Chapter 1508: Begins With Me
Huo Shaoheng closed his eyes, as if his worst fears had been confirmed, and the other shoe on his head had actually fallen to the ground. He was shocked, but he also tried his best to process the shocking news.
The meeting room was silent for a long time before Huo Shaoheng opened his eyes and said calmly, “… Then how do we get to the other side of the parallel space?”
“Theoretically speaking, as long as the magnetic field on our side resonates with the magnetic field on the other side of the space, a channel can be opened up between the two sides of the space.” Song Jinning used her laptop to demonstrate the opening of the two sides of the space channel, “But to us, this is just a theory. In fact, we’ve never succeeded.”
She paused and continued, “From the looks of it, the universe parallel from us is already very familiar with this technology. This is the difference between them and us.”
They were already able to abduct people from their side, so how could they not be familiar with it?
One could imagine that the universe parallel to theirs was a world where all kinds of technology were much more advanced than their side. To them, it was practically a crushing existence.
General Ji looked at Huo Shaoheng’s disappointed expression and couldn’t bear it. He immediately said, “Director Song, didn’t you say a few days ago that you had a huge breakthrough in the research of high-energy magnetic fields?”
“Yes, there was indeed a huge breakthrough compared to 17 years ago.” Song Jinning tilted her head and pondered. “However, this kind of breakthrough hasn’t been tested. I can’t guarantee that it will be a complete success.”
She looked at everyone in the small meeting room and said slowly, “Do you all still remember the consequences of the failure of the last experiment? Can we Bear another failure like this? Or even many times?”
The standing committee members in the small meeting room weren’t ordinary people, but even people like them felt uneasy when they thought about the disastrous explosion 17 years ago.
Huo Shaoheng was anxious, but he maintained his composure on the surface. He said calmly, “It’s okay. If there are any more sacrifices, start with me.”
“Shaoheng!”
“Shaoheng!”
General Ji and Song Jinning shouted at the same time, “What are you saying? !”
“I’m speaking the truth.” Huo Shaoheng looked at Song Jinning and General Ji sharply. “If we don’t experiment and stay in the computer demonstration stage forever, then what’s the point of this technology? Don’t tell me you can get into the parallel universe from the computer?”
Song Jinning choked and frowned. “I didn’t say I wasn’t going to do the experiment. I was just reminding you of the sacrifices and losses you might face.”
“It’s not insurmountable.” Huo Shaoheng glanced at her. “Last time, you didn’t control the energy of the magnetic resonance properly and blew up the lab.”
“This time, we can conduct experiments in the wild. Even if it blows up, only a small number of people will be affected. I’m signing up to be the first batch to participate in the experiment.”
Song Jinning knew why Huo Shaoheng was so anxious. She wanted the experiment to succeed too.
However, when it came to science and technology, there was no room for recklessness and impatience.
She spread her hands and said, “This kind of experiment requires a very high level of authorization. I had no choice if the seven-member team didn’t agree before.”
She glanced helplessly at the seven members of the standing committee.
General Ji said with emotion, “It’s not that we don’t want to agree, but the cost of the failure of the last experiment was too great, so we still need to study it.”
Song Jinning chuckled, she deliberately reminded Huo Shaoheng, “I’m afraid it’s also because the Japanese high-energy physicist Ishihara Baisan suddenly committed seppuku, which caused Japan’s high-energy magnetic field research to lag behind by 50 years, so we’re not in such a hurry anymore, right?”
Huo Shaoheng’s heart skipped a beat, and he understood. He immediately said, “Ishihara Baisan committed seppuku because he was provoked by Gu Xiangwen. He’s Nianzhi’s father. He has made such a great contribution to our country, yet you still want to watch his daughter wander into the unknown world? Are you worthy of the martyrs’ painstaking efforts?”
General Ji and the six standing committee members looked at each other and nodded slightly. “What do you think?”
“Since the other party can come and go as they please in our world, we have to catch up in a hurry. It’s not too late to make amends now.”
After the seven of them had reached an agreement, General Ji looked at Song Jinning and said solemnly, “We now authorize you to officially start the field experiment and try to open the passage to the parallel universe in a short period of time.”
“Reporting to the chief, Major General Huo Shaoheng of the Special Operations Forces has signed up to be the first experimenter to go to the other dimension!” Huo Shaoheng immediately stood up and volunteered.
“I know you’re anxious.” General Ji shook his head with a smile. “But you still have to be careful. Shaoheng, we’ve already lost your uncle. We can’t afford to lose you.”
He was hinting at Song Jinning by saying this.
This experiment could only succeed, not fail.
After half a year of research on high-energy magnetic fields, Song Jinning had actually made a great breakthrough in how to control the huge amount of energy generated during magnetic resonance.
However, in front of this group of seven, she still tried her best to magnify the possibility of failure so that they could treat it seriously and not easily start a field experiment.
This kind of probability of failure was only a number to others, but to those who participate in the experiment, it was a matter of life and death.
She had to be careful.
After the meeting, Huo Shaoheng was appointed as the new top-secret plan A’s liaison officer, who was responsible for the communication between the military and the Institute of High Energy Physics.
They immediately chose a large piece of empty space at the headquarter of Special Operation Forces’ encampment ground as the experimental site. They just wanted to test the power of magnetic resonance first.
Song Jinning’s meticulous preparation, seventeen years of accumulated experience, and the recent close observation of high-energy magnetic fields made her first field experiment very successful.
When the frequency of magnetic resonance was displayed on her instrument, their entire experimental site shook and blurred.
