Zhang Shu and Wang Lin boarded the ferry sent by the Ministry of Commerce and started their return journey. Cai Siming did not leave with them and continued to work as a reporter in the newspaper.
Looking at Gangcheng getting farther and farther away, Zhang Shu still found it a little unbelievable.
This trip to the Hong Kong city was fruitful and the process was incredible. The two of them, newcomers, actually accomplished such a big thing.
Zhang Shu murmured, "It feels like a dream."
Wang Lin was also a little dazed. “If I hadn’t experienced it myself, no one would believe it if I told them.”
After returning to the mainland, Zhang Shu said a few words to the contact person at the Ministry of Commerce.
"Thanks to the Ministry of Commerce for their cooperation. Our mission went smoothly. This time we have reached a deal with Gangcheng. The wealthy businessman in Gangcheng has promised to help with the precision machine tools you mentioned before."
"real?"
"Is this the kind of precision machine tool we mentioned before you left?"
The people from the Ministry of Commerce were very surprised and quickly confirmed with the two of them. Zhang Shu and Wang Lin nodded in unison.
"Very good."
"Thank you, thank you. You don't know that our Ministry of Commerce has been running so hard for these things, but they haven't given in at all."
The comrades from the Ministry of Commerce were very excited and thanked the two people repeatedly.
Zhang Shu explained: "You're welcome. This is what we should do. After we return to the military region to report, the higher-ups will communicate with you about the details."
"Okay, okay, okay."
"Report first, and be sure to give us news as soon as possible after you return."
Afterwards, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin boarded a train to Zhanchuan, accompanied by soldiers sent by the Zhanchuan Military Region to pick them up.
Sitting on the train and looking at the familiar faces of their comrades, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin completely relaxed.
Because of the confidentiality of the mission, several people sat in a soft sleeper with a separate small room. Zhang Shuo and Wang Ming sat facing each other by the window, and the other two fully armed young soldiers who came to pick them up sat next to them.
Looking at the password box at his feet, Zhang Shu sighed, "I have never seen so much money in my life."
Wang Lin on the opposite side also sighed: "Not to mention in my lifetime, even if I count three generations ago, I have never seen so much money. It's all green US dollars."
The two young soldiers who came to pick them up smiled and said, "You two have been gone for quite a long time this time. How is Gangcheng? I heard that the people there are very rich."
Zhang Shu wanted to talk so much.
“The people over there are indeed rich. The houses there are dozens of stories high, and all kinds of ships come and go in the harbor. How should I put it? They look rich just by looking at them.
They do have money, and the top capitalists spend thousands of dollars on a meal.”
"What?"
"They spent thousands of dollars on a meal. My goodness, what did they eat? Why did they spend so much money?"
The two young soldiers were extremely surprised. They had never left China in their entire lives, so naturally they had never had the opportunity to see a modern city.
In the 1970s, the port city's economy was booming and its level of modernization was very high. At that time, there were already tall buildings everywhere.
Along the way, when it was not related to the mission, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin told the two about their experiences in Gangcheng. The two young soldiers listened with great interest and were full of longing for the prosperous and developed Gangcheng.
In the evening of the next day, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin finally returned to Zhanchuan Military Region.
Military district conference room.
Yang Zhongmin and a group of military district leaders had been waiting for a long time. Political Commissar Yang Zhongmin stood by the window, looking at the gate of the military district, in the direction where the car was about to approach.
"Why haven't you come yet?"
"It should be around this time. Did we get delayed on the road?"
There was no movement on the road outside the military zone. Yang Zhongmin looked down at his watch and muttered to himself.
Army commander Cao Zexin took a sip of water, looked at Yang Zhongmin and said, "Old Yang, sit down and take a break. The Ministry of Commerce called and said that the person has returned safely and will definitely arrive today."
Not giving up, he glanced out the window again and looked at everyone in the room.
"I can't calm down. The people at the Ministry of Commerce said they brought back two safes. The previous news said they sold them for $100 each. 1,000 would be $100,000. How could they bring back two safes?"
Other leaders speculated: "Could it be that the drug is so effective that the wealthy people in Gangcheng paid a deposit?"
“It’s possible.”
"I never thought that such a small pill could be sold for a hundred dollars. The capitalists in Gangcheng are really rich!"
"Humph, since there is a market, let's make a lot of money from it and let those capitalists spend money to build submarines and aircraft carriers for us, which will make them angry to death."
"I'm back, I'm back."
The leaders were imagining the future when Yang Zhongmin's cheers suddenly rang out. Everyone hurriedly stood up and walked over, looking in the direction Yang Zhongmin was looking.
In the parking lot, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin got out of the car, and the officers who had been waiting nearby hurried to greet them.
Seeing the silver safes in Zhang Shu and Wang Lin's hands, the leaders started talking again in surprise.
"Sure enough, there are two password boxes. It seems that we have made quite a lot of gains this time."
"That's right. It looks like the pharmaceutical factory can start mass production and make hundreds of millions a year."
Zhang Shu and Wang Lin followed the officers to the military district conference room. It was their first time to come to this place.
As soon as the door opened, a group of leaders couldn't wait to ask questions.
"How is it, how is it going?"
"Are the people in Gangcheng satisfied with the effect of the medicine?"
"The people at the Ministry of Commerce said that you helped them reach a purchase agreement with Gangcheng?"
Everyone was talking at once, without any of their usual leadership dignity and demeanor. For a moment, Zhang Shu and Wang Lin didn't know which leader's question they should answer first.
Seeing the two of them return safely, Yang Zhongmin calmed down instead.
He coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, but the leaders were so eager to know the answer to the question that they didn't hear his cough at all.
Yang Zhongmin had no choice but to say loudly: "Well, everyone, please be quiet. If you have any questions, we can ask them one by one."
The meeting room immediately fell silent. The leaders looked at Yang Zhongmin and said impatiently, "Old Yang, hurry up and ask. Weren't you the most anxious just now? Why aren't you anxious now?"
With a tactical cough to ease the awkwardness, Yang Zhongmin looked at Zhang Shu and the other man and said, "Tell me about what happened in Hong Kong in detail."
"Yes, Chief."
The two men responded respectfully.
Zhang Shu looked at Wang Lin and winked, giving up the opportunity to explain.
His presence is quite strong in this mission, and he will probably have to handle future transactions with Gangcheng himself.
If there was still a rush to give the explanation, Wang Lin would be completely marginalized and become a runner-up, which would be unfair to him.
Wang Lin was very grateful for Zhang Shu's kindness. He put the password box on the table and began to talk about his trip to Gangcheng.
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