Chapter 8 Section 8

Sensing someone talking, Kyohei opened his eyes under the quilt.He turned his head slowly, both the ceiling and the wall looked so strange. After a while, he remembered that he was now at his aunt's house.I came here yesterday by myself by Shinkansen.In the evening, I went to set off fireworks with my uncle. However, this room is not the one that my aunt took Gongping to yesterday during the day.Moreover, his schoolbag is not by his side. correct.Kyohei recalled that after the fireworks, Uncle Shigeharu and himself were going to eat some watermelon.This is the living room of Uncle Shigeharu's family.While Kyohei was busy eating watermelon, Uncle Shigeharu said that a customer called, and then went out.Gongping watched TV and ate watermelon alone, and Gongping couldn't recall what happened afterwards.

Gongping got up and looked around.The small tea table used for eating watermelon has been placed in the corner. It looks like he fell asleep while watching TV.Seeing that he was asleep, uncle and the others covered themselves with a quilt. There is a clock on the TV cabinet.The hands of the clock pointed to twenty past nine.Gongping stood up.The T-shirt on the upper body and the shorts on the lower body are still the same as when the fireworks were set off last night. Gongping opened the sliding door and walked out of the room.The previous voice seemed to come from the lobby.Walking into the lobby, I saw two men standing in the lobby.One of them was a middle-aged man with a short stature and a stocky build.The other was younger, with a tough look and build.Sitting on the rattan chair, Chongzhi seemed to be talking with the two of them.

"Oh, Kyohei, are you up?" Shigeji found Kyohei. The two men also turned their heads.Gongping was stunned for a moment, then stood still. "Is it your nephew?" The middle-aged man asked Chongzhi. "Yes. It's my wife's younger brother's child. The school is on summer vacation, and he came here to play yesterday." The middle-aged man nodded.The young man stood behind the middle-aged man and wrote something in the notebook. "Sorry. Could you please leave that room as it is for a while?" the middle-aged man said. "Okay. Well, it's just a guest room, and it doesn't have much impact. The Obon Festival has passed, and there are basically no appointments right now." Chongzhi said with a little self-mockery.

It seems that something happened.that room?Which one is it? uncle.Gongping called Shigeji. "Can I go back to yesterday's room?" Reji looked at the middle-aged man. "The child lives in the guest room on the second floor. There should be no problem, right?" "Well, of course." The middle-aged man smiled at Gongping, "But I'm sorry, if there is nothing important, please don't go to the fourth floor. Uncle, we have to investigate on the fourth floor." "These two uncles are policemen." Hearing Shigeji's words, Gongping opened his eyes wide: "What happened?"

"Well, well, it's nothing." Chongzhi seemed to be a little concerned about the two men. He probably meant that this matter should not be told to children.Again.Adults like them always feel that children will not be able to control their mouths and tell their secrets for no reason. In the previous words, Gong Ping would definitely have been entangled in asking the end, but now, he doesn't want to get involved anymore.Gong Ping let out a "hmm", turned around and walked towards the elevator hall. Before reaching out to press the call button of the elevator, Kyohei inadvertently glanced at the banquet room.Someone seemed to be having breakfast inside, and a pair of slippers were placed outside the door of one of them.

Kyohei stood on tiptoe and quietly approached the door of that room.The sliding door was open.Taking a peek inside, I saw Yu Chuan sitting in the same position as he had dinner yesterday, stirring natto. Yukawa's hand stirring the natto suddenly stopped. "Do you like to peek at other people's food?" Gongping shrank his head back, and then he walked into the room dignifiedly.Yukawa was pouring the mixed natto on top of the rice, and he didn't turn his head to look at Kyohei at all. "I was wondering who the hell was in this room." Tang Chuan gave a soft "hum" and smiled disdainfully.

"Your words are obviously prevarication. This is a dining room for tourists. At this time, the people who appear in this room must be the guests of the hotel. Since yesterday, there are only two tourists in this hotel. Since One of them has disappeared, so there is only one other left. In other words, the person who will appear here now can only be me." "Disappeared? Another guest disappeared?" The chopsticks that Yu Chuan extended towards the dried salted fish stopped suddenly.Until then, he raised his head and glanced at Gongping for the first time. "What? You don't know yet?"

