Chapter 204: Xiao Shiyi's Astonishing Answer

At this time, inside the leadership conference room.

Station Manager Old Zhao and Old Wang were both lost in thought.

Then Old Zhao looked at Wang Lin and asked, "Is there really a history of ancient nuclear warfare?"

Wang Lin shook his head uncertainly. "The 2-billion-year-old nuclear reactor and the events at Mohenjo-daro do indeed suggest the fact of ancient nuclear wars."

"Now, a 2-billion-year-old nuclear reactor can form naturally, but the chances of formation are very low—natural uranium ore must have a high uranium content and a certain thickness and geometry to increase the probability of spontaneous, natural fission in Uranium-238 triggering a self-sustaining fission reaction in Uranium-235."

"The 2-billion-year-old nuclear reactor can be seen as naturally formed, and it has been verified as such."

"But if Mohenjo-daro was a naturally occurring nuclear explosion... well, that doesn't sound very scientific—it must have been man-made."

Old Wang asked with an expression of disbelief, "But that was 4,500 years ago, an era even older than the Qin Dynasty. How could it possibly be a man-made nuclear explosion?"

Old Zhao added, "It's like the Tianqi Explosion of the Ming Dynasty. I've looked through a lot of data; some say it was a dust explosion that blew all the clothes off people nearby, yet some people were left completely unscathed..."

Wang Lin fell silent. If he could answer everything, he would be appearing on the prime-time evening shows rather than after ten o'clock.

Seeing Wang Lin's silence, Xiao Shiyi chimed in, "Leaders, please don't make things difficult for Brother Wang. His knowledge is limited; being able to explain the formation of a nuclear reactor is already impressive enough. As for Mohenjo-daro, there really is no answer."

"No matter how much more the experts study it, there will be no answer. All phenomena point to a nuclear explosion, yet it doesn't fit that era."

"If you two insist on an answer, I have an unrefined one."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the leaders present looked at Xiao Shiyi with burning eyes.

Old Zhao said hurriedly, "Speak, speak quickly!"

Old Wang nodded quickly, "I can't wait to know."

Xiao Shiyi responded without hesitation, "Just assume that 4,500 years ago, an alien civilization appeared in the city of Mohenjo-daro and stayed there for a period of time."

"Whether it was for mining, collecting resources, or doing something else."

"Regardless, that alien civilization stayed in Mohenjo-daro for a while. During that time, they were called 'Heavenly Gods' by the locals, since they truly did come from beyond the heavens."

"Then, two factions emerged among the aliens, leading to internal strife."

"After the internal strife, the two factions of that civilization launched a war, specifically choosing the city of Mohenjo-daro as the battlefield."

"Naturally, the alien faction that sided with humanity lost; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many skeletal remains of locals found after the nuclear blast."

"Furthermore, judging from the site, the yield of that nuclear explosion wasn't large—it was even smaller than the yield of Little Boy in Hiroshima. Presumably, they figured a small city of only 3 square kilometers didn't require that much explosive power."

"So the answer is: two alien factions appeared in this place, a conflict occurred, and ultimately the faction that sided with humans—or the friendly faction—lost."

"After the city was destroyed, both alien factions left Earth."

"Afterward, it naturally became an 'unsolved mystery.'"

As this string of words fell, Old Zhao, Old Wang, and even Wang Lin were stunned.

They were truly amazed by Xiao Shiyi's imaginative leap.

Although it seemed a bit far-fetched, thinking carefully, this was currently the most fitting answer!

An alien civilization appeared on Earth and split into two factions; eventually, the side that stood with humans lost. Because the pro-human alien team had human soldiers, how could human soldiers possibly defeat a developed alien civilization?

Old Wang and Old Zhao exchanged looks and nodded excitedly.

"Fitting!"

"It's very fitting. Even when combined with the global era of myths at the time, this is very likely the truth behind the unsolved mystery."

"We'll have to ask Jiang Zhe later if this is true."

"Jiang Zhe will likely be stricter. Based on my understanding of his character, he'll definitely say: [Humanity's guesses are often endowed with 'subjectivity' and 'arrogance.' Looking at the unsolved mysteries in history that have already been answered, every unsolved mystery is filled with lies and self-interest.]"

At this point, Old Zhao fell silent, not wanting to continue.

If he kept talking, what was originally a great unsolved mystery like Mohenjo-daro might, in Jiang Zhe's mouth, become an existence full of self-interest and showmanship.

