Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 36 The Mysterious Sponsor
'Yeah, I must have been out of my mind last night to think of changing the startup command to this.'

"Lincoln, damn head!"

As Luca finished speaking, the red storage box in front of them quickly unfolded.

The figure of Big White stood upright and inflated, then took small steps to Luca's side.

"I'm Baymax, your personal healthcare partner." (●—●)

“Yes, I know who you are. Scan her body for me.” Luca pointed to Gina lying on the hospital bed.

The next moment, the green light in Da Bai's eyes quickly scanned Gina's entire body and then gave its judgment.

"The target's vital signs are stable, but some nerve signal transmission is blocked, and the nerve synapses are covered with cocooning proteins. Recommendation..."

Big White repeated his assessment from last night, and Luca asked a question as he listened.

"According to what you said before, can targeted drugs treat this?"

"If the target condition is still in its early stages, and targeted therapy is continued for more than 12 weeks, the success rate of treatment is 87.6%," Da Bai replied.

Samira's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. The doctor had just brought good news, and now the robot created by the young master had also given a high probability of a cure.

'It seems that the lady does indeed have a chance to wake up.'

However, compared to Samira's optimism, Luca frowned slightly.

"12 weeks? That's three months? And if you factor in the time it takes to develop the drug, it will probably take at least six months or even a year for him to wake up."

“Big White, can this condition worsen during its course?” Luca asked again.

"The database shows that cocooning syndrome causes the cocooning protein to slowly thicken over time. As long as the patient's daily care and muscle and nerve stimulation exercises are maintained, it will not affect vital signs. However, the continuously thickening cocooning protein will make it more difficult for subsequent targeted drugs to break down the cocooning protein, thus slowing down the patient's recovery time."

'I don't really trust the expert team; it seems we need to find a suitable biopharmaceutical lab to collaborate with as soon as possible.'

Under Samira's slightly worried gaze, Luca looked up at him again and said with a serious expression.

"Aunt Samira, please help me contact a lawyer and a family foundation. I need to calculate how much of my assets I can currently access."

Yes, although it's all their own money, it's not like Luca can just use it whenever he wants.

Even if they have drug formula information, it would probably cost a considerable amount to send a laboratory to help them develop pharmaceuticals.

Given Luca's current age, if he wants to access significant assets or sell funds or stocks under his parents' names, he will need to go through certain procedures.

Fortunately, the money was used to treat Gina's mother, which made the legal procedures much simpler.

After discussing the assets, Luca added more details.

"Also, I would like to trouble Aunt Samira to ask around and find out who sponsored and proposed the establishment of the expert group at the hospital."

From Luca's perspective, none of his family connections had ever convinced Strange to diagnose his mother.

It's unclear who it is right now, but not only did they bring in Strange, but they also brought in a team of experts from the hospital and came up with something like 'experimental treatment,' so they must have considerable influence.

Perhaps it's someone important whose family members also have similar symptoms.

If that's the case, there are other ways to quickly develop the drug formula I have.

Samira nodded upon hearing this and wrote down all the tasks to be done.

'Perhaps, after some time I can bring my mother home to take care of her,' Luca thought.

This condition is similar to that of a person in a vegetative state; it neither suddenly worsens nor can it be cured simply by resting. Previously, the mother, Gina, was kept in the hospital primarily because the medical staff there were more professional, and also because there was a glimmer of hope that treatment might be possible.

Now, the treatment direction is clear, and Big White himself is the best professional medical caregiver.

Bringing Gina home to care for her would also be more convenient.

However, all of this will have to wait until Luca has sorted out all the troubles he's currently dealing with.

After staying in the ward for more than two hours, Luca and Samira got up to leave.

According to Samira, the tactical team should arrive around this evening, and Luca naturally doesn't plan to meet them at the hospital.

Moreover, the 3D printing project that's still running at home should be nearing completion.

Luca had originally planned to take this opportunity to visit a nearby shopping mall and see if there was any possibility of finding the 'core components'.

However, after Samira's strong persuasion, he temporarily gave up the idea.

After all, I still have a [Sweet Captive] that I haven't synthesized yet, so there's no rush to get new components.

On the way back.

Samira's phone rang while she was driving. After a brief call, she continued to drive steadily ahead, but spoke to Luca in a serious tone.

"Young Master, the matter of Dragan that you asked me to hire has yielded results."

Upon hearing this, Luca, who had been resting with his eyes closed, sat up straight and waited quietly for Samira to continue.

"Although Dragan has not yet been found, there are traces of him over the past two years."

Two years ago

Listening to Samira's unhurried narration, Luca got a general understanding of the situation.

Since Dragan was ousted from the company by Gina two years ago.

Instead of staying in New York, he took the money and went on a lavish lifestyle, enjoying it with Gina's charity.

During this period, he also had the idea of ​​investing in some small companies in hopes of making a comeback and humiliating his sister, but several failed investments made Dragan give up this unrealistic idea.

About a year ago, thanks to his previous investment experience and a large amount of remaining cash, Dragan became a well-known high roller in Las Vegas.

However, the funds he had were ultimately just a source of water without a source.

After a period of hedonistic indulgence, all of Dragan's cash was completely drained by Las Vegas, a bottomless pit of money, leaving him only able to rely on his previous 'good' reputation to continue swindling, cheating, and borrowing.

However, not long ago, he was said to have been almost hunted down and buried alive, but he suddenly paid off the debts owed to the most powerful parties and then disappeared from Las Vegas.

It seems that the force that arranged for several gunmen to protect Dragan may have paid off the debt for him, or rather, transferred the debt to themselves.

The reason why the investigation was able to be so thorough is that there are still quite a few debts owed to him by individuals that have not yet been repaid.

Even now, there are still many people in Las Vegas who don't understand the situation, cursing and searching for him.

"So, it's still impossible to determine who's behind this?"

"Yes, but young master, the private investigator also found something else. Of the three vehicles that attacked us that day, two of the large trucks came from a shell company called United Construction!"

(End of this chapter)