My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 148 - 123: Inducement

Chapter 148: Chapter 123: Inducement

[Ding! You have received a transfer of 5 million yuan in your Alipay.]

Staring at the incoming transfer notification on her phone, Gao Yuan was somewhat speechless.

"I mean, is this the style of your organization when making transfers? Isn’t it too casual?"

Altogether, that’s 10 million yuan...

This 5 million was the startup capital transferred by Meng Lang, specifically earmarked for the registration of the so-called "Mengshan Pasture."

Although they were official members and she was just a reservist, implying a sort of superior transferring money to a subordinate,

but not even keeping a receipt, how much trust must you have in someone to do that...

However, Meng Lang misunderstood her point.

"Yes! Transfers below 10 million don’t require any secrecy, and this money is clean. When you need to transfer a large amount at some point, we’ll switch to a different style," he said.

Mainly because he only had a little over 10 million in his account; after sending out 5 million, the balance had dropped below 2 million.

"I’m talking about security issues..."

Gao Yuan muttered to herself, yet the corner of her mouth gradually curved into a smile.

This feeling of being trusted without reservation... wasn’t too bad.

In fact, Meng Lang was subconsciously judging Gao Yuan based on the evaluations in the book.

"[A 25-year partnership tells me this is a trustworthy collaborator, both in terms of ability and character...]"

Given this credit report from 25 years in advance, you have any doubts about releasing funds?

In a sense, Meng Lang could not only see a person’s potential but also their "loyalty."

It’s a long road that tests the strength of a horse, and time reveals a person’s heart.

Time never lies!

Having collaboratively managed tens of billions, Meng Lang figured that she wouldn’t betray him over a mere 10 million, and this was his simple and direct way of judging.

Yes, very direct!

Only, he didn’t realize that this subconscious taking-for-granted also inadvertently triggered a trust bonus.

There’s a saying: The only way to make a person trustworthy is to trust them.

The more you trust her, the more she tends to be worthy of trust!

Conversely, if you don’t trust someone from the start, it’s hard to gain their trust in return, creating a vicious cycle.

Meng Lang was unintentionally practicing this creed.

The more he looked over Gao Yuan’s life, the more he trusted her as a person, and the more he trusted her, the higher the goodwill she reciprocated, leading to even happier cooperation in the next episode, further increasing Meng Lang’s trust...

An auspicious cycle in the space-time continuum.

Um... This is not a chicken and egg story.

This is a story about a hen that never stops laying eggs...

"Oh, by the way, I’ve recently received some intel about the Xu Group," Meng Lang suddenly said.

Gao Yuan paused.

"They might be planning some action against Changqing Biological..."

...

After putting down the phone, Meng Lang couldn’t help but exhale in relief.

Having a legendary assistant really saves one a lot of trouble.

Um! You handle the charge; I’ll plug the gaps. Perfect!

Having settled the "Mengshan Pasture" trusteeship, Meng Lang revisited his "Trouble," checking the appendices that had hitched a ride this time.

The technical gains of these past two days included "Back’s" "Neurological System Initial Numerical Model" and a noticeable paper from "Madman’s Diary," entitled "Analytical Study of the Accelerating Effect of the X Virus on Brain Atrophy."

It didn’t seem immediately useful, but each paper could accelerate Changqing Biological’s tech breakthroughs, their impact being "futuristic."

And this time...

"Madman Disease Hypothesis," by Lin Xiao Yu.

[Assuming the existence of some trigger that causes the so-called madman disease, making people ’lose their minds,’ with the elderly as the affected demographic, the outbreak exceeding a thousand kilometers, and accompanied by a side effect of stimulating enhanced physical strength.

Based on some uncle’s groundless conjectures, a technical discussion is here conducted but not to be published.]

Some uncle?

It seems I had discussed this issue with Xiao Yu before?

Hmm... that’s actually a good approach, consult Gao Yuan for external matters, and Xiao Yu for internal ones.

Meng Lang continued reading.

[The brain and the nervous system, along with the substances they produce, have always permeated our extremely complex and delicate human body system.

