Chapter V: National Choices

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A day later, biology professor Mei Lin took a report that she had written on a distorted basis to the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and to her trepidation, three leaders of the bureau met her at the same time in the office of the director of the bureau. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Director Mo brought Mei Lin a glass of water with a smile on his face and said, "Professor Mei, hard work! ā€

"Director Mo, this is what I should do!" Merlene looked a little flattered, and stood up like an electric shock and took the cup with both hands.

"Have you been busy at work lately?" Director Mo seems to be careless.

"It's okay, there's always some scientific work to be done." Merlin replied cautiously.

"That's the case, the superiors asked us to hold a press conference on the cattle slaughter incident as soon as possible, and you know that several of us are laymen in this regard, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the doubts of the outside world, so the bureau hopes that you can pick up this burden!" Mo Shoucheng looked into Mei Lin's eyes with very urgent eyes.

"Director Mo, this, press conference, I haven't experienced it!" Merlin said with a slurp.

"Ah, this is simple, just publish the results of our report, you don't have to worry about the rest, young people, you should have more experience!" Sticking to the fool and deceiving.

"This, this, what if I can't say it?" Merlin still shirked.

"Don't worry about this, if there is any problem, the bureau will support you! Aren't you usually quite spicy at work, why are you ashamed to answer today! Mo Shoucheng was a promise and a general, and slowly Mei Lin couldn't resist it, so she had to let go and said: "Since it is the decision of the bureau, as a consultant of the bureau, I just agree!" ā€

"Okay, you go back and prepare, and we'll release the news tomorrow morning!" Sticky to the order of impatience.

Merlin is a very intelligent and imaginative professor, but she is not sophisticated in dealing with problems, in fact, from the very beginning she realizes that she has fallen into the trap set for her, and she just doesn't know how to get out. Fortunately, holding a press conference is not a big deal, and it should be able to cope with it when you go back and prepare well, so comforting herself Mei Lin walked out of the door of the investigation bureau headquarters.

After leaving the gate of the Investigation Bureau, Mei Lin did not go back to the office, and went directly to the mall to buy clothes, and finally showed her face in the camera, so she had to behave well. For nearly a day, Mei Lin didn't prepare anything, and patronized the image of the press spokesman, she thought that a press conference was really like what Mo Shoucheng said, just read the report.

The next day, Mei Lin got up early, picked out her clothes over and over again in front of the mirror, and put on light makeup, and an elegant and dignified beauty appeared at the door of the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. At this time, there were already many reporters standing at the door, Mei Lin calmly walked to the podium, bowed first, and then read word by word: "I am very happy to meet all reporters, I am Mei Lin, a professor of the School of Life Sciences." Today, we will announce the results of our investigation into the cattle slaughter incident that occurred in the Taihang Mountains, and after careful weighing and analysis of all the indications, the cattle slaughter incident was committed by carnivores or scavengers, and there is no mysterious force! ā€

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"Professor Mei, just now you mentioned that the cattle slaughter incident was committed by carnivores and scavengers, so what kind of meat or scavengers are they?" A reporter asked.

"What kind of carnivore or scavenger is not yet finalized and needs to be investigated!"

"Professor Mei, based on your understanding of biology, what kind of carnivorous or scavenging animal do you think has this ability to slaughter cattle in the Taihang Mountains?" Another journalist was also unceremonious.

"It's hard to say, the mountains in the Taihang Mountains are high and dense, and it is reasonable that some creatures have not been fully investigated, especially those who act at night!"

"If it's a carnivorous or scavenger, then why hasn't there ever been anything like it before?" Jupiter Cloud, a reporter for science fiction magazines, also came out to make a statement.

"This may be a genetic mutation of the local species, because the environmental pollution is very serious now, maybe a few individuals have mutated, and their habits are very different from before!"

"Is the safety of people's lives and property still under threat from this animal?"

"We will recruit people as soon as possible to bring this bull slaughter culprit to justice!" Mei Lin's words became more and more pale and weak, and the content became less and less nutritious, and the reporter simply stopped asking later, and Mei Lin finally coped with all the questions.

Back home, Mei Lin turned on the computer to browse the news with a woman's unique narcissism, originally hoping to see her heroic posture of swallowing the sun and the moon, who knew that a news titled "The Brick Family Interprets the Cattle Slaughter Incident" almost didn't tilt her nose. She generally skimmed through the content of the news report, and basically followed the report she said at the press conference, but the comments under the news were not polite!

