Genius Club.

Chapter 477 The Real An Qing

Finally it’s made!

Lin Xian has been looking forward to Emperor Gawain’s final work for too long.

but……

After a moment of excitement and joy, there follows loss.

Since I didn’t receive Liu Feng’s call.

There is a high probability that the numbers on the space-time clock have not changed and the world line has not jumped.

too difficult.

This time, the ninth dream, the 0.0001764 world line, was too strong... Lin Xian tried his best but failed to break through the elasticity of space and time.

Now, we are really out of ammunition and food.

"Wait for me at the research institute. I'll be there soon."

After Lin Xian gave his instructions, he hung up the phone and immediately called Liu Feng.

"Hey?"

Liu Feng didn't sound like he had any emotions.

"In the laboratory?" Lin Xian asked.

"It must be there!"

Liu Feng answered as a matter of course:

"Where else can I go besides the lab? Normally you call me for no other reason... I'll go check it out."

After that, there was a brief sound of footsteps on the phone. Liu Feng walked to the time and space clock and took a look:
"No change, still the same number."

Hey.

Lin Xian sighed softly:

"Du Yao said that she has invented the cranial nerve electric shock helmet. She has always been very rigorous and meticulous, and it is unlikely that she would make a mistake. But... such a great invention still did not allow the world line to jump."

"Then I'll hang up first. I'll go check on Du Yao."

beep.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xian looked at Zhao Yingjun:
"This time, we have really used up all our cards. We have no means to rewrite the future... In the ninth dream, I can only find a failed novelist. I wonder if I can use the cranial nerve electric shock helmet to help her recover some valuable memories."

"Since Du Yao has successfully developed the cranial nerve electric shock helmet in 2025, there should be a finished product in the underground hibernation base in 2624... After all, with such a convenient thing, humans no longer need memory notebooks and memory videos."

Zhao Yingjun nodded:

"Then go find Du Yao and check on the situation first. Tomorrow morning, we'll go see Chu Shanhe together. This won't affect your coming back at noon to sleep and treat the novelist with electrotherapy."

"But don't we have an appointment with the obstetrician tomorrow afternoon?"

Lin Xian replied:

"She's a specialist who came from the capital. This is her last prenatal checkup, so I wanted her to take a good look at it. The appointment is this afternoon, so I'll go with you."

however……

Zhao Yingjun shook his head and smiled:

"I still know what is important and what is not. At this critical moment, if I can really get some key information from the girl named Maimai, maybe I can still change the future."

"So don't worry about me. It's just a prenatal checkup. I can go by myself. There will be a driver to take me there on the way anyway."

"alright."

Lin Xian was indeed anxious to try it out in his dream:
"Then you should rest early. I'm going to Duyao Research Institute."

……

It is now 10 o'clock in the evening and the sky is full of stars.

Lin Xian came out of Zhao Yingjun's house, got into the special car driven by Xiao Li, and headed to the research institute.

As soon as I entered, I saw Du Yao.

The two chatted as they walked into the passage.

"Thanks so much for chatting with you that day."

Du Yao turned her head and said:

"It gave me a great inspiration. Based on this inspiration, I stimulated the memory and emotion areas of the brain, and indeed found similar feedback signals... Then I followed the manuscript you gave me and made the [Cranial Neural Electric Shock Helmet]."

She pushed open the door of a laboratory and led Lin Xian in.

There was no one in the laboratory. Du Yao explained that she only recruited four doctoral student assistants, but did not let them be responsible for the core part, so the helmet is still kept confidential and no outsiders know about it.

Lin Xian looked at the table.

On it, there is a mechanical device that looks like an "octopus", which is different from the imagined helmet shape; but you can see the general idea, which is to put this "octopus" on your head.

I picked it up and weighed it; it was quite heavy.

"What drives this?" Lin Xian asked.

Du Yao pointed to the power cord next to her:
"It can be driven directly by 220V household electricity. If you want, you can also replace it with a battery drive, but that is the content of engineering disciplines, which I am not good at."

Lin Xian nodded.

It can be powered by batteries.

Later, micro nuclear batteries or larger nuclear batteries will be put in. This will not only make it portable but also allow for long-term preservation, making it very suitable for storage in underground hibernation bases.

