Genius Club.

Chapter 458 Du Yao and Tang Xin

Lin Xian opened his laptop, opened a folder, and looked at the hundreds of drawing files stored in it.

These documents are the drawings of the various components of the time-space shuttle, and are the result of his day and night hard work over the past three months.

But even so, only the core part was copied; it would take at least two months to copy all the finished products.

This is much more difficult than copying out VV's code in the first place, and Lin Xian's head hurts from memorizing it every day.

"After I find Du Yao, the world line will definitely jump, right?"

To be honest, Lin Xian was not sure where the anchor point would appear.

Was it when I found Du Yao?
Or was it when Du Yao made a breakthrough in the field of brain nerve research?
"In fact, there is still one most critical issue now."

Lin Xian scratched his head:
"[Now in 2024, how old is Du Yao? Has she been born yet?]"

Gao Wen's handwritten letter said that Ms. Du Yao died in the middle of the 21st century. If Du Yao was really a super genius, it is not ruled out that she was only in her twenties or thirties when she achieved research results.

So, now in 2024, Du Yao may not really be born yet.

and.

The name Du Yao is not uncommon.

It is possible that through national big data, many girls named Du Yao will be found, ranging from infants to girls in their twenties and thirties.

so what should I do now?
Which Du Yao is the promising genius in the field of neurology who will achieve great things in the future?

Unable to identify.

We can't bring all women named Du Yao to Donghai City and protect them.

Lin Xian shook his head.

This is impossible.

"Hey."

It is too difficult to determine which Du Yao is the Du Yao you are looking for based on just a name.

I am not afraid that Du Yao will emerge in 2024, I am just afraid that she is still just a baby or elementary school student, or even more afraid that she has not been born yet.

"If we really can't find it, it will be troublesome."

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

On October 10st of next month, Galileo will be able to directly identify Du Yao as the most correct one based on Einstein's answer.

No matter whether Du Yao is a baby, a junior high school student or a high school student, she can be identified as a specific person; even if she is not born yet, Einstein can definitely give the answer in advance and identify Du Yao's parents.

If that happens, Lin Xian will be put in a passive position.

"It just so happens that I will go to the capital with Yingjun to meet my parents tomorrow, so let's meet Director Liu An by the way."

Snapped.

He closed the laptop lid.

It is indeed a pity that I cannot go to find Du Yao after copying the blueprints of the time-space shuttle, but you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

"Trust in the wisdom of Liu Feng and modern scientists."

"I copied all the core parts back, which is equivalent to completing 80% of the total project. As for the remaining 20%, can Liu Feng and the others not find a way to complete it?"

Although Emperor Gao Wen commented that Liu Feng was the kind of scientist who was "extremely lucky, a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

But Lin Xian didn't agree.

As the top general under Rhine, Lin Xian still trusts Liu Feng emotionally.

Liu Feng may not be as strong as Emperor Gao Wen and Emperor Chen Heping in their professional fields.

But when it comes to writing in a unique style, Liu Feng is the undisputed king; the scientific community does need hard power like Emperor Gawain, but it also cannot lack creative players like Liu Feng.

Just ask.

Who else except Liu Feng could have accomplished these research results, such as Introduction to the Cosmological Constant, Arithmetic Sequence, and Rice Cooker Catcher?
Even Emperor Chen Heping had to stand on Liu Feng's shoulders to calculate the cosmological constant 42.

"It's okay. If Liu Feng can't do it, there's still Nangong Mengjie and Long Keyuan."

"Let's wait until I really need a time-travel machine. According to Einstein, it won't be possible to manufacture one before 2234, so there's an % chance that I won't be able to use it in my lifetime."

Stand up from the desk.

Lin Xian turned off the light in the study and went to the kitchen.

The warm light in the incubator warmed the cup of milk that Zhao Yingjun prepared for herself.

This is probably the simplest, most rustic, yet most touching change that Lin Xian has experienced since they started dating.

Maybe this is the feeling of warmth.

Every day someone thinks of you and gives you a cup of hot milk;
Every day when you wake up from your dream or finish your work, have a cup of hot milk.

Happiness is difficult to express in concrete terms.

But sometimes, it's that simple.