"What kind of broken brick house, what did you have to do without investigating clearly?"

"It seems that carnivores or scavengers have caused a big problem, and it is not easy to offend the brick family!"

"Carnivores or scavengers are going to be the experts again, where is the Animal Protection Society!"

"If the brick family is called a beast, some people believe it?"

"Mei is called a beast, your mother told you to go home and herd cattle!"

The more Mei Lin looked at it, the more angry she became, and then she couldn't stand it anymore, she covered her eyes painfully: Sticking to this old thing, I have no grievances with you, and you have no enmity, and you have actually harmed me like this! It's not that the old man has become bad, it's the bad guy who has become old, and I want you to look good sooner or later! Thinking about it again, this matter can't be blamed entirely on conformism, I am no longer a child, the ideal free science world in my mind does not exist at all, dressed like an embroidered pillow in the end is just useless, to be a person not only to have real talent and learning, but also to know how to use some political skills, they have to force a scientist to engage in politics, what a thing! Alas, the environment is like this, and who is immune! Lying on the bed, the more she thought about it, the more depressed she became, and suddenly she picked up her mobile phone and dialed Zhou Zhengtian: "Hey, Professor Zhou, what are you doing?" ā€

"Look at today's news!"

"Huh? Have you read the news of the cattle slaughter? ā€

"Look!"

"Did you read the review?"

"Of course, the comments are much more exciting than the text, of course I have to read them!" Zhou Zhengtian said jokingly.

"I've fallen to this point, and you're still in the mood to tell jokes!" On the other end of the line, Merlin's choked grumbling voice was heard.

"Grandma, don't cry, everything will pass!" Zhou Zhengtian had no choice but to comfort him on the phone.

"Do you have time now?"

"No, I'm busy!"

"Nonsense, busy with time to watch the news, but also to read the comments!" Merlin snapped.

"What do you want?"

"Come out and have dinner with me!" Merlin changed her tone of pleading.

"Okay!"

Half an hour later, the two of them entered a Chinese restaurant, and Zhou Zhengtian looked at the listless Mei Lin: "What to eat, I invite you today!" ā€

Mei Lin was in no mood to eat anything with the recipe, so she casually turned to a page and pulled it with her hand: "These four dishes, one bottle and two pots!" The waiter was stunned when he saw that the cultural person who was dressed so ladylike was about to open his mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, a bottle of two pots, your head is engaged in scientific research!" Zhou Zhengtian hurriedly stopped her.

"My sister is panicked! What's the use of doing scientific research? Merlin said to herself.

"Haha" Zhou Zhengtian smiled. "We can't drink this in a panic, the waiter brought us two bottles of red bar!"

After a while, the wine came up, Mei Lin poured herself a glass and stuffed it, and soon she poured it again, and took another sip, and after drinking the third glass, she suddenly stopped and suddenly said thoughtlessly: "I'm finished!" ā€

"Oh, no, it's not a complete failure, it's just self-defeating, I don't know if you're thinking about that vampire monster that succeeded in alienation, as long as that guy shows up, he will definitely return your innocence!" Zhou Zhengtian tried his best to divert the topic.

"I was innocent, how can I pay it back? You don't see how vicious the comments on the Internet are today! ā€

"The Internet is a place for some idle people to vent their anger, why take it seriously, you can't be blamed for this, many people still understand your distress!" Zhou Zhengtian tried his best to enlighten.

"Some sensible people know that I am just a shield pushed out by the bureau, but since I can do this, then I can't withstand the pressure outside of academics, and all my research results may be faked, and I will destroy it! If this continues, the world of free science will cease to exist! Merlin became more and more impassioned.

"How old are you, and you're still so angry!"

"It didn't happen to you, of course you don't care about yourself, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk!" Merlin looked aggrieved.

Professor Zhou was about to refute, and he couldn't help but feel pity when he saw this female man who was not afraid of heaven and earth on weekdays falling into such a situation. At this moment, the mobile phone on his waist rang, Zhou Zhengtian immediately answered, and Wang Longqian's voice came from the opposite side: "Hey, Professor Zhou, you saw today's press conference!" ā€

"Hmm," Zhou Zhengtian snorted cautiously.

"The effect is still very bad, Director Mo said that he is ready to take your idea of falling that meteorite!"

"Hmm" Zhou Zhengtian nodded slightly.

"Can you come over now?"

