Break out of the courtyard

"husband!"

Tang Xin had just finished asking Zhang Long and Zhang Hu about their trip to the capital when she caught up with Zhang Heping, who was walking out.

"After Old Master Zheng and Aunt Wang return to the capital and visit the Xie family, we'll probably need to start preparing for Xiaolong and Xiaohu's wedding," Tang Xin said softly, taking Zhang Heping's left arm.

"I'm still a little worried that after they get married, there might be an accident with the brain-computer interface between their eyebrows. How's the project you mentioned last time about designing a switch for the brain-computer interface going?"

"I'll change them for you next time we go back to Hong Kong Island!" Zhang Heping patted the back of his first wife Tang Xin's hand and comforted her, "The dissipation of spiritual energy is like bedwetting; you'll feel it when it happens, just stay alert."

"Furthermore, once your mental strength is strong enough, you'll be able to control it at will!"

Tang Xin smiled and said, "I still want to get a brain-computer interface with a switch, just for peace of mind!"

Zhang Heping casually agreed and got into the car to go to the conference room for a meeting.

As for the mental energy dissipation they just discussed, Tang Xin was worried that after Zhang Long and Zhang Hu got married, they might accidentally release a large amount of mental energy from the miniature brain-computer interface hidden under their brow skin, which could harm Xie Wan, Xie Ting, or their future children.

In response, Zhang Heping stated that a switch could be set for the brain-computer interface to convert mental energy; when not in use, it could be turned off to prevent the conversion of mental energy.

July 17th, Saturday.

The video conference Zhang Heping was attending at this time was, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the last working meeting before the holiday.

"Advisor Zhang, we have reviewed the report from Peace Space Corporation regarding the existence of liquid water beneath the Martian surface," said Elder Yang, who was presiding over the meeting in the capital, looking at the camera in a deep voice.

"But we still cannot approve your application to launch experimental weapons to Mars."

"At present, our main focus should be on economic development, and we should not create unnecessary complications."

Zhang Heping said nonchalantly, "If you don't want to test new weapons on Mars, fine. I'll have Heping Aerospace capture a few meteorites and send them to crash into Mars."

"Once the dust storms on Mars are controlled by water vapor, the second step of the Mars Mars Base Project, the Mars Ecological Transformation Project, will follow."

Capture a meteorite that will collide with Mars?
Faced with Zhang Heping's sudden decision, not only those in the capital and the Northwest venue, but even Qian Lao and others next to Zhang Heping couldn't help but frown.

"Director Zhang!" An engineer from the Northwest Space Base frowned and said, "If we send Peace Space to capture a meteorite that could collide with Mars, and it succeeds, the impact will be no less than testing a new weapon on Mars!"

At this point, many people thought about the related issues of capturing meteorites that collide with Mars.

If Peace Space successfully captures a meteorite that hits Mars, does that mean they can also capture a meteorite that hits Earth?
"Ahem! Advisor Zhang!" Elder Yang in the capital's meeting hall laughed, "I think you should focus on the Moon Palace base project for now, and postpone the Mars project!"

“Heh…” Zhang Heping chuckled lightly, “During the previous meeting, you said that the lunar project might cause unnecessary competition and that we should proceed slowly.”

"Now you want me to slow down the Mars program and focus on the lunar program. So, should we also postpone the lunar program?"

This put the people at the capital's meeting in a difficult position, because they were the ones who had previously requested a postponement of the lunar program.

Old Hua, who was standing next to him, noticed that Zhang Heping's tone was off, so he frowned and turned on his microphone, saying, "Old Yang, you two should discuss the lunar and Mars plans again."

"We've invested so much manpower and resources in these two projects; it's impossible for us to abandon them all just because of a few casual words from you!"

Old Yang also sensed the dissatisfaction in Zhang Heping's tone, and after hearing what Old Hua said, he was prepared to agree and discuss the matter further after they had reached an agreement.

"Mr. Hua, it's not about giving up!" a middle-aged man in the capital's meeting room said, "It's just about slowing down the progress of the relevant plans!"

"Hmph!" Zhang Heping sneered as he stood up. "If you don't want to do it, I can do it overseas!"

"A waste of time!"

Relying on his skills, Zhang Heping left decisively, completely disregarding the raging floodwaters behind him.

When peaceful space launches communication satellites, navigation satellites, and resource satellites, and when establishing space-based early warning systems and space-based computing centers, there are not so many troublesome restrictions.

Even the previous Tiangong space station project didn't take him much time. However, when the lunar Guanghan Palace base project entered the robotic lunar landing construction phase, some people started interfering.

