"You and I know very well what Burke is doing. There are some things that it is better to make it clear. Zhang Xiaogang paused slightly and said, "You guys are using the Desert Island Dragon Health to master the nerve center control unit and gain the ability to produce the Doomsday Warrior System. ”

"Zhang, we don't have a ......" Hearing this, Smith was anxious.

"Smith, you can insult my personality, but don't insult my intelligence. If I can't even think of this, do I still have the face to be a commissioner? Zhang Xiaogang raised his voice an octave, "If you don't even admit this and don't have the sincerity to negotiate at all, then there is no need to negotiate." ”

Smith kept his mouth shut, and his task was to negotiate secretly with Zhang Xiaogang.

"My requirements are not high, your country provides a doomsday warrior system, let us also study it."

"This ...... That's impossible. ”

"Really?"

A few thoughts swirled around Smith's mind, and he immediately realized that if he agreed, he would be admitting that the United States was secretly producing the Doomsday Warrior system.

"Zhang, you should know that the Doomsday Warrior system is produced in strict accordance with the plan, and there are only ten sets in total."

"By the way, I forgot about it." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Then, it should be no problem to provide basic production processes." ”

"Zhang, your request is too much. You should know why you want to assign the Doomsday Warrior system to all ......"

"Okay, just to talk to you casually, why are you serious?" Zhang Xiaogang knew that Smith was a difficult guy to deal with. "What I want is only the original code of the subsystem developed by the United States, that is, the original code of the software in the control unit of each subsystem."

"This ......"

"Don't tell me, this is a violation of the basic agreement reached at the meeting of the Chiefs of the General Staff."

"What do you want the original code for?"

"Smith, does this need an explanation?" Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Your research on the Desert Island Dragon Health is nothing more than to improve the function of the Doomsday Warrior system and create the most powerful Doomsday Warrior, with the same purpose as ours, all to defend human civilization in the upcoming war." Without the production process, without the relevant basic technology, we can't produce more Doomsday Warrior systems, and we can only pin our hopes on ten Doom Warriors. For the common future of humanity, we need the most powerful doomsday warriors, right? ”

Smith didn't say anything, Zhang Xiaogang's request was not excessive, but he had no right to stop.

"That's my basic request, if you can't call the shots, go and ask Stark now. If I can't even agree to this small request, I don't think there's any need to talk about it. ”

"Zhang ......"

"How?"

"Is this your last request?"

"So to speak." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "I said that as long as this matter can be properly resolved, we will not embarrass Burke." Except for the fact that Luo Jinyong must be the head of the Scientific Advisory Board, Burke can stay and continue to work on the Scientific Advisory Board. In any case, Burke is the most talented astrophysicist and astronomer of the ten chief scientific advisors. ”

"I'm going to ask General Stark."

"Yes. If General Stark agrees, take a stand at the meeting of the chiefs of the general staff. "Zhang Xiaogang doesn't want to continue to entangle with Smith." If General Stark doesn't say yes, you don't need to contact me. The contradiction has developed to this point, and we can't solve it, right? ”

Smith sighed, of course he understood the meaning of Zhang Xiaogang's last sentence.

Zhang Xiaogang issued two conditions, which is equivalent to issuing the most unfortunate ultimatum. If the United States refuses to accept it, China will certainly withdraw from the Planetary Defense Council.

At the end of the call, Zhang Xiaogang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Smith was difficult to deal with, his reaction was completely expected by Zhang Xiaogang, especially the matter of giving up Burke and saving Howard.

"Lao Zhang, have you met an opponent?" Luo Jinyong smiled, he had been sitting opposite Zhang Xiaogang.

"Opponents? Smith is a rare opponent, but he's a long way from me. Zhang Xiaogang lit a cigarette and said, "Professor, you have to be ready." ”

"You think Stark will back down?"

"Does he have any other choice?"

"Not necessarily."

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang will definitely not back down. Anyway, the hope of success of Operation Courage is very slim, and it is a big deal that everyone will end up together. ”

"There's one thing I don't understand."

"What?"

"When Smith brought up that Burke was the main person in charge, you didn't argue with anything or emphasize Howard's responsibility in this incident."

"Do you think this incident should be used to get rid of Howard instead of making Burke unlucky?"

Luo Jinyong nodded, indicating that this was what he meant.

"Professor, you're still a scientist." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Compared to Burke, Howard is not even a fart. Smith's reason for protecting Howard is rooted in the Doomsday Army. His choice proves that he is not aware of what Stark is doing behind his back, that is, the US military has secretly formed a doomsday force. Replace Stark, and he will definitely sacrifice Howard. ”

"This ......"

"To put it bluntly, even if we get rid of Howard, we won't get any real benefit. Don't forget, there are two candidates for Howard's replacement, because Lao Chu Tie will definitely replace Aldrich as the captain of the Doomsday Force, so the new commander of the Doomsday Force must be a colonel of the Russian army. ”

Luo Jinyong nodded, it is certain that Yang Fanglie will use this opportunity to win over Sergeyev.

"On the contrary, get rid of Burke, you are the most ideal successor, and other scientific advisors are not qualified to compete with you, and Sergeyev will not embarrass President Yang, but will maintain a closer relationship with us." Zhang Xiaogang paused and said, "The most important thing is that as the head of the scientific advisory board, you can participate in the whole process of the courage action and grasp the relevant information of the action in a timely manner." ”

"I can also grasp the specifics of all scientific research projects and defense projects."

