Chapter 66: Where’s The Evidence?
Washington D.C., Senate Office Building, hearing-dedicated meeting room,
The oak long table is covered with a deep green tablecloth, the Stars and Stripes and national emblem hang behind the congressmen’s seats, four CBS television station cameras are aimed at the witness stand, and the spectator seats are packed with reporters from major newspapers.
Huang Yunji is also standing in the spectator seats, very worried for Lin Ran. As the editor-in-chief of the Overseas Chinese Daily News, it’s not strange for him to care about this matter, right?
This is the first time for someone of Chinese descent in the White House.
Not only Huang Yunji is at the scene, Zhou Shukai is also at the scene.
This hearing is hosted by Vice President Lyndon, with congressmen from both the Donkey Party and Elephant Party sitting on either side.
Among them, mainly led by Elephant Party Senator Styles Bridges from New Hampshire and Elephant Party Senator Barry Goldwater from Arizona as the attacking side.
Lin Ran is wearing a gray suit, gold-rimmed glasses, with his own brought Parker pen and draft paper placed in front of him.
Of course, besides him, the one being questioned today is also the new NASA Director James Webber.
The Webber Telescope that NASA later spent a huge sum to build was named after him.
James Webber spoke first:
“Gentlemen congressmen, the accusations against Professor Randolph Lin lack evidence and are entirely based on so-called possibilities and associations.
Professor Lin is one of the most famous masters in the contemporary field of mathematics, with research directions spanning multiple fields. With his participation, it can help us close the gap or even surpass our most important competitor in the field of aerospace.”
The technical evaluation report written by NASA is placed on every congressman’s table.
After his statement ended, Styles Bridges asked:
“Professor Lin has never demonstrated his talents in the aerospace field, and there is not too close a connection between mathematics and aerospace.”
“Professor Lin has outstanding talents in the aerospace field no less than in mathematics. Below, NASA’s mid-level engineer Haines and General Aerospace’s CEO John Morgan will explain this.”
Haines and John Morgan were brought in to serve as witnesses for Lin Ran’s side in this hearing.
Both sides described Lin Ran’s insight and ability in the aerospace field.
John Morgan also specifically brought Jim Qian Bolin.
“The person beside me is General Aerospace’s chief engineer and also the chief aerodynamics expert for Maple Leaf Country’s fighter jet CF-105, Dr. Jim Qian Bolin. He will provide supplementary explanation for you all.”
If anyone present is eager for Lin Ran to become the White House Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs, John Morgan is definitely one.
He pushed all the chips he could use onto the table. To fight for the position of Morgan family patriarch, Randolph is, in his view, an ironclad ally he’s partied with, and with all these factors combined, how could John Morgan not go all out?
“General Aerospace’s moon landing proposal ranked first among 14 suppliers in NASA’s internal expert evaluation, and this proposal was single-handedly led by Lin. Those behind us include companies like Boeing, Glenn Martin, General Dynamics, and Lockheed.
Lin’s ability in the aerospace field far exceeds mine. Whether theoretical models or engineering design, the proposals Lin put forward all tend toward perfection.”
Barry Goldwater was like finding a gun:
“Just now, whether NASA’s engineer Haines or General Aerospace’s engineer Qian Bolin, both have proven Randolph’s ability in the aerospace field.
As is well known, aerospace is closely related to missiles. Qian, who worked in the aerodynamics laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, developed ballistic missiles for China after returning to China.
According to America’s intelligence, China completed a close-range surface-to-surface missile test launch in September last year. This missile’s test reached world-advanced level, and in the Soviet Union’s evaluation, it even reached the world’s number one level.
Recently, the Soviet Union announced a 300 million US dollar interest-free loan to China, as well as a series of industrial project aids, believed to be in exchange for part of China’s advanced surface-to-surface missiles.
Randolph Lin returned to Hong Kong in July last year to serve as a visiting professor, and China’s world-leading close-range surface-to-surface missile completed its test launch in September.
Just now James Webber mentioned that Lin is the most famous master in contemporary mathematics. We strongly suspect that Professor Lin provided unique ballistic missile algorithms to China, causing a leap in their missile technology.
Before this suspicion is cleared, I do not believe Professor Lin is qualified for such a sensitive position as Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs.”
Lin Ran laughed out loud: “Sorry, if I really had that ability and wanted to help China, why would I return to America?
If I could help China develop the world’s number one close-range ballistic missile in one month back in Hong Kong, doesn’t that mean the other missile R&D personnel are not working?”
The reporters on site burst into laughter.
Because the reporters include not only those from the Elephant Party side, but also from the Donkey Party side, and the Donkey Party reporters naturally enjoy seeing Elephant Party congressmen embarrassed.
Lin Ran smiled on his face, but inwardly sighed. On one hand, sighing that in this era, even if China has advanced technology, it can’t keep it; on the other hand, sighing that at least they strived for an interest-free loan in US dollars and some industrial projects.
For the current China, a 300 million US dollar interest-free loan is really not a small number.
Lin Ran only hopes that China can realize what he told them: sea power is greater than land power, and the container revolution.
If they can realize it in advance, just taking this 300 million US dollar interest-free loan and investing in ports in Hong Kong through gloves would be enough to make a fortune, even tripling in three years would be conservative.
After knowing this good news, Lin Ran was even more composed at the hearing.
After hearing Lin Ran’s defense, none of the white reporters on site believed Randolph was related to China’s close-range missiles, but he had an intuition that this matter was very likely related to Lin Ran.
“Lin, it’s not your turn to speak yet. This is an interrogation!
I didn’t say it’s all your merit. My point is that China was able to make this missile number one globally in some aspect with unique value, and this matter is related to you.
This point is also proven in Haines’s narration. The entire NASA only calculated up to the third term of the Earth’s gravity perturbation formula, but you could derive up to the fifth term.
Such cutting-edge technological breakthrough must rely on top-tier talent. Undoubtedly, Lin, you are such a talent.
That’s why we seriously suspect you are related to China, indirectly transmitting valuable technical information to China through teaching in Hong Kong.”
After Barry Goldwater finished speaking, James Webber retorted: “As I said at the beginning, gentlemen congressmen, the accusations against Professor Randolph Lin are entirely based on so-called possibilities and associations.
Regarding what you said about Randolph and China’s missile development, besides the so-called timeline coincidence, do you have any other evidence?”
