Chapter 71
Mission accomplished, it's done!
Chapter 71 Mission accomplished, it's done!
In the office of the General Office of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Dongjiang Province.
Lei Fu angrily slammed a test report onto Xu Xu's desk.
Xu Xu was startled by this sudden action. He looked up at Lei Fu, whose face was full of anger, and wondered, "Old Lei, what's wrong? Who made you so angry?"
Lei Fu was so angry his fingers were trembling. He pointed to the test report and said, "Director Xu, take a look for yourself! I'll explain it to you in detail after you've read it!"
"What is this?"
As Xu Xu spoke, he picked up the test report to examine it.
Upon seeing this, his expression instantly turned serious.
"Inspection failed? What happened? Where did this high-temperature alloy come from?"
"Old Xu, where do you think we can get this high-temperature alloy?"
Xu Xu then realized the seriousness of the situation. He frowned and said, "That's not right. Didn't the previous batch of high-temperature alloys already pass inspection?"
"Hmph, passed? That was only because they bribed their way through!"
"What?"
Xu Xu could hardly believe his ears, and his face turned ashen with rage. "Bribed? Who's so audacious as to forge even the test report!"
"Who else could it be but Liang Shaoyu!"
Then, Lei Fu recounted his investigation over the past few days to Xu Xu in detail.
It turned out that Lei Fu took these suspected substandard alloys to several testing institutions in the provincial capital for testing, but the results were all qualified.
Lei Fu immediately sensed something fishy was going on and suspected that someone had bribed these organizations.
So he followed the clues and investigated further, eventually discovering that Liang Shaoyu of the Provincial Materials Department was in charge of the inspection and appraisal of this batch of materials.
This person has been in charge of the procurement and appraisal of external materials for many years, and many appraisal centers have received a lot of benefits from him.
Therefore, even though Leifu produced a substandard high-temperature alloy, the test results still showed that it was qualified.
Unable to bear it any longer, Lei Fu went to a neighboring province for testing, and only then did he get the true result: "unqualified".
That's why he stormed over to find Xu Xu.
"That traitorous bastard, he's got some nerve! He's a complete scoundrel!"
Xu Xu paced back and forth in his office in anger, unable to hold back his curses.
He repeatedly emphasized discipline at every meeting so that everyone would learn from his mistakes. Unexpectedly, Liang Shaoyu dared to defy the rules and bribe the inspection agency staff to issue false certificates of conformity.
If this hadn't been discovered, who knows how many similar incidents would have happened before, and how much damage the country would have suffered as a result!
Thinking of this, Xu Xu was furious. He grabbed the phone on the table, quickly dialed a number, and shouted, "Bring Liang Shaoyu here right now!"
The person on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback by the sudden order, and asked hesitantly, "Director, why are you arresting Liang Shaoyu out of the blue?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just arrest him! Why are you asking so many questions!"
"Yes! I'll go arrest them right away!"
The person on the other end of the phone quickly responded.
"Hurry up! If you can't catch him, don't come back!"
Xu Xu shouted angrily.
"Yes, Director!" The other party hurriedly hung up the phone.
Xu Xu hung up the phone, his eyes flashing with angry glint, then looked at Lei Fu with a serious expression: "Old Lei, are you saying that all the high-temperature alloy materials we purchased are substandard?"
"That's right! I borrowed some samples from other research institutes for testing, and without exception, they all failed to meet the standards!"
Hearing this, Xu Xu was so angry he wanted to tear Liang Shaoyu apart alive. He gritted his teeth and said, "That bastard Liang Shaoyu must pay a terrible price!"
After saying that, he frowned and said, "The test results are already in. If we try to claim compensation from the US now, they probably won't admit it. We've really suffered a huge loss this time!"
The office fell silent instantly, both of them feeling overwhelmed by the heavy news.
Just then, Xu Xu's assistant gently knocked on the office door and came in, saying, "Boss, Wu Zu has arrived with a lot of people from the arsenal and research institute."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xu and Lei Fu were both taken aback.
"Hmm? What's this kid doing here?" Xu Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"No way, why is he coming at this time? Could it be that—"
Lei Fu muttered to himself, his face full of surprise.
Hearing Lei Fu's mutterings, Xu Xu asked curiously, "Could it be what?"
Lei Fu hesitated for a moment, then said, "To be honest, it was actually Wu Zu who discovered the problem with these materials. If it weren't for him, we'd still be kept in the dark!"
"Huh? It was Azu who discovered it?"
Xu Xu was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter. "That's understandable. With so many inventions, it's normal for him to spot problems!"
Reif nodded. "Actually—something else happened too!"
Then, Lei Fu told Xu Xu about Wu Zu's plan to personally develop high-temperature alloys at the factory.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xu's eyes widened in shock.
"You mean, Ah Zu is going to personally work on high-temperature alloys?"
Xu Xu was so excited that his voice trembled slightly.
He had always had unwavering faith in Wu Zu's abilities, but he never expected that the boy would make such a weighty promise in front of everyone.
To be honest, this kind of courage is not something that ordinary people have, and it's even more unbelievable that this is something a nine-year-old child would do.
"Yes, he took on this whole thing by himself."
"Today is exactly the day he agreed to deliver the goods to the various research institutes—"
When Lei Fu first heard that Wu Zu had arrived, his immediate thought was that Wu Zu had probably resolved the rework issue of the high-temperature alloy.
But as he described what happened to Xu Xu, he gradually became worried.
After all, this is a technical problem that many countries have failed to overcome. Can Wu Zu really do it alone?
Xu Xu immediately stood up.
"Never mind that for now. Even if Ah Zu doesn't finish, it has nothing to do with him!"
"Why should we expect Wu Zu to solve this huge problem for the Dragon Kingdom all by himself?"
"I have to take the main responsibility for this. If I had discovered Liang Shaoyu, this traitor, earlier, there wouldn't have been any incidents like Azu cutting the alloy and warning everyone."
"Honestly, I really need to thank Ah-zu! Come on, let's go greet Ah-zu in person!"
Lei Fu was deeply moved by Xu Xu's words: "Thank you, Director Xu!"
Xu Xu rolled his eyes and laughed, "Get lost! With our relationship, you still call me Director Xu? Don't ever ask me to drink again!"
Lei Fu grinned: "Old Xu, I was just kidding!"
The two talked as they walked quickly toward the reception room.
Upon seeing Wu Zu, Lei Fu's voice trembled with nervousness as he hurriedly asked, "Aunt, that high-temperature alloy—"
Wu Zu didn't waste any words and directly took out a piece of alloy material from his pocket and handed it over.
"I've accomplished my mission, it's done!"