Lin Xian gulped down the cup of hot milk, and his whole body felt warm and comfortable.

Then I turned off the kitchen light and went to the bedroom.

The Pomeranian VV was curled up beside the bed and was actually snoring... It seemed that he had been fed too much recently and had gained a lot of weight. He didn't snore when he was thin before. Lin Xian decided to reduce VV's food intake starting tomorrow.

Zhao Yingjun lay quietly on the bed, her back to VV, her face towards her pillow, her eyes and eyebrows light, reflected in the moonlight through the gap in the curtains, giving her a particularly sacred feeling.

Lin Xian tiptoed lightly, quietly lay down on the bed, and looked at Zhao Yingjun's belly under her nightgown.

Still very flat.

But he knew that there was a little life thriving inside.

"Good night, Yuxi."

Lin Xian said softly.

In fact, he was not sure whether it was a daughter or a son.

Zhao Yingjun once suggested that when the baby is four months old, they could ask a familiar ultrasound doctor to check whether it is a boy or a girl and fulfill Lin Xian’s wish.

But Lin Xian was a little timid and advised him not to watch it, to leave it for suspense and surprise.

At that time, Zhao Yingjun was amused by Lin Xian's expression and scratched his nose:
"You're just worried about it being a son!"

"Stop talking, stop talking."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"They say whatever you fear will come true."

Zhao Yingjun seemed to particularly enjoy watching Lin Xian's struggles over the choice between a boy and a girl, and continued to tease him:

"Then guess, am I pregnant with a boy or a girl?"

"I guess it's a boy."

Lin Xian said it with absolute certainty.

"why?"

Zhao Yingjun was very confused. Why was this person so two-faced?

Lin Xian smiled:
"Because, based on experience..."

"[My guesses are usually wrong.]"

Zhao Yingjun snorted:
"You are quite self-aware."

Come back to your senses from your thoughts.

Looking at all the happy things around him, Lin Xian can truly feel his responsibilities as a man, a husband, and a father.

"I will protect all of this."

He gently stroked Zhao Yingjun's smooth sleeping face and said softly:

"Protect our present and protect our children's future."

……

the next day.

Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun went to Pudong Airport to board a plane to the imperial capital.

The Zhao family attached great importance to this meeting.

Zhao Yingjun's father, Zhao Ruihai, invited a large table of relatives in the imperial capital to welcome Lin Xian.

He was very satisfied and proud of this prospective son-in-law, and introduced him to everyone:

"This is Lin Xian. I think everyone has seen him on TV, right?"

"I'll choke you!"

Zhao Yingjun's little nephew jumped up first:

"East China Sea 007!"

It made everyone laugh.

Zhao Yingjun leaned close to Lin Xian's ear and said:
"It was he who I told you about, the one who spoke in abstract terms."

Beside him, Zhao Yingjun's uncle looked at Lin Xian and said with a kind smile:
"Lin Xian is not only a brave young man in Donghai City, but also won glory for the country by winning the World Hacker Competition. At a meeting, I had the honor of meeting President Gao Yan of Longke Institute, and President Gao was full of praise for Lin Xian."

"Thank you very much, thank you very much."

Lin Xian said modestly:

"In fact, these are just empty names. I am grateful to President Gao for thinking so highly of me. In fact, I have received a lot of care and guidance from him."

This meal was a great pleasure.

The main reason is that Zhao Yingjun's parents are really satisfied with Lin Xian. What they value is not anything else, but Lin Xian's good character, good personality, responsibility, and courage, so they are very confident in letting their daughter marry such a man.

Of course, it was mainly because of Zhao Yingjun’s praise.

When Lin Xian heard everyone's descriptions of himself at the dinner party, he was sometimes stunned. He really didn't know how Zhao Yingjun usually praised himself at home. He praised him to the sky!

It really is going to heaven, in the physical sense.

"I heard from Yingjun that during the Chinese New Year this year, Lin Xian went to space for a stroll? To carry out a secret mission?"

Beside him, Zhao Yingjun's uncle immediately elbowed his aunt:
"Don't ask about secret missions. These need to be kept secret!"

Seeing that aunt looked as if she was facing a great enemy, she really thought Lin Xian was some kind of Dragon Team agent.

