The National Defense Science and Technology Research Institute is actually a very large organization, with laboratories and factories all over the country, but its headquarters is in Yanjing.

The institution was also designated as a military exclusion zone, with a high wall separating the inside from the outside world, and there were sentries standing guard at the gates, and no one was allowed to enter without permission.

If it weren't for the car pick-up, it would have taken a lot of effort to get in.

Along the way, neither of them spoke much, Guan Hou didn't speak, and Chen Chen didn't bother to ask, allowing the other party to take him to an office building in the courtyard.

Guan Hou stopped the car, then came down to help Chen Chen open the car door, and after he got out of the car, he led him into the office building, walked around for a while, and finally stopped in front of an office in the middle.

knocked lightly on the door, and Hua Mingdao's voice came from inside: "Please come in." ”

With approval, Guan Hou pushed the door open, but he had no intention of entering, just stood by the door and made a gesture of please.

Chen Chen nodded and entered the office alone, and behind him, Guan Hou immediately closed the door.

Looking up, this is a large room, more aptly an office, than a library, with tall wooden shelves on all four walls, filled with books of different thicknesses, and a wide variety of types, from all kinds of expertise to curiosities, you can almost find it here.

Undoubtedly, Hua Mingdao is a person who loves to learn, and the more knowledgeable a person like him, the more he loves to learn.

At this moment, Hua Mingdao was sitting behind a small desk facing the door, the simple desk looked very disproportionate compared to the tall bookshelves, making Chen Chen even suspect that he had spent all his budget on bookshelves and books, so he had no money to buy a better desk.

Seeing Chen Chen enter the door, Hua Mingdao got up enthusiastically to greet him: "Xiao Chen is here, come and sit." ”

stepped forward and shook Chen Chen's hand, and then led Chen Chen to sit down on the small chair opposite his desk.

When you sit down, the mountains of books around you look even taller, and in the midst of such a scene, you will feel even more insignificant in your heart.

"I love it." Noticing that Chen Chen was staring at his books, Hua Mingdao couldn't help but smile faintly, walked to the side and poured a glass of water: "This is called swimming in the ocean of knowledge." ”

As he spoke, he returned to his desk with water and put the cup in front of Chen Chen.

"Thank you, Mr. Hua." Chen Chen politely expressed his gratitude.

"I'm not an outsider anymore, so don't be so outsider." Hua Mingdao took off his glasses and wiped them, and at the same time glanced at Chen Chen with a smile: "Because there are some new developments in the space plan, I am anxious to come to you to discuss." ”

"I guess so." Chen Chen nodded and asked, "What is it?" ”

"At present, the main thing is to promote the experimental plan." Hua Mingdao replied: "The space program is just in its infancy, and it requires a large number of experiments to obtain relevant data for demonstration and adjustment, which is related to many technical issues. ”

"Technical questions?" Chen Chen smiled faintly and spread his hands easily: "Hua Lao, your organization's technology is very advanced, and Mach 9 drones can do it, so it shouldn't be difficult for you, right?" ”

"Mach nine? Drone? Hearing this, Hua Mingdao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "You...... What do you mean? ”

"Oh yes, I'm sorry, I forgot that Project Falcon was produced by Lockheed Skunk Works, and you weren't directly involved." Chen Chen smiled and waved his hand: "And the test is a matter of the past two days, and the news has not spread yet." ”

"Testing?" Hua Mingdao was even more confused, and looked at Chen Chen in confusion: "But when it comes to Mach 9, I do know that there is a new type of engine that can meet such speed requirements recently, but how do you know?" ”

"Because the latest high-altitude and high-speed stealth unmanned attack aircraft jointly developed by Lockheed and Boeing, the Falcon, uses the kind of engine you said, and the speed has also reached Mach 9." Chen Chen smiled faintly and looked at each other calmly: "In the past two days, I happened to be in the United States, participating in the competition of Falcon and Grumman's new drone Pegasus. ”

"Falcon? There were rumors of Mach 9 before, but I thought it was just talk, after all, this engine is still in the experimental stage. Hua Mingdao stood up suddenly, his eyes widened: "Could it be that those guys plan to unilaterally provide technology to American military enterprises in disregard of the agreement between us?" ”

"What do you think?" Chen Chen looked at the other party playfully, and asked lightly: "This is not a problem, it has become a reality, although this time it is Tianma who wins, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for Falcon to get orders, but such a thing, I'm afraid it will not be a case." ”

