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

Not long after, the target signalman relayed the message via flags: 4 shots hit the target, for a total of 35 rings!

Colonel Zhang's eyes widened instantly: "Engineer Zhou, I never knew you were such a sharpshooter! Your marksmanship is unmatched among engineers. Even in my company, your score would be above average!"

Zhou Weiguo laughed and said, "Colonel Zhang, let the target reporters for the 500-meter and 600-meter races take a look too."

Upon hearing this, everyone around was stunned, and then looked at Zhou Weiguo with shocked expressions.

Upon hearing this, Colonel Zhang's smile froze, and he hurriedly ordered his men to bring over all the targets.

Soon, three targets were placed in front of everyone.

Colonel Zhang was utterly stunned. He stared at Zhou Weiguo, speechless for a long time: "Engineer Zhou, how is this possible? 3 hits at 500 meters, 20 rings; 600 meters, although only 8 rings, all three hits! The key is, this is beyond the effective range! 10 hits in a row, this is too exaggerated!"

Everyone looked at Zhou Weiguo in disbelief, and some even looked ashamed.

Dashan and Erniu, as if they had beaten each other, proudly held their heads high.

Enraged, Zhou Weiguo kicked each of them in the buttocks.

Upon seeing this display, Zhou Weiguo thought to himself, "They've gone too far with their showing off." He quickly explained in a low voice, "Colonel Zhang, I'm not just a pure engineer; I've been on the battlefield too. I was just being impulsive. I hope it doesn't discourage our comrades from other units."

Colonel Zhang's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhou Weiguo in surprise.

He turned to look at his subordinates, each of them looking as if they had lost their parents.

His face hardened, and he shouted, "Attention!"

With a "whoosh," the surrounding soldiers stood at attention in unison.

Colonel Zhang, his expression serious but somewhat grim, said, "Engineer Zhou just told me he's worried you might be affected by his marksmanship. Tell Engineer Zhou if he'll be affected?"

"No!" the crowd responded in unison, with some even showing signs of anger.

"How good is Engineer Zhou's marksmanship?"

"sharp!"

"Aren't you impressed?"

"admire!"

"Then you'd better train hard, train like crazy, and you'll catch up to Zhou Gong sooner or later. A bunch of cowardly soldiers, and you're all terrified when a real expert comes along? You're a disgrace to me! Get out of here, get back to your training! Stop getting in my way!"

Upon hearing this, the entire army rushed to the side to train. Meanwhile, the security personnel around him were all extremely curious about the Type 81 rifle. Zhou Weiguo wasn't one to shy away from showing it off, so he immediately offered to hand it over: "Take it and try it out, just don't break it."

To everyone's surprise, Colonel Zhang said, "I suggest we don't let the brothers test the guns yet. Engineer Zhou, we need to report this first. We have domestically produced firearms with such performance; we must report it as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo glanced at the security personnel beside him and shrugged helplessly: "Then let's go."

With Erniu and Dashan on board, the four of them got into the jeep and headed towards the steel rolling mill.

On the way, Colonel Zhang hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Engineer Zhou, to whom are you planning to report this?"

These words left Zhou Weiguo bewildered, and he replied directly, "Didn't you say you were going to report it? Why are you asking me who to report it to?"

This left Colonel Zhang speechless for a moment. After a long pause, he finally said, "Um, Engineer Zhou, aren't you going to report this to your superiors?"

Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo finally understood. He subconsciously shook his head, thinking, "What kind of superior do I have? I'm not even at work." Wait a minute, he remembered the ID Qin Lao issued him; Qin Lao seemed to be his superior. But for such a trivial matter, troubling Qin Lao seemed a bit ridiculous.

He then said directly, "Forget it, let's just report it to the Second Ministry of Machine Building. It just so happens that the Second Ministry of Machine Building has some connections with me, and firearms are also under its jurisdiction."

As soon as Zhou Weiguo finished speaking, Colonel Zhang's face lit up with joy, and the car even sped up a bit.

"You're not going to drag us straight to the Second Ministry of Machine Building, are you?"

Colonel Zhang said with certainty, "Absolutely!"

Zhou Weiguo quickly said, "Um, would it be appropriate for my apprentice to come with us?"

"Engineer Zhou, you've already said he's your apprentice, what's inappropriate about that?"

In just over ten minutes, the car drove straight into the Second Ministry of Machine Building without stopping at the gate. The sentry at the gate even saluted.

This made Zhou Weiguo look at Colonel Zhang with a strange expression.

Colonel Zhang said with a smile, "Engineer Zhou, don't be curious. I'm just the company commander of the guard company of the Second Ministry of Machine Building. I was temporarily conscripted to guard the area for you."

Zhou Weiguo then nodded: "Where are we going?"

Colonel Zhang parked the car and said with a smile, "Engineer Zhou, let your two apprentices rest in the car. We'll go in first and report to the leadership."

Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "Then you two rest here for a while and don't wander off. Colonel Zhang, you should have said so earlier. I told them to get off at the steel rolling mill. Why did you bring them here? By the way, who are you taking me to?"

Colonel Zhang chuckled, scratched his head, and said, "I was just excited by your gun, sorry, you two. Come on, you'll see when we get there. By the way, stop calling me Colonel Zhang, my name is Zhang Chuji, the 'Chuji' of 'all troops attacking.' You can call me Brother Zhang, and I'll call you 'For the Country.'"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, Brother Zhang."

After saying that, he led the way into the building. They hadn't gone far when they heard, "Knock knock knock, please come in."

Colonel Zhang opened the door and went inside, followed by Zhou Weiguo. He was taken aback upon entering; it was Commander Song. He chuckled wryly and muttered, "Just testing a gun, was such a commotion really necessary?"

Minister Song smiled and said, "Oh, Zhang and Zhou, what brings you here? Please have a seat."

Colonel Zhang ignored Zhou Weiguo's grumbling and immediately began reporting the day's events to Commander Song.

At first, Minister Song didn't take it seriously, but when the topic of firearm performance came up, Minister Song couldn't sit still. He took the Type 81 rifle directly from Colonel Zhang and started disassembling it, inspecting the internal parts, and constantly exclaiming something.

When Colonel Zhang talked about Zhou Weiguo's marksmanship, he practically spoke and gestured, leaving Song's troops completely stunned.

Then, with a look of curiosity, he asked, "Xiao Zhou, where did you learn such marksmanship? This isn't something an ordinary soldier can learn."

When Zhou Weiguo was trying to show off, he had already prepared his answer, saying directly, "I might have a high talent for shooting; I honed it when I was in North Korea."

Upon hearing this, Song Bu immediately looked puzzled: "Weiguo, you've been to the North Korean battlefield?"

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback by these words. It shouldn't be like this. There must be a record in his file that he went to North Korea to support the front line.

Zhou Weiguo was completely speechless when asked this question.

Song's eyes were fixed on Zhou Weiguo, as if trying to see right through him. Even his tone was cold as he said, "Little Zhou, can you explain to me why there's absolutely no mention of North Korea in your file?"