The theft incident triggering a major espionage case was something no one had anticipated.
When the news came out that Wei Yuan’s identity had been exposed, and that he had been detained and was undergoing a joint investigation by relevant Chinese and Su authorities, everyone was stunned.
“Wei, Wei Yuan? Is it the Wei Yuan I know?”
“How is that possible? Could there be a mistake? We’ve worked together for five years, he always looked just like everyone else, perfectly normal!”
“I didn’t see it either.”
“Obviously an ordinary person, how did he turn into a spy?”
“……”
No one believed it.
A colleague so familiar, suddenly having another layer of identity, this feeling was like discovering that the puppy you always thought you had was actually a ferocious wolf.
Shock, lingering fear, terror, various emotions intertwined and surged, and everyone showed extreme unease.
Could there be others like this lurking around them?
……
But for Xin Hongcheng, the joy outweighed the shock.
Kaza proved his innocence in front of everyone, and even bowed on the spot to express his apology.
Xin Hongcheng finally took off the “thief” hat.
Everyone reacted differently.
Some expressed concern, “You’ve been detained for so many days, are you physically okay?”
“You look quite a bit more haggard, you should pay attention to rest.”
Others came straightforwardly to apologize, “Old Xin, I’m really sorry about before. I listened to those rumors and actually thought you did it.”
“We’ve known each other for so many years, how could you be that kind of person? Sigh, why didn’t I stand up and speak for you back then?”
“It’s all my fault, I’m soft-eared, whatever people say, I just believe it. I really owe you an apology.”
There were also those who couldn’t bring themselves to apologize, so they played dumb and joked around,
“Good that the misunderstanding’s been cleared up.”
“This trip of yours to F-continent wasn’t for nothing, you got to experience all kinds of thrilling stuff.”
“As long as you’re fine, don’t take it too much to heart.”
“Welcome back, Old Xin. These past few days without you, it really wasn’t the same.”
“Oh right, the part of the work you previously handed to Old Huang, better give it back to you. I’ll feel more at ease.” Dan Pinghua also smiled as he stated this, his kindly appearance completely different from when he had forcibly ordered Xin to “rest.”
All of the above, good or bad, Xin Hongcheng accepted without exception.
Everything seemed to return to the right track, as if nothing had changed.
But had nothing really changed?
Others didn’t know, but Xin Hongcheng was completely different.
Everyone noticed that he started talking less. Compared to before, when he would complain, grumble, and get righteously indignant at the drop of a hat, now most of the time he just buried his head in work.
Unless it was for academic communication and exchange, he rarely talked about others anymore.
You should know, he used to be Jiang Fuyue’s “number-one hater”, as soon as there was any news about Jiang Fuyue, he’d be the first to start blasting.
Now, when Jiang Fuyue was mentioned again, he either said nothing, his eyes full of admiration and respect; or he opened his mouth to praise her, saying she was smart, steady, and hardworking.
Everyone joked, “Has he been put under some spell by Jiang Fuyue?”
“Mm, the spell’s name is probably, Happy Worship Spell.”
“Witnessing an academic world black-to-fan transformation with our own eyes?”
“If you don’t stop him from going on, he could probably praise Jiang Fuyue till flowers bloom, believe it or not?”
From “Jiang hater” to “Jiang fanboy,” did it really only take getting arrested once as a thief?
Xin Hongcheng talking less was one thing; another was that his firecracker temper had also reined in.
Before, he’d explode at the slightest thing. Now, every day he brewed floral tea and soaked goji berries, Buddhist-style and serene.
Besides that, he no longer went to flatter Dan Pinghua, currying favor or seeking a sense of presence.
Every day he completed his own duties, and in his remaining time he read Jiang Fuyue’s papers, making annotations, calling it “learning how to surf the waves from the next generation.”
In short, it was as if he had become a different person, no competing, no grabbing, calm and even-tempered.
……
Jiang Fuyue spent two days recreating all the lost experimental data.
