Jinzhou, Lanhe Community, Chen's living room.
Chen Sanke was lying in front of the window, staring blankly at the night sky like a mentally retarded child.
Next to her was Chen Erke, who was engrossed in playing with his mobile phone.
Since getting this mobile phone, her interest in painting has been completely forgotten. She is either playing with the mobile phone or charging it.
"Lao San, aren't you sleepy?"
Mother Chen put away the dishes, sat in front of the sofa and yawned: "Aren't you going to sleep yet?"
"I'm not sleepy." Chen Sanke shook his head and pointed at the night sky: "Brother said there will be fireworks."
"Where did the fireworks come from?" Father Chen took a sip of tea and said, "For the sake of safety and environmental protection, who dares to set off fireworks now? It's good to hear two firecrackers. If you want to see fireworks, there are more in rural areas."
"Well... my brother said yes."
"You believe whatever he says, then just wait."
Chen Sanke scratched his head and looked at the starry sky: "Brother... said there is..."
…
"Everyone already knows some basic knowledge about antimatter. So about its power and destructiveness, you must be most concerned about it."
In the deep space hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the earth, Chen Yu knocked on the box and said: "If matter and antimatter as big as me collide and annihilate, the terrifying energy generated will be enough to be a millionth of the energy after the Big Bang. On par with a second ago.”
"And any quark may have one of the three color charges of red, green and blue. Once it explodes, it will be absolutely colorful and extremely beautiful."
"So compared to nuclear weapons, antimatter explosion is the real art."
After finishing speaking, Chen Yu looked back at the earth below: "It's almost time, there are still two minutes to go until midnight. The story ends here."
Slowly, he opened the lid again. Under the frightened attention of more than 20 million viewers, he reached out and pressed the small round button on the left side.
"squeak-"
After a subtle vibration, one of the two glass covers unfolded.
The "capsule" without restraints immediately floated up and was carefully held in Chen Yu's hand.
"Look." Displaying the capsule 360° in front of the camera, Chen Yu knocked on the outer shell: "It contains the assembled matter and antimatter. Is it exquisite? Are you impressed?"
[grass! Don't dare to move!]
[Don’t knock!]
[calm down…]
[Don’t knock, Dad!]
[This capsule adopts Xiong's old prescription and can cure all kinds of diseases.]
[How much antimatter can such a big thing hold?]
[すごい!]
"Although I can't see the barrage now, I guess someone must have said how much antimatter can be contained in this small capsule." Holding the black and white capsule in his right hand, Chen Yu stretched out four fingers with his left hand: "Four kilograms. Exactly four kilograms. The total weight of antimatter, plus matter and shell, is 9600 grams, which is about ten kilograms, or ten kilograms.”
"Can't you imagine? A capsule about the size of my thumb weighs ten kilograms and has an astonishing density. According to the instructions I received, once this small capsule detonates, the TNT equivalent will be 172 million tons. ! Twelve thousand times more powerful than the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima!"
"That's right. In the next thirty centuries, Hiroshima will still be the unit of measurement."
After a slight pause, Chen Yu glanced at the time on the helmet again, took a deep breath, slowly released his right hand, and let the capsule drift away.
"The current time is 23:59, and in less than a minute, 2021 is coming. The bomb is left here waiting to be detonated, withdraw."
Closing the lid with a "bang", he glanced at the black and white capsule that was almost missing for the last time, activated the engine to fly to the portal, and reconnected the spatial coordinates.
Two seconds later, the docking was completed, and the scenery behind the metal arch instantly turned into a neon-lit capital city.
Passing through the transparent space film, Chen Yu landed on the roof of a high-rise building and returned to Earth.
Ahead was a large square filled with people.
The giant screen in the center of the square plays the New Year’s Eve Gala program. On the bright stage, more than a dozen hosts were still speaking their lines surrounded by many actors.
In order to prevent the portal from being damaged by anti-matter bombs, Chen Yu immediately cut off the space connection, then raised his head, looked at the quiet night sky, and shrugged: "Look, there are no firecrackers making fart noises. This doesn't look like a Chinese New Year. It’s not lively at all. But for safety, fire hazards and environmental pollution, it is reasonable for the official to ban firecrackers.”
With that said, Chen Yu opened the red box again, stretched out a finger and pressed the button on the console: "But as a reasonable citizen, since our parents don't let us set off firecrackers, let's just set off antimatter. After all, It’s the Chinese New Year, you have to listen to it, right?”
[hate! hate! What a fight!]
[It seems to make some sense.]
[Completely O barren K! Antimatter bombs are not fireworks.]
[Official: We fully support it! Can you put the gun down?]
[No sound is transmitted in a vacuum, so no sound can be heard.]
[Can see the light.]
[Yes, look at the light.]
[I'm in the square below! See the portal!]
[Half a minute left! Don’t look at your phone, look at the sky!]
[Inexplicably excited...]
"In the unforgettable year of 2020, we watered the harvest with sweat and moved forward with determination with hard work! Farewell to 2020, its magic has injected majestic power into 2021... "
In the square in the distance, the hosts on the screen were nearing the end of their speeches.
Knowing that time was running out, Chen Yu sped up his words: "I would like to emphasize one last time that the antimatter capsule is nearly 200,000 kilometers away from us, which is half the distance between the earth and the moon, so please rest assured that there will be no danger. Everyone can Relax and enjoy the view.”
"The New Year's Eve bell is about to ring. No matter how much data I have introduced before, it is not as good as actually experiencing its charm. Now! Let us raise our heads, gaze into the deep sky together, and witness the most spectacular and brilliant fireworks in human history!"
At the same time, on the screen in the square, on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, the host with a dignified face was waving his left hand and speaking loudly: "The first ray of spring breeze in 2021 has blown to us. Everyone, are you ready? Let's count down together. …”
Host: "Ten"
Chen Yu pressed his fingers slightly: "Nine."
[eight!]
[Eight eight eight!]
[Why! good.]
"seven."
"six… "
"Midea Air Conditioning wishes everyone across the country a happy New Year..."
…
Beijing, special event conference room.
Everyone, including the middle-aged team leader, raised their heads and looked at the sky through the glass.
…
Jinzhou, Chen family.
Chen Sanke covered his sleepy eyelids with tape and looked at the sky without blinking.
…
Capital city, river bank.
Thousands of people stood shivering in the cold wind, looking at the sky.
…
China, Japan, Southland...
At this time, tens of millions of people in different countries looked at the night sky in the same posture.
…
“…”
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
"Beep!"
Chen Yu pressed his fingers hard, and the button was pressed deeply into the control console, completing the detonation. Then he opened his arms, looked at the night sky, and shouted: "Happy New Year!"
[Happy New Year!]
[乐乐乐…]
[Happy New Year!]
[明けましておめでとうございます!]
[Ευτυχισμνονοτο.]
[Feliz ano novo!]
next moment.
In the dark night, tiny bits of light ignited, spreading like ripples in a lake, lighting up the whole world instantly at a terrifying speed...
(End of chapter)