"Son, why did you remember to call back at this time?"

"I just remembered it, so I called and asked my mother about your situation. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Chen Peng stood alone in front of the window of one of the bedrooms in the castle, and the forest in the field of vision was like a black carpet, layered out to the end of the line. The night breeze blew, as if tossing up an invisible black tide, swarming forward.

"Xiao Peng, you have a heart, mom, this is very good." Chen Xihong's voice on the phone was very gentle.

Chen Peng and Chen Xihong's mother and son chatted casually, and Chen Peng suddenly heard what seemed to be moving on Chen Xihong's side, and then asked, "Mom, are you still doing research in the laboratory?" ”

"Hehe, you found out."

"What are you doing there at such a late hour? Go back and rest early, now you are no longer a researcher, but the top manager of the laboratory, and research is no longer your main job. Chen Peng frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.

"I've been like this for so many years, and I can't change this habit at once." Chen Xihong on the other end said with a smile that she didn't have a mother, speaking of the family since she started working for her son, the status of the family began to tilt towards Chen Peng unconsciously, "The four plant extracts you provide are really amazing, according to the formula you set has been successful in three cases, one of which has entered the animal experiment state, the experimental subjects have performed very well so far, and it is expected that it will soon officially enter the third phase of clinical human experiments, and the remaining No. 2 and No. 3 drugs are about to complete the pharmacological analysis stage. Everything went smoothly......"

The plant extract that Chen Xihong mentioned is the latest alienated plant cultivated in the laboratory after Chen Peng obtained the method of materializing the source power, and its prototype sample is the special plant formed by the infection of element zero in the fragment plane. As for the formula, it is an alternative formula obtained by Chen Peng after some classic biochemical techniques of the Iris people and some corrections and deductions according to the existing resources on his side, mainly covering two aspects: medical treatment and individual evolution.

As a powerful race that has entered the interstellar age, the Iris people are comprehensive and advanced in all aspects of technology, and medicine is no exception, although most of them do not have the conditions to be realized in Chen Peng now, but simplification and correction according to local conditions can still be done, but these formulas are not simply calculated and can be used, and they also need to be verified by professional research experiments to verify whether they are correct.

At present, Chen Xihong's laboratory is responsible for testing the effective part of the formula provided by Chen Peng, and there is no need to involve other aspects of research and development for the time being.

In fact, this is also Chen Peng's position for his mother's future - a manager rather than a researcher. In the foreseeable future, it is foreseeable that when the drug can be put into production, the laboratory will inevitably expand into a pharmaceutical company covering the upstream and downstream - this is determined by the current laboratory development model - raw materials need to be specially cultivated by the laboratory, and the downstream market entry cannot follow the traditional model of channel providers, and Chen Peng's laboratory must come by itself.

In this situation, Chen Xihong, who is familiar with the field of biochemical medicine, is undoubtedly his best helper.

To tell the truth, Chen Peng's evaluation of his mother in terms of research is that of an elite-level researcher, but the difference between him and the master level is too far, almost an insurmountable distance. The scientific research system is a pyramid, with very strict hierarchical boundaries, and the most and best resources are always supplied to the most talented and capable high-end talents at the top, while others can only stay at the bottom to serve them. Although Chen Xihong works hard and has a certain talent, there is really no hope of standing at the top, but if she can turn around and become a manager, then with her rich professional knowledge and the support of Chen Peng's resources, her achievements will definitely be far higher than being a researcher.

Next, Chen Peng and Chen Xihong chatted about the laboratory for a while. At present, the biological laboratory is developing well with the support of Chen Peng, but there is still a gap in top scientific personnel and funding. The former is not a big problem, anyway, at this stage, it is carried out in imitation of the technical route of the Iris people, and the open research and development is not the most needed for a long time, but the financial problem behind it is still a bit troublesome, such as the phase III human clinical trials conducted after the drug development alone require hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars of capital to be invested, and Chen Xihong is now presiding over a series of projects that have three, and will continue to increase in the future, so you can imagine how big the funding gap is.

If the laboratory follows the current common commercial laboratory route, and can find a financier to support the takeover at each stage of research and development, and finally sell the results to those large pharmaceutical groups, and outsource all aspects except research, then the pressure will be much less. But it is impossible for Chen Peng to do this, after all, there are many things in it that cannot be leaked to the outside, so everything must be done by himself, and naturally he needs to face many difficulties.

"I will arrange the third phase of the clinical trial, you don't have to worry about it. Mom, there's something I want to ask you? Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Chen Peng suddenly asked.

"What's the matter?"

