from my heart [last days]

Chapter 24

Cheng Yinshang asked in surprise, "Academician Xie is going too?"

Xie Congxin turned the pencil into a beautiful perfect circle on his fingertips, and asked, "Why don't you come to turn on the water turbine?"

"..." Cheng Yinshang glanced at the silent Fan Zheng, he thought it would be Fan Zheng who went with them, after all Xie Congxin was not a professional.

His glance was too obvious, Xie Congxin said: "No, I will go, he will stay."

There are more than 13 children in the school, and the oldest Liu Chao is only [-] years old. He has to be taken care of, and he has never been sensitive to children, so it is impossible to ask him to stay—not to mention Fan Zheng has a leg injury, It is likely to drag the team down at critical times.

He had already discussed this matter with Fan Zheng during the meeting of the three teams, and it was the best choice for him to replace Fan Zheng.Cheng Yinshang also immediately thought of this, and hesitated for a while, "But you..."

Since they can't control the water turbine, why can Xie Congxin?

"But I can." Xie Congxin seemed to be able to read minds, and accurately understood the half of his unspoken sentence, and smiled slightly, "Fortunately, I have read a few years more than you, and I understand a little more. a little."

"..."

This confidence is really incredible, but it cannot be refuted. Xie Congxin seems to be born omnipotent.

In fact, if people like Yan Shen or Su Shiqing who are familiar with Xie Congxin were here, they would be able to see from the subtle movement of him playing with the pencil that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.If five people enter the dam, there is a high possibility that they will never return, and he is just as Cheng Yinshang worried, not professional.

But Yan Shen wasn't there, and Pei Ze and others didn't know him that well. He disguised himself with enough strength, so no one could see through.

"That's it," Xie Congxin tossed the pencil upwards, held the pen holder firmly when it fell, and concluded to everyone, "Let's go at dawn tomorrow, and there is no need to watch the night tonight. Everyone, hurry up and rest. I will tell you the specific plan tomorrow morning." you."

"..."

He was as aggressive as a leader who announced the end of the meeting. He made a final decision, leaving no room for discussion or rejection. Zhou An folded his arms and smiled, saying: "Academician Xie will go to the power station if he says it is over, and we will end it if it is over. I don't know, when did Academician Xie become our captain?"

Xie Congxin raised his eyelids and looked at Pei Ze who stood between him and Zhou An, and smiled slightly: "Captain Pei can't make up his mind, so I'll help him make this decision. If Deputy Team Zhou has any objections, he can directly raise them."

The words were addressed to Zhou An, but they were even addressed to Pei Ze, as if mocking: Look, your entire team is so useless, why don't you ask me to make up your mind in the end?

"How dare you disagree with Academician Xie?" Zhou An mocked, "Academician Xie is so smart, of course his decisions are all right."

Xie Congxin smiled back: "My IQ is 198, which is a fraction of ordinary people's. My EQ is 186, which is twice the average level in Asia. Such an objective fact does not need to be repeatedly praised by Deputy Team Zhou. I can understand that you are hostile to me. Likes repel each other, it is a kind of sense of crisis and it is very normal for people to be resistant to their own excellent likes.”

"..."

He was trying to provoke Zhou An on purpose, and he was very successful. Zhou An was already on the verge of going berserk, with veins visible on the back of his clenched hands. Cheng Yinshang quickly grabbed his sleeve and stopped him in a low voice: "Brother Zhou!"

Xie Congxin seemed unaware of the imminent danger, and continued with a smile, "But Vice Captain Zhou, since we are standing on the same boat, I thought we should talk about the business first. We have to get out of the dam to talk about other things before it's too late." , What does Deputy Team Zhou think?"

Broke up unhappily.

Several people from the three teams left the classroom together. Zhou An walked quickly at the front. When he reached the stairs, he stopped, with the anger still on his tense face, and said to everyone: "I'm sleeping in the car, you go up."

He has always been mild-tempered, and he has never lost his temper after being together for so long. Peng He looked left and right, worried, raised his hand and said, "Why don't I sleep in the car with Brother Zhou?"

Pei Ze nodded, Peng He quickly followed, the four parted ways, and Pei Ze went upstairs with Cheng Yinshang.

The children were in Class [-], Grade [-], and they were already asleep. The two found the quilts Fan Zheng had left for them in the next classroom, and spread them on the floor.

