Chapter 52 "Uncle, you can beg me to tell you you're cute..."
Not long after Yan Xingli and Yu Yu confronted each other, several medical staff in white coats came in and conducted comprehensive physical examinations on the grandfather and granddaughter.
Yan Xingli underwent a separate lie detector test, and the results from both the lie detector and the psychologists, micro-expression experts, and lie detector specialists outside the one-way mirror all gave consistent results.
—Yan Xingli was not lying.
However, considering his profession, the experts sitting around the table discussed the matter several times. When they reached a stalemate, one of the psychologists looked around and reluctantly spoke up:
"Hey, have any of you seen Yan Xingli's plays?"
The experts were taken aback, exchanging bewildered glances. One honestly replied, "I haven't seen it. Is it really that important?"
“Of course it’s important,” the psychology expert said, arms crossed. “If you don’t watch his shows, you won’t understand the real him.”
For example, there's the fact that he's notoriously bad at acting in the entertainment industry.
"Why don't you watch a few episodes of his dramas first?"
The experts listened to the advice and gave an impromptu lesson, then fell silent. The oldest micro-expression expert couldn't help but mutter:
"Audiences are so tolerant now. Even if you hear a lot of wailing during a crying scene but don't see a single tear, no one complains."
"Times are truly progressing."
The others: "..." silently clenched their fists.
Earth explodes, a vast planet, a time machine, a magic capsule.
Any one of these words, which could shock the world if taken out individually, was not only neatly arranged together, but also appeared simultaneously.
The investigation results far exceeded everyone's expectations, escalating from a technological issue to a question of the survival of all humanity—something the country had never anticipated.
Foreign scientists have spent their entire lives searching for extraterrestrial civilizations, and these extraterrestrials have appeared right before them, complete with their own food and equipment.
The primary objective now is to confirm the existence of the planet Cang'ai and to establish the basis for the claim that Earth will explode in fifty years.
Aerospace scientists exploring the stars and the sea received a top-secret red document and began working day and night on calculations and tests.
Until these two questions are confirmed, Yu Yu and Yan Xingli remain among the country's top secrets.
After a long afternoon of fussing, the grandmother and grandson emerged from the medical examination room, and it was already completely dark.
Yu Yu, holding Meng Xinyun's hand, skipped and hopped to meet Yan Xingli, the child carrying an oversized Officer Judy in her arms.
"Uncle, look at my little bunny!" Yu Yu rubbed her cheek against Officer Judy's soft bunny ears, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "My sister says I look just like the little bunny."
The child paused for a moment: "Uncle, don't you have one?"
Yan Xingli touched the tip of his nose. In fact, he had been offered something, but he thought it was childish and didn't want it.
"Well, I'm not as cute as you, so I'm not."
Yu Yu was stunned, then thought for a moment: "Why don't you beg me?"
"I'm not a child, I don't need toys."
Yu Yu gave him a 'you're dreaming' look: "Uncle, you can beg me to say you're cute."
"……I don't."
When children grow up, they start making fun of their grandparents.
Yan Xingli looked at Meng Xinyun next to Yu Yu.
When Meng Xinyun changed into her combat uniform, she looked heroic and valiant, a stark contrast to the soft and cute older sister she pretended to be in the live broadcast room. The sudden difference made Yan Xingli feel a little uncomfortable.
"Xiao Meng, can I go over there and take a look?" Yan Xingli involuntarily stood up straight.
He didn't say it explicitly, but Meng Xinyun understood perfectly: "Yes, the director instructed me to. Please come with me."
The three walked to the square, where the scene was still bustling with noise. Groups of three or five elderly people were excitedly talking, with several students standing next to each of them frantically taking notes.
Qi Youyu exclaimed in surprise, "The grandpas and grandmas haven't gone home yet? I'm so hungry, aren't they hungry too?"
Meng Xinyun sighed, "These old scientists can work day and night for their research. The young soldiers next to them have asked them to come several times, but no one has paid any attention."
