From all-round academic master to chief scientist

"I'm fine, don't worry, it's just a little scratch."

"Well, okay, let's talk about other things after I return to Beijing."

In a tertiary A hospital in Xijing, Lin Xiao was lying on the bed and talking on the phone.

Naturally, the person on the phone called to inquire about his situation. From the time the news appeared to now, the calls have basically never been interrupted, which made Lin Xiao very helpless.

He lowered his head and looked at the injured area. The main reason was that the skin on his arm was bruised and bleeding. Because the area was relatively large, it just fell into the definition of minor injury, so he was classified as minor injury. If the scratch area were a few square centimeters less, it probably wouldn't even be considered a minor injury.

In this situation, he didn't want to stay in the hospital at all.

He shook his head, he was extremely lucky, right?

Not to mention successfully getting out from under the oil tanker, and even dodging such a heavy steel coil.

According to the preliminary investigation later, the weight of the steel coil was as high as 28 tons. If it was directly pressed hard by such a thing, a Ford Raptor would be turned into a bag of slag, which is what the car he was riding in used. It is a multi-layer protective structure, and the metal material used is enough inside, so it can barely hold it. Otherwise, Lin Xiao might have been fine because he was sitting in the right seat of the back row of the car at that time, but Shi Hao was sure Big problems will arise.

However, when Shi Hao was mentioned, Lin Xiao's eyes showed concern again. Shi Hao had been sent to the operating room. Top neurosurgeons were trying to connect his nerves, but he didn't know what the situation was like.

If it can be restored, then nature is the best. Natural nature is the best. The nerves developed by humans are obviously better than artificial ones. Even if he does create artificial nerves in the future, it will still be the first case after all. , the effect is certainly not flawless.

And if it can really reach a flawless level, then probably something similar to mechanical prosthetics often appear in some science fiction works, and maybe they will all appear. By then, artificial nerves will be directly connected to a robotic arm to realize mechanical Ascension...

Lin Xiao was thinking casually in his mind when suddenly the door opened and the previous national security officer came in.

Lin Xiao now also knows this officer, his name is Qi Shangao, and he is a squad leader of the National Security Bureau of Qin Province.

Qi Shangao closed the door and walked towards Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao also saw Qi Shangao's face looking a little bad.

He immediately asked: "Captain Qi, what's wrong? How is Shi Hao's condition?"

Qi Shangao sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "The situation... is not good. The doctor said that he had a comminuted fracture caused by the compression of the spine. There were also cracks of varying degrees in the two pieces next to the spinal column. The comminuted fracture The nerves in the fractured spine have been necrotic, and the probability of being reconnected...is very low."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao fell silent again, and after a while he said, "Have you left the operating room yet? Can I go see him now?"

"Okay." Qi Shangao nodded, and suddenly he took out a bag from his arms, which contained a bar-shaped object, and said: "This is the solid-state drive on the computer you brought back. We found it when we were cleaning up the scene. , but your laptop was crushed, this solid state is not a problem."

Lin Xiao was immediately pleasantly surprised. Although it did not contain any very confidential documents, it did contain a lot of his academic information, including his research on high-temperature superconductivity. It would be bad if it was broken.

So he quickly took the things and said, "Thank you very much."

Qi Shangao shook his head and said, "You're welcome. This is the responsibility of our national security. We must protect any information you have."

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded. What does professionalism mean? This is professionalism. As expected of someone engaged in national security, he is rigorous.

Then they said no more, Qi Shangao took Lin Xiao to Shi Hao's room.

Compared to Lin Xiao's ward which was purely a rest room, Shi Hao's room had a lot of medical equipment.

With an intravenous drip next to him, Shi Hao was lying flat on the bed, sleeping. His face was full of exhaustion. Perhaps the previous surgery also consumed a lot of energy.

In the past, Lin Xiaoke had never seen such a tired look on this man's face.

Shaking his head slightly, he gestured to Qi Shangao, and then the two of them left the ward, letting Shi Hao sleep peacefully, but was he really peaceful?

No one will know.

After walking out of the room, Qi Shangao's phone happened to ring.

He answered the call, and then his face became serious.

"Yes...yes...yes, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Shangao looked at Lin Xiao and said: "Professor Lin, in the future, we will improve your protection level, especially during this period, there will be more people later. Come here and be responsible for your protection.”

