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Chapter 317 Hyena
After carefully inspecting the Shengshi Garden and confirming there were no safety hazards, the two pointed to the room opposite:
“Our duty station is right across the street, Lu Yan. Keep the keychain that Captain Zheng gave you with you at all times. If any problems arise, ring it immediately and we will come over.”

"Ok."

After Lu Yao said he understood, the two asked him what his plans were for the day. Learning he had nothing to do, they went directly to the house across the street. Curious, Lu Yao followed and took a look… No one had lived across the street, but it had been fully furnished when it was handed over, so the basic fixtures were complete.

As for soft furnishings... they're actually unnecessary.

The two had already prepared their bedding and other belongings. After arriving at the room opposite, Zeng Ming was removing the peephole from the security door.

They turned the peephole into a surveillance camera facing directly at Lu Yao's front door.

But it looks ordinary on the surface.

Lu Yao followed them into the room and saw two monitors, luggage, and one of those black leather suitcases for each of them.

He pointed curiously at the suitcase and asked what was inside. Chen Xiaoqun didn't say much, only explaining that it contained some equipment used in daily work.

Lu Yao suspected there might be guns inside...

I became increasingly curious, but I didn't ask any more questions.

After confirming that everything was alright, he returned to his room.

There was nothing to do, but there was a strange sense of déjà vu.

My mind is filled with the plot of that Jet Li movie...

In the evening, Lu Yao invited the two of them to dinner. After all, it was their first meeting, and they had just gotten to know each other, so they needed to have a meal together to build rapport.

However, they couldn't persuade Zeng Ming to cooperate.

Only Chen Xiaoqun came.

Zeng Ming is already asleep.

According to Chen Xiaoqun, Zeng Ming works the "night shift," while he works the day shift. The two are already in work mode, with strict rules regarding rest and work hours. It's not that Zeng Ming can't come; in fact, all Chen Xiaoqun needs to do is call out, and Zeng Ming will definitely get up. Even staying up all night is fine… but work is work, and rules are rules.

Seeing this, Lu Yao had no choice but to give up and planned to pack him a late-night snack after dinner.

The two didn't go far, and just found a restaurant nearby to have a quick bite.

They were drinking fruit juice.

Although Lu Yao didn't know how long this situation would last, he had entrusted his life to these two people, so he was naturally very polite.

As the elder brother, Chen Xiaoqun was naturally worldly-wise, and his attitude towards people and things was actually very amiable. He even took the initiative to tell Lu Yao that he had a seven-year-old daughter who was now in elementary school... and wanted to ask Lu Yao if he had any study tips.

I guess that kid's grades aren't very good.

The two chatted about these topics and had a pleasant time.

Furthermore, Lu Yao promised that once the mission was over, he could tutor his daughter when he had some free time.

It's a small matter.

But Chen Xiaoqun was quite happy.

With Lu Yao's academic achievements so impressive, it's truly a blessing for my daughter that someone is willing to teach and tutor her.

After finishing their meal, around 8 o'clock, the two went back upstairs. Chen Xiaoqun knocked on the door, and Zeng Ming quickly opened it.

He is already awake.

He smiled and thanked Lu Yao for the late-night snack she brought back, then told Lu Yao to rest assured and leave the evening's affairs to him.

That's incredibly professional.

So, there was no conversation that night.

The next morning, Chen Xiaoqun had breakfast with Lu Yao as usual. After finishing breakfast together, he drove Lu Yao straight to the school.

Upon arriving at the school, Lu Yao checked the time and, estimating that his advisor hadn't arrived yet, took Chen Xiaoqun to the research lab.

When it was her turn to swipe her card, Chen Xiaoqun took out her work ID and the temporary card issued by the school. She showed the work ID to the security personnel, and used the card reader to enter the room with the temporary card.

The security personnel, probably used to seeing this kind of thing before, weren't curious. They nodded, had Chen Xiaoqun sign a document, and then let her through.

After arriving at the research lab, he looked around and then took out a few gadgets from the box he was carrying.

"Brother Chen, what's this...?"

"Anti-eavesdropping device."

Chen Xiaoqun smiled and explained, then took a power strip, connected the small devices to a power source, and then placed the cord in front of the window.

The device has a rather strange design. At first glance, it looks a bit like one of those big, red cannons that you see on plastic toys. It's about the size of a palm, and the muzzle is pointed directly at the window.

After placing it, he took out something that looked like a walkie-talkie from the box, turned it on, pointed it at the window, and immediately a piercing buzzing sound rang out.

Then, he turned off the machine and turned his head to see Lu Yao's curious gaze.

