Spark

A few days later, the imperial capital.

The launching conference of Huaxia Quantum Computing Project has just ended, but many scholars from all over the world are still enthusiastic. After the speaker left, they gather together in small groups to discuss the long-term future mentioned in this conference. planning, and project structure and composition.

Everyone is full of expectations, because according to what they heard just now, the degree of openness of this project will be much higher than that of the previous EAST project.

Not only can all countries have the opportunity to participate, but the so-called "seating", that is, the basis for the assignment of project tasks, is no longer affected by zz factors, but only determined based on the actual scientific research capabilities and technology accumulation of each country.

——

Of course, this is a superficial statement. In reality, off-site factors will still have an impact.

But even just such a "big cake" is enough for everyone to choke.

"So what exactly is Huaxia going to do this time? Are they trying to completely subvert the electronic order of this world?"

"But why pull us? It seems a little unreasonable."

"There is nothing unreasonable. The most affected by quantum computing is the international financial system—or to put it bluntly, it should be SWIFT."

"This thing has controlled us for too long. No one wants to break its monopoly, and of course Huaxia wants to."

"However, the demise of order is bound to be accompanied by unstoppable chaos, so they pull everyone into the same camp and endorse them"

"Be sober, the term 'endorsement' is not appropriate here at all, they don't need endorsement at all."

"It should be said that they just gave us a choice - alliance or destruction. Obviously, no one can choose wrongly"

Davis stood aside and listened to the discussion from a distance, and what was surging in his heart at this moment was not only the initial emotion, but also the current fascination.

He is not a person who "worships the strong". In fact, under the standard American education, for a long period of time, he is more interested in the so-called "freedom", the so-called "democracy" and "individual will". focus on.

Such an educational background has developed his distrust of authority, and most of the time, he tends to speak out for the weak.

But now, the situation is completely different.

After hearing what everyone said about Huaxia's "grand plan", not only did he not feel disgusted, but he looked forward to it.

It's time for this world to change.

Not because he hated the old order, but because he vaguely felt that the new order would be more reasonable than the old order?

At this time, the discussion among the people was still going on.

"So after this project, is it really possible for quantum encryption to replace existing encryption methods?"

"You made a mistake again. According to Huaxia's plan, quantum encryption is the first step of the whole project—they must first solve the problem of quantum encryption, and then develop quantum computing."

"Is this a... security statement? Meaning, they won't hold the weapons to destroy the world in their own hands. Well, compared to some other countries, it's really higher than some other countries."

"But I just can't figure it out, why would they do that?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

In fact, most people have the answer in their hearts.

But they are reluctant to speak out.

Will humans take the initiative to destroy nature reserves?

What if this world, in the eyes of Chinese people, has become a big "nature reserve"?

How could they disrupt the order of this reserve.

They only think about how to make the animals in the reserve live better and grow stronger

While no one wants to admit it, it is true.

Davis had a smile on his face, and he guessed what everyone was thinking.

——

Of course, as the nominally strongest country on the surface, he would never have the same thoughts as them anyway, but he could indeed feel China's tendency to "establish a nature reserve and raise all human beings".

The most powerful weapon is never nuclear weapons, but economy, technology, and culture.

And Huaxia, relying on the early advantages established by hot weapons, is rushing in this direction

The quantum computing project isn't even their first attempt -- not even the EAST project.

Their first attempt was actually the original total nitrogen anion salt project.

Since then, some things have quietly changed.

Davis let out a long sigh and turned his gaze to the door.

There, a sentry was standing upright, and the guard of honor in his hand was shining with a metallic luster.

He doesn't seem to be very good.

Davis walked out of the venue calmly, intending to continue looking for suitable targets.

He came to China this time, nominally to participate in China's quantum computing conference, to obtain first-hand information, but in fact, he actually has his own hidden purpose.

That is, make the US quantum computing project public and completely destroy the AQCL project.

As for why he did this, in fact, he didn't have a clear answer in his heart.

There are actually only two convincing reasons he can conclude.

One is that the organizational form of AQCL is too deformed, which is too harmful to scientific researchers.

The other is that AQCL's goals are too aggressive, threatening to trigger a new wave of unrest and misery for the entire world.

Obviously, neither of these two reasons can constitute his "treasonous" motive.

But deep down, he just wanted to do it.

This is a kind of .guidance?

Maybe it's because he realizes that the force he serves has slowly embarked on a path that Germany once walked?

Maybe.

Davis shook his head lightly, followed the others, and walked out of the venue hall.

Out of the corner of his gaze, he saw two men in neat suits following behind him step by step-they were security personnel specially sent to monitor him.

This made him a little irritable.

Obviously during this period of time, I have fully proved my loyalty, and even my image in the AQCL project team has almost been completely abandoned, and I have been reduced to a lackey of the military, but even so, the military still has no trace of him. trust.

Even applying to participate in this purely academic exchange conference has experienced unimaginable twists and turns.

is this necessary?

Maybe.

Davis looked around, and just at this moment, a group of guards walked past him.

Loaded with live ammunition, the pace is neat.

He could imagine that those people must have live ammunition in their guns.

This is the only chance.

If you miss it, the guardian behind you will soon stick to you again, and then you will have absolutely no chance to do anything again

Davis' eyes gradually became firm.

The muscles all over his body tensed immediately, and the trembling hands just now became extremely stable.

Then he lunged at the passing guards, crashing into them.

"I need zz to take refuge!!"

"Zzz asylum? Are you kidding me? An American wants to take refuge in China. Is he crazy or stupid?"

Cheng Fei, in the office, Chen Nian listened to Chen Guo's narration in disbelief, and asked with an incredulous expression on his face.