"All I know is that something seems to be going on here, and the police are here. They won't tell me what's going on. You grown-ups always do that." "Why are you so excited about this kind of thing? Even if you know the things that adults keep from telling you, it won't be of any benefit to your life." Tang Chuan took a sip of miso soup, "It is said that after discovering By the time he was there, he was already dead." "died?" "Last night, the guest seemed to have gone out and never came back. This morning, someone found his body in the rocks by the coast. It is said that he probably fell to his death by accidentally falling off the embankment."

"That's what happened... Who told you this?" "The shop owner's daughter. Her name seems to be 'Cheng Shi', right? I don't think breakfast was delivered this morning. I asked about the situation, and she told me what happened." "Oh?" Gongping turned to look at the corridor.Where did Cheng Shi go? "Miss Chengshi probably went to the police station." Tang Chuan seemed to have seen through Gongping's thoughts, and said, "I went with the proprietress here." "Why is aunt going to the police station?" "Probably to record a statement. After all, she was the only one who met that guest before. The police probably have to ask her about the situation of that guest at that time."

"That's troublesome enough. Didn't the guest fall to his death on the rocky ground?" The chopsticks in Yu Chuan's hand stopped again.He turned to look at Gongping. "You also think about the family of the deceased. From their point of view, can the family of the deceased be convinced just by the police's statement of 'falling off the rocks and dying'? They will definitely want to know more details Some. On the contrary, I hope that the police search this time is not just a routine." "What do you mean by that?" "Nothing special." After Yu Chuan stirred the rice topped with natto, he stretched out his hand to the teacup.

