Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Besides cheating, I can't think of any other possibility." Huang Xin said, "If a sniper rifle could hit a coin from 500 meters away, that would simply exceed the technological level of our entire era! I absolutely refuse to believe that such a sniper rifle exists!"

"Old Huang, what if it hit a coin from 1,000 meters away?"

"1,000 meters?" Huang Xin's loud voice could be heard clearly throughout the entire shooting range. "How is that possible? Once a bullet flies 1,000 meters, even the gods wouldn't know where it's going! Hitting the target itself relies on luck, let alone hitting a coin? Even the King of Heaven couldn't do it!"

"It seems they really did cheat, but we just didn't see it at the time." Yang Zhaojun took a deep breath and looked at Wang Lijun: "Section Chief Wang, what should we do next?"

The military is very anxious and has already sent a military representative over! If their Factory 296 doesn't hurry up and send their prototype rifles to try and grab the order, they'll just have to watch from afar.

"Humph, since they cheated, they can't blame us!" Xu Zhiqiang said, "Let's take our prototype rifles to the capital, show them to the leaders, and then expose Factory 960's despicable behavior!"

"But, how do we explain the imitation prototype rifles?" Yang Zhaojun was a little worried. Although he had patted his chest and asked the factory to push him out as a shield when he came back, he was still a little worried now that he was really going to be exposed.

"You offended Leader Wang last time. With Leader Wang's promotion, this order was placed very quickly. Even if we leave right now, we don't know if we can make it in time, and our accuracy hasn't reached the testing level yet," Wang Lijun said.

"Then are we just going to give up like this?" Yang Zhaojun was unwilling!

"Of course not."

Wang Lijun said with a smile, "Now that we've confirmed that Factory 960 cheated, of course we have to expose them!"

Expose them?

Yang Zhaojun suddenly reacted: "That's right, Factory 960 dared to fool the higher-ups in order to get the military order, that's a serious crime! When their first batch of finished rifles is manufactured and doesn't reach the level of the initial test firing, they will have committed a major crime! If the military investigates, they might even face execution! Let's find Leader Han to stand up for us!"

"That's right." Wang Lijun nodded: "We don't need to rush. Let's study the technology further and see if we can improve the accuracy. In a few days, when Factory 960's first batch of finished rifles leaves the factory, we'll go join in the fun and watch them make a fool of themselves on the spot. The order will still be ours!"

Hearing Wang Lijun say this, Yang Zhaojun became even more excited: "Okay, leave this task to me. I'll apply to go again! How they humiliated me in the first place, I will pay them back a hundredfold!"

"Engineer Yang, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but your awareness isn't high enough!" Wang Lijun said, "We're all in the same industry. After hearing about Factory 960's glorious achievements, let's organize a study group to visit and learn from Factory 960! Even if we expose Factory 960's cheating behavior on the spot, it's for the sake of the army. If the soldiers use unqualified equipment, it will cause unnecessary bloodshed and sacrifice on the battlefield. We're not doing it for personal gain."

"That's right, exactly!" Yang Zhaojun clenched his fist.

…

The banquet at Factory 960 finally came to an end, and almost everyone was drunk.

"Yangzi, you are my good son!" Qin Baoguo held Qin Yang's hand: "I am proud of you! In previous years, you were unaccomplished, and I hated that you didn't live up to expectations! I used to whip you with a belt quite a bit. Today, you can whip me back, and we'll call it even!"

Seeing his father going to pull out his belt, Qin Yang quickly grabbed him: "Dad, I wouldn't dare, that would be punished by heaven. Should we go back?"

His father was frugal and simple, and even wore patched underwear. If he got drunk and exposed that, it wouldn't be good.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm your dad, if I tell you to whip me, then whip me. I, I…"

"Uncle Liu, I know. Everyone, don't worry, with me, Qin Yang, here, our factory will prosper in the future! We will become the largest military factory in the country. We will not only make guns, but also cannons, tanks, airplanes, and warships! I will personally build a military empire!"

"Good, that's the spirit! As expected, it's still up to the young people." Zhu Zizhong staggered towards Qin Yang: "When I retire in the future, our factory will be handed over to you! No, I'll take early retirement tomorrow and hand the factory over to you. I can rest assured. Come, let's have another drink, just to celebrate you becoming the new factory director…"

Crash… Zhu Zizhong kicked over a large pile of wine bottles, swayed twice, and almost fell. Fortunately, Qin Yang supported him in time, then got a stool and let him sit against the wall.

This night, Factory 960 celebrated to its heart's content. Some people laughed, some people cried, and Qin Yang's heart was also filled with emotion. Everyone's pent-up feelings were vented to the fullest!

The next day, work continued. For the sake of secrecy, Qin Yang simply selected a group of workers to form a special secret group, and cleared out a special warehouse as a location. All secret processing work was their responsibility.

The head of this group was Zhang Chao's father, Zhang Guoqiang.

"Uncles and elders, this imitation task of ours was obtained after a lot of hard work, and many people are watching it. If the craftsmanship is leaked, our production task may be snatched by other factories, so…" Standing in front of these people, Qin Yang began his first speech.

"Yangzi, no, Engineer Qin, don't worry, even if we sleep in the future, we won't be able to talk in our sleep. Even the wives around us won't know our secrets," Zhang Guoqiang said, "Being able to do military work again is our greatest expectation, and we will never leak secrets! If anyone dares to say it, I will stab a lathe tool into his mouth and stir his tongue into a pulp!"

"Engineer Qin, let's just not go home and live here until the production task is over!" Another worker said.

"That's right, that's a good idea!"

"That won't do, how will I explain it to the aunts and grandmas." Qin Yang shook his head: "Everyone just needs to pay attention to the rules of secrecy. Now, let's start processing the first batch of parts!"

It would be one thing if they were on a business trip in another place, but they were originally in the factory, so if they didn't go home, would the wives at home agree? Qin Yang didn't want to be scolded.

Because military representative Gao Ju drank too much, he slept in the dormitory for a night and left this morning. This trip will probably take a few days. Qin Yang's goal is to make the first batch of two hundred rifles during this time. If there are no problems after the military checks, the plan he proposed that the military representative does not interfere can be easily passed.

Time passed quickly in busy work. Almost in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Military representative Huang Xin arrived late, and it wasn't just him who came, there were also some higher-level leaders and people from Factory 296!