Homo sapiens.

In the process of continuing in-depth research, Li Qingye inserted these gene fragments into mouse stem cells through gene editing technology (third-generation technology: CRISPR-Cas9), hoping to combine these genes.

It's just that this kind of gene editing experiment is more difficult than I imagined. After all, the gene fragments left in the gene sequence of modern Homo sapiens by Neanderthals are too fragmented and rare.

Soon the laboratory's stock of mouse stem cells was depleted.

Seeing that the experiment made no progress, Li Qingye also felt that he was whimsical.

Without stem cell materials, other materials can only be used as substrates, and boring and complicated gene editing is carried out in more than a dozen animal stem cells.

Before I knew it, the time came to October 16.

As usual, the first thing I do when I wake up every day is to observe the edited animal stem cells. I thought it would be another day of nothing, until the No. 57 medium.

under the microscope.

The lighthouse jellyfish stem cells in No. 57 medium actually redeveloped into the form of a polyp. What is even more surprising is that the polyp still has some changes.

After further testing and assays, a new enzyme was found in the lighthouse jellyfish.

Li Qingye studied this enzyme while doing repeated experiments.

A month later.

Looking at hundreds of gene-edited lighthouse jellyfish swimming slowly in the aquarium, and the light blue liquid in the test tube in his hand.

"This thing can actually turn some genes into pseudogenes, but..." Li Qingye looked at several cages not far away in surprise and joy.

Inside the iron cages, several domestic pigs were kept. These domestic pigs all suffered from different degrees of aging, organ lesions and genetic diseases.

If it was just like this, then Li Qingye might not be too interested in this enzyme, and more importantly, this enzyme can also activate some recessive genes.

"If this enzyme can become more controllable and reduce side effects, then maybe..." He was evaluating the value of this enzyme in his heart.

Thinking of the huge potential in this test tube, Li Qingye was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night. He continued to study this enzyme without sleeping or eating. At the same time, he began to try to adjust the gene sequence of gene editing to see if he could synthesize new enzymes or compounds.

In fact, Li Qingye is quite contradictory about his interest in scientific research.

He has lived under the protection of his parents since he was a child, and at the same time his elder brother is also very capable. Originally, his parents hoped that he could go to Peking University to study law and pass the public examination in the future, while his elder brother continued to develop in business , The two brothers can complement each other.

It's a pity that Li Qingye is very repulsed by this arrangement.

For the first time, he went against his father's arrangement and enrolled in Jiangcheng University's major of biochemistry and molecular biology just to prove himself.

After all, in business, he may not be able to surpass his father and elder brother in his whole life, and the intrigue in officialdom makes him feel very annoying and uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, the only choice left is the field of science.

Although with the help of my mother, achievements in the field of science, talent and hard work are also very important.

This unexpected discovery made Li Qingye very excited, because he could finally prove himself to everyone.

In order to improve this special enzyme, he didn't even go back to Pengcheng to meet his parents during the 17 New Year's Eve. Instead, he continued to stay in Jiangcheng's laboratory and devoted himself to research day and night.

until……

That day, a phone call came with shocking news.

He was so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears.

At that moment, his life became gloomy, and any scientific achievements that shocked the world, any milestones in the history of human evolution, and any proving himself to the world became meaningless.

If possible, he would rather give up this achievement in exchange for the safety of his parents.

Maybe that's how people are.

Only when you lose it will you feel cherished.

Li Qingye, who was like a walking corpse, returned to Pengcheng, only to see the cold corpses of his parents, remorse, despair, and grief entrenched in his heart, making him lose his soul.

The night is getting darker.

The rain stopped outside the window, and the north wind became much quieter.

Li Qingye, who had nightmares again and again, slept until noon the next day in exhaustion.

For half a month, except for a village aunt who delivered food, he didn't see anyone, and he was locked in the house alone.

Until the afternoon of April 4.

The instructor's phone rang, and Li Qingye, who was stubble-grown and dull-eyed, looked at the ringing ringtones, and weakly pressed the answer:

"Hey……"

"Qingye, my condolences are changing. I plan to go to America for an academic visit in the near future. Would you like to go there together? It's good to change your mood."

