Chapter 8 Chapter 7: I don't know I'm a guest in my dream
When the factory manager introduced those four people, he still only introduced their titles, not their names—and, when he did that, he acted very naturally, as if it should be like this!
I also know why I have always felt the strangeness of being isolated, it is because I only know that this person is the director of the factory, but I don't know anything about this person.
A title is just an empty name, and anyone can act under this name. If a person only has a title but no name, then in terms of feeling, this person is just a robot.
I remember Bai Su's words, we are just uninvited guests, so I try not to show my unhappiness.The four people introduced by the factory manager were first of all a dull-looking middle-aged man, but his twinkling eyes told people that he was actually very thoughtful. He looked like an Asian, and his title was deputy factory director.
Then there is the chief engineer——a man in his thirties who looks more like a pianist, with strangely pale skin, outstretched hands and slender fingers, with gray hair and gray eyes, looks like The eyes of some kind of beast.
The other one is the director of general affairs. When I was playing hands with him, the fat man was very enthusiastic, and he shook hands with great force. He said: "I can't help you with the engineering, but if there is a need for equipment , I will do everything in my power to dispatch, even if something is far away in Alaska, if necessary, I can get it as soon as possible.”
After arriving here, everyone I meet has a sense of yin and yang. It is rare to have an enthusiastic one. I am also happy, and said repeatedly: "Excuse me, Mr. General Affairs Director!"
When I called him that, he had a slightly embarrassed look on his face, but it disappeared in a flash: "Where! Where! We must do our best to do what Mr. Yun ordered!"
I didn't say anything more. The factory manager introduced the fourth person. He was a young man with a sportsman's body. His whole body was full of energy waiting to be dissipated. He dispatches.
After introducing the four people, the factory manager looked at me: "Is there still a need for special personnel?"
Bai Su thought for a while, and then said: "When the project is in progress, it is best to have a group of emergency medical personnel present!"
Before explaining anything, Bai Su's request sounded very abrupt.
After I naturally knew what she meant, she always thought that Hassan might still be in the big box, and asked the emergency personnel to contact him as soon as the road was opened.
But Bai Su's sudden proposal did not make anyone present look surprised, it seems that each of them has the ability to keep their expressions unchanged even before a mountain collapses!
After everyone sat down, I told the story of the incident.I spoke quite simply and to the point. When I was halfway through, I finally saw a look of curiosity on everyone's face. Otherwise, I thought that the people here would not be curious at all.
After I finished speaking—before I talked about the unopenable box on the ship—before I said, “What I want everyone to do is to open that big box!”
At this time, the factory manager pressed a few buttons, and a huge fluorescent screen appeared on the wall. It had been removed, and the "big box" parked in the open space clearly appeared on the fluorescent screen.
The fat man chased after him at this moment: "Niannian really looks like a big freezer, was it found at sea?"
The chief engineer has already issued an order: "Immediately test the metal composition of the target."
The foreman of the mechanic is a young man with a very flexible mind: "You might as well take an X-ray perspective first!"
The chief engineer immediately agreed, and ordered the X-ray team to act immediately.
Only then did the factory director realize Bai Su's sudden request just now, he was a little shocked: "It's impossible for someone to hide inside for eighty days!"
Bai Su said: "But Mr. Hasan is gone, he may have an accident in this... container."
Several people looked at each other, obviously they had a lot of guesses in their hearts, but they also felt that it is better to take action immediately, open the box, and make the truth clear.
They are all practical people, and the factory manager said: "Please stay here first, we will report the progress of the project to you every hour!"
At this time, on the screen, it could already be seen that a heavy crane was lifting the big box with ease.The factory manager said: "As soon as we arrive at the factory building under construction, everything can be carried out immediately."
I proposed: "I want to participate in the project!"
The factory director looked embarrassed, hesitating and didn't know how to answer, but the chief engineer had already refused quite politely.
The chief engineer said in a rather strong voice: "I'm sorry, some of the machines we use are very new, and the operation is very...unconventional, if you are not a familiar technician, accidents are easy to happen! "He said that he didn't go on talking about this, and it was up to the factory manager to draw a conclusion: "So... let us carry out the project, which is better than...!"
I didn't make a sound, and Bai Su didn't make a sound. Both of us clearly expressed our dissatisfaction, and the atmosphere was very tense.
