Gao Chao happened to come to him, the fat man didn't say anything wrong, and he was not dazzled, there were indeed some words on the steel pipe, so that after Gao Chao also saw those words, his eyes couldn't help but widen.

"101?"

In his superb mouth, he couldn't help but read the words on the steel pipe.

Those words are the Yin engraved patterns on the steel seal, which are somewhat distorted, and they occupy such a small area on the smooth surface of the steel pipe.

If it weren't for the accident, the fat man would have staggered on it with his hand, and no one would have found such a small and inconspicuous row of words.

It does say "101".

"It's really 101, it's ...... How is this possible? Gao Chao shouted again in surprise.

Xia Qing had also run back desperately.

The fat man and Xia Qing already had headlamps on their heads, and they used the headlamps to shine on the steel pipe, and they couldn't speak for a while.

They could never have imagined that the words "101" would appear in such a place in such a way.

These words are actually printed on the steel pipes that support the mine.

"It's definitely not accidental." As Gao Chao spoke, he had already found such marks on several of the same steel pipes next to him.

He walked some distance inside, only to realize that the steel pipes were the same throughout the tunnel.

The fat man couldn't hide his surprise, and said: "I grass, these steel pipes have the mark of 101, can it be said that these steel pipes are produced by 101?" ”

Gao Chao glanced at the fat man, shook his head and said, "They didn't produce it." It's what they use. It's like a fence on some construction sites. It will also have the name of the construction company written on it. ”

Xia Qing nodded and said, "That is, this mine is likely to be ......."

Gao Chao said: "It is very likely that it was dug up by 101." ”

The fat man exclaimed: "I'm grass, no, didn't the Soviets find it here, how could it be 101, could it be that they were together back then?" ”

Gao Chao was silent, but he looked at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing seemed to be recalling something, and said after a while: "I remember that my grandfather was proficient in Russian before his death. I didn't think there was anything strange about this before, after all, the people who came from their era could speak Russian, but now that I think about it, it is indeed a little suspicious, I wonder if the 101 Institute really had some cooperation with the Soviets back then. ”

Gao Chao said: "Xia Qing, did your grandfather's notes mention this matter?" ”

Xia Qing shook his head in contemplation, and said, "No, although his notes are all things that he recorded privately, I know him very well. There are some things that should not be recorded, and he will never leave any notes. ”

This is a masterful expression of understanding. Indeed, in their time in the summer and autumn, there were some state secrets that even their parents, or even the closest people, could not mention a word, let alone record those things on paper.

However, Xia Qing thought for a while and said, "Although there is no relevant record in my grandfather's notes, I once found a medal when I was sorting out his relics. ”

"What medals?" Gao Chaodao.

Xia Qing said: "It was a silver medal, only in Russian on it, and there was time, if I remember the time, it should be 30 years ago, but my memory is also a little vague, because I didn't care too much about that medal at that time, after all, in that era, my grandfather and some experts from the Soviet Union still had some contact, but later the situation between China and the Soviet Union was tense, and it is estimated that this medal was ignored." ”

Gao Chao said: "Then can you still remember what that medal looks like?" What does the words on it mean? Or...... What's on it? ”

Xia Qing shook his head and said, "I really don't remember clearly, especially the Russian language I'm not very familiar with, but I vaguely remember that on that medal, there seems to be an atomic symbol." ”

"Atomic signs? What kind? Gao Chao asked.

Xia Qing gestured with his hand and said, "It's that the nucleus is in the middle, and the surrounding electrons are making elliptical orbits around the nucleus." ”

The fat man immediately understood, and said, "Oh, I know, isn't it the logo of the central/central/TV station?" ”

Xia Qing nodded helplessly and said, "Almost." ”

Gao Chao was puzzled and said, "What does this sign mean?" Do you think that medal has something to do with this? ”

Xia Qing said: "I can't say this well, but if I want to recall, the only evidence of grandpa's contact with the Soviets during his lifetime is probably that medal, so if the 101 Institute has cooperated with the Soviets, then it is impossible for my grandfather not to participate, and he was one of the main leaders of the 101 Institute at that time." ”

Xia Qing thought about it again and said: "Actually, speaking of which, the atomic symbol on that medal may really have something to do with here, this is a high-radiation area, and it is likely to be the location of uranium mines, I remember that in the early days of China's development of nuclear weapons, a large amount of uranium ore was needed for purification, so many geological brigades secretly undertook this task back then, could it be that the 101 Geological Research Institute, where my grandfather was located, was also secretly looking for the location of uranium ore?" ”

Gao Chao followed Xia Qing's train of thought and said: "It is very likely that they came here for uranium ore back then, when China was developing the first atomic bomb." ”

Xia Qing pondered, shook his head again, and said, "But why are the Soviets here?" How could they share such resources with 101? You must know that the Soviets were always very ambivalent about the development of nuclear weapons. ”

Gao Chao, of course, also knew that period of history, the Soviets wanted to help China possess nuclear weapons to confront the Western bloc, but they did not want China to be close to their own strength after a large-scale nuclear deployment.

So at that time, on many issues, the Soviets did play the role of backsliding.

Gao Chao frowned and said, "It's true that the Soviets won't share this scarce uranium resource with us, but they do cooperate with the 101 Institute......

Gao Chao touched his chin, raised his eyes to look at Xia Qing, and said, "Just imagine, if 101 discovers the mineral deposits first, will they look for the Soviets?" ”

Xia Qing shook his head and said, "Absolutely not." ”

Gao Chao said again: "Then will the Soviets cooperate with us and look for uranium mines together?" ”

Xia Qing smiled helplessly and said: "This is even more impossible, the Soviets were still helpful to us in the early stage, but in the later stage, the Soviet Union withdrew the experts, and the situation between the two countries became unprecedentedly tense, so even if the Soviets agreed at that time, the situation in our country would never allow it, it was a particularly sensitive period at that time, and everything was very backbone, and they all had to be self-reliant and rely on themselves." ”

Xia Qing's words actually carried a sense of ridicule.

Gao Chao nodded and said, "Since it was not discovered by 101 first, and it was not discovered by the two sides together, there is only one possibility left." ”

Xia Qing's eyes lit up and said, "You mean to say that the Soviets discovered this place first?" ”

(To be continued.) )