After Yang Ping returned to his country, John Ansen reported to him daily on the condition of the patient with the hemispheric brain illness. The patient had recovered well after surgery and would soon be discharged from the hospital.
During his time away, Yang Ping hadn't paid attention to the responses to his submissions. Now that he was back, he wanted to see if there was any good news, so he opened his email and found a new message from Germany.
The email was not an official response from Science journal but rather a personal message from Professor Mainshtan.