A few days later, the Imperial Capital.
The China Quantum Computing Project Launch Conference has just ended, but many scholars from all over the world are still enthusiastic. After the keynote speaker left, they gathered in small groups to discuss the long-term future mentioned at this conference. plans, as well as project structure and composition.
Everyone is full of expectations, because according to what they just heard, the degree of openness of this project will be much higher than that of the previous EAST project.
Not only will all countries have the opportunity to participate, but the so-called "seating", that is, the basis for project task allocation, will no longer be affected by ZZ factors, but will be determined solely based on the actual scientific research capabilities and technology accumulation of each country.
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Of course, this is a superficial statement. In actual circumstances, off-site factors will still have an impact.
But even just such a "big cake" is enough for everyone to choke.
"So what exactly is China going to do this time? Do they want to completely subvert the electronic order of this world?"
"But why drag us along? This seems a little unreasonable."
"There is nothing unreasonable. The international financial system will be most impacted by quantum computing - or to put it more bluntly, it should be SWIFT."
"This thing has controlled us for too long. No one wants to break its monopoly, and China certainly does too."
"However, the demise of order is inevitably accompanied by uncontrollable chaos, so they pulled everyone into the same camp and endorsed them."
"Be clear, the term 'endorsement' is not appropriate to use 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 the wrong choice."
Davis stood aside and listened to the discussion from a distance, and what was surging in his heart at this moment was not only the emotion at the beginning, but also the fascination now.
He is not a person who "worships the strong". In fact, under standard American education, for a long time, he has been more interested in so-called "freedom", so-called "democracy" and "individual will". focus on.
This educational background has cultivated his character of distrusting authority, and most of the time, he tends to speak up for the weak.
But now, the situation is completely different.
After hearing what everyone said about China's "grand plan", instead of being disgusted, he was extremely looking forward to it.
It's time for this world to change.
Not because he hates the old order, but because he vaguely feels that the new order will be more reasonable than the old order?
At this time, everyone's discussion was still continuing.
"So after this project, is it really possible for quantum encryption to replace existing encryption methods?"
"You are wrong again. According to China's plan, quantum encryption is the first step in the entire project - they must first solve the problem of quantum encryption and then develop quantum computing."
"Is this a safety statement? It means that they will not hold the weapons to destroy the world in their own hands. Well, compared to some other countries, it is really higher than I know where."
"But I just can't figure it out, why would they do that?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
In fact, most people have the answer in mind.
But they don't want to speak out.
Will humans actively destroy nature reserves?
What if this world, in the eyes of Chinese people, has become a big "nature reserve"?
How could they possibly disrupt the order of this protected area?
They only think about how to make the animals in the reserve live better and grow stronger
No one wants to admit it, but it's true.
A smile appeared on Davis' face, and he guessed everyone's thoughts.
——
Of course, as the nominally most powerful country on the surface, he would not have the same idea as them anyway, but he could indeed feel China's tendency to "establish nature reserves and raise all human beings."
The most powerful weapon is never nuclear weapons, but the economy, technology, and culture.
And China, relying on the early advantage established by hot weapons, is rushing in this direction.
The quantum computing project isn't even their first effort -- not even EAST.
Their first attempt was actually the total nitrogen anion salt project.
Since then, some things have quietly changed.
Davis let out a long sigh and turned his attention to the door.
There, a sentry was standing upright, the ceremonial gun in his hand shining with metallic luster.
He doesn't seem to be very good.
Davis walked out of the venue calmly, intending to continue looking for a suitable target.
His visit to China this time was nominally to attend China's quantum computing conference and obtain first-hand information, but in fact, he had his own hidden purpose.
That is, make the US quantum computing project public and completely destroy the AQCL project.
In fact, he didn't have a clear answer in his heart as to why he did this.
There were actually only two persuasive reasons he could sum up.
One is that the organizational form of AQCL is too abnormal and does too much harm to scientific researchers.
The other is that AQCL’s goals are too radical and may trigger a new round of turmoil and bring suffering to the entire world.
Obviously, neither of these two reasons could constitute his motive for "treason."
But deep down, that's what he wanted to do.
Is this a kind of guidance?
Maybe it's because he realizes that the force he serves has slowly embarked on the same path that Germany once took?
Maybe.
Davis shook his head slightly and followed the others out of the venue hall.
From the corner of his vision, he caught a glimpse of two men in straight suits following him step by step - they were security personnel specially sent to monitor him.
This made him a little irritated.
Obviously during this period of 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 regard for him. of trust.
Even applying to participate in this purely academic exchange conference has gone through unimaginable twists and turns and difficulties.
is this necessary?
Maybe.
Davis' eyes were looking around, and just at this moment, a group of guards walked past him.
Loaded with guns and live ammunition, marching in neat steps.
He could imagine that those people's guns must be filled with live ammunition.
This is the only chance.
If you miss it, the guardian behind you will soon stick to you again. If you want to do anything by then, you will have absolutely no chance.
Davis' eyes gradually became determined.
The muscles all over his body tightened immediately, and his hands that were shaking just now became extremely stable.
Then he lunged at the passing guards and crashed into them.
"I need zz shelter!!"
"ZZ takes refuge? Are you kidding me? An American 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 puzzled look on his face.
No matter how you look at it, this thing is too bizarre.
It was even so bizarre that he vaguely felt that this was a conspiracy.
how can that be possible?
