A few people sat down, Lao Jin ordered Lao Mao's favorite sauce beef, Xiao Qinyi's favorite braised fish pieces, and his grandson clamored to eat Western food, but there was no way, so he ordered a plate of Western-style steak, plus dessert salad, and of course, bottled liquor. Seeing that the table was full, Lao Jin was satisfied.

"Brother Mao, speaking of which, more than 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye, you used to call me Xiao Jin, but now you have changed your name to Lao Jin, hehe, I have always called you Brother Mao. Come, first toast Brother Mao. ”

"Thank you, it's really unforgiving. In the ten days that I have been away, I have been thinking about what people want to live for a lifetime. ”

"Did that make sense?" Jin Jian really wanted to know what this Mao brother was trying to do, so he first helped him fill up a glass of liquor and poured it for himself.

"What people are looking for is fame and fortune, and there are countless of them throughout the ages, but I know very well in my heart that you are definitely not this kind of person, Lao Jin. I remember ten years ago, Harvard University in the United States sent you a letter asking you to become a teaching assistant. ”

"Those are all in the past, to be honest, if you want to say that Brother Mao is not greedy for fame, you are definitely one, I was only a teaching assistant when I went back then, and you went to be a full professor. Hehe, why don't you go to me. ”

Jin Jian was honest, he and Mao Bowen received letters from abroad back then, but his brother Mao resolutely stayed in China. Think about the stele tree in front of you, how embarrassed you are to be a teaching assistant. Ay. Jin Jian took a sip alone.

Dr. Mao thought that his sigh was that he was getting old and that time was gone. Hurriedly cheered up:

"Thinking about the rapid development of the country over the years, the scene is changing with each passing day, and the efforts of our generation have not been in vain. Come, a toast to our country, Xiaoyi, you can also toast to your drink! ”

"Well, Xiaoqiang, let's have a toast!"

The two old and two young toasted to the country, which became an alternative scenery in the hotel at this time.

"Brother Mao, today's meal is to celebrate your victorious return, and second, I have good news to tell you. During your absence, you were in the final stages of the selection of academicians of the Academy of Sciences, and you and I were both selected. ”

"What? It's true!? ”

"I only found out about this yesterday. I heard that there is only one choice in the end, I think it must be Brother Mao. ”

Mao Bowen was taken aback after hearing this, the lifelong honor of "academician" is the lifelong pursuit of scientific workers, and it is the ultimate affirmation of personal achievements by the country. Pick one of the two? I drank the wine in my mouth, but I felt that something was wrong.

"Lao Jin, our brothers have worked together for so many years, others don't understand, I absolutely know that you have suffered a lot, and your work achievements are obvious to all."

"Hehe, don't praise me, seriously, if Brother Mao is elected, I will definitely approve of it. I sincerely respect you. Here, Cheers to your election! Jin Jian said this a little ambiguously, yesterday his superiors notified him to send some materials and files. This academician candidate should be undoubtedly himself.

"I'll drink the wine, but I also have to say, no matter who is elected, we are still brothers."

"Of course, kid, don't you like fish? Why don't you eat it? ”

Qin Yi really likes to eat fish, but now he didn't move the fish on the table at all, but a plate of beef was almost bottoming out.

"Haha."

Jin Jian saw that Brother Mao was happy to eat, so he changed his words:

"By the way, Brother Mao, do you remember the time and space travel incident in the Bermuda Delta that you told me last year?"

Dr. Mao nodded, why did Lao Jin suddenly mention this matter, pretending to joke:

"Of course I remember, how did you solve the mystery?"

"Where, the other day I published a conjecture about this kind of bizarre event. This is still inspired by your disappearance for so many days, you must know that in the past ten days, everyone who participated in the search and rescue has not even found a single clue, I really think you have traveled through time and space. ”

"What conjecture?"

"I call it the 'Warp Space Conjecture.'"

Mao Bowen choked when he heard this name, he looked at Jin Jian's expression as if nothing had happened, and he really didn't know what to say for a while. This conjecture is similar to what I recorded in my notebook, by the way, where is that notebook? Is it in Jin Jian's hands? If I rashly asked Jin Jian about this notebook, would he tell me? If he didn't know about the notebook, wouldn't he be too abrupt?

"Already published?"

"Well, just now I said that you also have a share of this meal, Brother Mao, and I don't dare to swallow this manuscript fee alone. I plan to give it another name, called 'Mao's Conjecture', because you are the master of this conjecture, and now you have lost and reappeared, but this 'Mao's Conjecture' has become a 'Jin's joke'. ”

Jin Jian deliberately said 'you are the master of this conjecture' very loudly, he wanted to downplay his impostor, and believed that with more than 20 years of brotherhood, Brother Mao would definitely forgive him. But now Brother Mao has been silent, looking at his sad appearance, he really doesn't know whether to return the notebook to him. I thought that this time there would be some blood and please have a meal, and then I said these words, and returned the notebook to him when I was done, and finally said that Brother Mao wanted to go with me. Thinking about it, it would be okay, but now looking at Lao Mao's expression, he already suspected that he was plagiarizing him. If he says it directly, what should he do?

"Lao Jin, we all understand science and know the rigor of science. This conjecture without any real basis is indeed ridiculous, but if, I mean if, if this conjecture is really true, old Kim, have you thought about the consequences? ”

This old Mao looked serious, but this was not Jin Jian's expectation.

"I thought that if there really was this 'zero degree space', then you and I would be the greatest scientists of this era. Because time travel and time travel, once possible, will redefine the meaning of human beings and benefit millions of human beings. ”

"I'm not talking about this, I'm referring to the fact that if this kind of crossing is made public before it is effectively controlled, it will inevitably lead to consequences that are difficult to change, and even affect the normal order of your and my society."

"Brother Mao, I know that you have always been very cautious at work, which is very good, but what I published is just a conjecture, don't be so serious, everything has two sides, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, it is difficult to predict with the wisdom of our generation."

"Lao Jin, our duty is not to please the public, but to benefit the people, if we anticipate uncontrollable consequences, even if this possibility is small, we can't be careless."

This conjecture has been verified by himself, and Mao Bowen certainly understands the deep meaning of the elder Qin's words "This trip must not be for outsiders". Now I heard Jin Jian say that he published this "zero-degree space conjecture", as for whether he plagiarized his own notes, it doesn't matter at all, what he can do now is to hope to convince him to retract what he has said.

"Lao Jin, you said that I have been missing for more than ten days and you have been inspired, but I have come back safely, doesn't this prove the absurdity and impedulity of your 'conjecture'? Or let's make a joint correction, that conjecture or something, it's just a joke. Lao Mao saw that he was unmoved, and he unconsciously became anxious, raised his hand and poured a glass of wine, and his words began to be a little dry.

Jin Jian didn't understand what was going on with this Mao brother, and said that he suspected himself of plagiarism, but it didn't look like that. Did he already know that I was the final candidate for academician this time? How can I publish an article and then take it back myself, is this trying to discredit my scientific reputation? Joint corrections? I named myself and now I want to jointly dismiss it, is this deliberately ridiculing me? At this point, he had forgotten the meaning of eating the meal.

"'Ridiculous'? I said Lao Mao, not really. Jin Jian is no longer called Brother Mao, obviously a little angry, "If this conjecture is ridiculous, it's a big deal to change the name to 'Jin's Conjecture', so as not to affect you,"

"You?"

One wants to stick to the bottom line of his reputation, but the other is worried that it will cause unpredictable and irreparable consequences. A good meal, the two brothers who have been friends for more than 20 years only broke up unhappily with the assistance of alcohol.