The young man's mind is very flexible. In the stiff atmosphere, he said: "Is this good? We will install a live TV at the construction site, so that the two of you can watch all the construction process, and you can also ask any questions. We will Answer immediately!"
Bai Su and I looked at each other, and I said: "Since everyone insists that we are not suitable to be on the scene, we have no choice but to do so!"
When the factory manager heard this, he felt relieved, and the deputy factory manager and others seemed eager to start work and left in a hurry.The factory manager stayed for a while and told us that there are huge fluorescent screens everywhere in this building, and all kinds of equipment are controlled by remote controllers. He called the two waiters and put a remote controller with many buttons. A device and a small mobile phone were handed over to us.
Until now, all the actions of the master have been extremely thoughtful!The factory manager also explained in detail the purpose of the remote control.I have heard a little about everything about Mr. Yun Sifeng. He is a fanatic of electronic machinery and has made many exquisite new inventions. Remote control, you can see it.
This remote control can even call a button to call an unmanned helicopter, parked on the roof of this house, so that those who need it can fly to their destination immediately.
The factory manager pointed to the small mobile phone: "This is one of the products of our industrial system. It is a gift for a good friend."
I shrugged: "I'm not very interested in this kind of stuff."
The factory manager laughed: "Yes, yes, some people think that carrying a mobile phone with them is very disrespectful and interferes with life. However, the transmitting and receiving system of this device is connected with telephone transmission systems all over the world. There is the communication satellite of Yun’s industrial system as the general dispatcher, so it is quite practical.” The factory manager seems to be very good at eloquence, on the one hand he does not object to my meaning, on the other hand he introduces the The function of that phone-it is a super-functional phone that can talk to anyone anywhere!And Yun's industrial system actually has its own communication satellite, which is quite impressive.
I didn't say anything special, Bai Su took the phone that was the size of a pack of cigarettes in his hand, and played with it: "It looks more interesting than some things designed in the Gobi Desert."
The Gobi Desert is the name of two people who both took great pleasure in inventing and building their own many tiny gadgets, such as personal flying vehicles and so on.At this time, Bai Su, of course, was talking casually, but the factory manager's reaction was very enthusiastic. He said "ah", "Ma'am, do you know the Gobi Desert?"
Bai Su smiled: "Not very familiar."
The factory manager showed a look of admiration: "These two gentlemen are the senior consultants of Yun's industrial system. They came to our factory for three days a year ago and put forward a lot of suggestions for improvement, which are extremely practical!"
I took the opportunity and said, "If it wasn't for the long journey, we would hand over that big box to them! They will definitely be able to open it."
The factory manager's self-esteem seemed to be hurt, and he blushed: "Please don't worry, if we can't open it here, I believe there will be no place on earth where we can open it!"
I smiled: "Please please!"
Only then did the factory manager leave us, Bai Su glanced at me and sighed: "We really can't complain anymore!"
I sneered: "Do you know what this factory produces?"
Bai Su frowned: "You are asking too much! You are just asking to open a big box here, there is absolutely no need for them to introduce the business of the whole factory to you!"
I snorted again: "They insisted not to let us be there. You have also expressed dissatisfaction with this point!"
Bai Su is very easy to forgive others, she smiled lightly and said, "What's the difference when it's broadcast directly on TV?"
I laughed out loud: "Television broadcasts can be manipulated, and if there are situations that we cannot see, we can easily cover it up!" Bai Su looked at me, as if looking at a hopeless naughty boy: "Anything People have the right to keep their secrets, that's their right!"
I murmured: "Anyone who keeps secrets will never be a good thing. He is a ghost, and I hate this kind of behavior the most!"
When I said this, I suddenly had an idea, so there was a slight pause between speaking-it would not exceed a tenth of a second, and it was impossible for others to notice it!
Bai Su is so familiar with me, she immediately noticed and knew what I wanted to do, she was surprised and reprimanded: "You don't want to find out the production secrets of this factory, do you?"
I said in a deep voice, "That's exactly what I mean."
Bai Su was very displeased: "That's too much. They help us like this, but instead they cause trouble, open the door and steal, and invite people to pry into their secrets."
As soon as I heard it, I quickly made a long bow to Bai Su: "Young lady's words are serious, why did you even use the idiom 'open the door and bow to the thief'?"
Bai Su laughed: "If you are here to spy on the secret, that idiom will come in handy!"
I also laughed: "I really want to know everything about this factory, because I feel that what is going on here is extremely mysterious and must involve a very important secret. You know, exploring secrets is something I was born with." It is impossible to change your character!"
