Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 44 Trouble is coming
Dajiang is a famous river in Dongda University. It is very deep when the river bottom is nearly 50 meters.

Looking at the 68% remaining power on the screen, Wei Jiang was a little disappointed.

"It seems that if we want to test the extreme navigation depth, the inland river environment is not suitable."

"Perhaps only after entering the sea."

Thinking of the ocean that occupies more than 70% of the surface area of ​​the blue planet, Wei Jiang was full of anticipation.

There are frequent human activities in inland rivers, and the landscapes that can be seen are limited. The manta ray submersible is not able to move freely, so Wei Jiang's movements are naturally restricted.

"After I strengthen it a few more times, I can roam the sea freely."

"Temporarily set a small goal, crossing four oceans!"

Setting a goal for himself, Wei Jiang pushed the joystick again and sailed downstream.

With limited power, he needs to plan carefully how to proceed with the submersible enhancement mission.
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In the next few days, Wei Jiang would go to the riverside every night, not to drive the submersible into the water, but to charge the submersible through an adapter via a Wuling mini.

That night, Wei Jiang and his father Wei Yonghe returned home from the riverside. From a distance, Wei Jiang saw a black car parked at the gate of the yard.

When Wei Jiang got off the car, he heard someone calling his name.

"Xiao Jiang, where are you going so late at night?"

After the other party took a few steps forward, Wei Jiang finally saw who was coming. He was surprised that this person came at this time.

"Brother Qiang, why are you here?"

Facing Wei Jiang's question, Zhang Huaqiang smiled, raised the gift box in his hand and said:
"I'm here to do some work nearby, and I thought I'd come over to see Master Wei."

After helping Wei Yonghe from the passenger seat into the wheelchair, Wei Jiang finally had his hands free to take the gift box from the other party.

"Hey, Brother Qiang, please call. If we had known you were coming, we would have returned earlier."

Wei Yonghe pushed the wheelchair and looked up at Zhang Huaqiang with a hint of reproach.

"Qiangzi, you don't have to come to see me so often."

"The doctor said that he's recovering well, there's nothing to worry about."

"Come on, come on, go in. You've been waiting for most of the day."

Wei Jiang used his key to open the yard gate. When he turned around, he saw Zhang Huaqiang standing behind his father's wheelchair, staring at the Wuling mini.

"Brother Qiang, come in, don't stand outside."

"Oh, okay, I'm a little thirsty, so I just need some water."

After the three of them walked into the yard, they put the gift box brought by Zhang Huaqiang into the house, and Wei Jiang poured him a glass of water.

"Master Wei, I have to come to see you more often. How can I feel at ease if I don't come to see you when you are so seriously injured?"

"Wei Jiang took good care of me. You are so thoughtful."

Wei Jiang sat aside and watched his father and Zhang Huaqiang chatting.

The three of them chatted for a few words, and Zhang Huaqiang pounded his legs, stood up and walked towards the auto repair shed.

"This location is great. It's bigger than the previous store."

Wei Jiang followed behind the other person and responded with a yes.

"Xiao Jiang, how's your business lately? Do you have enough money?"

"It's OK. It's enough for my family's expenses. My craftsmanship is good and the customers are quite satisfied."

Zhang Huaqiang patted Wei Jiang's arm and praised him with a smile.

"Very good, the young man is good, better than those bastards in my store."

Zhang Huaqiang said, looking towards the shed. When he saw the power battery packs piled on the ground, he raised his voice and asked in confusion:
"Xiao Jiang, you bought a lot of second-hand battery packs from me, how come you only have this much?"

"I don't see any battery recycling equipment here."

After a pause, Zhang Huaqiang stared at Wei Jiang's eyes earnestly and said:
"By the way, let me tell you that recycling the raw materials from power batteries is not profitable and is not suitable for a small workshop like ours."

Zhang Huaqiang admonished Wei Jiang in the tone of an insider, with an expression that showed he was putting himself in Wei Jiang's shoes.

Wei Jiang certainly knows how profitable it is to recycle power battery materials.

Wei Jiang also knew what equipment was needed in the process.

"Brother Qiang, you are right. What I do is to disassemble the battery packs, select some cells that are in good condition, reassemble them and sell them to those drivers. I make a little money. Even a small profit is still meat."

