48: Greater progress

Xu Ning was a bit confused, he repeatedly thought about Chen Dongchao's words, but still felt puzzled.

"Uncle Chao, what should I do to help you get your position back?"

"When you understand how to act with high profile, you are already helping me."

"Your chess style tells me that although you appear bold on the surface, you are actually afraid of something."

"You haven't gone all out with every move."

"You are being too cautious."

After speaking, Chen Dongchao moved his chariot across the boundary of the Chu River and Han Border.

Xu Ning stared at the chessboard, lost in thought.

Am I really afraid of something?

With doubt in his heart, he adjusted the position of his elephant, trying to protect his base.

Chen Dongchao moved his chariot again.

"Checkmate!"

At this moment, Xu Ning realized his base camp had been infiltrated.

Unknowingly, Chen Dongchao had arranged his chariots, horses, and cannons in front of his general, blocking all retreat paths.

Xu Ning was powerless to turn the tide.

"Haha, kid, stop thinking about this old man, think more about yourself."

"Because this game, you must win, and you must win beautifully!"

"By then, you will find that you have won more than just chariots, horses, and cannons."

He put the pieces he had taken from Xu Ning, the chariot, horse, and cannon, back into Xu Ning's hand, and then said meaningfully,

"Those rewards are much more generous than you think!"

Xu Ning looked at Chen Dongchao and repeated in a low voice:

"Rewards..."

"Uncle Chao, are there things in these rewards that can restore your position?"

Chen Dongchao couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing Xu Ning's words, and casually picked up the fan next to him and lightly tapped Xu Ning's head.

"With their meager methods, how could they possibly bring me down? I just wanted to take this opportunity to rest."

"Ah, you should still care more about yourself, I can't help you this time."

Xu Ning looked at the pieces in his hand and fell into deep thought.

If he continued to be so high-profile, he was afraid it would attract unnecessary trouble.

At this moment, he suddenly found that he couldn't figure out the meaning of Chen Dongchao's words, as if he was trapped in a riddle, unable to find a way out.

He didn't remember how he left Chen Dongchao's house, only that when he came back to his senses, he was already outside the door.

At this time, he noticed a powerful couplet hanging on both sides of the door:

"Who knows the hardships of the frontier, even if the body dies and the soul perishes, a heroic name remains."

Seeing this couplet, he seemed to have some understanding, but was unable to fully grasp its meaning.

Not long after leaving Beijing, the two returned to the shipyard in Longhai.

At this time, the "Zhan Ying BH90" had already begun trial production.

The test pilot team trained by Zhan Jifeng had also been assembled, and everyone could be allocated a Zhan Ying for practical operational training.

Previously, Xu Ning had invited two steelmaking experts from the Iraq ambassador, which was simply a lifesaver for the Longhai Steel Plant.

It not only solved the problem of special steel production but also greatly improved the efficiency of the factory.

After Xu Ning understood the progress, he buried himself in his office and started staying inside.

Although conditions were limited now, even with the data of the Antonov an-225 transport aircraft, it could not be manufactured immediately.

But this data gave him new inspiration for the robotic arm, and this time, he planned to improve it well.

He believed that once the new robotic arm came out, it would definitely bring greater progress.

By then, he should be able to use the simulator, right?

He was calculating this in his heart.

Moreover, he unexpectedly found that the experience bar below the simulator had increased significantly.

Unknowingly, the experience bar was already halfway full.

This made Xu Ning very happy.

Because this experience bar was related to the future simulation level.

He just didn't know what exactly caused the experience bar to increase. Xu Ning tried several different methods, but couldn't find the reason, so he had to concentrate on researching the robotic arm.

This kept him busy for several days.

Tang Ziwei started the habit of bringing meals every day again.

Although every time she saw Xu Ning, he was still busy as before.

But Tang Ziwei always felt that Xu Ning's state was different from before.

She couldn't say exactly where it was different.

This made Tang Ziwei a little uneasy.

This day, Tang Ziwei pushed open the door and walked in with the meal as usual.

Xu Ning was still concentrating on debugging his new mechanical arm.

Tang Ziwei put down the meal, looked at Xu Ning's focused appearance, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Xiao Jiu, is there something on your mind?"

Xu Ning was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then said with a smile:

"No, Company Commander Tang, why do you ask?"

"Oh, it's good if you're okay, it's good." Tang Ziwei comforted him, and then slowly walked out of the room and saw the soldier standing guard outside the door.

He walked forward and lightly patted the soldier's shoulder: "Where is your Battalion Commander now?"

The soldier replied: "He should be in his office right now."

Tang Ziwei nodded and quickly walked towards the direction of the Spike Company.

With a "bang!", Tang Ziwei pushed open the door of Xiao Jianhao's office and walked straight in.

"What exactly happened to you in Iraq? Why did Xiao Jiu become a different person after coming back?"

Xiao Jianhao was confused by this sudden question: "If something really happened, could we still come back alive?"

"But, I always feel he's not right." Tang Ziwei tapped the table irritably.

Xiao Jianhao also thought seriously after being told this by her, and suddenly had an idea:

"Speaking of which, since the day we went to see General Chen Dongchao, Jiu Yuan has indeed been a little different."

"Really? What did you do at his place?" Tang Ziwei asked eagerly.

"Nothing big, just played a few games of chess and had a casual meal." Xiao Jianhao thought for a moment and said calmly.

As they were talking, Wang Shuo ran over, panting.

"Director Li, Battalion Commander Gao, something happened!"

"What happened?" Tang Ziwei asked anxiously.

"There are rumors outside saying that our military industry license is going to be revoked early!"

"This is impossible!" Tang Ziwei said firmly.

"General Chen Dongchao personally guaranteed before that it could be maintained until at least the end of the year."

Wang Shuo took a few breaths and continued: "But now I hear that General Zhang has been suspended."

"Gulp~"

Tang Ziwei swallowed, her steps were a little unsteady, and she stumbled.

Fortunately, the table behind him supported her.

"Could this be the reason for Xu Ning's recent abnormal behavior?"

She seemed to understand something.

Wang Shuo continued: "There's no time to discuss this now, just now a lot of workers rushed towards Xu Ning's office, we must go there immediately."

Could it be that the workers heard the news and planned to cause trouble?

If so many people lost control, Xu Ning's situation would be very dangerous.

Tang Ziwei was too familiar with this; when Xu Ning took over initially, a similar situation almost occurred.

That time it was only through one of Xu Ning's speeches and his authority that it was quelled.