Genius is just the threshold for me!

The two watched Lin Dong return to the barbecue stall. Xu Qingling and Xia Ran exchanged a glance and walked towards the hotel in tacit agreement.

"How's the environment at Tsinghua?" After walking about ten meters, Xu Qingling asked Xia Ran.

"It's alright, but I haven't explored it much."

Xia Ran nodded, then looked at Xu Qingling and asked, "Where are you planning to go to university?"

"It's not certain yet."

Xu Qingling didn't mince words and chuckled, "We'll see what Dongdong decides and plans next year. If he wants to go to university, we'll go together. If he doesn't, I'll apply to Sichuan University in Chengdu."

"If it's Sichuan University, Qingling, your grades will have to start to decline a bit from your senior year of high school."

Xia Ran pointed out a situation.

With her current grades, Xu Qingling is well above the cutoff for Tsinghua and Peking Universities, and can easily choose any university in China.

However, if you choose Sichuan University, although it is also a 985 university, it still has a certain gap compared to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Choosing Sichuan University in this way inevitably requires controlling the score, and it shouldn't be done all at once during the college entrance examination, as that would be too abrupt. It's best to start controlling the score in the senior year of high school.

"This isn't a big problem."

Xu Qingling smiled and nodded.

The hotel was right on the beach, and the two chatted as they walked, returning to their top-floor room in just a few minutes.

Upon entering the room, the previously harmonious atmosphere between the two suddenly turned somewhat silent.

Xu Qingling glanced at the beach barbecue stalls outside the window, then looked at Xia Ran with her short hair, and chuckled, "I originally thought that when you came back last winter vacation, or when you came back this May, you would come to see me alone."

"last year……"

Xia Ran suddenly looked up at Xu Qingling.

"I haven't seen as much as you, but I know more."

Xu Qingling smiled and said, "At first, I couldn't tell because you studied biophysics and minored in science in college, but I could tell when Dongdong submitted a bio-industry plan last year."

When you come back in May, you will complete your undergraduate degree and participate in the research project ahead of schedule. You need a letter from Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. Uncle Lin and Uncle Wang know about this.

"What about Lin Dong...?"

Xia Ran opened her mouth, as if to say something, but then stopped.

Xu Qingling looked at her best friend, with whom she had shared everything over the years except for matters concerning Lin Dong, and shook her head in silence.

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"He doesn't care. Maybe he noticed it when you applied to biophysics, or maybe he didn't, but he just hasn't paid attention to it..."

As far as I know, he's already reviewing the resumes and project experience of a number of academicians in the field of bioengineering in China, preparing to have one of them take over and lead this biotechnology industry.

"I don't care..."

Xia Ran paused, a bitter look appearing on her face: "That's just like him."

She had no doubt that Xu Qingling would lie to her.

After all, she had known Lin Dong's personality for a long time, but it was still a little uncomfortable to hear this from Xu Qingling's mouth.

However, Xia Ran quickly took a deep breath and looked at Xu Qingling seriously, saying, "The bio-industry is now the core of the US strategy. If a bio-industry entity suddenly appears, the other side will not let go of any clues."

Having other academicians take his place wouldn't stop the spies from investigating.

Because there are too many traces of cross-unit communication, whether it's comparing the time of both sides or having the side channel monitor the communication traffic, a lot of information can be analyzed. But having the other party come to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group would be too obvious...

"Ranran."

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Xu Qingling shook her head and said, "You shouldn't have come to me about this. I can't possibly tell Dongdong about this."

"You don't object?"

Xia Ran was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Xu Qingling's answer.

"What am I against?"

Do I object to you liking Dongdong, or do I object to you being my rival in love?

Xu Qingling smiled and said, "You two don't even have feelings for each other, so where do you get the enemy from?"

As for liking someone, most guys have someone secretly liking them, let alone him.

There are at least 800, if not a thousand, pretty girls who like or have a crush on Dongdong right now, so I can't possibly pay attention to that many.

Of course, if you don't contact me and go straight to Dongdong, then our friendship ends here.

Speaking of it.

Xu Qingling paused for a moment and said frankly, "From my perspective, I hope you can step up now."

