Hearing the sound from outside the door, everyone in the private room was stunned for a moment, this voice was playful with a hint of arrogance, and there was a slight mental retardation in the tsundere, this guy... It's too bold, and there are some private rooms in this courtyard that can't knock on the door.

Never know who's sitting inside, in case you're mistaken... The consequences are unimaginable.

"Who?"

"There are no rules at all!" The bald middle-aged man frowned, his expression was very displeased: "What kind of strength does the other party have?

“...”

"It's... It's the one I brought in. Secretary Tian smiled bitterly: "Don't get me wrong..."

“？？？”

“？？？”

“？？？”

The people brought by Lao Tian?

Sure enough, it is exactly the same as him, regardless of the occasion or priority.

Secretary Tian got up and prepared to open the door, everyone present didn't pay attention to this little episode at all, and it was estimated that he was just a researcher who had no interest, and at this table, except for Lao Tian, was not low.

"Oops?!"

"So many people?"

When the door of the private room was opened, Xu Mang saw that the dishes on the table were half passive, and he was a little speechless for a while, Secretary Okita said, "I didn't come... They started to eat? Although the doctor said that I had a bad stomach and could only eat soft rice, he didn't tell me that I could eat leftovers. ”

Xu Mang's words successfully attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all looked at him, and when they saw this kind of prosperous beauty, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, this face... It seems that there is a little influence, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

"It's going to be a little bit... Professor Xu. Secretary Tian smiled bitterly, leaned over to him and whispered, "I'll have a supper later." ”

"Oh..."

Xu Mang nodded, saw that there was still half a chicken left in the chicken soup, and said seriously: "Don't move this half of the chicken, I'll eat it later! I haven't eaten for a day today, and I'm starving..."

"Xu..."

"Professor Xu Mang?!"

suddenly

Xie Liang, the protagonist in this private room, recognized the young man standing at the door, which made him a little restrained for a while, the young man at the door was not an ordinary researcher, a Nobel Prize winner in physics, a leader in the field of physics research, Yang XX's niece and son-in-law, etc.

No kidding, the people in the entire private room add up to less than half of the other party's weight, this young man is simply amazing.

"Huh?"

"Who?" Xu Mang looked at the other party with a confused expression, and asked curiously, "Is that the person who was promoted by Secretary Tian said?" I'd like to ask, can you order a few more dishes? I was here last time, and the roast duck here is very good!"

"Okay, good!" Lao Xie nodded hurriedly, and said respectfully, "Professor Xu Mang... Please take a seat, I'll find the boss right away, serve a few more dishes, and by the way, serve a roast duck... Is one enough? Or two?"

"Yes!"

Xu Mang walked in with a smile, and his favorability for this middle-aged man suddenly increased.

When Xu Mang came to the table, the atmosphere in the private room became very depressing, their original arrogance was gone, when facing this young man, how could there be the so-called pride, the word pride was really embarrassing to use on himself.

"Professor Xu Mang?"

"Minister Yang has been in good health recently?" asked Lao Xie cautiously.

"Who?"

"Say my uncle?" Xu Mang sandwiched a piece of duck meat and duck skin, dipped it in a little sweet noodle sauce, and then rolled it up with dough cakes, Xu Mang enjoyed the process of making food very much, and in the process, he suddenly heard someone and uncle, raised his head and said, "It's okay... Is there something going on?"

"Nope. ”

"Just... Just care about Minister Yang. Lao Xie smiled awkwardly.

This meal,

Eating very melancholy, no one dared to speak loudly, or even dare to lead the topic to the field of scientific research, for fear that he would accidentally say the wrong thing, which would cause Xu Mang's dissatisfaction.

"Professor Xu Mang?"

"Is there something wrong with coming to the capital?" the balding middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"I'm sorry... Secret. Xu Mang glanced at the middle-aged man and said indifferently: "If you want to go to prison for ten years, I don't mind telling you, do you want to know what I do?"

“...”

"That's... That's it. The bald middle-aged man was a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to be angry with Xu Mang, so he could only endure this helplessness silently.

soon

The men were gone, and each of them found a lame reason to leave.

At this time, there were only two people left in the private room, Xu Mang and Secretary Tian.

"Secretary Tian?"

"Friends... I seem to look down on us. Xu Mang asked Secretary Okita while nibbling on the chicken legs.

"Ugh..."

"Pretty much. Secretary Tian sighed: "Professor Xu should have heard that there is a passage, right? If you are not a leader in the academic world, then you should take the public examination... That's the reality, some things aren't so easy to change. ”

Xu Mang nodded, he remembered his own life experience again, he was locked up for twenty-four hours, and was investigated by others in various ways, at that time he was just an ordinary scientific research worker, and because he was an ordinary person, he was treated like that.

