The train driver in the courtyard

Master Lu once said: A butterfly flapping its wings gently at one end of the ocean may cause a huge storm at the other end of the ocean.

At this moment, the changes in the technical route of developing the giant mushroom at Factory 221 are like a butterfly flapping its wings.

As Li Aiguo had expected, a violent storm swept the capital.

As encrypted calls continued to be made from Factory 221 to a mysterious office in Beijing.

Characters from all sides appeared on the stage one after another, just like the curtain opening of a big drama.

For a time, Director Li, the highest decision-maker of Factory 221 and the Ninth Bureau, was pushed to the forefront and became the focus of everyone's attention.

At this critical moment, Haizili also paid attention to the calculator incident that occurred in Factory 221.

Director Li personally took a special plane to the lake and only came out of the lake two hours later.

When he came out of the lake, he brought back a crucial instruction.

There was only one short but very significant line of words on it: "Our big mushroom is called the pride bomb."

Just these three words "zhengqi bomb" contain endless profound meaning and are enough to explain everything.

It was these three words that, like a stabilizing force, successfully suppressed the overwhelming opposition.

Director Li returned to Factory 211 with this instruction.

Director Xu of the Preparatory Office of Factory 211 personally stepped forward and, relying on his prestige and ability, suppressed those discordant voices.

In this way, the new computing plan was launched vigorously in an enthusiastic atmosphere.

At this time, Zhao Jitian was sitting in his office, staring blankly at the world map on the wall.

His heart was filled with confusion and resentment, and he kept muttering, "How could Haizi be so bewildered by Director Li and his gang?
They are making a mistake.”

After hesitating for a long time, his hand slowly reached out for the red phone, his fingers trembling slightly.

He knew very well that once he made this call, it would mean a violation of discipline.

He knew that if he made the call, he would be violating discipline.

However, he just couldn't bear to watch Factory 221 go further and further in what he believed to be the wrong direction.

In his mind, a vague but tall figure emerged. It was the pillar of faith in his heart.

"Just as Comrade Su said, some people here have gone astray, and they need determined fighters like me to step forward!"

Zhao Jitian finally stood up and walked to the door of the confidential information office.

It was already after get off work and the confidential information office was empty.

Zhao Jitian took out a piece of wire, poked open the wooden door, and tiptoed in.

There was a row of telephones on the table, and each phone was connected to a different department or unit.

Zhao Jitian looked at these telephones one by one, and finally found a telephone marked with the word "Chuan".

He took a deep breath and shook it for a while. After a while, he heard the voice of the operator from the other end.

"This is the preparatory office of Factory 221. We have some technical problems and need to consult the chief consultant."

Wait until the call is connected.

Zhao Jitian lowered his voice and said nervously, "Hello, Comrade General Advisor, I am Zhao Jitian, and I want to report an emergency to you."

******
Meanwhile, Chief Lee has just finished a special meeting.

During the meeting.

Director Deng and other department directors raised their hands to express their opinions, and expressed earnestly that they would firmly support the decision of their superiors and would do their best to use their own methods to develop a model of the giant mushroom as soon as possible.

Director Li just walked out of the conference room door.

The assistant hurried over, lowered his voice, and said in a panic, "Director, something happened. The chief counselor just called. He knew what we did and seemed very angry. He asked you to see him immediately."

Director Li's heart skipped a beat and his face instantly turned very ugly.

The "general counsel" the assistant was referring to was none other than the Ninth Bureau's general counsel - Boris Ledenev.

At the beginning of this year, after Gavrinov left his post, the Russians sent Boris Ledenev to the Ninth Bureau as chief adviser.

As chief consultant, Boris Ledenev was responsible for dispatching all Russian experts involved in the mushroom growing project.

Although many Russian experts have evacuated in the past six months, some are still holding on the front line.

If there was a falling out with Ledenev, not only would the remaining experts withdraw early, but the results of the previous cooperation between the two sides would also most likely be destroyed.

This will undoubtedly be a huge disaster for Factory 221.

"Didn't we already give the order to keep it confidential?" Director Li frowned.

