On the Moon Palace.
A silver-white starship slowly docked at the port.
Looking at the planet getting closer and closer outside the porthole, as well as the looming outline of the city, a trace of fascination appeared in Xie Tian's eyes.
"This is my first time coming to the Moon. I heard that the research of nuclear physics and particle physics here is very famous. I wanted to come here a long time ago, but I never had the time. "
Standing next to him, Jia Siyuan smiled and spoke.
"What a coincidence, me too."
Both of them were researchers at East Asia Power, and they were relatively low-level researchers.
If everything went well, the two of them would probably dedicate their youth in obscurity at the grass-roots level. Then, when they were in their forties or fifties, they would see if they could get a small management position.
The benefits of East Asia Power were the best among energy companies in the world, but at the same time, it was well-known that its promotion channel was narrow.
But just a few days ago, the situation took a turn for the better.
Ever since Lu Zhou used an iron fist to lay off all the researchers at the Electromagnet Research Institute, people like them had a much better life than before.
Although in Xie Tian's opinion, being sent to the Moon was still a bit of an "exile", it was still a nominal promotion and salary increase. In any case, staying in this relatively free environment was better than staying on the ground and scheming with the seniors in those departments.
Not to mention that as long as they made achievements, they might be transferred back one day.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Academician Lu was on the side of honest people like them. Especially Tang Yunge, who was working on the front line, was directly promoted to the position of the head of the laboratory. Almost all grass-roots scientific researchers saw hope.
Thinking of this, Xie Tian also secretly made up his mind in his heart. He must do something earth-shattering on this barren land.
The starship stopped.
With the fixed cantilevers connected to the hull, the gangway of the space station was slowly connected.
Carrying their suitcases, they walked off the starship and came to the boarding gate of the shuttle between the Moon and the Moon Palace.
However, just as they were about to land on the Moon, these researchers and engineers from East Asia Power found that the road ahead was blocked by a group of people.
"What are those people doing?"
Xie Tian, who was carrying a suitcase, had a strange expression on his face as he looked at the representatives walking toward him.
Jia Siyuan, who was standing next to him, also had a strange expression on his face.
"Perhaps to celebrate our arrival?"
Obviously, this was impossible.
Not to mention the hostile expressions on those people's faces, the holographic windows above their heads and the slogans in conspicuous positions didn't look like they were welcoming them.
At this moment, the representatives of the masses walked in front of them.
Xie Tian, who was standing at the front of the team of researchers, felt a sense of foreboding from the cold eyes of the man leading the team.
As if confirming his guess, the moment the man opened his mouth, the air between them instantly froze.
"Get out of Guanghan City! We don't welcome you here, let alone your skills. "
"I —"
Just as Xie Tian was about to explain something, his chest was shoved by the man. He staggered back two steps and almost fell. Jia Siyuan, who was standing next to him, was instantly angry. He took a step forward and was about to argue, but he was already surrounded.
The scene was extremely chaotic. Fortunately, the guards of the space station arrived in time and barely controlled the situation, preventing it from turning into a physical conflict.
However, the waves of sound that came one after another still left them in a sorry state.
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
"You are not welcome here!"
"…"
Under the escort of the guards, Xie Tian, Jia Siyuan, and other East Asia Power researchers all had a frightened look in their eyes.
The eyes of those people were practically itching to tear them apart.
This is crazy!
…
Customs rest area of the Moon Palace.
With a bag of cold drinking water in his hand, Xie Tian, who survived the disaster, still had a frightened expression on his face.
At this moment, the alloy hatch next to him suddenly opened. Accompanied by a guard, a man in a formal suit walked into the rest area and walked in their direction.
"Everyone, I'm sorry that you have encountered such a thing. I am Mayor Ye's secretary," the man continued with an obviously apologetic expression on his face, "Mayor Ye should have come here in person, but he is now trying to deal with the trouble at hand, so he asked me to come and visit you."
"I'm really sorry! In order to avoid intensifying the conflict, we can't let you get off the ship immediately, but we promise to solve it as soon as possible … Can you give us some time? "
"I can, but I need to know what happened here." Staring at the mayor's secretary, Xie Tian said angrily, "We prepared for a week, but we received this kind of treatment! It's okay that you need time, but please give me a reason. "
The secretary said with a bitter smile.
"We need some time to convince the people … I'm really sorry."
The secretary bowed deeply, leaving the dumbfounded crowd behind. After instructing the space station staff next to him to take good care of them, he turned around and left in a hurry.
However, Xie Tian could clearly feel that the attitude of the space station staff did not become much friendlier because of the mayor's secretary's instructions.
That unconcealable enmity in his eyes caused everyone who was sitting there to feel a chill run down their spines …
…
Staying at the customs only made people roll their eyes. This problem didn't look like it could be solved in a short time. After a group of people discussed it, they finally chose to return to the ship.
They had already reached the shore, but they couldn't get off the ship. Everyone was very depressed, as if the raging fire in their hearts was poured with a basin of cold water.
Jia Siyuan looked at the Moon outside the porthole and muttered in a low voice.
"… It's really strange. What happened there? How did we suddenly … become public enemies? I thought they would welcome us like heroes. "
After all, when East Asia Energy promoted nuclear fusion technology on Earth, the local people didn't welcome it, but at least they were happy to see the cost of electricity fall.
Although he didn't experience that period of history, this news could be found in historical materials.
"I don't know."
Xie Tian shook his head with a bitter smile. His eyes were full of worries.
His intuition told him that things were probably more complicated than he thought.
However, the Moon Palace Space Station had not yet approved them to use the network. Now, apart from being able to contact the headquarters of East Asia Power through the communication equipment on the ship, they had no information about the outside world.
"It's just a hypothesis." After thinking about it for a long time, Xie Tian broke the silence in the cabin and continued, "It's likely that after we set off from the Tianzhou, something serious happened, causing the trust of the residents of Guanghan City to drop to the freezing point."
Jia Siyuan frowned.
"But what can happen in one day?"
Xie Tian shook his head.
At this moment, the cabin door suddenly opened, and a man in a crew uniform walked in from the cockpit area.
"We just contacted the ground headquarters, we may be in trouble."
Xie Tian raised his head and looked over there. He was about to ask, but Jia Siyuan, who was sitting next to him, couldn't wait to ask.
"What the hell happened —"
Before he could finish his sentence, the man continued with a solemn expression.
"It's a protest.
"They are against us.
"Or the second-generation controllable fusion project."
Jia Siyuan couldn't help but say.
"Why? We are helping them solve their energy problem! "
"But they don't think so." The man looked at the moon outside the porthole and sighed. He said with a complicated expression, "It all started with a paper."
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