Bai Su pointed at me: "Then you can't do it indiscriminately. There are too many mysterious events in the world, how can you explore them all?"
I took the opportunity to hold her hand: "Why are you so nervous?"
Bai Su sighed: "To be honest, this factory is a part of Yun's industrial system and has a very close relationship with Mulan. I don't want your actions to affect the friendship between me and Muhualan!"
I laughed and said, "It seems that this famous heroine is very competitive. When will I meet her?"
Bai Su said: "There must be a chance—but it's best not to be in a hostile position, otherwise, the legendary Wesley's fame will be lost!"
I laughed exaggeratedly three times: "I won't—"
When I spoke up to this point, I stopped abruptly and did not continue, but Bai Su gave me a hard look.
What I didn't say was "I won't capsize in the gutter!" The reason why I didn't say it was because this sentence was quite disrespectful to Mulanhuaxia, and that wasn't my intention, it was frivolous, so I just swallowed the second half of the sentence.
Then I was very proud again, because I had a new idea: "I want to know everything about this factory, it can be said to be easy, for example, put on night clothes, bring a small flashlight, and sneak in to spy on the secrets!"
Bai Su looked at me with a puzzled expression, and I clapped my hands and laughed: "You have heard from the factory manager that Gobi Desert once guided production here as a senior consultant. Just ask them, and you will know everything?"
As I spoke, I took the phone from Bai Su's hand and quickly pressed the button.My actions were beyond Bai Su's expectation. She seemed to want to stop me, but she didn't act.
I understand her intentions. She really wants to know what the factory is doing, but she is afraid of hurting the friendship she has established with Mulanhua. If I can know everything from the Gobi Desert, she won't. be opposed to.
So far, I want to know something about the factory, obviously out of curiosity.
I am a curious person, as anyone who knows me knows.As I just said to Bai Su, that is my innate personality. Unless the chromosomes of every cell in my body are modified, otherwise, "the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change", and it will never be changed.
Extremely strong curiosity can be regarded as one of my great strengths, and it can also be said to be one of my great shortcomings!But in any case, all kinds of strange encounters turned into many bizarre stories, seven or eight out of ten were all due to strong curiosity--At this time, I suddenly explained so much, but in fact I just wanted to explain that at that time I was just curious, something happened later, that was not expected.
After the factory manager left, Bai Su and I had already left the meeting room while we were talking, walking around the room and trying the functions of the remote control from time to time. Now there are many robots in the room, which are very lively. ——Because I focused on talking about the dialogue between me and Bai Su first, I omitted all of these.
When I pressed the phone button, we were in a very comfortable living room, I was sitting on a soft chair, and Bai Su Zeren was standing in front of a fluorescent screen embedded in the wall.
I also glanced at the fluorescent screen, and saw that there were many numbers displayed on the fluorescent screen, and a colored spectrum appeared from time to time.I couldn't help but admire: "They acted fast, the metal detection of that big box has already started!"
Bai Su nodded, fully concentrating.
The displayed data and spectra are naturally only understood by experts, but Bai Su has a wealth of common sense, so she can at least understand a general outline, and she said: "It seems that the computer cannot perform a positive analysis on that metal! "
Before the phone was connected, I smiled "haha" and said something I had said countless times: "That's not metal on the earth!"
I expected Bai Su to laugh, but she didn't, obviously she thought it was very possible.
The next thing should be described separately: I went to make a phone call, Bai Su was staring at the screen, and I was talking to the factory manager. .
The phone was connected, and I heard a lazy, drawn-out voice: "Hello——"
As soon as I heard this tone, I was very angry, so I shouted: "Cheer up, don't think of yourself as a young tomcat!"
It was Wen Baoyu who let out that weird "Hello" sound. He was probably thinking about his Miao girl Lansi again. I would never wrong him if I blamed him like this!However, it doesn't work either.
What I heard was another long sigh, and he actually recited a poem: "Oh, the wine turns into tears of lovesickness when it enters the heart of sorrow!"
Don't blame the person who said foul language, sometimes, it is really necessary to speak foul language, like Greenhouse Yu's current situation, foul language is very effective!However, Wen Baoyu is a young man after all, even if I am angry, if I speak foul words, I will be suspected of losing my dignity.
I just grumbled in my throat, and then said, "Stop singing poems, how can I contact the Gobi Desert?"
