8: Chapter 8 Helicopter Landing Causes a Sensation

Chu Ge drove his sports car all the way to Panjiayuan, singing loudly. With a beautiful drift, he parked beside the fountain. Boys and girls shopping nearby stopped to stare.

The luxury car and the handsome guy immediately became a scenic spot in Panjiayuan.

Yu Le and Qu Min were walking hand-in-hand, about to head out for a meal.

"Le, look! A handsome guy! And he looks like the 'tall, rich, and handsome' type."

Yu Le followed Qu Min's gaze. Chu Ge was currently leaning against the car smoking. Yu Le's gaze turned cold.

"Hmph. Tall and handsome are barely there, but forget about rich."

"You know him?"

"Chu Ge. Did you forget? Last time was also by this fountain."

"Oh! I remember now. Your ex-boyfriend. From the looks of it, has he struck it rich?"

"Hmph, it's more like he's latched onto Di... a rich woman." Yu Le swallowed the rest of her words; if she said it out loud, she felt she would have already lost more than half the battle.

"Ah?---"

Qu Min curled her lip.

As they spoke, the two had already walked up to Chu Ge. Chu Ge had his back to them, and when he turned around and saw Yu Le, he was genuinely startled!

"I say, Miss Yu, why are you always popping up like a ghost? You scared me to death!"

"Heh, you're probably just feeling guilty. Is something the matter?"

Chu Ge rummaged through his car for a long time before handing Yu Le a bag of bottles and jars.

"Your stuff. I'm moving in a couple of days, and I don't have the right to throw away other people's things, so I brought them to you."

"Just throw them away. I don't want to see them or you ever again!"

"Don't worry! I don't want to see you either!"

With a beautiful arc, the bag of cosmetics was accurately tossed into the trash can by Chu Ge.

"Tch, just a gigolo living off a woman, what's with the 'tall, rich, and handsome' act?" Qu Min whispered from the side.

"You!~~~" Just as Chu Ge was about to snap back with some profanity, his phone rang.

"Hello, is this Chu Ge, Academician Chu?"

"Yes, who is this?"

"Hello, I'm from the Y City Garrison Command. We've received a call from Yanjing. We are to escort you to the capital immediately; it's an emergency order from the Research Institute!"

"Alright, I'm at the Panjiayuan fountain. Where are you? I'll drive over."

"That won't be necessary. Just wait where you are, Academician Chu. We'll be faster! Goodbye!" The caller hung up.

"You'll be faster? You clearly don't know the former 'God of Racing' from Y University, do you?"

Chu Ge muttered to himself. Remembering he hadn't finished his outburst, he turned around only to find that Yu Le and her friend had already vanished.

Five minutes later, Chu Ge obediently shut his mouth.

A dark green military helicopter circled above Panjiayuan Square, the deafening roar of its engine thundering as it slowly descended not far from Chu Ge.

"Holy crap, is that a helicopter?"

In times of peace, ordinary people rarely saw these things outside of movies and TV shows, and military ones were even rarer.

"A military transport helicopter, ZY-20 model. Usually used by the Army Aviation!"

"Wow! Handsome, you sure know a lot."

"What's a military helicopter doing here? Is it an exercise?"

"Doesn't look like it. Look, there are even special forces!"

*Hiss---*

A special operations squad disembarked from the helicopter and fanned out to set up a perimeter. Two men walked toward Chu Ge, and after verifying his identity, they snapped to attention and gave him a standard military salute!

"Good heavens, they're actually saluting? Who is that guy? He doesn't look very old."

"No idea. From the looks of it, he's either extremely rich or highly influential."

While everyone was buzzing with discussion, Chu Ge had already followed the special forces members onto the aircraft. A few minutes later, the helicopter lifted off and gradually disappeared into the distant sky.

Many tourists were still standing there watching, quite a few of them still in a daze. In fact, the ones most dazed were Yu Le and Qu Min on the second floor.

"I say, Lele, your ex-boyfriend doesn't seem as pathetic as you described?"

“...”

Yu Le didn't speak; she was so shocked she hadn't yet come to her senses. She was the person who knew Chu Ge best.

"How is this possible? Chu Ge? What happened to you in the few months since I left? A few months ago it was an old soldier who looked like a high-ranking official, a few days ago it was Dilireba Nazha, and today is even more exaggerated—a helicopter pickup for work? Who are you?"

Chu Ge's first helicopter ride ended in vomiting and dizziness. In his embarrassment, he even asked the soldier next to him if he could borrow one of those special forces balaclavas to wear.

At least it would hide his face; this was too humiliating!

The handsome soldier gave him a look that said: *Big brother, you've watched too many movies, haven't you?*

...

The military's efficiency was high; the helicopter landed directly on a military airport runway.

A grayish-black military transport plane had already started its engines. The exhaust from four high-power jet turbines blew so hard that Chu Ge couldn't even open his eyes.

The cool-looking transport plane roared deafeningly at the start of the runway, its wings seemingly eager to soar into the blue sky...

Without stopping, Chu Ge boarded the transport plane and left Y City.

A few hours later, Chu Ge was already at the Research Institute. Wang Yun still followed behind him like a little tail, though compared to when he first arrived, the young girl was much more attentive.

Wang Yun had changed her hair to an ear-length bob. Her face was free of makeup, highlighting a sense of purity, and her crisp female military uniform outlined her silhouette almost perfectly.

Chu Ge stared for a long time, only reluctantly withdrawing his gaze once the girl's face turned red.

"Chu Ge, you're finally back." Old Chen led a group of Research Institute mainstays in a welcoming line.

"Old Chen, hello everyone. Haven't seen you for a few days, I missed you all!"

"Little Chu, you've become even more handsome!"

"No way! Haha."

After a round of polite small talk, Chu Ge joined the busy experiments.

The Super Tokamak device Chu Ge had tinkered with at the base was a miniature Nuclear Fusion device. The Research Institute had relied on that model and experimental data to perfectly replicate a giant version.

However, the final ignition had been unsuccessful. Although they were elites of the Academy of Sciences, they were essentially novices in the field of controllable Nuclear Fusion.

Furthermore, if things went wrong and it exploded, it would be a disaster. A Nuclear Fusion explosion was far more powerful than an atomic bomb.

With tens of millions of people in the capital, this was no joke. So even if a small problem occurred, they didn't quite dare to dismantle it.

Several elders unanimously decided to wait for Little Chu.

Chu Ge didn't refuse. He rolled up his sleeves and mingled with the group of experts and senior engineers to troubleshoot the problem...

After identifying a flaw in a set of laser generator components, Chu Ge decisively chose a spare part. Then, after re-conducting a careful inspection, the ignition was successful.

Looking at the dazzlingly bright new device, the Academicians and core members of the Research Institute were ecstatic. This was a historic breakthrough. Moreover, based on the data, it was the only one of its kind in the entire world.

It could be called a groundbreaking scientific achievement. At this time, controllable Nuclear Fusion still belonged to the realm of cutting-edge scientific research. Only a few countries could even study it, and they had yet to succeed.

China had broken through in one leap to become the leader, leaving other countries far behind. All of this,

had its foundation laid precisely by the twenty-something-year-old Chu Ge.

"It's time for that step!" Academician Chen said meaningfully to the several veteran Academicians beside him as he watched Chu Ge celebrating with everyone.

"You mean Little Chu's status?"

"Yes. You know we are all getting old, and only that step can allow Chu Ge to go further and walk with more stability!"

"Alright, let's sign our names together as a group of old fellows!"

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

"..."