Break out of the courtyard

After everyone else left, Zhang Heping used his second-generation gold-plated Guanyin brain-computer interface to send Zhang Bei's second-generation miniature brain-computer interface pendant out with his mental power, so that the gold on the back could be placed on Professor Luo's forehead.

As Zhang Heping expected, after the second-generation micro brain-computer interface was attached, he felt a weak surge of mental energy emerge.

Zhang Heping didn't dare use his mental power to investigate Professor Luo's intracranial condition, fearing it might cause other problems.

After he retrieved Zhang Bei's second-generation miniature brain-computer interface pendant, he took off his own brain-computer interface pendant and reached out to use his qigong to examine the other person's brain.

A moment later, Zhang Heping walked out of the ward, glanced at the crowds at both ends of the corridor, which were quite far apart, and then waved to the attending physician.

When the young male doctor jogged over, Zhang Heping asked him to give the patient a bottle of glucose and saline solution first, and then asked him to take the patient for another EEG examination later.

After giving instructions to the doctor, Zhang Heping looked at Professor Hua and the other five professors and said, "Let's go downstairs to talk!"

After speaking, Zhang Heping returned the gold-plated jade Guanyin pendant to his eldest son, Zhang Bei.

"Dad, is it working?" Although Zhang Bei is usually calm and collected, he can't help but be curious about such new things.

Zhang Heping nodded slightly and headed towards the elevator without saying anything more.

Professor Hua gestured for Secretary Chen to go in and take care of Professor Luo, accompany him to the examination, and tell him the results later. Then he called the other professors to follow him to the elevator.

Zhang Heping and his group did not linger downstairs at the hospital, but instead entered Heping Academy through the hospital's back door and headed straight for the biological gene laboratory building.

On the way, Zhang Heping briefly explained his assessment, believing that Professor Luo's condition should be under control, but they needed to wait for the results of the EEG re-examination.

He then took Hua Lao and the others to the laboratory, mainly because the eight experimental monkeys with cerebral palsy were there. He wanted to use the same method to try to release any abnormal brain waves that might exist in the monkeys' skulls.

Finally, he would use his mental power to probe inside the monkey's skull.

He couldn't conduct his experiment inside Professor Luo's head earlier, and the suspense in his mind kept lingering, making him somewhat unhappy.

Upon arriving at the laboratory, Zhang Heping still asked Zhang Bei to take off the pendant and give it to him.

Because the laboratory here is very large and has glass partitions, even if Zhang Heping is conducting experiments with monkeys in the innermost room, Hua Lao and Zhang Bei can still see the general outline.

"It moved!" Zhang Hu pointed in a direction and said excitedly, "That monkey is moving, did you see it?"

Everyone's gaze shifted from Zhang Heping to the first experimental monkey to receive the second-generation micro brain-computer interface pendant, which was placed between its eyebrows. Sure enough, they found the monkey twitching inside the transparent square capsule.

"I have a feeling that something's not right with that monkey!" Zhang Bei said suspiciously. "Does it look like it's having an epileptic seizure?"

Just then, Zhang Heping, wearing the second-generation micro-brain-computer interface on his forehead, walked to the experimental monkey that was twitching incessantly and used his mental power to directly probe the situation inside the monkey's brain.

Unfortunately, although brainwaves can be converted into mental energy, Zhang Heping still cannot use his mental energy to probe the brainwave patterns in a living being's brain.

These two are like the electricity in an electrical wire and the digital signal in a network cable. Although they can both be connected to a computer and function, they are not the same type of device and require conversion.

No matter how carefully Zhang Heping used his mental power to probe the monkey's brain, he could not help but leave traces on the monkey's brain, which is what is known as injury.

Zhang Heping still couldn't find any useful information, so he categorized the monkey as a test subject for the regeneration and repair fluid experiment. He would have the lab staff take care of it and see if the monkey could return to normal after its brain was restored with the regeneration and repair fluid.

If this recovery experiment is successful, we can refer to the treatment methods used by the experimental monkeys when we encounter patients with mental injuries to the brain.

Of the eight monkeys with cerebral palsy, Zhang Heping severely injured seven with his mental power before stopping with the last one. He only used his mental power on the last monkey and did not use it to examine its brain.

He only let the others in after he finished his business.

“Those seven experimental monkeys have brain damage. Treat them as patients with brain damage, and make sure to conduct detailed examinations and treatment plans. I will create a project log later, and you can enter the information as required.”

After telling the experts and assistants in the laboratory about the problematic monkeys, Zhang Heping pointed to another monkey that had fallen into a coma and said, "Give this monkey a nutrient solution to sustain it for now, and observe it for 3 days before making any further decisions."

"Okay, Professor Zhang!" The staff in the lab responded in unison, and then went to distribute the monkeys and assign tasks.

Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan followed Zhang Heping to the next office before they asked any questions.

"Dad, how are those eight lab monkeys doing?" Zhang Long asked with a serious expression. "Have you discovered the cause of their cerebral palsy?"

Zhang Hu chimed in, asking, "Dad, why were those monkeys convulsing just now? Was it because you used your mental power to examine their brains?"

"Dad, you just had them give the other monkey nutrient solution and observe it for 3 days. Is there a chance that monkey might wake up?" Zhang Nan asked, voicing his doubts.

Professor Hua and the other five professors remained silent, simply waiting quietly to the side.

Zhang Heping turned on his computer and waited for his children to finish expressing their doubts before slowly answering their questions while creating an experimental project log for eight monkeys with cerebral palsy.

"Dad, according to what you're saying, there's a high probability that inside that Ruomu brain-computer interface, there's a structure that converts mental energy into brainwaves!" After hearing his father's words, Zhang Bei's face showed a hint of excitement, but more so, doubt.

Because of the presence of Hua Lao and five experts from the Sanxingdui underground base, Zhang Bei couldn't say what he felt when he experienced the Ruomu Brain-Computer in Western Sichuan.

Because when he was using the Ruomu Brain Machine, the hallucinations he experienced were clearly external mental energy transmitted to the Ruomu Brain Machine and then transformed into brainwaves that his brain could receive, unlike the cases of the eight cerebral palsy monkeys and Professor Luo.

He really wanted to ask his dad if there was a limitation to the mental energy that Ruomu's brain-computer interface could receive, just like how ultra-high voltage current cannot be directly connected to a household power line.

"Hmm!" Zhang Heping replied casually, without mentioning that he planned to investigate Ruomu's brain-computer interface project again in a while.

Because only he knows about things like leveling up skills by AFK farming.

After Zhang Heping finished compiling the experimental project log and distributed the supplementary data entry permissions to the laboratory staff, he left with Professor Hua and the others.

After leaving the laboratory building, Professor Hua mentioned the hospital's findings regarding Professor Luo's examination, saying, "Heping, Professor Luo's EEG results are in. Although the waveform fluctuations are weak, they are very regular, unlike the chaotic ones before."

Behind Hua Lao, an elderly man with white hair continued, "Advisor Zhang, could you tell us about Professor Luo and those experimental monkeys? We have many questions and don't know where to begin."

"Have you seen that document on the principle of brainwave conversion into mental power?" Zhang Heping asked instead of answering, to avoid being interrupted and questioned when he mentioned technical terms later.

The white-haired old man replied helplessly, "I had only read part of it when I encountered Professor Luo's situation."

"Wait a moment, look at the information first. Otherwise, if I tell you, it will only create more problems," Zhang Heping said calmly. "In addition, I need to verify my thoughts based on the situation of Professor Luo and the experimental monkeys. I cannot answer your questions accurately right now." Knowing that the information on the principle of brainwave conversion into mental power was given by Zhang Heping, the white-haired old man agreed and waited to go and see how Zhang Heping would arrange things.

Zhang Heping led everyone to Villa No. 1. Seeing that the housekeeper was still cleaning inside, he invited everyone to sit outside.

"Xiao Bei, send a copy of the information on your phone to Professor Ye and the others, and also discuss the issue of brainwave conversion into mental power with them."

After arranging things for the five elderly professors, Zhang Heping looked at the black briefcase in the hands of the guard, Xiao Qin.

Seeing this, Xiao Qin glanced at Old Hua, and seeing that the other party nodded slightly, he placed the suitcase on the plastic table next to Zhang Heping.

This briefcase is the one that Hua Lao brought a couple of days ago when he came to exchange for the first-generation brain-computer interface mask.

Upon opening the box, a golden mask lay on black pearl cotton, most likely the Ruomu brain-computer interface that caused Professor Luo's coma.

Hua Lao chuckled and said, "If you need it, this mask can be temporarily stored at this base, and your mask can be disassembled for research."

“I did consider disassembling the mask, but there’s no rush. I’ll first use my mental energy to assist in the analysis, then verify the Ruomu brain-computer interface data they’ve researched over the years, and finally dissect the internal structure of the mask layer by layer,” Zhang Heping briefly explained his plan.

Then, he placed the gold-plated jade Guanyin pendant on his forehead and looked at the gold mask in his suitcase.

"Do the people in that underground base have some kind of grudge against you, old man?" Zhang Heping asked, distracted, while using his mental energy to examine the Ruomu brain-computer mask.
"When I handed you the first-generation brain-computer mask and the second-generation micro brain-computer, I emphasized that the wearer must stay away from others each time they wear it until they can skillfully control their mental power."

"You couldn't have failed to tell them about this precaution. Now that Professor Luo's accident has happened, how do you plan to handle it?"

