As soon as we entered Laoshan County, the aura of killing came to our faces.
There were soldiers patrolling the streets in heavy armor everywhere along the way, and every one of them was well-trained. Qi Lengzi suddenly whispered: "I feel like every one of them has killed someone."
Li Zhen nodded and said nothing.
After a while, the carriage team arrived at the county government office in Laoshan County. At first glance, the county government office was grand and grand, and it was not much weaker than the government office in Hangcheng County.
Fang Hanxian murmured: "Is this the county government office? It feels like the governor's office of our main county in Xizhou."
Liu Jinghong smiled proudly and strode into the county government office. Everyone on duty knew him, but they didn't say hello or stop him.
"Dad, I'm back!"
Li Zhen and other classmates also walked in. The interior decoration was simple and the venue was large. There was even a martial arts training ground in the county government office. You can get a glimpse of how tough the folk customs in Laoshan County are.
Li Zhen couldn't help but think to himself, if the Zhashui County he passed through back then had this kind of custom. Tricky people? Haha, it doesn't exist.
A moment later, a majestic middle-aged man wearing heavy armor and a sword hanging from his waist walked out quickly.
When everyone thought the two father and son were about to hug. The middle-aged man actually flew over and kicked Liu Jinghong away.
With a "Canglanglang" sound, he drew out his sword, pointed it at Liu Jinghong, who had been lying on the ground for a long time and couldn't recover, and roared:
"It's not yet the holiday, why did you come back early? Did you cause trouble for me outside?"
Liu Jinghong didn't care at all that his father was pointing at him with a sword. He covered his chest and climbed up. He patted his butt nonchalantly and said, "I was expelled because we were going to do a scientific research project and the school thought it was too dangerous." But I was not allowed to do it, so I insisted on doing it. So I was fired. I plan to come back and continue working."
The middle-aged man was petrified on the spot. He was stunned for a long time. He threw away his sword and turned around to find a wooden stick. He caught up with him and beat him severely.
Liu Jinghong's father didn't say anything and chased him around the yard with a stick. Liu Jinghong hid and ran without saying a word.
The atmosphere was extremely dull.
Strange city, strange folk customs, strange father and son.
One is chasing and fighting, the other is running and hiding. No one even spoke.
After beating for a long time, Liu Jinghong's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he was almost invisible. Father Liu then turned to look at Li Zhen and the others: "Who are you?"
Liu Jinghong covered his swollen face and shouted, "They are my classmates."
Father Liu's eyebrows burst into a smile on the spot: "Excuse me, are you all top students at Fuxing University? Oh my, I didn't know you were coming as a guest, so I wasn't prepared."
Li Zhen waved his hand quickly: "Uncle, you're welcome."
"Quick, please come inside."
Father Liu wiped his hands and was extremely polite. It can be seen that Liu's father should respect intellectuals very much. From the bottom of my heart.
Liu Jinghong shouted again: "They were all expelled just like me. Some of them dropped out of school on their own."
Father Liu's expression was stiff for a while, then he sighed and left with his hands behind his back. Not a word was said.
Fang Hanxian watched Father Liu's figure leave completely and said, "This...isn't this too realistic?"
Li Zhen also smiled bitterly.
“…”
I've finally settled down.
Liu Jinghong's father's name was Yanagisawa Megumi, a very feminine name that made it impossible to equate him with the iron-blooded man wearing heavy armor.
But in fact, Yanagisawa Megumi is a straight person who works hard to learn how to become wealthy. He is a very contradictory person. He has a straightforward temper, but he always tries to pretend to be dignified. He is very cute.
Because of Liu Jinghong's relationship, they were granted a piece of land near Dafengtai, far away from the center of Laoshan County, for free.
Liu Jinghong falsely conveyed the imperial edict and summoned a group of soldiers to help them build several large houses on this land. This was regarded as the residence of the Kyushu Institute of Physics. Naturally, Yanagisawa Megumi knew about this, but he did not reveal it and pretended not to know about his son's false transmission of the imperial edict.
