"Cadet Long Clumber Haysen, out of the ranks!"

"Here!"

"Run to the principal's office and do it now!"

"Yes!"

Ordered by the instructor in charge, Weiss arrived at the office of the new headmaster, General Ademir Leno.

After knocking on the door and entering, he immediately saw an "old acquaintance", Major Brooks, a "nasty" from the Department of Military Intelligence.

"Long time no see, Mr. Clumber-Haysen!" The Major took the initiative to greet him.

"Yes, Mr. Major. I thought we would never meet again. Weiss replied unceremoniously.

"Don't say that, a young talent like you is likely to go to work in a senior staff organization after graduation, and by that time, you will know that military intelligence is actually everywhere."

Weiss shrugged his shoulders and said, "Let's wait until then!" ”

Principal Leno coughed twice: "Okay, Mr. Major, the formalities that should be done have been completed, the people have arrived, and I still have some things to deal with, so I won't accompany you." During the period when the students are away from the school, we ask for your care. ”

"Leaving school? What do you mean? Weiss looked at the new headmaster with shiny hair in bewilderment.

Principal Leno leaned back in a wide chair: "That's right, the Military Intelligence Department has sent an official letter that there is a case that requires you to assist them in their investigation, so I am asked to approve your leave the school for a period of time. If this affects your academic studies and final assessment, the school will arrange for you to re-train and re-sit at its discretion. ”

"So?" Weiss set his sights on Major Brooks.

The Major nodded at Headmaster Leno: "As for what the case is, because it involves confidentiality, I can't disclose it." ”

"I can understand." Principal Leno said, "Cadet Long Clumber Hazen, your current task is to unconditionally cooperate with Major Brooks's investigation, understand?" ”

Wei Si frowned slightly: "Understood, respected principal!" ”

Principal Leno made a gesture of please.

Major Brooks picked up his hat, stood up, saluted, and swaggered out the door.

Weiss had no choice but to silently follow the Major out of his very unpleasant office.

The two walked through the hallway one after the other, down the stairs, and came to the gate of the military academy office building.

At the bottom of the steps, a black sedan was parked.

A young man who looked like an orderly stood respectfully by the car door. Seeing Major Brooks approaching, he quickly pulled open the door and bowed politely.

What a big official...... Weiss muttered to himself.

When Weiss sat in the back seat of the car with a straight face, the major looked at the driver's seat and motioned for driving.

After the car drove away, he half-turned his head: "What?" Have an opinion about me? ”

Weiss sneered: "I'm such a little person, what can I say to you?" ”

"Little people?" Major Brooks laughed, "You're no small man, Mr. Clumber-Hayth. What you've experienced in the past few months has been more thrilling and complicated than many people put together in their lifetimes. ”

"You think I'm willing?" Weiss asked rhetorically.

"The answer is not mine, but yours!" The Major said, pointing to Weiss's chest.

Weiss looked out the window, "Where are we going?" ”

The Major breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Aocheng, Grumman Mansion." ”

"Grumman Mansion?" Weiss was surprised.

"Yes." "We're going to investigate a case, and it's in file number A-25-LB07 with the Department of Military Intelligence. Any idea what this number means? ”

"What does that mean?"

"A, is the top secret level; 25 is the digit of the year; LB, which represents the Leibold family; 07 is the character number, which corresponds to Nicolas Lebold. Got it? ”

Weiss frowned, "I think I've only understood part of it. ”

Major Brooks thought for a moment: "Okay! Let's switch points...... As far as I know, although the Clumber-Haysom family nominally joined the Grumman Group, they have been suppressed and squeezed out by the Grumman Group over the years, and many excellent technicians have been poached, and the business situation is declining. ”

"That's true." Weissdau.

"However, in the past six months, the Clumber-Haysen family has not only renovated its production facilities on a large scale and comprehensively improved its production capacity, but also won the highly competitive competition for military-standard sniper rifles, won orders for thousands of sniper rifles, and suddenly reversed the embarrassing situation in the Grumman Group."

"What do you want to say?"

"You're a smart guy and you should understand what I'm trying to say." Major Road.

Weiss didn't really think about it that clearly, but when it came to this, how could he ask after it.

The Barston Military Academy was just outside the city, and it didn't take long for the car to arrive at the Grumman Building.

Weiss actually saw the fat vice president waiting in front of the door with a few supervisors!

An industrial magnate with two honorary generals on the board of directors should attach so much importance to the arrival of a major in military intelligence......

After the car came to a stop, the young soldier sitting in the passenger seat quickly got out of the car and opened the door for the major.

The major straightened his military hat and stepped out of the car.

The fat vice president stretched out his hand with a smile on his face: "Dear Major Brooks, it is a great honor for us to have you here. ”

Weiss got out of the other side of the car, straightened his clothes, went around the back of the car, and walked to Major Brooks' side.

Seeing Weiss, a look of surprise flashed in the fat vice president's eyes.

