Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Night fell, and the day's work was over.

The cafeteria became lively again.

"Where's Engineer Qin? Why haven't we seen him today?"

"I heard he went to the artillery testing range. For secrecy at this national firing range, we don't eat together."

"Artillery testing range? He's a gun guy, what's he doing at the artillery range?"

"That's not right. Don't think of Engineer Qin as just a gun guy. He's a master of all trades, capable of anything. He can convert military tech to civilian use, handle foreign trade, and even predict a war!"

"That's right. If another factory came here to test guns, they'd be cautious, afraid of problems. But Engineer Qin is different; he doesn't take this gun test seriously at all and even went to freeload!"

Xu Zhiqiang's face was expressionless, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Every time he clashed with Engineer Qin, he was defeated and turned into a clown. This time, Engineer Qin simply proposed an idea that solved the bullet ejection problem that had plagued them for so long!

Is there any good outcome to continuing to oppose such a person? Should I change my attitude?

"Engineer Qin is a rare talent in our military industry system! In the future, Engineer Qin will definitely become the mainstay of our military industry system," Old Wang said with emotion at the dinner table.

These words completely awakened Xu Zhiqiang. So many people had been dealt with by Qin Yang. Would he, a small technician, have a good end if he opposed Qin Yang? In the future, if Qin Yang became an authority in the military industry system, wouldn't it be too easy to deal with a small figure like him?

I can't go down the wrong path again!

Xu Zhiqiang made up his mind.

After dinner, Xu Zhiqiang paced back and forth in the dormitory corridor. A strong wind was blowing outside, with sand and stones flying, sounding like a whimper, making people feel uneasy.

It wasn't until after ten o'clock in the evening that Qin Yang finally returned.

"Engineer Qin, Engineer Qin!"

Qin Yang looked at Xu Zhiqiang curiously: "Are you here specifically to wait for me?"

"Yes, Engineer Qin, I used to have prejudices against you and even deliberately opposed you. I have realized my mistake, and in the future..."

"In the future, work hard. We are all young people, and the development of the motherland's military industry rests on the shoulders of our generation," Qin Yang patted Xu Zhiqiang on the shoulder: "Keep it up!"

Wait!

Xu Zhiqiang was a little surprised. What did Engineer Qin mean by this? Was it just a superficial perfunctory remark, or did he not take this small role seriously at all?

"Engineer Qin, are you not angry with me?"

"Of course not, don't overthink it, go to sleep, I'm going to sleep too," Qin Yang said, pushing open his door.

Qin Yang was quite satisfied that Xu Zhiqiang could turn back in time. He would be more at ease if this guy didn't cause trouble for him. However, he never took Xu Zhiqiang to heart.

This night, many people were destined to be sleepless.

Smith couldn't figure out how the other party saw through the trick on the thermal sleeve. If the other party was an expert in the field of artillery, it wouldn't be surprising to come to this conclusion after careful study, but the other party obviously didn't do anything, didn't even look at it or touch it, and determined that it was a problem with the thermal sleeve!

Could it be that the other party is a god?

Smith couldn't figure it out, and became more and more sleepless. At the same time, Smith was also considering another matter: What should I do tomorrow?

Since coming to the East, Smith has always been an expert and has always been admired by the Easterners, but what about now? The halo of worship has disappeared. Should he pretend that he doesn't know anything and continue to stay here as an expert, or should he leave in a gray manner?

Smith couldn't make up his mind and was very entangled. He didn't sleep all night in this complicated mood. The next day, Smith, with dark circles under his eyes, hadn't decided whether to go over when the translator came over.

"Mr. Smith, how do you plan to arrange your itinerary today?"

"What are they doing after I leave?"

So the translator began to speak.

After listening for a few minutes, Smith was surprised: "What did you say? They took off the thermal sleeve on the barrel? Do they know the consequences of doing this? The East has no relevant processing capabilities at all. If they take off our thermal sleeve, the tank gun will no longer be able to shoot accurately!"

These sample guns they exported used thin aluminum plates rolled and welded together for the thermal sleeve, which was directly set on the outside of the barrel. It was a prefabricated structure. The part where the aluminum plate contacted the barrel had special fixing connection parts. Once the Easterners took it off, they would not be able to reinstall it!

Thinking of this, Smith no longer hesitated, he hurriedly walked out: "Quick, take me to the test site!"

"Mr. Smith, you're here?" Zhao Mancang greeted him with a smile: "We proved that it was a problem with the thermal sleeve after testing yesterday, so we used local materials to make a simple thermal sleeve to satisfy the test first. In the future, we will use a better thermal sleeve. Although it looks simple now, we have confidence in it."

"What materials did you use?" Smith asked.

"Asbestos, silicone rubber tape and clamps. These are all materials found in the base. When we free up our hands in the future, we will make an aluminum alloy shell, and it won't be so ugly."

"Thermal sleeves are not casually put on, they have a lot of knowledge! You will have problems using them casually like this. Who taught you to do this?" Smith asked angrily.

"Engineer Qin."

"Hmph, it's him again! I declare first, if there are any problems with your use of this thermal sleeve, it's none of our business!"

"That's natural, this is our own modification, of course we are responsible," Zhao Mancang said, and the tanker had already run over to report: "Report, preparation work has been completed!"

"Test fire!"

Boom!

After the huge roar, the voice of the target reporter came: "A distance of one thousand meters, accurate hit!"

"Mr. Smith, our modification has achieved a phased success. We can finally hit the target in a static-to-static manner. Next, we will continue to conduct tests on other projects. I hope we can continue to cooperate happily as before."

Looking at Zhao Mancang's sincere eyes, Smith could only nod: "Okay!"