The beautiful woman in the quick transmigration novel has been targeted by the male lead again.

Gu Yanzhou said yes, and there are many people striving for it, and you are one of them. Perhaps the hope lies in you.

For the first time, Chang Ning felt a sense of responsibility and threw herself into the laboratory with great motivation.

But not long after, a theft occurred in the laboratory!

Chu Xian and his secretary rushed over immediately. They were usually so carefree and jovial, but Chang Ning had never seen them so serious before. Even their bodies were on high alert, as if they had completely changed overnight.

Everyone was summoned to the conference room. Chu Xian stood at the front, his voice cold and stern: "Last night, someone broke into the laboratory and stole our most precious research results."

The audience members immediately displayed a variety of expressions. Chang Ning was also somewhat surprised. The most valuable research? Their seemingly unrelated laboratory? What was it?

Chu Xian swept his sharp gaze across the crowd below the stage and continued, "Our laboratory has the highest standard of security measures, but last night, the monitoring system was completely destroyed. This requires a very professional team, and it is not yet clear who did it."

Chang Ning heard someone take a breath, and then heard Chu Xian change the subject: "But—"

"The highest level of defense is actually the laboratory door. Without internal coordination, no one can enter silently without triggering the alarm!"

"You should all understand what this means!"

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly changed, and an invisible pressure descended from above. Everyone present was intelligent and easily understood what Chu Xian meant: there was a mole in the laboratory!

"The lab will continue as usual for the next period of time. I will talk to everyone if needed, and I hope you will cooperate!"

That being said, Chang Ning clearly felt that the atmosphere in the laboratory had changed. In the past, everyone had some quirks, but they were never stingy in exchanging and sharing their research.

Now everyone knows there's a mole, and the identity of that mole is still unknown. Everyone is wary of their graduate students, including Chang Ning.

Although she still hadn't achieved any major results, some of her experiments and small inventions were the culmination of her hard work, and she couldn't tolerate anyone stealing them.

Not long after, the secretary came to call her, saying that the boss wanted to talk to her.

Chang Ning was a little nervous. Would the boss suspect her?

The secretary was very busy. After leading her there, she went to handle other matters. Once inside, Chang Ning discovered that this was not the communication area she had imagined, but a laboratory she had never seen before.

It has a large area and complete equipment, all of which are the latest models, comparable to the Academy of Sciences I visited last time.

Chu Xian had also changed into the full set of equipment that only experimental personnel had, and he was no longer as nonchalant as before. At first glance, he just seemed calm and meticulous.

Seeing the nervous look on Chang Ning's face, Chu Xian smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not doubting you."

"But there's something more important that I need your help with."

Chang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. It has to be said that no one can remain unscathed when faced with this kind of situation. Even if you have all the alibis, you can't escape other people's suspicions.

But at the same time, I was also very curious: "What is it?"

Instead of answering directly, Chu Xian asked, "Do you know what items we lost?"

Chang Ning shook her head; she had no clue.

Chu Xian said, "It is a near-perfect mania inhibitor."

His voice was calm, yet as heavy as thunder.

What does perfection mean?

This means that regardless of rank or mental strength, any awakened being is treated equally before it.

"This inhibitor can completely free awakened individuals from the effects of mania; you should know its significance."

Chang Ning nodded. Of course she knew that if awakening the spiritual power of ordinary people was the first priority, then helping the awakened ones get rid of mania was the second priority.

The significance of the second need is even more profound than that of the first need.

Otherwise, even if the Academy of Sciences successfully develops the Spiral series and grants ordinary people mental powers, it cannot be considered a good thing.

Since the total interstellar population has already exceeded tens of billions, if even 1% of the population were to develop mania, it would cause incalculable damage to the entire society.

"So, you've been secretly researching this all along?"

Chu Xian said, "Yes."

"Speaking of which, you deserve some credit for this as well."

"I?"

Chang Ning was genuinely puzzled now. "What credit did I get?"

"Actually, we had tried many directions before, but it turned out that those directions were all wrong."

"And the turning point that led us to the right path was Gu Er, your husband, who discovered—"

Chu Xian pointed at her and said, "Just physical contact with you can effectively alleviate his mania!"

"What an amazing discovery! It completely overturns our previous genetic theory."

Chu Xian's eyes lit up as well. Chang Ning only half understood what he was talking about. If not genetics, then what other theory could they follow?

"We all know that genes are made up of DNA segments, and every cell contains more than a meter of DNA. Today we can use cells to create various artificial organs."

"If the organs we generate could form a complete person, what do you think would be the biggest difference between it and a real person?"

Chang Ning tentatively asked, "Thoughts?"

"Yes."

"Can you imagine a person made up of a bunch of artificial organs suddenly standing up and talking to you?"

"Even though every part of it is normal, it lacks the most important thing, which is thought, or soul."

"The term 'spiritual power' has been used for hundreds of years, but no one has ever delved into its literal meaning."

Chu Xian asked, "Have you read about the theory of genes?"

Chang Ning shook her head.

Chu Hsien said that since the first organic matter appeared in ancient times, genes have been constantly selecting and evolving hosts for survival and reproduction. To escape the attacks of wild beasts, they grew legs; to search for prey, they grew eyes; and to live longer, they evolved an innate fear of snakes.

"And you, you might never even have seen a snake in your entire life!"

"Therefore, you cannot determine whether the decision is made by yourself or by your genes!"

This was the first time Chang Ning had heard such an argument, and a chill ran down her spine. "But, but..."

"But you do feel that you have subjective thoughts, right?"

Chang Ning nodded vigorously. If everything humans do is determined by the genetic molecules engraved in their genes, that would be terrifying!

What's the difference between a human body and a puppet?

"So this is the topic I'm talking about with you. Apart from genes, humans do have their own thoughts and spirit, but even if you dissect the human body into pieces, you won't find its existence."

"Everything in the human body works through genes, so we speculate that subjective thoughts, which are invisible and intangible, are also integrated into genes."

"What does this have to do with the inhibitors you mentioned at the beginning?"

Chang Ning asked.

"Don't you understand yet?"

Chu Xian smiled: "Mental strength and genes cooperate and fight each other, which is the origin of bipolar disorder."

"But some people are lucky enough to find a perfect match for their mental strength in another person."