The excavation of Xinghuo was in full swing, but because the methods they used were extremely mild, domestic intelligence agencies did not respond immediately in a short period of time.
Of course, this does not mean that officials are not vigilant.
After all, the plan for decrypting Chen Nian's identity was formulated several years ago, and so far, hundreds of versions have been iterated.
In the office, Li Xiang sat opposite Chen Nian, flipping through the latest documents issued by his superiors, and said:
"Currently we can feel that the confidentiality of the Spark team is declining."
"There is no way around it. The stall is getting bigger and bigger, just like a small puddle growing into a big lake. It is no longer possible to ensure that there are no leaks like before."
"Especially, after the South Island incident and the launch of 096, the other party seemed to be suddenly awakened."
"They began to look away from the 'confrontation' itself and instead focused on the root causes of the confrontation."
"There is feedback from the frontline that the other party has started an investigation, but the method is relatively mild. We do not plan to respond too aggressively for the time being, otherwise it will be more likely to expose flaws."
"But you have to be mentally prepared. It is very likely that Starfire will be exposed within a period of time."
"And once Xinghuo is exposed, it will be really difficult to hide your identity."
Hearing his words, Chen Nian nodded slightly.
He had actually been prepared for this situation.
There are no secrets in this world that can never be leaked. If you are an expert specializing in a certain field, the situation will be better.
After all, the scope of personnel contact is relatively narrow and the environment is closed enough, so the impact caused by technological progress can be dissipated smoothly.
But the problem is that the scope of my involvement is too wide and I have come into contact with too many people.
Even if the government can guarantee everyone's loyalty, it cannot guarantee that everyone will not make mistakes.
As long as there are enough resources and enough driving force, it is only a matter of time for a professional intelligence organization to find Spark, or even find itself.
Thinking of this, he asked:
"Then how do you plan to deal with it? Directly expose it?"
Chen Guo had told Chen Nian before that if his identity was exposed in the future, the authorities would ensure his life safety at all costs, but this was only a solution in extreme cases.
Except in extreme cases?
How to arrange daily work? How to take advantage of the huge advantages brought by your uniqueness? Or to go even further, now that it has been exposed, how can Chen Nian's identity be used to further "kidnap" other countries?
In fact, Chen Nian himself had imagined this problem.
Is your identity exposed just to show off?
Stop talking nonsense, pretending to be cool can’t bring real benefits. If that’s the case, refusing to accept it is the best choice.
The real purpose is still one sentence: showing off muscles.
There is a saying that goes well, when chasing a woman, you should not spend money on her, but you must spend money to show her.
Under irreversible circumstances, the internal logic of letting Chen Nian's identity be exposed on a large scale is actually the same.
Use certain benefits to attract the largest investment, forcibly create a technological highland, and then build a central fortress in all aspects of economy, politics, and culture.
But Chen Nian didn't have a good idea on how to do it specifically.
Hearing his question, Li Xiang across from him smiled and replied:
"To be honest, the plan has been iterated to more than 100 versions, but a definite strategy has not been released yet."
"However, one principle has not changed, and that is risk mitigation."
"Risk mitigation? How do you say that?"
Chen Nian asked doubtfully.
"Peel the onion and release your identity information layer by layer. When one identity is almost used, the value is basically squeezed out, and the risk is basically released, then continue to release the next identity information."
"?? Take off your vest?"
Chen Nian asked, dumbfounded.
"Ah, that's pretty much what it means."
"Anyway, don't worry too much about this matter, we will arrange it."
“Especially in terms of safety, there’s no need to think about it at all.”
"The security measures for you are now very mature and operate very smoothly."
"You can see from the nuclear fusion conference you attended this time that although it is contactless, the risks are completely controllable."
"clear."
Chen Nian nodded. After the meeting, he attended the security team's regular review meeting. It was at that time that he truly felt how much his current "undisturbed" life was costing him. How much effort goes into the security staff.
A very simple example, the reason why he could sit in the cafe next to the venue and drink coffee with Sebastian without any scruples was because that cafe had been strictly controlled and censored a month ago.
The two chatted for a while. Chen Nian casually looked at the date on the calendar, and then suddenly realized a problem:
"Is Wang Jiancheng about to graduate? No, Qiu Mai is about to graduate too, right?"
"Yeah. What's wrong, you haven't contacted each other recently?"
"I contacted Qiu Mai from time to time to continue studying for a PhD. I know this. What does Wang Jiancheng plan to do?"
"He was chattering away all day. Some time ago, he told me that he had iterated the second version of Baize AI. Later, I asked him about the specific situation. He was all about reincarnation, so I didn't bother to talk to him."
Hearing this, Li Xiang couldn't help but want to laugh.
"He's like this. You don't know him yet. He doesn't reply when I ask him, but I heard him say it before and he seems to be planning to start a business."
"Changed again? Didn't you say you were coming to Chengfei?"
"The devil knows about him - to be honest, he is not suitable for any fixed company or research institution. His thinking is too fast and the way of doing things is different from ours."
"You see, normal people deduce puzzle pieces piece by piece according to the patterns, right? He is different. When he thinks of where it is, he first arranges it randomly according to the panorama in his mind, and then finds a way to connect the middle. This kind of Man, it’s hard to say which organization would dare to ask for it.”
Chen Nianshen nodded in agreement, and then said:
"Let him go through the trouble, he has money anyway."
"You have a way out when you are young. At worst, you can come back after hitting a wall."