"How do I use this thing? Is it troublesome?"

"No trouble."

Du Yao pointed to the only button in the middle of the helmet:
"It's completely foolproof. Just fasten the bottom part. The manuscript you gave me has a very sophisticated design that can automatically correct the position of the electric shock. It's very powerful."

"Can I... try?"

Lin Xian asked.

"better not."

Du Yao smiled:
"First of all, why do I say that it should be fastened when in use? It's because it feels very uncomfortable to be shocked by this thing, and it is inevitable that people will resist or twitch violently. In the future, when using it on people who have been in hibernation for a long time, I think they should wear a restraint chair at the same time."

"Secondly, you don't have amnesia due to hibernation, so it won't have any effect even if you use it. If you want to rely on this helmet to regain naturally forgotten memories...don't even think about it, it's impossible."

"The principle of natural amnesia in the human brain is different from that of hibernation amnesia. It is more magical and ingenious, and cannot be understood at this stage. Therefore, this cranial nerve electric shock helmet can only be used to treat amnesia caused by long-term hibernation... It has no effect on amnesia caused by other reasons."

"It's a pity that, at present, the volunteer with the longest hibernation time in the Dragon Science Institute has not exceeded two years, and has not yet triggered the amnesia node... As a result, we can't find anyone to conduct clinical trials."

indeed.

From now until eight years later, this cranial nerve shock helmet will be of no use at all.

It was not until 2033 that the world's first group of volunteers who entered the hibernation chamber had just turned ten and were beginning to lose their memories.

If we want to conduct clinical verification, we can only wait until then.

but……

Lin Xian thought of Maimai, the author of the masterpiece "The Sky-Devouring Demon Emperor".

Tomorrow, let's use her to do an experiment.

……

The next morning.

Lin Xian took the photo albums, videotapes and the Panasonic player from Gao Yang's home that he took out of Zhang Yuqian's coffin, and went to Chushanhe Manor with Zhao Yingjun.

He gave Zhang Yuqian's photo album to Chu Shanhe and Su Xiuying, and explained the source.

"This... mountains and rivers... this..."

Su Xiuying looked at the girl in the photo album who looked exactly like her daughter Chu Anqing, even the teardrop mole was exactly the same:
"This... this is An Qing! Isn't this An Qing?"

Even though Chu Shanhe had been in the business world for many years and had seen many big scenes, when he saw this photo album at this moment, his hands were shaking and he was dumbfounded:
"Lin Xian, what's going on?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu."

Lin Xian was the first to apologize:

"Actually, I should have shown you this photo album a long time ago, but the timing wasn't right, and I couldn't find the player for the videotape, so... I wanted to report to you once there was progress in finding An Qing, so that I could explain it more clearly."

He told the truth.

At that time, even if the photo album was shown to Chu Shanhe, what positive significance would it have other than making them anxious?

At that time, I knew nothing about the Millennium Piles. I could only raise questions but could not provide solutions, which only added to the mental burden of Chu Shanhe and Su Xiuying.

but now.

After a year of hard work, he has a better understanding of the Millennium Piles. At least... now when he comes to see Chu Shanhe, he can give a specific solution, as well as a plan and hope to rescue Chu Anqing.

"The girl in the photo does look exactly like Chu Anqing. She was born in 1980 and her name is Zhang Yuqian..."

Lin Xian described Zhang Yuqian's situation and what happened on the night of her disappearance in detail.

Subsequently.

He then connected the videotape player to the TV and showed them the video of Zhang Yuqian having a nightmare.

"Nightmare..."

Su Xiuying finished watching the video and opened her eyes wide:
"An Qing...An Qing also said that she often has nightmares, but every time I ask her what she dreamed about, she says she has forgotten."

"We never took it seriously. After all... having nightmares is very common. It doesn't affect our lives or our mental health. It's really not a big deal."

Lin Xian nodded:
"An Qing also told me about this at the New Year's Eve dinner, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. I only realized this after I saw this video tape."

"It seems like every millennium girl is like this. She has the same nightmare every night. But after waking up, she will forget everything in a second or two."

