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Even if they are not from the same system, we should not make things difficult for them.
Who knows if we'll run into each other again in the future?
Upon arriving at the base's office area, Huo Yingjie took a shower in the communal bathroom, changed his clothes, and then returned to his dormitory.
Engineer Li had already prepared food for Huo Yingjie, saying, "I saw you hadn't arrived yet, so I got you some food. I was afraid that if you came late, there wouldn't be any good food left. It's just a bit cold now, so go to the kitchen and heat it up."
"Thank you very much, Engineer Li," Huo Yingjie said gratefully, carrying the food to the kitchen.
After heating up the food, I brought it out, poured a glass of water, and started eating at my desk.
"Engineer Huo, why didn't you come back with us?" Engineer Li asked curiously, holding a book in his hand, about to read it!
While eating, Huo Yingjie replied, "I discovered some problems, and since I happened to run into Chief Engineer Liu, I talked to him about it."
"Is it the same issue we discussed in the dorm last time?" Engineer Li asked. He had contributed to Huo Yingjie's report, so he knew some of the details.
However, after they submitted their report, they heard nothing back. Li assumed there was a mistake and didn't take it seriously.
He just failed today, and Huo Yingjie brought it up again, so he remembered it too.
“Yes, that’s right.” Huo Yingjie nodded. “I have to mention it! They went to the wrong place at all. If they don’t change, they will fail again on the fourth try. Not only will it cost money, but we won’t be able to go home early if we don’t complete the mission.”
Mr. Li sighed and said, "Yes, I miss home too. I've been away from home for seven months. In a while, my daughter won't even recognize me."
"Sigh, my kids don't completely dislike me, but they still resent me. Before I left, I said I was going to buy them gifts, but it's been months since I've been buying those gifts," Huo Yingjie said with a wry smile. He quickly finished his meal and walked around the house to digest.
Huo Yingjie and Engineer Li chatted intermittently, talking about work and family.
In this godforsaken place, if you don't chat, you'll probably get sick from boredom.
After Chief Engineer Liu returned, he immediately summoned Wang Shengli.
“Shengli, Wen Qiming, the leader of Group 3, submitted a document that included content on automation. Have you looked at it?” Chief Engineer Liu asked. He couldn’t figure out the reason, so he decided to take a look at Huo Yingjie’s plan.
Wang Shengli was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he said, "In the middle of last month, Wen Qiming, the leader of Group 3, did submit a document. However, I rejected it immediately because it was about automation. After all, there was no problem with automation, so there was no need to waste energy on that."
Even Chief Engineer Liu himself thought so, so when Wang Shengli said that, Chief Engineer Liu wasn't angry. Instead, he nodded and said, "Our third experiment failed, and we have to change direction. Go and get that document for me to look at."
When Wang Shengli saw Chief Engineer Liu's request, he nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go find it right away."
After Wang Shengli returned, he found the document that had been considered useless in a basket of various documents in his office, and took it to look at it carefully.
The data inside has been analyzed in various ways, and it seems to make some sense.
Chief Engineer Liu was still waiting, so Wang Shengli didn't dare delay and quickly delivered it.
Chief Engineer Liu was extremely exhausted during this period, but he couldn't sleep because the task wasn't completed.
He sipped strong tea while pondering.
After Wang Shengli knocked and entered, he placed the documents in front of Chief Engineer Liu and said, "Chief Engineer Liu, these are the documents submitted by Wen Qiming, the leader of Group Three, and Huo Yingjie and Li Xiang submitted them together."
"Okay, you can go now. I'll watch for a while," Chief Engineer Liu said. "You've worked very hard these past few days. Go back and get some rest. The road ahead won't be easy, and we'll have to keep working hard."
Wang Shengli smiled wryly and said with concern, "Chief Engineer Liu, you work even harder than us. Everyone was in a bad mood today, so I sent them home. I'll work outside. If you need anything, just call me and I'll keep you company."
He dared not leave Chief Engineer Liu alone in the office, after all, Chief Engineer Liu was already sixty-five years old.
"Oh, you're always so concerned about me." Chief Engineer Liu smiled. "Alright, I know my own body. I'm fine."
Wang Shengli went out to look at documents, and would take a nap when he got tired.
At first, Chief Engineer Liu didn't pay much attention, but as he looked around, he felt as if a window had appeared in front of him, and perhaps this was a way out.
Chief Engineer Liu was increasingly surprised as he looked at the paper, and he started writing and drawing on it.
Eight o'clock, nine o'clock...
It wasn't until 10 o'clock that Wang Shengli finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Chief Engineer Liu, you should get some rest. It's already 10 o'clock."
Chief Engineer Liu then looked up from the documents, adjusted his glasses, and said with some lingering interest, "Let me look at them a little longer. Call me at eleven o'clock, and I'll be back on time."
“Chief Engineer Liu? Your wife told me to take good care of you, but how can I take care of you in this state?” Wang Shengli smiled bitterly. “You can’t stand it anymore. Come back with me right now.”
Chief Engineer Liu wanted to look at the documents again, but Wang Shengli had already taken them away. He said, "I'll keep the documents for you and give them back to you tomorrow."
As Wang Shengli spoke, he put the documents into the safe in his office.
Chief Engineer Liu could only smile wryly and say, "Even if I go back, I won't be able to sleep."
"If you can't sleep, just lie down and close your eyes to rest," Wang Shengli said, determined not to let Chief Engineer Liu work so hard.
Chief Engineer Liu had no choice but to go back and rest.
The next morning, Chief Engineer Liu came to the office and said directly to Wang Shengli, "Go and bring Huo Yingjie, Li Xiang, and Wen Qiming, the leader of Group Three, to the conference room. I need to discuss this with them."
Wang Shengli agreed and then called the leader of Group Three.
Huo Yingjie and Li Xiang were getting ready to work when Wen Qiming rushed over and said, "Huo Yingjie, Li Xiang, Chief Engineer Liu wants to see us. You two hurry up and get ready to come with me."
Huo Yingjie and Li Xiang exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.
If they had known that contacting Chief Engineer Liu would be effective, they would have gone directly to him earlier.
Wen Qiming asked Huo Yingjie some questions, and then the three of them went to a small conference room next to Chief Engineer Liu's office.
Sometimes, they would discuss issues in meeting rooms like this.
Chief Engineer Liu brought a notebook and a pen, and Wen Qiming, Huo Yingjie, and Li Xiang also brought notebooks to take notes.
There was another report in Chief Engineer Liu's notebook, the one that Huo Yingjie had written earlier.
"Hello, Chief Engineer Liu." The three men stood up, very respectfully.
The chief engineer opposite them, Mr. Liu, was a national treasure-level scientific researcher who had participated in important domestic projects. As his juniors, they respected him greatly and did not show any disrespect to him because of the experiment's failure.
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