Even if he was really persecuted, he had countless other solutions, but why did he choose this method?
Chen Nian had never come into contact with Davis, but in his previous life, he had heard of this name.
A leader in the field of commercialization of quantum computing, he once led the IBM team to create a 247-bit quantum computer and received numerous praises and honors.
I wish he had never experienced setbacks in his life, right?
It was smooth sailing and respected all the way.
So what exactly does he have to "take refuge" in?
Seeing his expression, Chen Guo felt the same way.
In fact, when they first received the news, his and Chen Nian's reactions were almost exactly the same.
Even his first reaction was "Go to the diplomatic and intelligence agencies for this kind of thing, why are you looking for me?"
But after listening to his superior's narrative, he had no choice but to urgently find Chen Nian.
After all, this is really not a purely diplomatic issue.
"Anyway, it just happened. The time was too short, and we can't figure out his real motives."
"According to the information we received, after attending the launch conference of the quantum computing project, he threw himself into the arms of the guard at the door and shouted that he wanted to take refuge."
"Our guards had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing and originally planned to push him away - from this point of view, their diplomatic sensitivity is still acceptable."
"However, Davis did have someone behind him, and he did react when Davis pounced on him, which posed a threat to the guard."
"So, they finally chose to control Davis and take him away from the scene."
"It has been 40 minutes now, and he is still under temporary protection at the guard post - the two accompanying people have already started negotiating with us, asking for his release."
"However, given that the guard post is basically an open environment, we did not have anyone other than the guards come into contact with Davis, and they did not appear to be that anxious."
"But this problem must be solved no matter what. Whether to keep it or put it back, a decision must be made."
"That's why the superiors came to us - Davis said he had information about U.S. quantum computing technology and needed high-level professionals to be present."
Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded slightly.
As Chen Guo said, the guards handled this matter very professionally and tactfully.
Control on the spot, take away from the scene, refuse to communicate, and protect in an open environment.
Failure to do any of these points may lead to major diplomatic accidents.
But now, the risk has clearly been significantly reduced.
"So the superiors want us to send someone to negotiate?"
Chen Nian asked.
"No, they want you to judge from a technical point of view whether it is necessary for us to trade with him."
"Or to put it more bluntly, do we need to keep him?"
"of course not."
Chen Nian answered without hesitation.
"Unless he can pull out a general-purpose quantum computer - one that can be used on the spot, there is no need for us to listen to his so-called 'intelligence'."
"Even if he goes to hell, the most he can hand over is the progress of the U.S. quantum computing project."
"But I really have no interest in this thing at all - that's just our workload for a few months, and we can't afford to detonate such an unstable factor."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo nodded slightly, but then he continued to ask:
"What if it's intelligence related to RSA decryption? The superiors judged that Davis may have this information."
"That doesn't make sense either."
Chen Nian continued to shake his head.
"Haven't the quantum encryption algorithm been given to you? If there is a problem, it will not take more than a week for us to counterattack - besides, RSA decoding most of the time will only hurt the enemy by one thousand and lose eight by itself. Hundreds of tricks, unless they plan to launch a full-scale military conflict, otherwise it is useless to hold them in their hands given their current economic situation."
"Why are other countries so responsive to our projects?"
Chen Guo asked in confusion.
He is not an expert in this field, so he really doesn't know much about it.
"Because we can really carry eight hundred, and we can carry it many more times."
"I understand, then I will reply directly based on this judgment."
"Hurry up, if you delay it for a little longer, nothing will turn into something."
"good."
Chen Guo nodded solemnly, and after a brief pause, he suddenly laughed again.
"However, our suggestions may not be the final result. After all, what he shouted at the time was to ask for asylum."
"According to fairy law, we do have the right to do this."
"But whether Davis can meet this standard is not certain."
Minutes later, Foreign Service personnel who had arrived at the scene received the order.
The content of the instruction is very simple, only a few words:
Leave it to the police.
After confirming that the order was correct, the staff walked to the guard box and opened the door of the guard box.
There was no communication, not even eye contact.
Then, he pulled Davis up and walked straight out of the post.
Davis's hanging heart was finally relieved. He looked provocatively at the two surveillance personnel who stared at him fiercely, with a mocking smile on his lips.
Now he doesn't worry about his safety at all.
In this country, can you still take out a gun? ——
However, the development of things was beyond his expectation.
The staff member took him directly to the surveillance personnel, still without saying a word, let go of his hand, and turned around to leave.
This scene left Davis and the surveillance personnel stunned.
what's the situation?
Davis looked at the back in stunned silence, wanting to say something, but he immediately understood.
They are not interested in the information they want to hand over.
In other words, they don't need it at all.
Because they have already been ahead of the world.
What quantum computing and RSA decoding I should have thought of long ago.
They are simply unwilling to provide themselves with shelter because it is not worth it.
Once this precedent is opened, the issue of bipolar relations will only 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 mutual trust relationship that has been established.
Even further, how do they know whether the so-called information they provide is true or false?
Wrong bet.
Now, it's too late.
He looked desperately at the two people staring at him in front of him. Just when he was almost resigned to his fate, the situation turned again.
A man in uniform came over and said to him:
"You are suspected of obstructing the execution of official duties in accordance with the law. Please come with us!"
His tone left no room for doubt, and Davis looked ecstatic.
I am afraid that in his more than 40 years of experience, he would never have thought that one day he would be lucky to "be caught."
(End of chapter)
