Chen Chen fell silent when he saw this webpage.
His eyes were fixed on a name on this webpage as if he was trying to see through it.
However, he was not looking at Zhao Shanhe, but...
Wang Xi!
At this moment, Chen Chen was shocked to discover that he and Zhao Shanhe, the second-generation USB drive holder, had a common characteristic. They were both students of Jiao Tong University. Not only that, but their mentor was also Wang Xi!
It was as if a violent storm was raging in Chen Chen's mind. He replayed everything that had happened to him in school, from when he first started school, to going to class, to discovering the USB drive, and then the thesis controversy, quitting school, getting a loan...
At this moment, Chen Chen suddenly realized that from the moment he obtained the USB drive, every step he took, whether it was in the light or in the dark, had Wang Xi's shadow in it!
"Conspiracy? Coincidence? "
Chen Chen narrowed his eyes. The hair all over his body stood on end. Could it be that the USB drive was related to Professor Wang Xi?
Did Wang Xi give him the USB drive, just like how he gave Zhao Shanhe the USB drive back then?
Thinking of this, Chen Chen could not help but recall the old man with the hearty smile, the habit of drinking tea from a beaker, and always joking around in class. He was unwilling to believe that this kind and kind old man would be involved in a conspiracy.
"Perhaps, this is what Zhao Shanhe was trying to tell me?"
Chen Chen murmured. He played the video again and watched it again.
"My name is Zhao Shanhe, the second holder of the dimension key... I only found traces left behind by one predecessor, so let's assume that I'm the second..."
When he saw this, Chen Chen pressed the pause button.
"Purposely mentioning the existence of the predecessor?"
Chen Chen paced around and thought at the same time, "Could it be that he purposely left behind some nonsense in the video just to leave behind clues about his name?
"He knew that I would search for information based on his name, so he purposely left behind this file. Could it be that he wanted to tell me that Wang Xi is the first owner of the USB drive?"
"Who's Wang Xi?"
However, after hearing Chen Chen's analysis, Little X suddenly asked curiously.
When he heard this, Chen Chen suddenly had a bad feeling. He turned around and said solemnly, "It's Professor Wang Xi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at Jiao Tong University. I even treated his Alzheimer's disease back then. Don't you remember?"
"Ah?"
Little X was even more confused after hearing this. She closed her eyes and blindly searched the Internet. "But there's no professor named Wang Xi in Jiaotong University, and there's no such person on the list of the Chinese Academy of Sciences..."
"What?"
Chen Chen's pupils shrank. He rushed to the computer in disbelief and began searching for the list of teachers of Jiao Tong University as well as the list of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
However, as Little X said, Wang Xi's name was not on any of the lists.
Everything related to Wang Xi had disappeared from the internet …
"When did it happen?"
Chen Chen looked at the webpage in front of him again. The words "Mentor Wang Xi" were still vivid in his mind. This was the only way to tell him that Wang Xi really existed and that his memory was not playing tricks on him.
"Sure enough, everything that happened just now proves that Wang Xi is related to the USB flash drive."
Chen Chen simply took out a box of chewing gum from his pocket, took out a piece, and swallowed it directly. "At first, I thought that it might be a coincidence. This Zhao Shanhe may have just wanted to leave the USB flash drive in Jiaotong University and it just so happened that Professor Wang Xi was his mentor, so this misunderstanding arose. But now, I can confirm that Wang Xi is definitely related to the USB flash drive."
"Could it be an antimeme?"
Little X naturally had 100% trust in Chen Chen. At this time, she could not help asking, "Can an antimeme affect even an intelligent life like me?"
"It's not your problem."
Chen Chen waved his hand. "An antimeme doesn't affect anyone. It only affects the concept of 'information'. When it erases a piece of information, it causes this piece of information to become something that doesn't exist. It's the same for the human brain and computers. Information related to this kind of information will be instantly lost. Even if there is an unreasonable situation caused by the loss of information, people will only subconsciously ignore it and not recall it again. This is because people can't remember things that don't exist..."
"But there are still some unanswered questions."
Chen Chen suddenly said again, "If it's an antimeme, why am I the only one who remembers everything about Professor Wang Xi?"
Naturally, there was no way to answer this question now.
Thus, ten minutes later, Cheng Cao appeared in Chen Chen's laboratory.
"Cao, I need you to do something for me."
Chen Chen said solemnly, "I want you to take a few people back to Shangdu, go to my former school, and look for a person named Wang Xi.
"Wang Xi is seventy-four years old. You can't find any traces of this person from the Internet or any other channels, but I'll give you a name — Wang Luo. This woman is Wang Xi's daughter. You can start from this aspect and see if she has any clues about Wang Xi.
"You may encounter some incomprehensible things in this operation. I've already unlocked the knowledge about memes to you. Make sure to catch up on it before you go because it's likely to save your life at a critical moment. Also, numbers are meaningless in solving this kind of problem, so it's best if you don't bring more than ten people with you, understand?"
"I understand, Boss."
Cheng Cao nodded, then turned and left.
Watching Cheng Cao's back as he left, Chen Chen sighed inwardly. "Sure enough, the USB drive is still too complicated. If it wasn't for the Nobel Prize award date on the 10th of December, I'd definitely make a trip myself."
"Sir Godfather, the aerospace base built in the southern suburbs of Eco Science City is about to be completed and the military is also more than halfway there."
Little X said, "We already have a satellite launch site. Now we're just waiting for the technicians of SpaceX to help us launch the five Gantz satellites."
"Their help is only temporary. The key is still to fully understand the aerospace technology obtained from Elysium and other dimensions."
