Chapter 166: Chapter 12 Fastball Chapter 166: Chapter 12 Fastball “…”
Liu Feng looked at Lin Xian without speaking.
He had never thought his Introduction to the Cosmological Constant was something so grand, let alone something that could save the world like some fantastical tale.
But the man before him…
always exuded a sense of mystery and magic.
Remembering that earth-shattering meteor shower, Liu Feng, even if he didn’t fully believe Lin Xian’s words, had been somewhat persuaded.
“Could you simply tell me what the cosmological constant really is?”
Lin Xian turned to look at Liu Feng:
“I generally understand that the cosmological constant proposed by Einstein is supposed to be a mere constant used when calculating the gravitational field equations, but do you agree with what Einstein said?”
Liu Feng shook his head without hesitation:
[Einstein was lying].”
Lin Xian was surprised by this answer:
“Didn’t Einstein eventually admit that the cosmological constant was a mistake?
He even said it was the biggest mistake of his life…
Are you suggesting that Einstein deliberately said that?
Was he intentionally hiding something?”
Liu Feng nodded and continued:
“I think Einstein’s denial of the existence of the cosmological constant is a completely illogical action…
According to his original research, although it does not directly prove the existence of the cosmological constant, there is also no way to disprove its nonexistence.”
“So, why the need to deny the cosmological constant so decidedly?
I feel that many of Einstein’s behaviors in his later years were very strange, quite bizarre…
not like the actions of a normal scientist.”
“Many people have said that because Einstein was old and faced many difficulties and persecutions in reality, he became somewhat depressed in his later years, leading to some seemingly abnormal behaviors.”
I don’t know how to describe this feeling, I feel that Einstein is deliberately avoiding something regarding the cosmological constant, even to the point that many times the research results he released were intended to mislead.”
“You’ve gone a bit off topic.” Lin Xian interrupted Liu Feng, once again voicing his most pressing question:
“Actually, what I urgently want to know now is, what exactly is the cosmological constant?
What does it represent?”
In the face of Lin Xian’s question…
Liu Feng fell silent for a long time.
Finally, he shook his head:
“Sorry, I can’t explain that.
All the experiments I’ve done so far prove the cosmological constant is wrong; honestly, I don’t even know if it exists or what use it has.”
“Perhaps, as you said, only when we can verify that the cosmological constant is correct will we be able to glimpse its mystery.”
“So…” Lin Xian wasn’t surprised by this outcome—he of course knew that Liu Feng had made no achievements in the field of the cosmological constant thus far—and he continued:
“So, even if I tell you the answer to the cosmological constant now, you can’t verify anything?”
Liu Feng replied affirmatively:
It’s not important what pi is, what’s important is what pi represents; it is called pi and its value is 3.14 not because it’s 3.14, but because it represents the ratio of circumference to diameter.
“The cosmological constant is similar, it can be any number…
but what’s the point if we don’t know why it is that number?
That’s how mathematical axioms work, there’s no meaning in directly knowing the answer—the process is far more important than the result.”
Lin Xian stood up, revealing his plan:
“In the future, I will establish a dedicated laboratory for you in Donghai City, provide you with sufficient funds and equipment, and let you continue your research on the cosmological constant.”
“But for the time being, I’ll have to trouble you to continue your research at home.
Wait for my call; once I’ve taken care of everything, I’ll come to take you to Donghai City.”
“What do you need to handle?” Liu Feng was curious.
“To play a game of ‘Catch Me If You Can,'” Lin Xian said with a shake of his head and a smile:
“Actually, I don’t even know what my game of ‘Catch Me If You Can’ is, but…
for our safety’s sake, I must make sure there is no danger to life before we can formally begin your research.”
Lin Xian looked at Liu Feng sitting on the stone and did not go into too much detail about these matters.
The murderer of Professor Xu Yun hadn’t been caught, so how could he feel at ease letting Liu Feng start his research on the cosmological constant 42?
The two of them were now in the same boat—if the Genius Club killed Liu Feng because of his research on the cosmological constant, then he would certainly be next.
Perhaps the murderer wasn’t from the Genius Club.
But that day in Zhao Yingjun’s office, Huang Que had personally said, “Trouble will find you even if you don’t seek it.
Maybe you haven’t realized it yet…
but your game of ‘Catch Me If You Can’ has already begun.”
If Huang Que said so, then there must be reason to believe it.
Lin Xian decided to bide his time for now.
He then sought opportunities to find and root out the hidden murderers…
only then could he safely carry out his plans for the future.
Since Huang Que said it was a ‘Catch Me If You Can’ game of his own…
Even if he did not initiate action, the enemies would actively come for him, wouldn’t they?
He wondered if this so-called enemy and the murderers who killed Xu Yun were the same group.
Lin Xian hoped they were the same group…
Because he had already figured out their pattern of killing; he just needed to avoid running onto the road at 00:42 to practically guarantee a safe passage.