Warren-Leiden Solid State Physics Group Laboratory, Caltech, California Institute of Technology, Department of Physical Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (PME) Building, Pasadena.

Evan and Leiden worked closely together and were putting the finishing touches on the tests. Although the test has not yet been completed, the relaxed expressions and smooth movements of the two show that the results are very gratifying.

After replacing the spring, the new experimental setup was very successful, and the amplification effect of the semiconductors was perfectly expressed.

"Smack!"

After filling out the last set of data on the experiment log sheet, Layton and Evan clapped their hands in celebration.

"Okay, let's start with data processing!" this simple ......" Evan took the record sheet from Layton's hand, and after a cursory look at it, he signed his name in the experimenter column, "As for the reproduction of the results, Layton, how about tomorrow night?"

Layton nodded in response, "Yes! I'll take care of the data processing." ”

"Also, where are you going to post the article?"

Evan didn't think much about it and replied, "Post PhysicalReview, it's fast, and the work of Bardeen and others is posted on it." ”

Leiden had a different opinion, he hesitated for a moment, and said his thoughts: "Why don't you change it......

"Most of the people at Bell Labs publish articles in PhysicalReview, and the editors must be familiar with them, and I'm afraid of ......"

"Afraid that the editor will deliberately withhold the article and give Bardeen a message to them?" Academia is never simple, of course Evan knows this, but he still insists on his opinion, saying: "What you are worried about, although it is very unlikely, it is indeed possible. However, I think it's a similar risk to change magazines. So, I don't think it's necessary to worry too much. ”

"Of course, we have to do the preparatory work before that, for example, the article should be sent after the patent application has been filed. ”

"Also, I want to ......"

"Evan!" was about to continue, when a shout interrupted him.

"Here!" Evan replied as he walked towards the door of the lab, already audible to the owner of the voice. After opening the door, Evan stood in the hallway with half of his body, scanning left and right while shouting, "Rick, what's the matter?"

Rick, who was standing about twenty meters away from the laboratory, heard the voice, immediately turned around, walked towards Evan, and said eagerly: "Evan, a man named Ray Haynes called to the dormitory and said that your sister Virginia was in a car accident and is now ...... at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica."

When Evan heard this, his face immediately changed. He didn't ask much, but immediately turned around and walked into the laboratory, took off his white coat, and said to Leiden: "Leiden, I have an urgent matter, I have to leave first, and the data matter will be handed over to you......"

"Don't worry, you go, I already know the matter!" I saw Layton standing next to the phone, holding the microphone in one hand, and it was also a coincidence, he just answered the phone and said the same thing: "Carl called!"

Then, Layton said into the phone, "Carl, Evan already knows, he'll be over right away." ”

Evan threw his lab coat on the chair, picked up his coat, and hurried out of the lab before he could put it on.

Before leaving, Evan instructed Leiden: "Leiden, if nothing else, I will ask Carl to come over to discuss the patent application later, and you can call the patent department of the school." ”

With that, Evan quickly vanished.

Layton was the only one left in the lab.

Leiden came to the chair next to the laboratory table and sat down, holding the experiment record sheet in his hand, and stared blankly at the germanium crystal device on the laboratory table for a long time.

His eyes were intertwined with desire and entanglement.

Maybe an hour later, or more, Layton finally came to his senses.

He sighed and silently sorted out the experimental data.

……

Half an hour later, UCLA Medical Center.

Evan hurried into the hospital, Bob following closely behind Evan. Bob's driving skills don't have to be said, which makes Evan very satisfied.

At the door of the hall, Evan met Haynes, who was waiting there.

"Haynes, how is Virginia, is she seriously injured, and what's going on with the car accident?" asked the cold-faced Evan as if he were a machine gun when he saw Haynes.

"Evan, don't worry...... Please come with me, we'll talk as we go. Haynes bowed his head, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and then led the way.

The group then went to somewhere in the hospital.

"Evan, first of all, Virginia only suffered a minor injury, and the finger of her left hand was strangled by the seat belt in the collision. ”

On the way, Haynes first explained Virginia's injuries to Evan to reassure.

"As for the car accident, to be precise, when our car was parked on the side of the road, we were rear-ended, and the other party was not fast, so there was no loss except for the butt of the car and Virginia's fingers. ”

Hearing this, Evan put away his worries about Virginia and asked instead, "What is the situation of the rear-end collision, was it an accident caused by the loss of control of the vehicle?"

Haynes shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not!"

Hearing this, Evan paused in the corridor of the hospital, looked at Haynes, and asked solemnly, "What do you mean?"

Evan's sharp eyes made Haynes feel pressured, he subconsciously avoided Evan's gaze, and replied in a low voice: "Evan, the vehicle that caused the accident was deliberately collided, and you are familiar with the driver." ”

Evan asked expressionlessly, "Who?"

Haynes replied, "Harry Lyon!"

Harry and Evan had a feud that Haynes didn't know about at first, and it was Virginia who told him.

Hearing the name, Evan's expression went out of control for a moment, becoming hideous and terrifying, but Evan quickly controlled it.

However, at this moment, Haines, who saw this scene, was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and forgot what he was going to say later.

After a while, Evan, who had controlled his emotions, restarted his pace and asked at the same time, "How is the other party?"

Harry Lyon's situation Evan knew very well, and he was surprised that a person who couldn't go out could still drive around.

Virginia knew Harry, and since she herself was very lightly injured, she stayed in the hospital and didn't leave, so it should be that Harry had a problem.

Haynes replied, "It's not good...... When he arrived at the hospital, he was unconscious. ”

Not long after, Evan and his party arrived at a family waiting area outside an operating room.

Evan saw two LAPD officers talking to Virginia, who was wrapped in gauze on her left index finger and accompanied by a man who looked like a successful person.

He also saw an old man sitting on a chair with a cane, and next to the old man stood an adult man in a suit and leather shoes, and a man with a few black stains stuck to his clothes and a panicked expression.

The old man, Evan naturally knew.

And the man next to Virginia, stimulated by the name Harry Leon, suddenly remembered where he had seen him.