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Midsummer's Formula 东野圭吾 3635Words 2018-03-22
When the car driven by Sawamura arrived at Glass Pond Port, the seabed resource survey ship had already berthed at the pier.Cheng Shi sat on the assistant's seat, perhaps because the size of the ship far exceeded her imagination, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.Really big.Sawamura also muttered beside Chengshi. After another car stopped side by side in the parking lot in front of them, everyone walked towards the pier together.In addition to Naruto and Sawamura, there are five companions.All seven of them participated in the briefing session the day before yesterday, including the couple who went to the izakaya together the night of the briefing session.

As the boat got closer and closer, everyone felt its size more and more.The length is almost a hundred meters or so.Judging from the size of the ship, its dynamism is not inferior to that of a luxury passenger ship.However, if you take a closer look, you will find that the hull of the ship is already dilapidated and stained.The boom on the deck gives the whole ship a strong industrial atmosphere. "It's lucky that such a big ship can sail into this small harbor." Cheng Shi said. "The port was a crater at the time. Even if it is kept in its natural shape, the water is very deep. It is because of this that DESMEC thought of letting the ship berth here."

After listening to Sawamura's explanation, Naruto nodded in a sudden realization. Two men came over and greeted Cheng Shi and Sawamura.Sung-shi still remembers one of the two.After receiving the business card from the other party, Cheng Shi immediately recalled it.That person was Kuwano who was in charge of the DESMEC publicity class at the briefing that day.And the other man seemed to be Kuwano's subordinate. "Everyone, please take a good look today, so as not to leave any doubts." Sang Ye said with a smile on his face, rubbing his hands. The group boarded the boat immediately.The opponent first brought everyone into the wheelhouse.Kuwano kept explaining the size, tonnage, maximum speed and cruising distance of the ship to everyone.As soon as Kuwano was halfway through his words, Sawamura interrupted him.

"There is no need to go into details about these situations. After all, these things are not directly related to the development of seabed resources." "Ah, is that right? You're right. I'm really sorry." Sang Ye said hastily. Everyone walked straight through the organ room, radio room and chart room.When he walked to the door of the salon, Sawamura suddenly became very sensitive, saying that he hoped to go in anyway. In the salon, in addition to tables and sofas, LCD TVs and various video playback equipment are also readily available.Judging from the size of the room, it is enough for a dozen people to rest in the house.

"Our tax money is all used in this kind of place." Sawamura said in a mocking tone. "The investigation process will take as long as several months. During such a long period of time, the survey and exploration personnel must be trapped in the small ship, so some such facilities must be prepared..." Sang Ye said politely. Later, Cheng Shi and others were taken to the laboratory.From first to fifth, there appear to be five research rooms on board. "The first research room is mainly responsible for various audio detection machines such as multiple beam image sounding devices, side-scan sonar and other equipment to monitor the dragging body, and remote control of the winch." Sang Ye stood in front of a row of monitors and operation panels. explained.His tone of voice seemed a little more ostentatious than before. "In order to prevent underwater noise from interfering with various audio equipment, the audio equipment is all installed in the special sonar room at the front of the center of the ship—"

"How did this happen?" Suddenly, a shout came from nowhere, interrupting Sang Ye's explanation.Sang Ye was taken aback, and opened his mouth wide.He blinked, then looked around, and finally closed his mouth. "Didn't I say that? We need to prepare two coil winding methods. It is for this that we reset the plan." The voice came from behind a huge machine.Moreover, Cheng Shi felt that the voice was very familiar. Cheng Shi looked behind the machine with his head, and sure enough, the person behind the machine was Yu Chuan.Across the machine, Yukawa seemed to be talking to a staff member of DESMEC.In addition to the laptop, there are also some documents and drawings spread out on the table.

"We tried to contact Mr. Tang Chuan several times before, but your mobile phone has been unable to get through..." the other party argued. "It's broken. Will the phone break? Then you won't call the hotel where I live?" "We called. But the other party said that Mr. Tang Chuan, you don't live there...that you canceled the appointment on the day of check-in." "I canceled it. I moved to another hotel. But then I informed the person in charge here." "Uh, they haven't contacted us? It's strange. Then again, why did you change the hotel where you stayed?"

"This matter has nothing to do with you." "Ah, yes." The other party lowered his head. Cheng Shi suddenly felt someone put a hand on his shoulder.She hurriedly turned her head and saw Sawamura standing behind her. "Let's go." "Yes." Cheng Shi nodded, turned and left. Under the leadership of Sang Ye, after visiting the various research rooms, everyone came to the deck and listened to the other party's explanation of the various observation machines on board.The other party's explanation was too esoteric for Cheng Shi, and she didn't even understand half of it, but Sawamura kept asking the other party various questions.

"The self-falling grab sampler sinks to the bottom of the sea by its own weight, and after collecting the samples, it automatically discards the heavy object and floats to the surface, right? Then what to do with the heavy object after that? Just let it stay on the bottom of the sea?" "Well, that's right. Although the weight will stay on the bottom of the sea, its composition will not have any impact on the ocean." "That's not necessarily the case. It's not something you can explain in just one or two sentences. After all, heavy objects don't sink to the bottom of the sea. Right now, all industries and fields are calling for not to throw things into the bottom of the sea." Wouldn't that cause a problem if you were still using this device for dropping heavy objects?"

