Chapter 104

Sue was stunned and stammered, "He... he's researching... I don't know. I rarely visit his school lab, and we mostly meet outside for meals and shopping." She continued, "He told me his research project is crucial and the school management values it. Eight million isn't that much, right?" She tried to reason, "He told me, and I've seen it myself, that some research projects require several million US dollars." Silence filled the room that night. Nicole was unsure of where she should begin. "Sue, he's still a graduate student. If he's investing eight million in his research, you should be able to see some results, am I right?" she said. "Have you seen the records of his project's expenses and experiments? It's not like he's building rockets or spacecraft, or researching human cloning, so why would he need millions?" Sue hesitated, as she began to realize that something was amiss. "I… I don't understand anything in this field, so I've never looked into it." "He told me that after t