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

Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes, a calculating glint in them, and slowly said, "Grandma, don't be in such a hurry. Let's take this opportunity to let Sha Zhu see who is the one who can help him for the rest of his life."

I was detained for a few days because of two lunchboxes. If Director Yang is willing to help, dealing with Zhou Weiguo should be easy. Last year, a batch of special workpieces was suddenly sent from above, and a simpleton in the next workshop was punished by being forced to eat peanuts just for taking one without permission. If Director Yang directly labels Zhou Weiguo as embezzling state property, even if he's forced to eat peanuts, I don't think it'll be a big deal!

I believe that once Zhou Weiguo is gone, we can definitely change Sha Zhu's fate. We must not let him continue to be so selfish!

The deaf old woman listened and slowly nodded. Recalling Zhu Zi's attitude towards her earlier, she couldn't help but feel angry. Then she thought, this must have been instigated by that brat Zhou Weiguo, and her hatred for him intensified.

The next day

Early in the morning, Zhou Weiguo couldn't wait to ride his bicycle and speed to the steel rolling mill.

Something big is happening at the factory today, how could he miss it?

Upon arriving at the factory, he went straight to Chief Engineer Song's office. Pushing open the door, he saw Chief Engineer Song intently studying some blueprints.

Zhou Weiguo didn't disturb them and tiptoed over.

A simple motorcycle blueprint lay spread out on the table. The more Zhou Weiguo looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. Wasn't this the Canadian M-72? He couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Song, what are you looking at this M-72 blueprint over and over so early in the morning? You seem so engrossed."

Chief Engineer Song then came to his senses and chuckled, "Oh, you actually recognize this thing? By the way, what are you doing here? A friend of mine gave this to me, asking me to help him assess the difficulty of replicating this motorcycle."

"Hey, what's so unfamiliar about this? But I advise you not to consider it. This car has quite a few flaws; you might as well design a new one. Oh! By the way, you're a mechanical and electrical engineer, do you know anything about this?" Zhou Weiguo joked.

Chief Engineer Song rolled his eyes at him: "Easy for you to say, redesign? You design one and let me see. I think you're just asking for a beating, looking down on your uncle, huh? Who told you I'm just a mechanical and electrical engineer? Besides, how many engineers in our Xia country these days specialize in just one field? You idiot."

Zhou Weiguo wasn't angry. He smiled and asked, "What's so difficult about that? Let alone that, if you give me time, I might even be able to build an oxygen top-blown converter for you. Alright, let's not talk about that. I came to ask what those leaders were doing here today?"

"What else could it be? Are you playing dumb with me? Our little steel rolling mill can get representatives from several national ministries to come all at once, all because of you! We're in for a good show today. Oh, by the way, the springs and lenses you ordered have arrived. Remember to check if they're working properly."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo jumped up excitedly: "Why didn't you say so sooner! If I had known that Spring was back, why would I have bothered talking to you!" After saying that, he ran out.

Behind him came Chief Engineer Song's laughing and cursing voice: "You little brat, you need a beating!"

Zhou Weiguo sped back to the workshop and bumped into Colonel Zhang smoking at the entrance. Without saying a word, he abandoned the car, grabbed Colonel Zhang, and ran into the workshop.

As soon as the two arrived at the work station, Dashan and Erniu tacitly handed them steamed buns and strong tea: "Master, please eat first."

Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Alright, you two stop what you're doing. Go get the locked metal box from the cabinet, here's the key."

After saying that, he stuffed one bun into his mouth in two bites, then handed the other to Old Zhang: "Don't look at it, your mouth is watering."

Colonel Zhang didn't stand on ceremony, taking the steamed buns and wolfing them down. Then, he stared at Zhou Weiguo and asked, "What good stuff is there this time?"

Zhou Weiguo smiled mysteriously: "Remember that thing I mentioned last time?"

"You mean... a sniper rifle? Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

Zhou Weiguo said no more and picked up the parts to begin assembling. Since it was his first time, he was extra careful throughout the process, and his movements were somewhat slow. After more than ten minutes, he finally finished installing the lens and sight.

Colonel Zhang stared at the gun, his eyes practically glued to it, and he almost drooled.

"Let's go, let's go test the gun!"

Zhou Weiguo was also itching to get started, but then he thought that the people from his department would be arriving soon, and it would be troublesome if he wasn't there.

"If someone from the ministry comes later, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to run away like this?" he said hesitantly.

"Then what do you suggest we do? Just wait here? I'm getting really anxious!" Colonel Zhang said anxiously.

Just then, several braking sounds came from outside the door.

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw seven or eight people, including Chen Lao, Li Bu, Song Bu, Director Wang, and Uncle Zhang, entering the house under the guidance of Li Huaide.

Zhou Weiguo quickly stepped forward: "Distinguished leaders, what's going on today? Why are so many people here?"

Old Chen laughed and said, "It's all because of you, kid!"

Just then, a gasp broke the silence: "Really?"

Everyone turned to look and saw Colonel Zhang whispering in Song's ear.

Song's "Really?" made Colonel Zhang's face instantly turn bitter.

He was thinking to himself: I can't carry them, I really can't! So many big shots are here today, they're all valuable people.

Song stepped forward quickly and said eagerly, "For the country, where are the new guns? Show them to me quickly!"

Zhou Weiguo shrugged and pointed to the table. Everyone's eyes lit up instantly, and they swarmed over.

Only one person stood still, looking at Zhou Weiguo with a strange expression.

He stepped forward: "You little rascal, you're quite the troublemaker."

These words surprised Zhou Weiguo, who politely asked, "And you are?"

"My surname is Jiang. I just want to ask, what are you doing in Beijing? Have you forgotten?"

After saying that, the man surnamed Jiang followed the crowd toward the new gun.

Zhou Weiguo was completely bewildered, but he followed into the crowd.

As soon as he got close, Minister Song grabbed him: "For the country, can this gun be tested now? Just looking at it isn't enough to see clearly."

Most of these leaders had fought their way up from the battlefield, and they were all skeptical when Minister Song boasted that the gun had an effective range of 1000 meters. This made Minister Song very anxious, and he insisted on testing the gun on the spot.

Zhou Weiguo explained, "Testing is possible, but the special bullets are not yet ready, so the range may be affected."

For now, only the 7.62×54mm Type 53 machine gun ammunition can be used, which will result in some loss of accuracy and recoil.

"Let's go! You there, go get some machine gun ammo, see you at the firing range!" Song said, picking up his gun and rushing out.

Fortunately, there were many leaders and vehicles.

The group split into several vehicles and soon arrived at the shooting range.

This time, without being told, Colonel Zhang took the initiative to arrange for people to set up the targets.

However, the farthest point of the steel rolling mill's firing range is only the top of the hill, about 1000 meters away.

Zhou Weiguo originally wanted to find a way to secure the firearms, since there were many leaders involved, and it would be troublesome if the barrel exploded.

But Song loaded the magazine and raised his gun to fire.

"Stop, stop, stop! Commander Song, this..."

Before Zhou Weiguo could finish speaking, gunshots rang out: "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Although Song Bu swayed, he didn't take a single step back. "What were you trying to say, kid?"