Chapter 195: How Big Are the Capital's Waves?

In the evening, nine o'clock.

Hearing footsteps in the corridor, Luo Qiang rushed out, and indeed, he saw the leaders return.

"Leader Zhao, you've worked hard!"

Leader Zhao glanced at Luo Qiang: "Hmm, do you have anything to report to me?"

After staying in the hotel for a day, you should have done some self-reflection, right?

"Yes, there is!" Luo Qiang ushered Leader Zhao into the room, saying with a solemn face: "I've uncovered a major conspiracy by Qin Miao!"

Leader Zhao's face changed instantly: "What conspiracy?"

"This Qin Miao has ill intentions! He came here just to buy MTU diesel engines, and deliberately tried to sabotage our Five Machine Department's procurement. He definitely means no good. I thought about it all day and finally figured it out!"

"What have you figured out?"

"He wants to monopolize our tank engines!" Luo Qiang said: "After all his meddling, we gave up introducing the MTU engine. If I'm not mistaken, Ha Gong Da must have imported the technology from MTU Company, so from now on, if we need advanced tank engines, we can only buy them from Ha Gong Da."

"Ha Gong Da used to be such a great university, supplying countless talents to our military-industrial system! Since Qin Miao arrived at Ha Gong Da, everything has changed. The former spirit of mutual help, the scene of the whole nation as one family, has vanished. Now it's all about money and profit; Qin Miao is simply corrupting the entire system's atmosphere!"

Talking about this, Luo Qiang got angry—this Qin Miao is utterly unforgivable!

"Ha Gong Da has already snatched plenty of business from our military-industrial factories—truck cannons, ground-to-ground missiles—and they're not satisfied; they even want to reach into the tank industry." Luo Qiang said: "Leader Zhao, I suggest that when we go back, we thoroughly investigate Qin Miao's actions and expel this bad apple from our revolutionary ranks."

His words were passionate and stirring; even Luo Qiang himself believed them completely: Qin Miao is a traitor to the people, a scourge of society!

Wait a moment!

Leader Zhao's behavior seems off—is he also angry?

Smack!

Leader Zhao slammed the table hard: "Luo Qiang, I only brought you up from the factory to be my secretary, and took you out to gain experience, because your father is my old comrade-in-arms. I never expected you to be uneducated and short-sighted, and even to frame others! Go back to the factory and do your proper job!"

Luo Qiang was stunned.

"Uncle Zhao..."

"Don't call me Uncle Zhao. I'm still an old comrade of your father, but you, Luo Qiang... I don't know you!"

Leader Zhao was fuming, and Luo Qiang was utterly dumbfounded: "Leader Zhao, I'm not wrong—I heard from MTU Company that Qin Miao, representing Ha Gong Da, ordered three hundred diesel engines, while our system got nothing..."

"What do you mean, we got nothing? In the negotiations, the Germans put forward high-handed conditions; we simply couldn't get the MTU diesel engines. Qin Miao, representing Ha Gong Da, overordered the engines just to get us a technical dossier! Qin Miao's noble integrity—you don't understand a thing! Indeed, your mind is twisted, you see everything awry! Take your luggage and go live with Old Wang's secretary!"

"Leader Zhao, I ought to take care of your life..."

"I don't need you to look after me! You'd better reflect on yourself! If you don't learn how to be a decent person, you won't even last in the factory!"

Next-door room.

Chu Miaomiao smiled: "That Luo Qiang got scolded terribly! Humph, he dared to splash dirty water on you—he should get lost!"

"Or perhaps the atmosphere from a few years ago was just too bad—there's always a bunch of people trying to climb on others' backs." Qin Miao sighed: "Forget it, I don't want to think about anything else. Since things here are over, we should head back."

"Yeah, there's still a lot to do when we get back, Brother San Shui. We bought three hundred diesel engines—what should we do with the surplus?"

"Don't worry, we can sell the surplus; it won't come back to bite us. In fact… this batch of diesel engines isn't even enough."

Chu Miaomiao widened her eyes: "Sell to whom?"

"Tie Lao Da."

Back then, MTU Company also made this demand, letting Mountain Diesel sell two hundred units; the result, Mountain Diesel sold five hundred! Tie Lao Da profited handsomely.

Qin Miao doesn't worry at all about selling the surplus diesel engines—that's the advantage of being a reborn person! But… many things aren't up to him, and I have no idea how big a stir he's caused in the Capital.

Capital, South Central Sea, conference room.

"This Qin Miao wants to take the capitalist road—he wants to be a capitalist!"

"That's right—we shed blood and sacrificed countless workers' and peasants' children to win today's happy life; we absolutely cannot let a few people restore the old order!"

Almost half… no, over ninety percent of people are opposed!

Secretary Wang was mentally prepared, but… seeing this situation, he still felt a bit uneasy.

Many shout about democracy, meaning we should discuss and let the minority follow the majority—but in fact… truth often lies in the hands of the few. This wasn't said by him; it's the great revolutionary mentor who said it! Which social transformation didn't start with a minority, gradually becoming the consensus of the majority?

Those present are already high-level leaders, but after decades of work, certain ideas have become deeply entrenched; wanting to change them—how could it be that simple!

The old leader really dropped a bombshell!

Wait, the crowd's voice is gradually fading?

Secretary Wang raised his head and looked down—sure enough, just as he thought, everyone was looking at him at that moment.

Everyone's smart; the opinions just voiced were telling Secretary Wang that the crowd opposed! Now…

Secretary Wang gave a wry smile, looked at one person present, and said: "Old Zhang, what do you think?"

Called upon to speak, Zhang Wanhe sighed: "Alas, San Shui's contributions are indeed great, but five million in bonus money is really too much—I have no idea what the old leader was thinking…"

That remark caused many present to change their faces.

When they heard Qin Miao wanted to occupy forty-nine percent of the shares and become a capitalist, everyone was furious, feeling their lifelong ideals had been tainted—but now… the crowd finally understood.

This matter clearly had the old leader's backing!

That five‑million bonus was personally ordered by the old leader, and now that the money is in Qin Miao's hands—what should be done with it?

Everyone's mind recalled the old leader's words: "Be bolder, take bigger steps!" Qin Miao's courage is no ordinary sort—if the old leader hadn't given the go‑ahead, would he dare to pull this off?