Genius is just the threshold for me!

"I know."

Wang Xingguo saw that Su Ruohua had been interrupted, but still pressed for the question. Looking at his wife's eyes, which were red with anger, he did not refute her, but simply answered calmly.

"Ruohua... I'm over fifty years old. With this light shining on me, I can hold on for a while longer."

"But Xiao Dong is only thirteen years old, thirteen years old."

"During this period, with Xiao Dong's help, we developed the hypersonic J-1 drone that shot down the F-35 Lightning fighter jet without anyone noticing."

Since then, enemy planes that used to provoke the border several times a month and would occasionally cross the line have stopped daring to get any closer.

We solved the problem of mass production of third-generation single-crystal nickel-based alloys and resolved the error in the Emei project plan.

In two more years, our J-20 fighter jet will no longer have heart disease. It will be the world's top fifth-generation fighter jet and an absolute guarantee of air superiority in war.

We have a high-altitude hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft, and on its first test flight, we captured an aircraft carrier fleet in the South China Sea.

Once the Dongfeng-21D missile you are assisting completes its breakthrough, the combination of these two will form the most powerful deterrent in the near seas.

If enemy aircraft carriers enter within 2,000 kilometers of our coastline, they will have to cower and retreat, and we can resolve the South China Sea issue in one fell swoop...

Our army also has wolf pack robotic dogs, swarm drones, and intelligent systems for collaborative operations.

We even have plans for a sixth-generation fighter jet, and we are accelerating the development of the latest generation of gallium nitride electronic warfare aircraft…”

"Ruohua, being exposed to this light for a while might not kill someone, but if the light goes out, they really will die. We've lost too many people developing this equipment over the years..."

As someone who has worked in the military industry for decades, Wang Xingguo certainly knows that being shrouded in such brilliance can be fatal.

However, the brightness of this light varies depending on the age and level of the enemy.

He was over fifty years old and was still the chief engineer of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group 001.

Even if his aura is a little brighter, it can sustain him for a while, remaining within the enemy's psychological acceptable range.

If the enemy finds out, they'll at most curse the old man, saying he's so old and still acting like a lecher, but they won't take extreme measures to suppress him.

Only when the light emanating from him grows brighter and brighter, illuminating the surrounding area for miles around, will the enemy fully realize that something is wrong and resort to extreme measures.

But Lin Dong is only a thirteen-year-old junior high school student now, and he was only eight years old when he showed his talent.

Let alone illuminating a radius of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles.

If the light he emits were even slightly strong enough to illuminate an area of ​​hundreds of miles, the enemy would frantically try to extinguish it.

After all, you started shining at eight years old, and by thirteen you were illuminating a radius of hundreds of miles.

Wouldn't he be able to illuminate thousands of miles by the time he's twenty-three? Wouldn't he become the bright moon at thirty-three, illuminating half the earth? Wouldn't he transform into the sun at forty-three, shining upon all of humanity?

Such monsters are not even our own people, how can we let them stay?

Don't say they're the enemy then.

Even if they are not enemies, even if they are currently friendly, this will secretly provide strength and support for the enemy's extreme actions...

As Su Ruohua listened to Wang Xingguo's account, her angry gaze gradually calmed. After a moment of silence, she said seriously, "Take Xiaodong to the Northwest. Then we..."

"No!"

Wang Xingguo interrupted Su Ruohua before she could finish speaking.

"No, this won't work, that won't work, are you really not afraid of death? Or are you just enjoying the experience of having Xiao Dong play for you..." Su Ruohua said, glaring at him.

"Cough cough—"

Wang Xingguo coughed twice and said seriously, "He is only thirteen years old and has just entered junior high school. His thoughts, psychology, personality and so on are not yet fully formed."

What he needs now is a normal environment for growth and a healthy and fulfilling life experience, not a closed and isolated environment, much less a life of living in anonymity.

"Letting him into the sealed base now...that'll cause trouble."

"Thirteen years old..."

Su Ruohua murmured, feeling utterly helpless.

If I were twenty-three, all of this would be easy to arrange, but at thirteen...

Any arrangement or plan becomes pale and powerless in the face of this age.

Because of their young age, their talent and potential are limitless, so the arrangements for them should be taken very seriously.

But because of their young age and the fact that their personalities and everything else are still undefined, this arrangement is all the more difficult.

"Then tell me now..."

Su Ruohua stared at Wang Xingguo and said seriously, "What new technologies, projects, and titles have you acquired? Let me see how far you are from death."

I already know about Xiao Dong's situation, so you don't need to keep this information from me anymore.

"Well……"

Wang Xingguo was taken aback: "I don't know either."

"You don't know?" Su Ruohua asked incredulously.

"There are too many. These aren't just individual technologies, but rather individual pieces of equipment..." Wang Xingguo said somewhat unsure of himself.

"Then pick the one with the highest value," Su Ruohua said without giving an inch.

"Oh well."

Wang Xingguo thought about it carefully: "A drone that can integrate aircraft and missiles, has Mach 4 afterburner, Mach 6 dive speed, can accurately pursue targets, and is capable of intelligent air combat, is called Hot Spicy Generation II."

