Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 146 Mechanical Spider Squad
"You are such a nice person."

Wei Jiang's mouth curled up naturally at the girl's praise, and several people in front of the courtyard gate also laughed.

"If I can help you a little, I'll be doing a good deed."

After being humble, they exchanged a few words of greeting and refused the fruits in their carts before parting. Wei Jiang watched them leave.

Looking at the backs of the people walking away, Wei Jiang glanced at the eaves of the village houses between the treetops not far away, then walked back to the yard with a smile.

When he took out his cell phone, Hong Xing took the initiative to send a text message to remind Wei Jiang.

"These people are indeed college students in Nanshi City, and most of them are doing volunteer work in their spare time."

Thinking of the sunny and friendly smile just now, Wei Jiang looked back at the closed courtyard door, shook his head in self-mockery, and walked into the house.

In the evening, a car drove past the gate of the courtyard, and two cars left the village below from the village road and drove onto the highway.

For Wei Jiang, this was just a small episode in life.

Let him see that there are still some young people in life who are full of ideals and are doing things that do not bring short-term benefits.

When he left the yard at night, looking at the few dim street lights on the village road outside the car window, thinking of those young people in the afternoon, Wei Jiang said:
"Hongxing, make a plan to install street lights on the roads in the village. There are many elderly people in the village, so don't fall when you go out at night."

"Ok."

Just like the previous nights, Warehouse No. 3 of Huailiu Storage was still Wei Jiang's busy workplace tonight.

In Gulou District, Nanshi City, under the cover of night, Zheng Xinran walked out of the cafeteria carrying a backpack.

After a busy day, she just had time to make dinner.

Although her body was tired, her steps were leisurely. She was very familiar with the familiar scenery on campus and the young people passing by her.

She has lived in Nanshi University for 5 years, from undergraduate to graduate school. She has participated in outdoor volunteer services like today every year for the past 4 years.

Coming from the countryside, she firmly believes in the life lessons her mother taught her, that kindness can warm others, and it can also warm oneself and illuminate one's life.

After saying hello to the building manager, Zheng Xinran walked towards the stairs. Her dormitory was on the second floor.

I arrived at the dormitory, a four-person room. When I opened the door and went in, I found that my roommate on the opposite bunk was talking on the phone with her boyfriend.

"came back."

"Ah."

I put down my schoolbag and sorted out the things inside, including the red vest I wore during the day and the simple tool kit.

After taking a glass of water, Zheng Xinran sat in her seat, ready to take a short rest. She still had work to do later. During the day, she had charity volunteer service. As the vice chairman of the school Youth Volunteer Association, she needed to organize and complete the volunteer service report on the same day.

Listening to her roommate acting coquettishly on the phone with her boyfriend, Zheng Xinran smiled, buried her envy deep in her heart, adjusted her mood and started to work.

Dangdang~

Someone was knocking on the dormitory door. Zheng Xinran glanced at her roommate who was concentrating on making a phone call, then stood up and walked to the dormitory door.

When I opened the door, a handsome boy wearing glasses was standing outside.

"Excuse me, is Zheng Xinran here?"

The boy's accent is very distinctive, and his pronunciation is obviously different from that of ordinary people. When he heard that he was looking for her, Zheng Xinran smiled and nodded and said:

"I am, you are?"

The handsome boy was startled, and when he saw Zheng Xinran, he immediately bowed and replied:

"Student Zheng, you can call me Lin Benjihe. I am a student majoring in traditional culture at the International College of the University of Tokyo."

"I came to you because I hope to join your charity volunteer team. I want to learn from you and help those in need."

Zheng Xinran looked at the young man standing at the door of the dormitory and replied politely:
"Thank you for your recognition of the Volunteer Association, Mr. Lin Ben."

"If you want to participate in activities organized by the association, you can submit an application for membership to the association's email address, and once it is approved, you can join."

The boy who called himself Lin Benji looked a little impatient and interrupted Zheng Xinran and said:
"Student Zheng, I just submitted my application this afternoon, but I still hope you can help me get my application approved."

“Please let me join your team. I want to learn from you.”

"Please understand the determination of a non-Todai person to do charity work, please."

Looking at the boy who bowed to her and showed the back of his head, Zheng Xinran looked a little embarrassed. The other students in the corridor looked over here, curious about what was happening here.
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Two days later, when Wei Jiang was returning home from shopping in the afternoon, he noticed that some workers were installing street lights in the village, and several elderly people in the village were standing nearby and watching curiously.

He nodded with satisfaction, which meant he had done something for the village below.

After all, this is the hometown where he was born and raised. It doesn't make sense that he can't do as much as those volunteers in universities.

When I arrived at the door of my house, my father was standing at the gate of the yard. He heard the sound of a car and turned around to see Wei Jiang.

"came back."

"The installation of street lights is a good thing."

"Just now, several people in the village praised you to me."

