Chapter 1186 2000 Is No Problem...

Bureau of Science and Industry.

Secretary's Office.

An old man with a gray beard angrily pushed open the door of the office and walked in from the outside.

"Old Li! I want to know what's going on!"

This movement didn't scare Chief Li, but his secretary.

If it was someone else, they would definitely not dare to talk to the director of the Bureau of Science and Industry like that, but academician Xue obviously does not belong to the category of ordinary people.

Not to mention the Bureau of Science and Industry, even the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the superior department of the Bureau of Science and Industry, treated this old gentleman with courtesy.

Seeing Academician Xue appearing at the door, Director Li seemed to have guessed why he appeared here, and quickly put on a soothing smile on his face, put down the ballpoint pen in his hand and said.

"Why are you here? Please sit down first...Xiao Zhou, go and pour a cup of tea for Academician Xue, and then help me send this document on the table to the material room to print fifty copies and send it to Director Liu go there."

"okay."

Comprehending his boss' intentions, the secretary named Xiao Zhou quickly poured a cup of hot tea for Academician Xue with a smile, then picked up the documents on the table and quickly exited the office, closing the door behind him.

"Hmph!" Glancing at the closed door, and waiting for the sound of footsteps in the corridor to go away, Academician Xue picked up the tea cup on the table and drank half of it in one gulp, then put the cup on the table with a snap, and said angrily , "You still ask me how I got here? I wasn't angry by you, how else could I get here?"

Director Li couldn't speak, Academician Xue's mouth was like an open machine gun, firing non-stop.

"It's you who want to develop quantum encryption algorithms! Now it's you who say no! Half of the domestic cryptography community has come to Beijing, and our work has just begun. You don't say a word? Playing like a monkey?"

Hearing Academician Xue's complaint, Director Li's expression was slightly embarrassed. This matter is indeed his fault, but it cannot be completely blamed on him.

"This...things are a bit complicated."

"What is complicated? Have I reminded you? The most advanced quantum computers have not reached 100 qubits. It is simply wrong to regard quantum computers with more than 1,000 qubits as imaginary enemies!"

In the eyes of Academician Xue, engaging in such an inexplicable project is simply a decision made by a layman. He has always hated this kind of administrative behavior of directing scientific research. This is not only a waste of resources, but also treats research like a joke!

Director Li coughed and said.

"The reason for canceling this project is not because of this, and it's not exactly a cancellation, it's just a strategic adjustment..."

Academician Xue said with an angry face: "Why is that!"

"...Because someone has already solved this problem."

The office fell silent for a moment.

The moment he heard these words, Academician Xue froze in place, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

"...Solved? What problem was solved?"

"What else but that quantum encryption algorithm—"

"How can it be!"

A pair of eyes widened, Academician Xue's face was full of disbelief, thinking that Director Li was fooling himself, the expression on his face became even more angry, "Half the big cows in the field of cryptography are here with me, you tell me Problem solved? Know what you're talking about?"

For a whole week, their research has not made any substantial progress, and now someone tells him that this problem has been solved? Someone has completed an algorithm that all of them can't even think of, somewhere he doesn't know?

He had never heard anything more absurd than that!

Director Li sighed: "It just so happens that you are here too... I was planning to discuss this matter with you soon."

With that said, he opened the drawer and took out a CD stored in a special container.

Looking at the CD, Academician Xue frowned. Before he could ask, Director Li continued.

"The quantum encryption algorithm I'm talking about is in this...Of course, it can only be kept in my office now, and I can't get out of the door next to you. However, I can use my computer to demonstrate it to you."

A trace of disapproval was written on Academician Xue's face, and he snorted coldly.

"I'm not that easy to fool."

Director Li said with a dry smile, "I know, but we are laymen after all, and what we really need to refer to is the opinions of you experts... So, I originally planned to let you take a look, can this thing stop you?" Attacks on quantum computers with more than 1000 qubits..."

With that said, the disc has been put into the laptop.

With the sound of the CD-ROM running, Director Li turned the computer around and faced Academician Xue.

With a feeling of skepticism, Academician Xue drank the cup of tea on the table, stood up from the sofa, walked to Director Li's desk, took a chair and sat down.

After holding the mouse and clicking on the screen to open the file in the driver, Academician Xue followed the algorithm file presented on the screen and read it line by line.

To be honest, it is impossible to develop a stronger and brand-new encryption algorithm based on a completely different algorithmic logic from the BB84 protocol in such a short period of time.

Any research is carried out on the basis of scholars engaged in this field, and the top domestic scholars in this field he knows are all in his research group.

None of these people could think of anything good, and he didn't think anyone else could.

Unless, "foreign aid" was invited.

However, in matters related to national security, the possibility of outsourcing encryption algorithms to foreign research teams is almost zero.

Maintaining a disapproving expression, Academician Xue scanned dozens of lines at a glance.

However, as the gaze continued to look down and the scroll wheel of the mouse continued to scroll, the expression on his face suddenly gradually changed.

This time the change was very slight, but in Director Li's eyes, it was so obvious.

Finally, the stubborn old man couldn't bear it anymore.

"This thing... who made it?"

"I really can't tell you this," Director Li coughed dryly when he heard this embarrassing question, "Please understand the top-secret content."

There was silence in the office for a while.

Staring intently at the computer screen, Academician Xue suddenly looked away from the screen, looked straight at Director Li, and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"...Could it be Academician Lu?"

There is only one possibility...

Director Li didn't speak, and the expression on his face didn't change.

But sometimes, no expression is equal to an answer.

Turning his head stupidly, Academician Xue maintained a shocked expression on his face, and watched the rest of the algorithm with dull eyes.

As if seeing some shocking miracle, he muttered to himself dreamily.

"It turned out to be him... no wonder."

No wonder the project was cancelled.

With such an encryption algorithm, there is really nothing wrong with them.

Just thinking about it is really embarrassing, their more than 20 heads combined are not as good as his one.

Thinking of this, there was a hint of bitterness in that shocked expression.

In the past, he didn't take the feelings of those old friends seriously, but now he has finally learned why it is a frustrating thing to cooperate with Academician Lu.

This is not just a sense of frustration, it even makes people doubt life and feel hopeless.

If you think about it this way, not telling them the reason for the cancellation of the project is not a kind of care...

Seeing that Academician Xue didn't respond for a long time, Director Li became a little anxious and urged.

"Don't just be emotional... Tell me, how is this encryption algorithm?"

After a long while, Academician Xue spit out a word from his mouth.

"Very strong."

"What does strong mean?"

"It means, let alone 1000 qubits..."

Swallowing, Academician Xue's voice trembled slightly, and sighed softly, "I'm afraid 2000 qubits are not a problem at all..."