When he discovered that the traditional water extraction method had the risk of pipe bursting at the edge of an icy lake at -42°C, he designed a new type of heat-insulating water extraction device using the principles of a space capsule life support system.
This invention was listed by the military as one of the "Top Ten Innovative Equipment of Kunlun Guards." The company commander patted him on the shoulder and said, "As a major, you are more down-to-earth than us veterans."
On New Year's Eve, Xiao Zhenxi used ballistic trajectory simulation software to deduce the optimal angle for fireworks, allowing the fireworks at the entire outpost to bloom into a complete heart-shaped pattern in the air at minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Comrades took this photo holding frozen steamed buns, and the note read: "Today we witnessed two miracles - Major Xiao did not complain about the environment, and the fireworks did not explode into ice chips in mid-air."
As the clock struck midnight, he looked at the word "China" on the boundary marker and whispered, "Dad, I finally understand why you locked your Nobel Prize medal in the safe."
At this moment, in the laboratory of the Aerospace Research Institute far away in Beijing, Xiao Zhen was staring at the patrol data sent back by his son on the screen.
Those abnormal data points marked as "experimental errors" are piecing together a magnificent picture of defending the country and guarding the border in the new era before his eyes.
The Shenxianwan Outpost in 2024 is a completely different place. The company barracks boasts fifth-generation insulated barracks, where the room temperature is kept at a constant 18°C via a geothermal system. Solar photovoltaic panels and wind turbines have made power outages a thing of the past.
In Xiao Zhenxi's dormitory, the smart mattress can automatically adjust the hardness according to the heart rate, and the micro-pressure oxygen chamber in the corner is providing scientific oxygen supplementation for comrades returning from night duty.
Behind the outpost, in a solar greenhouse built with 3D printing technology, 15 kinds of plateau vegetables such as Shanghai green and lettuce are thriving.
Xiao Zhenxi used AI algorithms to optimize the light cycle, increasing vegetable yields by 40%, completely ending the history of "eating canned food during the winter."
When he discovered that the greenhouse's automatic drip irrigation system was wasting 17% of water resources, he immediately used a fluid mechanics model to redesign the pipeline layout, which was listed by the military as the "Kunlun Guardian Water-Saving Demonstration Project."
Every morning, Xiao Zhenxi starts the in-vehicle smart terminal, and the system automatically plans a patrol route that avoids avalanche-prone areas and shortens the journey by 30%.
His tactical tablet computer can display real-time temperature and humidity data at the "Hero Peak" at an altitude of 5,903 meters, and predict the avalanche risk level through ballistic simulation software.
While climbing a glacier at an altitude of 5,800 meters, the portable oxygen concentrator on his waist suddenly sounded an alarm, and the intelligent system automatically increased the oxygen concentration from 30% to 45%, ensuring that his comrades passed the "death section" safely.
When checking the sentry posts at night, Xiao Zhenxi's AR glasses will project the three-dimensional coordinates of the boundary marker and use the Beidou positioning system to calculate the distance to the nearest friendly sentry post in real time.
When he discovered that a hole in the barbed wire had been pushed open by a yak, he immediately used a drone to take aerial photos and collect evidence, and reported it to the company headquarters through an encrypted communication system.
The application of these technological equipment has increased patrol efficiency by five times and reduced the incidence of altitude sickness among officers and soldiers to 3%.
In the company's honor room, Xiao Zhenxi placed the Nobel Prize medal won by his father Xiao Zhen and the thermos bottle he improved side by side.
He often told his comrades: "The older generation measured the country with their flesh and blood. We, the soldiers of the new era, must protect the country with science and technology."
When he found that it took 8 hours to break the ice with a traditional steel drill, he developed a "thermal ice breaker" using superconducting materials, which shortened the operation time to 45 minutes.
In the "Innovation Studio" of the outpost, Xiao Zhenxi led three college student soldiers to develop a "plateau intelligent ecological monitoring system."
This system can monitor 32 ecological data such as air pressure, ultraviolet rays, and vegetation coverage in real time, providing a scientific basis for border defense decision-making.
Their achievement won the gold medal at the 2024 Army Science and Technology Expo, and the head of the Central Military Commission praised it: "This is the answer to strengthening the military written jointly by intellectuals and border guards in the new era."
At this moment, Xiao Zhenxi stood beside the boundary marker, his figure overlapping with an old photo of his father in his youth in the Kunlun Mountains. The two generations, father and son, expressed their loyalty to the motherland in different ways—one with the precision instruments of the laboratory, the other with the snow-capped mountains of the border.
Amidst the snow and wind came the singing of my comrades: "There is a place called Shenxian Bay, hidden in the white clouds, sitting between dangerous peaks..."
This melody seems to travel through time and space, witnessing the magnificent chapter of defending the country and guarding the border in the new era.
After his divorce, Xie Chengrun returned to Siam and became a complete "useless person". The Xie family members who used to call him sister and aunt avoided him like the plague.
However, after living in the Bangkok suburban estate that Xiao Zhen had bought before for nearly two months, Xie Chengrun packed up and flew back to Hangzhou, China. She still had her own business, Taizheng Pharmaceutical, to run, and two 18-year-old sons and daughter to take care of.
Near November, Xie Chengrun received a letter from mailbox 7069 in Zhangye in his office as chairman of the board of directors in Hangzhou High-tech Zone.
Xie Chengrun racked his brains but couldn't figure out that people were still writing letters in the 1920s. He opened the letter and saw that it was from his beloved son, and there were also many photos of Zhenxi after training.
Her son became darker but stronger, and no longer looked lazy and idle.
"Xiao Zhen, this heartless guy, really sent his precious son to the army to be a soldier!" Xie Chengrun looked at the busy avenue downstairs and muttered in his heart.
After thinking about it for an afternoon, Xie Chengrun, as a mother, decided to go to her son's new recruit camp to entertain the troops with supplies. Overseas Chinese were patriotic and took the initiative to donate supplies. The local armed forces department in Hangzhou contacted the Zhangye recruit training base in a short time, and Xie Chengrun's application to entertain the troops was approved.
When Xie Chengrun arrived at the camp gate on December 2 with 100 large trailers of supplies, he saw his son wearing winter military uniform from afar.
"Zhenxi!"
"Mom, how did you find this place?"
"Ask the Armed Forces!"...
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