118: Is Chinese New Year coming soon? It's time to go home and visit...

“Since that’s the case, will you stay here to inspect the submarine with the Shipyard personnel, or will you come with me to rest and prepare for the celebration dinner tonight?”

“I’ll stay here!”

Xu Youcai turned his head to look at the large, jet-black submarine in front of him and said, “After all, she’s an old partner with whom I’ll live and die in the future. I want to spend more time with her.”

Lin Qi smiled.

He didn’t stop Xu Youcai.

Instead, after giving a few instructions to the Shipyard researchers who had gathered around him, having been learning about O97-related knowledge by his side for a long time, Chief Engineer Lin brought Shen Wanyue and the technical backbone personnel to the conference room to begin discussing some new ideas that had suddenly emerged after his dive.

......

At the same time, in the White House in Eagleland.

“F*ck!”

“F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!”

It was as if his house had been raided by the Imperial Secret Police.

Everywhere he looked was smashed to pieces, and even the self-portrait of Jensen hanging on the wall was savagely torn apart by him!

No other reason.

The failure of this mission had already made him imagine his future life.

Stepping down early, being scorned by the public, losing all chance of the President’s position, and being hastily dismissed with a mere title of a congressman.

Perhaps the identity of a congressman was already a dream come true for ordinary people, something they wouldn’t even dare to dream about.

But for Jensen, the President.

The President and a congressman, these two were like clouds and mud, birds in the sky and crabs in the sea; they were not on the same level at all!

“Go! Deliver my final order to the Advanced Research Laboratory, tell them all to scram, and shut down the Advanced Research Laboratory completely!”

Staring intently at his secretary Walker, Jensen’s eyes were splitting with rage, like a vengeful spirit about to devour someone!

Seeing this?

Walker twitched his mouth and subconsciously advised, “Mr. President, this… the Advanced Research Laboratory cannot be disbanded!”

“If this laboratory is disbanded, then we might not even be able to build the F-23 later!”

“After all, too many subsystems of the sixth-generation aircraft come from this laboratory. If those researchers are allowed to leave, then…”

Walker didn’t continue his words, because even if he didn’t explain it, Jensen would definitely understand.

Now, this so-called disbanding of the laboratory was nothing more than Jensen’s angry words, spoken out of sheer frustration.

But what if they didn't disband it?

No one who had painstakingly climbed to a high position would easily give up the power and status they held.

“Then what do you suggest? Someone has to take the blame for this, and I don’t want to be the unlucky one forced to step down!”

In this situation, Jensen didn’t care about confidentiality and directly spoke his thoughts to Walker.

Hearing this?

Walker thought for a moment and said, “Since that’s the case, let’s fire the laboratory manager and the Pacific Commander-in-Chief!”

“We’ll tell the public that the White House only approved routine deep-sea training, and there were no other intentions.”

“The primary reason for this incident was the personal actions of the Pacific Commander-in-Chief, and it has nothing to do with our White House.”

“As for Dragon Country condemning our pilots for approaching their territorial airspace and severely violating international treaties, etc.”

“In addition to pushing the blame onto the Pacific Commander-in-Chief, we can also say that this was a new type of fighter jet, and its airborne equipment might have malfunctioned.”

“That’s why it inadvertently flew over!”

“That’s it?” Jensen frowned and said in a deep voice, “Can the Pacific Commander-in-Chief tolerate that?”

“If I were him, I would definitely reveal everything I know. By then, wouldn’t I be compounding my mistakes?”

Walker: “No, no, Mr. President, sometimes firing someone is also a form of protection!”

Jensen: “???”

Walker smiled and said, “You can completely find an excuse to invite him back after some time, or even promise him a higher official position than his current one.”

“I believe that as long as he’s not foolish, he will definitely accept your suggestion, Mr. President.”

Inviting, beheading, and then taking as a subordinate.

This series of arrangements immediately made Jensen sigh with emotion; Walker in front of him was indeed a capable subordinate in the White House!

“Good! Then let’s do that! Help me send a message to the Pacific Commander-in-Chief; I want to see him in person within two days.”

Walker: “I’ve already arranged it; he will arrive promptly at dinner time.”

Jensen: “!!!”

Looking at the confident, faint smile on Walker’s face, Jensen suddenly felt as if he was looking at an old fox.

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At the same time, on Dragon Country’s internet.

“Holy cow! Holy cow, holy cow! Awesome! Dragon Country Air Force is awesome! Dragon Country Navy is awesome! This time, they directly pressed Eagleland into the sea and beat them up!”

“It’s not just what we’ve seen; I heard from a friend living in Dalian that he personally saw a damaged submarine being towed back to the naval port.

Damn, although I don’t know what that submarine went through during that time, it clearly wasn’t anything good! (pout)”

“Salute! Thanks to all active, retired, and future servicemen! Thanks for your silent contributions that allow us to have our current lives!”

......

Obviously, from the content, it was clear that these were comments from the comment sections of ordinary portals.

However, in places like the Iron Blood Forum, where military enthusiasts gathered, the focus of discussion had already shifted to…

What were those unmanned combat aircraft escorting the F-23 back?

What was the second mysterious heavy sixth-generation aircraft of Dragon Country, as mentioned by the Eagleland pilots who escaped?

Although the official press conference explicitly denied that Dragon Country had a second type of heavy sixth-generation aircraft.

But listening to the tone.

The official denial was an affirmation.

Moreover, if one thought about the whole matter for a moment, it was highly probable that Dragon Country possessed a second type of sixth-generation aircraft!

After all, with current communication methods, achieving real-time communication over hundreds of kilometers, and also resisting the electronic suppression of Eagleland’s sixth-generation aircraft.

This was simply outrageous!

Although it was known that Dragon Country had made significant progress in both Air Force and Navy in the past two years, it seemed somewhat unrealistic to develop unmanned aerial vehicles in such a short period, especially their anti-electronic interference capabilities!

For a time.

Various voices on the internet rose and fell.

Many people even suddenly recalled the mysterious flight path clouds filmed by someone over the Northeast region back then!

This made many military enthusiasts scratch their heads in frustration.

It felt as if countless ants were gently scratching at their hearts!

......

“Chief Engineer Lin, we’ve arrived.”

Just as the internet was buzzing with heated arguments, with almost everyone disagreeing with everyone else, Lin Qi had already returned to his hometown from Bin City.

Looking at the familiar village in front of him, Lin Qi’s eyes were filled with emotion, and he couldn’t help but think:

‘Although it’s a parallel world, just as the system said, it really isn’t much different from my previous life.’

‘Even… even the stone mill I loved to sit on as a child is here!’

‘This is simply…’

‘If I didn’t still have my memories, I probably wouldn’t have realized that this is already a parallel world after transmigration, would I?’