"Only by waking them up suddenly and asking questions immediately, as Zhang Yuqian did in the video, can we get a few words."

Su Xiuying listened very carefully.

But... Chu Shanhe was sitting on the sofa, hunched over, with a worried look on his face.

He raised his head and pointed at the player:

"Lin Xian, please rewind the tape a little bit. I want to watch the last part again, the part where he was talking nonsense after waking up from the dream."

Because the machine didn't have a remote control, Lin Xian stood up, pressed the button on it to rewind, and then play.

On the TV screen.

Zhang Yuqian, who was sleeping soundly, was once again woken up by her bestie, who patted her forehead. Then, in a daze, she said keywords such as 1952, mushroom cloud, newspaper, and Einstein...

"right here!"

Chu Shanhe stood up suddenly and pointed at Zhang Yuqian who was rubbing her eyes on TV:
"An Qing...An Qing also went through this! I remember it now!"

"what?"

Lin Xian also stood up.

This is a big clue.

"Mr. Chu, are you saying that An Qing also talked nonsense like this after waking up?"

Chu Shanhe nodded seriously.

Turning around, he looked at Lin Xian:

"That happened when An Qing was very young, probably when she was just in junior high school, and it should have been summer vacation. That afternoon, I came home from outside and saw An Qing sleeping on the sofa with the TV still on."

"Because there would be guests coming soon, I pushed An Qing awake and told her to go back to her room and sleep because there would be guests coming soon. Since she didn't wake up the first time, I pushed harder the second time and woke her up directly."

"I yelled at her at the time, saying, 'You sleep so soundly during the day, are you staying up late at night to play with your phone?' Then..."

Chu Shanhe thought of every detail of his daughter, closed his eyes, and let out a breath through his nose:

"Then An Qing mumbled 'fireworks...'. I asked her what she meant. She said 'I want to see...fireworks...' Then, she woke up completely, just like Zhang Yuqian in the videotape. She wiped her eyes, looked up blankly, and said she didn't remember anything."

Su Xiuying also turned her head, very surprised:
"There's this thing? Why didn't you tell me?"

Chu Shanhe sighed:

"I just had a dream. Is that a big deal? Besides, we raised An Qing to be so delicate. It's not like she has never seen fireworks before."

"We took her to Donghai Disney on the first day it opened, and she went there countless times with her friends and relatives. She must have been tired of the fireworks show at the castle. Tell me, did An Qing mention that she really wanted to watch the fireworks?"

Su Xiuying lowered her head and thought:

"It seems...really not. An Qing rarely makes requests to us, and we basically satisfy her in everything."

The sound of their conversation gradually faded away in Lin Xian's ears.

【fireworks】.

One more keyword.

And this keyword is not unfamiliar!

On the last day of the Seventh Dream, Lin Xian once asked CC:

"If one day you can really celebrate your 20th birthday, what birthday present would you most want?"

At that time, CC didn't even think about it and blurted out:

"fireworks."

"I would love to receive a firework of my own."

This answer surprised Lin Xian.

I never expected that the birthday gift that CC was so determined about was just a set of fireworks.

after that.

Lin Xian asked CC why she wanted fireworks, but CC shook her head and said she didn't know:

“But I always have this [obsession] in my mind.”

Obsession.

Is it the same obsession as Zheng Xiangyue's Rhine Cat, the name of the time-space killer No. 17, and Angelica's revenge?
Lin Xian couldn't understand the source of his obsession with fireworks.

But today...

Hearing Chu Shanhe say this...

The clues about the thousand-year-old pile were connected again.

There are fireworks in Chu Anqing’s dream, there are fireworks in CC’s obsession, plus the messy montage in Zhang Yuqian’s dream.

Basically certain.

[These thousand-year-old dreams may really be fragments of the same dream, the same scene, and the same story. ]

"Mr. Chu, Aunt Xiuying."

Lin Xian came back to his senses and looked at the two of them seriously:

"You have seen Zhang Yuqian's reaction in the video just now. Add to that what Yingjun and I just told you... Now we are increasingly certain that something crucial must have happened in 1952, which led to the appearance of the Millennium Pile and all the strange things that happened."

