Material Empire

The assassination of Tatsuo Tanaka was finally brought under control, and no major diplomatic incidents were formed.

Just as Qin Hai estimated, Kusela did not dare to make this matter a big deal, because once the matter was stirred up, public opinion would inevitably ask what kind of grievances there were between Wang Peichao and Tanaka Tatsuo. And what Wang Peichao said before committing the crime is very intriguing. Foreigners also understand the truth that a person is about to die, and his words are good. What Wang Peichao said will be regarded as the truth of the matter. By then, Kusela will really be speechless.

The plan of using Wang Peichao to pour dirty water on Qutao can no longer be carried out. What Kusela has to do is to keep the pot of dirty water on his head as little as possible. Out of this consideration, they accepted the statement that "commercial disputes lead to accidents", and instead of asking the Japanese embassy to put pressure on the Chinese government, they even said something to excuse the Changgu city government in order to seal the Changgu city government. mouth, let them not talk too much.

When the case happened, there were a large number of reporters on the scene, but quite a few of them were invited by Kusela's public relations company. Kusela paid a handsome fee to bring them to Changgu, and then paid an even larger fee to get them not to report on what happened in Changgu. Reporters from several media outlets did not accept the silence request and reported the matter in their own media, but because no other media followed up with the hype, the matter was dropped.

Takehiko Takamura was frightened by the tragic scene at the scene. After returning to Japan, he no longer participated in the company's business activities. He only stayed in the laboratory to do research, and later produced some good products. It's something later, so I don't need to mention it.

The one who was more unlucky was Liu Zhaocheng, the deputy mayor of Changgu City. Although the Japanese side did not pursue the matter, but such a big thing happened in Changgu, and someone has to take the blame. After all the related matters were settled, the provincial government dismissed Liu Zhaocheng from his position with an official document, and transferred him to a department with little authority in the provincial government as an inspector at the deputy departmental level. His political future was completely over. up.

Although the media kept silent about this case, the story of the incident was widely circulated among the people. In this constantly interpreted story, Qin Hai has become a mascot-like image. It is said that whoever dares to offend Qin Hai will bring all kinds of bad luck, whether it is Wang Peichao, Tanaka Tatsuo, or Liu Zhaocheng, who is against Qin Haiyang.

For Wang Peichao's death, Qin Hai somewhat blamed himself, but neither Liu Shuo nor Huang Yanling blamed him, they just lamented that Wang Peichao was too stubborn. This matter ended in such a way, it can be regarded as a straightforward solution. Regardless of the persuasion of his relatives and friends, Wang Peichao made mistakes again and again, and no one could change his final fate.

Given that Chaosai Company has closed down and Tang Honghui has been cleared out of Qutao, Qin Hai no longer needs to conceal the production process of knives. He handed over the complete technological process to Huang Yanling, and told her to divide the process into more than a dozen links. The workers and technicians in each link cannot communicate with each other to ensure that the technology will not leak out again. After learning of Wang Peichao's ending, Qu Tao's internal employees who had been somewhat dissatisfied were honest, and no one wanted to be the next Wang Peichao.

Qin Hai originally planned to stay in Quwu for a few more days, but an urgent telegram from Ji Mingchu hastily recalled him to the capital.

"Chief, Comrade Qin Hai has arrived."

The secretary led Qin Hai into Ji Mingchu's office and reported to Ji Mingchu.

"Xiao Qin is here? Let me see..." Ji Mingchu went around the desk, walked up to Qin Hai, looked up and down carefully, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sit down." Come down."

Qin Hai went in without knowing, and sat down on the sofa as Ji Mingchu ordered. Ji Mingchu also sat down on the sofa next to him, gestured to the secretary, and the secretary gave Qin Hai a cup of tea knowingly, then sat aside and took out a notebook to make a record.

"Do you know why you were invited to the capital?" Ji Mingchu asked with a smile.

"I don't know." Qin Hai shook his head and said, "However, since it was Elder Ji who asked me to come, it must have something to do with the army."

"That's right, that's right." Ji Mingchu said, and then he pouted at the secretary, who quickly picked up a folder from his side and handed it to Qin Hai.

"This..." Qin Hai cast a questioning look at Ji Mingchu. Any piece of paper in Ji Mingchu's place might be a core military secret, so he dared not look at it casually.

"Look, it's about you." Ji Mingchu said.

Only then did Qin Hai take the folder, opened it, and found a red-headed document inside, which was issued by the army headquarters. The title of the document reads: Notification about the awarding of Comrades Chen Heqian, Li Linguang, Yue Kun, Qin Hai, etc.

Looking further down, the content inside is very concise, to the effect that the above-mentioned people have made outstanding contributions in the development of No. 98 steel, and they are specially awarded by circular order. The level of reward is very high, which can be regarded as an honor.

