Chapter 125: The Person of Destiny

  It's clear that Wu Yang's words made Zhou Chenghai extremely excited. He and Huo Zhenlin were not only classmates, but also fellow villagers who had gone through thick and thin together for over 50 years, their friendship surpassing others' imagination, a true bond of life and death. Although Huo Zhenlin is now deceased, the memory of this friendship still lingers in his mind.

  "Do you know Lao He's last wish?" Zhou Chenghai asked with a trembling voice, "At that time, I was present, but Lao He didn't say anything." After receiving the news of He Zhenlin's car accident, he immediately went to the hospital. When he arrived, He Zhenlin was already dying, gasping for breath, and finally couldn't be rescued, just like that, he left.

  "But I know Professor Huo Zhenlin left with regret." Wu Yao said seriously, like Professor Huo Zhenlin, who dedicated his whole life to medical research, saved countless lives, and still devoted himself to scientific research in his later years, fighting on the front line of cancer drug research. And the X plan, it can be said that it was the last research plan of Professor Huo Zhenlin's life, but due to various reasons, it stopped. Would he be willing? Would he forget?

  Although Wu Yao did not reach the height of Professor Huo Zhenlin, he is also a medicinal chemist, so he can very well understand Professor Huo Zhenlin's feelings and know what is most important to him. Otherwise, Professor Huo Zhenlin would not even in his later years still be running around for the X plan, hoping to continue the X plan.

  Zhou Chenghai looked at Wu Yao's face for a while before asking, "Tell me, what regret does Old Huo have?"

  "X Plan!" Wu Yao said firmly, "Professor Huo Zhenlin dedicated the last moments of his life to X Plan, and he also left because of X Plan. Now, the former Wanqing Pharmaceutical has been acquired by me, and I plan to restart X Plan. In fact, a few years ago, when I was in another company, I had already started researching in this area, and so far, it can be said that there have been some achievements. Until after acquiring Wanqing, I learned about Professor Huo Zhenlin's X Plan, perhaps this is fate. Old Yao let me know about Professor Huo Zhenlin's X Plan."

  "X plan... haha." Zhou Chenghai suddenly smiled, his face full of wrinkles, and said, "Old Huo is good in every way, but he's too persistent in doing things. If it weren't for the X plan, maybe Old Huo would have a very good life in his later years." As he spoke, Zhou Chenghai looked at Wu Yao and asked, "You know a lot. Speak up, what did you bring this old man here for?"

  "Professor Huo Zhenlin had experimental records when he was working on the X Plan. Now, they are nowhere to be found. I've come to bother you, Grandpa Zhou, just to see if...you know what happened to those records." Wu Yao said, his eyes fixed on the other person, hoping to read something from their face. Because earlier, the old man's words had already made it very clear that Professor Huo Zhenlin had indeed talked to him about the X Plan, and not just once or twice. Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have sighed: "If it weren't for the X Plan, perhaps Old Huo would have had a good later life." Grandpa Zhou not only knew about the X Plan but also knew that Professor Huo Zhenlin had put in a lot of effort into it.

  "Every research team member will record their own experiments for analysis, absorption and summary of experience...!" Zhou Chenghai used to be the Deputy Minister of Health, and he was also close to Professor Huo Zhenlin, so he naturally knew those tricks in scientific research. When talking about Huo Zhenlin, Zhou Chenghai seemed to have endless words, and illness didn't seem to matter to him at all.

  He said a lot about scientific research, Wu Yao himself was a researcher, and he understood these things very well. However, he didn't show any impatience, nor did he interrupt Old Man Zhou's words, but instead listened quietly and patiently, nodding his head from time to time.

  After speaking slowly for a minute or two, Old Man Zhou finally stopped, his eyes gazing at the snow-white awning as if lost in some memory.

  "Do you know about the experimental records of Plan X?" Wu Yao asked, perking up his ears to listen carefully. The old man had said so much, it seemed like there was a lead.

  “…The days when he was studying the X Plan were the happiest days of Old Huo’s life.” Mr. Zhou didn’t answer Wu Yao’s question, but continued to talk about his memories, “After the X Plan was forced to stop, Old Huo became like a different person, at first frantically running around, even finding me and hoping to restart it. Later, as time passed year by year, Old Huo’s spirit got worse and worse, often losing things and becoming less agile, aging decades overnight. Although he was already very old, the enthusiasm for research was gone. When we sat down together to drink wine, he would often tell me how important the X Plan was, and what it meant to him… Alas!”

  Mr. Zhou let out a deep sigh and closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently as speaking those words had taken a great toll on his physical strength.

