Chapter 337 The High-End Pain Points of Firefighting! The Dilemma!

Liu Jianguo felt an uncontrollable sense of guilt rising within him.

This high-rise office appeared extremely spacious.

But it was precisely because of this spaciousness that he felt a strange lack of confidence at this moment.

The reason he had painstakingly organized his words just now...

Even going as far as to bring up mysterious theories like Murphy's Law to fool—ahem, to convince Li Jiajun to take on this project.

There were, in fact, very profound reasons behind it.

On one hand.

He himself had given it repeated, careful thought and felt that the direction of firefighting equipment was indeed absolutely safe.

No matter how you looked at it, firefighting gear was a livelihood emergency tool specifically used to extinguish fires.

It was at the complete opposite extreme of being requisitioned for military use.

No matter how much that kid modified it, it would be absolutely impossible for it to be forcibly taken away for military service again.

On the other hand.

It was because this wasn't just some whim of his for fun, but a hard task assigned to him by his superiors.

Specifically, it was a direct order personally issued to him by the Old General of the General Armament Department, whose word carried immense weight.

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In fact.

The reason the Old General bypassed so many specialized agencies and insisted on assigning Liu Jianguo to handle this firefighting equipment upgrade...

Had a deeper meaning behind it.

Lately, ever since Liu Jianguo started taking responsibility for Li Jiajun's affairs, he himself had become somewhat eccentric.

His way of doing things was becoming increasingly unconventional.

In his speech, there were faint signs that he was on the verge of fully reclaiming his former glory as the 'Unorthodox Military Industry Genius' of the past.

The Old General felt that if he didn't find some grounding tasks to keep Liu Jianguo in check, this old fellow might just start flying off the rails too.

Moreover.

The inventions Li Jiajun had been churning out lately were truly getting more terrifying one by one.

Whether it was that intelligent four-legged robot dog that could traverse battlefields as if they were level ground...

Or that super Fishing Rod that utilized six top-tier biomimetic technologies and directly broke the material limits of next-generation fighter jets.

These products, which contained massive technical parameters...

Were already enough for various domestic departments to work overtime and exhaust themselves just to digest for a long while.

Furthermore.

The top leaders had all seen it.

Constantly stripping things down to the bone with these 'house-raid style' requisitions had already left this young factory director, Li Jiajun, with a severe psychological shadow.

This was clearly visible from his behavior of specifically running off to open a new factory area just to avoid their gaze.

Therefore.

The high-level leadership had recently set a general tone.

On one hand, they wanted to peacefully digest the inventions they had already acquired.

On the other hand, they wanted to let Li Jiajun catch his breath, soothe his wounded spirit, and protect his enthusiasm.

Thus, the higher-ups put Liu Jianguo in charge of the relatively safe firefighting equipment upgrade work.

The goal was to let both of them settle down for a bit.

Of course, Liu Jianguo himself was currently completely unaware of this high-level foresight.

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Back to Liu Jianguo.

When Liu Jianguo actually took over the task and began in-depth research...

Only then did he realize what a massive pit he had fallen into.

One must understand that the current field of firefighting equipment was facing an extremely awkward situation.

This was the biggest pain point Liu Jianguo faced after receiving the task.

Currently, for domestic firefighting equipment in the mid-to-low-end fire truck segment—such as ordinary urban water tankers and foam trucks...

They had indeed basically achieved full domestic production.

These vehicles widely utilized domestic chassis like Dongfeng, Isuzu, Steyr, and Auman, or were models modified based on domestic chassis.

These types of vehicles with average performance accounted for a massive share of over eighty percent of the entire domestic fire truck fleet.

Their technology was mature, they were sturdy and durable, and they could fully meet the needs of ordinary daily urban fire suppression.

However.

In the field of high-end fire trucks, the situation was completely different.

The core equipment related to ultra-high-rise building rescue and operations in extreme environments still relied heavily on imports.

The high-end market was basically held firmly by a few foreign giant brands.

Mainly Bronto Skylift from Finland, Schmitz from Germany, and Rosenbauer from Austria.

Take the top-tier aerial ladder truck produced by Finland's Bronto Skylift as an example.

The spray height of its folding lifting arm could reach an insane one hundred and fifty meters!

That was equivalent to the height of a fifty-story building.

Moreover, at this dizzying height, it also possessed the powerful ability to stably operate water cannons in high-wind environments.

Although domestic heavy industry enterprises were working hard to catch up, there was currently no finished product that could fully match such extreme parameters.

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Facing this passive situation where high-end technology was being held by the throat...

Liu Jianguo sat in his office, studying the thick pile of imported equipment parameter reports for half a day.

His eyes even felt a bit sore from looking so intently.

To complete the task assigned by the Old General...

He called in the senior engineers he relied on most from the military industry departments he managed to tackle the problem together.

The result?

The technical seminar left Liu Jianguo utterly speechless.

Those white-haired old engineers, after hearing the requirement for wind-resistant water spraying at a height of one hundred and fifty meters, all stared at each other blankly.

The scene was extremely awkward.

These top minds, who usually researched missile trajectories, tank armor, and artillery recoil...

Had absolutely no ideas when faced with this pure fire rescue equipment.

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Having hit a wall within the traditional military research system...

With no other way out...

On his way back to the office, Liu Jianguo was so anxious he was scratching his already thinning hair.

And so.

He naturally thought of Li Jiajun.

He thought of that eccentric genius whose brain worked differently from normal people and never played by the rules.

Problems that even national-level laboratories were helpless against often seemed to be solved in that young man's hands just by watching a documentary or cooking a dish.

His thoughts snapped back to reality.

Sitting in his executive chair, Liu Jianguo gritted his teeth hard.

No matter what kind of deceptive means he had to use, this job had to be shoved onto Li Jiajun.

He reached out his finger and tapped the WeChat chat box on his phone screen.

Looking at the blank interface where Li Jiajun had yet to reply, he quickly edited another message and sent it over:

"Little Li, do it."

These four short words were sent.

Liu Jianguo stared at the screen.

His palms were covered in sweat.

He really had no confidence in whether he could actually convince this toy factory director, who was terrified of being requisitioned, to come out of retirement.

Because the higher-ups were indeed pushing very hard.

At this moment, he almost threw his dignity away and wanted to say something like...

"I'm begging you, pwease."

In this large office, Liu Jianguo began his restless and anxious wait.

One minute.

Three minutes.

Time seemed incredibly long.

After an unknown amount of time.

Suddenly.

"Ding-dong."

The notification sound for a WeChat message rang out!