No matter from which point of view, this matter is too bizarre.

It was even so bizarre that he vaguely felt that this was a conspiracy.

how can that be possible?

Even if he was really persecuted, he still has countless other solutions, but why did he choose this way?

Chen Nian had never come into contact with Davis, but he had heard of this name in his last life.

A leader in the commercialization of quantum computing, he once led the IBM team to manufacture a dedicated quantum computer with 247 qubits, and has won numerous praises and honors

In his life, I wish he had never experienced setbacks, right?

All the way is smooth and smooth, and all the way is respected.

So what exactly does he have to "refuge"?

Seeing his expression, Chen Guo felt the same way.

In fact, when he just received the news, his and Chen Nian's reactions were almost exactly the same.

Even his first reaction was "Go to the diplomatic and intelligence outlets for this kind of thing, why should you ask me?"

But after listening to his superior's narration, he had no choice but to find Chen Nian urgently.

After all, this is really not a purely diplomatic issue.

"...Anyway, it just happened. The time is too short, and we can't figure out his real motive."

"According to the information we got, after he participated in the launch conference of the quantum computing project, he threw himself into the arms of the guard at the gate, shouting for refuge."

"Our guards have no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, and they planned to push him away—from this point of view, their diplomatic sensitivity is still okay."

"However, Davies did have people behind him, and he did react while Davies pounced on him, which was a threat to the guards."

"So, they finally chose to control Davis and took him away from the scene."

"It's been 40 minutes now, and he's still being temporarily protected in the guard post—the two entourages have already started negotiating with us and asking for him to be handed over."

"However, since the guard post is basically an open environment, and we didn't have anyone other than the guards contact Davis, they didn't act that urgent."

"But this problem must be solved anyway. Whether to keep it or put it back, a decision must be made."

"That's why the superiors approached us—Davis said that he had information about the quantum computing technology of the United States in his hands, and required the presence of professionals with high authority."

Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded slightly.

As Chen Guo said, the guards handled this matter very professionally and astutely.

Control on the spot, take away from the scene, refuse to communicate, and protect in an open environment.

Failure to do any of these points may lead to major diplomatic accidents.

But now, the risk has clearly been greatly reduced.

"So the superior wants us to negotiate with someone?"

Chen Nian asked.

"No, they want you to judge from a technical point of view whether it is necessary for us to trade with him."

"Or to put it bluntly, do we need to keep him?"

"of course not."

Chen Nian replied without hesitation.

"Unless he can pull out a general-purpose quantum computer—and it must be available on the spot, otherwise we don't need to listen to his so-called 'intelligence' at all."

"Even if it is broken, the most he can hand over is the progress of the US quantum computing project."

"But I'm really not interested in this thing at all—that's just our workload for a few months, and it's not worth detonating such an unstable factor."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo nodded slightly, but then he continued to ask:

"What if it is information related to RSA decryption? The superior judged that Davis may have information in this regard."

"That doesn't make sense either."

Chen Nian continued to shake his head.

"Hasn't the quantum encryption algorithm already been given to you? If there is a problem, it will take us no more than a week to counter it --- besides, RSA decoding most of the time will hurt the enemy one thousand and self-damage eight Hundreds of routines, unless they plan to launch a full-scale military conflict, or their current economic situation, it is useless to hold them in their hands.”

"Why do other countries react so strongly to our project?"

Chen Guo asked puzzledly.

He's not an expert in the field, so he really doesn't know about it.

"Because we can really carry 800, and we can carry it many times."

"Understood, then I will reply directly according to this judgment."

"Hurry up, delay a little longer, nothing will become something"

"good."

Chen Guo nodded solemnly, and after a short pause, he suddenly laughed again.

"However, our suggestion may not be the final result. After all, what he shouted at the time was to ask for zz asylum."

"According to the Immortal Law, we do have the right to do so."

"But whether Davis can meet this standard is not certain."

A few minutes later, the Foreign Service staff who had arrived at the scene of the incident received instructions.

The content of the instruction is very simple, only a few words:

Hand it over to the police.

After confirming that the order was correct, the staff walked to the sentry box and opened the door of the sentry box.

There was no communication, not even eye contact.

Then, he pulled up Davis and walked straight out of the guard box.

Davis finally let go of his hanging heart. He looked provocatively at the two surveillance personnel who were staring at him viciously, with a mocking smile on his lips.

Now he doesn't worry about his safety at all.

In this country, can you still pull out a gun? ——

However, the development of things was beyond his expectation.

The staff member brought him directly in front of the surveillance personnel, still without saying a word, let go of his hand, turned and left.

This scene stunned Davis and the surveillance personnel.

what's the situation?

Davis stared at that figure dumbfounded, wanting to say something, but immediately understood.

They are not interested in the information they want to hand over.

Or rather, they don't need it at all.

Because they have long been ahead of the world.

What quantum computing, what RSA decoding should have been thought of.

They simply don't want to offer themselves asylum because it's not worth it.

Once this precedent is opened, the issue of bipolar relations will be a trivial matter, and the breaking of the current balance will be a major event.

This is the result they don't want to see, because it will gradually collapse the relationship of mutual trust that has been established.

Even further, how do they know whether the so-called information they provide is true or false?

Wrong bet.

Now, everything is too late.

He looked desperately at the two men staring at him, and just when he was about to accept his fate, the situation turned again.

A man in uniform came over and said to him:

"You are suspected of obstructing the execution of official duties according to law, please follow us!"

His tone was unmistakable, and Davis had an ecstatic look on his face.

I am afraid that in his past forty years of experience, he would never have imagined that one day, he would be lucky because he "was able to be caught".