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Chapter 412 The hidden secret

A satisfied smile appeared on Liu Hai's face. Fang Weihai had expected this. He knew that Liu Hai would have this reaction after seeing Lin Chen's results.

Lin Chen's talent and ability always exceed people's expectations, but never disappoints people. This time is no exception.

Although Fang Weihai was also involved, he appeared more as an observer. The real decision-making and discussion still needed to be carried out by Liu Hai and Lin Chen.

In the past, Fang Weihai was always busy purchasing equipment for his military region, but this time was different. They had more cooperation and exchanges with other military regions.

Everyone’s common goal is to communicate with Lin Chen and strive to obtain the best quality equipment with the least amount of money.

Lin Chen knew this very well. He always maintained a fair and just attitude. He treated all military regions equally, charged reasonable fees, and showed no favoritism. Liu Hai nodded in agreement, but the smile on his face gradually faded and he became serious.

"Lin Chen, your work is indeed outstanding, but we still need to take these two prototypes back to the Southwest Military Region for field testing before we can make a final decision." Liu Hai's words were full of seriousness and rigor. He knew very well that this was not a casual matter, but an important communication with Lin Chen.

After hearing this, Lin Chen responded without hesitation: "Of course, this is what I should do, there is no problem!" His frankness made Liu Hai very satisfied.

Afterwards, Liu Hai made a phone call to contact his entourage to prepare to transport the prototype back to the military region. Lin Chen saw that everyone had already started to get busy, loading the machine onto the transport vehicle, and he hurried to Fang Weihai's side.

"Are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay for dinner?" Lin Chen's words were full of attempts to keep him.

Fang Weihai patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Yes, wouldn't it be better if we could solve the border patrol problem as soon as possible? I can understand Liu Hai's urgency."

The two men looked at Liu Hai at the same time, and saw that he was explaining something to his entourage, with a focused look on his face. When Liu Hai finished explaining, he turned around and walked towards Fang Weihai and Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, thank you. I believe this cooperation will be very pleasant. You are really a young and promising person!" Liu Hai's words were full of praise and care of an elder.

Lin Chen was also used to such compliments. He responded modestly: "I still have to work hard and hope to become as good as you two soon."

"You are such a sweet talker," Fang Weihai joked, causing everyone to laugh. This laughter also eased the originally dull and awkward atmosphere.

Afterwards, Fang Weihai and Liu Hai left together in a car, and Lin Chen watched them go away. He was full of confidence in his equipment, which not only took up little space but was also easy to transport, and he believed that it would achieve good results in field tests.

That night, Liu Hai returned to the Southwest Military Region with the prototype and sent a video to Lin Chen. In the video, Liu Hai was surrounded by several young soldiers who were looking forward to Lin Chen's guidance.

Liu Hai said in the video: "We have just arrived and have contacted the technical staff to come over and prepare to conduct actual drills according to your teaching. You will give us some instructions later."

Lin Chen nodded in agreement. Although he did not go there in person this time, he was very pleased to see the soldiers so serious. With the joint efforts of Liu Hai and the soldiers, the drill went very smoothly.

After the end, the soldiers asked Lin Chen through video: "Are there any other functions that we haven't mastered? Or is there anything wrong with the operation just now? Please give me some advice."

Lin Chen praised their performance highly: "You are all excellent talents. You have mastered this machine very well. There are no untapped functions for the time being. We will see when you put it into practical use."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen found that it was already eight o'clock in the evening. He had no night scenes to shoot, so he and An Ran returned to their residence. Fang Lan went to the study with a pile of materials to work, while Lin Chen seemed a little bored.

He stood at the window, overlooking the night view in the distance. The flashing neon lights and the stars and the moon in the sky complemented each other, which was beautiful. Recalling the bits and pieces of his journey since he graduated from Linhai University and opened his own repair shop, Lin Chen was filled with emotion.

Now, the business is on track and everything is in order. Although life is a bit uneventful, Lin Chen cherishes this peace very much.

