80: Chapter 80: Colluding with Aliens?

Who was it?

Of course, there was a ready-made answer: Black Fish Technology!

But no one dared to believe it, yet no one dared not to...

Because recently, no spacecraft heading for the moon had been launched from anywhere. After all, the moon is right at Earth's doorstep; to pull off such a grand spectacle, how many launches would it take?

Furthermore, technical personnel from both the United States and Xia Country didn't believe that Black Fish Technology, a recently established private company, had the capability to pull this off on the moon...

But... if it wasn't Black Fish Technology.

Then who was it?

Aliens?

Or rather, Black Fish Technology had secretly colluded with aliens...

That was... even more ridiculous.

At this moment, Gao Yuan dialed Qin Tiejun's number...

Qin Tiejun wasn't originally from the Space Agency, and it wasn't his business, but because Black Fish Technology was involved, he had just helped them apply for a privilege among the high-level officials...

This was quite awkward; Qin Tiejun had been called to a meeting at the National Administrative Center early in the morning. Besides the Space Agency, there were people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the Missile Force and the Academy of Sciences.

Qin Tiejun was in the middle of the meeting...

When he saw Gao Yuan's incoming call...

The meeting was chaired by the National Administrative Officer, Zhou Zhengli.

Seeing Qin Tiejun's conflicted expression, he waved his hand. "Is that Gao Yuan calling?"

Qin Tiejun nodded...

"Answer it, put it on speaker..."

Qin Tiejun placed the phone on the table. As soon as it connected, Gao Yuan's voice came through: "Director Qin, I've arrived in Qinjing... Where should I meet you?"

"What did you do, kid? The whole world is looking for you right now..."

"Me? I didn't do anything..."

Gao Yuan certainly couldn't admit to this; it was just an advertisement for himself! Anyway, they had no evidence that he did it...

As long as he didn't admit it...

Then this advertisement was a perfect ten.

"What's the deal with the words on the moon?" Qin Tiejun asked.

"What words? How could there be words on the moon?"

Gao Yuan asked in surprise.

Qin Tiejun looked helpless. "Are you playing dumb with me? If it wasn't you, who else could it be? Advertising on the moon—why don't you go to the sun?"

Gao Yuan thought to himself: I wouldn't mind, but the people in the Future World aren't capable enough; they can't get to the sun, and there's no solar tourism line either!

"Director Qin, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What moon advertisement?"

The big shots at the meeting looked at each other...

If Gao Yuan had been terrified, this matter likely wouldn't have anything to do with Black Fish Technology, but with his current attitude... it was definitely him.

It was just that scientists and aerospace experts racked their brains and still couldn't figure out how Gao Yuan did it.

Just then, the head of the Space Agency, Liu Zhengqi, said, "We just received photos from the space station telescope... They show that the text on the lunar surface is a Laser Projection, confirming that those words are man-made..."

Qin Tiejun spoke into the phone, "Gao Yuan, where are you right now? I'll send someone to pick you up..."

"I'll send you a location..."

Gao Yuan said...

Qin Tiejun hung up the phone and looked at Officer Zhou, saying, "Officer Zhou, I find it hard to imagine that Black Fish Technology could achieve this!"

"It is indeed hard to imagine, but besides Black Fish Technology, who else do you think has the capability and motivation to do this?"

Everyone shook their heads...

There might be those with motivation...

But as for those with the capability...

Looking across the entire globe, there were none.

Forget about pulling off something this big on the moon; even countries capable of sending people into Earth's orbit are few and far between!

Currently, the countries that could send people to the lunar surface within a month... might only be two halves.

The United States counts as half, and Xia Country counts as half...

In reality, there isn't even one!

At this time, someone suggested, "How about we try detaining Gao Yuan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a silence; indeed, many were tempted...

Qin Tiejun was the first to voice his opposition...

"No, have you considered that if he really has the ability to quietly claim land on the moon and advertise, would he lack the means to protect himself? It's easy to turn hostile... but if we can't control him, have you thought about the consequences?"

Zhong Guoqiang, the President of the Academy of Sciences, also said, "This is nonsense. Our country has laws. If he broke the law, arrest and sentence him as appropriate. But to detain him based on groundless speculation just to get an answer—even upright officials in feudal times wouldn't do such a thing..."

Zhou Zhengli cleared his throat. "President Zhong is right; everything must follow procedure! Gao Yuan has rendered service to the state; how can we detain him?"

Qin Tiejun sneered from the side, "Once we turn hostile, it will be doomsday... You've only seen the Photolithography Machine and the Constant Temperature Clothing! Have you forgotten the Construction Insects? If those things lose control and multiply infinitely... it would be the end of the world!"

"Furthermore, do you know what other technologies he has in his hands?"

Everyone present was persuaded...

Then, Liu Zhengqi shifted the topic: "We've strayed from the point. Let's continue the previous discussion. What kind of technology can release a Laser Projection on the moon that's visible from Earth? At any rate, we can't do it with our current technology..."

"Bureau Chief Liu, you mentioned lasers? If the projection technology on the moon were cracked, could it be applied to our laser weapons?"

The words from the Missile Force representative made the person who suggested detaining Gao Yuan break into a cold sweat...

Indeed, if that thing were converted into a laser weapon, could it also fire from the moon to Earth?

Then, the Missile Force representative continued, "I've seen Gao Yuan's movie. In the movie, the Lunar Defense Base has a High-frequency Laser Cannon with a range of over a million kilometers. Could this be Black Fish Technology testing laser weapons on the moon?"

The more some people thought about it, the more likely it seemed...

At this time, Gao Yuan was brought in by guards...

"Officer, President Gao has arrived!"

As soon as Gao Yuan entered and saw all the big shots who appeared in the news, he cupped his hands. "Greetings, leaders!"

This was the first time Zhou Zhengli had met Gao Yuan; his first impression was that he was very young...

As soon as Gao Yuan walked in...

...he was carrying a bag, which he had a robot bring over from Muza.

"Leaders, since it's our first meeting, I've brought a small gift..."

Qin Tiejun's face darkened. "What are you up to now?"

"Director Qin, you wrong me! Didn't the organization look after me and name me the Mountain God of Daqing Mountain... Bah, Mountain Lord? That doesn't seem right either... anyway, you get the idea. In short, Daqing Mountain won't be disgraced in my hands! I'm grateful to you all, so I brought a small gift. Don't worry... the professionals outside checked it for half an hour; it's absolutely safe, and there are no listening devices! It's our Black Fish Technology's new product—the wrist machine!"

"If you've seen 'earth rescue', you'll know that the people in it rely on wrist machines for communication... They can perform 3D Virtual Imaging, Brainwave Control... In short, the performance is exactly like in the movie!"

Qin Tiejun heard Gao Yuan mention the movie twice in a row...

He frowned. What did Gao Yuan mean by this?