Lin Xian quietly leaned over to Zhao Yingjun's ear and said:

"You seem to have exaggerated me a little too much. I can't explain it to you."

"No way."

Zhao Yingjun smiled, turned his head and blinked:
"Aren't all I said true?"

……

After dinner, Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun went back to Zhao Yingjun’s parents’ home together.

The family talked about marriage again.

Just like what Zhao Yingjun said before, Zhao Ruihai and Yan Qin were very open-minded and easy-going. They said that everything should be decided by the two children. They had no demands and no need for face.

Zhao Yingjun had also told Lin Xian before that she had told the two elders everything about Yu Xi.

The two elders, like Tingtianshu, didn’t quite believe it.

But later, Zhao Yingjun didn't explain anything, and the old couple figured it out on their own.

Perhaps they also felt that apart from this explanation, there was no logic that could explain how the teenage daughter came into being.

When the old couple found out that Yu Xi had "returned home", they felt lost for a while, but in the end they faced it calmly:
"Just think of it as a dream in advance."

Zhao Ruihai sighed.

Thinking back on the happy month I spent with my granddaughter, it really does feel like a dream, and I feel a little nostalgic and sad.

Fortunately, the good news of Zhao Yingjun's pregnancy quickly diluted the sadness, and the old couple had been waiting eagerly to see the baby.

Therefore, their only request was that Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun get married and have the child as soon as possible.

after that.

Lin Xian left Zhao Yingjun's house and came to the National Security Agency, where he met Director Liu An, whom he had contacted in advance.

After explaining his purpose, Liu An took Lin Xian to an operation room and asked the staff to enter the name "Du Yao".

"There are 2281 of us."

Staff reports.

"so much."

Lin Xian was a little surprised, but with a population of 14 billion in Dragon Country, it was normal for there to be so many people with the same name:

"Please help screen it and remove the males."

"1921 people remaining."

"Eliminate the population over 50 years old." Lin Xian said.

Since Ms. Du Yao could still die in Africa in the middle of the 50st century, her current age should not be more than years old, but it is not safe:

"Forget it, let's relax the conditions a little bit, be safer, and remove the population over 60 years old."

"1778 people remaining."

Lin Xian smiled helplessly: "It hasn't decreased much."

"Because the name 'Yao' is rarely used by the older generation."

Director Liu An explained:
"This name is also mostly given by people born in the 90s, 00s, and 10s. It has the style of youth novels and the Internet. If you think about other selection points, Lin Xian, these 1778 people are too many."

Lin Xian was also a little worried.

He knew very little about Ms. Du Yao and had no way of screening.

The main thing is that I really don’t know Ms. Du Yao’s approximate age.

If we follow what Director Liu An said and directly exclude all Du Yaos under the age of 20, then the list might be shortened by more than half.

But this blind method of elimination is meaningless. Du Yao, who is now a primary school student of seven or eight years old, may become a genius in neurology in twenty or thirty years and then go to Africa for peacekeeping assistance.

Now think about it carefully.

No wonder he felt he had seen this name somewhere. In fact, it was not surprising to see it anywhere. Who knew which one of the more than 2000 Du Yao he was seeing?

Lin Xian thought about it for a while and felt that he couldn't find any screening criteria.

Any screening may miss the real Du Yao.

The worst possible scenario.

These 1778 Du Yaos are not the Du Yao mentioned in Gao Wen’s handwritten letter. That Du Yao was not born yet.

"It's so difficult."

Lin Xian truly felt what it meant to look for a needle in a haystack.

But this needle must be fished out.

The novice protection period left for him is only one month. After one month, Einstein + Galileo will only need to ask a question to directly lock onto the real Du Yao.

"Can I take a copy of the information here?" Lin Xian asked.

"That won't work."

Director Liu An shook his head:
"In fact, letting you see it is already an exception. This is a citizen's privacy. You don't have a formal organization or law enforcement power, so it's impossible to take it away."

"But you can also find this information at the Donghai Public Security Bureau. The household registration system is connected to the national network. So if you can't stay in the capital for that long, you can go back to Donghai to continue checking... If it's inconvenient, I can give you a letter of introduction."

"alright."

