388: Chapter 387 Is it a sure thing?

"General Zheng, it is like this."

Fang Xiaoyun said slowly, "This batch of equipment was undertaken by a small factory under the Northern Industries Group. You might not have heard of the name; it is called Yunsheng Equipment Factory."

Upon hearing this name, General Zheng's originally gloomy expression shifted slightly, though Fang Xiaoyun did not notice and continued,

"Because of outdated equipment and personnel technical issues, this factory has been unable to complete the tasks assigned by the group on time. According to our internal group regulations, it was already on the verge of being shut down. Last month, the factory was officially handed over to a third party by the group. I am not too clear on the specific reasons; it seems to have been an order from above."

Fang Xiaoyun revealed a slightly ingratiating smile, "You also know that our group is a state-owned enterprise, after all, and we are very close to the leaders above. When the leaders give a word, we naturally must comply. However, after the factory was handed over, I ordered them to make up for the shortfall of equipment that had not been delivered as soon as possible."

Watching General Zheng's expression gradually soften, Fang Xiaoyun revealed a hint of malice.

"General Zheng, this factory's technical capability is extremely limited. Otherwise, it would not have spent so many years producing only bulletproof vests with no technical content and simple Weapon and ammunition. They even, in order to lower costs, outsourced raw materials at only 200 yuan per kilogram for processing. The quality and performance are far inferior to when we provided the raw materials for them. Therefore, I absolutely dare not distribute this batch of equipment for the soldiers to use. If something goes wrong, I cannot bear the responsibility."

"So you brought these pieces of equipment here?"

General Zheng regained his composure and said.

"Yes."

Fang Xiaoyun lowered his head, "It was my suggestion to add a comparison segment to today's evaluation. This way, we can better demonstrate the performance gap between different equipment and provide better data support for the evaluation panel."

"You are thoughtful."

General Zheng said slowly, "This factory you speak of, is it the former Factory 13?"

"Yes."

Fang Xiaoyun nodded, "Before the Northern Industries Group was established, it was always affiliated with the Ministry of Mechanical Equipment, codenamed Thirteen."

"Hmm."

General Zheng nodded, pointed to the equipment on the table, and said calmly, "Since that is the case, let us start testing with it. I want to see just how bad this quality you speak of really is!"

Fang Xiaoyun immediately became somewhat excited, but still pretended to be hesitant, saying, "General Zheng, should we swap for another one? If their equipment quality is too poor, it might not have the desired effect for comparison, and besides..."

Fang Xiaoyun seemed to hesitate, and finally, as if having made up his mind, said, "Many of our troops are using this factory's equipment. If something goes wrong..."

"If something goes wrong, I will bear the responsibility!"

"If they cannot even guarantee basic equipment quality, what use are they? Or is it..."

General Zheng looked at him and said coldly, "Do you have no confidence in the things you put out for tender?"

Fang Xiaoyun hurriedly shook his head. His goal today was to sabotage Zhou Ping and Yunsheng Equipment Factory; he could not get himself dragged into it.

"General Zheng, this tender was absolutely legitimate, and the product quality is absolutely without any issues. I guarantee it with my reputation. If there are any problems with the product quality, or if you discover any violations on my part during the bidding process, you can submit a recommendation to our group on the spot to have me dismissed."

"Very well."

General Zheng said calmly, "Go prepare. Let's start with this one!"

"General Zheng."

Ji Hang suddenly spoke up, "Since it is a comparison, there naturally must be equipment to test with. I volunteer my own company's products for the comparative test. How about that?"

General Zheng glanced at him, a flash of cold light in his expression, and said calmly, "That is acceptable."

Fang Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief.

With this person by his side stepping in, he could rest easy and proceed with the next steps.

The products of Hongshu New Materials Company had been personally verified by him; there were no issues at all. Whether it was the theoretical data or the live-fire test data, it was all quite stunning. Otherwise, he would not have risked his own job for a mere five million.