"This is my special assistant, Mr. Long Clumber Hazen, and you must already know each other very well."

The fat vice president hesitated for a moment and replied, "Dragon is the best performer among the younger generation of our Grumman Group, and it is the pride of all of us. ”

Major Brooks half-turned his head, looked at Weiss with a smile, and nodded: "This routine is a lot of disturbance, I hope you will forgive me." ”

The fat vice president bowed his head and bowed: "You are too polite." This way, please! Mr. President is waiting in the office. ”

Major Brooks walked into the building with his hands behind his back and with a vigorous stride.

Weiss glanced at the fat vice president, and when he saw that he was glaring at him, he quietly followed behind the major.

On the way from the hall to the president's office, Major Brooks kept his eyes on the front, unstruck by the layout and décor.

The group arrived at the 68th floor of the Grumman Building.

Mr. President, dressed in a modest black tuxedo, greeted Major Brooks in a formal attire.

After the meeting, Major Brooks politely owed: "Hello, Dear Mr. Grumman! It's been a long time since you've met, and you still look as strong as you did all those years ago! ”

Mr. President laughed loudly: "You are always so humorous, even if it is another ten years, you are still the same as when you were young." Ho, isn't this our little Clumber Haysen? If I'm not mistaken, you're supposed to be in your second year at the Barston Military Academy, right? ”

"Yes, Mr. President." Weiss replied.

Major Brooks looked at Weiss, then explained to Mr. Grumman, "That's right, Mr. President. Long Clumber Haysom performed very well at the Basston Military Academy, and during our Spring Parade, he achieved the best result for a Basston cadet in the last five years, earning a First Class Individual Merit. The case I was in charge of investigating this time happened to be related to the spring conference exercises, so I specially invited him to help. We apologize for not being able to inform you in time. ”

"You're serious." President Grumman smiled, "From the day he entered the Patston Military Academy, our little Clumber Haysom dedicated his life to the Free Union Army, loyal to the Union Army, and obeyed the army's dispatch, and all we could do was unconditionally cooperate with all legal and compliant actions of the Free Union Army." ”

Legal and compliant? Is he hinting at something? Weiss speculated.

Major Brooks did not answer, but asked rhetorically, "We ...... Do you want to stand and talk all the time? ”

President Grumman looked up and laughed, then invited visitors to take a seat on the sofa chairs arranged around the large coffee table. The corners and cushions of these armchairs are normal, except for the backrests that are taller than those of an adult standing, as if they were for short-legged giants.

The two waiters served tea and left the office that had taken up the entire floor, leaving only the two guests, President Grumman and Vice President Fat.

After taking the first sip of tea, Mr. President asked, "Mr. Major, what do you need our cooperation to do this time?" ”

Major Brooks replied unhurriedly: "In the case I investigated, there was a clue related to the guns and bullets, and they all happened to be produced by the Grumman Group, so ...... Following this clue, I came here. ”

Mr. President gave the fat vice president a look, and the latter said, "I don't know what specific models these guns are?" ”

Major Brooks pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and wrote two strings of characters in pencil.

He handed the paper to President Grumman.

The old man took a look at it, and then handed it to the fat vice president.

The fat vice president looked at it, and said in a very professional tone: "Oh! M3.2B, this model has been produced for many years, with a total production of more than one million units, except for a small number of exports, the Z908732 is the gun production number, it was manufactured in the CZ factory, the factory time should be 6 years ago, we can find out where it left the factory according to the number, as for whether it changed hands after delivery, we can't do anything. D7044011 is the bullet production number, it is made in factory D, the factory time should be 2 years ago, the bullets manufactured in this factory are all supplied to the army, we can find out its exact factory date and supply batch, but if you want to find out that it was originally delivered to that unit, I am afraid you have to find the Quartermaster Department to check the file to determine. ”

Major Brooks was very satisfied with the fat vice president's professional explanation, and he nodded: "Thanks to your help, our investigation can continue, and I would like to express my high gratitude to you on behalf of the Department of Military Intelligence." After all, in the past two months, you have received a large number of orders from the military, and your work must be very busy. ”

The last sentence of the major, even a rookie like Weiss, vaguely heard some meaning, having dealt with the military for many years, President Grumman and the fat vice president certainly did not understand.

President Grumman said in a deep tone: "People always think that the arms manufacturers are the biggest beneficiaries of the war, and no matter which side wins, they are sure to make a profit, but this is not the case. You should know that we have signed a long-term supply agreement with the military, the price of guns and ammunition is relatively fixed, this time to increase the level of national defense mobilization, we received an order for 200,000 rifles and 60 million rounds of ammunition, all orders must be completed within 120 days, which means that we must put into production day and night, and night shift wages are usually 10%-20% higher than day shifts, and the purchase of raw materials in large quantities leads to market prices of various raw materials by 5%-20%, in view of these factors, The urgent production of large quantities of firearms and ammunition is almost unprofitable, and may even be at a loss. ”