I really just want to be a scholar

Chapter 950 The controversy caused by NASA photos

"Xiao Ke, have you watched the news recently? It seems like all the news is bad."

"Really? I didn't pay much attention to it."

In the evening, Qin Xiaoke lay on the bed in his room, practicing sketching while chatting on a voice call with his best friend Xiaowen.

She has made many friends now at Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, but in terms of good friends with whom she can talk about anything, the only one she used to be her classmate in junior high school and high school is Xiao Wen, who is currently studying mathematics at Chenghai Jiaotong University. Ning Qingyun, my sister-in-law, also has some things on her mind that she cannot tell.

Qin Xiaoke said: "But the weather has indeed become extremely extreme in recent years. My brother said that starting from mid-October, winter will begin, leaving only more than a month for autumn. I also plan to take advantage of these few days. The weather is getting cooler, so I plan to take my two nieces and nephews on an autumn outing."

Xiao Wen said anxiously: "Xiao Ke, you must be careful not to go out casually recently. I just saw the news yesterday, saying that several fugitives have fled to the outskirts of the capital. They have not been caught yet. These are extremely vicious murderers. It’s dangerous.”

Qin Xiaoke was startled, then said disapprovingly: "Beijing is the city with the best security in the country. Don't worry. Of course I won't take my two nephews and nieces out by myself. If I do, I will go out with my brother and sister-in-law. They are always around." They will be followed by a large number of powerful bodyguards, the kind with guns. Even if there are ten or eight of these fugitives, they will not make any splash. Besides, the capital is so big, how can we meet them by such a coincidence? "

Xiaowen thought about it and said, "You are right, but you still have to be careful when you go out."

"Okay, okay, maybe my brother and sister-in-law don't have time to accompany us on our autumn outing. They are so busy recently, and it's hard to get home on time for dinner at 6:30 every night. In addition to spending time with our two babies at night, , the rest of the time is spent in remote video meetings and discussions, and they are often busy until late at night before going to bed. No, it is now 6:20 in the evening, and they are not back yet. "

"Your brother and sister Ning are already academicians. I heard that foreign research institutions are begging to cooperate with them. They are the pride of our Xia country. Isn't it normal to be busy?"

"NONO, Xiaowen, you don't understand my brother's character. He is the kind of person who pays great attention to the balance between work and rest and is very considerate of his family. In the past, he would run home at noon every day and go home as soon as he finished playing ball in the afternoon, just to spend more time with him. Accompanying my two little nieces and nephews, in the past half month or so, he has not come back at noon, and he can only spare more than an hour in the evening to play with the children. This was simply unimaginable in the past. "

"Hey, that's it...what are they busy with?"

"I don't know the details about extreme climate research. Anyway, I feel that the matter is a bit serious. It is the kind of thing that is very urgent and cannot be ignored at all. Otherwise, my brother and sister-in-law would not be so nervous."

"Speaking of the weather, the past two or three years have been really weird. I have only been studying in Chenghai for more than two years, and I have encountered five typhoons landing. The news said that this is very abnormal, because in the past 5 years or so, , there are only 60 typhoons that have landed in Shanghai, and there have been 15 in the past two years!"

"So exaggerated?"

"Yes, and what's even more strange is that when the heat was so bad last month, a typhoon came. It only rained very lightly, and it dried up in the blink of an eye. It's not like a typhoon will bring a lot of rain from the ocean. Did the water vapor form into heavy rain? This is completely contrary to common sense, that’s why we say this weather is abnormal.”

Xiaowen's voice was a little sad: "And... I have been paying attention to the news recently. There have been many extreme climate disasters around the world. For example, Sydney suffered a hail disaster, and almost half of the entire city was destroyed; we in the northern hemisphere are in Due to the high temperature and drought, many areas in the southern hemisphere are experiencing once-in-a-century snowstorms, heavy rains and floods. I heard that tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes occur much more frequently in various countries around the world than in previous years... Oh, yes, I heard that There was an earthquake in Yuanzhou last month?"

"Well, just the second day after you returned to Chenghai, there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8. You could clearly feel the earthquake. But it was a small earthquake. Except for some unlucky people who fell or were hit by things, there was no damage. What casualties?"