Emotions, ideas, and impulses existing in our brains are in fact stimulated by our physiological conditions.

As psychologists say, all psychological activities are physiological activities.

For example, when a loud thunderclap is heard, the brain rapidly releases a large amount of chemical substances like a typhoon, causing a state of being petrified.

These chemical substances control our behavioral patterns, and cracking the code of their control over humans would allow us to manipulate human actions.

Therefore, a method that causes people to lose their sanity and become mad, in theory, does exist!]

Yes! The opening is a confirmation.

[The human brain is very precise, it has built a stringent firewall with various chemical substances.

If the Madman Disease were indeed triggered at the same time on a large scale, there would be two possibilities.

The first possibility: some kind of widespread diffusion of sound, light, flavor, or even weightlessness—changes that affect the five senses.

It stimulates the brain to simultaneously release a large amount of a certain chemical substance, directly breaking through the brain’s firewall, driving people to madness.

Theoretically, people with more active brains have stronger resistance to such stimuli, aligning with the hypothesis that the majority of those affected are "older adults".

Considering the outbreak range extends over a thousand kilometers, changes in sound and light which propagate faster are more plausible.

But the probability of it happening naturally is virtually zero.

The second possibility: internal stimulants like viruses, bacteria, toxins, etc.

For example, hallucinogens like drugs can attack the brain and thereby influence human behavioral patterns, causing a loss of basic judgment.

But based on the condition of a large-scale simultaneous outbreak, this can essentially be ruled out.

Bacteria and virus conjecture:

Humans themselves are a symbiotic organism, with phenomena where certain bacteria or viruses coexist with us for long periods.

There are various intestinal microbes in human guts that regulate digestion, absorption, blood sugar, blood lipids, and are involved in the control of human obesity or leanness, interacting more or less with microbial metabolites or signaling molecules.

For example, intestinal microbes synthesize Vitamin K, which when absorbed by the body and impeded, leads to a Vitamin K deficiency affecting blood clotting functions.

And the diversity of gut microbe communities directly affects an individual’s food choices.

In this sense, bacteria somewhat "control" our brains, maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship between our responses and gut bacteria health.

Bacteria are a type of conscious organism with a goal to gain maximum benefit from the host, coexist with the host, and usually don’t have an excessively violent response to mutations.

Viruses, though not living organisms, are also conscious.

Moreover, relative to bacteria, they have a more enduring impact on humans, even seeking to leave their genetic material in the host’s genome, to live on through generations with the host.

A new school of thought believes 40%–80% of the human genome is related to ancient viral invasions.

From this perspective, viruses could be a tool that accelerates human evolution, or even the key that unlocks the Genetic Lock!

The process of human evolution, apart from Darwin’s Evolution, is also subject to viruses’ intervention in human genetics, even targeted recombination.

Why do humans die? Why does the nervous system atrophy?

This was the pinnacle question in human life sciences in 2040.

From a cellular perspective, this is because human cells have a Hayflick limit to their proliferation.

A normal human cell has a limited number of divisions it can undergo before stopping, known as the Hayflick limit.

After breaking through this limit, there are two outcomes: one, cancer; two, cell immortality.

The HeLa cells, which have been continuously dividing since 1951, were infected by a type of the HPV virus; the expression of the virus’ genes in the cells instantly flipped the switch for the immortality gene.

Taking advantage of this mechanism from viruses, by injecting specific RNA fragments to improve the activity of the nervous system, thereby treating Alzheimer’s disease.

This is also one of the cutting-edge topics at Changqing Biological Laboratory.

In summary, the impact of viruses on the nervous system, and even on the human body, is more secretive and profound than bacteria.

But, based on the prerequisite of a large-scale simultaneous outbreak, there are no widely present natural viruses that could achieve a similar effect.

Conclusion: A moderate amount of daydreaming is beneficial for mental and physical health.

If we want to figure out the pathogenesis of the Madman Disease, the key... lies in identifying that trigger!

You might need a spectrum analyzer or a sonar detector?]