Chapter 515 "Morning Light" Project Launched
Chapter 515 "Morning Light" Project Launched
"To be honest, at the time, it was just an empty slogan to me."
In the interrogation room, the middle-aged Chen Ang, played by Wang Zhiwen, sat steadily on the chair with his fingers crossed in front of his chest. His magnetic voice was clear and loud, ensuring that everyone who was monitoring him inside and outside the room could hear it clearly.
"At that time, liberal ideas were rampant in society, and I was an emotionally indifferent person who rarely cared about anything."
"However, you finally agreed to Ms. Lin's request and joined the research and development team of ball lightning weapons?"
The white agent had a sharp eye and tentatively asked the question, finally touching upon the key point. He was able to remain so calm, and he was indeed an expert in intelligence work.
"Yes, but actually, my role in that project was not that important."
As Chen Ang finished speaking, time seemed to flow backwards again.
He finally signed the confidentiality contract and officially joined Lin Yun's R&D team.
But such a scientific research team is obviously far from enough relying only on Lin Yun and him as a graduate student.
"Ball lightning is by no means an ordinary natural phenomenon. Judging from the existing data, it is very likely related to the most cutting-edge fields of modern physics."
Chen Ang expressed his views, and Lin Yun listened and nodded in agreement.
"Yes, we need to ask Superman to come out."
Afterwards, Chen Ang followed Lin Yun to visit the residence of the physics "superman" in person.
It was a new residential building located in the HD District of Shangjing City. When the two arrived, the door of the room was half-open.
After ringing the doorbell several times and no one answered, Lin Yun's face suddenly became solemn. She pushed the door open carefully with an extremely vigilant attitude.
Fortunately, there were no enemies hiding in the house. Most of the space in the spacious house with three bedrooms and two living rooms was empty. There were not too many complicated decorations. Everything looked simple and plain, except for a large number of A4 papers scattered cluttered on the ground and windowsill.
Some of these papers were blank, some were filled with dense formulas, some were drawn with strange figures, and there were many pencils thrown around randomly.
In the middle of this pile of papers, on the living room floor, Bai Jingting, who was in his twenties, was lying on his back, sleeping soundly.
He was tall and thin, wearing a loose white vest and shorts, with drool flowing from the corner of his mouth, dripping directly onto the floor. He looked totally out of shape.
Lin Yun called out loudly several times, but he still showed no signs of waking up.
"I'm starting to regret it. This guy doesn't look like an academic 'superman' at all."
Lin Yun looked at the target person who was sleeping soundly and couldn't help but complain in a low voice. It was obvious that her first impression of this person was terrible.
However, Chen Ang did not agree with her words. He just slowly squatted down, staring at the A4 papers filled with numbers and patterns, and carefully looked through them one by one.
"No, he is definitely the one we are looking for!"
"Who is that man?" the white agent asked relentlessly.
"Ding Yi, you should have heard of it." Chen Ang spread his hands and responded easily.
The white agent frowned slightly. Without him saying anything more, the display on the wall instantly showed a photo of Wang Jinsong and detailed information about Ding Yi.
Well, after careful makeup, Wang Jinsong and Bai Jingting are indeed 60% to 70% similar.
Ding Yi, male, age: 43, native of Jilin, China, first-class professor of China, is the youngest member of the Academy of Sciences of the country, holds a double doctorate in philosophy and quantum physics, and a master's degree in mathematics.
He was the chief scientist of the Huaxia Neutron Decay Research Project, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics for this research. He was later in charge of the Liangxiang High Energy Accelerator Project. He is considered to be the top physicist in the field of microscopic particles in China. "
"His talent is indeed outstanding," Chen Ang nodded slightly, "but compared to me, he is still a little inferior."
"Chen Ang? He was arrested? Oh, what a pity!"
The camera turns to the office of the special affairs department, where Shi Qiang and the middle-aged Ding Yi, played by Wang Jinsong, are sitting on the sofa with steaming tea in front of them.
"I still remember the first time I met him. To be honest, among researchers of my age, very few can leave a deep impression on me, especially those who can make me sincerely recognize them in academic level. He is one of them."
