The hole just fell on that figure, and the soft warm light illuminated her smooth hair and the white neck on the collar of the overalls. It looked like a delicate flower blooming on the huge metal ruins after a violent thunderstorm.

flowers...

"What are you looking at? Let's do some work!"

Wang Miao was startled, and then discovered that the director of the Nano Research Center was not talking about him, but a young engineer. The latter was also looking at the figure blankly like himself. Wang Miao returned to reality from art and found that

This woman is not an ordinary staff member, because the chief engineer is accompanying her and introducing something to her, looking very respectful.

"Who is she?" Wang Miao asked the director.

"You should know her," the director said, making a big circle with his hand. "After the completion of this 20 billion accelerator, the first run may be to verify a superstring model she proposed. In terms of seniority,

In the theoretical research circle, her turn was not originally available, but those old guys did not dare to come first for fear of being embarrassed, so they let her take advantage."

"What? Yang Dong is...a woman?!"

"Yes, we didn't know about it until we saw her the day before yesterday," the director said.

The engineer asked: "Does she have any mental disorder? Otherwise, why would she never appear in the media? Don't be like Qian Zhongshu. No one has even seen her on TV until her death."

"But it's not like we don't know Qian Zhongshu's gender, right? I think she must have had some unusual experiences in childhood that led to her autism." Wang Miao said, feeling somewhat sour grapes.

Yang Dong and the chief engineer came over. She smiled and nodded at them as they passed by without saying a word, but Wang Miao remembered her clear eyes.

That night, Wang Miao was sitting in his study, admiring some of his most proud landscape photography hanging on the wall. His eyes fell on a scene outside the Great Wall - it was a desolate valley, with snow-capped mountains emerging from the end of the valley.

A touch of white; at this end of the valley, half of the vicissitudes of dead trees occupy almost one-third of the picture. In his imagination, Wang Miao superimposed the figure lingering in his mind onto the picture, placing her deep in the valley, looking at

It looked very small; then Wang Miao was surprised to find that the whole picture came to life, as if the world in the photo recognized that figure, as if all this originally existed for her. He then superimposed the figure in his imagination.

In several other works, her eyes were sometimes used as the background of the empty sky in the photos. Those pictures also came to life, showing a kind of beauty that Wang Miao had never imagined. In the past, Wang Miao always felt that her own

The photography lacked a certain soul; now he knew it was her.

"These physicists on the list committed suicide one after another in less than two months." Chang Weisi said.

A bolt from the blue, Wang Miao's mind went blank. Later, images gradually appeared in this blank space. They were his black and white landscape photos. The earth in the photos disappeared, her eyes were wiped out from the sky, and those worlds were dead.

"When...when?" Wang Miao asked blankly.

"In less than two months." General Chang repeated.

"You mean the last one," Da Shi, who was sitting next to Wang Miao, said proudly, and then lowered his voice, "She was the last person to commit suicide. She took an overdose of sleeping pills the night before yesterday. She died smoothly and without pain.

.”

In an instant, Wang Miao actually felt a little grateful to Da Shi.

"Why?" Wang Miao asked, as the dead landscapes in those photos still appeared in his mind like a magic lantern.

Chang Weisi replied: "The only thing that is certain now is that the reasons that prompted them to commit suicide are the same. But the reason itself is difficult to explain here, and it may not be clear to us non-professionals at all. Attached to the document is

You can take a closer look at part of their suicide note after the meeting."

Wang Miao looked through the copies of the suicide notes and found that they were all lengthy statements.

"Dr. Ding Yi, can you show Professor Wang Yang Dong's suicide note? Hers is the shortest and most general."

The man who had been keeping his head down and silent took a long time to react. He took out a white envelope and handed it to Wang Miao across the table. Da Shi whispered next to him: "He is Yang Dong's boyfriend." Wang Miao then remembered.

I had also met Ding Yi at the high-energy accelerator construction site in Liangxiang. He was a member of the theoretical team. This physicist was famous for his discovery of macroatoms in the study of ball lightning [1]. Wang Miao found out from the envelope

He pulled out a piece of something that exuded a delicate fragrance. It was irregular in shape. It was not paper, but a piece of birch bark, with a line of beautiful words on it:

Everything leads to this result: physics has never existed and will never exist in the future. I know that it is irresponsible for me to do this, but I have no choice.

She left without even signing.

"Physics...doesn't exist?" Wang Miao looked around blankly.

General Chang closed the folder, "There is some relevant specific information related to the experimental results obtained after the completion of the three new high-energy accelerators in the world. It is very professional, so we will not discuss it here. The first thing we need to investigate is the 'scientific boundary'

Society. UNESCO designated 2005 as the World Year of Physics. This organization was gradually born from the frequent academic conferences and exchange activities in the international physics community during this year. It is a loose international academic organization. Dr. Ding, you

I major in theoretical physics, can you tell me more about it?"

Ding Yi nodded and said: "I don't have any direct connection with the 'Science Frontier', but this organization is well-known in the academic world. Its purpose is: Since the second half of the last century, the simplicity and power of classical physics theories have gradually

Disappeared, the theoretical image has become more and more complex, vague and uncertain, and experimental verification has become increasingly difficult. This marks that the frontier exploration of physics seems to have encountered great obstacles and difficulties. 'Science Frontier' attempts to open up a new path

Simply put, it is trying to use scientific methods to find out the limitations of science, trying to determine whether there is a bottom line in the depth and accuracy of science's understanding of the natural world - science cannot enter below the bottom line. Modern physics

The development of science seems to have vaguely touched this bottom line."