Xiao Wen said nervously: "Xiao Ke, are you talking about whether our world is going to be destroyed? Someone on the Internet came up with the Mayan prediction of the end of the world, and they said it very clearly..."

Qin Xiaoke chuckled: "Okay, okay, what kind of Mayan prophecy do you believe in? It's better to believe in my brother and my sister-in-law. When it comes to predicting future natural disasters, who in the world can be better than them? And the so-called Mayan prophecies are a bunch of nonsense. My brother said it disdainfully when he was in sixth grade. The Mayans only believed that after 2012, the world would enter a new era, and they did not say it would be the end of the world. Besides, it is still far away from 2012. How many years has it passed and someone is still spreading rumors about this? You sent me the link and I reported it."

"That person was a foreign climatology professor. He posted it on Twitter. You can't report it... I thought it was funny at first, but some of what he said seemed to be a bit accurate. He said, the Mayans The end time of the calendar is not 2012 at all. Previous historians just miscalculated. In addition to listing the data of natural disasters in various countries around the world, he also concluded that "the planet's own balance system is facing collapse, and mankind is about to face an unprecedented crisis." "Natural disaster," and even used a set of photos hung by NASA as evidence to say that the entire planet will fall into an eternal world of ice and snow, and mankind will soon perish..."

When Qin Xiaoke heard this, he couldn't help but put down his pen and burst into laughter:

"Xiao Wen, you majored in mathematics instead of fantasy literature, right? As a girl who aims to be a mathematician, how can you believe in such a baseless and illogical fantasy? Even an art student like me Everyone knows that heat is conserved. As long as there is sunlight, it is impossible for the entire planet to enter an eternal world of ice and snow. Unless the sun is destroyed and there is no sunlight, or there is a super large meteorite like when the dinosaurs became extinct. The raised dust covered most of the sky, causing the world to enter an ice age. But the ice age also has a time limit and cannot last forever. I very much doubt that this so-called 'professor of climatology' is simply a liar who uses exaggerated rhetoric to deceive traffic... …”

Xiao Wen said weakly: "I also know that he is talking nonsense, but he is right about one thing, that is, the climate is too abnormal. According to the predictions released by your brother and sister-in-law before, such a trend will be at least a few It’s not going to change within the year… It’s really easy to lose hope for the future.”

"You have been timid since you were a child, prone to random thoughts, but you are good at science. I really don't understand how God allocates learning talents. With a personality like yours, you should major in liberal arts and become a novelist."

"But I admire your sister-in-law Ning more... I want to be a female scientist like her. Life will be more meaningful."

"Of course my sister-in-law is the best, the kind who is beautiful and sassy. Although I rarely see her wearing a white coat, she has a special temperament when she wears it. She looks like a top scientist... Hey, I heard It's time for my brother to speak. My brother is back." Qin Xiaoke rolled over and jumped out of the bed, put on her cute pink slippers, straightened her skirt casually and ran outside:

"Xiao Wen, since you love to think so much, let my brother give you some reassurance."

Before Xiao Wen could reply on the other end of the phone, the little girl had already opened the door and ran downstairs along the escalator in her pink slippers. At the same time, Qin Ke was holding his two babies in the dining room, kissing one on the left and the other on the right. The two babies were being fed by the nursery aunt. When he saw his father, he stopped eating well, "Dad! Dad! !" He kept yelling, and his two greasy little mouths rubbed Qin Ke's face.

Qin Ke kissed his daughter and son's little cheeks again, and then handed the quieter Zhengzheng into Ning Qingyun's hands. He still held his more noisy daughter, smiling at the two who were still holding their hands. The caretaker of the rice bowl and spoon said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Aunt Gu and Aunt Lu, I've caused you trouble again."

The two nursery aunts were really helpless. It was like this every day. They were feeding well at first, but as soon as Academician Qin came back, the children started to "rebel". And even if they were fed in advance, they couldn't finish feeding them before Academician Qin came back. , the baby will definitely eat slowly, but he will not speed up the meal until his father comes back and makes a fuss.

However, the nursery aunts did not dare to complain about Qin Ke in the slightest. Although Academician Qin was young and had a good temper, he smiled all day long and never brought the outside emotions home, but the superiors had ordered that no one could Making Academician Qin unhappy or even slightly unhappy adds negative pressure to him in addition to his hard scientific research work.

