Chapter 6

In the screen, technical specialists have already entered the dirt pit to check the situation, and the leading officer stands there expressionlessly, waiting for the report.

Everyone knows time is tight and immediately states their thoughts.

"I suggest directly denying contestant 26's status and throwing him away. The military can't blame us, and most importantly, this leak is entirely his personal reason and has nothing to do with us. We don't need to clean up his mess."

"I don't suggest doing that. If we really do that, we'll be scolded to death by netizens, and the show's reputation will be gone. Besides, the current situation isn't as bad as it could be; it mainly depends on the military's attitude."

"Helicopters have arrived. Didn't you see his rank? A Colonel! Do you think this is child's play? But I don't suggest abandoning 26 either. It's best to choose a compromise, for example, we don't show up and let him solve it himself. If he really gets into trouble, we can do some public relations to help him gain some sympathy. If it really doesn't work, then we give up."

"If you ask me, letting nature take its course is best. I guess at most he'll just pay some money, it shouldn't affect the show. If it really doesn't work, the production team can pay for this fund for him, but his qualification for the competition must be canceled."

The manager watches the livestream while listening to the discussion below.

He can't listen at all; these people's opinions don't have any substantive suggestions, and the only meaningful one is the "let nature take its course" one.

Although he also knows that it's highly unlikely to affect the show, there are always exceptions, and as a manager, he must take precautions.

Fang Yang has no mind to care about how these people are discussing him.

His brain is constantly turning, looking for a way to save himself.

After the technician finishes the inspection, he climbs up and reports to the leader: "Report to Colonel Cui, it's confirmed that five fiber optic cables are damaged, and other fiber optic cables have varying degrees of damage. It is recommended to immediately dispatch a maintenance department to repair them."

Colonel Cui frowns and replies faintly: "Hmm!"

Fang Yang looks at the people around him, all fully armed, and shouts a bit guiltily: "Leader... I didn't snap the fiber optic cable!!"

He shouts, but the Colonel doesn't pay attention to him.

So he raises his voice again and shouts: "Colonel, I really didn't snap it. I can prove it, and even if you fix it today, it will snap again before long!"

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——【This kid has my style from back then. Awesome! He dares to talk nonsense in this kind of situation. Does he really think those are fake guns!】

——【If you didn't snap it, could it have snapped itself? I say just cooperate honestly now, maybe they'll be lenient.】

——【Is he crazy? Isn't he afraid they'll give him a peanut bullet if they don't agree? If it were me, I'd probably be scared to death.】

——【It's fine to fool ghosts usually, but now that a big thing has happened, trying to fool them is no different from seeking death.】

——【Number 26 is also unlucky. First snapped an electrical cable, now a fiber optic cable. If he keeps digging, he could dig up a nuclear bomb!】

Colonel Cui originally didn't want to pay attention to him, because in his view, that was just trying to shirk responsibility.

But when he heard the last sentence, his expression reacted.

He turns his head and looks at Fang Yang quietly.

Under his calm eyes, there seems to be a sternness hidden: "Tell me why it will snap again?"

Fang Yang sees the opportunity and rushes toward the Colonel, but is immediately stopped by the guard team.

"Let him come over!"

"Colonel, listen to me, I did dig up the fiber optic cable, but I really didn't snap it!"

Colonel Cui frowns: "Don't play games with me, just say it."

Fang Yang doesn't say a word and jumps directly into the dirt pit.

"First, let me prove that this fiber optic cable wasn't snapped by me!"

After saying that, he picks up the broken connector on the ground and gestures.

"Leader, I'm an excavator operator. If it were really snapped by an excavator, the break should be uniform and very flat. But look closely, these broken connectors are not broken at the same position at all."

The Colonel is immediately interested and jumps into the dirt pit himself to take the cable and observe it.

"Hiss~~ it really doesn't look uniform! Xiao Li, come over and take a look!"

As soon as he finishes speaking, the previous technician also jumps in to check.

"Report to Colonel, it's really not a uniform break. It shouldn't have been snapped by an excavator!"

"Then what snapped it?"