"What...how does this work?"

"Sound waves".

He pointed to the machine and said:

"This machine can emit infrasound waves that are inaudible to the human ear, causing interference. Last year, the United States installed a new type of device, a remote infrared acoustic eavesdropping device. They can detect vibrations in the glass and send rays through it to the glass to analyze the sound and eavesdrop. After obtaining the data from that device, we developed this thing. When this thing is pointed at a window, even if that machine is eavesdropping, all you'll hear is noise."

"Oh~~~"

Lu Yao suddenly realized.

No wonder, my research institute in my previous life had a strict rule that all curtains had to be drawn during meetings... Although I've never seen this machine before, I imagine the principle behind drawing curtains is similar.

It's just that the security at the research institute isn't as high as in my own research lab.

He pondered that Chen Xiaoqun had meticulously completed all the arrangements.

Then he said:

"Then let's work on the road. I'm in the duty room on the first floor. You can see me when you come downstairs."

"Ok."

At work, Lu Yao was naturally not worried about his personal safety.

Then, Chen Xiaoqun left.

After sitting in front of the computer for a while and doing some casual chatting, Lu Yao received a message from his supervisor:

"I've arrived at school, come on over."

"Ok."

Lu Yao replied with one sentence and left the research lab directly.

After going downstairs, Chen Xiaoqun saw him and naturally followed him out the door.

"I went to see my advisor to finalize the list of research projects."

Although the project hasn't been fully implemented and research hasn't started yet, it's a done deal. Furthermore, according to Lin Zhizhong, the BeiDou team is pushing hard for this project, requiring at least an iterative Type I test setup to be produced this year.

Therefore, the school dared not delay.

Each unit is building its own research team, and as an iterative process for prototype models, radio frequency chips have become a key project for the university this year, and the faster the better.

Lu Yao led Chen Xiaoqun to Guanghua Building and saw how he could pass through without any problems by swiping his card. He knew what was going on.

The two took the elevator upstairs to their advisor's office and went inside together.

Sun Liqiang was taken aback.

He wondered why Lu Yao had brought in a complete stranger.

However, after hearing Chen Xiaoqun's self-introduction, I had a better idea of ​​what to expect.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Xiaoqun left the office, leaving the master and apprentice alone.

"Doesn't it feel awkward to have someone by your side?"

Sun Liqiang asked with a smile.

Lu Yao shook his head:

"I feel quite safe." "Yes, safety is never a small matter. Just get along well with people."

"knew."

With Lu Yao's agreement, Sun Liqiang immediately handed over a document:
"Here, take a look. Electronic communications, semiconductor design, experimental physics... they're all categorized, including Shi Ming, who did your filter research before, he's all on the list."

Shi Ming was added at Lu Yao's special request.

At the very beginning of the project, his filter provided Lu Yao with fairly stable data, so it was only natural to repay him.

He began to flip through the pages.

The school naturally oversees the entire project, and it also has oversight mechanisms. But within the core research team, Lu Yao is undoubtedly the central figure.

Even if Sun Liqiang were also involved in this project, he wouldn't try to steal credit from his disciple.

To put it bluntly, when it came to this project, everyone had to appease Lu Yao. Because only when he was happy could he bring out something better.

In academia, while it's not uncommon for crows to usurp others' positions, when you present a groundbreaking study, no darkness dares to appear in its shadow.

Where light shines, darkness has nowhere to hide.

This is why Lu Yao said that with just this one research project, if he wanted to, he could live off his achievements until he grew old.

This project can function without anyone.

I can't live without him.

When the project can be completed without him, it proves that the radio frequency chip has reached a fairly mature stage. And if it becomes "known to all," it indicates that at least BeiDou has completed all its iterations. His name, along with this shining star of Eastern humanity, will be etched into glorious history.

but……

After flipping through the documents, he was somewhat speechless:

Why do I feel like there are so many hyenas?

The term "hyena" is an adjective, referring to a group of people who like to take credit for others' work.

Their resumes are impressive, but they're all just figureheads. Take this list, for example…

"One, two, three... four third authors, three research teams, and only two first-author papers... Do we have to select these people too?"

The importance of a paper is essentially ranked from highest to lowest. The first author naturally deserves the most credit, and then the others are listed below. However, unless otherwise specified, the credit for the entire research is usually attributed to the third or fourth author and beyond as part of the team.

Those who have multiple roles or work in teams either have strong connections, meaning they may lack ability but still manage to contribute and share credit within the team; or they simply lack ability and have limited talent.

Anyway, I wouldn't be considered a top talent anywhere.

That's why Lu Yao was puzzled as to why his mentor would choose these people...

