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

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo panicked.

They wouldn't actually suspect me of being an enemy spy, would they? Impossible, right? Is Qin Laogan's stuff really that unreliable?

Forget it, I can't worry about that now. I'd better not end up getting myself arrested.

He knew that explaining anything was pointless, so he simply took out the ID that Old Qin had given him from his pocket and handed it over.

Song glanced at the identification document, his face paling with shock. He stared at Zhou Weiguo in disbelief and asked, "The Guard Regiment?"

Even Colonel Zhang stared blankly at Zhou Weiguo when he heard the name.

Song's first reaction was that the document was fake. At this moment, Song could no longer contain his emotions and said with a serious and even angry expression, "Xiao Zhou, you can't joke like that. You can't just make up this document for fun."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo was speechless. Did he have nothing better to do than forge documents in this era? Was he just looking for trouble?

He quickly waved his hands and said, "Minister Song, don't talk nonsense. This ID was given to me by Elder Qin in Harbin."

Upon hearing this, Song Bu immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "Old Qin? Commander Qin?"

Zhou Weiguo nodded affirmatively. Without a word, Song Bu picked up the phone and dialed. After a short while, the call connected: "Hello, this is Old Song from the Second Ministry of Machine Building. Connect me to Old Qin."

After waiting for a while, a slightly rough and bold voice came through the phone: "Old Song, what's up? Something wrong?"

Song Bu smiled and said, "Old Qin, there's something I want to confirm with you."

"Just say what you need to say, don't be indecisive and delay things."

"You're still so impatient. Here's the thing, I have a young man here named Zhou Weiguo. He's carrying a guard regiment ID, saying you issued it to him in Harbin? He also says he fought in the North Korean campaign. You need to confirm this with him, because I haven't seen any of this in his file."

"Haha, Little Zhou's in Beijing? That kid! I told him to come find me, but he dared to disobey. He needs a good beating. Is he with you now? By the way, is he fully recovered?"

Upon hearing this, Song's eyes practically lit up as he looked at Zhou Weiguo, and he kept saying, "Old Qin, Zhou is doing great. By the way, Zhou is the machine tool improver I told you about. Oh, and he brought a gun over today, saying it's superior to the AK-47 in every aspect, and he wants me to try it out."

"What? The machine tool was improved by Xiao Zhou? He also improved a gun? You're in the Second Ministry of Machine Building, right? Don't move, I'm coming right now!" After saying that, he hung up the phone decisively.

Zhou Weiguo felt goosebumps all over from Song Bu's gaze, and finally couldn't help but say, "Song Bu, just tell me what's wrong? You're staring at me like that, it's scary. You're giving me goosebumps."

Song Bu chuckled: "I didn't expect you and Old Qin to have such a close relationship. Come on, tell me something interesting. Back in the North, Old Qin was in charge of logistics. You knew him? You were only ten or so back then, weren't you? I didn't realize you could fight and do scientific research at the same time—you were a real-life Sun Wukong!"

Zhou Weiguo was also feeling bad, thinking to himself: "Old Qin, you changed my file, but you should have told me beforehand. I didn't know anything about it. Luckily, I didn't go around bragging to people, otherwise I might have been arrested."

About ten minutes later, Old Qin strode in, spotted Zhou Weiguo immediately, and chuckled as he patted him on the shoulder a few times: "You little rascal, I told you to come find me in Beijing, what, you dare disobey my orders? How's your health? No aftereffects, right? You're something else, aren't you? You managed to build such an advanced machine tool, huh? Going to school really pays off, look at you, just graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology and already achieved so much."

Zhou Weiguo was used to Qin Lao's enthusiasm; Qin Lao had been just as straightforward when he first met him.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Qin, I'm all better now, there's nothing wrong with me."

"Good, good, it's good that you've recovered. Now that you're recovered, hurry up and find a wife and have a few big, healthy babies. That way, we'll have done something for your Zhou family. By the way, tell me about your situation these past few years."

These words left Zhou Weiguo scratching his head. Helpless, he gave a brief account of his situation over the past few years.

Upon hearing this, Old Qin exclaimed, "Good lad! Just getting into Harbin Institute of Technology has already allowed you to modify machine tools and firearms. Once you graduate from Tsinghua University, you're not going to be building giant mushrooms for us, are you?"

When Zhou Weiguo heard this, he was stunned. Holy crap, they're not really going to send him to the Northwest to grow mushrooms, are they?

He quickly shook his head and said, "Mr. Qin, I'm still more interested in firearms. Cars, tanks, and airplanes aren't out of the question either, but this giant mushroom is something I'm really not interested in right now."

Upon hearing this, Old Qin immediately became displeased: "You brat, do you know that our country is being targeted by the great powers? If we had a giant mushroom, we could stand tall!"

Upon hearing that Zhou Weiguo was interested in cars, tanks, and airplanes, Song Bu's face lit up with a smile. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Old Qin, it's not a bad thing that young Zhou wants to build cars, tanks, and airplanes. Interest is the greatest motivation, don't you think? Our Xia Kingdom is in dire need of development, and every industry deserves our full attention and effort."

Hearing this, Old Qin nodded: "I'll be going back to the Northwest in a few days. Now that Zhou Weiguo has made contact with you, please take good care of him for me. That kid has had a tough life; his whole family were martyrs, and he's the only one left. Yet he still managed to do great things in North Korea. Remember to make sure he doesn't get into any danger."

Upon hearing this, Song Bu was startled, his eyes darting around, and he lowered his voice, asking, "Old Qin, you can say it's a great achievement, not that fatal one...?"

Old Qin stared intently at Song, making Song feel a little guilty. He said directly, "Just say what you want to say. Why are you staring at me like that?"

Old Qin then said, "Just as you guessed, a few of us old guys changed his file. Remember to keep it a secret. You should understand the impact that bomb had on the entire war situation. From now on, Xiao Zhou should focus on scientific research and not cause any trouble. Otherwise, if anything happens to him, we will be letting down his family's martyrs."

Song Bu quickly nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I understand. How about we try out the new guns we made for the country?"

Upon hearing this, Old Qin laughed and said, "Alright, let me see your skills, kid. To be honest, you really are cut out for scientific research. The machine tool thing was only improved a few days ago, and you're already back with more. You're practically a prolific prodigy..."

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