Compare Yunsheng Equipment Factory's products with it?

Heh, unless he had lost his mind, he would never think these two were on the same level.

After all, Yunsheng Equipment Factory's products were procured by his own hand; he knew exactly what the quality was.

It was certainly not as bad as he had claimed.

Saying that was just to add fuel to the fire for this short-tempered General Zheng, so that he would burn more fiercely in a moment.

But it was not that good either.

At least compared to Hongshu's products, it was far behind.

It was just an ordinary piece of equipment, not even particularly outstanding among all the procured equipment. It was usable and sufficient, it would not cause trouble, and that was all.

Carefully recalling the plan, there were no loopholes. Fang Xiaoyun left the exhibition booth with satisfaction to set up the test items.

Ten-plus minutes later, Fang Xiaoyun finally returned to the booth and said to General Zheng, "General, everything is set up. Please move to the evaluation area."

"Hmm."

General Zheng nodded, invited Ji Hang to join, and led the group to the evaluation area.

"General Zheng, to ensure the fairness of the evaluation, we have invited your guards to serve as shooters. They will use Russian-made rifles to fire three shots each at the two types of bulletproof vests and helmets at distances of fifty meters, thirty meters, and ten meters, and evaluate the performance of the two products based on the degree of damage to the helmets and whether they were penetrated."

Fang Xiaoyun introduced, "Of course, to ensure applicability, we will only use standard ammunition for the test; we will not use armor-piercing rounds or other high-explosive ammunition. Furthermore, the bulletproof vest test will only test the bulletproof properties of the vest itself; we will not add ballistic inserts or ceramic plates."

General Zheng nodded and said, "Begin."

Fang Xiaoyun looked at Ji Hang standing next to General Zheng, and seeing him nod slightly, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General Zheng, we will test the equipment from Hongshu New Materials Company first."

A bulletproof vest was quickly placed on a mannequin.

The solid gel on the mannequin, specially designed to simulate a human body, could guarantee the restoration of realistic conditions to the greatest extent.

"Fifty meters, aim... fire!"

"Bang!"

The AK rifle in the guard's hand had been set to single-shot mode. A shot was fired, and the mannequin fifty meters away vibrated.

Soon, someone retrieved the bulletproof vest.

Fang Xiaoyun checked it, felt relieved, and handed the bulletproof vest to General Zheng.

"General, take a look, it is unscathed."

General Zheng observed it carefully and could not help but nod slightly.

Being able to withstand a rifle bullet at a range of fifty meters, especially a rifle bullet fired from an AK, this level of performance was not bad at all.

Handing the bulletproof vest to Ji Hang, who was standing nearby, General Zheng watched the firing range silently.

Although he detested the Ji Hang before him, he had to admit that this Hongshu New Materials Company did indeed have some strength. If he wanted to make trouble, he would have to find a good excuse.

Feeling a bit troubled, General Zheng said calmly, "Continue."

Ji Hang smiled and handed the bulletproof vest to Fang Xiaoyun. The vest was once again placed on the mannequin, and the second test continued.

"Thirty meters, prepare for testing."

Fang Xiaoyun looked at the mannequin not far away, feeling slightly nervous.

The closer the distance, the easier it was for the rifle's power to be exerted, because in the initial stage, the bullet's kinetic energy would be retained to the greatest extent. A bullet with both speed and kinetic energy was almost unstoppable.

"Fire!"

At the command, the rifle was fired.

It was unclear if the mannequin was not secured properly or for some other reason, but almost at the same time as the gunshot, the mannequin fell over.

Fang Xiaoyun stared intently at the staff member who went up to check.

After taking the bulletproof vest off the mannequin and observing it carefully, the staff member held up the vest: "Thirty meters, not fully penetrated, mannequin's ribs fractured!"

Fang Xiaoyun sat back down in his seat, let out a long breath, and felt a wave of refreshment.

This time... it's settled!