Chapter 16 Chapter 12 Oolong Paul

Vandenberg hadn't seen his uncle Paul for ten years, and there seemed to be no chance to see him again, but he felt so close to the old scientist.Uncle is the last one of his generation to go, and the only one who remembers the way the old man said. As long as he is willing, he will remember the wise way of life. Dr. Paul Craigie, known to family and friends as "The Oolong Paul," was there whenever someone needed him, offering information and advice (whether in person or through a long-distance phone call).It is said that the Nobel Committee was forced to deny his contribution to particle physics under great political pressure. Now, after the big sweep at the end of the 20th century, the committee has fallen into extreme chaos.

Even if the rumors were true, Paul wasn't hurt.He was a gentle and humble man who had no enemies, even those of different parties and exiles.In fact, he is widely respected and has been invited to visit the Republic of South Africa many times, but he politely declined all of them. He eagerly explained that it was not because he felt that his life would be in danger in the Republic of South Africa, but because he was afraid. Nostalgia will be irrepressible. Although he used a language understood by less than a million people, Van den Berg remained cautious, using metaphors and similes that only close relatives could understand and outsiders could not understand. However, Paul easily and completely understood his nephew. I mean, it's just that he doesn't take it seriously.He was worried that the young Vandenberg was asking for trouble, so he tried to calm him down as much as possible, so that he would not rush to publish the results, at least he understood the importance of keeping silent...

But what if, just what if, it was true?Paul pondered in his mind.All the possibilities, scientific, financial, and political, were suddenly presented to him, and the more he thought about them, the more frightening they became. Unlike his pious ancestors, Paul had no faith in which to turn to God in times of confusion or crisis, and now he wished he had a God, but even if he could pray, he could not gain substance s help.As he sits down at his computer and starts to read the information in the database, he doesn't know whether to hope that his nephew actually made an amazing discovery, or to believe that it's just his pointless talk. vernacular.Is it possible for God to play such a weird joke with human beings?Paul remembered Einstein's famous saying: It is cunning, but it is not malicious.

Stop daydreaming, Paul told himself.Your personal likes and dislikes, your personal hopes and fears, have nothing to do with any of this... A sudden challenge was presented to him at the far reaches of the solar system, and until he could find out the truth, he knew he would not be at peace until he was relieved of his doubts.