Chapter 60 Why did we sneak off to Guangzhou?
Commander?
Su Meng looked at the newcomer with a puzzled expression, then bent down and picked up her grandmother.
The newcomer waved his hand at Xie Mian and said seriously, "Just calm down! I just came here for a stroll."
Comrade Xie Mian, how is your injury?
Xie Mian: "Reporting to the commander! I'm much better now and ready to receive orders at any time."
Su Meng twitched her lips, her gaze sweeping over Xie Mian's broken ribs before turning to examine the newcomer.
Just then, Huo Zhenhua walked in.
He said, "Sir, why don't we go outside and talk?"
The newcomer was also sizing up Su Meng. After hearing Huo Zhenhua's words, he was the first to walk out.
Huo Zhenhua pushed Xie Mian's wheelchair and looked at Su Meng, "You come out too, this is our Commander Tang."
Su Meng was astonished: "...Okay!"
So that's Commander Tang!
With thick eyebrows and large eyes, he exudes an air of authority and walks with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, giving off an even greater sense of pressure than Huo Zhenhua.
Su Meng was uneasy. She didn't know why Commander Tang wanted to see her, or if it was still because of her capitalist status.
Or perhaps it's her overseas study experience that leads people to suspect she might be a spy or something.
Thinking about this, she felt relieved when she looked at Huo Zhenhua.
In these turbulent times, it's perfectly normal for them to doubt anyone.
Besides, her identity and experience are facts.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have rashly acknowledged my grandmother and uncle.
Fortunately, the family reunion just happened, so hopefully they won't be implicated.
Seeing Wang Qinglin lagging behind the crowd, she moved closer and pleaded softly, "If I am questioned, please don't tell anyone what just happened, you and Commander Huo."
Wang Qinglin immediately realized, "Is it about recognizing relatives?"
Su Meng blinked, and seeing Huo Zhenhua looking over, she could only nod in acknowledgment.
He then quickened his pace and greeted politely, "Hello, sir!"
Commander Tang, with a stern face, sized up Su Meng before slowly sitting down and saying, "You're Su Meng?"
She looked handsome and delicate, seemingly fragile. She didn't look like someone who studied mechanics and could disassemble and assemble parts by hand, nor did she seem like a master who could defeat Xie Mian.
Before Su Meng could speak, he continued, "Don't panic! I'm here to see Xie Mian today."
Su Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So they came to offer their condolences!
But he was all alone, and there were no gifts of condolence. Is this just the custom of the military?
But no matter what, it's good that they didn't come to interrogate us.
Su Meng obediently placed her hands in front of her and said with a smile, "Commander, you are such a good leader. You care about your officers and soldiers and cherish your children. No wonder you are a great general who protects this region. You are amazing!"
Huo Zhenhua: "......"
Is she trying to flatter him?!
Wang Qinglin suppressed a laugh and remained silent.
Xie Mian looked at her in surprise. He hadn't expected his little niece to be so calm and composed. She wasn't intimidated by the leader at all, and she even spoke eloquently.
Be as calm and resilient as he is.
Commander Tang was not swayed by her sweet words.
His eyes darted around, his gaze suddenly sharpening, and his expression becoming even more stern. "I heard you gave up a restaurant in exchange for a position to be demoted."
Then he shone in business negotiations, winning the appreciation of Chief Jiang and the protection of Nie Rongchang.
Now that you've changed your situation, why did you sneak off to Guangzhou?
Su Meng's relaxed smile froze on her face, and she nervously twisted her clasped hands together.
What was bound to happen has finally happened!
But she wasn't completely unprepared.
Taking a deep breath, I said, "I went after Shen Wuyang. I wanted to see what he was doing and also ask about my father."
Of course, she could only leave with peace of mind after Chief Jiang told her to live a peaceful life from now on.
In addition, she also wanted to lure away the people who had been following her in search of the Su family's treasure.
In this way, Ah Da can focus on recovering from his injury.
