In fact, before going to Jin Ling University, Lu Zhou planned to go back to the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
On the one hand, it was to find the key, and on the other hand, it was because he missed that place.
Although the bricks and tiles of the past had withered and the old buildings could no longer support the scholars of the new era, the valuable academic heritage he left for future generations had been passed down well.
Today, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study was still the most desirable academic destination in China, Asia, and the world.
The old site of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study was not abandoned. Instead, it was transformed into a scientific and educational tourist attraction. It had become a popular place for social practice courses in public primary and secondary schools in the entire Yangtze River Delta city group.
"… Do I need to make an appointment in advance?"
Looking at the sign hanging at the door, Lu Zhou thought for a while. He reached out and gently tapped on his neck.
The distorted light and shadow quickly faded along the contour of his face. After removing the holographic projection system's modification of his face, Lu Zhou walked straight towards the main entrance.
Seeing Lu Zhou walking towards the courtyard, a tour guide standing at the door with a work card was about to step forward to check the electronic ticket. However, after seeing his face clearly, she was so shocked that she couldn't even speak clearly.
"You, you are Academician Lu?"
"Yeah." Looking at the surprised tour guide, Lu Zhou said with a smile, "It's me. I haven't been back for so many years. I just want to go back to the place where I used to work. I won't disturb you, right?"
"Of course not." After coming back to her senses, the tour guide immediately said with a warm smile, "Our job is to provide help for this kind of tourists. How could we disturb you? Besides, this is the place where you used to work. "
After the triumphant return ceremony held at the Heart of Asia, people throughout Pan-Asia knew the news of his return.
If there were still people who doubted the authenticity of his identity before, now, except for some conspiracy theorists, almost no one would doubt that he was Academician Lu.
"Are you a staff member here?"
"Yeah! My name is Yang Lu, and I am currently a tour guide! "
Lu Zhou glanced into the institute and asked curiously.
"I heard that the tour guides here are all androids?"
"It was like this before, but something bad has happened recently." The tour guide with the surname Yang made a helpless expression on her face and continued, "The mascot in the courtyard is missing. The Hippocampus Company suspects that a back door was installed by a hacker. For the sake of safety, our dean sent the remaining guide robots back to the factory for refurbishment. In order not to affect the children's social practice classes, the staff members have been taking over as tour guides recently. "
The mascot was missing …
Lu Zhou could guess what had happened even if he used his feet.
Lu Zhou coughed dryly as he thought of how much trouble his little fella had caused them.
"… Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard at all. In fact, this job is quite interesting … especially when I bring the kids around here." Yang Lu sighed and muttered, "If only I could get it back … I still feel that it was stolen by some pervert. I'm worried that something strange will happen to it."
Lu Zhou: "…"
Yang Lu noticed the speechless expression on Lu Zhou's face. She thought that he was not interested in this topic, so she smiled embarrassedly and continued.
She smiled embarrassedly and continued, "Speaking of which, where do you want to go? I happen to be free here, I can take you in. "
"Do I have to be accompanied to go in?"
"Erm, after all, many of the things here are historical relics. I'm just an ordinary staff member … Ah, of course, of course, if you want to walk around by yourself, that should be fine. After all, this is where you worked before. I'll ask the dean here, and it should be fine. "
"No, if it's troublesome, then forget it."
I just came back to take a look. There is no need to alarm so many people.
Also, how was he going to get to the underground laboratory at the Institute for Advanced Study if he caused such a huge commotion?
It's better to follow her around first, then find a chance to slip away.
Yang Lu didn't guess what Lu Zhou was thinking. She thought he was sympathizing with her. Her face suddenly showed a grateful expression.
Although she could ask the dean for instructions, it would obviously be troublesome.
"Thank you for understanding our work. Where do you want to go? I can take you there!"
"My old office." Lu Zhou glanced at the main building of the institute. He said with some nostalgia, "I haven't come back for a long time. I don't know what it looks like now."
