Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The Back of the Cutting Edge of Science

The man let out a "bah" and spat into the corridor. The spit flew past me, making me extremely uncomfortable. He said in a rough voice: "Henry? I haven't seen him for two weeks, don't bother me!" I hurriedly said, "Excuse me, who is your Excellency Henry?" There is actually nothing ridiculous about this question, but when the big man heard it, he laughed "haha" and said, "I am not someone from him!" I took the opportunity to say: "Then, can I have a look at his room?" This time, the man laughed even louder. He imitated my voice and said, "Of course he can visit his room!"

He took a step back and let me in. When I entered that residential unit, I couldn't help being stunned again. I just arrived yesterday. Of course, I can’t say I know everything about this city. However, considering that the city’s institutions of higher learning and scientific research are so well-known in the world, it can be said to be the cutting edge of modern human civilization. In the world, until now, all I have come into contact with are splendid buildings, neat and elegant small bungalows, just like I can’t understand why there are so many drunks on the streets of this city. Now, I also can’t understand why In this city, there are also such shallow, narrow and dark housing units.

As soon as you enter the door, you can be regarded as a guest. The furniture is old and messy. There is another door that leads to the kitchen, and the other door, which is closed, seems to lead to a bedroom. I tried my best to suppress the surprise in my heart and not let it show on my face, because I could see that the big man was not a good-tempered guy. I paused for a while, looked at him, and said, "Henry's room is—" The big man walked forward, kicked away a chair that was placed casually, came to a wall, opened the door of a closet, and said, "Here!" I immediately understood why the big man laughed when I mentioned Henry's room!

Henry had no room at all, he slept in a closet, which was so small it was hard to imagine Henry stretching out in his sleep. The closet is very messy, and there are many things that young people are interested in. The big man said: "Look at it." Although the big man's greeting was not friendly, but since he came, I naturally had to take a look. I gave him a disturbing smile, walked to the closet, bent over and looked through, there were many pictorials, A softball glove, some books, nothing else I wanted. When I was looking through Henry's things, I heard a woman's voice in the bedroom who was not awake: "Johnny, who are you talking to?"

The big man replied: "A Japanese!" I turned around: "Sir, I'm not Japanese!" The big man said loudly again: "He said he is not Japanese!" Then he glanced at me: "It doesn't matter, as long as you are alone, it's fine, right?" I was stunned for a while, this big man, judging from his appearance, is completely rough, but this sentence is not something a rough can say.At this time, a woman with disheveled hair opened the door and came out in disheveled clothes. There was still a cigarette in the woman's mouth, she took the cigarette away from her mouth, and exhaled a puff of smoke: "I came to look for Henry again, Henry has long since disappeared, and you are late too!"

I was stunned: "Are you Henry's sister?" The woman nodded, puffed out her chest indifferently, and smoked a cigarette. I frowned: "Forgive me, since Henry is missing, why don't you go find him? You should at least call the police!" The woman "Ge Ge" laughed: "Isn't it normal for a young man to leave this kind of place? It's scary here, isn't it?" I frowned: "If you think it's terrible, then you should try to improve it!" The woman laughed: "We have improved, we came from another, more terrible place, now, we are already satisfied, why should we improve!"

I laughed: "Excuse me for being abrupt, I don't understand, is there anything scarier than this in your country?" The big man and the woman laughed together, and the big man said: "Some are too scary, but there are more people who don't have the courage to escape from it, and we escaped!" I was taken aback, thinking that from what they said, this man and woman looked like some vicious escaped prisoner! While I was stunned, the woman took another puff of the cigarette and sprayed the smoke straight out of her mouth. "The pulpit of the university, the gloomy library, the lifeless research institute, the endless scientific research, sir, it's terrible, we escaped from these terrible things, I, no longer researcher Pad Dr. Ra, he is no longer Professor Hanjingi, what do you think of us?"

