Cyber Heroes

March 22, 2028, Tsinghua University, Peking, Basic Industrial Training Center.

Xiangshan, a young graduate student, feels himself in crisis.

He was in the attached rest area next to the laboratory, happily drinking lemon tea made from a cheap brand of tea bags, while smiling happily at a physical book.

Then, he saw the hospital leader pushing open the door and coming in.

This is really a huge crisis. Although Xiangshan's boss is usually tolerant and doesn't mind what students do in the lounge area during breaks - Xiangshan has a senior who is in his third year who went too far and once openly rubbed his mobile phone in the lounge area.

But this is all based on "the boss does not object". In front of larger leaders, whether this approach is feasible or not is a matter of debate.

Xiangshan instinctively put the book on the small coffee table, but he couldn't hide it. Moreover, the cover of this book is colorful and does not look like an academic monograph.

At this moment, Mr. Xiangshan hated those publishers for actually designing the cover of a science fiction novel in such a vulgar way.

But the deputy dean was not as serious as usual, but said to the person behind him with a smile: "This is Comrade Xiao Xiang from our school. Just like the information, he is young and powerful, and he is a talent!"

The man behind the dean has bronze skin, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He is wearing a straight military uniform, a big-brimmed hat, and civilian epaulettes, with no military rank visible. Behind him was a dark-skinned little soldier, who was holding a rather retro-looking black leather briefcase in his hand.

"Xiao Xiang, this is a comrade from the army." The vice president pointed at the soldier: "He wants to talk to you about something, so go to the small conference room next to him. When people ask questions, you Just say whatever you have to say without any mental burden."

Xiang Shan was confused at the time.

The deputy dean took them into the small conference room. The silent soldier immediately took action, closing the window, drawing the curtains, turning on the lights, and handed the briefcase to the sharp-browed officer. Then he exited with the deputy dean and closed the door.

Only then did Xiang Shan come back to his senses.

The Jianmei took off his hat and put it at hand. He first took out a palm-sized instrument from his bag, opened it and put it on the table. Then he smiled and said: "Hello, Dr. Xiang, my surname is Lei. Just call me Director Lei. ”

Xiang Shan nodded, still wondering whether the surname "Lei" was true or false, and said: "Hello, Director Lei. I don't dare to be a 'doctor'. I haven't gotten my degree yet."

Comrade Lei, who had sharp eyebrows, smiled and said, "I heard that this is a sure thing for you."

Xiang Shan became more cautious: "Director Lei, let's talk directly. As you can see, my mind is completely confused now."

"Can a smart person like you be 'confused'? I've read your information. When I was in school, I admired children like you who could skip grades. I thought your smart brain was absolutely extraordinary." Lei Comrade seemed to want to use this friendly attitude to dispel Xiangshan's nervousness, but this seemed to be of no avail. The soldier had no choice but to clear his throat and said: "Comrade Xiangshan, the country now needs you for a project. I'm here to ask about your intention."

Xiang Shan is still waiting for the next chapter. But Director Lei started to talk about his outgoing persona, and he lost all his words.

Xiang Shan asked doubtfully: "Then?"

"That's all for now." Comrade Lei repeated: "The country has a project that requires you to participate. Are you willing?"

Xiang Shan was a little at a loss: "But I should know what kind of project this is, right?"

Comrade Lei showed eight teeth and showed a very polite smile: "Sorry, we also have confidentiality discipline."

"duration?"

"I can only say that I really don't know." Comrade Lei shook his head: "I have told you everything I can tell you. You only need to answer, 'yes' or 'no'."

Take a deep breath toward the mountain. He knew he was in big trouble.

There is often a legend among the people, saying that a scientist was visited by the military one day, and then disappeared from the world the next day. It was not until decades later that it returned to people's vision. Sometimes, the outside world doesn't even know what they did until they die.

Ah, of course, most... It should be said that, except for those rare exceptions, most research cannot be so rigorous. If nothing else, scholars must communicate to make progress. When participating in confidential projects, scholars must also be allowed to come out to recharge their batteries.

In addition, scholars are also made of flesh and blood and have human hearts.

Professors who are connected with military projects are at best on "long-term business trips."

However, Xiangshan was faced with a project that "even in the secret room, he could only reveal that 'there is such a project.'"

Comrade Lei just raised his eyebrows and watched Xiang Shan exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale over and over again.

In the end, Xiang Shan slapped the table with both hands and said: "The country is in need, so I am naturally obligated. But there is one thing I must explain to the organization."

Comrade Lei nodded: "You can make any requests."

This was not the first time he had dealt with this kind of situation, and he knew some of the underlying rules. To contribute to the country, it is not too much to make reasonable or unreasonable demands. This is also an old tradition of the Republic.

Xiang Shan looked serious: "I declare in advance that my research direction is basic industry for civilian use. If it is transferred to military use, there is almost no threshold limit. I cannot rob the country of funds."