Kyushu Institute of Physics is back on the ground.
Sitting in the meeting in the simple board room, Li Zhen said: "Brother Jinghong, I think we can only be regarded as a non-governmental organization now. Let's find a way to turn this into an official organization."
Liu Jinghong smiled bitterly: "I think so too. In fact, I have already applied to my father to list the Jiuzhou Institute of Physics under Laoshan County and report it to the prefectural government to become an official organization. But my dad does not agree. I am thinking of a way. ."
"Don't talk too much nonsense. Have a good rest for two days. In seven days, the Kyushu Institute of Physics will be rebuilt. Let's hurry up and start working."
"Why seven days later?"
"Have a good rest for some time."
"That won't work, I can't wait any longer."
"Me too, let's start now."
"It's a race against time. We don't need to be too formalistic. What does a group of people who study science care about those rituals?"
"Let's start now."
"Tomorrow."
"Why."
“Because now it’s dark…where are we going to build those things?”
“…”
Seven days later, the county government of Laoshan County.
Listening to the master's report, Yanagisawa mocked: "You mean, they want to build a steam engine?"
"Yes. They built a scientific research base, found skilled craftsmen in the city, and hired those craftsmen to make parts for them at high prices."
"Hehehe, a group of whimsical boys. When I was in school, the steam engine was an unsolved mystery. They actually want to build a steam engine?"
The master said solemnly: "Don't underestimate them. Young people are very creative. I think they can really do it."
"Why do you have so much confidence in them? I have no confidence in any of them. Jinghong is still my son."
Yanagisawa asked, but a nervous look flashed in his eyes.
The master said in a deep voice: "You haven't seen that their spirit can really infect everyone around them."
"Let's go and have a look."
“…”
Dafengtai, in a mountain village.
Ever since a group of teenagers arrived from the distant Quancheng County a week ago, this entire mountain village has changed.
There were villagers whispering together, their faces full of admiration and admiration. Although I didn't know what these teenagers were going to do, I felt a sense of admiration in my heart after I heard that they were people who dropped out of Fuxing University and returned to engage in scientific research.
This is the general admiration for scientists among people in the world.
"Everyone of them is like a dragon or a phoenix among men."
"Well, if my son can be so successful in the future, I will really... really die in peace."
"This is a group of real scientists, even though they are young. But when you see them becoming serious, you will feel as if they want to reach for the stars and you believe they can do it."
"If possible, I really want to send my children to work part-time and get close contact with these scientists."
"Little scientists have great energy."
“…”
Outside the newly built Jiuzhou Institute of Physics, people from Dafengtai Village and surrounding villages and towns came here to see it.
This Laoshan County has always been a war city, full of generals, but very few literati. This time, a group of scientists came and caused a huge sensation.
Outside the door, people who came to pay their respects were crowded, pointing inside.
In the courtyard, there was a fully enclosed boiler burning on the flames, and a pressure gauge they had recently developed hung on the boiler.
32 people, fully armed, formed a circle, each holding a notebook in their hands, constantly recording data.
Liu Jinghong put on a protective mask and shouted: "Time is 10 minutes, pressure is 60."
Fang Hanxian drew a stroke on his notebook and shouted: "Correction. Time is 10 minutes. Pressure 61."
"Correction, 62."
"Pressure 60."
“…”
At this time, Yanagisawa Kei and Master, both dressed in casual clothes, also came over, walked into the crowd and jumped to look inside. Watching a group of people surrounding the burning boiler continuously recording data, I felt confused:
"What are they doing?"
The surrounding villagers smiled: "Are you from the next village?"
Yanagisawa was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes."
"They were doing some kind of scientific experiment. They exploded one after another. It was quite dangerous and thrilling. This is scientific research. They have been doing this for several days, tirelessly."
Yanagisawa Megumi was startled, looking at the blazing boiler inside, and exclaimed: "Will it explode?"
(End of chapter)