I was really stunned, the woman had fixed her eyes on me, and I could tell from her expression that she was not talking nonsense, and what she said were all true words. However, is there really such a thing? At that moment, I had nothing else to say, just shook my head, the woman walked over, with her arms hanging on the big man's body, I muttered: "So, what are you doing now?" The woman pointed to the big man's face: "He delivered goods in a laundry shop, and I washed the floors. We lived a very good life, much happier than those who had no courage to escape! But Henry didn't understand, so he asked Leave, everyone has the right to choose how to live, I shouldn't interfere with him, and force him to come back, right?"

I don't think there is anything more to say. This man and woman may be a little abnormal. I didn't want to stay for a long time, because I couldn't get anything. I said sorry to them repeatedly, and retreated towards the door. When I retreated to the door, the woman seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and pointed at me: "By the way, Henry once showed me something before he disappeared. He said he picked it up. Can you tell me?" I want to see?" I was a little helpless and said: "Okay!" The woman walked over, walked to a table, opened the drawer, put aside the messy things, and pulled out a piece of hard cardboard.

The hard cardboard was about one foot square, and she handed it to me. I glanced at the hard cardboard and couldn't help but stay for a while. On that piece of hard cardboard, there are all straight lines, some straight lines repeat and repeat, and become quite thick, and some repeat less times, but in his opinion, the ones that repeat the most times , is a figure similar to a pentagon, and some form triangles or quadrilaterals of different sizes. I asked, "What is this thing?" The woman said: "I don't know, if you like it, just take it, I don't care." Such a piece of hard cardboard is actually useless if I want to come here, but I think that it was picked up by Henry, and the big bag of films was also picked up by Henry, or the lines on this hard cardboard , there may be other explanations.

