Origin Chapter 11: Extinct plants
Wu Zhongyuan nodded. Dean Wang's judgment was similar to Master's diagnosis back then, but it was more detailed, but even so, it was difficult to sort out the clues because there were still not enough clues.
"Why do you ask this?" Dean Wang asked.
Wu Zhongyuan glanced at Dean Wang and didn't answer. It wasn't because he had the intention to hide it, but because he didn't know where to start.
Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's hesitation, Dean Wang said again, "I did an examination last time and found that your lungs have signs of recovery from the disease."
Wu Zhongyuan still didn't answer, and he didn't need to answer Dean Wang's words.
Because there was a driver, it was not convenient for the two to discuss too much. It didn't take long for the car to drive into a compound. This is an old building with many signs hanging at the door. There is an animal research institute. Institute of Botany, and some other scientific research departments.
Not only is the building old outside, but the facilities inside are also very old. There is no elevator in the seven-story building, the corridors are very dark, and some rooms still have wooden doors.
Seeing Wu Zhongyuan frowning around, Dean Wang said casually, "People who do scientific research don't care much about the office environment, they care about scientific research equipment, which is relatively advanced in China."
In a city, the two most popular people are not the number one or two in the county, but the chief of public security and the director of the hospital. Everyone knows why they are popular. As soon as President Wang arrives, the head of the research institute Immediately received in person, arranged for a special person to test the samples submitted for inspection, and then accompanied President Wang to drink tea in the office and wait.
Wu Zhongyuan sat in the corner, fiddling with the mobile phone Lin Qingming gave him.
After waiting for nearly an hour, Dean Wang began to look at his watch. The person in charge of the institute picked up the phone wisely and called the inspectors, urging them to hurry up.
After waiting for a long time, the inspection report has not been sent, and the person in charge went to urge it in person.
The office of the person in charge and the inspection department are on the same floor, but the person in charge did not come back after more than ten minutes. In the end, Dean Wang couldn't sit still and got up to check what happened. At this moment, the person in charge came back Now, with a few inspection reports in hand.
Although he hasn't seen the report yet, Wu Zhongyuan knows that the test results must be unexpected, because the person in charge is puzzled.
After the person in charge sat down, he handed the report to Dean Wang, "President Wang, where did the samples for inspection come from?"
"Is there any problem?" Dean Wang asked casually.
"There is a problem," the person in charge nodded sternly, "This sample is woven from hemp fiber. Through the analysis and comparison of the hemp fiber, we found that the hemp material used in the sample does not belong to the five types of cotton and linen commonly used in modern times. Plant."
Dean Wang was looking at the inspection report. Hearing this, he looked up at the person in charge.
The person in charge added, "But we have encountered similar materials before, and it was a test sample sent by the Archaeological Institute. This is a plant called hemp, which appeared at the same period as flax, probably because Due to the climate, this plant disappeared thousands of years ago, and the samples now visible are the remains of grave goods found in archaeological discoveries.”
President Wang did not show surprise, but nodded calmly.
President Wang's calmness surprised the person in charge, and said, "This kind of fabric should not be preserved until now, because once the funeral objects are unearthed, they will quickly oxidize and decay, and it is impossible to be so complete."
"Have you ever done..."
Before President Wang finished speaking, the person in charge interrupted him, "Yes, the reason for the delay is that I am working on carbon 14."
"What's the result?" Dean Wang asked.
The person in charge has a very strange expression. He hesitated for a long time before he said, "No more than twenty years."
"Are you sure?" Dean Wang asked.
"Yes," the person in charge nodded. "In addition to the main material, the fabric is also mixed with a small amount of woody plant fibers. The preliminary identification should be white sandalwood. The carbon 14 test results of the two materials differ by more than 200. year."
Dean Wang didn't quite understand, "Why is there such a big difference?"
"The two kinds of plants have different growth times. The dating is not for the fabric, but for the material itself." The person in charge explained.
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Director Zhou." Director Wang stood up.
"President Wang, where did the samples for inspection come from?" the person in charge asked after him.
"I don't know either, but a friend entrusted me." Dean Wang went out, did not go downstairs, but walked to the laboratory.
Retrieving the patch, the three go downstairs.
"President Wang, can I leave a part of the sample submitted for inspection?" The person in charge discussed, to be precise, begging.
"I'll go back and ask my friends for advice." Dean Wang did not agree.
Walking downstairs, Dean Wang asked again, "Are you sure this hemp plant has become extinct?"
“Not only are the millet and hemp extinct, but I have never seen the weaving techniques used in the fabric itself before,” said the person in charge.
President Wang thanked them, and the two got into the car and returned.
The two did not speak on the way back, Dean Wang kept his eyes closed, and Wu Zhongyuan kept frowning.
Back to the hospital, Dean Wang handed the report to Wu Zhongyuan, "I have something to deal with. Xiao Yang will accompany you to the school to get your luggage. I will find you later."
"Okay." Wu Zhongyuan returned the report to Dean Wang.
President Wang took the report, smiled at Wu Zhongyuan, opened the door and got off.
The students who live on campus don't have much, and the car is pulled in one trip.
I don't know if it was because of the large number of rooms in the hospital or because of President Wang's personal account, the high-level section chief in charge of logistics arranged for him a staff dormitory, one room and one living room, air conditioning, refrigerator, separate toilet, and cooking. kitchen utensils, everything.