So Aunt Gu and Aunt Lu hurriedly said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. There are not many young parents like you two who like their children. Children know who is the best to them, so they like to stick to you." .”

Xiaoxiao was indeed more attached to her father, and she didn't make any fuss about kissing her mother at this time. When her younger brother Zhengzheng saw that his sister didn't kiss her mother, he also regained his quiet personality and just stayed in his mother's arms.

Ning Qingyun pouted slightly, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "Okay, actually you just stick to dad, mom is just incidental, right?"

Xiaoxiao then giggled and asked her father to hold her close to her mother, and kissed her mother's cheek. Then her younger brother followed suit and kissed her.

Ning Qingyun couldn't help but show a relaxed smile, and the fatigue of the day seemed to be swept away.

Qin Ke gently pinched the smiling and clanking little face: "Baby, daddy and mommy went up and changed clothes and washed their faces before coming to accompany you. These clothes are dirty and full of bacteria, and you will easily get sick if they touch them."

"Okay~~~" The two little babies knew that their father would do what he said, so they readily agreed.

Qin Ke handed them back to the two childcare aunts and was about to go upstairs with Ning Qingyun to change clothes.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoke ran downstairs in a hurry while shouting "Brother, brother!"

Qin Ke was helpless and hurriedly warned: "Xiao Ke, be careful not to fall! You are twenty-one years old, why can't you learn the key points!"

Qin Xiaoke ignored it and came to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. He stopped and said hello. Then he held up his mobile phone and asked while calming his rapid breathing: "Brother, sister-in-law, Xiaowen is worried about the end of the world." Well, you two tell her, will there be an end of the world?"

Qin Ke was startled, and then said firmly: "Of course there won't be the end of the world, the future will definitely be beautiful!" He added in his heart, even if there is a doomsday, I will definitely not let it become a reality!

Qin Xiaoke always believed in her brother's words. She nodded repeatedly and asked: "By the way, brother and sister-in-law, Xiaowen also said that there have been many natural disasters in recent years. Will it affect the balance of this planet? The system was compromised?"

Ning Qingyun nodded and said: "Natural disasters are frequent and climate change is an objective reality. There is indeed something wrong with the planet's balance system. There are internal reasons and external reasons, such as the destruction of the natural environment by us humans. , the crustal movement of the planet itself, and the energy changes of the sun, etc., will affect the balance system of the planet, leading to local imbalances, and many problems will arise."

Qin Ke smiled and interjected: "But there are solutions to these. At present, your sister-in-law and I, scientists from all over the world are working together to repair these problems and eliminate these anomalies as soon as possible. So don't worry, the end of the world will definitely not happen. Come, the future will be wonderful!”

Listening to Qin Ke's confident voice, Qin Xiaoke suddenly showed a proud smile: "You heard it, Xiaowen, don't think about it all day long."

Xiao Wen on the other end of the phone was so nervous that she stammered: "I know... I know, I'm sorry for causing trouble to you two... Brother Qin, Sister Ning."

Qin Ke said to Qin Xiaoke's cell phone: "Xiaowen, don't be so nervous. Come to the capital to play with Xiaoke when you have time during the holidays. She has been talking about you all day long."

"Okay...Ok..."

After ending the call with Xiao Wen, Qin Xiaoke proudly repeated his words to refute the opinion of the idiot on the Internet: "Brother, am I right?"

"Yes, yes, you are so smart." Qin Ke said casually, but he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that NASA's set of photos would attract so much attention on the Internet! There are even liars and swindlers under the guise of science mingling in and adding fuel to the flames.

It has been almost twenty days since he returned to Qingmu University, and the time has entered late September. He and Ning Qingyun plunged into extreme climate data analysis and research in the Arctic. In order to improve efficiency, he not only found Tao Zhexuan He came to help, and specially selected the elite backbone of the turbulence team from the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory to join his research team. Everyone was so busy that they naturally had no time or attention to pay attention to things online.

Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun exchanged glances, and they both understood what the other meant - it seems that research must be done as soon as possible. Even if the cause of this extreme climate phenomenon in the Arctic cannot be found, its impact on the global climate system must be determined. Impact, and make a formal announcement to the outside world, otherwise allowing rumors to spread on the Internet will only cause unnecessary confusion and panic!

(End of this chapter)