"Let me ask you something." "If you're asking about the case, I've just told you all I know." "It's not about your case. I said, why did you choose to stay in this hotel? Aren't there a lot of hotels here?" Tang Chuan played with the bowl and tilted his head. "Can't I live here?" "That's not what I mean. Under normal circumstances, you should have booked a hotel before coming to Glasspool." "It must be fixed. However, the person who made the reservation is not me, but someone from DESMEC." "Well, I know this. Those who want to dig the bottom of the sea, right? They are the enemies of Sister Chengshi." Perhaps because the term "enemy" seemed strange, Yu Chuan smiled wryly. "To paraphrase what you said, I am not a person who is completely on the side of DESMEC. Because I have never had the idea of ​​advancing this seabed resource development plan. Therefore, I don't want to owe DESMEC favors. Since they want to invite me to It is only natural for me to prepare a place for me to help speak at the explanation meeting. But I still do not want to owe this favor. After meeting you, I know this hotel. Maybe it is also a kind of fate, so I live in Came here. Can you see what I mean?" "Yeah." Gongping nodded, "I understand, but you doctors are really weird." Tang Chuan frowned: "Doctor?" "Aren't you doing scientific research in the university? Aren't you people called 'doctors'? Or should I call you 'teacher'?" "Anything is fine. Doctors are also fine, and teachers are also fine. Anyway, my doctoral program is over now." "Then, I'll call you 'Doctor'. It's cooler to call you." "Whatever you want. Speaking of which, what's wrong with me?" "If it were me, I would definitely stay in the hotel that someone else prepared for me. And I feel that the hotel they prepared should not be worse than here." "I heard they booked me the best holiday hotel here in Glasspool." "Look, I'm not wrong, am I? If the seabed resources development plan can be carried out smoothly, you will be able to get money, doctor, right?" Yu Chuan drank the tea in the cup, shook his head and put the cup back on the table. "As a person who engages in science, I will not change my position because of reasons such as whether I can make money. From the perspective of a scientist, the most important thing to consider is what kind of path to take to benefit mankind. Once you judge the If a certain path is the most beneficial to mankind, scientists must choose that path even if doing so is of no benefit to themselves. Of course, the only path that is beneficial to mankind and can make money It's the most ideal." Why is this man always talking with great reason?Gongping thought to himself.By his side, no one would mention the word "human" on weekdays. "You mean, scientists don't like money?" "That's not the case. I also hope to become rich. If someone is willing to give it away for free, then I will take it unceremoniously. I mean, I will not go just for the money doing research." "But, a doctor's job is to do scientific research. Isn't the purpose of work just to make money?" "The university will pay me a salary." "Then, we still have to think about how to make more money, right? My parents often say that it's better to fire this kind of clerk as soon as possible." Yukawa leaned on the tatami with both hands, turned around, and faced Kyohei with his legs crossed. "It seems that you have misunderstood something, so I have to make it clear. The salary given to me by the school is the remuneration I get for teaching physics to students. Of course, I will also do some research of my own, but regardless of publishing The school won’t give me a penny for any paper I write. Although the school will give me some research funding, it’s an investment for them. If one day my paper wins a Nobel Prize, Then it will be a very glorious thing for the school.” Gong Ping glanced back at the serious physicist in front of him: "Then, can you win the Nobel Prize?" "I'm just making an analogy." Tang Chuan stretched out his middle finger and adjusted his glasses. "What scientists want to find is the truth. Do you understand what truth is?" "It should be understood." "Among physicists, many people insist on studying the formation of the universe. Have you ever heard of what is called a neutrino? It is a kind of elementary particle emitted by a supernova when it explodes. By analyzing this elementary particle, People can grasp the appearance of stars far away in the sky. However, if someone asks what is the benefit of this kind of research, physicists can only reply that it has basically no impact on daily life." "Then why are they doing this kind of research?" "Because they want to understand." Tang Chuan said decisively, "Don't you still have a map of this place in your hand? It is because of that map that you didn't get lost and came all the way here. The same is true for human beings. In order for human beings to go on the right path, we must have a map that can accurately inform us of the detailed conditions of the world. However, the map in our hands has not been drawn yet, and it is basically sent It is useless. Therefore, even in the 21st century, human beings still make mistakes. It is because the map in our hands is full of defects that wars have never stopped, and human beings have never stopped. will continue to destroy the environment. And the mission of those of us who engage in science is to fill in the gaps on the map that have not yet been explained." "Well, it's pretty boring." "Why do you say that? Where is it boring?" "Because I can't make money. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to persist. And I don't like science in the first place. What's the use of that thing? I said, is it interesting to do scientific research?" "There is nothing more interesting than this. You just don't know how interesting science is. This world is full of all kinds of mysteries. Even if it is just a small mystery, if you can rely on your own To explain it clearly, the joy in my heart cannot be replaced by anything else.” Gongping was not moved at all.He turned his head away and leaned over. "I don't think it matters. Anyway, I'm not the president of the United States. Whether the path humans are taking is correct or not has anything to do with me?" Tang Chuan snorted and smiled wryly. "The word 'human' may be too much of a hat, so it's fine to use 'human'. Before taking any action, people will face various choices. What are you going to do today? ?” "It hasn't been decided yet. My uncle said last night that he planned to take me to the beach today, but now that there is an accident, I guess this matter will be ruined." "Then, let's make a hypothesis. Suppose your uncle told you that he could take you to the beach today, what would you do? First of all, there are two roads you face: first, just like last night with him As agreed, go to the beach to play; second, don't go for now." "Why not? As long as my uncle can take me there, I will definitely go." "Do you want to go even if it rains?" Gongping raised his head and glanced out the window: "Will the weather change today?" "I don't know. Maybe it was sunny when you went out, but after a while, it will start to rain." "Then, let's check the weather forecast first before making a decision." "That's right. The weather forecast is actually a product of the science of meteorology. However, today's weather forecast is not very accurate. What you want to see is actually a more detailed and accurate forecast. To be more specific, you What you want to know is the weather conditions at the glass pool beach in one hour, or two hours from now?" "That's what I said, but if you don't know, you don't know." "Then you can ask the fishermen here. They will definitely explain to you in detail. They have to calculate the weather of the day every morning, and then decide whether to go to sea. , They will be buried at the bottom of the sea. Not only the weather forecast, but also refer to yesterday's weather, the color of the sky, the wind direction, the humidity of the air, etc. to make more accurate predictions. There is no doubt that this is a kind of science. It’s useless to study science? Wait until you learn how to read weather maps before you say such things.” Gongping remained silent.Perhaps because he thought he had convinced the other party, Yu Chuan stood up.However, when he was about to go out, he turned around and looked at Gongping. "It doesn't matter if you don't like science. But you'd better remember that. If you still feel that 'what you don't know is what you don't know', sooner or later, you will make a big mistake."