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Chief Engineer Liu nodded when he saw the three energetic young men and thought of the report in his hand.

“Good, not bad,” Chief Engineer Liu said. “I’ve seen the report that Huo Yingjie mentioned to me yesterday, and I found that it does have many outstanding aspects. That’s why I called you here so we can discuss it in detail. If it proves feasible, our next experiment will focus on this part.”

Wen Qiming was excited. If it really was due to problems with automation, then he could also make a great contribution.

Li Xiang was the same; he only helped Huo Yingjie find some data and didn't actually have much insight. It was all Huo Yingjie's ideas.

"Thank you, Chief Engineer Liu," Wen Qiming said with a smile. "This was Huo Yingjie's suggestion. Li Xiang and I were just helping to find some data, and we dare not take credit for it."

Seeing the two men say this, Huo Yingjie added, "Without the help of the team leader and Engineer Li, I wouldn't have been able to find such comprehensive data. In short, the goal is to complete the mission and manufacture a more accurate long-range missile as soon as possible. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me, Chief Engineer Liu and Director Wang."

Huo Yingjie's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, which further improved Chief Engineer Liu's impression of him.

“Yes, well said,” Chief Engineer Liu said. “If we succeed, everyone will have contributed, and I will definitely reward them accordingly. Come on, enough with the small talk, let’s begin our discussion… this place…”

Chief Engineer Liu shared all his doubts and new insights.

Huo Yingjie and others broadened their thinking and discussed the matter in more detail, from which they all benefited greatly.

Chief Engineer Liu finally determined that the cause was related to automation, and then handed the report to Group Three.

Then Chief Engineer Liu had the other groups continue the calculations. After nearly a month of deductions and small experiments, taking into account the situations of the three groups, they finally determined the revised plan.

Chief Engineer Liu wrote a report, then applied for funding and materials to begin the fourth experiment.

Chief Engineer Liu and Huo Yingjie were both very nervous, watching the screen.

This is the fourth experiment, and if it fails, Chief Engineer Liu doesn't know how to proceed.

Because of nervousness, Chief Engineer Liu was somewhat nervous.

Huo Yingjie stood beside the old man, gently supporting him, and said, "Things don't happen more than three times. This is the fourth time. We have considered all kinds of issues and aspects. We are sure we can succeed."

Although Huo Yingjie was a young man, Chief Engineer Liu felt much calmer upon hearing his voice and nodded, saying, "You're very good."

"Thank you for the compliment, Chief Engineer Liu," Huo Yingjie said modestly. As long as the task was completed, their work was done, and they could go home.

Before he knew it, it was June, and he had been in this place for more than nine months.

Being unable to communicate, make phone calls, or sneak back home was torture for Huo Yingjie.

One hour, two hours.

The screen showed that the target had been hit, but confirmation from the ground was still needed.

Chief Engineer Liu answered the phone personally, and upon hearing the excited voice on the other end, he couldn't help but burst into tears!

Everyone watched Chief Engineer Liu, hoping to hear news of success.

But Chief Engineer Liu remained silent for a long time, only shedding tears. Was this a success or a failure?

Huo Yingjie stood beside Chief Engineer Liu and asked softly, "Chief Engineer Liu, did we succeed or fail?"

Chief Engineer Liu then realized that everyone was waiting for his news, and quickly wiped away his tears, saying, "Success! The target was hit precisely, three shots in a row!"

"We succeeded! We finally succeeded!" Everyone was very excited when they heard Chief Engineer Liu's words, and they cheered and high-fived each other.

This scientific and technological breakthrough has been successfully completed.

"Alright, everyone go back now, do your best, prepare the materials, and we'll have a summary meeting later," Chief Engineer Liu said. Then, the relevant departments will reward each group based on their contributions.

Wen Qiming and Li Xiang were very excited and grateful to Huo Yingjie.

On their way back, the two bought some good food and some wine, took it directly to their dormitory, and treated Huo Yingjie to drinks.

"Engineer Huo, thanks to you this time, we benefited greatly and made a great contribution," Wen Qiming said. Back at his original unit, this was a remarkable achievement that no one could deny.

"Yes," Li Xiang smiled. "Thank you, Engineer Huo."

"No need to thank me, you've helped me, it's what I deserve," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. "Actually, I just want to finish the mission as soon as possible and go home. I have elderly parents and young children at home, I can't bear to leave them behind."

"Hehe, Brother Huo is a man of character." Wen Qiming had already changed his address. He worked for a unit in Sichuan Province, while Huo Yingjie was in Beijing, a big city, so he wanted to get along well with Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "Likewise, let's work hard and finish the last bit of work so we can go back."

“Yes, that’s right,” Wen Qiming said. “However, I’ve heard that this mission is very important, and there might be a reward ceremony in Yanjing for those who have made contributions.”

"That's great," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. "Yanjing is my hometown. When you come to Yanjing, you must visit my home. I'll treat you to a meal at the famous Tan Family Village. I guarantee you've never eaten there before; the taste is absolutely fantastic."

"Sure, we'll have to bother you then," Li Xiang said, also wanting to build a good relationship with Huo Yingjie.

Although they didn't know Huo Yingjie's family background, judging from his demeanor, he was not someone that could be cultivated by ordinary working-class people. Moreover, he was in Yanjing, so they could probably guess what was going on and were interested in making his acquaintance.

They were colleagues, and neither of them had any ill intentions, so Huo Yingjie naturally accepted them all.

In the world of martial arts, one cannot be a lone wolf; one must always have a few companions.

Zhou Yuanchao is a good brother, but you also need to have some friends outside.

Afterwards, Chief Engineer Liu led everyone to summarize the report, identify and address any shortcomings, and conducted another experiment half a month later, which was also a complete success. All data and parameters were very stable, indicating that the task had been successfully completed and passed the acceptance test.

Everyone was very relaxed during this time.

But as soon as I have some free time, I miss home and my family.

So everyone started to leave in batches, and Huo Yingjie waited anxiously.

July 20th, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was hot.

Huo Yingjie sat in the bus, covered in sweat, but his heart was filled with excitement.

Finally, I can go home. What's a little bit of stench!

It was troublesome to come here, and it will be even more troublesome to go back.

They were blindfolded, spent a morning in a helicopter, two hours in a car, then boarded a bus, and finally arrived at a small town's train station.

Here, they were already more than a thousand kilometers away from the base.

No one else knew the location of the base, but Huo Yingjie was not fooled.

Huo Yingjie was too lazy to say anything, and like everyone else, he pretended not to know and boarded the train looking exhausted.

Fortunately, it was a sleeper berth, and Huo Yingjie climbed onto the train and immediately fell fast asleep.