The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Chapter 1461 Jiang Qian steals books
This phone call made Chang Haonan, who was about to go to bed, feel refreshed.

Soon, a bold and interesting plan jumped out of his mind...

"Director Li, are you free today?"

The sudden turn of events made Li Zhongyi on the other end of the phone fall into silence. Perhaps he didn't react, or perhaps he was checking his schedule.

About half a minute later, his voice came again:

"Before get off work ends, the Industry Department will hold a seminar on the high-quality development of the industrial robot industry. I was originally planning to attend and give a speech, but if you have something urgent to do...it doesn't involve any specific decisions anyway, you can ask Deputy Director Lan to attend on your behalf..."

Six years after the reorganization of the Commission of Science and Technology, the then chief secretary, Comrade Lan Xinzhi, finally became a member of the decision-making level of the Commission of Science and Technology.

"Then I'll take a break and go to the Construction Committee in the afternoon."

Chang Haonan originally wanted to leave immediately, but after recalling the intensity of his work over the past few days, he felt that it was more important to survive and there was no need to rush.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhongyi quickly said:

"If you don't have enough time, why don't I go to Huairou..."

As the head of a ministry, his travel arrangements are actually quite complicated.

But it also depends on the situation.

It is obvious that the things that Chang Haonan feels "not convenient to talk about on the phone" are not trivial.

But he was interrupted midway through his speech:

"No, if you come over, it will be too much of a fuss and it will be troublesome. I haven't left Science City since the National Day, so I'll just go for a walk..."

"..."

……

That afternoon, Industry and Construction Committee.

Chang Haonan stood in front of the bookcase in Li Zhongyi's office, looking through the glass embedded in the cabinet door at an exquisitely made Dongfeng 17 missile model inside.

"It's only been half a month since the military parade, and some manufacturers have already produced cultural and creative products?"

He suddenly remembered that more than ten years ago, when he went to Rongfei for the first time after his rebirth, he wanted to buy an airplane model for Chang Jiayao on the way but almost couldn't find the product.

Obviously, over the past decade or so, it is not only China's industrial level that has made rapid progress, but also the industrial culture that accompanies it.

"The publicity department of the Seventh Hospital made it themselves. In fact, they had already been preparing it before the military parade. It is said that since it was put on sale to the public last week, it has been in short supply until now."

Li Zhongyi gestured to his secretary to leave, and personally poured a glass of water for Chang Haonan, then immediately explained:
"But don't worry, the exterior has been declassified, so outsiders won't be able to see anything useful from it."

When China was developing its first hydrogen bomb and its first nuclear submarine, it obtained quite useful information through inadvertent information leaks from its opponents. Now that it is finally taking the lead, it naturally attaches great importance to this.

Chang Haonan just shrugged indifferently:

"The appearance doesn't really matter. We've already seen what we need to see at the military parade... Besides, anyone can design a traditional waverider with a gliding style. The key lies in the stability and control technology..."

Hearing this, Li Zhongyi almost couldn't help laughing:
"If Americans heard what you said, they would probably go crazy."

Following the other party's words, Chang Haonan took the opportunity to return to the main topic:
“Isn’t it the same now?”

He left the bookcase and sat back on the sofa:
"If there wasn't an internal uproar, how could they investigate any intelligence security incident at such a critical juncture?"

The smile on Li Zhongyi's face finally became hard to conceal:

"They certainly couldn't have imagined that we could put waverider technology into practical use in such a short time."

Seeing that the atmosphere was basically set, Chang Haonan simply asked:

"The question is, will Americans believe that we have broken through the technological bottleneck through our own research?"

"According to their mindset, they wouldn't..."

The corners of Li Zhongyi's mouth that had been raised drooped again, and his expression returned to seriousness:
"So you think that the other party's so-called intelligence security incident is actually investigating spies?"

After blurting out subconsciously, I felt that it was somewhat illogical: "But their own hypersonic weapons tests have failed one after another. Even if there is a ghost inside, what can they reveal to us?"

Obviously, according to normal logic, his thinking is correct. But faced with the situation of falling behind suddenly, the Americans’ current logic is probably not normal...

"You're right... If we continue investigating this way, by the time everyone calms down, there's a good chance that nothing will come of it."