"Please rest assured about this! Everything here is arranged according to the layout of a hundred years ago. In order to restore the scene of your office, our institute also specially invited a modern historian who specializes in your research. "The tour guide said confidently," I can guarantee that things here are the same as when you left! "
When Lu Zhou heard this confident statement, he smiled and didn't deny it.
The same as when I left?
This sentence is a bit familiar …
…
Following the footsteps of Miss Yang Lu, Lu Zhou came to the top floor of the main building of the institute.
Sure enough, she took him to Yang Xu's office.
"This is Yang Xu's office. Before I left, he was the director of the Institute of Computational Materials. Later, I heard that he became the dean." Lu Zhou looked at the desk and the photo hanging on the wall. He sighed and continued, "Besides, I won't hang my own photo in my office."
After hearing Lu Zhou's words, Yang Lu was dumbfounded. She blinked for a while before speaking with a look of surprise on her face.
"Huh? Dean Yang's office? But … When he was the director of the Institute of Computational Materials, wasn't his office in the Institute of Computational Materials? "
"My office is next door. Come with me."
Lu Zhou didn't explain. He turned around and walked out the door. He came to a neatly tidied office.
Because he was either at home or in the laboratory most of the time, his office looked quite clean. There weren't many things that belonged to him.
In addition, the other offices on the same floor didn't look much different from his own office, so it was understandable that people would mistake it for something else.
Standing in the dean's office and looking at the place where he used to work, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
It was really the same as when he left. The things here hadn't changed at all.
Yang Xu must have left his office here to commemorate him.
When he walked to his desk, a key suddenly appeared in front of Lu Zhou.
Looking at this key, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned. He then reached out his right hand and held the key that only he could see.
"Speaking of which, is the bathroom in this building still usable?"
"Bathroom? Of course, do you want me to take you there? "
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "I'm going to the men's room, are you sure you want to follow me?"
Miss Yang's face turned red. She touched the back of her head awkwardly and quickly explained.
"I didn't mean that, I meant —"
"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
After saying this, Lu Zhou turned around and walked out of the office. However, he didn't go to the bathroom. Instead, he turned a corner at the intersection and stood on the elevator that had been waiting for him for a long time.
Lu Zhou took a deep breath and looked up at the surveillance camera in the elevator.
"Go to the third floor underground."
As if the elevator understood his words, it didn't stop after going down to the first floor. Instead, it continued to move down to the basement of the Institute for Advanced Study.
It was the entrance to a laboratory disguised as a sample warehouse. Behind the sample cabinets was an alloy door with iris, password, and fingerprint identification mechanism.
Behind that door was the biggest secret he had left in this world …
"I'm finally back here."
Lu Zhou looked at the quietly running quantum computer chassis in the computer room, the robotic arms connected to the wall, and the wreckage of the Hall-effect thruster in the corner. He couldn't help but feel emotional.
Especially the wreckage of the Hall-effect thruster.
When he drew this thing in the lottery, he never thought that this thing came from the old universe and was placed on Mars tens of millions of kilometers away from him.
Lu Zhou walked in front of the quantum computer. He reached out his hand and gently placed it on the chassis. He touched the dust on it.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
The signal light on the chassis flashed. Xiao Ai, who lived inside, probably heard his voice. However, because the circuit on the screen next to it was aging, it could not be turned on. Therefore, it could only express its happiness in this way.
Lu Zhou smiled and was about to take his hand back from the chassis.
However, at this moment, a transparent key suddenly emerged from the outer shell of the case and slowly floated in front of him.
The moment Lu Zhou saw this key, he was stunned.
The third key …
He originally thought that this key would be placed in Princeton or in the lecture hall of CERN. He didn't expect it to appear here.
He didn't even have to reach out to touch it. The moment the key floated out of the chassis touched his arm, it immediately turned into starlight and sprinkled in front of his eyes.
At the same time, a light blue holographic screen also appeared in front of him.
It was like it was free …
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