She then asked seriously, "Teacher Yu, what would you like to eat? I'll ask the cafeteria staff to make it."
Qi Youyu's eyes lit up, and then her face turned slightly red.
It's strange, she's happy when her uncle calls her Teacher Yu, but she gets embarrassed when other people call her that.
"Xiao Yan, you've finally arrived."
Academician Zhou Nanfeng grabbed Yan Xingli's hand, sweating profusely with anxiety: "Come with me into the small house quickly and take a look."
"What's wrong, Professor? Please don't panic."
Yan Xingli hurriedly followed, and as soon as he entered the room, he felt a particularly comfortable warmth all over his body. Experts wearing shoe covers and protective suits were walking around the small room taking notes.
Before he could even take a good look at the small house, he saw Academician Zhou pointing at the stairs and slapping his thigh, saying:
"They won't let us go up to the second floor; you have to come."
This small house is about 150 square meters in size and has three floors, each with a beautiful spiral staircase.
Yan Xingli didn't understand what Academician Zhou meant by not letting him go up, as he didn't see any obstructions.
He stood at the top of the stairs, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped onto the stairs.
In an instant, the invisible wall blocking everyone's way opened with a ding, and Academician Zhou Nanfeng could clearly feel that they had been accepted.
Two professors were the first to tentatively extend their feet.
"Oh, that's great, there's no wall anymore."
"Thank you so much, Xiao Yan. Thank you so much."
Academician Zhou Nanfeng, who was beaten to it by his peers, was furious: "You two old guys have no sportsmanship, wait for me."
Yan Xingli felt embarrassed by the thanks; he hadn't done anything wrong.
He bent down and hooked his finger around Yu Yu, who was about to follow him upstairs: "Did you set up a security system in this house?"
Qi Youyu struggled a couple of times to free herself: "Uncle, you are the security guard of the cottage. The cottage can sense your happiness and unhappiness."
"Um?"
Fish: "Whoever you want to play with, the cabin welcomes them."
Yan Xingli blinked: "So if I don't welcome someone, that person can't come in?"
"Uh-huh."
Yan Xingli was instantly excited. This was his dream house, a doghouse completely controlled by his will.
It's so smart that you don't even need to install doors.
Old babies, prick up your ears and sneakily eavesdrop: !!
Is this even possible? How is that done? What's the principle behind it?
The elderly couple were extremely anxious and wanted to get to the bottom of things on the spot, but there were too many questions at hand, so they could only write them down first and sort them out one by one later.
Yan Xingli wanted to ask a few more questions, but Yu Yu had already been asked by the knowledge-hungry experts to answer them.
Yan Xingli took the opportunity to walk around the house during this time.
The lobby on the first floor features a six-meter-high indoor ecological dome where trees, shrubs, moss, and flowing water coexist. There is a small ecological pond by the window, where some common small fish and shrimp are kept.
Then there's the kitchen and living room.
There is a small cinema, two bedrooms and two toilets on the second floor.
Yan Xingli took a quick look around. Everything was fine, except the decorations were too flashy. It would have been better if they were simpler.
As he was thinking, the wall in front of him suddenly distorted, and a million-dollar special effect reappeared—as if an invisible paintbrush was repainting the wall.
The gaudy, colorful walls have been transformed into a clean, creamy white.
"!!!"
Academician Zhou Nanfeng, who happened to witness this scene, widened his eyes and turned around: "What did you do?"
Yan Xingli: "...I just felt the walls were too pink, so I was thinking of repainting them white when I had some free time."
So this little house can be changed into any shape according to Yan Xingli's ideas?
The other professors also heard Academician Zhou's roar. Everyone present was intelligent, and they immediately gleaned significant information from the conversation between the two.
"Xiao Yan, why don't you try something else? For example, paint the walls blue."
Yan Xingli obediently did as she was told.
Then the old men clutched their chests, watching the walls turn blue and red, and the ceiling above them constantly changing its design.
The last chair tumbled and landed under Academician Zhou's bottom.
The old men: Good heavens! This little house must be magical!