Lin Xiao was stunned: "What happened?"

"According to our preliminary investigation, the driver of the oil tanker and the driver of the Honda car may have been bribed by foreign countries." Qi Shangao showed a serious expression on his face.

Lin Xiao suddenly frowned: "Is there any evidence pointing to this?"

Although they had always made inferences before, just talking about the very suspicious Honda car made them speculate, but there was no evidence before, so Lin Xiao never said anything.

But now that Qi Shangao has said this, he obviously has some important evidence.

Qi Shangao did indeed say: "Yes, certain evidence has been found. The family members of the tanker truck driver and Honda driver suddenly went abroad some time ago, and even obtained foreign nationality. They are no longer in the country. , and based on their family situation, they should not support their family members going abroad, and their family does not have any relatives abroad."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao immediately frowned.

Judging from this situation, it is already very suspicious.

"Our people are now investigating who ordered the two drivers. However, this matter is a bit difficult to investigate. The two drivers are now dead. We can only work from other aspects."

Lin Xiao nodded slightly, and then asked: "Where is the driver who pulls the steel coil?"

Qi Shangao sighed and said: "The driver was also unlucky. He didn't see clearly when he came out of the tunnel. When he saw clearly, he noticed what was happening in front of him, and then subconsciously stepped on the brakes, and then the steel coils rolled down. , there is nothing wrong with him or his family."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but shook his head.

Who would have thought that they could avoid the large truck, but not the steel coil that came out from behind.

The driver who came to pull the steel coil really shouldn't have been ordered to do so. After all, who could have expected that such a heavy steel coil would hit it?

Thinking again of the truck driver who died tragically under the steel coil, and another driver who died in this accident.

If this was not an accident, but a deliberate conspiracy, and it was all aimed at Lin Xiao, it would mean that those innocent people would not have to die.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a kind of anger in his heart.

In the past, no matter what happened, he would never be angry and would only continue to strengthen himself, but now, he had to be angry in his heart.

However, after a while, he still took a deep breath. In any case, even if he was really angry now, he could only continue to strengthen himself.

So he said, "I know, I'm going back to my ward now."

"Also, help me find some scratch paper and some pens."

Qi Shangao was stunned: "You are injured, don't you want to rest more?"

"What's this injury? What's more, now is not the time to rest."

Lin Xiao shook his head, then turned around and walked towards his room.

Looking at Lin Xiao's back, Qi Shangao's eyes were solemn, and then he turned around to find paper for Lin Xiao.

…

The news that Lin Xiao encountered this major car accident not only spread throughout the country, but also spread abroad.

And this matter has also attracted a lot of attention abroad. After all, it involves Lin Xiao. The title of the smartest person in the world is not only well-known at home, but also abroad.

So there are many foreigners discussing this matter.

And at the same time, in the White House, in the Oval Office of the President.

"What? Is this your so-called Plan C? Just let the real owner rub some skin and then paralyze the lower body of the person who protects him?"

The president pointed at the Secretary of State in front of him and cursed angrily.

The Secretary of State lowered his head and sweated.

"Mr. President, I didn't expect him to be so lucky! He could even avoid this!"

"Don't tell me here that he is lucky! This is not the explanation I want!" the president said angrily: "How long has Plan C been deployed, and this is the result?"

The Secretary of State said helplessly: "Plan C was implemented when I first took office. When I took over, there was a bit of a rush..."

"You mean to blame me for not letting you take over this matter?"

"No, no, of course not." The Secretary of State waved his hand quickly, and then said: "It's just... I'm a little rushed in terms of time. If I can be given a year to plan, I will definitely be able to plan a better one." plan."

"One more year!" the president said angrily: "That guy has started to study high-temperature superconductors now. Do you know what high-temperature superconductors are? If he discovers it, we will be finished!"

The Secretary of State said: "Don't worry, high-temperature superconductors are not that easy to research. We have invested so much money in this area, but no important results have been produced so far. He will definitely not be able to research it in a short time!" What's more, when our leadership changes, it will have nothing to do with us!"

The president was stunned, and he was right. After he leaves office, these things will be left to the people after him to worry about.

However, he always felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar.

Remember when he was very worried when he was discussing whether Lin Xiao could develop an X-ray lithography machine, and then the Secretary of State assured that Lin Xiao would never be able to develop it?

He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.