No one believed she could remember it all.
“Don’t kid me, she’s not a photocopier.”
“Honestly, this bragging is a bit much.”
“Are we filming a TV drama? Genius female lead, fully buffed the whole way?”
“Or bound to a system, Mary Sue infinite flow?”
“But the news is spreading with such confidence, saying Jiang Fuyue really reconstructed all the data.”
“Who spread it?”
“Seems, seems like it was Professor Xie?”
“……” Everyone fell silent.
“Anyway, Jiang Fuyue’s lab is right next door. Why don’t we just go take a look?”
“Yeah, hearing is false, seeing is believing.”
“I’ll bet two packs of spicy strips she can’t do it.”
“Three packs, I’ll also bet she can’t.”
“……”
In the end, Xin Hongcheng jumped out: “Ten packs! I bet she can!”
Then a whole crowd swarmed over to look.
And then, one by one, they came back with swollen faces.
Only Xin Hongcheng smiled like a fox that had gained sentience.
With all the data recovered, and the base issuing a new computer, Jiang Fuyue became busy again.
Xie Dingyuan also led his own team to continue improving and innovating.
……
On March 28, after ten full days of preparation, Vaccine A officially entered the clinical trial phase.
First was single-individual inoculation, with a five-day observation period.
The vaccinated subject’s condition was good, and the vaccine efficacy rate reached ninety-three percent.
As soon as the news came out, the entire experimental area was shaken.
“Ninety-three percent…” Bai Chuanhao murmured.
Xu Kuan froze for a moment, unable to say whether he felt envy or regret, only that it was complicated.
If back then he had been braver, not so hesitant, and had firmly jumped into Jiang Fuyue’s camp, then perhaps this joy of success would now include a part created by him.
Unfortunately, there is no if in this world.
Missing it means missing it.
Bai Chuanhao: “If we had listened to you back then and chosen the attenuated live vaccine research direction, maybe…”
Xu Kuan knew what he wanted to say and waved his hand: “Others walk a smooth and steady road, if you switch places and walk it yourself, it might not be so easy.”
Jiang Fuyue’s success wasn’t because “attenuated live vaccines” were easy to succeed with, but because the powerful strength she possessed made that success easy.
The courage to choose to do it, and the perseverance to keep doing it, neither could be missing.
Jiang Fuyue had them.
But if it were them, they might not, and in the end, they might not succeed.
“Old Bai, as for us, let’s just walk our own road steadily, and not dwell on other people’s.”
Bai Chuanhao laughed: “Now you’re the one advising me?”
Xu Kuan: “Of course! Am I not allowed to advise you?”
“You are, you are…”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
On Dan Pinghua’s side, the reactions were even stronger,
“Hiss! How many percent? Did you say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong?”
“No mistake! Ninety-three percent!”
“This young girl is something, she really pulled it off!”
“Although it’s just individual data and may differ from the general situation, this efficacy rate is really too strong!”
Xin Hongcheng sat by the window, listening to everyone’s discussion and sighs. Unhurried, he took a sip of tea, began shaking his head and softly humming: “The waters of Honghu ah~ waves ah, waves hitting waves ah~”
Only two days later, good news also came from Xie Dingyuan’s team.
The efficacy rate of the protein recombinant vaccine increased from forty-three percent to fifty-one percent.
Crossing the fifty-percent threshold is a qualitative leap.
This proves that the efficacy rate of protein recombinant vaccines can be improved through technical means!
It also provided new ideas for Xie Dingyuan’s team’s subsequent research.
It was just that, with this, the two of them became even busier.
Although they were in the same place, the time they spent seeing each other instead became less.
Occasionally bumping into each other when coming or going, their eyes meeting, a thousand words were all contained within.
Many years later, Xie Dingyuan was asked in an interview about that period when he worked together with Jiang Fuyue at the Suweitan Base, what his deepest feeling was.
Xie Dingyuan answered like this, Although we were each busy, unable to meet every day, and unable to be together at all times, this experience of fighting side by side and striving together for the same goal surpasses any sweet words.
