“Not this time you sneaky motherfucker” I thought.
lol we all think this way! Some say “nice, beautiful, your writing is amazing, great story, can’t wait for next part” and they actually think instead... Anyway it seems like Professor studies or teaches human aging and how to slow, halt or reverse it. Before he left home, professor gave him some kind of case he picked up from one of the shelves. It was some kind of puzzle or cryptography. He tried to open it and solve what it says, but eventually he gave up at least for the night. The next day he took it to his colleague, who is an expert in this kind of cryptography. It seems like it’s beyond their knollage so far...