A few days later, the imperial capital.

The launch conference of the Huaxia Quantum Computing Project has just ended, but many scholars from all over the world are still enthusiastic, and after the keynote speaker left, they gathered in groups to discuss the future long-term plans mentioned at the conference, as well as the structure and composition of the project.

Everyone was looking forward to it, because according to what they had just heard, the project would be much more open than the previous EAST project.

Not only can all countries be given the opportunity to participate, but the so-called "seats", that is, the basis for the assignment of project tasks, are no longer affected by the ZZ factor, but only based on the actual scientific research capabilities and technological accumulation of each country.

——

Of course, this is on the surface, but in reality, off-market factors will still have an impact.

But even just such a "big pie" is enough for everyone to choke.

"So what exactly is Huaxia going to do this time? Do they want to completely upend the electronic order of this world? ”

"But why pull us up? That seems a little counterintuitive."

"Nothing out of the ordinary, the biggest hit by quantum computing is the international financial system – or, to put it bluntly, SWIFT."

"This thing has controlled us for too long, and no one doesn't want to break its monopoly, and Huaxia certainly wants to."

"However, the demise of order must be accompanied by uncontrollable chaos, which is why they have pulled everyone into the same camp and endorsed them."

"Soberly, the term 'endorsement' is not appropriate here at all, they don't need endorsement at all."

"It should be said that they just gave us a choice - alliance or destruction. Obviously, no one can make a mistake."

Davis stood aside and listened to the discussion from afar, and at this moment, in addition to the initial emotion, there was also the current fascination in his heart.

He was not a "strong man" man, in fact, under the standard American education, for a long time he paid more attention to the so-called "freedom", the so-called "democracy" and the "individual will".

Such an educational background fostered his distrustful character of authority, and most of the time, he would tend to speak up for the weak.

But now, the situation is completely different.

After hearing what everyone said about Huaxia's "grand plan", he was not disgusted, but looked forward to it very much.

It's time for the world to change.

Not because he hated the old order, but because he vaguely felt that the new order would be more reasonable than the old one?

At this time, the discussion continued.

"So after this project, is it really possible for quantum encryption to replace existing encryption methods?"

"You are wrong again, according to Huaxia's plan, quantum encryption is the first step of the whole project-—— they must first solve the problem of quantum encryption, and then they will develop quantum computing."

"That's kind of one. Security Statement? Meaning, they don't hold the weapons of world destruction in their own hands. Well, it's so much higher than some of its countries. ”

"But I just can't figure out, why are they doing this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

In fact, most people have the answer in their hearts.

But they are reluctant to speak out.

Will humans take the initiative to destroy nature reserves?

What if the world, in the eyes of the Chinese people, has become a big "nature reserve"?

How could they possibly go and disrupt order in this reserve.

They only think about how to make the animals in the reserve better and more robust

While no one wants to admit it, it is.

A smile appeared on Davis' face, and he guessed what everyone was thinking.

——

Of course, as the nominally most powerful country on the surface, he would not have the same thoughts as them anyway, but he could indeed feel the tendency of China to "establish nature reserves and feed all mankind".

The most powerful weapon will never be nuclear weapons, but the economy, technology, and culture.

And Huaxia is rushing in this direction by virtue of the early advantages established by hot weapons

The quantum computing project wasn't even their first attempt-—— not even the EAST project.

Their first attempt was actually the original all-nitrogen anionic salt project.

Since then, something has quietly changed.

Davis let out a long sigh and looked for the door.

There, a sentry stood upright, his guard of honor shining metallic with his gun.

He's like. Not really.

Davis walked out of the venue quietly, intending to continue his search for a suitable target.

He came to Huaxia this time, nominally to attend the quantum computing conference in Huaxia to obtain first-hand information, but in fact, he also has his own hidden purpose.

That is, to make the US quantum computing project public and completely destroy the AQCL project.

In fact, he did not have a clear answer in his mind as to why he did this.

There are only two convincing reasons he can conclude.

One is that the organizational form of AQCL is too deformed, which is too harmful to scientific researchers.

The other is that AQCL's goals are too radical and risk triggering a new round of turmoil that will bring suffering to the entire world.

It is clear that neither of these reasons can constitute a motive for his "treason".

But deep down, he just wanted to do it.

It's a kind of . Guidelines?

Maybe it's because he realizes that the force he serves has slowly embarked on a path that Germany once walked?

Maybe.

Davis shook his head slightly, and followed the others out of the hall of the venue.

Out of his gaze, he caught a glimpse of two men in crisp suits following him—security personnel sent to keep an eye on him.

This made him a little irritable.

Obviously, during this time, he has fully proved his loyalty, and even his image in the AQCL project team has almost been completely abandoned and he has become a lackey of the military, but even so, the military still has no trust in him.

Even if I applied to participate in this pure academic exchange conference, I experienced unimaginable twists and turns.

Is this necessary?

Perhaps.

Davis's eyes roamed around, and just then, a group of guards walked in front of him.

Loaded guns and ammunition, the pace is neat.

He could imagine that those people must have been loaded with live ammunition in their guns.

This is the only chance.

If you miss it, the guardian behind you will soon re-stick to you, and then you will have absolutely no chance to do anything you want to do

Davis's eyes grew firm.

The muscles in his body immediately tensed, and his hands, which were still trembling just now, became extremely stable.

He then lunged at the guards who walked by, crashing into them.

"I need zz to take refuge!!"

"zz refuge? Are you kidding? An American, who wants to take refuge in China, is he crazy or stupid? ”

Cheng Fei, in the office, Chen Nian listened to Chen Guo's narration in disbelief, and asked with a look of disbelief.