So, I tucked it under my side: "Thank you!" The two men, a man and a woman, acted as if I no longer existed. I withdrew and came to the street, letting out a sigh of relief. This morning, I went to many places to inquire about Henry's whereabouts, and even went to the police to inquire, but the answer from the police was that no one had reported Henry's disappearance, so they could not intervene in this matter. At noon, I went back to the hotel, and after lunch, I went to the Association of Scientists. I can have the right to move freely in the Association of Scientists. This is what Tanaka Masaichi specially ordered the staff of the Association. So, when I arrived, I picked a comfortable sofa and sat down. The staff immediately brought me hot and fragrant coffee. When I was halfway through the drink, Onkyo came! Although this gypsy is now an authoritative scientist, his walking posture still looks like a gypsy. He sat down across from me: "How is it going, what's the progress?" I said: "It can be said that there is no progress at all, I just met Henry's sister!" An Qiaojia frowned: "What's the use of that?" I straightened my body: "Have you ever heard of a researcher named Padra?" An Qiaojia laughed: "In this city, there are dozens of large-scale research institutes and thousands of researchers. How can I tell everyone." I said: "This Miss Padra may be a bit special. She described the place of scientific research as a terrible hell, but she mustered up the courage and escaped, and now she is doing cleaning work!" I thought An Qiaojia would be surprised after hearing my words, but to my surprise, he didn't show any surprise at all, he just said indifferently: "It's nothing, there are many people like this , I know a scientist who several universities are vying to hire, but he does nothing but works as a gardener in the park!" When I really added words to An Qiao, I was taken aback: "There really is such a thing, why?" An Qiaojia was silent for a moment, and then said: "The psychiatrist said that this is job burnout, but I feel that it is a kind of pressure, a kind of pressure that people can't bear!" I looked at An Qiaojia with some confusion, and An Qiaojia's expression was very serious: "Human life is very limited. In order to become a scientist, you must spend at least one-third of your life, and then the other three The second life is almost spent in the same situation, but the material life is slightly different, this kind of pressure makes many people prefer to abandon everything they have obtained and become an ordinary person again!" I shrugged and jokingly said, "What are you talking about? Like you, you might still want to wander around with the caravan!" I say this because Enchoga is a gypsy, and I expected that, in his knowledge, Enchoga would not be offended by what I said. However, after my words came out, An Qiaojia's expression became extremely serious, he lowered his head, and remained silent for a while. When I saw this situation, I couldn't help regretting it. After all, I didn't know him too well, maybe I shouldn't make fun of his national life! Just as I was looking for something to say to reverse the awkward atmosphere, Anqiaojia raised his head: "Last year, I went to Europe and met the family I was born in, my uncle, outside the Hungarian border. My grandfather was still there, and he asked me: boy, what are you doing? I told him: I am a scientist now! He asked me again: boy, what do scientists do? I told him in the simplest words: we study Science makes human life better!" When An Qiaojia spoke up to this point, he paused for a while, and glanced at me: "He still didn't understand, so I briefly told him about my daily work, and guess what he said after hearing it? " I asked back, "What did he say?" An Qiao added a wry smile: "The old man's voice was trembling, and he said: Poor child, your life is so boring now, you should come back, we don't have science here, but we have singing and dancing every day, There is endless joy!" An Qiaojia stopped here, and I didn't make a sound. He paused for a long time before he said slowly: "So, if you think I don't want to go back and live the happy life of a gypsy again, you are wrong! " I swallowed three mouthfuls of saliva one after another, unable to speak, An Qiao stretched his waist: "Dr. Connors, this is not the first suicide, but because of those videos, we have to investigate! " I sighed: "No wonder I see so many well-dressed drunks on the street!" An Qiaojia laughed: "That's so strange, I also passed out drunk on the street, and even got into fights with people, it's really fun!" I waved my hand, a purely involuntary gesture, since I couldn't understand what Onkyoga was saying. I decided to bring the topic back, and I said, "Henry seems to have disappeared since meeting you and handing over the film to you. He still has a piece of cardboard, which he also picked up—" I spread out the cardboard that I rolled into a roll, and showed it to An Qiaojia: "Look at these lines, what do they mean?" An Qiaojia took the paper over, looked at it horizontally and vertically, and the result Still shaking his head: "I don't understand, it seems to be a crystal structure, like the result of magnification in a microscope." I said, "Is there scientific value?" An Qiaojia frowned: "It's hard to say, but we can wait until night, when more people come, and give them a lecture, there will definitely be an answer." I said: "Okay, let's put it here first." I didn't want to carry this piece of paper around, and I figured it wouldn't be of much use, so I decided to do so. During the day, not many people came here, and An Qiaojia also left soon after. Throughout the afternoon, I was