When I got home, I smoked on the balcony alone.

Miao Min came over and hugged me behind me and said, "I just concentrated all the particles I could manipulate, gave a projection to Wang Keke, and told her that I could travel through time and space to save you in ten years." You know I couldn't do anything about your death then. But I didn't expect her to help us bring up little Xuxu. ”

I suddenly remembered something, turned to Miao Min and said, "Actually, I have always had a question about this matter. ”

Miao Min smiled and said, "I know your stinky problem, do you want to talk about her appearance?"

I said embarrassedly: "I'm also very moved, but the appearance can really be changed, after all, every fat person is a potential stock, you look at Xiao Xu Xu's kid." But the change of habits and temperament is very difficult, she is like a different person. ”

Miao Min looked up into my eyes and said, "Although I am a genius female scientist, I can't tolerate my husband praising other women in front of me. ”

Turning around and walking a few steps, she looked back at me and hooked her finger and said, "Come here, my sister wants to requisition you." ”

The days with Miao Min are calm and warm, except for the regular family dinner every Friday night, the rest of the time we are like a young couple who have just gotten married and have no children.

Until one day, Xiao Xu came to tell me that he was going to resign.

"I have a hard time understanding their decision. Xiao Xu sat on the sofa in my office, holding his head and bowing his head to me.

I tapped him on the shoulder, pulled out a cigarette and handed it to him.

He looked up and said, "I'm going to quit." ”

I laughed and said, "Dad can afford to raise you." ”

He smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you have this targeted elimination plan? I invented physical travel for the benefit of mankind, not to disrupt parallel universes. ”

I lit a cigarette for him, lit it for myself, took a puff and said, "Science knows no borders, but scientists have nationality." It is understandable that the state has nipped some factors of instability in the bud. ”

He suddenly stood up and closed the door, approached me and said, "Dad, I see that some of the targets are ordinary people. Can you help me think about it, does it have any effect on us to get rid of the ordinary people in the parallel universe?"

I pondered for a moment and said, "The butterfly effect?"

He shook his head and said, "I think our discussion of mirror parallel universes in the Institute of Time and Space has been monitored, and it is very likely that the meditators have defected. ”

I said, "That's your territory." ”

Instead, he said, "The meditator is set up according to your way of thinking." ”

I go, I want to raise my hand, but on reflection, forget it. At least from these unreliable settings, it can be seen that Xiao Xu Xu loves me.

"What do you mean by being monitored?" I asked.

"It's what they found out from our conversation, or what they already knew, and they just kept it from us. Xiao Xu continued to shake his head and said.

"What are you dangling about?" I finally couldn't help myself.

"You don't know, Dad, I think someone is monitoring me, but I don't know how. Thinking about it, the only way to do it is to monitor my brain through nanobots, and this idea was proposed by Xiao Ling to treat brain diseases. He shook his head and said to me.

"I'm shaking my head like this, nanobots can't send information without a stable information output frequency, and the amount of information carried by a nanobot is limited, and it has to be deleted when it reaches the limit. I've already done experiments with Xiaoling's nanobots. He continued with a smug look on his face.

", stop me. I said.

He stopped and looked at me and said, "What's wrong?"

I said, "What you want that no one else can think of?"

I sat down, stared into his eyes and said seriously: "I don't think the leaders of the Central Committee will do this, if it is really an ordinary person, there should be a reason, you can ask Xiao Ling to ask his father, or go in person." ”

Instead, he said, "I'm a scientist and I don't want to get involved in these things." ”

I said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go, you ask Xiaoling to help me submit the application first." ”

This time it was Liu Guoping who came to look for me, and on the way, he explained in detail that the leader attached great importance to my application and decided that my acquaintance, that is, Liu Guoping, deputy director and chief engineer of the Science and Technology Bureau, would personally come to pick me up and go to the capital.

It was the first time I had entered the official residence of Chief One, and it was not as opulent as I had imagined, but rather a bit like the office building of my unit.

In a study room, which was larger than a larger one, and whose decoration and furnishings were infinitely close to my office, I met the dignified Chief No. 1.

