124: Lu Shenwei: Don't panic! I'll find a way!

Lu Shenwei woke up from his hangover; it was already noon the next day.

"The liquor in Yungui is really strong; I won't drink it again."

119 missed calls? What's going on?

Uncle Ma called 32 times, Uncle Wang called 21 times. The missed calls from Chen Guang and Gu Ming were understandable, but what was up with all the other unknown numbers?

Lu Shenwei called them back one by one: "Uncle Ma, what happened?"

"You're finally awake. Yesterday evening, the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Two Artillery all gathered at our factory. They nearly tore the warehouse down."

"What do you mean? All four forces arrived? Wasn't it just the Army and the Navy?"

Ma Quanlin explained the situation in detail, and Lu Shenwei's eyes widened like cowbells.

"Navy, Army, Air Force, and Two Artillery? Good heavens, are they planning to spend the New Year at our factory? We gave them all our stock of Liuguang Coating; nothing went wrong, did it?"

"I wanted nothing to go wrong, but we were only told about the Army and Navy. Then two more arrived, and our stock of paint wasn't enough for everyone. They nearly started fighting."

"Uh, did they actually fight?"

"Not really. After all, the Dragon Xia military has top-tier discipline, but they didn't settle down either..."

When Lu Shenwei heard that Two Artillery and the Air Force had loaded the wrong paint, his hair stood on end.

"Don't panic. Let me think of a way to fix this."

The Air Force and Two Artillery would definitely test the paint they took back first, so he still had time to fix it.

"Uncle Ma, have the people in the dragon cat paint workshop stop what they're doing. From now on, produce Liuguang Coating 24 hours a day, using the old formula."

"I will take the earliest flight back. You all need to speed up the production of Liuguang Coating."

The only way to fix this was to replace the rust-proof paint that had been taken with the real Liuguang Coating.

He would pull all the master craftsmen from the paint workshop to mix the new coating; they could produce 200 barrels in a single day at the fastest.

Lu Shenwei said goodbye to Chen Guang and Gu Ming and prepared to return to Qinchuan.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Stay for a few more days," Chen Guang urged.

Lu Shenwei smiled bitterly and told him the truth. Chen Guang smirked, "Isn't that perfect? Who told that group from the Air Force and Two Artillery to come sniffing around?"

"You just want to watch the chaos; my pants are on fire here," Lu Shenwei said anxiously.

"Don't worry. I'll give them a call and talk to them first."

"No, it's better to go and apologize in person."

Lu Shenwei raised his hand to stop him, and Chen Guang, unable to insist, agreed.

Gu Ming found a military helicopter to take Lu Shenwei to the airport: "Don't scare yourself. They didn't give advance notice, so it's perfectly normal that they grabbed the wrong paint in the confusion."

"Stop joking. I'll talk to you about the Coast Guard ship later."

Coast Guard ship? What matter?

Gu Ming had just mentioned it casually back then and had long forgotten about it.

"Alright, talk to you later."

When Lu Shenwei returned to the Julong Steel Factory, it was already sunset.

"How much has been produced so far?"

"About 80 barrels."

"Load them up. Use two trucks. Give me the introduction letter."

Ma Quanlin handed over the introduction letter: "It's my fault; I wasn't keeping an eye on things at the time."

"It's not Director Ma's fault; it's my responsibility. If there's a problem, feel free to push me out to take the blame," Zhao Tieniu said, standing up.

He had joined the factory at eighteen and had worked for nearly forty years; he had lived a full life.

If the batch of coating the military used caused any problems, they could execute him.

"What are you saying, Vice Director Zhao? If there's a problem, it's naturally my responsibility as the legal representative," Lu Shenwei said sternly.

Zhao Tieniu wanted to say more, but Ma Quanlin stopped him: "I forgot my phone, which caused the mishap. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Aren't I the same? I was dead drunk and didn't answer a single call," Lu Shenwei said, mocking himself.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to the Air Force Equipment R&D Center first."

Seeing Lu Shenwei's determined attitude, the others didn't say anything more.

Lu Shenwei dialed the red landline number on the introduction letter: "Hello, this is Lu Shenwei from Julong Steel. I would like to speak with the Director of the Equipment Center."

"What is the matter? I can pass on the message."

"It concerns classified information; can I speak to him directly?"

The operator hesitated for a moment upon hearing this: "Please wait a moment."

At the Air Force Equipment Center, a group of experts were filled with admiration for the Liuguang Coating.

"This stealth coating is incredible. We've been working on it for years, but our direction was all wrong."

"It can absorb radar waves and block thermal detection. I don't know which genius came up with this."

"I used to not believe that masters were hidden among the common people, but this has really opened my eyes."

"I can only express my admiration. Dragon Xia really has many talented people."

The Equipment Center Director, Xu Lei, chuckled: "The Great Leader is still the best. He managed to pry this information out of the Army Chief of Staff's mouth."

"Our Great Leader has a great tolerance for alcohol; the Old Leader from the Army couldn't keep up."

"I heard the four of them drank two cases of baijiu that night."

"Isn't that right? Otherwise, do you think the Army Chief of Staff's mouth is that easy to pry open?"

The signal soldier knocked on the door and saluted: "Director Xu, there is an outside call; someone claiming to be Lu Shenwei from Julong Steel wants to speak with you."

"Speak of the devil, the person himself has come looking for us," Xu Lei chuckled.

"Don't tell me we haven't paid for the goods yet?"

"You know what, we actually haven't paid yet."

Xu Lei smiled and connected to Lu Shenwei's call: "This is Xu Lei from the Air Force Equipment Center."

"Hello, Director, this is Lu Shenwei from Julong Steel. Yesterday, didn't our military vehicles take a batch of coating from our factory? There's a slight issue with the process of that batch, and I'd like to replace it for you. Is that okay?"

Lu Shenwei said cautiously, and Xu Lei was stunned for a moment.

"Process issue? Where are you?"

"We've produced a new batch of coating and are preparing to deliver it to you. Could you provide an address?"

Lu Shenwei's attitude was respectful, and since he didn't mention that he was the Chairman of Julong Steel, Xu Lei on the other end of the phone assumed Lu Shenwei was just an ordinary employee of Julong Steel.

Due to the confidentiality requirements for Liuguang Coating, only Gu Ming, Chen Guang, and the leaders of the four military branches were currently in the know.

"Bring the unit's introduction letter, and take down the address," Xu Lei said without overthinking it.

Lu Shenwei nodded quickly, took down the address, and set off immediately with the company seal and a whole book of introduction letters.

Traveling through the night, Lu Shenwei arrived at the Air Force base early the next morning.

Lu Shenwei was driving a military Mengshi vehicle, accompanied by a Qinchuan heavy truck fully loaded with 50 barrels of Liuguang Coating.

"Hello, I'm Lu Shenwei. I called Director Xu from the Equipment Center. I'm here to deliver goods. Here is the introduction letter."

Seeing that Lu Shenwei was driving a military vehicle, the sentry saluted and reminded him: "Hello, it's 4 AM, and the camp is under restricted access. If it's an emergency, you can call Director Xu, and then we can let you in."

"This... let's not bother him yet. We'll pull over and wait."

Calling someone at this hour wasn't very polite. Since he already had an appointment, he would wait until morning.

"Chairman, why don't you sleep in the back of the truck for a while?" the escort driver, Xiao Wang, suggested.

Lu Shenwei waved his hand: "No, it'll be dawn in a little while."