CHapter 51


    Lily exined, “Miss Noe is here for an experiment, not to visit Mr. Schnabel”


    Experiment?


    How old is this young girl? Does she even understand medicine? Know what a medical experiment


    is?


    Noe looked past everyone’s stares and said, “I’ve got someone joining me, hope that’s cool with


    you guys?”


    Everybody was shocked.


    “Noe, do you think you’re on a pic or something? Even if you are Mr. Schnabel’s sister, you


    can’t just disrespect science like that!”


    Lily was in a bit of a bind too – Mr. Schnabel hadn’t mentioned Noe was bringing someone


    along!


    “Miss Noe, ourb has some pretty strict standards, and it might not be convenient for your friend


    toe in.”


    “No worries, they should have an ess pass.


    The group of doctors exchanged puzzled looks.


    What does this Noe think ourb is, a free–for–all? Does she think anyone can waltz in just


    like that?


    Like a bolt of lightning. Calvin zipped in from outside, worried sick about missing out on Noe’s


    experiment.


    “Noe, I’m here, I’m here! You haven’t started yet, have you? I haven’t missed it, right? I don’t care!


    Even if you’ve started, you gotta let me in on it!”


    “You’d bete if you were any slower. Come on in, but you can only be my assistant.”


    Calvin nodded so hard you’d think his head would fall off. “Being an assistant is awesome! I’d be


    down to be your cheerleader just to see you experiment!”


    Noe didn’t need a cheerleader for her experiment.


    Calvin followed Noe into Ulrich’sb, and the doctors were about to lose it!


    This was Professor Calvin! Anyone in the medical research field would recognize him! And he’s so


    stoked about being an assistant to a high schooler!


    The doctors who were looking down on Noe earlier were freaking out, rushing to ask Lily, “Lily,


    what’s the deal with Noe? Howe we’ve never heard of the youngdy having any scientific


    achievements before.”


    “She’s Mr. Schnabel’s own sister, so could she be a genius like him? No way! We’ve gotta see


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    this for ourselves!”


    Determined, the group of doctors all followed into theb.


    “Miss Schnabel, can we watch your experiment?”


    Noe nodded, “Sure, as long as you don’t disturb me.”


    Ulrich’sb staff were all his trusted soldiers; Noe didn’t mind them watching.


    “Microscope, nar cutting of pills, make a hundred control samples.”


    “Dissolve the reagent, to the centrifuge.”


    “Use IHC, get the medical microscope.”


    Calvin immediately started moving ording to Noe’s instructions, totally unpretentious, and Lily,


    seeing him swamped, spontaneously joined in to assist Noe.


    The group of doctors went from disbelief to amazement!


    Noe was actually legit at conducting experiments, and the samples she was experimenting on


    were Nourishment Pills from the ck market, worth millions!


    Noe’s eyes were clear and focused as she turned to the dumbstruck doctors.


    “Excuse me, anyone good at recording data?”


    “Me! I’d be honored to assist you!”


    “I need three hundred sets of sample slides.”


    “Me! My slides are especially neat!”


    Noe picked over a dozen doctors to join her experiment, and those chosen were as thrilled as if


    they’d just published ten papers in a row!


    Two hourster.


    Noe, holding the report in her hand, slightly frowned. “So it is, my hunch was right.”


    Calvin looked at the string of data, utterly shocked!


    “Who would’ve thought that besides the miracle herb, Paeonol Grass, there would be Mirage Grass


    in the Nourishment Pill!”


    Mirage Grass, notorious on the ck market as a hallucinogenic, also a banned substance.


    Overuse of Mirage Grass causes dependency and can render patients delirious. What’s special is


    that when patients are delirious for a long time, their mental state bes chaotic, and no matter


    who speaks to them, they’ll think it’s their own consciousness talking!


    On the deep web, Mirage Grass is known as a brainwashing tool, and many organizations inject


    their members with it to maintain control!


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    “These Nourishment Pills vary in the content of Mirage Grass, which is quite minimal, not noticeable


    in early stages.”


    “This is like a slow poison, Isn’t it? This stuff can’t be absorbed by the body and affects the nervous


    system. Long–term use leads to brain death!”


    The Nourishment Pills Noe got had very low levels of Mirage Grass. If it weren’t for Sexton’s


    medication shing with Paeonol Grass, no one would’ve noticed he was taking Nourishment.


