Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

According to the address given by Li Shen, she arrived at the lecture hall of Linkong University. The door of the classroom was half-open, and a lecture on "The Boundary of Life" was taking place inside.

After gently pushing open the door and sitting down in a corner, Xia Jiumeng looked at the people present. The huge classroom was packed. In addition to students from the medical department, there were also many students from other departments who came to listen.

At the podium, Li Shen was giving a speech with his back to the beating heart model on the screen. His voice was steady and powerful. The light shone on him, outlining his tall and straight figure.

Xia Jiumeng supported her head and looked at him with glasses, looking serious yet easy-going, and couldn't help sighing.

Who is lucky enough to have a man as knowledgeable, handsome and gentle as Teacher Li?

Oh, it turned out to be me.

So cool~

Li Shen keenly sensed a fiery gaze, glanced at it, then calmly withdrew his gaze and continued his topic. "Life itself is not an endless continuation. Life and death, health and disease, these seemingly opposing concepts actually maintain the balance of life."

A student raised his hand and asked, "Nowadays, technology has made gene editing, cell regeneration, and human body modification possible."

"If immortality is truly possible in the future, why should we accept death as the end of life?"

Li Shen pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses and replied, "If we don't limit ourselves to morality and ethics, these technologies have the potential to achieve so-called 'immortality'."

But this also means that the goal of medicine has shifted from defeating disease to defeating death.

Li Shen's expression was indifferent, as calm as ever, and he was not affected by the strange opinions raised by the students.

“To conquer disease is to prolong life; to conquer death is to control life.”

"After undergoing transformation and losing human characteristics, can we still be called human? How do we define human existence?"

Li Shen's question made all the students present fall into deep thought.

Indeed, how do we define what makes us human?

Emotions? Memories? Soul? Or physical features?

This question is too profound and unanswerable.

When Li Shen turned and walked towards the middle of the podium, his eyes inadvertently fell on the little guy sitting in the corner and listening obediently. He couldn't help but chuckled, then quickly retracted his gaze and continued the previous topic.

Li Shen did not expect the students to be able to answer this question, after all, it was an unsolvable question.

But he knew one thing clearly: "Life can be prolonged, but life and death cannot be controlled."

.......

Li Shen ended his speech today amid the applause of the students.

But even after the lecture was over, he was still surrounded by students, which shows how popular Professor Li is.

Xia Jiumeng was not in a hurry either. She sat quietly in her seat waiting for the students to leave the classroom one by one after Li Shen asked them their answers.

At this time, several students passing by her were discussing in a low voice.

"Have you seen the news? It says that Teacher Li disregarded human life, had no medical ethics, and abandoned his patients?"

Another student tutted his mouth when he heard this. "You don't know this? Don't just read the title."

"It all started a while ago when a second-generation official who had contracted Xinyuan disease tried to use his influence to get the green light so that Dr. Li could perform surgery on him first."

"But Teacher Li didn't agree. He went to see another patient who needed treatment more."

"Oh, so that second-generation official is slandering Teacher Li online. He's really crazy..."

Xia Jiumeng raised her eyebrows when she heard this. Was Li Shen being framed because he was not afraid of power?

Turning around, he looked at the reporters walking towards the classroom in the distance. He guessed that they were here to interview Li Shen about the rumors the students had just spread.

Want to make headlines?

As expected, the media in either world is not very pleasing.

Xia Jiumeng didn't want Li Shen to face all this, so she called out to Li Shen, who was finally free, "Teacher Li, this way!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shen's originally serious mouth corners could not help but curl up and said to the students around him, "Let's stop here today. Someone is waiting for me."

When several students saw that Teacher Li, who had been strict just a moment ago, suddenly smiled so happily, they immediately said "Oh~" and then sensibly gave up their seats.

Xia Jiumeng and Li Shen avoided the annoying reporters under the narrow gazes of the students and walked out of the university. They walked slowly on the snow-covered streets in the afterglow of the sunset.

Perhaps it was because he had taken off his silver-framed glasses that Li Shen now looked much gentler than he had just been at school.

