Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2951 This time, we can't stay silent anymore.

When I returned to the office, Secretary Guo was waiting for me inside.

Liu Lixue served tea and then carefully sat down in a chair to listen.

However, Yang Xiaotao saw through her little scheme, picked up a document and handed it to her. Liu Lixue could only stand up speechlessly, and then took the document to the research institute to verify the entry and exit of materials.

After the door closed, Yang Xiaotao sat back down in his chair, smiling at Secretary Guo.

When he arrived, Secretary Guo glanced at the documents that Old Chen had given him and immediately understood what was going on.

Since this document had already been communicated with the Ninth Department, there was no need to make another trip.

But Old Chen still arranged for him to come, which means he had another purpose.

Thinking back to what Elder Chen had asked him to pay attention to, he immediately understood Elder Chen's intention.

"Secretary Guo, how has the leader been feeling lately?"

"Yes, everything's fine!"

"You guys are quite busy."

"It's alright, being busy is good."

"you."

While Yang Xiaotao was still being polite, Secretary Guo took a deep breath and said, "Director Yang, we're not strangers anymore, why don't you get straight to the point?"

Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes back, "I just saw you were a little nervous, so I was going to gradually unfold the process to help you get used to it. You don't even appreciate my good intentions?"

Secretary Guo was speechless. "I am a little nervous, but you're going on and on without getting to the point. Isn't this just making things worse?"

"Let's hurry up, I should go back and talk to my boss."

But Yang Xiaotao quickly waved his hand, saying, "Secretary Guo, you can't tell the boss about this."

Secretary Guo immediately slapped his forehead upon hearing this, "I know, I almost forgot about that."

Since Old Chen isn't getting involved, let the people below handle it themselves.

He certainly wouldn't be bored enough to report this to his superiors.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

"Who made this move?"

Secretary Guo also became serious, "You know who the leader is, it's always like this."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "The grasshoppers of autumn won't be able to jump around for much longer."

Secretary Guo didn't interrupt, genuinely unsure of what to say.

"Two people took the lead this time: Gu Yuan and Chen Bo."

Secretary Guo briefly explained the situation of the two people, and Yang Xiaotao understood it all.

At this point, Secretary Guo thought of Yang Xiaotao's usual methods, especially his ability to open up the situation from the outside, so he continued, "We have conducted a detailed and comprehensive investigation into these two people."

"Not only us, but that person also sent people to conduct a full investigation after being taught a lesson by you a few times. They even dug up his ancestors for eight generations."

"So you want to start with these two people, but this time it will be a bit difficult."

Yang Xiaotao just smiled when he heard Secretary Guo say that. Although he was good at breaking the deadlock from the outside, he was not the only one who could do it.

Now in his new position, he is no longer the factory director of the former machine shop, nor the humble fitter he once was.

There are some things you don't need to do yourself.

"I know that. Go on, what's their goal? How do they plan to do it? When will they do it?"

Secretary Guo, seeing Yang Xiaotao ask three questions in a row, remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Some people at higher levels have already started submitting opinions regarding the safety of nuclear power plants, wanting to bring them under direct management."

"Direct management? Who will manage it?"

Yang Xiaotao sneered, "Do they even know anything about management?"

Do they know how to operate, maintain, and service it?

"A bunch of laymen having unrealistic dreams."

Secretary Guo also felt that those people were being somewhat blindly arrogant about this matter. Anyone could do this kind of thing.
To put it bluntly, they're after money and fame.

Then he thought of the upcoming "West-East Gas Pipeline" project, which was also a great opportunity to make a name for himself.

Many people have already spoken to Elder Chen, especially Elder Xia from the First Ministry of Machine Building, who was nominated by the Ninth Ministry to secure a spot. The remaining two spots are now highly competitive.

"Submitting a written opinion is one aspect, but there are also reports from Kosaka Castle and analysis reports from inside the Jiaolong submarine."

"Where did these two reports come from?"

"This report by Kosaka was cut from a newspaper in the United States."

Secretary Guo said somewhat speechlessly, "Although it was a report made at the conference, it still needs to be officially certified."

They cut it out of the newspaper; everyone knows you can't believe everything you read in the newspaper.

Yang Xiaotao shook his head; these people only had so many tricks up their sleeves.

got used to.

"Where is the analysis report for the Jiaolong submersible?"

Secretary Guo said solemnly, "It was made by the Second Ministry of Machine Building itself."

Yang Xiaotao thought to himself, "As expected," but he greatly admired the way the Second Ministry of Machine Building did things.

They did not conceal the facts because of their responsibility, and this attitude towards handling the problem is highly commendable.

After a moment of contemplation, Yang Xiaotao stroked his stubble. "In other words, the other party wants to take on this matter to interfere in the management of the nuclear power plant."

"Would it even suppress the Second Ministry of Machine Building?"