Lin Xian nodded and agreed to abide by the rules:
"Does our household registration system include educational information?"

"some."

Liu An answered truthfully:

"What the country is promoting now is the interconnection and sharing of data between various information systems. Many information channels have been opened up. But I want to remind you that academic information can only be checked for domestic schools. If you have studied abroad, this system cannot be found."

"Then let's check the domestic ones first."

Lin Xian said:

"Please help me select Du Yao who has a bachelor's degree or above. I will browse them by major."

……

Lin Xian basically spent the three days in the imperial capital at the National Security Agency. He screened the information of 60 Du Yaos under the age of 1778 for three days, but did not find any Du Yaos with majors related to brain science.

There are quite a few who have high academic qualifications, but the majors they studied in college and graduate school were all liberal arts and languages... Will they suddenly switch to the field of brain science in the future?

Finding Du Yao was much more difficult than Lin Xian had imagined.

This evening.

When talking about Du Yao with Zhao Yingjun, Zhao Yingjun said:
“Now that we have checked all the domestic colleges and universities, let’s check the international students.”

She explained:

"In the field of brain science, foreign universities started much earlier than Longguo, and we have to admit that there are some gaps. Moreover, Du Yao, who studied abroad, must have at least a bachelor's degree and a good command of foreign languages, which meets the requirements for peacekeeping and rescue in Africa."

Lin Xian nodded:
"I have the same idea. What I am afraid of now is that Du Yao is still an elementary school student. Then I really can't find her. In that list, there are more than 18 Du Yaos under the age of 900. I can't take them all to Donghai City... Their parents will definitely not agree."

"Then let's go back to the East China Sea."

Zhao Yingjun reminded:

"I have a friend in Donghai who can help us with overseas academic information. We will first identify which Du Yao have studied abroad or even gone abroad, then filter this information and ask him to help us look up foreign education systems."

immediately.

Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun returned to the East China Sea.

In Donghai, Lin Xian is still very popular and does not need a letter of introduction from Director Liu An; but the Donghai Public Security Bureau owes Lin Xian a big favor, and they are very welcome when he comes again.

In the end, Du Yao's list was shortened again.

There are only 11 people like Du Yao who have studied abroad.

soon.

With the help of Zhao Yingjun's connections, the overseas study information of these 11 Du Yaos was also found out.

"Lin Xian, look."

Zhao Yingjun pointed to one of the messages about Du Yao:

"Look at this Du Yao, born in 1998, from Johns Hopkins University... This university is one of the top universities in the world. And look at Du Yao's major... It's also in brain science. This must be this Du Yao!"

Lin Xian also moved the mouse and looked at this information record.

"Johns…Hopkins University."

He blinked.

This university name sounds so familiar.

“I’m sure I’ve heard of this university, too.”

Lin Xian scratched his hair and began to recall, recall...

There are not many people around him who have studied abroad, so there are also limited people who discuss foreign universities with him...

suddenly!

He opened his eyes wide!
"I remembered..."

His voice was trembling.

Tighten your lips and utter the name softly:
"Tang Xin."

That's right.

Tang Xin, who graduated from Johns Hopkins University, returned to Donghai and talked to Lin Xian about many interesting things that happened during her study abroad.

Talk about food, prices, college life, study pressure, etc. in the United States.

The university where she is studying.

It's Johns Hopkins University!

"I see."

Lin Xian took a deep breath.

He finally...

After a series of memories, he finally remembered where he had seen Du Yao's name -

【Chat history】!
The first half of last year.

When playing the cat-and-mouse game with Ji Lin, Ji Lin pretended to take herself to the police station and forged a lot of chat records between Tang Xin and other men to test herself.

There are many chat records.

When the real and fake are stacked together, it is really hard to tell the real from the fake.

But he remembered!

It seems that I have indeed seen the name Du Yao in a certain chat record!

I searched for him everywhere...

Never imagined.

The name Du Yao was actually hidden in Tang Xin's chat history.

He immediately took a special car and went to the Donghai City Public Security Bureau again.

Then, he got the previous case files about Tang Xin and found a large number of printed chat records.

really.

"Yao Yao."

Lin Xian looked at the bound chat records.

It is the chat record between Tang Xin and a female avatar user, and the remark name is Yaoyao.