……
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was April.
The weather in Suweitan grew hotter by the day, just like the situation in the northern part of F-continent becoming increasingly tense.
In the three major epidemic disaster areas, physical conflicts occurred almost every day.
On average, there was one small-scale riot every week.
At the same time, the Schankwo virus had also spread to M-continent. Coinciding with the prevalence of influenza, according to incomplete statistics, more than ten thousand people had already been infected.
All the data showed that Schankwo virus infections were gradually spreading globally.
Forcing virologists, immunologists, and medical researchers from various countries to accelerate the vaccine development process.
Unfortunately, no major breakthrough had been achieved.
……
On April 3rd, after achieving huge success in single-individual clinical trials, Jiang Fuyue immediately began group clinical trials without pause.
The observation period was still five days, but the subjects under observation changed from one to one hundred.
In order to obtain the most complete firsthand data, she practically stayed day and night in the observation room, meticulously recording each person’s physical data, then conducting dynamic comparative analyses by time and by stage.
Any problems discovered were promptly recorded, and afterward, through continuous experimental operations, improvements and solutions were carried out.
During this process, she also had to consider whether cross-reactions might occur, and whether the overall efficacy of the vaccine would be reduced.
It involved all aspects, and Jiang Fuyue had to take every one of them into consideration.
Sometimes, overlooking just a tiny point could result in everything being overturned and having to start all over again.
Fortunately, Jiang Fuyue generally would not make the same mistake a second time.
This was also an important reason why she could continuously improve efficiency.
In addition, because the one hundred test subjects all had different physical constitutions, their reactions after receiving Vaccine A were also different.
Sometimes one would have a fever, another would vomit, Jiang Fuyue would personally go over to examine and record the cases, then compile and tally them every day.
As part of the analysis report, it would be delivered to senior leadership on time every day, and then passed on to Dr. X and the research group for review.
Later, when professionals studied and analyzed this period of experience of Xie and Jiang, they calculated Jiang Fuyue’s workload during that time.
At least 18,472 data points processed per day, 362 sets of comparative analyses completed, and an average of 52 improvement experiments conducted.
In order to improve efficiency, she even created a unique data-recording method of her own.
Twenty years later, it was written into textbooks, benefiting countless later generations.
……
On April 8th, the group clinical trials ended.
With a sample size of one hundred people, among those who received Vaccine A, six experienced adverse reactions such as fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, with no cases of severe rejection reactions causing life-threatening danger.
After testing and statistics, the efficacy rate of Vaccine A within the group was eighty-two percent!
Although compared to the ninety-three percent obtained from single-individual clinical trials, it was a full eleven points lower, compared to existing vaccines, Vaccine A’s efficacy rate was far ahead!
At this point, the Schankwo attenuated live vaccine developed by Jiang Fuyue was officially declared a success!
It could be mass-produced and promoted for inoculation.
When the news was sent back to the country, major mainstream media outlets rushed to report it, and the whole nation boiled with excitement,
“So it turns out my Sister Yue disappeared for half a year to do something earth-shaking!”
“When I saw the trending topic, I was a bit dazed, how did Sister Yue get put together with vaccines? I clicked in and was dumbfounded.”
“Is this the highest realm of quietly holding back a big move?”
“Before, Sister Yue posted three CNS papers in a row, and some people mocked her for armchair strategizing. Now Yue-dad tells you what it means to, both strategize on paper and charge into battle!”
“Schankwo hasn’t had a major outbreak domestically, so everyone might not yet feel what vaccine development success really means. But to the people of F-continent and others around the world who are currently suffering under the threat of the Schankwo virus, this is the hope of survival, the dawn of life!”
“I know there’ll be people arguing again, half a year ago there was already a Schankwo vaccine. Why is Jiang Fuyue suddenly considered unbelievably great, earth-shattering?”
