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Five past six, the large meeting room was already filled to capacity. Everyone was present, including administrative and logistics personnel who rarely show up. The air was filled with a tense silence.
Yang Ping pushed the door open, wearing his usual White Gown, holding a thin folder in his hand.
Everyone instantly stood up; no one commanded, but applause erupted at that moment, surging like a tide, lasting a full two minutes. Some began to wipe away tears, while others tightly grasped the hands of those next to them.
Yang Ping waited for the applause to gradually subside and gestured for everyone to sit down.
"I think everyone has heard the news," his opening was simple and direct, "Yes, the human body regulation theory has won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine."
As his words fell, applause rang out once more, more enthusiastic than before, mixed with cheers and whistles.
