Chapter 10 Bar Conflict
The Eagle Bar, located next to the Cavendish Laboratory, is the most famous bar in Cambridge University.
Many teachers, students and even people from outside the school often come here to drink.
Decades later, it was here that [Watson] and [Crick] announced the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
The strong humanistic atmosphere adds a lot of mystery to the bar.
At about 7 p.m., Ridgway and Wilson arrived at the bar.
The antique decoration made Li Qiwei think he had arrived at a Chinese teahouse.
At this time, there were groups of people in the bar, and many people were already sitting there.
Some people are talking loudly, while others are bowing their heads in meditation.
Soothing music, yellowish lights, and the aroma of wine in the air can relax people's tense nerves.
Li Qiwei observed everyone casually and discovered Raymond in a corner not far away.
This guy was sitting with several other luxurious young people.
Looking at the location, it seems like a foil.
Ley Meng also saw Li Qiwei, trembled all over, and quickly lowered his head.
He thought of the fear of being dominated by Li San yesterday.
Now when I see Li Qiwei, my legs tremble like a mouse seeing a cat.
The young men around Raymond saw his strange behavior and looked at Li Qiwei with malicious expressions.
After Li Qiwei looked at them for a few seconds, he found a seat and sat down without caring.
He and Wilson each ordered their favorite drinks.
After a few sips of wine, the two began to chat.
Wilson first sighed:
"Bruce, you really surprised me."
"The question I gave you, I never expected that you could solve it on the spot."< br>
“And you are about to publish a paper.”
Li Qiwei made up nonsense and said: “I am usually interested in physics, so I like to research.”
Then he changed the topic and asked:
"Dr. Wilson, what is your research topic?"
"In the future, I hope to be able to help a little in the laboratory. "
Wilson swallowed a sip of wine and said proudly:
"You know, my mentor, Professor Thomson, is currently studying the internal structure of atoms."
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"This is a very cutting-edge field."
"Although the professor has proven the existence of electrons, there is still a lack of an instrument that can record the movement trajectories of these microscopic particles."
"My goal is to design this kind of instrument that can observe how atoms and electrons move."
When talking about his professional field, Wilson seemed extremely confident and spoke with the air of a master.
Li Qiwei knew that this instrument was the later [Cloud Chamber].
An instrument that produces gaseous clouds and mist, allowing microscopic particles to leave traces after passing by.
Wilson later won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.
Li Qiwei complimented:
"A great research topic. I think the discovery of the inside of atoms will definitely open up a new future of physics."
If the theory of relativity governs controls the macroscopic world, then quantum mechanics governs the microscopic world.
Atoms and their internal complex structures are the core of the microscopic world and have influenced physical research for hundreds of years.
Wilson was very happy when he heard Li Qiwei's praise. He took another sip of wine and joked:
"You are always so loud and can change the future at every turn. It is better to be young." Ah, so arrogant."
Li Qiwei smiled slightly and took a sip of wine without explaining.
Wilson continued:
"To be honest, Bruce, you are the smartest Qing person I have ever met."
"It's not at all like the government propaganda." Wilson was so drunk that he no longer had any scruples in speaking.
Li Qiwei did not care about his rudeness, but smiled and said:
"This is nothing. We have a large population in China, and there are many people smarter than me."
"I just have a soft spot for physics."
Just as Wilson was about to sigh, a discordant voice suddenly sounded, resounding throughout the bar.
"Oh? Since your Qing Dynasty is so rich in talents, how come you were defeated by our British Empire, ceded territory and paid compensation, and even the emperor ran away?"
"Hahaha!"
Such mocking words made the people around laugh.
Decades ago, the British and French forces attacked the capital of the Qing Dynasty and destroyed the Old Summer Palace.
This also revealed the fragility of the great Eastern countries. From then on, Westerners began to dominate China.
This period of humiliating history has now become a source of ridicule for the enemy.
Li Qiwei frowned and looked over after hearing the sound. The person who spoke happened to be at Raymond's table.
A well-dressed young man was crossing his legs, sipping red wine, and looking at Li Qiwei and Li Qiwei with contempt.
Wilson also looked at the person who spoke, his face suddenly became tense, and he had sobered up a lot.
He whispered in Ridgway's ear: "He is the grandson of the current British Prime Minister, William Cecil."
"Now he is also an undergraduate at Cambridge University, majoring in international affairs. Political science. "
It turns out that he is the grandson of the prime minister, no wonder he is so arrogant.
Although Li Qiwei was angry, he did not want to cause trouble, so he continued drinking and ignored Cecil's taunts.
Who would have thought that this third-generation super official would not let him go.
I saw Cecil slowly getting up. He was about 1.7 meters tall and walked frivolously in front of Li Qiwei.
Although Raymond looked confused, he and several others quickly followed.
Cecil looked at Li Qiwei from top to bottom like he was looking at an object, and then said contemptuously:
“You look ordinary, but you still dare to talk about science. ”
"Don't think that just because you can do a few bad questions, you don't know the heights of the world and you can't recognize yourself."
After saying that, he glanced at Wilson, obviously not taking the latter seriously.
Wilson did not respond. He was just an ordinary university teacher. He was soft-spoken and could only stay away from students like Cecil.
If it were his mentor Professor Thomson or Professor Planck here, of course there would be no need to give face to each other.
This also made Wilson secretly clenched his fists and vowed in his heart that he must stand out.
Li Qiwei had no scruples. He stood up quickly and looked down at Cecil.
“What, do you have any objections?”
“A trash like you can only hide under the protection of your ancestors and just get a degree.”
Li Qiwei From the remaining memories of the original owner, we learned that this Cecil was here for gold plating.
As a descendant of Britain's top political family, he does not need to study hard, the school will let him graduate, and even become an outstanding graduate.
After all, no matter how sacred things are in the eyes of ordinary people, they are tradable among the upper class.
Therefore, this also led to Cecil being extremely rampant in school, bullying men and dominating women, and being self-centered, which was known to the whole school.
A character like Raymond is only worthy of being a follower.
Therefore, he has always been arrogant and aloof, with only all kinds of flattery in his ears, and has never been wronged.
Sure enough, after Cecil heard Li Qiwei’s insults, his face turned pale.
No one had ever dared to talk to him like this, especially if he was from the Qing Dynasty.
"Shut up! Damn yellow-skinned monkey, your country should be destroyed directly."
"An ignorant low-class person from an ignorant area can only use dirty words. "
Cecile shouted loudly, the Li Qiwei in front of him made him extremely unhappy.
He once went to the Qing Dynasty with his father, and the people there were all indifferent, like zombies.
Not to mention lofty things like physics, they don't even have basic common sense.
This is in line with his image of Qing people.
However, the appearance of Li Qiwei broke his cognition.
Not only can the other party solve difficult physics problems, he also dares to bet with Lord Kelvin and threatens to open up the future of physics.
How arrogant this is.
It would be fine if he was a British person, but Li Qiwei happened to be a Qing national.
This was something Cecil could never accept.
In his mind, Westerners are the superior race and are destined to rule the world.
The humble Easterners are only worthy of being slaves.
Li Qiwei was like a thorn piercing his heart.
Facing Cecil's rage, Ridgway remained calm and was about to speak to continue his sarcasm.
Suddenly, Cecil seemed to have thought of something interesting, and he actually laughed there.
Li Qiwei didn't understand why and looked at Cecil as if he were a fool.
I don’t know what is going on in this guy’s mind.
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