Chapter 69

"What if you catch a cold again!"

"As your secretary, how would I answer to those above..."

"I don't need you to answer for me!"

Zhao Lao remained very firm.

"I, Zhao Zhao Keqin, have spent my whole life in research, and for every project, I have always been on the front line!"

"Whether it was the birth of the J-8, or the J-10, J-11, or even the J-20, I have never missed a single test!"

"This is the meaning of my life, Zhao Zhao Keqin!"

"For the fighter jet cause of the Long Country, I, Zhao Zhao Keqin, even if I die of illness, will never be a deserter!"

Hearing these heartfelt words from Zhao Lao, Secretary Little Li stood frozen in place.

Vaguely, he was also infected by the aura on Zhao Lao, as if he saw the glorious years of Zhao Lao's youth dedicated to the country.

Older generation researchers like Zhao Lao.

Their faith is the firmest!

Their minds are the purest!

Whether it was Qian Lao, who gave up the generous treatment of the Freedom Country for the sake of the country, or Deng Lao, who gave his life for the two-bomb cause.

Or Zhao Lao, Liu Lao, and this group of founders of Long Country's scientific research!

They are all worthy of the name of masters!

They are all worthy of being called peerless national scholars!

Even until death, they hold a heart of pure patriotism.

Devoting everything just for the rise of the Long Country!

In a trance, Assistant Little Li was moved to tears.

He suddenly felt that the old man before him, hooked up to an IV drip, his figure already hunched.

Within that withered body, there lay such a great soul!

Assistant Little Li closed his eyes, struggling to keep his tears from falling.

"Alright! Zhao Lao!"

"I understand your meaning!"

"I will go and contact the leaders of the Northern Military Region right now to help you arrange everything..."

A few days later.

Northern Military Region Bohaiwan Aviation Experimental Airport.

Black sedans drove slowly into the airport.

Following that, one researcher after another stepped out of the cars.

The chiefs of the Northern Military Region had also been waiting for a long time.

Lu Lu Debiao, Commander-in-Chief of the three services of the Northern Military Region, stood to the side like a pine tree.

Finally.

The last Volkswagen Passat stopped steadily in front of everyone.

Secretary Little Li hurried out of the car, ran to the passenger side, and opened the door.

He helped the trembling Zhao Lao step out.

"Zhao Lao!"

"Warmly welcome you to our Northern Military Region!"

Lu Lu Debiao hurried over and supported the frail Zhao Lao with one hand.

Today is the day of the first flight of the Long Country's newest fighter jet!

With the first flight being chosen in the Northern Military Region, Lu Lu Debiao, as the Commander-in-Chief of the three services of the Northern Military Region, also felt honored.

He had arrived at the scene early to wait, just hoping to catch a glimpse of the true face of the new fighter jet...

Towards Zhao Lao before him.

Lu Lu Debiao had no airs of a general, calling him Zhao Lao at every turn, and keeping his own status very low.

Lu Lu Debiao also admired Zhao Lao from the bottom of his heart.

The Long Country's fourth-generation and fifth-generation jets were all the work of Zhao Lao!

For the second and third-generation jets, Zhao Lao had also contributed greatly!

Such a pillar of the country, at the very last moment of his life.

Was still burning himself, disregarding his health, and rushing to the scene of the new fighter jet's first flight, just to obtain the first-hand data of the new fighter jet.

This spirit made even Lu Lu Debiao unable to help but give a thumbs up!

"Zhao Lao! You really are..."

"The weather has turned cold, and your health is not good!"

"You could have just stayed in the office and waited for the experimental data! Why run to this place to suffer in the cold!"

Hearing Lu Lu Debiao say this, Zhao Lao didn't take it to heart, but instead burst into a hearty laugh.

"Commander Lu! Did you collude with Secretary Little Li!"

"Why do you both sound the same..."

"I know my own body better than anyone!"

"I don't have many years left to live anyway!"

"If I don't see the scene of the new fighter jet soaring in the blue sky, I think I'll die of depression..."

"You wouldn't want me to lie in my coffin with regrets, would you..."

Lu Lu Debiao and Secretary Little Li looked at each other.

Both of them showed a helpless bitter smile on their faces.

With a stubborn temper like Zhao Lao's, ten cows couldn't pull him back.

Naturally, they had no way to deal with him.

To the side, Lu Lu Debiao paused, his gaze looking at the new fighter jet covered in black cloth not far away.

He let out a heartfelt exclamation.

"Zhao Lao!"

"You really are worthy of the name!"

"I remember the J-20's first test flight was just ten years ago! I remember that scene clearly, but I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, you've even created a sixth-generation jet!"

"This R&D speed, even the military department of the Freedom Country would probably find it hard to keep up..."

"From today on, after your title as the father of the Long Country's fourth and fifth-generation jets, we'll have to add the father of the sixth-generation jet!"

It's no wonder Lu Lu Debiao let out such an exclamation.

As everyone knows, the iteration of fighter jets is arguably the most difficult hurdle to overcome on the Blue Planet!

The Freedom Country's F-22 Raptor, touted as the most advanced, began development in the 1980s and took a full sixteen years to finally succeed!

Furthermore, the F-35 fighter, which the Freedom Country spent over ten years developing, couldn't even achieve an iteration.

Its performance was even slightly worse than the F-22 Raptor!

As for the sixth-generation jet, that was even further off!

Looking at the Long Country, it took only ten years to complete the leap from the fourth to the fifth generation!

And another ten years later, now they are even starting test flights for the sixth-generation jet!

This scientific research speed can simply be said to be crushing the Freedom Country!

How could Lu Lu Debiao not be stirred?

Beside him, Zhao Lao listened to Lu Lu Debiao's flattery, and although his face was beaming with smiles.

He still waved his hand.

"Commander Lu! You've got it wrong!"

"I am no longer the father of the sixth-generation jet!"

"The father of this sixth-generation jet is actually someone else!"

"For such an advanced fighter jet, let alone ten years, even if you gave me another twenty or thirty years, I couldn't create it!"

"Many of the advanced technologies involved, even I, this old man, haven't fully understood myself..."