Chapter 627

After Willow left, Professor Grant immediately took the candy and locked himself in the laboratory for the entire day. When Julius arrived at the lab the next morning, he was greeted by the sight of Professor Grant bursting out excitedly, dark circles under his eyes. The professor looked utterly disheveled—his white shirt was stained with blood, and a fresh wound was visible on his rolled-up sleeve. Strangely, though, the cut seemed to have already healed. "Professor, why are you here so early? Wait—why is there blood on you? Are you hurt?" Professor Grant waved him off impatiently, not in the mood for explanations. "Where are you going, Professor?" "To the Chinese Academy of Sciences!" Julius blinked in confusion. "Didn’t you just go there yesterday? Why again today?" A wild grin spread across Professor Grant’s face. "I’m going to demand more research funding for our lab! If Old Forrest dares to allocate less than what that bastard Old Walker got for his lousy semiconductor project, I