"If he is really allowed to find a way out, he might become the Musk of this era."
"Who is Musk?"
Li Xiang asked subconsciously.
Chen Nian was stunned for a moment, and then replied:
"Uh, a genius? A businessman?"
"It doesn't matter. In short, Wang Jiancheng will definitely surpass him."
On the other side, Bloomberg was walking on the path inside NPU.
In fact, he is no stranger to this school. After all, he personally stole a large number of talents from this school back then.
However, the current NPU is no longer the slightly shabby university he remembered.
Brand new buildings, carefully planned greenery, and recently erected statues.
This also confirms Bloomberg’s speculation.
This school must be rich.
Where does their money come from?
If we don’t do business, then we can only make appropriations.
But Bloomberg has no clue as to the reason, amount, or source of the allocation.
Just the day before, he had read all the policy documents related to NPU in recent years. Although some financial allocation data were recorded in them, they were all relatively vague.
Bloomberg secretly denounced China's so-called "opacity" and wished he could ask the BBC to set the pace and demand that all funding details of major universities be made public. But obviously, he is unable to do so.
The intention is too obvious, and everyone in the line may be killed. Even if he has this awareness, his colleagues will not be able to participate.
And relying on his authority alone is obviously not enough.
Therefore, he had no choice but to do the next best thing and try his luck in NPU himself.
——
It is unrealistic to go directly to the teachers in the school. They are more vigilant than anyone else. The only chance is to contact the students here first and see if you can get any useful clues from them.
His requirements are not high. He does not need the other party to reveal any major scientific research project information, nor does he need them to reveal any inside information directly. All he wants is an impressive name or some famous names that are popular among students. Campus legend.
He believed that even these fragmented information hinted at an important answer.
He was once very confident in himself, thinking that with his white appearance, excellent eloquence and fluent Chinese, he would be able to attract the attention of a large number of girls. But the fact is that he far underestimated the scientific research of this school. Atmosphere.
Most of the students walking on the road were in a hurry and didn't even want to look at him. Even if he used the excuse of asking for directions, most of the answers he got were "Look at the map yourself."
For a whole afternoon, he wandered around the campus and found nothing.
This disappointed him, and at the same time he mentally re-evaluated the difficulty of this mission.
Giving up is actually an option, after all, he really doesn't need this project that much.
Thinking of this, Bloomberg couldn't help but relax. He had already made up his mind. If he really didn't have that luck, he would treat today as a return trip to his old place.
——
However, turning points often come at unexpected times.
Just as he rounded the last corner and returned to the main road, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the bulletin board standing on the roadside.
The bulletin board is filled with various photos, and the content is the latest personnel change information.
Bloomberg instinctively walked closer and looked at the names of those people one by one.
Below the photos of these people are listed a few-sentence resumes. At first glance, there is basically nothing wrong with them.
But it was this personnel change that suddenly inspired Bloomberg.
——
If NPU really benefits from the J-22 project, it means that someone from this school must have participated in this project and played a significant role.
This sounds like nonsense. After all, NPU itself has a profound background in the aviation field, and it is not surprising that it participates in key projects.
But the problem is that the resources obtained by several other similar universities, such as Beihang University, are far inferior to those of NPU.
Isn't this an obvious clue?
Therefore, my first anchor point appeared.
The scope of the search for the mysterious organization was instantly narrowed from various scientific research institutions across the country to the small school of Western Polytechnic University.
Furthermore, scholars who are qualified to participate in major projects must have super technical levels and extraordinary qualifications. Such people can be said to be very few in a university.
What he needs to pay attention to is the personnel change information of these people.
Of course, this information must be embellished.
But one thing is certain:
It is not possible for them to teach while the project is ongoing.
Bloomberg's inspiration kept coming. At this time, his brain was like a machine running at high speed, rapidly deducing the subsequent step-by-step plan.
He quickly walked out of the gate of NPU, got into a taxi and returned to his office.
As soon as he saw the assistant, he said:
"Find out for me the personnel changes of all experts and professors at NPU in the past 10 years. I want to know who did not attend classes at the school from 2001 to 2005!"
After hearing his words, the assistant was stunned for a moment, and then immediately got into work.
Relying on the high-end talent profile that he had established long ago, he got the results he wanted in less than two hours.
And this result was much better than he expected.
There are only 3 qualified people.
Moreover, two of them have no strong connection with the J-22 project.
only one person left
Chen Guo.
He is China's top aerodynamics researcher. Before 2003, he had published many research results in the direction of turbulence and was also responsible for teaching related courses.
However, after 2003, his research progress slowed down significantly and his teaching work was suspended.
Official information shows that such a change occurred because he participated in the research work of several public projects, but Bloomberg does not believe this at all.
The reason is simple. He doesn't believe that such a high-end talent will willingly invest in mediocre projects.
China's aviation field is undergoing earth-shaking changes, but as a leader, you are not moved at all?
This is so unreasonable.
A smile appeared on Bloomberg's face. He knew that he had found one of the so-called "key points."
At the same time, other members involved in this large-scale intelligence collection operation also made similar progress like him.
One name after another was unearthed, gradually forming a large network.
As the intelligence is compiled, each node on this network appears one after another, showing an intricate relationship.
It is undeniable that due to China's proactive preparations, it will take a lot of time to completely decrypt this network.
But at least they already have a direction.
As long as they break through any point on the net, the hand holding this big net will appear in front of them.
(End of chapter)