Hmm - Kuwano had a confused expression on his face. "However, this method has been recognized around the world, and it is believed that it will not cause any problems..." "I don't care whether it is worldwide or not. The oceans of our country must be decided by our citizens themselves." ah?Sang Ye shrank his neck.Cheng Shi couldn't help but start to feel sorry for him. Although Chengshi doesn't know much about the relevant professional knowledge, according to the previous explanation, Chengshi did feel the desire of DESMEC researchers to use science and technology to develop unknown fields.Many times, Chengshi can't help being surprised by the capabilities of modern science and technology.Perhaps, what Tang Chuan said was not wrong.If you really want to discuss merits and demerits, you must have a correct understanding of the other party.

After explaining the other equipment, Sang Ye raised his hand and looked at his watch. "That's the end of the tour on the deck. Afterwards, we plan to invite everyone to watch the video of the experimental excavation in the conference room, but because there is still a little preparation at the other end of the conference room, so before starting to watch the video, You are free to move about. However, if you need to leave, please be sure to tell me." After speaking, Sang Ye saluted everyone. It is said to be free activities, but staying on the deck of the ship, it seems that there is not much to do.Sawamura sat down and kept taking notes, while everyone else looked bored.The couple looked at the sea from a distance, talking and laughing.In desperation, Chengshi had no choice but to wander around on the deck, looking at the observation equipment that the other party explained just now. On the deck are two torpedo-like devices with huge impellers behind them.Although Sang Ye had explained it just now, Cheng Shi still didn't understand what was going on. "That's a proton magnetometer." Someone said beside Cheng Shi.Turning around, I saw Tang Chuan walking towards this side. "By sending it a few hundred meters away from the ship, it can detect the very tiny magnetic anomalies that are responsible for the formation of hydrothermal deposits on the seafloor." Coming to Chengshi's side, Tang Chuan asked, "Is the visit going well?" It seems that Tang Chuan has already discovered that Cheng Shi has come. "I heard you yelling just now. Is there something wrong?" Yukawa frowned. "The device they prepared does not match the coil I made. Every time I do something, I will encounter two or three problems. If it is an obstacle caused by a physical phenomenon, then I can accept it, but if it is because of this If human error causes research activities to stagnate, it will only make me feel more mentally stressed." "It's quite a headache. Is it really okay to leave the sea in the hands of such people who make mistakes all day long?" Yu Chuan straightened his face, but then he immediately nodded reluctantly. "Unfortunately, I cannot refute your opinion. I will pass on your words to them. Regardless of these, precious sea... I heard that you were born and raised in Tokyo. If so, why are you Will you be so persistent in guarding the sea here?" "Is there anything wrong with my desire to protect beautiful things?" "That's not what I meant. I was thinking, there must be a reason for everything, right?" "As for the cause, it does exist. It is the fact that I moved here to live. After coming here and seeing the sea, my heart is filled with emotion." "Yeah." Tang Chuan still looked confused, "I heard people say that you stayed in Tokyo until you were fourteen or fifteen years old. Don't you ever have the idea of ​​going back to Tokyo?" "Never." "Really? For teenagers, the metropolis is more exciting. Where did your family live in Tokyo at the time?" "...live at the prince's side." "North District?" "That place doesn't really feel exciting, does it?" "That's true. But if you take the train, you can also go to Shibuya Shinjuku." Cheng Shi glanced at Tang Chuan, then shook his head slowly. "Not all girls yearn for that kind of place. Some people prefer beautiful seaside towns." Tang Chuan adjusted his glasses and looked back at Chengshi. "how?" "According to my observation," Tang Chuan continued quietly as if observing something, "You should not be the kind of person you mentioned just now." Cheng Shi opened his eyes wide in surprise. "Why? Please don't talk nonsense. Mr. Tang Chuan, do you understand me?" Cheng Shi couldn't help but raise his voice in anger. Hearing the yelling, Sawamura hurried over and asked, "Chengshi, what happened?" His eyes flicked back and forth between Chengshi and Yuchuan. "Sorry." Cheng Shi murmured, "It's nothing." Sawamura turned to look at Yu Chuan with a surprised face: "What did you tell her?" Yu Chuan, who had been silent before, opened his mouth coldly. "I don't think I'm rambling, but if what I just said offended you, then I apologize. I'm sorry." Cheng Shi didn't say anything, just lowered his head. "Then, I'll take my leave first." After speaking, Tang Chuan turned and walked away. "What is that guy doing?" Sawamura said with an unhappy face, "Are you okay? What did he say to you?" Cheng Shi knows that he can't always have this expression.She smiled slightly. "It's nothing. Sorry. Don't mind." "That's good..." Sawamura said inexplicably. "I've kept you waiting for a long time. The preparations have been done, please go to the meeting room. We have prepared some drinks for you." As soon as Sawamura finished speaking, Kuwano greeted everyone happily said a word.
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