Super Genius DNA-Chapter 43: A Player of Life (5)
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Chapter 43: A Player of Life (5)
A few hours after Ryu Ji-Won, Park Joo-Hyuk, and Lee Hae-Won left, the members of the Life Creation Department showed up. Young-Joon did hear that they were all coming to see him, but he wondered if it was okay for all of them to come to Daejeon together.
โIsnโt it work hours right now? Itโs a weekday today.โ
โWe all took the evening off. We arranged all the work in the morning, so donโt worry.โ
Jung Hae-Rim approached Young-Joon with a worried face.
โSeriously, what happened?โ
โI think Ji Kwang-Man did this,โ Young-Joon replied.
They all froze.
โWhat does... But is there a reason for him to do something this bad?โ Park Dong-Hyun asked like this was unbelievable.
โAre you sure itโs Ji Kwang-Man?โ Cheon Ji-Myung asked Young-Joon.
โI think so.โ
โDo you have proof?โ Jung Hae-Rim asked.
โThere will be some soon.โ
โWill be some?โ
โWell, I reached out to some politicians, the prosecution, and places like that?โ
โYou?โ
Cheon Ji-Myung tilted his head in confusion. It was like seeing a cow eat beef.
โItโs true. I just thought that it might not proceed according to the law if I let it be, so I just gave it a little nudge so that it would. Ji Kwang-Man will be caught in the investigation soon enough.โ
โOh my...โ
โBut isnโt it better for you to question him if you have suspicions?โ Bae Sun-Mi asked.
โThen, it could look like I had a veiled fight for power with Ji Kwang-Man. I am going to keep my stance as the victim,โ Young-Joon replied. f reenovelkiss.com
Since he had a lot of people who would play for him, there was no need for him to hold a knife and put blood on his bands.
โOther than that, how did the Alzheimerโs mice experiment go? Did we get the data?โ Young-Joon asked Bae Sun-Mi.
โI win! Give it to me!โ
Suddenly, Jung Hae-Rim exclaimed and put out her hand towards Park Dong-Hyun and Koh Soon-Yeol.
โHmph. Iโll transfer you the money.โ
โIโll give it to you in cash.โ
Koh Soon-Yeol pulled out a few ten thousand won bills and gave it to Jung Hae-Rim.
โWhat kind of bet did you have?โ Young-Joon asked in bewilderment.
โI predicted that you were going to definitely ask about research progress and I bet my money on that,โ Jung Hae-Rim remarked with a proud smirk.
โI didnโt think someone who was just hit by a car and lying in the hospital would ask about work,โ Park Dong-Hyun said in a depressed voice.
โSo, did we get the data?โ Young-Joon asked Bae Sun-Mi again.
โI also bet that you would ask, so I brought my laptop. Iโll show you the data.โ
Bae Sun-Mi pulled out her laptop and put it on the side table beside the bed. The first slide that showed up when she opened the PowerPoint file was the brain dissection of an APP model mouse. An APP mouse referred to a Beta-Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) model mouse. This mouse had a V717F variant in the APP gene, so the beta-amyloid protein kept accumulating outside the brain cells. As human Alzheimerโs was also caused by beta-amyloid proteins accumulating in the brain, APP model mice were basically a recreation of human Alzheimerโs in mice.
โIf you see here, you can see the formation of the amyloid plaque, and you can see the locations where synapses were lost,โ Bae Sun-Mi said as she pointed to the checkmarks on the picture.
โAs time passed, the brain was continuously destroyed to turn into this kind of shape.โ
She turned to the next slide. The picture now showed a brain that had a much more contracted shape than before.
โAnd the result of the stem cell therapy Doctor Ryu created...โ
She turned to the next slide. Ninety percent of the destroyed brain tissue had been recovered. Now, there was no noticeable difference compared to a healthy mouseโs brain.
โThey also showed significant improvements in cognitive ability and memory tests. I think that one hundred percent of their brain will be recovered if we give them more time.โ
โWe succeeded.โ
Young-Joon grinned.
โYes.โ
Bae Sun-Mi looked exhilarated.
โDoctor Ryu, rest well and take your time. Iโll be preparing for clinical trials.โ
* * *
Young-Joon was getting ready to be discharged. He changed into his jeans and shirt, and organized his stuff that he had set up in his room.
As he was packing up his stuff, the news came on the television.
โToday, the prosecution indicted Ji Kwang-Man, a registered director of A-Gen, who was immediately arrested on charges of soliciting the murder of Doctor Ryu Young-Joon.
On the screen, Young-Joon saw Ji Kwang-Man being bombarded with camera flashes from the reporters.
โThe prosecution suspects that Ji had planned a hit on Doctor Ryu Young-Joon after identifying him as a threat to management. They think that Ji saw him as a direct enemy as Doctor Ryu Young-Joon became famous after obtaining a large stake in the company and becoming a director. He is denying all charges.
