Early the next morning, Xu Chen called the members of the Haitian Gang, and they drove to the outside of Tangtiancheng Community.
"Boss Xu, is this the place?"
Xu Chen offered him a cigarette. Xiao Hu took it and lit it for both Xu Chen and himself.
"Thank you, Boss Xu, you're such a kind person."
"You're so useless. You think one cigarette is enough? Work hard and build up your nightclub so others will light your cigarettes for you."
"I understand! Boss Xu, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"It's not about not letting me down, it's about not letting yourself down, and your family's expectations. But let me make this clear: if you dare to sell drugs or force women into prostitution, I'll kill you before the police do. Understand?"
"clear!"
A short while later, Tang Tiancheng's butler came out and greeted Xu Chen.
"Colonel, why don't you come in and have a seat?"
"Senior Colonel? Grandpa Li, you must be joking. I've already been expelled." Xu Chen originally wanted the butler to find a small cart to push the reactor in, but considering that many things could only be explained by himself, he said to Xiao Hu, "Xiao Hu, wait here for me. I'll bring the things in and come out."
"Okay, Boss Xu."
Xu Chen got out of the car, unloaded the conical metal object from the vehicle, held it in both hands, and said to the butler, "Grandpa Li, let's go inside."
The butler nodded, curious about what the cement cone was, but didn't ask further. As for the cement, Xu Chen wasn't sure if martial artists could block radiation, so he applied it according to Xiao Bai's instructions.
After putting the things in the backyard, the butler left. Xu Chen looked over and saw Tang Tiancheng practicing Tai Chi.
"Mr. Tang, you're in high spirits."
"Hey kid, I had a meeting this morning. Tell me, why are you being so secretive? What's going on?"
Xu Chen, as always, took out a cigarette and offered it to Tang Tiancheng. The two of them sat around the cone, puffing away.
"Old Tang, this is a good thing. Please take a look at this video first." He took out his phone and showed it to Tang Tiancheng. After watching it, Tang Tiancheng walked around the cement cone and touched it. After the previous two incidents, aliens were no longer strange to Old Tang.
"You mean, this is something left behind by that spaceship?"
"Yes, Mr. Tang, please take another look." Xu Chen broke through a corner of the cement, took out a portable nuclear radiation detector, and tested the gap. Soon, the detector exceeded its limit. He quickly took out a thick sheet of lead from his backpack and nailed it around the gap. It was fortunate that Mr. Tang was a martial artist; if it were an ordinary person, he would have killed them long ago by doing this.
"This..." Tang Tiancheng took the detector and looked at the six large characters on it. "Xu Chen, could it be that...?"
"This is a small nuclear reactor."
"Really?!?!" Old Tang became excited. He touched the cone-shaped reactor as if he were touching a beautiful woman. China is vigorously promoting the miniaturization of reactors. Entrusting this to the Academy of Sciences will surely allow them to achieve something.
"It might be a fusion reactor, Mr. Tang. Did you notice the spaceship in the video? It's incredibly fast, like light. That kind of technology might have already rendered fission reactors obsolete."
"Is...is that so...I..." Tang Tiancheng began to stammer, eventually even stuttering. "Xu Chen...if it really is a fusion...I will immediately restore your military rank and status, no...Grand...Colonel Xu..."
Tang Tiancheng immediately took out his phone and asked the butler to prepare a truck, but Xu Chen immediately stopped him.
"There's a car right outside the neighborhood, Mr. Tang. Are you going to the Academy of Sciences?"
"Now, immediately, right now!" Eager to find out the answer, he grabbed the cone and ran out of the house like a madman, getting on the truck with Xu Chen.
Passing by the entrance of Peking University, Xu Chen got out of the car first.
"Mr. Tang, I have my morning class. Please take me with you. Little Tiger, drive well!"
"Yes, Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu," Xiao Hu said nervously, unable to speak when he saw Tang Tiancheng in the back seat.
Old Tang waved his hand, "Go on, go on, don't worry about this kid."
After watching Tang Tiancheng leave first, Xu Chen arrived at the school gate and entered the campus with Wang Li, who was waiting at the gate.
Inside the Academy of Sciences, Tang Tiancheng regained his composure and entered carrying the cone. Upon hearing that the old man Tang was coming, the head of the Academy of Sciences quickly led people to greet him.
"Mr. Tang, what brings you here?"
"My men found a small nuclear reactor in the desert of the new province, and we suspect it's a fusion reactor," Old Tang said, patting the concrete cone.
The entire audience gasped. "Professor Tang, you...you're here today to tell fairy tales?" Some researchers were skeptical and mustered their courage to question Tang Tiancheng.
"This is the footage from back then." Tang Tiancheng showed the footage to the academicians, who stared at each other in disbelief, completely stunned.
"Hey, you guys, hurry up and call over the scholars in this field, don't just stand there." Tang Tiancheng looked at the group of scientists with a sense of helplessness, but he also understood them. Even he, an outsider, was so excited, let alone these scientists. They knew even better how difficult it was to advance science.
"Okay." "Yes, Professor Tang." "Quickly call Professor Li back from Peking University." "Is Xu Qing going to the U.S. as a visiting scholar? Don't let her go. She has a precious child at home, why would she want to go see someone else's?" The researchers were in a chaotic state, but they still managed to arrange everything. Seeing this, Tang Tiancheng didn't disturb them any further and left directly.
When his secretary arrived to pick him up, he had already arranged all the details, including having Qin Junlin take charge of the Academy of Sciences' security and signing confidentiality agreements with relevant personnel.
"Xu Chen, thank you for today." Tang Tiancheng rarely called.
Xu Chen, who was holding the kitchen knife, was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"Old Tang, this isn't like you. Has the Academy of Sciences gotten results?"
"They say it's a material never seen on Earth before. Whether it is or not, your contribution is indelible. Here's what we'll do: come to the core area, and I'll take you to meet the other old guys."
"Regarding military rank? Don't worry about it, Mr. Tang. I don't care much about it."
"No, you should still come over; your father is here too."
"My dad's there too? Then I definitely can't go. Old Tang, you're getting me into trouble."
"Here you are. Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. If you run into your father, just say you've done something very important and received a special audience with me."
Xu Chen couldn't refuse Tang Tiancheng, so after preparing dinner for Wang Li, he said to her...
"Lili, Old Tang asked me to go there."
Wang Li paused, her hand still holding the chopsticks. "What do you mean, 'there'? Xu Chen, when did you become a riddle teller?"
"Core area, please save some for me for dinner."
"Could it be? Okay, Chenchen, hurry back, I'll keep your food warm." Wang Li thought Xu Chen was going to get promoted again, and she ate faster out of joy.
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