By the time Chen Chen was woken up by the librarian in the reading room, five hours had passed.
"Student, it's late. The library is about to close."
"Alright, Auntie. I'll pack up and leave."
Chen Chen returned to his senses. There were several books piled in front of him, ranging from The Reading Bible to Cambridge IELTS, OFFCAL.
GUIDE to BLUE.
There was a stack of books on the table.
Chen Chen picked up the books and put them back in place. He got up and left the library.
It was rare for Chen Chen to see the campus at night. On the quiet path, orange street lights twinkled silently like stars in the night sky.
A gust of wind blew, rustling the trees by the road.
It was close to the beginning of winter. The campus in December was getting colder.
Chen Chen had not eaten or drunk anything for five or six hours, but he did not feel any hunger or thirst.
Not only that, he was still full of energy as if he had just woken up.
He knew that this was the effect of NZT-48.
"In order to fit in with my daily routine, I'll take NZT from 10 to 12 in the morning in the future."
Chen Chen silently calculated. The effects of NZT-48 in the movie could last for 12 hours. If it was injected intravenously by liquified glucose, it could be extended to more than 13 hours.
Still, for Chen Chen, there was no need for injection.
After all, it would cause too much commotion and the process would be too complicated. It would not be good for concealment.
Whether it was the purchase and destruction of the syringes or the needle hole on Chen Chen's arm, it was easy to be misunderstood.
If someone reported this to the police because of this misunderstanding, the secret of NZT-48 would be exposed. Following that, the Central Continent government would take it seriously. In the end, even the secret of the USB drive would be exposed.
Chen Chen once read criminal psychology like crazy. He had long forgotten the original contents of these books. However, under the effects of NZT, they were archived from his dusty memory.
There was a passage in the book that went like this:
"When a person is being interrogated, their willpower is like a tube of toothpaste. Once you make a small opening, all you have to do is squeeze it and it'll all come out."
Therefore, Chen Chen was not interested in using his willpower to challenge the interrogation methods of the government.
When he opened the dormitory door, the smell of alcohol hit his nostrils.
Inside the dormitory, Zhou Jie was lying on Dormitory Leader Wang Wei's bed, rolling around while wailing like a ghost. Meanwhile, Wang Wei stood to the side, looking like he wanted to cry, but no tears came out.
"How many dishes are there to drink to this extent?"
Chen Chen walked in and said speechlessly.
"Nostril didn't even eat a single peanut."
Li Bo, who was on Chen Chen's upper bunk, sighed. "He fell out of love."
The reason why Zhou Jie was called Nostril was because his name was the same as a celebrity's. That celebrity became famous on the internet because of an emoticon. The most prominent part of the emoticon was his nostrils.
"Nostril was in love before?"
Chen Chen was a little surprised. "Which class of girls are so unlucky?"
"It's normal that you don't know, because it ended before it even started."
Dorm Leader Wang Wei took off his glasses and mourned.
"Wu wu wu, Little Mei, Little Mei! I want more wine. Bring me more wine! "
As if he heard Chen Chen's words, Zhou Jie on the bed once again performed his death roll, kicking Wang Wei's bed full of footprints.
"Forget it, I'll let him sleep on my bed today. I'll go up and sleep."
Wang Wei said with a headache, "Lil Chen, you sleep on the lower bunk. Take care of him in the middle of the night."
"I'll be thankful as long as he doesn't vomit."
Chen Chen was speechless. He suddenly remembered that he still had buns that he had not eaten. They would probably go bad tomorrow.
Therefore, with the principle of not wasting, Chen Chen took out the buns and started eating.
"F * ck? Lil Chen, you're too plain. No wonder Lil Bo said you didn't want to go to the gathering. "
Wang Wei was dumbfounded.
"I have no choice. I only have two hundred left this month. I have to be plain."
Chen Chen took a big gulp of cold water with the buns.
Perhaps because he had been drinking without eating, Zhou Jie, who heard the sound of food being eaten, suddenly opened his eyes and said in a daze, "Lil Chen, what are you eating?"
"Cephalosporin, want some?"
