It was already late at night, yet the review team inside Kunlun Company was still hard at work.
Academic papers differed from ordinary literary works. They had to be reviewed by specialists to determine their research value and whether plagiarism, data fabrication, or other misconduct was involved before they could be made public.
Tan Qinggu was the head of the review team. Among those who had left the National Laboratory for Kunlun Company, he was the oldest and most experienced, more than qualified for such an important responsibility.
The military had submitted an astonishing number of papers, filling the submission inbox to the brim. Everyone worked until one in the morning, reviewing twenty-four papers in a row before finally calling it a night.
From afar, Dr. Xu Qingzhou saw that the lights in Gao Yuan's office were still on. After thinking it over, he reached out and knocked on the door.
"You've been working this late. You've all worked hard."
Gao Yuan smiled as he welcomed Dr. Xu Qingzhou inside and poured him a cup of black tea.
Dr. Xu Qingzhou was somewhat prone to neurasthenia and did not sleep well, so he did not drink it.
"The hard work isn't the issue. It's just a shame that the Spring Festival is almost here. At this pace, there's no way we can review and upload every paper before the holiday," Dr. Xu Qingzhou said with some regret. "It's rare for the military to support us so strongly. Logically, we should finish the work as soon as possible."
Why did Dr. Xu Qingzhou know these submissions had come from the military?
Because not long after Kunlun Asking the Way went online, Han Chang had called Gao Yuan and clearly told him that the papers had been specially selected by the chief