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Chapter 359 Protecting Client Privacy! (Second Update!)
"From noon yesterday to noon today, in 24 hours of monitoring, all 140 drones in our first batch have been activated."

Of these activated drones, 30 are in Qatar and 10 are in the UAE.

"The remaining drones were initially activated around Baghdad, but when they were activated again today, they were in northern Iraq, in the mountainous region where Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey meet."

"Then comes the behavior after activation."

“When we leave the factory, we set all the international airports as no-fly zones. Therefore, after these drones are activated, without exception, they all launch exploratory flights toward the surrounding airports.”

"Among them, the 100 drones around Baghdad were the most aggressive in their probing, and they almost covered the entire area around Baghdad International Airport."

"Secondly, there were the 30 drones in Qatar. They practically plowed up the entire city of Doha, except for Doha International Airport."

"The images taken by the drone, as well as the mapped paths, are very detailed."

“Our database also received the relevant information, but because our database is not large enough, I intercepted the relevant data and did not store it in the database.”

"However, the Yanjing West Suburb Aerospace Control Center may store the relevant data."

After finishing his report, Mao Xiaofei handed the document to Lin Yi and then stood beside him like a statue, waiting for Lin Yi's next order.

Lin Yi picked up the document, glanced at it, took out a lighter from the drawer, lit the document, and then casually tossed it into the ashtray next to him.

Watching the documents burn to ashes, I poured the tea from the glass into the ashtray. The ashes from the burned paper were soaked in the tea and soon turned into a puddle of mud.

At this moment, Lin Yi finally raised his head and looked at Mao Xiaofei:
"This never happened!"

"remember!"

"No matter who asks you about databases, you always say you don't know."

"We are a legitimate business, and we would never do anything to profit from customer privacy."

"We are always working hard to protect our customers' privacy!"

"do you understand?"

Mao Xiaofei is a smart man, and with the experience he's had recently gained, he understands very well how much his clients value their personal privacy.

They use drones, so they must know the relevant data that will end up in the hands of Xiaomi Heavy Industry. But knowing is one thing, not saying it outright means everyone can pretend not to know.

But if it gets leaked, then no one can pretend!

Moreover, some clients...

It’s a bit hard to put into words.

For the sake of a high salary and future development, even if it means death, I will keep this news a secret.

Mao Xiaofei nodded: "Understood!"

Upon receiving his response, Lin Yi waved his hand gently: "Go ahead and get busy! Hurry up and get the goods out and deliver them as soon as possible."

"Furthermore, other projects are also progressing well; we can't rely on just one product to survive."

When the boss spoke, Mao Xiaofei didn't say much, just nodded, kept the words in mind, and turned to leave the room.

As soon as he stepped out the door, he bumped into Cao Bin, who was carrying a pile of documents. They both saw the dark circles under each other's eyes and the excitement on each other's faces. Without saying anything else, they simply nodded to each other as a greeting.

Cao Bin stood in front of the wide-open door and knocked on it.

"Brother!"

"Come in!"

Having received permission, Cao Bin took a deep breath, forcibly wiping away the excitement on his face and forcing himself to adopt a calm expression. He then carried the documents into the room, placed them on Lin Yi's desk, and said in a slightly excited tone:

"Senior brother, we've successfully replicated that steam turbine."

“We conducted quality inspection tests, and based on various data…” Cao Bin paused for a moment, seemingly searching for the right words.

After pausing for a few seconds, he continued, "Based on the theoretical values ​​we have collected, our imitation steam turbine has reached the international advanced level. In fact, even with a reduced weight, its performance in all aspects far surpasses that of the original Soviet steam turbine."

"Now all we need is an opportunity!"

"An opportunity to prove ourselves!"

He became more and more agitated as he spoke, until finally he placed his hands on Lin Yi's desk, leaned forward, and looked extremely aggressive.

Seeing his expression, Lin Yi calmly picked up the phone on the table, found Guo Song's number, and dialed it in front of Cao Bin.