Like the surface of the sea that moved without wind, the blue sky rippled in their field of vision.
Appearing and disappearing like ink landscape paintings, the trees around the field let out rustling sounds.
Although the blurry vibration was very short, so short that only special instruments could detect it, the vibration had already been transmitted to the parallel universe.
At the same time, the Huaxia Empire’s military high-energy physics team in the parallel universe received the frequency of the vibration resonance.
Their surveillance equipment even captured an instant image from the parallel universe!
“Reporting, Chief! The leader of the high-energy physics team has important news to report!”
He Chengjian’s personal secretary came to the door of his study and shouted.
He Chengjian was reading a document. When he heard this, he pressed a button and opened the door of the study. “Let him in.”
The leader of the high-energy physics team was also a soldier. He said nervously, “Reporting to the chief, we have observed that the magnetic resonance research in the other world seems to have achieved a huge breakthrough!”
He Chengjian looked up abruptly and took off his presbyopia glasses. “What did you say?! They achieved a breakthrough so quickly?! — This is impossible!”
The team leader was also puzzled. “According to the information we received, their technology shouldn’t have developed so quickly. I wonder if…”
He glanced at He Chengjian. Under his sharp gaze, he mustered up his courage and said, “… Did our people… Leak the secret?”
He was alluding to He Zhichu and Wen Shouyi. The two of them had been to the parallel universe, but they hadn’t undergone the memory-stripping surgery.
“That’s even more impossible,” He Chengjian denied. “They don’t know the principle of magnetic resonance at all. Even if they wanted to leak the secret, they wouldn’t be able to.”
“But… how could the parallel universe suddenly achieve a technological breakthrough?!” The leader of the high-energy physics team couldn’t understand it at all. “They clearly made a major mistake before. The big explosion that happened seventeen years ago sent shock-waves to our side.”
He Chengjian frowned. “Since they had such research 17 years ago and were more advanced than us, it’s not strange that they restarted the experiment now. Then it’s not considered a major breakthrough. It’s just that after they failed once, why did they stop?”
“That’s not clear.” The leader of the high-energy physics team had actually opened the channel with the magnetic resonance instrument that Gu Xiangwen had developed.
Without Gu Xiangwen, their technology wouldn’t be much better than the parallel universe.
“Show me your surveillance footage,” He Chengjian said in a deep voice.
The leader quickly sent their surveillance footage over.
They watched the very short video from the other world in He Chengjian’s study.
“This person is… ?” He Chengjian pressed the pause button and stared at the big screen with wide eyes.
On the big screen, a tall military man appeared. He was wearing a military uniform, but not a military cap. He was facing their direction. Although the resolution was very low, they could tell that this man was extraordinarily handsome.
He Chengjian recognized him. It was Huo Shaoheng.
He knew this person very well.
He Chengjian immediately understood why the parallel universe had once again started the field experiment of magnetic resonance.
Huo Shaoheng wanted to come over.
He was looking for Gu Nianzhi.
They had actually discovered that Gu Nianzhi had been brought back to this world.
He Chengjian’s thoughts were in a mess, and his emotions were extremely complicated.
The Huaxia Empire across from him had obtained such a technological breakthrough, and he was happy.
After all, they were of the same origin, and their interests didn’t conflict.
However, their technological breakthrough meant that they could come to this world, and it also meant that Gu Nianzhi might not be able to stay here and stay by his son’s side.
He Chengjian gritted his teeth and quickly made a series of arrangements.
“You go back first and prepare the magnetic field energy for me. I want to video chat with the other party.”
The team leader was shocked. “Huh? You want to reveal your identity?!”
“Their experiment has already reached this stage. Do you think we can still hide it?” He Chengjian rolled his eyes at him. “Just carry out the order. You don’t have to question my decision!”
“Yes, Chief!” The team leader trotted out of He Chengjian’s study.
He Chengjian called his country’s field office in the Soviet Union again. “Check it again immediately. Where exactly did Xie Ziyan die in the Soviet Union? She must be found alive or dead!”
He had mentioned this request three years ago. At that time, the field office in the Soviet Union traced Xie Ziyan’s last appearance to the battle that almost destroyed the city.
As there were almost no survivors in the city at that time, the news from the field team was that Xie Ziyan’s whereabouts were unknown, because they didn’t dare to say for sure that she died in that battle.
Because her remains weren’t found.
This time, He Chengjian wanted them to confirm whether she died there or not.
These field teams had not given up on tracking down Xie Ziyan’s whereabouts in the past three years.
After receiving He Chengjian’s order, they confirmed once again that Xie Ziyan’s whereabouts were still unknown.
That was because the cemetery in that city had been set on fire, burning everyone together.
To identify a person from thousands of ashes?
Sorry, even a God couldn’t do that.
So whether Xie Ziyan was dead or not, there was probably only one way to prove it.
He Chengjian received the news and had an idea.
He took his laptop and immediately went to the high-energy physics team’s laboratory. He asked, “How long can our remaining magnetic field energy last for a video call?”
“Reporting to the chief, at most ten minutes. After ten minutes, we almost have no energy left to monitor.”
“Then give me nine minutes to activate the quantum communicator. I want to video chat with the other party.” He Chengjian sat behind a desk and aimed at the camera.
In front of him was his laptop.
Not long after, the video phone in the study of General Ji of the Huaxia Empire’s military rang in the parallel universe.
General Ji stuck his head out to take a look and saw a strange four-digit number.