59: Good news! Eagle sauce funeral, the whole village is ready to celebrate!

Chapter 59: Good News! Eagle Country's Funeral, the Whole Village Celebrates!

Being able to outsmart Japan was truly an unintentional stroke of luck.

"So, the arresting cables used by Eagle Country and Japan's aircraft carriers are also produced by Julong Steel?" the Aircraft Carrier Commander asked, his brows tightly furrowed.

Before Lu Shenwei could speak, Gu Ming chimed in, "Yes, but Julong Steel tampered with the steel cables they sold to them. I can prove it."

"Director Gu, you didn't inform the leaders?" Lu Shenwei asked.

Gu Ming said awkwardly, "At the time, one, I was afraid of enemy agents leaking the news, and two, I wasn't very confident about sabotaging Eagle Country's aircraft carriers."

Lockheed Martin possesses the world's top weapon development technology, and Gu Ming didn't believe they wouldn't be able to find the problem.

Director Gu, your actions really confused the leaders.

Two hours ago, Dragon Xia's intelligence department, through painstaking investigation, obtained the most accurate information: both Eagle Country's aircraft carrier and Japan's aircraft carrier had simultaneous problems.

And Gu Ming frankly admitted that the arresting cables used by those two countries were very likely produced by Julong Steel.

This truly scared the leaders. The guangyu silent also used Julong Steel's super steel cables. If something went wrong, every single person involved would face a military court.

"So, all of this was your doing?" the Aircraft Carrier Commander said, his face ashen.

Gu Ming gritted his teeth, preparing to take all the blame, but Lu Shenwei spoke first: "It was my idea. Director Gu couldn't dissuade me, so he could only agree."

"You're a brave kid. What if the substandard arresting cables were mistakenly used on our aircraft carrier and something went wrong? Could you take responsibility?" the Aircraft Carrier Commander questioned.

Lu Shenwei stepped forward: "Leader, if something truly goes wrong, you can shoot me."

The production times for high-quality steel cables and defective products were different, so there would absolutely be no low-level errors of mixing them.

"Leader, it's my fault for not informing you in advance. It has nothing to do with Lu Shenwei," Gu Ming quickly added.

The quality of aircraft carrier arresting cables is of paramount importance, directly affecting the aircraft carrier sea trial in the morning. No Links can have any mistakes.

The Aircraft Carrier Commander and three staff officers whispered among themselves, initially deciding to postpone the sea trial.

"To minimize the possibility of problems, I have decided to postpone the guangyu silent sea trial and conduct a comprehensive inspection of the arresting cable performance," the Aircraft Carrier Commander said sternly.

Lu Shenwei immediately became anxious: "Leader, I guarantee with my life that the arresting cables will absolutely not have any problems. If there truly is a situation, you can shoot me immediately!"

"Leader, the sea trial date was set long ago, and all the distinguished guests are present. The arresting cables will absolutely not have any problems. I swear on a soldier's honor," Gu Ming pleaded.

For the success of the aircraft carrier sea trial, the entire Naval Equipment Procurement and R&D Department had been working tirelessly for almost two years.

Postponing the sea trial would mean a complete negation of the work of the Equipment Procurement R&D Department, and the hard work of nearly a thousand researchers and soldiers would be in vain.

"aircraft carrier sea trials cannot tolerate even the slightest oversight. You should know that postponing the sea trial is the safest approach."

The Aircraft Carrier Commander certainly didn't want to postpone the sea trial, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

If something truly went wrong, shooting Lu Shenwei and Gu Ming would be the least of it; a whole string of researchers and soldiers would also be punished.

The atmosphere in the staff office was solemn. Gu Ming opened his mouth, wanting to argue further.

Zhong Zheng suddenly pushed open the door and entered the conference room. The Aircraft Carrier Commander asked in confusion, "Old Zhong, how did you get here?"

To take care of the old leaders and Expert, the Commander had specifically ordered the guards not to disturb Old Zhong and the others.

"I heard everything from outside. If this old man doesn't come now, I'm truly afraid you'll make a rash and wrong decision."

Zhong Zheng spoke with profound meaning, and the Aircraft Carrier Commander remained silent.

"Postponing the sea trial is a prudent approach, but it's not the most suitable. I also participated in the performance and quality testing of Julong's arresting cables. I can tell you with certainty that Dragon Xia cannot find a second company with better quality arresting cables than them."

"What's more, Lu Tongzhi also said that the arresting cable incidents of Eagle Country and Japan were his doing. What are you still afraid of? Are you afraid that Lu Tongzhi will harm our navy?"

Zhong Zheng spoke righteously, but the Aircraft Carrier Commander still kept his head down, unwilling to make a decision, with less than three hours until dawn.

"You were stubborn when you were a soldier, too conservative, and lacked adventurous spirit. How about this, I, this old man, will use my seniority. If the arresting cables really have a problem, you can shoot me too," Zhong Zheng said sternly.

The guangyu silent sea trial concerns Dragon Xia Navy's century-long Deep Blue Plan; even a minute's delay is unacceptable.

The Aircraft Carrier Commander retorted, "How can that be? You are the pillar of our Naval Equipment R&D."

"You still consider me a pillar?" Zhong Zheng said casually.

With things having come to this, the Aircraft Carrier Commander had no choice but to agree: "Since Old Zhong insists, how about this: let's prepare for both eventualities."

"Gu Ming, immediately notify the firefighters to formulate a rescue plan for arresting cable breakage. Everyone else, proceed as planned. The sea trial will commence as scheduled at 9 AM this morning."

Gu Ming nodded heavily: "Please rest assured, Leader, I guarantee the completion of the mission!"

"Don't be so nervous. Julong Steel's arresting cables won't have any problems. You should focus more on other aspects and not neglect one thing for another."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhong Zheng gave a few instructions and turned to leave.

Due to the change in plans, the Naval Base under the moonlight became busy again. Everyone was anxious, waiting for the final sea trial to begin.

Meanwhile, across the ocean, a news report from the Post Office caused an uproar in the Blue Star military domain.

Brother Qi and various military bloggers were filled with excitement, even getting up in the middle of the night to livestream.

"Holy cow! The arresting cables of both Japan and Eagle Country's aircraft carriers broke?"

"This is too bizarre, isn't it? Less than 20 hours apart, how did this happen?"

"The Post Office says it's a problem with the new generation of Raptor fighter jets, but I see the Times writing about arresting cable quality issues."

"Hooray! The arresting cable instantly killed Japan's Foreign Minister and Defense Minister. This is truly cause for great celebration."

"Great news! Shouldn't we have a big feast tomorrow?"

"It's outrageous that this matter can be confirmed. At first, I thought it was just entertainment news from the Post Office, but I didn't expect it to be a catastrophic accident," Brother Qi mumbled.

"Brother Qi, do you have any inside information? It's too small a probability for Japan and Eagle Country to have problems simultaneously."

"Raytheon Company accuses Lockheed Martin of providing faulty arresting cables, while Lockheed Martin adamantly denies it, believing there's a design flaw in the new generation of Raptor fighter jets, being overweight and having excessive kinetic energy design."

"They're just refusing to admit it. If Eagle Country's Pentagon really investigates, those two will be in big trouble."

"Eagle Country is a military-industrial complex disguised as a country. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company have a lot of influence; the Pentagon won't easily move against them."

"In short, Eagle Country's funeral, Dragon Xia's whole village celebrates, awesome!"

"I wonder when our aircraft carrier will have its sea trial. Praying for everything to go smoothly."

"Don't worry, it will be soon," Brother Qi said with a smile.