Minister Lu picked up his phone and dialed an encrypted number. As soon as the call connected, he beamed and said, "Chief, I have some good news to report!"
In an office in the capital.
After receiving Minister Lu's call, the chief immediately asked, "Xiao Lu, have you got results on those two kinds of seeds?"
The rocket project led by Academician Chu, Academician Zhu, and the others had always received the highest attention from the people above, especially since they had brought back space seeds this time.
But after plant experts conducted preliminary tests on the two kinds of seeds, they came up with no plans and made no further progress.
Even though they knew the seeds might be unique, not one expert dared to try anything, afraid of failing and being held responsible.
They had been very troubled by this, and had even held a special meeting about it.
In the end, they settled on Xiao Lu's proposal to hand the seeds over to the two people at Qinglin Laboratory.
Minister Lu immediately reported, "Chief, we have news. You might not believe it, but I'm here at Qinglin Manor, and Boss Qin and Professor Li Kai not only made the same request, they also prepared nutrient-rich cultivation soil at the same time and planted the seeds at the same time. What's more, the seeds sprouted at the exact same time."
"That's quite a coincidence!" The chief was surprised.
Then his attention shifted to the fact that both kinds of seeds had sprouted.
Had Boss Qin and Professor Li Kai managed to cultivate both kinds of space seeds?
But it had happened so quickly.
After all, even the experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences had been at a loss and hadn't dared to come up with a plan