“This requires first popularizing some science for everyone about vaccine types: inactivated, protein recombinant, adenovirus vector… each has different characteristics, different transportation and storage methods, and after being injected into the human body, their effectiveness and defensive capabilities also differ.”
“……In short, the A vaccine developed by Jiang Fuyue is an attenuated live vaccine, capable of inducing two types of immune responses in the body, with long-lasting effects and strong immune capability.”
“Besides that, this vaccine only requires a single injection, and it is inexpensive, providing the possibility for large-scale vaccination, especially suitable for those poor and underdeveloped countries in F-continent!”
“Please allow me to shout, Sister Yue yyds! (Forever the god)”
“She’s not even twenty yet! Stunningly talented, unprecedented through the ages!”
“When I was nineteen, what was I doing? Skipping classes, staying at home, binge-watching shows, eating and drinking for fun, laughing it up, suddenly I feel like I was dragging the country down.”
“To set the heart for Heaven and Earth, to set destiny for the people, to continue the lost teachings of the sages, to open peace for all ages!”
……
Han Qishan watched the evening news. When the three words “Jiang Fuyue” were read out, because he was too excited, his hands trembled, and he almost couldn’t hold onto the remote control.
“It’s Yueyue!” He turned and grabbed Han Shen’s sleeve, faint tears appearing in his eyes.
“I know, I saw it. Yueyue, she…” Han Shen’s expression was complicated, excited, emotional, and also carrying a family member’s worry and concern. “She’s incredible.”
Han Ke stood to the side, taking a deep breath. Yes, indeed incredible.
Han Heng wore a face full of “crazy-uncle” excitement. “Ah! Yueyue is too cool! Baby, your little uncle will love you forever!”
Han Ting, meanwhile, stared nervously at the television, not saying a word the entire time.
At some moment, two extreme emotions, pride and inferiority, surged toward him at the same time.
An older sister that outstanding, this younger brother feels the pressure!
Little Mang squatted seriously by his feet, staring intently at the TV.
“Woof woof woof, ”
The old man said, “Even the dog knows my Yueyue is amazing.”
Not bad at all! (Really nice)
……
On April 12th, Jiang Fuyue’s research results were publicly released to the world.
The industry was shocked, the world focused its gaze, and all eyes turned to Suweitan.
Overnight, the three words “Jiang Fuyue” resounded across the globe.
“Oh, God! Why is the Huaxia team so fast?”
“Before this, not a single research team in the world had achieved results in Schankwo attenuated live vaccine research.”
“Not relying on predecessors’ results, starting from zero, this requires tremendous courage and determination, otherwise it would be impossible!”
“I heard Jiang is very young, and completed ninety-nine percent of the work alone, simply unbelievable!”
“She must be a genius among geniuses.”
Praise poured in from home and abroad, and Jiang Fuyue was deified in one battle!
……
On April 15th, relevant Huaxia departments issued the “Drug Mass Production Approval Letter,” and Vaccine A officially entered production.
Domestic pharmaceutical factories began large-scale manufacturing.
On April 22nd, that is, one week later, the first batch of vaccines arrived in Suweitan and began pilot inoculation in the Duhe epidemic area.
Jiang Fuyue submitted an application to senior leadership, requesting to personally go to the Duhe epidemic area.
At first, no matter what, the higher-ups refused to agree.
She told Xie Dingyuan. Xie Dingyuan remained silent for a long time.
“……Do you know what you’ll be facing if you go? Not only the threat of the virus, but also crowd riots and armed attacks.”
“I know.” The base broadcast news every day, and Jiang Fuyue was fully aware of the current situation in the northern region.
The words most frequently used in reports were, tense, stalemated, white-hot.
“Thought it through?” Xie Dingyuan asked her.
“I’ve thought it through.”
The man let out a sigh, and in the end still said, “Alright.”
Two days later, the Chinese side’s senior leadership nodded in approval, allowing her to go to Duhe.
But the condition was that she must bring along soldiers arranged by them, to protect her personal safety.
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