July 23, 2015, NASA headquarters in Washington, USA.

With a bang, the office door was violently kicked open, and an old man with gray hair appeared in front of Director Bolden.

"Dr. Bird, I haven't told you yet, you can't go in. Behind him, a shrill female voice rang out, full of trepidation and dissatisfaction.

"It's all right, Ms. Jenny. You're new to HQ and probably haven't gotten used to Dr. Bird's style, so don't worry, do your thing. Bolden shrugged his shoulders and put down his phone.

"Big discovery, big discovery!" said Dr. Bird, whose eyes were flushed, ignoring the displeasure of the girl behind him, and shouted at Bolden. His head was a mess, his face was black and red, and he couldn't see his face clearly, and he hadn't washed it for a long time, but a red rosacea nose in the middle was conspicuous. The white coat on his body had already turned gray and black, exuding a rancid smell.

Bolden couldn't help but move the swivel chair back two steps to avoid the unpleasant smell of Bird: "Dr. Bird, what is the big discovery this time." By the way, Ms. Jenny, please help me close the door. ”

"The origin of life! I have found the origin of earthling!"

"What!" Boldenjo stood up, ignoring the smell of the old man and walked around his desk to him, "Did you find anything, aliens?"

"No," Bird said, placing the file on Bolden's desk and taking out a few pages from it and handing it to Bolden, "a planet that is 98% similar to Earth is not much different from Earth in terms of light and rotation speed, as well as its atmosphere and water. Under these conditions, there is every reason for life to survive. There's even an active volcano on this planet, and you know, volcanoes are where primitive life began. ”

Bolden eagerly took the pages of the report and read it carefully: "Kepler-452b planet rotates at a speed of 385 days, is 6 billion years old, 1.6 times the diameter of the Earth, and the stars around it are similar in age and size to the Sun, and the agreement with the Earth is much higher than that of the planets discovered before. However, Dr. Bird, this alone only shows that there is a high probability of life on this planet, so how can it have anything to do with the origin of earthlings?"

Bolden spread his hands, dissatisfied.

"Look at this again. Bird pulled out another piece of paper from the file and handed it to the director, "This is a copy of the picture I took from the Kepler space telescope." ”

"Oh, I'll see. Bolden took the paper suspiciously, and froze for a moment, "This is an Oriental." ”

"Not bad," Bird rubbed his hands together excitedly, "with a flat face, prominent cheekbones, a narrow nose, and a bulging mouth, typical of Orientals." Look at the words on the two flags behind him. ”

"It's like a kanji. Bolt hesitated.

"Yes, it's kanji. The word on one side is 'Mu' and the other side is 'Xia'. They are all ancient seals of Chinese characters. This is only part of the image, what I see is two ancient armies fighting with cold weapons, this man is obviously the general of one side, and he is conspicuous in the picture, and the others are blurred. ”

"Good, good. Bolden paced excitedly, "Lady Jenny, come in." Help me sort these things out, and I'm going to take them to the president!"

"Yes, sir. As the words fell, the sound of high heels sounded, and a blonde girl of twenty-seven or eighteen years old pushed the door and walked in, she was tall, dressed in a short skirt and professional attire, and her face was extremely charming.

Jenny took the file in the director's hand, looked through it casually, and prepared to go out. But as soon as she reached the door, she found that the dossier contained only Kepler-452b data and a hand-drawn image, not any images from the Kepler telescope.

"Mr. Xian, excuse me. Jenny turned around and interrupted Bolden and Bird, who were having a lively conversation, "This information seems insufficient, there is no accurate picture, and Dr. Bird is asked to take it down." ”

"Oh, that's easy, but there's a catch. Bird rubbed his rosacea, a little embarrassed, "The picture of this oriental man appeared for a moment, and then all that was taken was the appearance of the planet." I tried to go back and look up the previous data, but found that the data was overwritten. The Kepler space telescope has been unstable since its failure in 2013, and no one has repaired it. ”

"Huh?" Bolden remembered that the Kepler space telescope had failed in 2013, and two of the four reactor wheels used for orientation had failed, making it impossible to make high-precision observations. The Kepler telescope is 64 million kilometers from Earth, in the orbit of the sun, and there is no way to send astronauts to repair it. Since then, its role in observing extraterrestrial life has also ended, so how can Bird use Kepler to observe terrestrial planets outside the solar system?

"Dr. Bird, I need an explanation. Thinking of this, Bolden frowned, "How can the Kepler space telescope, which is close to being scrapped, accurately map the pattern of a human face?" It is no longer possible to observe accurately. ”

"That's their incompetence. Bird muttered dissatisfiedly, "It does take three reaction wheels to capture the picture accurately." But there are only two of them that can be shot, but we just need to recognize the picture. ”

"Excuse me, gentlemen. Jenny politely bent down, revealing a fascinating line of career, "The information shows that the planet Kepler-452b is 1,400 light-years away from Earth. At such a distance, how is it possible to photograph a human face pattern on the planet. Even the Kepler Space Telescope would not be able to do this if it were to shoot at the Earth. ”

"That's right. Bolden couldn't help but feel hot, he was not a scientist in the first place, just a politician, and the president of NASA was also appointed by the president, and he knew nothing about the specific things inside NASA.

With a "bang", Bolden clenched his right fist and slammed it on the desk: "Professor Bird, today is not April Fool's Day, is it? Do you have to make such a big joke with me? or laugh at me for not being worthy of being the director." ”

"Huh?" Bird shook his head blankly, "I'm not lying, I'm not joking, I did see it with my own eyes." ”

"Mr. Director, let me remind you one more time. Anne interjected again, "I was outside just now, and I specially called up Professor Bird's information and looked at it. His medical report showed that he had mild delusions and was on medication. I'm sure Professor Bird didn't mean to, but was just so preoccupied with observing extraterrestrial life that he had some kind of fantasy. ”

"That's right. Bolden let go of his fist, also feeling a little out of shape. Bird has been working at NASA for 30 years, and he has always been conscientious, and he has never cared about anything other than work, and even the salary in the bank has rarely been touched, so it is impossible that he is specially here to play him.

Bolden straightened his tie and regained his politician temperament: "I see. In any case, the discovery of a planet that is 98% similar to Earth is also a major discovery. This year is also an important task, and Dr. Bird is a great contributor. Well, Professor Bird, I grant you half a year of paid vacation to go out and relax, and your body is the most important thing. Without you brilliant scientists, I wouldn't be able to do anything as a director. ”

"Vacation?" Bird raised his voice, "I never needed any vacation. To hell with weekends, Christmas, Halloween. I'm going to go back and keep observing, and I'm sure I'll be able to get this picture again. Wait and see. ”

"That's hard work. Bolden looked at Bird's back and added, "Don't forget to take your medicine on time, Dr. Bird." ”

Jenny also shrugged her shoulders, and was a little helpless about this eccentric doctor: "Director, does this information still need to be sorted out?"

"Of course, dear Jenny. Bolden smiled ambiguously, "Please ask Professor Bird to complete the information, and then contact the media for a press conference." We haven't had a development conference for almost half a year, and we can't let NASA be forgotten. ”

"Got it, sir. Jenny picked up the file and turned to leave the office.

Bolden sat back in the swivel chair, picked up the mobile phone on the table and dialed the number: "Hey, is it the White House, I'm NASA Administrator Bolden, help me pick up Mr. President"

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