"Tell me everything," Lei Zhengwei said, pulling a blade of grass from beside him and waving it around.
"It's... it's just a radio transmitter," Ye Wenjie said hesitantly.
"Yes, it is a radio transmitter," Lei Zhengwei said.
"But can it be used for something else?" Ye Wenjie asked.
"Of course, it can be used for something else. You have to be more ambitious," Lei Zhengwei said.
"But what else can it be used for?" Ye Wenjie asked.
"Well, for example, it can be used for detecting and tracking enemy satellites," Lei Zhengwei said.
"Enemy satellites?" Ye Wenjie asked.
"Yes, enemy satellites. These satellites are carrying sensitive information, and we need to be able to detect and track them," Lei Zhengwei said.
"But how?" Ye Wenjie asked.
"That's what we need to figure out together," Lei Zhengwei said.
After that conversation, Ye Wenjie was transferred to the listening department. She originally thought that this was because of what happened yesterday, and she was transferred from the core department of the Red Shore base. However, after arriving at the listening department, she realized that it was even more core than the launch department. Although the two departments had overlapping equipment and systems, such as the shared antenna, the technical level of the listening department was one level higher.
The listening department had a very advanced radio sensitivity receiving system. The signals received from the giant antenna were amplified through a ruby wave microwave shaper. To suppress the interference of the system itself, the core part of the receiving system was even immersed in liquid nitrogen at 269℃. The liquid nitrogen was delivered by helicopter to replenish the consumption. This made the system have extremely high sensitivity, which could receive very weak signals. Ye Wenjie couldn't help but think, if she could use this device for radio astronomy research, it would be amazing.
The computer system in the listening department was also much larger and more complex than that in the launch division. When Ye Wenjie first entered the mainframe room, she saw a row of green cathode ray tube display screens. She was surprised to find that programs could be edited and debugged at will through the keyboard. The code she used to write in college was all typed on sheets of paper with punched holes, and then punched on paper tape. She had heard of keyboard and screen input, and now she actually saw it. But even more surprising was the software technology here. She knew about FORTRAN, which was a first-generation computer's high-level programming language, and could write programs with code that was almost in natural language. It was much more efficient than machine code assembly. There was also a database, which could manipulate vast amounts of data at will.
Two days later, Lei Zhengwei again asked Ye Wenjie for a discussion. This time, they were in the mainframe room of the listening department. In front of the row of green display screens, Yang Wenning sat on the side, neither participating in their conversation nor wanting to leave in a hurry, which made Ye Wenjie feel uncomfortable.
Lei Zhengwei said, "Little Ye, now I'm going to explain the listening department's work. Simply put, it's to monitor enemy space activities, including listening to enemy spacecraft communication and tracking the orbit of enemy spacecraft, to provide the Red Shore system with a basis for attack."
Yang Wenning interrupted, "Lei Zhengwei, I think you should be more careful, you shouldn't tell her this."
Ye Wenjie said hesitantly, "Lei Zhengwei, if you don't want to tell me, then..."
"No, no, Little Ye," Lei Zhengwei said, stopping Ye Wenjie from continuing, "I will take full responsibility for this."
Yang Wenning stood up, "I will report this to my superiors."
Lei Zhengwei said calmly, "That's your right. But, Yang, please rest assured, I will take full responsibility for this."
Yang Wenning left in a hurry.“No te preocupes, el general Yang siempre es muy cuidadoso. A veces, tiene dificultades para actuar.” El comisario Lei sonríe y asiente con la cabeza, luego mira directamente a Wen Jie, su tono se vuelve serio. “Pei Weijie, el propósito original de traerte a la base fue muy sencillo: el sistema de escucha de Hong’an es afectado constantemente por la radiación electromagnética emitida por las manchas solares y las manchas solares. Nos encontramos con tu artículo, y descubrimos que tienes una investigación bastante profunda sobre la actividad solar, aquí. Tu modelo de predicción es el más preciso, por lo que queríamos que te ayudaras a resolver este problema. Pero una vez que llegas, has demostrado una capacidad de trabajo muy fuerte en términos técnicos. Por lo tanto, hemos decidido que te encargues de trabajos más importantes. Así es como lo planeo: primero, que te asignemos a la sección de lanzamiento, y luego a la sección de escucha, para que tengas un conocimiento y familiaridad generales del sistema de Hong’an. En cuanto a qué tareas asignarle más adelante, lo investigaremos. Por supuesto, también lo sabes, hay resistencia, pero confío en ti. Pei Weijie, quiero que quede claro que, hasta el momento, esta confianza es solo mía. Espero que puedas trabajar duro y finalmente ganar la confianza de la organización.” El comisario Lei le pone su mano en el hombro, y ella siente el cálido y fuerte apoyo. “Pei Weijie, quiero decirte mi esperanza sincera: espero que algún día, pueda llamarte Comandante Wen Jie.”
El comisario Lei se levanta y, con el paso firme de un soldado, se va. Los ojos de Wen Jie están llenos de lágrimas. A través de las lágrimas, el código en la pantalla se convierte en un incendio que baila. Después de la muerte de su padre, fue la primera vez que lloró.