That explains.

Lin Xian didn't see Du Yao's name from the note, otherwise, he would have had a very deep impression of it.

This chat record is not very thick, and it started less than half a month before Tang Xin’s accident. There are no records before that.

Lin Xian knew the reason clearly.

It was because the research institute where Tang Xin worked gave benefits to all employees - a brand new top-of-the-line Samsung mobile phone. When Tang Xin and Lin Xian were having dinner, Tang Xin showed it to Lin Xian.

When you log into a new phone, your previous WeChat chat history will definitely be gone unless you specifically back it up and transfer it.

Tang Xin complained to Lin Xian at the time that the Samsung mobile phone system was difficult to use and inhumane in many ways. Lin Xian even took it and fiddled with it for a while... He also felt that it was inhumane and very uncomfortable to operate.

Lin Xian quickly flipped through the chat history.

He could look up the specific content later. Right now, he just wanted to quickly confirm whether this "Yaoyao" was Du Yao.

Yaoyao and Tang Xin didn’t chat very often. They only spoke a few words intermittently. Sometimes she didn’t reply to any messages for several days, and most of the replies were late at night.

"found it!"

Finally, Lin Xian found the relevant chat records.

It was an application form for volunteering in Africa, stamped with a blue seal. Before posting the picture, Du Yao also sent a scissors-hands emoji:

“My application was successful~”

This application form was in English. Last year, when Lin Xian and Ji Lin were pretending to be confused and arguing with each other, they didn't read it carefully. Their minds were not on it at all. They just glanced at it.

Among this English application form, only two Chinese characters stand out:

【Du Yao】

"It's really Du Yao."

Lin Xian took a deep breath:

"It's still Du Yao who went to Africa to provide aid... This should be it. It's very consistent with what Gao Wen wrote in his handwritten letter."

Looking at this chat record full of stories, Lin Xian felt melancholy and mixed emotions.

Tang Xin.

This girl who made him feel sad and regretful was actually a good friend of Du Yao.

He didn't know what to say.

I just feel a little uncomfortable.

because……

In the last few pages of the chat history between Du Yao and Tang Xin, they were basically talking about themselves.

"Yaoyao, you guessed it right. Lin Xian really forgot about the time when he made me wear a school uniform in high school. When I mentioned it to him, he didn't react at all. But, if he forgot, then he forgot. Even if he forgot, it's still the fact!"

"Hehe, I went to the movies with Lin Xian today. You know what, Yaoyao, he's still the same as before! He hasn't changed at all! I mean... hehe, he hasn't changed in any way. He's still so caring and gentle."

"He suddenly pulled my hand today! I was so embarrassed! My face must have been very red... Oh, so embarrassing, but luckily I had drunk some wine, so Lin Xian probably didn't notice it."

"Oh, it wasn't a special taxi. I was just about to get in a taxi when he suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me back from the side of the road. I was...anyway...then he asked if we should find a place to sober up, so I followed him."

"What... Lin Xian is not that kind of person. We chatted in the bar for a while, and then he sent me home. Seriously! Why would I lie to you? Oh, you are such a fool. Why would I lie to you? We... are just like we just met."

"Hey, Yaoyao, do you remember what I told you when I called you yesterday? There's another old classmate who wants to help me. I prepared a gift for Lin Xian... a very special gift! Do you think... when he sees the gift, will he remember the time when he helped me out?"

"Don't worry, I will tell you the result as soon as I come back tomorrow! What do you mean I can't come back? I told you, Lin Xian is not that kind of person! He is very shy!"

This……

These were the last words Tang Xin sent to Du Yao.

The last page of printed paper is very thin, and there is no more below.

Lin Xian felt his breathing become heavy. He looked at the last few lines of the chat record.

Those were the words Du Yao sent to Tang Xin.

Yes, the last few sentences of this chat record:
"Hey, I told you! I knew you wouldn't come back last night! I don't know you very well, but you must have taken the initiative!"

"Don't worry, I'm just considerate and don't want to disturb you two, so I didn't contact you all night last night."

"You can talk now, right? How's it going, Xiao Xinxin~"

"Did you succeed in your confession?"

(End of this chapter)