Wen Baoyu said "Aha": "What happened? People wanted to see you a few times, but you kept making excuses. Why did you take the initiative to contact people instead?"
I was very annoyed: "Can you talk less nonsense?"
Wen Baoyu was silent for a few seconds before he said: "It's terrible, Mr. Bai lost the bet, and that old man named Hasan never showed up?"
I felt strange. Just as I was about to ask "how did you know?", I suddenly realized that Wen Baoyu knew what had happened. Needless to say, Boss Bai must have called to tell him.
Boss Bai and Greenhouse Yu, one old and one young, were speculating. Boss Bai lost the bet, and Hasan never showed up. The old man was frustrated and surprised, so he naturally wanted to talk to someone. Maybe he felt that Bai Su and I were not congenial, so he went to Wen Baoyu to tell him.
This boy Wen Baoyu, if he mentions it leisurely at this time, I am afraid that the purpose is to ask him "how did he know", then he can laugh at me "I can't even guess this point".
Therefore, I also ignored it, not surprised at all: "I'm exploring the whereabouts of old man Hasan, the Gobi Desert—"
Wen Baoyu immediately told me a phone number, and then said: "I have an idea, there are many records, people hide, and finally hide in another dimension, can't get out!"
I took a breath, Wen Baoyu's statement is not particularly new, in many records, people will disappear for no reason (even the whole convoy), which can be attributed to entering another dimension.In the game of hide-and-seek, there are also records of entering another space, and even freely coming and going in time-there are several "points" on the earth, which are the breakthrough points of space and time. In different spaces and times, you can freely enter and exit, becoming inexplicable.
My answer is: "It is possible!"
Wen Baoyu said again: "I once assumed that Hasan used the principle of mirror refraction to hide himself. He has been in the mirror for a long time, and suddenly entered the mirror. It is also very possible!"
I couldn't help but smile wryly: "As far as I know, there are at least two movies and seven novels where people enter the mirror, and some of them existed before I was born!"
Wen Baoyu muttered: "Any possibility should be imagined, what's the matter with that big box? It hasn't been opened yet?"
I asked and snorted, and it seemed that Boss Bai told him the story in great detail. I answered a few words briefly, and Wen Baoyu suddenly shouted: "I see! You are looking for the Gobi Desert because you want them to help you open the door. Here comes the big box."
I answered loudly: "No."
Wen Baoyu said excitedly, "I'm here to help you. Where are you? If the big box is opened and old man Hasan is still inside, it will be extremely strange."
He was talking endlessly, and I ordered him to stop talking several times, but he resolutely refused to listen and continued to express his opinions: "Creatures can sometimes survive in incredible environments. There are eels that have lived in the hard soil for countless years, and frogs that were found in the coal seam, old man Hasan has only been in the box for eighty or ninety days, and it is very possible that he will come out fresh!"
I sighed: "Think about it, if he was alive and kicking in the box, why didn't he come out after winning the bet?"
I can imagine the way Wen Baoyu blinked rapidly after hearing my question, and he quickly answered: "Maybe he miscalculated the days? People are always confused when they get old!"
I shouted loudly: "You are not old at all, but everything is completely confused!"
Wen Baoyu said: "I don't—"
I pressed the phone number without waiting for him to finish speaking, and at the same time, let out a long breath.
Bai Su looked at me and smiled: "Xiaobao is getting more and more interesting."
I rolled my eyes upwards and paused for a moment—after talking to someone like Wen Baoyu, I needed at least a minute to adjust my breathing rate and make my way of thinking tend to be normal.
Then, I dialed the number that Wen Baoyu gave me, and as soon as the call got through, I didn't even hear the ringtone of the other party's phone, and someone answered it.My first thought was that it must be some new device from the Gobi Desert that can answer the phone in the first place.
But I immediately knew that I was wrong, because there was a very happy voice from inside, and before I even made a sound, the happy voice said: "Hello, Mr. Wesley, I am Gobi."
Then, another voice, more serious, also said: "Hello, Mr. Wesley, I am Desert!"
I couldn't help being dumbfounded, it must be that Wen Baoyu told them first, the reason why I would call, the long-distance call has the sound of the computer starting to count, it is very easy for them to guess that it is my call.
Bai Su was at the side, heard the voice from the Gobi Desert, naturally guessed the reason, made a face at me, and I quickly greeted them, they immediately said: "Is there anything I can do for you!"
