The half-day holiday passed very quickly, and Lin Chuchu got up and went to work as usual the next day.

Mu Chen has left home, leaving only his mother and Aunt Li at home.

Even the children are going to school.

After having breakfast, Lin Chuchu led her team back to the lab. There was still a lot of work to be done on the excavator, but they had completed the most important parts.

While they were busy, the base commander sent someone over to call them over.

Lin Chuchu was quite puzzled. Was there some important mission this time, that it wasn't just her, but the entire group?

When they arrived at a large warehouse, they realized that the leader had summoned them to come and inspect a machine tool.

Lin Chuchu was somewhat familiar with this machine tool, after all, she was the one who brought it back.

When they saw the machine, everyone else was surprised and crowded around it.

"Sir, this machine tool doesn't look like something from China. Where did you get it from?"

"It looks a bit old, but it should be usable after some repairs."

The group chattered excitedly; it wasn't just Lin Chuchu's group that had come; there were others as well.

The commander couldn't suppress the smile on his face. "You don't need to worry about that. Anyway, it was brought back by our Chinese soldiers. I called you here because you all have experience in developing machines, and I hope you can repair this machine tool."

After studying it, they concluded that the machine was very likely a car manufacturing machine from the Russian bear country.

There were other machines besides this one, and the reason we called them over is to ask them to try to fix this one first.

If we repair the other machines further, we'll surely be able to put together a machine for making cars.

If that's the case, I can manufacture cars in their country that have similar functions to those in other countries.

China also has cars, but their performance is still somewhat inferior to that of foreign countries.

It would be even better if this machine could be used to manufacture cars that all belong to China.

Knowing what their next task was, Lin Chuchu and her former team members reunited.

This time, they will work together to study these machines.

The warehouse was filled with many impressive research groups, and even the mentors of several of them were there.

Their idea was to come up with a repair plan through discussion, and then have other groups coordinate and cooperate.

The crowd discussed animatedly, especially the older researchers who were somewhat conservative.

The idea was to try disassembling each part and then installing new ones to see which part was causing the problem.

Upon hearing this suggestion, the base commander frowned. If they tried them one by one, how long would it take? This was only one machine. If the other machines were disassembled in the same way, it would take two or three years.

He disagreed with this idea and hoped to hear different opinions from others.

However, most people had similar thoughts, so it was impossible for him not to feel disappointed. He turned his attention to Lin Chuchu's group.

"Comrades Tian and Hou, what are your thoughts?"

"They're all the same," Researcher Tian said with a smile.

"When we were researching computers, we would disassemble the machines and then reassemble them!"

Just as he finished speaking, amidst the murderous gazes of the crowd, he turned a corner.

"Back then, I remember one of them was abandoned. Right now, there's only one of these machine tools left, right? Even if we dared to dismantle it, you wouldn't agree, would you?"

Although Researcher Tian had this idea, he knew that the others would definitely not agree with the proposal.

So he could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

The leader took a deep breath and looked at Researcher Hou and Zhou Lichen.

"Is this the same idea you're thinking?"

Everyone nodded in unison; in their view, the machine absolutely had to be disassembled.

An elderly researcher said it was nonsense.

"There's only one machine, how can we just disassemble it like that? What if we break it?"

"That's right. We only have this one. If it gets disassembled and can't be repaired, it will be too late to regret it."

The older researchers disapproved of this risky approach, but the younger researchers thought it was worth a try.

At this moment, the ideas of both new and veteran researchers are colliding.

Neither of them would admit defeat, and each of them believed their own ideas were correct.

Lin Chuchu remained silent for a long time before the commander suddenly asked her a question.

"And what about Comrade Lin? What's your opinion?"

After all, these things were brought back by Lin Chuchu, and he wanted to hear her advice.

Lin Chuchu hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, there's one more thing. While we're disassembling the machine, we can also make a copy ourselves."

Someone rolled their eyes.

"Wouldn't it still need to be demolished?"

When Lin Chuchu saw someone refute her, she smiled and remained silent, but some people's eyes lit up instantly.

If they were to copy the machine, they might actually be able to manufacture one set, and then they would have two sets of machines.

Moreover, the process of disassembling, manufacturing, and assembling is also a learning process, allowing them to learn how these machines work.

"Commander, I agree with Comrade Lin's suggestion. We want to give it a try."

"Yes, sir, are there any other machines? We can start with some simpler machines and try to replicate one."

Young people are willing to try new methods, and they genuinely feel that this method of disassembly is more appropriate.

The commander ignored the others and continued to ask Lin Chuchu and her group, "Are you confident?"

In their group, Zhou Lichen was the calmest. If the others were geniuses, then Zhou Lichen was a genius among geniuses.

The leader's question was clearly directed at Zhou Lichen.

Zhou Lichen pondered for a moment, then nodded firmly, "We are confident, we are 70% confident."

When he said he was 70% sure, the veteran researchers were completely unconvinced.

"Young man, you must be honest and realistic, and not arrogant and conceited."

"You think you're invincible just because you've achieved a little success? Kid, you should know what a wrong decision can ruin."

Everyone knew that the old researchers were right, but they still felt unwilling to give up. Although they could eventually achieve their goal by trying things little by little, it would be too much of a waste of time.

Both new and veteran researchers expressed their opinions, and all were very insistent on their own ideas.

The leader finally decided that the two sides would conduct research simultaneously, starting with simple machines, and whoever could repair the machine first would be assigned the machine tool repair work.

There are three groups of young people and three groups of older people, and they are all the most successful research groups in the research base.

Everyone has research projects on hand, and these projects are being handed over to other research groups.

If it's close to completion, then work with other groups to finish the project at hand.