Ji Kwang-Manโs short interview came out next.
โI did not commission anything like that. I heard that my name was mentioned by the broker, but I have never seen him before, and...
โOn the other hand, the Korean Organization for Rare Diseases and A-Gen shareholders organized a rally condemning Ji today as well.
The rally came on the screen. A woman in her forties was shouting into the mic.
โMy daughter is dying every day because she cannot get a bone marrow transplant. People here who have incurable diseases and their families are all living in hell and on limited time. In the Science interview, Doctor Ryu Young-Joon said that he can cure all of that, and he has shown the possibility of that. Trying to kill Doctor Ryu Young-Joon in this situation is no different than trying to kill all of us!
โOn the other hand, Doctor Ryu Young-Joon seemed very surprised that Ji was pointed out as the person behind this incident.
The screen switched to Young-Joonโs interview. In the VIP hospital room, he spoke to the reporters with a bitter face.
โAll I have done was study hard for the growth of the company and the treatment of patients with incurable diseases. I cannot understand why he did that to me. It is shocking, and I feel very betrayed and sad.
Bleep!
Young-Joon turned off the TV. He went to the administration department to make the payment for his hospital bills, then went outside. He saw Park Joo-Hyuk standing there with security agents from K-Cops. There were three men and one woman, and they looked terrifying.
โMy name is Kim Chul-Kwon, and I am the head of security.โ
A man who looked like a statue from Easter Island reached out to him.โ
โMy name is Ryu Young-Joon.โ
After they shook hands, he got on the van they had prepared.
On the way, Park Joo-Hyuk said, โAbout the thing you asked me about. Thereโs an empty experiment building fifteen minutes from A-Genโs Lab One. Apparently, Lab One bought it with the purpose of increasing the number of research wards, but put it out on the market again.โ
โWe can buy that. How much is it?โ
โFourteen billion won.โ
โTheyโll give me a discount since Iโm using it for A-Bio?โ
โLooking at the general atmosphere in society right now, they might just give it to you for free if you just ask.โ
โItโs better to take the proper route and just buy it. Itโs not like I donโt have the money.โ
โThatโs true.โ
Young-Joon looked at Rosalineโs status window.
[Rosaline Lv. 8]
โMetastatic Status: Heart (9%), Liver (47%), Brain (8%), Kidney (15%), Spinal Cord (8%)
โSynchronization: 16%
โCell Fitness: 5.0
All the values increased significantly after this accident. He couldnโt help it since they were urgent injuries. Rosalineโs metastatic status increased as she treated the cut on the back of his head and fractures, and the synchronization value increased along with it.
Also, Rosalineโs level jumped from 4 to 8 as well. From games to English, leveling up was normally a good thing, but it was a little different for Rosaline.
โCan I keep using her?โ
Lost in thoughts, Young-Joon turned his head toward the window.
โBut what is so loud outside?โ
โItโs the rally condemning Ji Kwang-Man,โ Park Joo-Hyuk replied.
โWhere are we passing right now?โ
โWe will soon be at Gwanghwamun Square,โ One of the K-Cops agents told him.
As the car reached the front of Gwanghwamun Square, Young-Joon saw a shocking view from his window.
โWhat is this?โ
A surprising amount of people had filled up the plaza. Their shouting continuously pierced through the car window and could be heard from the inside as well. Young-Joon knew that they were talking about the rally on the news, but he didnโt think it was this big.
โThe police predict 1.3 million people here today,โ Park Joo-Hyuk said.
โ...โ
โTo be honest, people are right to be angry. I would have also gone to that today if I wasnโt on security today. My grandma also passed away after suffering from Alzheimerโs,โ Security Head Kim Chul-Kwon said.
โAnd they are even more angry because the person who commissioned the hit was an A-Gen director. A pharmaceutical company that should be developing drugs to cure patients basically tried to kill them all, so...โ
Park Joo-Hyuk nodded.
โNo matter what kind of network Ji Kwang-Man has, his punishment wonโt be light if the situation gets this bad. His crime is terrible, and public opinion about him is bad as well. His life is basically over.โ
Young-Joon still looked like he couldnโt believe it. He thought that something like this would happen if he strictly maintained his stance as a victim and exposed Ji Kwang-Manโs self-destructive foul play via the prosecution. He thought patients with incurable diseases would open a rally condemning A-Gen, making it difficult for Ji Kwang-Man to escape, but he didnโt expect it to be this huge. It was more shocking than delightful or touching.
โThere are seven hundred thousand patients with rare, incurable diseases in the country. And a million cancer patients,โ Kim Chul-Kwon said.
โ...โ
โPlease fix all of them, Doctor Ryu.โ
Kim Chul-Kwon chuckled.
โFrom what I can see, this country is sick. People are sick physically, but also mentally. Do you think someone in their right mind would try to kill you?โ
* * *
Young-Joon moved into a luxury apartment for himself near Jungyoon University. He only packed the things he needed from his basement house and put them here. He bought most of the furniture as well.