I couldn't help being stunned.I approached them with the purpose of asking them what the main business of this factory belonging to Yun's industrial system is.But at that moment, it was difficult for me to ask, because after all, it was an act of inquiring about other people's privacy, it was not very aboveboard, and I didn't know them well, so I was embarrassed to ask.
I looked at Bai Su, but Bai Su just looked at me with a smile, gloating at my misfortune - she had already persuaded me not to be so curious.
I hesitated for a moment, so I had to say vaguely: "I am currently in a factory near Lyon, France, and the factory is behind Yun's Industrial System."
I immediately heard the echo, the high and clear voice, I recognized him as Gobi, and Gobi immediately said: "Ah, that factory, they produce the most advanced electronic equipment, which is specially used for various aerospace equipment of various national space agencies." Use, Mr. Wei, are you going to build an artificial satellite for fun. Or do you want to bring your own space shuttle?"
When Gobi asked me this, his tone was very serious, as if if I was really interested, it would not be difficult to achieve my goal.
I hurriedly said: "No! No! I don't have such a plan yet!"
The voice of the desert is relatively low: "That factory can do it completely. Their products are packed and shipped out. After they are shipped to the destination and then assembled, they become the destination country's own products. Fortunately, they have trading principles. Otherwise, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!"
Bai Su and I looked at each other, and each stretched out our tongues involuntarily.No wonder the security of this factory is so tight. It seems that we have found the wrong place, and we have come to ask them to open a box in a factory that produces such high-precision products!
Bai Su made a gesture, and I nodded repeatedly. What Bai Su meant was that if it wasn't through Magnolia, of course it would be absolutely impossible to get the reception from the factory.
Every country in the world, big or small, has everything they want from this factory. If they supply it without principle, then any country can have the latest and most effective weapons, and the danger of war will naturally increase greatly.
Gobi added a few more words: "The United States' interstellar war plan. It was announced after they agreed to assist!"
I smiled wryly, and before I spoke, Desert had already spoken again. From what he said, he had a very straightforward personality, so although his words embarrassed me, I like straightforward people, so I don’t blame him.
What the desert said was: "Mr. Wei, I heard from Xiaobao that you asked the factory to open a big box? I'm afraid you made them very embarrassed. Their work does not include this primitive process. It's like... Just talk..."
I smiled wryly. Before he could find a suitable metaphor, I laughed at myself: "That's like asking Einstein for help to solve a simple multiplier problem!"
Desert "hehe" laughed: "Very vivid, Mr. Wei, the box must have been opened?"
Bai Su answered: "No, it seems that the box is not so easy to open."
When I was talking on the phone with Wen Baoyu and the Gobi Desert, Bai Su listened in on the phone while still paying attention to the changes on the screen.
The factory is very trustworthy. In that factory building, all the conditions of the test work on the big box are directly displayed on the fluorescent screen through the TV equipment. There is no difference between us and us at the scene.
At this time, the analysis of the metal composition seemed to be inconclusive, and the computer figures were still flashing, with no conclusion.
Several artisans, already using various tools, attempted to open the chest, without seeming success.Another instrument, which looks strange, is being moved closer.
At this moment, the Gobi Desert shouted at the same time: "How is it possible?"
I took a breath. "Now, there's something like an old heavy machine gun moving up to that big box—".
Gobi said "ah": "That's a laser cutter, Mr. Wei, it's not easy to dispatch this pair of equipment——"
The voice of the desert also came: "What are we waiting for, if there is such a thing, how could we not be there?"
Gobi replied loudly: "That's right, Mr. Wei, let's talk about it when we meet, we'll be there right away!"
I was angry and funny at the same time: "I'll be there right away, how long?"
The Gobi Desert sighed in unison. I think it was my words that touched their hidden pain, because no matter how many inventions they make, and no matter how cutting-edge their creations are, they cannot be rushed from one end of the earth to the other immediately.
Gobi corrected what he said just now: "Come here as soon as possible - we have a very good relationship with the factory, and you can come at any time, and the factory still retains the name of our consultant!"
They wanted to come, and I naturally couldn't stop them, so I just said "yes", Bai Su was more careful than me, and said from the side: "Should the two of you contact the factory first and say that you two want to come?" , not because of our invitation, lest the factory think we underestimated their working ability!"
The Gobi Desert didn't agree, and the call with them ended.
