Chapter 247 - 245 Discussion

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After bringing Chen Xin into the refuge, all the relatives at home gathered around. In the hall of the refuge, they sat down, and only then did everyone start bombarding Chen Xin with all sorts of questions."Ah Xin, how did you make it back? The snow outside is so heavy. You must have had a hard time coming back from Xiang Province, right?" "Ah Xin, what are you back here for? You’ve come all this way. Wouldn’t it be better to stay over there properly?" "Have you eaten? I’ll make you something, although there’s not much of anything. You just make do and eat a little, Ah Xin." Facing the concern from his relatives, Chen Xin suddenly felt overwhelmed, responding with a wry smile to each of them. Then he asked his parents: "Mom, Dad, how are you? No problems here?" "What problems could there be? The whole country is like this now. Your dad and I are fine, we’ve got food and a place to sleep. No problems at all." Chen Xin’s mom responded but then suddenly noticed Chen Xin’s sleeve and immediately asked nervously, "Son, what about your hand?" Saying that, Chen Xin’s mom worriedly touched Chen Xin’s sleeve. To avoid his mom’s worry and nervousness, Chen Xin hurriedly pulled open the collar of his protective suit, showing the arm hanging on his chest, and explained: "It’s fine, it’s here! Had a bit of trouble on the way, just a fracture." "How could you be so careless! Does it hurt? Why didn’t you get a cast?" Seeing her son’s arm fracture, Chen Xin’s mom felt heartbroken and repeatedly expressed concern. "It’s nothing, it’s already taken care of. There was no hospital on the way, so I didn’t get a cast, but there’s a splint on it, it’s fine." While dealing with his mom’s concern, Chen Xin quickly shifted the topic to the main reason for his return: "Mom, Dad, I’m back to take you with me." "Take us with you?" Chen Xin’s parents were stunned upon hearing that and looked at each other, unsure of what Chen Xin meant. Seeing their reaction, Chen Xin hurried to explain to his parents: "It’s like this, the shelter I built in Xiang Province has now been modified and is already..." — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — While Chen Xin was explaining to his parents, Zhang Chengguang and his team brought back the isotope thermoelectric battery given by Chen Xin and the video footage recorded by the scientific research personnel from Hubei Province of Chen Xin manually making the nuclear battery. They returned to the Space Launch Center located in Sichuan Province. This is one of the three most important space launch centers in Flame Country. Because of its unique geographical location in Sichuan Province, which is the strategic rear area, it is the most important of the three launch centers. And Sichuan Province, due to its unique geographical location and natural environment, has been an important strategic depth since the founding of Flame Country, concentrating many important military and scientific research institutions. Many of Flame Country’s important military facilities are also set up among the mountains in Sichuan Province. It can be said that since the founding of the country, many military facilities and underground projects have been established in central Sichuan to be used as strategic depth. The most famous mountain city has built a large number of air-raid shelters since the time of the War of Resistance. After the disaster, many of the military facilities and underground projects originally sealed here were reactivated, and a large number of scientific research institutions migrated from coastal areas to inland areas were sent here. Therefore, it was only natural that they were sent here after it was learned that Zhang Chengguang and his team had returned to the surface and were carrying important observational data. In fact, Zhang Chengguang and his team spent most of their time training here in the past, and even the spacecraft they took to carry out their mission at the beginning was launched from here. One could say that returning here felt like coming home. However, Zhang Chengguang and his team didn’t have time to feel the warmth of home. Upon returning to the space launch center, they handed over the isotope thermoelectric battery and video footage they brought back to the scientific research department. Zhang Chengguang and his team were called to the office by the chief engineer of the aerospace center. "Sorry, Xiao Zhang, you just got back, and we haven’t let you rest before calling you in for questioning," apologized the white-haired chief engineer, after some pleasantries and got straight to the point: "I’ve already reviewed the report submitted by Hubei Province. If everything stated in the report is true and the isotope thermoelectric battery you brought back performs as impressively as claimed, this has extremely significant implications for the entire nation! I specifically called you over because I want to hear your opinions on this comrade Chen Xin. You are currently the ones who have been in contact with him the longest, so you relatively understand the situation better. Your opinions are very important and will serve as an important reference for us to engage with this comrade Chen Xin and formulate response plans and measures, so you need to provide all the details of your interactions with him, the more detailed the better!" Listening to the chief engineer, Zhang Chengguang and his team inevitably felt a bit nervous but quickly organized their thoughts, recalling all the details of their interactions with Chen Xin. Fortunately, before returning, they had already anticipated inquiries from superiors and had done some summarizing and organizing, so they weren’t at a loss as to where to start. However, the three of them hadn’t expected the chief engineer himself would question them; they had thought it would be someone from the relevant department coming to take a statement. The fact that the chief engineer himself was asking questions made the three feel the importance that the higher-ups and the nation attached to this matter. Organizing his thoughts, Zhang Chengguang was the first to speak: "Based on our interactions with Chen Xin over the past few days, I believe he is a cautious person yet not lacking in enthusiasm. In such a post-apocalyptic environment, he is still willing to help others, which shows he has a good character. Moreover, he willingly disclosed his ability to manufacture isotope thermoelectric batteries and allowed us to record the entire process of him making the battery. I think this is enough to show he is willing to contribute to the country." Zhang Chengguang intended to say a few good words for Chen Xin in his heart, so his remarks inevitably had a bit of a bias, yet he didn’t cover up the facts. On the side, Zhang Yao, who had the most interaction with Chen Xin among the three, spoke after Zhang Chengguang finished: "Chen Xin claims to have Acquired Scholar Syndrome. I think this may not necessarily be true, but he should not be lying. He indeed only knows how to do it, but can’t explain why." After listening to the two, the chief engineer pondered but didn’t show much reaction. Such matters naturally have professional analysis departments to handle, so the chief engineer just thought for a moment and then looked towards Zhao Wu, asking him: "Xiao Zhao, what’s your opinion?" "Chen Xin has a certain pride in his bones. Previously, officials in Hubei Province tried to recruit him, representing the province, but he showed no interest in this, and even deliberately made an isotope thermoelectric battery by hand, which shows he is quite proud and ambitious inside." Zhao Wu expressed his view, and finally added: "Therefore, I think we should maintain a good relationship with him and try to engage with him with an attitude of equal cooperation. If we take a high stance, it might cause him to react negatively."

Chapter 247 - 245 Discussion

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