"Those stupid things!" Hua Mingdao's eyes flashed with anger, and he slapped his desk: "When we first started this plan, there was a clear agreement among all countries that all technical achievements should not be leaked separately, and could only be disclosed to all countries at the same time when the member states agreed that they could be disclosed, which was to avoid triggering a competition for evil surnames." ”

"Obviously, in the eyes of some people, agreements or anything are bullshit." Chen Chen shrugged his shoulders and snorted lightly: "Now that they are secretly providing technology to US military enterprises, the agreement has begun to lose its binding force." Hua Lao should be well aware that when an agreement loses its binding force, it is when a group begins to collapse from within. ”

"Actually, a long time ago, I expected that there would be such a day......" Hua Mingdao sighed faintly, and sat back in his seat dejectedly: "Those careerists will not be indifferent to these technologies, even if we make various agreements and try our best to avoid such a thing, but these things can manage the gentleman, not the villain." ”

"Hua Lao said so righteously, but on the Chinese side, isn't it the same?" Chen Chen glanced at the other party with a smile: "You guys are hiding from them from contacting me and bringing me over to cooperate in the development of space technology, aren't you planning to set up your own door?" ”

"Hmph, with such a detached organization, it's only a matter of time before it splits, right?" Hua Mingdao did not deny this statement, and simply admitted it: "As you said, some people have begun to make a move, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the weapons and equipment technology of the US military will increase exponentially. ”

"Then, Hua Lao should tell me as much detail as possible about your organization and the plan at that time." Chen Chen nodded, and asked this question again: "Now is the time of storms, as your partner, I need to know more in order to grasp the accurate trend and make corresponding technical preparations." ”

"Is the situation ......" As before, when faced with this question, Hua Mingdao hesitated again.

Seeing this, Chen Chen was inconvenient to urge too tightly, so he picked up the cup at the moment, drank the water slowly, and waited for Hua Mingdao to think about it.

After being silent for a while, Hua Mingdao slowly raised his head, but his answer made Chen Chen a little disappointed: "Now...... It's not time yet, after all, we haven't really split yet, and we still have to abide by the agreements between each other, and we can't leave someone else to speak, what do you say? ”

"But, I'm already on a par with them......" Chen Chen glanced at Hua Mingdao helplessly, making the last effort: "I participated in Grumman's Tianma project, and now that Tianma has defeated the Falcon, I'm worried about attracting their hostility." ”

"Hmph, they dare!" At the mention of this, Hua Mingdao couldn't help but snort coldly, and his eyes became indifferent: "You can rest assured about this, it's a big deal that you go back to China, and we will provide protection to see who can touch you." ”

Hua Mingdao said this, and Chen Chen couldn't say anything more.

In fact, Chen Chen also knew that there was no danger to "Chen Chen", what he was worried about was "Chen", the other party would not attack Chen Chen, but the possibility of attacking Chen was very big.

Escaping is never the way, when your beast is chasing and can't get rid of it, the best way is to stop suddenly, turn around and give it a sharp knife, this is the most correct way.

After making up his mind, Chen Chen didn't dwell on it anymore, and instead asked another question that he was concerned about: "Then this matter aside, I have to know, how far has their space technology developed, and how much time is left for us?" ”

"China's space technology is already at the forefront of the world, and this aspect is basically carried out by reading power, so it is still in a leading position for the time being." Hua Mingdao pondered for a moment and replied slowly: "However, our time is very urgent, and if we don't hurry, we may be caught up by others at any time." ”

"That'll do." Hearing this reply, Chen Chen was completely relieved: "So do you have any requirements in this regard?" For example, in reconnaissance, space weapons, these aspects. ”

"Weapons? No, no, you're mistaken. Hua Mingdao laughed: "Our country in terms of space technology, for the time being, is more about civilian development, you should know, China is a populous country, the current state of continuous positive growth, the population is likely to exceed two billion in the next few decades, this is a huge problem, we carry out space technology development, is to solve this problem, otherwise, how can I be so interested in what you said, the moon city, the Mars city, and even the human space station, these are all to solve the population problem!" ”

"Elder Hua, please allow me to express my respect for you." Hearing this answer, Chen Chen couldn't help but be in awe, and immediately stood up: "This is for the benefit of future generations, I finally understand your intentions, then, I will help you achieve this goal without reservation!" ”

"Thank you!" Hua Mingdao also nodded with emotion, and the hands of the two were clasped tightly.

(To be continued)