Chapter 370: Gunshots in the Headquarters (3rd update, please subscribe)
"Well, when does the train arrive in Nanyuan?"
Ruanda asked quietly.
It was just dawning and many passengers in the carriage were dozing off in their seats.
"It's still early."
The conductor said, and walked into the crew room again.
“This car is so slow!”
For the first time, Luanda felt that the train was too slow, so he walked to his seat and looked at his watch anxiously.
It was 4:30 in the morning, and the sky was just beginning to darken outside the train window. The train sped along in the gray light, passing through the shadows of trees and fields, and the motionless sky was rapidly receding.
"We should be able to get back today."
Thinking in his heart, he leaned his head on the back of the chair and looked out the window. The morning light shone on him. In the following time, the conductor came back and forth twice. When he came the second time, he looked at Luanda and walked away without saying anything.
"Why are the trains so slow today?"
Ruanda turned around and stared at the scenery outside the car window as before.
In fact, the train is not slow. A speed of 30 kilometers per hour is normal all over the world. It’s just that for people who have something on their minds, the train seems to be much slower.
An hour later, the train pulled into Nanyuan Railway Station. As soon as the train entered the station, Luanda rushed out quickly with his handbag, as if there was something extremely urgent.
As soon as the man left the railway station, he stopped a rickshaw.
"Go to Steel Village 3."
Steel Village No. 3 is located near Nanyuan Steel Company. Most of the people living there are company employees, and Luanda’s friends when he was studying in the UK lived there.
"Master, please hurry up, I'll pay double the price."
Luanda urged him very hard along the way. About twenty minutes later, Luanda arrived at the place. After throwing down a one-dollar silver dollar note, he rushed directly to the door, knocking and shouting.
"Li Lin, Li Lin..."
Li Lin, who was woken up from his dream, asked with a yawn.
"Who is it? Who is it... Hey? An Xue, why is it you..."
Ignoring Li Lin's surprise, Luanda asked directly.
"Li Lin, that thing you talked about last time!"
"What is it?"
"That steel plate you mentioned, can you make it?"
"What?"
Li Lin, who was not fully awake yet, said in surprise.
"That's the new type of steel you mentioned. Didn't you say before that the steel plates currently used by the navy have the disadvantage of being too brittle and having low toughness?"
"Well, the navy has long used steel-wrought iron to weld armor and improve the overall strength."
Li Lin adjusted his glasses and said while yawning.
What he called "steel-wrought iron welded armor" is a kind of naval steel unique to Nanhua. It is a mixed armor with steel on the outside and iron on the inside. It is a kind of double-layer composite armor. It is made by taking advantage of the high temperature of the steel and iron plates as soon as they are manufactured and rolling them into one piece.
"I remember that the second design studio that invented this armor also won the Navigation Award. They said they got inspiration from the traditional steel-clad kitchen knife. If the kitchen knife is made entirely of steel, the steel is too brittle and the kitchen knife can't even be used to smash garlic. It will break at the first hit. But the steel-clad kitchen knife with iron outside and steel inside has a stable hardness and toughness. Only such a knife can be used to smash garlic. But they did the opposite and wrapped the steel on the outside of the wrought iron. In this way, the armor is hard on the outside and tough on the inside, which can more effectively prevent artillery fire. Don't say that there are many things in traditional metallurgical technology that can be learned. Recently, I..."
Without waiting for Li Lin to finish, Luanda spoke anxiously.
"I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about something else you said a few months ago. You said that steel, yes, alloy steel. You said that kind of composite steel armor is very ordinary. We should learn from the method of high-speed steel and research an alloy steel with high hardness and toughness. That's what I'm talking about!"
Staring at his friend, Ruanda asked.
"Did your research succeed? If so, I have a really cool idea!"
When studying in the UK, Li Lin studied metallurgy. After returning to China, he joined a steel company as an engineer. While being amazed at the advanced technology of Nanhua Steel, he also conducted some research in private. For example, in the field of alloy steel, everyone believed that alloy steel could only be used as tool steel - that is, the high-speed steel developed by Zhu Xianhai.
Unlike those people, Li Lin was inspired by the fact that high-speed steel can improve its performance by adding various non-ferrous metals, and he has been engaged in research in this area ever since.
"That's just research. The specific product has not been manufactured yet, but I believe that by adding non-ferrous metals, the performance of steel can definitely be improved so that it can meet the needs of the military."
"Then let's get it out!"
Ruanda said as he looked at his friend.
"Now I have an opportunity, and I need to use your steel plate as a stepping stone."
…
That afternoon, near the end of the get off work day, Ruanda came to the South China Coast Guard Headquarters. He stood in front of the office of the Coast Guard Commander and asked.
"Excuse me, I would like to see Officer Li."
"Commander Li is very busy..."
The officer outside the office said without looking up.
"He certainly doesn't have time to see you!"
"Then he's going to get off work. I'll wait for him here."
Ruanda said.
"Hey, Mr. Lu, even though you are an engineer at the shipyard, you can't do this!"
The officer said with a frown.
"What? I have something to talk to Chief Li about. If he's busy, I'll wait for him here!"
Luanda sat directly on the soft chair by the corridor and said while holding his briefcase.
"As you please."
the officer muttered.
This wait lasted for almost an hour, until night fell and the lights in the corridor were turned on, and the commander's office was opened. Li Xuelin, with a smile on his face, spoke to the chief of staff.
"We can..."
Before he could finish his words, Luanda rushed over from the corridor and said.
"Hello, Commander Li, I am Luanda, an engineer from the shipyard, and I have something important to report to you,"
"Shipyard engineer?"
Li Xuelin looked at the young man in surprise.
"Mr. Lu, I have something else to do, so I may not be able to make time. We can make another appointment!"
"I am an engineer at the shipyard, and my job is very important."
Ruanda said directly,
“Also very important?”
Looking at the engineer in front of him, Li Xuelin checked his watch again and said,
"Well, you have five minutes."
Five minutes was definitely not enough. Looking at Officer Li, Luanda hesitated. Five minutes was not enough for him to explain, let alone to show his ideas and designs.
But what can we do now?
After pondering for a moment, Ruanda suddenly made up his mind.
"Okay, I only need a minute!"
As Luanda spoke, he took out two book-sized steel plates from his bag and placed them directly on the chair he had been sitting on.
"Captain Li, look at these two steel plates. What's the difference between them?"
Steel plate?
Isn't it just an ordinary steel plate?
Is there any difference between them?
They don't look any different at all. Just ordinary thin steel plates.
When Li Xuelin and others focused their attention on the steel plate, Luanda directly pulled out a pistol from his bag.
"careful……"
Almost at the moment he drew his pistol, the officer next to Li Anlin pushed him back. Another officer went straight to Luanda.
The next moment, gunshots were heard, and two consecutive gunshots echoed in the corridor. As the gunshots echoed in the corridor, a group of officers rushed out of the offices on both sides of the corridor, some of them holding daggers and some holding pistols.
"There's an assassin!"
The officer who had just knocked Ruanda to the ground shouted loudly.
"I'm not an assassin. Look at the steel plate! Look at the steel plate!"
Ruanda, who was pinned to the ground, heard this and shouted:
"Look at the steel plates, look at those two steel plates!"
As he shouted, Li Xuelin and others turned their attention to the two steel plates, one of which was pierced, while the other was intact.
Staring at the intact steel plate, Li Xuelin frowned.
"Let him go!"
(End of this chapter)
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