"Me? I wasn't in the capital, my mother let me go home on a blind date! "Zhou Zhengtian made up a lie by the way." I really can't go back! That's it, goodbye, Director Wang! ā€

"Yo Yo Yo, this week the professor lied without blinking his eyes!" For the first time since the press conference, Mei Lin showed a smile on her face, and the white teeth under her red lips looked charming and moving. Zhou Zhengtian ignored her, drank his own wine silently, and after a while, the two of them finished eating, Mei Lin stood up to go to the checkout, the wine came up, and she didn't stand firm all of a sudden, Zhou Zhengtian quickly reached out and grabbed her arm: "Don't go, I'll come!" ā€

"Haha, you're still filial!" Merlin said with a drunken smile. Zhou Zhengtian didn't have the heart to worry about her, so he settled the account and helped Mei Lin out of the restaurant, Mei Lin still had to go to drive, Zhou Zhengtian hurriedly stopped: "You save it, take a taxi back!" ā€

Zhou Zhengtian sent Mei Lin to the staircase, and Mei Lin said in a daze: "Little God, help the mourning family upstairs!" Zhou Zhengtian looked crying and laughing: "Grandma, I can't help you up, I have to go back to my hometown quickly!" ā€

"What are you doing back home?"

"Didn't I tell Director Wang that I would go home on a blind date?"

"Oh, then there you go!" After that, Mei Lin leaned on the guardrail and went up the stairs, and Professor Zhou watched her walk in without a shadow before getting into the taxi again.

"Where?" The rental master asked.

"I don't know, go to Nancheng first!" After speaking, Zhou Zhengtian dialed a phone call: "Hey, second brother, do we have a car back today?" ā€

"Huh? Are you hitchhiking? Why don't you drive back by yourself? ā€

"I drank some wine today, and I have to rush back!"

"Oh, let me ask you! Wait! There was a noisy conversation on the other side of the phone, and it became clear after a while: "Hey, God, your second cousin is going back to deliver the goods today, and he is in the building materials market!" ā€

"Okay, let's do it first!" Zhou Zhengtian hung up the phone and went straight to the building materials market. For the sake of academic dignity, this fearful returnee, who usually escapes the pressure, does not care about scientific research and teaching projects, and flees the capital in a van.

Just when Zhou Zhengtian fled, the life of the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was not easy, Wang Longqian hung up the phone and shook his head in disappointment at Mo Shoucheng. Mo Shoucheng couldn't hold back: "This Zhou Zhengtian is too cunning, I can't count on him for anything!" ā€

"Oh, Director Mo, we can't blame them all, Mei Lin's matter, we are already very sorry for these experts! Even if Zhou Zhengtian doesn't make this excuse, I'm afraid it's hard to say that he was moved to hold a press conference, I know my old classmate too well, and I regard the truth as more important than life! Wang Lung sighed for a long time.

"What then? Why don't you deal with it! Mo Shoucheng tested Wang Longqian.

"Director, what do I mean, things have come to this point, it's not wise to cover up, it's better to tell the truth, if that's the case, it's no problem for me to go to the development department!"

"That won't do! In case of social unrest, it is not something you and I can afford! ā€

"If you don't reveal the truth of the matter, how many lies do you have to weave to hide it from all severants!"

"In this way, let Zhou Zhengtian write a report, and I'll publish it tomorrow, and see what other flowers those reporters can play!" Sticking to the look of loyalty to the country, it seems that this old guy is going to be serious this time.

"Okay, I'll let him do it tonight!" Wang Longqian agreed to go down and make arrangements.

Under the gaze of a group of media reporters, Mo Shoucheng appeared on the podium of the press conference, his expression was very calm, on the one hand, he had seen a lot of this kind of big scene, and even if there was an unsatisfactory place, he could still rely on the old and sell the old.

"Hello journalists! We had a press conference here yesterday, but Professor Mei was invited to release the news temporarily, and some deviations are inevitable, and the conclusions are not well considered! Now we release the latest news: after careful weighing and analysis of all the signs, the cattle slaughter event was caused by a comet meteorite falling to the ground, and on the day of the cattle slaughter, there was a large-scale meteor shower eruption, and a small part of the comet meteorite passed through the atmosphere to the ground and smashed a hole in the cow's body! So please don't panic, the probability of this kind of event is too small, according to British scientists' estimates, on average, only one person will be stoned to death every 7,000 years, and there is no need to worry about an ancient civilization like ours with a history of 5,000 years! After Director Mo finished speaking passionately, the reporters below were ready to move again.

