Chapter 334 The Father of Modern Rockets
In the evening, Christine came to He Chi's bedroom and dropped an inquiry report
"You found a treasure." This was the first sentence the French girl said.
"Hermann Oberth and his assistant, a rocket expert, once participated in the development project of the V2 rocket. His name appeared on the lists in Washington and Moscow at the same time."
"Is there a reward?" He Chi raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, $500,000."
"Ha~" the Oriental laughed out loud, "In other words, a genuine rocket expert is not as good as the corner of that painting."
"The price of art is always difficult to define, and it may be sold for tens of millions in the future." Kristen leaned her back against He Chi, then played with the ends of her hair with her fingers, and kept talking. Shake your hair and tease He Chi, "So are you going to hand him over?"
"Of course not, at least not now. I hope he can work for us for a while. It would be great if he could join directly." The golden hair swept around his nose, making He Chi feel itchy, and he rubbed it nose, and then continued to pick up the sketch pen and write and draw on a piece of paper.
After leaning for a while, Kristen stood up and ended the little flirtation. "I think it's best not to force him. After all, it's difficult for scientists to be truly creative when guarded by a pistol. Professor Bohr is an example."
"Don't worry, I will let him stay here willingly."
He Chi said, raising the picture in his hand and handing it to the girl, "How does the picture look?"
Minerva, a closed cabin.
Dr. Hermann Obert sat alone on the bed, rubbing his hands nervously.
After Germany surrendered, because he was not a soldier, he originally stayed in the country and continued working for Siemens.
But I don’t know if he offended someone. Last year, a French newspaper uncovered old news that he participated in the design of the V2 rocket.
Because this weapon caused very heavy losses to Allied cities, there was a great response from the people. At that time, there were rumors that the British government planned to liquidate these scientists.
The frightened doctor simply walked away.
He hid in Egypt for a while and worked for the government as a mechanical engineer. However, the political situation in Egypt became increasingly unstable last year. He sensed danger and had to risk his escape again.
He originally planned to go to South America to avoid the limelight, but he was detained just after he stepped out of the Red Sea.
Who is that person opposite? What will happen to myself? These doctors are completely unsure.
If the British are okay, the most they can do is imprisonment.
What he fears most now is falling into the hands of the Soviets. In that case, digging potatoes in Siberia may be a good ending.
Click.
The door was opened, and the doctor shook involuntarily.
An Asian man came over carrying a dinner plate.
"I'm really sorry to invite you over in this way. Please eat something first." Obert looked at the food on the plate with a look of fear in his eyes and did not move the spoon aside.
He Chi looked at the other party, smiled, picked up a piece of potato, and took a bite himself. "I want to talk to you. Let's talk while eating."
Only then did Obert reluctantly take a piece of potato and put it into his mouth.
"Let me know your information. You were born in Romania and started testing rockets in the early 1930s. You are neither a soldier nor a member of the Nazi Party. Your original intention in your initial research was just to explore space."
"Just because of technical reasons, I was spotted by Göring, joined the German weapons research and development team, and finally developed the V2 rocket."
Professor Obert was frightened when he heard this. The other party knew him very well and seemed to have been targeting him for a long time. He swallowed and mustered up the courage to ask, "Sir, who are you? What do you want me to do?"
"We don't belong to any government, we are just a group of people holding together to keep warm." He Chi smiled slightly, "Actually, we had a chance encounter a few years ago."
"Have we met?" Professor Obert pushed up his glasses and tried to distinguish, but in the end he shook his head. "Sorry, can you give me some hints? I have no impression."
"Don't you remember me? Did you attend my equipment selection meeting in Copenhagen?" The Oriental raised his hand to cover part of his hair and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"You are... Dr. Schneider! But they all said that you were burned to death by the fire!" Obert looked at the other party in disbelief, and then seemed to suddenly remember, "Wait a minute! In your design back then, there was something about the power of aviation weapons. What is the form of transmission..."
"There's no hurry to discuss this." He Chi quickly avoided the question when he mentioned the hole dug back then.
Then he took out a gray photo with something like a saucer floating in the air. "Do you remember this thing?"
Yes, Hermann Oberth was the inventor of the first saucer-shaped flying object and once tried to use anti-gravity technology to get it into the air. (Smashing it down only a few meters above the ground is considered a failure)
Hermann Oberth, who had been a little excited before, turned red after seeing the photo. "It seems that you also know that this is indeed an unsuccessful invention..."
"No, professor! I mean your inventions are great!" He Chi had an expression on his face that resembled that of a later pyramid seller
"I was inspired by you and designed something. Of course, it's still in the theoretical demonstration stage. But I can't wait for you to take a look."
The Easterner handed over several sketches. The first few showed a rocket structure similar to a V2 missile, and the last one showed a floating platform with propellers at the four corners.
Obert took the drawing, and the expression on his face gradually changed from confusion to shock. "The genius design, although a bit advanced, seems feasible in theory..."
He Chi took the opportunity to get closer and said in a bewitching voice, "How about it? Doctor, come with me. Don't you want to see the things on these drawings become reality? I will fully support you and even fight for you alone." "
Half an hour later, He Chi returned to Christine's residence. "It's done. He promised to serve us for at least five years, but I don't think he will leave until he understands everything on the drawing. Of course, we have to do it." to provide him with funds and equipment.”
Kristine smiled and narrowed her eyes, "That's awesome, but does this mean that not only will we not get the reward, but we will also be tipped back millions of dollars?"
"A few million may not be enough. It will take at least tens of millions to meet the demand, but I have already thought of a way." He Chi looked at the southern part of the map on the wall and turned to ask the French girl.
"Xinil, do you women like big diamonds?"
The French girl was stunned for a moment, then she remembered something and her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
(End of chapter)