Yan Yan wasn't the only one being scolded.
At the White House, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the director of the CIA was also scolded.
"What a bunch of idiots!
"Do we have to wait for the China people to tell us before we know what's going on? How many times has this happened?! Tell me! "
He hadn't slept for 24 hours.
The eye bags were so thick that even the foundation couldn't hide them.
However, that uncontrollable anger made him appear to be in high spirits at this moment, and he didn't look tired at all.
Just a dozen hours ago, they were still in the White House planning how to pressure China into suspending the controllable fusion experiment, or at least get the international community … especially the United States to participate.
However, when he confidently sat in the embassy and was about to talk about this matter, Ambassador Sun told him that the experiment was over.
Also, it went quite smoothly.
For him, this was like a bolt from the blue.
The return of manufacturing was his campaign slogan. Only by fulfilling his promise of jobs and making the United States great again could he win the 2020 election and continue to be great.
However, China had ignited the flames of controllable fusion.
Not only was his plan completely ruined, but he was also in a very passive situation.
If they couldn't keep up in this field within the next three years, controllable fusion reactors would be everywhere on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. How could they compete?
Tariffs?
Or oil prices?
Seriously, would they even care by then?
There was a fundamental difference between the changes in social productivity and the improvement in market competitiveness brought about by technological advancements. Just like improving wheels could make a carriage run faster and more stable, but no matter how fast a carriage ran, it couldn't beat a car.
Gina stood next to the desk and explained with a heavy expression.
"I admit that we have a serious dereliction of duty in this area, but we can't completely blame our intelligence personnel … Their eyes are everywhere in Haizhou, and as long as a foreigner appears, they will be targeted. Including the information about their fusion ignition, it was provided by our allies in Asia who took great risks … But no one expected them to set the time on the day before New Year's Day, not on New Year's Day. "
Most importantly, all of this happened too suddenly.
Any intelligence network needed time to build.
Especially when the other party was also carrying out counter-intelligence work, it was especially difficult to infiltrate.
The demonstration reactor project had only been started for less than a year.
No one had expected the Chinese to act so quickly.
Especially since ITER's past experience was right in front of them. ITER had spent almost twenty years choosing the location and subcontracting the project. Not only did the White House not think that they could complete this project so quickly, but even the heads of several national laboratories and academician consultants from the Energy Bureau believed that this was impossible.
After China withdrew from the ITER project, most people thought that they had lost the opportunity to shake hands with the future.
However, the truth was the exact opposite.
The ones who were left behind were not them who withdrew from the agreement.
But the world …
However, the president did not want to listen to his explanation and scolded, "Eat sh * t."
Gina's face was pale, but she couldn't say a word.
At this time, footsteps suddenly came from the office door.
Helms and Secretary of State Mike appeared at the door.
When the two appeared in the office, the president and Gina looked at him at the same time.
Especially Gina. When she stared at Helms, her eyes narrowed dangerously.
It was as if she was asking …
"You still have the nerve to come here?"
Helms shuddered and was about to explain, but Mike patted his shoulder and signaled him not to worry.
Then, he looked at the President. Mike opened his arms and smiled.
"The situation isn't as bad as we thought. At least something good happened."
The president snorted.
"Really? I can't think of anything that could be considered good at this time. "
"Of course something like that exists." Mike smiled and looked at Helms. He said, "Just now, Mr. Helms made up for his mistake. Helms, tell the president your good news. "
Helms nervously looked at Gina and coughed nervously. He then spoke quickly.
"Just two hours ago, according to our informants in China … The chief designer of the demonstration reactor project, Lu Zhou, fainted on the spot after the experiment was successful. He is now lying in the intensive care unit of 301 Hospital. Although we can't determine the cause of his coma and the specific symptoms, we can't rule out the possibility that he might become a vegetable …"
The president was stunned.
The CIA director, Gina, was also stunned.
Lu Zhou … fainted?
He might even become a vegetable?
The next second, the president, who had been sitting in his office chair, stood up excitedly as if he had been electrocuted. He even pounded the table with his fist.
"Hahaha! Well done, it seems like Lady Luck is on our side! "
Even though controllable nuclear fusion technology had been developed, Lu Zhou wasn't that important to them anymore.
However, when he heard the news, he couldn't help but cheer.
This annoying guy fainted.
It's best if he never wakes up!
Helms saw that the president was in a good mood, and his boss was also relaxed. He sighed in relief and said, "I still have the same opinion. We ignored the most important person in China's controllable fusion research, or rather, we didn't pay enough attention to him.
"According to my investigation, Professor Lu is the core of the entire controllable fusion demonstration reactor project. He was able to bring dozens of research units together, not only because of China's high-level administrative orders, but also because of his personal academic prestige and his clear idea of how to achieve controllable fusion technology.
"If something happens to his health, China's controllable fusion industry will undoubtedly stagnate. From the point of view of the person in charge of the Lawrence National Laboratory, even though they had taken the lead in controllable fusion research, they weren't far behind us. Not to mention, we have our allies. The Europeans' desire for fusion energy is no less than ours. They have been suppressed by the Russians for too long. As long as we are united, we will eventually have a chance to catch up. "
At most, it would take a bit more time.
When everyone heard this, they all had a happy look on their faces.
The Secretary of State smiled and said, "Like I said, there are still good things that can happen. By the way, I thought of a brilliant idea. Apparently, the news of Lu Zhou's coma is still under wraps, but there are no secrets in the United States. We can first release this news through a small newspaper, then test their reaction. "
President: "Then what?"
Mike smiled and said, "Then we can use his health as an excuse to release some pressure on them, then …"
There was no such thing as an impenetrable wall.
In the information age, nothing could be kept secret forever.
Whether it was a good thing.
Or a bad thing.
At most, they would find out sooner or later.
The next day, on the fourth page of the [Washington Star], there was a piece of news that seemed to have nothing to do with the news.
The Nobel Prize laureate and former Princeton mathematics professor Lu Zhou, who was responsible for China's controllable fusion project, was in a coma because of overwork.
After the news was released, it didn't cause too much of a stir in the United States. Not many people even noticed this matter.
That was until this news was seen by some people who added fuel to the fire, posted on Twitter, and spread across the ocean back to China.
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