CHAPTER XXXIV

Ouyang Jing urged me to go to the laboratory immediately on the phone to have a look, and she said that with the efforts of Shang Jing and others, new progress has been made in the research of aero engines. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Hearing Ouyang Jing excitedly reporting the progress of the experiment to me on the phone, I hurriedly called the waiter to pay the bill. After settling the bill, Tang Zongli and I left Tang Xueyan, who was still chewing on the hot pot slowly, and the two of them hurriedly walked out of the door.

When we stopped a taxi and were about to get on the bus, Tang Xueyan, who didn't know where to come out, sat on it first. Seeing that Tang Xueyan actually sat down first, Tang Zongli hurriedly urged her to come down. But no matter how Tang Zongli coerced and tempted, Tang Xueyan refused to come down. After she pouted and found a more comfortable position to sit down, she beckoned us vigorously to get into the car.

Standing on the side, I looked at Tang Xueyan who was starting to play helpless, so I could only say to Tang Zongli helplessly: "Then take her, anyway, looking at her appearance, there is nothing to do at night, just let her go over and see a fresh one." ”

Colorful neon lights gradually decorate the city as soon as night falls. Listening to the pale music of the radio in the taxi, the taxi that carried us at night drove all the way to the laboratory in the suburbs.

The road was sparsely populated with traffic after rush hour, and the taxi sped forward almost unimpeded, and soon the taxi carrying us stopped in front of the newly built building in front of the laboratory.

Ouyang Jing and Wu Guoxiong seemed to have pinched the time of my arrival, and there was still some distance from the factory gate, and I saw several of them standing at the gate of the splendid factory waiting for our arrival through the car window.

After we got out of the taxi, Ouyang Jing looked at Tang Xueyan who was following closely behind me and said in surprise; "Oh, Chen Xinyao, that's good. Unexpectedly, after a trip to the Pacific Ocean, you actually brought the precious daughter of the Dragon King of the South China Sea. This girl is so handsome, why don't you hurry up and introduce us to it, so that we can also meet our future sister-in-law? ”

Listening to Ouyang Jing's laughter, Wu Guoxiong also said with a smile: "Yes, Xinyao." Hurry up and introduce a few of our buddies to the beauties in front of you. Look at the little face of the puff, red and white, handsome like the person who came out of the painting. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, you guys, she is Tang Zongli's sister, Tang Xueyan, she came to see her brother. We were just having dinner, and she came to play with us when it wasn't on the way. "Seeing that everyone regarded Tang Xueyan as my girlfriend, I hurriedly explained.

Listening to my introduction, Tang Zongli, who was standing on the side, also explained with a wry smile: "Xinyao is right, she is my own sister. Now a first-year student at Peking University, I came to see me today. You called us to come over while we were eating, so I brought her with you. ”

Seeing Ouyang Jing and the others standing there and trying to make fun of me and Tang Xueyan, I hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "I heard that Shang Jing's aviation propulsion research work has made a breakthrough, which is a good thing, hurry up and take us in to have a look." ”

Ouyang Jing listened to my question and said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry, come, let's take you to meet someone first." ”

Saying that, Ouyang Jing and Wu Guoxiong took a few of us into the opposite office building, and then took us into the company's external reception area, and after entering the door of the VIP lounge, I saw the person sitting on the sofa opposite at a glance. The person Ouyang Jing took me to meet was the old man Wu, and when we walked in, he was sitting there reading today's newspaper.

Seeing us walk in, the old man Wu who was sitting on the sofa put down the newspaper in his hand, and then he beckoned to me, and when he saw me walking towards him with a smile, he took off his glasses and stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Before I could walk over, Old Man Wu greeted me warmly and said, "Xiao Chen, this storm mission is thanks to you and your drone, and thanks to your advanced drone reconnaissance technology, we can successfully complete the mission." The above is very satisfied with the results of this mission. Not only did you help us with our mission, but you also went above and beyond to provide us with a lot of valuable information about Tuping Island. If nothing else, let's just talk about the laser cannon, which is also the first new model we have discovered in foreign laser weapon research. You have contributed to our work in the field of laser weapons research, and you are a hero of the people. At this point, Old Man Wu took the initiative to hold my hand.