The phone rang for a while before it was answered from the other end. Guo Song's curious voice came through the phone:

"What? They're already using drones in the Middle East?"

"What was their feedback like? Is there anything that needs improvement?"

"Ask them if they can provide a video; a video would be best..."

Guo Song kept rambling on and on on the phone. Lin Yi wanted to interrupt, but found that the old man was just too talkative and couldn't stop him. He could only hold the phone and stare blankly.

After talking for about 10 minutes until his mouth was dry, Guo Song finally stopped and asked, "So, what did you want to say on the phone?"

Guo Song's rambling for about 10 minutes successfully disrupted Lin Yi's train of thought, and Lin Yi was also stunned when he heard this.

Just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Cao Bin beside him out of the corner of his eye. Cao Bin saw Lin Yi's expression and immediately realized that he had forgotten something, so he quickly mouthed a reminder: "Steam turbine."

Reminded, Lin Yi finally remembered what he wanted to say. He placed the documents Cao Bin had just handed him in front of his eyes with his left hand and brought the microphone to his mouth with his right:

"The steam turbine blades for the aircraft carrier... no, it's the steam turbine for the aircraft carrier, that is, the improved steam turbine, has been completed."

“We’ve done our own quality control. Now it’s up to you whether it passes your inspection. If it does, then we’ve finished another job.”

"If we can't get past this hurdle, then we have to keep pushing forward."

"So, let's pick a time!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a long, sharp gasp came from the other end of the phone.

Then came Guo Song's incredulous voice: "Are you sure?"

"Wait, are you guys really that efficient? Don't you eat or drink? Are you all robots?"

"no……"

"No, no... I remember the task I gave you before wasn't..."

After rambling incoherently for a while, Guo Song finally processed the information Lin Yi had given him, and his voice finally became calm: "I remember that the job I entrusted to you was to manufacture steam turbine blades."

"But now, you've also managed to copy the steam turbine, haven't you?"

The words, spoken slowly and deliberately, came through the receiver, clear in tone and full of doubt. Lin Yi nodded on the other end of the phone, picked up the file again, and calmly said once more:

"Yes, simply manufacturing steam turbine blades was not challenging for us, so our engineers thought of doing something more challenging."

"They copied the steam turbine from the aircraft carrier based on the blueprints published by the Soviet Union."

"Our replica steam turbine is about 17% smaller in size and about 20% lighter than the original model."

"So, I'd like to trouble you and the other elderly folks to find some time to come and inspect it."

"Okay?"

"Today is Wednesday, my schedule is already full this week, next Monday!" Guo Song stated a time, and after Lin Yi on the other end of the phone confirmed, he added in a very serious tone, in a low voice:

"Thank you!"

"Huh?" Lin Yi felt a little confused. He couldn't figure out why the other person would suddenly say thank you.

At that moment, Guo Song's voice came again: "I said, thank you!"

"If the steam turbine passes the acceptance test this time, then you will be responsible for manufacturing more components for that aircraft carrier."

"I hope you can maintain the current speed and quality, and manufacture the relevant parts as quickly as possible, so that our people can launch our country's first aircraft carrier as quickly as possible!"

"With the experience gained from this aircraft carrier, we can build other ships faster and with better quality control."

"Once we have enough ships, we can sail freely into the depths of the Pacific Ocean!"

“I used to think that day was far away, but now I feel that it is right around the corner, as if I can see it as soon as I stand on tiptoe.”

"And all of this could very well be because of you!"

"So, I want to say thank you!"

"I'm going to tell Lao Zhu the good news now, and ask him to make time for us next Monday so we can come over together."

Guo Song is a man who acts on his impulses; as soon as he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Holding his phone, Lin Yi shook his head, put the phone aside, and looked up at Cao Bin:

"Next Monday, several senior executives from the General Assembly will be coming to oversee your testing. Go and prepare yourselves."

