Chapter 18: On-the-spot Q&A

Translator: Zayn_

Just as Director Na and Teacher Xu were about to continue, Luo Yan stood in front of Shen Tao and faced them, her eyes full of unwillingness.

“Shen Tao, don’t be afraid. I think you’re right,” She said.

Oh ho? The idiot is showing off her intelligence again? I watched the comedy with a smile. Lin Hai was also quite interested.

“Luo Yan, what are you thinking?” Director Na had a mild temper. She wasn’t as irascible as Teacher Xu, so she asked coldly.

However, Luo Yan and Shen Tao were really capable… to make Director Na give them a such a cold face.

Luo Yan was blind. She straightened her back and said, “Director Na, Teacher Xu, we are upright and honest. Shen Tao and I both think that we have a wide understanding of HIV, so the documents that we produced are naturally perfect. It’s normal that we don’t understand your criticism, right?”

“I hope you can give me and Shen Tao a reasonable explanation.”

“You want a reasonable explanation, don’t you?” Director Na smiled. “Since that’s the case, I’ll let Lin Luo ask the questions, and you guys will answer. How about it?”

“As long as I can get the answer, I’ll fulfill your request. I won’t go back on my word,” Director Na said happily.

“Alright!” Shen Tao raised his eyebrows and said excitedly.

“I also agree.” Luo Yan nodded in agreement. “Then let’s see what kind of profound questions Lin Luo, a liberal arts student, can ask!”

Oh?

Then you’ve found the right person.

“Lin Luo, do you think it’s okay?” Teacher Xu asked for my opinion.

I nodded, indicating that it was fine.

There was nothing more reasonable than letting me ask questions and letting them answer! Seeing this, Lin Hai also took a step back and gave the stage to me. He was probably also looking forward to Luo Yan and Shen Tao’s shocked expressions!

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“What’s the structure of the virus’ outer membrane?”

“What are the enzymes necessary for the replication of the virus under Pole Gene’s sequence code?”

“What’s the reason for the high rate of replication in the virus?”

The questions I asked them were the same ones that Lucy had asked me.

She was only a high school student, so these questions were the results of her research. It was obvious that anyone who seriously understood HIV could answer these questions.

“I, the structure is…” Luo Yan stammered, unable to give a complete answer.

Shen Tao even scratched his head unnaturally. Obviously his mind was blank. The current Luo Yan and Shen Tao could be said to be completely clueless.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t give the right answer. “It seems that you’re all confident but not aware of your own abilities,” I shrugged.

“Lin Luo, are you deliberately making things difficult for us? Do you know the answer?” Luo Yan was flustered and defeated. “You deliberately made it difficult. You’re wicked.”

“Yes, yes.” Shen Tao nodded, “Teacher, Director, you have to help us.”

You’re still looking for Director Na and Teacher Xu? Ha, Director Na and Teacher Xu probably both know that these are all basic questions. It didn’t even involve any deeper knowledge.

I didn’t wait for Director Na and Teacher Xu to reply before I spoke.

“Of course I know the answer.” I smiled. “I’ll tell you the answer now so that you can open your eyes.”

“The answer to the first question: the outer membrane of the virus is a lipid envelope…, the answer to the second question: reverse transcriptase binding… the answer to the third question: because the reverse transcriptase has no correction function, random variation occurs. ”

I didn’t even get stuck.

After giving a complete and smooth answer, I arched my brows and said, “It’s because your skills are inferior and you’re not willing to work hard. You’ve always thought that you’re at the top and no one can compare to you, which led to today’s situation.”

“In fact, you don’t deserve to join the HIV Research Group at all!”

I purposely raised my voice at the end.

Luo Yan and Shen Tao blushed. They wanted to refute me, but they didn’t know how to do it. After all, I was telling the truth. Even if they found an excuse to refute me, they’d have to search for it for a while.

Just as Luo Yan and Shen Tao were thinking about how to refute my words, Teacher Xu’s voice came, stopping their silly attempts.

“Alright,” Teacher Xu’s serious expression just now was eased by my excellent performance. “Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, let’s not waste any more time.”

“Lin Luo, Lin Hai, you can go back now. Oh right, Teacher would like to congratulate you on the results. Keep up the good work.”

Teacher Xu showed a rare gentleness.

“Good luck, I’ll also support you.” Director Na also cheekily gestured to us.

After Lin Hai and I responded, we were about to leave the office.

Before I left, I saw Director Na and teacher Xu’s expressions suddenly turn serious. They were talking to Luo Yan and Shen Tao. What a change in expression. It seemed that the two of them were in trouble!

Tsk, it was another operation that had achieved a great victory.

..

On the way back, Lin Hai was so happy that he almost jumped up.

“They’re usually so high and mighty. Today, they got beaten up. I almost laughed in front of Director Na and Teacher Xu!” Lin Hai’s excitement could not be concealed. “You don’t know how ugly and infuriating they were when they didn’t work in the research group.”

“Now, they won’t dare to disturb us anymore.” I laughed.

I thought of another matter and continued, “Lin Hai, don’t forget to recruit new members for the research team.”

Even if I have top-tier HIV knowledge, I don’t want to continue writing pages and pages of papers. It was better to find some helpers.

“Oh, oh, right. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll go and draft the recruitment notice now. It’s forbidden to act arrogantly and show off!”

“I hope Luo Yan and Shen Tao can see this and get angered to death!”

After my reminder, Lin Hai started writing a draft on the campus forum, wanting to be the first to post it. While he was editing, my phone in my pocket also started ringing.

[ Brother, I’m in the HIV Research Group now. Don’t worry, I, Liu Fei, will definitely help you find out the specific information! ]

[ By the way, do you want to come to the research group? If you can join the research group, it’ll be good for you too, right? ]

[ Lin Luo, Lin Luo, please reply to this. ]

It was Liu Fei who sent the messages.

It seemed like he still remembered the HIV Research Group I mentioned a few days ago. I unlocked my phone, typed, and replied to his message.

[ Give me a moment. ]

[ I’m on my way to the research room. ]

After replying to his message, Lin Hai and I strode towards the research room. Ten minutes later, when Lin Hai and I appeared in front of Liu Fei, he was dumbfounded.

Lin Hai’s photo had been posted on the campus noticeboard. Liu Fei now knew that Lin Hai was the person in charge of the HIV Research Group.

“You guys?” Liu Fei looked at us in shock.

“Hello, I’m Lin Hai, the leader of the HIV Research Group.” Lin Hai began to introduce himself.

On the way, I told Lin Hai about Liu Fei’s misunderstanding of me having HIV. As a result, Hai Lin could not hide the smile on his face when he saw Liu Fei.

“Ah, ah, H-Hello.” Liu Fei replied.

“And this one.” Shen Tao pointed at me again.

“I know him, there’s no need to.”

“Lin Luo, the main member of the HIV Research Group.”

Lin Hai introduced directly.