Xiao Shiyi and Wang Lin exchanged looks, and Wang Lin asked, "Then what do you think of the Tunguska Event?"

Xiao Shiyi responded softly, "Do you think I'm omniscient?"

Hearing this, Wang Lin was almost left speechless. "This... alright, let an unsolved mystery remain an unsolved mystery then."

Just then, the third call was successfully connected.

"Is it me? Is it me? Is it really me?"

A soft girl's voice came from the other side, sounding like a teenager of about fifteen or sixteen.

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly. "Yes, little sister. May I ask what your question is?"

"Wow, it's Brother Jiang Zhe! Then, don't I need to introduce myself?"

"No need. You sound like you're still in school. To avoid exposing personal information and inviting unnecessary trouble, it's better not to."

"Okay then. My question is about the [Tianqi Explosion] and the [Tunguska Event]. Is that okay?"

As soon as this question was asked, the corners of Jiang Zhe's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He complained in his heart, 'I'm about to finish work, yet each of you is asking about such time-consuming unsolved mysteries, huh?'

For a moment, he fell into deep thought as he looked at his watch, which had stopped at 10:20 PM.

Seeing Jiang Zhe's expression, the audience immediately guessed something.

"Hahaha, little girl, you're not being fair! The man is about to get off work. He probably wanted to just brush off one last call and leave. Instead, you're making Teacher Jiang extend his shift until midnight?"

"Unfair, very unfair, but I love it."

"Extend it, extend it, keep extending! It's still early anyway, keep extending!"

"..."

A crowd of viewers who loved drama protested, demanding to increase the program's duration.

Old Zhao and Old Wang were also at a loss. Although they wanted Jiang Zhe to add more time, it had already been two and a half hours straight, and Jiang Zhe had hardly moved from his seat.

Continuing to extend the duration seemed inappropriate.

Inside the lecture hall, Old Feng and Professor Hua Yunfeng couldn't help but smile, watching to see how Jiang Zhe would react.

In any case, if Jiang Zhe didn't end the broadcast, they wouldn't leave.

Besides, these two explosions were indeed still unsolved mysteries in this world, top-secret matters without a single clue.

The next moment, Jiang Zhe showed a smile. "How about this, little sister, why don't you switch to a simpler question? Your two questions are world-class unsolved mysteries, and to be honest—"

"My original finishing time was 10:00 PM. I should have been off work as soon as the time was up."

"However, the Station Manager couldn't resist the audience's enthusiasm. He set 10:00 PM as the end time but specifically scheduled three questions to be answered after my shift ended..."

"So, little sister, you understand, right?"

These words instantly made the audience in the live stream laugh.

"Hahahaha, we knew it must have been the Station Manager's doing! Otherwise, what host would only answer three questions after their shift ended!"

"Station Manager Old Zhao did a great job! You only work two days a week, so you should work some overtime. Besides, there are so many gifts in your live stream; it'd be a waste not to take them!"

"Overtime, overtime, overtime!"

"..."

Before the audience's momentum could build, the girl actually agreed very decisively, "Okay! Then I won't stop you from finishing work, big brother. But can you talk about these two explosions in the next live broadcast?"

"I feel that while decoding paradoxes is interesting, decoding unsolved mysteries is even more so. Hosts on other TV stations are imitating your decoding style, but their shows are very mediocre. If Brother Jiang could combine these two, wouldn't that be even better for you?"

As soon as this was said, the live stream was filled with [Approved] comments.

"Holy crap, this little sister spoke right from my heart."

"Approved! This must be approved!"

"This is definitely a new path; I approve! Next episode, talk about the Tianqi Explosion and the Tunguska Event, and then if there's time, talk about paradoxes."

"Teacher Jiang, I'm your fan and an online content reposter. I advise you not to be ungrateful. With my astonishing 12 followers, I can definitely bring you a lot of traffic. My fans are all pressuring me, asking why I haven't updated yet. The key is that if you don't talk about unsolved mysteries, I can't repost anything!"

"The guy above... pfft, you're killing me with laughter!"

"..."

Listening to the bullet comments read out by the director, Jiang Zhe became thoughtful. He inquired with the system and found that analyzing according to the audience's request could also unlock progress, which put his mind at ease.

"Alright, then as the little sister said, in the next episode, I will focus on explaining the Tianqi Explosion and the Tunguska Event."

"However, let's not waste this call opportunity."

"Little sister, do you have a new question you'd like to ask?"

A sweet voice immediately came from the other side, "Of course I do. What I want to ask is—"