Chapter 365 When Did He Become the Director! (5K Votes Requested, Please Follow Up)

After Bill learned that the three members of the Mars Exploration Team had been treated, he hesitated to take them back.

"Pique, do you think we really cleaned up the bacteria in those three people?"

Pique rolled his eyes and instantly understood what Bill meant.

"Director, are you worried that the bacteria in those three people's bodies have not been completely eliminated?"

Bill nodded: "Yes, after all, Martian bacteria are a brand new existence, and we still know too little about it. Even if the current test results show that there are no bacteria in their bodies, who can guarantee that the bacteria will not breed again or What about mutation?”

Piqué guessed what he meant and said: "Director, your concerns are reasonable. However, Luo Yao's team in China has tried their best to treat them and developed the latest antibacterial peptides to treat them. inhibition."

"If there are indeed bacterial residues in their bodies, we will also find it during follow-up monitoring."

Bill sighed and said: "I also hope that I am overthinking it, but the matter of this Martian bacteria has attracted global attention. We cannot be negligent at all. Once a problem occurs, the consequences will be disastrous."

"You mean, don't accept those three people?" Bill seemed to have caught Bill's intention.

"That's right, what I mean is, don't accept it!"

"Currently, our understanding of Martian bacteria is still very limited. Although Luo Yao's team has conducted a lot of research and developed antimicrobial peptides to inhibit bacteria, no one can guarantee that new problems will not arise in the future."

"If we rashly bring these three people back, if the bacteria mutates or spreads in their bodies, the consequences will be disastrous."

Pique nodded to express his understanding: "Director, I completely understand your concerns, but we cannot keep them in China. After all, they are all ugly people. Wouldn't it be bad not to accept them?"

Bill sneered and said: "If you bring them back, they will only be able to stay in the isolation ward."

"If that's the case, we still have to spend money to support them. Do we agree, do the taxpayers agree?"

Pique frowned. He knew that Bill's worries were not unreasonable. Indeed, it would require long-term isolation and observation after bringing the three people back. This would be a big expense, and if the news spread, it might cause a lot of trouble. Public panic and dissatisfaction.

He said hesitantly: "Director, your consideration is very reasonable, but we cannot ignore their identity and rights."

"After all, they are citizens of our country and important members of this Mars exploration mission. We need to respect their rights and interests while ensuring public safety."

Bill was unmoved and said: "Respect their rights? What rights do they have now? They have been infected by Martian bacteria and have become a potential threat."

"Everything we are doing now is to protect more people from harm."

Peake sighed and said, "Director, I understand what you mean, but if we abandon them like this, will we be condemned by the outside world?"

"Condemn us?"

"What qualifications do they have to condemn? Don't forget that we provided 30 billion ugly coins!" Bill made up his mind that it would be best for the three of them to never come back.

After a moment of silence, Peake said: "Director, now that you have decided, I won't say anything more. I will continue to follow up on this matter and ensure that the other team does not do anything inappropriate."

Bill nodded and said: "Okay, you continue to follow up, remember, our goal is to ensure our own safety and interests, everything else is secondary."

Peake responded silently and then exited the office.

One day later, NASA sent an email telling Director Lei that they would not accept Cruz and others for the time being, and hoped that they could properly arrange for the three of them.

After Director Lei saw the email, he laughed angrily at the other party's shamelessness.

Director Lei quickly convened an emergency meeting and told everyone the contents of NASA's email.

There was an explosion in the conference room, and everyone expressed strong dissatisfaction and condemnation of NASA's approach.

"How could they treat their people like this? It's too much!" Shan Xing slammed the table in anger and said angrily.

"Yes, they clearly know that Cruz and the others were infected by Martian bacteria, but now they refuse to accept them. Isn't this a clear intention to abandon these three people?" Academician Shi also said angrily.

Director Lei took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down his emotions, and said: "Everyone, I know everyone is angry, but now we need to calmly think about countermeasures. Now that NASA has made their attitude clear, we can no longer place our hopes. It’s up to them.”

