Invade the World

   Chapter 394 Secret Experiment

   Silent night.

  The bright silver plate hanging high in the depths of the sky has gradually become rounded from a crescent moon like a hook.

This small residential building, located at the junction of the village and the wilderness, is three-storey high. In today's era when rural houses are generally still mud-walled, brick and thatched huts, they stand out from the crowd, but in the next ten or twenty years, this style of Self-built cement houses that are neither foreign nor soil will blossom everywhere in the villages in the north and south of the motherland.

  The first floor is the living room. Lin Mingyuan is sitting next to the wooden table where he usually eats, and concentrates on drawing and drawing on the paper with a water pen. He scratches his ears and cheeks from time to time.

   Now, he looks like a middle school student struggling with the last big math question on the test paper.

   However, although everyone is distressed by unsolvable problems, after the distress, the crowd is divided into two categories: those who give up easily, and those who are persistent and stubborn researchers.

Whether it is nature or human society, the seemingly impossible problems that exist in the world are like stars in the sky. There will always be people who will devote their whole life to it because of their boundless curiosity and fighting spirit inspired by their hearts. .

  If anyone who is familiar with Lin Mingyuan's performance in his former laboratory career, sees his appearance at the desk, he will immediately understand: that familiar man is back.

As a scholar, a scientist, there is actually nothing special about him, no extraordinary talent or extraordinary talent, no IQ far above his peers; on the other hand, everything about him like a scholar— All the strong thirst for knowledge and paranoid way of life is what sets him apart from ordinary people.

Sometimes he clung to his hair and kept silent, and sometimes he danced with excitement like a child. The man's mood was completely drawn by the subject at hand, and his joys, sorrows and sorrows were all hindered by the obstacles encountered in the experimental project or the results obtained. manipulated.

   This kind of performance inevitably makes his family who get along with him day and night feel nervous and worried. If only he had always looked like this; but in fact, the man had given up his life as a "lab animal" since he married Lin Suya, and he had never shown anything different from ordinary people in front of his wife...

   Lin Mingyuan's current state only appeared after an uninvited guest came to visit.

   That's it, a man works all night without closing his eyes.

   Until the stars sink and the moon sets, the sun rises again from the other side of the mountain, without the obstruction of clouds, the grand light gradually floods the village at the foot of the mountain.

   When it was almost noon, Lin Suya came down from the upstairs and stood on the edge of the stairs, looking at her husband in the living room who was still immersed in his own world, hesitating whether to go up and talk to her.

   Until he suddenly stood up, grabbed the paper at hand, and eagerly walked out the door.

   She knew that he was going to hide in the basement again, shutting himself up with Meng Zheng, and he would not come out all day long, and he would not be able to eat or sleep.

   "That...husband!"

   She stopped the man from behind.

"Um?"

  Lin Mingyuan turned his head.

   "Anything?"

  "I..." The words swirled around and were swallowed by the woman. She forced a smile and said, "What are you going to eat at noon today? You'll still stay in the basement, right? I'll let Xingjie deliver the meal..."

"no need."

   Lin Mingyuan waved his hand.

   "You eat your own, I may not have time to come back today."

   "You... you are busy all day, you are so busy that you can't see anyone, you don't care about the affairs at home, Xingjie's state has not been very good recently, the teachers in the school have all reacted to me..."

   The woman finally couldn't hold back, and the words she said were filled with a bit of resentment. However, Lin Mingyuan's reaction was far more intense than his:

   "Isn't it enough for you to take care of things at home? What I am doing now is the most important thing, don't bother me with such trivial matters!"

  “…!”

   Lin Suya was the first time she saw such rude words and deeds of her husband who had always been a scholar and she was stunned for a while, speechless.

   Seeing his wife's pale expression, Lin Mingyuan seemed to calm down. His tone softened and he said softly.

   "You don't have to worry about Xingjie... I'm trying to figure it out, everything will be fine, I promise."