Upon hearing his disciple's words, Sun Liqiang pointed to the safety pin and said:
"I was just about to tell you that the information pinned up with a safety pin is basically from people with connections. Some people contacted me directly, while others had acquaintances contact me. These people all have some connections at the university or elsewhere. Although the research hasn't leaked, they still know some of the hints. So whether you want to add them or not is up to you. If you add them, they'll owe you a favor wherever you go. But a bloated team is inevitable, though they won't cause any trouble, since this is a key project for the university. But if you don't add them... it's not that they'll hold a grudge, but it's true you won't get any benefits."

"what."

Lu Yao was amused.

Does he need any benefits?

Naturally necessary.

Merit, seniority, academic achievements... these are all things he needs.

But we don't need these academic hyenas.

Or to put it bluntly, they're academic stray dogs.

He had done research and knew how difficult it was to deal with people who had connections.

Putting aside other things, the most real example that Lu Yao experienced was when he was a graduate student and his senior's research group took over a research project on the power consumption optimization design of a 28nm chip.

He was really excited to get this kind of job during his graduate studies, and kept praising his senior for being awesome.

As a result... after the project was approved, three more people inexplicably joined the team.

Three people I'd never heard of before.

At first, he didn't think much of it, assuming it was just some talent his senior had recruited himself. But later he discovered that wasn't the case...

Two of these three people hold master's degrees from Australia.

He's good at nothing and can't eat anything, but he's definitely number one at slacking off.

At first, Lu Yao naively talked to people about technology, ideas, and experiments... but he gradually realized that something was wrong.

These three individuals are not only utterly incompetent, but they don't even seem to understand the most basic things. And within the team… they're practically inconsistent in their work.

He asked around and found out that the three of them were all people with connections and backgrounds, and were not at all like him, a poor, struggling graduate student.

When the research project was successfully completed and reported, the names of these three people were listed fourth, fifth, sixth... You see, they weren't even included in the team, but were specifically mentioned. Meanwhile, Lu Yao, a man who got things done, simply became a member of the "team."

Just imagine how outrageous it is.

But he was only a graduate student at that time.

He progressed step by step, earning his master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral degrees. After arriving at the research institute, he gained the appreciation and recommendation of his supervisor thanks to his high emotional intelligence and abilities. After becoming a key talent in the institute, he suddenly realized that... those few people with connections were actually doing quite well too.

This is pretty outrageous...

But by then I had matured, so I figured you do your thing, I do mine, and we wouldn't interfere with each other.

Just let things take their course.

That's because he's just a researcher.

In terms of background, the highest-ranking official in his family is his father's uncle, who is the deputy director of the county's labor and social security bureau.

But that was only in the county town.

But now it's different.

He needs many things, but he particularly hates these hyenas who do nothing but loaf around and wait to die.

So, under Sun Liqiang's gaze, he simply shook his head:
"I don't need any benefits, nor do I need people like that. What good would they do if they joined? Just loaf around and wait to die?"

"Well, in some ways, they are indeed not very capable, or to put it more bluntly, they are of no use to the research... But I'm thinking of your long-term interests. Sometimes a favor can be worth more than a lot of your hard work."

"..."

He didn't consider whether Sun Liqiang might be involved in this "favor".

And judging from this, it seems there is some truth to it.

The problem is that his demands on the team are actually quite high.

For at least the next three years, everyone's research will have to wait for his team to optimize, upgrade, and iterate the model technically and physically before each department can conduct in-depth research and development according to its own needs.

If his team slows down, then it's truly a case of one step behind leading to a series of setbacks.

Therefore, what he wants are highly skilled professionals, not bloated structures and people who just coast along.

So, even though he knew there might be someone from his mentor's group among them, he still shook his head.

"Let's not. There are fewer people, so it's not a problem. But I'm afraid of having a bunch of useless teammates around me. That's what's really unpleasant."

After saying that, he thought for a moment and added:

“I understand what you mean, but at least in the early stages of the research, I don’t need such a large staff. So, if possible, let them wait in line first. In the last two years, we’ve been selecting the best of the best, and later… we can open up a new pool, what do you think?”

He didn't give me a definitive answer, which is tantamount to giving me face.

I gave my supervisor face.

As for the other people on the list, their resumes look decent, and we'll just have to weed out the less capable ones gradually.

Upon hearing this, Sun Liqiang nodded in agreement.
"Row."

He thought about this compromise for a while and figured it would be acceptable to everyone.

We have no choice but to accept it.

After all... who else could be the sole leader of this project but his own genius disciple?

(End of this chapter)