"Then what should we do?" someone asked.

Director Lei pondered for a moment and said, "First of all, we need to ensure that Clouse and the others are in stable physical condition and continue to stay in contact with Academician Luo to learn about their treatment progress."

"Second, we must do a good job in responding to public opinion. We must not let NASA's behavior affect our reputation and image. We must make our position and attitude clear to the public and let everyone know what Academician Luo's team has done."

"Last point, we also need to consider follow-up arrangements. If Cruz's physical condition fails to improve, we must also be prepared to take care of them for a long time."

After listening to Director Lei's speech, no one spoke.

They know that this is a difficult decision. Taking care of three foreigners for no reason is not a small expense.

Although Chou Country also provided financial support in the early stage, it is impossible for them to support Cruz for the rest of his life, right?

“It’s okay to raise them, but we also need to put forward our conditions.”

Luo Yao spoke at this time.

Director Lei asked curiously: "Gong Luo, what are the conditions you mentioned?"

"You need to sign a document renouncing your nationality."

"The three of them are currently equipped with brain-computer devices and can serve as one of our exploration teams to supplement our space exploration capabilities."

"Once they sign the document, the brain-computer devices in Carter and Tucker's brains will be replaced with ours. In this way, the risk of subsequent information leakage or uncontrollable information can be avoided."

Director Lei was silent for a while after listening to Luo Yao's words.

He knew that this decision was not easy, but he also understood that Luo Yao's proposal was for the sake of the overall situation. He turned to the others and asked, "What do you think of this proposal?"

There was a sudden silence in the conference room, and everyone's eyes were focused on Director Lei's face, waiting for his instructions.

Luo Yao's proposal is undoubtedly a bold decision. It involves both subtle changes in the relationship with NASA and the cutting-edge technology of space exploration. Any decision may trigger a series of chain reactions.

"I think Luo Gong's proposal is worth considering." Shan Xing broke the silence first, "From the perspective of technological security, replacing the brain-computer device can ensure that our information is not leaked, and it can also better control the detection mission. "

“Also, having them fully become ours gives us greater peace of mind.”

"But will this cause resentment from the outside world?" Zheng Yang raised his doubts with a solemn face, "After all, they are still citizens of the ugly country. If they give up their nationality and install our brain-computer devices, will they be mistaken for us? Forced?"

"So it depends on the people in the propaganda center." Shan Xing did not take Zheng Yang's question seriously.

"In my opinion, as long as we publicize it well, there is no need to worry about other things!"

"You should be afraid now. Those people in the propaganda center don't follow the routine."

Director Lei hesitated and said, "It seems that we need to invite Ma He, the person in charge of the communication center."

After Director Lei sent someone to invite Ma He, he briefly explained the situation and then asked in a deep voice: "What preparations and plans does the Propaganda Center have for this decision?"

Ma He:? ? ?

What the hell is this problem?

Ma He hesitated, obviously aware of the sensitivity of the issue.

He didn't answer but asked: "I want to know who came up with this idea?"

This man is really smart.

Give him such a difficult problem!

Director Lei's eyes signaled: "Gong Luo."

Ma He swallowed his complaints.

He quickly put on a smile and said: "This matter is indeed difficult to deal with. If you can convince those three people to get the documents to renounce their nationality, it will be easier to handle."

Director Lei nodded, looked at Luo Yao, and then quickly changed his gaze.

Inappropriate, inappropriate.

When it comes to asking people to give up their original nationality, no one can go to Luo Yao.

Finally, Director Lei asked Shan Xing to take someone to communicate.

While Shan Xing and others went to communicate with the three of Cruz, Luo Yao found Peng Shan.

"Peng Shan, do the three of them still have headaches in the morning recently?"

"Kluth is gone, but Carter and Tucker will still appear occasionally."

"Gong Luo, do you think this has something to do with mysticism?"

Luo Yao said seriously: "We must believe in science."

"I know, Gong Luo. I have always believed in science." Peng Shan nodded, but there was still a trace of confusion in her eyes, "However, there are some phenomena that science cannot fully explain."