Chen Chen nodded. "Continue to poach people internationally. By the way, have you contacted Musk?"
"I'll start contacting him now."
Little X nodded. At the same time, an image of a video call in progress automatically flashed in front of Chen Chen's eyes.
"Beep!"
With a soft sound, the video call was completely connected and Musk's face appeared on the screen.
"Mr. Musk, long time no see."
Chen Chen greeted him. "The construction of the aerospace base here has been completed, but the contract for our company to invest 10% in SpaceX has been unable to be negotiated. Mr. Musk, don't you have anything to say?"
"I'm sure you're aware of the situation, Mr. Chen Chen."
Musk said helplessly, "The Congress has stopped this investment contract many times. I don't dare to blatantly violate it. I think you should get the group of people in God's Forbidden Zone to put in more effort and lobby the White House to convince those politicians. I think many of them are already tempted."
Chen Chen secretly sneered. He knew that these so-called tempted people were nothing more than a trap. They always felt that you could convince them with a little more effort, so they kept pouring in more political donations, manpower, and material resources. In fact, this group of people had no intention of agreeing to this investment at all. After all, they were already prepared to make a move against Chen Chen.
However, on the surface, Chen Chen still wore a disappointed expression. "Alright, in that case, what about your technicians? We've already signed the launch contract. "
The contract Chen Chen was referring to was the agreement reached between the two parties when Musk came for a visit in June this year — Blacklight Biotechnology would provide the funds for the launch site, while SpaceX would provide the manpower and technology. Within a year, five geosynchronous orbit communication satellites would be launched to open up Blacklight Biotechnology's unique global communication technology.
"That's for sure. Since the construction on your side has been completed, I'll have my thirty elite engineers arrive at your place in three days."
Musk said happily, "I'll also ship the equipment and spare parts over overnight, don't worry about that."
"Very well."
Chen Chen nodded and took the initiative to end the video call.
As soon as the video call ended, Chen Chen's face darkened. He said to X, "Next time Musk comes to Eco Science City for Medpod 3000.
Tell him that Medpod 3000 is broken now.
The 3000 is broken. Ask him to come back in a year. "
"Yes."
Little X nodded and smiled mischievously. "After hearing this news, Mr. Musk must be feeling very aggrieved."
"If it weren't for the fact that he has his own difficulties regarding the investment, I would've detonated the chip in his head instead of punishing him like this."
Chen Chen said coldly, then turned around and left the laboratory.
...
A day later, in the blink of an eye, it was December 5th, which was the date when the full list of Nobel Prize winners would be announced in 2024.
Due to some previous changes, the announcement date of the Nobel Prize winners was delayed by two months and was not announced until early December. At this time, it was only five days before the award ceremony on December 10th.
As the most authoritative award in the world, the Nobel Prize was well known even to outsiders. After all, this kind of award was different from various film and art festivals. Its existence constantly affected the scientific and technological progress of all mankind, and it was closely related to everyone's lives.
Therefore, this belated announcement of the list this time immediately made headlines in various countries.
However, for those in the industry, this list had the addition of an extremely unfamiliar name.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine: Chen Chen.
Along with this name, a matching picture of a young and inexperienced person also appeared on the web page of the Nobel Prize winner list.
Most importantly, this person turned out to be a Chinese person!
This was the third Chinese person to win the Nobel Prize, as well as the second Chinese person to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This news immediately caused an uproar. However, when they found out who this person was, they felt that it was unexpected but also reasonable.
This was the description on the website:
On December 5th, Sweden local time, at the Karolinska Institute of Medicine in Stockholm, the Swedish capital, Thomas Perlman, the General Secretary of the Nobel Prize Committee, announced that the Karolinska Institute of Medicine in Sweden had decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Chen Chen, a Chinese scientist, in recognition of his "contribution to the Blacklight virus epidemic in 2023". He would receive a prize of 9 million Swedish kronor.
Following that, a series of introductions to the Blacklight virus, as well as various important points in the world's protests last year, as well as the various achievements of Blacklight Biotechnology in fighting the epidemic in Africa.
Not only was this news shocking to scientists around the world, but it also brought a wave of excitement to the Mainland as well. After all, Chen Chen was not a foreigner in the Mainland but a legitimate citizen of the Mainland. There was no telling whether it was due to someone adding fuel to the fire or the crowd spontaneously spreading the news, but within a few hours, this news was on the front page of every major news outlet.
[I was wondering who could be so amazing, winning the Nobel Prize without making a fuss. Turns out it's the founder of Blacklight Biotechnology. Oh, that's all!]
[That's amazing. This Chen Chen rarely appears in the media. If not for this incident, I wouldn't even have heard of him!]
[Since when did this company Blacklight Biotechnology become so popular? If it wasn't for the recently released V.1 holographic device, I wouldn't even have heard of this company. I can't believe they're registered in the Mainland?? Nani???]
[Upstairs, you're too ignorant. If you pay attention to life sciences, then you should have heard of this company long ago. The famous age-reversal treatment project was developed by this company! It forcibly extended human life by thirty years!]
[Hehe, so what? You make it sound like an ordinary boss can afford it. In the end, isn't it just extending the life of the rich by thirty years?]
[Another Thomas Edison? He's just an ugly capitalist. The things that other scientists have painstakingly researched can only be attributed to him. Even the Nobel Prize has become his, hehe...]
Whether it was praise or condemnation, the topic of Blacklight Biotechnology on the Internet suddenly increased dozens of times due to the announcement of the Nobel Prize. The name Chen Chen began to gradually become known.
However, this kind of familiarity was not what Chen Chen wanted. If possible, Chen Chen wanted to keep a low profile.
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