This star is going to the moon

Chapter 317 Simon: We can't let Boss Lu find out I'm a secret agent.

The comrades on the security front originally thought their plan was already quite bold.

After all, Bluestar Aerospace, as a high-tech commercial aerospace company, must have a lot of trade secrets. Even if these spies are probably not after the technology, it is still quite risky to get Bluestar Aerospace to cooperate with them in this kind of "reverse fishing" plan.

In particular, these spies might be targeting Lu Yun himself.

As it turned out, Lu Yun himself was even bolder than them. He not only joined them in the "reverse fishing" plan, but also tried to directly turn them against him!

"Is... that possible?"

Such defection has indeed occurred quite frequently in history, such as the famous "Cambridge Five".

Back then, many members of MI6 were turned away, and with the agents who had already infiltrated the organization, MI6 became completely transparent to the Russians.

But now... the situation is much more complicated, and it's no longer easy to win someone over simply because of their beliefs.

Bribing people with money is also not an easy method.

The top agents who participate in this kind of mission are not easy to handle. If you mention money, they will know what you mean. If you alert them, they will either escape or be arrested.

But no matter what they do, the "reverse phishing" plan is definitely doomed to fail.

Moreover, the funds available to the Chinese side are limited, and even more so when converted to US dollars. Using money to bribe them might seem petty and ultimately unsuccessful.

They knew Lu Yun was very wealthy; after all, Blue Star Aerospace Company was valued at over 3000 billion RMB, and Lu Yun could exchange his shares for money at any time.

Without even touching Blue Star Aerospace's shares, Lu Yun had already amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in the film and television industry.

If Lu Yun is going to spend money on this... it's really hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.

However, Lu Yun had his own ideas, and he wouldn't use such a vulgar method.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't use money to alert them."

Lu Yun said, "I will use a more advanced method!"

In fact, Lu Yun didn't know if his method would succeed; he could only say that he was trying it without affecting the "reverse fishing" process.

During this period, he was shuttling between Beijing and Binhai, spending a few days in Beijing receiving astronaut training and then returning to Binhai to oversee the manned certification of the Muyuan spacecraft.

When I was in the coastal area, I would also train with the selected "prospective astronauts".

Although Neil Armstrong and his team have been selected as commercial astronauts for Blue Star Space, just like astronauts selected for national teams, astronauts who have never carried out a space mission are all "reserve astronauts".

When training with these aspiring astronauts, Lu Yun was very approachable, often chatting with them and promising them a bright future.

Thanks to his superb acting skills and the identity of "Lu Sheng," the prospective astronauts were very excited and accepted the promise.

Some people are even showing signs of becoming "fanatics".

"President Lu is so kind! I feel that participating in the astronaut selection was the best decision I ever made in my life!"

While eating, Armstrong Jr. said to Simon, "When Mr. Lu ran with me, he said he had high hopes for me, that I was young and had good results, and that I would have many opportunities in the future."

"President Lu's athletic ability is amazing! I was sweating buckets while President Lu was only slightly sweaty. He's like a superman!"

"His knowledge is also very impressive. When I ask him about aerospace knowledge that I don't understand, he can explain it immediately. Moreover, his way of imparting knowledge is very special, and I can easily remember it."

"I feel like he's an angel on earth, he must be a divine messenger sent by God to guide me forward..."

Simon: "..."

Lu Yun also talked to him, and he thought what Lu Yun said was very true and inspiring, but Armstrong Jr.'s condition was too exaggerated.

His superiors ordered him to contact Lu Yun and find an opportunity to turn Lu Yun to the enemy. If the attempt to turn Lu Yun to the enemy failed, he was to find an opportunity to kill Lu Yun.

Of course, it's best to ensure your own safety. If you can't guarantee your safety, you can contact your superiors and create an opportunity for them to arrange an assassination.

After this period of contact, he was very certain that Lu Yun was a highly capable strategic-level aerospace scientist who impressed him in every way. Therefore, he was eager to win Lu Yun over and have him serve the Federation.

However, because Lu Yun is a super-skilled strategic aerospace scientist, he will not act rashly, because he is afraid that if he tries to subvert Lu Yun, Lu Yun will see through his intention.

Fortunately, he had become familiar with Lu Yun during this time, and Lu Yun thought highly of him. Once they became even closer, or if he discovered Lu Yun's psychological weaknesses, he would definitely turn him to the enemy with a "fatal blow".

These kinds of covert missions are all very long-term, and it's only been a few months, so it's only just begun. He's not in a hurry at all.

As he was thinking, he suddenly heard Armstrong exclaim excitedly, "President Lu!"

Simon turned his head and saw that Lu Yun had actually sat down at their table with a tray, so he also called out "President Lu".

"Ah."

Lu Yun sat down and laughed, "What are you two talking about, so happy?"

Hearing Lu Yun say this, Armstrong, who had been talking excitedly just now, blushed and didn't know what to say.

After all, he knew that his "crazy fanboy" state was a bit scary.

Especially for elite astronauts, this is indeed a bit... bad.

What if Mr. Lu finds out about this, feels that he is emotionally unstable, and then kicks him out?
So he didn't know what to say, and just scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.

Simon, however, remembered his "reliable older brother" persona and said, "Mr. Lu, we were just talking about space travel, wondering when we could carry out a space tourism mission."

Upon hearing this, Armstrong Jr. quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, Mr. Lu, that's exactly what we were thinking about."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun smiled and said, "You two are both very good, you'll be done soon."

“Armstrong’s performance in all aspects is top-notch, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, his flight mission ranking will be very high. Simon, although your performance in all aspects is only slightly above average, your service awareness is very good. After all, you are going to be part-time space crew members, so this is a plus for you, and your flight mission ranking will also be high.”

Hearing Lu Yun say this, the two were very happy: "Thank you, President Lu, we will definitely work hard."

Lu Yun's acting skills are already superb, so he can clearly sense whether the two of them are acting or not.

Needless to say, young Armstrong was all about emotion, with absolutely no acting skills.

As for Simon, Lu Yun could actually sense that he had 70% emotion and 30% acting skills.

After such a long period of contact, Lu Yun knew that Simon was a secret agent, so it was not surprising that he had good acting skills.

But 70% of it is genuine emotion...

Lu Yun thought of his plan to turn him to the enemy, and it seemed that it was indeed possible to succeed.

So Lu Yun pressed his advantage, chatting with them while eating, and completely charmed the two of them.

After finishing their meal, Lu Yun gave them a final touch of the flatbread before leaving.

"Practice hard, I have high hopes for you guys!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

Lu Yun also wanted to go to the "Wanhu" rocket launch site, because in two days, the oil-producing country's Mars probe "Hope" would be launched from there.

This is completely different from the previous life, because in the previous life, the oil-producing country's Mars probe "Hope" was launched using a small rocket.

But in this life, Lu Yun intercepted it.

This isn't just about stealing our lives; it's about stealing the Americans' jobs too!

(End of this chapter)