But Li Qingye, who was ashamed, had no intention of going abroad: "Boss, I plan to suspend the postgraduate entrance examination..."

"What? Qingye, your talent is very good. Isn't it a pity to give up like this? You have to think carefully! Don't regret it when the time comes." The instructor persuaded with concern.

"No, it's all meaningless."

"..." The instructor on the other side of the phone was silent for a while, and continued: "Let's do this! Anyway, you are still young, you should rest and adjust your mentality in the past six months, and make a decision after half a year."

"Thank you, I will consider it." Li Qingye replied perfunctorily, then hung up the phone and prepared to continue lying on the bed.

Suddenly a headline pops up in the phone's browser.

He subconsciously prepared to clean up...

But in the next second, Li Qingye was stunned, and then clicked on the news.

After watching the news, he was in a bad mood, and his eyes flickered even more uncertainly: "What's going on? Could it be...impossible..."

Li Qingye, who couldn't believe it, continued to search for related news on the Internet, and soon hundreds of related news appeared on the phone page.

After browsing through the items one by one, his face became more and more gloomy, and at the same time, a terrible thought came to his mind.

Chapter 3

On Li Qingye's mobile browser page.

[Today's headlines: Xinxin Group's strategic change... 2017.04.20]

[Du Shuping, the new president of Xinxin Group: Xinxin has reached a critical point of life and death. If it does not change, it will go bankrupt... 2017.04.11]

[Xinxin Group and Temasek Investment have reached a cooperation, which will promote the listing and financing of several subsidiaries of Xinxin in North America... 2017.04.04]

[Survival by disconnecting the tail: Jianhu Iron and Steel successfully acquired Tonghua Iron and Steel, which is one of Xinxin’s holding companies... 2017.03.28]

"So many things have happened in this month..." Li Qingye looked at the ceiling with unpredictable eyes.

Even if he doesn't understand the business of the company, he still feels something is wrong. Xinxin Group was founded by his father, and Li Qingye still knows many things under his influence.For example, the basic model of Xinxin Company is similar to that of Huawei, which is also one of his father's insistences.

Carefully recalling some past memory fragments, his brows furrowed deeper.

The interior of Xinxin is not monolithic. From the few words his parents said before, he knows that among the dozen or so partners, some want to stick to the old model, while others want to keep pace with the times and promote the company’s listing and financing, and some of them are swinging left and right .

If his father changed all this on his own initiative, then Li Qingye would not be surprised.

But why is it at this time that the company has undergone such a huge change after the sudden death of the father who has always insisted on not going public, not financing, and employee stock ownership?

This couldn't help him not thinking about it.

I also remembered that after my eldest brother joined the company, he always agreed with his father's business model.

In 14, my elder brother was crushed to death by steel bars because he went to inspect a construction site...

This year, my parents went to Shanghai to discuss business, but they were hit by a dump truck with people and the car into the Huangpu River...

Then there was a rapid reshuffle within the Xinxin Group, and even the fundamentals of the company were changed...

Gulu... Li Qingye swallowed involuntarily, and his back was drenched in cold sweat. All of this was too coincidental, as if there was an invisible black hand covering the misfortune of the Li family.

Looking at the photos on the phone page, the founders of the Xinxin Group, Li Qingye's eyes flashed scrutiny, suspicion, hatred, anger and powerlessness.

Close the phone page and lean against the pillow.

Even if he guessed that the mastermind was among those people, what could he do at this moment, if he lost his mind and revealed this matter, he would definitely be the one who died.

Now the other party is not doing anything because his parents have just passed away. If Li Qingye also "accidentally" died at this time, the group of people belonging to his father in the company will definitely die.

The opponent needs time to swallow Xinxin Group, and also needs time to clean up the interior.

As long as a few years later, I am forgotten by the company's people, the other party has completely controlled the company, and there is no news about me in the society, and I can arrange an "accident" at that time, and I can completely withdraw myself.

Thinking of this, a chilling fear came to my heart involuntarily.

'No...I don't accept such aggrieved death...'

Li Qingye roared unwillingly in his heart. If he was in a state of lovelessness before, then at this moment, his entire heart is filled with hatred. Before he avenges his parents and elder brother, he cannot give up his life. , This bloody feud became the motivation for Li Qingye to live.