"Good, you can understand these calculations? It seems that your project is not useless. At least there is a smart person."
The young Ding Yi deftly opened two folding chairs, raised his chin towards Chen Ang and Lin Yun, and motioned for them to sit down.
"You are Professor Ding, right?" Lin Yun asked politely.
"I'm Ding Yi." Ding Yi also opened a folding chair for himself and sat down carelessly.
Lin Yun got straight to the point: "We came here this time because we have a national defense project. We would like you to be responsible for the theoretical part and provide us with support."
Ding Yi looked indifferent and did not comment.
He casually picked up the pipe on the coffee table beside him, pinched a pinch of tobacco from the glass bottle, slowly put it into the big pipe, lit it, took a deep puff, exhaled a long puff of smoke, and then spoke nonchalantly:
"Study what?"
"Ball lightning." Chen Ang answered concisely.
"Very good, if that group of people sent you to humiliate me, then they succeeded." Ding Yi's face suddenly turned colder.
"Why don't you learn about our project first?" Lin Yun said, preparing to open the laptop he brought.
Ding Yi waved his hand, and said firmly: "No need, I am a microscopic particle physicist, not an electrical engineer."
Lin Yun's heart sank and she felt a little discouraged. In addition, she didn't have a good impression of him at the beginning. She felt that not being able to invite Professor Ding was not a big deal.
At this time, Chen Ang, who had been sitting quietly beside him, suddenly spoke:
“Indeed, Professor Ding, with your profound knowledge in the field of microscopic particles, joining a small team like ours is a bit of a waste of talent.
And I remember that your research on neutron decay caused quite a stir internationally, and I heard that you almost won the Nobel Prize? That's such a pity."
"Don't mention the Nobel Prize," Ding Yi sneered, "If it weren't for it, I wouldn't have ended up like this, becoming an idler."
"What's going on?" Chen Ang asked.
“It’s all because of what I said.
Last year in Europe, at a TV forum, the host asked me how I felt about being the strongest contender for this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.
"How did you answer?"
"I'll just tell you the truth. The Nobel Prize has never been awarded to outstanding ideas. It only favors craftsmanship and luck, just like Einstein, who won the prize for the photoelectric effect."
"That's true." Chen Ang nodded in agreement.
"Yes, and today, the Nobel Prize is just an old, ugly whore who has lost her charm and beauty, relying entirely on fancy packaging and complicated means to please the academic community.
To be honest, I never thought about winning a prize. I am not interested in the Nobel Prize at all. The pleasure that studying physics brings me is much greater than that.
It’s just that the country has invested a huge amount of money in this project and forced it on me, so I can’t refuse it.” “Professor Ding, you…”
Chen Ang and Lin Yun looked at each other, both shocked by this man's bold remarks.
"You're not going to resign because of this, are you?"
"They say I am irresponsible and sensational, but in fact I am just ruining some people's good things."
Ding Yi looked calm and exhaled another puff of smoke.
"People with different ideals cannot work together! Those guys treat me as an alien, so I'll just leave. It's a pity that my research has been ruined."
Perhaps because they both have somewhat strange personalities, Lin Yun's opinion of Ding Yi has changed greatly at this moment.
"Since you don't have any research projects on hand, Professor Ding, why don't you join us? It's better than sitting here doing nothing, isn't it?"
Ding Yi didn't say anything. He stood up and walked to the window. He turned his back to them and started smoking, blowing the smoke out of the window. It seemed as if he was afraid of disturbing the guests, or as if he was silently expressing his intention to end the topic and send the guests away.
Lin Yun felt helpless and was about to give up.
At this time, Chen Ang said:
"Aren't electrons also part of microscopic physics? And ball lightning seems to involve a deeper quantum realm."
"When doing scientific research, it's better not to use words like 'seem'."
Ding Yi still faced the window, but this time he did not remain silent.
Chen Ang continued:
“The military has indeed suspended research on lightning weapons for now, but this is only temporary.
Judging from their previous investment in similar test systems, the authorities still attach great importance to this research.
We are currently looking for new breakthroughs, and ball lightning is a good idea, but this also means that this research requires greater investment.
