Starting As A Top Student, I Get Back 100 Times The Knowledge I Teach - Chapter 13
Chapter 13: The Exclusion From the HIV Research Group
Translator: Zayn_
However, no matter what knowledge she wanted to ask about HIV, I could answer it without any problem. When it came to HIV, I was an absolute reserve of knowledge! Even if she dug up information, it would be of no use.
On the other side, Lucy was silent for about five to six minutes before she spoke again.
“Teacher, may I ask what is the shape and structure of the virus’ outer membrane?”
It was simple. I didn’t hesitate for a moment before I replied, “The virus’ outer membrane is a type of adipose membrane from the host cell. It is embedded with the virus’s protein gp120 and gp41.”
She continued to ask, “What are the enzymes necessary for the virus to reproduce, encoded by Poli Gene sequence?”
“Reverse transcriptase, conjugating enzymes, and viral proteases [10].”
“What’s the reason for the high rate of replication in the virus?” She asked.
“Because reverse transcriptase has no correction function, random variation occurs.”
“..”
Lucy asked about seven or eight questions intermittently, and it was clear that she had carefully selected them. I answered every question almost perfectly.
And among these questions, there were obviously many that were not from the content of my video. Just as I thought, she wanted to make things difficult for me. She wanted to know just how abnormal my knowledge reserve was.
After I answered the last question, Lucy fell silent for a long while. The sound of pages being flipped continued for a long time. After a while, there was no more sound from the other side. It seemed that she had already compromised.
After a moment of silence, Lucy stuttered, “Teacher, I-I have no more questions.”
“Alright. Now, it’s my turn to ask you questions,” I said nonchalantly, raising my eyebrows.
My words were like a heavy blow, causing Lucy’s breathing to become even more rapid. Her nervousness was obvious.
“Teacher, are you asking me a question? Wait a moment, I’ll…”
Without waiting for her to finish, I interrupted her and directly said, “Do you want to ask a question or…”
I deliberately paused to create an even more tense atmosphere.
“You want to test my ability? Or rather, yes.”
“You want to make things difficult for me?”
There was a long silence on the phone. I was waiting for her to speak. I didn’t rush her, giving her enough time to say something.
“Teacher, I wanted to know your specific strength, so I specifically looked for all kinds of questions about HIV. Now it seems that you are really amazing.”
I didn’t doubt her words.
“It’s fine. You should be curious.” I indifferently replied.
I didn’t mind, and Lucy heaved a sigh of relief. I reckoned that after this incident, she would no longer doubt my strength.
..
I hung up after a simple conversation with Lucy in the cafeteria. After eating, I leisurely returned to the dormitory. I felt a heavy atmosphere as soon as I arrived at the dormitory.
Oh, they think have HIV, so they probably have very complicated emotions now. I pretended to be nonchalant as I pushed open the dormitory door and shouted, “Brothers, I’m back.”
Their usual liveliness had completely disappeared. Now, they were all silent and heavy-hearted.
“You’ve all changed? Come, I’ll treat you to some snacks.”
I went into the dormitory by myself and put the chips and other snacks on the table. The sound of plastic bags clattering became the only sound in the dormitory.
They still didn’t move, and there was no sound.
“Let me ask you.” I smiled and helplessly said, “Have you encountered any difficulties? Are you all depressed?”
“Lin Luo!” Liu Fei suddenly stood up and walked in front of me. “Lin Luo, you’re too optimistic! I think we should all learn from you.”
Liu Fei said as he helped me to the bed carefully.
“We’ll take care of you in the future! You should enjoy your time now. Now that technology is advanced, you can definitely be reborn!”
“That’s right!” The boss also stood up abruptly, his eyes firm. “You’re in a difficult situation now, but you still remember us all the time. We definitely can’t push you out!
The other roommate also raised his hand silently and said, “I agree,”
In an instant, I became a national treasure in the dormitory. They treated me like a fragile luxury item.
“Haha, thank you, everyone.” I didn’t explain the truth.
“When the paper is published, they will know why I’m researching HIV. I’m looking forward to seeing their expressions!
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Although I had knowledge in the field of HIV, organizing a mountain of documents still required sufficient patience and perseverance.
For the next few days, apart from class time, I sat in front of the computer and sorted out the thesis with peace of mind. I checked for any gaps and worked hard to write a thesis that would make people’s eyes light up.