Because they were worried that Ledenev would leak the true progress of Factory 221 to the Russians.

Therefore, many of Factory 221's plans were kept secret from Ledenev.

The assistant shook his head: "It is not clear who leaked the information yet. Team Leader Cat is leading a full investigation."

Director Li had already vaguely guessed the source of the leak, but he could only sigh inwardly.

Because now is not the time to pursue responsibility. The most urgent task is to find a way to "fool" Boris Ledenev and prevent him from acting rashly.

However, Boris Ledenev was an extremely stubborn old man, and it was not easy to convince him.

"Maybe we should ask driver Li for advice. This incident was caused by him, so he should be held responsible. Well, who would eat white flour buns all day without working?"

Thinking of this, Director Li turned around and walked towards the warm building.

Director Deng and his colleagues had vaguely heard the conversation between Director Li and his assistant, and their faces all turned grim.

"Boris Ledenev is not an easy man to deal with."

"Who is it? Who leaked the secret? They are betraying our Factory 221!"

"Okay, these are things that our superiors need to consider. Our most important task now is to quickly compile the new calculation method into a calculation program."

Director Deng and the others looked at each other and saw the heavy pressure and responsibility on each other's shoulders in each other's eyes.

They nodded silently, then strode towards a room.

At this time, Director Li had already pushed open the wooden door of the detention room.

I saw Li Aiguo leaning leisurely on the bed, humming a little tune, holding a book "Red Stone Mountain" in his arms, reading it with great interest and laughing from time to time.

Director Li shook his head helplessly, feeling deeply moved: these people were busy running around outside at great risk.

And yet the instigator is so relaxed.

Li Aiguo was indeed very happy. Most of the employees in Factory 221 were intellectuals from all over the country, and they brought with them many precious books.

These books are of various types and there are even many rare copies on the market.

Take the book "Red Rock Mountain" in his hand, for example, which was published in 1941.

It mainly depicts the miserable life of the working class and has extremely high historical and literary value. It is no longer published.

"Brother Li, have the higher-ups agreed to our plan?" Li Aiguo put down his book and asked with a smile.

".Are you so confident?" As soon as Director Li opened his mouth, he felt that his words were redundant.

Recalling this trip to Haizi, he has realized that Li Aiguo's visit to Factory 221 must have been instructed by someone.

"Patriotic, there is an emergency situation now."

Director Li regarded Li Aiguo as a comrade in the same trench, and did not hide anything from him, and told him about the changes that had happened on Boris Ledenev's side.

"So, our goal is to temporarily stabilize Boris Ledenev and those old Russian experts, and strive for the greatest benefit!"

Li Aiguo also strongly agrees with the above approach.

In his opinion, engaging in meaningless emotional disputes in the face of real interests is undoubtedly a foolish act that will only make one laugh.

"Yes, we originally planned to inform Boris Ledenev after the theoretical model was completed, but who knew that there would be a loophole now."

"I'll go with you."

Before Director Li could explain, Li Aiguo had already stood up and put on his cotton jacket.

"You" Director Li didn't expect that he would agree so readily. After a moment's silence, he patted Li Aiguo's shoulder heavily.

“No wonder the higher-ups trust you so much.”

Director Li notified his assistant to prepare a special plane. Li Aiguo originally planned to board the plane directly, but suddenly he thought of something.

"Brother Li, you introduced this Boris Ledenev as an expert in studying the state of the nuclear components inside an atomic bomb at the moment of explosion?"

Director Li introduced: "Boris Ledenev is also a well-known mushroom expert among the Russians.

In fact, this time, he took the initiative to apply to be the chief consultant of the Ninth Bureau, and the Russians don't want to let him go yet."

"So you didn't want to ask Consultant Boris Ledenev to help train some researchers?"

Li Aiguo knew very well that these Russian experts had another important mission when they came here, which was to help the younger brothers train personnel and impart technology.

"Oh, forget it. We organized a dozen researchers and planned to have them worship Boris Ledenev as their master.

