Lin Fan was stunned, as if he couldn't believe his ears. This report, which everyone considered a joke and worthless, actually had someone willing to read?

He instinctively handed over the crumpled paper in his hand.

Su Tang took it, carefully unfolded it, and smoothed out the wrinkles with her fingertips.

She glanced at it; the handwriting was neat and tidy, and even though it had been crumpled, the owner's seriousness was still evident.

She looked at it very slowly and carefully.

The only sound in the entire office was the rustling of her turning the pages.

Finally, Su Tang raised her eyes and looked at Lin Fan.

"In your report, you mentioned that there is a large thrust fault structure in the Xishan area, and according to the seismic wave data of the second-order earthquake, there may be still active high-temperature hydrothermal activity deep in this fault."

Su Tang paused for a moment, then continued, "So you deduce that this hydrothermal activity might bring specific mineral elements from deep within the earth along fault fissures to the vicinity of the surface, thereby forming enriched mineral deposits?"

The question was met with a deathly silence in the office.

Those veteran players who were just laughing and joking were all dumbfounded.

Thrust fault? High-temperature hydrothermal fluid? Concentrated mineral deposits?

These are technical terms used by their exploration professionals... This is something a delicate little girl would ask? How could she possibly know these things?

But Lin Fan's eyes suddenly lit up!

A kindred spirit!

This is the core and boldest argument in his report!

It was a conjecture he derived after staying up for several nights in a row, searching through all the geological data he could find, and even secretly calculating countless times!

He thought that no one in the world would ever understand him again.

He was so excited that his whole body was trembling, and his voice changed, becoming somewhat shrill due to his excitement.

"Yes! Yes! That's exactly it! That's what I think!"

He seemed to have found a long-lost soulmate, and couldn't wait to pour out all the thoughts he had kept hidden in his heart, speaking at an astonishing speed: "The legendary Devil's Slope in Xishan. Those so-called deadly poisons, where not a single blade of grass grows, are probably not poisons at all! Rather, it's because the soil has an excessively high content of one or more trace elements, disrupting the acid-base balance and thus inhibiting the growth of normal plants! I... I've always wanted to apply to go and take samples for testing, but... but Engineer Geng won't approve it..."

As he finished speaking, the light in his eyes dimmed again, and his voice became low.

Su Tang understood.

The atmosphere within the exploration team is very problematic.

The older generation fears making mistakes, preferring to avoid errors rather than seeking merit, and stubbornly clings to outdated experiences from decades ago. The younger generation has ideas, but they are ruthlessly suppressed and have no opportunity to put them into practice.

Talented and insightful individuals like Lin Fan are buried in a corner, their potential wasted on organizing materials.

If this continues, how can science and technology progress? How can the country develop?

"very good."

Su Tang folded the report again and solemnly handed it back to him.

These two words were like a shot of adrenaline, piercing Lin Fan's heart.

He took the report in a daze, feeling that the thin piece of paper had never felt so heavy before.

This was his dignity, which had been trampled on, and also the first time it had been recognized.

Su Tang looked at him, at the rekindled flame in his eyes, and formally extended the invitation.

"I lack a guide, and I also lack someone who can understand and analyze data."

Her gaze was clear and firm, looking directly into Lin Fan's eyes.

"Comrade Lin Fan, do you dare to come with me to Xishan?"