159: Chapter 159 Immature Ideas

"Is there an error in the data?"

Zheng Yi frowned as she looked at the report in her hands.

"We have verified it repeatedly, and there is no problem with the data."

The staff member was very certain.

In truth, even he found it hard to believe; this was the most outrageous data he had ever seen since he started testing rifles.

The kinetic energy data itself wasn't outrageous, and it wasn't as if he hadn't seen more extreme figures before.

To say nothing else, some sniper rifles had muzzle energies that easily exceeded 20,000 joules. Take the famous Barrett heavy sniper rifle, for instance; its muzzle energy reached an absurd 33,000 joules, with an initial velocity of 860 meters per second.

One shot, and never mind a person; even a concrete brick wall dozens of centimeters thick couldn't withstand it.

If it hit a person, you wouldn't even need to aim for vital organs. As long as it made contact with the body—whether limbs or torso—the person hit was basically dead, and might even be blasted into a pile of minced meat.

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It could be said that a graze meant death, with no reason to be argued.

What truly shocked them was that this data came from just a single rifle.

For a rifle, a muzzle energy of 3,000 joules would be quite impressive. 10,000 joules? That was the domain of sniper rifles!

Not to mention that this gun's rate of fire reached a terrifying 2,200 rounds per minute. Just imagine, within a single second, dozens of bullets carrying a terrifying 10,000 joules of energy would surge toward the opponent, with outrageous accuracy and high velocity. In such a situation, who on the other side would dare to lift their head?

Aside from heavy machine guns, he couldn't think of any light Weapon that could rival it.

If there were a few more, the density of fire would be enough to suppress even heavy machine guns into silence.

This was a rifle disguised as a light machine gun, or perhaps, a rifle disguised as a sniper rifle.

One gun, three functions.

They couldn't help but be shocked.

Therefore, they had already voluntarily rechecked this data several times to ensure there were no errors caused by any equipment issues.

Gently exhaling, Zheng Yi raised her head and looked at Wang Shuo not far away, a hint of disbelief in her beautiful eyes.

This gun was nothing like the semi-finished product Wang Shuo had described.

No matter how you looked at it, this was a completely mature product.

Wang Shuo had even considered issues of usage in harsh environments, ergonomics, and ammunition supply.

Zheng Yi had noticed that the caliber of this finished rifle had already been changed from the 5.56mm used during testing to the standard ammunition caliber commonly used in China: 5.8mm.

If this wasn't to match domestic military manufacturing, Zheng Yi couldn't think of any other reason.

Even such a small detail had been considered; what else had Wang Shuo not thought of?

Handing the gun in her hand to the test personnel and watching them hold onto it with blissful expressions, refusing to let go, Zheng Yi shook her head helplessly.

Sure enough, as long as it's a good thing, everyone likes it.

She herself also really liked the shooting feel of this gun; the sensation of hitting exactly where you aimed without the influence of recoil was simply too good—once you used it, you couldn't stop.

In the future... would there be geniuses in the military who could shoot dozens of rounds into the same bullet hole?

Zheng Yi thought silently, but her steps didn't stop at all as she walked straight to Wang Shuo's side.

"Is the testing finished?"

Wang Shuo, sensing someone approaching, looked up.

"Not yet."

Zheng Yi shook her head: "We ran out of bullets."

"Ran out?"

Wang Shuo clicked his tongue. That was 85 rounds per magazine; how long had it been, and they were already out? Did testing really require that many bullets?

Fortunately, under Liu Yemei's influence, he had developed the habit of being prepared for a rainy day and had prepared extra in advance.

He casually unzipped the outer layer of his bag, pulled out four magazines, and handed them to Zheng Yi.

After a moment's thought, he took out the remaining items from his bag.

Zheng Yi's eyes went wide.

Those were two new guns. The length and design of one of them made Zheng Yi certain the moment she saw it that this was the finished product of the barrel prototype she had seen at Wang Shuo's place.

The other one was a short gun, or more accurately, a pistol.

This... was this also electromagnetic-powered?

Wang Shuo... had actually gone and created a three-piece set?

Zheng Yi felt that her resilient nerves, forged over ten years of military service, were under serious challenge. She silently suppressed the urge to exclaim and looked at Wang Shuo, waiting for him to speak.

"This one." Wang Shuo pointed at the sci-fi-looking long gun: "It's the K-001 Gauss Sniper Rifle. I don't know its specific performance, so you guys test it out. This one..."

Wang Shuo pointed at the pistol again.

"It's a pistol I specially designed with a shortened body, considering the needs for indoor combat and close-quarters defense. It's also electromagnetic-powered. The bad news is: because of the size, it only has one acceleration unit, so the magazine capacity and the number of shots are relatively small."

"The good news is that I shrunk the battery and integrated it into the magazine, so the empty gun is very lightweight. The magazine capacity is seventeen rounds."

What else could Zheng Yi say?

She silently took the two guns and four magazines, handed them to the test personnel nearby whose eyes were as wide as rice balls, told them to collect the data, and then shifted her gaze to Wang Shuo, looking him up and down.

One minute later...

Wang Shuo, feeling uncomfortable under Zheng Yi's gaze, helplessly put down his phone.

"Sister Zheng, if there's something on your mind, just say it."

"I'm thinking..." Zheng Yi's eyes showed contemplation: "Should I hand you over to the Academy of Sciences and let them cut you open to take a look?"

Wang Shuo rolled his eyes. Who are you trying to scare?

"Sister Zheng, arbitrarily infringing upon another person's right to life and health is illegal."

Zheng Yi neither confirmed nor denied it, and sat down beside Wang Shuo.

"By the way, Sister Zheng, I actually have something to ask you." Wang Shuo sat up straight, his expression becoming slightly more serious.

"I know what you want to ask." Zheng Yi shook her head slightly: "Not yet."

"Not yet?" Wang Shuo frowned slightly: "Even you guys can't find him?"

"We have confirmed that he is in Beijing now." Zheng Yi also frowned: "Five days ago, he was captured on camera near the eastern suburbs of Beijing, but after our careful investigation, we didn't find him at the location where he appeared."

"We suspect that there are others helping him cover his tracks."

The only ones capable of being so arrogant in China were the mysterious forces they were currently investigating, but it wasn't convenient to let Wang Shuo know about this.

If Ning Hao had really joined that faction...

Zheng Yi's beautiful eyes darkened slightly.

In Beijing, yet he couldn't be found...

"Sister Zheng."

Wang Shuo rubbed his chin.

"I have an immature idea..."

"What idea?"

"You've seen the Sky Eye System I upgraded for the Hanzhong City Police Department. Do you think... could we upgrade the one for the Beijing Police Station?"

Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Shuo as if he were an idiot.

"Can't we?"

"I advise you to give up that idea as soon as possible." Zheng Yi said coldly: "Beijing is not Hanzhong City. It's not a place where you can just find a few people and settle things. It's best to keep such a naive idea to yourself."

"If you really want to upgrade something, it would be better to upgrade the one in Donghai City than to go to Beijing."