Seeing that Old Man Wu was a little overly enthusiastic, I asked casually, "Colonel Chen Meng, are they okay?" On vacation now? Last time, I followed them to Toping Island, but I didn't enter the main base in the end. I've always felt ashamed of this, I don't know if I helped you really complete the mission, but I'm really sorry for not being in the main base. ”

Listening to my review, Old Man Wu smiled and waved his hand and said, "Xiao Chen, you are too modest. Let's talk about the two of them first, don't you know? Touching your light, the two of them have been exceptionally promoted to colonels by the Military Commission. In view of the brilliant results of this mission, the entire crew of the Night Cat submarine was awarded a medal by the Military Commission. They are all because of you, you are the lucky star of the Night Cat. As for not entering the main base, it has little to do with this mission. Their reconnaissance plane was dropped on the beach, and your drone has collected exactly what we wanted, and for this point, our mission has been successfully completed. With that, Old Man Wu pulled me to sit down on the sofa beside me.

Listening to his affirmative words, I smiled and continued: "Then I also forcibly seized the command of Chen Meng in the last operation, and I have to talk to you about this matter." The responsibility for the matter lies entirely with me, and I hope you don't punish them for this. ”

Before I could continue, Old Man Wu waved his hand and said, "It's just a matter of the past, that is, you have the guts, and it is absolutely possible to do something like them." Of course, since we have given you the privilege of commanding, we will not hold you responsible, and we will not accept the orders of the king. ”

Having said this, Old Man Wu picked up the tea on the table and took a sip gently, and after drinking the tea, Old Man Wu continued: "Of course, as a transaction, we feel that the commendation cannot show our sincerity and affection for you. I know you're going to need money to start a company right now, so after some research, we decided to give you a check with the numbers you fill in. Your contribution this time is a victory at the national strategic level, so this is also what you deserve. ”

Listening to Old Man Wu's frank words, I looked at Old Man Wu with a smile on my face and said, "Oh, is it so easy to complete the task?" But that's fine, it's my pleasure to be able to accomplish the important task you have given me. Ouyang Jing, just fill in 100 million on the check, remember it's RMB. ”

"Xiao Chen, you are too polite. I've heard that the model plane you bought for the Japanese costs 500 million euros, and this time you put so much effort into it, and you even went to the Pacific Ocean yourself. Now that the task has been successfully completed, is it a bit too little for such a small amount of money? After hearing that I simply asked for 100 million yuan, Old Man Wu added to me with a smile.

"Wu Lao, this money is enough for a taxpayer, after all, the money belongs to the state. Besides, this is also part of my patriotic behavior, and it is my duty as a citizen. I know that if you don't collect money, you won't be able to explain it when you go back, and you won't be too happy if you collect too much. I have roughly calculated that a reconnaissance plane will cost at least nearly 500 million yuan to fly into the sky. It's still a poor deal, and now I'm charging a fifth of the money. ”

Listening to my confident calculations, Old Man Wu, who was sitting and listening, smiled lightly and said, "You really have the talent to be a businessman, so you can also calculate." Anyway, this is our own people, if you change to someone else, I'm afraid that the money you collect will only be a fraction, and we will remember this favor. ”

After Old Man Wu finished saying this, he continued to drink the tea on the table, and after a short silence between the two sides, I continued to ask with a smile: "You are too polite, as a citizen of the country, this is how it should be." Oh, by the way, I wonder if you have something else to do this time? You don't come here to deliver me this check, do you? Is there anything I need to do? ”

Hearing my words, Feng turned around and asked him about the purpose of coming here this time, Old Man Wu laughed and said, "Xiao Chen, it seems that you are not only an aerospace genius, but also a successful businessman, and your business atmosphere is very keen, and even the purpose of my coming here this time can be sniffed out." If you are so shrewd at a young age, you will definitely make great achievements in the future. Now that you've said that, I'm not going to go around in circles anymore. I heard Comrade Chen Meng say that on the way back from the successful completion of the storm mission, you never took it back after you released the drone again. Now I want to ask you face to face, the drone released again is really just to avenge the reconnaissance plane on Tuping Island? Or do you have other plans? We have been eyeing this island for 30 years, and we can tell the truth from this mission, as you can see from this mission, Tuping Island is different from other small islands in the Pacific Ocean, and it is of great significance in the field of national security under the trend of increasing global strategic maturity. Saying this, Old Man Wu's words suddenly stopped.

