Great Power Technology

While Ye Zhou and Chen Hao were sitting relaxedly on the sofa discussing the developments in the South Island, Liao Guoxing was sweating profusely and standing by the bed, helping his paralyzed father to turn over and scrub.

His arms were so tired that they were sore, but there was no hint of impatience on his face.

"Dad, you should move on the bed frequently and try to turn over. Your back is always pressed against the bed, and you will get bedsores in the future."

The old man on the bed took a few breaths and said with difficulty in a vague voice:

"He's about to... he's about to die, but he still cares about so many things..."

"What are you talking about! Doctors have said that your body organs are still very healthy. As long as you keep exercising and recover well, you might be able to stand on your own in a few months."

Upon hearing this, the old man sighed dejectedly and replied:

"What's the use of standing up? My eyes are blind and I'm a cripple..."

"So what if I'm blind? Dad, I'll read you some news later. Let me tell you, the technology on the other side of the river is so amazing now. Even the eyeballs have been removed, and you can see things with electronic cameras!"

As he spoke, Liao Guoxing helped his father lie down on the bed again. The latter's dull eyes were staring at the ceiling with a look of disdain on his face.

"How can you see without eyeballs? It's nonsense..."

"This is not a boast. It was not only reported by the media on the other side, but also the newspapers of the ugly countrymen. Their technology is really advanced, and I heard it is not expensive."

"Dad, take good care of your health. When I save enough money, I will also install a mechanical eye for you. Have you seen RoboCop? It's cool."

Liao Huazhi's expression gradually became a bit unbelievable. Although he had been completely disappointed with both the South Island official and the Chou Country in the past few months, under the long-term propaganda and indoctrination, he still subconsciously felt that only the Chou Country recognized it. things are truly useful things.

Now, Chou Country has issued a document admitting it, so this technology...maybe it is real?

"Read the news to me - no, don't read the news, read other people's comments to me!"

"Okay, okay, you still don't believe your son when he tells you, but you still have to listen to others..."

While pretending to complain, Liao Guoxing dragged the chair over and wiped the sweat from his head with a tissue beside the bed. He took out his mobile phone and opened the news interface he had seen before. He cleared his throat and began to read the content aloud to Liao Huazhi.

"The title of this report is called 'Let the blind see, make the disabled whole' - quite literary!"

"I won't read the content. You don't want to hear it anyway. The comments below... I'll read you the popular ones first."

"This person said: I am typing using voice recognition now. I hope that in two years, I can type directly while looking at my mobile phone."

"I hope the price can be cheaper so that we ordinary people can afford it."

"Our scientists always surprise me in places I didn't expect..."

"We have done what the ugly people can't do. Who really cares about their own people?"

"This technology is real. I am the neighbor of the little girl on the news. I went to see it that day. Unfortunately, I couldn't use the equipment, but I believe that I will be able to use it myself soon..."

"I wish everything is well upstairs, hold on, the light is right in front of you!"

…..

As he read, Liao Guoxing's voice gradually became lower. On the contrary, the fire in his chest burned stronger and stronger.

From these comments, what he saw was definitely not just praise for this technology, because in addition to the comments he read out, there were actually many other comments that questioned the practicality of this technology and questioned the effectiveness of this technology. The cost of this technology has even questioned the application prospects of this technology itself.

However, even the most vehemently critical comments maintain the most basic point of view, which is:

After this technology appears, it will definitely be used by ordinary people.

This is completely different from the public opinion environment in the South Island. In the South Island, if there is a technological breakthrough in a certain direction, the first thing everyone thinks of is "officials will have something to enjoy again."

This is a fundamental difference.

Liao Guoxing scratched his head, trying to figure out when this difference appeared and why he had never noticed it before.

The network environment is obviously open.

I used to think that the news media and public opinion on the other side were shackled, but now it seems that the one who is really shackled... seems to be me?

Liao Guoxing sighed lightly, turned to look at his father on the bed, and then asked:

"Dad, do you still want to read?"

Liao Huazhi shook his head and replied:

"No, let's read something else."

"What do you want to hear? I'll read it to you!"

A hint of joy appeared on Liao Guoxing's face. This was the first time his father had asked to hear the news since he was discharged from the hospital.

It has been more than a month since he regained his language ability, but during this more than a month, he has been closing himself in a world that cannot be released by others, and it seems that he only wants to die silently.

Now, being willing to accept information from the outside world means that his hope for life has returned again.

Liao Huazhi was silent for a few seconds, and then said:

"Read...read the news about the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge."

"And their 003 aircraft carrier."

"And tell the railways and that big plane they took off last time."

"Read me Yuan Longping's story again, about our hybrid rice."

"Also...I heard on TV two days ago that which fishing boats from Qiandui Fishing Ground have gone to that island, please read it to me."

"I want to know how our island is doing now..."

Liao Guoxing nodded solemnly, and his wife who was watching from the side made him some tangerine peel tea to soothe his throat, and then carefully helped him adjust the position of the hospital bed so that the old man on the bed could enjoy the sunlight coming in from the window.

Then, the youngest member of the family, her daughter Nana, also pushed her grandma into the room, and the family of five sat around the window.

The man in the middle is holding a small mobile phone in his hand, struggling to read the simplified Chinese characters on it. Every time he finds the result he wants, he reads it intermittently to others.

"The Qilian-3 engine is a super-thrust commercial engine independently developed by my country. Its maximum thrust reaches 165 tons and the normal thrust is 140 tons. On the future C989 commercial aircraft, only two Qilian-3 engines can Pushing thousands of tons of cargo..."

"The aircraft carrier No. 003 has left my country's Djibouti supply base in Africa today. Their next stop will be to Ireland, where they will have friendly exchanges with European countries..."

"'Longping-Qiong No. 1' high-yielding rice has once again had a bumper harvest. Local farmers bluntly said: There is too much food and they hope the country will ensure that food prices do not fall."

"Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats went to the waters related to the island to conduct fishing operations."

…

As the news was read one by one, the expressions on everyone's faces were first surprised, then turned to doubt, and finally, only admiration remained.

At the end of reading, the wife stood up and opened the curtains, and brighter sunlight shone into the small room. For a moment, everyone's eyes stung.

However, this sting is only temporary after all.

After adapting to the light from the sun, they suddenly felt a strange warmth.

Perhaps this room has been dark for too long?

Perhaps, my family has been isolated from the world for too long?

At this moment, even if you can't walk out of the room right away, you should really let the sunshine in and kill the viruses, molds, and even monsters in this dark and humid room...

So, on this sunny weekend afternoon, Liao Guoxing's family gathered together quietly, sitting in the sun, enjoying the long-lost heat of ultraviolet rays burning on their skin.

At this moment, people doing the same thing as their family are all over the South Island.