"Director Mo, thank you very much for this opportunity to communicate with you, may I ask if the cattle slaughter incident was caused by the impact of a comet meteorite, then where did the blood go?"

"This department is still under further investigation!" Director Mo easily dealt with a reporter.

At this time, the reporter of the science fiction magazine, Jupiter Yun, stood up again, she has a lot of research in this area, today her clothes are not like the day of the crime scene, a casual dress on her looks capable, she smiled calmly: "Director Mo, it's an honor to be able to participate in this wonderful press conference, but Director Mo's point of view is afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public, if the cattle slaughter incident is smashed by a comet meteorite, then all nine cows will be smashed on the eyes and the house?" If the cow is lying on the ground and hits the eye, you should know where it is, right? If a cow lifts its thigh and lets a meteorite fall on the house, how cheap the cow must be! ā€

"Hahaha," the audience burst into laughter.

"Nonsense!" Mo Shoucheng was furious, and his beard and eyebrows were angry. "We are here today to find out the truth, not to make trouble unreasonably, you reporters who have nothing to do are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!"

"We're here to find out the truth, so we can't be far-fetched, don't you always say that the facts are not clear, I just asked, what's wrong?" Jupiter Cloud felt very innocent.

"Even a little girl like you, dare to ask me, where were you when I participated in the investigation!" Sticky began to rely on the old and sell the old.

"You have been working for a long time and have been working for a long time, does this have anything to do with the truth? What kind of logic is this? ā€

"Yes, it's all right to work for a long time!" The audience was talking nonsense.

Wang Longqian saw that the scene was out of control, and quickly ordered the press conference to be stopped: "Director Wei, you arrange all the reporters, and I will help the old director go back!" ā€

"I don't need your help, I can go!" Seeing that the reporters in the audience did not speak, Mo Shoucheng slowly left the podium. The reporters found it boring and left.

Back in the office, Mo Shoucheng was still angry: "These little hairy people, it's really the opposite, they are not as law-abiding as we were when we were young, and we can't say half a word about the decisions of our superiors back then!" ā€

Wang Longqian knew that it didn't make sense to reason with him, so he just comforted him: "Old director, don't be like those young people, let's think about what to do next!" ā€

"What to do, what else to do? Can I let them do whatever they want? Sticky still has a tough tone.

"Director, I still think it's not a way to cover up, now this matter is on the cusp, can you rush into the Taihang Mountains and kill a few pheasants and say that the cattle slaughterer is the murderer? The eyes and ears of the people of the world are not so easy to hide, and if it is self-defeating, it will lose the prestige of the investigation department! ā€

"Director, I have an idea!" Wei Dongbiao tried his best to perform.

"Well, tell me!" Mo Shoucheng calmed down a little.

"I think we can't go head-to-head with those radicals outside, we have to be strategic. A person's energy and stamina to pay attention to an event is limited, and as time goes by, the focus of public attention is replaced by something new! ā€

"Well, that makes sense, so what should you do now?" Sticky shoucheng gradually eased up.

"One word - drag, although we will be under some pressure during this time, but if it drags on for a long time, this matter will be slowly forgotten, and finally it will be over!"

"Hmm," Mo Shoucheng nodded. "That's the only way to do it now!"

After the press conference, the majority of UFO enthusiasts still didn't buy it, they always believed that the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics kidnapped the truth of the matter. As usual, the news of the night did not let go of the slightest trace of this press conference, and the comments were extremely sarcastic.

"It's a temporary worker again, and it seems that the temporary worker is shouldering the historical responsibility of the country!"

"This broken director, what else can he do but block the news? As soon as I said what they were doing, I was annoyed and angry! ā€

"In the past, they knocked down academic authority, but now they are finally in the position of being beaten, and they can't stand it before they do it!"

"Ah, I am reminded of the famous words of Khrushchev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU of their time: We respect the old and love the young, but not all old people have clear minds!"

Fortunately, Confucianism doesn't use the Internet much, otherwise he would have to be in a hurry. The news of the press conference reached the ears of all the members of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and everyone felt the difficulty of the problem, only Mei Lin gloated: "It seems that this old thief is not much stronger than me!" He is harming others and himself! Although I was scolded severely, the Internet has made outstanding achievements in overthrowing dictatorship and oppression, no wonder the United States has vigorously promoted it! "It's just that where is the vampire monster in my imagination now?