46. Visit the submarine
The two of them looked at each other.
Ling Jingyi stroked his face, "Let me see, is it dangerous to fight?" ”
"It's nothing, it's like fighting when you were a kid, you just see those bad boys and rush up and beat them." Li Haiming said indifferently, "I have been targeting my father and your father since I was a child, they are real heroes. Oh, by the way, how did you get to the submarine base? ”
"We wanted to do an interview about the submarine force in our newspaper, and I told the editor-in-chief that I had an acquaintance here, so I won a place as a special correspondent." Ling Jingyi whispered, "By the way, can you take me to meet your comrades-in-arms, and I want to visit your submarine?" I also have an interview assignment. ”
"This requires asking the superiors for instructions, and it shouldn't be a big problem. Visiting a submarine is a good idea, you should know the secrecy rules. ”
"Of course, I also came from a military family." Ling Jingyi smiled, "Oh my God, how come a few people have been staring at us!" ”
"These bastards!" Li Haiming scolded in a low voice, "Okay, Ling Jingyi, I'll introduce you to a few colleagues." Reluctantly, he stood up and spoke.
Several submarine officers in dark blue navy uniforms sat around a coffee table, probing their heads to Li Haiming's side. "Hey, Li Haiming, this is the end of the exercise?" A tall major said to Li Haiming, who was holding a black, thick cigar in his hand, with thick, curly black hair, but with a round face, which looked very kind.
"Of course, all the good things have been ruined by you." Li Haiming glared at the other party.
"We heard from the sailors on the boat that you were abducted by a girl in a red dress, so we tracked you over, afraid that something would happen to you." Captain Zhou Wenbin explained with a wicked smile on his face.
"Accidents? Dude, if you want to make trouble, just say it, come on, my girlfriend just wants to meet you, she works as an editor of the Global Morning Post, and I warn you, no one should talk nonsense about the dangers underwater. Li Haiming said.
"Of course, our life under the sea is very romantic and interesting." Wang Xuebin nodded hurriedly and said.
Li Haiming introduced several of his friends to Ling Jingyi.
"Ah, Ling Jingyi, I'm really glad to meet you, Li Haiming's photos of being in a daze all day long are much worse than you." Zhou Wenbin hurriedly complimented.
"What, isn't the picture pretty?" Ling Jingyi said with a smile.
"Oh, no, no, it's me who is prettier." Zhou Wenbin distinguished.
"Oh, I didn't know Kaiyu had such a beautiful sister, or I would have gone to your house to visit, your brother and I are classmates." Major Zhao Muze said with a smile.
"That's not good, Ling Jingyi was raised by me since I was a child, then we would have fought a long time ago." Li Haiming said.
"Let's drink some champagne to celebrate, we came out on leave, and we can't drink strong alcohol according to the regulations." Wang Xuebin walked from behind, followed by two waiters, one carrying an ice bucket with two bottles of champagne in it, and the other carrying a tray with glasses on it.
Ling Jingyi saw these young officers shouting happily, Captain Wang Xuebin slammed the cork, and when the waiter took out the glasses, he solemnly poured the wine.
"Hey, everyone, let's be honest, Ling Jingyi wants to visit the submarine, who has a way to get the approval from above?" Li Haiming picked up his wine glass and said solemnly.
"The base command is worried about recruitment, and if it is in the name of recruitment propaganda, it may be able to impress the commander." Wang Xuebin is more active, he said, "Okay, let's wish this matter a success, cheers!" ”
With the help of Major Zhao Muze, General Zhang Xihan, commander of the submarine command at Natuna Naval Base, approved Ling Jingyi's request to board the boat to interview the submarine force. Of course, this also depends on the face of some of the people who have been friends with Ling Wencha for many years.
Li Haiming borrowed a Mercedes-Benz car from the submarine headquarters to pick up Ling Jingyi into the base.
It was a cloudy day, with a low cloud in the sky brewing a rain, and the damp south-east wind blowing from the sea was very cool and pleasant. Low, black submarines were moored to long docks, and the air smelled of oil, diesel and asphalt.
Cranes on the docks rotated slowly, lifting supplies and torpedoes onto submarines, metal tinkling in the docks of the mending submarines, and welders glowing with a blinding blue light on the hull surface. Outside the huge factory building, mountains of steel plates, steel pipes, steel cables, timber and diesel drums, groups of smiling workers in oil-stained overalls, goggles and hard-shelled hats are working nervously. On the sloping slipway, there are many half-finished hulls parked on the crossbar slipway and supported by wood.
Li Haiming drove his car up to a wooden dock, on which two black submarines were moored, and a rickety long board under a makeshift wooden plank led diagonally to the deck of the submarine below.
Ling Jingyi got out of the car and saw the low submarine in the water, which looked very ugly from the outside, and the deck was covered with rust. She couldn't help but be surprised: "Li Haiming, that's your SU-113, oh my God, you just sit on it and dive underwater?" ”
"Of course, it's sturdy." Li Haiming smiled slightly, he led Ling Jingyi to the entrance of the trestle, "Don't forget that my father is an ace captain, and their submarines at that time were far worse than now." ”
At the head of the trestle stood a neatly groomed young sailor with a submachine gun in front of his neck. He saluted Li Haiming, cast a longing and reverent look at Ling Jingyi, and then said, "Report to the captain, the deputy captain, they are already waiting on the ship. ”
Ling Jingyi followed behind Li Haiming and walked down the rickety longboard full of paint stains, trying her best to pretend to be calmer. The officers and men, dressed in white uniforms, looked up from below, and as soon as they landed on deck, they immediately saluted.
"Hey, you don't have to be so formal, disbanded now!" Li Haiming said loudly after returning the salute, then looked at Ling Jingyi with a smile and said, "Next, may I ask this lady, can I be honored to invite you to visit this boat?" ”
"No, I think Captain Jin Jianjiang should be more suitable." Ling Jingyi laughed.
She followed the two to the rusty bridge and descended through the circular hatch. The ladder was cold and greasy, and the short, slippery rod tripped her heel. She lowered her head and slipped through the second round hatch, then climbed down a ladder to a cabin full of pipes and machinery.
Although the submarine has been specially cleaned, it still looks damp and stuffy.
"This is the command room." Li Haiming said, helping Ling Jingyi down, "This is the periscope, I usually sit on this chair when I command, and above it is the command tower." He gestured to a chair in front of the workbench.
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