Scholars in the courtyard

Siheyuan, middle courtyard.

A group of children were crying, and the adults were watching and chatting in the sun.

"Big sister, sister Mingyue, you just come, why bring things!"

Ran Qiuye was talking to big sister and Tang Mingyue.

Ms. Cui beside her also nodded, "That's right, there is nothing missing in this family, bring it back later."

Big sister smiled, "Every time you go to our place, don't you bring a bunch of things!"

"We bring it this time, you are not allowed to send it back."

Hearing big sister say so, Ran Qiuye didn't say much.

Several people focused their eyes on the children in the yard, and saw that the sisters Yueyue and Rongrong protected Xingxing in the middle, and then rode Wangcai around the yard.

Duanwu and Miaomiao looked at it with envy, but it was a pity that their mother didn't let them ride.

You know, that position used to be his, but now the two sisters are grown up, it's nothing for him.

Now, there is another little brother.

"This child Xingxing has seen so many children for the first time."

The eldest sister laughed on the side, and Tang Mingyue also laughed, especially when she saw Xingxing laughing with her. Although she couldn't speak clearly, she was babbling and waving her arms. She looked very happy.

Ms. Cui said on the side, "When Xingxing grows up, come and play."

"Sisters and brothers, it's so nice to play together."

Ran Qiuye agreed with a smile, and the eldest sister nodded and said to Tang Mingyue, "Qiuye is right, this child has to play with other children, otherwise he will be shy."

Tang Mingyue nodded, at least Xingxing will not be bullied in this family.

"Where is Wangcai going?"

Ms. Cui on the side suddenly spoke, and the four saw Wangcai running towards the yard at a fast speed, making the three children on his back laugh.

Several people were startled and wanted to get up and walk out.

As a result, Yang Xiaotao appeared at the hanging flower gate, and Wangcai circled around.

Yueyue Rongrong saw it and quickly reached out to let him hold her. Yang Xiaotao quickly reached out, but saw that there was another child in the middle, and he was staring at him with wide eyes, not afraid at all.

He simply put the child on his neck, holding one girl in each hand, and strode into the yard.

The little guy on top of his head hugged Yang Xiaotao's head tightly and laughed.

When Yang Xiaotao came up, "Sister, Secretary Tang, you are here."

Yang Xiaotao greeted and knew who the little guy on top of his head was.

"Put this child down quickly."

Sister, Tang Mingyue, and Ran Qiuye all looked at Yang Xiaotao holding Xingxing, and the three of them had complicated expressions, but Ms. Cui hurried forward and said while holding the child, "This child is still young, don't break your waist."

Hearing Ms. Cui say this, Tang Mingyue hurried forward to hold Xingxing down.

When she got close to Yang Xiaotao, she blushed unconsciously.

"Aren't you busy in the machinery factory? Why are you back so early?"

The eldest sister asked, diverting attention, and Tang Mingyue took the opportunity to come to the side with the child.

Yang Xiaotao put the two girls down, "It's not that the work is done, give yourself a holiday."

"Holiday? Who approved you to give yourself a holiday?"

"Of course I approved it myself."

Yang Xiaotao said shamelessly.

"Today we handed in the plane, so we gave the workers in the workshop a half-day holiday. They have to take a break."

At this point, the eldest sister suddenly understood something, and then asked, "What's the result?"

"Very good, almost the same as the first one."

Tang Mingyue, who was listening to the side, nodded secretly in her heart.

"You haven't eaten yet, I'm going to cook, just in time to bring it back to the leader."

Yang Xiaotao was about to get up and prepare lunch, and the eldest sister and Tang Mingyue naturally refused. They didn't expect Yang Xiaotao to come back. He came back suddenly, so they wanted to leave quickly. Then why did he stay for dinner?

But Ran Qiuye was also helping to talk, and Ms. Cui also said to stay, and the two of them didn't know what to do.

Tang Mingyue looked at Ran Qiuye, and then gestured to the child in her arms, asking her to talk.

But Ran Qiuye just smiled, and then gave a look that it was okay, which made Tang Mingyue panic, a little worried that Ran Qiuye would not reveal Xingxing's identity.

Just as the few people were being polite, a man ran into the yard and shouted when he saw Yang Xiaotao, "Boss Yang, Boss Peng asked me to pick you up and prepare to go to the northwest."

Yang Xiaotao was stunned. If he was not sure that this person was Boss Peng's guard, he really wanted to make a phone call to confirm.

"Go to the northwest?"

"Yes, Boss Peng said it himself, asking you to hurry up and go with the comrades of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery."

Yang Xiaotao opened his mouth, why did he feel that there was an old man laughing behind this matter.

"Are you in a hurry?"

Yang Xiaotao wanted to wait until after dinner before going.

"Xiao Tao, I know Lao Peng's temper. Since he asked you to go, hurry up."

"He wouldn't ask anyone to look for you if he had nothing to do."

The elder sister spoke at the side. Yang Xiaotao could only nod and then looked at Ran Qiuye, "I'll go there and I guess I'll be back soon."

"By the way, Dad will go too. We'll be keeping each other company."

Ran Qiuye smiled, "Go quickly and don't delay the mission."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then smiled at the elder sister, "Elder sister, you have to stay for the meal."

This time the elder sister didn't refuse, "Okay, I'll definitely eat it."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao said a few words to Ms. Cui, and then he was intimate with the children at home for a while, and then he left under the anxious eyes of the guards.

"This kid, it's really hard to say that he is dedicated to his work, but he is also very lazy."

The eldest sister laughed, and Tang Mingyue laughed with the child in her arms. Thinking of Yang Xiaotao's reluctant look when he walked out, several people also laughed.

