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Did the ambassador invite him to finish the meal?Zhuang Weiran suddenly had an ominous premonition.Nothing bad will happen, right?The embassy suddenly invited him to dinner in a strange way, which made it hard for Zhuang Weiran not to think about other places.

The person on the other end of the phone was still waiting for him to answer, Zhuang Weiran thought carefully for a while before saying, "I'm free anytime."

"Professor Zhuang, do you think tomorrow night is suitable?"

"Of course." After hanging up the phone, he began to think carefully.Returning to China in June is something he has already booked, but he has not resigned from Princeton University yet, nor has he disclosed this situation to anyone.He still couldn't figure out the matter that the ambassador of the Beacon Country invited him to dinner.Why on earth did the ambassador invite him to dinner.

It shouldn't be, he has been in the Lighthouse country for so long, and he has never heard that the ambassador has the habit of inviting others to dinner.Although it was true that he was a mathematician, he didn't have the face to think that the ambassador should invite him to dinner.

If the ambassador invites him to dinner, will he have anything to discuss with him, or what matters can only be discussed in the embassy.

So many scholars invited him, and he was about to return to China.No matter how you think about it, it's kind of weird.

Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow.He started to study the subject, and he will talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow, and today he will do what he should do.

The next afternoon, the embassy called again, "Hello, Professor Zhuang."

"Hello." Zhuang Weiran received the call.

"Is Professor Zhuang free tonight?"

"Of course, didn't we agree tonight?" Zhuang Weiran replied to the staff of the embassy with doubts, "Should I go to New York by myself or?"

"We will send a car to pick you up in New York, don't worry."

"Okay." After Zhuang Weiran hung up the phone, he was thinking about something, Pierce walked into the office and said to Zhuang Weiran, "Professor, are you thinking about something?"

"En." He nodded slightly, "There are still some questions that I haven't thought through."

Pierce thought that Zhuang Weiran was talking about the topic, and didn't ask too much.He packed up his things, "Professor, there is a party today, do you want to go?"

"You know, I never go to parties."

"Okay, then professor, I will leave first." Because today is the weekend, someone from the school organized a party.Pierce was the popular kind, and he was invited to almost every party.

After packing up his things, Pierce went to the dormitory first.Zhuang Weiran also packed up and closed the office door.As soon as he left the office and strolled around Princeton University, he ran into an old acquaintance—the Mr. Sun Mao he met in Seoul, the country he had previously met.

"Hello, Professor Zhuang." Sun Mao looked unattractive, even a bit potbellied.He is not tall, and he has a very honest feeling when he smiles.

Especially his demeanor and movements seemed a little reserved, as if he was seeing Zhuang Weiran for the first time.

"Hello." Zhuang Weiran didn't quite understand why Sun Mao pretended not to know him, but he instinctively didn't say it, and pretended as if it was the first time he saw Sun Mao.

"My surname is Li, and my name is Li Yu." Sun Mao's self-introduction made Zhuang Weiran even more curious.

"Hello, Mr. Li." Zhuang Weiran asked with a smile, "Are you a staff member of the embassy?"

"Yes, I'm here to pick you up and have dinner at the embassy. I heard that you won the Crawford Award, and the ambassador was very happy to hear the news. Originally, you wanted to invite you to the embassy for dinner after you came to Princeton University. I just heard that you still have an academic report, and I will invite you to the embassy for dinner after your academic report is completed."

"Please help me to thank the ambassador." Zhuang Weiran and Sun Mao walked together, and after a while, they came to the parking lot.Sun Mao opened the car door and said in a gentlemanly manner, "Professor Zhuang, please!"

"Thank you, Mr. Li." Zhuang Weiran got into the car, and Li Yu drove to New York.

Along the way, Sun Mao asked Zhuang Weiran how he was doing at school, and if there was anything interesting.He never mentioned anything about meeting him before, and he smiled naively on his somewhat fleshy face.It's just that those eyes, with a shrewd expression, can tell that he seems to be thinking.

After arriving at the embassy, ​​Sun Mao parked the car aside and let Zhuang Weiran drive.

After Zhuang Weiran walked into the embassy, ​​Sun Mao said in a low voice, "Professor Zhuang, you are under surveillance."

"En?" Zhuang Weiran was very surprised, "I'm being watched? Impossible?" His voice was not loud, and the people coming and going didn't really hear him.Sun Mao didn't answer either, but walked forward, "Professor Zhuang, the ambassador is still in the office, how about I take you to the lounge first?"

"Thank you, it just so happens that I also want to take a break." Zhuang Weiran stretched his waist. Due to sitting on the chair for a long time, his back is sore now, and it would be best to take a rest.

