Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 225 is like the ancient practice of taking a concubine.

"Captain Wang, why did you come here in person?"

After finishing with the students, Zhang Wanhe prepared to go to Li Muzhi's place to wait for Li Muzhi to finish making the flashbangs so he could immediately send someone to deliver them to the intelligence department.

They had only gone halfway when they saw Captain Wang of the anti-traitor squad coming to the border region's arsenal.

Captain Wang's anti-traitor team, under the command of the headquarters' intelligence department, is dedicated to carrying out anti-traitor and arrest operations.

"Minister Zhang, have you finished making your so-called flashbang?" Captain Wang went straight to the point, his expression extremely anxious.

"Almost there, almost there, Xiao Li is finishing up," Zhang Wanhe said repeatedly. "Just wait a little longer."

"We really can't wait any longer, time is running out." Captain Wang said in a serious tone, "The Deputy Chief of the General Staff has given me a death order, that I must capture this target alive and not let him escape again."

"There's nothing we can do about it; we can't rush these flashbangs." Zhang Wanhe was also very anxious.

He had heard Captain Wang talk about this target before. He was a major traitor who provided the Japanese with important intelligence, which led to heavy losses for tens of thousands of troops on his side, almost resulting in the annihilation of the entire army.

This man is too cunning. The anti-traitor squad tracked his whereabouts three times, but he escaped each time.

Therefore, when they learned that Li Muzhi had flashbangs that could temporarily blind or deaf people, the intelligence department immediately took notice.

Under normal circumstances, such a despicable traitor could simply be killed on the spot.

However, this person also possessed very important classified information from the Japanese side, which is why it was necessary to capture him alive.

"Oh dear, this is driving me crazy!" Captain Wang scratched his head, jumping up and down anxiously. "If the target escapes again this time, the headquarters leaders will definitely..."

Before Captain Wang could finish speaking, Li Muzhi's office door opened, and he was holding two cylindrical bullets in his hand.

Seeing this, Zhang Wanhe immediately asked, "Xiao Li, is the flashbang ready?"

"Is the flashbang ready, Director Li?" Captain Wang immediately dashed to Li Muzhi's side. "Brother, where's the flashbang? Give it to me right now, the mission is urgent."

Captain Wang didn't recognize a flashbang and didn't know that Li Muzhi was holding one.

"Minister Zhang, who is this...?" Li Mu asked Zhang Wanhe with a puzzled look.

"Oh dear, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Wang Xunbu, and I'm the captain of the headquarters' anti-espionage team," Captain Wang said immediately, interrupting Zhang Wanhe before he could introduce himself.

"Oh, it's Captain Wang," Li Muzhi said with a smile to Constable Wang Xun. "These two are newly assembled flashbangs, ready for a test..."

"Then give it to me quickly." Before Li Muzhi could finish speaking, Wang Xun grabbed it as if snatching it away, and then asked, "How do you use this flashbang?"

"It's very simple. Before using it, just pull the safety, then pull this part down." Li Muzhi pointed to the part on the flashbang and said to Wang Xunbu, "After pressing it, the powder inside will react violently in two to three seconds, which will produce a bright light and a high-decibel noise."

"Is the time really that short?" Upon hearing this, Wang Xun felt that the time was a bit too short.

The explosion time of a hand grenade is much longer than that.

In two or three seconds, it would explode as soon as it was thrown out.

Li Muzhi explained, "The main purpose is to not give the target time to react. A hand grenade has a long burning and exploding time, so when the enemy sees a hand grenade, they have time to dodge, or even pick it up and throw it back. This flashbang is thrown to catch the target off guard, not giving them time to react. It explodes quickly, and the target temporarily loses their hearing and vision, which is very helpful for capture."

"Hmm, that sounds like it makes sense." Upon hearing this, Wang Xunbu immediately had no objections whatsoever.

The character of Li Muzhi is very reasonable; if the goal is to capture someone, it must be done in the shortest possible time.

After the flashbang was pulled and the safety was pressed, it was thrown and exploded almost immediately upon landing, within two or three seconds.

Even the most rigorously trained person would find it difficult to react in time.

"Are there any other details we need to pay attention to regarding this flashbang?" Officer Wang Xun asked again.

"When you throw the flashbang, don't go inside the room. You have to stay outside. Only go in after the flashbang explodes, otherwise your own people will get caught in the blast," Li Muzhi warned. "Of course, also, although I assembled these two flashbangs myself and I'm confident in their quality, they haven't been tested. Captain Wang, if the flashbangs malfunction and your target gets away, I won't be able to help you."

"Director Li, if you can make the Hell Cannon and the shoulder-mounted cannon, I believe these two mere flashbangs will be of excellent quality." Wang Xun was overjoyed and ran off.

As he ran, he said to Li Muzhi, "Director Li, if you manage to catch the target with these two flashbangs, I'll definitely thank you properly later."

Zhang Wanhe added, "Captain Wang, don't forget, when you take these two flashbangs, make up the difference for me later."

"Understood." Wang Xun's figure quickly disappeared.

Turning his gaze away from the direction Wang Xun had left, Li Muzhi looked at Zhang Wanhe and said, "Minister Zhang, I gave those two flashbangs to Captain Wang. I need to have him bring them back to me later."