"That man...... Do you still miss him? After hesitating, Chen Peng still asked.

"That person?" Chen Xihong on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then reacted under the tacit understanding between mother and son, and laughed silently: "What do I want to ask?" How many years have it been? Does your mom seem like someone who can't think about it that much? Why did you suddenly remember to ask this? ”

"It just occurred to me to ask casually."

"No, you must know something?!" Chen Xihong said suddenly, just as Chen Peng knew his mother, she, a mother, also knew her son, and immediately guessed the probability.

Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Chen Peng could only tell the truth: "I don't really understand, but I just happen to have some clues, and it is still very difficult to find it." ”

"And what do you think?" Chen Xihong on the other end of the phone asked directly.

"I don't have any ideas, I've never had this person in my memory, and I'm a complete stranger except for the little connection by blood." Chen Peng replied without hesitation.

"That's it, I'm pretty much the same. Although I used to have such a relationship with him, it has been so long, and no matter how long the relationship is, it is almost light, not to mention that when he left the two of us, he had wiped all the feelings clean. Of course, I can try to talk to him if you need to, or I can be friends in general, but more should be impossible. ”

Listening to the conversation between himself and his mother, Chen Peng's heart felt a little weird. The two were talking about another member of a family with whom they were supposed to be formed, but the content of the conversation and the attitude of the two were extremely awkward.

However, Chen Peng finally confirmed his mother's attitude, and the original hesitation had already made a decision.

"Well, I know what to do,"

Speaking of this, both of them were a little interested, so they didn't continue to chat, said goodbye, and hung up the call.

……

In the laboratory in Birmingham, Chen Xihong looked at the mobile phone with a disconnected signal, stared at the gradually darkening mobile phone interface for a while, suddenly smiled, shook his head, ripped off his glasses, and rubbed the bridge of his nose that was a little sore.

I can still vaguely recall the indelible fragments of my youth, just like a gurgling stream, clear and worth recalling, but it is difficult to stir up waves anymore.

Yes, that's all.

By the time her experimenters came in to report, she had returned to her usual appearance and studied the experiment report carefully.

……

The scene returns to the castle room where Chen Peng is.

Chen Peng, who put down the phone, picked up a file bag, took out the information in it and looked at it, then got up and went to the fireplace that was lit on the side, put the papers into the bright flame one by one, and watched the unfamiliar and somewhat familiar photo of the person on it twist and turn black in the flames, and finally turn into ashes, in the process the hand holding the paper was as steady as a rock, without the slightest trembling.

When the documents in his hand were all processed, Chen Peng looked at the more brilliant flames, and recalled the scene not long ago in his mind.

……

"Do you know about the secret organizations that exist in this world?" Professor Norman asked.

"Covert organization?" Chen Peng thought for a moment, and then said, "What kind of skeleton will it be?" Freemasonry or Club of Rome? Do these count? ”

"The Skull and Bones Club is an exaggeration, although it represents the most elite group of people in the United States, but in fact it is one of the thousands of fraternities in American schools, but it is a membership organization formed at the right time, with the right people and the right background, attracting all kinds of resources and talents, and with the accumulation of time, it has developed into what it is now, in fact, it is not mysterious, and it is not as good as some political clubs." Professor Norman laughed and said: "Freemasonry can be counted at the beginning, but now there are more than six million members in the world, there are many halls, and there is no headquarters, just like the feudal era of the feudal lords in various places, and there is no nominal monarch control, don't look at the number of people, but it is useless, let alone the cooperation between various places, the internal struggle is very fierce, in fact, there is no absolute power advantage." As for the Club of Rome, it is really a gathering of powerful and delusional maniacs with a certain amount of influence, but without the exaggerated point of controlling the world economy as legendary. ”

"And what about your Holy Oak Council? Is there anything special about it? Chen Peng said indifferently.

"That's right." Professor Norman laughed, "The Holy Oak Council is such a mysterious organization that is not known to outsiders, do you know what is the reason for maintaining this mystery? ”

"Small scale, little action." Chen Peng thought for a moment and said a few words simply.

"Yes, you are very smart, the small scale reduces the complexity of the personnel, it is easier to keep secrets, and the few actions mean that there are few traces of the council left, reducing the possibility of discovery by the outside world, the so-called secret organizations generally have these two characteristics, and the difference is that the goals established by different secret organizations are the soul of the organization, the real specialness." Professor Norman smiled.

Chen Peng nodded and said, "What is the goal of the Holy Oak Council?" ”

"Watch and document our civilization."

Professor Norman said with a calm face, like an ordinary kind old man. (To be continued.) )