That evening, Duke returned to his dormitory, and before he could enter the door, he saw two men waiting at the door.

"Are you Dr. Duke, please?" When the two men saw Duke, one of the middle-aged men asked, speaking Mandarin that Duke was very familiar with.

"Who are you?" Duke looked at the two uninvited guests suspiciously.

"Oh, let me introduce myself, I am a staff member of the consulate in the United States, my name is Qin Tairan, and the person next to me is also a consulate staff, his name is Chu Feng." The middle-aged man saw the vigilant color in Duke's eyes, and revealed his identity. He even took out his work ID and showed it to Duke.

"Is there anything wrong with my visa?" Seeing that it was really a consulate staff, Duke asked sensitively. He doesn't have much contact with people in such departments. I just think it's usually quite mysterious.

"You misunderstood, we are not here today to talk about visa issues, of course, Dr. Du's study abroad procedures are also very sound, and high-end overseas talents like you belong to the category that we need to vigorously protect." The middle-aged man named Qin Tairan tried to shorten the distance between the two sides as much as possible. "Today we are mainly here to learn about your progress in autonomous robots, can you go outside with us to talk?"

Duke hesitated for a moment, but decided to talk about it for the sake of the middle-aged man's sincere expression. "Okay, but I have something to do in the evening, so we'll walk around campus."

"Okay, I'm really troublesome to Dr. Du today," Qin Tairan said with a smile and apologies. Although in China, a department-level leader like him is definitely the object that Duke needs to look up to, but this is in the United States, and it is more important to ask for people.

Although Duke's emotional intelligence has not been high, but seeing that the staff of these two relevant departments are so polite, they must have some intentions for themselves, but Duke really doesn't know what else he has in him that is worth thinking about.

The three of them walked out of the dormitory building in silence and came to the open campus of MIT, Qin Tairan said his intention: "That's the case, we heard that Dr. Du has made breakthrough research achievements in autonomous robots, and Dr. Du must have also heard of our country's Chang'e program, in this lunar landing program, the lunar robot is a very critical link, so for the sake of the motherland's aerospace industry, we would like to ask Dr. Du to return to China in advance to participate in the development of this lunar robot." Of course, in terms of treatment, although Dr. Du has not yet received a doctorate degree from MIT, we still make an exception according to the standard of returning doctors. ”

When Duke heard that this was the case, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, what is the matter, buddy finally came out, not to mention Boston, even the territory of MIT has not yet stepped on the familiar ground, which requires returning to China. Isn't that making fun of me? No, you have to ask what is going on?

"I want to ask Mr. Qin, can I choose this matter you said?" Duke asked cautiously. Under the authority of the relevant departments, whether there is this option is too important.

"Of course!" Qin Tairan replied a little stunned, and suddenly seemed to understand something. "We are only responsible for tapping talents for the cutting-edge undertakings of the motherland, and Dr. Du has the right to choose freely, but we very much hope that Dr. Du can use the technology he has learned to contribute to our country's aerospace industry. According to the information we have, the progress of the Chang'e project is now at a very critical juncture, and there is a great need for cutting-edge scientific and technological talents like Dr. Du. ”

Hearing Qin Tairan say this, Duke secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that it's not forced. Otherwise, buddy is really hard to choose, he has just become prosperous at MIT, and he has to return to China at this time, and then go into the deep mountains and old forests to do research, then Billem's plan will be completely ruined, if so, I don't know what it will turn into in the future.

Besides, I am a person with a family and a job, and it would not be wonderful if I was "returned to China".

"I've only been in the United States for less than two months, and frankly speaking, I haven't been involved in the research work of the MIT artificial intelligence laboratory, so I can't talk about any achievements at all, and I don't have much accumulation in technology. Duke tried to be as tactful as he could about the refusal. After all, he didn't want to stiffen his relationship with the understanding of these relevant departments. Well, to be honest, Duke is really a little afraid of these big people who don't usually see them at all.

The young man named Chu Feng, who was with Qin Tairan, communicated silently with his eyes.

"Since Dr. Du is reluctant to return to China at this time, there is another way to cooperate, Dr. Du can choose to participate in the project in the form of joint research and development with one of our technology companies in New York, of course, it does not need to be full-time, or even in-house, as long as the relevant research topics can be completed and submitted according to the agreed deadline of both parties. I wonder if Dr. Du can accept this way? Chu Feng said to Duke.

It turns out that there is such a hand waiting for buddy. Listening to Chu Feng's suggestion, Duke was a little big-headed, to be honest, he had no aversion to handing over this technology to the state, and we already knew earlier that Duke was actually half an angry young man who had just left the campus. Being able to make some contribution to the motherland's aerospace industry is absolutely nothing to say, if it weren't for the fact that there is already an agreement with NASA, and now you are on someone else's territory. Duke said yes right away.

However, is this kind of thing really not taboo? With the biggest secret in the world today, Duke definitely doesn't want to be the focus of the FBI or the CIA.

"It is a great honor for me to be able to contribute to the motherland's aerospace industry. However, a few days ago, the laboratory has reached an agreement with NASA for joint research and development, and it just so happens that I will also be responsible for part of it. Duke said tactfully.

Isn't it because you have a joint R&D agreement with NASA, and you think we're going to find you if we're idle? Chu Feng secretly said in his heart. However, Duke's concern is very normal, as a specific staff member of the relevant departments in the United States, Chu Feng certainly knows this aspect very well.

"According to our understanding, there is no limit to this kind of people-to-people cooperation without signing any special confidentiality agreement, and even if the results are developed, you can apply for a patent to obtain the necessary benefits. I wonder if Dr. Duke has any non-disclosure agreements in place? Chu Feng replied confidently.

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