Wang Xun ran away in such a hurry that Li Muzhi didn't even have time to give him the data feedback.

"Okay." Zhang Wanhe nodded, then said, "Xiao Li, I just smiled at the students again, but the result was still not ideal. What should I do?"

"Hehe." Li Muzhi chuckled and said, "Minister Zhang, why are you always thinking about reconciling with the students? I'll take care of them. You can focus on your work. Time will tell. I think in time, the students will see what kind of person you are, Minister Zhang."

"Alright then, I'll get back to work." Zhang Wanhe nodded and left.

The Japanese were about to launch a sweep, and Old Zhang, the logistics minister, was very busy. Although he had several deputy ministers assisting him, Comrade Old Zhang still had to personally oversee the operations.

Zhang Wanhe left, and Li Muzhi headed towards the new classroom.

This new classroom was originally a newly excavated warehouse where rails salvaged from the Japanese railway were stored.

The rails melted down, the warehouse was emptied out, and it was then converted into a classroom.

Li Muzhi had assumed the students were quietly studying the materials, but when he arrived outside the classroom, he was met with a noisy commotion.

The guard captain, seeing Li Muzhi arrive, immediately approached him: "Director Li, I have a suggestion you should listen to."

"What suggestion?" Li Muzhi asked.

“These students were studying quietly before, but the classroom discipline went out the moment Minister Zhang entered,” the security captain pointed out. “In the future, we should let Minister Zhang enter the classroom less often.”

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your suggestion," Li Muzhi said gratefully.

"No need to thank me. My main hope is that you can train these children as soon as possible and help our arsenal expand," the guard captain said with a smile.

"Haha." Li Muzhi laughed. "To have many children and grandchildren, that sounds so strange, it makes me sound like someone in ancient times who would take a concubine."

"Hahaha." The captain of the guard also laughed. "Director Li, please don't laugh at me. I haven't read many books, so what I said is not right. Please don't take it to heart."

"Go ahead, I'll talk to the students, and they'll study quietly from now on."

"Okay." The captain of the guard nodded and left.

If Li Muzhi can handle this group of students, the guard captain won't need to be here watching over them all the time.

He patrols here from time to time, just to take a look.

After finishing his conversation with the captain of the guard, Li Muzhi headed towards the classroom.

As soon as the students saw Li Muzhi enter the classroom, they immediately stopped their chatter and all turned their attention to him: "Director Li, I heard from Minister Zhang that you're making flashbangs. What kind of flashbang is it? Have you finished it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muzhi understood and said, "You weren't studying in peace because you were curious about the flashbangs, weren't you?"

"Yes, Director Li, Minister Zhang told us you're making flashbangs. It's the first time we've heard of them, and we're all very curious. Director Li, could you tell us about them?" The students were very interested.

"Alright, I'll tell you about the flashbang in advance." Li Muzhi nodded.

We will also teach these students how to make flashbangs later.

Letting them know the theory in advance won't hurt.

Li Muzhi then explained in detail:
"A flashbang, as the name suggests, is a bomb that can instantly release a bright light like lightning."

"It's different from a regular hand grenade. Hand grenades are designed to injure the enemy with an explosion, while flashbangs are mainly used to temporarily blind or deafen the target, rendering them unable to resist, which is beneficial for capturing them alive."

"The main components of a flashbang are magnesium powder and aluminum powder. It is catalyzed by copper perchlorate and combined with ammonium nitrate to make the combustion more intense, completing the combustion in an extremely short time and releasing strong light and noise."

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Li Muzhi spoke very carefully, and the students listened very attentively; no one asked questions or disturbed them throughout the entire session.

After Li Muzhi finished explaining all the theoretical knowledge related to flashbangs, Liu Fuxing couldn't help but ask, "Factory Director, do you have any sample flashbangs? Can we take a look?"

Li Muzhi shrugged and said, "I just made two prototypes and haven't even had time to test them yet, but the assassination team is already rushing over. Once the assassination team sends back the data and the tests go smoothly, the arsenal will start production soon, and you'll have plenty of time to observe."

"Alright then, it seems we'll just have to wait a bit." The students looked a little disappointed, but still satisfied. They understood the principle behind flashbangs, and their curiosity was satisfied.

Liu Fuxing apologized: "Director Li, as the squad leader, I failed to maintain discipline. Do you intend to punish me?"

“Everyone has curiosity, and your discussion is just normal,” Li Muzhi said without any sense of blame. “Curiosity is the driving force behind human scientific progress.”

“Director Li, you’re really different from Minister Zhang. If it were Minister Zhang, he would definitely be furious if he saw us not following the rules in class,” Liu Fuxing said sincerely. “Don’t worry, as the class monitor, I will do my best to ensure classroom discipline in the future.”

"Okay." Li Muzhi said succinctly, choosing to trust Liu Fuxing, and then asked, "Have you resolved the group assignment issue? Does anyone have any objections?"

"It's resolved. Everyone is satisfied with your arrangement, Director Li," Liu Fuxing replied.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Today I'll be explaining electricity to you." Li Muzhi began the formal lesson.

Whether it's physics, chemistry, or military production in arsenals, electricity is indispensable.

Li Muzhi still wanted his students to thoroughly absorb and digest the basics.

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(End of this chapter)