209: Already suspected

Professor Du Yishan seemed very happy to have such a talented team member: "Little Xu, have you considered organizing your integrated research and development method into a paper for publication?"

Even certain research from confidential projects can be publicly published after appropriate handling.

Xu Ning knew the subtlety involved but still appeared a little puzzled.

"I have thought about it, but this part of the content relates to active equipment..."

"Very good, it is very important that you realize this point."

Professor Du Yishan smiled more than he had in the past week combined; clearly, he was very satisfied with this new team member.

"First, your research does not involve secrets, it is just a methodology; second, you can refer to the declassification procedures and obscure the specific sensitive data."

"In addition, your focus is on the simulation program, and this part does not need to be fully disclosed."

"If someone within the system is interested in this, they will naturally come to you to discuss it."

"Understood, then I will go back and revise it into a paper format suitable for publication."

Xu Ning readily accepted this suggestion.

Xu Ning did not necessarily have to publish this paper, but he had always hoped to spread the knowledge and experience taught by the system.

As an undergraduate, he believed the most effective way was to write and publish academic papers.

However, he knew that without the support of practical projects, engineering research was like an ethereal dream.

Compared to purely theoretical articles, successful cases were more likely to win people's trust.

However, he could not directly disclose to Academician Professor Du Yishan that he knew the 611 Institute was planning to improve the J-7 fighter jet and ask for help contacting them.

After all, even the 611 Institute itself might not have a clear plan yet.

Academician Professor Du Yishan encouraged him, saying, "Go ahead, let me see it after you revise it."

Saying this, he handed a research and development document on his desk to Xu Ning, "This matter needs to be handled quickly."

From Professor Du Yishan's perspective, completing this work sooner would be very beneficial for the upcoming waiver of the graduate entrance exam selection and scholarship applications.

Given Xu Ning's excellent achievements, Professor Du Yishan felt there was no need to break the rules to give him special treatment.

Professor Du Yishan even considered whether he should be credited on the paper.

As an internationally renowned expert, his name could ensure that editors took this work seriously.

Professor Du Yishan was not worried about the quality of the paper.

After receiving the research and development document, Xu Ning politely said, "Then I will go back and revise it now, and I will give it to you for review immediately after completion."

After leaving the office, Xu Ning checked his system status and found that his research points had recovered to 6 points.

The system allocates points based on the impact of the research results.

Since the actual impact of the current research and development was still small, only a small number of points were obtained.

If more authoritative figures like Professor Du Yishan paid attention to this work, he might receive more recognition.

Once the results generate a wider impact in the future, additional rewards will be granted.

Conversely, if it causes a huge reaction at the beginning, although a large number of points can be obtained immediately, there will be fewer opportunities to obtain rewards from the same result later.

Although his motivation was different from Professor Du Yishan's, in order to quickly accumulate research points, Xu Ning also wanted the paper to be published as soon as possible.

As Professor Du Yishan watched Xu Ning walk away, a long-lost passion surged in his heart, as if time had reversed, returning to his youthful years filled with fervor.

Driven by this emotion, he decided to go to Liu Yuanbo's office to see if there were any other exciting works from the team members.

Professor Du Yishan knew in his heart that talented team members like Xu Ning were rare.

For most third-year team members, it was already difficult to successfully complete the research and development process, and finding another genius like Xu Ning was almost a luxury.

"Xiao Liu."

Professor Du Yishan pushed open the door, holding a thermos cup, "Among our team members' research and development this year, are there any other outstanding works?"

When Liu Yuanbo heard this, a bitter feeling arose in his heart.

He did indeed hold another excellent research and development report, from Huang Hongzhang's hand.

Although it was not as good as Xu Ning's work, it was considered outstanding among those from previous years.

But now it seemed that this report was also likely to fall into Professor Du Yishan's eyes.

Liu Yuanbo was an honest person, he could not hide it from his mentor, "There is another quite excellent research and development, so I plan to give two team members full marks this year."

"Please have a seat, I will go and get it now."

Soon, the research and development report from Huang Hongzhang's team was presented in front of Professor Du Yishan.

"Another complete work?"

Professor Du Yishan said as he sat down and flipped through it, but as he read deeper, his brows furrowed tighter.

Sensing his mentor's abnormality, Liu Yuanbo felt uneasy, "Mentor, is there any problem with this research and development?"

Professor Du Yishan said in a heavy tone, "Go to my office, on the second shelf from the right, there is a green-covered English book, bring it here."

Although he was not sure of the specific reason, Liu Yuanbo quickly followed the instructions.

"During the defense, did you ask any questions regarding this research and development?"

Professor Du Yishan asked, holding up the beautifully bound report.

Liu Yuanbo felt a vague sense of unease in his heart, although the research and development instructions were quite detailed, he still couldn't help but ask about some specific calculation details.

"Look at this."

Professor Du Yishan said, flipping the book in his hand to the last page and handing it to Liu Yuanbo.

"What is this?"

Liu Yuanbo's face showed surprise as soon as he took the book and scanned a few lines; as he continued to flip through, the surprise quickly turned into anger.

In the latter part of the book, there was a chapter specifically describing "Research and Development Examples," and the process of developing a small seaplane described in it was almost identical to the work Huang Hongzhang submitted!

Although Liu Yuanbo allowed team members to refer to cases from textbooks or other materials, he also clearly required them to properly cite the source.

If they referenced too much, their grades would also be negatively affected.

However, in Huang Hongzhang's report, there was not a single citation.

This was clearly not just simple referencing, but blatant plagiarism.

And Liu Yuanbo had almost given this research full marks, which made him feel deceived.

Professor Du Yishan's mood also became terrible because of this matter, and he left the office in a hurry without even taking the book.

Not long after, Liu Yuanbo picked up the phone on the desk with a solemn expression: "Hello, is this Mentor Yan Lu? Please ask team member Huang Hongzhang to come here as soon as possible."

Although he already had suspicions in his heart, Liu Yuanbo knew what this meant for the team member, so he decided to control his emotions for the time being and planned to confirm the truth through further questioning.

If Huang Hongzhang could provide a reasonable explanation, there might still be room for maneuver; otherwise, serious consequences awaited him.

At the same time, another team member, Xu Ning, was busy buying manuscript paper to prepare for writing his paper, and all this happened in an era when papers still needed to be submitted handwritten.

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