At this time, what he saw on the fluorescent screen was that the big box was pushed into a large cover—the big box was placed on a row of rollers, so it was not difficult to push.
The laser cutter was also pushed in, and then, a person wearing protective clothing like a diving frogman entered the cover, and the open side of the cover was also closed. What is the situation inside the cover? It was gone, and the people outside were all very nervous, and the chief engineer was yelling: "Start the countdown!"
The situation seen on the fluorescent screen can also be heard at the same time, but when the project is in progress, no one speaks, and there are almost no noises, so the order of the chief engineer can be heard very loudly.
At this moment, Bai Su and I shouted in unison: "Wait a minute!"
Afterwards, Bai Su and I both said that we didn't even know if the other party could hear our voices when we yelled like this!
In that factory building, there is also a huge fluorescent screen, which shows the working situation of the laser cutting machine in that cover.
(Looking at the situation on the fluorescent screen on the fluorescent screen can be considered complicated.)
As soon as we called out, we knew immediately that our voice could be heard in that factory building.Everyone, including the factory manager and the chief engineer, went in one direction—that was naturally the direction from which our voices came from.
Then came the voice of the chief engineer. Before speaking, he waved his hand vigorously before calling: "Stop the countdown!"
Then, he opened his eyes wide and looked in one direction. We were on the screen, and he seemed to be facing us. On his pale face, there was a very impatient and angry expression. He didn't What to say, obviously just waiting for our further explanation.The factory manager and deputy factory manager looked the same as the chief engineer. I didn't see the mechanic foreman. I guessed that he was wearing protective clothing and was going to operate the laser.
Bai Su and I asked anxiously at the same time: "If there is someone in that container, will the laser device cause damage to him?"
The chief engineer murmured: "If there is someone in the container!" I suddenly remembered that this question should be easy to determine without "if".So I immediately yelled, "Why not x-ray the container?"
The factory manager sighed and shook his head: "I'm sorry, we are in a hurry. We have already carried out the process of moving this container."
Bai Su and I asked in unison: "How is the situation inside?"
The factory director's voice was very frustrated: "This container has a device to prevent X-ray vision. It is believed to be a rather thick layer of interlayer, so there is no result!"
When the factory manager said this, he suddenly stopped, took out a mobile phone from his pocket, and answered the call.
I figured it was the call from the Gobi Desert, and I said again: "I don't see any danger in the factory, and I don't like to meet through communication equipment like this, please send someone to lead us to the factory! "
I believe that everyone in the factory heard my strong request. The factory manager also put away the phone at this moment. I saw many people looking towards him, waiting for his decision.
The factory director's reply came very quickly: "Okay, Mr. Wei, please wait a moment, someone will take you to the factory."
I know that the factory manager promised so readily, probably it has something to do with the phone call from the Gobi Desert.It is also possible that they have been coming and see it as too easy to open that container, but now they know that it is not an easy task, so they also feel that we need to participate on the spot.
About five minutes later, the chief engineer came in person, we left the building, boarded a light vehicle, interspersed among the shade of trees and flowers - this factory is not your factory at all, it is even extremely quiet , rather like a museum or a library.
After a while, we entered another building, which was the factory building we saw on the screen, and the factory manager and deputy factory manager came up to him.The factory director looked rather embarrassed, and the first thing he said was: "Mr. Yun Sifeng has told us to do everything according to Mr. Wei's wishes, and we don't want Mr. Wei and his wife to be on the scene. security reasons."
Bai Su and I smiled lightly, and I said, "I am very grateful to your factory for your warm hospitality."
The factory director seemed to let out a sigh of relief—he probably didn't know my real background very well at the beginning, but he must have known most of it by now.So in terms of attitude, I have basically regarded me as "one of my own", without that strange feeling.
After exchanging pleasantries, Bai Su asked the old question again, and the chief engineer smiled wryly: "The laser can cut special alloy steel with a hardness of 9.8 degrees, so if there are people in the container, of course they will be hurt!"
Bai Su frowned, looked at me, and I couldn't make a decision, although the possibility of Hasan being in that container was rare, but it couldn't be completely ruled out, what if he was in that container?
When Bai Su and I were hesitating, the chief engineer, who looked more like an artist, suddenly sighed: "You two don't have to worry, as I see it, the laser instrument may not be able to deal with the container at all! Our computer actually Can't figure out what metal it's made of!"
I said, "Try cutting off one corner first?"
