These words were both a blatant temptation and a blatant threat to the officer.
The officer swallowed hard, then looked at the box of US dollars again.
He is a smart man.
He was well aware that the Soviet Union was beyond saving, and the bigwigs were busy making money in all sorts of ways. Why should a lowly officer like him turn down money?
Since he's willing to do things for Americans for a little money, why can't he also help this seemingly friendly and generous Chinese friend?
After all, the money given by Americans is only enough to buy some bread and milk; it's nothing like the generosity of our Chinese friends.
"Cough cough!"
The officer coughed twice, then quickly took the suitcase from Lin Huowang and stuffed it into the back seat of his jeep.
"Alright! Everyone come back! Look closely! It really is a truckload of clothes and canned goods!"
The officer immediately turned around and yelled at his men who were about to search the car, "There's nothing to check! Let it go! Don't delay these Chinese friends' business!"
"yes!"
Although the soldiers were somewhat puzzled, since their superior had already spoken, who dared to disobey?
The roadblocks were quickly removed.
The truck slowly passed through the checkpoint amidst a roar.
Lin Huowang, now back in the car, glanced at the smug officer in the rearview mirror and smirked mockingly.
"If a country's army has this kind of people as its mainstream, then it is really not far from death."
...
Two days later.
The Manzhouli border crossing in China.
When the train, full of "special talents," finally crossed the border after overcoming numerous obstacles and came to a stop on the Chinese side of the platform.
The carriage door opened.
Those old experts who had lived in fear and anxiety all the way, and had even prepared themselves for being captured and sent to Siberia to dig potatoes.
Looking at the banners on the Chinese platform that read "Welcome home, this is your home too" written in Russian, and then at the Chinese staff carrying steaming dumplings.
These top scientists, who had suffered a lot of neglect during their years in the Soviet Union, were so moved that they burst into tears.
"We're back! We're finally back safe and sound..."
Lin Huowang got out of the car and stood there in the cold wind, looking at the scene in front of him. He felt incredibly refreshed!
This trip was worth it!
Putting everything else aside, the value of those twenty-odd old men and the hundreds of kilograms of blueprints and documents they brought back is immeasurable.
With their help, we can avoid taking at least twenty years of detours in many fields such as aero engines!
With them, our heavy-lift rockets will be able to reach space faster than ever before!
"Master Liao."
Lin Huowang picked up the phone he had prepared beforehand and dialed the direct line to Beijing.
"I am Lin Huowang."
"Tell the commander that the goods have been safely delivered."
"Also, get ready to receive the second batch. This is just the beginning."
"Next, I'm going to Ukraine. There... there's a big guy there, the Varyag aircraft carrier, sitting in the water. I think it looks pretty lonely, so I'm planning to... bring it back to our home!"
On the other end of the phone, Liao Gong was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time. In the end, he could only manage to utter three words:
"here you go!!"
The year was 1990.
On the ruins of that collapsed red empire, Lin Huowang was like a hardworking ant, and also like an extremely shrewd falcon.
He used US dollars, canned goods, and Erguotou liquor to bring back one heavy foundation stone after another for China's impending take-off.
Meanwhile, the Western powers were busy popping champagne to celebrate the impending victory in the Cold War, unaware that their true adversary had quietly completed its initial accumulation of power and was beginning to reveal its hidden fangs on the eastern horizon.
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