Chapter 2048 Female Agent 21
Karak exhaled slightly inadvertently. This was both a sigh of relief and an expression of frustration, even if it were casual, for those with keen observation, this alone would be enough to tell.
Xining glanced at Karak and followed immediately. If he wanted to remedy the situation, he had to be quick: "Can you ask a few professional questions?"
Dr. Lacey was polite and slightly interested: "Please tell me."
Xining jumped in another direction: "Can I visit your laboratory first?"
This can be denied without a court warrant.
Dr. Lacey raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but quickly responded: "Yes, as long as you don't find it boring."
The laboratory is very clean and tidy, with a lot of professional equipment, just like Dr. Brown's laboratory. Apart from computers, incubators, electron microscopes and high-speed centrifuges, I can recognize everything else.
To be honest, I felt lonely when I came in.
Dr. Lacey was very generous and friendly: "Please feel free to tell me first if you want to open something. I don't know if it is mustard gas or purified Datura pollen." He said with a very professional black humor.
Xining rolled his eyes and asked: "Dr. Lacey, what topic are you currently researching?"
Dr. Lacey leaned against a desk, using the edge of the desk as a fulcrum, supporting both sides with his hands, and his whole body was relaxed: "Various toxic substances, especially plants, have the same impact on the human body as snake venom. It can both kill people and save people as a medicine.”
"For example, narcissus, its pollen has a strong reaction to people with allergies. Digitalis, oleander..." When talking about professional issues, Dr. Lacey talked more, and his wise face became more cheerful. Just like standing on the podium: "Do you know about colchicine? It is an alkaloid extracted from the lily plant Colchicum. It can inhibit cell mitosis and is used clinically to treat cancer, gout and other diseases. It is also a commonly used reagent in cell biotechnology. ”
"It can inhibit mitosis, destroy the spindle, and cause chromosomes to stagnate in metaphase. It binds to tubulin dimers, prevents tubulin conversion, and stops cells in mitosis metaphase, thus leading to cell death. I studied its properties and purified it. Or combine it with other proteins and inject it into cancer cells to achieve better results than current treatments..."
Dr. Lacey stopped at this time: "Sorry, this is boring. Except for those who do this, few people are willing to listen."
Indeed, few people are willing to listen because they simply don’t understand. Those professional words in medical chemistry are simply a foreign language to ordinary people, and are harder to understand than reading Shakespeare or ancient English poetry. Unless you have cancer, no matter how hard you understand, you will prick up your ears and try your best to listen.
But this is a good research topic, and as long as it is linked to medical treatment and terminal diseases, many pharmaceutical companies are willing to spend money on it.
"Then what does this have to do with Dr. Brown? As far as I know, Dr. Brown does not study cancer." Karak is quite good at grasping the problem.
Dr. Lacey replied: "Yes, I have tried many things and achieved some results. The newly developed drugs have passed animal testing and have begun the clinical trial review process. But I think if pheromones are added, it may Increase the medicinal properties and make it easier to be absorbed by the human body. ”
Karak nodded and proactively gave the answer: "Dr. Brown is an authority on pheromones, so you want to take advantage of this seminar to cooperate with him."
Dr. Lacey smiled, looking happy to be understood: "Sure enough, talking to smart people is not tiring. If the students I teach can do the same, I will save a lot of effort. There is no need to cry and beg every time they fail the exam. Me.”
This flattery was done so well that the corners of Karak's lips curled up.
Xining asked: "Is there a smell that can affect emotions?"
Dr. Lacey immediately replied: "There are many. For example, lavender can make people calm and sleep, and the smell of corpse flowers can kill people."
"What about smelling something that can cause hallucinations?" Xi Ning looked calm and calm, but in fact he carefully observed every detail of the other person: "Cold, hot, and out of control." Dr. Lacey responded: "Just by smelling it, you can have such violent symptoms. No, you need to take or inhale a large amount of the purified substance to achieve it.”
"Just ordinary airborne transmission."
Dr. Lacey's dark blue eyes swayed slightly as he was thinking. Then responded: "High-purity ethanol and sevoflurane, as long as the concentration is high enough, can cause people to coma within one minute. If hallucinogenic powder is sprayed in the air, as long as the concentration is high enough, it should be possible."
"If the concentration is not high, dispersing it in the air will cause people to go crazy and abnormal..." Xining paused, then slowly spit out: "Suicide!"
Dr. Lacey thought for a while: "This... it should be possible. I heard that some primitive tribes' unique plants, poisonous mushrooms, and even poisonous mineral soil are ground and burned, and the locals use them to perform witchcraft..."
It seems that the scope needs to be narrowed down. Xining interrupted and continued: "It is just a mixture of ordinary plant spices. It is similar to the formula of many perfumes and has no side effects." At least in the current inspection report, no unknown plants have been found. The proportion of powders and chemical components is unknown after evaporation.
Dr. Lacey's lips curled up slightly, as if he felt a little ridiculous: "This is unlikely. A smell that can cause people to hallucinate or even commit suicide cannot have side effects. It will always cause dizziness, vomiting, and physical discomfort, right?"
"No!" Xining didn't laugh, because if he knew the inside story and saw it in person, it wouldn't be funny at all.
Karak was fine afterwards, all indicators were normal, and the owner could not find anything wrong afterwards.
So she answered firmly: "As long as you don't die, there will be no discomfort. You may forget what happened, but there will be no side effects."
After Dr. Lacey thought for a while, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he looked incredulous: "Is there such a thing?"
"Yes!" she responded.
Dr. Lacey was silent, and the laboratory seemed extra quiet, as if he could hear his heart beating.
"Did something happen to Dr. Brown?" Dr. Lacey became serious.
He is a smart man, and combined with the previous topic, he connected the possible situation.
Xining did not speak, but Karak spoke: "Dr. Brown cannot attend this seminar. He is dead!"
Dr. Lacey was speechless and it took him several seconds to recover: "How could this happen? How did he die?"
The laboratory became silent again.
"Thank you for your cooperation, sorry for bothering you." Xining left first, as if he couldn't reveal the details of the case, and it was understandable.
Dr. Lacey hesitated, then nodded: "I'll take you out."
This is a smart person. He knows that if he wants to speak, he will speak. If he seems unwilling to speak, he will not ask again. To him, Dr. Brown is just a colleague and he has no friendship at present.
(End of chapter)