"Why, has the No. 98 steel material been successfully developed?" Qin Hai looked at Ji Mingchu and asked.

"Yes, the 33rd Institute has completed all the tests, proving that the performance of the steel has fully met the expected requirements... However, this is a national defense secret, you just need to know." Ji Mingchu replied with a smile.

"Great!" Qin Hai was also a little excited. He participated in a part of the research on No. 98 steel in the early stage, and also helped solve some key technical problems. The follow-up research work was relatively trivial, and he was not good at it, so he did not continue to participate, but Chen Heqian, Li Linguang and others stayed at the 33rd Institute. Qin Hai has never doubted that the steel can be successfully developed, but the development progress is so fast, which is somewhat surprising.

"Mr. Ji, it is only right to give awards to Mr. Chen, Mr. Li, and Mr. Yue. I did not participate in any specific work, so this award is somewhat worthy. I still give this award to the engineers of the 33rd Institute. Go." Qin Hai said modestly.

"The 33 Institute has made great achievements. The headquarters has awarded them the collective first-class merit, and more than a dozen technicians have been awarded individual merit. As for the reward for you, it is collectively requested by all the cadres and the masses of the 33 Institute. , They all said that the military medal is incomplete without you." Ji Mingchu laughed.

"They are too polite..." Qin Hai also smiled. He helped the employees of the 33rd Institute to solve their worries and gave them motivation to engage in scientific research activities. This contribution is indeed indelible. More importantly, Qin Hai will also be expected to help them with the welfare of the future employees of the 33 Institutes, that's why they asked the headquarters to give Qin Hai credit.

Ji Mingchu said: "You are invited to come to the capital because there will be a celebration meeting in a few days, which will be held internally, but the central leadership will also attend and present awards to you in person."

"I really didn't do anything. I'm flattered that Mr. Ji gave me such a great honor." Qin Hai said the usual polite words at such a time.

"This is the honor you deserve." Ji Mingchu said, and before Qin Hai could answer, he changed his serious expression and said, "To award you is just one of the purposes of inviting you to the capital. There is one thing we want to hear from you."

"What's the matter?" Qin Hai sat up straight and asked seriously. He knew that this matter was the reason why Ji Mingchu specially summoned him. If he was only notified to attend the award ceremony, there was absolutely no need for Ji Mingchu to come forward in person.

"Please come in Zhou Gong." Ji Mingchu motioned to the secretary.

The secretary got up and went out, and after a while, he brought in a man in his early 50s with gray sideburns. This person has a bookish look on his face, but his straight waist shows that he has a military background.

"Hello Chief!" The man walked up to Ji Mingchu and stopped, stood at attention, and gave a standard military salute.

"Sit down." Ji Mingchu didn't get up, but just pointed to another sofa, beckoning the man to sit down. He is not putting on airs, but there is no need to engage in too much red tape on this occasion.

"This is engineer Zhou Linlei." Ji Mingchu introduced to Qin Hai, then turned his head to Zhou Linlei, pointed to Qin Hai and said, "This is Comrade Qin Hai, the chairman of Daqin Industrial Group Company in Anhe Province. He is no longer an outsider. You Just call him Xiao Qin."

"Yes." Zhou Linlei nodded, and then looked at Qin Hai with surprise eyes, wondering what Ji Mingchu wanted to introduce such a person to him.

"Zhou Gong, didn't you say that the problem of sealing materials is a stumbling block last time? Xiao Qin and his group specialize in materials. Tell Xiao Qin and see if he can help you." Ji Mingchu said.

"He..." Zhou Linlei's eyes widened, and he stammered after a long while: "Chief, this is a matter involving confidentiality. Tell Qin... Comrade Xiao Qin, it doesn't comply with the regulations, right?"

Ji Mingchu smiled and said: "As I said just now, Xiao Qin is not an outsider. Comrade Xiao Qin is also one of the contributors to the development of No. 98 steel at Institute 33. Now that the steel is available, there is still a lot of work to be done. We still need Xiao Qin to help us, if you have any request, just say it."

"Yes!" Zhou Linlei didn't dare to question anymore. Who is Ji Mingchu? He said that Qin Hai is not an outsider, so he is naturally not an outsider. What else can Zhou Linlei not say to Qin Hai? However, when the words came to his lips, Zhou Linlei didn't know where to start. The obstacle he encountered was not a simple problem. Can you explain clearly to the young man in front of him in a few words?

"Comrade Xiao Qin, it's like this. Some of our equipment... um, needs a special sealing material. This material needs to have a certain degree of elasticity, be able to compress and release within a certain range, and at the same time require a smooth surface. The other thing is to be resistant to high temperatures...about 400 degrees." Zhou Linlei said hesitantly.