Luo Yao took a deep breath and said, "Peng Shan, we are conducting cutting-edge scientific and technological research, and we will indeed encounter many unknown phenomena, but this does not mean that we have to move closer to mysticism."

"But what is happening now, I can't figure out."

"It doesn't matter, I should have figured it out."

Peng Shan:? ? ?

Why did Luo Yao figure it out when she didn't know anything?

"Gong Luo, do you know the answer?"

"Well, I probably know it, but I still need to prove it."

After Luo Yao asked Peng Shan not to act rashly, he went to the laboratory and asked Xiao Moss to call up the sunrise schedule of the nearest capital.

After Xiao Moss transferred it, Luo Yao carefully compared the data and finally found what he wanted.

After doing all this, Luo Yao found Zheng Yang.

"Zheng Yuan, I have made a new discovery about the information given by that meteorite."

After receiving the news, Zheng Yang came to Luo Yao's laboratory with a serious expression.

"Gong Luo, you said you made a new discovery?"

"Well, I remember that the message given by that meteorite was the word 'sunrise', right?"

Zheng Yang nodded and said seriously: "Linguists, meteorologists, and astronomers have never found any clues about this matter, so I am very surprised, where did you find out?"

"But after comparing the data retrieved by Xiao Moss, I found a possible explanation." Luo Yao said, handing a report to Zheng Yang.

"The time when Cruz and others had headaches was also at sunrise."

Zheng Yang took the report and read it carefully.

He noticed that the report recorded in detail the time when the three people suffered from headaches in Clouse, which indeed coincided with the local sunrise time.

He raised his head and looked at Luo Yao, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Gong Luo, are you saying that their headaches are related to the 'sunrise' message given by the meteorite?" Zheng Yang asked tentatively.

Luo Yao nodded, his eyes firm and bright: "Yes, Zheng Yuan, I guess that the word 'sunrise' may not be a simple text message, but a reminder, a kind of headache for Cruz and the others. Symptom related tips.”

Zheng Yang took a deep breath. He realized that Luo Yao's conjecture might have opened up a new way of thinking. He quickly organized his thoughts and then asked: "So, how do you think the two are related specifically?"

Luo Yao thought for a moment, and then said: "I am still in the research stage, but I have a possible guess."

"Perhaps certain conditions at sunrise, such as changes in light, temperature, magnetic field, etc., triggered a certain reaction in their brains, leading to headaches."

"The three Clouses were infected with Martian bacteria, and I think that was the trigger."

Zheng Yang mused: "Indeed, Ji Hao and Wang Ying were not infected with Martian bacteria and did not suffer from headaches. This is indeed an important observation point."

"Gong Luo, your conjecture is very reasonable. If Martian bacteria are related to headache symptoms, then there may be some connection between them."

He continued to think, and then said: "If Martian bacteria are affected by certain conditions at sunrise, such as changes in light, temperature, or magnetic field, this effect triggers a certain reaction in Clouse's brains. , leading to headaches, then our research on Martian bacteria is far from over.”

Luo Yao shook his head and said: "It's not about Martian bacteria, it's because the research on Mars is not over yet."

"Judging from the bacteria brought back by the three people of Cruz, there was life on Mars, at least in the past."

"But why the other party disappeared, I don't know."

“Perhaps that’s how we solve the mystery of bacteria.”

Zheng Yang and Luo Yao looked at each other and knew that they must explore Mars next.

"Gong Luo, please agree first that you can't go to Mars." Zheng Yang immediately stated the restriction without giving Luo Yao a chance.

After Luo Yao heard this, he didn't care. He said: "Ordinary people's wish is to go to these asteroids, but my wish is to go to more distant places!"

"What I want to go to is the sea of ​​stars!"

Zheng Yang:......

He had to keep an eye on Luo Yao.

Otherwise, he always has a feeling that Luo Yao will go on an interstellar journey one day!

"By the way, Mr. Luo, the experiments on the power grid are almost complete. What do you think about convening the first Space Resources Administration meeting to show the results to members and talk about the development of lunar resources?"

