Not far from the southwestern suburbs of Brittus, in the office of the president of the main building of the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences, Dr. Brigg, Professor Beddory, and the director were having an important conversation.

“...... So Dr. Brigg, you're saying that the man in the newspaper is most likely having found a way to deal with the miners' mutations?"

"Yes, I'm sure!"

Dr. Brigg spoke firmly, and Professor Bedley and the Dean sat across from him with a frown, looking at each other with doubts in their eyes.

"Dr. Brigg, I know you're a very good biological scientist, but we can't just take this to the police because of your speculation. ”

"In case you don't know, there are underground groups that have gotten their hands on coal nuclei and claim that they know the real cause of the miners' mutations, and threaten to expose what we're doing. ”

"Now the hospital has reported this matter, and we are still waiting for the government's reply, 300,000 gold pounds is not a small amount, which is also an important reason why we have temporarily suspended the distribution of research funds for various groups. ”

The dean raised his glasses and calmly described the current pressure on the Institute, and Dr. Brigg opened his mouth slightly, and immediately understood that this kind of thing was happening.

"Then the coal core and the miner's intelligence will leak out, it is all caused by this man, he is a member of the underground organization!"

"That makes sense......

Bang bang bang!

There was a knock on the door, and Dr. Brigg got up to open the office door, and the assistant researcher quickly entered the office.

"Mr. Dean, the government has sent commissioners, and I have brought them to the conference room. ”

"Prepare fruit and coffee immediately, and we'll be over!"

The Dean walked out of the office with Professor Bedley, and Dr. Brigg didn't know if he should follow, but soon heard the Dean's voice.

"Dr. Brigg, come along, you are a party to this matter, of course you have the right to speak. ”

"Understood, Mr. Dean!"

The three of them hurried to the conference room, where the two government officials were smoking cigars and waiting, with a little impatience on their faces, waiting for the dean to come to them before getting up and shaking hands with Professor Bedley and the others.

"We are diplomatic attachés sent by the government to understand and deal with matters related to coal and nuclear weapons, and we have already learned the cause of the incident, and we are here mainly to confirm some important matters with you. ”

The commissioner directly stated the purpose, the dean nodded and invited them to take a seat, and the researcher also brought hot coffee and refreshments, for fear of neglecting the government dignitaries.

"Then I'll start asking questions, and ask the dean and professor to tell me everything you know. ”

"No problem. ”

"To what extent are researchers currently researching coal mining technology, and how long will it take to achieve absolutely safe mining?"

Professor Bedley immediately gestured with his eyes, and Dr. Bragg stepped forward and began to explain.

"At present, the research institute has found a certain substance on the mutant miner......"

"Therefore, we further improved the relieving drugs through optimization experiments, and at the same time started to block the ...... of the drugs"

The explanation process is rather lengthy.

This is just an ordinary academic exchange report for the staff of perennial scientific research, but it is torture for the two government workers.

"To put it simply, you don't know when you'll find a way to mine safely?"

"No, I'm saying we've found a breakthrough and I'm sure we'll be ...... soon"

"Okay, I know what you mean. ”

Interrupting Dr. Brigg again, the commissioner pressed his cigar into the ashtray, took a long puff of smoke, and spoke slowly.

"Now I want to know how the organization that threatens us knows that even the world's top scientific research team doesn't know the truth about mutations?"

"Does this mean that the government has made a wrong decision to spend so much money on the research institute?"

Dr. Brigg unconsciously swallowed, and in a way, the commissioners were not wrong, but he would never admit it.

Fortunately, Mr. Dean was ready to deal with the remarks and relieve Dr. Brigg.

"Mr. Commissioner, we don't know how much of the underground is saying or false, and it is possible that they are using false information to extort money. ”

"It is also possible that they did not deceive people, after all, if they dare to blackmail a country, it will not be an ordinary organization. ”

"You have a point, that's why we need to be more cautious about this matter, and they say they want to expose the mutation of workers in the mines......"

The Dean lowered his voice, he was obviously more worried about it.

It is very important to maintain the reputation of the Institute, even if almost all research institutions have to research and develop projects that violate the bottom line of ethics behind the scenes, but no one will take the initiative to expose them.

No institution wants to be criticized by society first, which means less funding and lower research status.

"Don't worry, even if we end up talking to that organization, we can blame the old government, which was the decision to make the mining decisions at that time. ”

The commissioner snorted, and only then could they show their superiority.

It's time to shirk responsibility.

"Now the Prime Minister doesn't care about these inconsequential things, he just wants to see the latest weapons put into the army on a large scale!"

"The Prime Minister also said that if you buy information, 300,000 gold pounds will be deducted from the research institute funds in three years, and if you do not buy information, you must find a way to safely and massively mine coal cores within three months. ”

"Now that the Prime Minister's intentions have been conveyed, let's take a step forward and take our leave!"

The two government commissioners drove away in a steam truck, and the meeting room was still occupied by the dean, Professor Beddory, and Dr. Brigg.

"Dr. Brigg, are you sure you'll be able to accomplish your goal in three months?"

"This ......"

"Maybe it's possible ......"

Seeing Brigg's hesitation, the dean was already aware of the current state of coal nuclear research, and looked at Professor Bedoli again.

"Professor, have you recently produced practical results in the research in the direction of robotic arms and mechas, I remember that Oliver's little ghost didn't submit a few good design proposals two days ago?"

"Mr. Dean, how to assemble and supply energy for the robotic arm in the deep mine is still a huge problem, and the slightest mistake can cause the entire mine to fall into a sea of fire and repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"Damn it!"

Mr. Dean finally couldn't help but curse, and slapped his palm on the table with a loud bang.

"Are we going to give up three whole years of research funding to an underground organization that doesn't know what rat hole came out of?"

"Those politicians who stand and talk without backache don't know how much the Institute has contributed to Norman and even all mankind since its development to this day!"

For a moment in the conference room, Dr. Brager's head, which had been lowered, suddenly lifted, and the lenses reflected two bright rays of light.

"Mr. Dean, please pay attention to your health, if it really doesn't work, let's go find ......"

Professor Beddoli was halfway through his sentence when Dr. Brigg abruptly interrupted him.

"Mr. Dean, Professor Bedoli, I think we have another way to get information on coal and nuclear weapons, and at the same time keep the research funds. ”

"Dr. Brigg, you mean ......"

From the moment he took out the crumpled newspaper, Dr. Brigg's face was once again clouded, and he was already dissatisfied with the look of the government commissioner.

"Mr. Dean, if we can find the man in this newspaper, whether he is a member of the underground organization or not, we can trick him into telling him what happened in the mine on the night of the explosion. ”

"If you don't say it, you put the blame for the explosion in the mine on him, and I think if he was a smart man, he would have made the right choice. ”

"Of course, he may not be a member of the underground organization, maybe he is just employed by the underground organization, otherwise why would he participate in the Spring Revolution and become an innocent bait?"

"If that's the case, we can also enlist him to help the Research Institute, as he's the first person we've found to have entered an underground mine and still be intact. ”

"He must have something special, and my instincts tell me that the key to finding a safe way to dig coal is in him!"