Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Qiao Yanan looked at the densely raised arms in the audience with a horrified expression. Her body was shaking uncontrollably, and the cold sweat on her forehead dried and reemerged, making her carefully crafted makeup a mess.
There was no need for Zhuang Li to express any further doubts. Anyone with eyes could see how guilty and embarrassed she was now, and how ashamed she looked. The so-called myth of China’s most outstanding young female scientist would soon be shattered.
To make matters worse, this summit had reached an agreement with a webcast platform with huge traffic to broadcast it on the Internet at the same time. As a result, more and more people saw Qiao Yanan’s ugly appearance.
At first, everyone supported and loved her. When Zhuang Li stood up to make things difficult for her, the live broadcast room was filled with barrages of support for her. But now, these barrages had all turned into questions and accusations. Someone even wrote firmly in bright red characters: [No need to ask anymore, Qiao Yanan is a liar!]
Liar, liar, liar! This word appeared repeatedly on the barrage, one after another, row after row…
Tu Si could no longer maintain a decent smile. His face turned completely dark, he clamped Qiao Yanan’s arm tightly, and said into the microphone: “I’m sorry everyone, Minister Qiao has a serious health problem. I helped her get a fake physical examination report for the benefit of the company before….”
“Stop making excuses,” Zhuang Li said unhurriedly: “Do you know what is most important to us scientific researchers?”
Tu Si frowned and looked over.
Zhuang Li tapped his temple with his slender fingertips and said in a low voice, “This is the most important thing.”
Tu Si couldn’t understand what he was saying at all, and his expression became increasingly impatient.
The scientists who participated in this summit nodded in sympathy. Yes, for people like them, the wisdom, knowledge and abilities in their brains were their most precious wealth in this life.
Zhuang Li looked around the audience and his tone turned cold: “When our minds are completely denied by others, even if we face the threat of death, we will stand up and defend ourselves. The knowledge in our minds not only shape who we are, but is also our most important and advantageous weapon, we use it to fight the enemy.”
“This battle is not bloody, it is just a confrontation of ideas, but it is also full of smoke and gunpowder. The direction of our research, the scientific theories we uphold, and the prospects and future we believe in are our beliefs, and no one can trample on them. Anyone who dares to deny our faith must face our attacks.”
“Throughout the past, Roger Penrose and Hawking had a thirty-year debate on whether infinitely dense singularities can exist outside black holes; Bohr and Einstein debated on ‘quantum mechanics and generalized the incompatibility between the theories of relativity’ which was debated for twenty years. This kind of defense of one’s own beliefs is an instinct rooted in the soul of every scientific researcher, and it is a pride that cannot be abandoned.”
“When Eddington successfully observed the bending of starlight caused by the sun predicted by Einstein, the Dutch physicist Lorenz told Einstein the good news by telegram. So someone asked Einstein what would he have thought if Eddington hadn’t seen the bending of starlight he predicted in a solar eclipse.”
At this point, Zhuang Li raised his chin at Qiao Yanan and asked, “Guess how Einstein answered.”
How could Qiao Yanan, who knew nothing about anything in the academic world, be able to answer this question? She gritted her teeth and tried to hold on to her last bit of dignity, but her cheeks were wet with cold sweat.
Zhuang Li narrowed his eyes and recalled: “Einstein said: ‘Then I will feel sorry for dear God, because the theory is really correct.’ You see, this is the courage and pride of scientists. They firmly believe in their theory to the extent that not even God can refute it.”
Zhuang Li tapped the podium where Qiao Yanan was sitting with his slender fingertips and said slowly: “If it were me today, or any of the scientists here, facing this situation, even if there was a knife in our hearts, we would continue to stand. We will use all our knowledge to refute everyone who tries to question us, even if the other person was God. Our minds cannot be denied by anyone.”
Zhuang Li sat in the audience and looked up at Qiao Yanan, his imposing manner seeming to be condescending: “Ms. Qiao, as the most outstanding young female scientist in China, do you have this pride? Do you dare to use your knowledge to defend yourself? “
Qiao Yanan, who had been actively cooperating with Tu Si to act sick, was now unable to leave even if she wanted to.
Zhuang Li’s speech resonated with all scientific researchers. They were all the most outstanding people in China. They claimed to be extremely intelligent and capable, and their pride in their bones would never allow them to bend. At work, they often quarreled with their colleagues over an opposing idea, not to mention being questioned in public.
Putting it into perspective, if they were Qiao Yanan, let alone with their bodies not recovered yet, even if they were about to die in the next second, they would use their last bit of strength to shout out their scientific ideas.
Are you sick and need to leave early? So sick that you can’t participate in the debate? What a bullshit excuse! Who are you trying to fool?
With a bang, there was a huge noise in the hall, and everyone who was already suspicious of Qiao Yanan looked at her with increasingly angry eyes. None of the arms that were raised were lowered, and the arms that had not been raised were also raised one by one.
Qiao Yanan watched this scene in horror, and slowly moved her legs back. However, as soon as she retreated, the camera immediately captured her ugly attempt to escape.
The noise in the audience turned into angry roars: “She wants to run away! She really doesn’t understand communication technology at all!”
“She is a liar!”
“Stealing papers and hiring mercenaries, I have never seen such a shameless person!”
