I just want to be a quiet scholar

Chapter 342 Protection
"Actually, it's nothing serious. I went to Penn University for a cup of coffee and chatted with them about academic issues, that's all. Don't worry, we are safe." Shen Qi said nonchalantly.

In the next period of time, Shen Qi will do what he wants to do. He will guide his two graduate students in mathematics and continue to study his seismological model in physics.

To Shen Qi's headache, he found that he was being followed.

No matter where Shen Qi went, he could always detect one or several suspicious strangers around him.

These strangers either take a walk or sit on a stone bench. What they always have in their hands is a cup of coffee, a newspaper or a magazine, but their attention is not on the coffee, newspaper or magazine.

Sha Qiang once said that if a person is not paying attention, then he must be an idiot.

Shen Qi knew that the organization behind these inattentive and suspicious strangers was more powerful than the US police department.

While running today, Shen Qi once again found one of those suspicious characters.

The 30-year-old Caucasian man was sitting on the lawn in front of the mathematics building, flipping through a book of "Science".

When Shen Qi ran past the mathematics building for the third time, the man was still sitting on the lawn.

Shen Qi walked up to the man and sat down, and said: "Brother, you read this "Science" every day, and this issue is not the latest."

The article in which Shen Qi was interviewed was published in the issue of "Science" in the man's hand.

In this article, Shen Qi stated that "earthquakes are unpredictable" is a false proposition without sufficient theoretical support.

The man smiled and said: "But this issue of "Science" is very exciting, and it is worth reading every day. Among them, my favorite article is the one interviewed by Professor Shen Qi. He believes that earthquakes can be predicted. "

Shen Qi stretched out his right hand for a handshake: "Hi, I'm Shen Qi."

The man shook hands with Shen Qi friendly: "Hi, Professor Shen, I'm Harry Manson."

Harry Manson?Who knows if that's your real name.

Shen Qi stared at Harry Manson and said, "You were a soldier."

"Hmm." Harry Manson shrugged, noncommittal.

"The field service of the US Department of Defense basically has service experience." Shen Qi explained his reason.

"Since Professor Shen, who has a keen observation ability, has guessed my identity, I hope we can get along with each other." Harry Manson did not deny his identity, and his behavior was no longer a stalking by Mimi quietly.

With a good will to communicate, Shen Qi put forward his request: "I told you a few days ago that I will not continue to predict natural disasters such as earthquakes. If it is due to irresistible human factors, I must make predictions. And if the predicted result is related to the United States, then I will give priority to notifying the US Department of Defense rather than the US Seismic Network."

"Look, Harry, I have made huge concessions, please don't continue to spy on me, please? This is Princeton University, not a battlefield, and there is no political struggle. I hope Princeton remains pure. This is the most influential university in the United States." A research university." Shen Qixian was heartbroken.

"Professor Shen, we are protecting you. This is our responsibility." Harry Manson said seriously.

Shen Qi spread his hands and said: "I abide by the law and the law, and everyone loves me. I don't need the so-called protection."

"No, Professor Shen, you need the protection of the United States, you are in danger." Harry Manson looked like he was facing an enemy.

"I want to see your minister." Shen Qi was upset. You, the United States, protect the whole world, but the whole world is at war every day, and you are the biggest source of danger.

"There is a chance, Professor Shen. If an earthquake really occurs on Unimak Island and Nikolskoye Island in the near future, our protection level for you will be raised to the highest level." Harry Manson is very strong Yes, we are going to forcibly protect you.

"Damn." Shen Qi couldn't help but swear in Chinese, then got up and ran away.

What can be done on American soil?
Shen Qi warned himself that on the territory of the United States, he must be cautious in the future.

The upper islanders of Unimak and Nikolskoye have been evacuating their homeland for some time.

No earthquakes occurred on these two islands in the North Pacific and the nearby waters, and the International Seismological Center, the US Seismic Network, and the Russian Seismic Network did not even detect microseisms.

The more calm, the more tangled.

Just like a Russian fable, an old Russian father had a beautiful daughter. One day, an army was stationed near their house. The old father couldn’t sleep all night, and his hair fell out fall.