"Once the tests are passed and the verification is successful, we will then produce more parts needed to build aircraft carriers."

"If you fail the test, you're finished. Your name, Cao Bin, will be on your name for the rest of your life!"

That last sentence successfully wiped the excitement off Cao Bin's face. He was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles for a couple of seconds before raising his head and slapping his thigh, as if he had come up with a great idea.

Just as Lin Yi was about to listen to his good idea, Cao Bin turned and walked out, his voice drifting back as he went:

"Senior brother, grant me half a day off. I'm going to buy a few adult roosters to consecrate that thing."

Before the sound had even faded, the person had vanished without a trace.

Looking at the empty doorway, Lin Yi picked up the landline on the table and dialed the HR department: "Grant Cao Bin half a day's leave. Reason for leave: looking for prostitutes!"

On the other end of the phone was Liao Xiangjun. Upon hearing this reason, the woman in her thirties immediately uttered an ambiguous question:

"Is this reason really acceptable?"

"He went to find an old rooster to consecrate the equipment. What are you thinking?"

Realizing she had misunderstood, Liao Xiangjun immediately admitted her mistake: "Boss, I'm sorry, my thoughts were rather dirty, I'll change them right now."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi organized the two documents he had just received, found a file box in the filing cabinet, stuffed it in, and put it away.

Back at my desk, just as I was about to start a new task, several messages popped up on QQ, all from Sadr:

There's good news and bad news...

Forget it, let's just get straight to the point.

[Good news! The client I found raved about your drones and paid promptly. Payment for this batch will be transferred to your account tomorrow morning.]

[The bad news is that these customers want to increase their orders, and they have some special requirements.]

Our Turkish client wants all labels switched to Turkish and clearly labeled as belonging to their company.

Two opposition armed groups are demanding that you paint their logo on your drones, and it can't be ugly; if it is, they want a refund...

After reading all the messages, Lin Yi didn't type any more words, only replying with "ok".

…………

Najaf, Iraq.

Little Sader stared at the "ok" on the screen, lost in thought. After a few seconds, he finally understood that Lin Yi's reply of "ok" meant that he could accept all the clients' conditions.

Customization is possible!
Having confirmed this, he picked up the satellite phone in front of him, dialed a number, and then handed the phone to Khalid: "Tell them in Turkish that the manufacturer agrees to their request, but they need to pay more."

When Sadr and Lin Yi were exchanging messages, Khalid was watching from the side. He naturally saw Lin Yi reply with "ok".

Upon hearing Sadr's words, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but disdain aside, making money was not shameful.

The satellite phone call was connected. Khalid coughed and spoke in somewhat oddly accented Turkish:
"After our persistent pleas, we have agreed to allow production to proceed according to your requirements."

"However, we need to add some mold and labor costs."

"On average, the cost of each drone is $1.5. With taxes and transportation costs, the price of each drone is at least $2."

"If you're sure you want it, you can prepare to make the payment now!"

The headquarters of the 9th Infantry Brigade of the 7th Army of the Turkish Army, Van Province, southeastern Turkey.

Costa, a logistics officer from the Ankara Army Logistics Headquarters, held the satellite phone, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

He expressed his indignation and dissatisfaction with Sadr's shameless act of raising prices at the last minute, but ultimately remained silent.

After holding the phone in silence for a long time, he finally spoke into the phone:
"$2 a unit. If you keep raising the price, I will send a special forces team into Iraq to wipe you guys out."

"If I had access to the equipment through other channels, I would never have bought it from you, you damn middleman."

"Give me your account number, and I'll prepare the funds and transfer them directly to your account."

After speaking, Costa angrily hung up the phone, threw the satellite phone aside, and turned to walk out of the room.

Outside the door, a soldier in his forties was waiting. Upon seeing Costa emerge, the soldier quickly handed him the documents he was holding.
"Colonel Costa, this is our night raid plan. Please take a look!"

(End of this chapter)