still in the city, looking for Henry's whereabouts. The range of people I contacted became wider and wider, but the result was the same. In the past two weeks, no one has seen Henry. I have no choice but to think that Henry may have left the city long ago and gone to another place, or he may have encountered an unforeseen accident, but no matter what, I can't get any clues. I had to turn to the acquaintances of Dr. Connors to investigate the living conditions of Dr. Connors. My investigation took several days, but it went smoothly. Because the people who knew Dr. Conas were all from the scientific community, and I was invited by them at all, so when I have problems, they always tell me to the best of their knowledge. However, although it went smoothly, my gains were minimal.The interviews in the past few days, summed up, let me know that Dr. Connors is a person who is obsessed with science. His life is very simple and his income is very good. acting. There was nothing suspicious about this company either. They had sorted out the legacy of Dr. Connors and donated it to the university authorities. Connors death, no one can get any benefits, only people feel the loss, since this is the case, then, who else would start to kill him?His death was a suicide, there is no doubt about it! I also talked to the housekeeper of Connors several times. The housekeeper said that the doctor hardly spoke at home except when someone came to visit. I spent most of the day researching the doctor's visitors and found that everyone Everyone can find out who is coming, only one is an exception. I think this point is the biggest gain in the past ten days, so it must be described in detail. According to the housekeeper, there was a man who was "thin, about fifty years old, with brown hair, half bald, and eyes as sharp as a falcon" who visited the doctor two days before his death. The man was a stranger, and he talked to the doctor for a while, and the doctor left with him, returning about two hours later. There is nothing special about this, especially, this man, I can't find out who he is, he is obviously not a figure in the circle that the doctor frequents, and after he appeared once, he never appeared again , the time he appeared was two days before the doctor died. I invited two artists to draw the man described by the housewife. The housewife saw it and found it satisfactory, so I took the portrait and contacted the police. In the police officer's office, I touched a small nail. The police officer told me that there are at least three thousand men like the one in the painting in this city! Naturally, I started looking for that person again, but I still found nothing. It seems that things have not turned around. It is completely meaningless for me to stay here any longer! In my experience, it is very rare that this incident has a beginning and no end, but it is also a helpless thing. Because, I was entrusted to investigate the cause of Dr. Connors' death. It can be said that the result has been reached, because no matter how you look at it, Connors committed suicide. However, there are still doubts about the matter. For a whole year, there were videos of Dr. Connors’ outdoor activities, Henry’s disappearance, the man’s identity, etc. If these questions cannot be reasonably explained, then the whole Things are still unfinished! So, when I was about to leave, I was very unhappy. The Science Association held a farewell banquet for me one morning and one night. Since everyone knew that my trip was in vain, no one mentioned Connors PhD. Early the next morning, I didn't want anyone to escort me, so I carried the suitcase by myself, got on the streetcar, and went straight to the airport. It was still early when I arrived at the airport, so after handing over my luggage, I sat down in the restaurant at the airport. The sky was very gloomy that day, and I was in a bad mood, so I always felt an indescribable sense of discomfort.I sat and thought through the matter from beginning to end. I don't know when it started, I felt that someone was paying attention to me. It's an intuition, like someone puts his finger close to your forehead, and you don't have to wait for his finger to touch your forehead to feel it. I looked up, and sure enough, on a table not far from me, there was a young man looking at me, and when I looked at him, instead of avoiding him, he stood up and looked at me come over. He came straight to me with a smile: "Can I sit down?" Since I was in a bad mood, my answer was not very polite. I said rigidly: "That depends on what your purpose is?" The young man smiled with a good attitude: "I just want to talk to you, Mr. Wei, my name is Bai Ke, and this is my ID card!" As he said that, he sent a certificate to me. I glanced at the certificate, and my hostility towards this young man disappeared a lot. According to the certificate, this is called Kanbaike?A young man from BC who is a "special investigator" for the National Security Agency. I smiled at him: "Your name is very interesting, please sit down!" Bai Ke opened the chair, sat down, crossed his hands behind his back, and for a moment, he didn't seem to know what to say.I said, "If you have anything to say, please speak quickly, I'm leaving!" Bai Ke rubbed his hands: "Mr. Wei, please don't leave, I don't know if my request is useful, because I am not making such a request on behalf of the organization I serve, it is purely my personal request!" Bai Ke's speech was a bit long-winded, but he explained things very clearly. I like such a person, which proves that he is a very thoughtful and organized person. I raised my eyebrows: "For what?" Bai Ke said: "Simply put, for the death of Dr. Connors!" I