Dongdong has come under the spies' radar twice, though he had a reason to explain himself each time.

But if we look for other academicians, he'll be in the spotlight for the third time in less than two years... Although there's still the option of the secret base in the Northwest, that would be too unfair to him.

"I see."

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Xia Ran recalled Lin Dong's unusually cheerful expression while swimming earlier that day and understood why Xu Qingling had agreed. Nevertheless, she nodded and said, "Thank you..."

"No need to thank me. We judge by actions, not intentions. Liking someone is a one-person affair, but feelings are a two-person affair. You are not a rival in love right now."

The methods used to deal with a love rival should not be used indiscriminately.

"If one day you can get Dongdong to stop calling you Xia Ran, stop calling you Xia Ran, stop calling you Engineer Xia, and start calling you Ranran instead, then you'll know how much I object..."

Xu Qingling smiled, but looking at Xia Ran, she still reminded her, "Ranran, Uncle Wang's outings are currently under traffic control, and Uncle Lin has spies searching for him everywhere... Once you take this step, there's no turning back. Is it worth it?"

"And what about you?"

Xia Ran didn't answer, but looked at Xu Qingling: "Worth it?"

"value."

Xu Qingling smiled and said, "It's not like I have a crush on him, he likes me..."

Done.

Xu Qingling glanced at the time, then turned and walked outside: "We're going over now. Ranran, let's talk about this when we get back. It's been so long since he's come to visit, don't let it affect his mood."

Xia Ran nodded, walked up, and asked, "What happened to your spy classmate?"

"We'll have to wait a while. Uncle Wang mentioned it last time; the root of the problem lies with her mother. The National Security Bureau is planning to set a trap for her uncle in two months, and then follow that lead. They can't make a move on Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group..."

Xu Qingling, holding Xia Ran's hand, naturally changed the subject and asked, "When are you going back to the capital?"

"After watching the Long March 5 launch, I went back with you all the next day," Xia Ran said softly. "I took three days off..."

"I'm back!"

Xu Qingling and Xia Ran had just returned to the barbecue stall hand in hand when Su Yue was the first to spot them and excitedly exclaimed, "You two are finally back! We've been waiting for you to take pictures!"

"You can eat first, what are you waiting for?" Xu Qingling walked over, let go of Xia Ran's hand, and naturally sat down next to Lin Dong.

"The security guards need to take photos later. It's the first barbecue party after we come out, so it definitely needs to be interesting."

Su Yue handed Xu Qingling and Xia Ran each a skewer of grilled meat, saying, "By the way, Qingling, Ranran, what were you two doing just now... Hey! Who stepped on me!"

Huang Qingyao subtly withdrew her foot, picked up a glass of juice, and said, "Come on, Lin Dong, thank you for providing the barbecue party..."

Lin Dong glanced at Xu Qingling but didn't notice anything amiss. Looking at Huang Qingyao's juice, he immediately smiled and said, "Qingyao, why is it juice this time? Where's the beer?"

"I won't drink anymore!"

Huang Qingyao quickly waved her hand: "I never make the same mistake twice. Last time I was dizzy for almost half the night."

"Coward!"

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Lin Dong made a blunt, disdainful remark, then picked up his beer, stood up, and said, "Cheers! May all your wishes come true!"

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Wang Rui, Li Tao, Su Yue, Zhang Yue, Luo Xiaomei, and others all raised their beers and various drinks, cheering and starting their barbecue party in front of the security personnel's cameras not far away...

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At 11 p.m., the barbecue ended, and the group of people gradually returned to the hotel.

Crack—

Xu Qingling took a shower, dried her hair, changed into a knee-length nightgown, opened Lin Dong's room door, and saw Lin Dong sitting on the bed leaning against the pillows, busy with something on his laptop. She immediately asked.

"Dongdong, aren't you going to sleep yet? Don't you have an event tomorrow?"

"Let's sleep in tomorrow. It's no fun if going out is like going to class." Lin Dong typed in a line of data, then suddenly turned to Xu Qingling: "What did you and Xia Ran talk about tonight?"

"Why are you so nosy about girls' affairs?"

