Seeing this, Williams felt that the joke was a bit too big, so he smiled: "Don't worry, I definitely didn't mean that." ”

Zeng Shuo smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, you are young and promising, and it won't be long before you become famous." Zheng Dashen raised the wine glass in his hand, "Come, Xiao Zeng, I will toast you." ”

Zeng Shuo was a little flattered, and hurriedly raised his wine glass and said, "Professor Zheng, I respect you." ”

As he spoke, he drank it all, which just alleviated the embarrassment just now, and also cast a grateful look at Zheng Dashen.

"You haven't had much contact with the dean, and you'll understand how much he values you. Moreover, with the support of the dean, both scientific research and the future will be bright. Zheng Dashen reminded him that there was also a hint of flattery for Williams.

"Thank you Professor Cheng for his teachings, and the younger generations will take it to heart."

After a few glasses of whiskey, Zeng Shuo's face was already red, and he left Williams' words behind him.

At this time, Williams spoke again: "Xiao Zeng, you have endured humiliation for so many years, and you have not lived up to my heart. In the future, your main task will be to be responsible for the research of the Lightspeed spacecraft, and no matter what kind of resources you need, I will do my best to satisfy you! ”

"Dean, don't worry, I will definitely remember!" Zeng Shuo immediately said.

"Remember, I want results, and results are the most important thing!"

"Understood!"

"From tomorrow onwards, you will be a professor at the Military Academy, and all researchers will be at your disposal."

Zeng Shuo raised his head suddenly, feeling a little short of breath, I don't know if it was the effect of whiskey, or if he was too nervous, his face and chest were slightly hot.

He stumbled and said, "Professor? But Dean, this doesn't seem to be in accordance with the procedure, I'm just a researcher now......"

"Hehe, don't worry about this, the appointment letter will be issued tomorrow morning." Williams said calmly, "Remember, we are united front people, and the 'cautious faction' is an eternal enemy. ”

At the mention of "cautious", Williams' expression immediately became serious.

"Yes Dean, I understand!"

Zeng Shuo returned to his apartment in a daze with shock and joy, and the moment the door closed, he laughed uncontrollably.

In this raging laughter, there is the joy of today's achievements, but also the pain of ten years of forbearance.

"Finally, I succeeded!"

It was only today that his life was reversed, from an ordinary researcher to a professor, and more importantly, he was favored by the dean of the Military Research Institute.

"My time has come?" He couldn't believe it.

It is precisely because of today that he reacquainted himself with Williams: Enwei and Grace.

It was the most appropriate word he could think of, and with his ingenuity, he naturally understood Williams's intentions.

However, you Williams keep saying that you want to open up the pattern and take a long-term view, but why do you always depart from the struggle between the "cautious faction" and the "expansionist faction"?

Why only focus on a small military academy and aerospace academy?

Go to his "cautious faction", go to his "expansionists", go to his military academy, go to his aerospace academy!

My ambition is not in this, but in the future of all mankind!

......

However, the Lightspeed did not return within the set time - a week had passed, and the Military Academy had not received any information from it.

After Williams spoke with Zhang Tianlin, he learned that the space institute did not know anything about the "speed of light", and began to fall into unprecedented worries.

He had a bad premonition that something had happened to the "Lightspeed" and it was very likely that it had lost contact with the earth!

Even as an opponent, Zhang Tianlin was shocked, no matter what position he stood on, the loss of contact with the spacecraft was definitely not a trivial matter. It can enable anyone to throw aside their barriers and stand on a united front.

At this moment, Zhang Mingyuan, secretary general of the Coalition Government of the Military Yuan, is presiding over a major meeting to discuss the matter of the loss of contact with the "Speed of Light". The participants included Williams, Zhang Tianlin, Adolf, Zeng Shuo and others, as well as some professors from the Military Academy and the Academy of Astronautics, all of whom were involved in the research to a greater or lesser extent.

In addition to these people, Zhou Ran and Zheng Dashen also attended as observers. Although they were not involved in the study, there is nothing surprising about their presence for some reason.

"I knew it wasn't going to go this way, and if I wanted to hurry, I wouldn't be able to do it! The technology is simply immature! It's good now, who will be responsible for such a big thing! ”

Adolphus said indignantly, and kept staring at Williams as he spoke. Although his tone was full of concern, it was hard not to suspect that he was watching the excitement.

Zeng Shuo saw the situation in front of him clearly, he was the person in charge of the "Speed of Light" spaceship, and now that there was such a major accident, it was naturally impossible to escape the blame. He took a deep breath and prepared to take all the blame.

However, before he could speak, he saw Williams' stop look.

"Professor Adolf, what do you mean by that? When something like this happens, everyone doesn't want to see it, and now it's not about discussing responsibility, it's about coming up with a solution. A professor at the Military Academy retorted, because in his opinion, Adolf only wanted to make a big deal out of it.

"That's natural," Adolf said with a look of disdain, "but responsibility must also be made clear and punished accordingly." I recommend that all personnel involved in the research of the Lightspeed project be suspended for investigation! ”

"You ......"

"Adolf," Zhang Tianlin interrupted, "Let's listen to Secretary General Zhang's opinion. ”

Zhang Mingyuan coughed lightly, looked at the people present, and said after adjusting his breathing: "The council has made it clear that the first task at present is to find out the reason for the loss of contact with the 'Speed of Light', and find out its current location coordinates as soon as possible. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "Of course, the council also gave an opinion, Professor Adolf was right just now, and the investigation of Zeng Shuo, the person in charge of the 'Lightspeed Project', was also carried out at the same time. ”

After Zhang Mingyuan finished speaking, the scene was silent at first, and then there were whispers.

Zeng Shuo's face was pale, his heart was like ashes, and the honor and fame he had just received were short-lived. What's even more terrifying is not that, his life may be over......

"How?" Williams said calmly, "Suspension? Put on record? Or ......"

"The council can't come up with a clear plan," Mr. Zhang said, "and I'm not stupid enough to ask that!" ”

"I think we should suspend them first, and then open a case for investigation." Adolf said lightly, it seems that the problem has been solved.

"I ......"

Before Zeng Shuo could speak, Zhang Tianlin suddenly spoke: "I don't think there is any need to suspend him, let alone investigate." After speaking, he glanced at Adolf, who was stunned, and then at Williams and the others, who were slightly surprised.

"What is Dean Zhang's opinion?" The Secretary-General asked.

"Since the priority at the moment is to find out what is wrong with the Lightspeed, there is probably no one present who knows better than the person in charge of the project! If you don't have him, how can you figure it out? Zhang Tianlin said confidently, "For this matter, I think Professor Zeng must be involved in the whole process." ”

Then, he turned to look at Williams, "What do you think, Dean Williams?" ”