Luo Yao waved his hand and said, "I'm not the director. You can ask the director about this matter."

Zheng Yang said seriously: "Is it possible that the director made the final decision?"

Luo Yao looked at Zheng Yang in confusion, not knowing when he became the director!

He doesn't even think it's appropriate for a professional assassin like him to be the leader.

…

Shan Xing and others communicated smoothly with Cruz.

After learning that their country was abandoning them, the three of Clouse only grieved for a moment before accepting the fact.

"The three of us have relatively few people in our families, and we have asked them to come to China as soon as possible. Can we wait until they arrive before signing the documents?"

"Otherwise, I'm worried that the Chou Country will be detrimental to them."

Shan Xing agreed.

Not to mention that they were afraid, he was also worried about the Ugly Country's mischief.

If the news that the three people of Cruz gave up their nationality was known to the outside world in advance, the Chou Country would definitely try its best to get the three people there and imprison them.

Because of this, the three of them did not dare to go back.

During the waiting days, the three of Clouse lived a relatively peaceful life.

They began to gradually adapt to the Chinese culture and lifestyle. At the same time, the three of them apologized to Ji Hao and Wang Ying and established a good friendship.

They discussed scientific issues together, shared each other's experiences in space, and their mutual trust and understanding gradually deepened.

After Wang Ying was equipped with a brain-computer device and a titanium alloy arm, although she looked lethargic, her personality did not change much.

"Wang Ying, you should be the strongest person in the entire space flight brigade now." Ji Hao said cautiously.

Wang Ying showed off her titanium alloy arm and said, "The strongest is the strongest, but this arm is too ugly. With Luo Gong's straight-male aesthetics, I will have to ask him to build another one someday."

After hearing this, Ji Hao couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, Wang Ying, you are so lucky that you don't know how lucky you are. In order to allow you to recover as before, Gong Luo worked hard to design this global limited edition titanium The alloy arm, although its appearance is not what you want, its function is still very powerful."

Wang Ying curled her lips and said with a smile: "I know Luo Gong is very careful, but I just think it is ugly. When I get used to it, I must let him make it more beautiful for me."

Carter comforted: "I can draw, and I will redraw it for you!"

Wang Ying was overjoyed.

Just as they were discussing, the families of the three Clouses finally came to China.

The three of them were so excited that they quickly signed a document renouncing their nationality.

At this time, the Publicity Center released the news.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar around the world. Countless people focused their attention on China and paid attention to this unprecedented event.

"Just give up the nationality of the ugly country? This is too slap in the face of those people!"

"Looking at the announced news, it was NASA who proposed not to let the three of them go back!"

"Shit! Will it be in danger if we accept these three people?"

"Since our people dare to accept it, it means it's okay!"

"The Ugly people are so embarrassed this time! They are so scared! It seems that their medical standards are not good enough!"

Unexpectedly, amidst the ridicule and questioning, NASA did not express any opinion.

Because Bill is in the Hexagon Building, accepting the old gentleman's arrangement.

"Bill, you should have been punished because you made many mistakes in your previous work, but you have now solved the burden of Cruz and three others, so let's forget it this time."

Bill stood in front of him, his back soaked with sweat.

"But, Bill, you must understand that your duty is to safeguard NASA's reputation and interests, not to cause trouble." The old gentleman's words revealed deep disappointment, "Your impulsiveness and short-sightedness almost put us in a bigger trap." Dilemma, I hope you can learn from this incident and act more cautiously in the future."

Bill lowered his head, admitted his mistake, and thanked the old man for giving him this opportunity.

He solemnly said: "Old sir, I understand. I will remember the lesson this time and will be more cautious and focused on my work in the future."

The old man continued: "Although the problem of the three Cloths has been temporarily resolved, NASA's image and reputation still need our joint efforts to restore it. I hope you can handle the next matter with a more professional attitude."

"We have successfully landed on Mars, and the next step is the moon. Do you have any plans?"