Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences.
Wu Zhen carefully studied the paper in his hand, which was a paper on earthquake early warning research written by Chen Mo.
He has studied it back and forth no less than five times, and also conducted some simple experiments to find evidence about this paper, but the results were not ideal.
Although the experiment is not ideal, as time goes by, he seems to have a new understanding of this paper, and the more he reads it, the more interesting it becomes.
He has been engaged in geological and geographical research for more than thirty years.
The moment he lost his loved ones in the earthquake, he swore in his heart that he hoped to solve the problem of earthquake early warning in his lifetime, or to use his own ability to save more people during an earthquake.
Many earthquake rescue instruments and equipment, as well as instruments for measuring the earthquake resistance of houses and bridges, were all made by him. He also participated in formulating the seismic standards for houses issued by the Earthquake Administration and was considered an expert.
When Chen Mo's paper came out, it successfully attracted his attention, but he did not come out to make his presence felt.
As some experts who spoke out said, science is a rigorous subject. They have no experiments to prove that Chen Mo's theory is wrong. It is highly undesirable to reject Chen Mo in vain.
He studied this paper several times, but always felt that it was missing the most critical points, which made him feel like he was missing something.
Maybe Chen Mo missed some important points, preventing him from finding the most essential part of this paper. While Wu Zhen was looking at the paper, Li Chengzhi, led by an assistant, entered his office.
Li Chengzhi knocked on the door and interrupted Wu Zhen, who was reading the paper: "Hello, Teacher Wu."
"Who are you?" Wu Zhen looked at Li Chengzhi doubtfully.
"My name is Li Chengzhi, and this is my ID." Li Chengzhi took out his ID and handed it to Wu Zhen: "I came here to talk to you about something."
Wu Zhen looked at his ID and looked at Li Chengzhi in surprise: "Sit down! Comrade Li, what do you want from me?"
"I heard that Teacher Wu was studying Chen Mo's paper recently. I happened to have something about Chen Mo, so I came to see you." Li Chengzhi said with a smile.
"Oh? What's about him?" Wu Zhen asked.
"Look at this." Li Chengzhi handed the photos taken from Chen Mo's laboratory to Wu Zhen: "I just came back from Binhai City. This is an instrument made by Chen Mo. He said it was made using the principles of the paper, and it's called Seismograph."
The last sentence immediately aroused Wu Zhen's interest. He took the photo and looked at it carefully.
"Did he really say that?"
"Indeed." Li Chengzhi said: "He plans to put this instrument in the Mariana area for data collection. Aren't you going to conduct a marine geological survey? So I came to find you."
"Can you take me to see this instrument?" Wu Zhen asked.
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Chen Mo was outside the Marching Ant Company building. With him were Xiao Yu, Li Lingfeng and others. Zhao Min was already on a business trip.
The second day after Li Chengzhi returned, he called and told him that a seismology expert wanted to come over and take a look at the seismograph. There was no way to refuse this, after all, this instrument was what they would take out to sea in the future.
After a while, Wang Hai went to pick up someone's car and entered the company. When he saw Li Chengzhi and a plainly dressed teacher with gray hair getting out of the car, Chen Mo and others greeted them.
"Chen Mo, this is Mr. Wu Zhen from the Academy of Sciences. He has been engaged in seismology research for more than 30 years." Li Chengzhi introduced to Chen Mo.
"Mr. Wu." Chen Mo saluted hurriedly. As a junior student, these etiquette are necessary.
"Hey, hello, you're welcome. The real person is more energetic than the photo." Wu Zhen held Chen Mo's hand and smiled broadly. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such an outstanding junior.
"Mr. Wu, let's talk with the students inside first," Chen Mo said.
"No, just take me to see the instrument. Your time is more precious than mine, so don't delay." Wu Zhen said.
"All right."
Chen Mo could see Mr. Wu Zhen's eagerness to see the seismograph.
After the group entered the Army Ant Company, they headed straight towards Chen Mo's laboratory. Only four people could enter Chen Mo's experimental area.
"I have studied your paper five times and done a few simple experiments, but I always feel that there is something missing and I can't grasp the most important point." Wu Zhen spoke as he walked.
"Because I was afraid that the technology would be spread out, the core part was not written out. Otherwise, the technology would be leaked abroad and the losses would be huge," Chen Mo said.
"Yes." Wu Zhen nodded.
Not long after, a group of four people entered the laboratory.
In the laboratory, it was the same as when Li Chengzhi came last time. Except for the most conspicuous seismograph and a few robots, nothing else was exposed.
After seeing the seismograph, Wu Zhen walked over cautiously, without touching the seismograph with his palms, but watched carefully around the seismometer.
"Mr. Wu seems to be very concerned about seismographs."
Chen Mo did not disturb him. Looking at the seismograph from the outside, there was no clue at all.
"The earthquake more than forty years ago took away his relatives. Over the years, Mr. Wu has been committed to the research of disaster relief equipment. He is almost paranoid about these instruments. At that time, he changed his name to Wu Zhen, which means earthquake I changed it later." Li Chengzhi whispered in Chen Mo's ear.
Hearing these words, Chen Mo was in awe. Focusing on one field for decades, it is this almost paranoid pursuit of the older generation of scientists that has led to their current stable lives.
"Have you tried this instrument?" Wu Zhen stopped after carefully looking at a circle of seismometers.
"The shock wave has been tested, but it is a simple simulation test, and the instrument can run. Now we are preparing for field testing. We will establish several test stations in the snow area and send a few units to Xitai for testing in both land and marine environments. Save Time." Chen Mo said.
"How much does it cost?" Wu Zhen asked.
"It's not much. Money is not a problem. If the test is completed as soon as possible, if it is really feasible, it can be put into use as soon as possible. It will be good news to many people." Chen Mo said.
"Yes." Wu Zhen looked at Chen Mo with admiration, then turned his attention to the seismograph, but hesitated to speak.
"Mr. Wu, if you have anything to say, just say it." Chen Mo said.
"I'm not sure yet whether this instrument will work. If it does, can you provide me with a copy of the collected data?" Wu Zhen said after hesitation.
"Of course, I can't do such a big thing alone. I'm also planning to cooperate with Binhai University, and I'd love to have you join me." Chen Mo said with a smile.
He currently lacks maintenance manpower in this area. Wu Zhen has been engaged in this field for decades and is a senior academician. There are definitely no longer a small number of students, and they have a lot of network resources, which can reduce a lot of trouble.
It's just collected data, it's very simple, and it's not a seismograph manufacturing technology.
After receiving Chen Mo's answer, Wu Zhen smiled.
He doesn't have much hope for this instrument, but even if it's one ten thousandth of a chance, he has to seize it. If it is true, this seismograph will fulfill his lifelong wish.
Things went very smoothly, and Wu Zhen agreed and tried his best to help Chen Mo conduct this experiment. After getting the affirmative answer, the next thing Chen Mo did was to modify the seismometer and put it into the seabed.
There is another update at about two o'clock in the morning. Everyone, watch it tomorrow. Don't stay up late like me.
(End of chapter)