I just want to retire quietly

Early in the morning, in front of an unnamed tombstone in Pingxian Cemetery.

First, there was a strange distortion in the air, and then some particles seemed to be concentrating and converging. As the particles became more and more condensed, the outline became clearer and clearer. Tan Yan, who was carrying Minister Yu, appeared in front of the tombstone on his knees. .

Putting Minister Yu down, Tan Yan raised his hand and lightly touched the tombstone, and said in a low voice, "I was saved by you again."

It seemed that he had communicated with the person in the tombstone for a while, after Tan Yan controlled his emotions, he focused his attention on Minister Yu.

A little sad.

He is a little afraid to go home now. The county must have blocked the exit from the city. Someone is guarding his home and the Heping County Public Security Management Office. The scientific research personnel are probably concentrated near the traffic patrol booth, trying to find a way to rescue the minister.

If he appeared in Ping County at this time, even if he carried Minister Yu who was unconscious on his shoulders, he would be immediately controlled and his actions would be very passive.

There seems to be only one option now.

Tan Yan rubbed his tingling temples, and pinched the minister's man hard, waking him up.

Minister Yu woke up suddenly after being stimulated. He was different from ordinary people. After waking up, he neither yelled nor lost his face in panic.He immediately confirmed whether the surrounding environment was safe, and he was slightly relieved when he saw the familiar Chinese characters on the tombstone next to him, and his muscles were not so tense.

"We're back?" Although there were countless questions in his mind, the first thing Minister Yu confirmed was safety.

Tan Yan nodded.

Although some complained about the countless troubles that the minister might bring to his future, what he had to admit was that this person was really good enough, no matter in terms of physical function or mental state.

This is a man whose nerves are tough enough to handle any difficulty.

Seeing Tan Yan's face getting old again, Minister Yu didn't show too much surprise expression, he quickly recalled what happened before, and the first sentence he said was actually: "What do you want?"

Rao Tan Yan had imagined hundreds of possible reactions from Minister Yu, but he still didn't guess that he would ask such a question.

The meaning hidden in Minister Yu's words is: when everything is likely to be exposed, what is most important to you, because you may be placed under house arrest or "protected", and I will satisfy you to the greatest extent. Your wish.

"I hope I can still be on the patrol list every night." Tan Yan replied.

"I'm afraid it won't work." Minister Yu flatly rejected Tan Yan, "Don't worry, I know what you are worried about, but as far as I know, there is a time interval for the void to appear, although the law of this interval has not been found yet, But with a high probability, there will be no holes for at least three months."

Tan Yan frowned slightly: "The rules you know are different from what I know. Sometimes I will enter the void for three or four nights in a row, but there are also cases where nothing happens for several years."

"It seems that you really know a lot." Minister Yu squeezed the space between his brows, so that he could stay awake after the chaos he had just experienced, "Then let me put it another way, the patrol will be replaced, and if we find a hole, we will be like you." I wish to send you there, can I?"

"In terms of time..." Tan Yan frowned, "The void spreads very quickly."

"We have a way to prevent the void from spreading, or stop it for a short time." Minister Yu said, "It seems that what you know is different from what we know. We need to exchange information."

"..." Tan Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Can I still retire normally?"

Minister Yu: "... We can discuss this later."

Three hours later, in a secret base of the Ministry of State Technical Security.

"Minister Yu, everyone in the Ping County Public Security Management Office has signed a confidentiality agreement and will not tell what they saw. We will also send people to monitor those who were present that day." Information officer Xiao Xu, that is, Xu Mingyu and others A young man in a white coat and gold-rimmed glasses was reporting to Minister Yu.

"Understood," Minister Yu said while reading Xu Mingyu's report after changing his clothes and washing off the stains on his face, "After we disappeared, the empty reaction also disappeared?"

"That's right," Xu Mingyu was a little excited when he mentioned this, "According to our known information, in the past 28 years, void reactions have occurred 137 times worldwide. The time, place, range, and energy of each occurrence Reactions vary, but never before has it disappeared so quickly, with so little damage, it's never been recorded before. Maybe we can find a way to deal with a natural disaster like the 'hole', so that It no longer endangers the security of the planet."

After reading the information, Minister Yu murmured: "The number 137 needs to be verified. Perhaps the real number of holes that appear is far more than this record. How long is the longest hole we know?"

