Chemistry

A connection light was illuminated on a high-quality cam set to illuminate the lab table. Cho, who finished setting up the video call, asked about the microphone.

“Can you hear me? ”

- Yeah, I can feel it.

Cho Sung-hwan, who saw the opponent's screen, kicked out his tongue.

“How many people are there? No one's busy. ”

The conference room of the AN Hospital Pharmacy Center was so crowded that there was no place to put the chair.

- I don't know exactly. There's a lot of doctors from the genetic center.

“The number of spectators here is no joke. We can't get in there, so 70 people are gonna watch the conference room burn. ”

- If this was such a high-profile study, I should have been in the headquarters.

“I can't make room with my boss' business card. I don't have to teach at Seoul University until I see you next door. ”

- Seoul?

Cho, Seong-hwan, saw Jung walking in from outside the door and smiled faintly. Then he pointed to Cam.

“One team leader. I just got a call from the pharmacy and added it. ”

“Huh? Even there? ”

Jung, who put his laptop on the table, greeted the people who looked at the screen.

The last time Cho Sung-hwan adjusted his voice level, he heard a question from the other side.

Seo Jung-gu, how much trouble is his genes?

“Is that what this is all about? ”

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Choi Seong-hwan stared at Jungwoo, who was photographed with a camera.

10: 30 am.

Jungwoo, who was told that the test subject would be coming soon, turned his eyes to the Genetic Analysis Result Table that was on the laptop screen.

Jung-gu has a history of scoring nearly all of the items in the past that evaluate talent. Overall intelligence is excellent but with antisocial personality disorder. One scholar at Seoul National University's Institute of Genetic Engineering did a study called "The Genetics of Psychopaths."

‘If anyone says they're going to study my propensity for that reason, I'm going to beat them up, too. ’

Jung, who was watching the analysis, turned his head as the door opened.

‘There you are.'

The young man in the early twenty went inside. I looked at Jungwoo with little or no emotion. Jung is a little nervous because there are so many people watching, but there's only one person in the room.

“Welcome, Seo Jung-gu. ”

“Turn off the microphone. ”

A blunt voice came out. This level of roughness is still within the expected range.

“Voice only? Camera? ”

Jungwoo, who decided it was okay because he didn't have an answer, only pulled out the wires of the microphone connected to the outside.

“You have to use this electroencephalogram before you start. ”

Jung-gu silently looked at Jungwoo and put his hand in his pocket. Then you place a small glass bottle on the table.

“What's that? ”

“The medicine. ”

Jungwoo flinches, not being able to predict the intent of taking out the hallucinogens that caused the seven bad gossips to hit each other.

“If I can solve this problem with your weird chemical reasoning, I'll put that on you. ”

“Yes?”

If there's anything coming, it's an offer like going somewhere. Jungwoo turned his eyes to the medicine bottle.

‘I don't know why. He said he wanted to see you. ’

From the molecular field of view, there were many darker things at the fingertips of the West Jung District than the present ingredients.

“Are you bargaining for research cooperation? ”

“Yes."

“But that's · · ·”

Watchers were troubled by the attitude of Seonggoon as if they didn't even care.

“What are you trying to solve? ”

“Half-life.”

It was a creepy answer. I didn't even imagine what I was going to do with the hallucinogens with no evidence.

‘Leaving out the disrespect, you really just live in the world. ’

Although the West Jeong District's propensity itself was burdensome, it was surprisingly interesting to study the characteristics of his genes. Perhaps, I could empathize with the thinking process that was going on in his head.

‘The meadow was roughly correct, but was he mistaken? ’

It was a waste of five days, but I couldn't help you with the hallucinogens.

“Do you even know what a crime it is to carry this stuff around? Why do you think I'll take part in Mr. Seo Jung-gu's crime? ”

“He's a strange chemist. ”

The shameless Jung shakes his head.

“Wrong, say you're a chemist who protects common sense, even though it's strange. ”

“Is that a no?”

“Of course not. ”

“I shouldn't have come. ”

Jung-gu tried to take the vial back.

Jungwoo raises his left hand and pushes a pile of dust stars into the vial. With the sound of a static surge, Park Jik, Seo Jung-gu reflexively takes his hand off the medicine bottle.

Jungwoo lightly snatched the vial, saying.

“I'm sorry, I can't help but notice the danger. ”

“You · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“There seems to be a misunderstanding. It's a mistake to think I'm patient because I'm weak. I don't want anything more from you than a professor or anyone else. Go if you want, go if you want. ”

Jungwoo took out a bottle that was displayed on one side of the lab and placed it on the table.

