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In Shanghai, a batch of 100-ton wooden-hulled iron dinghys from the Jiangnan Shipyard of Dongfang Industry were launched. To say ordinary, these boats, compared to the thousand-ton foreign gunboats, are really too ordinary. However, Robert Whitehead knows its true value.

These boats, which have two small cannons, are inconspicuous no matter how you look at them, except that they are powered by gas engines and have a higher speed than any other ship, and the most terrible thing is that there are two torpedo tubes on both sides of the ship. The real test told anyone that these small boats equipped with the Celestial-I torpedoes produced by the second factory (that is, the torpedo boats named by Dongfang Industrial) could effortlessly destroy large warships that were several times heavier, or even dozens of times heavier.

Robert•Whitehead quietly passed on the latest results of the torpedo boat test to the men sent by the Arleigh to communicate with him. Oriental Industry is heavily guarded, even if it is an expert who needs to travel back and forth between Oriental University and Oriental Industry frequently, no matter who it is, there will be people along the way who will "take care" of them. He took advantage of the opportunity to lecture at the University of the East, and with "extraordinary" favor and care, he won the respect of Holland, an Irish young man who was also a subject of the Queen. So, after some temptations, he began to help him carry some unimportant so-called confessional letters to the pastor of the English church in the expatriate area, there was no church in the Oriental industry, but he was a devout believer, there was no way, his excuse seemed very reasonable.

Holland is not only an excellent student, but also a very serious young man, and things go smoothly every time. What reassured Robert the most was that in the pastor's reply, he would always tell him in code that the letter had not been opened in the middle of the process. In this way, a secret passage was opened to reassure him.

Soon, the No. 2 Plant received the task of producing a large number of torpedoes of the Celestial-I type, and the task was clear, these torpedoes were intended for export to Britain. Robert was secretly happy, and specially gathered a few confidants for this purpose and had a good drink. "Friends, the Celestial Empire has given us generous treatment, and we have finally repaid the Celestial Empire, which is our pride!" During the drink, he still didn't forget to sing a few more high-pitched words.

Things were moving too fast, and Robert took a huge risk, that is, just after completing this qiē, the development plan of the Tianchao-II torpedo of the second factory was issued again. The Celestial-II torpedo not only changed its appearance, thus reducing the underwater resistance encountered when the torpedo rushed to the target, but also added a gyroscope orientation system proposed by An Wang himself, which was used to control the direct navigation of the torpedo, which could greatly improve the accuracy of the torpedo's hit. Compared to the new Type II torpedo, the original torpedo could simply be discarded.

Robert regretted that he had delivered the news to the government too soon, and that the government had come to buy these things in large quantities at a high price.

Due to the detailed theoretical guidance of An Wang, the Type II torpedo was finalized in just 20 days. Robert had collected information on the Type II torpedo, and this time he had to take a bigger risk, not asking the government to pay for the products here, but to make them himself. He sewed the information into the top hat he often wore on his head, and the repeated checks on the card gave him a wealth of experience in dealing with it, and this hat was often overlooked by the guards on the card.

As usual, he was greeted by personnel from the security department of Oriental Industrial to give a lecture to the Institute of Engineering. There is no arrangement for the Faculty of Science today, but Robert has already thought about it, he brought back some of the students' homework the day before yesterday, and then he will go to the Faculty of Science by the way, which is a logical thing.

Robert got into the carriage, and soon, he was a little vague. The carriage did not go straight to the checkpoint as usual, but turned halfway to the company's No. 2 office area. Everyone inside knows that the so-called No. 2 office area is the code name of the Oriental Industrial Security Department.

The carriage finally stopped, and through the window, Robert saw the silent compound No. 2.

"Sir, Vice Mayor Su is waiting for you inside."

Robert's heart tightened, and his legs and stomach couldn't help but twitch. Su Sanniang? She is waiting for me? She's ...... Robert looked at the security officials around him who were still as gentle as ever, and sweat oozed from his forehead.

Su Sanniang smiled and looked Robert up and down at the door, but did not speak. In the room, with her were Holland, and the pastor of the church who was dying.

Robert's heavy body shook, it was over, the scene in front of him had already told him, and it was all over.

"Su ...... Vice Mayor Su, ...... You...... Are you looking for ...... Looking for me? Robert took off his hat and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his face.

"It's almost June, and the weather in Shanghai is so hot." Su Sanniang picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

"No...... It's not hot, oh...... No, yes. Robert himself didn't know what he was talking about.

