Chapter 380 The plan to recruit people has only just begun.

The Old General sat in a wide leather chair, dazed.

In Liu Jianguo's simply furnished office.

The resounding, 'three absolute safeties' declaration seemed to still echo in the air.

In the senior conference room on the other end of the phone.

Before making this call, the Chief of the General Armament Department had been seething with anger.

He had intended to use the harshest words to reprimand and chastise this thoughtless subordinate.

How could he have secretly handed back such a stability-maintaining task, meant to appease people, to that troublesome brat?

However.

At this moment, the Old Chief held the receiver of the internal special line phone, his brows tightly furrowed.

He kept replaying the three reasons Liu Jianguo had just put forth in his mind.

The more he pondered, the more he found them unassailable.

He was completely taken aback by Liu Jianguo's flawless logic.

'Thinking about it carefully, it seems there's nothing to pick apart in what that old fellow said.'

'First, this is indeed a pure disaster relief firefighting project.'

'Firefighting equipment, after all, is just for spraying water, or discharging dry powder foam; at most, the ladder truck goes a bit higher.'

'The physical limits of such things are clearly there, no matter how unusual Li Jiajun's thought process is.'

'He can't possibly come up with anything outlandish, can he?' This thought surfaced in his mind.

The Old General continuously tried to convince himself with common sense.

With these layers of safeguards, there really seemed to be nothing to worry about.

Listening to the words from the other end of the phone, the Old General's tense shoulders slowly relaxed.

He let out a long sigh.

He felt that since the other party had spoken to this extent, even bringing himself, the one who issued the order, as a safety endorsement.

If he were to continue to nitpick, it would seem overly fastidious.

Since it was a pure firefighting project, with such clear limitations within a public welfare framework.

He thought that no matter what, nothing would go wrong this time.

...

On this end of the phone.

Liu Jianguo keenly caught the long sigh coming from the receiver.

Having worked in the government compound for most of his life, he was too adept at reading expressions.

Seeing that the Old Chief's attitude had softened, the oppressive sense of authority had dissipated considerably.

Liu Jianguo was delighted and immediately decided to press his advantage.

He had specifically waited for the Old Chief to call today to strike while the iron was hot.

His true purpose was not merely to report on the progress of the firefighting prototype.

It was also to inform him of an important arrangement for tomorrow afternoon.

"Old Chief, there's another matter I need to ask for your instruction on."

Liu Jianguo lowered his posture, his tone revealing a joyful eagerness to claim credit.

"Tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 PM, Li Jiajun is holding a live online broadcast."

"That kid plans to formally test the newly manufactured firefighting equipment through the live broadcast."

He explained voluminously, stating that this public demonstration would not only test the reliability of the equipment but also serve as a 'GG' for future promotion to various fire departments.

On the other end of the phone.

After hearing the report about the live broadcast, the Old General held the receiver and did not immediately reply.

He pondered for a moment.

Quickly weighing the pros and cons of this public test in his mind.

A few seconds later, he felt that since this was a transformation project he had personally facilitated, it was indeed necessary to see the results.

So, the Old Chief stated on the phone that he would certainly watch it then.

However.

He specifically and seriously cautioned.

He would only be watching online, not officially participating. After all, given his status, it would have too great an impact for the Chief of the General Armament Department to personally endorse a civilian toy factory.

After all, given his status, it would have too great an impact for the Chief of the General Armament Department to personally endorse a civilian toy factory.

Even if he went online to watch Li Jiajun's live broadcast.

He would use an untraceable alternate account to sneak into the live stream room.

He wanted to personally oversee it from behind the screen and see what the old man and Factory Director Li had cooked up.

...

Having received the Old General's affirmative promise.

Liu Jianguo was overjoyed, agreeing repeatedly and respectfully ending the call.

After hanging up the phone.

Silence returned to the office, with only the sunlight outside the window passing through the glass, casting bright spots on the floor.