Countless thoughts collided in my mind.

He knew that he was in a very dangerous situation at this time. The black hand who stole Xinxin Company was not a good man or a good woman. Once he showed something wrong, it was very likely that the other party would have the idea of ​​​​killing the grass immediately.

And continuing to pretend to be crazy and stupid in Gaoshansi Village is probably a slow suicide.

As long as Li Qingye is alive, he will become an obstacle for those guys to control Xinxin Company. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, he is just a brat and nothing to be afraid of.

Just because he doesn't appear to be a threat doesn't mean there's really no threat. Being alive is a threat in itself.

Thinking about it in another way, if you are behind the scenes, physically destroying Li Qingye directly is the easiest solution. Not only can you attack the remnants of the Li family, but you can also swallow 5.8% of the company's shares under Li Qingye's name.

And if other solutions are adopted, it is not only easy to have long nights and dreams, but also easy to cause problems.

Li Qingye thought hard about a solution to break the situation.

Doing nothing now, or pretending to be crazy in the village, is not going to work.

And going back to Pengcheng immediately, relying on the remnants of the Li family to fight against Du Shuping and the others, is probably more or less auspicious, because he can't judge who is loyal to his father and the Li family, and fighting with those old foxes, he can't beat each other out of ten.

After thinking about it, a trace of madness suddenly flashed in Li Qingye's eyes.

To retreat is to die.

To enter is also to die.

For today's plan, it can only be put to death and survived.

After making up his mind, he reorganized the available resources at his disposal according to his own ideas.

Personal savings of 137 million, a 148-square-meter commercial house near Jiangcheng University, Caixin Cosmetics Company (with a biochemical laboratory with an investment of 2200 million), and company liquidity of 372 million.

Parents' deposits, real estate and company stocks, among which stocks cannot be moved casually, otherwise it will easily attract the attention of Du Shuping and others.

hateful!Li Qingye clenched his fists tightly. One must know that Xinxin Group's total assets are as high as hundreds of billions, and his parents' 5.8% original shares are worth at least more than 70 billion.

But at this time, he could only swallow his anger.

The 5.8% stake in the company is a reminder to him at this time.

You can't use the shares of Xinxin Company, so the other inheritance of your parents, it is estimated that you can't deal with it casually in a short time.

After thinking about it all night, he fell asleep drowsily the next morning.

Until February 4th.

Li Qingye bid farewell to Seventh Uncle with a dejected expression, and then made a phone call to Wu Heguang.

"Uncle Wu..."

"Qingye, are you planning to go back to Pengcheng? Uncle, I've already cleaned a room for you, and I'm just waiting for you to come back." Wu Heguang said kindly.

Li Qingye's voice was still weak: "No, I plan to go to America for an academic visit with my supervisor, and I may not return to China this year."

"..." Wu Heguang on the other side of the phone paused for a while, and then comforted him gently: "That's fine, let's go and relax, the company has me and Lao Su here, by the way, I have some in America. Old friend, I can arrange for you to major in business administration at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the future..."

Before the other party finished speaking, Li Qingye refused: "Thank you, Uncle Wu, but I just want to go to America with my tutor, and biology is suitable for me."

"Okay then! When you get there, call me. If you are short of money, don't be polite to uncle."

"Got it, Uncle Wu, I'm dead."

After hanging up the phone, he pulled the suitcase, got on the tricycle, and headed for the passenger station in Qingshanqiao Town.

For future safety considerations, he can only take buses, high-speed trains and planes with more people for the next itinerary. As for taxis and private cars, he will not take them without a solid team.

After all, in this country, those guys would be a little bit afraid of public transportation with a lot of traffic.

By doing this, Li Qingye is taking advantage of other passengers and letting them throw their hands at him.

It is also true that he went abroad with his mentor. After all, his mentor is also one of the best in China, and there is an academician teacher on top.

As long as he doesn't immediately express his words and deeds of revenge, the other party will most likely worry about the risk of accidentally injuring a well-known scientist.

As long as Li Qingye stays by the mentor's side, at least the safety will be much higher in a short period of time.