I started with a ship full of max-level veterans, and I'm just a complete noob.

When Vasily put the remaining documents back into the box, a temporary preservation list had already been created at the meeting. The three volumes of drawings to be inspected and the actual measurement evidence were to be sealed by the Chinese side, while the Soviet side could only take away personal explanatory materials.

Two assistants followed behind him carrying a case of documents. The complete technical package that had brought him here had raised high expectations among many experts, but now every cross-page number had become a source of risk that had to be re-verified.

Vasily walked to the door and still demanded that the Chinese side bear the consequences of the interruption of cooperation. The major general did not argue with him anymore, but only asked the military liaison officer to report the threat of cutting off supplies and the results of today's review together.

After the meeting room doors closed, the major general immediately issued a military order: all existing Soviet blueprints, parameter packages, and interface specifications from the Fifth Academy should be suspended and production switched directly.

Core documents involving guidance, inertial platforms, servo amplification, and flight procedures must undergo independent derivation, device-level reproduction, and boundary violation testing; no authoritative seal can replace actual testing.

This order will slow down the progress of some projects and consume already limited computer time and testing equipment, but it will also completely rewrite the acceptance rules that previously relied on the Soviet Union's right of interpretation.

Qian Xuesen then announced the establishment of a core logic reconstruction team, with Jiang Ming in charge of the underlying logic and electronic implementation, and Ren Xinmin in charge of the overall timing and flight interface. The review results were directly submitted to the overall technical core.

Registers, clocks, triggers, and execution interfaces that were originally scattered across different units will be incorporated into the same verification chain, and cross-disciplinary issues will no longer be able to be backtracked from unit boundaries.

The Soviet-trained expert who had previously suggested signing the memorandum walked up to Jiang Ming, spread out his calculation paper, and pointed to the window range between device delay and pulse absorption.

"I only looked at the functional hierarchy before and ignored cross-page feedback. Could you let us handle the interface adaptation of the gate parameters for your bypass module?"

His tone was tinged with embarrassment, but also with the seriousness of a technician confirming an error. Jiang Ming took the recalculation sheet and added several conditions that could easily cause false triggers next to it.

"Parameters can be shared, but modules cannot be copied. The clock amplitude, device delay, and reset threshold are different for each unit. Measure the local boundary first, and then select the absorption constant."

Jiang Ming distributed the compiled parameter tables to the guidance group, electronics group, and inertial platform group, with each table including three verification conditions that must be completed.

Each unit needs to complete the interface adaptation within three days, which must not only withstand 512 consecutive interruptions, but also retain real fault resets, and conduct voltage and temperature boundary tests.

Fang Xudong, representing 502, took over the electronic implementation task, while Zhou Chengan was temporarily assigned to the cross-unit recording group, responsible for unifying and organizing test conditions and failure samples.

The major general instructed the resource department to prioritize the supply of transistors, measuring instruments, and nighttime machine time for the bypass module, and that no unit should delay the supply on the grounds that the original plan had been fully utilized.

After the meeting ended, Ren Xinmin put the torn-up memorandum into an evidence bag, and also kept the broken seal and the major general's broken pencil.

"This time we received more than just a reconstruction diagram."

He handed the overall interface volume to Jiang Ming, and the first page of the document had been marked with red annotations indicating that the core logic had been independently reviewed by the Chinese side.

Jiang Ming was well aware of the changes brought about by this review. The core development rights of the guidance system had been officially transferred to the Chinese side. If the Soviet side wanted to interfere with the underlying logic by virtue of the right to supply and interpret, it would have to first overcome the new test rules.

The corresponding pressure also fell on their shoulders. They could refuse the blueprints, but the domestic alternatives had to be produced on schedule. Any gap in the verification process would be seized upon by outsiders.

Qian Xuesen stopped Jiang Ming outside the meeting room and only instructed that the first batch of core reconstruction tasks must be compatible with the existing domestic device capabilities, and that a new architecture that could not be produced must not be created in order to get rid of the Soviet Union.

"First, establish a system that can be manufactured, verified, and launched into space. Theoretical beauty must conform to the engineering closed loop."

Jiang Ming agreed, sealed the bypass parameters and overall interface separately, and returned to the Third Electronics Factory with Comrade Song.

The 502 canteen was past its normal mealtime. Old Sun brought over a bowl of freshly cooked noodles from the kitchen stove and placed shredded cucumber and fried sauce on the table.

"I heard you messed up those three boxes of foreign blueprints. Eat first, you can't solder domestic circuits on an empty stomach."

Da Liu had already heard the results of the meeting from Fang Xudong, filled everyone's bowls, and then imitated Vasily's gesture of spreading his hands on the podium.

"A complete system requires a complete industrial base, and it will take China at least two years."

