72: Picked up a bargain

Imagining the shocking scene after the birth of this chip made his heart surge.

Such a treasure, and he almost threw it away like waste paper… Thinking of this, Gu Cheng felt a chill.

He finally understood why Teacher had that reaction, but it was too late to regret now.

General Manager Zhang Jianxia watched him, and after a long while, spoke, "Did you figure it out?"

Gu Cheng swallowed, and forced out a reply, "Yeah."

"Why did you want to give up after only looking at the first page? Didn't I tell you about the uniqueness of the block-based layout?"

"What gave you the courage to make a judgment at a glance?"

"Bang!" General Manager Zhang Jianxia slapped the table heavily, startling Gu Cheng.

He lowered his head, originally wanting to argue a few words, but thinking it was useless to say more, he fell silent.

"I know I was wrong, Teacher, it won't happen again!"

General Manager Zhang Jianxia sat back down, her gaze fixed on the window, and sighed, "Ah, Xiao Cheng, you're still too arrogant."

"Let's reconsider the position of technical team leader."

"Wh- what?" Gu Cheng couldn't believe his ears.

Falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley happened in an instant.

"Teacher, I really know my mistake, I promise it won't happen again!"

"Besides me, who else can better serve as the technical team leader?" General Manager Zhang Jianxia said coldly.

"We already have a candidate," the other party replied, tapping the folder lightly with her finger.

Teacher's meaning was clear; the new candidate was the designer of that mask design drawing.

Gu Cheng felt dizzy, almost collapsing onto the ground.

The person he had looked down on yesterday had become his replacement today.

At the strategic propaganda department in the capital.

Chen Dongchao was frowning as he read the new report submitted by his subordinate.

The subordinate who handed in the report stood at attention in front of the desk, motionless like a statue.

Chen Dongchao finished flipping through the report, confirmed there was no more content, and put it down.

"That reporter who had an accident during the North Sea exhibition last time, has his death been confirmed?"

"Yes, Leader."

"He was David Weigel from the Washington Post."

"I remember there was another reporter from the United States traveling with him, how is he now?"

"Reporting, Leader, according to the information we have, he is also missing."

Chen Dongchao's brows furrowed even tighter.

This was not a good sign.

Had the CIA already noticed something?

It seemed that in the upcoming meeting, he would need to work harder on "information guidance".

Now was not the time for a direct confrontation with the United States.

"Ring, ring, ring…"

The phone suddenly rang.

Chen Dongchao motioned for his subordinate to leave, then picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Uncle Chao, it's Xu Ning."

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

Hearing this voice, Chen Dongchao's brows relaxed, and he said with a hint of a smile, "You kid calling me at this time, it must be for something bad."

"Go ahead, what do you need this time?"

There was a slight laugh on the phone.

"I want a set of United States Stinger missiles for research."

"Hiss…"

Chen Dongchao gasped.

"You kid always causes me trouble, who doesn't know that our Army is strong, how could the United States sell us this kind of weapon?"

At that time, during the conflict in Adakhan, Stinger missiles brought immense psychological pressure to the opponent.

The soldiers of Adakhan used this portable air defense system to shoot down over two hundred enemy helicopters, causing significant losses to the other side, which was also an important factor that prompted the other side to ultimately decide to withdraw.

Xu Ning remained silent.

He knew that, given the current situation, it would take several years for Rabbit Country to independently develop a similar shoulder-fired missile.

And for Rabbit Country, which was currently blank in this area, it was even less likely that Eagle Country would sell such weapons.

But he believed that Uncle Chao definitely had his own way.

Otherwise, solely relying on independent development, Rabbit Country could not have developed a weapon with similar performance to the Stinger in just a few years.

As expected, after a moment of silence, Chen Dongchao broke the quiet, "Give me two days, I'll get you a set."

"Northern Industries does have a few Stinger missiles obtained from Adakhan, they are currently being reverse-engineered," Chen Dongchao continued, "It seems like you've gotten another good deal this time."

Xu Ning was secretly delighted, but said with a smile on his face, "Heh heh, this is also for the country, it's good for us all to develop it sooner."

"You, you're just good with words," Chen Dongchao said with a smile, reprimanding him, "As long as you don't cause me trouble, I'll be burning incense."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning put away the satellite phone.

At this time, the group had already arrived at the airport in Shanghai and were waiting in the lounge for their flight to the North.

He planned to use this week to complete the transaction with Iraq regarding the shoulder-fired missiles.

Xu Ning, in a good mood, picked up a newspaper and browsed it casually.

A piece of news caught his attention, and his brows couldn't help but furrow, "Lithuania officially declares independence!"

They had only been in Shanghai for less than a week, and another country had already declared independence.

Was this progress not too fast?

A feeling of unease arose spontaneously.

The flight went smoothly.

After returning to Shanhai Industry, Xu Ning immediately called Company Commander Tang, who had just returned from Turkmenistan, to his office.

Opening the door, Company Commander Tang asked with a smile, "Young man, what do you need me for?"

"Well, Company Commander Tang, I want to set up a fund abroad, do you have any suggestions?" Xu Ning asked.

"Yes, we must ensure that the source of this fund is completely concealed."

Company Commander Tang considered for a while, then said seriously, "It can be done, but it's best to inform the higher-ups.

I can transfer funds directly without relying on the organization, but the nature of this matter is different."

"If it's discovered…"

He didn't continue, believing that Xu Ning understood the seriousness of it.

"Okay, Company Commander Tang, go ahead and do it.

I'll call Uncle Chao tonight."

"Alright, then I can rest assured," Company Commander Tang finally felt relieved.

"Speaking of which, young man, what do you plan to name your fund?"

Xu Ning stood up, his gaze directed towards the window.

An Eagle was soaring in the sky, searching for its target.

He thought for a moment and said, "No matter how high an Eagle flies, it cannot leave this sky, so let's call it 'Ling Yun'."

"Ling Yun…" Company Commander Tang repeated softly, lost in thought.

Chen Dongchao was indeed true to his word, and the next day, the Stinger missile was delivered by truck.

Xu Ning placed it in the laboratory.

At this time, Wang Shuo and his team were not there, seemingly conducting tests at a military testing ground.

He heard that they had used previous technical accumulation to develop a new weapon, and it had now entered the testing phase.

Since there were no results yet, Xu Ning didn't ask much.

Tang Ziwei was carefully inspecting the missile nearby.