Chapter 196 A big surprise
Xu Yuan had naturally received the news a long time ago that the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute had confirmed that it would carry out its maiden flight at the end of the month, and news about the domestically-produced stealth fighter would then be announced to the world.

As for the photos of fighter jets that have appeared online recently, they are relatively normal.

Just consider it as a preview to the public.

Otherwise, with the same level of confidentiality of the project as before, these photos would not have been possible.

Due to some previous incidents involving fighter jets, netizens have been looking forward to the birth of domestically-produced stealth fighter jets.

It can make up for the gap between China and advanced overseas fighter jets.

Now that such a special and unfamiliar aircraft model has suddenly appeared on the Internet, it has naturally become a hot topic of discussion.

However, Xu Yuan did not expect that even Liu Yang was paying attention to this matter.

And he even went to him specifically to inquire about the inside information.

I can only say that this guy found the right person.

His thoughts lingered here, and he did not answer immediately. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth and asked with a smile:
"Why are you suddenly interested in this?"

He knew Liu Yang very well, after all, the two had known each other when they participated in the Mathematical Olympiad.

Logically speaking, Liu Yang usually studies and has basically no other interests.

Not to mention anything related to the military.

Liu Yang looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and paused for two seconds before he began to explain.

"Actually, I heard about it from my roommate. He posted on the Tiexue forum a long time ago to learn about military affairs. I remembered that you had joined the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute as a researcher, so I wanted to come and ask if you had any inside information."

"After all, as a Chinese, who doesn't want to see our own domestically produced stealth fighter jets?"

“I don’t know whether this is true or not.”

After saying this, he suddenly thought of something and added a sentence at the end.

"Of course, if it's inconvenient, forget it."

He only knew that Xu Yuan was working as a researcher at Jincheng Design Institute. He thought that they must have noticed Xu Yuan's mathematical ability and gave him a sinecure so that he could help solve mathematical problems in the institute.

If you don't participate in the specific stealth fighter project, you won't get much inside information.

In addition, after he asked, he remembered that there was a confidentiality agreement.

Xu Yuan listened to all of Liu Yang's words. Although he hadn't given him an accurate reply yet, he thought about it and replied indirectly, thinking that it would be not long before the first public flight.

"I do know a little bit about this matter. Anyway, there will be a result this month."

"You can look forward to it, there will be surprises."

When Liu Yang heard this, his attention was focused on the last three words.

"Is there a surprise?"

While repeating himself, he noticed the smile on Xu Yuan's face and soon thought of something.

A smile instantly spread across his face as he said, "I'm looking forward to it very much."

After he finished speaking, he did not want to waste any more Xu Yuan's time. He quickly finished the meal in front of him, said hello to Xu Yuan, and got up to leave and return to the dormitory.

Xu Yuan looked at Liu Yang's departing back, and only withdrew his gaze after his body completely disappeared from his sight.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

Although he has received an invitation from Academician Song Wencong to attend the fighter jet's public maiden flight ceremony at the end of the month, he is still looking forward to that day.

Especially seeing the level of attention everyone pays to this matter, I have a deeper understanding of the importance of domestically-produced stealth fighter jets.

In addition, he is looking forward to the overseas response at that time.

When they see that their own Raptor, the overlord of the sky, is suddenly defeated by a brand-new fighter, their expressions will definitely be very interesting.

In short, no matter whether the world admits or accepts this, the emergence of a new king in the field of stealth fighters is a fact that no one can change.

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As a graduate student at Qinghua University, the pressure from all aspects is undoubtedly very great.

Liu Yang and his graduate roommates all come from well-off families, so they don't need to work part-time during the summer vacation to earn money.

So I stayed in school and had some private tutoring from my mentor.

When Liu Yang returned, he specially brought a lunch for his roommate. Maybe he got the news from Xu Yuan, as he had a bright smile on his face all the way.

Liu Yang feels pretty good about this graduate student roommate.

In addition to studying mathematics, he usually browses military content, and there are some tank models on his desk.

He quickly returned to the dormitory, pushed the door open and walked in, then handed over the food he had brought.

"I brought you the food, eat it first."

The roommate, whose attention was all on the computer screen, turned around and saw the food in Liu Yang's hand. He was stunned at first and then fell into ecstasy.

"Great."

"Thank you, Brother Yang. You are my real brother."

He is never picky about food, as long as it is clean and hygienic, he is fine.

So after taking it, he started eating with relish, and at the same time did not forget to give Liu Yang the money for the meal.

At this time, Liu Yang noticed the Tiexue forum on his roommate's computer screen and immediately thought of the news he had just asked Xu Yuan about. He casually asked, "You are still following it, is there any new situation?"

"There are still only a few blurry photos, and everyone's opinions haven't changed much. In short, no one can convince anyone else of their judgment."