At this time, Jinsi Glasses replied: "We currently define the void as an unknown natural disaster. People or things that appear near the void will be involved and disappear completely. Except for you and Tan Yan, Minister, there is no case of successful return. Each time the hole will stop expanding within half an hour after it appears, and it will disappear after about a few hours. The longest hole lasted for 14 hours, which looks really dangerous. But for so many years, the hole has caused the earth The loss is not even comparable to a tsunami or earthquake, 28 people have been missing in the past 293 years, and the property loss is 2782 million yuan, while China has invested more than billions of funds in researching the 'hole phenomenon'."

"Qiao Zhixue, do you mean that just because the 'void phenomenon' is not harmful, we stop exploring and researching it? Your idea is a blasphemy to life and contempt for nature! If it is true One day, the void will continue to expand, and we will be unable to contain it, and countless people, things, and things will be sucked in? Always be in awe of the unknown, and dare not underestimate it, this is the quality that a researcher should have!" Xu Mingyu almost patted Minister Yu's desk and yelled at the gold-rimmed glasses.

"That's not what I mean," Qiao Zhixue threw a report to Xu Mingyu, "You can just concentrate on research, but I'm responsible for every penny spent by the research institute. If this project wants to continue to apply for funding, it must provide a reason , the benefits it will bring or the harm it may cause.”

"Okay," Minister Yu said in a deep voice, "are you singing the oboe to force me to tell what I encountered in the hollow?"

The two people who had quarreled with veins on their necks calmed down suddenly, Xu Mingyu scratched his head embarrassedly: "Minister, you don't say anything, that Tan Yan is also like a boring gourd, we have been studying the 'empty phenomenon' for ten years, is it true? I'm really curious about what happened to you, Minister. Besides, how did you move from the intersection in the western suburbs of Ping County to Nanshan Cemetery without any trace of movement?"

Qiao Zhixue pushed his glasses, and stared at Minister Yu together with Xu Mingyu.

"It's not that I won't say it, but there are some things that need to be sorted out." Minister Yu took their questioning lightly.

He still has a lot to be sure about the fact that there is another world behind the void.

Minister Yu endured the pain of being knocked on the back of his neck. After reading all the information, he made a list and handed it to Xu Mingyu: "All the information listed above, I will get accurate information in an hour."

Xu Mingyu took a quick glance, and immediately took the list to check, leaving Qiao Zhixue staring at Minister Yu.

"What are you looking at? If I give the list to Xiao Xu, it's nothing to you?" Minister Yu feigned anger.

It's a pity that Qiao Zhixue knew his character well and was unmoved.

Minister Yu sighed: "Stop watching, go to work, I will speak when I can."

"You have a special energy reaction on your body." Qiao Zhixue took out a miniature instrument from his pocket, "Only when you and Tan Yan were together, I detected it due to the same wave frequency. After separation, it can't be checked, but I'm sure it It still exists. So far, I have not seen this wave frequency on Earth."

"I'll pay attention."

"I know you won't say it now, but if you need research, please be sure to have my name in the research team." Qiao Zhixue said stubbornly.

"Yes." Faced with such enthusiasm, Minister Yu could only agree to him.

An hour later, Minister Yu went to see Tan Yan alone with the information brought by Xu Mingyu.

At this time, Tan Yan fell asleep peacefully on the bed, and through the radio wave detection of the outdoor equipment, he should have entered a deep sleep.

Minister Yu gently opened the door, Tan Yan immediately opened his eyes, and the instrument immediately showed that he was awake.

"You are very vigilant," Minister Yu praised, "If I found you as a good seed early, I would definitely poach you here."

Tan Yan glanced at his watch, it was only four hours since they returned to Earth, it was still early.

"Let's talk," Minister Yu pulled a stool over and sat in front of Tan Yan, "Let me first talk about the progress of the country's exploration of the void phenomenon."

"Since the first case of cavitation was discovered in northern China in December 1990, there have been 12 known cases of cavitation in the world so far. Counting what we experienced just now, there are already 137 cases."

Minister Yu noticed that when he mentioned 1990, Tan Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly, the movement was so weak that no one else could notice it.

Yes, no one other than Minister Yu can see it.

