Chapter 18: ‘Axe’ Them with Virtue! Entering the Talent Pool!
“Really?!”
Somewhere in the South China Sea, Wang Da Lei, sporting a crew cut and dressed like a fisherman, had just pulled up a sonar device when he received a smug call from Zhong Xian Chao.
Instantly, the smile on his face vanished.
But smiles don’t disappear, they just transfer.
Zhong Xian Chao on the other end of the call had a smile plastered across his face, the tight lines of his wrinkles resembling a blooming chrysanthemum.
The competitive spirit between men sometimes comes out of nowhere, and they always feel the need to compare themselves.
Even though there were no bets, and the winner would only receive a ‘you’re pretty good’ at the end, men always enjoyed this kind of competition.
No wonder people always categorized male psychology as ‘child psychology’.
As he heard Zhong Xian Chao’s exaggerated laughter on the other end of the call, imagining the spectacular sight of a rocket barrage hitting the heart of the storm, bitterness filled his heart, and his tongue felt sour.
The other guy was already challenging heaven and earth, while he was still stuck with a few measly fishing boats!
Cold!
When would the mighty Chinese coast guard finally rise to the occasion?
Thinking about this, Wang Da Lei’s good mood, born from ‘catching’ a ‘big catch’ today, was completely ruined.
He wasn’t against asking Chen Jin Chao to improve the coast guard’s equipment, but the coast guard’s law enforcement work was unique, and Chen Jin Chao had said he was still too inexperienced in shipbuilding, which gave Zhong Xian Chao a ‘chance’!
“Let me tell you, it’s not world-leading anymore, you have to call me world-cutting edge...”
“Click.”
Before Zhong Xian Chao could finish, Wang Da Lei hung up the phone.
“The sonar has no copper, salvage is useless...”
“The sonar has no copper, salvage is useless...”
The US survey ship trailing behind the dilapidated fishing boat was using a loudspeaker to blare out its noisy announcement, just as Wang Da Lei, already fuming, came face to face with it.
“Need you to teach me?!”
“I know if there’s copper or not!”
With that, Wang Da Lei ordered the fishing boat to speed up, sticking to the US survey ship’s 15-meter stern.
He didn’t even bother pretending anymore. The US survey ship released its sonar, and the fishing boat trailed behind, right in front of the Americans, lowered its net, and began to salvage.
“He...they’re acting like we’re not even here?”
The US survey ship finally realized what was happening and quickly tried to retrieve its sonar.
But a brute is a brute. When the two ships were struggling over the same sonar, Wang Da Lei let out a roar and, grabbing a fire ax, severed the sonar’s connecting cable.
Axe them with virtue!
“Run!”
“What are you waiting for?”
Wang Da Lei yelled.
The three-engine fishing boat immediately turned on full speed and headed back, leaving the US survey ship floundering in the wind.
…
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
Just as a fierce sea chase was unfolding in the South China Sea,
At the Army Equipment Department’s branch of military equipment, a man in a two-star general’s uniform was looking at the latest data on the Wei Shi new type rocket launcher’s ‘African’ performance while muttering:
“Chen Jin Chao, male, Han ethnicity...”
Without looking at the file, he effortlessly recited all of Chen Jin Chao’s personnel information.
He was Zhang Pei Yin, nicknamed the ‘Little Zhuge Liang’ of the Equipment Department, responsible for inspecting, allocating, and equipping the entire army.
Don’t be fooled by his harmless appearance and constant smiling face.
He was meticulous, ruthless, innovative, a graduate of military academy, a veteran of the front line, an experienced party member, and had peacekeeping experience.
He was also promoted to the military branch’s equipment department after his outstanding performance in several major military exercises.
But even Zhang Pei Yin, who was nicknamed ‘Little Zhuge Liang’, was shocked by the Wei Shi new type rocket launcher.
“A true talent.”
Zhang Pei Yin immediately flagged Chen Jin Chao’s personnel file and put it in the Army Equipment Department’s talent pool.
This kind of talent, he smelled the scent of a kindred spirit.
He couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret that he didn’t join the research institute under the Army Equipment Department.
After a moment of thought, he still felt it was a pity. He took out his little notebook and wrote down ‘Chen Jin Chao, Harbin Institute of Technology’.
As soon as he finished writing, he heard the door of his office being pushed open with a ‘bang’.
Which bigwig’s nose was so keen, coming to ask for new equipment?
Zhang Pei Yin was already used to the ‘no door’ situation in his office.
Being in this position, he had long developed the skill of ‘say what you want, but I’ll give you what I want’.
Which military leader from the Seven Military Regions had not been given the cold shoulder here?
Just as Zhang Pei Yin was about to put on his official smile and start his most ‘important’ work, he looked up. Oh no!
It was his ‘arch-nemesis’, Zhao Jian Jun, the commander of the 15th Army Airborne Assault Regiment.
This ‘frenemy’ was not only a well-known troublemaker in the army, but also, taking advantage of the fact that he was Zhang Pei Yin’s senior, he would often ‘play around’!
Once, because of some equipment, Zhao Jian Jun had hounded Zhang Pei Yin for a whole week.
He would eat with him, sleep in the same bed with him, and even squat next to him when he went to the toilet!
In his words, this was called the ‘hawk-catching tactic’.
And when did he usually come to ask for equipment?
Well, he would show up when he was at a disadvantage in the exercises…
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