But Boris Ledenev was restricted by the orders of the Russians. After he came to the ninth inning, he became a mute monk and his daily work was just to stay in the office to handle official business. "

Hearing this, Li Aiguo's eyebrows trembled slightly, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face. He said, "Director Li, I have a way to pry open Boris Ledenev's mouth."

"Really?" Director Li was surprised.

"But I need you to immediately organize a group of relevant technical personnel to go to the base with us." Li Aiguo said.

“It’s a bit too late now.”

Director Li was a little hesitant, but attracted by the huge benefits, he decisively ordered his assistant to quickly notify each office and let the corresponding technicians sign up voluntarily.

At this time, in a large office.

Zhou Xiaomeng is busy with a group of technicians.

After she came to Factory 221, she was assigned to a room to do computing work because of her strong mathematical skills.

However, due to the use of calculators, Zhou Xiaomeng and these calculators were "temporarily" unemployed and could only do some data sorting and review work.

This is a very boring and not very important job, which inevitably discouraged the girl who came to the Gobi Desert to make a contribution with great enthusiasm.

"I don't know what the train driver's situation is. He is just a train driver. How could he cause such a big disaster?" Zhou Xiaomeng muttered to herself while sorting out the data.

"Hey, Zhou Xiaomeng, I warned you!" Liu Hong beside her pushed her quickly: "The train driver was taken away by three departments. Even if he is proven innocent in the end, he can't stay in the Gobi Desert anymore."

"Sister, he is not a bad person." Zhou Xiaomeng pouted.

Liu Hong looked at this kind girl and sighed silently. If it were someone else, she would not bother to say so much.

But this girl is as innocent as a blank sheet of paper and is most likely to be bullied.

"Xiao Meng, I won't say much. If you don't want to get into trouble, just forget about the train driver." Liu Hong said solemnly.

"I got it." Zhou Xiaomeng also knew that Liu Hong was doing this for her own good. She sighed softly and shook her head, as if trying to shake off some impressions of the train driver.

At this time, the team leader walked in wearing a Zhongshan suit.

"This is Assistant Zhang. Everyone, stop for a moment. Assistant Zhang will make an announcement." The matter was urgent, and the assistant director did not respond. He just said loudly, "The bureau needs twelve researchers to carry out a special mission. They must have a good memory, a solid foundation in mathematics, and know Russian. It would be best if they were young people who had just graduated from school."

If one condition is singled out, there are many researchers in the same room who meet the condition.

However, there are not many people who fully meet these four conditions, and Zhou Xiaomeng is one of them.

She was about to raise her hand, but Liu Hong quickly grabbed her arm: "Xiao Meng, this is a mission, not a job!"

Zhou Xiaomeng understood what Liu Hong meant. The mission might fail, and if it failed, she might be implicated.

"Sister Liu, I know." Zhou Xiaomeng raised her hand without hesitation.

"You girl. Alas." Liu Hong shook her head helplessly.

There are many cautious people like Liu Hong in Factory 221, but there are even more brave and fearless people like Zhou Xiaomeng.

There were more than two hundred people who signed up, so Assistant Zhang had to screen and eliminate a large number of them.

Zhou Xiaomeng was lucky enough to be selected because of her strong ability.

"You will be given ten minutes to pack your luggage. Meet at the door of Room 1 in ten minutes!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaomeng was a little confused. Even if it was an emergency task, the preparation time could not be so short.

When Zhou Xiaomeng got off the GAZ truck and saw a military transport plane ready to take off not far away, she realized that this mission was indeed a special and urgent mission.

"Comrade, don't stand there, the plane is about to take off."

At this time, a familiar voice came from behind. Zhou Xiaomeng turned her head and saw that it was that familiar figure.

"Comrade train driver, have you been released?"

"Oh, not yet. Just think of me as 'making up for my crime'!"

As Li Aiguo spoke, he quickly climbed onto the transport plane and extended his hand to Zhou Xiaomeng: "Comrade, I extend to you the hand of friendship as a class brother."

"Just consider it as you returning the eight small fish I gave you," Zhou Xiaomeng muttered softly, then reached out and grabbed Li Aiguo's hand and climbed onto the transport plane.

