Chemistry

PM 04: 15 - Cheongwa University Speech Book

“Mr. Jungwoo! ”

Jungwoo waits for his turn to go out in front of the search station, then turns his head to hear the thick shout. A strong bodyguard rushes forward in a month.

“I am Park Chil-ho, Head of Security Team 3. Get out of there. I need you to come with me. ”

“Where · · ·”

“I'm calling for Senior Official. He's in the Inn Video Conference Room. ”

When I got out of the search bar without even knowing it in English, the chief asked me to call Lee Jung-gil who was preparing to go out with him.

Park Chil-joo gave me the card that I returned earlier.

“What's going on? ”

“You didn't tell me about the situation. ”

Park Chil-ho, who answered briefly, hurried out. Jungwoo tilted his head and followed.

The walk of the Park Chil-ho, an accessory approaching 5 '7 ", was very fast. Jungwoo drove halfway past the visitor's hut and arrived at the area where the secret-dong was located.

When he entered the inn, Park Chil-ho quickly said to the two by the door.

“Get him to the second-floor conference room. ”

“I understand.”

It took less than two minutes for the Blue House to pass through the interior and come to the room of a non-secretarial meeting. Jungwoo, who was breathing heavily, thought about why Jung Woo summoned him and entered inside the door marked with the Cheongwa University sign.

‘Phew · · · · · · · · ·. ’

I found one person sitting at the top of the table and stiffened.

ROK President Kang Ju-hyuk.

More than the minimum deputy rank officials were on both sides, but there was only one person who came to Jungwoo's attention.

At the sound of the door, the president's gaze shifted as he looked at the situation room monitor. Jungwoo, who was stiff, quickly bowed his head.

“Woman, glory · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

The president turns his head back to the monitor with a brief greeting.

“Mr. Jungwoo. This way.”

A man with sharp eyes gestures at Jungwoo. Jung asked, because I was wearing a blue and blue badge without the name tag.

“Are you the Chief Jung Myung?”

“Yes, this is Han Gil-jin. I know you called me out of the blue, but this is a situation. There's something very strange going on in the race today. If it's Mr. Jungwoo, I think I can find the cause. Your advisor will show you the materials. ”

Senior Officers Jung Myung also said something like a bodyguard, with no time to breathe.

“If you find something, report it immediately. Please.”

Jungwoo sat behind the central table in a row in an area where the notebooks were arranged. Advisor showed a photo of the damage from the race that began to be reported around 2 o'clock.

"Oh, this is why I started doing acid rain searches. ’

Maybe this is why the 4: 00 interview was canceled so quickly. The assistant said after not taking her eyes off the photo for a while.

“Most of all, you want to know how much human damage this could have caused. ”

“People evasion? ”

“If someone was hit by rain that was dangerous enough for the building to melt, wouldn't it be devastating? ”

“Oh, that's something I need to look into a little bit more. Do you have anything other than photos? ”

“A rapidly deployed survey team is running the analyzer, and I'll get back to you as soon as I get my first results. ”

Jungwoo opened his eyes and focused on the phenomenon of the melted building surface.

- Connection to Kyongju Station video complete.

The monitor in front reminded me of the situation room in Kyongju City Hall. The president asked for the market on screen.

“What's the status on the building controls? ”

- Fire and police personnel are deployed in an emergency to block access to civilians. Thirty major densely populated areas of the city are now under control, and we continue to expand our coverage towards the outskirts.

“Some of the power facilities said the same thing happened. ”

- You are under maintenance by the Hanjeon Facilities Team.

“Very well. As soon as the Environmental Survey team finishes analyzing the cause, we'll give them instructions on how to respond. Stay tuned. ”

- Mr. President.

The Gyeongju commander noticed a little and said.

- The interior isn't melted, it's damaged the roof or the exterior. Do we have to evacuate everyone inside? In the same case, apartments are being roughly revolted. Over-response.

“Over-response. ”

- I'm sorry?

“Yes, but I think it's better to overreact and insult if there's even the slightest chance of national security being threatened. This is an unknown environmental pollution accident. It's not a question of being overly anticipated in a loose way. ”

Gyeongju bows his head to the president's determination.

The microphone closes, and the president turns to the Führer.

“Cause analysis?”

“The survey team has informed us that the first results will be in five minutes. ”

“What about the chemist? ”

“We're working together in the back. ”

The eyes of the President and the Chief Executive Officer fell into the laptop screen and turned to a person who was sitting silently.