Sun Mao took Zhuang Weiran to the lounge, saying it was a lounge, but in fact it was an empty room.

After Sun Mao entered the room, he looked around first, acting very vigilant.Secondly, he squatted down, walked around the spacious room, stood up and pointed to the sofa, "Professor Zhuang, sit down first."

Sun Mao, who was holding a cup, began to pour water, "Professor Zhuang, you have been monitored by them since you returned to the Lighthouse Country."

Zhuang Weiran knew who they were referring to.

Taking the water glass, "What does Mr. Sun mean?"

"Obviously, they don't want you to return to Huaguo." Sun Mao lowered his voice and sat beside Zhuang Weiran, looking quite ambiguous, but in fact Sun Mao didn't do anything, but his voice was too soft , afraid that Zhuang Weiran would not hear you.

"If you must return to Huaguo, I believe they will keep you here." Sun Mao continued, "According to our information, you may have appeared in the National Ignition Plan, and you are on A very important position. Also, NASA has also noticed you, and they are conducting a secret experiment with the military. It seems to be about aircraft, and Feffman is also involved."

Zhuang Weiran's eyelids twitched. Speaking of which, the things that Professor Feffman showed him before are really researching...

"They have noticed you now. The Beacon Country doesn't want a second person who can make the Hua Country rise back to the country. They will use the most lucrative reward to buy you off. If not, they may make a bad decision." Sun Mao's His face was very calm, "I was sent by the higher authorities to take you back to China."

"Go home now?"

"No." Sun Mao shook his head, "They have already started monitoring you. If you don't go back for a day, they will definitely find you. Even if you are hiding in the embassy, ​​they will not let you go back to Huaguo of."

"So... I can't go back to my country now?"

"Of course." Sun Mao said with a smile, "Although they are beginning to value you, you also know that Lighthouse Country is now the academic center of the world, and there are countless geniuses there. They keep you, but they don't want you Go back to China. As for where else you go, they don't care. As long as you don't return to China, they don't care."

"I understand. The relationship between Beacon Country and Hua Country is a bit tense now. They are afraid that I will go back to Hua Country and do something that threatens Beacon Country. As for other countries, they are either from the Western Group, or they cannot threaten Beacon Country. There is no need to restrict me, after all, there are still many mathematicians like me in the Beacon Country."

"That's right." Sun Mao's face was very calm, "I want to ask you, when do you plan to return to Huaguo?"

"It should be... in June, right? I plan to stay at Princeton University until June and then resign and return to China." Looking curiously at Sun Mao, "So I may not be able to return to China in June, right? "

"Yes." Sun Mao was still very calm, as if he had a thorough grasp of Zhuang Weiran's situation, "However, you probably can't go back to China directly."

"It just so happens that our navy is going to visit England."

"What do you mean?" Zhuang Weiran is not a fool, "You want me to get involved?"

Sun Mao sketched a smile, "To tell you the truth, you are the most important target of our Talent Planning Bureau. We are all aware of your achievements in mathematics and physics. If you can return to China, We believe that you can drive the scientific development of Huaguo."

"Actually, I am engaged in pure theoretical research." Zhuang Weiran said unceremoniously, "Even if I return to China, I will have a long period of time, and maybe I will not do other things. I will focus on theoretical mathematics. Do something with theoretical physics. I haven't had much contact with applied mathematics and applied physics."

"But many theoretical things in mathematics can be applied to applied mathematics and applied physics." Sun Mao's face remained unchanged, "Of course you can decide what subject you want to study after you return to China."

"It's just that we want Professor Zhuang to return to Huaguo safely. Of course, if you don't want to go back to Huaguo, we won't force you." Sun Mao still smiled, "At present, the time you choose is very Appropriate. But you can't resign early, maybe you should submit your resignation request to Princeton University after arriving in China."

"What do you mean?" Zhuang Weiran looked Sun Mao up and down, "Let me leave without saying goodbye?"

"I know this is embarrassing for Professor Zhuang, but this is the border of the Beacon Country. We can't guarantee what the Beacon Country will do." Sun Mao lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking about, "Last time, we missed , you don’t want to know what they did.”

"You don't need to think about it, it's definitely not a good thing." Zhuang Weiran spread his hands, "I never think too much about them."

"So in order to ensure your safety, we can only do this. What's more, you are really important to Huaguo." Sun Mao's volume did not increase, but his voice seemed very excited, "Even if you are not engaged in application With your research, Huaguo's mathematics will be more promising."

"I understand." Zhuang Weiran rubbed his head and sighed, "What else do I need to do?"