"What kind of fish? Eight of them?" Li Aiguo was about to ask when Director Li and his assistant arrived.

Seeing Director Li, Zhou Xiaomeng and the researchers all stood at attention.

Director Li's eyes swept across their faces and said, "Let me briefly explain the mission. It is very simple. When you arrive at the base, you must follow the orders of the patriotic comrades."

Zhou Xiaomeng and those researchers all looked at Li Aiguo.

"Wasn't this person arrested a while ago?"

"Yes, he seems to be a train driver?"

"Oh, you don't understand, do you think it takes three units to capture an ordinary person?"

The best thing about these days is strict discipline. Orders that you understand must be executed, and orders that you don’t understand must be executed even more.

The discussions soon died down and everyone waited quietly for Li Aiguo to issue orders.

Li Aiguo said only one sentence: "From now on, your profession is student."

"Ah" Zhou Xiaomeng opened her mouth wide.

*****
The Ninth Bureau is a large and complex organization.

In addition to the Ninth Bureau within Factory 221, the Ninth Bureau has also built many bases in various places, which undertake the important tasks of research institutes and technology reserves.

After all, the site of Factory 221 was chosen by Russian experts, and the imperialists were selfless, so our predecessors were well aware of the risks involved.

They had come through blood and fire, commanded millions of troops, and their layout level was far beyond the imagination of later generations.

They did this just in case, so that if any accident happened, they would not be wiped out by the enemy.

The destination of the transport plane is the No. 906 Base of the Jiujiu Bureau in Sichuan Province.

It is located in the valley of the mountains, in a very secluded location, more than 200 kilometers away from the nearest military airport.

It was already evening when Li Aiguo arrived at the 906 base in a GAZ truck.

The base had been notified long ago, and two men in gray Zhongshan suits immediately came forward enthusiastically when they saw the truck stop.

After they whispered with Director Li for a while, they nodded to each other and seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.

Director Li turned around and walked to the truck, pointing at the researchers: "You will go to the cafeteria to eat with the comrades at the base first, and then they will arrange accommodation for you."

The researchers still didn't understand the situation and followed the man in the gray Mao suit away in a daze.

Director Li then turned to look at Li Aiguo and said, "Aiguo, you should have been allowed to take a break, but the chief consultant is furious and has even told Director Chen at the base that he wants to transfer all the experts back."

"Let's go! Let's go meet this Ledenev."

Li Aiguo straightened his collar and followed Director Li towards the best office in the base.

It is said to be the best, but in fact it is just a small house made of red bricks, very simple. Most of the houses in the entire base are made of adobe, and the conditions are even worse than those of Factory 221.

In a simple office, Li Aiguo met Boris Ledenev, the general counsel of the Ninth Bureau.

The most famous mushroom expert of the Russians was cursing at Director Chen of the base.

"Betrayal, this is betrayal!"

"Chief Counsel, there must be a misunderstanding here. Don't worry, Director Li is on the way." Director Chen's forehead was covered with sweat and he could only apologize repeatedly.

Just at this moment, the office door was pushed open from the outside.

Seeing that it was Director Li who came in, Director Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and moved to the side.

"Comrade Ledenev, long time no see." When Factory 221 was being planned and built, Director Li worked with Boris Ledenev for a period of time, and the two were old acquaintances.

When Boris Ledenev saw Director Li, his face was no longer as enthusiastic as before, and he said angrily: "You are the biggest traitor!"

"Ahem, Comrade Ledenev, we came here today to explain the misunderstanding to you." Director Li smiled awkwardly.

"Misunderstanding? Li, don't think I don't know what you did. You arranged me here because you were worried that I would pass the message back.

I tolerated it because of class ties. But now you want to change the mushroom growing model. You are going to ruin our business."

Boris Ledenev slammed the table.

Well, this table is stronger than the one from Factory 221, so it’s okay.

Li Aiguo thought to himself but his face remained expressionless.

Director Li, who in the past could charge into the battlefield under hail of bullets, was now speechless.

This is actually a special war. It seems invisible, but it determines the direction of the future, so we have to be cautious.