The reason for this is simply that Zhang Heping refused to allow foreign aerospace experts to participate in these two programs, which sparked numerous protests.

But what does it matter to him what those foreigners are protesting? It has absolutely nothing to do with him!
Zhang Heping didn't know what was discussed in the subsequent meeting, but when Elder Hua found Zhang Heping fishing by the artificial lake, he said that the Lunar Palace Base Project and the Mars Mars Base Project were proceeding normally and that there was no need to pay attention to the opinions of those laymen.

"That's why I don't want to be an official!" Zhang Heping said casually, holding a thin line in his right hand and looking at the float at the other end of the line where it entered the water, thus putting the matter aside.

After spending a long time with Zhang Heping, Hua Lao quickly understood the unspoken meaning behind Zhang Heping's words: he did not want to compromise!

Not compromising means that the sharp edges are still there...

Old Hua stood silently to the side, watching Zhang Heping use his invisible spiritual power to lift the thin line, remove fish of different sizes from the hook, and then put them into the bucket in front of him.

At this moment, he was no longer thinking about the moon or Mars projects, but rather about the gun license issue of the Hong Kong Island protection umbrella security company.

If the bodyguards aren't armed, and Zhang Heping happens to teach them how to manipulate mental energy, then we'll be in big trouble!
But then he thought of Zhang Nian, who had been transferred to the Hong Kong Island Police Department, and Hua Lao relaxed a little. He felt that using the Hong Kong police to recruit those bodyguards was not a bad idea.

The following day was New Year's Eve.

My eldest sister and brother-in-law, who were supposed to be back early in the morning, called back at noon to say that they were delayed by two old men!
The two old men were the same guy whose 70-year-old son had tried to impersonate his 92-year-old father and failed to inject the Lifespan 120 potion.

In response, Zhang Heping directly called Secretary Chen to suspend the production and injection of Shouyuan 120 medicine, and to give relevant employees a holiday for the Spring Festival.

Zhang Heping hadn't originally planned to suspend operations; yesterday, he even promised five times the overtime pay to the employees working overtime at Production Building No. 1 and Heping Hospital.

But more than ten days later, not only did Secretary Chen and his team fail to deal with the two old men properly, they also put them on television to cry about how poor and difficult their lives were, and how evil it was to prevent them from receiving the Life 120 injection!
So here's the question: since those two old men were destitute and had no able-bodied men in their homes, who helped them apply for the Life Extension 120 potion online?

Where did they get the travel expenses to come to Guangdong Province?

How were their food and lodging arranged for the past ten days or so?
Now, who's helping them get on TV?

Zhang Heping instructed Secretary Chen to suspend the production and injection of the Shouyuan 120 drug, but the other party did not comply immediately because the impact would be too great.

This person first asked Hua Lao to try to persuade Zhang Heping, but when he found Zhang Heping's attitude to be unusually firm, he had no choice but to notify the employees to take a holiday and suspend the production and injection of Shouyuan 120 medicine.

But a new problem arose: Zhang Heping didn't say how many days off he would get!
Zhang Heping had just promised those working overtime five times their normal pay, but then immediately gave them a day off. Something must have gone wrong.

Secretary Chen wasn't stupid either, and he quickly found the root of the problem: those guys who took advantage of the loopholes in the procedure and system for finding the Longevity 120 injection were causing trouble in Huadu, preventing Zhang Zhaodi and her husband from returning to Shenzhen for the New Year!

Now that's settled, since those people are going to cause trouble, Zhang Heping has suspended the production and injection of the Lifespan 120 drug, and is taking tens of thousands of people and their families who are waiting to receive the Lifespan 120 drug with him to join in their commotion!

Identify the problem, then solve it!

Secretary Chen personally led a group to Huadu to send Zhang Zhaodi and Chang Sheng back to Shenzhen.

As for the people causing trouble behind those two old men, since Zhang Heping still hadn't mentioned how many days off he would take, Secretary Chen could only continue the investigation.

The suspension of the production and injection of the Lifespan 120 drug also had a significant impact on Secretary Chen, which is why he stayed in Huadu on New Year's Eve to get the list as soon as possible!

"Section Chief?"

Secretary Chen waited anxiously all night, and finally received the investigation results on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. "Call that section chief here, I want to ask him how he contacted the TV station!"

The branch captain in charge of the investigation argued, "He has a relative who works at the TV station..."

Snapped!
Secretary Chen slammed the stack of investigation reports on the table, ignored the squad leader, and immediately took out his phone to call their superior.

Since these people still want to cover it up, there's no need to be polite with them... (End of Chapter)