The Science Fiction World of Xueba

"how to prove?"

"how to prove?"

Hopkins frowned. The existence of "Poseidon" is a secret, but since he decided to take "Poseidon" out to make money, it will be a matter of time before "Poseidon" is exposed to others!

This made Hopkins a little uncomfortable. It was like letting his wife go out to sell.

But people are poor and short-sighted, nothing more than this.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "In three days' time, at two o'clock in the afternoon on this Saturday, I will prove it to you at Marbury Beach!"

Soon, Hopkins received a reply: "Tell me your mobile phone number, I will call you when I arrive!"

Hopkins hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Send it to you tomorrow."

The next day, after Hopkins applied for a mobile phone number that was not his real name, he sent the new number.

...

Three days passed in a flash.

Early Saturday morning, Hopkins drove his pickup truck, and also brought two sets of diving equipment, and arrived at Mabli Beach.

Marbury Beach is a relatively well-known public beach near Los Angeles. There are many tourists. The reason for choosing this place is to prevent danger.

On the other hand, Marbury Beach is not too far from the sea where "Poseidon" cruises, and further north of Marbury Beach is the Santa Monica Mountains, which are inaccessible, and it will be convenient to cover up the "Poseidon" at that time. "Traces of appearance.

After arriving at Mabli Beach, Hopkins left the pickup truck and diving equipment in the parking lot, and rented a sunshade and deck chair, drinking juice while waiting for the arrival of the mysterious man .

Although Hopkins looks calm on the surface, judging from his behavior of picking up his mobile phone to check the time from time to time, it is enough to show his inner stalemate.

What Hopkins didn't know was that at this time, on a hillside about one kilometer away from him, Pang Xuelin was observing his performance through a telescope.

Time passed by every minute and every second.

half past one.

One forty.

One fifty.

It's two o'clock!

...

From the Bluetooth headset Pang Xuelin was wearing, the voice of MOSS came: "Professor Pang, the time is up, do you want to call him now!"

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, let him hang out for a while."

Sure enough, seeing that the time agreed upon by both parties had passed, Hopkins became anxious.

Every now and then I get up and look around.

But he never meant to leave.

It was not until 2:30 in the afternoon that Pang Xuelin put away the telescope observing Hopkins and returned to his car.

Fifteen minutes later, Pang Xuelin parked his car in the parking lot near the beach, and then walked straight to Hopkins' location.

Hopkins looks very characteristic, he looks amazingly thin, his neck is like a thin stick, so thin that it is hard to believe his disproportionately large head, which makes him look somewhat alien.

At this time, Hopkins was wandering on the beach with some anxiety.

Pang Xuelin stepped forward and said with a smile, "Professor Hopkins, hello!"

Hopkins raised his head, couldn't help being taken aback, and quickly smiled: "Professor Pang, hello, are you coming to Marbury Beach today?"

Both are professors at the California Institute of Technology. They met each other several times at the school and knew each other.

But in terms of academic status, the two sides are very different.

In this world, Pang Xuelin is the prover of the BSD conjecture and the winner of the Fields Medal. In the entire Caltech, he can be regarded as a big boss.

Hopkins is just an ordinary professor of unpopular majors.

The two are not at the same level at all.

Pang Xuelin smiled and said, "No, I'm here to find friends, Professor Hopkins, how about you?"

"Ah... I made an appointment with my friend, but he hasn't come yet." Hopkins said absent-mindedly,

"Professor Pang, I still have something to do, so I won't talk to you more, excuse me first."

With that said, Hopkins turned around and was about to leave.

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly. He took out his mobile phone and called Hopkins.

"Professor Hopkins, are you waiting for me?"

Hearing the voice on the phone, Hopkins suddenly turned his head, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes: "Professor Pang, are you MOSS?"

...

Ten minutes later, the two arrived under the parasol that Hopkins rented, and drank iced juice leisurely on the deck chair.

"Professor Pang, why do you want to publish such a message on the dark web?"

When he learned that the employer was Pang Xuelin, Hopkins' originally nervous state of mind calmed down a lot.

Pang Xuelin said: "Dark web transactions, don't ask why, Professor Hopkins should understand this principle!"

Hopkins was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes!"

Pang Xuelin said: "Professor Hopkins, I'm rather curious. How can you make the goods escape the neutrino detectors of the customs and send the goods into the continental United States silently?"

Hopkins looked around and said, "Professor Pang, it's not convenient to show here, please follow me!"

With that said, he got up and took Pang Xuelin into his pickup truck, and drove directly to a relatively secluded beach.

Hopkins then unhooked two submersibles from the bed of the pickup truck, along with an odd cylindrical piece of equipment.

Hopkins said: "Professor Pang, put on the diving suit."

"Professor Hopkins, you will not tell me that you can enter and leave the North American continent through this diving suit?"

Pang Xuelin said intentionally.

Hopkins said: "Just put it on, and you will understand later!"

"Okay, then I'll put it on first!"

Soon, Pang Xuelin put on the diving suit, put on the diving fins, put on the oxygen tank, and said: "Professor Hopkins, this is the first time I have done this kind of diving, and the safety in the sea will depend on you." !"

"Don't worry, with me here, there won't be any problems!"

In the marine environment, Hopkins showed unprecedented confidence, and he seemed to be a different person in peacetime.

Pang Xuelin nodded, and together with Hopkins, walked towards the sea with the cylindrical device.

After taking a closer look, Pang Xuelin discovered that there is a small spiral prize underneath the cylindrical device. According to Hopkins, this is an underwater power device that can help the two swim farther.

But Pang Xuelin always felt that there was something else about this device.

Because Hopkins wants to get in touch with "Poseidon" underwater, he must use some kind of equipment to do it.

So far, it seems that this set of equipment is a bit like it.