    Pills.


    “Grandma Ashlyn’s Nourishment Pills have the highest content of Mirage Grass.”


    Calvin’s face grew serious too.


    Long–term use of Nourishment Pills leads to addiction to Mirage Grass, Increasing the craving for


    it.


    Meaning, Ashlyn’s been popping Nourishment Pills for quite some time!


    Noe picked up the report, signaling Calvin to sign it.


    Calvin was confused and looked at Noe.


    “What are you looking at me for? This is high–level drug analysis; what’s up with you signing. it?”


    This isn’t herb after all, and the report needs to be kept on file.


    “But you did the experiment, and I’m just the assistant!”


    “I’m not certified.”


    Medical experiments require a license from the Harmonia Country Pharmaceutical Research


    Institute, and Noe, finding it a hassle, never got around to it, so technically, she’s been winging it


    without a license.


    Calvin got the picture!She invited him to the experiment not for a schrly debate, but to take the


    fall for her.


    After all, this is the Nourishment Pill. Calvin could already foresee the Institute calling him up in a


    few days with questions!


    She was not leaving any trouble for herself, was she!


    “Why don’t you let your brother sign it?”


    “How could I leave such a hassle for my own family? Sign it, or don’t bothering to my next


    experiment.”


    Calvin just mboyantly signed his name for the lead experimenter!


    “Let’s hit the road. Could you give Ulrich the heads–up that I’ve got some stuff to take care of? Hand


    him a copy of theb report.”


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    Lily’s totally in awe of this high–maintenance gal–t out worshiping the ground she walks on!


    “Sure thing! Don’t be a stranger, missy! Ourb’s gear is top–notch in the nation! Don’t even think


    about stepping foot in Professor Calvin’sb!”


    Calvin was like, hello? I’m still standing right here! Is it really cool to diss myb like that?


    Stepping out of Ulrich’sb, Noe’s eyesnd on the man standing by the road.


    He’s wearing a turtleneck sweater, giving off a whiff of sex appeal with that Adam’s apple peeking


    out, and his khaki trench coat is fluttering in the breeze–oozing a ‘back off vibe, icy as can be.


    Seeing Noe emerge, Palmer strode over.


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    “All done with the experiment?”


    “Yep, what are you doing here?”


    “Came to grab a bite with you, remember? Where’s our brother?”


    Noe thought, why does it sound like he’s mentioning her family so naturally, like he’s not an


    outsider at all!


    “He’s in surgery. Here’s the experiment data.”


    Sexton’s another victim of the Nourishment Pill, so Palmer’s got every right to see the analysis.


    “Mirage Grass? How did that stuff make aeback? I recall Northstone plunged into chaos over it


    three years ago!”


    “Yeah, that’s the one, I suspect Toxic Monarch’s coboration with Thorpe has something to do with


    it, considering the cash it rakes in.”


    Palmer furrowed his Brow at the report. “Why’s Professor Calvin down as the main experimenter?”


    “He ran the experiment.”


    Palmer was clued in that Noe didn’t dig the spotlight and didn’t want the world in on her Phantom


    Surgeon ID.


    The Phantom Surgeon’s rep was way too hot to handle, even for Imperial City–it’s like a ma for


    bad mojo.


    If she runs into trouble and he’s not around, that’d be bad news!


    Thinking back, Calvin must’ve been talking about her when he mentioned bumping into a med whiz


    kid.


    Palmer smoothed out his expression and gantly opened the car door for Noe.


    Settled in the car, Noe was all cool and collected.


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    “A single Mirage Grass nt was going for eighty mil a few years back. Despite the hefty price tag,


    it’s super rare, and for Toxic Monarch and Thorpe, that kind of money is chump change. Thorpe’s


    hankering for Mirage Grass has got to be more than just money.”


    . Palmer caught on to her drift in a sh!


    “Like, say, needing Mirage Grass for a family member’s illness, and the only person in the world


    who’d use Mirage Grass is Phantom Surgeon Lunaris!”


    Thorpe had been spamming the deep web with offers for the Phantom Surgeon Lunaris. Bids hitting


    the billion–dor mark!


    Noe shook her head. “That’s not it. Besides the Phantom Surgeon, there’s at least one other


    person who knows their way around Mirage Grass.”


    “The person whipping up these Nourishment Pills?”


    “Yep!”