Xu Jianguo quickly walked to his desk, picked up the phone and said, "Hello?"
"Jianguo, I just received a notice that people from the General Staff and the Military Research Institute will arrive before noon. You should make preparations in advance!" Ma Guoliang's voice came from the phone.
Xu Jianguo thought to himself, "Is it finally coming?"
He calmed down and said into the phone, "Yes!"
After hanging up the phone, Xu Jianguo took out the project samples that had been made previously from the space one by one and put them into wooden boxes prepared in advance.
At this time, the sound of the door opening was heard in the outer room, and Li Delong and others walked in talking and laughing.
"Mr. Xu, good morning!" everyone greeted him.
"Good morning! I have something to tell you all. I just received a call from the commander. People from the General Staff and the Military Research Institute will be coming to our side soon. They are here to load gunpowder and test the new project. Everyone must fully cooperate and make sure our project passes the test smoothly!" Xu Jianguo said.
"Yes, we will complete the task!" When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they all said loudly.
Xu Jianguo nodded and continued, "Li Delong, take two people to bring in the helmet blanks that were fired yesterday. We need to finish pouring the resin for the inner layer this morning."
"Okay!" Li Delong agreed and walked outside with two people, while the rest of the people started to light the stove, sweep the floor and fetch water.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Xu Jianguo and a few others had just finished the last round of resin pouring when several car horns were honked outside the workshop.
After taking off his gloves and mask, Xu Jianguo ordered several people to use the sunshades prepared in advance to cover the unfinished project. These sunshades were made by Xu Jianguo with wooden strips and black cloth when he was free. They were used to prevent outsiders from seeing through the screen.
After all the ongoing projects were covered, Xu Jianguo and everyone else pushed open the door and walked out.
At this time, more than 20 people were standing in front of the small workshop. The leader was Ma Guoliang, and Tai Wei was standing on his left.
On the right side of Ma Guoliang stood a middle-aged man in his forties.
The middle-aged man was wearing a gray Mao suit, a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose, short hair, a square face, a pale beard, and thin lips. He gave people a feeling of being old-fashioned and mean.
Before Xu Jianguo could say anything as he pushed the door open, he heard the middle-aged man say in a sharp voice, "Commander Ma, Xu Jianguo is so arrogant. Doesn't he know we're coming today? Isn't it inappropriate for you to stop us from coming in?"
"Mr. Cao, just say what you want to say. There's no need to be so sarcastic! The confidentiality level of this small workshop is higher than yours and mine. It's for your own good that I don't let you in!" Ma Guoliang didn't tolerate him and directly retorted.
"You..." Cao Dejiang was immediately furious when he heard what Ma Guoliang said. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of a door opening.
When he saw Xu Jianguo, dressed in military uniform, walking out of the house, he immediately changed his target and continued in his somewhat shrill voice, "You are Xu Jianguo, right? I didn't expect that a small 523 Research Institute would have so many rules!"
Xu Jianguo didn't respond to his words, and didn't even look at him. He walked directly to Ma Guoliang, raised his hand to salute him, and said, "Commander, I was working just now and came out late. Please give me instructions!"
Ma Guoliang raised his hand and returned the military salute, then said with a smile, "Work is important. It's never too late!"
Cao Dejiang, who was standing by, saw that Xu Jianguo was ignoring him completely. His pale face immediately turned red with anger and he said sternly, "Comrade, what's wrong with you? Can't you hear me talking to you?!"
Xu Jianguo looked at Cao Dejiang expressionlessly and said, "Who are you?"
"Hmph, I'm the deputy chief engineer of the Longxia Kingdom Light Weapons Research Institute. My name is Cao Dejiang. This time I received an order from my superiors to come to your 523 Institute to test new equipment!" Cao Dejiang said proudly.
"Oh! Then you go back. I will not test the equipment I designed on an impolite person like you!" Xu Jianguo said.
Cao Dejiang originally thought that Xu Jianguo would change his attitude immediately after hearing his name, but he could never have imagined that this unbelievably young lieutenant colonel in front of him would say such a thing.
So, he asked in a somewhat skeptical tone, "What? You...what did you say?"
Xu Jianguo continued to look at him expressionlessly, and spoke in a voice even louder than before, "I say, you can go back now. I won't test the equipment I designed on someone as impolite as you!"
"Do you know what you are talking about? I am from Jingzhou, the deputy chief engineer of the Weapons Research Institute. How dare you talk to me like that?" Cao Dejiang said angrily.
"What is there for me to be afraid of? Who do you think you are? This is the Binhai Base, the 523rd Institute. Who gave you the courage to come here and show off your power?" Xu Jianguo said.
"You...you..." Cao Dejiang pointed at Xu Jianguo and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.
"What do you mean by 'you'? Take your finger back. If you don't want it anymore, I don't mind helping you break it off!" Xu Jianguo continued, the murderous aura and the momentum of a cultivator in the foundation-building stage bursting out of his body, forcing Cao Dejiang to take a few steps back, shaking all over.
In fact, Xu Jianguo could have completely ignored this guy, but due to the existence of the system task, he chose to take the initiative. Although he was not sure whether the man in front of him was the target, Xu Jianguo would not let him go easily because of Cao Dejiang's abnormal behavior.
Seeing that Cao Dejiang was shaking with fear, Xu Jianguo restrained his momentum and smiled contemptuously.
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