This was the first time that Director Lei saw such a fool. The corner of his mouth twitched and he almost laughed. Fortunately, he had dealt with scholars in the academy several times and understood that such straightforward scholars do exist. He just shook his head and said, "Dr. Xiang, you don't need to feel too much psychological burden. We just invited you at the beginning. The tutor, Professor Liu, has joined. Professor Liu said that he might need a deputy. Among the lists we provided, he recommended you."

This information was originally within the scope of "can be disclosed", but Comrade Lei did not really say everything he could say right away.

Xiangshan's face turned a little red. He knew he was making a joke.

——That's right. If I were in charge of the project, this information wouldn't be the only thing told to me.

Xiangshan’s mentor, Liu Zhenghui, is almost fifty. This age is the "right age" for scholars. Lao Liu can be regarded as a generation that grew up with the first generation of electronic technology industry in the Republic. He is a well-known scholar in the field of hardware in China. He has a quite open mind and has a good relationship with students.

Mr. Liu can't possibly harm me - with this thought, Xiang Shan nodded and said: "I am willing to join this project."

"Very good." Director Lei nodded: "From now on until tomorrow morning, you don't need to continue working here and can handle any personal matters. Ah, and..." Comrade Lei opened his briefcase, He took out a piece of paper: "This is Professor Liu's instruction. He wants you to hand over the project you are working on to other students according to the arrangement above. Please write down this note yourself and return it to me after reading it." "

Xiang Shan asked, "Then I can take a photo...well, it doesn't look like that's possible."

Comrade Lei smiled and said: "You have such a good mind, it's not difficult to write it down. In addition, a car will pick you up at your door at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. You can prepare some personal belongings with you, but please do not carry other electronic products with you. , you don’t need to bring your mobile phone card, please handle it properly.”

Xiang Shan nodded: "Comrade Lei, I should be able to know more now, right? At least I have to tell my family how long I will be going, right?"

Comrade Lei shook his head: "I can only tell you, I really don't know. By the way, you haven't been in love yet, right?"

Xiang Shan looked at the laboratory and shook his head. I had skipped too many grades before, and I was surrounded by sisters who were several years older than me, so I didn’t have the thought. Recently, I have finally entered an environment with peers, but I have also become busy.

Although Xiangshan can be regarded as "in the prime of life" and "young and promising", he belongs to the echelon of talented people. But for scientific research, how much talent is considered high?

"Then you shouldn't worry too much. Just tell your parents to participate in a country's confidential project." Comrade Lei smiled.

Soon, Comrade Lei left.

Xiangshan sat in the small conference room for a long time.

After that, he took out his mobile phone and wanted to send a message to his senior brothers and sisters. But he immediately put away his phone.

No matter what, I am now a member of the country, and I still have this awareness.

Xiangshan went to find his senior brothers and sisters by himself. Fortunately, the break time has passed now, and the colleagues in the laboratory are gradually returning.

I heard that when Xiang Shan handed over the task according to Lao Liu's instructions, everyone else was surprised.

One senior brother expressed regret: "Tsk tsk, Junior Brother Xiang, this is such a pity... After completing this project and applying for a patent, you will be able to achieve financial freedom in advance even if you don't talk about wealth."

"That's right." A senior sister also nodded: "Old Liu, this is a bit... After you finish this, you will almost have the capital to find a project by yourself, right?"

"Go, go, is Teacher Liu that kind of person?" "Elder Brother" shook his head. "Big brother" is not really Lao Liu's first disciple, but he is the oldest and most senior among the students who are still in the laboratory. He looked at Xiang Shan with a tone that was half envy and half jealous: "This must be a great thing. Teacher Liu may have taken on some big confidential project outside."

Xiang Shan hurriedly signaled everyone to be silent. "Eldest Brother" had an expression on his face that said, "Just take a look and I'll tell you." Others also had meaningful smiles on their faces.

After knowing this, the other senior brothers and sisters did not make things difficult for Xiang Shan and completed what needed to be done as quickly as possible.

After returning home in the evening, Xiangshan told his parents about the matter. Xiangshan's father is an old Peiping native. He only feels very honored that his son can enter the secret project and wishes he could drink three more drops of wine. Xiangshan's mother looked worried and began to complain about why Xiangshan didn't find a girlfriend earlier. Otherwise, she didn't know if she would have the chance to start a family in the future by participating in such a project.

Xiangshan responded with a few words of "Yeah, yeah," and then returned to his room after dinner. He turned off his cell phone, took out the phone card, and threw it together with the handheld cassette.

Xiang Shan plans to leave this 80% new mobile phone to his parents. Then after thinking about it, he asked his parents to give the Ren's handheld machine that had been in the dust for half a year to his cousin - anyway, there is a high probability that he will not have the chance to play it in the future, so it is better to give it away than to break it.

After packing some changes of clothes, Xiangshan lay on the bed.

"Starting from tomorrow, you will be a person of great use to society." In the darkness, he said to himself.