Seeing us enter, the chief got up from the chair in front of his desk, and I hurried a few steps, and the chief was already holding out his hand.

The chief shook hands with Liu Guoping and me, came to the sofa, and said, "Sit down, this matter that we are going to talk about today is also related to the ideological dynamics of scientific and technological workers like Lao Liu, so let's sit down together and have a good talk." ”

Liu Guoping and I glanced at each other and had to sit down.

The chief took out a cigarette and gave me one, and seeing that I was a little hesitant, he smiled and said, "Since I chose to meet you here, it is not a formal occasion, so it doesn't matter." ”

I had no choice but to take the cigarette, the chief took out a lighter, lit it for me first, and then took out one himself, lit it, took a puff, and said, "Lao Xu has three martyr certificates at home." ”

Although I was a little surprised why he suddenly mentioned this, I still answered honestly: "Actually, it should be two." ”

The chief laughed heartily and said to me, "Lao Liu has already told me about your wife, which is a good thing." ”

Seeing that I didn't speak, he then sighed and said, "The country owes you a lot!" ”

Immediately afterwards, he changed his words and said: "It is precisely because of this that we did not hold Xiao Xu accountable for leaking secrets. But when you go back, you have to tell him seriously that the secrecy rules are not a joke. ”

I quickly said, "Yes, yes, I have already seriously criticized him, and he is also writing an examination at home." ”

The chief's tone softened, and he said: "The reason why I have personally come to tell you the cause and effect of this incident is because we are our own people, and you and your family, including your wife and children, have made great contributions to our country's scientific and technological work. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Xiao Xu is a very talented and capable young scientist, it is normal to have doubts in his mind when encountering this kind of thing, and it is very beneficial for our career that you can feedback this information to us in time." ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to Liu Guoping and said, "Lao Liu knows why, but within your Science and Technology Bureau, many people are probably guessing in their hearts, right?"

Liu Guoping quickly sat up straight, thought about it, and said: "I will bring this matter up at the team meeting when I go back, and grasp it as the main work of the overall situation in the near future." ”

The chief stretched out his hand and shook the ashes of his cigarette, smiled at me, and said, "I'm afraid Lao Xu is thinking in his heart that Lao Liu's problems are all caused by staying in the system for a long time. That's it, right?"

I was shocked, and I had already thought of Miao Min's experience and did not report it to the organization. Hurriedly said: "Where, leader, I'm a D member." "There's something chilling on my back.

The chief waved his hand and said, "Ideological issues are very important, but sometimes we are overkill. ”

Liu Guoping and I didn't dare to come out, looking at the nose and the nose and the heart.

The chief looked at us, smiled, and said, "Forget it, I can't tell you this anymore." Let's get down to business, Lao Liu, you can explain. ”

Liu Guoping thought for a while and said: "Lao Xu has written a lot of science fiction novels before, and I'm afraid I have already guessed some clues. ”

The chief looked at me with a smile, and I hurriedly said, "Everywhere, I'm all making things up and playing." ”

Liu Guoping said with a smile: "It is precisely because of the butterfly effect. Now that we have the weapon of time and space travel, we can correct some of the mistakes we have made in history, and to correct these mistakes, we have to use some violent means, but because of the existence of the butterfly effect, in order to avoid the direction of history not to get out of control, we have to screen some ordinary people and change their memories to avoid changes in the general direction of history. ”

I nodded and said, "I can understand, I can understand." ”

At this time, the chief said: "We will strengthen the review of the people who are screened to avoid the wrong behavior of ordinary people being cleaned up." Of course, if someone makes a move in this matter, party discipline and state law will not let them go. I also hope that Xiao Xu will explain this matter to his team in a suitable way. After all, history is history, and the small changes we make must not deviate too much from the development of history, which could lead to disastrous consequences. ”

I nodded and said, "I will, leader, I will definitely explain this matter to Xiao Xu well." ”

The leader nodded and said, "In fact, the main purpose of the establishment of the Time and Space Administration is to avoid someone changing history uncontrollably. However, it is impossible to completely eradicate it, and this Xiao Xu should be very clear. ”

I nodded again.