“I guess we can only wait for the official announcement of the true situation.” My roommate muttered while shoveling food into his mouth.

Liu Yang naturally knew the mainstream opinions, so he didn't discuss this topic much.

He sat down at his desk again before talking about what had just happened in the cafeteria.

"I met Professor Xu while having dinner, and we even discussed this online incident."

When the roommate heard this, his eyes widened instantly, and he suddenly lost the mood to eat. He immediately turned towards Liu Yang with his chair, his eyes full of expectation.

"Tell me quickly."

Liu Yang did not keep anyone in suspense about this, and immediately continued his speech:
"Brother Yuan said that there should be results this month, and there will be surprises, so let's look forward to it."

After hearing Liu Yang's words, his roommate immediately became visibly excited, and then quickly put his hands on the keyboard to type and post.

"I said this strange model was unusual. Now it seems that Jincheng Design Institute might have a big trick up their sleeve. I want to give a slap in the face to those who said it was a fake model."

Liu Yang was shocked when he saw that his roommate had already started writing the post.

After a slight hesitation, he couldn't help but ask one more question: "Then you just believe what Brother Yuan said, after all, he is not an aircraft design and development major."

"Professor Xu's status and position are not comparable to those of ordinary graduate students like us, so he knows more news than ordinary people."

"Since Professor Xu said so, there will definitely be a surprise." The roommate said as a matter of course, and almost as soon as he finished speaking, he had already posted it.

Seeing this, Liu Yang didn't know what to say anymore and could only hope that the authorities would announce the truth as soon as possible.

Even though several days have passed since the first photo was released, netizens' attention to this matter has not diminished at all.

If Jiang Lei pulls out the forum's user data for the past two days, he will definitely find that the number of daily visitors has increased, which is enough to show the popularity of this matter.

In this situation, Liu Yang's roommate suddenly vowed that there would be news this month, and asked everyone to look forward to a big surprise. Naturally, this content had no credibility.

After all, other people don’t dare to be too absolute when posting.

Therefore, not long after the new post was published, it was questioned by many people.

"Another clown here to attract attention. I can only say that you have come to the wrong place."

"You make it sound real. It's just a fake model, how can there be any surprises?"

"It's nothing more than an improved version of the third-generation aircraft. It's not even close to the Raptor from overseas. To be honest, there's really nothing to look forward to."

"There's another big surprise. What's going on? Could it be a stealth fighter?"

"There has been no official news so far. How stupid would I be to believe you?"

"In fact, I hope we can first develop a fourth-generation and a half fighter like the Rafale as a buffer, and then compete with the most advanced Raptor overseas after we have rich experience. After all, it is normal for us to start late and move slowly."

……

Liu Yang's roommate did not close the page after posting. Instead, he refreshed other people's replies while eating.

He paid no attention to the comments questioning his posts.

After all, he regards Xu Yuan as his idol from the bottom of his heart, and he doesn't know how much he envies the relationship between Liu Yang and Xu Yuan.

Since this is what Xu Yuan said himself, there is absolutely no way this could be fake news.

Even though there are many people questioning him now, once the official truth is announced, there will be a new picture.

"This big surprise is really something to look forward to!"

He murmured this to himself, and the next second his eating speed suddenly increased a lot.

Just like that, after a few days passed quickly, Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute finally made new moves.

Monday, January 2008, 7.

In the institute's office, Song Wencong and others were chatting about the final matters concerning the first public flight.

"Next week will be the day when our fighter jet will officially make its first public flight. All departments must be fully prepared to show the world the advanced level of our domestically-produced fifth-generation stealth fighter."

"Don't worry, Academician Song, our fighter jets are ready to go." Liang Zhanjun took over Song Wencong's words and nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yamin immediately followed suit:
"Now the stage has been completely set up, just waiting for our protagonist to perform."

Song Wencong was undoubtedly confident in the strength of the researchers in the institute, and after listening to this, he was no longer overly worried.

Instead, he took the initiative to mention a situation that he had learned about.

"I heard that there are already photos circulating on the Internet?"

Assistant researcher Zhao Yuefeng, who was originally standing at the back, quickly took a step forward and answered when he heard this question.

"There are a few blurry photos, but netizens don't believe it's our fifth-generation aircraft. In addition to treating it as an improved version of the third-generation aircraft, some even said it was a fake model we made."

As Zhao Yuefeng finished speaking, Liang Zhanjun, Shen Yamin and others beside him also smiled.

After all, even if they think carefully about the past few years, they still can't believe that the fifth-generation aircraft can be developed, let alone ordinary netizens.

I'm afraid that even if a high-definition picture of the fighter jet is released, there will still be many people who dare not believe it.

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(End of this chapter)