“You seem to be working on your analysis. ”

“Whatever it is, I want it to be quick and accurate. You know, not one of India's chief executives, right? 20% of the city's population suffered serious damage while neglecting pesticide tank management. ”

“Do you think the President is in that much danger? ”

“The building melted because of the rain. I hope this isn't the kind of danger I think it is. ”

The president saw a picture of the dark and red peak and bit his lip.

In five minutes.

- Survey's online.

A frontal communication screen showed the faces of the Environmental Survey team members leaving the Race University Lab.

- Chief Ahn Jae-seok. I just finished my primary sample analysis.

The president immediately opened the microphone.

“Really? What was the result? ”

- The anion level on the surface of the melted building is 300 times that of the average rainwater. This corrosion is estimated to be due to high concentrations of chlorine ions in particular. Although the investigation team is divided, we all agree that the cause of this is in the extremely acidic rain.

“How much damage do you see to people? ”

- If it's a short acid rain, you won't get hurt much. If you have long-term exposure, you can predict the extent of skin rash. But the atmosphere is quite contaminated, so I think the chronic respiratory disease is going to increase dramatically. More results are available after 3 hours of secondary precision analysis · ·

Hearing the chief's answer, the president quickly returned to his mind. Relieved that it wouldn't be bigger than I thought, the firm face of the president brightened.

At the conclusion of the video conference, a man sitting behind the central table lifted his head and opened his eyes. It was Jungwoo who kept his eyes fixed on his laptop for about 20 minutes.

"Oh, it's snowing. ’

Analyzing the corrosion footage of the Total-Care team took hours, but it took a lot of concentration in a short period of time since this place was out of office.

“Senior President Jung.”

Han Gil-jin turned his head as Jungwoo called out in a low voice.

“I have a question for the Chief Investigator. ”

“Speak into the microphone on the spot and it will pass. ”

“May I just interrupt? The president is talking to you. ”

“Of course it's important. I know you're a brilliant man to judge. Isn't that right?”

Han Gil-jin's answer was meaningful and cold.

At this moment, Jungwoo realized that the seat of the government council was not a place where anyone could sit. A place where you have a sense of obligation to take responsibility for your opinions. This is the room where the best decision maker in the country sits.

“Very well. Please continue your investigation. ”

- Yes, sir.

Shortly before the chief disappeared from the burn, Jungwoo pressed the button on the microphone.

“Ahn Jae-seok, Manager · · · Large. Hmmm.”

As soon as I heard loud noises about my neck that I've been chattering all morning in the conference room, it got worse. As I calmed down the boiling sputum, I later realized that it was spreading through the microphone to the entire conference room.

Jungwoo swallowed the sights of everyone in the conference room, who was busy talking or talking, as the waves came over him.

I was very nervous, but it was a dark start.

- You wanted to see me? Who is this?

In a quiet conference room. Prime Minister Jung briefly explained Jung Woo.

“A chemist who's been brought in separately for cause analysis. Mr. Lim Wu, please speak when you calm down. ”

Director Ahn Jae-seok's gaze on the monitor turned to Jungwoo.

Jungwoo decides that he just needs to find out what's already spilled and close the microphone.

“The acid ratio seemed like a skipped analysis of the process with only the results. ”

- What do you mean?

“At 2 p.m., the surface melts at the same time, not explained by acidic obesity. From 2: 00 a.m. to 2: 00 a.m., if it had been corrosion for at least six hours, this base ion level would have been valid. But this is a devastating erosion in just 10 minutes. ”

- How do you estimate the response time to 10 minutes?

Jungwoo looked down at the photo on the laptop screen.

Molecular asteroids that fall indiscriminately into the galaxy of elemental particles composed of iron, copper, bronze, zinc and nickel.

Moderate corrosive effects were unique, although each element had its own chemical reaction that was effective. It left the same scar on the surface without compromising the state of the elements.

Substances that are very stable at any temperature or pressure, but cause corrosion.

‘I can't answer that because I can see it. ’

Jungwoo replaced the intuitive molecular world with a language that experts can understand.

“Rain usually falls evenly in one area. Of course, the rainfall in that region will be the same. But what about the situation? Only in certain areas. Only in certain buildings. We can infer the presence of pollutants that lead to intense acidification instead of constant concentration. I'll call it an X for convenience. ”

Ta-da.

