50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 782 Unexpected Attention

Sun Zhiwei told Xu Yimin about "Einstein's brain," and he laughed when he saw Xu Yimin gesturing to his head.

"Yes, leader, it's the brain of that great scientist." He then told Xu Yimin the story of how the doctor stole the brain back then.

Xu Yimin was also hearing such a bizarre story for the first time, and couldn't help but marvel.

"Is this really that important? What's the point of studying the brain?"

"It has many uses. For example, it can help people understand the functions of different parts of the brain, promote the progress of neuromedicine, analyze some brain diseases, and is also very useful for artificial intelligence research."

"These are things that our department doesn't usually need, but there's one department that will definitely like them."

"Which department?"

"The Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences." The institute Sun Zhiwei mentioned did not exist in its early years; its establishment began in the summer of 79.

Even if he had handed over the brain before, at most he would have taken some pictures and observed it under a microscope, but he wouldn't have achieved any significant results, given the limited resources.

The Institute of Biology has only recently acquired advanced biological research capabilities, as building a high-level biological laboratory requires a significant financial investment.

Xu Yimin heard that this thing was very precious and useful, so he agreed to use his connections to contact the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Sun Zhiwei figured that this roundabout way of finding connections might take several days, so he didn't pursue it and went back to his office first.

Xu Yimin said he didn't have to work regular hours, but since he was already here, he decided to finish his shift. However, he didn't slack off in the office; instead, he went to the archives to look at documents.

In recent years, the archives have expanded, and the information from all over the world is updated very quickly. He can't be out of touch with society, so it's better to update the information in his mind.

But he had only been in the archives for less than half an hour when he was called back to Xu Yimin's office.

When he went inside, he found that the office was packed with people, and several elderly men were talking to Xu Yimin.

He immediately turned his gaze to Xu Yimin, who then stood up and said, "Zhiwei, these are all comrades from the Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"You should hand over that 'brain' you obtained to these comrades."

As soon as Xu Yimin finished speaking, everyone in the room turned their gazes to Sun Zhiwei, making his scalp tingle.

He quickly replied, "Okay, boss, please wait a moment, I'll go get it right away."

An elderly man next to Xu Yimin quickly said, "Let us go with you. After all, we are more professional and we don't want to damage anything."

Sun Zhiwei glanced at Xu Yimin, and seeing him nod in agreement, he turned and left. The group of people in the room immediately got up and followed him out of Xu Yimin's office.

On his way to his office, he walked ahead with a dozen or so people following behind him—it was incredibly ostentatious.

Every colleague he encountered on the way gave him strange looks, making him feel uncomfortable and unconsciously quickening his pace.

By this time, he had placed the jar containing the brain, as well as the research materials that Thomas Stoz Harvey's doctor had studied, on his office desk.

As soon as he opened the door to his office, the old men behind him immediately noticed the formaldehyde jar on his desk.

They excitedly stopped Sun Zhiwei from going in. The old man leading the group carefully walked over, hugged the jar containing "Einstein's brain" tightly, and wouldn't let go. Seeing the old man turn to leave with the jar, Sun Zhiwei could only helplessly call out, "We got those documents too."

He only breathed a sigh of relief after the group of people carried the items out like stars around the moon.

He felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at by so many eager eyes just now.

It felt like they were going to strip me naked. Are all these biological researchers psychopaths?

I've heard that when medical students see someone, the first thing they think of is the person's internal organs, blood vessels, and bones.

More experienced practitioners can achieve a level of insight where they see the blade even without a knife in their hand, always thinking about where to strike with minimal bleeding when observing someone.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder and made up his mind to stay away from those who study biology and medicine from now on.

He locked the office again and went to Xu Yimin's place, not forgetting to complain under his breath:
"Boss, they didn't even sign anything when they left with the things. Remember to have them send someone back to sign the handover record."

"It's alright, we can fix it later. You didn't offend them, did you?

"No way, I didn't lift a finger. The things were on the desk, and they did everything themselves."

"Sir, who are these people who came today? Why are there so many guards?"

"They are all big shots from the Chinese Academy of Sciences; neither of us can afford to offend them."

"Oh? It seems they value this very much."

“Indeed, it seems that the brain you found is very important to them. I didn’t expect so many scientific research experts to come. Look, there are two carloads of guards protecting us this time.”

As Xu Yimin spoke, he lifted a corner of the curtain and gestured to Sun Zhiwei towards the convoy below.

Sun Zhiwei also came to the window and looked down, and saw a convoy of cars setting off in the open space in front of the gate downstairs.

The convoy consisted of a truck at the front and a truck at the back, each loaded with heavily armed soldiers, and four cars in the middle, all of which were filing out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gate.

Seeing how much importance they placed on this item, Sun Zhiwei was also very happy. After all, his submission had found someone who appreciated its value, so his efforts back then had not been in vain.

The two waited until the convoy had driven far away before leaving the window. Xu Yimin suddenly said something: "I'm afraid your credit for bringing the car back this time will be halved?"

"What's wrong? Someone's going to steal this little bit of credit?" Sun Zhiwei asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course you don't care because you've made so many contributions, but others have gone to great lengths to achieve those same results."

"The other day, the boss asked everyone to use their own methods to find a car, so some people turned to the Huo family for help."

"Since Mr. Huo didn't have a car, he simply paid extra to order a new one in London. I heard that he also brought several other luxury cars with him, which were all gifts from Mr. Huo to the ministry."

"Haha, Mr. Huo is indeed very wealthy. I've dealt with him before when I was on a mission. Mr. Huo is really easy to talk to."

"It's good that you're not angry." Xu Yimin expressed his appreciation for Sun Zhiwei's magnanimity.

(End of this chapter)