frowned and wanted to say something, but before I could say it, Bai Ke rushed to say: "As soon as you come, we have paid attention to you, and we also know the work you are doing these days!" I smiled: "So you care about me so much, why? Didn't the Security Bureau ignore this matter?" Bai Ke also laughed and gestured: "The Security Bureau didn't ignore it, but left the matter to me!" When Bai Ke talked about this, he paused for a while: "Leave the matter to me to investigate, that is to say, this case, in terms of law, can already be concluded, but there are still a few doubts. My The work is not limited by time at all, and there is no need to have a conclusion, because the whole case has already been concluded!" I said, "I understand, so your job is to be a special investigator!" Bai Ke said: "I have also done the work you have done. Similarly, there is no result." I said: "Since your work does not necessarily have results, it seems that you don't need to delve into it!" Bai Ke shook his head: "As far as my position is concerned, I don't need to investigate further, but personally, this is a very serious challenge!" He paused for another moment before saying: "We already know that within a year, someone will keep following Dr. Connors, which requires considerable financial resources and energy, and no one will do this for no reason. Even if Dr. Connors committed suicide 100%, the person who followed and photographed him must have had a great impact on his suicide. We must find this person, otherwise, the same thing may happen On another scientist!" Bai Ke spoke very seriously and his tone was very sure. On this point, I am different from him. I also think of the doubt he raised (everyone can know that these movies are a big doubt), but I don't have such a definite conclusion. I didn't make any statement at the time, and Bai Ke said again: "I'm also investigating Henry's whereabouts, and I'm also paying attention to that stranger who visited Dr. Connors, but—" I spread my hands: "There is also no result, is it?" Bai Ke smiled bitterly: "Yes, this matter is in my hands. I must explain all the doubts clearly. I think you should be able to help me." I said, "I can't do anything!" Bai Ke said: "Perhaps, we have neglected something so that we have no clue at all?" I said, "It's not that we don't have a clue. As long as we find Henry and that unknown man, things will definitely develop further. The problem is that we can't find them!" Bai Ke looked directly at me: "I have a further message about Henry." I was surprised: "How?" Bai Ke continued: "Or it can't be said that it has something to do with Henry. That is another unsolved case. It may be related to Henry. There is a charred body found in an old car. The forensic doctor determined that it was thirteen years old. Male. Apart from these two points, there is no other information." I stayed for a while: "Where? When?" Bai Ke said: "This point is the most unfavorable to my guess. The location is 1,300 miles away, in a small town, and the time is the third day after he disappeared." I said, "It's very rare for a young man to travel 1,300 miles away within three days." Bai Ke said, "Unless he takes a plane." I smiled: "Of course, but if he is flying, it is easy to find out. In fact, I have already checked the passenger lists in various airlines." Bai Ke sighed: "I checked it too." I took a breath: "I believe the result of your investigation is the same as mine!" Bai Ke smiled wryly, and shook his head again: "I think it's the same, Henry hasn't been on a plane before." I spread my hands and said, "Then we don't need to discuss any further, the charred corpse in that small town will not be Henry anymore!" But Bai Ke shook his head, disagreeing with my conclusion: "Not necessarily, what we investigate are all public airlines, and there are many private jets flying, we can't find out." I stayed for a while longer. What Bai Ke said was reasonable, but why would someone take a young man like Henry 1,300 miles away to kill him? The reason why I immediately thought that Henry was taken away was because a young man would never be able to travel 1,300 miles away with a means of transportation like a private jet. I looked at Bai Ke, and Bai Ke obviously knew what I was suspicious of. He said, "I think the reason for Henry's death is that he picked up that big bag of videos." My brows were knotted together: "Then how could it be? Henry picked up that big bag of things. He may not know who this bag of things belongs to. Moreover, even if someone wanted to kill him, why didn't he do it locally?" Bai Ke said: "If it were me, I wouldn't start here, because if Henry died in this city, the Security Bureau would immediately think that Dr. Connors' death was closely related to these movies, and a large-scale mass attack would immediately take place. Investigate, that's not good for the murderer." I took a deep breath, lit a cigarette, and exhaled slowly: "Now, what do you want me to do?" Bai Ke said: "I learned about this charred corpse the day before yesterday. Whether he is Henry or not, I have no evidence at all. But if there is evidence, it's not my turn to investigate. Now, I'm going to that town Investigation, I want you to go with me!" The loudspeaker at the airport has already issued a call for passengers to board the plane, and my heart is very confused. If Henry was really murdered, then it is absolutely necessary to investigate the death of Dr. Connors in depth! When I was thinking about it, Bai Ke kept looking at me, not saying a word. After I finished smoking that cigarette, I extinguished the cigarette butt vigorously, stood up, and said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"