He first took a sip of tea, then looked at the people around him and whispered to Ouyang Jing: "Xiao Chen and I want to talk about something in private, so you should all be busy with your own affairs first." ”

Hearing this, after understanding that it was for them to avoid it, Tang Zongli and the others could only get up and walk out. When there were only the two of us left in the VIP lounge, Old Man Wu continued in a low voice: "There are no bugs installed here. ”

Hearing Old Man Wu's cautious question, I could only answer truthfully: "Absolutely not, our VIP lounge has been treated with anti-eavesdropping, and the outside has also been treated with magnetic fields, so you don't have to worry about this." We use the best anti-eavesdropping technology in the world, and even if there is an enhanced signal vehicle from a kilometer away, they can't hear anything. ”

Hearing my answer like this, Old Man Wu nodded and said in a low voice, "That's good." Now let's get straight to the point. I know you're not going to let the drone just return to Tuping Island to be used as a bomb. We've analyzed this carefully, but let's be honest, when we analyzed the video footage of your work on the Nightowl, it seemed like you had been looking for something on Toping Island. To tell you the truth, there have been no foreign spies in that base for thirty years, so the island has always been a mystery to us. For 30 long years, Topian Island has been a national mystery. They seem to be working on some kind of cutting-edge technology there, which excites intelligence organizations all over the world and certainly worries us. The opaque military development of other countries will make us lack a basis for formulating military strategies, and of course, when war comes, we will be unprepared. Although our spy organization has done a lot of work, it is a pity that our agents have not been able to go there to collect intelligence, and the Soviet agents have not succeeded. I know you've also developed a keen interest there, and of course we have some idea of what is going on there. This is a billion-euro cheque that I want you to accept. Of course, our condition is that if one day you find out what is going on inside, you can provide us with some information. This is of great significance to the formulation of the country's future military strategic plan and to the global balance of armaments. Balanced armaments are a prerequisite for a country to achieve peace, and I think you should be able to understand that. After Old Man Wu lowered his voice and said the true intention of coming here today, he looked at me eagerly with those sharp eyes.

Listening to Old Man Wu's point-to-point question, I could only answer half-truthfully: "Since you have said so, then I will not sell it." There's a real reason why I left the drone before I left. As you've analyzed, I'm trying to find something on that. I don't know exactly what it is, but when I first saw the mysterious island, I was fascinated by its mystery. Despite my best efforts to gain access to the main base, I still didn't do so when I returned. They were so well defended that they barely gave gaps. At the time we left, the drone still had more than three hours of battery on board, and I hoped it could fall asleep on Tuping Island. It is better to create opportunities to get into the main base. Although I did this out of pure curiosity, I felt that it was worth it. Now that you've said that, you're welcome. I took the money, but I also have my own conditions. The first condition is that I want your men to immediately cease all espionage activities related to detection and surveillance on Tuping Island. I hope you can forget about this island for a while, and I can promise you that I can share resources with you in the future in terms of obtaining information about Tuping Island, and I hope that the next time I go to Tuping Island, I can also use your submarine. The second condition is that I will add an additional billion euros in order for this to be completed. With these two billion, I am sure that I will try to get you the information inside the main base of Tuping Island, do you think this will work? Feeling that it was no longer possible to hide the whereabouts of the drone again, I thought about it and then whispered to Old Man Wu.

"Looks like we expected it right, and it's good that I brought an extra blank check today." As he spoke, Old Man Wu took out the check and pen from his arms, and after quickly signing the check for one billion euros on the table on the side, he smiled and handed the two checks to me together.

"The cheque is immediate, and it seems that I didn't come in vain today. There must be something we need in the main base, and those things and technology are what we would very much like to get right now. We analysed the data from Operation Storm with experts, and the analysis came to the conclusion that there must be something hidden there, something that is important to us. Our analysts felt the seriousness of the situation after seeing those defense forces, so they need to understand the situation inside the main base of Tuping Island as soon as possible, so as to cooperate with our country's future military strategic deployment. When he saw me put away the two checks, Old Man Wu breathed a heavy sigh of relief before he said slowly.

Listening to Old Man Wu's eager anticipation, I thought about it for a while, then looked at him and whispered, "This matter is estimated to be not so quick to be completed, you see that I have just started here." To go there again, there are a lot of things to prepare, maybe a year, maybe two years. I still have a lot of work to do before I do that, so you should also be prepared for a long time without information. Isn't that island now designated as a non-military technical research base? Maybe when we can't go up, we'll have to attack, so we all have to be mentally prepared. ”

Listening to my frank answer, Old Man Wu nodded silently and then whispered: "We have been waiting for thirty years, and we are afraid that we will wait for another two years in a hurry?" In any case, what makes me happy today is that with a person like you, full of wisdom and courage, there will henceforth be many fewer excellent fighters who sacrificed their young lives in vain on our hidden front. In that sense alone, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart on behalf of their loved ones. With that, he took my hand tightly again.