I looked at my advisor while writing a chemical reaction formula on the notepad.

“Can you put this on the screen? Along with the chief's first labs. ”

The advisor nods.

“This substance X was not in the rain in the first place, but appeared suddenly at 2 pm. Direct to the building with high acidity water. It's attached to the surface. ”

Like solving a serial equation, the records and figures of the first test entered into the scheme being written by Jungwoo.

One complete chemical reaction scheme was completed, with the exception of the inclusion of unknown substance X.

“This is the process I thought of. ”

The chief of staff in the burn, as well as all members of the research team from the Department of Environment who participated in the inspection, were all looking at Jungwoo's chemistry.

- Ancestral effect? This explains why it only happens at certain points.

- Is that what you think?

- Look at the scheme. I can't think of anything more expressive than this.

The President watches the conversation and opens the mic.

“Are you saying that Mr. Jungwoo's opinion is more accurate? ”

- For now.

“What difference does it make? Do you know the extent of the damage to the body? ”

- Until then, we need to do it now.

The president's gaze naturally turned to Jungwoo because the investigating team, which could be the most expert in the country, could not answer.

“If the cause isn't acid rain, what's the difference? ”

“We need to find and analyze this substance ‘X’ first. ”

“Do you not know what substances were taken from the building? ”

Even Jungwoo, who immediately noticed the reaction in the compound just by looking at it, could hardly infer the components of that molecular meteor rainbow X. A novel compound that has not been previously reported.

“It's not a simple compound. It's a mixture of at least 50 different substances, and it changes its properties. Even if you do a thorough analysis, it's going to take a lot of research to figure out what works. ”

“Hmm.”

While the president was thinking about it, Jungwoo gave up looking at the molecular meteor shower again.

"It's impossible to analyze a new substance here that has already reacted to a plate that's been swarming with one side effect. ’

If you've witnessed corrosion on site, you might want to check again. However, there were limits to the chemical reasoning that proceeded by photography alone.

After finishing the job, Jungwoo's gaze slowly deviated from the molecular world, and a micrometer-level micro-world suddenly passed by.

Huh?

Jungwoo continued to look at the other photos based on the new information found.

“Well, Mr. President, Just one more thing. ”

“Tell me.”

“If you don't want the same thing to happen again, you have to go after the cause of this substance. I think I can predict the direction it flew in. ”

“How?”

The angle at which the molecular meteor rainstorm fell. Traces of entry angles remained fine inside the corroded surface.

“Substance 'X’ remained diffusive in the falling rain. If you zoom in on the surface of the building, you can see the traces. The outer wall of the shipyard apartment is between 11: 00 and 12: 00. ”

The advisor zoomed the photo to its maximum resolution. Square surface with pixels. It was almost unrecognizable, but it was unclear that there was a scratched line.

Jungwoo saw the people's convincing faces and immediately followed up.

“Can you expand the map? ”

The advisor changed one of the Situation Monitors to a map.

“Let me just call you what I know. The roof of the dominant gas station is at 9 o'clock. Gmarket at 10: 30. ”

Advisor who started to draw Jungwoo's words on the map simply by drawing a small line. It was Jung Woo who was getting warmer by talking a lot, but he hurriedly redirected me.

“If we go backwards in the direction of this spread, won't that be the first one? ”

As you continue to mark, the path of the wind-like lines appears.

After a while, Jungwoo's opinions became clear on the map.

The president looked at the map with a slightly surprised look on his face.

“Counselor, widen your horizons. ”

The race that filled the screen decreased.

You reach one end of the President's fingertips as he moves along the path with a laser pointer.

“Ypsilanti?”

PM 04: 46 - Ipsily, Gyeonggi

Beep, beep, beep, beep.

Zhang Jae Myung, who was standing at the pharmacy's door, rolls his feet to see the hardware store across from where the ambulance arrived.

It's been three generations.

Residents who came to buy cold medicine in the morning continue to be brought to the hospital with fever. There's no reason for people to get sick all at once without the flu in the neighborhood.

“I heard there was trouble in town. What a rush. ”

PM 04: 50 - State Conference Room at Cheongwa University

“· · Announce this to each department and keep an eye out for the situation. ”

After the counterconference, the people in the meeting room were busy scattering.