Because of the misunderstanding, Liu Fei lowered the volume of his voice when he saw me sorting out my thesis. He didn’t want to disturb me and gave me a quiet atmosphere.
Finally, after three days, I finished organizing the thesis.
If it was an ordinary person, it would definitely be impossible to finish tidying it up in three days. Lin Hai would probably be so shocked that his jaw would drop when he found out that I had finished organizing it.
I pulled out the USB drive and prepared to show it to Lin Hai in person in the research room. It would be much more convenient to explain it in person in case Lin Hai didn’t understand something. On the way, I sent him a message.
[ I’m on my way to the research room. Is everyone in the research team there? ]
The other party replied very quickly.
[ ? ? ?]
[ Are you kidding me? ]
[ It’s only been three days and you’re done with the thesis? Did you not do it well?]
[ I don’t want to say this, but Lin Luo, the thesis is very important to us. Don’t try to fool us. ]
Lin Hai’s shock could be seen from the three consecutive messages. Upon seeing this, the corners of my mouth curled up. Three days? If it wasn’t for the fact that I needed to sort out their information, I would’ve been able to finish writing it in less than a day.
He was surprised to see me finish writing it in three days.
And so, I didn’t directly respond to Hai Lin’s shock, but simply typed and sent.
[ See you in ten minutes. ]
From our dormitory to the research lab, it takes about ten minutes. The other party was silent for a long time before sending another message.
[ Fu…]
[ I hope you’re not joking with me. ]
Looking at the two messages sent by Hai Lin, I could imagine his current expression: He was extremely helpless. However, I knew that the moment I brought the thesis over, his doubts would no longer exist!
Ten minutes later, I took the USB and appeared at the entrance of the research room. In the research room, other than Lin Hai, there were two other members I had never seen before. A man and a woman; they were having a heated argument. As I walked closer, the topic of their discussion became clearer.
“Lin Hai, you have to discuss with us when you’re looking for a new member. He only took three days to sort out the thesis… what kind of sh*t will it be? What a waste of time and energy!”
The one who spoke was a bespectacled girl, a typical straight-A student. After the girl finished speaking, the boy beside her began to echo.
“That’s right, Sister Yan is right. Brother Hai, I won’t support you this time. When the new member comes, let him leave our research group. We don’t need him to cause trouble.”
Faced with such a heated discussion, my hand that was about to push open the door awkwardly stopped in mid-air. If I were to enter the research room now, wouldn’t I be so embarrassed being stared at?
“Lin Luo!”
Just as I was hesitating about when I should go to the research room to relieve myself, Lin Hai noticed my presence. Lin Hai clumsily walked around the long table and came to the door of the research room.
When he opened the door for me, he did not forget to say, “You’re finally here. The members of the research team are not convinced by you. I hope you won’t let me down.”
Even though he said that, I knew that he also believed that my thesis was incomplete.
“Of course I won’t let you down.” I raised my eyebrows. Wait for the surprise.
After I finished speaking, Lin Hai glanced at me and muttered, “It’s more like a shock.”
I didn’t respond to him and walked straight into the research room. As for the remaining two members, they were looking at me as if I was their enemy. They were extremely unfriendly.
“Who are these two?” I asked indifferently.
“She’s Luo Yan, and he’s Shen Tao. They’re both members of the research lab.” Lin Hai gave me a simple introduction and didn’t elaborate.
He probably thought that I was about to be kicked out of the research room and that any further introduction would be useless.
“Enough chit-chat. Let’s see what the paper you’ve written in three days looks like.”
The one who spoke was Luo Yan. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and said impatiently, “Lin Luo, right? I’m officially informing you that if your thesis does not receive the approval of all of our members, you will have to leave the research group.”
After Luo Yan said that, Shen Tao secretly gave her a thumbs up and said in a low voice, “Wow, Sister Yan is so awesome.”
Although his voice was soft, it was still obvious in the quiet and empty research room. Naturally, I could hear him. It was obvious that he didn’t avoid me on purpose.
I didn’t feel anything different about their disdain and ostracization. Lin Hai wanted to be the peacemaker and persuade Luo Yan, but I suddenly raised my voice.
“In that case, if my thesis is good enough, can I join you?”