Yan Xingli: "...I thought you might be tired, so I was going to bring you a chair to sit down and rest for a while."
Seeing the few old men who were still in a daze, Yan Xingli gave a dry laugh: "Then do as you please, I'll go down first."
Yan Xingli turned and ran, then turned back to find Qi Youyu, who was surrounded by the other scientists.
"Fish, could you let that flying machine fly for the grandmas to see?"
"Old Xie, that's not fair of you."
"Yu Yu is here to see the cottage. We haven't even solved our problems yet, so don't even think about taking her away."
"YuYu, where's the gas tank and battery for your sports car? It doesn't run on oil or electricity, so how does it run?"
It felt like a dozen microphones were shoved right up to Yu Yu's lips; before she could finish answering one question, another was already being thrown at her.
Fish can't answer questions as fast as she can ask them.
Seeing this, Meng Xinyun quickly took the child away. Her task was to protect Yuyu and not let the child get tired.
"Professors, it's getting late. Teacher Yu Yu should have dinner soon. Everyone should also go home and have dinner early."
After Meng Xinyun reminded them, everyone suddenly noticed the sky outside, and their stomachs began to rumble.
People need food to survive; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.
Let's eat first.
*
Nighttime, the conference room was brightly lit.
"The elements and atomic structure of the substances that make up the capsule shell cannot be analyzed by existing instruments."
Professor Liu Qiming gave a report: "It exhibits a special conditional stability, being indestructible when not activated, but instantly freeing itself from certain constraints after activation."
"The activation command is very simple: just throw the capsule hard on the ground, and the capsule will easily complete the deployment task by receiving external force."
This result left the materials research team devastated; now, let alone replicating it, they have no idea how to even begin to understand the underlying principles.
Dr. Lin Jing from the Institute of Physics then spoke:
"After an afternoon of testing and experiments, we confirmed the existence of a highly stable, folded subspace inside the capsule."
"This is similar to the principle of the robot Xiaohua's transformation. Whether it is Xiaohua's transformation or the folding space in the universal capsule, it is all about spatial engineering-level control."
Dr. Lin Jing said in a low voice, "Unfortunately, our research on folded space has made zero progress so far."
They were stuck on the first step: finding the entrance to the space. The space was invisible and intangible, and only by overcoming this first hurdle could they have the opportunity to proceed with the next stage of research.
Professor Xie Yin: "In the afternoon, we discovered a new type of fuel in the sports car. It is neither oil nor electricity, but a driving energy source called Emotion Crystal."
"YuYu told us that mood crystals can not only power sports cars, but also serve as a power source for aircraft."
"This discovery is significant. Emotions are a form of energy that can be infinitely collected, and if it could replace oil and electricity, it would completely revolutionize the current situation—"
Professor Xie Yin also shook her head: "But at present we have no clue how to collect emotional energy."
As a constant stream of cutting-edge technology comes crashing down on them, if they are unable to digest and absorb it, it will always remain someone else's possession.
Without the corresponding knowledge, even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice; ultimately, it comes down to not having learned enough.
With each step deeper into the research, the scientists felt increasingly shocked and powerless. They were not facing a simple technological gap, but a system that far exceeded their comprehension and physical engineering.
Every analysis report states similar words in its conclusion:
The principle is unknown, the energy source cannot be detected, and the control system cannot be bypassed.
The scientists present did not know that the fish came from outer space, nor did they know that these technologies came from three hundred years in the future.
The highest-ranking leader of the base, seated at the head of the table, remained expressionless as he slowly looked at Professor Zhao Zhixing.
Professor Zhao Zhixing, who is in charge of antigravity research, cleared his throat and said with a gentle smile:
"We have made great progress in anti-gravity research, and new modes of transportation are expected to be available to the public after the new year."
*
At the beginning of the new year, the Chinese Academy of Sciences made a major announcement that it is expected to launch an anti-gravity passenger train this year!
The report indicates that the speed could reach 800-1000 km/h, enabling a one-hour commute circle within the city cluster.