The chief stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, everything is clear, I won't leave you to eat, my food here is too shabby, I'm afraid Mr. Xu won't look down on it." ”

I hurriedly got up and shook hands with the chief and said goodbye.

When I came out of the chief's residence, it was getting late, and Liu Guoping said to me: "I'll arrange a plane to take you back tomorrow, and I'll arrange a place for you to live or will you go shopping by yourself?"

I said, "Don't bother you, I'd better arrange myself, the funds of your Science and Technology Bureau are not as good as my project department." ”

After saying goodbye to Liu Guoping, I called Miao Min to tell me about it, but she said, "Why didn't Xu Wusui ask my opinion? Can you get involved in this kind of thing? And in front of the leader, he must say yes, yes, and the leader is right. Xu is a five-year-old fool, can you say these things casually? Do you see that I have leaked to you about my work? That's a secrecy regulation, and I want to be shot. ”

I listened helplessly to her chatter, closed the phone, reached out to stop a car, and went to a five-star hotel designated by the unit.

After dinner, I walked out of the hotel as I was accustomed to, and wanted to take a walk down the street to digest my appetite.

At this time, it is still early, and the capital is located in the north, and the streets here at night are quite deserted, far less lively than our small eighteenth-tier county.

After walking along the street for a quarter of an hour, I suddenly saw a sign next to the alley in front of me, with three large characters written on it: "Bar Street".

On a whim, I turned into the bar street, and sure enough, I was confronted by a row of bars with colorful lights on the signs.

"Red Fragrance Fang", "Jucui Garden", "Lights Out", "Chivalrous Travel", I smiled and shook my head as I walked, it seems that the people who come to the bar in the capital of the great motherland have similar ideas to the people in our small county.

Suddenly, a dark black sign appeared in front of me, on which the three big words "Lan Keke" made me dizzy, and the colored lights on the sign flashed as if they were laughing at me who was holding a cigarette in one hand and looking at the signboard in a daze.

Pushing the door in, it was indeed two Japanese-style curtains. When I opened the curtains, I was greeted by a few high stools, and the high bar was empty.

I calmed down, walked in and sat down on the bar chair, patted the countertop and shouted, "Boss, you're out to pick up the guests." ”

There was no movement for a while, and I turned my head to look inside.

Sure enough, several sets of tables and chairs were arranged horizontally in the small room, and on each table was a small glass bottle with a delicate tulip in it. A black lamp line hung from the ceiling of the black hole, and a small lamp emitted a glowing blue light.

"What are you doing here?" a familiar voice said.

I turned my head, and sure enough, it was Wang Keke, who had short permed and dyed hair and was wearing a one-piece apron.

"I'm coming for you!" I said with a smile as I looked at her face with light makeup but a more delicate appearance.

She raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "My wife ran away with someone again?"

I turned my head awkwardly and pretended to look around, and said, "You can't change the look of this bar?" ”

But she took out an ashtray from under the countertop, slammed it in front of me, and said through gritted teeth, "Love doesn't come." ”

I was a little embarrassed, touched my nose and said, "I'm here to consume, you can't treat your customers with this attitude, right?"

Instead, she laughed, put her hands on the table, and instantly her face turned into a coquettish appearance, and said in a charming voice: "Okay, what kind of wine do you want to drink?"

I straightened my clothes, sat up straight, and said, "Whatever, it's not too spicy." ”

Still smiling, she said, "No." ”

At this time, the door opened, and a high-pitched voice shouted, "Boss." ”

Wang Keke didn't raise his eyes and said, "It's closed." ”

The voice said, "The lights are still on." ”

Wang Keke straightened up and yelled, "Get out." ”

The door closed, and the world fell silent for a moment.

I tapped my finger on the countertop of the bar and said, "You can't do this attitude, what do you eat if you don't have business?"

But she turned her head and said, "Don't you have ears?

I said, "Close so early?"

Instead, she turned and walked inside, slamming the door shut.

I reluctantly went out and went back to the hotel, and I couldn't sleep all night.