The woman looked at the man in front of him with dark circles and red eyes. It was obvious that he had not had enough rest for a long time, but his spirit was still abnormally good. In a sudden trance, she noticed: this man is with her day and night, and she lives. Lovers under the same roof are gradually becoming strangers.

   "What does this matter... have anything to do with Xingjie?"

   she couldn't help asking.

  Lin Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

   "I can't say it right now. But don't worry, everything I do is to protect this family, our daughter, and ourselves."

  “…”

   Seeing that the woman stayed where she was and didn't speak anymore, Lin Mingyuan shook his head. He had no plans to explain or comfort him, and he didn't have the need to do so, and he didn't feel this way—after he left those words, he turned around and left without any hesitation.

   Those who were left alone were left behind along with the shade of the house that blocked the sun.

  The summer is gone, and the temperature of autumn is still blazing. The ivy growing on the walls of the house climbs over the eaves, and a small section of withered yellow hangs down from the top of the door.

  Lin Suya walked under the rattan, leaning her thin shoulders against the door panel, silently watching her husband's back disappear into the brilliant golden light.

  *

   As soon as Lin Mingyuan walked out of the door, he saw Meng Zheng sitting on a nearby slope, overlooking the continuous village below with a leisurely attitude.

   Hearing footsteps behind him, Meng Zheng retracted his gaze from looking at the scenery, patted his pants and stood up from the ground.

"Are you OK?"

   Meng Zheng asked with a smile.

   "I heard a quarrel coming from inside. Is there a conflict with my sister-in-law? I'm too embarrassed to get too close, so I can't hear it clearly."

   "Oh, I didn't expect you to make a little progress. Have you finally learned how to respect other people's privacy?"

   Lin Mingyuan sneered, and shook his head indifferently.

   "The trivial things at home, don't worry about it."

   "Haha, your attitude is not good."

   The youth laughed. If he didn't have the precipitation madness that would explode violently once he was stimulated, just by his words and deeds on weekdays, he could be described as a good young man who was loved by everyone. He was good-natured, warm-hearted, and very willing to help others.

"Although I am unmarried, I also know the importance of family stability. You have to learn to balance taking care of your family and work. Brother, I don't want to see you conflict with your wife and children one day. This kind of thing happened when I was in the laboratory. I’ve seen too many, Brother Robert and the gang under him are mostly of this type, several of them have divorced their ex-wives, and they don’t even want to see their children…”

   "It has nothing to do with you."

  Lin Mingyuan's voice was indifferent, directly interrupting the other party's words.

   "...Yes, it has nothing to do with me." Meng Zheng didn't worry, "Then let's change the subject and talk about work."

   "Go to the basement and talk."

"it is good."

   The two walked down the hill.

   Along the way, the young man beside Lin Mingyuan was still chattering while walking:

"I didn't expect you to be so capable, senior brother, that you could smuggle back foreign precision instruments and experimental materials, and even built a new basement in the basement, like a nesting doll. Tell me, get ready. So full, did you expect such a day to come?"

   "That was the reserve that I had prepared in advance before returning to China. It took several months at that time. From my current point of view, some are not needed at all, and some have been used up early. The result is still too rushed."

  Lin Mingyuan shook his head.

   "The most important thing is the equipment in the basement. I have tried my best to save it, and I have to come down to check and care for it every once in a while. Once these things are damaged, no one can repair them."

   "Yeah." Meng Zheng said with emotion, "The precision equipment in the laboratory can't be more delicate, but the cost is high, more expensive than people."

   "There are so many things in this world that are more expensive than people." Lin Mingyuan said, "In the current situation, none of the channels in the past can be used, and you can't expect someone to help. Where are you?"

   Meng Zheng scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

   "Sorry, I'm not like Senior Brother, you made plans to go back to China early on. I'm here for business, and I'm going back to the Star Watching Club. I didn't expect things to turn out like this, so..."

   "So, our opportunities and time are limited."

   "That's right."

