Chapter 128 I Knew We Might Not See Each Other Again in This Life, but I Couldn't Say Goodbye with a Smile

When Cooper woke up, he learned that this was NASA's secret base and the place where he had served as an astronaut.

The reason why it is a secret base is because nowadays it is a problem to have enough food, and the public cannot tolerate spending money on space exploration.

Here, Cooper learned that 48 years ago, scientists discovered a huge wormhole near Saturn. Through it, you can reach galaxies 1,000 light-years away.

After survey, 12 planets were discovered near the wormhole.

Ten years ago, the space agency sent 12 astronauts, led by Dr. Wan, to travel through wormholes to various planets to assess whether those planets were habitable.

If it can survive, it will send a message to the earth and wait for rescue.

If they cannot survive, due to insufficient resources, they can only sleep on the spot and wait for death.

After years of analysis, it was discovered that there are three potentially habitable planets in a galaxy.

They have two plans.

Plan A is to crack the gravity equation, change the earth's gravity, and send a huge space station and humans out of the solar system to a habitable planet.

If plan A cannot be realized, then plan B will be carried out to allow astronauts to take 5,000 fertilized eggs to outer space for reproduction.

Professor Ahan hopes that Cooper, who has extensive flight experience, can participate in the plan to confirm the conditions of the three planets.

Cooper didn't want to leave his family, but considering that his children would have no home to live in, he agreed.

But the daughter didn't want to.

She is too smart, she knows that her father is leaving for who knows how long.

I don’t know if I will ever see my father again in this life.

When she got home, she was angry and sad and locked herself in her room. She blocked the door with tables and chairs and refused to talk to her father.

The next day, it was the day of departure.

Cooper opened the door and looked at his daughter huddled in the quilt, "I have to talk to you, Murphy."

He sat on the bed and patted his daughter on the shoulder, "Before leaving, Dad hopes to hear your understanding."

"I don't, then you won't leave."

Murphy's voice was stubborn and muffled, as if he had been crying all night.

Cooper lay half on his side, hugged his little daughter, and sighed:

"After you two were born, your mother said something to me. She said that we are the memories of our children in the future."

"I never understood what that meant before, but now I do."

"As a parent, one day you become the ghost of your children."

Murphy was lying on the bed crying silently. After hearing the last sentence, she got up, picked up the notebook beside her, and said: "You said there are no ghosts."

"That's right, Murphy. Look at me, kid." Cooper looked into Murphy's eyes, trying to make his daughter understand him.

"Murphy, I can't be your ghost just yet. They chose me. You led me to them, right?"

With red eyes, Murphy opened his notebook and said in a stubborn voice: "Then you can't go even more. I deciphered the message from the ghost behind the bookshelf. It was one word, stay. Dad, he said stay."

Cooper hugged his daughter's shoulders and sighed helplessly: "Murphy."

Murphy stared at Cooper in disbelief, "You don't believe me?"

She could tell that her father thought this was a trick on her part to trick him into staying.

She pointed to the bookshelf eagerly, and poked at the words on the notebook with her pen, "Look at those books, it says stay!"

Cooper hugged his daughter and whispered, "I'll be back."

"when?"

Cooper took a watch out of his pocket, handed it to Murphy, and put the two watches together.

"One for you and one for me. When I am in deep sleep in outer space, or traveling at the speed of light, or approaching a black hole, my time will change and it will be much slower than usual. When I come back, we will compare ”

Murphy sobbed and asked, "Are our times going to be different?"

"Yeah, when I come back, we might be the same age. Amazing, right?"

But these words did not coax Murphy at all.

She slowly raised her eyes, the resentment in her eyes deepened, and the corners of her mouth trembled.

She looked at her father and said, "You don't know when you will come back."

"You have no idea!" she growled, throwing the watch away.

He lay back on the bed, covered his head with the quilt, and sobbed silently.

Cooper looked at the thrown watch and pursed his lips, his eyes full of helplessness.

He turned sideways and touched the child's shoulder, "Murphy, let's not be so separated, okay?"

Cooper was in a dilemma, but there was nothing he could do. He leaned down and said to his daughter:

"Son, I love you. You hear me? Daddy will always love you and Daddy will come back."

Cooper sat up and looked at his sobbing daughter reluctantly.

"I will definitely come back."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

The moment he opened the door, a book fell from the shelf. He reluctantly glanced at his daughter's room a few more times before walking out of the house.

After saying goodbye to his father-in-law, he hugged his son and said, "Help me take care of our home, okay?"

My son was in adolescence and felt reluctant to let go, but he didn't show any intense emotion.

He nodded.

A hug and a nod represent his commitment.

Ku Heng was silent for a moment, "Can I drive your car while you are away?"

Cooper forced a smile and said: "This is your car. I will ask the people from NASA to drive the car back."

He looked at his father-in-law and said, "Take care of the children, Dad."

The white-haired old man nodded and watched the car leave.

The car started, Cooper left his family and drove towards the space agency.

In the car, he raised his hand to push aside the blanket on the co-pilot.

And this time, there was no daughter under the blanket.

Cooper's eyes were full of tears, and he walked forward. His eyes were full of reluctance and helplessness.

At the same time, the sound of the spacecraft launch countdown sounded.

"The main engine is ready to start. Countdown, 10..."

The scene changed. Murphy rushed out of the door of the house, crying and shouting: "Dad!"

"9..."

"Dad!"

"8..."

"Dad!"

But all that was left for her was the sand raised by the car and the vague roof of the car.

"7..."

"Dad!" Murphy was hugged by her grandfather and shouted heartbreakingly.

"6..."

"5...Main engine started."

In front of the screen.

Many people's eyes were wet, especially parents.

How dangerous space exploration is.

This separation may be a lifetime, and perhaps I will never see my children again?

When Murphy rushed out, he was in pain, reluctant and a little regretful.

Maybe she was blaming herself, knowing that they might not see each other again in this life, but she couldn't say goodbye with a smile.

In front of an IMAX screen.

Vice President Wang of Youyue Film and Television took off his glasses.

He couldn't hold it anymore, he really couldn't hold it anymore.

He was nearly 60 years old, but he could understand Murphy very well.

He had children under him, but no elders.

When people leave this world, the scene is similar to this one. They also go to a distant place, a place where they will never meet again. It's just that there is no possibility of seeing each other again.

The last time he met someone, they also quarreled...

Why didn't they say goodbye with a smile when they met for the last time? Why didn't they draw a perfect end...

A lifetime of regret.

Vice President Wang covered his face and cried.