Xu Qingling walked over and sat on the bed, leaning slightly against Lin Dong, and looked at the content on the screen.

Feasibility Study on Isomeric Weapons – Lin Xing

"Is this a nuclear weapon?"

Xu Qingling asked in surprise, "Who is Lin Xing?"

"My pseudonym."

"Isn't it said that technical documents and academic papers shouldn't be named or referred to by code names?"

Xu Qingling was fond of Taoism and, in order to facilitate management and prevent impersonation, pseudonymism, and substitution, protected the interests of the inventor.

As early as the last century, it was clearly required that all papers and technical solutions, whether for internal discussion or external publication, should be signed with real names or commonly used names, rather than arbitrarily made up a code name.

"The nuclear weapons field is different."

Lin Dong smiled and explained, "This concerns the foundation of the country. Protecting the inventors is the top priority. Everything else has to take a backseat. Back then, all the contributors to the development of nuclear weapons and satellites used pseudonyms and code names, and even the equipment was code-named."

"You've finished studying all the nuclear physics papers in less than three months, and you're ready to research nuclear weapons?" Xu Qingling was still somewhat surprised.

"I finished learning it in a little over two and a half months. It's not research, but a feasibility study." Lin Dong typed in the last line of formula and content, then encrypted and saved the document.

Ding-dong-

At that moment, Lin Dong's secure phone, which was placed in front of him, rang and a message popped up.

【001】: Check your email when you have time; a new project has come in from headquarters.

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New project?

Lin Dong was taken aback. He logged into Wang Xingguo's email account, and an email appeared immediately.

—Please have Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) receive the project launch materials for "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Mothership, Code Name: Nine Heavens"...

Nine Heavens, the aerial drone carrier that took 23 years to develop and made its maiden flight at the end of 25?

Isn't this a project from the First Aircraft Design Institute, or the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group?

Upon seeing the email, Lin Dong immediately recalled the popular science information about this so-called "aerial drone carrier" that he had read on social media in his previous life.

According to information from the previous life, this project was demonstrated in 22, officially launched in 23, and completed its maiden flight at the end of 25. It was undertaken by Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group and the First Aircraft Institute.

Why is it that in this life, headquarters started the project ahead of schedule and even assigned it to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group?

"The Ghost's airdrop drone system..." Lin Dong thought for two seconds, then suddenly understood what it meant, and his expression turned somewhat strange.

In accordance with the principle in the military industry that whoever is familiar with the field should be responsible for research and development, and whoever does the preliminary work should be responsible for the later work.

At this point in time, the First Aircraft Institute hasn't even started the feasibility study.

Given this situation, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) had experience with the Ghost drone airdrop and the technology of swarm drones, so this project naturally came to CAC.

"Hmm, a drone carrier, that's a great project..." Lin Dong thought for a moment, then nodded happily and picked up his phone to reply to Wang Xingguo.

[56]: I saw the email. When do we officially start?

【001】：You're the chief engineer, why are you asking me?

[56]: ...Then let's finish it after the National Day holiday and complete it in the first half of next year. This project is quite interesting. We can confirm with headquarters to make an export version.

Lin Dong recalled that it was already confirmed this year that a military operation would be launched in South Korea by the middle of next year, and that a war between China and South Korea would break out in a few years.

Although the US suffered heavy losses due to the South China Sea incident, it's uncertain whether they would dare to deploy this again, and a war between the two countries is unlikely. But as the staff said, what if?

Having a backup plan in advance will definitely keep things going.

[001]: Take it easy, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is expanding everywhere, and I'm really starting to feel the strain...

[56]: Keep going, you can do it!

Lin Dong looked at the project emails, replied to Wang Xingguo's messages on his phone, and suddenly felt something. He turned his head to look to the side.

He discovered that Xu Qingling had somehow leaned against him, hugging his arm, and had fallen asleep with her eyes closed.

"...You can even fall asleep like this."

Lin Dong smiled, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes as he looked at Xu Qingling's face. He closed his laptop, tossed it aside, and ignored his work. He pulled his pillow down, turned off the light, and let her hold his arm as they slept.

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