She also has the opportunity to deal with the stalkers hiding in the shadows.
But she didn't find anyone following her along the way, which made her somewhat disappointed.
Of course, she couldn't reveal all of this.
Commander Tang looked at her inquisitively, "That's it?"
Su Meng nodded, "That's settled."
Commander Tang, whether he believed it or not, raised his hand to stroke his chin and said casually, "How could a young girl like you, who studies mechanical engineering, know how to fire a gun, have martial arts skills, and even improve the range of firearms?"
Xie Mian originally thought that Commander Tang had come to investigate the miniature camera, but he didn't expect to hear about some of Su Meng's other skills.
He looked at Su Meng with surprise, racking his brains to think of a way to defend her.
But when faced with Commander Tang's stern gaze, he had to swallow the words that were about to come out.
Now it's just Commander Tang coming alone to inquire. If he were taken to the troops for interrogation, the situation would be different.
Clearly, Commander Tang was more curious.
He silently shut his mouth, looking at Su Meng with concern.
Su Meng sighed, "Ordinary people really have no privacy at all."
Why did they feel that her little trick was unacceptable?
"I learned some martial arts from my family when I was a child."
As for firearms, I played with replica guns when I was studying abroad, and I was once interested in firearms and studied them for a while.
Given the current difficulties in information exchange between domestic and international countries, I doubt they would investigate such a trivial matter concerning her.
Commander Tang hesitated for a moment, then picked up the two sniper rifles that Huo Zhenhua had taken out to examine them, his voice trailing off, "Is that all?"
Su Meng: "That's all."
Commander Tang clearly did not believe it.
After all, if changing the barrel can improve the range, and their researchers can't even figure out something as simple as that, they might as well go home and farm.
The electric motor modified by Su Meng not only improved safety performance but also enhanced its maneuverability.
She might have made other modifications to this sniper rifle.
"Comrade Su Meng, would you be willing to join our army's firearms research institute?"
Su Meng instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing Xie Mian's eyes, the words that were about to come out became, "I am willing to serve the people!"
"But, sir, I only graduated with a mechanical engineering degree; I don't know anything about firearms."
Commander Tang thought she was being pretentious, so he immediately offered a bait: "Once you join our army's weapons research institute, you won't have to worry about being separated from Comrade Xie Mian and your family."
Are you trying to disobey orders by repeatedly refusing?
His next words were very stern.
Xie Mian and the others looked at Su Meng with concern, fearing that she would refuse again and thus anger the leader.
Su Meng was speechless with emotion. Firearms research was completely different from her mechanical engineering background. How could she dare to accept this order?
She didn't know why Commander Tang had this misconception that because she graduated with a mechanical engineering degree, she could get into the firearms research institute, but she didn't want to make a mistake.
After hesitating for a while, he took out the original books on firearms and equipment he had obtained and handed them over. "Sir, I really only have some research on this because of my hobby. I really don't dare to take up the research department's resources."
These are books I secretly brought back; I hope they will be helpful to you.
A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.
She didn't want to disappoint people, nor did she want to be accused of overestimating herself.
It's better to be upfront about it sooner rather than later, so you can save face for yourself.
When Commander Tang saw that she had even taken out foreign language books, he knew that this girl probably really wasn't good with firearms, so he took the books without any hesitation and said, "Thank you for being so generous!"
However, our institute does not only study firearms, but also various types of machinery such as electric motors.
"If you don't want to stay in the army, then go back to the Shanghai Machinery Research Institute?"
"Shanghai Mechanical Research Institute?" Su Meng looked at Commander Tang with a blank expression, not knowing when she had any connection with this institute.
Commander Tang's mind raced, and he immediately realized that Huo Zhenhua hadn't told her about the Shanghai Mechanical Research Institute's attempt to recruit her, so he told her.
Su Meng suddenly realized what was going on and immediately stated, "I want to be with my family, I want to stay at our firearms research institute. However..."
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