Secretary Guo nodded. "The leaders of the Second Air Force are somewhat of a gentleman, but the main responsibility for this incident does indeed lie with them, without a doubt. It all depends on how they handle it."

He then added, "And there's the logistics department; they're the design and development team for the Jiaolong submersible."

"However, Elder Qin is quite protective of his own and doesn't give them a chance to investigate at all."

"And I also heard that they inquired about a model of the Nautilus!"

"However, Chief Designer Huang, who is in charge, did not disclose any information."

At this point, Secretary Guo glanced cautiously at Yang Xiaotao.

Others might not know, but he, who was standing next to Old Chen, was unaware of it?
If they really investigate the Nautilus model, they'll be stirring up a hornet's nest.

You should know that this involves many people, and it may even involve the family of the person in front of you.

What's more, there's an aircraft carrier model behind it.

This is too big a deal; it will be difficult to handle.

When Yang Xiaotao heard Secretary Guo say this, he simply narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent with a calm expression.

Secretary Guo sensed a fleeting murderous intent and thought to himself, "As expected, this guy's Achilles' heel is his family."

When did they start?

"Right now they are waiting to see how the hospital patients are doing; I suspect they are trying to find a breakthrough by talking to them."

Yang Xiaotao scoffed, "Wishful thinking."

"I think so too."

"However, they don't have much time left. The longer it drags on, the more difficult it will be. I estimate they will take action in early August."

"and"

Secretary Guo paused slightly, "And I suspect they'll definitely get involved in the West-East Gas Pipeline project as well."

"You know, once they start, they won't stop."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, digested the information in his mind, and then smiled at Secretary Guo, "Old Guo, I suddenly realized that you have the potential to be a strategist."

"Do you want to stay in the Ninth Division and work for me?"

Secretary Guo was momentarily tempted, but considering the current situation, she suppressed her thoughts and turned her head away, saying, "If there's nothing else, I'm going back. Recently, Old Chen has only been thinking about the West-East Gas Pipeline project. How are your preparations going?"

"Don't let the boss down!"

Now it was Yang Xiaotao's turn to be speechless. "Don't even mention it, the materials still haven't been made."

"The rest is almost ready."

"Let's finalize the route after the conference." Secretary Guo nodded. "Alright, I'll head back now."

"I send you!"

After Secretary Guo left the Ninth Department, Yang Xiaotao returned to his office and waited for a moment before the old Taoist knocked on the door.

When the old Taoist priest walked in, he was followed by Guan Zhiyong, Xu Ning, and Wang Manshan.

"Minister Yang, we have finished compiling the materials. These are the necessary raw materials, as well as related equipment and reagents."

At the old man's prompting, Xu Ning placed the organized documents on the table. Yang Xiaotao picked them up, glanced at them, and then looked at Guan Zhiyong, "You were able to find all these materials?"

Guan Zhiyong immediately nodded, "Although some of the ingredients are not commonly used, I have seen them on the ingredient list, so I should be able to find them."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Okay, you guys go back to the steel plant first."

"Old Taoist, keep an eye on things!"

The old Taoist priest nodded, then led everyone away.

After the old Taoist priest left, Yang Xiaotao picked up the phone and called the Ministry of Machine Building.

"Old Liu, it's me!"

Liu Huaimin hung up the phone, still pondering Yang Xiaotao's intentions.

Although he wasn't sure if the First Ministry of Machine Building had those materials, given his connections with the Ninth Ministry, it wouldn't be difficult to ask and obtain them.

Now that the other party has abandoned the channels of the Ninth Department and instead let the First Department of Machine Building handle it, there's a lot more to this than meets the eye.

Liu Huaimin felt that he had found a familiar taste.

After thinking for a while, I realized that while I wasn't sure about everything else, there was one thing I was certain of.

That means Yang Xiaotao is up to something.

With that in mind, Liu Huaimin still picked up the phone and asked the relevant departments of the First Ministry of Machine Building to make preparations.

Regardless, they're all in the same boat, so I have to help them out.

……

Three days later, the old Taoist returned to the courtyard and told Yang Xiaotao some good news: all aspects of zirconium alloy production were ready.

Yang Xiaotao did not go to the steel plant, but instead sent An Zhongsheng and Liang Zuoxin there. During this time, the steel plant was outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.

On the fourth day, Yang Xiaotao called Ji Xiang to inquire about the patient's condition. After confirming that the patient's condition had improved, he asked her to hand over the satellite phone to the people in the ward.

At the same time, he warned her not to leak any information to the outside world. Ji Xiang could only think to herself, "Director Yang is really wicked!"
Then, have Zhang Wu inform the people in Shanghai and tell them to be prepared to send someone to Beijing when needed.

The reason is simply to visit!

On the sixth day, there was still no progress in the production of zirconium alloy, but Secretary Guo sent a message that the other party could no longer wait.