At this time, Li Aiguo stepped forward and stopped in front of Boris Ledenev: "Comrade General Advisor, can we talk alone?"

Boris Ledenev frowned and looked at Li Aiguo, who was wearing work clothes, and asked Director Li: "Who is this?"

"Comrade Li Aiguo, you know about the error in the calculation data, right? He was the one who made the calculator."

Director Li introduced, thinking that this man would probably get angry again. After all, Li Aiguo was only a consultant of the Red Star Computing Institute. How could he be qualified to talk to the chief consultant alone?

Unexpectedly, Boris Ledenev was stunned when he heard the name. After looking at him, he asked, "Are you Li Aiguo, who founded the Red Star Computing Institute?"

"My name is indeed Li Aiguo, but the Red Star Computing Institute is a joint venture between the ministry and Andre Trading Company. It is not the work of one person."

As Li Aiguo spoke, he sat down on the chair.

Boris Ledenev seemed to have forgotten Director Li. He stared at Li Aiguo and asked, "How is Professor Gilotti's health now?"

"Do you know Lao Ji?" Li Aiguo was surprised.

Ledenev took out a box of cigars from the drawer, took out a cigar and handed it to Li Aiguo.

He thought for a moment, then took out a pack of white cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and threw it to Director Li in a bad mood: "Director Li, I want to talk to Comrade Li Aiguo alone."

Director Li looked at the thick cigar in Li Aiguo's hand, then looked at the thin cigarette in his own hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

This guy is really stingy.

"Chief Advisor, please talk. I'll ask the cafeteria to prepare the meal."

After saying that, he closed the door and left.

Although he didn't know why the general counsel's attitude had changed, it was a good thing after all.

"Old Chen, give Commissioner Li an extra steamed bun tonight."

The door is closed, blocking out the wind.

Ledenev nodded heavily to Li Aiguo and said gratefully: "Thank you for bringing Professor Gilotti out."

Li Aiguo took a puff of his cigar and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you know Professor Gilotti?"

"More than just knowing each other, Professor Gilotti is my cousin. We grew up together and went to school together, but later he chose computer science as his research direction, while I chose nuclear physics."

Ledenev took a puff of his cigarette and sighed, "Gillotti has been stubborn since he was young. When he had a conflict with the Academy of Sciences, I persuaded him to say in your Chinese that a man who knows the current situation is a hero.

But he didn’t listen and insisted on building the Minsk computer.”

Hearing this, Li Aiguo interjected: "Professor Gilotti was miraculously not implicated in the incident five years ago. Could it be that you did something behind the scenes?"

At the beginning of the establishment of the Red Star Computing Institute, Li Aiguo mobilized almost all his resources to investigate Professor Gilotti's information.

Then I discovered something strange.

Five years ago, there was a big storm over there, and Professor Gilotti, this troublemaker, had already attracted attention.

But in the end, he was safe and sound. The relevant personnel looked through all the information but could not find out the cause.

At that time, Li Aiguo suspected that someone was silently giving a thumbs up behind Professor Gilotti's back.

The only people qualified to do this are bigwigs like Ledenev, who are in charge of the mushroom-growing business.

This also explains why there is no information related to Ledenev in Gilotti's archives.

Ledenev used his connections to recompile Gilotti's files in advance.

"This is all I can do. In order to avoid being implicated by Gilotti, I have to find ways to distance myself from him."

When Ledenev, who had been so aggressive just now, mentioned things happening in the country, his expression suddenly darkened and he looked several years older.

"You have done enough. In fact, not everyone has your courage."

Li Aiguo said sincerely: "With your help, Lao Ji was able to come to the Red Star Computing Institute. By the way, his asthma has been relieved a lot under the treatment of the old Chinese doctor."

"Thank you, Comrade Li Aiguo. Let's talk about your betrayal."

As he spoke, Ledenev slammed the table, pointed at Li Aiguo and said, "I am very angry about your behavior. If there is no reasonable explanation, I will report it and withdraw all the remaining 500 experts!"

Li Aiguo: "."

This guy must be born in the year of the dog.

Are you going to fall out?

(End of this chapter)