Chen Chen took out a bun and handed it over.
Zhou Jie: "..."
"F * ck, get up quickly if you're sober. Don't stay on my bed!"
When Wang Wei saw Zhou Jie's expression, he knew that he was almost sober and quickly urged him.
Zhou Jie shamelessly refused to get up. "I'm still dizzy. Let me lie down for a while, just a while!"
"Hurry! Hurry! "
Wang Wei shook the railing vigorously. The entire floor creaked from the friction.
Just as the two of them were fooling around, the people downstairs were not willing. They heard a loud scolding coming from outside the window. "Hey, upstairs, keep your voice down. Are you guys f * cking with me?"
At first, Wang Wei did not hear it. He only reacted when the scolding downstairs became even fiercer.
"Can't you let me sleep? Upstairs, stop shaking your horse! "
Hearing the constant scolding downstairs, Wang Wei quickly stopped, looking embarrassed.
However, Li Bo, who had been playing games, was not willing. He pulled the curtains open and scolded downstairs, "Why are you yelling so loudly? Then go to the dormitory management! Keep scolding! "
Wang Wei quickly tugged at his sleeve. "Okay, okay, you'll attract the dormitory management if you keep yelling."
"Damn it, I'll go knock on their dormitory door tomorrow. I want to see how awesome he really is."
Li Bo scolded. "Actually, I'm a very elegant and easygoing person. I don't like to swear, but he scolded as soon as he opened his mouth. He has no manners at all..."
After this, Zhou Jie stopped making a fuss. He took Chen Chen's buns and silently climbed into his bed to eat them.
...
As the three of them had drunk a lot, Wang Wei and Zhou Jie started snoring as soon as their heads hit the pillow. Li Bo, on the other hand, played games for a while before falling asleep.
Chen Chen was the last to turn off the lights. He lay in bed for a while but could not fall asleep.
Chen Chen knew that it was because of NZT-48.
The effects of NZT lasted for 12 hours. He had taken the medicine at two in the afternoon. If he wanted to sleep, he would have to wait until after two in the morning.
Thus, he got up again, turned on the computer in the dark, and logged into Jacount.
Previously, Chen Chen was naive enough to want to study the composition of NZT and deal with the drug's side effects like the protagonist in the movie.
However, now that he connected it to the memories of pharmacy in his mind, Chen Chen realized that he was being a little whimsical.
With the current level of technology, it was not even possible to replicate NZT-48, let alone deal with the side effects of NZT-48.
If Chen Chen wanted to start with research, he would at least need the support of a giant group like Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson. Spending ten to twenty years and tens of billions, he might be able to find some clues about NZT-48.
However, Chen Chen would be dead by then.
Therefore, Chen Chen did not need to consider the practical aspects. His only way out now was to use the ability of NZT to make a lot of money.
Then, he would buy a factory and use the industrial electricity of AC380V to charge the USB drive. This was a virtuous cycle.
Of course, Chen Chen still had another option, which was to stop taking the medicine.
This was indeed the safest path. Now that he had only taken one NZT, it was not too late to quit.
He could first earn enough money to buy a factory, then charge the USB drive and instantiate the permanent immunity shot before taking the medicine.
However, there was a problem.
Did he really have the ability to earn enough money without taking the medicine?
Even if he did, how many years would that take?
Ten years?
Twenty years?
Chen Chen was extremely clear-headed after taking the medicine.
It was precisely because he was clear-headed that he knew very well that with his original abilities, he could make a modest living. It would be difficult to make a lot of money.
Moreover, this medicine was like the devil. It was fine if he had not tried it, but now that he had tried it and experienced the euphoria of having everything under his control, would he really have the courage to not touch it again when he woke up tomorrow morning?
Heh.
The addictive nature of this medicine was not just physiological. It was even more addictive to the human psyche.
What's more, would most people be able to make a rational judgment when compared to the 50% chance of dying in a year's time of success if they chose to live a mediocre life for the rest of their lives?
Others might not know but Chen Chen knew that he could not do it.
Therefore, it was impossible to stop taking the medicine. Not in this lifetime.
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