Chapter 5: Microchimeric Cells and Information Sharing

At this moment, in Su City.

More and more people were stopping in front of their televisions or joining the online live stream.

The audience was stunned for a moment, then, waking from their state of shock, they hurriedly began sending bullet comments.

"Holy crap..."

"He's right, because twins share some kind of unknown, mysterious commonality!"

"I thought this young man was talking nonsense before. I didn't understand anything about macro-physics or micro-physics at all, but I didn't fully understand until he explained it using twins."

"This host is actually pretty good. This is the first time I've heard that the common reactions of twins can be linked to Quantum Mechanics. I really can't refute that, and I'm a college student!"

"..."

Jiang Zhe's explanation was incredibly easy to understand.

Regardless of age or gender, everyone could grasp the reasoning behind it.

This allowed Jiang Zhe's talent to shine once again.

The other interviewees, who had previously held a grudge against Jiang Zhe, fell silent and began to reflect on themselves.

In terms of academic background and experience, they were all much stronger than an ordinary student from Suzhou Media University.

Some of the interviewees had even returned from studying abroad.

The arrogance they prided themselves on gradually vanished after Jiang Zhe demonstrated his true ability.

"This guy... he's actually making someone as stubborn as me feel a bit of respect."

"I thought I was the only one starting to respect him; I didn't expect everyone else to feel the same?"

"Hmph... he just took advantage of things people don't understand. If you gave me some time to read up on Quantum Mechanics, I could also figure out the relationship between Telepathy in twins and Quantum Mechanics."

"Come on, we've already lost on this point; let's not refuse to acknowledge someone else's strengths."

"No, his next challenge isn't this. It's how to have a grandson in the present kill his grandfather in the past; that is the biggest puzzle of this session."

"I have a feeling that if he solves this problem, he'll be close to deciphering the Grandfather Paradox."

"..."

Inside the leadership conference room.

Old Zhao, Wang Guosheng, and the other hosts were all staring in shock, immersed in the concept of twin commonalities.

They had all witnessed examples of this happening in real life.

Who would have thought Jiang Zhe's thinking would be so novel, yet so impossible to refute?

Station Manager Zhao felt a strange surge of joy and looked excitedly at Wang Guosheng. "It really looks like you've found a treasure."

Wang Guosheng didn't respond to that, instead agonizing over the logic. "No, whether he's a treasure or a stone is still uncertain, because there's really no way to use Quantum Entanglement to explain a grandson in his current state inducing something in his grandfather in a past time period."

"That... isn't for us to worry about. Let's just see how Jiang Zhe solves it."

Unknowingly, the leaders and hosts here had once again fallen into a state of conflict and curiosity.

In fact, at this very moment, Old Wang, who was responsible for monitoring the ratings, was once again shocked by the ever-increasing numbers.

It was 80,000 before, but now it had eerily surged to 200,000 people.

His heart was itching with curiosity. If he weren't unable to leave his post, he would have wanted to rush into the studio immediately to listen to Jiang Zhe's hosting in person.

"What on earth did this kid do? In less than half an hour, he's single-handedly pulled the online viewership to a level that ordinary people can only dream of?"

...

Meanwhile, in the studio.

Jiang Zhe's explanation continued.

"Perhaps some people cannot personally relate to the commonalities between twins."

"I have an even more vivid example, one that happens in reality: the connection between mother and child."

"In Yang City, a few years ago, in a certain hospital."

"One day, a female white-collar worker arrived at the hospital. She had accidentally tripped and fallen while on the stairs on her way to work."

"A simple fall almost crushed her brainstem. Once the brainstem is crushed, a person is gone."

"The female best friend who was responsible for taking her to the hospital suddenly received a call on the victim's phone. Looking at the screen, it was the woman's mother."

"When the call connected, the old mother on the other end didn't even ask what was wrong. She immediately demanded to know what had happened to her daughter—the elderly woman said her eyelid was twitching violently, she felt uneasy, and was extremely worried!"

"With no other choice, the colleague had to tell the truth. Only after spending a long time comforting the mother was she able to hang up the phone."

At this point in the story, Jiang Zhe's expression became somewhat serious.

"The common term for this is 'mother-child connection'; a slightly more professional term is 'Telepathy'; and a more professional one still is 'Quantum Entanglement'."

"Why does Telepathy occur?"

"Because between twins, or mothers and daughters, or mothers and sons, the DNA information in their bodies is highly consistent. At a certain moment, they align with 'Quantum Entanglement'."

"What kind of information is it?"

As a professor-level figure, although Jiang Zhe didn't teach biology, he still understood quite a bit of it.

"The root of the connection between mother and child or between twins is, in essence—microchimeric cells."

