frowned.

He's not a biologist and hasn't studied bats, so he honestly maintains a cautious attitude. True contrarians are good at this: when they lack knowledge about something, they always know to show respect.

"Well, because of a disease called white-nose syndrome." Zheng Ren said, "Bats aren't afraid of viruses, but they do have enemies. Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian is seeking a corresponding solution to save the bats."

"White-nose syndrome…" Su Yun, not very knowledgeable about zoology, looked at Zheng Ren in surprise and asked, "Boss, why are you studying zoology for no reason?"

"Started researching after coming back from a mission……

"Bullshit!" Su Yun began to curse, "Is this written in the Fifth Edition of External Medicine?"

"Your sleeping time is my work time; your gaming time is my work time; your chatting time is my work time." Zheng Ren blandly threw the blame at Su Yun.

Su Yun felt this statement was full of loopholes, yet he couldn't refute it.

"When I was looking for bats, I discovered that in 2009 the United States found bat populations drastically wiped out due to a fungal infection of white-nose syndrome." Zheng Ren said, "After careful study, I found scattered reports mentioning that bats have a capacity for genetic self‑repair."

"Uh……

"I'm not interested in white-nose syndrome, but the bats' self‑repair ability is so strong that it truly is a novel way to treat tumors." Zheng Ren said, "Later Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian found us, mentioned the existence of Bota Laboratory, and I reckon that's what it is."

"Did you trick it out of me?"

"It's a reasonable logical judgment."