At Yang Qi's request, Sun Hang followed the standard procedure for disinfection three times before changing into sterile surgical attire and was then allowed to enter the operating room.
A group of researchers were already in place, with Song Yarong, her silver-gray high ponytail twisted into a bun, sitting in front of the computer, rapidly typing on the keyboard—while her prosthetic eye was embedded in a recess of the shadowless lamp directly above the operating table, intently watching the "patient" on the table.
Lying on the operating table surrounded by numerous devices was a woman, emaciated and skeletal. Her complexion and lips were pale, devoid of any blood color, and a transparent hair cap covered her sparse hair—a small dose of maintenance chemotherapy also causes damage to hair follicle cells, not to mention she had long been in a state of malnutrition.
