"Oh? The press conference is happening so soon?"
Chen Xiao's face showed a hint of surprise.
"Yes, better sooner than later. We release it early, and then we can proceed with the next steps."
Song Anran said.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask, "And what are the next steps?"
"Developing drugs using this protease. All human inventions and creations are meant to become products. Whether these products are for commercial or public use, they ultimately need to become products to have practical meaning and to help people."
Song Anran spoke eloquently, and Chen Xiao nodded repeatedly.
After speaking, she asked again, "So, are you going or not?"
"I'll go. I must support Director Song's press conference. Do you want me to buy a couple of flower baskets or something to bring?"
Chen Xiao asked with a playful tone.
"You'd better bring a couple of wreaths; Director Song is about to be infuriated by you. Alright, I won't joke around with you anymore. I need to go back and prepare. Remember, the press conference is scheduled for nine o'clock tomorrow morning in the auditorium of Jiangcheng Medical College!"
"Alright, I got it."
With that, Song Anran swayed her body and gracefully departed.
Since there was still some time before the end of work, Chen Xiao returned to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
However, as soon as he reached the department entrance, Chen Xiao realized something was amiss; it was too quiet inside.
After all, there were now over a dozen people in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, a strong and popular team. Why was it so quiet?
Chen Xiao pushed the door open and his eyes widened.
Because all the members of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department were lying on the floor, scattered and asleep...
No, they weren't asleep; they had been knocked unconscious.
Chen Xiao looked towards his own office inside and saw a blurry figure sitting in his chair.
Everyone was merely unconscious and not seriously harmed, so Chen Xiao didn't attend to them for the moment and walked directly towards his office.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. Didn't expect this, did you? We meet again. Surprised? Shocked?"
As Chen Xiao pushed the door open, he saw Schmidt greeting him with a smug grin.
And his face, which had been beaten flat, was now completely restored, as if it had never been injured.
Chen Xiao immediately realized that this was no simple matter. Even the best cosmetic surgery couldn't have healed Schmidt this quickly.
Considering the recent events, Chen Xiao couldn't help but associate Schmidt with vampires.
"So it's Mr. Schmidt. I didn't expect that despite looking like a decent human being, you'd be so impolite. You visit without announcing yourself, and you even injure my people. You're truly a scoundrel."
Chen Xiao looked at Schmidt with a playful expression.
Schmidt's expression froze slightly, as Chen Xiao's reaction was too calm.
So calm that it was as if the healing of his facial wounds was completely insignificant.
He smiled faintly, "Mr. Chen, compared to this, shouldn't your focus be on something else?"
He was practically hinting at it directly to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao slapped his forehead and said, "Right, you're sitting in my chair. Without my permission, you're sitting in my chair. You foreigners are really something. You even boast about being gentlemen, tsk tsk tsk..."
Chen Xiao tutted, and Schmidt's forehead veins began to bulge with anger.
"Mr. Chen, aren't you even a little curious why my injuries healed so quickly?"
Chen Xiao said nonchalantly, "What's so strange about that? Vampires, after all. What's so surprising about healing injuries?"
Schmidt was shocked by this. It was a stark contrast to Chen Xiao's casual demeanor.
"How did you know I turned into a vampire?"
Chen Xiao said calmly, "I just found out. I wasn't quite sure before, until you said it yourself..."
"Shit! You bastard!"
Schmidt cursed furiously, realizing that in front of Chen Xiao, all his composure, social etiquette, and good qualities had vanished without a trace.
"Damn it, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kick your ass and drink every last drop of your blood!"
Schmidt grew increasingly enraged, slowly revealing his true form.
His face was pale, covered with bulging blue-black veins. He opened his mouth wide, revealing sharp fangs.
However, to his surprise, Chen Xiao maintained his composure even when he saw this, as if he wasn't afraid of him at all.
"Damn it, this brat must be faking it. He must be terrified and just pretending to be calm!"
Schmidt thought to himself.
In reality, this was his first time acting as a vampire. He was quite nervous too. Seeing Chen Xiao unafraid made him even more so.
So he could only use this to encourage himself!
Then, Chen Xiao's next sentence completely broke him.
"One, two, three, four... a total of four fangs. It seems you're the same level of vampire as that woman."
Chen Xiao said as he counted Schmidt's teeth.
Schmidt was about to collapse!
"Shit, why does he know so much about vampires? How does he know to count vampire fangs to determine their level?"
"Also, what does it mean to be the same level as that female vampire? Is he talking about Ava? Did he... kill Ava?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Schmidt's mind raced with wild thoughts, but his eyes were panicked, clearly no longer as confident as before.
"Brat, stop bluffing in front of me. I don't believe you killed Ava. You're just a dirty Oriental. How could you possibly kill our noble vampires!"
Schmidt started to pump himself up again.
"Oh, so her name is Ava... Do you know her? The one who's that big, like a basketball..."
Chen Xiao gestured to his chest.
Schmidt was going crazy.
"Damn it, he's really talking about Ava!"
"It seems Ava was really killed by him, not by a hunter as Edward said!"
"What should I do? What should I do? If he could kill even Ava, can I be his opponent?"
Schmidt's mind went into overdrive again. Chen Xiao was getting a bit confused.
"Schmidt, what are you spacing out about? Are you not used to being a vampire yet? Aren't you nervous?"
Schmidt's expression was blank, while his heart screamed incessantly.
"Oh, shit, motherfucking shit! How did he know I was nervous? Am I that obvious?"
"What to do? What to do? What to do?"
Chen Xiao grew more and more bewildered. Wasn't Schmidt here for revenge? Why did he look like he had crashed?
He took a step forward: "Mr. Schmidt?"
This slight step from Chen Xiao startled Schmidt, who jumped back abruptly.
"Don't come near me!!!"