Ryu Ji-Won, who heard the news on the day Young-Joon moved in, moved out of her dorm right away.
โOppa, Iโm here!โ[1]
She put her bags on the floor as soon as she came in and took a deep breath.
โThese are so heavy I almost died.โ
โShould I have come and helped you?โ
Young-Joon handed her a water bottle.
โNo, itโs okay. I brought a worker.โ
โA worker?
โHello.โ
When Young-Joon turned at the sound of a manโs voice, he saw a boy standing at the door. He was a big guy who was holding Ryu Ji-Wonโs stuff.
โMy name is Yang Dong-Wook, Ji-Wonโs friend.โ
โHello. Thanks for helping out. Come in.โ
โWhat happened to Ji-Won?โ
She was sitting on the floor up until a few seconds ago, but she was gone now that Young-Joon saw. Then, they heard a scream from the small room.
โAck! My room is amazing! Itโs exhilarating!โ
Ryu Ji-Won was jumping up and down in excitement.
โYou like it that much?โ
Young-Joon chuckled as he watched her from her room entrance.
โYou havenโt lived in our dorm, right? Itโs not a home. Itโs basically like a human farm.โ
โFarm...โ
โAsk Dong-Wook. He lives in the dorm as well.โ
Yang Dong-Wook nodded and added, โThe upper floors hardly get any hot water.โ
โInstead of getting water, they have cockroaches every now and then. The rooms are tiny, and they are not even sound-proof,โ Ryu Ji-Won said with a feigned shiver as she thought about the disgusting circumstances.
โAnd I have a girl whoโs a year older than me as one of my roommates, but man, I couldnโt live with her because she had no common courtesy. She kept putting on music and clacking her keyboard when I was sleeping.โ
โShould I donate to Jungyoon University when I get rich so they can build some dorms? It is my university,โ Young-Joon said.
โThen your name is going to be on the donor's plaque in the main hall. Thatโs cool.โ
โI hate things like that.โ
โWouldnโt he get a memorial hall dedicated to him if he donated enough money to build a dorm?โ Yang Dong-Wook said.
โYouโre right. The Ryu Young-Joon Hall. Thereโs some empty land beside the engineering building, where they took down the Future Hall. I think theyโre building a new building there, so they can name it the Ryu Young-Joon Hall.โ
Ryu Ji-Won smirked.
โThe Ryu Young-Joon Hall. That's hilarious. My oppa really is a great person.โ
โDonโt mock me.โ
โWhat? Iโm serious. You saved me from a chicken pit.โ
Ryu Ji-Won jumped into bed and laid down. She hugged her blankets and stretched.
โI was suffering from assignments and my job, but I can relax now...โ
A silly expression crept onto Ryu Ji-Wonโs face. Yang Dong-Wook saw her response and turned away with a faint red hue on his cheeks.
Young-Joon walked out of Ryu Ji-Won's room, he asked, โDong-Wook, can I ask a personal question?โ
โOf course!โ
โAre you dating Ji-Won?โ
โWhat? No!โ
โI wonโt say anything even if you are. Iโm just curious. Itโs normal for her to have a boyfriend since sheโs all grown up now.โ
โItโs nothing like that.โ
โSo youโre just here to help her as a friend?โ
โUm... Actually...โ
Yang Dong-Wook hesitated.
โI actually came here to see you, hyung...โ[2]
โMhm... Huh?โ
โWhat kind of twist is this?โ
Yang Dong-Wook added, โIโm a big fan of you, and Iโm in biological engineering. After you succeeded, a lot of students wanted to go to graduate school and work in Professor Ban Du-Ilโs lab, the one where you got your doctorate from. And Iโm one of them. Although, I still have a long ways to go until I go.โ
โProfessor Ban Du-Il.โ
It was a nice name to hear.
โI wonder if heโs doing well. I should go visit him.โ
โHyung, my dream is to get my doctorate at his lab and then go into A-Bio,โ Yang Dong-Wook said. โIt will be a really big company by then, right? Since itโs like ten years later.โ
โ... Yeah, sure. Probably?โ
โYou are the future of Koreaโs science. Can I get your autograph after we organize everything?โ
โBut are you really releasing an Alzheimerโs cure?โ Yang Dong-Wook asked him another question.
โInformation about the research stages is confidential until we hand out press releases.โ
โI had five million won that I saved from working, and I put all of it into A-Gen since theyโre low right now because of Ji Kwang-Man. Itโs going to be fine, right?โ
โFive million?โ
โYes.โ
โThen you should come to the special shareholdersโ meeting and get some A-Bio shares. It wonโt be a lot at the beginning, but youโll be able to escape that chicken pit or human farm and move to your own place soon.โ
1. Oppa is an informal way for younger females to refer to older males. It is used between friends, but also family. ?
2. Hyung is an informal way for a younger male to refer to an older male. ?