"Very good." Chang Weisi said, "As far as we know, most of these scholars who committed suicide have had contact with the 'Science Frontier', and some are still members of it. But there is no evidence of such things as cult mind control or the use of illegal drugs.

Criminal behavior. In other words, even if the 'scientific boundary' has affected those scholars, it was through legitimate academic communication channels. Professor Wang, they have been in contact with you recently, and we would like to know something about it."

Da Shi said in a rough voice: "Include the name of the contact person, the place and time of the meeting, the content of the conversation, if text materials or emails were exchanged..."

"Da Shi!" Chang Weisi stopped him sternly.

"If you don't say anything, no one will treat you as a mute!" A police officer next to him leaned over and whispered to Da Shi. The latter picked up the teacup on the table and put it down again after seeing the cigarette butt inside.

.

The great history once again made Wang Miao feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly, and the trace of gratitude he had just disappeared without a trace. But he still restrained himself and answered the question: "My contact with the 'scientific boundary' began when I met Shen Yufei.

She is a Chinese-Japanese physicist who now works for a Japanese company and lives in this city. She once worked on nanomaterials research in a laboratory of Mitsubishi Electric. We were at a technical seminar at the beginning of this year

Through her, I met several friends majoring in physics, who are all members of the 'Science Frontier', both at home and abroad. When I interacted with them, we talked about some very...how should I say, very...

The ultimate question is mainly the bottom line of science mentioned by Dr. Ding just now.”

"I didn't have much interest in these issues at first, just as a pastime. I am engaged in applied research, and my level in this area is not high. I mainly listen to their discussions and arguments. These people have profound thoughts, novel views, and their own

I feel that my mind has broadened a lot by communicating with them, and I have gradually become very involved. But the topics discussed are limited to this, they are all pure theories, nothing special. They once invited me to join the "Science Boundary", but in that case

, participating in such a seminar became an obligation, and I declined due to limited energy."

"Professor Wang, we hope you will accept the invitation to join the 'Science Frontier' Society. This is also the main purpose of inviting you here today." General Chang said, "We hope to get some internal information about this organization through your channel.

"

"Are you telling me to go undercover?" Wang Miao asked uneasily.

"Wahaha, undercover!" Da Shi laughed.

Chang Weisi glanced at Da Shi reproachfully and said to Wang Miao: "I am just providing some information. We have no other channels."

Wang Miao shook his head, "I'm sorry, Chief. I can't do this."

"Professor Wang, 'Science Frontier' is an organization composed of top international scholars. Its investigation is an extremely complex and sensitive matter. We are really walking on thin ice. Without the help of the intellectual community, we cannot move forward, so we proposed

I have made this abrupt request, and I hope you can understand it. However, we also respect your wishes, and we can understand if you don't agree."

"I... am very busy at work and don't have time." Wang Miao declined.

Chang Weisi nodded, "Okay, Professor Wang, then we won't waste your time anymore. Thank you for coming to this meeting."

Wang Miao was stunned for a few seconds before he realized it was time to leave.

When Chang Weisi politely sent Wang Miao to the door of the conference room, Da Shi loudly said from behind: "This is good. I don't agree with this plan at all. There are already so many nerds who have committed suicide, so let him go."

'Meat buns beating dogs'?"

Wang Miao turned back, walked to Da Shi, and tried hard to control his anger, "You really don't sound like a qualified police officer when you talk like that."

"That's not what I am."

"The reasons why those scholars committed suicide are not yet clear. You should not talk about them in such a contemptuous tone. The contribution they made to human society with their wisdom is irreplaceable by anyone."

"You mean they are better than me?" Da Shi looked up at Wang Miao from his chair, "I will never commit suicide after hearing someone's lies."

"Then you mean I can?"

"I have to be responsible for your safety." Da Shi looked at Wang Miao and showed his signature silly smile.

"I'm much safer than you in that situation. You should know that a person's ability to identify is directly proportional to his knowledge."

"That's not necessarily true, someone like you..."

"Da Shi, if you say one more thing, you should get out of here!" Chang Weisi scolded sternly.

"It doesn't matter, let him say it," Wang Miao turned to General Chang, "I have changed my mind and decided to join the 'scientific boundary' according to your wishes."

"Very good," Da Shi nodded repeatedly, "Be smart when you get in, and you can do some things easily, such as taking a look at their computer, writing down an email address or website, etc..."

"That's enough! That's enough! You misunderstood, I'm not going undercover, I just want to prove your ignorance and stupidity!"

"If you are still alive after a while, it will naturally prove it. But I'm afraid...hehe." Da Shi raised his head and his silly smile turned into a sinister smile.

"Of course I will live forever, but I really don't want to see people like you again!"

Chang Weisi took Wang Miao down the stairs and arranged a car to take him off. When saying goodbye, he said: "Shi Qiang has that kind of temper. In fact, he is a very experienced criminal policeman and anti-terrorism expert. More than 20 years ago

, he was once a soldier in my company."

Walking to the car, Chang Weisi said again: "Professor Wang, you must have many questions to ask."

"What does what you just mentioned have to do with the military?"

"Of course war has something to do with the military."
To be continued...