Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Zheng Qiushi went to the archives and flipped through each compartment one by one. After searching for a long time, he finally found the blueprints on the top shelf.

He quickly moved the blueprints down and found the guidance head part to take pictures. Just as he finished taking pictures, two soldiers suddenly jumped out from behind and pinned him to the ground.

"Hey! What are you doing? I'm the deputy factory manager of Longxing!"

Li Yu walked in from outside, clapping his hands. He squatted down in front of Zheng Qiushi and looked at him, saying, "I really can't understand why you would steal things, and I can't understand why you would become a spy for the United States."

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zheng Qiushi gave up the struggle.

He then glared fiercely at Li Yu and said, "Why? It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, would I be in this situation today?"

"First, because of you, I was demoted to acting factory manager at the steel rolling mill. Then, because of you, I was transferred here as deputy factory manager. And now, you and Li Huaide have put me in charge of logistics!"

"You really don't know I studied mechanical engineering, and I even studied in Northern Sudan!"

"Why are you treating me like this! Who do you think you are?!"

"Li Yu, don't think you're so great just because you have some skills. Sooner or later, you'll be in trouble because of them!"

Suddenly, Li Yu stomped on Zheng Qiushi's face: "Who do you think you are? Do you think you're worthy of my targeting?"

"I've always been doing my own thing; it's all because you asked for it."

"Furthermore, I won't suffer because of my skills; on the contrary, my skills will make all enemies afraid to show their faces!"

"But I think you probably won't live to see that day."

After saying that, Li Yu raised his foot and kicked Zheng Qiushi hard in the stomach.

"Hmph~" Zheng Qiushi let out a muffled groan.

Zheng Qiushi confessed everything in no time after being taken to the Special Operations Department's interrogation room.

Because of Zheng Qiushi's case, his father was also placed under quarantine for investigation. If nothing happens, he can retire peacefully; if something does happen, he can only go and keep his son company.

In the end, apart from uncovering some corruption and personnel irregularities, there was nothing else to report, and he was dismissed from his post because of this incident.

Lu Zhun was found to be the intelligence agent that the Japanese had mentioned earlier.

This result was completely unexpected, because the National Security Bureau had been investigating this person for a long time without any leads, and now he had appeared here.

As for Lu Qing, no problems were found during this period, but the National Security Bureau's investigation revealed that Lu Qing had dated a foreign girlfriend while studying abroad, and they lost contact after Lu Qing returned to China.

For this reason, Lu Qing was also transferred from the core research group to the civilian technology department.

After receiving news of Zheng Qiushi's arrest, the lieutenant colonel in Country M was so angry that he cursed loudly.

After he ranted for a while, a CIA agent standing nearby said to him, "This is just a temporary pawn; we still have a core member who hasn't been activated yet."

"It's just that our intelligence officer was also affected by this incident, and he has now been transferred out of the core department."

"We can only let him find his own opportunities. We can't recruit anyone to Longxing right now; their vetting process is too strict."

The lieutenant colonel scoffed. "He's been transferred out of the core department and can't even get close to the guidance system anymore. What use is he?"

"No matter how strictly Longxing manages things, there will always be loopholes. What we need to do is wait patiently. After all, that big fish is still in the water."

I didn't start work until the second day.

The bulletin board at Longxing Factory was packed with people.

The notice, written in black and white, was posted in the center, detailing Zheng Qiushi's espionage crimes and the results of his father's isolation, investigation, and dismissal.

Next to it was a sign that Lu Zhun, the undercover intelligence agent, had been secretly transmitting the factory's technical parameters under the guise of a technician.

The crowd erupted in a clamor of discussion.

"No wonder! I was wondering why Lu Zhun kept going to the records room; he was up to no good!"

"Zheng Qiushi deserved it! He always acted arrogantly, bossing the workers around. Who knew he was a traitor!"

"Engineer Li is truly amazing! If he hadn't been prepared and secured the archives, the blueprints for the guidance system might have really been stolen!"

As Li Yu walked past the bulletin board, listening to the discussions, he felt no relief whatsoever.

He turned to look at the civilian technology department office building not far away, where Lu Qing was carrying a stack of blueprints as he walked out. Their eyes met, and Lu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his head somewhat awkwardly and quickened his pace to leave.

Li Yu watched his retreating figure, her brows furrowing slightly.

Although Lu Qing did not show any problems this time, the investigation results from the National Security Bureau show that Lu Qing is still a suspect.

During this period, Jia Zhangshi, who had returned to the countryside, was forced to go to work every day, and there was always work to be done.

Although it's already April, it's still very cold. Her hands are covered in cracks, and she recently injured her leg in a fall. She's been lying in her thatched hut for the past few days.

That night, Jia Zhangshi felt hot and cold intermittently, and by midnight the firewood in the stove had all burned out.

The next day, the brigade secretary noticed that Jia Zhangshi hadn't come to work for several days, so he decided to go and check on her. When he opened the door, he saw that Jia Zhangshi was still lying in bed, so he decided to wake her up.

He tried pushing for a long time but there was still no response. He then tried putting his hand under Jia Zhangshi's nose and found that she was not breathing.

It turns out that Jia Zhangshi died last night due to wound infection and the low temperature at midnight.

Jia Zhangshi's life ended in this dilapidated thatched hut in the countryside, and she did not live to see the reform and opening up as in the original story.

During this period, due to the espionage incident, Longxing's patrols have become even stricter, and only those with passes and personnel from their own departments can enter the core departments.

As the production of thermobaric bombs neared completion, Li Yu spent increasingly more time at Longxing each day. Bai Ling had grown accustomed to this and would often come to the factory to keep Li Yu company while he worked overtime.

That day, the Longxing Factory's testing ground was completely surrounded by a cordon. Military region leaders and ordnance experts stood in large numbers, and even the General Staff's observers came over.

Today marks the first live-fire test of the individual thermobaric bomb developed under the leadership of Li Yu.

Li Yu stood at the front of the crowd and announced loudly, "This man-portable thermobaric weapon, codenamed 'Fire Crow,' weighs 3.2 kilograms. One person can carry two. It uses an impact fuse and has a kill radius of 15 meters!"

A murmur arose from the crowd.

"So light? Aren't thermobaric bombs supposed to be launched from rocket launchers?"