Of course, Chang Haonan didn't know that his colleague on the other side of the ocean had dug a big hole for him, and he just continued to infer as usual:

"But we can create a storyline that is more in line with American cognition... For example, the data from the two failed test flights of the X51A helped a lot. We reverse-engineered the flight trajectory and terminal instability characteristics of the two tests, and combined with the theoretical framework left by Mr. Qian, we finally found the correct calculation method for the compressed airflow of the waverider."

There was a brief silence in the office.

After a while, Li Zhongyi narrowed his eyes slightly:
"You mean... Jiang Gan stole the book?"

"Exactly."

Chang Haonan took out an encrypted hard drive from his briefcase and inserted it into the computer on his desk:
"Of course we didn't draw on any references, but in fact, based on the restored analysis of the data from the first failed test of X51A, combined with the fragment accidentally salvaged by the No. 409 boat, I have basically guessed some of the structural features of their air intake and combustion chamber design."

Complex aerodynamic models and mathematical formulas are displayed on the screen.

Although Li Zhongyi is not a technical expert, he has worked in the national defense science and technology system for a long time. After skipping all the intermediate processes, he quickly understood the general meaning of these data.

"These are the core secrets of the X51A project..."

Li Zhongyi took a breath of cold air:
"If the Americans knew we had this..."

"They will firmly believe that there is a high-level conspiracy inside."

Chang Haonan took over the conversation:
"And this secret line not only leaked intelligence, but also deliberately hindered the progress of research and development - otherwise it is impossible to explain why their X51A repeatedly failed during the testing phase."

Li Zhongyi stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in the office, his leather shoes making a dull sound on the carpet:
"It's an interesting plan, and it doesn't seem to cost anything... But if it's not done properly, for example, if our actions are too deliberate, it will make the Americans give up their suspicions."

“So it’s all about how the information is delivered.”

Chang Haonan retrieved another set of disguised data, so that even if the Americans were not fooled, they would not really help the other side solve the problem:

“It cannot be leaked directly to US intelligence agencies. It is better to use certain channels so that they can obtain this information ‘accidentally’.”

Li Zhongyi suddenly stopped:
"A Russian delegation will come next week to discuss industrial cooperation in multiple fields, including hypersonic aerodynamics. The original plan was just to make initial contact, take them on a brief tour of some non-core facilities, and hold a few exchange meetings, but..."

Chang Haonan frowned and thought:

"The Russians have both sufficient interest in U.S. intelligence and sufficient technical capabilities to understand the value of this information... The only problem is that they are not one-way transparent to the Americans. They are not as useful as the British or Germans in this matter. It is very likely that after a long time of tossing around, the information will end up in Moscow... or it will take a long time to reach Washington, missing the most important time window."

But Li Zhongyi obviously doesn't think so:
"Because this is an industrial cooperation topic, their delegation includes not only senior military officials and technical personnel, but also business and foreign trade officials..."

The business world is, in most cases, leaky and not a place where secrets can be kept for long, and this is true for every country.

"Arrange them to come to the ultra-high-speed wind tunnel laboratory in Huairou Science City... Of course, only the main structure, not including the test room and control room."

Chang Haonan quickly suggested:

"I will personally be responsible for the reception and 'inadvertently' reveal our analysis of the X51A during the technical exchange."

Li Zhongyi did not answer immediately. Instead, he walked to the window and looked at the distant skyline that was dyed orange by the setting sun, obviously assessing the risks.

"This plan needs approval from higher-ups."

He finally gave his verdict:

"But it should be operationally feasible, and I will report to the chief immediately."

Chang Haonan nodded and began to tidy up the documents on the table.

He knew that once the plan was approved, an invisible intelligence war would officially begin, and the weapons of this war would not be bullets and missiles, but carefully designed technical details and information fragments that were difficult to distinguish between true and false.

"By the way." Li Zhongyi suddenly turned around and asked curiously:

"Do you really know why the American X51A failed?"

"Basically..."

Chang Haonan said this, but his tone was full of confidence:
"We have compared all possible models, and the calculation path they chose is flawed in theory. Unless we start over, the X51A... or any other aircraft using a waverider structure will never be able to fly stably."

(End of this chapter)