Institute of Information Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Academician Gao Junfa looked at the gray-haired old man walking toward him and quickly greeted him.
"Old Xue, did you ask him? What's going on? "
A while ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology suddenly suspended the entire quantum encryption algorithm project.
Almost everyone involved in the project was muddled. They didn't know what was going on.
As the academic leader of the entire project and the most prestigious one among them, Academician Xue was naturally asked to represent the State Administration for National Defense to demand an explanation.
Over the past few days, Gao Junfa had been trying to find his old friend to ask if he had gotten an explanation, but he hadn't been able to.
Now, it seemed like he had gotten an explanation.
However, judging from the expression on his face, it didn't seem to be optimistic.
Academician Xue Jinhui looked at Academician Gao, who was walking toward him eagerly. He subconsciously wanted to hide, but there was nowhere to hide. Also, Academician Gao had already called his name, so he had no choice but to watch Academician Gao walk in front of him. He coughed and spoke.
He coughed and said, "This matter is quite complicated … Anyway, you just need to know that the quantum encryption algorithm has been solved."
Solved?
After hearing this unexpected news, Academician Gao Junfa was stunned for a second. His eyes widened, and the expression on his face was no less than when he first heard this news.
"Solved? How is that possible?! "
"I was as surprised as you at first." Academician Xue Jinhui went silent for a while before he said, "But this is indeed the case. I have confirmed this with my own eyes."
Seeing that his old friend didn't seem to be lying, Academician Gao Junfa hurriedly said, "You've seen the algorithm?"
Academician Xue Jinhui nodded.
"I've seen it."
"Hurry up and tell me! What is going on with that encryption algorithm? Who created it? "
Academician Xue looked away and coughed.
"I can't tell you these things for the time being, but you just need to know that this is the case."
Seeing that his old friend didn't want to tell him, Academician Gao suddenly became anxious.
"You don't even trust me?"
"It's not a matter of trust. It's a matter of principle." Academician Xue sighed and said, "Don't worry, this algorithm will definitely be used … Anyway, in a month or two, we should be able to see the true face of this algorithm."
Even though Academician Gao wanted to say something, he saw that Academician Xue wasn't going to back down, so he gave up on the idea.
At this time, he also realized that he was being rude. This kind of thing was most likely signed a confidentiality agreement, so it was not good to ask.
If he wasn't so curious, he wouldn't have asked.
Academician Gao sighed and shook his head.
"Talented people will appear in every generation … Forget it, I'll just wait and see."
After leaving Academician Gao's place, Academician Xue didn't dare to stay on the road for too long. He was afraid that other old acquaintances would ask him the same question, so he quickly returned to his office.
He asked his secretary to make him a cup of tea. After taking two sips, he wanted to read some documents for a while, but he couldn't sit still. He felt like there were ten thousand ants crawling in his heart.
In the end, he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. He asked his secretary to book a high-speed train ticket for him and took a train to Jin Ling University.
Jin Ling University obviously wouldn't refuse a visit from a big name in the field of cryptography. They quickly arranged all the troublesome things for him.
After the lecture, Academician Xue declined the invitation from the director of the Academy of Information Engineering. He walked around the Jin Ling University campus and walked to the mathematics department building. He asked for directions along the way and found Academician Lu's office.
When he arrived at the office, there wasn't anyone in the office. There was only a girl who was probably an assistant sitting near the door.
Academician Xue looked out the window and knocked on the door. He then walked in and spoke in a friendly tone.
"Is Academician Lu here?"
Zhao Huan put down the pen in her hand and looked up at the unfamiliar old man. She felt strange in her heart. There shouldn't be any appointments in the past few days.
However, this wasn't the first time she encountered something like this, so she spoke.
"Academician Lu is at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study these days. Is there anything I can help you with? I can call the professor and ask when he will come over — "
Academician Xue saw the girl reach for the phone and quickly spoke.
"There's no need to ask him to come over. The Institute for Advanced Study, right? I'll go there myself. "
Zhao Huan looked at the old man's back and thought for a bit. In the end, she opened her computer, wrote an email, and sent it to the professor.
The professor had been at the Institute for Advanced Study for the past few days. Apparently, he was busy with a national project. She didn't ask what it was, and obviously, Lu Zhou wouldn't say anything.
However, it must be very important.
…
Even though Academician Xue didn't come to Jin Ling University, he wasn't discouraged.
He was already at Jinling, and he didn't want to go back empty-handed without seeing the inventor of the encryption algorithm.
Academician Xue arrived at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and explained the purpose of his visit to the security guard. Academician Xue registered his identity at the entrance and was quickly let in. A security guard then escorted him to the Institute of Semiconductors.
Academician Xue looked at the security guard walking in front of him. He couldn't help but guess in his heart that Academician Lu already knew he was coming.
He finally arrived at the laboratory door. He hesitated for a bit and finally reached out his right hand.
However, just as he was about to knock on the door, it opened by itself with a squeak.
A young man in a white coat with slightly messy hair appeared behind the door. He was holding the door handle with one hand.
Even though this was the first time they met, as an academic, he immediately recognized this face. However, before he could speak, the man spoke first.
"Are you Academician Xue from the Institute of Information Engineering?"
"That's me." Academician Xue nodded and said cautiously, "I'm sorry to disturb your research! But I'm really curious about the quantum encryption algorithm, so I came uninvited … "
"Not really, but I'm not sure if I came a day earlier." Lu Zhou smiled and curiously looked at the old man standing at the door. He then stepped aside and said, "Director Li told me about you, come in."
"Director Li?" Academician Xue didn't move. He looked at Lu Zhou in surprise and said, "How did he know I would come here?"
"He didn't say you were coming, but after hearing about you, I guessed you would come here." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I have some questions to discuss with you … Come with me, the experiment is only one step away."
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