The chief engineer nodded: "We are preparing to do this!" After he said that, he looked at us and saw that we had no objection, and then said: "The countdown begins!"
We cannot directly see the situation in the hood, which is naturally for safety reasons.
In the upper right corner of the fluorescent screen, numbers appeared, counting down from nine, and the mechanic foreman adjusted the emitting tube of the laser device obliquely, aiming at the corner of the "big box".
If the laser can cut open the container, the corner of the container will be cut off as soon as it is fired. After confirming this point, we will try to prevent accidents in case there are people inside.
Those ten seconds were unusually long, and finally, I saw a laser beam shooting at the corner of the container.
What happened next left everyone dumbfounded, and even the foreman who operated the laser device stayed for nearly two seconds before responding!
When the laser light shot up, not only could it not damage the container at all, but it was reflected immediately. According to the refraction angle of the light, it first reflected towards the cover. He went out and shot towards the roof of the factory building.
There was another "chi" sound, it seemed invincible, but the helpless laser from the container had pierced through the roof of the factory building and shot straight out!
At this time, everyone's astonishment was truly indescribable.Everyone knows that the laser must travel in a straight line. Theoretically, it can reach infinity. At the moment of travel of the laser, no matter what is there, it will be destroyed by it. If it hits the moon all at once, what kind of celestial body will be changed? , is also unknown!
In this situation where everyone was stunned, Bai Su was the calmest, and she shouted urgently after a second: "Stop!"
The foreman of the mechanic—everyone admired him afterward. He didn't know whether he had reacted after hearing Bai Su's call, or he himself had regained his composure in the crisis.
In any case, after at most two seconds, the laser stopped operating.
In an instant, everyone held their breath, and several people couldn't help but stared up at the small hole on the top of the factory building.
The chief engineer first broke the death-like loneliness, his voice was a little trembling: "God, did we get into a catastrophe?"
这个问题，也是每一个人在这一刹间都想到的问题：刚才陡然射出去的那股激光，持续了两秒钟之久，是不是已闯下了大祸？
