Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Looking at the gray-haired old man who was walking towards him, Academician Gao Junfa hurriedly greeted him and asked.

"Old Xue, have you asked clearly? What the hell is going on. ”

Some time ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology suddenly said a word and suspended the entire quantum encryption algorithm project.

Almost all of the people involved in the project were confused and didn't figure out what was going on.

As the academic leader of the whole project and the most prestigious one among them, Academician Xue was naturally withdrawn by a group of people and went to the Bureau of Science and Industry as a representative to ask for an explanation.

These days, Gao Junfa has been trying to ask his old friend whether he has gotten this statement, but he has never met anyone.

Now it seems that this statement should be pleased.

It's just that judging from the expression on his face, it doesn't seem to be optimistic.

Seeing Academician Gao who was eagerly walking towards him, Academician Xue Jinhui subconsciously wanted to hide, but seeing that there was no place to hide around, and besides, everyone had already called his name, so he had to helplessly watch him walk in front of him, cough lightly and explain.

"It's complicated...... In short, you just need to know that the quantum encryption algorithm has been solved. ”

Solved?

Hearing this unexpected news, Academician Gao Junfa was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened, and the expression on his face was not inferior to that when he first heard the news.

"Solved? How can it be! ”

“…… At first, I was just as surprised as you," after a moment of silence, Academician Xue Jinhui continued, "but in fact it is, and I have already confirmed this with my own eyes. ”

Seeing that his old friend's words didn't seem like a lie, Academician Gao Junfa hurriedly said, "Have you already read that algorithm?" ”

Academician Xue Jinhui nodded.

"I've seen it."

"Tell me about it! What's going on with that encryption algorithm? Who made it? ”

Somewhat delicately looking away, Academician Xue coughed lightly and said.

"I can't tell you about these things for the time being, but you just need to know that there is such a thing."

Seeing that his old friend refused to speak, Academician Gao suddenly became anxious, and subconsciously played the emotional card.

"You can't even trust me?"

"It's not a matter of belief or not, it's a matter of principle." Academician Xue sighed and continued, "Don't worry, this algorithm must be used when it is developed...... Anyway, in a month or two at most, we should be able to see the true face of this algorithm. ”

Although Academician Gao still wanted to say something, seeing the expression on Academician Xue's face that he did not intend to give into, he finally dispelled the thought in his heart.

At this time, he also realized that he was abrupt, this kind of thing is eighty percent of the signing of a confidentiality agreement, which is really not easy to inquire.

In fact, if he wasn't too curious, he wouldn't have opened this mouth.

With a long sigh, Academician Gao shook his head.

"There are talented people in the country...... That's it, then I'll just wait. ”

After getting out of Academician Gao, Academician Xue didn't dare to stop more on the road, for fear of being blocked by other old acquaintances asking the same question, so he hurriedly returned to his office.

After making a cup of tea for the secretary and taking two sips, he originally planned to read the literature for a while, but he felt that he couldn't sit still, and he always felt like there were 10,000 ants crawling in his heart.

In the end, he couldn't hold back his curiosity, asked his secretary to help him book a high-speed rail ticket, got on the train to Jinling, and came to Jinling University in the name of holding a lecture.

For this big man in the domestic cryptography field, Jinling University naturally would not refuse his visit, and soon arranged all the troublesome things for him.

After the lecture, he politely declined the invitation of the dean of the Academy of Information Engineering to dinner, and Academician Xue walked around the campus of the University at random, and walked to the office building of the Academy of Sciences, asking for directions all the way to the door of Academician Lu's office.

When he arrived at the office, there was no one in the office, except for a young girl, who was probably an assistant, sitting not far from the door.

Glancing out the window, Academician Xue knocked on the door and walked in, asking in a friendly tone.

"Is Academician Lu here?"

Stopping the pen in his hand, Zhao Huan looked up at the strange old man, and felt strange in his heart, there should be no appointment to visit in the past few days.

However, it wasn't once or twice that she had encountered such a thing, so she spoke.

"Academician Lu is at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study these days, do you have anything to do? I can call the professor and ask when he's coming—"

Seeing that the little girl reached out to get the phone, Academician Xue hurriedly said.

"There's no need to let him come over, is it true? I'll just go there myself. ”

Glancing strangely at the back of the old man leaving, Zhao Huan thought about it, and finally turned on the computer to edit an email and sent it to the professor.

Professors are mostly at the Institute for Advanced Study these days, and it is said that they are busy with a national project. She didn't inquire about what it was, and Lu Zhou obviously wouldn't say it.

However, it must be very important.

……

Although he pounced on Jinling University, Academician Xue was not discouraged.

came to Jinling, and when he didn't see the inventor of the encryption algorithm, he was unwilling to go back empty-handed.

After coming to the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study without stopping, and after explaining his intention to the doorman, Academician Xue made a simple identity information registration at the door, and was quickly released, and a security officer took him to the direction of the Semiconductor Research Institute.

Looking at the security guard who was walking in front, Academician Xue couldn't help but guess in his heart that before coming here, that Academician Lu probably knew that he was coming.

Finally arriving at the door of the laboratory, he hesitated for a moment, but finally stretched out his right hand.

However, just as he was about to knock on the door, the door squeaked open by itself.

I saw a young man in a white coat with slightly messy hair, holding the doorknob in one hand, and appeared behind the door.

Although it was the first time they met, as an academic, he recognized the face for the first time, but before he could speak, the man spoke first.

"You are Academician Xue of the Institute of Information Engineering?"

"It's contemptible," Academician Xue nodded and said with some restraint, "I'm sorry to disturb your research!" But I was really curious about the quantum encryption algorithm, so I came uninvited......"

"It's not too much to bother, but if it is a day in advance, I can't say," Lu Zhou smiled, curiously glanced up and down at the strange old man standing at the door, and then stepped aside half a step and made a gesture to invite in, "...... Director Li told me about you, come in and talk. ”

"Director Li?" Without moving, Academician Xue glanced at Lu Zhou in surprise, "How did he know that I would come here." ”

"He didn't say you were coming, but after hearing about you, I guess you'll probably come here," Lu Zhou explained with a smile, "It just so happens that I also have some questions that I plan to discuss with you...... Come with me, the experiment is the last step. ”