Liu Jianguo leaned back in the soft leather chair and thought.

Today's first move was perfectly executed; the Old Chief had been successfully drawn into the audience.

He picked up the enamel teacup from the table, took a sip of the now lukewarm tea, and moistened his slightly dry throat.

His gaze wandered casually across the large desk.

Finally, it rested on the landline phone.

Without much hesitation.

He picked up the landline receiver again, his fingers quickly dialing a few numbers on the keypad.

This time, he was going to call Old Qian.

Listening to the monotonous waiting tone from the receiver.

Liu Jianguo leaned back in his chair, his eyes becoming somewhat complex, his thoughts involuntarily drifting far away.

After all, in the entire scientific research and military industry circles of Eastern Country.

Old Qian was an elder he deeply respected, and a senior with whom he had a profound connection.

...

Liu Jianguo recalled those past years filled with the smell of gasoline and engine oil.

In his youth, Liu Jianguo himself was an unconventional genius, acting outside the norm. Old Qian at that time played the role he now plays for Li Jiajun, often cleaning up his messes.

It could be said that without Old Qian's tolerance back then, there would be no Liu Jianguo sitting in the minister's office today.

Time flies, years pass like shuttles.

Now, the dragon-slaying youth has become an official bigwig maintaining order.

He himself has also started mentoring young people.

But.

The events that had transpired during this period, however, made this old senior feel incredibly frustrated.

These few times he had personally guided Li Jiajun's research and development direction.

From the initial robot dog meant to appease his emotions, to the later Fishing Rod.

He had thought they were foolproof.

As a result, they all went awry uncontrollably.

Not only did they go awry, but each time was more outrageous than the last, and caused a bigger stir.

Directly alarming the entire military.

Especially a few days ago in the office of that new factory building.

Seeing Old Qian's shocked and flustered reaction, shouting for everyone to clear out when faced with the 50 GPa super Carbon Fiber data.

Liu Jianguo felt his old face flush with embarrassment.

He felt this was simply a slap in his own face.

He couldn't even control a small toy factory director.

He felt that he had thoroughly disgraced himself in front of this respected elder.

...

To salvage his reputation as an old senior.

Then.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he had to prove his foresight and control.

This time, the general direction he personally guided Li Jiajun on, which was to develop this set of firefighting equipment aimed at solving national rescue pain points.

He deeply believed it was an absolutely safe direction.

As long as tomorrow's live broadcast began, and those protective frameworks benefiting society were unveiled.

It would surely let this old man know that he was actually a reliable person and not senile.

After two beeps.

The call connected.

"Hello, Jianguo, what do you need this old man for?" Old Qian's slightly hoarse but gentle voice came from the receiver.

Liu Jianguo immediately sat up straight.

He enthusiastically invited Old Qian over the phone.

His tone filled with undisguised pride, he strongly promoted this safe project, showcasing his fruitful achievements to the elder.

And he specifically emphasized the online test scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Old Qian, who was originally in another national-level laboratory leading his team to analyze the Carbon Fiber data overnight.

After learning about this.

The hand holding the receiver paused slightly.

He naturally had no interest in ordinary live broadcasts.

But for the name Li Jiajun, this national treasure-level scientist was extremely attentive.

That young man's mind was filled with groundbreaking, ingenious ideas.

As soon as he heard that the kid was going to demonstrate new inventions again.

The old man even temporarily put aside the data table he was halfway through comparing.

He chuckled and agreed on the phone, happily stating that he would definitely go watch tomorrow afternoon.

After some pleasantries.

Liu Jianguo put down the phone receiver.

Listening to the dial tone being disconnected from the landline.

The head of the Ministry of Military Industry leaned back in his large executive chair.

A triumphant smile appeared on his face.

He felt that tomorrow afternoon would be his glorious moment to completely turn the tables and wash away the 'unreliable' label.

But his plan to gather people had only just begun.