"What did you say? Repeat it."
The coffee cup in Yang Ping's hand stopped midway, wondering if he misheard.
On the other end of the phone, Manstein's voice carried a peculiar calmness: "I said, the monkey can now walk six steps, not assisted standing, not trembling to hold for two seconds, but real coordinated four-leg walking over six steps."
"..."
"Professor? Are you listening?"
"I'm calculating!" Yang Ping put down the coffee cup, "What does six steps signify? Is there a video?"
"The video has been sent to your email. Gait analysis shows the hind limbs' weight-bearing ratio has reached 62% of normal levels. There's still a deviation in joint flexion angles, but the movement pattern is correct—it's not compensatory, not dragging, but truly nerve-driven walking movements."
Yang Ping had already opened his laptop, and during the few seconds the video was buffering, he found himself holding his breath.
The screen lit up.