Cheng Yinshang asked in a low voice: "Did something happen in the afternoon? Did Academician Xie say something?"

Xie Congxin has a sharp personality and never shows mercy. Cheng Yinshang took it for granted that it was Xie Congxin's problem, but in fact, before the conflict broke out, Pei Ze didn't think Xie Congxin was at fault.

Zhou An had obvious hostility towards Xie Congxin. It would be too speculative to say that the hostility was due to him. He and Xie Congxin hadn't known each other for a week, so what could there be?

Ten thousand steps back, even if he and Xie Congxin really had something, Zhou An would not criticize him.He never responded to Zhou An's ambiguity, and the meaning of refusal had already been made clear several times. No matter what Cheng Yinshang and Peng He thought, Zhou An himself should understand that there was no such room between them.

He only regards Zhou An as a teammate, who can go through life and death together, no different from Cheng Yinshang and Peng He.Pei Ze also reserved a seat for Xie Congxin, and said, "Yin Shang, I can't do it with him, you don't want to match up anymore."

"Ah?" Cheng Yinshang was stunned for two seconds before realizing that "he" refers to Zhou An, "Why did you say this suddenly..."

Zhou An's confession happened half a year ago. Although Pei Ze refused, he and Peng He thought that Pei Ze was not so repulsive, so they continued to help Zhou An as if nothing, and sincerely felt that the two were quite suitable.Pei Ze hasn't said anything for more than half a year, why did he suddenly mention this matter today?

Cheng Yinshang's expression changed from surprise to bewilderment, as if he had thought of something, "Brother Zhou talked to Academician Xie because of this incident..." He paused in the middle of the sentence, and said in confusion, "What does this have to do with Academician Xie?" ?”

Pei Ze touched a cigarette and took it out. When he was thinking about lighting it, he remembered that there was a child next door, so he put it back, and said calmly, "It has nothing to do with him."

Thinking about it, it shouldn't have anything to do with Xie Congxin. Cheng Yinshang didn't know what to say, scratched his ears, and whispered: "Actually, Academician Xie asked me about you and Brother Zhou yesterday."

Pei Ze held the cigarette case and did not speak. They have seen Xie Congxin's observation skills many times, so they don't need to be surprised to see this.

"Academician Xie seems to be gay too," Cheng Yin said, "That's why you say Brother Zhou and him are 'the same kind'?"

No matter how they look at it, it doesn't seem like the word "same kind" can be summed up. In other words, why do human beings divide categories by sexual orientation?

Cheng Yinshang looked at Pei Ze's expression, "Captain, actually I've always wanted to ask you..."

Pei Ze raised his eyes and motioned for him to ask.

"That's the one..." Cheng Yinshang hesitated, "You can't accept Brother Zhou, or can't you accept men? Peng Peng said that the old captain asked you to go on a blind date, and they were very satisfied with you, but you seem to be fine. interest……"

"..."

Two years ago, there was indeed a period of time when Peng He's father was very keen on worrying about his life-long affairs, and there were some women with outstanding qualifications among the women he dated out, but such things could not be forced at all, he felt that he didn't have this heart, and after a meal After Fan broke up, he didn't have any more contact with them.

Cheng Yinshang carefully chose his words, "Peng Peng and I also think that you don't dislike this, so we want to match you and Brother Zhou."

"..."

He has never thought about whether he can accept a man or a woman, probably because he has never met someone who can be tempted, and naturally he has never thought about what that existence would look like.

"Brother Zhou is really good." Cheng Yin said business-like.

As a teammate, Zhou An is indeed impeccable, but that's all. Pei Ze said: "Don't talk about it again."

His expression was calm, or it was because he was determined enough to be so calm, Cheng Yinshang could only nod his head, sighed, and regretfully said: "I know..."

At two o'clock in the middle of the night, everyone else had already fallen asleep, and the emergency lights in the classroom on the third floor had not been turned off.

The blackboard is densely packed, and chalks of various colors write and draw, filling the entire blackboard.There are routes around the dam, internal machine arrangement, and the general structure of the water turbine.

The body of the Three Gorges Dam is elongated, with a total length of 3.3 kilometers. It is divided into two factories on the left and right. The entrances and exits are one on the left and one on the right. The underground workshop is on the right. The emergency stairs are connected to the scenic spot Tanziling, which used to be the tourist distribution center.Sandouping is located on the left side of the Three Gorges, facing the visitor center across the river. From the distance point of view, the door on the left is closer.