"Well, don't count on that."

"For what?"

"Unless the Yankees are stupid, they will keep those ulterior secrets. I'll bet you, before you get to Diego Garcia, the Yankees will erase all the clues, and you'll lose a lot of project and engineering data, and you won't know where to start. ”

"This ......"

Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Of course, I don't have the slightest hope for this. To put it mildly, the Scientific Advisory Board will be dead when Operation Courage is over. Regardless of the outcome of human civilization, the Planetary Defense Council will fall apart after Judgment Day. ”

"So, I'm just staring at the courage to act?"

"It's your main task, but it's more important."

"What's the point?"

"Prove your talents, prove the great contribution we have made in defending human civilization, and prove that we are the best leaders through courageous action."

"This ......"

"To tell you the truth, from the very beginning, I wanted Smith to use Burke as a scapegoat, do you know what the Tao is for?" Zhang Xiaogang lit another cigarette. "The reason is simple, Howard is a military man and Burke is a scientist. It is not me who exalts you, it is not the military who will decide the future of mankind, but the scientists. After Judgment Day, scientific and technological prowess will determine the international order. If science and technology are weapons and equipment, scientists are soldiers who use these weapons and equipment. Idiots know how valuable a good scientist is. If you can prove that you are the best scientist through acts of courage, it will be decisive for our country's international standing after Judgment Day. In the same way, taking this opportunity to get rid of Burke will deprive the United States of its most important bargaining chip in future international relations. ”

"You do lift me up."

"Professor, there will be no more than five people I admire, and you are one of them." At the beginning, Zhang Xiaogang also said such things to Chu Tianjiang.

Luo Jinyong smiled and said, "Don't praise me, otherwise I will float." ”

"If you don't have the ability, I will praise you? Who am I? I'm not afraid that you will talk nonsense everywhere, even Lao Yuan and Mr. Yang, I don't take them seriously. ”

"Come on, blow again, sooner or later you kid will blow the cowhide out."

Zhang Xiaogang laughed, bragging is his housekeeping skill.

"By the way, I started to receive news that Lao Chu had caught Long Zhijian on the desert island and had already boarded the seaplane, and he would arrive in about two hours."

"Okay, I'll arrange it, you can rest for a while."

"I'd like to go back if I can."

"For what?"

"If Stark agrees to your request and provides the original code of the subsystem, I am confident that I can use the Doomsday Warrior system of Desert Island Dragon's Warrior."

"Get another Doomsday Warrior?"

Luo Jinyong nodded and said, "The key is the nerve center control unit, and this is not a problem for us, and the trouble of other subsystems is much less." As long as the source code is available, it is possible to block out the protection program and continue to use it in combination with the new nerve center control unit. ”

"You can go to the airport to pick up Lao Chu, but you can't go back to China."

"For what?"

"You've got to go to Diego Garcia."

"But ......"

After figuring out the situation, tell Ding Mingcong what he has to do and let him do it. If he can't do it, I will ask Lao Yuan to arrange for other scientific researchers to be responsible. ”

Luo Jinyong sighed, he couldn't wait to know how to doppelgänger.

"In addition, you have to ask Lao Chu who is the most suitable candidate."

"Ask him?"

"I also have to go to Diego Garcia, and I can't personally pick the second Doomsday Warrior. Lao Chu is from the Tiger Brigade and is most familiar with the special forces in the brigade. ”

"Okay, I'll ask him to recommend the right person."

"Also, if the desert island dragon is not dead, you have to make good use of him."

"For what?"

"Professor, that guy is a real doomsday warrior, and although his abilities are a little worse, he is definitely better than our special forces. Of course, I don't expect him to serve my country, and I can't trust him. It's just that a living Doomsday Warrior is certainly much better than a corpse that can only be dissected. ”

"The question is, what can he do?"

"You can do a lot of things that other special forces can't."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Xiaogang sighed and said, "Even if he doesn't have the Doomsday Warrior system, he is familiar with the functions of this system, so as long as he is given a proper environment, he can understand the flaws of the Doomsday Warrior system through him, so as to make our Doomsday Warrior more powerful." ”

"You mean, let him play the Doomsday Warrior in a virtual environment?"

Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said, "This is also the reason why I asked Lao Chu to catch as alive as possible." Desert Island Dragon's Health is a guinea pig, and the only guinea pig we are working on the Doomsday Warrior system. It would be a shame to kill him, and we have to use him as much as possible. ”

Obviously, Zhang Xiaogang had this idea from learning that the desert island dragon warrior piloted a fighter jet to escape from Diego Garcia.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Luo Jinyong stood up.

"Don't worry, there are still two hours, let's rest for a while." Zhang Xiaogang yawned and said, "Are you Russian?" I'm a little hungry. ”

"I'm going to get something to eat, what do you want to eat?"

"Back to the pot meat, garlic white meat, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised elbow, Dongpo meat, stewed pig's trotters, anyway, the pig's body is fine, and everything else is fine."

Luo Jinyong rolled his eyes, the port of Gwadar is in Pakistan, and Pakistan is an Islamic country.

"Just kidding, whatever, just cook it."

After Luo Jinyong left, Zhang Xiaogang talked to Wei Longzheng on the phone, reported the results of the consultation with Smith, and asked him to tell Yang Fanglie, who was attending the meeting of the chief of general staff.

As long as Stark was a little sensible, he would not refuse the two requests made by Zhang Xiaogang at this juncture.