Chapter 24: Joy and Sorrow Intertwined (Third Watch)

  Director Niu understood that once Secretary Sun found out about his actions, the lightest punishment would be to send him to the labor union, and it was even possible to strip him of his position... At this moment, Director Niu felt a sense of grievance in his heart, feeling that he had been deceived: "Damn old Huang, you have such a strong background, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, would I still dare to mess with you? You're too despicable, your tricks are not just tricks, but clearly meant to deceive people!"

  Thinking of the director Sun who is notorious for being ruthless and impartial, and has always been most disgusted by those who use public power for personal gain to bully ordinary people, Director Niu has completely lost his nerve: although he doesn't know if this Colonel Lin really knows Director Sun or not, he can't afford to take the risk!

  Call Secretary Sun to "report", Lin Hongfei was just saying, no more than trying to intimidate this seemingly very powerful Cow Director, but Lin Weiguo did not plan to just say so, for the situation in front of him, Lin Weiguo's belly full of anger, he really intended to make this call to Secretary Sun.

  "Lao Huang, is there a phone here?" Lin Weiguo asked in a low and serious tone.

  Old Huang didn't know that Lin Weiguo was planning to lend a helping hand? He had been so busy with this matter, wasn't it because he hoped that this high-ranking military officer of the younger generation could help him out in this matter? Nodding repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, just inside, follow me."

  In 1991, apart from units, private individuals rarely had telephones installed. In some southern cities, there were brick-sized mobile phones, but the price of tens of thousands of yuan made everyone fearful. Old Huang's business was not easy to establish, and he pinched pennies every day, turning one cent into two cents. He didn't even want to spend money on this landline phone, and only installed it after hesitating for several months due to business needs.

  Now, even a landline phone is not cheap. Installing one costs almost 10,000 yuan. Those who can afford to install a landline are actually considered successful people in the eyes of ordinary folks. In this era, having a telephone at home is absolutely more impressive than having two BMWs or Mercedes-Benzes 20 years later.

  The telephone was placed in a small wooden box, the receiver exposed, and a lid that covered the keypad was locked with a small lock to prevent children from dialing randomly.

  Just thinking that the trouble that had been bothering him for a long time could be solved smoothly today, Huang's hands were slightly trembling with excitement, and he inserted the key several times before it finally went into the keyhole.

  Niu Chuzhang, who had lost his previous arrogance, was now like a mangy dog with a broken backbone, glancing at the door and then at Lin Weiguo, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to run away, but not daring to.

  Lin Weiguo didn't care what Niu Chuzhang was thinking, but Hong Liang's loud voice sounded like it was connected to the rumbling cannon fire, "Old Sun..."

  It's all over! Upon hearing this voice, Niu Chuzhang suddenly collapsed to the ground: based on his understanding of Municipal Party Secretary Sun, he was definitely done for this time...

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  Commander Liu was very satisfied with Lin Weiguo's initiative to transfer his own guard, Xiaowang, to help. If he hadn't known about it, that would have been the end of it, but since Lin Weiguo had already shared some of the credit with him, Commander Liu felt that this matter was his own business and he should be fully informed, at least about the progress of the entire project. Xiaowang was his guard, his trusted person, what could be more reassuring than that?

  Now that he saw the sample brought by Lin Weiguo, Commander Liu was even more satisfied. He took the 81-style automatic rifle with the Lin-style tactical rail system and aimed at it, then inserted a newly made aluminum alloy tactical grip into the tactical rail and adjusted it to a suitable position for himself. Nodding in satisfaction, "Hmm, not bad, very good, the stability of the gun body is much better, but the gun body is a bit heavy. This is also an unavoidable thing, I will apply to the leaders above for some aviation aluminum materials later."

  Commander Liu was also a veteran from the grassroots level. The quality of a gun, once in his hands, could be weighed instantly. With the addition of a tactical grip, this 81 automatic rifle, which he had used to the point of being extremely familiar, seemed to have "rejuvenated" instantly. If previously it was "operating smoothly", now it can be described as "at his fingertips".

  Lin Hongfei, who followed Lin Weiguo, secretly let out a sigh of relief: It's done, as long as Commander Liu is willing to lend a hand in this matter, the matter will basically be settled.

  "This thing is good, but it still has some shortcomings." Lin Weiguo was very straightforward and poured out all the things that Lin Hongfei had told him on the way back.

  "Oh? Are there any drawbacks?" Commander Liu furrowed his brow, "What other drawbacks are there?"

  "One is that this thing is too heavy, stainless steel, we weighed it, and after installing this tactical rail system, the whole gun weighs more than 560 grams."

  It's not surprising, is it? The entire rail is made of stainless steel cutting, and it's not heavy. For soldiers fighting on the battlefield, every gram of weight is precious. Many lightweight weapon design experts have racked their brains, from steel to alloy materials, from metal materials to composite materials, trying countless methods to reduce the weight of light weapons, so that soldiers can carry more ammunition and prolong combat time.

  "Secondly, the exterior of this rail system has not been processed and does not meet military requirements."

  "That's the reason." Commander Liu looked at the tactical rail system with its characteristic stainless steel color and nodded in agreement. No mistake, this rail system is practical, but the bright white stainless steel material is highly reflective, which is not suitable for use on the battlefield. The dazzling reflection would be like telling the enemy, "I'm right here!"

  In terms of appearance, it must be treated with a three-level anodizing process in accordance with military regulations.

  "Continue, what else?" Commander Liu furrowed his brow and thought for a moment before continuing to ask.

  "There's also the corresponding tactical accessories are too few, so far we only have a tactical small grip." As soon as he mentioned this, Lin Weiguo couldn't help but smile bitterly.