from my heart [last days]

Xie Yiming returned in defeat, and Xie Congxin followed Shen Wen to the cafeteria.

Dean Zhang and several accompanying college teachers had arrived after receiving the contact from Shen Wen. The vice principal rushed over from the urban area during the holiday, and took a seat a little later.

The restaurant in the university canteen, the environment is okay.

The dishes were ordered early in the morning, and Xie Congxin was afraid that he would not be used to spicy food, so he specifically ordered the kitchen to put less chili peppers, but it was still too spicy.

Dean Zhang is over half a century old, his head is already bald like Mediterranean, his forehead is shiny, he held up his cup and said: "I know that Academician Xie has a lot of work in the National Academy of Sciences, and he has to follow up with the project of Lanming Biopharmaceuticals. It is not easy to come to our place! Come, let me represent the academy first, and offer a toast to the academicians!"

Xie Congxin had no appetite for the bustling table, smiled perfunctorily at Dean Zhang and the others, and took a sip of wine, "Academic exchange, I am also very happy to have such an opportunity."

Dean Zhang gave him a wink, and Shen Wen poured Xie Congxin some wine, and he said: "Our college is considered to have invested a lot in domestic universities, and it was established early. Apart from Sichuan University, there is no other school in the Southwest that has The ability competes with us. In the past two years, the enrollment resources have been tight, and the competition between regions has been fierce. We are also trying to find ways to expand the teacher resources to reach the top."

Xie Congxin looked at the dark red liquid and said nothing.

Pursue honesty and frugality, only open a bottle of Changyu, which costs about [-] yuan, and the taste is inferior. One sip is a routine, and the second sip is to embarrass yourself.

Seeing that his expression didn't change, Dean Zhang continued: "But now the country is in short supply of talents, and someone like Academician Xie is once in a hundred years..."

Xie Congxin interrupted him: "The dean can speak directly if he has something to say, we do scientific research, and we don't need to be a businessman to beat around the bush."

Dean Zhang gave a dry laugh in embarrassment, his eyes drifted to Vice Principal Lin on the other side, and Vice Principal Lin nodded.

"Then I'll just say it straight." With approval, Dean Zhang sat up straight, "It's like this. We want to hire Academician Xie as a visiting professor of our college. Of course, we all know that there are many things in the academy, so it must be It’s very busy, you don’t need to attend classes, as long as you can give one or two lectures a year.”

Xie Congxin leaned on the back of the chair, did not directly refuse or agree, and smiled to indicate to Dean Zhang to finish speaking at once.

"Although he is a visiting guest, his remuneration is the same as that of a first-level professor. Not to mention the monthly salary, and you don't like it. The main reason is that the professors in our school have a housing subsidy system. Although you It may not come a few times, but we still have to pay this subsidy..."

Dean Zhang's eyes drifted to Vice President Lin again. Vice President Lin smiled slightly and said: "Of course, considering Academician Xie's achievements in this major and his reputation at home and abroad, we should show enough sincerity. The first hall, you choose the location, what do you think?"

Xie Congxin raised his eyebrows, so generous?

Housing prices in heavy cities are not comparable to those in the capital, but they are already top-notch in China.Three bedrooms and one living room is not a small amount, just a visiting professor is willing to pay for a whole suite?

He doesn't mind being named here, this kind of thing often happens in universities, so-called honorary professors, many people don't go to the school they are named for a year.

Let’s just talk about himself, besides the University of Science and Technology where he officially became a professor, he also has a name in many schools across the country.There is no need for him to attend classes in person, just take one month out of each year as a holiday for himself, and just give lectures around the place.

Xie Congxin tapped the table twice with his fingertips, and said with a smile, "Teaching and educating people is naturally a good thing."

This was considered to be a promise. Dean Zhang was very happy, and began to boast without money: "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the future of the country is led by young people like Academician Xie. It is bright and bright!"

The matter is not completely settled, but the finer matters are obviously not suitable for further discussion at the dinner table.

Everyone avoided this topic and drank a few more glasses of wine. The time was approaching [-]:[-], and they dispersed at the entrance of the cafeteria. Shen Wen drove Xie Congxin back to the school hostel.

Walking from the cafeteria to the parking lot, students gathered on the lawn in twos and threes and waited eagerly.

Xie Congxin glanced at his watch. It was already 25:[-], and he stopped.

Shen Wen turned her head and asked with a smile, "Does Academician Xie want to wait for the meteor shower?"

Xie Congxin raised his head to look at the deep night sky, and said lightly, "Since it happens once in a hundred years, it won't hurt to see it."

While speaking, the far side of the night sky flickered for a moment, and Xie Congxin heard a student exclaim: "Here we come!"

In just a few seconds, a light brighter than the morning star lit up, slid through the night sky at a rapid speed, and fell towards the earth.