Wei Jiang chuckled and drove the car into the garage.

"That's right, it's all because of your education."

The garage door was closed, the trunk was opened, and the purchased items were taken out, leaving only a bulge covered by a waterproof cloth underneath.

Wei Jiang picked up his things, walked out of the garage and came to the yard. When he saw his father, he picked up the supermarket shopping bag in his hand and showed it to his father.

"I bought some beef bones and stewed them overnight. I can have soup tomorrow."

Wei Yonghe smiled and nodded, then followed Wei Jiang into the kitchen.

"Wei Jiang, there are mostly elderly people in the village now, and I thought it would be nice to help them out."

"A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. After all, we are all not far apart. I have nothing to do anyway, so I should do something."

Wei Jiang was about to wash the vegetables when he heard what his father said, but he did not object.

"As long as you are happy, you can move around and communicate with others. I support you."

Halfway through his speech, Wei Jiang turned to face his father and said seriously:

"Dad, but let's make it clear, don't run too far, okay?"

Wei Yonghe nodded in understanding. He understood what Wei Jiang was worried about, and he didn't intend to cause trouble for the two of them.

"I know, I'm not fit to run far now."

In the kitchen, the two of them tacitly agreed not to delve into the topic and instead talked about the vegetables Wei Jiang bought, which looked very fresh.

At 10:38, avoiding the sight of patrol personnel, Wei Jiang manually carried several wooden boxes into Warehouse No. 3.

These wooden boxes came from Warehouse No. 2 next door. They were all the raw materials he needed and they all arrived yesterday.

When I looked up, Warehouse No. 3 had become completely different. A large part of the neatly arranged packaging boxes had been opened, and the equipment inside was exposed to the air. The indicator lights on some of the equipment were on, waiting to perform certain tasks.

The equipment and materials are ready, and the work Wei Jiang has been looking forward to is about to begin.

"Red Star, monitor everything around you and tell me immediately if there's anything unusual!"

"Yes!"

Wei Jiang pulled out a pair of laboratory gloves from his pocket and put them on, then opened the lid of the wooden box at his feet.

Several batches of powdery substances appeared in glass bottles in different colors.

"Let's begin, my little darlings."

"I've been missing you for a long time."

Picking up the glass bottles one by one, Wei Jiang walked to an instrument.

He had used this instrument before in the Siming factory laboratory, and the one in front of him performed better than the one in the Siming laboratory.

Measuring, mixing and mechanical stirring.
After entering the working state, Wei Jiang only had eyes for the materials and equipment in front of him, and he was not aware of any movement around him.

"Soon, soon."

"We'll be able to start soon."

There is not much difference between the night sky at 11 o'clock at night and the night sky at 3 o'clock in the morning, except that there are fewer citizens moving around in the city under the night sky.

Except for some laborers who have to work hard to make a living, most people have fallen asleep.

"I kind of miss the days when I could sleep through the night shift."

Two middle-aged men in security uniforms, batons on their waists and flashlights in their hands, walked around the warehouse area together. "What's the point of saying that?"

"You should be thankful that you were not laid off. At least we are still in class and our salary has increased."

An older security guard at the back used a flashlight to illuminate the dark surroundings and spoke to comfort his colleagues in front of him.

"What can we do with such a small increase?"

"Now when I get home from get off work in the morning, I don't even want to eat. I just fall asleep straight away."

"I used to be able to play cards during the day, but now I don't have time at all."

The flashlight flashed across the large number spray-painted on the door of the warehouse next to him - No. 7. The older security guard pushed his colleague who was still complaining in front of him.

"Let's go, after this round, you can go back and take a nap, I'll be alone next time."

"Old Hu, thank you for your hard work! Tomorrow night I will bring you the braised meat made by my wife. I'm sure you will like it."

Now that he could rest, all his previous complaints disappeared instantly. He held Lao Hu's arm and walked forward.

"Come on, come on, there's something to see."

"You can't even see people, cats or dogs in this place at night."

As we walked faster and faster, passing one warehouse after another, the numbers sprayed on the warehouse doors became smaller and smaller.

The lounge was within sight, and the number 3 was spray-painted on the warehouse door next to them.

Ding Dong!

"There's a sound, wait."

Lao Hu stopped and pulled his colleague to stand still.

The two men swept the flashlight around, trying to look for any suspicious signs.

"Lao Hu, did you hear wrongly? I didn't hear any sound."

"Shh! Don't make any noise. I clearly heard it just now."

"Come on, follow me around."

"Old Hu, you are taking this too seriously."

"I didn't hear any sound, did you hear it wrongly?"

"Hey, wait for me."

In Warehouse No. 3, Wei Jiang looked at the two patrolling security team members on the laptop screen in front of him.

The notebook screen is divided into two parts, left and right, with different shooting angles, but both are high-altitude bird's-eye view.

"Commander, a piece of rubble just fell from the warehouse ceiling to the ground."

