The three of them exchanged glances.
Hong Fan couldn't hold back any longer and asked the question first.
"Professor Lü! Excuse me, is Xia Guo's space station project really going to be cancelled?"
Lü Yongchang was slightly taken aback.
Has the Xia Guo space station project been cancelled?
He looked at Hong Qiming beside him with a puzzled expression: "Minister Hong, the space station project..."
Hong Qiming gave a wry smile: "Professor Lü, you are the director of the China Space Agency, don't tell me you don't know about something this big?"
Lü Yongchang: "..."
"Cough cough..."
Seeing the guilty look on Lü Yongchang's face, Hong Qiming's helplessness deepened.
He sighed deeply, then explained, "A few days ago, the Speaker of the Council personally ordered the suspension of the Xia Kingdom space station project, which was halfway completed."
"Why?!" came Hong Fan's indignant voice from the side. "Is the Speaker planning to give up on space exploration?"
"Hong Fan!" Bai Yixuan shouted sternly, "Don't talk nonsense, listen to Minister Hong finish speaking!"
Hong Fan lowered his head dejectedly.
Hong Qiming smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
"I can understand how you feel about the sudden cancellation of the Xia Kingdom space station project."
"As for the reason for the cancellation of the space station... you should ask Professor Lü about it."
"He should know the reason best."
As he spoke, Hong Qiming glanced meaningfully at Lü Yongchang beside him.
The next moment, three pairs of eyes focused on Lü Yongchang's face.
Lü Yongchang: "..."
He glanced at Hong Qiming beside him with a resentful look.
Well, although he didn't know the specific reason, he could guess pretty much what it was.
Faced with the three astronauts' puzzled yet slightly indignant gazes, Lü Yongchang subconsciously touched the tip of his nose and said with an embarrassed expression.
"Simply put, the original Xia Kingdom space station has lost its value."
"What..." Bai Yixuan's eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed in a low voice.
That's a space station!
There are only a handful of countries on Earth that have their own independent space stations!
Its scientific research value is unimaginable!
“That’s right.” Lü Yongchang nodded slightly and said vaguely, “In order to cope with future crises, Xia Kingdom needs to focus its energy on more valuable areas!”
Because of confidentiality agreements, some information cannot be explicitly told to the three people in front of us.
Especially the information about the solar anomalies!
He could only tell the three astronauts the specifics once they confirmed their participation in the spaceplane project.
When Xia Wanyi heard Lu Yongchang's words, her eyes suddenly dimmed.
It's the same old excuse again.
As always, it was vague and unclear.
She sighed deeply and asked softly, "Since Professor Lü believes the space station has lost its value, then why did you summon the three of us today?"
"If Xia Guo believes that space has no value for exploration, then what do they need us astronauts for?"
"Why don't we go home and rest?"
At this moment, even Bai Yixuan did not speak up to stop Xia Wanyi.
Just as the atmosphere in the hall was becoming increasingly tense, Lü Yongchang chuckled and said with a slight upturn of his lips, "Who told you that space has no value for exploration?"
"It's just the cancellation of a space station project, and you're already thinking of retiring?"
Bai Yixuan's heart skipped a beat.
He opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.
A hoarse voice sounded from the side: "Professor Lü, you mean..."
"What I mean is...?" Lu Yongchang's smile widened. "I have an even better project here. I wonder if the three of you would be interested in participating?"
"Can...can we go to space?" Xia Wanyi's voice trembled slightly.
"certainly!"
"Not only in space, you can also become the first astronauts from Xia Kingdom to land on the moon!"
Lu Yongchang's calm words struck like a thunderclap from a clear sky, completely stunning the three young astronauts!
Entering space...landing on the moon...
These eight words kept echoing in Xia Wanyi's ears, and gradually, the world before her eyes blurred.
Tears of emotion blurred her vision.
"So, are you interested in participating?"
“Of course…” Bai Yixuan and Hong Fan’s voices rang out from the side.
"And you, Xia Wanyi?"
Lu Yongchang's voice came from behind.
So excited, she couldn't utter a single word and could only nod frantically.
Seeing this, Bai Yixuan smiled and patted Xia Wanyi on the shoulder: "Alright, it proves that our persistence in training has paid off!"
Looking at the scene before him, a look of emotion appeared in Lü Yongchang's eyes.
Ever since the first ape looked up at the stars, the yearning for the endless universe has been deeply ingrained in human genes!
Once the three had calmed down, Lü Yongchang's expression turned slightly serious: "Let me tell you in advance, you are going to participate in Xia Country's first spaceplane project."
"Although you have a lot of experience in spaceflight, it is far from enough to be a spaceplane pilot."
"Therefore, you need to go to the Air Force pilot training base for a month of special training!"
"This training will be very tiring and tough."
"you……"
"Professor Lü, don't worry, we will complete the training mission!" Bai Yixuan interrupted Lü Yongchang directly.
Lu Yongchang was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "Alright!"
"I'll be waiting for you at the National Space Research Institute!"
I hope you won't let me down!
...
America.
The CIA building.
A series of hurried footsteps echoed through the brightly lit corridor.
A man in uniform, clutching a document tightly in his hand, walked quickly toward the office at the end of the corridor!
The moment he reached the office door, he abruptly stopped.
He then took a deep breath to calm his somewhat rapid breathing.
"Knock knock knock!"
He raised his hand and gently knocked on the office door.
"Come in."
A deep male voice came from inside the door.
He took another deep breath, then reached out and pushed open the office door.
"What's up?"
Inside the office, a white man with a hooked nose and a mean-looking face stared at him with a gloomy gaze.
He swallowed hard and handed the document in his hand to the man behind the desk: "Director William, our spies in Xia Country have sent back the latest intelligence!"
William Blair paused for a moment, then abruptly stood up from his chair.
"Quick, bring the documents over here!"
Upon hearing the order, the man quickly handed the document in his hand to him.
William Blair quickly unfolded the document and began to examine it carefully.
Gradually, his face turned pale.
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