A Milestone in Nuclear Physics! Come Forth, Neutron! Shock the Entire Audience!

The moment Li Qiwei uttered the words "something extraordinary," the entire hall was instantly shaken.

Everyone was astonished.

"My God!"

"For Professor Li to call it extraordinary, just how incredible must this result be?"

"What exactly is the nature of Beryllium Rays? Is it really that astonishing?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, feeling that they were about to witness something momentous today.

Yu Yin was equally excited.

He was probably the only person present who truly understood the weight of those words.

His teacher, Professor Bruce, universally acknowledged as the foremost scientist of the age—any achievement that caught his eye had a minimum threshold of Nobel Prize caliber.

Though Yu Yin had no desire to contend with the world, who could refuse the temptation of winning another Nobel Prize?

"Teacher, what are your thoughts?"

Under everyone's gaze, Li Qiwei smiled and said:

"Your argument with Mintai just now gave me an idea."

"I, too, believe that the essence of Beryllium Rays should be some kind of particle stream."

"Yu Yin, think it through carefully."

"A completely new particle, with enough mass to knock out protons, indicates that it should be on the same level as a proton."

"Furthermore, this particle carries no charge."

"Isn't the answer practically calling out to us?"

Whoosh!

Everyone was startled!

"The answer?"

"What answer?"

"Why can't I think of it?"

Yet after hearing this, Yu Yin felt as though thunder had suddenly exploded in his mind!

"Could it be—"

Li Qiwei smiled faintly and declared with resounding force:

"That's right. The essence of Beryllium Rays—"

"Is the neutron!"

The instant his words fell.

Boom!

The entire hall was aghast!

Everyone's eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief!

"Good heavens!"

"It's actually the neutron!"

"This is too unbelievable!"

"Neutrons really exist!"

The crowd went completely wild.