The factory director has a new skill every day, which has broken down the strategic deception bureau

Jason, also known as Xu Jie.

Having lurked in China for many years, he perfectly blended into the everyday life of the city by speaking fluent and standard Mandarin and maintaining a law-abiding taxi driver persona.

His mission is to gather intelligence on China's special new materials, trace the source of the technology and key personnel, and earn a reward of $100,000 from the CIA for each key clue he verifies.

At this moment, as he looked at the clues that netizens had thoroughly investigated on his phone screen, his sinister smile grew even stronger.

The detailed address of Houqiang Auto Repair and Maintenance Center, and Shen Haoyu's accounts on various short video platforms, are all clearly listed in the trending search terms and netizens' posts.

He doesn't need to investigate personally or risk his life to gather evidence; he only needs to integrate and summarize these scattered clues and send them back to the US intelligence center.

He can then confidently claim this enormous reward.

……

The next morning.

Houqiang Auto Repair and Maintenance Center on the side of the street in the small town.

Early in the morning, the store entrance was completely packed with people and vehicles, and the noise echoed throughout the entire block.

Private cars, luxury cars, and modified cars from all directions flocked to the store, densely filling the open space in front of the store and the non-motorized vehicle lane.

The traffic jam, stretching for hundreds of meters, blocked the entire municipal road, directly causing regional traffic congestion.

The sounds of car horns, crowds, and radio equipment mingled together, creating an extremely noisy atmosphere.

Countless local internet celebrities, car livestreamers, military bloggers, and netizens drove over overnight to get there.

Large and small live streaming stands, fill lights, and audio equipment are densely packed in the open space in front of the door.

Dozens of live streaming rooms started broadcasting live at the same time, and the popularity soared. The crowds surrounded the auto repair shop in layers.

Host: "Dear family members! Come and see! The source of the stealth coating that's gone viral online is right here!"

"This unassuming auto repair shop in front of us is the very place that built the Canghai-1, a supersonic submarine whose technology far surpasses that of Western military technology!"

The camera remained fixed on the tightly closed shop door as the livestreamer continued his enthusiastic sales pitch, attracting customers: "Did you all see that...? This is Houqiang Auto Repair!"

"I heard that it previously allowed cars to evade traffic radar cameras, and now it's achieved legendary status on the Russian battlefield, fooling even the top satellites of the US and NATO!"

"Family members, if you're able, please give us some likes and gifts. We'll be on-site to try and interview the owner to uncover the real secrets of this domestically produced cutting-edge technology!"

Another military blogger next to him explained to tens of thousands of online viewers: "Who would have thought! The coating that surpasses stealth technology worldwide didn't come from a national-level military research institute."

"It was developed by our local auto repair shop owners!"

"We'll be live-streaming the whole thing today and see if we can customize a set of the same stealth car wrap!"

People flocked to the site to take photos, record videos, watch, check in, and even seek out modifications.

The entire street was bustling with people and packed with people. The once quiet street shops became the focus of the entire internet overnight, with an unprecedented level of popularity.

Not long after, the door of the auto repair shop slowly opened, and Liu Houqiang, dressed in simple work clothes and looking sleepy, stepped out.

He had just woken up and looked at the dense crowd, the live-streaming equipment everywhere, and the traffic jam in front of him.

He froze on the spot, his eyes glazed over, and his mind went completely blank.

He had run a car repair shop honestly for over a decade, working diligently and conscientiously in the local community. He had never seen such a crazy scene in his entire life.

"Wha...what's going on? What are you doing so early in the morning?"

At this moment, a group of luxury car owners and modification enthusiasts who were at the front rushed forward and shouted excitedly.

"Boss! Please, please, give me a matching camouflage paint protection film for my car, I'll pay any price!"

"Boss, I want a set too! I came all the way from another province just for this special paint!"

"Boss, stop hiding it! If you can get that coating for military satellites, get one for our private cars too!"

Shouts rose and fell, and the crowd, in high spirits, moved forward, causing the scene to briefly spiral out of control.

Liu Houqiang: "Everyone, please be quiet. I'm so sorry, I don't understand what you're saying!"

He had just come out of the traffic police station to cooperate with the investigation; it was purely unintentional, so he was not detained.

"Boss! Just tell us where to buy this paint and the manufacturer's address, we'll buy it and spray it ourselves!"

"That's right! We won't bother you with the processing; we can do it ourselves!"

"Boss, please be lenient; this is nothing!"