“This is a chemical company. It's my garden. I don't know what it's like out there, but at least there's not much chemistry to do here. We tried a lot to extract this ingredient from liquorice and artwork, but that's too bad. ”

Jungwoo leaves the vial intact in a metal cup filled with mixed liquid.

Fong.

You hold the battery in one hand and focus the lightning on the cup.

Dental gains ―

As the reaction accelerated, the vial melted as it did, and the contents were destroyed in an instant.

The professors watching widened their eyes and looked inside the window.

“What is that? ”

“Looks like hydrochloric acid, but. ”

“What kind of conversation is that, anyway? And that face in Seo Jung-gu. You're upset, aren't you?

All the professors who studied him in the emotional response of Jung-gu hung their heads against the window. However, you do not hear the conversation inside.

Jung-gu couldn't take his eyes off a cup that was left with only a clear liquid.

It was an odd phenomenon. Melting twice, and as if you knew the antidote, the remnants of the medicine didn't spread and completely neutralized it.

“How could you do this? ”

“Magical chemistry, let's say. ”

In the strange chemist's answer, Jung-gu turned his head. The world in Jungwoo's clear gaze looked very special.

“I'm going to turn the microphone on. Tell Professor Lee directly that you are not participating in the study. If I tell you the cause, you have to be very specific about what happened at the prison. Oh, this isn't a threat. This is a favor. ”

Jungwoo reattaches the microphone wire and stands in front of him.

“I've looked carefully at Seo Jung-gu's genes, and I'll tell you one more thing. This is not how you are naturally born. It's perfectly normal. I don't know why it's squeaky, but my parents gave me a very bright, healthy body, so don't blame anybody. ”

Seo Jung-gu points to the device on the table while continuing to look at Jungwoo with a dazzling look on his eyes.

“If I wear this, will you take the test? ”

Jungwoo paused for this question.

“Why all of a sudden? ”

“I'm curious about the chemistry you're about to show me. ”

Students in the conference room doubted the sound of the microphone being turned on and heard.

- I'm sorry, I'm not curious.

- What do you want?

- You want to make a trade?

- If that's possible.

Jungwoo, who was thinking about it, said briefly.

- Courtesy.

- I'm sorry?

- No, I don't.

The people who gathered at the pharmacy center were also surprised.

- Don't you know mutual respect?

Jungwoo repeated his hand words with the shape of his mouth and the gesture of his hand. Stuttering, Seo Jung-gu followed it.

- Is this · · · · · going · · · to · test · · to · give · · · to ·?

- Look, you can do this if you want.

- Well, go ahead.

When Jungwoo wets and warns, please ‘· · · · Jung-gu.’ I added right away.

The professors were unable to relate to what was happening in the next room.

“No, was Seo Jung-gu that cooperative? ”

“He didn't want to solve any problems with me. ”

“A stress test right away? That's pretty sick. ”

Especially the professors in charge of Seo Jung-gu couldn't keep their mouths shut.

- Doesn't it sting your ears?

- Why do you ask?

- I don't care about the pain. I suspect that the SJG-8 gene is responsible for this remarkable intelligence. You see this genetic structure here?

The professors all took out the analysis that Jungwoo presented.

“Isn't that a mutant gene that hasn't been reported in academia? ”

“The impact of this factor may require a new definition of genius. ”

“Not all the tests are done yet, so let's see. ”

Everyone's opinions, everyone's crazy professors.

Song Bo-young, who was waiting on one side, smiled at this scene.

- Mr. Jungwoo. Can I ask you a question?

Jungwoo turns his head to the voice from the video monitor. I was a doctor watching from the pharmacy center.

“What is it?”

- You indicated that the position of the ‘SJG-8’ transgene is between non-coding DNA, which is classified as meaningless in the process of designing the body?

Jung saw Jung-gu memorizing the sequence of trumps cards, turning his head to the video monitor and answering.

“Some of the non-coding DNA has been carved up over generations and neglected. This is from combining them.

Do you have any pertinent papers to back that up?

“Probably not. It's just my idea. ”

- I'm sorry?

- I have a question!

This time he was a graduate of the Department of Biotechnology in the conference room.

- You said you analyzed it for five days, but you saw all the 35,000 base pairs? Or did you search your existing genetic database for target genes? Time seems impossible for both.

