Qin Xiao went out and gave some instructions, and the maintenance workers from the machinery factory came over and started dismantling the machining center with Ji Jianguo.
These people were shocked, and they took it apart carefully, just like they would a newborn baby. Every time they took a step, they would ask Ji Xia if it was okay. Ji Xia was annoyed and waved her hand, "Feel free to take it apart. If you break it, I can fix it. Don't be afraid, just act boldly!"
Dong Guochang waved his hands in panic, "No, how can this be? The repaired one is different from the original one."
This made Cao Guozhong and others nervous again.
Ji Xia thought to herself that this technician was a stickler for words, and said unhappily, "What's the big deal? There are families where second marriages are better off than the original ones. I said I can fix it, and I can fix it. You're so afraid of this and that that you can't even dismantle it or transport it all night."
If I had known this earlier, I would have found a piece of vacant land in the county to store the machines.
Ji Xia found a chair, sat aside, crossed his legs, and cracked a handful of melon seeds.
Qin Xiao stood aside, calm and dignified, his eyes never leaving Ji Xia.
After a while, he said, "Comrade Ji Xia, come here for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Ji Xia stood up and muttered, "Is there anything that can't be said here?"
Qin Xiao ignored her and led her a hundred meters away. After making sure no one could hear him, he whispered, "If you have any requests, you can ask me. I'm fine with any actions that require my cooperation. However, from now on, I hope you will keep a low profile and not display anything that goes against this era."
Ji Xia's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly relaxed and said with a smile, "What did I do?"
The light from the solar lamp shone over, hitting Qin Xiao's cold and handsome face. His dark eyes were deep and he looked at him firmly. "For example, shooting down the enemy plane, for example, the way you returned from the county today, and also, this CNC machining center that shouldn't be here."
Ji Xia narrowed his eyes and said, "Comrade from the People's Liberation Army, please provide evidence when speaking. Who told you that I shot down that enemy plane?"
Qin Xiao pursed his lips and said, "How did you predict the enemy plane would come? We visited the village and found that before the enemy plane came that day, our alarm hadn't sounded yet. It was you who warned the people first."
Ji Xia was extremely upset, not knowing whether to blame herself for being stupid out of kindness, or to say that the person in front of her was too alert and had discovered her suspicious behavior so quickly.
"That doesn't mean I was the one who took it down. Let me ask you, do you have the ability to take it down?"
Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, "No!"
"That's it. I don't mean to humiliate you. What I mean is, if you can't beat it, why should I be able to beat it?"
Qin Xiao looked at the vortex above her head. "Comrade Ji Xia, we all dream of one day being able to shoot down enemy planes in the sky. I am Qin Xiao, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Marine Division. I am under orders from my superiors to invite you to join the 719 Research Institute and officially become a scientific researcher there!"
Ji Xia's heart was filled with ripples. Before the restart, Qin Wanxue told her to go to her brother Qin Xiao if she had any difficulties.
Is this the person in front of me that I didn’t have the chance to meet before?
But Ji Xia still uttered two words without hesitation, "No!"
Qin Xiao didn't expect her to refuse. "This is the best arrangement for you right now. Once you enter the 719 Institute, your safety will be guaranteed to the greatest extent."
"I don't need to worry about my safety!" Ji Xia raised her eyelids. "If I can even shoot down American planes, who else do you think can easily kill me? I didn't join the institute because I don't want my freedom to be restricted. I know the institute's current situation. There's no funding, no support, and I have to be constantly vigilant against persecution from outside. Once you get in, you can't get out. Many institutes are still underground, hiding their identities. I can't live with such a dark life."
She glanced at Ji Jianguo and said, "Since you have investigated me, you should know that I am the only one my parents have. I have no brothers or sisters. If I leave, they will become lonely old people. I can't leave."
She accepted the system's arrangement in order to allow her parents to be reborn. She actually has no sense of belonging to this era. She is purely bound by her mission and her parents.
[Ding—Mission detected. Help the 719 Research Institute complete missile system development. Reward Ji Jianguo for recovery!]
Um?
Is there something wrong with her father's health? She never knew about it. So, her father and mother have not had children for so many years because of her father's health problem?
Even if she wanted to complete the task, she didn't have to join the 719 Institute and become a member of it. She could just give them the drawings and let them do it themselves, and she would do what she was supposed to do.
Ji Xia didn't agree, and Qin Xiao wasn't in a hurry.
The equipment was disassembled into pieces and tightly wrapped. Soldiers, maintenance workers, and Ji Jianguo loaded them onto carts bit by bit, transported them to the national highway, and then loaded them onto trucks.
Moving the things one trip at a time was very tiring, but when she saw the smiles on their faces, as happy as if it were New Year's Day, she couldn't hide the sadness in her heart.
"Xiao Xia, come with us. When we're setting up, you have to supervise us. We definitely can't do it without you."
Cao Guozhong is not young, almost fifty years old, but he looks like a sixty-year-old man. He is short in stature, but he is always at the forefront of things and is very active.
"Okay!" Ji Xia nodded.
The truck drove away, and the maintenance workers sat on the truck bed. Ji Jianguo wanted to climb up, but Ji Xia pulled him back and said, "Dad, you go back and rest first. I'll go over there. You won't be able to do much."
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