“Scandal! The biggest scandal in the Chinese scientific community in twenty years!”
“Quickly stop the live broadcast! It’s so embarrassing!”
The live broadcast signal was cut off, but Qiao Yanan’s true appearance was already known to everyone. Because of her joining, Future Map’s stock price had soared by several percentage points, but in just ten minutes it fell to only half of its original value, which was a heavy loss.
Tu Si didn’t have time to check the company’s stock price, but he could imagine the terrible consequences. His handsome face was distorted by the anger of being fooled, but he was on the stage, so he had to fake a smile.
“Qiao Yanan, how dare you lie to me!” He squeezed out these words through his teeth.
Qiao Yanan quickly grabbed his arm and shouted softly: “Help me!”
In her confusion, she forgot that she was standing in front of a microphone, so everyone heard these words full of panic and cowardice.
She did not give an impassioned speech to clarify herself, nor did she use her knowledge to fight back against various doubts. Instead, she pinned her hope of getting out of trouble on others. Zhuang Li’s previous verdict against her turned out to be true. She knew nothing about communication technology and was a complete layman!
The noise suddenly stopped and the whole place fell into silence, but this did not mean that everyone’s anger had subsided. In fact, on the contrary, stronger doubts and deeper hatred were fermenting in everyone’s heart.
The technicians at Future Map lowered their heads and did not dare to see anyone.
Tu Si stood on the stage as if he was being tortured. He prided himself on being wise, but he didn’t expect that because of Qiao Yanan, he would suffer such a big setback!
However, just when their embarrassment was about to reach an unbearable peak, Zhuang Li suddenly stood up, smoothed the hem of his clothes gracefully, and said in a lazy voice: “Ms. Qiao’s performance is over, let’s go.”
Xuan Ming put down the phone and followed him.
Although everyone in Haiming wanted to stay and watch the show, they honestly filed away.
This showed how much influence Zhuang Li had in Haiming Group. Everyone followed his lead, even Xuan Ming. He was the absolute center and had the absolute right to speak. Him being the so-called shield was simply nonsense.
Those who were originally puzzled by Xuan Ming’s choice now all understood: After all this, Qiao Yanan turned out to be really rubbish, and Zhuang Li who was able to say that argument about science and faith just now, could absolutely not be a mediocre ordinary person in essence.
After the people from the Haiming Group left the venue, the government officials sitting at the front tables also stood up one by one and left early.
In an instant, the huge venue became half empty.
It would be okay if everyone left, so Qiao Yanan wouldn’t have to face the embarrassing scene anymore. But those who are engaged in scientific research were very smart and refused to leave. They insisted on stripping Qiao Yanan’s mask completely.
They insisted on raising their hands in the air, shouting one after another: “Minister Qiao, please choose someone to ask questions!”
“What, you don’t dare?”
“Can you help me explain the basic principles of FBMC’s operation?”
“By the way, do you understand what FBMC means?”
“Would you like me to translate it for you?”
Faced with these questions and faces full of contempt, Qiao Yanan’s psychological defense completely collapsed. She closed her eyes tightly, covered her ears, and shouted into the microphone: “Stop asking! Get out of here, get out of here! System, system, where are you! Come out and help me!”
The questioning voices in the audience turned into gasps of surprise.
Qiao Yanan brushed away the microphone, pushed Tu Si down, and ran backstage. As soon as she entered the curtain, she was captured by a group of agents.
“Ah ah ah, let me go! System, save me!” Qiao Yanan scratched and kicked randomly, her hair was disheveled and her face was twisted like a lunatic.
The several agents pressed her against the wall and handcuffed her arms behind her back.
The lead agent gasped and took out his phone, sighing: “We got her.”
Xuan Ming’s cold voice came from the microphone: “Well, I have already said that she is a liar and all her achievements were stolen. You should investigate her background carefully. Dr. Zhao’s death must have something to do with her, after all, she was the ultimate beneficiary.”
“We will definitely investigate carefully.” The agent said anxiously: “It is very difficult to be able to shape a layman into the most outstanding young female scientist in China, and break into the circle of our country’s core scientists while funding her from behind the scenes. We highly suspect that she is a spy sent by the United States. She has been lurking beside you for five years and sold countless secrets to the United States.”
“Except the United States, I can’t think of any other country that has this ability. Anyway, you should be careful.” Xuan Ming hung up the phone.
Qiao Yanan was put on a black hood by a group of agents and secretly escorted to a base.
Tu Si, who had chased Qiao Yanan backstage, was frightened by the fierce battle. He quickly raised his hands and pressed himself against the wall, not even daring to breathe. It was conceivable that after the news of Qiao Yanan’s arrest spread, Future Map would suffer a heavy blow. Catch up with Haiming within five years – this slogan may never be realized.
On the other side, Zhuang Li did not go home after leaving the meeting, but took a car to his laboratory.
Xuan Ming followed him step by step.
The two stood in front of the dual magnetic field device called “Endless Reincarnation”, squinting to admire the images captured by the quantum interferometer.
Two small “parameciums” kept spinning in the metal coil, and finally fell out of the metal coil, were put into the metal can by the straw, frozen into superconductors, and then were attracted to the mouth of the can by magnets, flying along the track…
The gramophone’s needle gently moved across the disc, playing a melodious waltz, making the scene even more bizarre.
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