The years of red flags

The officer said disapprovingly: "You are dreaming. How can there be aliens in this world?"

Jiang Hua shook his head: "You can't say that. There is a deputy director in my institute who graduated with a degree in philosophy and is also very good at mathematics, but his lifelong pursuit is to find aliens. Everyone thinks he is a fantasy, but I don't think so."

"Why don't you think so?"

"The vast universe is infinitely large for humans." Jiang Hua said thoughtfully: "How could it be that there are only intelligent creatures like us in such a huge universe?"

"How is it impossible?"

Jiang Hua asked back: "You are a navy man, you must have dived before, right?"

"Of course, swimming is a compulsory course."

"Have you ever seen many kinds of fish on the bottom of the ocean?"

The officer nodded. "There are many kinds of creatures on the seabed, including various fish, jellyfish, shellfish, etc. There are a lot of them."

"Then what kind of situation do you think there is only one kind of fish in a body of water?"

The officer thought for a moment and said, "There is probably only one possibility. It's a pet raised in a fish tank."

Jiang Hua nodded: "Try it yourself."

The officer covered his forehead and said, "You mean, if we humans are the only intelligent species in the entire universe, it can only mean that we humans are also artificially raised. Only if the universe is filled with various aliens can it be said that this is a diverse world, a natural world."

Jiang Hua didn't say anything, just nodded.

"I can't chat with you." The officer said fearfully, "When you said that, my hair stood on end. To be honest, even in this situation, we can't do anything. It's just like the fish in the fish tank can't do anything to us humans. We should be ourselves. If we really want to be angry, we have to wait until we have the power and qualifications to be angry. Anyway, we only have one opponent now, that rogue country on the other side of the ocean and its lackeys."

Jiang Hua gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are right. We should be down-to-earth. Even if we are kept in a fish tank, one day, we will be able to jump out of the tank and give him a few slaps in the face."

This was Huaxing Aerospace's third satellite launch this year. Jiang Hua was present in person. He had not been here for some time.

The reason why he came in person again was because there were some gadgets mixed in with the satellite launched this time. Last time, Jiang Hua was joking about paralyzing the GPS satellite of the ugly country.

Several engineers with a high level of confidentiality quickly came up with a plan and hid a little guy in the belly of the satellite that was launched this time.

When we get close to the U.S. GPS satellite, our satellite will open a door and then be ejected through compressed air. In the absence of gravity in outer space, it does not require much force to stick to the U.S. satellite. Moreover, our thing is camouflaged and looks like a GPS satellite. Therefore, even if they use other satellites to observe, they will not be able to tell what is going on.

The rocket took off safely and released the satellite accurately in orbit. Everyone in the control center cheered. Jiang Hua applauded and promised to give everyone a bonus.

After everyone went to the restaurant for dinner, Jiang Hua turned left and right inside the base and entered a small control room with only two or three researchers. As soon as Jiang Hua came in, he asked directly, "How long will it take to get closer to the GPS satellite?"

"According to our calculations, there are still three hours left."

Jiang Hua frowned: "It takes so long. I should have postponed the launch earlier."

"Impossible, the time we chose to launch is the best." A researcher said, "And when we release the groundhog, we will also carefully select it. There are no other satellites near us in this orbit and at this time."

"You are professionals, what you say is what counts." Jiang Hua nodded: "Why don't you take turns to rest first?"

"No." The leading scientist refused directly: "We need to review the action plan several times within these three hours and strive to make it foolproof."

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Hua nodded: "I was indeed reckless this time. If it were to be exposed, we would be in big trouble."

"Boss, don't worry. We have made many plans. Even if we fail, no one will find out." The leading scientist said with a smile, "Besides, this thing is coated with light-absorbing material. In this dim situation, it is impossible for anyone to find it."

Jiang Hua took out a few bottles of energy drinks from the small refrigerator, all produced by Firefly Company: "Here, replenish your energy. Three hours is going to be tough."

"I'm used to it." The researcher said with a smile: "When we do research, sometimes we don't move much for a whole day in order to do experiments."

"That's not good. It's bad for your health." Jiang Hua said with a smile, "During the annual physical examination, I'm afraid you all failed in some areas. I'm afraid that some indicators are not as good as an old man like me."

"It doesn't matter. After we finish this project, we will go on vacation." A girl said with a smile: "I want to go to Sanya, with blue sky, sea and bikinis. I love surfing the most. By then, I can make up for all the exercise I have done."

"So wild." Jiang Hua laughed: "In our institute, your seniors don't play as wildly as you do. They rarely even go swimming in the sea during vacation. At most, they just walk around on the beach."

"The research institute carefully selected 18 sanatoriums across the country for us. If we don't have a good time, we will be sorry for the hard work of the logistics staff."

Jiang Hua nodded: "You are the ones born in the 1980s who know how to play, but it's good this way. Only those who know how to rest can work. If you have any activities you want to play, but the current sanatorium doesn't have them, you can directly report to the logistics department and ask them to send someone to investigate first. As long as it is safe, they will help you with all the procedures. Of course, this does not include going abroad. I don't agree with people from our institute going abroad for fun."

Jiang Hua took out his cell phone and started playing on the sofa next to him. Three hours, one hundred and eighty minutes, is not a short time. The current mobile phone ecological environment is not very developed and the playability is not high. After playing the game for a while, Jiang Hua was already drowsy.

Jiang Hua didn't know how long he dozed off, but he could still hear someone say, "It's almost time. We will definitely be able to see the GPS satellite in our satellite field of view. Everyone, wake up."

Jiang Hua woke up instantly, picked up the energy drink at hand and took a few gulps, then rubbed his eyes and walked to the control console.

(End of this chapter)