330: Chapter 329 Military Parade! The march-past begins!

The frontmost viewing area of Zijin Gate Square was reserved for the scientists who had made exceptional contributions to China.

Elder Huang, Elder Yu, Elder Sun, Elder Cheng, Elder Yuan, and other lifelong honorary academicians, along with their spouses, were all seated in the very front row.

Behind them sat the project personnel and their spouses who had made exceptional contributions to China's four major projects: Nantianmen, Classic of Mountains and Seas Project, Penglai, and Houyi.

Somewhat unexpectedly, two military industrial scientists who were not of honorary academician rank were also arranged in the front row.

Watching the two men on his left, who looked completely composed, the "Father of the Hydrogen Mushroom Bomb," Elder Yu, said with a huff and a smile.

"Chongfeng, Guangming! Do you two not plan to offer an explanation?"

"I knew it! Back when we were working on Controlled Nuclear Fusion together, Professor Ai Chongfeng and Xiang Guangming were so close they practically shared a pair of pants. How could they have had such a sudden falling out?"

"Who would have thought! It turns out you two set a trap for The Doves! Hahaha!..."

After Elder Yu finished speaking, Elder Cheng, the "Nuclear Commander," also shook his head and said.

"That little drama of their falling out really fooled us old geezers badly!"

"Especially Xiang Guangming—what a waste that he didn't become an actor!"

"I even went out of my way to call him back then, telling him not to get upset with Professor Ai Chongfeng's straightforward nature and to be more tolerant!"

"And guess what happened?"

Seeing Elder Cheng dragging it out, the other elders asked curiously.

"What happened? Tell us, Elder Cheng!"

Elder Cheng said gloomily.

"Xiang Guangming went straight to the extreme, labeling me a radical leftist!"

"He said my stance was radical, my propositions were radical, and my direction was radical. He turned around and lectured me instead!"

"Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"

Upon hearing Elder Cheng's words, all the elders burst into laughter.

Xiang Guangming, who was sitting nearby, could no longer sit still and explained with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Please forgive me, Elder Cheng! I was on a mission, and one must commit fully to the act, right? After all, you were a key part of this trap!"

Elder Cheng snorted coldly and ignored Xiang Guangming. Seeing this, Xiang Guangming felt even more awkward.

"Elder Cheng, you deserve the greatest credit for this trap!" Professor Ai Chongfeng smiled and tried to smooth things over.

"You were so angry at the time that not only did you speak out to support me, but you also wrote multiple articles fiercely criticizing Xiang Guangming."

"If it weren't for you, it wouldn't have been so easy for Xiang Guangming to infiltrate the inner circle of The Doves!"

Xiang Guangming chuckled and took over the conversation.

"Exactly! With the push from Elder Cheng, the anchor of China, I quickly became the spiritual leader of The Doves!"

"Afterwards, I followed the trail from within The Doves and, in coordination with the Supreme Military Region, cleared out over ten foreign intelligence agencies! We captured over 160,000 spies!"

"A large part of the credit must go to Old Man Cheng!"

After listening to Xiang Guangming's explanation, Elder Cheng's expression finally softened. "I suppose you've got some talent, kid!"

...

9:00 AM arrived quickly. Accompanied by the majestic national anthem, the red Dragon Flag of China rose slowly.

Everyone stood up and paid their respects to the red Dragon Flag of China.

Afterwards, after the leaders gave a brief speech, thunderous cheers erupted from the entire venue.

Next was the highly anticipated tri-service military parade.

The live broadcast screen of CCTV switched. As the General Commander of the tri-service parade for the celebration ceremony, Lin Mo, wearing a set of Kunlun Exoskeleton Armor with his helmet tucked under his left arm, stood ramrod straight beneath the red Dragon Flag of China.

To his left stood Dragon Army Chief of General Staff General Li Jingwu and Army Commander Long Jianjun, while to his right stood Space Force Commander General Yun Feijie and Navy Commander Shi Jinghai, with several other high-ranking officials of the Chinese Dragon Army behind them.

After receiving the order, Lin Mo solemnly took a step forward. Standing before the microphone, he solemnly and majestically issued China's dragon roar to the entire Blue Planet.

"All forces, listen to the order!" "The march-past, begin!"