Although Zhang Heping's tone was calm, the underlying sarcasm made Hua Lao frown.

"I'm not suited to get involved in those matters!" Old Hua stated his position first, and then continued, "Now that I've obtained the Ruomu brain machine and related information for you, I should focus on handling things here."

"If you are willing to cooperate with them, I can contact them again later."

Zhang Heping wanted Hua Lao to take the opportunity to plant his own people in the Sanxingdui underground base, but Hua Lao's implication was that it was someone else's jurisdiction.

Zhang Heping understood what Elder Hua meant, so he said nothing more and focused on examining the patterns inside the gold mask in the briefcase on the table.

He discovered that the inside of this golden mask was almost identical to the one he had left in Hong Kong, thus ruling out the possibility that the one in Hong Kong was a defective product, and he felt much relieved.

Zhang Bei, Zhang Nan, and Zhang Long were scattered around three plastic tables nearby, explaining the principle of brainwaves converting into mental power to the five old professors.

Despite having the relevant information on their phones, the five professors kept asking questions after they started looking at the materials, as if they wanted to understand them completely.

The actions of these five professors made Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan hesitate, but considering that the materials were not much and that they would only be explained today, they suppressed their impatience.

"I heard that the second-generation brain-computer interface developed by Consultant Zhang consumes half the mental effort of the first-generation one." An elderly woman with gray hair looked at Zhang Heping and asked Zhang Nan beside her:

"That thing your father has on his forehead must be the new brain-computer interface!"

"Is it more brain-efficient than the second-generation brain-computer interface? I've seen him wearing that thing for almost an hour."

"You'll have to ask Elder Hua about this!" Zhang Nan said indifferently. "If you don't have any questions related to the conversion of brainwaves into mental power, I'm going back to my room to use the restroom!"

Zhang Nan was the first to back down, because the old woman had refused to answer her questions, citing reasons such as not having the authority and needing to consult with the woman before answering.

Therefore, Zhang Nan didn't want to answer the other party anymore. He got up, put away his phone, and took Zhang Nian and Zhang Feng back to Villa No. 1.

The three sisters were together just now, and the question Zhang Nan asked was actually what Zhang Nian and Zhang Feng also wanted to know.

As a result, the other party made various excuses to refuse.

"Does that old woman think we're idiots?" Zhang Nian couldn't help but sneer as soon as she entered the villa. "She has no authority and needs to ask for permission. As soon as she finishes these excuses, she immediately calls her superior to ask for permission, and I have nothing to say."

"Forget it, all classified units are like this!" Zhang Nan was angry, but still rational. "Xiao Long and Xiao Hu are the same. They don't want to tell us much about many of their research projects."

Fourth Sister Zhang Feng chimed in, "Should we still go out?"

"I've finished talking!" Zhang Nan said, and rushed into the first-floor bathroom.

"Does that mean we're not going out?" Zhang Feng looked at her third sister uncertainly.

Zhang Nian strode towards the stairs, heading to the second-floor restroom, and said without turning her head, "Isn't Xiao Hu free?"

The implication was that it wouldn't be a problem if they didn't go out, as their sixth brother, Zhang Hu, would take care of it.

When the nanny came over to consult Zhang Heping about lunch, Zhang Heping put away the gold-plated pendant between his eyebrows and casually replied, "We'll eat at the cafeteria later."

Then he looked at the five professors and said, "From the questions you just asked, I have a pretty good understanding of the situation."

"Let me briefly share my thoughts on Professor Luo's injury, but they may not be correct, as many things still need to be verified."

“Understood!” Professor Ye with white hair replied, “Research on mental power can be considered a new discipline. There are too many questions for us to explore. Being right or wrong at the moment is not important. What is important is to be able to continuously discover problems and then deal with them.”

Zhang Heping gave a noncommittal reply, then said, "I wonder if any of you have tried on the second-generation microcomputer?"

Before the five professors could answer, Zhang Heping continued, "Although the second-generation microbrain-computer interface has greatly improved in performance compared to the first generation, it still has a drawback: it can only convert brainwaves into mental energy and release it, and it cannot retract them!"

"The problem lies in the inability to take it back!" Zhang Heping said in a deep voice, "Where did all that released spiritual energy go?"

"My initial guess is that the mental energy was converted into brainwaves by the Ruomu Brain-Machine Mask and invaded the brains of Professor Luo and the eight experimental monkeys!"

"Therefore, it suddenly occurred to me this morning that I wondered if I could convert those excess brainwaves back into mental energy and release them!"

"According to news from the hospital, Professor Luo's condition has basically stabilized. We'll see if we can wake him up in the next few days."

"If I can wake them up, I plan to find a few more experimental monkeys to replicate the incident in order to confirm my hypothesis."

...(End of chapter)