I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Zhou Weiguo smiled and explained to Elder Long, "Elder Long, from now on, the steel rolling mill and Bureau 749 will be the core team I directly lead. The research and development direction of this team will strictly follow my ideas and long-term plans for the future. Most importantly, most of our other research institutes or research bases conduct research work in a scattered manner. My plan here is like a needle, bringing all the forces together at one point. In addition, I occasionally have some sudden creative ideas, and I can't always ask others for help to realize them, but I can't handle it all by myself, so I came up with the idea of ​​expanding the scale of Bureau 749."

After listening, Elder Long nodded understandingly and said, "For the country, tell me specifically what kind of talent you need? I'll see how I can help you arrange it."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Weiguo said, "I need university graduates in various fields such as materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and electrical engineering in the industrial sector. I don't need any other engineers already on the job. You just need to arrange university graduates for me. Work experience is not important; I will arrange for someone to train them."

Upon hearing this, Old Qin breathed a sigh of relief. He had previously worried that Zhou Weiguo would make excessive demands, since at this stage, there was a severe shortage of such high-level talent in the country, with the number far from meeting the demand.

If Zhou Weiguo were to transfer these talents, it could very likely lead to the suspension of some important projects.

Old Long nodded in agreement and said, "That's easy. However, we don't have enough university graduates right now, since most of them have already reported for duty. How about this, I'll put in a word with Harbin Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, and Beijing University of Technology, and arrange for all their mid-year graduates to be assigned to you for internships. If they're suitable, you can stay; if not, send them back to their schools. What do you think?"

Zhou Weiguo said excitedly, "That's great! I'll personally arrange for someone to take care of them, so you can rest assured!"

At this moment, Old Qin suddenly joked, "By the way, your student status is still at these three schools, but you haven't attended a single class, have you? Are you planning to continue pursuing your doctoral degree?"

These words made Zhou Weiguo blush. He scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Professor Qin, you see, I'm so busy every day, how could I possibly have time to go to class!"

Old Master Long chuckled, trying to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, you're really going to send Weiguo to school? Wouldn't that be a waste of talent? In Xia Kingdom now, who dares to say they have the ability to teach Weiguo?"

Old Qin chuckled and said, "I was just teasing him, look how anxious you are. Alright, enough of this small talk, let's tell you about what's going on with your husband."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's expression instantly turned serious.

Old Qin said with a solemn expression, "Some of the people in this group have already confessed. They belong to an enemy intelligence organization called 'Hyakki Yagyō' (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), and 'Hyakki Yagyō' is only one of the two major enemy intelligence organizations of this group. Most importantly, the people below suspect that 'Hyakki Yagyō' may have another line of communication in our Xia Kingdom that has not been exposed, and even suspect that this line is in the open."

Zhou Weiguo frowned, his expression growing increasingly serious. Old Qin had made his meaning quite clear: another thread of the Hundred Ghosts Parade had likely infiltrated various departments, which was quite troublesome.

At that moment, he even considered handing over a hundred or eighty military dogs to the investigation department, but after hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how to explain it.

Old Qin continued, "That's right, this 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' is a secret service organization loyal to Emperor Taizu. Furthermore, everyone basically knows about Emperor Taizu's intelligence organization, called the 'Cabinet Intelligence Bureau,' similar to our investigation department—a relatively open organization. But we've never heard of this 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' before. Yet they confessed that this organization has been established for almost 100 years. Regarding that underground shrine you mentioned earlier, I arranged for experts to study it; that underground fortress was likely built more than 70 years ago. Do you understand what that means?"

Zhou Weiguo gritted his teeth and said, "That Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really dares to dream! That damned Meiji Emperor had his eyes on our Xia Kingdom even when he was alive! They've never had good intentions, and their schemes are far from small! They've got huge appetites, haven't they? This time, I'll make sure they regret it!"

He suddenly recalled the news he had overheard about "Shuten-dōji" being sent to Europe, and thought to himself that it was very likely that Xiao Rizi had planted spies in various countries around the world, his ambitions were obvious. At this moment, Zhou Weiguo wished he could immediately arrange the affairs in Beijing and give Xiao Rizi another heavy blow.

At this moment, Elder Qin seemed to remember something and glanced at Elder Long. Seeing Elder Long nod in acknowledgment, Elder Qin continued, "For the sake of the country, there's something I feel I must tell you. Although our operation was generally successful, some escaped. Because the preparation time was too rushed, although we dealt with the top leaders and most of the key figures, a number of people still managed to escape."

Zhou Weiguo, looking wary, quickly asked, "Escaped? Where did they all go? How many people are there?"

Old Qin sighed and said, "There are quite a few people. By the way, I don't know where the Wu family got the news from, but they ran to Hong Kong. I even suspect that this matter is related to another line of enemy agents."

Zhou Weiguo almost burst out laughing when he heard this. These Wu family bastards really are the type who choose the path to hell when there's a way to heaven. Since they've gone to Hong Kong, don't blame me for ruining them.

Old Qin continued, "Many other small fry have also escaped, going to all sorts of places—Hong Kong, some even to Taiwan, North Korea, and Vietnam. Tell me, what does Big Brother mean by this? Why are you taking these people in? And North Korea—we helped them so much before, and they secretly hid these traitors? And Vietnam—they recently came to us wanting to lease Silver Dragon Island for military defense and supply transit. But then they turned around and took our traitors there, refusing to hand them over. What are they trying to do?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhou Weiguo's eyes.

"Silver Dragon Island?" he thought to himself. In his previous life, the Xia Kingdom had provided great assistance to the Yue Kingdom, helping them win the victory. But this ungrateful fellow turned on them as soon as he gained power.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that none of the countries surrounding Xia Kingdom can be trusted.

North Korea is the same. China helped them resist America, but for a little benefit, they colluded with the US and turned around to scheme against China. They are simply ungrateful wretches.

And then there's that infamous hometown of telecom fraud, which makes me angrier the more I think about it.

No, we have to teach them a lesson! Thinking of the clones constantly being produced in the space, Zhou Weiguo's eyes lit up, and he already had a plan in mind.

At this moment, Elder Long shook his head and said, "Old Qin, don't get too agitated. There's no such thing as true friendship between nations; everything is driven by self-interest. For the sake of the country, seeing how thoughtful you look, why don't you tell us your thoughts?"

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