After a while, Old Man Sun put down his pistol, took off his reading glasses, and unconsciously uttered two words.
He looked up, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Su An had completely changed.
This girl... no, comrade, is she really a genius?
He turned around, looked at Gao Kai, whose face was ashen, and announced the final verdict in a dry voice:
"She said...not a single word was wrong."
"Your gun is just for show. On the battlefield, it won't be a weapon to kill the enemy; it'll be a death warrant for yourself!"
Every word Old Man Sun uttered was like a red-hot branding iron, branding Gao Kai's soul.
It's over.
It's all over.
He lost.
They suffered a crushing defeat, utterly humiliated.
He lost not only in speed, but also in skill, and ultimately, in the most fundamental sense and dignity of a gun repairman.
Not only was Ann ten seconds faster than him, but she also pointed out his fatal mistake—a mistake that could have cost him his life on the battlefield—without him even realizing it.
What an irony!
He, the top gun repairman in the entire battalion, actually assembled a gun that would kill him!
The one who exposed all of this was a female soldier whom he had always looked down upon, whom he thought was just a "pretty face"!
Gao Kai's legs went weak, and he took a step back. His gaze was unfocused, his pupils reflecting nothing. He could only mutter unconsciously to himself, "Impossible... This can't be... How could this happen..."
Wang Jin, Li Xiangyun, and the others finally understood. Their initial disdain for Su An had transformed into deep awe.
They finally realized just how much of a being they had provoked.
Su An didn't look at the distraught Gao Kai again.
For her, the farce is over.
Her gaze swept over everyone and landed on the large machine in the corner, covered by a thick canvas.
That C616A lathe.
She lifted her foot and walked towards Old Man Sun, her voice as calm as ever.
"Master Sun, according to the bet, can I borrow this lathe for three days?"
Old Sun came to his senses.
He looked at Su An, opened his mouth, but his previous bad temper and aloofness had long since vanished. He greeted her with a smile, "Yes, of course! Don't say three days, use it for as long as you want. Su An, you...you really know how to use this thing?"
He still couldn't believe that this girl not only knew guns to such an incredible degree, but also knew how to operate a lathe? That was a highly skilled technical job; even the best level eight fitter in the factory treated the lathe like a sacred object.
Su An did not answer directly.
She simply walked up to the lathe, reached out, and gently lifted the thick canvas.
"Splash—"
The canvas slipped down, revealing the heavy machine body of the lathe, gleaming with a cold metallic luster, and rows of complex dials, handles, and scales on it.
She reached out and gently ran her fingertips across the cold rails.
Then, she turned her head and looked at Gao Kai, who was still in a daze, and the group of silent followers behind him.
"you."
Gao Kai and the others trembled, like a flock of startled quails, and instinctively straightened up.
Su An's gaze swept across their faces one by one, and he spoke calmly.
"Do you remember the bet?"
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