Chapter 831: Ten Years Later_6

Chapter 831: Chapter 433: Ten Years Later_6

Currently, as the global economic recession deepens and the wealth gap among the peoples of the world continues to widen, social instability and political upheaval are becoming more pronounced, and geopolitical tensions are escalating. Humanity needs the technology of imm to mask all issues and lead a leap in human development; Dong, competing fiercely with Western countries for discourse power and influence, also urgently needs imm to reshape the world order as an evolutionary pioneer and technological leader.

Imm is a great revolution in gene technology, a ladder for humanity’s evolution thousands of years after its birth, with its significance being no less than that of the electrical and internal combustion engine of the Second Industrial Revolution. It cannot be stopped regardless of which country it emerges in; whoever hinders it would be the number one sinner of humanity.

At the end of last year, all senior researchers in the GeneBoost project team realized this. A small number of them, regardless of the strict clauses in the confidentiality agreement and without informing the high-level officials of the institute and two major capitalists, reported under the noble sentiment of serving their country.

Subsequently, inquiries from the higher-ups led to the intervention of the Institute 328, the genomics research institute of Dong, into the GeneBoost project, with a responsibility to supervise and assist without interfering with project development and research. The Tianhe Research Institute also needed to report on project progress regularly. Although the matter was classified as a top national secret, with very few people in the know, however…

“Hand it over.”

Huang Tianxuan gazed at the report without lifting her head: “Someone already found their way to me. I’ve selected a group of suitable candidates; take note of these names… they’re all elderly people with only a few days left to live, just as a few more test subjects. It’s great if it works, and if it doesn’t, it won’t be our fault.”

Li Peifeng stared at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought: “Old Jiao, do you think once imm comes out, the retirement age might be extended to eighty? And would the population growth rate need to be further reduced?”

Jiao Mingde sighed: “Retirement age and population growth are just the smallest of impacts, there are also shocks to… Indeed, the series of impacts that come with increased human longevity and the possible changes to human ethics and morals are worth worrying about. But there are pros and cons to everything, and I think this matter is still more beneficial than harmful to human society.”

Huang Tianxuan calmly stated: “Is it wrong to let people suffer less from diseases and live a few decades longer? When imm is released, Hezhi will be the great savior of humankind. If there are negative impacts, they won’t concern us. For us, this is just business. We earn the money to continue our research… we have to hurry up! Are there any issues with the confidentiality status of the other projects?”

Now nearly forty years old, Huang Tianxuan had long since taken over Hezhi from her father, transforming it into the fourth largest pharmaceutical group in the world, surpassing Fangda, with a market value of over hundreds of billions of USD, businesses spanning more than 150 countries and regions globally, and over 150,000 employees.

The price for this was that Huang Tianxuan was no longer youthful, no longer the once slightly mischievous rich and pretty girl, nor the second-generation rich kid who longed for her father’s attention every day; she became more restrained, rational, calm, unperturbed, and indifferent.

For she was the queen of a pharmaceutical empire, a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, ranked number one among Forbes’s Top 10 Most Influential Businesswomen in 2133, an idol in the hearts of countless independent women at home and abroad.

Yet, Huang Tianxuan was still a mother, still Li Peifeng’s wife, still so beautiful and uniquely charismatic.

At work, she still liked to wear a suit that was formal yet carried a touch of design style. The dark blue suit she wore was produced by Sen Meng, personally designed by its chairman and renowned designer Xu Manning, a custom-made piece, perfectly showcasing Huang Tianxuan’s figure and her overwhelming aura.

Jiao Mingde dared not look directly, his eyes fixed on the gap between her and Li Peifeng: “The domestic Qi Gong project has recently drawn some attention, possibly suspecting it’s linked to either Tianhe or Hezhi. There are also minor actions below, but I’ve released some smoke screens, so what might have been learned is only peripheral or incorrect information. As for a few key projects abroad, they remain quite concealed.”

It’s often said that a crafty rabbit has three burrows. To ensure secrecy and thereby maintain their own safety, Li Peifeng and Huang Tianxuan established not just the single Tianhe Research Institute but multiple ones. There were three domestically and three abroad.

Aside from Tianhe, which was related to drug development and therefore under Hezhi, the other researches appeared unrelated to the two on the surface. Their tasks were all aimed at exploring Li Peifeng’s body, yet each project was different, with no clear connection to each other, and non-core personnel did not know the full picture.

Unfortunately, over the years, only the Tianhe Research Institute had produced genuine results, whereas the other research institutes, due to tasks being more complex and beyond normal, remained in the exploration phase.

Huang Tianxuan glanced at Li Peifeng: “Visit them after the New Year. The Southeast Asia lab seems to have made some progress, but your presence is still required for verification.”

Li Peifeng nodded slightly, but internally knew what the situation was about. Even if that discovery was successfully verified, it was only the first step of a long journey, so he didn’t hold high hopes.

“May I take my leave now, Chairmen?”

“Go ahead.”

Jiao Mingde maintained a respectful posture, slowly retreating from the small meeting room. Li Peifeng and Huang Tianxuan exchanged a glance and similarly rose and left in unison.

They still had to visit another project team. The group had made an appointment in advance, mysteriously hinting that they wanted to give them a surprise in person.