"Mr. Robert, don't you need me to be too clear?" Su Sanniang tilted her head to look at him, put down the teacup, and waved her hand slightly.

The security officer who followed Robert walked up, took the top hat he was holding under his arm, and put it in front of Su Sanniang.

"This hat is good, but it's heavier, so it's not comfortable to wear like this, right?" Su Sanniang smiled, carefully unpacked the lining of the hat, and didn't even look at the pieces of paper scattered on the table, "Mr. Robert, you are an expert, you shouldn't be unaware that even if you can give them to this priest, your country can't make torpedoes as powerful as the Celestial Empire." You see, even I, a layman, know that the explosives invented by our King Ning are unique in the world. Hehe, you're still in a bit of a hurry. ”

"Pavilion...... Your Excellency, I ...... I...... Wrong...... "Gentleman is like that, is it wrong?" Then admit your mistakes quickly, so as not to suffer. Robert fell to his knees with a limp. In fact, he should also feel honored to be able to kneel in front of a beautiful lady like Su Sanniang.

"The Celestial Empire treats you well, your government has been an enemy of the Celestial Empire many times, and we still don't remember the past suspicions, giving you the opportunity to develop here, and giving the two countries the opportunity to have friendly exchanges, but you just don't pay attention to it. I didn't want to kill people, but you forced me to kill a lot of people in this place. Su Sanniang turned her head to look at the pastor who was already paralyzed and couldn't sit down, and sighed, "I didn't want to kill you, but no, if I don't kill you, I will hold those people behind you accountable." Didn't you do it for the sake of your national interests, then sacrifice yourself for your national interests. In this way, you can warn your masters and give them another chance. ”

The priest slid from his seat to the ground, tears streaming down his face, "The villain is a momentary fool, you are a saint, with a kind heart like a jewel, please, as long as you leave the villain alive, the villain is willing to be your faithful slave." "He speaks well in Chinese, and he will kowtow.

Su Sanniang waved her hand in disgust, and didn't pay attention to him anymore, am I a saint, so you said it? She turned her gaze back to Robert, "What do I do with you, you say?" ”

Robert knelt on the ground, looking horrified as the wailing priest was dragged out of the room like a dog, and then looked at Su Sanniang, who was still smiling, opened her mouth several times, and didn't dare to say half a word.

"Your Excellency, Mayor, let's keep him, Professor Robert's class is very good, and we all like his way of teaching." After a moment of silence in the room, Holland spoke.

Su Sanniang glanced at Robert, who was obviously grateful to Holland in his eyes, and then looked at Holland, "The roads are different, don't conspire with each other, do you think he can still work as hard as before?" ”

"Your Excellency Mayor, Professor Robert is a knowledgeable person after all, and he has been able to get to this point today, more because he didn't know enough about the Celestial Empire at the beginning, so he was instigated and used by others. With this lesson, I think Mr. Professor will become smarter. ”

"Your Excellency, I will, I ...... I'll be the same as before, no, no, I won't do what I used to do again, I ......" Robert angrily fanned his face, "I was wrong, really wrong, please forgive me, I still have my family, I still have children, I can't die......" He cried, crying so sadly.

"You know you have a family, you have children, and you want to live a good life. But why don't you think about how many poor families we still have here crying under the iron hooves of the Manchus? Su Sanniang twisted her eyebrows, slapped the table hard, and asked loudly. After a pause, her face softened a little, "If it weren't for His Royal Highness King An and Huo Lan and other students interceding for you, you would be buried here forever like those who harbor conspiracy attempts." No one will ever know about your grave. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, thank you to the great Sage King Ann, thank you, thank you......" Robert kept bowing.

"Forget it," Su Sanniang waved her hand, signaling the officials on the side to pull Robert up, "You can't stay here, go back and pack up, hand over the qiē here, and go to work at Oriental University." Don't let down the Celestial Empire, don't let down those who really care about you. I might as well tell you plainly that your country does not admit that you have ever been appointed to this profession, and that you are nothing more than an intelligence monger, and that you will be sold for money. Do it yourself, there will be no luck next time. ”

Robert went out with a thousand thanks. Su Sanniang looked at Huo Lan with a smile, picked a thumbs up, picked up a bill on the table, and instructed the officials under him, "Take it and go to Ali Guo, all these losses will be paid by them, just say what I said, dare to make any more inferences, and all their orders will be deducted for me." ”

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