"Is there any point in doing this? Liang Xian has already..." Yan Yongfeng asked.
If it was to find Liang Xian, there was really no point. If Liang Xian could come back, why would I let go
"Did I say I was going to look for Liang Xian?" Qiao Zhixue glared at him. "You are concerned about your companions, but I am different. I am just a researcher. What I want is the possibility of traveling through the 'void' and the extent to which the transmission of quantum entanglement can be achieved.
If this smuggling is successful, my guess will be verified, which will be a leap forward for our research. Have you forgotten what our biggest drawback is now? It is that only Tan Yan can come back from the other world, without him, everyone is doomed, right? "
Yan Yongfeng was silent. He understood the truth, but Liang Xian...
Minister Yu and Professor Qiao are right. They cannot dwell on Liang Xian’s sacrifice. There is still work to do in the future.
Minister Yu didn't say anything, he just looked at Qiao Zhixue quietly.
Qiao Zhixue tried to convince him: "With Tan Yan's ability, I think the success rate of this smuggling is very high. First of all, it is not a dangerous world. Although zombies are rampant, Tan Yan's strength allows him to carry a level 4 zombie as a talisman and kill a level 5 zombie king at will. Without him being a burden, this world is actually easier for Tan Yan than the real world. After all, the real world has laws and order, and superpowers cannot be exposed casually; secondly, after Tan Yan enters, he has a full five hours. At his speed... Minister Yu should still remember that day when our car drove hard on the highway but still couldn't catch up with Tan Yan, five hours is quite ample; finally..."
He glanced at Tan Yan and said, "You don't seem to have discovered your uniqueness yet. I need to verify this uniqueness."
"Speciality?" Tan Yan asked puzzledly.
Isn't his specialness the fact that he is the first person to enter the "void"? What else does he have besides experience
Qiao Zhixue held his forehead with his hand: "Logically, you must enter the 'void' and come back to form a closed loop before the 'void' disappears. But as soon as you enter the 'void', the space collapse will disappear immediately. You haven't completed the closed loop yet, why did the 'void' disappear?"
Tan Yan was stunned. He had indeed never thought about this matter.
"Even if you have the ability to close the loop, the 'Void' will sense your power, but at most the 'Void' will stop spreading, right? But it disappeared. What is the reason? I really want to know.
This smuggling is just to verify one of my conjectures. It cannot fully explain your uniqueness, but it is still a progress for research."
"Are you willing?" Qiao Zhixue asked finally.
The most important thing about this experiment is not Minister Yu’s opinion, but Tan Yan’s opinion.
To be honest, even if Minister Yu disagreed, as long as Tan Yan was willing, he could take the deer to find Liang Xian when he crossed the "hole".
Based on Qiao Zhixue's understanding of Tan Yan, this man would not disagree.
Whether it was because of the organization's requirements or Liang Xian.
Sure enough, Tan Yan said, "Professor Qiao, thank you."
Qiao Zhixue, who always knew everything, showed a puzzled expression: "Why thank me?"
"Ever since I knew Liang Xian was staying in another world, I wanted to find him." Tan Yan said, "Even if you didn't propose this experiment, I would still like to ask you if there is any way to find Liang Xian. It's not for the mission, but because I want to bring him back for my own selfish reasons."
"If Liang Xian has turned into a zombie, how can you bring him back?" Minister Yu asked.
Tan Yan touched his chest with his palm. He felt very sad, but he had to face it.
"On my way back, I kept wondering, is Liang Xian considered a martyr?" asked Tan Yan.
"Of course he is," Minister Yu affirmed, "Liang Xian sacrificed himself to save the people who had strayed into another world, of course he is."
"Martyrs should be buried in a cemetery, right?" Tan Yan asked. "I know there is such a cemetery in City B, which is specially used to bury martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the revolution. Liang Xian, what do you want to bury there? A cenotaph?"
Hearing his words, Minister Yu's heart began to ache uncontrollably again. God knows how he can stay awake now. A voice in his head told Minister Yu that this meeting must be held. He was so sad, and the people in the superpower team must be the same. If he didn't appease everyone's emotions in the first place, the trauma would never heal. He must turn this sacrifice into a driving force for the superpower team to move forward!
Even though it was his son who died, and even though he was more pained than others, his position as minister required him to suppress his personal feelings and do everything for the greater good.
He wanted to cry more than anyone else right now, but he had to force himself to hold it back.
Tan Yan continued, "Liang Xian... is actually very afraid of the dark. He dares not sleep alone. He needs someone to sleep with him when he moves to a strange dormitory. I wonder if he would be very scared if he still has his human consciousness and becomes a zombie in a different world."
Cui Heyu wanted to say that Liang Xian was not afraid of the dark at all, and he was taking advantage of you. But after hearing what Tan Yan said next, he did not tell the truth.
\"I am very grateful to Professor Qiao for giving me a chance to find Liang Xian. If he has become a zombie when I see him, I will kill him with my own hands.\"
Tan Yan paused for a moment, remembering that he had also killed Director Li who had become the Zombie King, but that time was okay, after all, he knew that the Director Li he knew was still alive and well, and they were not the same person. But Liang Xian...
