What does it mean to get a perfect score on the college entrance exam but then go missing?

No! You probably didn't understand!

Yang Hewei immediately explained.

"We need your plane to take off this month."

Qin Ze: "I understand, teacher. Which day specifically?"

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Yang Hewei was completely dumbfounded.

What does "specific day" mean?

What I want is a plane that can fly!

Can your plane take off within a month?

"Hey teacher? Are you still there? What's the exact date of the test flight?"

Yang Hewei: "The end of...month?"

"Okay, teacher, we'll get it ready before the end of the month."

He finished speaking.

The phone hangs up.

Only the three adults in the office were left looking completely bewildered.

Since the last wind tunnel test, Yang Hewei has barely been involved in this project team.

He was only responsible for approving the funds allocated by his superiors to Qin Ze, and then left them to fend for themselves.

Because in his view, this project was unlikely to yield any results.

At most, they would just weld out the main body and then stop.

Those fabricated data are impossible to support an aircraft project to the power stage.

But just now, I kept telling Qin Ze that the plane needed to be test-flown and needed to take off, and he still agreed.

Could there be something fishy going on here?

Yang Hewei suddenly looked up: "Professor Gong, do you think they're going to try to frame me for academic fraud? They're cracking down on that right now."

Gong Jianping was unsure: "Logically, it shouldn't be like this, but to test fly so soon is not scientifically sound."

A project from wind tunnel to test flight.

Even national-level projects take at least one or two years to complete.

The students are moving so fast.

This speed is strikingly similar to taking the shortcut of academic fraud in order to achieve results.

They said they were ready for test flights, but they were just fooling their instructors.

but.

Sun Xiang, standing to the side, didn't care whether it was fake or not.

As long as the plane can take off, it's not fake; at least its mission has been accomplished.

As for the students, how to improve the academic atmosphere is a matter for Director Yang and his school.

Everyone sweeps the snow from their own doorstep; who cares about the frost on someone else's roof?

After leaving school.

Sun Xiang immediately set about arranging the test flight ceremony.

The time and venue are easy to schedule.

The weather forecast for the 28th of this month is for sunny and breezy weather.

Most importantly, the next day, the US is scheduled to hold a budget review meeting.

Next year's military spending will be determined at this meeting.

Sun Xiang thought it best to reassure the Americans before they approved the budget.

As for the venue.

Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group (XAC) has its own experimental airport; it can apply for any one.

Since it's a test of drones, the requirements for airport hardware are not high.

Besides the time and location, the actors who appear are also very important.

Because this performance was staged for the US.

The main actors are definitely the students and the drones.

But the supporting roles are also very important in determining whether a play is good or not.

Without their support, the audience might not be so receptive.

When it came to his own situation, Sun Xiang felt he needed to consult some persuasive experts.

When the expert team stands there, even without revealing it to the outside world, people will be able to guess that this is a very important occasion.

Therefore, in theory, the more capable the people you invite, the better.

but.

This isn't a real project; it's just a PowerPoint presentation.

Sun Xiang had no way of taking the PowerPoint presentation to invite the Air Force commander and the leaders of the theater command.

Other aviation experts, once they learn the nature of this test flight, may not necessarily show up.

Therefore, hiring actors relied entirely on Sun Xiang's connections.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

Sun Xiang extended invitations to everyone he knew in the aviation industry.

That wasn't enough; he also asked Yang Hewei and Gong Jianping to send as many people as possible to help support the event.

……

Sun Xiang's aggressive baiting tactics quickly drew a response.

Cai, Langley headquarters.

Office of the University of Tokyo Affairs Center.

Director McClain looked at the attendees with a grave expression: "Let's summarize the intelligence."

The head of the space group under the Intelligence Analysis Bureau stood up.

"Yanliang Airport (codename ZLYN), located in the northwest, has been frequently relocated recently."

"Multiple satellite overhead views indicate that the airport's security level is being raised."

"Some hangars have already begun satellite protection operations."

"We have reason to suspect that a large-scale test flight will be conducted here in the near future."

McLean frowned after hearing this.

As the center director.

He had three thousand men under his command.

These three thousand people do nothing but sabotage Dongda's good deeds.

Large-scale project trials like this are of paramount importance.

Even if we can't destroy it, we should at least get the relevant information.

"So, can the timing be confirmed?"

The intelligence officer from the infiltration team stood up.

"Based on insider intelligence and publicly available information analysis."

"Recently, several aviation professionals have frequently changed their schedules."

"Several of them have already declined to attend the airshow scheduled for the end of the month."

"Therefore, we have reason to believe that the trial will most likely take place at the end of the month."

McLean: "Let's confirm the specific time again, including the list of participants."

Done.

He stood up and went to the information board.

"Without a doubt, the upcoming test flight is part of the Yunji Project, led by the University of Technology; the timing and location match up perfectly!"

"Let me make one thing clear!"

"Project CloudGen is a top priority for the Pentagon."

"Since they've started test flights so quickly, we must ensure we have full intelligence coverage."

"Now I will announce the order."

Done.

The atmosphere in the intelligence room immediately became tense.

"Field team, immediately activate all online personnel and head to Xijing to gather as much intelligence as possible."

"Activate the informants already planted as much as possible, and ensure the accuracy of the intelligence."

"Technology Bureau, contact Space Force Command immediately."

"At least three high-resolution satellites will be deployed to stand by, focusing on scanning the airport and the Northwestern Polytechnical University campus."

"At the same time, two RC-135s and several drones were dispatched from the Air Force to the University of Tokyo to retrieve the data."

"Their test flight was of a large hypersonic drone, which will definitely leave some clues."

"The Public Opinion Bureau should immediately spread information about the incident online, incite local residents to follow suit and discuss it, and see if they can obtain any useful information."

"The above shall be executed immediately."