"Fourteen on the left and twelve on the right, there are six more in the basement," Fan Zheng lowered his voice in the silence of the night, afraid of waking up the people upstairs, "It's best to turn on all of them."

Xie Congxin said: "If the situation does not allow, is it feasible to open the gate?"

Fan Zhengdao: "Precise calculations are required to release the sluice gate, otherwise the downstream flow will increase sharply, the river will flood, and the downstream coast will be dangerous."

It is impossible for him and Fan Zheng to complete such a huge calculation. Xie Congxin nodded, and used red and pink to draw three feasible paths between the left and right control rooms. Yes, there are not many people in the visitor center, and you should be able to find a car to return."

Fan Zhengdao: "I think so too."

Xie Congxin asked again: "How about the operation method of the machine tool?"

Fan Zhengdao: "Let me say it first, you remember. After turning on the machine, it will enter the self-check. If the water has been stored inside, it will be opened normally; if not, open the downstream water gate first. The instruction is..."

He told it from beginning to end, and it was very detailed for nearly an hour.

Xie Congxin had a good memory, and he recounted the key points in full. He even asked questions about many details that Fan Zheng had missed, and Fan Zheng immediately added them.

Knowing something about water conservancy and having a foundation in mechanical manipulation, Fan Zheng couldn't help asking again: "Who the hell are you?"

Xie Congxin wrote down his name on the blackboard.

"Xie Congxin..." Fan Zheng read in a low voice, "Congxin?"

Xie Congxin nodded.

"I didn't want to implicate you, but it's fate that you came here." Fan Zheng was sitting on the chair next to him, holding a thermos cup in his hand, but he didn't drink it. It contained coffee made for Xie Congxin.

Xie Congxin played with the chalk and made a slight nasal sound, "This life is too bad."

Although his tone was distasteful, he did not show strong rejection of this matter. Fan Zheng laughed because the sound of phlegm stuck in the lung duct was a bit rough, and he coughed twice before saying: "That's my fate, don't you guys?" Come on, I can only go alone."

Xie Congxin said coolly: "Then die for nothing."

Fan Zheng shook his head, "It's better than just sitting and waiting to die."

Xie Congxin didn't answer, Fan Zheng was silent for a while, looking at his focused side face - he seemed to have taken up all the advantages of being a human being, smart, sharp, and calm, enough to look down on everyone else, so that ordinary people could not help but look at him. Look stupid in front of you.After a while, Fan Zheng sighed and said, "I should go."

"Can you run?" Xie Congxin finally distracted himself and glanced at him, "Of course I'll let you go if you can. If you can't, don't drag us down."

Fan Zheng laughed softly again, pulling the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth and eyes, "I'm old and lame, not as good as you young people."

He was not angry. After all, he was 30 years older than Pei Ze and others. The sharpness of young people was not a shortcoming in his eyes, not to mention that Xie Congxin was not really sharp.

Being sharp and straightforward without disdain for pretense is not the same as being mean and surly.

Xie Congxin turned back and continued to write down everything written on the blackboard. Fan Zheng said, "I think it's good for you to be like this. 'Congxin', from my own heart."

Many people have praised this name, and Xie Congxin responded with a tickle from the corner of his mouth, "Well, from my heart."

"From my heart..." Fan Zheng read it again with a smile, "What a 'from my heart', parents took it?"

Xie's smile faded from his heart in an instant.

"I took it myself." He still smiled, but the smile was extremely cold, and the emotion in his pupils was almost dangerous.

The light was on the blackboard, Fan Zheng didn't notice this change in him, and continued: "I have a daughter who is about your age, she just graduated from university, and it's time to start working in the second half of the year, in Chongcheng, with her mother live."

"Chongcheng is very safe." Xie Congxin got rid of the momentary emotions and continued to chat with him as if nothing had happened. "Yuzhong District has been completely taken over by the army."

"I want to find them," Fan Zheng sighed, as if recalling something from the past, he laughed again, "I haven't seen you for many years."

Xie Congxin said, "Go if you want."

Fan Zheng nodded, "When this matter is over, I will take the children with me."

Xie Congxin turned his head to look at the crescent moon outside, and said flatly, "Tomorrow will be over."