After he finished speaking, he used his chopsticks as a pointer and pointed at the empty bowl on the table a few times. Old Sun raised his hand and slapped his chopsticks away, and everyone in the room burst into laughter.

After several days of continuous duty and verification, the fatigue finally eased a little. Zhou Chengan held the bowl of noodles and laughed so hard that he coughed. He quickly covered his mouth with his sleeve to prevent soup droplets from falling onto the parameter table.

Fang Xudong reminded Da Liu to stop using strange accents, as he would need to take the bypass module to the Fifth Academy for interface adaptation tomorrow morning, and if he was late, he would have to carry the test power supply by himself.

Da Liu immediately buried his head in his noodles, still mumbling "512" under his breath. Lao Sun then asked Su Fang if the supply was really cut off, whether the No. 3 furnace and high-frequency devices could support the subsequent tasks.

Jiang Ming placed the list of domestic alternatives on the corner of the table, indicating that the existing inventory was sufficient to sustain the first round of restructuring. What was truly in short supply were highly consistent components and measuring equipment, requiring each unit to re-prioritize.

"What we're removing today are the additional conditions; the real battles are still in the workshop and on the testing benches. We can't afford any mistakes in the three-day adaptation period."

Everyone put away their jokes and noted down their tasks for the next day. The relaxed atmosphere at the dinner table remained, but it had turned into a serious planning for the next round of tasks.

Just as Jiang Ming picked up his second mouthful of noodles, the phone by the wall rang twice in a row, with the pause in between conforming to the emergency contact protocol of the security department.

He put down his chopsticks and picked up the receiver. Director Wang's voice came from the other end of the line, and the low sound of a car engine could be heard in the background.

"Take Comrade Song with you and go to the south gate of the factory immediately. Do not go through the main gate, and do not notify anyone else."

Jiang Ming asked if he needed to bring the old case files. Director Wang only told him to bring a copy of Gu Shaowen's photo; the rest of the materials were already prepared.

He covered his rice bowl with a cloth, picked up the umbrella and folder hanging behind the door, and Comrade Song also took his service pistol and identification from the guard room.

Old Sun realized that the phone call involved another hidden connection, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply told them about the construction access road and the location of the water accumulation near the South Gate.

The two left through the rear passage of 502, bypassed the warehouse and boiler room, and walked along the inner side of the factory wall toward the south gate. The gatekeeper had turned off the outer lights in advance.

A jeep without license plates was parked under the shade of a tree, its windows covered by a cloth curtain. Li Da, an expert in old case document appraisal, stood by the back door, holding a waterproof document bag in his hand.

Director Wang got out of the car, first having Comrade Song check the surrounding sentries, and then handed Jiang Ming a freshly developed photo of the train station.

The photo was taken from a distance, and most of the faces in the crowd were obscured by luggage and hat brims. On the right side of the picture, a man wearing a top hat is turning around from the storage window.

Jiang Ming placed the photo of Gu Shaowen next to him for comparison. He couldn't confirm the frontal profile, but the ear exposed under the hat and the habitual drooping of the right shoulder were similar to the old photo.

"The station clerk remembers him taking an old suitcase, registering with a temporary pass, and then leaving in a rickshaw."

Director Wang flipped the photo to the back, where he saw the address of a guesthouse, room number, and registration time.

The guesthouse was only two streets away from the Third Electronics Factory, within walking distance of the south side of the factory area, the staff dormitory, and the passageway to the old boiler room.

Li Da added that the guesthouse registration still used Gu Shaowen's real name. The other party neither actively concealed his identity nor contacted Jiang Ming through public channels, so the purpose of the operation cannot be determined at the moment.

Director Wang has arranged for personnel to verify the room guests and entry/exit records, but has not yet made any arrests to avoid alerting any potential companions.

Looking at the figure in the top hat in the photo, Jiang Ming recalled the note that said Yuan Lei's son. He knew that the other party was able to keep track of the gaps in the factory patrols and that the old title was enough to attract his attention.

Waiting for a second contact means allowing the other party to choose the time and place within a two-block radius, which would expose 502's technicians and core samples to additional risks.

"The area around the guesthouse is sealed off. We first check the rooms and suitcases, and we tighten the area of ​​movement to avoid disturbing the surrounding guests."

Director Wang understood his choice, reached out and took the photo back, and asked Jiang Ming to stay in the car to participate in the identity verification, and not to enter the unknown room himself.

Jiang Ming leaned the umbrella against the car door and sat in the back of the unlicensed jeep. Comrade Song then turned off the interior lights.

Director Wang raised his hand to signal the sentry behind the tree, and the two vehicles, with their lights off, began to move along the outer side of the factory wall.

The brief wait was over, and the security team had moved on to the guesthouse just two streets away.