Leaving aside how deeply Senator Li Chief's words had shocked Fang Xu...
At least Lü Yongchang had finally witnessed the sheer resolve of Xia Country's current Head Councillor!
Once he decided on something, he acted!
At worst, they could tear it all down and start over!
"Professor Lü, I'm putting the nation's future in your hands!" The Head Councillor gave Lü Yongchang a meaningful look and said slowly, "Don't let me down!"
His expression solemn, Lü Yongchang nodded firmly.
"When do you plan to start research on the aerospace plane project?"
At the Head Councillor's question, Lü Yongchang frowned slightly.
Although several construction crews were working simultaneously near the Nuclear Physics Laboratory, finishing all those laboratories...
Would still take at least another month, by a conservative estimate.
Lü Yongchang simply could not accept an entire month of downtime!
After considering it for a moment, Lü Yongchang said, "Head Councillor, Xia Country's highest-standard aerospace laboratory..."
Before Lü Yongchang could finish, the Head Councillor raised an eyebrow and interrupted him.
"The Xia Country National Aerospace Research Institute. The Long March 10 Launch Vehicle project is being carried out there. Will that do?"
Lü Yongchang paused briefly, then delight flashed in his eyes. He nodded repeatedly. "Absolutely!"
"Then... Head Councillor, I'll report there tomorrow!"
Hearing that, Fang Xu immediately panicked.
Ignoring the fact that Lü Yongchang was still speaking with the Head Councillor, he grabbed Lü Yongchang's arm and whispered, "Are you crazy?!"
"The fusion reactor miniaturization isn't even finished yet!"
Lü Yongchang paused again and turned to look at the Experimental Aircraft in the center of the site, which was being "shut down."
Then he drew a deep breath and looked solemnly at Fang Xu beside him.
"Xu!"
"I'm entrusting this difficult task to you!"
Fang Xu: "..."
"Huh?!"
"Aren't you the