By any measure, this is a bizarre thing.

Even so bizarre that he vaguely felt that this was a conspiracy.

How is that possible?

Even if he was persecuted, he had countless other solutions, but why did he choose this way?

Davis has never been in contact with this person, but in his previous life, he had heard this name.

A leader in the field of commercialization of quantum computing, he once led the IBM team to build a 247-bit qubit dedicated quantum computer, which has won numerous praises and honors

He has never experienced setbacks in his life, right?

It's been smooth sailing all the way, and it's been respected all the way.

So what exactly does he have to "take refuge"?

Seeing his expression, Chen Guo also felt the same way.

In fact, when he first received the news, his and Chen Nian's reactions could be said to be almost identical.

Even his first reaction was "Why are you looking for diplomacy and intelligence for this kind of thing?"

But after listening to his superior's narration, he had no choice but to find Chen Nian urgently.

After all, this is not really a purely diplomatic issue

Anyway, it just happened, and the time was too short, and we couldn't figure out his real motives."

"According to the information we received, after attending the launch conference of the quantum computing project, he directly threw himself into the arms of the guards at the door, shouting to evacuate."

"Our guards have no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, and they were all going to push him away-—— and from this point of view, their diplomatic sensitivity is still okay."

"However, Davis did follow people behind him, and he did react at the same time as Davis pounced, which posed a threat to the guards."

"So, in the end, they chose to control Davis and take him away from the scene."

"Now that 40 minutes have passed, he is still under temporary protection at the sentry-—— and the two entourages have begun to negotiate with us and ask for the handover."

"However, given the fact that the guard is largely open, we don't have any contact with Davis other than the guards, and they don't act that urgently."

"But this issue has to be solved no matter what, whether to stay or put it back, a decision must be made."

"That's why our superiors came to us-—— Davis said he had intelligence about quantum computing technology in the United States, and he needed high-authority professionals to be there."

Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded slightly.

As Chen Guo said, the guards' handling of this matter was still very professional and alert.

Controlled on the spot, taken away from the scene, refused to communicate, and protected in the open environment.

Failure to do any of these could lead to a major diplomatic accident.

But now, it is clear that the risk has been greatly reduced.

"So the superiors want us to go out and negotiate?"

Chen Nian asked.

"No, they want you to judge from a technical point of view whether we need to trade with him."

"Or to put it bluntly, do we need to keep him?"

"Of course not."

Chen Nian replied without hesitation.

"Unless he can pull out a general-purpose quantum computer-—— it has to be available on the spot, otherwise we don't need to listen to his so-called 'intelligence'."

"Even if it is said that it is beyond the sky, what he can hand over is at most the progress of the quantum computing project in the United States."

"But I don't really have any interest in this thing - that's just a few months of our work, and we can't afford to detonate such a destabilizing factor."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo nodded slightly, but then, he continued to ask:

"What if it's related to RSA decryption? The superiors judged that Davis might have this information. ”

"That doesn't make sense."

Chen Nian continued to shake his head.

"Isn't the quantum encryption algorithm already given to you? If there is a real problem, it will not take more than a week for us to counteract-—— besides, RSA decoding most of the time is a routine of injuring the enemy and injuring eight hundred, unless they plan to launch a full-scale military conflict, otherwise it is useless to hold it in their hands with their current economic situation"

"Why are other countries reacting so much to our project?"

Chen Guo asked puzzled.

He's not an expert in the field, so he really doesn't know anything about it.

"Because we can really carry eight hundred, and we can carry it many times."

"Understood, then I will reply directly according to this judgment."

"Hurry up, delay a little longer, and nothing will become something"

"Okay."

Chen Guo nodded solemnly, and after a slight pause, he suddenly laughed again.

"However, our suggestion may not be the final result, after all, what he shouted at the time was to ask for asylum."

"According to the Immortal Law, we do have the right to do this."

"But if Davis can live up to that standard, that's not necessarily the case"

A few minutes later, the foreign affairs personnel who had arrived at the scene of the incident received instructions.

The content of the directive is simple, just a few words:

Handed over to the police.

After confirming that the order was correct, the staff walked to the sentry box and opened the door of the sentry box.

There was no communication, not even eye contact.

Then, he picked up Davis and walked straight out of the booth.

Davis's hanging heart finally relaxed, and he looked defiantly at the two surveillance officers who were staring at him viciously, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Now he doesn't worry about his safety at all.

In this country, can you still pull out a gun? ——

However, things turned out to be unexpected.

The staff member took him directly to the surveillance officer, still without saying a word, and after letting go of his hand, he turned and left.

This scene froze Davis and the surveillance personnel in place.

What's the situation?

Davis stared at the figure dumbfounded, trying to say something, but immediately understood.

They are not interested in the information they are about to hand over.

Or rather, they don't need it at all.

Because they have long been ahead of the world.

What quantum computing, what RSA decoding should have thought of a long time ago.

They are simply not willing to provide shelter for themselves because it is not worth it.

Once this precedent is opened, the issue of bipolar relations will be a minor matter, and it will be a major matter if the balance currently maintained is broken.

This is an outcome they do not want to see, because it will gradually collapse the relationship of trust that has been built.

And even further, how do they know if the information they are providing is true or false?

The bet was wrong.

Now, it's too late.

He looked desperately at the two men in front of him, and just as he was about to accept his fate, the situation reversed again.

A man in uniform came up to him and said:

"You are suspected of obstructing the execution of official duties in accordance with the law, please come with us!"

His tone was unmistakable, and Davis had a look of ecstasy.

I'm afraid that in his past forty years of experience, he would never have thought that one day, he would be glad that he would be "caught".

(End of chapter)