The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

"hehe."

Qin also gave a cold laugh.

"Seeing is believing!"

She slowly stood up, picked up the data computer for the phased array radar from the table, and closed the lid.

"Director Lu, what did I tell you? Some things are ultimately our own responsibility. It's better to rely on ourselves than on others."

She turned to look at Ji Bai, her eyes no longer filled with anger, only a cold disappointment:

"Ji Bai, thank you for helping us understand a principle today."

Even geniuses aren't omnipotent.

"We were being presumptuous."

The people from the Seventh Institute looked at each other, some sighed, some shook their heads, and some began to silently pack their boxes.

Director Lu opened his mouth, wanting to say something to salvage the situation, but the words stuck in his throat.

What can I say?

Ji Bai has already made it very clear that he doesn't understand.

Can you force someone to understand?

"Ji Bai, well... excuse me."

Lu sighed.

While this result was somewhat unexpected by Lu Suo, it wasn't too bad.

It's much better than Ji Bai pretending to know what he's talking about and giving random, unsolicited orders.

"Thank you for your honesty, Ji Bai. We'll take our leave now."

Director Lu stood up, signaling everyone to pack their things and prepare to leave.

Just then, Secretary Li, who had been sitting silently to the side, suddenly spoke softly:

"Ji Bai, the higher-ups still hope you can help with this. Of course, it's entirely up to you."

Ji Bai nodded thoughtfully.

He probably understood what the higher-ups were thinking.

They probably watched his previous live streams and thought that since he was such a powerful patented tool, they might as well use it.

"Leave the documents here, I'll take another look." Ji Bai looked at Director Lu.

Before Lu could speak, Qin also spoke up:

"What are you looking at? Don't you think you don't understand?"

This woman is like a firecracker, she'll ignite at the slightest touch.

"Or were you just playing us? You just didn't want to help and wanted to see us make a fool of ourselves?"

Ji Bai shrugged: "I'm not lying to you, I really don't know."

He paused for a moment, then said seriously, "But I can learn."

Upon hearing this, everyone at the Seventh Institute laughed.

Qin Ye's lips curled into a wide smile, as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world: "Study? Do you know what you're talking about?"

"What are these? They're phased array radars! Electronic countermeasures! High-energy lasers! Electromagnetic compatibility! Any one of them is a complete discipline! It's the culmination of decades and generations of work!"

"You think it's high school physics, something you can learn by just flipping through a textbook?"

"I admit, you are indeed very capable, but do you know how many years it takes for people like us to go from undergraduate to doctoral studies, from joining the institute to independently leading projects?"

Qin finished speaking in one breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, but his voice grew increasingly cold:

"Even if you could learn it, how long would it take? Three years? Five years? Ten years? Twenty years?"

"These are all top-secret documents, the culmination of generations of hard work. Do you think you can just leave them in a small research institute for you to learn from scratch?"

"Can we afford to wait? Can our national defense development afford to wait?"

"Ji Bai, I admire your talent, but scientific and technological breakthroughs cannot be achieved overnight with talent alone."

"Some things require accumulation, reflection, and the relentless pursuit of one generation after another."

"You can't learn that."

His words came down like a machine gun, and Xiao Ke found them incredibly hard to understand.

Several veteran military workers, including Zhang Guodong, shook their heads and sighed.

It's good for young people to be spirited, but if they become too arrogant, they're prone to becoming ignorant of their own limitations.

Room-temperature superconductivity is impressive, but the military industry is a massive system engineering project that cannot be accomplished with just one inspiration or one formula.

Several young researchers lowered their heads, barely managing to suppress their laughter, but the disdain in their eyes was impossible to hide.

So this "Season God" not only doesn't understand, but also wants to learn it on the spot?

They're treating military research and development like a joke!

"Alright, Xiao Qin, stop talking."

Lu Suo and Qin Ye, who had been acting as Qin Ye's mouthpiece, finally spoke, bringing this one-sided outburst to an end.

"Ji Bai, it's not that we don't trust you, but Xiao Qin is right. These are top secrets that have been painstakingly compiled by generations of people in the institute, and I have to be responsible for these materials."

"If these materials are left with you and something goes wrong, we can't afford the consequences."

"Okay, we'll take the data back first. I'll report the situation to my superiors and see how they plan to coordinate things. If we need any further assistance, we'll come back to bother you again."

After Lu Weiguo finished speaking, he nodded slightly and walked towards the door first.

Everyone from Institute 7** picked up a briefcase, and Oki Hajime nodded and followed.

Chen Zhe walked last, hesitated for a moment as he passed Ji Bai, and whispered:

"Ji Shen, um... don't take it to heart. Xiao Qin is just like that, sharp-tongued but not a bad person."

After saying that, he adjusted his glasses and quickly chased after him.

The footsteps of more than ten people gradually faded into the distance, and the reception room fell silent again.

Ji Bai remained seated in his chair, his expression indifferent.

He glanced back at Secretary Li and shrugged.

"It's not that I'm not willing to help."

Secretary Li shook his head with a wry smile: "I know, it's not your fault. These researchers can be quite stubborn sometimes."

He paused, then quickly added, "Of course, I'm not referring to you!"

Ji Bai waved his hand: "I understand what you mean."

"I'm glad you understand."

"You are the embodiment of both self and others!"

Secretary Li: "..."

"Haha, just kidding, you started the joke."

Secretary Li gave a wry smile.

After spending a few days together, he had gotten used to Ji Bai's unpredictable personality.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll head out now."

Secretary Li turned and left, closing the door behind him.

This matter is too big; he must report it truthfully.

Also, report the fact that Ji Baixing's whereabouts were leaked yesterday.

. . .

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

On the other side, Lu Weiguo and the others left Ji Bai Research Institute and got back into the dark green bus.

The atmosphere inside the car was even more somber than when we arrived.

Liu Guodong leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and frowned deeply.

Zhou Yongqiang took out the cigarette pack, twirled it in his hand twice, and then stuffed it back into his pocket. He did this over and over again, but he didn't light a single cigarette.

Chen Zhe held the briefcase, head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Qin Ye remained seated in the last row, his face pressed against the car window, saying nothing.

Regardless, these are problems they haven't been able to solve for several years, and they still hope to get a satisfactory result.

As a result... I got up very early, but arrived late.

"To be honest, I was quite looking forward to coming here today, thinking that Ji Shen could point us in the right direction, or at least give us a general idea, but... tsk."

"We can't entirely blame him. He's in the materials field, and our radar, laser, and electronic warfare systems might genuinely be outside his range."

"Out of range? What were we supposed to do coming all this way here? Do we think they're gods descended from heaven?"

"You've been watching too many live streams. You think that if others can crack a few patents so easily, we can do the same thing too."

"Alas, the more lofty the ideal, the more skeletal the reality; the myth has been shattered."

"Don't say that. At least he wasn't pretending. He admits he doesn't know, which is much better than those who pretend to know and give orders blindly."

"Yes, you have a broad perspective, while we are petty and narrow-minded, but why am I so unwilling to accept this..."

"Who would be willing to accept this? We've worked so hard to get all these projects done, and now we're relying on an outsider, and we can't even get that right."

"Alright, alright, let's all keep quiet. We still have work to do when we get back!"

"Let's do it. We've endured twenty years already, what's one more?"

The carriage fell silent again.

After venting my frustrations, all that's left is a wave of silent exhaustion.

But before the oppressive atmosphere could completely dissipate, Director Lu's phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately straightened his back and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Don't say a word!"