Nanzhong is About to Produce a Scientific Genius

After entering the experimental building, Ji Chuxing made her way directly to her personal laboratory. She had something crucial to attend to. Her lab was located at the far end of the corridor, and passing by Professor Wu Fangying's lab was unavoidable. However, Ji Chuxing paid no heed to this, keeping her eyes fixed ahead. Just as she approached the entrance to Wu Fangying's lab, the door swung open from the inside.

Emerging from his lab, Wu Fangying came face-to-face with Ji Chuxing. He appeared to have just wrapped up an experiment, still clutching a piece of equipment containing chemical reagents. This area of the building required high clearance, so encountering a student here caught him off guard for a moment. Wu Fangying didn't recognize her; he was deeply engrossed in his research and rarely paid attention to students. Seeing one on this floor, home to top-tier labs, only briefly surprised him.

Ji Chuxing gave a polite nod as they passed each other, but then paused abruptly. Glancing at the reagent in Professor Wu's hand, she suddenly spoke. "You've added too much rubidium. Try reducing it by 2.4786 milligrams."

Wu Fangying froze. "What?"

Ji Chuxing knew he'd heard her—he simply hadn't processed it yet. She wasn't about to repeat herself.

*Hmph, talking is exhausting today—I've said enough already.*

She turned to leave.

Realization dawned on Wu Fangying. "Wait, student! What did you say? How do you know I added too much rubidium?"

Ji Chuxing turned back, pointing at the color of the substance in his hand. Tilting her head slightly, she replied with an air of detached curiosity, "This hue suggests excess rubidium. Additionally, during the second step of your procedure, you delayed your operation by at least ten to fifteen seconds. That delay compromised the quality of the intermediate product, leading to inaccuracies in subsequent steps. As a result, the final purity, which should have been around sixty percent, has dropped to roughly thirty-five percent."

Wu Fangying was utterly astounded. Every word she said was correct. But how could she possibly know—and with such precision?

He glanced at his sample, replaying the entire process in his mind. By the time he snapped out of his thoughts, Ji Chuxing had already disappeared around the corner.

For the past two days, Wu Fangying had been wrestling with this particular experiment. He had failed seventeen times, and while the purity of the product had improved from twenty percent to thirty-five percent, it still fell short of his expectations. The frustration was taking its toll—literally. His hairline was receding, and his wife, fed up with his constant presence in the lab, had thrown his suitcase out of the house. With nowhere else to go, he felt utterly helpless.

Ji Chuxing's words struck him like a lightning bolt. Yes, he had indeed added too much rubidium! While he suspected as much, he hadn't calculated the exact amount needed. Yet this student had provided a measurement precise to four decimal places!

Who *was* this student who could dissect such a complex, multi-step experiment with such clarity? Professor Wu instinctively trusted her judgment. A true expert never hesitates to acknowledge another's brilliance—even if that person happens to be a student.

Though he didn't know her identity, completing the experiment took precedence. He needed to get home and embrace his wife!

With renewed determination, Wu rushed back into his lab to start over. Meanwhile, Ji Chuxing had already entered her own top-tier laboratory. From her black backpack, she retrieved not only a test tube but also various experimental materials. These items, newly acquired through the resource network, had cost her over a hundred thousand yuan—a sum that weighed heavily on her mind. She dreamed of earning it back as soon as possible.

Among these materials were leaf and stem samples she had collected from Zhou Sixue's home the previous Saturday. The test tube contained blood extracted from Bo Yanchen's knee the night before.

Once clad in her white lab coat, the young woman seemed transformed. Her demeanor exuded an unprecedented calmness. Every piece of equipment and material before her fell into place, as though they were obedient soldiers awaiting her command, ready to clear any obstacles in her path.

Time slipped away unnoticed. Ji Chuxing poured the liquid from the test tube into her ongoing experiment, her gaze unwavering as she observed the changes. Slowly, the solution shifted—until it finally settled into a deep, startling crimson.

Her eyes widened slightly at the sight of the result.

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In the adjacent lab, Wu Fangying's chemical experiment finally succeeded. In fact, the purity of the resulting compound exceeded even his expectations!

Flushed with excitement, Wu Fangying couldn't contain his joy. Success! At last, he could return home and hold his beloved wife close!

Clutching his results, he burst out of his lab. "Student, you were absolutely right! I did it!"

He felt as elated as if he'd won the lottery.

A gentle breeze swept through the empty corridors, ruffling the sparse strands of hair at the back of Wu Fangying's head.

But… where had that student gone? The hallway led only to the restricted top-tier labs. Surely, she wouldn't have entered there?

Without hesitation, he dashed toward the principal's office. *Good heavens!* *Nan High School is about to produce a scientific prodigy!*