"This child, it's not easy."

Ms. Cui felt sorry for her grandson, and after she finished speaking, everyone nodded again.

On the way to the airport.

Yang Xiaotao sat in the co-pilot, and behind him were General Peng and Mr. Zhang.

Both of them were wearing military uniforms, which were very formal.

Not only that, there were several armored vehicles behind the car, and the people inside were dressed the same way.

From this point of view, he was the only one wearing casual clothes, which was very eye-catching.

However, this time he also knew where to go.

It was the same place as the launch center that the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building went to, but it was not the same place.

Ran's father and his men were going to the launch site, but they were at the air command center ten miles away.

Speaking of which, it was a bit unfair to the old man.

"Boss Peng, can I, an outsider, participate in this kind of thing?"

Yang Xiaotao still couldn't figure out what Boss Peng meant. This was obviously a collective action, and he was an outsider.

Boss Peng didn't say anything after hearing this, but Old Zhang spoke first.

"What outsider? Aren't you from the Security Department?"

"I remember you were the deputy captain of the third department, and your level is higher than many people sitting behind you."

"I asked you to go because it's your responsibility and to make suggestions."

Hearing Old Zhang say this, it really makes sense, but.

Why does it sound so far-fetched?

Making suggestions, really, I think highly of him.

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Boss Peng closed his eyes to rest, and Yang Xiaotao didn't ask any more questions. He sat quietly in the car and arrived at the airport.

He boarded the plane again in the arrangement and flew to the northwest.

South Korea, United States garrison base.

Howard stood in front of the table, looking at the middle-aged man who was sitting on the chair and trimming his nails, with a serious face.

"Mr. Mossos, we have intelligence to prove that the other party is preparing a satellite plan."

"And it is very likely to be launched in the near future."

Howard handed over the sorted information and placed it on the table.

The middle-aged man put the nail clippers aside, and did not look at the information, but looked up at Howard, "Man, you flew from Dayuan in a hurry and ruined my wonderful afternoon tea, just because of this?"

His tone was disdainful, and his expression was even more annoyed.

"Mossos, this is not a boring thing, this is a very, very important thing that Washington attaches importance to."

Howard was also full of anger, with both hands on the table, his voice serious and fierce.

Mossos leaned back to avoid Howard's spit, and his expression did not change.

After Howard finished speaking, Mossos said easily, "Howard, do you know how much manpower and material resources we have invested in this?"

"Since last year, the F-1 engine we used for testing consumes three tons of fuel per second."

"Three tons, and the first stage of our Saturn rocket for the moon landing requires five such engines. Do you know what it means when it is ignited?"

"It means that thousands of banknotes are ignited every second!"

"There are even more funds invested in research."

"And what about the other side, what do they do? ? "

"They can't even fill their stomachs, they can't even provide the most basic security, they have no machines, no research sites, and even their place to eat is on the gunpowder pile. "

"But you tell me that these people can actually make aviation rockets and artificial satellites? "

"You might as well tell me that they have the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles. "

"Howard, I think you have been here for too long and have been drunk by Chinese medicinal wine. "

Mossos threw another document on the table in front of Howard, which contained the information he said.

Howard was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party knew so much, and he was a little overwhelmed.

After a long time, Howard calmed down and reorganized his words, "Dear Mr. Mossos, I know this sounds incredible."

"But haven't the other side done enough incredible things?"

"Think about the mushroom eggs, and think about the previous hydrogen bombs. Which of these is not difficult, but now they have succeeded."

"Have we suffered enough losses from them?"

Howard said so, and now it was Mossos' turn to be speechless.

Not to mention the war more than ten years ago, the South was still fighting bloody, and the weapons from the other side made them suffer enough.

So, they suffered a lot.

"So, whether it is true or not this time, we have to let Blackbird go."

Howard made an opinion, but he didn't expect Mossos to stand up directly from his seat. It felt like spending his money.

"Go? Do you know how much it costs to fly a Blackbird?"

"Do you know how much it costs to come back for maintenance?"

This time Howard did not give in. "I don't know how much it costs to go out, and I don't know how expensive it is to maintain a Blackbird."

"But I know that if this thing is not done well, I will not be able to explain myself."

"You can't sit in your position safely."

The two of them were at loggerheads, their heads almost butting against each other, their eyes full of determination.

"Okay, this is the last time."

After a long time, Mossos withdrew his momentum, sat back at the table quietly, and then picked up Howard's report and read it carefully.

"Number 24? Are you sure?"

Mossos asked in surprise after flipping through it, and Howard nodded solemnly, "This is the information we got."

"And in their words, this is called a surprise attack."

Mossos opened his mouth wide and was silent for a long time, and finally slammed the table fiercely, "Damn it, damn it. They ruined the most beautiful festival."

"They will definitely be punished by God."

When Howard left the office, he saw Mele waiting anxiously.

"Sir, did he agree?"

Howard nodded, "Although there were some twists and turns, he finally agreed."

"Twists and turns?"

"Well, yes, they think this is nonsense, and they don't believe that the other party can build a satellite, nor do they believe that the other party has the ability to send it to the sky."

Mele opened his mouth wide, then pressed down with both hands, "But, but our intelligence has clearly shown that they are researching, and they have achieved remarkable results."

Howard sneered, "Why don't they go?"

"Do you know? Their fuel has all gone into their own pockets. If you ask them to pay for it, will they be happy?"

Mele was at a loss.

Howard shrugged, "Mr. Melo, isn't this a common practice?"

"Okay, you will get used to this later."

"Now, let's enjoy it."