He asked a lot of details one by one. Chen Hongjiang was very well prepared. He asked An Jingzhi all these questions, otherwise he would not be at ease letting An Jingzhi go home to see his parents.
After listening to this, the leader was silent for a long time, and then he sighed deeply.
"Our country is so weak that a child has to endure humiliation and be branded a traitor just to go to a foreign university."
An Jingzhi deliberately let them misunderstand that he was a traitor so that he could enter Zhijiang University to study mechanical manufacturing. While everyone in the country was calling him a traitor and a deserter, this child endured humiliation and continued to learn mechanical manufacturing knowledge outside.
"You go back first." said the leader.
After Chen Hongjiang left, the leader called a few more people for a meeting.
Also coming this time is the flight instructor who sent them abroad.
The chief briefly explained the situation. No one believed him at first, but after they finished looking at the blueprint, they all fell silent.
It's not that no one has ever suspected that this might be a conspiracy of the United States, and that An Jingzhi might be a spy they deliberately sent back to be planted in China.
After they asked, the leader stopped them with just one sentence.
"What is there in our country that is worthy of the United States' covetousness?"
Everyone was speechless. If the other side sent spies, that would be normal, but the United States? It's not that they don't have confidence, but the two countries are not on the same level at all.
It is impossible for the other party to go to such great lengths to produce the blueprint just to drive a nail into China.
The aircraft design on that drawing is the aircraft they often purchase from the United States. The United States has earned a lot of grain from these obsolete aircraft. How could the other party suddenly cut off their source of income?
"What kind of spy can have such a strong memory? Even if those geniuses were to memorize this blueprint, could they draw it perfectly?" Someone thought for a moment and said.
As we all know, spies have very strong memories, but not to such a terrifying degree. This blueprint only has a dozen or so pages, but each one has densely packed parts and various annotations. If someone can really memorize it, he must be a powerful person himself. How could he be released as a spy? He should also come back with a more flawless excuse.
"I also had a few conversations with the bosses above me in the early years. You may be able to get into Zhijiang University with some money, but it's not that easy to get out. Comrade An Jingzhi was able to get his diploma and degree in just two years, which shows that he is extremely talented. If he really wants to stay abroad, with his talent, foreign countries will be vying for him. There's no need for him to come back and be a spy."
The chief said, "What everyone said makes sense. The details will have to wait until our people in the United States verify it before we can determine whether Comrade An Jingzhi is a spy." He hoped in his heart that An Jingzhi was not a spy. If he could graduate from Zhijiang University with a degree in mechanical manufacturing in two years, what else could he be but a genius?
Chen Hongjiang also told him that An Jingzhi came back with the intention of making their country's own aircraft. If they could really do it, it would be a great blessing.
Just when everyone stopped arguing and passed around the aircraft blueprint, a police officer of the chief suddenly came in from outside the door. The other party leaned over and whispered a few words in the chief's ear, and the smile on the chief's face grew wider and wider.
After waving his hand to let the police officer go, the chief looked at everyone with a smile and said, "News just came from the other side. What Comrade An Jingzhi said is indeed true!" In order to verify the news, they paid a considerable price, but fortunately it was all worth it.
"Really? So, does that mean Comrade An Jingzhi is indeed talented in aircraft manufacturing?!"
"What he said about being confident in building our own aircraft is also true?!"
"Great! If we can really build our own airplanes, we won't have to spend so much money on food anymore!"
The country was founded less than five years ago and was extremely poor. There was a shortage of people and food everywhere. Even so, they had to tighten their belts and focus on development. However, Western capitalist countries continued to strangle them and blockade their resources. They even had to pay a huge price to get the scrap metal that others didn't want.
Many times they spent a lot of food, but the machines they bought were still broken. When they asked for justice, they were just sent a few repairmen to help fix them. Those repairmen were all arrogant and demanded food and drink. If they were not served well, they would go on strike.
They can only rely on these people to repair the machines they bought after begging for help, and they can only accept any requests they make.
Things like airplanes need maintenance technicians even more. In the beginning, they didn't even have pilots, so they were gradually sent abroad for training. Now they can train pilots independently, but it is very difficult. It's not because of the lack of skills, but because the damage rate of these aircraft is too high. A loose screw can cause a flight accident.
Even if the accidents were caused by foreign mechanics, they could not offend them, otherwise they would pack up and return home.
All the bitterness can only be swallowed with gritted teeth.
"Comrade An Jingzhi is a good boy. He should have discussed it with us at the time and we should have put on a play so that his family wouldn't have to suffer such a great injustice." An old man sighed.
The charge of treason is too serious, and anyone would feel suffocated by it.
The commander said, "According to Comrade An Jingzhi, if we had informed them in advance, some of our acting skills might not have been up to par and we wouldn't have been able to hide it from them. Only when people abroad knew that Comrade An Jingzhi had fallen out with us would they have allowed him to choose a major freely and wouldn't have kept a close eye on him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the chance to see the aircraft blueprint."
"Comrade An is a good man. Commander, how should we arrange for Comrade An?"
The leader said, "Since Comrade An studied mechanical manufacturing at Zhijiang University and is also interested in building our own aircraft, let him give it a try. Maybe he can really make it. But before that, we have to make the aircraft on the blueprint a reality. This way, the country can save a lot of food."
A rather sturdy old man immediately slammed the table and said, "I think it's a good idea! It saves us from those shameless people who took all our food and then sold us a bunch of scrap metal!"
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The next morning, many people passing by the door of An Jing Home saw the police officer, and everyone was whispering about it and making speculations.
They didn't have time to inquire until An Guosheng and Li Hongjuan went to work.
An Guosheng's face, which was always gloomy, changed today. Although he didn't smile, people could feel that he was in a good mood from a distance.
A coworker he knew greeted him, "What's up, Old An? Are you in a good mood today?"
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