After Wei Jiang finished speaking, Wei Yonghe, who was sitting in the yard, was moved when he heard it, and hurriedly helped Wei Jiang to cover for him.

"Qiangzi, we can't compare with you. Wei Jiang is trying to find some way to make money. This is hard-earned money, and the risk is not small."

Zhang Huaqiang looked at the helplessness on Wei Yonghe's face, then turned back to look at the pretended complacency on Wei Jiang's face, and felt a surge of contempt in his heart.

"Why are you pretending? If I hadn't investigated and understood everything, I would have been cheated by you and your son." "I have made hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past few days. Why are you pretending to be in trouble now?"

'How can there be so many used batteries with 90% performance according to the method this brat said?'

"Yes, it's not easy. It's not easy to run a car repair shop this year."

After sighing, Zhang Huaqiang returned and sat down next to Wei Yonghe.

"To be honest, I came here for a purpose this time."

Looking at the confusion on the faces of the father and son, Zhang Huaqiang coughed, looking a little embarrassed.

"I heard some drivers say they came to Xiaojiang to replace their power batteries, and the battery performance was pretty good."

Zhang Huaqiang paused and looked at the changes in Wei Yonghe and his son's expressions, which were obviously more nervous.

"Business has been bad recently and we can barely pay our employees, so I came here to learn some skills from Xiaojiang."

After Zhang Huaqiang finished speaking, he lit a cigarette for himself and looked very melancholy.

After listening to what Zhang Huaqiang said, Wei Jiang felt nervous. At the same time, he noticed that his father Wei Yonghe looked even more nervous. His father said in a panic:

"Qiangzi, there is no such technology. It's all just luck. To be honest, I don't support Wei Jiang's battery recycling business."

"During this period, I didn't make much money, but I kept myself busy."

“It hurts me just looking at it.”

Wei Jiang walked slowly to the other side of his father and squatted on the ground, looking straight ahead, his heart not at all calm.

The battery swap service eventually attracted other people's attention.

But he didn't expect that in addition to the man who broke into the yard before, Zhang Huaqiang also noticed this matter.

Faced with Zhang Huaqiang's request, there was no way Wei Jiang would agree to provide the other party with hydrogen, and he couldn't do it.

Because it is simply impossible to produce a power battery pack with a power storage capacity of nearly 90% by disassembling and reassembling the battery cells as he said.

"Brother Qiang, hey, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me."

"I have been considering whether to give up doing this these days."

"It's too tiring, and it affects my time to take care of my dad."

"Huaqiang Auto Repair is such a big store. With your business talent, Brother Qiang, the difficulties are definitely temporary. Who knows, I may have to go to your store and hang out with you after a while."

Wei Jiang pretended to be tired and looked at Zhang Huaqiang sincerely.

Zhang Huaqiang, who was puffing away smoke and looking worried, twitched his eyes after listening to the speeches of Wei Yonghe and his son.

'Insatiable! '

"Damn it! You are so shameless!"

"Well, since Xiaojiang has said so, I won't force him to do anything."

"It's not easy. We have no choice but to make a living."

Zhang Huaqiang put out the cigarette butt under his feet, stood up and pinched his knuckles.

"I've said what I want to say, Master Wei. It's getting late. I'm leaving now."

After saying this, without waiting for Wei Yonghe and his son to react, Zhang Huaqiang walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Qiangzi, don't worry, let Wei Jiang take you there."

Although he was still thinking in his mind, Wei Jiang quickly followed.

"Brother Qiang, I'm sorry."

"It's late at night, and I've made you spend so much money on so many things, but I still haven't helped you."

"I'm so sorry."

When Wei Jiang chased to the door, Zhang Huaqiang had already opened the door of his Mercedes-Benz. He looked at Wei Jiang coldly and nodded.

"Go in and go to bed early."

With a snap, the car door closed, the Mercedes engine started and drove straight onto the road.

Wei Jiang stood at the gate of the yard, looking at the black Mercedes going away with a serious expression.

It seems that the battery swap business can no longer be carried out as it has attracted too much attention.

There are only two waves of people so far, and it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

(End of this chapter)