At this moment, the Colonel's curiosity is completely stimulated, and his expression toward Fang Yang is much better.

Fang Yang smiles, takes the cable end, and points to the others: "Leader, look closely at whether these rubber tubes are all a bit corroded."

The technician next to him immediately speaks up: "That's right, when we checked before, we found that the others were a bit damaged. Logically, these rubber tubes are waterproof and shouldn't be corroded within 20 years, but I don't know what caused it."

Fang Yang smiles confidently: "Because there is a termite nest below!"

As soon as this is said, the people around change their expressions.

Colonel Cui can't help but ask: "How do you know?"

"It's simple. I saw a few termites when I was digging before, but they might have been scared and hid. And termites secrete extremely strong formic acid. Under long-term corrosion, that's why the rubber pipes are damaged!"

Technician Xiao Li asks suspiciously after listening: "Even if there is formic acid, it wouldn't corrode the fiber optic cable to the point of snapping, right?"

Fang Yang nods and picks up a piece of wood to dig into the ground.

Just by digging away a piece of soil, you can immediately see the dense termites below!

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——【It's reversed! There really are termites. Now there's a good show to watch. He can even save himself like this, too awesome.】

——【This mood is like a roller coaster. Ordinary people really can't handle it. I have to admit the host's heart is really strong.】

——【It was settled so easily? I thought he was going to be fined and jailed. After all this, it wasn't him who snapped it. Then the question is, how did it snap?】

——【Let me educate everyone: the biggest destroyers of all electrical and fiber optic cables are not water leaks or rats, but termites. This place is deep in the mountains and forests, which happens to be the best habitat for termites.】

——【Damn, he showed off again. I checked the livestream popularity, and there are already thirty thousand people watching online. There were only a few hundred in the morning, too exaggerated.】

Fang Yang speaks again: "Formic acid won't corrode the fiber optic cable to the point of snapping, but termites have another big habit, which is also why they are defined as pests: their habit of gnawing."

"It's not because they like to eat it, but purely because the termites' home is here, and the fiber optic cable blocks their way. So even though the fiber optic cable has a lot of protection, under the long-term formic acid and gnawing, the fiber optic cable is bitten through bit by bit!"

"The reason it hasn't had an accident until now is that it hadn't completely snapped. It just happened that I dug up the soil today, and without the pressure, the fiber optic cable snapped completely!"

The technician next to him suddenly realizes: "No wonder I've felt the signal was a bit weak recently!"

After listening, Colonel Cui turns his head and asks with a flat expression: "How long until the maintenance department arrives?"

The non-commissioned officer next to him immediately replies: "Report to Colonel, they've already been called and will be here soon!"

The cameraman watches the whole process without daring to say a word.

At this moment, looking at Fang Yang in the pit, his expression is shocked.

Is this still the Fang Yang he knew this morning who was full of nonsense?

Being able to save himself in such a crisis, this "awesome" really doesn't need to be bragged about!

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6. What the hell? He dares to keep digging? Is he crazy!

The commotion here is too big, and it has long attracted the attention of everyone at the construction site.

More and more curious people gather here to watch the excitement.

This is a military aircraft; most of them have only seen it on TV, and it's their first time seeing it in reality.

When they go back today, they can drink two more catties of wine when bragging to friends.

Bragging to their children can also earn a bunch of admiring looks.

But they only dare to watch from afar.

After all, those guns are real, and rushing up is no different from seeking death.

And at this moment, the electricians who came to repair the electrical cable earlier have finished their work and curiously gather around.

"Hey... brother, what happened?"

The worker next to him hears someone asking and immediately exerts his gossip potential: "You don't know? Someone snapped the national defense fiber optic cable, and the military came directly!"

"Hiss~~ is he that fierce? Who dug it?"

"Look... the young man in the pit!"

When the electrician sees Fang Yang in the center, his eyes go straight!

"Holy crap! It's him! This guy must have grown up eating cables. Snapped an electrical cable at noon, snapped a fiber optic cable in the afternoon. Whoever invited him to work is unlucky!"

"Who says not? We've all stopped working because of him. I guess he'll be taken away soon."