Neither the military nor we can carry out comprehensive related work in a short period of time, but we can make theoretical preparations first, build several mathematical models, start from different theoretical angles and boundary conditions, lay a solid foundation, and once the conditions are ripe, we can immediately start related experiments. "
Ding Yi fell silent again, and Chen Ang continued to talk to himself:
“Perhaps ball lightning research does not belong to basic science, but it has great potential for application in the field of weapons.
To forge swords for the country, you need raw materials and a furnace.
Research cannot be done with just a pencil and a piece of paper, especially in the field of microscopic particles.
I heard that the country did not include the super accelerator and hadron collider in the new five-year science and technology plan. "
"People say it's a waste of money and effort."
Ding Yi finally couldn't hold back anymore, turned around and looked at Chen Ang with burning eyes.
"So, our physicists will have to continue to go to Geneva and work as beggars and laborers, just to get some pitiful experimental time."
Chen Ang paused, then continued, "Although I haven't known you for a long time, I can see that Professor Ding has a very strong will and will never bend."
When Ding Yi heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"I'm not the conceited person you think I am, but I like what you said, and I really can't bend my waist!"
"So, you agree to join?" Lin Yun's eyes lit up and he asked in surprise.
"If even I can't do it, who else can you turn to?" Ding Yi raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a confident smile.
At this point, the ball lightning weapon research and development team has been completely assembled. In front of the research institute in the Gobi Desert, a dozen confident young people were arm in arm, smiling very happily, and leaving behind a precious photo.
"He was one of the most important people in our team at that time. If I was responsible for 60% of the project, he was responsible for at least 40%."
The middle-aged Ding Yi, played by Wang Jinsong, pointed his finger at the photo that had transformed from the screen and said.
"Hey, this is him. Of course he's not as handsome as me, but he's very smart. He can understand everything very quickly. It's hard to believe that he never made it in the academic world for so many years."
"He was hiding his abilities before, wasn't he?"
As an old criminal investigator who has worked on the special front for so long, Shi Qiang gave a corresponding guess as soon as he heard Ding Yi's description.
“Who knows? Anyway, after that, he went abroad to pursue a doctorate degree in a different discipline, and then became famous in the academic world as the chief scientist of Brilliant Group, but we have never been in touch.
By the way, you asked me to come here just because of him?"
Shi Qiang shook his head.
"No, it's because of the international situation. The higher-ups want to ask if our 'Morning Light' can be put into actual combat?"
"'Morning Light'? Didn't you suspend this project in the first place? Why are you asking me now?" Ding Yi said unhappily.
Shi Qiang gave a wry smile.
"Professor Ding, when this project was first launched, I was just a small soldier. This can't be blamed on me."
"I think we should give this weapons research and development project a code name." Lin Yun suggested in the conference room.
"Just call it 'Ball Flash'." Ding Yi said nonchalantly.
"That won't work. We have rules. We can't use random code names for weapons development."
"Then what do you think is a good name?" Chen Ang asked Lin Yun.
She had a very bright smile.
"How about 'Morning Light'? The first rays of sunlight that break through the darkness in the early morning!"
Everyone in the team said yes, and after they were all assembled, they immediately began to take action, devoting all their energy to the project on the weaponization of ball lightning.
To complete this project, the first thing to do is to figure out what ball lightning is and how to artificially generate it in the laboratory, so that we can proceed to the next step of weaponization.
Among them, Ding Yi was responsible for the most basic physical theory research on ball lightning and provided relevant mathematical tools.
Chen Ang focused his attention on the ball lightning itself. With the help of the Chinese military, he traveled around looking for ball lightning that might appear in nature and tried to observe it up close.
As for Lin Yun, she is mainly responsible for the logistical support of the entire project. No matter whether it is funds or information, as long as it is beneficial to the project, she will find a way to get it.
The three of them can be said to be the most stable golden triangle of the "Morning Light" project. With the joint efforts of all team members, the project is progressing at a gratifying speed.
However, scientific research is often not smooth sailing. The subject of ball lightning is one of the most cutting-edge topics in the world. Countless scholars have failed in this area. If you want to solve this problem, passion alone is not enough.
(End of this chapter)