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Chapter 92: Scientific Research Crops Stolen
Qi Xiao and Qin Yan sent the unconscious injured person to the management office.

Qin Yan placed the bottled oxygen tank next to the injured person's nasal cavity so that he could breathe oxygen.

Qi Xiao helped contact the medical team.

Only then did Xu Ying see the injured person on the stretcher clearly.

The injured person was estimated to be in his fifties or sixties. His hairline had receded to the back of his head, with silver hair mixed in his temples. His face was elegant and calm, giving people the feeling of an authority in the academic world.

The boy who carried the stretcher down the mountain with Qin Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue and said to Qi Xiao and the others, "Thank you, thank you so much. I feel embarrassed to bother you every day these days."

Qin Yan shook his head and handed the boy a bottle of mineral water: "You're welcome, this is our duty."

"There's no need to worry about that. Professor Ye's research is benefiting all of humanity, and it's only right for us administrators to cooperate."

A driver in the convoy couldn't help but lean over and ask curiously, "Hey, what happened to you guys on the mountain?"

They still have to go up the mountain later, so if anything happens on the mountain, it will be easier to deal with it now.

The boy's name was Jiang Haiyang, a student of Professor Ye's. When he saw Xu Ying and his group's mountaineering equipment, he didn't answer the driver's question first. Instead, he hurriedly asked, "Are you going into the mountains to carry out a mission? How long will you stay there?"

"Yes, we will stay in the mountains for about three to four days." Qi Xiao, Jiang Haiyang and Qin Yan introduced: "We are sent by the Desert Animal Rescue Center to release the small animals captured by poachers back to the core area of ​​Xishan."

"This is our boss, Station Master Xu."

Xu Ying greeted Qin Yan and Jiang Haiyang: "Hello, I'm Xu Ying."

"Hello, I'm Jiang Haiyang."

Jiang Haiyang's gloomy eyes brightened a little, "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Help us find wild Xishan Snow Lotus. Find as many as you can. If you find one that's about to bloom or has already bloomed, we'll give you a commission of 1,000 yuan."

Everyone blinked when they heard the commission amount. One of the team drivers asked, "Isn't the wild Xishan snow lotus a prisoner? It's a second-class protected plant in the country."

"That's it."

Jiang Haiyang smiled wryly, "But our project has been officially approved. We can harvest Xishan snow lotus for scientific research. We just need to pay the market price."

He then explained why the injured person had fainted on the mountain: "The person who fainted is my mentor, Professor Ye Linye, an oncologist at Xizhou Affiliated Hospital. He is currently leading a research team in a project to inhibit tumor metastasis."

Upon hearing the identity of the injured person, everyone was in awe and at the same time a little confused. Why did the oncologist suddenly appear in Xishan and even fainted from anger?
"Xishan Snow Lotus is the most critical drug in our research project. Its components have the effect of inhibiting the growth of tumor cells."

"We found that the artificially cultivated Xishan snow lotus was far inferior to the wild snow lotus native to Xishan, so we marked a batch of wild snow lotus on Xishan as a reserve for scientific research. Therefore, the snow lotus to be used must be freshly picked."

Jiang Haiyang's voice trembled as he spoke. "This is the critical period for the project's development, but I didn't expect that this batch of wild snow lotus suitable for scientific research has been almost completely destroyed by poachers."

One of the main reasons why Xishan Snow Lotus is precious is that it has a long production cycle, which takes three to five years from seed germination to flowering and fruiting.

"We were so close to a world-leading breakthrough in inhibiting tumor cell metastasis, but now the most crucial experimental ingredient has been stolen!"

"The project was tight, so Professor Ye hired a group of professional herbalists to search the mountains for Xishan Snow Lotus, but they only found a few. This was after a week of hard work."

"The herbalists say the poachers were too ruthless this time, practically plucking everything they could find. The only remaining mature snow lotuses are probably hidden somewhere inaccessible to humans, like on cliffs." "Even if we offer a high reward, the herbalists won't look for them anymore."

"Professor Ye couldn't accept the interruption of a project he had been researching for twenty years, and he fainted from anger."

Professor Ye had recovered by now and opened his eyes slightly.

Jiang Haiyang quickly stepped forward to support him: "Teacher, how are you feeling? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Professor Ye shook his head: "I'll get up and look east again."

"No, teacher, don't go up in your physical condition. Let me go!"

"The project has already progressed to this point, and I, I just can't give up!"

Professor Ye closed his eyes, tears of anger and unwillingness flowed from the corners of his eyes. The sixty-year-old man burst into tears, and this scene made Xu Ying and others feel distressed.

As a rare plant that grows in an extremely cold environment at high altitudes, Xishan Snow Lotus grows in extremely scattered areas, which increases the difficulty of management and protection for the scientific research team. It is impossible to send people to guard every plant. It would require hundreds of people to be stationed in the core area of ​​Xishan for a long time. So many people entering the mountains will also cause damage to the ecological environment.

Professor Ye's team used high technology and installed an alarm next to each snow lotus. If someone steals the snow lotus, the management staff stationed in Xishan will receive an alert.

During the five years of research, there have been no mistakes. However, recently there was a heavy snowstorm in the West Mountain and the alarm failed. By the time they were discovered, the snow lotus had already been stolen.

"We initially determined that the poachers had been eyeing this batch of snow lotus for a long time, but they were afraid of the alarm and hadn't taken action yet."

"We have placed protective signs next to each snow lotus plant, warning that they are for research on cancer frontiers and are for research only. Please do not pick them."

Professor Ye's voice was filled with anger: "Have these illegal miners ever considered that one day they or their parents or family members might get sick?"

"We can only cultivate a new batch of Xishan Snow Lotus. Do we have to wait another five years?"

"Five years from now, I, the old man, may not even be alive."

Jiang Haiyang fell silent upon hearing this. Professor Ye is already 64 years old this year, and will be nearly 70 in five years. I wonder if he can still lead the scientific research team.

Xu Ying handed Professor Ye a tissue to wipe her tears: "Professor Ye, don't say that. You will definitely live a long life."

"Thank you, little girl. When I fainted, I heard you were going into the mountains. Could you please…"

Professor Ye hesitated to speak, after all, he came with a mission and had work to do.

Xu Ying nodded readily and agreed: "No problem, I will do my best to help."

"Thank you, thank you so much!"

Professor Ye rubbed his temples, his eyes still dim. Now he could only seize every opportunity and try his best. His heart was already filled with despair.

At this moment, Jiang Haiyang noticed movement at the door. He looked over and rubbed his eyes, thinking he was hallucinating. "Am I too tired lately and my eyes are blurry? How come seven snow ferrets appeared at the door like copy and paste?"

(End of this chapter)