After settling down, Wu Zhongyuan didn't go to Dean Wang. If Dean Wang was done with his own affairs, he would come to him on his own initiative.
It is also possible that Dean Wang has nothing urgent to deal with at all, just like him, he wants to be alone and sort out the complicated and fragmented clues.
After being busy for a long time, I was also a little tired. I was just about to lie down to rest. There was a knock on the door outside. When I opened the door, I found a man in his thirties with a bag of rice and a barrel of oil in his hand. .
Without waiting for him to speak, the person who came came reported to his home, 'Hello little brother, my name is Huang Hailin, I am from the logistics department of the hospital, if there is anything I can help, feel free to ask. ’
After speaking, put down your things, turn your head and leave.
Wu Zhongyuan didn't understand what was going on for a while, and when he regained his senses and chased after him with something, he was nowhere to be seen.
As soon as I closed the door, I knocked on the door again. When I opened the door, a young man said, "My name is Jiang Yanwen, I'm in charge of the cafeteria. This is your meal card. You've already paid for it. Keep these two cigarettes for you to smoke."
"What are you doing? Besides, I don't know how to smoke." Wu Zhongyuan hurriedly refused.
With a push, the person who came here dropped his things, turned and ran away.
With the lessons learned, Wu Zhongyuan would not dare to open the door if someone knocked on the door again. This was all for President Wang. He was personally arranged by President Wang, and the driver of President Wang personally picked it up. Yes, I don't know what the relationship between the two is.
In the evening, two women who were carrying things came and knocked on the door. Wu Zhongyuan didn't dare to open it. When he left, he was muttering. man. ''It's not wrong, it must be. I heard that the samples sent to the province for the paternity test dare not stay there, and the test report is not shown to others. If it wasn't for him, how could he be so cautious? ’
Wu Zhongyuan was so angry when he heard the two of them chatting nonsense, and resisted not chasing after him.
After thinking about it, I felt that I couldn't stay here. In order to keep secrets for him, Dean Wang kept many details from outsiders, and it was reasonable for them to speculate randomly.
But after thinking about it, it's not possible to leave. It's like a guilty conscience. I'm not afraid of the shadow, so I still have to stay here.
At around 8 o'clock in the evening, the security captain came and gave Wu Zhongyuan a uniform. Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was unwilling to wear this suit, he didn't force him, so he gave him a 'dispatch' armband and took him to familiarize himself with the working environment.
This hospital is a third-class hospital with advanced and complete medical equipment. Many people come to see the doctor, most of whom come by car. Wu Zhongyuan's job is to direct these vehicles to park them in the corresponding parking spaces, and also One is to ensure that the parking spaces of emergency ambulances are free and the entry route is unobstructed. The working hours are from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm every day. As for the salary, the security captain did not say, because he did not know that this high-level section chief of logistics had to decide.
When the security captain brought Wu Zhongyuan to get acquainted with the situation, Dean Wang came over from a distance. The security captain went over to say hello to Dean Wang, and left with interest.
"How is it?" Dean Wang paced over.
"Very good, thank you Dean Wang." Wu Zhongyuan sincerely thanked him.
"Let's go out for a walk." Dean Wang walked to the door of the hospital.
Wu Zhongyuan followed.
“Zhongyuan, what do you think of this matter?” Dean Wang asked.
Wu Zhongyuan knew that Dean Wang was referring to his own background, but he didn't know how to answer.
President Wang added, "I didn't hide the results of various tests and tests from you. I believe you should already have a judgment in your heart."
Wu Zhongyuan still did not speak.
Dean Wang walked to the steps in front of the library and sat down, "Tell me what you think."
"What do you think?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
President Wang smiled, "Is there something you haven't told me?"
"You mean?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
President Wang said, "I spoke on the phone with a few old classmates engaged in scientific research this afternoon and asked them some questions about physics. Your situation has a reasonable explanation, but this reasonable explanation is currently It seems that there are still some places that are not reasonable."
Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan still didn't mean to speak, Dean Wang continued, "You are probably going the wrong way, and someone has gone the wrong way with you."
When Dean Wang said the words "physics", Wu Zhongyuan already guessed what his judgment was, "The person who came with me is dead."
President Wang did not seem surprised by such an answer, nodded and said, "The existence of wormholes has been fully demonstrated theoretically by famous physicists such as Einstein and Hawking, but so far So far there has been no real case, at least no public record."
"You suspect I don't belong here?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
President Wang nodded, "Mr. Hu Shi once said that those who engage in research should make bold assumptions and verify carefully. At present, apart from the time distortion caused by wormholes, there is no other reason to explain the abnormality of your blood and body. The ancient tattoo," said Dean Wang, and took out the patch from his pocket, "and this, this is an ironclad proof that it has been identified through scientific methods."
"If I don't belong here, where do I belong?" Wu Zhongyuan was at a loss. He knew the black hole theory proposed by Einstein and Hawking, but never thought that such a thing would happen to him.
President Wang looked at the patch in his hand, "It is difficult to determine the exact age of this species of millet and hemp, but there are no funerary clothing of this material in the tomb excavations of the Xia and Shang dynasties."
"What do you mean?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
"You should have lived in the ancient times before the Xia Dynasty..."