Faced with the crowd's persistent questioning, pleading, and cajoling, Liu Houqiang remained resolute, refusing to discuss any related information and repeatedly shaking his head in refusal.

He knew perfectly well that the traffic police department had long ago made it clear that no one was allowed to disclose the research and development source, formula parameters, procurement channels, and manufacturers of the Canghai No. 1 special coating.

This is no longer an ordinary trade secret, but a key technological clue involving national defense and security. Anyone who dares to leak it privately is crossing the red line and violating the law.

They will be held criminally liable.

Liu Houqiang runs his business honestly, daring not to take risks and even less wanting to go to jail.

"I'm sorry, I have no comment. I really can't say. I hope everyone understands."

"Boss, can you answer a few questions for me? Is this paint yours?"

"Boss..."

Everyone swarmed around Liu Houqiang, asking him all sorts of questions.

……

at the same time.

On the other side, Shen Haoyu also experienced an unexpected surge in popularity across the internet.

Early in the morning, as usual, Shen Haoyu lay in bed, opened a short video platform, and habitually scrolled through videos and browsed updates, intending to kill time during his morning leisure.

But as soon as he opened the software, the interface froze and crashed instantly. After repeatedly restarting, he realized that his personal account had been completely compromised.

Originally, it was just an ordinary account used to share Mustang car modifications, off-road racing car reviews, and daily civilian paint maintenance.

Overnight, the number of fans surged by millions, the comment sections of every old video exploded, with hundreds of thousands of comments piling up, and trending topics dominating the charts.

"Seeking information on stealth coating formulas!"

"Is the source of the Canghai No. 1 project your team?"

"Please provide the store address and where I can purchase from!"

"Amateur geniuses are crushing military technology! Please explain the principles behind this cutting-edge technology!"

The screen was flooded with comments, likes, and shares, and the inbox was overflowing with private messages.

Tens of thousands of unread private messages popped up, all of them inquiring about stealth coatings, asking for procurement channels, seeking modification cooperation, and probing for technical details.

Shen Haoyu was completely dumbfounded as he stared at the screen filled with red dots and the explosive growth of messages.

"What's going on? Am I famous?"

"Did the sky fall when I woke up?"

He casually opened a few private messages, the contents of which were all similar, all concerning the stealth coating of the Canghai-1.

The sudden surge in online attention and massive inquiries left him bewildered, forcing him to activate his account's "Do Not Disturb" mode and block all push notifications.

"These netizens have gone completely mad!"

……

At the same time, in the capital city.

China National Strategic Composite Special Materials Research Center.

Inside the center, in the office of the special task force for the ternary composite gradient stealth coating.

The table was covered with densely packed technical drawings, material parameter tables, stealth performance simulation data, and radar wave absorption spectrum reports. Several core researchers sat around the table, engaging in rigorous discussions.

Zhou Binglun glanced at the empty seat, checked his time, and calmly said, "Time is limited, and the task is urgent. Let's not wait for Comrade Gao Jing'an; let's discuss this first!"

"Okay," Xu Wenyuan said. "Team Leader Zhou, our self-developed ternary composite gradient stealth coating has completed its seventh iteration of trial production, and its absorption rate against decimeter-wave and centimeter-wave conventional military radar has reached 99.7%."

"However, there are still minor shortcomings in terms of the stealth effect of millimeter-wave high-precision phased array radar and satellite synthetic aperture radar, and there is still room for improvement in adaptability to low-temperature environments."

"This is also the core difficulty of our current task."

Zhou Binglun: "The core problem is that the material layer coupling is not strong enough and the gradient transition is not smooth enough, which leads to a small amount of residual reflection of high-frequency radar waves."

"Next, we will focus on optimizing the doping ratio of nano-absorbing particles and adjusting the thickness ratio of the three-layer composite structure. We must make up for the shortcomings in stealth under high-precision satellite scanning and meet the needs of the entire military for future all-domain stealth operations."

The meeting focused on in-depth discussions regarding structural optimization, material improvement, and performance upgrades.

Various technical solutions and key tasks are being implemented in an orderly manner.

Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

Gao Jing'an strode in, beads of sweat on his forehead, his voice brimming with barely concealed excitement, interrupting the group's discussion: "Team leader... everyone... great news! Incredibly great news!"

The entire room fell silent instantly, and everyone looked up at him.

Gao Jing'an rushed to the conference table, slammed a well-sealed test sample and a latest data report onto the surface, and excitedly said, "Look at these measured parameters of the stealth coating..."

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