"I was responsible for the overall aircraft design, as well as the supporting flight control system and pursuit control technology. Xiao Dong's father, Engineer Lin, was in charge of the intelligent air combat system."

"Is this why Changfeng Electromechanical came to us?"

Su Ruohua nodded: "Anything else?"

"The 'Hot and Spicy Third Generation' is a hypersonic aircraft with Mach 5 cruise and Mach 7 afterburner. It is the same unmanned combat aircraft that has been deployed to shoot down the J-1 Blitzkrieg fighter jet and also supports intelligent combat."

I was responsible for the overall aerodynamic layout, fuselage design, and flight control system; Lin was responsible for intelligent combat systems; and Jiao was responsible for the pre-cooled variable cycle engine.

"Hypersonic aircraft..."

Su Ruohua frowned: "Right now, besides missiles, there's no news of any other hypersonic aircraft in the world... What about others?"

"The Changjian-100 hypersonic cruise missile has a 500 kg warhead, a range of 5800 km, cruises at Mach 5, and can penetrate enemy defenses at Mach 7. I provided the entire engine system..."

"A 500-kilogram warhead could carry a tactical nuclear warhead, or is it a hypersonic cruise missile with a range of 5800 kilometers and a Mach 7 penetration capability?"

Su Ruohua gasped, looking at Wang Xingguo in disbelief: "How come you even provided the engine design for this kind of missile?"

"This is a missile project that is intended for use on large destroyers. AVIC and the 701 team couldn't get it done in time, so they prepared to downgrade it to use the subsonic cruise missile with a range of only 2000 kilometers.

But they eventually noticed the engine technology paper I uploaded, and came to me seeking an engine solution...

Wang Xingguo said somewhat awkwardly, "Xiao Dong said he could solve it and gave me a solution, so I stayed up all night studying it for a month."

"Impressive, truly impressive. This is both a hypersonic aircraft and a hypersonic tactical nuclear cruise missile. You truly live up to your reputation, Wang Xingguo."

Su Ruohua clapped her hands and praised.

"Well, I'm still one of the chief engineers for the Emei project. At first, Engineer Jiao didn't know about Xiao Dong's situation. On the surface, the engine technology is mine, so it's not good to change it midway, otherwise it would be like protesting too much..."

"Sure, I didn't expect that you, the chief engineer of the Emei engine, would even have to come to me for help."

Su Ruohua gave a thumbs up: "It seems that your doctorate in engine science, which you earned to get closer to me back then, wasn't for nothing."

"For decades, the knowledge I'd acquired after marrying me has been completely forgotten, but today it's finally coming in handy."

"Cough cough—"

Wang Xingguo blushed slightly: "The remaining projects are the WZ-8 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft project. I am the chief engineer in name only..."

"But you, as the 'Chief Engineer,' led the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group team and completed the entire reconnaissance aircraft in just four months. I also heard that you managed to develop gallium nitride mass production technology, as well as gallium nitride synthetic aperture radar and a complete set of reconnaissance equipment all at the same time."

Su Ruohua added, then paused for a moment before looking at Wang Xingguo and saying, "The enemy doesn't know the specifics yet. You should apply for sick leave and rest for two years..."

"No, the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft project has already been launched."

Wang Xingguo shook his head and said, "I've applied for sick leave now, and there's no one who can fill in."

"Is Lin not up to the task?"

Su Ruohua mentioned Lin Weiliang's name.

"He is now working with the National University of Defense Technology to develop an intelligent system that covers coordinated operations across land, sea and air. This is a major project spanning ten years, and its strategic significance is even greater than all these projects combined."

"What if new projects come in after the J-16D is finished...?"

Su Ruohua paused for a moment: "So, will Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) do it or not?"

"The think tank's analysis confirms that a global transformation is imminent, presenting both a major crisis and a great opportunity. We must accelerate the research and development and deployment of the strategic core equipment we currently lack..."

Wang Xingguo remained silent for a few seconds, not answering Su Ruohua's question, but instead bringing up another matter.

"You'll die because of your name sooner or later."

Looking at Wang Xingguo's silent but unyielding gaze, Su Ruohua's eyes reddened involuntarily. She took her husband's hand and earnestly instructed him, "Have you applied for increased security?"

"The number has tripled, it's absolutely strategic level. I hardly ever go out anymore. If I do travel, I either drive myself or take a J-10S flight..."

Seeing Su Ruohua like this, Wang Xingguo smiled happily and looked at the email that had stopped working: "Didn't you still have a question you didn't understand? That kid is free now, you can send it to him."

"It's 10 o'clock, I'll post it tomorrow."

"Other kids need to rest early as they're growing; they have school tomorrow..."

Su Ruohua shook her head, then pried open Wang Xingguo's fingers one by one, and then interlocked her own fingers inside.

"It's fine."

"Although we are not very strong now and are still blocked by the island chain in the outer sea, we are no longer in the era when we could only condemn and protest after being bombed more than ten years ago."

Wang Xingguo felt the fear emanating from his wife's cold fingers, gripped her hand tightly, and used his other hand to pick up the mouse and flip to the first email Lin Dong had sent out that day.

"Let me check my emails first to get a preliminary understanding of the project; otherwise, it might be difficult to deal with other people when I go to the base tomorrow..."