The experiment would take at least two days to yield results.
Yang Guangye and Qi Huan, continuously following Chen Gong's train of thought, researched downstream events and began the search by tagging the intermediates.
Analysis of downstream events was always challenging.
The clues lay in the signal molecules.
These required precise calculation, analysis, and exploration.
One could say, in this work,
Yang Guangye and Qi Huan were completely learning, observing, and laboring.
And the core efforts belonged to Chen Gong.
At eleven o'clock that same night, Chen Gong identified the key signal molecule: "Citric acid!"
In the following hours,
both felt no semblance of sleepiness.
Because they were well aware that continuing their research would lead them to the true cause.
The next day, after everyone had worked for 48 hours,
the results were in!
