The waiting days were harder than imagined.
On the first day after Chen Jianguo and his wife returned, Manstein compiled all the examination data into a complete report, forty-seven pages, including original imaging images, electrophysiological original waveforms, and full blood biochemical indicators. He personally wrote every word of the report, checking the punctuation twice.
During the first week after the ethics approval report was submitted, Manstein checked his email three times a day. The first thing he did in the laboratory in the morning was open the email, check it again while having lunch at noon, and once more before leaving in the evening. No reply.
"Is the Ethics Committee on vacation?" he asked August.
"No! I called them. They said they are reviewing it and told us to wait patiently."
"Patience!" Manstein repeated the word, as if savoring a taste he did not like.
