novelsite Chapter 5 I'll keep it short!
Chapter 5 I'll keep it short!
"What? I drew the diagram! That's information the old man asked me to find for him!" Faced with Hao Chuan's question, Lin Man rolled his eyes and quickly defended himself.
After explaining, he didn't care whether Hao Chuan believed him or not. He put his hands on Lin Yongqiang's shoulders and pushed Li Yongqiang into the yard.
Lin Yongqiang's yard is very large. The main gate faces the three-story main building. To the left is a warehouse covered with corrugated steel sheets. The warehouse door is open, and you can hear the sound of equipment running inside.
And the voices of several old men talking.
Lin Man released his grip on Lin Yongqiang's shoulder, walked to the warehouse door, glanced inside, rolled his eyes, and retreated to Hao Chuan's side.
"I'll give it a try!"
After speaking with Hao Chuan, he went to Lin Yongqiang's side again and whispered to the old man:
"Third Grandfather, your eldest grandson is now the village party secretary. Shouldn't you support my work?"
"And let me tell you, it's pointless for you to tinker with this stuff every day!"
As soon as he uttered those two sentences, Lin Yongqiang became agitated. His two white eyebrows shot up instantly, and he raised his cane to strike Lin Man.
Lin Man quickly stepped aside, pointing to the lathe in the warehouse, the several old men working beside it, and the metal mortar barrel parts on the lathe:
"Third Grandfather, you were a soldier and fought in wars, you should still remember the weight of a mortar!"
"Lightweight cannons lack sufficient firepower, while cannons with sufficient firepower are too heavy and difficult to transport."
"But now, with technological advancements, some mortar barrels are made of special alloys, which significantly reduce weight without increasing strength."
"Besides, their production efficiency is higher than yours. They're running at full capacity; a single factory can produce tens of thousands of units a day!"
"Let's talk about your anti-aircraft gun. It's 30mm, twin-barreled, and too inefficient. The ships they have now are equipped with 11 30mm anti-aircraft guns. When those guns fire, they can fire hundreds of thousands of shells per minute."
"This amount is far from enough!"
"If you're going to do it, then do it with high technology!"
"I'm going to the electronics factory and the metal processing plant tomorrow. I'll give you a high-tech laser cannon blueprint then; we'll make laser cannons!"
"That one's more powerful! Let's get that one!"
Lin Man's words left Lin Yongqiang with mixed feelings of belief and doubt, and at that moment, a look of confusion appeared on the face of the 90-year-old man.
After a while, he cast a bewildered look at Hao Chuan beside him.
This person is a policeman; he should know something.
Hao Chuan received this look and was secretly delighted. He secretly gave Lin Man a thumbs up with his left hand where Lin Yongqiang couldn't see.
The students at Wudaokou Vocational College are really something else; they're so good at changing the subject. If the older generation can make even the most basic artillery, then let's just give them some more advanced equipment!
How clever!
He pressed his advantage, moving closer to Lin Yongqiang and saying in a regretful tone:
"Grandpa, it's not that we don't want you to do it, but there are unified regulations and standards for this."
"What you have is just a shell. Besides, if this thing explodes when someone else uses it, it's fine if it hits bad guys, but if it hits good guys, especially our soldiers, then it will be bad."
"So, let's stop with all this stuff. Like what Secretary Lin just mentioned, that laser cannon thing, let's go get that!"
"That's high-tech. Once you've set it up, you can have the older members of your unit organize a visit. It can serve as a model for the new recruits in your unit. Don't you want your stuff to be used as an example by others?"
"So, personally, I think it would be better for you, sir, to give up on these mortars and anti-aircraft guns and go for laser cannons!"
Hao Chuan's enthusiastic praise revived Lin Yongqiang, who had been somewhat lost. He moved closer to Lin Man:
"Xiaoman, it's a deal! We'll start making the laser cannon tomorrow!"
Seeing that Lin Yongqiang had changed his attitude, Hao Chuan quickly stepped forward: "I'll testify for you!"
Hearing his promise, Lin Man rolled his eyes, then gently pressed Lin Yongqiang's shoulder: "Third Grandfather, it's a deal. As long as you dismantle these cannons and hand over the shells to the police, I'll take you to make laser cannons."
Having received the assurance, Lin Yongqiang, leaning on his canes, walked cheerfully into the warehouse and beckoned the older men inside, who were a little younger than him, to stop what they were doing.
They then huddled together and started chattering away.
Upon seeing this scene in front of the warehouse, Hao Chuan gave Lin Man a thumbs up: "Secretary Lin is really smart."
"Secretary Lin, you've helped us with our work, so we can't leave without showing our appreciation."
"The bureau happens to have two sets of laser equipment for preventing drone attacks. I'll bring them over another day so you can use them as a reference."
"I'll get back to work now!" After saying goodbye to Lin Man, Hao Chuan turned to his apprentice Qin Xiaoye: "Let's go take some photos and ask the bureau to send someone over to help."
Seeing that they were about to get busy, Lin Man turned around and went into the warehouse. He said a few more words to Lin Yongqiang before leaving the warehouse, dragging his luggage home, putting it away, and then riding his electric bike to Lin Yaozu's house.
With a squeak, the electric scooter stopped in front of Lin Yaozu's mansion. Finding the person he was looking for in the yard, Lin Man walked over with a smile:
"Second Aunt, please open the door. I have something I'd like to talk to you about!"
Upon seeing Lin Man, Lin Yaozu's wife, Yu Xian, immediately forced a smile:
"The top student is back! Come on, Lin Ya is taking the civil service exam. She was studying a couple of days ago, but she's just slacking off these past few days."
"You can try to talk some sense into her."
"Leave it to me!" Lin Man said readily. After Yu Xian opened the door, he immediately slipped into the yard and followed his second aunt into the luxurious villa.
In the living room of the large villa, Lin Yaozu's daughter, Lin Ya, leaned lazily on the sofa, holding a cell phone in her hands, occasionally letting out a soft chuckle.
The chuckling sound annoyed Yu Xian. She strode over and slapped her daughter on the head: "You said you wanted to take the civil service exam, and I told you to study hard, but you don't. What are you even trying to do?"
"Your brother Xiaoman is back. You should learn from him."
"A few years ago, he took the Wudaokou exam and then the postgraduate entrance exam. He just graduated and became a selected graduate of the provincial organization department."
"You have a bright future ahead of you, can't you just focus on your studies?"
Her mother's words made Lin Ya sit up abruptly from the sofa. She blinked, first looking at her mother, then at Lin Man.
Then, with a gulp, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Noticing her appearance, Lin Man walked over to the sofa and sat down, saying to Yu Xian, "I'll get to the point!"
"Thanks to my second uncle, I am now the village chief and village party secretary of Hongxing Village. I am now the one to deal with the mess he left behind."
"As for how it's being handled, my second uncle has embezzled the funds again. I don't know exactly how much he embezzled, but you, my second aunt, should know."
"I also need to remind you that when I went to the village, the leader told me that I should take root in the grassroots, and when I would be transferred back depended on when my second uncle's matter was resolved."
"If it can't be solved, then there's no point in solving it!"
"Do you understand?"
"If you don't understand, you can ask your daughter, who is a senior cadre, to explain it to you."