"This is also the reason why Yingjun and I came to visit you today. I think Yingjun has already told you... We plan to wait until the child reaches adulthood, then enter the hibernation chamber and set off for 2234. We will use the time shuttle to travel back to 1952 to find the truth."

"At the same time, I will do everything I can in 1952 to find clues to rescue An Qing and bring her home to you."

"I have never forgotten the promise I made here before, so... I hope you can give me more time and wait a little longer. I will keep my word and find An Qing back."

Chu Shanhe walked forward and patted Lin Xian on the shoulder:

"Lin Xian, your aunt Xiuying and I have always believed in you, and we have never doubted you for a moment."

"We all know what kind of person you are, so I haven't called you or urged you in the past year. I know better than anyone how hard you work."

"Yingjun came here several times before, and we got to know the general situation. To be honest, after seeing this videotape and this photo album today, I feel more at ease."

"But... Zhang Yuqian is Zhang Yuqian, An Qing is An Qing, I will never rush you, Lin Xian, I just hope that one day we wake up from the hibernation cabin..."

"【What you found for us is the real An Qing.】"

Lin Xian nodded:
"I see."

He understood what Chu Shanhe meant.

What Chu Shanhe wants is not the thousand-year-old pile, but Chu Anqing; Chu Anqing who has memories and a past.

Therefore, even though Chu Shanhe already understood that in three years, in 3, a baby girl who looked exactly like Chu Anqing would be born somewhere in the world... he was still unwilling to continue waiting in this era.

Pointless.

Even if she looks exactly like Chu Anqing, she is not Chu Anqing.

Say.

Even if we find it, what’s the use?
The girl born in 2028 will still be transformed into blue stardust and dissipate in 2048 regardless of wind and rain...

Do I have to make Chu Shanhe’s heart hurt again?

"Don't worry, Mr. Chu."

Lin Xian looked into Chu Shanhe's eyes with a firm look:
"This time, Yingjun and I decided to hibernate and go to 1952. It was a big decision."

"It's not just about rescuing An Qing, there are many important things waiting for me to do. I won't let anyone down."

The end of the world,

Human extinction,

White light of annihilation,

These are problems that Lin Xian has to solve step by step.

To cut the weeds, we need to get rid of the roots!
Capture the thief first and capture the king!
Everything will be meaningless if we can't catch the ultimate mastermind.

There will be another millennium pile that will be killed,

There will be another white light that will destroy the world.

There will be another human extinction.

We must find the [root cause].

Only by finding the root cause and eliminating it can we truly save all this.

Chu Shanhe walked to Su Xiuying's side.

Sit back on the sofa.

Holding the lover's hand, looking at Lin Xian:

"Some time ago, when the Dragon Country's Hibernation Law was promulgated, your aunt Xiuying and I discussed it and decided to pack up our things and hibernate in the hibernation cabin."

"In a world without our daughter, every breath of air is heavy, making it difficult for us to breathe... We want to hibernate directly until we live in a world after you rescue our daughter. The days without An Qing are too hard for both of us to endure."

"I was originally planning to tell you later, when everything is ready, but since you are here today, I will tell you today."

There was a pause.

He and his lover looked at each other, turned back and continued:
"We have saved enough money in our hibernation account to last us a lifetime. So, I plan to hand over the Shanhe Group to you to manage. This can also be regarded as... providing some help to your business and plans within my ability."

“You are doing something great. Even if I don’t know the details, I know it must be a great cause that is very respectable.”

"I don't understand the research on time-travel machines, but it should be very expensive, right? Although I know you are not short of money, this is also a small token of our family's appreciation. Please don't refuse us. The only thing we can do to help you is financial support."

"You can do whatever you want with Shanhe Group, whether it's merging it into your company or whatever... Since I'm handing it over to you, I trust you absolutely. I won't care about this kind of thing anymore."

"Lin Xian, don't feel too stressed. We can wait in the hibernation chamber. When you find An Qing, bring her with you... to open our hibernation chamber."

Thinking of that happy scene.

Chu Shanhe also showed a long-lost smile:
"My biggest wish now is to see my daughter's smiling face the moment I wake up and open my eyes."

(End of this chapter)