   Having said this, the young man couldn't help but start to sigh and his expression became more and more distressed.

   "Speaking of which, the progress of the project is really not very smooth. Is it really too difficult to just rely on the two of us?"

  Lin Mingyuan glanced at him.

   "You are wrong."

   "Huh? What's wrong?"

   "It's not about 'the two of us', it's mainly about me, you can only count half... no, it's one third."

   Meng Zheng was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile.

   "Senior brother, there is no need to be so harsh, although it is true."

"I'm not laughing at you, Meng Zheng, but at present, it seems that you are only good enough to be an assistant in this experiment, and the key point is that I am thinking alone. Simply put..." Lin Mingyuan tapped on his temple , "No one can brainstorm with me."

   "…Yeah, I actually noticed it at the beginning, I can't keep up with your rhythm at all."

   "In my opinion, you have a very weak foundation in scientific research. Don't say that you are compared with me. When the Pinnacle Lab was still there, you were not necessarily better than a new researcher in it."

   Lin Mingyuan said rudely.

"You may be a little talented academically, but that's because your brain is still flexible, and it will quickly fade away in a place like the peak. The most important thing is that your mind is not on it at all. "

   "...Senior brother, I found that you are quite suitable to be a teacher."

   Meng Zheng, who was scolded by the critics covering his face, couldn't help but stunned.

   "I found that I couldn't hold my head up in front of you, and I felt like I was back in an elementary school classroom."

   "After returning to China, I did intend to become a teacher. Even now, I have not given up on this idea..."

  Lin Mingyuan turned on the lights in the basement, and the dim yellow light shone slightly on the door leading to the depths.

"There is only one reason for me to say this. You are impatient, and I am more impatient than you. If you want to complain about the progress, I will only ask you one question: Can you find a suitable partner? Knowing that you know me, are you still willing to let others join in?"

   In the quiet room, fine dust ripples in the air, and the two men can only hear each other's breathing.

"of course not."

   Meng Zheng's dark eyes shone in the dim halo.

   "The two of us are enough. Brother, if you think I can't help you, I can think of another way. Or if you have other ideas, you can tell me, and I will find a way to make it happen."

   The smile on the young man's face faded, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness. He is sure that he has found a career for which he can work his whole life, and naturally he does not want to do nothing like in the past.

"It's not that I'm boasting, I'm still a bit skilled in handling affairs other than scientific research, and it's a bit complicated... But you know, with the teacher's character, if I'm really incompetent, I don't have the chance to get close to the core of the experiment at all. ."

   Lin Mingyuan nodded.

   "If I want to buy some equipment and materials that are not available on the market, do you have a way?"

   "I can try."

   The reaction of the other party did not exceed the man's expectations, or in other words, this kind of character is just where it can be used. Anyway, as long as the direction is correct, no matter how troublesome it is, this person can be happy.

   "Then you're welcome."

   He took out a list of items from the results of a busy night in his hand and handed it to the other party.

   "Go and do as above and buy everything."

   "Looks like you're ready, Senior Brother." Meng Zheng took over with a wry smile, "What if you can't buy it?"

"There is no substitute, you must get it. Whether it's smuggled from abroad, second-hand goods dumped from relevant personnel, or even stolen goods, I don't care what method you use, you must get it for me. ."

"I understand."

  Meng Zheng solemnly folded the list and stuffed it into his jacket pocket.

   "Then Senior Brother, you...?"

   "When you come back, we can officially start the experiment."

   After being silent for a while, Lin Mingyuan spoke again with a faint voice.

"I still have to do my ideological work, as you said, I have to take care of the family. I need the cooperation of the 'experiment subjects', and they can't leave the village, and they can't reveal the news, at least not until the experiment is over. ."

   "Senior brother, you really..."

   Meng Zheng smiled and did not give that evaluation.

  …

  After the other party locked himself in the secret room again, the young man turned around and walked out of the basement, taking advantage of the good sun in the sky, and strode away.

   (end of this chapter)