"I will kill him and bring him back, even if it's just an urn. I want to take him home." Tan Yan said softly, "The older generation is very superstitious. They say that if no one sees you off after you die, you will become a wandering ghost. I have studied Marxism-Leninism since I was a child, and I don't believe in this. But... now I know that even after death, consciousness may still exist in the form of energy. He must prefer to be buried in his hometown."
Minister Yu suddenly felt his face wet. He quickly reached out to wipe it, but ended up pulling the needle on the back of his hand.
"Minister, your hand is swollen!" Xu Mingyu said hurriedly, "Don't move. The needle must have pierced a blood vessel. I'll ask the nurse to give you another injection... Minister?"
Xu Mingyu was stunned when he saw Minister Yu’s face full of tears.
Xu Mingyu has been with Minister Yu for three years and knows that he is a tough guy who never cries no matter how difficult the situation is. But now...
When everyone saw Minister Yu’s tears, they realized that he was not without pain, he was just enduring it.
Cui Heyu was not someone who could hold back his words, and he could not help but say, "Since you are not indifferent, why didn't you visit him more often while he was still alive?"
Minister Yu looked at Cui Heyu. The boy was complaining to his father on Liang Xian's behalf, accusing him of not paying more attention to his son.
But Minister Yu didn't need to explain. He just said calmly: "Liang Xian is not only my son, but also a soldier of the country. If I put him on the scale against the safety of the country, the mission, or even an ordinary citizen, even if it happens again, ten thousand times, even if I know that I will be heartbroken after his death, my choice will always be the same."
Always choose to sacrifice Liang Xian.
"It's the same for you," Minister Yu continued. "I hope everyone can remember their responsibilities."
"How can we be the same as Liang Xian?" Cui Heyu couldn't help but ask, "At least it's different for you!"
Minister Yu touched his military rank and said to Cui Heyu: "As long as we have this on our shoulders, we are all the same."
He then said to Xu Mingyu, "No need to call the nurse. Let's adjourn the meeting. I'll go get the IV."
Minister Yu stood up, his back still straight and his steps still steady, but his drooping hands were bleeding continuously. He even forgot to press the needle hole, and the punctured blood vessels continued to bleed.
Xu Mingyu stepped forward and used cotton wool to press the needle hole for him, while also supporting him.
Minister Yu leaned gently towards Xu Mingyu.
Lean on it, just once, so that he won't fall.
The road of protection is too difficult to walk, but even though the road is always covered with thorns, he still walks to the end with his head held high and never wavers.
"He...how could he...why the hell should I cry for Liang Xian?" Cui Heyu looked at Minister Yu's back, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Qiu Qizhen wiped his tears, and Cui Heyu leaned his head on his shoulder, and the hot tears burned Qiu Qizhen's shoulder.
"If we encounter the same situation, Liang Xian and I will make the same choice." Ah San stood up and said seriously, "The same goes for you. If you don't want to experience this feeling again, you can quit at any time."
No one will quit. If they have the ability, they are destined to take on this responsibility.
"You should stay at the base for a day or two to adjust," Qiao Zhixue said, "Don't go back to class for the time being."
Class? Everyone thought about it and felt that this day and night was so long, and school life seemed to be getting farther and farther away from them.
Professor Qiao is right, now is not the time to leisurely study in class.
When everyone returned to the room arranged by the base after the meeting, Tan Yan kept following Qiao Zhixue.
"Is there anything else?" Qiao Zhixue asked.
Tan Yan: "I just want to ask, how did the country want to conceal this news? The subway incident is too big, and there are family members among the missing people. It can't be concealed."
"We blocked the news immediately and treated it as a subway derailment." Qiao Zhixue said, "After you left, we faked the scene. Now we can announce the death toll of the accident."
"Can you keep it secret?" asked Tan Yan.
"The subway personnel must bear the responsibility, but they will be compensated after the storm has passed. The bodies of the deceased can also be forged, and the hospital certificates can also be forged. When the time comes, the bodies will be sent for cremation and turned into ashes. Who will find out whether it is true or not?" Qiao Zhixue said, "As long as the living people don't talk nonsense, the news will not be leaked.
Besides, people would definitely be more willing to believe it was a subway accident than traveling to another world and being bitten by zombies, right?"
Qiao Zhixue's words made sense and Tan Yan had nothing to worry about.
He thought about it, and suddenly laughed at himself: "Back in the zombie world, I rejected the mother's request, but now it's Liang Xian's turn, I want to bring him back even if it's a corpse.
I even hope that the Hollow will appear tonight, so that I can find Liang Xian right away. He is smart and has superpowers. Maybe after only one day, he hasn't turned into a zombie yet. Maybe he can be saved if I bring him back... I can't help but think so..."
Qiao Zhixue stared at Tan Yan for a while and asked, "Do you want me to comfort you? You should go to Minister Yu or a psychologist for this kind of thing. I don't understand."
Tan Yan: “…”
He just wanted to speak his mind. After all, Qiao Zhixue seemed to be the least affected among the crowd, so talking to him seemed to be the best choice.