"What are microchimeric cells? Microchimerism is caused by a small number of cells from one individual transferring into another; for example: from mother to child. Or from an older twin sister to a younger twin sister."

"Mothers and children, as well as twins, originally existed within the same body, and they possess microchimerism between them."

"This might be a bit complex. My viewers at the Television Station, you only need to know that mothers and children, or twins, were originally one entity. That is, they perfectly match the state prior to Quantum Entanglement!"

"To put it more simply, the mother is the large particle, and the child is the small particle; the older twin is the large particle, and the younger twin is the small particle."

"When the small particle encounters danger at a certain moment, it suddenly spins to indicate the danger; consequently, the mother or the twin sibling far away will sense it at the exact same time."

"Therefore, so many real-life examples are proving the existence of the microscopic world's physics: 'Quantum Entanglement'."

"After all, humans are individuals composed of countless particles."

After this easy-to-understand explanation, more and more people began to comprehend.

Once they understood the meaning behind Jiang Zhe's words, more and more ordinary citizens began to realize the beauty of science!

"Holy mother of god, I never believed in that so-called Quantum Entanglement before, but he just went and explained it with such vivid examples that happen in real life. Damn it, I have no choice but to believe now!"

"This brother speaks well. I'm a guy from the underworld—no exaggeration, I only finished elementary school—but now I finally understand what Quantum Entanglement is."

"I feel like watching this friend's hosting, even as a middle school graduate, I can absorb so much knowledge that I'd never encounter in real life. Liked and followed!"

"Am I the only one curious if there's no Telepathy between fathers and sons or fathers and daughters?"

"You don't need to ask; I'm a graduate student in biology, and I'll tell you directly—the Telepathy between father and son is so low it's appalling; the probability between mother and child or between twins is so high it's outrageous!"

"Why? Why is that?"

"There's no 'why'. It's because, in essence, a father and child were never part of the same entity; only the mother and child were."

"I see, thanks for the lesson!"

"..."

As Jiang Zhe provided these vivid examples, more and more people flooded into the Television Station and the online live stream.

Old Wang, the person in charge of the backend, had a look of utter terror on his face.

He watched the soaring number of television viewers on the monitor; it had already reached a terrifying 250,000!

He felt a bit numb. He really wanted to listen to the broadcast, but he couldn't leave!

Soon, the bullet comments from the internet were relayed to Jiang Zhe by the backend staff.

Jiang Zhe only smiled slightly upon hearing them. He didn't actually need the relay; the faint system notifications constantly ringing in his ear directly indicated that the traffic was steadily increasing!

...

Meanwhile, in the conference room.

Old Zhao felt a bit cold. Looking down, he saw his skin covered in goosebumps.

He suddenly wondered: could this be the Quantum Entanglement Jiang Zhe was talking about?

Could it be?

Had something happened to his son?

Terrified, he hurriedly called his son.

"You brat, where are you right now? Are you in the hospital? Are you hurt?"

A confused young man's voice came from the other side. "Dad, what do you mean? I'm discussing a contract with a client!"

"What kind of contract are you discussing late at night?"

An awkward response came back: "A wealthy woman wants to sign a big deal with me, so tonight I'm accompanying..."

"Bah, bah, bah! You're shameless!"

Old Zhao looked displeased and quickly hung up the phone.

He said resentfully, "This isn't accurate at all. What 'goosebumps means your son had an accident'? What Jiang Zhe said is completely different!"

Seeing this, Wang Guosheng, the head of the broadcasting department, twitched his lips and pointed to the air conditioner behind Old Zhao. "Is it possible that because you felt hot earlier, you turned on the AC and forgot to turn it off, which caused the goosebumps? It has absolutely nothing to do with Little Jiang."

Hearing this, Old Zhao's face turned even darker.

Xiao Shiyi, Wang Lin, and the other hosts couldn't help but chuckle secretly.

In fact, similar situations were happening simultaneously across Su City. Although not all were mother-child connections, Jiang Zhe's evening science popularization actually prevented some unnecessary incidents from occurring.

For instance, a son who was at his wit's end and prepared to kill a boss who owed him money was suddenly snapped out of it by a call from his elderly mother; he gave up on the murder and chose a legal path to recover the debt.

Another example was a daughter troubled by romance who was about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. A call came from her mother, saying all men were scum, successfully preventing the tragedy of the daughter's death in a strange land.

Such examples were everywhere!

Before long, Jiang Zhe's voice came from the big screen again.

"Since Quantum Entanglement can ignore spatial distance, the next step is to examine whether Quantum Entanglement can ignore time!"

"The decryption of the Grandfather Paradox is inseparable from everything I am about to tell you!"

"If quanta can ignore past time, how can they do so?"

"And if they cannot, how should we create the conditions to make it possible?"