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This negotiation is all about key issues and details. Whether it’s a heavy rocket propulsion system or deep space probe technology, it’s not just a drawing. This transaction will be very complicated and troublesome, even if the two parties exchange key data and Each country has to come up with the blueprints on its own, which will take at least two to three years.

Wang Yi also spoke loudly this time, which was in contrast to the previous two initial contacts. The reason why he did this was that he was more aware of the value of the heavy rocket propulsion system, and the other party was negotiating this time. The person is the person in charge of the military, which further illustrates the importance that these old European powers attach to this technology. They are here for intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The negotiations were back-and-forth, and it was a tug-of-war from the beginning, but both sides could see that the other party still wanted technology, so although the negotiations were very difficult, no one said they were withdrawing or terminating.

This is destined to be a fierce and difficult negotiation. Wang Yi and his team are also mentally prepared not to be able to do it overnight, and plan to stay here for at least ten days and a half.

In fact, things are progressing like this. Both sides are caught in an endless pull. It seems that there is a little progress every day, but the progress is quite slow.

A week passed quickly, and Wang Yi slowly understood where the problem lay. In fact, the problem was not with Wang Yi, but with Europe.

Because although the other party is ostensibly dominated by the European Space Agency, it is actually a consortium of several countries. When it comes to such major military projects, it is difficult for them to unify their opinions.

Britain, France, Germany, and Italy urgently need high-thrust rocket engines, but several other small countries actually don't need them very much, or they can't use them even if they get them. This involves the exchange of interests among these European countries.

Wang Yi was constantly adjusting his strategies when negotiating with these people. In the last two days, he even privately contacted senior officials in Germany and France. Coupled with some matchmaking connections between the Yu family, Wang Yi had a relationship with several of the political figures. Nice personal relationship.

The reason why he did this was, on the one hand, the need to replace rocket technology with deep space exploration technology, and on the other hand, he was interested in the "neuron drone" led by France.

The Neuron unmanned combat aircraft is still in the research and development stage. The French company Dassault has invested a lot of manpower and material resources, but the results are not satisfactory. Therefore, France decided to open this project to European allies last year, which has attracted Sweden and Greece. , Italy's interest, are discussing how to cooperate in development, but no agreement has been formally signed yet.

Wang Yi made some insinuations and learned from senior French officials that although the Ordnance and Equipment Bureau of the French Ministry of National Defense was responsible for project supervision and leadership, the actual operations were carried out by several airlines themselves.

As he learned more about it, Wang Yi discovered that participating in the "Neuron Drone Fighter" project was actually less difficult than replacing a heavy rocket with a deep space probe.

So while negotiating, he secretly contacted France, hoping to participate in the "Neuron Unmanned Combat Aircraft" project.

At this moment, Wang Yi has been in Europe for more than ten days, and the time has quietly arrived in May.

But just when the negotiations and secret contacts had achieved certain results, an unexpected thing happened.

That night, Wang Yi was still on the phone at the hotel, and a staff member knocked on the door, saying that someone from DGSE was looking for him.

DGSE is the abbreviation of the French Directorate General for External Security, equivalent to the CIA in the United States.

Wang Yi was also a little surprised by the arrival of these people, but the other party was not here to arrest him. They just told Wang Yi to pay attention to safety. His recent activities have attracted the attention of the American intelligence agency.

Because Wang Yi came to France through normal channels and was a high-ranking official, the DGSE was also worried that Wang Yi had been assassinated in his own country.

Wang Yi was mentally prepared for this. After all, he had come into contact with too many state secrets. He stayed in Europe for half a month and met so many important figures in the political and military circles. Intelligence agencies are located in every corner of the world. It is impossible for the United States not to notice.

It's just that he was included in the assassination target so quickly, which was beyond Wang Yi's expectation.

Of course, Wang Yi also knows that there is no danger for the time being. After all, he is also a high-level government official and is visiting a foreign country. No matter how powerful the United States is, he still has to consider the international impact.

Shortly after the DGSE people left, Wang Yi also received a call from China, and the call came from Vice President Lan himself.

"Xiao Wang, you should pay attention to your safety. We have received reliable information. The CIA has noticed you and has learned some information. You may have been included in their dangerous list. Please hurry up and return to China as soon as possible." Vice President Lan spoke concisely and to the point. The tone was also very solemn.

The CIA will list people who may pose a national security threat to their country. These people range from the president of a country to ordinary scientific research and technical personnel. As long as they may threaten their national security in some fields, they will be listed as dangerous persons. Assassination is their usual method of choice.

Only the level and identity of the target are different, and the level of clearance authorization will be different. Some ordinary scientific researchers can be handled directly by the CIA itself, while those with special identities require presidential authorization.

Wang Yi estimated that it was not his turn to authorize the president of the other party, so even if he wanted to assassinate him, it would only be an ordinary method. Now that he was in a diplomatic state, France itself was providing protection, so there was no need to worry too much, but the progress of the negotiations should indeed be accelerated. .

Therefore, DGSE told itself this news, and there was an unspoken meaning in it. The other party was also taking the opportunity to put pressure on itself, hoping that the negotiations would proceed quickly.

Wang Yi's current political acumen, overall view, or understanding of human nature have already surpassed the heights of his previous life.

Whether it is domestic politics or foreign politics, there are conspiracies and intrigues everywhere. It is true that if you are not careful or get carried away, you will be doomed.

At this time, Wang Yi also expressed his attitude of disregarding death in front of Vice President Lan, saying that he would not give up the trip because of potential dangers, let alone affect the negotiations.

He also said that he would sacrifice his life for the country without any regrets. Of course, only Wang Yi knew whether such words were acting or not, but his statement would definitely win the favor of senior officials.

After ending the call with Vice President Lan, Wang Yi called his father-in-law Yu Xinghua and told him his current situation.

This was not Wang Yi's intention to complain or seek help, but to remind Yu Xinghua to use his connections and to pay attention to Yu Wan's safety.

Hearing that Wang Yi was immediately concerned about his daughter's safety, Yu Xinghua was obviously very satisfied. He immediately told Wang Yi on the phone not to worry too much. In fact, he had already known about this matter in advance and had done something about it.

Moreover, Yu Xinghua also told Wang Yi many specific situations, such as what he was like in the eyes of the CIA.

It turns out that the CIA doesn't have much intelligence now. It just knows that the top leaders of the Republic have secretly established a department to promote major scientific and technological and military projects, and Wang Yi is the head of this department.

The CIA doesn't know the specific name of this department. It only knows that Wang Yi's position is Director, because many people in China call Wang Yi "Wang Bureau".