Hong Xing lowered her voice just loud enough for Wei Jiang, who was standing in front of his notebook, to hear clearly.

"fine."

"Continue testing and track these two security guards."

"Yes."

Wei Jiang folded his hands across his chest, his eyes fixed on the notebook in front of him.

In the video, two security guards patrolled around Warehouse No. 3 and did not find anything unusual. After a short pause, they returned to the lounge along the patrol route.

The two men walked slowly, scanning the surroundings with flashlights. They were able to do this in the early morning without anyone supervising them. As a bystander, Wei Jiang had to admit that they were very dedicated.

As the two people moved away from Warehouse No. 3, the picture on the laptop screen followed closely, and the picture occasionally jumped or zoomed in during the process.

It was not until he saw two security guards walk into the lounge that Wei Jiang stared at the screen and gave orders decisively.

"Move over quietly. I want to hear what's being said in the lounge."

"Yes."

As soon as the words fell, the overhead view on the screen fell rapidly. When it was about to approach the ground, the picture flipped over, and after rolling several times, the picture finally stabilized.

The grass in the green belt of the road in the storage area is actually taller than the lens, and a few grass leaves are blocking the lens in the picture.

The green grass did not hinder the movement of the picture, and soon the camera quietly ran to the door of the lounge.

Wei Jiang reached out and turned up the volume of his laptop. Voices came from the laptop, the sound of several men talking.

"Remember to bring braised meat tomorrow. I've been craving it lately."

"Oh~, don't worry, I'll bring a small bottle of wine, and then we can drink some. I won't say any more, I'll just lie down for a while."

"Forget about the alcohol, but it would be bad if we were discovered."

"fine."

Listening to the conversation between the three security guards, Wei Jiang nodded with satisfaction.

There are three security guards on duty at night in the storage area, one is responsible for monitoring and the other two are responsible for patrolling the park.

"Okay, let's withdraw."

Wei Jiang turned around and looked at the iron needle stuck on the wooden box next to him. It was very thin but very sharp.

He reached out and pulled out the iron needle. The needle was about 2 centimeters inserted. Wei Jiang used a lot of strength to pull it out. The needle was too thin and he was afraid of breaking it accidentally.

"Good, no one should want to be hit by this."

"Wouldn't it be easier to kill someone by piercing a piece of wood 20 centimeters from 2 meters away?"

Thinking of those enemies who had plotted against him and his father, Wei Jiang was now looking forward to their appearance.

Twisting the iron needle with his fingers, Wei Jiang walked a few steps to the instrument next to him.

On the iron box next to it are a large number of half-assembled metal components. The components are not large, ranging from a few centimeters to a few millimeters.

"I need more."

Wei Jiang had just finished speaking when a subtle sound was heard under his feet, followed by two spider-like mechanical creatures crawling along the outer shell of the iron box to Wei Jiang's side.

The mechanical spider is approximately 8 centimeters long and wide, including its eight thin legs, and the middle portion consists of two parts.

The front half looks like a spider's head, with a micro camera and infrared lens on the top. There is a small hole under the lens, which is the launch port of the attack weapon designed by Wei Jiang, and the iron needle will be shot out from there.

The back half, which is similar to the spider's abdomen, is the energy storage module. Wei Jiang also designed a small mechanical claw on it that can grab some objects.

Wei Jiang was even more satisfied when he glanced at the eight alloy spider legs on both sides of the mechanical spider.

The tips of the alloy spider legs are extremely sharp, and are made of the high-strength alloy DSS091.

The sharp spider legs can be inserted into the surface of the building to allow the mechanical spider to climb vertically. It can also be used as a melee weapon. It should not be difficult for the 13-centimeter-long spider legs to be inserted into the flesh and blood.

"Red Star, control them to wait under my car."

"They need more companions."

Determined to form an army of mechanical spiders, Hong Xing responded, but Wei Jiang pretended not to hear him and started moving quickly.

All the parts placed in front of him were assembled in his hands, and the spider shape became clearer and clearer.

At 5:18 in the morning, after the security guards had finished their patrol, Wei Jiang put on his coat, avoided the sight of the three security guards who were talking, and calmly walked out of the Huailiu Storage Park.

Wearing a baseball cap and a mask on his face, Wei Jiang looked up at the high wall of the park next to him. A series of black shadows quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared.

Returning to the car and opening the door, Wei Jiang was in no hurry to get in because a mechanical spider crawled out from under the car and jumped into it.

"1, 2, 3"

Wei Jiang counted the numbers quietly until the number reached 13, then he stopped, smiling brightly but silently.

“These are good numbers, but they’re not enough.”

Get in the car, close the door, and start the vehicle.

Glancing back at the quietly shrinking team of mechanical spiders, Wei Jiang leaned back in his seat and slowly closed his eyes.

"Not enough, far from enough!"

"I also need assistance from the cluster control system."

(End of this chapter)