Chapter 123 Cutting off the fuel supply! The old stubborn man's backyard is on fire!
"Can Qin Lie's plan really save our son's life?"
Mrs. Zhang's voice was sharp, with a hint of hysterical trembling.
She stared intently at her husband, Chen Keji, her gaze as if she wanted to see right through him.
Chen Keji was taken aback by his wife's sudden question.
"What's wrong with you today? Who told you all this nonsense?"
He subconsciously wanted to avoid these things, and he never talked to his family about them.
"I'm talking nonsense?" Madam Zhang sneered, tears streaming down her face.
"This afternoon, Jiang Wu held a tea party at her studio and told me everything!"
"She said our submarines are practically deaf and blind when they go out! She said our submarine almost collided with another nuclear submarine recently! She said that so-called stable old system could kill our son at any moment!"
"Chen Keji! Tell me! Is this true?!"
Every word Madam Zhang said was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Chen Keji's heart hard.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Because everything Jiang Wu said was true!
In fact, the reality was even more thrilling and cruel than Jiang Wu described!
His silence was the best answer.
Mrs. Zhang felt dizzy and collapsed into a chair, covering her face and crying in despair.
"My God... my poor, miserable son..."
"Chen Keji! Are you even human?! That's your own son! How could you... how could you just stand by and watch him go to his death?!"
"You're willing to risk your own son's life just for the sake of your damn teacher Wang Gu's reputation and the interests of your little clique?!"
His wife's cries and curses were like poisoned knives stabbing into Chen Keji's heart.
He closed his eyes in anguish.
“You don’t understand…it’s a very complicated situation…” he weakly tried to explain.
"I don't need to understand! All I know is that he's my son!" Madam Zhang suddenly stood up, pointing her finger at his nose and cursing.
"Chen Keji, I'm putting this out there today!"
"If you're still on Wang Gu's side and opposing Qin Lie's plan tomorrow, I'll... I'll pack my bags and go back to my parents' house! I can't live like this anymore!"
"Furthermore, tomorrow I'll go to the military compound and beat drums and gongs to tell everyone that you, Chen Keji, are willing to risk your own son's life to keep your official position! I'll see where you'll put your old face then!"
After saying that, Madam Zhang slammed the bedroom door shut, leaving Chen Keji alone, standing dejectedly in the living room.
The backyard is completely on fire.
Such a scene occurred not only in Chen Keji's family on the same night.
A similar scene unfolded in the homes of almost all the ladies who attended the tea party yesterday.
A woman's pillow talk, once it starts, is more powerful than anything else.
They don't understand technology, and they don't understand factions.
They only knew that their husbands and sons should not be sent to their deaths in vain.
They only know that anyone who blocks their family's path to survival is their enemy!
At the same time, Qin Lie also changed his strategy according to Jiang Wu's instructions.
He no longer sought to confront Wang Gu and his ilk head-on.
Holding a brand-new report, he knocked directly on the door of another high-ranking military official.
—Liu Zhenyun, Deputy Commander of the Navy.
This Deputy Commander Liu is a well-known "hawk" in the military region. He has a fiery temper, is strict in disciplining his troops, and values the actual combat effectiveness of the troops the most.
More importantly, he was not a member of Wang Gu's faction, and in fact, due to some historical reasons, he was quite at odds with Wang Gu.
"Qin Lie? What are you doing here so late?" Liu Zhenyun was somewhat surprised to see Qin Lie.
"Deputy Commander Liu, I've come to apologize to you."
As soon as Qin Lie entered the room, he snapped to attention and gave a crisp military salute, his face filled with grief and self-reproach.
Liu Zhenyun was bewildered by his posture.
"What crime are you asking for?"
"I beg your forgiveness... because of my incompetence, my naval brothers have been unable to hold their heads high in front of the enemy!" Qin Lie said in a hoarse voice.
He did not mention any reform plan or technical data.
He recounted to Liu Zhenyun, in detail and with strong emotion, the incident that Jiang Wu had told him about the near collision between the submarine and the foreign nuclear submarine.
He described the despair and death-defying expressions on the faces of the young soldiers on the submarine when they heard the alarm.
He recounted how the captain wrote his last will and testament, preparing to perish with the enemy.
He described the deathly silence and the shame of surviving the ordeal that followed their miraculous escape from the submarine.
"Deputy Commander Liu!" Qin Lie said, his eyes bloodshot, like a wounded wild beast.
"Our soldiers are the bravest soldiers in the world! They are not afraid to die! But we cannot let them die so pathetically! So without dignity!"
"We lack advanced weaponry. In front of the enemy, we are like stripped naked, utterly powerless! How can we possibly fight a battle like this!"
"As the deputy head of the operations department, I bear responsibility! I failed to secure the best equipment for them! I request disciplinary action from the organization!"
Qin Lie's words stirred even the iron-willed general Liu Zhenyun's blood, causing him to slam his fist on the table and stand up!
"You bastard!" Liu Zhenyun slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup jump.
"How come I didn't know about this! Who covered it up!"
"Wang Gu and his gang are just sitting idly by, what exactly are they up to!"
He had long been dissatisfied with the conservative style of Wang Gu and his group of technocrats, and today, Qin Lie's words had ignited his anger completely.
Seeing that the time was right, Qin Lie submitted his "rejected" proposal.
But he learned his lesson and didn't reveal that it was his own plan.
"Deputy Commander Liu, these are some immature ideas that the comrades on the front lines of the submarine force have summarized with blood and tears. They are just ordinary people and their voices carry little weight, so they can only ask me to bring them to you."
He cleverly linked himself with the officers and soldiers on the front lines.
Liu Zhenyun took the proposal, his eyes growing brighter with each reading, and his anger intensifying with each reading.
"Fine! What a 'immature idea'!" He slammed the proposal heavily on the table.
"If this is considered immature, then what Wang Gu and his group have done is just a pile of scrap metal!"
“Qin Lie!” Liu Zhenyun stood up, looking at him intently.
"You little rascal, you've put my mind at ease!"
"I'm determined to take charge of this matter!"
"Go back and wait for news! Within three days, I will make them hold another review meeting!"
"This time, I'll personally back you up! I want to see who dares to utter a single word against it!"
As Qin Lie walked down the street late at night after leaving Deputy Commander Liu's house, he felt as if his blood was burning.
He looked up at the moon in the sky, his heart filled with boundless respect and love for his wife.
Xiao Wu is right.
To kill a snake, strike its vital spot!
Cut off the fuel supply at the source, and fire breaks out in the backyard.
This time, Wang Gu's iron plate should be burning red-hot!
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