However, the peaceful life did not last long. The next day, when Lin Chen was preparing to eat lunch on the set, Fang Weihai called. He picked up the phone and heard Fang Weihai's voice coming from the other end of the receiver.

"Lin Chen, there is a new mission. But I believe this mission will be a little different for you." Fang Weihai's words were full of mystery.

After hearing this, Lin Chen couldn't help but smell something unusual. He put down his chopsticks, walked to the side and asked, "Really? Then tell me, is it within my professional scope?"

"Of course it's within your scope. Do you still remember the last joint military exercise between China and Mao in the Western Military Region?" Fang Weihai's words made Lin Chen fall into deep thought.

"Of course I remember. Could this mission be related to that military exercise?" Lin Chen asked curiously.

"It's not convenient to talk too much on the phone. I'm already on my way to your place. When I get there, we'll meet and talk in detail," said Fang Weihai.

Lin Chen knew that it was useless to ask too many questions in this situation, so he asked: "When will you arrive? Where do we meet?"

Fang Weihai thought for a moment and said, "About three o'clock in the afternoon, let's go to the place where we met last time."

"Okay, then I'll go over there and wait for you." Lin Chen said and hung up the phone.

When he returned to the table, he found that everyone else had finished their meal and went about their business. Even the lunch boxes were cleaned up, leaving only Lin Chen's lunch box on the put-together table. Fang Lan sat next to him, as if helping him watch over the meal.

"You guys are really fast!" Lin Chen said with a smile.

"Eat quickly, the food is getting cold." Fang Lan urged.

However, Lin Chen had lost his appetite at this time: "I just received a call, and now I don't feel hungry."

He put away his lunch box and said to Fang Lan, "I won't be here for a while. Fang Weihai wants to talk to me about something, so I need to leave first."

After that, Lin Chen packed up and went to the office where he often met Fang Weihai before. Time passed quickly, and not long after arriving at the office, Fang Weihai's car stopped downstairs.

Looking at the time, Fang Weihai arrived early. After the two met, there was no excessive greeting and they went straight to the point. Fang Weihai's entourage did not stay in the room, but went to do other things.

"I'm looking for you this time because I have something to discuss with you. After the China-Mozambique joint military exercise, they proposed to develop fighter jets with us." Fang Weihai's words surprised Lin Chen.

"Fighter jets? Isn't this their advantage? How did they think of developing it together with us?" Lin Chen asked doubtfully. As we all know, China's J-11 was developed based on the Su-27 introduced from Russia. Now Russia has proposed to jointly develop fighter jets with them, which is indeed a bit unbelievable.

Even so, from a technical perspective, there is actually no need for Russia to work with China on the development of fighter jet projects. Instead, cooperation on nuclear energy projects seems more appropriate.

When Lin Chen raised this question, Fang Weihai just smiled faintly, with a deep look in his eyes: "Well, don't ask more questions. Anyway, we are going to do this research and development."

Lin Chen looked at Fang Weihai's expression, and suddenly a flash of enlightenment flashed through his mind: "Could this matter be related to the phantom incident last time?"

Seeing that Lin Chen had guessed a little, Fang Weihai no longer concealed it: "Hehe, you are really smart, you guessed it right. This is indeed the case, so we will need you to come forward when the time comes, and we will discuss the specific details of the cooperation and the scope of the project together."

Fang Weihai's words seemed to have made the matter a foregone conclusion, but Lin Chen seemed a little hesitant.

"I haven't agreed yet, why are you so anxious to make a conclusion?" Lin Chen said.

The Mirage fighter incident did cause quite a stir internationally, and Lin Chen was well aware of it. However, he did not expect that the situation would change so much in such a short period of time.

Fang Weihai saw Lin Chen's hesitation, but he did not seem nervous. Instead, he said earnestly, "Lin Chen, this is not your usual style."

Lin Chen was stunned, then asked back: "Why is it not my style? There were times when I didn't participate before."

"That's different," Fang Weihai shook his head. "You always cared about your country. This time the country needs you so much, why did you back off?"