Therefore, Yang Xiaotao asked the hospital to release the treatment results, and then removed the guards to allow people to visit freely.

However, visitors must be recorded, and patients must not be allowed to leave.

At the same time, Yang Xiaotao called Qian Lao and Zhou Lao, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and asked if they were free to visit the Second Ministry of Machine Building together.

Neither of them guessed Yang Xiaotao's intention. Qian Lao, who came from a second-level department, agreed without any hesitation.

Yang Xiaotao guessed that since Qian Lao had gone, how could Wang Lao, who loved to join in the fun and was very protective of his own, not go?

Because Mr. Zhou was busy "supervising" in Shanghai, he received a phone call asking about the time. Yang Xiaotao was helpless because the time was set by the other party. Then Mr. Zhou took a plane back to Beijing that night.

Ready to serve at any time.

On the eighth night, Yang Xiaotao returned home to continue his number game and try to finalize the pipe materials as soon as possible.

Then he heard Yu Zecheng speaking outside, and when he got up, he saw Yu Zecheng standing at the door.

"Old Yu, what's up?"

"Go for a walk!"

Yu Zecheng pointed to the door, and Yang Xiaotao's heart skipped a beat. He then followed him out of the room.

The two walked out of the courtyard gate in silence, crossed the alleyway, and parked a car in a shady spot.

"The commander is waiting for you inside!"

Yu Zecheng spoke first, and Yang Xiaotao said speechlessly, "Old Yu, couldn't you have given me a heads-up? It's the middle of the night..."

"No, go now!"

Yu Zecheng urged Yang Xiaotao to walk towards the car, somewhat understanding what the other party meant.

Nine times out of ten, they're trying to control the firepower and prevent things from escalating!

Yang Xiaotao was mentally prepared for this.

As they approached the car, two figures stood nearby, warily scanning their surroundings.

Yang Xiaotao patted Xiao Wei on his chest, and the little guy immediately flew into the air to monitor the surroundings.

The car was covered by a curtain, so Yang Xiaotao couldn't see inside. He went to the car, opened the door, glanced inside, and immediately got in.

"Uncle, I thought it was Old Zeng."

Yang Xiaotao greeted him with a smile. The car was filled with smoke, and it was clear that the old man had smoked quite a bit.

"I'll borrow his car to come over."

The uncle spoke casually, then stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray next to his seat, before looking at Yang Xiaotao and asking, "Is everything ready?"

Although his words seemed nonsensical, Yang Xiaotao understood what his uncle meant.

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "No problem!"

"That's good!"

The uncle remained silent, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Yang Xiaotao.

I took the cigarette, and sure enough, it was a little panda.

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette, lit it, and then began to talk about his plans.

When the old man heard Yang Xiaotao mention zirconium alloy materials, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he then looked at Yang Xiaotao more intently.

After Yang Xiaotao explained all the arrangements, the old man nodded, paused for a moment, and then said, "Be careful with the Chinese Academy of Sciences!"

Yang Xiaotao blinked, then nodded, "I know!"

After finishing his cigarette, Yang Xiaotao got out of the car and watched it drive away.

Yu Zecheng walked over and watched the departing car, then said, "We've prepared for the worst!"

Yang Xiaotao glanced at it and said, "Get lost, you jinx!"

As they walked towards the courtyard house, Yu Zecheng chuckled behind them, and the two walked together again.

The car that had been leaving stopped again, the door opened, and Old Zeng got in.

"What's going on?"

Old Zeng asked impatiently, and the uncle nodded with a smile.

"The plan is very good; it is neither too detailed nor too restrictive, yet it promotes development."

"This child has matured compared to before!"

Seeing his uncle's smug expression, Old Zeng couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You've really lucked out!"

Upon hearing this, the uncle laughed heartily, "There's nothing I can do, I'm just benefiting from my brother's success."

As he said this, he thought of his own brother. If he hadn't brought him to the courtyard house back then, the two of them might never have crossed paths.

Old Zeng didn't pay attention to any of this. He just slapped his thigh and looked up at the dark road ahead. "At first, I didn't think much of it. After all, everyone was feeling their way across the river. It was hard to say who was right and who was wrong!"

"But over the years, I've gradually discovered!"

"Whether something is good or bad isn't determined by whoever says it or whoever shouts the loudest!"

"It's not something that can be represented by just writing a report."

"It's about how much work has been done, whether there are steamed buns on the people's tables, the machines in the workers' hands, and the guns in the soldiers' hands!"

In closing, he solemnly declared, "To retreat or remain silent is to be irresponsible towards the revolution!"

"This time, we can no longer remain silent!"

The old man, who was smoking, nodded silently upon hearing this, feeling quite relieved.

The fact that more and more veteran comrades are able to recognize this point shows that the revolutionary path will become smoother and smoother!
This is a good sign.