Hangiljin approached Jungwoo, who was limping.

“Well done, Mr. Lim Woo. ”

“I don't know if it helped. ”

“Much of what the spokesperson has to announce has been reflected in Mr. Woo's opinion. Of course it helped. The President was very impressed. I'm willing to hold an interview today, spend the evening together, and do it informally. ”

“Hooray. Official events should be official. I have nothing to say to you. More than anything · ·”

Jungwoo points to his neck.

“· · · I'm not in a mood to talk anymore. ”

Others are desperate, but this young man doesn't seem very interested in fame.

“If you search Ipsily for material claimed by Mr. Lim Woo, can you help us analyze it? ”

“Of course. Bring it to my lab, and I'll be able to analyze it delicately. There's a limit to what you can infer with video data. Can I go now? ”

“Of course. The guards will be waiting outside. ”

Photography alone led to the discovery of the cause and origin of the phenomenon, leaving the conference room.

Han Gil-jin looked at the reaction and map analyzed by Lim Woo and approached the president who was talking to the spokesperson.

The president turns his head.

“What did Mr. Jungwoo say? Want to join us for dinner?”

“I'm not interested. ”

“What?"

The president was embarrassed by the fact that he was close.

“I don't think he's a friend who likes the stiffness of bureaucracy. In the future, it would be better not to call me personally. ”

“It's because of the meeting statue. You know how humorous and straightforward I am. ”

“You could lose a competent advocate for that humor. ”

The Chief of Staff smiled as his aide and spokesman shut up.

* * *

AM 08: 32 - Mapo Bridge, Seoul

I was searching for articles on my phone in the car on the way to work.

Hit the Rain Race of sulfur and mountains! Governments, identifying causation.

President Kang, run two disaster designated hospitals to take care of respiratory diseases.

It seemed to work well in the direction of fixing the problem somehow.

‘Ah. I didn't ask for an advisory fee because there's no status. ’

When I got a call to find and analyze Substance X, I thought I'd make sure this was clear.

As always, I looked down at the Han River, which is clear on the bridge on the way to work. The water was not so clear, but the scenery itself felt good because of the clear sunlight.

Jiaying.

I opened my phone with a text message.

[Send due to schedule changes.]

It was a call from a car assistant. Jungwoo opened the attached file. The morning meeting was changed to a different schedule.

I'm supposed to meet with the Ministry of Education? On EBS?

The appointment time was also urgent at 9: 30, so I thought I would have to go here instead of the company.

Jungwoo suddenly pressed the number of his car assistant to ask why the schedule had changed.

- Yes, sir. I was going to call you.

“What is this schedule? ”

- The Ministry of Education is gathering the International Science Olympiad candidates for next year's conference. EBS is broadcasting this all over the country.

“Why am I there? ”

- It was supposed to be the warden's, but he's got a cold. The chief researcher's line has moved this over. In other words, you were outnumbered.

The youngest senior researcher. I couldn't refuse to go considering the age difference between you and the doctors. The difference is that he put the schedule first without discussing it.

“Okay, you can postpone a meeting that didn't happen this morning for the next week. I have an appointment in the evening. ”

- We will modify the schedule and resend it.

Jungwoo asked the driver to go to the EBS station and then thought about what to say at the meeting. I did not prepare at all, but it was not a very worrying schedule

"Anyway, it's about talking to the geeky students who go to Olympiad. ’

Jung recalled the gaze of a passionate scientific talent. I had a hundredfold that ministers below the president would feel a hundred times better than a state-convention room that was sitting with their eyes wide open.

Arriving in front of the Ilsan Korea Education Broadcasting Building, Jungwoo encountered an educational staff member who was on the scene, a profound chief of talent training and affiliation.

“Mr. Jungwoo? ”

“Yes.”

“Wow, you're younger than I thought. He's handsome. Kids will love him. ”

Jungwoo followed Shim to the meeting place and heard why the Ministry of Education had planned this event.

“The kids are so realistic these days. Our mission is to advance the natural sciences. I don't have any of this. The International Science Olympiad itself is just specs. So I majored in natural sciences like Mr. Lim Wu, but I invited a long-time celebrity in their field. I wanted to show you that choosing natural science to go to college wasn't a failure in life design. ”

“If that was the intention, the chairman of my grandchildren should have come. ”

“I think it's a relief. Isn't it great to be the chief researcher of such a large corporation at such a young age? When it comes to KG chemistry, it's a chemical company that fights for the top two in the country. Just think of it as a relaxing way of talking about your normal work. ”

It was a compliment from the chief who shrugged his shoulder.

