HCB Chapter 737 is about this matter; putting it all together isn't being lazy.
Chapter 737 is about this matter; putting it all together isn't being lazy.
At the far end of the platform, shadows spread silently across the corners like water.
Jiang Xia and Lao Wang stood side by side, each holding a pair of binoculars, their eyes behind the lenses precisely locked onto the silent drama unfolding at the carriage door.
The deafening sound of gongs and drums acted like a thick wall, shutting out the greetings and conversations of the crowd, leaving only vivid expressions and exaggerated gestures.
But when Li Huaide's smooth figure nimbly slipped between Yang Youning and the welcoming team, the infectious smile on his face, and the almost instantaneous change in the expressions of the leaders opposite him—a look of relief and closure—said everything, even though no one could hear them.
"This situation, anyone else really couldn't handle it." Old Wang chuckled, "Only someone like Li Huaide could manage it! Look how well he fooled those guys..."
Jiang Xia remained silent, his finger twirling half a circle on the binoculars' focusing wheel as he pulled Yang Youning's tense profile closer. Only when he saw Li Huaide patting a leader's arm, his smile crinkling, did he scoff and put away the binoculars: "A tenon only works if it fits into a mortise. Uncle Li, isn't he amazing? People are like stones on a riverbank; they seem smooth, but if placed in the right position, even a small pawn crossing the river can be capable of beheading the general."
He tugged at Old Wang's sleeve, "Alright, let's go!"
The two turned around and quietly walked to the other end of the platform.
There were no colorful flags, no drums, and no enthusiastic smiles there.
Only one dark green beast bared its fangs...
"Where are we going? To find your three martial uncles?"
"No need. It'll only cause them trouble. Let's go next door... Company Commander Tang, what do you think?"
Company Commander Tang quickly attached two long single chains to the beast's teeth, then grinned and said, "Go anywhere you want, I'll only take care of whoever messes with you!"
Old Wang gave his senior a thumbs up, then pulled out a military map and started looking at it.
"Next door?" Old Wang unfolded a military map, tracing lines on it with his finger for a moment. "Oh! The Seventh Institute! Wasn't that where the firecrackers went last time, blowing through that hole over there..."
"If you know, hurry up and leave! I still have homework assigned by the teacher..."
Jiang Xia, now seated in the car, pulled out a stack of printed documents sent by Teacher Guo, rubbing his head in annoyance. "Teachers are teachers... they never forget to assign homework. I thought I could slack off by sending the drawings, but it still fell on me..."
"Heh, what's so special about this?" Old Wang chuckled, "Don't forget you still have your 'adult's homework'—which comes first, which comes later, that list must be even more of a headache than your regular homework, right?"
Jiang Xia instantly bristled, grabbing Old Wang by the neck and shaking him: "Shut up! My head's about to explode! How did such an important matter fall on my shoulders..."
"You're so capable!"
"Nonsense, when is the young lady getting married? Moving is such a big undertaking, I can't handle it... Shouldn't we bring back a few of the big shots who serve the young lady...?"
That latest instruction had been bothering Jiang Xia all night, making him want to bang his head against the wall even more than the high-speed aircraft aerodynamics and thermodynamics and transonic shock wave interference equations sent by Teacher Guo.
Company Commander Tang, observing the two laughing and joking in front of him, keenly picked up on some sensitive information.
His heart pounded: I knew it! I knew it! It wouldn't be that simple! Could a mere verification execution order really make me bring all my brothers out?
Even if the person being protected is this kid in front of them, it shouldn't be like this!
he!
As expected, there was an even more important task!
Thinking of this, Company Commander Tang became nervous. He gestured to his comrades in the vehicle behind him to be more alert, and then got up and crawled into the twin-mounted machine gun on the top of the armored vehicle, looking around warily.
Jiang Xia was taken aback by Company Commander Tang's reaction.
Then he remembered the secret order from last night, which Company Commander Tang hadn't received. After all, the order hadn't gone through the train radio line; it had been delivered personally by the soldiers at the "base."
In accordance with the organization's consistent style, Jiangxia decided to explain this matter clearly to everyone.
Turning on the vehicle's lights, and amidst the questioning gazes of the soldiers accompanying him, Jiang Xia first took out several ordinary introduction letters and confidentiality agreements regarding the "Dongfeng 113 Project Review Working Group" from his satchel, and asked the soldiers to sign them one by one.