There is a meteor shower one after another, roughly looking at it, there are hundreds of them, like a grand and bright fireworks, indeed worthy of a once-in-a-hundred-year event.

However, no matter how spectacular it is, it is only a short moment.

Shen Wen asked: "Academician Xie won't make a wish?"

Xie Congxin smiled lightly, but did not answer.

Shen Wen was behind him and couldn't see his gaze, otherwise she would be surprised by the sarcasm on his face at the moment.

This night, I don't know how many people will make a wish on the shooting star.

Xie Congxin looked away.

He didn't know whether meteors could bring hope, but to him, the fallen stars once brought only a farewell before they had time to meet each other.

Xie Congxin turned around, "Let's go."

Shen Wen nodded, took out the key and prepared to unlock the car.

At this moment, another student shouted loudly: "What is that?!"

The two turned their heads together, and saw a huge fireball coming from the night sky, heading towards their direction at an astonishing speed, getting bigger and brighter!

Xie Congxin's pupils narrowed slightly, Shen Wen's eyes widened, and the students exclaimed in surprise.

A few seconds later, boom——! ! !

Crashed!

In the far east, a dazzling white light erupted on the horizon where the fireball fell, as if an invisible wave of air spread rapidly from that point, and accompanied by the explosion sound of eardrums was violently shaken!

Ka Ka Ka!

Xie Congxin reacted immediately, pulled Shen Wen to squat down.

At the same time, there were countless screams and exclamations from all around, and the glass windows on the outer edge of the cafeteria in front of them were all shattered, and they exploded like snowflakes!

The earthquake lasted for four waves. The first wave was the strongest, probably above magnitude [-]. The intervals between the subsequent waves were very short, but the tremors became weaker and weaker. The last wave was only about magnitude [-] or [-].

When Xie Congxin and Shen Wen ran into the playground with the crowd, there were already a lot of people gathered inside, and the originally empty football field was filled with water.

The boys were a little better, some were silent, and some were talking to each other in low voices; the girls hugged each other, weeping silently, with panic facing the disaster on their faces.

Shen Wen was still in shock, and pulled Xie Congxin's sleeve, "Academician Xie...what happened just now?"

Xie Congxin led her to push away the crowd and squeeze into a corner next to the stands, "It should be that the meteorite entered the atmosphere and did not burn cleanly, and the fall caused an earthquake."

Shen Wen murmured: "Why is this happening? Didn't the observatory predict it?"

Xie Congxin said: "With the current technology, it is already the limit to be able to monitor the approximate orbit of the meteorite. It is impossible to accurately grasp the composition of the meteorite, let alone calculate whether the meteorite will spontaneously ignite after it falls, and how many parts will land on the ground."

Shen Wen wept in panic.

Xie Congxin glanced at the chaotic students in the playground, and did not say the second half of the sentence——

Such a large-scale disaster, even if it can be predicted in advance, there is nothing to do.Is the meteorite shot down with a missile?Or the migration of tens of millions of people?

Neither is realistic.

Even if human civilization has developed for thousands of years, sending rockets to the sky, detonating bombs, and overcoming scientific problems one after another, they are still helpless in the face of such natural disasters.

"What should I do now?" Shen Wen held the phone, "Why is there no signal?"

Xie Congxin also took out his mobile phone and looked at it. There was no service. "It may be that the signal base station has collapsed. Schools in the southwest should have emergency plans for earthquakes, and rescue will be arranged."

Sure enough, after waiting for 10 minutes, a voice came from the radio, asking everyone to leave the building immediately, go to the open ground, keep calm, and wait for the school to arrange evacuation.

So cycled several times.

Shen Wen calmed down a little, "It's Vice Principal Lin's voice."

Xie Congxin played with his mobile phone that had no signal, edited a text message and saved it, "He will accompany me to dinner at night, and he happens to be still in school."

Shen Wen sighed, and said worriedly: "I don't know what's going on in the urban area..."

Xie Congxin found a clean-looking step and sat down, but didn't answer her words.

The first wave felt at least level [-]. The city center is not like a semi-suburban school with dense buildings and a large population. I am afraid the situation will not be too good.

More and more students gathered on the playground, and everyone wanted to connect to the Internet to see what was going on outside. The lights of mobile phones could be seen everywhere in the dark night, showing faces with different expressions.

Anxiety, nervousness, fear, and worry everywhere.

Shen Wen sat beside Xie Congxin, and there were many people crowded beside her. She whispered, "Academician Xie...my parents are both in the urban area. I am really worried about them, and I want to go back to the urban area to have a look."

Xie Congxin glanced at her, turned off the phone and put it back in his pocket, "Wait a minute, if there's nothing else in half an hour, you can drive back."

Shen Wen nodded gratefully, "Okay, I'll listen to you."