The concept of a one-hour commute circle within a city cluster has shocked the entire nation.
【Ahhhhh, one-hour commute within city clusters!! Does that mean I, a person from Hainan, can get to Beijing in just one hour by train?】
[Holy crap, I stayed up all night reading a wish-fulfillment novel yesterday, and now that wish-fulfillment story has become a reality in my life!]
[Oh my god, we've been quietly doing something big! Hahaha, now everyone outside is so jealous!]
I miss my baby Yuyu so much! Our country is taking such big measures, it must be related to Yuyu, right? QAQ
Meanwhile, the content of a fire safety promotional video also went viral on Weibo.
The promotional video begins with firefighters demonstrating how to properly prevent and respond to fires.
As firefighters carried trapped people to safety, flames suddenly burst from the other side, without any special effects; it was a real demonstration.
A promotional video that sent chills down your spine.
Just as the flames were about to lick the backs of the two men, a surprising scene unfolded: a protective shield suddenly popped out from the firefighter's chest.
The protective shield, made of an unknown material, was soft and elastic, like the bubbles exhaled by a mermaid in a fairy tale, gently enveloping the firefighters and the injured, without hindering their progress in the slightest.
Finally, the firefighters carried the civilians away unharmed and successfully escaped.
Netizens repeatedly dragged the progress bar, trying to see the true face of the instant protective shield. Although the screenshots they painstakingly captured were blurry, they were enough for them to understand.
It turned out to be a badge embedded in the chest of a firefighter's uniform. The design was so ingenious that no one would have imagined that a badge could be a protective shield in a critical moment.
Who was the genius who designed this? It's amazing!
At the end of the promotional video, the fire chief emphasized their protective shield, which, developed by the Academy of Sciences, not only isolates flames and toxic gases but also provides people with precious and sufficient oxygen.
The fact that the multifunctional protective shield is hidden inside the small badge takes up no space and does not create any extra burden for firefighters is a stroke of genius.
【Was this protective shield a gift from aliens a few months ago?】
Ah, so the aliens still care about us humans after all! I love it!
[What aliens? This is clearly the result of our own scientists' research!]
【What a wonderful day! Anti-gravity train and protective shield—I'm so lucky!】
[This protective shield greatly improves the safety of both firefighters and those trapped. It's a fantastic invention, truly a blessing for humanity.]
The euphoria wasn't over yet. Following the Chinese Academy of Sciences' announcement about the anti-gravity train, a medical research team led by Dean Chen announced a major breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research, with a new drug expected to be launched within six months.
The fact that a rough timeframe can be provided suggests that the new drug is likely already in clinical trials and could be put into use soon once it passes approval.
The news spread like wildfire, much to the delight of the patients' families who had expected to wait three to five years.
Everyone beat drums and gongs and spread the news.
The memory bread from Yuyu had already ignited hope in countless patients' families, and after learning of the good news announced by Dean Chen, the families felt once again that the future was bright.
They spent the year when their family members were most hopeful after falling ill.
Scientists from different fields gathered at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' year-end gala, and the entire venue was bustling with activity.
High technology and medicine are flourishing on both sides of the strait, yielding fruitful results. Everyone's face is beaming with joy, destined to have the busiest and proudest year in history.
Geographers, agronomists, and other scholars who were excluded were eagerly awaiting the outcome.
The zoologists sat at a table, lamenting, "When will we get to have such good fortune?"
The person at the next table said sourly, "Why are you crying? Didn't you zoologists recently come up with a course on cat and dog language?"
Zoologists complained: "We were just incidental. The real beneficiaries are the linguists. You have no idea how arrogant they've been lately."
The entire group of people who were idle in the office, picking their toes and slacking off, disappeared.
Geographers and agronomists say they cannot empathize.
At least those two families are related in some way, while they are truly unrelated and have gained nothing.
At that time, geographers and agronomists had no idea that they would later be working overtime until they were exhausted on another planet.
Those leisurely times are gone forever.
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