This star is going to the moon

Chapter 374 Lu Yun's security level is raised again

The assassination of a country's nuclear physics expert, who was also the head of the country's nuclear program and was known as the "father of the nuclear bomb," was enough to shock the world.

Domestic netizens were also shocked when they saw this news, but most of them knew who had seen it.

Don't even think about what bad things might happen internationally, just look at the US!

That's right, that's word-of-mouth!

However, judging from the location of this incident, it should be related to the hexagram, right?

Even if it was the Six-Pointed Star who did it, the Americans were definitely involved; everyone knows the Americans are very loyal in this regard!

I wonder how Persia will retaliate this time? Will they just raise their flag and fire a few missiles and call it a day?

[It should be. At the beginning of the year, after one of our own high-ranking generals was killed, we also raised the flag and then fired a few missiles.]

[Actually, this has happened quite often. Not to mention earlier times, in the last ten years or so alone, many Persian nuclear physicists have been killed. Methods include poisoning, disappearances, bomb attacks, and shootings. Locations include offices, doorsteps, city centers, commutes, and even at foreign airports during international events—it's like slaughtering pigs.]

[Holy crap, this is too dangerous! Aren't the Persians protecting such important personnel?]

Yes, back when our country was researching nuclear weapons, the secrecy was extremely tight. Someone could disappear for several years at a time, and even their family wouldn't know what they were doing.

[You can see the huge difference by looking at the locations and methods of those murders. That Persian nuclear physicist was a regular citizen, went to get off work and came home normally, frequently traveled abroad to participate in events, and even published papers in European and American journals.]

[Outrageous...]

Actually, there are many reasons for this, and it can't be explained in a single sentence. After all, times have changed...

Compared to netizens who just glance at the information, some people are more knowledgeable about the situation.

After all, when it comes to secrecy, the 21st century, in the information age, certainly cannot match the information isolation of the 1960s.

Back then, there was hardly any real-time information in China, and even telephone calls were rare; people mainly relied on letters and telegrams.

Unlike now, where everyone has a mobile phone, when something happens somewhere, someone immediately takes out their phone to take pictures, and then the next minute, the pictures and videos start circulating online.

Large nuclear facilities are classified and not afraid of being photographed by humans. They are protected by air defense systems and cannot be photographed by reconnaissance aircraft, but high-resolution reconnaissance satellites can still see them clearly.

When Laos and China were developing nuclear weapons in the 1950s and 60s, they didn't have such advanced technology.

Moreover, the current international landscape is different from what it was back then, and we have basically missed the best period for small countries to develop nuclear weapons.

After all, decades ago the world was bipolar, and the US was always keeping an eye on Russia, not other countries.

Even the underlings in each faction can receive a "billion-dollar subsidy" from their faction's leader.

Now, the Americans have realized something is wrong and have started to take action on all sides.

It will not allow a new leader to emerge in the crucial Middle East, so while many things may seem to be done by the Six-Pointed Star, the US is definitely behind them.

However, as time went on, the situation changed somewhat.

To give an example, a middle-aged person can easily walk a small dog weighing a few kilograms, but when the dog grows into a large dog weighing tens of kilograms, the middle-aged or elderly person may not be able to hold it.

If a large dog runs forward too fast, it can easily turn into "the dog walking the person".

And to put it bluntly, but it's true, there's a phenomenon where dogs can easily become people's fathers.

Just like now, not only do netizens in China suspect that the US and the six-pointed star were behind it, but Persia has directly confirmed that they were responsible and said after raising their flag that they would make them pay the price.

The US action was direct: the military announced the redeployment of the USS Nimitz carrier strike group back to the Gulf region. Dark clouds are once again gathering over the Middle East!

Laos, China, and other countries have condemned this violent crime and hope that the incident will be thoroughly investigated.

It also opposes any actions that escalate regional tensions and undermine regional peace and stability.

The situation in the region is highly complex and sensitive, and all parties should work together to ease regional tensions and maintain regional peace and stability.

Meanwhile, an emergency meeting was also being held between Laos and China.

First, discussions on the Middle East issue require issuing travel warnings and preparing evacuation plans so that evacuation procedures can be initiated immediately should the situation worsen.

Second, the safety of high-level domestic researchers was discussed.

Although the official narrative in China does not acknowledge that the two countries are engaged in a space race, let alone an international power struggle, everyone is actually aware of the state of affairs between the two nations.

Currently, the US doesn't dare to really fight China, but as the balance of power tilts more and more towards China, no one can guarantee that the US will remain so emotionally stable in its "verbal struggle" rather than "military struggle".

Lu Yun was also specifically mentioned at this meeting.

"...Given the recurrence of assassinations targeting high-ranking researchers in sensitive areas, I believe it is necessary to raise the security level for high-ranking researchers in our country."

"Compared to other older senior researchers who are under the security of the system, Comrade Lu Yun is younger, has a lively personality, and is not only responsible for the country's manned lunar landing mission, but also a film and television star, and is a public figure who needs to appear in various public places frequently."

"Comrades on the security front suggested that Lu Yun be included in the system's security scope and his external activities be cut off, but comrades on the cultural front said that the science fiction film that Lu Yun is currently filming is very important to the cultural front."

"Our country's cultural front has long been occupied by foreign culture, and the cultural activities undertaken by Comrade Lu Yun are an important force for our country's counterattack. With his superb charm, acting skills and scientific literacy, he has attracted a large number of foreign fans and promoted our country's cultural front to the international stage..."

Lu Yun was unaware of the meeting, but when he returned to his dormitory after a day of filming, he roughly understood what was going on.

Jiaodong Airport opened its dormitory area to the crew of "The Wandering Earth 2", which is actually the airport's internal hotel to be operated in the future.

Normally, Lu Yun would take the airport shuttle bus, which would take only a few minutes, but today, Bi Feipeng, the security captain assigned to him by his superiors, came to pick him up in a car.

When Lu Yun got into the car, he heard the heavy, muffled sound of the door closing, and he knew it was a modified bulletproof car.

Lu Yun asked curiously, "What happened? Why was my security level upgraded?"

"It's like this, Comrade Lu Yun, a few hours ago the head of Persia's nuclear program was assassinated..."

Bi Feipeng looked at Lu Yun in the rearview mirror and was not surprised when he heard the news. He was only slightly stunned for a moment before returning to normal. He sighed inwardly, thinking that Lu Yun was indeed worthy of making such great achievements, and that his inner world was truly strong.

Lu Yun was only thinking about his previous life.

In my previous life, the head of the Persian nuclear program was also assassinated, but there seemed to be no action taken domestically at the time; the only response was condemnation and calls for a peaceful resolution.

Of course, the most likely explanation is that he doesn't have his current status and therefore cannot keep up with the dynamics of higher-ups.

However, in his previous life, he had seen news about the US recruiting researchers from domestic classified units, but he didn't seem to have seen any news about assassinations.

Of course, the situation of the old man in this life is different from that in the previous life.

Putting aside other aspects, in the previous life, China's aerospace field was always catching up with the United States, but it was never as outstanding as it is now.

Not only did it force the US to resort to "market protectionism" in space cargo transportation, it also directly killed the US's commercial manned spaceflight market.

As the saying goes, "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," and Lu Yun was undoubtedly that "nail that sticks out."

(End of this chapter)