Xia Jiumeng couldn't help but praise Li Shen, "Our teacher Li can explain such an obscure and profound topic in a simple and clear way. If I hadn't graduated yet, I would definitely come to take his class when I have time."

Li looked at her with deep green eyes and chuckled. "Really? Then what was the second point of the third section just now?"

Xia Jiumeng:?

No, I was just praising you, why did you ask a direct question?

And she seemed not to be listening at all, just admiring the beauty...

Li Shen, you are being a bit presumptuous.

With a sigh she walked in the opposite direction.

"Where?"

Xia Jiumeng said with a distressed look, "I'm going to go back and see if there are any junior students who haven't left yet so I can borrow their notes and review what Teacher Li taught me just now."

Li Shen was amused by her words. He had known for a long time that she had not listened carefully before, and he said that just to tease her.

He reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Come back."

"You might as well ask me directly instead of borrowing notes. I'd be happy to give you another private lesson."

"Tell me everything you know."

Xia Jiumeng naturally knew that Li Shen was teasing her. "Really? Then I must take advantage of Mr. Li's exclusive tutoring."

"With pleasure, but before that, would you like a cup of hot coffee?"

Li Shen asked, pointing to a coffee shop not far away.

"it is good."

...

A moment later, Xia Jiumeng sat down on a bench on the street, warming her hands with the hot coffee bought by Li Shen. Li Shen took out a file bag that looked a bit old and handed it to her.

"The information you requested."

"Thanks."

Xia Jiumeng handed the coffee to Li Shen and opened the wax-sealed document to read it.

After returning from Qin Che, she told Li Shen about these things. Li Shen said that the previous polar research seemed to be related to those civilizations, so Xia Jiumeng asked him to help look up relevant information.

Whether it is the so-called God-speakers, the Backtrackers, or the Lemurians, they all involve civilizations of the same era.

That is Philos at some point in the future, and the hidden patterns on the key seem to explain what Ever wants to explore.

Li Shen sat beside her, observing her frowning brows due to the information, and said, "Fourteen years ago, a scientific expedition team went deep into the polar regions to search for 'extreme life' and made an unexpected discovery in an ice cave."

"From the remaining records, the totem they recorded is very similar to the pattern on this biological key."

"Some members of that team disappeared unexpectedly, while others later became members of the UNICRN team."

"Teacher Fang still has a photocopy of the remaining scientific expedition log. Although it is incomplete, he hopes it can help you."

Xia Jiumeng nodded and said, "Thank Dean Fang for me. Is he okay? How are Liubing and the other animals?"

Deep space signals, ether core, she, who once had a 'God's perspective', knew very well what these studies pointed to.

But she couldn't just say 'Hey, bro, I know what they want to do...blah blah...'

Not only will no one believe something like this without any evidence, but they will also think she is sick =-=.

"The dean is good, and they are good too."

"But, you even greeted the little animals, did you forget something?"

Xia Jiumeng hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Shen and thought about the few calls and messages they had received in the past few days, and suddenly smiled embarrassedly.

"Li Shen also wants special attention?"

"Do I look strong?" Li Shen felt helpless. It was sometimes distressing to have a lover who was too career-oriented.

"Sorry, how's baby Li Shen doing lately? Are you getting enough rest and eating well? Are you still having nightmares?"

When Li Shen heard the word "baby", his ears turned red visibly.

"I am fine too."

"But since you're here to pick me up from get out of class, why not give me a ride to work on the way back to the Hunter Association?"

Li Shen knew that after she got the information, she would go back to the association to check the relevant things, so he suggested.

After all, they are all busy, and since they rarely meet, they naturally want to spend more time together.

"it is good."

It was the evening rush hour and the traffic on the road was so congested that it was difficult to move, so they chose to walk.

After all, they are located very close to the association and akso.

Heavy snow was falling on the streets. When the traffic light at the intersection turned red, the surging traffic froze instantly as if the pause button had been pressed.

Pedestrians stopped on the sidewalk, and while waiting for the street lights to come on, they would occasionally look up at the giant holographic screen above the intersection.