"Professor Xu?"

"If you were given a chance to start over, would you still choose this path?" asked Secretary Tian.

“...”

Relive it all over again?

Perhaps.

Xu Mang opened his mouth, but found that the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, pondered for a long time, and said: "Probably not, but this assumption does not exist, according to my thoughts, I will live this life well first, and my goal has not been achieved yet." ”

"yes!"

"I haven't lived well in this life. Secretary Tian smiled: "Professor Xu... Is there one thing you should know? about the Mars program, the rover landing method, the plan... Almost no one agreed. ”

"Oh!"

"I know. Xu Mang said indifferently: "I will convince them, don't worry." ”

finished the meal in a casual conversation, in fact, for Secretary Xu Mang and Tian, this is just an inconspicuous episode on the road of life, even Xu Mang, who is a Nobel Prize winner in physics, has been investigated.

"Professor Xu?"

"Shall I send it back?" asked Secretary Tian.

"Uh..."

"Send me to the unit. Xu Mang said: "I have one thing left in the office, and I will drive back by myself later." ”

"Good!"

...

Syllable!

Xu Mang turned on the light in his office, looked at the messy information on his desk, showed a helpless look, and closed the door... Sitting in front of the computer, clicking on a folder, Xu Mang began to work, although there is still 30% of the content, but it can be more perfect.

"Why did I get on this path?"

In this era when singing and dancing are more important than science, Xu Mang asked his heart, why did he embark on this road of no return?

ultimately

Xu Mang found the answer and broke all the rules, even against the light, to dispel the darkness in front of him.

night

Quietly,

Some have already ended the day, while others are just getting started.

When the light of dawn passed through the night, Xu Mang's work was just finished, looking at the pages of numbers and arguments on the computer screen, he was quite proud in his heart, no matter what others thought, he had achieved what he thought was the most perfect situation.

"Go buy breakfast!"

...

early morning

Seven thirty

Zhang Ju drove to the gate of the unit and smiled at the security guard who had been guarding all night.

"Good work!" Zhang Ju said.

"Zhang Ju..."

"It's okay... However, Professor Xu didn't seem to have gone back yesterday. "The lights in his office were on all night," the security guard said. ”

"What?"

"He... He didn't go back yesterday?" Zhang Ju was stunned for a moment, and said with a surprised face: "The lights in the office have been on all night? Could it be that he..."

"I think I worked all night, and he just went out. ”

“...”

"I see. ”

Zhang Ju returned to his office, and Zhang Ju was still more concerned about Xu Mang's failure to go back, after all, he was an authoritative scientist and a valuable strategic resource of the country, and if he had any accidents, it was really difficult to explain.

Glancing at today's schedule, there is no arrangement in the morning, Zhang Ju plans to talk to Xu Mang, although the Mars plan is very urgent, but it can't be so desperate, health is still the first priority.

"Zhang Ju?"

"So early?" Secretary Tian came to the office with the documents, saw that Zhang Ju was pondering, and said with a smile: "This is yesterday's document." ”

"Hmm!"

"Lao Tian..."

"Professor Xu worked all night yesterday, you know?" asked Zhang Ju.

"What?!"

"He... He didn't go back yesterday?" Secretary Tian was taken aback and said in surprise: "No... Yesterday I had dinner with him, and he asked me to take him back to the unit, saying that the university was in the office, and then drove back by himself, how... How to work for a night. ”

"Dinner with him?" Zhang Ju asked curiously.

Secretary Tian nodded and said seriously: "Yes, there was a dinner yesterday, and I happened to meet Professor Xu, so I took him with me, maybe... That's because of this dinner. ”

Followed by

Secretary Tian briefly recounted the events of last night, and Zhang Ju was a little helpless after listening to it.

"Ugh..."

"Yes. ”

"The pressure on him wasn't ordinary. Zhang Ju smiled bitterly: "I remember that there is a saying that in the field of physics and materials, if you encounter any problems that are difficult to solve, please find Professor Xu Mang as soon as possible." ”

"It's a sign of trust in him, but at the same time it puts a lot of pressure on him. Zhang Ju shook his head: "A proud person like him can't tolerate failure." ”

Then

There was a knock on the door from the office, and then Xu Mang appeared at the door, and he was drinking soy milk at this time.

"Huh?"

"Are they all there?" Xu Mang said with a smile: "It's just right... Zhang Ju, please let me know, let's hold a seminar in the morning, I have already done a good job of the design plan of the Mars rover, the design plan of the sky crane, the design plan of the self-rescue program and the design plan of the Mars landing. ”

Zhang Ju: ???

Secretary Tian: ???

......