After the last soldier finished signing, Jiang Xia carefully took out a thin, unmarked kraft paper envelope from his satchel.
Company Commander Tang took it and took out a document from it.
The striking, bold characters at the top of the paper struck everyone's eyes like a heavy hammer:
"Adjust our strategy and prepare for war and famine!"
"The industries in Northeast China are too concentrated. If something happens, the losses will be too great. We need to relocate them to the interior in stages."
……
"Company Commander, this..." The soldier next to him leaned over and was stunned after seeing the contents of the document. He wasn't stunned by the title, but by the handwriting on the paper.
Goodness gracious... these two handwritings?!
Jiang Xia pushed the document toward Company Commander Tang, pointing to the first line of the text: "Company Commander Tang, please read this first. In 1960, the output value of heavy industry in Northeast China accounted for 42% of the national total. Of the 156 key projects during the First Five-Year Plan, 47 were located in Northeast China. For example, the lathes of the machine tool factory, the production lines of FAW, and the special steel rolling mills of Anshan Iron and Steel Group. More than 80% of the key equipment was concentrated in this area."
He paused, his voice growing deeper: "The organization is afraid. The Northeast is too close to the border. If something happens and these machines are seized, the backbone of our nation's industry will be broken. We started investigating last winter, and this year we're preparing to officially issue the order. The machines will be moved to the interior in phases. We need to get a clear list of machine tools, military equipment, and even skilled workers."
Company Commander Tang finally came to his senses, his fingertips tracing the familiar handwriting, his Adam's apple bobbing: "So the audit of the Dongfeng 113 project that we talked about before... was it just a cover-up?"
“That’s just a shell,” Jiang Xia said bluntly.
After saying that, he felt that he hadn't expressed himself well: "Uh, actually it's not really, it's still an important task."
“I think the two things have something in common. Under the pretext of investigating projects, we can legitimately find out about our resources. Uncle Yang and his team can check the resource allocation and naturally see the equipment lists of each factory; Uncle Li deals with people and can find out which workers have core skills. Which equipment can be dismantled and transported, and which needs to be dealt with first, all of these things need to be found out openly by them.”
Jiang Xia proudly shook his head again, "This is called one stone, five, six, seven, or eight birds..."
Company Commander Tang finally understood. He folded the documents and handed them back to Jiang Xia, his eyes no longer showing the tension from before, but with more seriousness: "So this time, we're not just here to 'protect' you, but to escort the 'industrial relocation'?"
“Yes.” Jiang Xia nodded. “Do you think some factory leaders might be reluctant to part with their assets and secretly hide equipment and production capacity?”
"Besides, this place is close to the Russians. They know we're relocating, and they might try to cause some trouble. Your and your brothers' task is no small matter!"
Company Commander Tang's facial muscles tensed, and all his doubts vanished instantly. He straightened his back abruptly, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp and resolute, all traces of his previous ease disappearing completely.
"Attention, everyone! Mission level raised to the highest! Open your eyes wide and listen carefully. From now on, we are not protecting a work group, but our own assets! Any unauthorized personnel approaching the vehicles are considered potential threats and will be dealt with decisively!"
"Yes!" the soldiers replied in low voices, their eyes instantly changing.
"So, you've decided to be the first to move from the Seventh Institute?"
"Hmm." Jiang Xia nodded, then picked up Teacher Guo's printed copy and sighed.
"The subsonic wind tunnel of the Seventh Institute, the improved data of the Il-28, the aerodynamic scheme of the Q-5... Professor Guo asked me to talk about aircraft improvement, but actually he wanted me to take a look at whether the core components of the wind tunnel could be disassembled."
This is the toughest part of the relocation list. I should have kept my mouth shut when I gave my feedback to the teacher; now, all the tasks of revising the model, calculating data, and assessing the relocation difficulty have fallen on my shoulders.
"Ugh, wing-body fusion, lifting body stuff, it's so annoying! Why did I have to talk so much..."
The little guy, trapped in his own cocoon, stared blankly at the roof of the armored vehicle.
……
In contrast to the somber atmosphere inside the train carriage, a different kind of tension permeated the cleanroom of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, thousands of miles away in Beijing.
The cleanroom of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
"All data are normal! Light source is good! Request to proceed to the next step of photolithography!"
"Request to proceed to step five! Photolithography of the bonding pad!"
"start up!"