The next day, the weather changed abruptly, and the cold wind howled and the temperature dropped sharply.

Although it was a weekend, Mr. Governor still had no time to rest and left the residence early.

In the morning, Evan resumes cram classes, and Virginia is once again in the torment of math "hell". After lunch, Evan left the mansion.

Today is the day Chester Carlson's "luggage" arrives. The luggage is in quotation marks, which means that it is not an ordinary clothing or anything like that, but Carlson's accumulation of many years, including experimental materials, testing equipment, and a prototype of his own "electrocamera", which are the results of his own research for many years.

One of the purposes of Evan's trip was to get a sneak peek at where Carlson had come so far, so that he could prepare for sharing his thoughts with Carlson when he received him in person tomorrow.

In addition, Evan also wanted to see what the conditions of the laboratory that Carl had prepared for Chester were, and it would not be embarrassing if he ended up losing his popularity because of a lack of here and there.

Of course, Evan would never admit that the real reason why he asked Carl to take him to the lab was that he suddenly remembered that the lab had been built, but he, the funder, didn't even know its address.

Sitting in the Ford Model 91 sedan that Ford had manufactured before the war, Evan tightened his clothes uneasily.

Carl's driving skills are good, his hands on the steering wheel are very steady, the speed is not fast, and there are not many cars on the road, but he can't stand without a seat belt.

Seat belts are a simple and effective protective measure that is still only used in flying equipment, and it will take ten years for them to be adopted by automobiles, and the full legislative requirements will not be until 1968.

Naturally, it was not the first time that Evan had taken this kind of transportation that seemed unsafe to him, and he knew that the probability of an accident was very low, but the anxiety in his heart could not be dissipated, and every time he sat in the car, he was engrossed and nervous.

At this time in time, among the major modes of travel, air is mainly used for freight, which is prohibitive for safety, comfort and price of carrying people, and rail is cheap and safe, but mainly for long distances. As for the car, because of its convenience, it will surely become the main means of transportation for the propertied people.

Evan is no exception.

Therefore, for the sake of his own life, Evan felt more and more necessary to try to "restore" the safety belt.

Presumably, Ford is more than willing to pay for this.

While Evan was making a small calculation, Model 91 headed east along H Street. Soon, the buildings on the side of the road gradually became sparse. After passing by a church, the car finally stopped in front of a two-story flat roof.

After getting out of the car, Evan looked around, the small building was empty on all sides, the grass was everywhere, there was a construction site across the road, there were many workers working on it, and there was a river not far in front of the road. Evan pointed to the river and asked Karl, "Is that the America?"

"That's right!" Carl replied as he introduced, "This building was originally a warehouse, and the two floors add up to more than 5,300 square feet (about 500 square meters), which may be a bit larger for the laboratory, but the price is very cheap, and the modification is simple, so I bought it." ”

Evan touched the sign hanging at the door, turned around, looked at the empty surroundings, frowned and asked, "It's good to save money, but don't you think it's too remote here?"

"And there's construction going on over there, will it affect us? For example, dust, noise, etc. ”

"The comfort of the working environment has a direct impact on people's motivation to work, and these should be taken into account. ”

Evan suddenly made a bunch of comments, and Carl was a little dazed, as if he had returned to the days when he was suddenly asked questions by professors in college classes. However, after some experience, he quickly settled down and replied one by one: "Evan, being remote is not a bad thing. It makes it easy for us to keep it private. What's more, the transportation here is convenient, and it is not remote. ”

"The accommodation I prepared for Carlsen is not far from here, and if he has a convenient leg, it will only take ten minutes to walk. ”

"As for the possible impact of the construction, I really didn't think about that, but that's okay, we can wait for Carlsen himself to feel the inconvenience, and then it's not too late to figure it out. ”

"Also, the fact that the site was one of the reasons why I bought it. ”

"Hmm, is there anything special about what is built there?" asked Evan curiously.

Karl was surprised and asked, "Evan, don't you really know?"

Evan blinked and asked confusedly, "Should I know?"

Seeing that Evan really didn't know, Carl smiled and said proudly: "On the surface, it looks very ordinary, but in fact, there is a school built there." ”

"School?"

"That's right!" Karl nodded, emphatically, "and it's a university." ”

"You know, Sacramento, as the capital of California, has nothing more than a city college and a farm (actually an agricultural college), plus a little law school. So, twenty years ago, the Sacramentos wanted to build a university in the area, but for various reasons, this idea never came to fruition. ”

"But that's different now. ”

With the support of several city councillors, UC Chancellor Gordon Sprour, and Governor Earl Warren, Sacramentos will soon get their wish. ”

"According to what I've heard, the new school is part of the state university system and should be called Sacramento State University. ”

"Oh, I see. ”

After listening to Carl's explanation, Evan suddenly realized.

No wonder Carl thinks so.

Isn't it, the two bigwigs who endorse the university, Evan couldn't be more familiar, and it's not surprising that he received the news.

Carl was secretly surprised that he was more well-informed than Evan.

Evan seemed to see the question in his mind, and said with a smile: "Mr. Governor rarely talks about work at home, and I don't care about that, so I don't know what's strange about this." Did Carl, when you were in high school, care about what the Senate and House of Representatives were arguing about?"

"That's right!"

"That's it!" Evan patted Carl's arm and said affirmatively, "You're doing a good job in the lab, let's stop blowing the cold wind here, hurry up and take a look, and finish the work." ”

"Yes!"

I have to say that Carl is even better than Evan imagined, and he has everything that should be in the laboratory. Evan didn't know how Carlsen felt after watching it, but he was satisfied anyway.

After "acceptance" of the lab, Evan spent another hour looking at Carlson's prototype before returning by car.

When the Ford pulled up in front of the residence, the clock hand pointed to exactly five o'clock.

"Thank you for your hard work, see you later!"

Seeing Carl drive away, Evan turned around and nodded to the guards standing guard at the mansion before entering the mansion gate.

Walking inside, Evan was soothed by the oncoming heat.

"Nina, I'm back!" Evan shouted as he was still leading into the hallway of the living room.

He was answered by a strange and familiar female voice.

"Evan, you're finally back!"

The voice came from far and near, and after a few moments, a girl in a lace princess dress, with dazzling blond hair and a pretty nose, appeared in front of Evan.

Evan exclaimed, "Linda, why are you here?"