Councilor Chen trembled with fear, but still spoke firmly.

"You're lying, I didn't do it, I'm not some enemy agent, I'm going to sue you for abusing your power, I'm going to get the big boss to remove you from your post."

The base commander snorted coldly, "Associate Chen, I gave you a chance before. Someone stopped you at the gate, but you forced your way in. Do you outsiders think you can get out of a military base on your own?"

Yes, he already knew that someone was trying to force their way into the base. At first, he ordered his men to stop them, but seeing that they were adamant, he decided to just let them in.

The moment they stepped into this area, it was already destined that they would never be able to leave.

The driver who brought Councilor Chen in was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

He waved his hands haphazardly, "It's none of my business. I was just following orders. Let me out. I want to leave."

After saying that, he ran to the side, but before he could take a few steps, he was pinned to the ground and hit on the neck. His vision went black and he lost consciousness.

With just one move, Councilor Chen saw himself, a skilled bodyguard, knocked unconscious. Was there any hope for him?

Councilor Chen felt dizzy and turned around, slapping Chen Meng across the face.

"It's all because of you, you've ruined me."

Her father's questions finally brought Chen Meng back to her senses.

She grabbed Councilor Chen's arm. "Dad, no, you're a councilor, why would you be afraid of them?"

She suddenly remembered the thick confidentiality agreement she signed when she first entered the research base. She had never taken it seriously at the time, but now she realized that she had never understood just how powerful this base was.

In her eyes, her all-powerful father was arrested, and she herself was locked in a dark room.

The base commander's move was also meant to make an example of someone, hoping that those who were arrogant would recognize their own strength and refrain from trespassing into the base again.

The situation was resolved quickly; one second the person was being questioned, the next they were being arrested.

A group of people quickly left the auditorium entrance, and Song Luobai asked Lin Chuchu in a low voice.

"Sister Chuchu, are those people really going to never be able to leave the base again, just like the commander said?"

Is the base that powerful?

How come they didn't know? It looks just like a regular base.

Is there something or someone important in the base?

Lin Chuchu shook her head, not daring to voice her thoughts. She felt that what the base leader said was true, and she was afraid that saying it would frighten the others.

As for why the base leader was so resolute, it must have been partly her reason.

Actually, if Councilor Chen hadn't involved Lin Chuchu, there might have been room for maneuver. It was precisely because of the other party's threat that the base leaders acted in accordance with regulations.

Besides, if someone breaks into the base and doesn't make their stance clear, will everyone be allowed to break into the base in the future?

During lunch, many people were whispering about what happened that day, warning their family members to avoid causing trouble in the future.

Soon, when it was time for them to go to work in the afternoon, they never saw Chen Meng again. They didn't know if, as the base commander had said, she had never left the base again.

Lin Chuchu and her group didn't rush to form a team. Instead, they stayed in other groups and started researching those research projects.

Every so often, the base would compile a list of important research projects, waiting for available teams to take over and conduct research and development.

Lin Chuchu and the other two searched through each item one by one.

“I think this project is good; we’ve researched similar projects before.”

"This works too, the three of us are enough."

"Sister Chuchu, what do you think?"

The two of them turned to look at Lin Chuchu, who was holding another project proposal.

“I have some ideas about this, and it’s also a project that’s urgently needed, so why don’t we do it?”

The project proposal describes digging pits for road and bridge construction, tree removal, and other similar projects. It needs to be able to be transported and can be operated by one person.

Isn't that an excavator? She's familiar with this thing.

I saw plenty of those in my previous life.

Both of them were somewhat surprised, they really didn't expect Lin Chuchu to choose this project.

Du Lingling said, "Sister Chuchu, tell me about it, what's it like?"

Lin Chuchu nodded, took out paper and pen, and started drawing on a blank sheet of paper.

At the bottom are tracks like those on a tank, allowing it to move on the ground. If it needs to be transported, it can be carried by truck.

The driver's cab is directly above, and it can rotate; it has windows on all four sides.

There are only two buttons in the cab: one to control the direction and the other to control the large shovel in front of the excavator.

Next, there's a shovel in front of us, made entirely of steel, incredibly strong, capable of smashing rocks and digging into the ground...

"That's roughly how it looks. What do you guys think?"

Du Lingling and Song Luobai both gave a thumbs up in unison, "This is the one."

The three of them submitted their research project and also submitted the design drawings drawn by Lin Chuchu. The project was approved immediately.

Meanwhile, the base commander assigned a logistics team to assist them in production.

An excavator may appear to have only a few parts on the outside, but it contains a lot of things inside.

The chassis tracks, the vehicle body's engine, hydraulic pump, control valves, slewing mechanism, cab, slewing platform, fuel tank, counterweight, etc.

The most important working equipment includes the boom, stick, bucket, and corresponding cylinders and pipelines.

Everything required careful study, but fortunately, there were Lin Chuchu's preliminary design drawings, so we only needed to make production and improvements based on the design drawings.

Lin Chuchu only knew the general idea, but fortunately, they already had design experience in other areas, so it wasn't difficult to put it into practice.

When Feng Tao's experimental group finished, the base commander directly assigned Feng Tao and two other people to their group.

With the help of others, they sped up even more.

To better suit the use of the excavator, they also made improvements to the engine. Since the entire excavator is made of steel, the most important thing is heat dissipation. They also worked with other teams to develop an internal air conditioner and radiator.

They hadn't initially realized how difficult it would be to manufacture an excavator. By the time the entire operating system was completed, it was already two months later.

When everyone saw the core system running normally, they held their breath and stared at the machine with burning eyes.

Du Lingling touched her belly; she was about to give birth. Once this core system was completed, she would be taking maternity leave.

Hopefully, the core system in front of us can be successfully manufactured.