A few months later, the old father's daughter became pregnant.

The old father ended his torment: "What was supposed to come, finally came..."

The United States and Russia still dare not relax their vigilance for the earthquake monitoring work on Unimak Island and Nikolskoye Island.

The protection of Shen Qi by the U.S. Department of Defense continues.

The new earthquake model proposed by Shen Qi has attracted great attention from the international seismic community.

The Institute for Seismological Research (IRIS) was founded in 100 by more than 1984 universities in the United States and is headquartered in Washington.

The annual academic meeting of IRIS was held as usual, and Shen Qi and other seismologists from Princeton were invited to Washington to attend the IRIS Seismological Academic Conference.

In the conference hall, Shen Qi met Professor Wellington, a seismologist at UCLA.

As a staunch supporter of the "Earthquake Unpredictability Theory", Professor Wellington criticized Shen Qi, believing that Shen Qi's new earthquake model is unreliable, and that it is luck to guess an earthquake.

Then, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred at the second earthquake point predicted by Shen Qi.

"Then, Professor Shen, please tell us more about your new earthquake model." Professor Wellington's attitude changed drastically. A person who can predict two earthquakes within a short period of time must have a serious problem. stunt.

"Okay." Shen Qi held a page presenter and began to explain his PPT: "First, we must quantify earthquakes. Quantitative seismology is meaningful seismology."

"The new earthquake model I proposed is actually a semi-finished product. It needs to be further improved. 60% of the parts that need to be improved are physics problems, and the rest are mathematics problems."

"Fluid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, ordinary and partial differential equations, turbulence, chaos...there are too many subjects that require comprehensive innovation." Shen Qi looked at the audience. All are here.

Shen Qi is very pleased to be able to participate in the academic conference organized by IRIS instead of the American Mathematical Society and give a special report. This shows that his research in physics and seismology has been recognized by colleagues in the physics and seismology fields.

Damn, Harry Manson, they're here too, really haunting... Shen Qi keenly spotted Harry Manson and others squatting in the corner of the conference hall.

The original intention of Shen Qi to go to the United States was to engage in pure academic research, and he did not want to get entangled with the US government and military.

But still the same sentence, this is the territory of the United States, and the US government and military have the right to speak.

"With this report, please allow me to make a few digressions. I am particularly opposed to some of the remarks made by the BBC. My view has always been that the ultimate goal of scientists is to benefit mankind, not to cause panic. What is 45 N latitude If there is an earthquake in Milan, Zagreb, Portland and other big cities...it is pure nonsense!" Shen Qi angrily denounced the BBC's irresponsible remarks, and he was very angry.

Everyone in the audience was intimidated by Shen Qi's aura, and no one said a word. They all understood Shen Qi's point of view: the ultimate goal of scientists is to benefit mankind, not to cause panic in mankind.

Shen Qi's first half report is over, the meeting will be suspended for 30 minutes, and then Shen Qi will continue his second half report.

During the adjournment, Shen Qi had a lively conversation with Wellington and other experts and scholars. The "earthquake predictability faction" and the "earthquake unpredictable faction" who were originally at odds tolerated and understood each other, and everyone had the same goal: to benefit mankind.

At this moment, there was a rush of broadcasts inside and outside the conference hall: "IRIS, the US Seismic Network, and the International Seismic Center have just simultaneously detected an earthquake with a magnitude of 147 in the sea about 7.2 kilometers west of Portland, with a focal depth of 30 kilometers. , The strong tsunami triggered by the earthquake may hit the port of Portland!"

"God, my hometown is Portland!" Professor Wellington yelled, holding his head, looking very nervous. He looked at Shen Qi like a monster: "You...Professor Shen, it's you again..."

Harry Manson and other field agents of the US Department of Defense jumped up. Portland is an important city on the west coast of the United States. The Portland metropolitan area has a population of several million, and its importance is far greater than that of an unnamed island in the North Pacific.

"This..." Shen Qi was shocked, and he quickly explained: "This is a natural phenomenon, it's none of my business, absolutely none of my business! I never predicted that there would be an earthquake near Portland!"

(End of this chapter)