  "So, I will continue Professor Huo Zhenlin's legacy and complete his plan." Wu Yao said firmly.

  "You go." Old Zhou said suddenly.

  Really?

  Wu Yang was taken aback, how could they be chatting along just fine and then suddenly be told to leave? Wu Yang found it strange, he didn't think he had done anything to offend the old man, so why would he say such a thing? The key point was that up until now, the old man hadn't mentioned a single word about the experiment records of the X Plan. This left Wu Yang at a loss for what to do next. Hadn't they just made a big fuss and said so many things, only to have it all be in vain? The old man's way of thinking was truly something that young people couldn't understand.

  "Master Zhou, may I ask if there's anything wrong with what I said?" Wu Yao asked cautiously. He thought back and forth, from the moment he entered the door until now, he hadn't said much, so he shouldn't have offended Master Zhou. If he had to pick out something, it might be that he mentioned Huo Zhenlin, which brought up Master Zhou's painful memories.

  "Lao Ho once told me that he might not be able to complete the X Plan in this lifetime, but he was also worried about handing over the experimental records to others. So, he put the experimental records in a place, hoping that someone with fate would get them and continue his research..." Zhou Chenghai said.

  "Is it destined to enter?" Wu Yao was stunned, isn't that like a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse? If you don't bump into it, you'll never get to eat. Wu Yao hastily said: "So many people have entered, who would be destined to enter? If the destined one doesn't appear, will we let the experimental records be buried forever? If others research and discover that record later, what value will the record have then? Wouldn't Professor Huo Zhenlin have wasted so much time and effort for nothing? Master Zhou, please tell me!"

  "Hehe, don't worry, the destined one has already appeared." Old Man Zhou said with a smile.

  Wu Yang was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that someone else had also made contact with Old Man Zhou? Or perhaps, someone had already obtained the experimental records?

  How is that possible? Zhuo Wenjun was one of the first to investigate this matter, if even she didn't know, who else would? Is it possible that Zhuo Wenjun took a step ahead and already obtained the experimental records? Did she see Old Man Zhou?

  It's very likely. Zhuo Wenjun has Professor Huo Zhenlin's diary, which is also an important clue to find the experimental records. Maybe Zhuo Wenjun has seen Lao Zhou with that diary? Why didn't Jingyun and Fanghua discover it?

  In an instant, Wu's mind flashed with countless thoughts and ideas. No way, this was a big deal, if the experimental records of X Plan really fell into other people's hands, then he would be completely passive. X Plan and A Project had too many similarities, if X Plan was completed ahead of schedule, then his A Project might also be over, and all these years of investment would be in vain.

  "Who is it?" Wu Yao asked reluctantly, "Who is the one who has a predestined relationship with me?"

  At this point, Wu Yang cannot give up all his previous efforts and must find out who the bastard is. If not, he can only use some despicable means... for the sake of entering the class!

  "Haha!" Old Zhou opened his eyes again and looked at Wu Yao, saying "You!"

  "What?" Wu Yang was stunned again, he was now completely confused. What did this old man want? Was he playing a guessing game with him? Had the old man guessed that he was cursing that bastard in his heart, so he said this?

  "That's right, it's you."

  "But I still see those experimental records now, how can it be a coincidence?"

  "If you knew you were destined to enter, then everyone would be waiting for a lucky chance and there wouldn't be any unexpected encounters later on." After finishing speaking, Old Man Zhou closed his eyes again, "Qiming, send the guest off."

  The old man once again gave the order to drive the guests away.

  Zhou Qiming looked at Wu Yao and said, "The old man needs to rest after the surgery, please leave." Perhaps it was because Wu Yao had spoken so much with the old man that Zhou Qiming also spoke politely. It's worth noting that the old man said "send off guests", not "go out"! Since it was the old man's guest, regardless of age or status, as his son, he couldn't be neglectful. This is family education.

  "Grandpa Zhou, you rest, I'm going back."

  Wu Yang walked out of Old Man Zhou's sickroom with a puzzled expression on his face. This old man clearly knew everything, yet he had been speaking in riddles to him all along, which was really infuriating. Especially that phrase "have fate enter", it made Wu Yang who had a clear goal become even more confused.

  Saying "I hope to get in by good luck", and also saying "You are just lucky".

  Wu Yang now has nothing in his hands, nothing at all. If he really had a good fate, he wouldn't be searching everywhere.

  As he walked out of the hospital building, Wu Yao looked up at the sky and really wanted to shout loudly, but was afraid of disturbing a certain leader who was resting.

  Wu Yao suddenly raised his hands high and rushed towards the empty space.

  "Alright, since I'm destined to have it, then hurry up and hand over what I want into my hands!"