Jungwoo arrived at the auditorium where the camera was set and moved to the waiting area behind the single-phase set.

“You're not coming to Olympiad Chemistry, are you? ”

“Yes. Physics, mathematics, celestial and geoscience. Each section will feature a prestigious group of people to hold a 20-minute conference. ”

While it was the last order, I could see people coming into the auditorium seats while I was being explained that everyone would be on the platform together.

“That's a lot of people. ”

“I'm going to pick it up again early next year. There's a lot of science students out there. They're good.”

Science school. Normal elementary school. I never dreamed of it as a junior high school. And now I'm telling them, "This is why I'm successful as a chemist. ’I had to boast.

‘You've made it, Jungwoo. ’

A hundred people snuck into the auditorium.

Jungwoo watches them backstage, and his cell phone rings in his hand.

- You're not having a punk date today, are you?

It was Yoon Yi Seul's voice.

“I don't. Nothing special. I postponed the meeting early. ”

- Something happens when you're so confident.

The first date you both agree on and then have. Jungwoo smiled on his own.

- Why don't we take a look now? Winter is right around the corner, so the day is too short.

“One day is 24 hours a year. ”

- You're asking me out on a 24-hour date.

During the call, the awkward chief started testing the microphone in one phase.

“Don't worry about date punk, don't broadcast, don't punk. I have to go up now. ”

- Wait a minute.

I wanted to say hello and hang up, but I heard an unexpected word from Yoon Iseol.

- I was surprised to get a call from Jungwoo when I texted him that he was on EBS.

“Why EBS? ”

- He said he was going there.

“Dad? Mr. Lee Seol? ”

I have a student at Olympiad in class and I'm taking her.

I heard that Yun Yi Seul's father is teaching high school in Suwon. Jungwoo turns his eyes to the auditorium in surprise.

- We barely talked about Mr. Jungwoo, so just pretend you didn't see him. Oh, you don't know each other, so you just don't know each other?

“It's a little late for that. ”

- Late?

Knock, knock, the chief just opened his mouth.

- If I could have your attention, please. Invitational talks for the International Olympiad are held.

Yoon Iseol, who heard the sound of the microphone, groaned.

- Olympiad?

“That's what I'm here for. Call me when you're done. ”

Jungwoo, who lowered his cell phone, looked at the dazed auditorium.

It is natural that you will hear the name of Yoon Yi Seul's father who will sit somewhere after going up to the hepatitis. I was as nervous as my interview with the President.

‘You have to make the best impression so you can get introduced later. Humbly. Don't make a mistake. ’

- I'll introduce you one by one. Please give them a big round of applause. First, math. Dr. Amir Bashan, please come up.

An Indian standing on the other side of the waiting area listens to the interpreter and steps onto the platform.

What are you, a foreigner? ’

- Dr. Amir majored in statistics. I work as a Facebook Data Statistics Specialist, which is used a lot by students.

All of the students' gazes were focused on the word Facebook.

- Dr. Manuel Duquel, physics. He majored in hydromechanics and solid physics, and is currently in body engineering at Porsche, a leading German sports car manufacturer.

As soon as Porsche finished speaking, there was voluntary cheering among the students. A grey-headed, impressive German man sat on the platform waving his hands lightly.

‘A noun invitation · · · · · · · · · ·. ’

It is clear that different fields will be compared beyond being on the same stage as the Interactive Circuit. Facebook recognizes Porsche with a lot of KG chemistry.

- Dr. Steven Pilong, Astronomy and Geophysics major.

“Excuse me. ”

Jungwoo's head turns to the voice behind his back. The sports-haired brunette gestured to Sun Woo near the stairs to the top of the platform.

Jungwoo froze in place, looking at the man's outfit and the mark on his chest.

- Dr. Stevens is an expert who's done three space flights, and he's currently studying zero-gravity missions at NASA.

A costume with the English word [NASA] shook the heart of Jungwoo, who loved StarWars movies just by watching. It was the same for the students watching in the auditorium.

I've lost my words to the Ministry of Education.

"Leave a good impression in a crowd like that? ’

It was a hundred times better for the head of the State Assembly yesterday.

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