“You're looking at my data, right? If you look at the chemical design where the DNA sequence was originally constructed for humans called the West Jungu, it was a way of distinguishing between what is sophisticated and what is simply a combination. ”

- How so.

“probably because you have a lot of databases in your head, right? ”

In reply, I was curious about the limitations of the vast chemical knowledge of the kingdom of heaven.

When the questioner stopped speaking, the graduates of the conference room raised their hands.

- Mr. Jungwoo!

- Let me ask you one question!

- Me, too!

“I'll stop asking questions. I think you've already memorized everything. ”

In 30 minutes.

Jungwoo, who recorded the final result of the cognitive proficiency test, sent an OK sign to Jung-gu.

“That's enough. You can take that off now. ”

While Jung-gu was taking off his device, Jungwoo pulled the microphone wire and approached.

“Just one more unofficial check before you go. Did you bully Seo Jung-gu back then? Is that why you took revenge? ”

“You don't need to know. ”

“I need to know. If I want to make and use it again, I'm in trouble. If that's how you avenge your opponent for bullying, you can't encourage them, but you can convince them. ”

“What does your reasoning matter? ”

Jungwoo searched for DNA information floating on his laptop.

“Seo Jeong-gu, for no reason, behaves according to her mood and that's not her style. ”

“I thought you were a chemist, but you were a psychoanalyst? ”

“That's what your genes are telling you. ”

“Strange analysis. Strange reasoning. I don't understand. ”

“That's what I'm saying. It takes an in-depth analysis to get an accurate picture of what you're thinking, and then you continue your research. ”

Seonggoo turned his eyes to the cup that had melted the medicine bottle and quietly opened his mouth.

“· · Will. ”

“Yes?”

Jung-gu followed the story for a while with a bland voice. Jungwoo, who heard it, had to swallow the groan.

“If you've got it all figured out, can you tell me how to reduce half-life? ”

Jungwoo thought for a moment and said.

“If I get a letter saying I'll never use it again. ”

“A more realistic offer than an advantage is a rejection. ”

“A lot of threads. It's a universal offer that fuels intellectual curiosity and gains a conscience. ”

“So do you know the answer? ”

“Did you just buy the memoirs? ”

Then Jung-gu nodded. Jungwoo was surprised by the reaction and asked.

“You're really not going to use it? ”

Jung-gu left, Jung Woo stayed in the lab, clutching his chin and thinking.

Bloop.

After opening the door, Song Bo-young looks at Jung, dumbstruck, and tilts her head until she approaches.

Song Bo-young, who had waited for three minutes next to me, opened her mouth.

“Jungwoo. ”

“· · · Ah. Hello?”

“Why do you look so worried? Did you get a threat?”

Jungwoo covers his laptop and grins.

“I blackmailed him, I said, ”

I asked Song Bo-young who had become confused.

“What about Professor Lee? ”

“He took his disciples with him. He wants you to visit him before the follow-up analysis. ”

Song Bo-young watched Jungwoo tidying up the table together.

“Do the professors who used to be in charge of Seo Jeong-gu write down everything Jungwoo says? I thought you were a student studying. He complains about not being able to ask questions in real time because there's no video communication. ”

“You did?”

“Seo Jung-gu suddenly became polite. because they were divided and they were fighting. ”

“There's no reason. If you don't feel the need, you don't do anything. Courtesy is one of them. ”

As she muttered, Song Bo-young couldn't help but ask her about Jungwoo in another place.

“What's wrong with you after you've done a great test? Is that a secret you can't tell me? Worse than jail time? ”

“Sunbae.”

“Yes.”

“Can there be someone in the world who never breaks a promise once? ”

Song Bo-young was curious and carefully asked.

“That's what Seo Jeong-gu said? ”

“Maybe.”

Jungwoo began to tell a rough story based on what he had heard from Jung-gu.

“You heard about Seo Jung-gu's family history, right? Only one brother after his parents died. Those bad schools you saw at the precinct, they must have been ripping him off. It's the same school.”

“Is that why you're using drugs to fight each other? ”

“In conclusion, yes. ”

“The intention itself was not scary. So, what does keeping a promise have to do with it? ”

“Ms. Seo Jung-gu's mother · · · · · · · ·. ”

Jungwoo's will that his mother was about to die hung on his chest.

- Jung-gu, your brother. Take care of her until she can be on her own. I raised you. Can you at least do that?

“You actually made that will? ”

“That's why I have no idea whether my brother loves her or not. ”

Jungwoo thought he should meet his brother before the follow-up analysis.

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