激光以光速行进，两秒钟，可以射出去六十万公里了，在这六十万公里之中，要是有什么遇上了这股激光，会有什么结果？
在大气层之内，若是有任何飞行物体，不幸遇上了，自然立即解体，在大气层之外，激光深人太空，也有可能遇上许多在太空规迹中运行的物体！
如果激光恰好射中了哪一国的人造卫星，那会被误认为星际的激光大战已经开始，那会有什么后果？
连我想起了有这样的后果，也不禁手心冒汗，难怪人人都脸无人色。
没有人回答总工程师的问题，也没有人出声，大家都不知在等什么。
后来，我和他们熟了，自然也都知道了他们的名宇，在一次闲谈之中，又谈起了那天在意外发生之后，至少有五分钟的沉默，究竟是为了什么。
当然是为了极度的惊恐，但是也有很大的一部分，是下意识在等待若是闯了祸，所引起的后果！
正如我在当时所想到的那样，如果激光破坏了一个极重要的飞行体，那么，有可能世界大战，在三分钟之内爆发，大有可能，就在我们等待的那几分钟之内，就有核子弹在上空爆炸。
那几分钟的沉默，事后回忆起来，人人都震惊莫名，手足麻痹，副厂长甚至坚持他一直没有呼吸过——当然不可能，哪能超过三分钟不呼吸呢？
（又后来，云四风悄悄告诉我，那股发射了将近两秒钟的激光，还是闭了祸，所幸闯的祸不大。）
（一枚苏联人造卫星，突然提前失效，跌落在加拿大北部人烟稀少的地区。）
（从时间，那枚卫星运行的轨迹和角度来计算，应该正是被那股激光击落的。）
（好在这枚卫星早已被列人会跌回大气层之列，苏联方面以为自己计算有误，没有作进一步的研究，这才大事化小，小事化无！）
当时，首先从几乎僵硬状态中恢复过来的，依然是白素，可是她也说了一句相当莫名其妙的话：“没事了，已经过去了几分钟！”
可是，大家又都明白她的意思，是指如果有什么大祸事的话，应该已经发生了，所以，居然人人都长长地吁了一口气。
在恢复了镇定之后，我首先道：“激光仪并不能切割这容器！”
这是毫无疑问的事了，总工程师搓着手，神情严肃，技工领班这时才从罩子中走了出来，除下了头罩，神情苍白之至。
他望着各人，喘了好几口气，才道：“对不起！”
显然他也受到了极度的震惊，不然，不会这样说。各人都苦笑，总工程师走过去，用力拍着他的肩头，表示安慰他和支持他。
事实上，所有的人，绝没有责怪技工领班之意，可是他的神情，仍然十分激动，口唇发颤，却又没有发出声音来。我看出他有话要说，所以向他作了一个鼓励的手势，可是他仍然没有说出什么来。
一直到日后，技工领班才说出了当时他想说而由于惊恐实在太甚，以致无法说出来的话，他说：“幸好我在操作激光仪之前，选择了射向右上角，激光在经过了反射之后，直射向天空。如果我选择了射向中间部分，或者是那容器的下半部，那么反射出来的激光，就有可能射中在厂房中的任何人！”
虽然他说那番话的时候，已经隔了好久，可是他仍然十分骇然，他又补充：“不单是在这个厂房中的人会给激光射中，激光在穿出了厂房之后，天知道还会射中厂中的什么设施！厂中有一些高度危险的设施，一被射中，会是难以想像的大灾难！”
当他那样说的时候，当日在厂房中的人大都在，听了之后，想起当时的情形，自然也都不免感到了一股寒意。
我之所以详细叙述激光仪器操作不到两秒钟所形成的震撼，是因为想说明接下来不久，戈壁沙漠到了之后，两人所作的决定之惊人！
当时厂房之中，人人都比较镇定下来之后，都面面相觑，好一会没有人说话。
我有点明知故问：“没有比这具激光更有效的工具了吗？”
至少有三个人同时回答我：“没有了！”
我吞咽一口口水，总工程师强调了一句：“也没有比我们这里更能对付这容器的工厂了！”
我作了几个无意义的手势，厂长宣市：“我们工厂的两个高级顾问兼程前来，听取他们的意见之后，冉作决定。”
我知道他是指戈壁沙漠两人，听了厂长的宣布后，都有充满了希望的神色。
那时，几个工作已把使用激光仪时罩上去的大罩子移开去。激光仪也被推了开去，那像是大冻肉相一样的容器，丝毫无损，在灯光之下，闪耀着悦目的金属光芒，耸立在那里，像是在向每一个人作挑战！看谁能把我打开来！
我突然感到一阵冲动，大声道：“各位，我曾接触过许多来自外星的生物和物体，这容器既然是用什么材料制的都不知道，就有理由相信，它不是地球上的产物！”
“那不是地球上的产物”这句话，本来是我常说的，有许多许多无可理解的事，只要承认那是来自另一星球的力量所形成的，就都可以迎刃而解！
听得我那样说，各人都不出声，过了一会，很不爱开口的副厂长才道：“你的意思是，在地球上，没有什么力量可以破坏它？”
我点头：“可以循正当途径打开它，但不能硬弄开它。哈山先生懂得如何打开它，可惜他又不知所踪。”
一个看来很年轻的工人，这时忽然插了一句口：“如果这容器来自外星，那么，它究竟是什么？有什么用途？”
我苦笑：“不知道，只知道它是在海面飘浮时被发现之后，捞起来的！”
那容器的发现过程，并不神秘，神秘在哈山发现了它之后，显然曾对之下过一番研究功夫，也知道了一些这容器的功用。可是，哈山却秘而不宣，没有对任何人说起过，连白老大都瞒着。
这其中，自然一定有十分特别的原因！
接下来，在厂房之中，气氛倒热烈了起来，大家都在讨论那容器，假定它来自外星，究竟是什么。
一个被半数人所接受的说法由总工程师提出，他说：“可能是外星的宇宙飞船经过地球时抛下来的，它如此坚硬，足可以达过大气层，而落在海面上！”
另一半不接受这种说法的人包括了我在内，意见是：“要进人大气层，不是容易的事，回有强大动力装置的飞行体，尚且要在极精确的、一定的角度切人大气层！除非它是在宇宙飞船进人地球的大气层之后，才被抛下来的！”
意见最后经过调和，变成了那容器是一艘来自外星的宇宙飞船，在进人大气层之后，才被抛下来的！
它的来源有了初步的假设，可是它的用途是什么，都没有人说得上来。
戈壁沙漠来得出乎意料之外的快，当时在各抒己见之后，我和白素就回到了那幢屋子之中休息，天还没有亮，就被电话声吵醒，一按下掣，就听得他们两人齐声叫：“我们到了！”