Although Fang Weihai's words were a bit joking, they also made Lin Chen feel a little uncomfortable. Although he was actually a little shaken in his heart, he still felt a little awkward when he heard Fang Weihai say that.

"The country has so many outstanding scientific research talents, wouldn't it be better to let them carry out this joint research and development?" Lin Chen tried to shirk responsibility.

"You can't say that," Fang Weihai said seriously, "This cooperation is not just a project, it also involves the Mirage fighter."

When it comes to Phantom, Lin Chen calms down a little: "Do we really want to include Phantom in the scope of cooperation?"

Seeing this, Fang Weihai quickly explained: "It's not that complicated. The core technology will definitely not be shared. It's just to reduce their costs. This is a mutually beneficial and win-win situation."

Fang Weihai knew that if Lin Chen was also a military man, he would not have hesitated so much. However, he also knew that although Lin Chen was somewhat resistant on the surface, he was actually shaken in his heart.

"Okay, I understand," Lin Chen finally said, "but the money still needs to be collected."

Fang Weihai laughed loudly upon hearing this, and he laughed for a long time before stopping. He shook his head while laughing, and pointed at Lin Chen with his finger: "You, it's really hard to change your nature. Technology investment is also an investment, right?"

"Of course." Lin Chen did not refuse in this regard.

"That's settled then," Fang Weihai said, "but some basic tests will still need to be carried out in the early stages."

He was afraid that Lin Chen would have doubts, so he added: "Since the cooperation project involves fighter jets, you must put some effort in this area."

Lin Chen understood immediately that this meant that he was asked to show some results first. However, he did not ask directly, but waited for Fang Weihai to continue.

"Do you need to modify a certain fighter jet?" Fang Weihai finally clarified the task.

Lin Chen nodded, having guessed a little bit in his heart. There is no specific price for the investment in this cooperation yet. Only when it comes to the actual operation stage can the system give a quotation.

However, Lin Chen was not worried. Since Fang Weihai had been sent to contact him, it meant that the other party already had an idea of ​​the price.

Afterwards, Lin Chen followed Fang Weihai's car to the Linhai Military Region Command. When he got there, he found that Liu Dingcang and several other leaders were already waiting.

As soon as Lin Chen entered the room, he saw several old scientists, who were also very happy to see him. They had heard of Lin Chen's name a long time ago and thought highly of this young man.

As soon as they met, several seniors began to discuss the problems they were working on. The content of the meeting soon focused on the scale of their future cooperation with each other, which parts could be shown and which parts needed to be kept confidential.

Logically speaking, since it was a joint research and development, there shouldn't be any secrets. But Lin Chen's situation was special, and the attribute increase allowed them to find some differences between the basic and advanced levels.

The first challenge facing Lin Chen was not the upcoming Sino-Russian joint research, but the modification and enhancement of the J-10.

The senior who brought him here introduced it to him earnestly: "This fighter jet is very popular, has great potential, and can always bring surprises to people."

Lin Chen also deeply agrees with this. The J-10 has undergone many improvements, from the question of whether it can be transformed into a third-generation aircraft, to the optimization of the air intake and fuselage structure, and then to the later avionics optimization. Now, the opportunity for the fourth generation falls on Lin Chen.

Facing Liu Dingcang and other high-level leaders and scientific researchers, Lin Chen needs to demonstrate his understanding of fighter jets and further attribute enhancement plans.

He muttered to himself: "They clearly asked me to come here to help, why do they want me to demonstrate myself?" Although he felt that his abilities no longer needed to be proven, since he was already here, he could only proceed step by step.

He readily agreed: "Let's start now!"

"Now?" asked the researcher next to him in surprise.

Lin Chen glanced at the J-10 fighter in front of him and pointed at it: "You brought me here, shouldn't we start right away?"

This made everyone around him a little embarrassed. Liu Dingcang smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Look, the seniors are all surprised. They didn't expect you to be so motivated."

Lin Chen couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a tease, but he didn't want to waste time.

(End of this chapter)