Minister Yu, who realized this, was puzzled, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he repeated to Tan Yan what Xu Mingyu and Qiao Zhixue said just now.

"The above is all the information known in our country. These are the results of years of research on the 'void phenomenon'. Professor Qiao firmly believes that there is a quantum force field in the void. These are top-secret contents, but I think you need to know."

Tan Yan glanced at the formula code on the paper, then looked away without interest: "I don't understand."

"Oh, it's indeed a bit complicated." Minister Yu said that he had to study for a long time before he understood it.

Seeing that Minister Yu hadn't understood what he meant, Tan Yan said again: "I have a junior high school education, I will serve as a soldier after graduation, and I will be demobilized and resettled to the Ping County Public Security Management Office. How much do you think I can understand these things?"

Minister Yu: "..."

"And I didn't understand what you just said to me."

Minister Yu: "..."

"I understand what you want to ask." Tan Yan was very straightforward, "I don't need to hide it from you now. I was swallowed by a void when I was 18 years old. I escaped from death in a strange world. Every time I return to Earth In front of the unnamed tombstone in the Ping County Cemetery. I can’t remember how many times I’ve been sucked into the void so far, but I’m sure it’s definitely more than 138 times.”

"Is it that world every time?" Minister Yu asked.

If it happens every time, then what has Tan Yan experienced in the 18 years since he was 40 years old.

"It's not the same, the one last time was considered simple."

Minister Yu: "..."

Remembering the terrible heat of the lava world, he couldn't help but want to take another cold shower.

Seeing that Tan Yan's attitude was very cooperative, Minister Yu continued to analyze: "The longest hole known so far occurred on November 2002, 11, on the uninhabited grasslands of Africa. If the time is converted into Beijing time, it is nighttime. At 4:23:12, it stopped expanding after 36 minutes and disappeared naturally at 15:13:58 the next day."

"Maybe you think my idea is crazy. I asked Xiao Xu to check your attendance record that day, which is the most accurate."

The so-called most accurate is not as simple as the attendance records kept in the unit ledger, some historical things are relatively vague.For example, if Tan Yan didn't go to work one day, and he came back afterwards and told the leader that he was out of the field, considering his non-stop work all year round and his hard work, no one would doubt his words, and no one would check whether he was really out. For field work, only the words "full attendance" will appear in the attendance record book, but whether Tan Yan was really on the field that day remains to be verified.

It was more than ten years ago, so it is not so easy to check.The men sent by Xu Mingyu checked all the staff who were still on duty that year, and finally asked a retired employee where Tan Yan was going that day.

"Tan Yan didn't actually go out to work that day. He went to visit the grave." The retired old comrade recalled, "November 11 was my mother's death day, and I also asked for leave to go to the cemetery. I still remember seeing Tan Yan kneeling in the grave that day. In front of a tombstone, the clothes all over his body were in tatters, as if he had a conflict with someone. Tan Yan, who had no parents since he was a child, had a heavy heart, and didn't tell anyone what happened, which was very pitiful. That day he I knelt for a long time, with my head lowered, as if crying, it looked so pitiful, I still feel a little sad when I think about it now."

"November 11, at the same time, appeared in the cemetery, I can understand that you just came back from a very dangerous world?" Minister Yu asked.

"I don't remember the exact date, but it was indeed the winter of 02." Tan Yan affirmed, "I was absent from work that time."

"Two 'holes' appeared at the same time, one was recorded and the other was not recorded, but they did disappear at the same time." Minister Yu handed Tan Yan another document, "This is the 137 known cases of 'holes' appearing, The time records of stopping the spread and disappearing, followed by the note is where they were found, do you have any impression of these times?"

Tan Yan looked at it carefully, and there were a few ticks in that stroke: "I have a little impression that these few are too difficult, and I don't really remember the rest, there are too many."

In 40 years, a person has gone from adolescence to middle age, the time span is too long, and he has experienced too much.

"Let's not mention the many doubts about you, just looking at this information, I can understand that you have actually saved the earth dozens or even hundreds of times without everyone knowing it?" Minister Yu asked seriously road.

The author has something to say: Minister Yu: I can understand that you have actually saved the earth dozens or even hundreds of times without everyone knowing it?

Tan Yan: Let me do the math, maybe thousands of times...