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After ending the call, Young-Joon went to meet Professor Ban Du-Il. He looked full of concern, so Young-Joon purposely went in with a smile.
“How have you been?” asked Young-Joon.
“Yes, I have been well. I feel very energized right before my retirement thanks to you,” Ban Du-Il said. “Young-Joon, are you going to take the national CTO job?”
“I don’t really want to,” Young-Joon replied calmly.
Only then did Ban Du-Il's face brighten up. He let out a sigh of relief.
“Good. You have to be researching right now. The national CTO is an important position that supervises the entire direction of Korea’s research and development, but you can’t do research yourself. Your main job is to give research funding to universities and organizations and set up projects.”
“Yes.”
“I think other scientists can do that too, although I don’t know if they can do better. But you are the only one who can eradicate HIV and use stem cells to develop new treatments.”
“...”
“If you leave the forefront of this country’s research and development, everything will become that much slower.”
“I also still want to work as a frontline scientist.”
“Really?”
Ban Du-Il looked like he was glad to hear that.
“That’s such a relief. I was so anxious when I heard it,” Ban Du-Il said. “Young-Joon, I think this idea came from people who purely wanted to use your abilities for state business, but for more calculating people, I think they want to use your image for their approval rating.”
“Approval rating?”
“There’s only one year left until the election.”
“Oh.”
“The KCDC is trying to catch dengue...
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