58: Lu Shenwei: There is a problem with the barrier cable, shoot me!

Chapter 58 Lu Shenwei: If there's a problem with the arresting gear, you can execute me!

Let the bullets fly for a while?

"What do you mean? You think things are already fermenting?" Gu Ming asked in confusion.

Lu Shenwei took a swig of beer: "The calm before the storm. The fact that Eagle Sauce and Japan haven't released any news for the past two days—doesn't that exactly prove there's a problem?"

"That's true. Eagle Sauce and Japan have indeed been quite quiet these past two days."

Gu Ming tossed two peanuts into his mouth. Lu Shenwei set down the can: "Get some sleep early. You have big business to attend to tomorrow morning."

"You too. Don't rely on being young to brave the sea breeze; the motherland needs you to have a strong body."

Gu Ming patted Lu Shenwei on the shoulder, left two guards to look after him, and departed.

"Would you two brothers like a drink?"

"You go ahead and drink; we are responsible for protecting your safety."

The two guards stood as still as pines. Lu Shenwei smiled: "Thanks."

The moonlight was like frost, and the sea breeze blew gently.

With the towering warships in the distance, a strange question suddenly popped into Lu Shenwei's head.

Where on earth did those guys in the Navy's propaganda department learn their dark arts? They could make a massive aircraft carrier look like a small fishing boat and a ten-thousand-ton destroyer look like a remote-controlled toy ship.

Having had his fill of food and drink, Lu Shenwei patted his backside and prepared to rest; he couldn't let his guard brothers worry about him for too long.

News of the incident on the Eagle Sauce aircraft carrier hadn't broken yet, but there were already many groundless rumors circulating online.

[Brothers, this is huge! Eagle Sauce's Little Chicken aircraft carrier exploded!]

[Bro, can you straighten your tongue before speaking? It's exhausting to listen to.]

[What's the situation? I don't see any news from Big Head Eagle or Brother Qi.]

[Nothing on the foreign web either. I'll post a picture and you'll see.]

A netizen with the nickname Ji Bochang uploaded a photo obscured by billowing thick smoke.

[Brother, did you take that photo with a landline? Who can see anything?]

[Little Chicken aircraft carrier on fire? No way. That's a nuclear-powered electromagnetic catapult carrier.]

[Nuclear power still needs reactor maintenance. Besides, its electromagnetic catapult has issues; it's not surprising if it caught fire.]

[What is the guy upstairs blowing smoke for? Eagle Sauce's carriers are number one in the world. You say it's on fire? That's the Third Brother's ancestral craft.]

[One picture at the start, the rest is all made up!]

[Believe it or not, the foreign web is already going crazy. Everyone is talking about the fire on the Little Chicken carrier.]

[I saw it too. Wonder how bad the damage is.]

[Until I see a report from mainstream media, I won't believe a single word.]

Online information changed by the minute; half an hour later, more photos were leaked.

[Holy crap! The carrier deck is burnt black?]

[It really caught fire? Eagle Sauce is secretly learning Third Brother's skills?]

[It seems the carrier-based aircraft are also damaged. This is a huge mess.]

[Brothers, don't sleep! The big pill is coming!]

[I haven't slept for half a year, screw you!]

A netizen with the nickname Poet Zhang Zongchang uploaded over ten photos showing thick smoke and even blood on the deck.

[Eh? There's another expert?]

[Isn't this the Little Chicken? Looks more like Japan's style; the period flag is even flying.]

[Japan's Izumo, supposedly it also caught fire during the day today.]

[Holy mother of...! Everyone's starting trouble!]

[Sleep my ass! Get up and party! The big pill is finally here!]

[This is quite absurd. Japan and Eagle Sauce's carriers had incidents almost at the same time. Is there really no problem here?]

[Japan's equipment is almost all bought from Eagle Sauce. Foreign sites say there's a power issue with the new generation Raptor fighters.]

[That's not right? The carrier-based aircraft in the photo for Japan seem to be the Shinshin, their self-developed ones.]

[Don't know the whole story, won't comment.]

[What are you pretending for? If you're not going to talk nonsense, why bother going online?]

[I'm truly stunned. Eagle Sauce's Blue Bird is full of videos of the Izumo on fire, while the Japanese forums have nothing.]

[Some people are even saying it was Soviet agents. That's just beyond ridiculous.]

People were saying all sorts of things online, but the protagonist of the event, Lu Shenwei, was already deep in his dreams.

Ring ring ring!

The urgent ringing of the phone sounded. Lu Shenwei rubbed his eyes.

"Director Gu, it's not even dawn yet. Has the event been moved up?"

"Kid, get over here quickly. The leaders have all arrived. That matter has blown up."

What did he mean? Blown up?

Lu Shenwei asked: "Is there news from the Eagle Sauce side?"

"Not just Eagle Sauce, Japan has also run into trouble."

Japan? What does this have to do with Japan?

"I can't explain it in a few words. The guards are right outside your door. Follow them to the Staff Department."

Although he still didn't understand the situation, if they were going to the Staff Department to discuss it, something big must have happened.

Lu Shenwei threw on a coat and followed the guards into a military vehicle.

At the Navy Staff Department, the big shots were gathered.

"Gu Ming, I'm asking you, is there really a problem with this batch of carrier arresting gear?" the Aircraft Carrier Commander asked solemnly.

Gu Ming clenched his fists: "Leader, I guarantee you on my honor as a soldier that if anything goes wrong, I am willing to take full responsibility."

"The sea trials for the guangyu silent are not a performance. If something really goes wrong, it won't just be you—this whole room of people will face a military tribunal," the Commander said earnestly.

Even though the Dragon Super Steel Cable had undergone nearly a hundred tests and verifications, the intelligence he had just received truly shocked him.

On Eagle Sauce Navy's Little Chicken nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, an arresting gear snap caused the destruction of four Raptor fighters, 21 crew deaths, 17 serious injuries, and 7 missing.

Japan's situation was even worse. The Defense Minister and Foreign Minister were killed on the spot, 5 Shinshin fighters were scrapped, 114 people died, 103 were seriously injured, 24 went missing, and countless other pieces of weaponry and equipment were destroyed.

"Leader, please believe me just this once. The arresting gear for the Dragon carrier definitely has no problems," Gu Ming said without blinking.

While the two were talking, Lu Shenwei was brought into the Staff Department.

"Lu Shenwei, quickly explain to the leader about the arresting gear sold to Eagle Sauce," Gu Ming hurriedly said.

Lu Shenwei was completely in the dark, unable to make heads or tails of it.

What was going on? Even the Aircraft Carrier Commander of the guangyu silent was here?

"Comrade Little Lu, you know the news about the incident on Eagle Sauce's Little Chicken nuclear carrier and Japan's Izumo quasi-carrier, right?"

Eagle Sauce and Japan's carriers really had an incident?

Seeing Lu Shenwei's bewildered face, Gu Ming spoke up to explain the situation.

"Holy crap! The results are that big? Shouldn't I be given a medal? Something like 'Anti-Eagle Pioneer' or 'Japan-Sinking Hero'."

Lu Shenwei said excitedly. Gu Ming's face dropped: "Be serious, the leader is still here."

The Aircraft Carrier Commander said softly: "You mean this was all your doing?"

"Ahem, the leader overestimates me. I mentioned this to Director Gu, and I only dared to do it with his consent. But the incident with the Japanese carrier was indeed unexpected."

Lu Shenwei paused: "Originally, I only thought about scamming Eagle Sauce through the Locke Dongde Niu Ding Company. I didn't expect Japan to have a way to get arresting gear from them as well."