Unfortunately, Qiao Zhixue did not understand Tan Yan's meaning, and took him directly to the medical room. At this time, Minister Yu had already given him another infusion, and while doing so he was reading the research team's analysis of the survivor's psychological condition.
Xu Mingyu was worried about him, so he stayed in the medical room to take care of Minister Yu.
Qiao Zhixue brought Tan Yan over and said directly to the director: "Tan Yan may need some psychological counseling. I think it is not appropriate for him to talk to a psychologist based on his condition. It would be better for you to give him some advice, or it should be okay for you to talk to each other."
Tan Yan: “…”
Minister Yu: “…”
"I originally wanted to take Tan Lu to do a quantum entanglement experiment to see if I could pass some information to Liang Xian through Tan Lu, or get some information from Liang Xian, but... it seems that furry creatures are more conducive to psychological recovery? I'll lend him to you for now."
After saying that, Qiao Zhixue simply turned around and left for the laboratory.
Tan Yan: “…”
The little deer was quite happy and rubbed his father's arm.
There was an awkward atmosphere in the room. Xu Mingyu always felt that he was redundant, especially when Tan Yan was sitting next to him and the deer was standing against Tan Yan. Xu Mingyu felt a stomachache when he saw the deer's hooves. He was still drinking millet porridge and could not eat high-calorie foods. He felt weak and powerless every day.
"Ahem, since you have something to discuss, I'll go out first. Remember to call me when you leave." Xu Mingyu instructed, "Help me watch over Minister Yu's IV. Call the nurse if the medicine is gone."
After saying that, he left quickly, the farther away from the deer the better.
Only Tan Yan and Minister Yu were left staring at each other, and there was a little deer clinging to Tan Yan, looking at Minister Yu.
Minister Yu suddenly felt embarrassed, especially since Qiao Zhixue said that Xiaolu had once been entangled with Liang Xian's consciousness and had mastered the knowledge that Liang Xian had learned. So, is Xiaolu now equivalent to half a son of his
Minister Yu felt a little embarrassed under Xiaolu's clear big eyes.
He could only open the topic: "It has been ten hours since we came back from the other world, and none of the survivors have shown any signs of turning into zombies. You have completed your mission very well. While saving people, you have also eliminated all dangers from the other world."
“Not good enough.”
Tan Yan was not being modest, he really thought so. With such a result, no one in the superpower team would feel that they had completed the mission perfectly.
"These people cannot go home for the time being. We need to talk to them one by one, have them sign a confidentiality agreement, and observe whether they have awakened their special powers."
Speaking of superpowers, Minister Yu added: "I... have been in the other world for half a year, and I didn't even realize that I have awakened. Fortunately, Professor Qiao's equipment can test superpowers. I want to confirm their identities and then study countermeasures."
Hearing his words, Tan Yan gradually relaxed a lot. Just as Qiao Zhixue said, he was responsible for technology, the superpower team was responsible for saving the world, and the rest of the trivial matters could be left to Minister Yu, who would handle them all.
In this situation, Minister Yu really had no time to be depressed or sad about his son's death. He had too many things to deal with.
Be it the Superpower Team or Qiao Zhixue, the reason why they can focus on doing their own work is because they have Minister Yu's support behind them.
Even if their names are recorded in history books in the future, they will only be people like Tan Yan and Qiao Zhixue. Minister Yu and his colleagues have been silently contributing to the front line.
They have no right to blame the minister.
"Thank you." They both spoke at the same time and were both stunned.
Tan Yan thanked Minister Yu and all the reserve forces for their support and help. What about Minister Yu
"Thank you for taking the risk of going to the zombie world again and helping me take a look at the child." Minister Yu said, "I am not a qualified father. When he was injured, I could do nothing but give up on him. When the doctor confirmed that his right hand was disabled, I only dared to secretly look at him when I returned to City B, and then left in a hurry.
I… have done so much work to mobilize, comfort, and console so many people, but I don’t even know how to say a word of comfort to my own son.”
Xiaolu walked slowly to Minister Yu and awkwardly bumped his head against him.
Minister Yu was flattered and hugged Xiaolu, touched his neck, and said to Tan Yan: "Compared to me, you are more like his father."
Tan Yan: “…”
The author has something to say: Tan Yan: You may not know this, but he just confessed to me a few days ago.
Little Deer: I want to kick him, can I
Xu Mingyu: No! !
Yesterday, readers kept asking when I would update. I repeated the update time again: 2 p.m. and before 10 p.m., twice a day. Of course, sometimes I am too tired, or have problems like tendonitis, frozen shoulder, or lumbar disc herniation, so I will only update once. The leave request usually appears in the comments of the last chapter (I posted a long row of comments asking for leave yesterday), in the copy, and on Weibo.
Oh, by the way, my Weibo name is Jin□□se Yuyi. Don’t ask me what the two characters are. With your intelligence, you should be able to figure it out. I am a person whose pen name will be banned. I feel wronged (why can’t I put an expression when I speak? I want to put an expression of feeling wronged)