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That's a Colonel's rank, at least a regiment commander level in the army. This absolutely means they hit a primary trunk line; otherwise, such a massive deployment wouldn't happen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[The line was dug during the day, and the people went in this afternoon. Police: Even if you robbed a gold store, I could at least take a breather.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[They say the most profitable crimes are in the Criminal Code, yet you picked the least profitable one in the Criminal Code [laughing-crying].]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[Even our scrap collectors would call the police immediately upon seeing a fiber-optic cable. When asked why, it seems someone in their industry once got locked up for three years for mistakenly taking one.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[Life is already short, yet you insist on taking shortcuts!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[Scrap collectors: Heroes don't ask where they come from; cables don't ask where they came from.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[Prison will feed you, support you, and see you to the end!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—[It's hard to imagine this is truly a live broadcast. Where are the organizers? If they don't show up soon, the contestants will be dragged away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The live stream's popularity had exploded in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surged from two thousand viewers to over twenty thousand, and it kept climbing nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who opened the live stream was shocked at the first sight of the scene on screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even suspected they had clicked the wrong stream and ended up on a military channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they learned the streamer had dug up a national defense fiber-optic cable with an excavator, they were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long heard that troops near a national defense cable arrive very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But online, there were only similar news reports; videos were impossible to find, and even pictures were rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such a live broadcast was like winning the lottery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people didn't just watch it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took screenshots to brag on their social media feeds and messaging groups; others, quick-witted and quick-handed, recorded short videos and posted them on major short-video platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter where they posted, the comments were almost uniformly asking for the live stream link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused many people who weren't watching the program \"Ace Workplace Expert\" to flock to the live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the entire program's traffic skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fang Yang's live stream was packed to capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the production company's office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person wearing a team leader badge quickly removed his headset and rushed toward the supervisor's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was tense, his heart pounding as if it would leap from his throat, as he pounded hard on the office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supervisor, something huge has happened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor inside the office, who was watching a beauty live stream, took a sip of goji berry tea and said leisurely, \"Come in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader panted heavily, but he had only run for a short while; he was simply too nervous to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor was somewhat displeased. \"What's got you so frantic? You're a manager, after all; can't you be more composed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supervisor... Supervisor... Quick!! Open stream number 26... then you'll know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the heck? Just say it directly if there's something wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing the team leader gasping for breath, he shook his head and chose to open stream number 26 anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he opened it, his entire body snapped rigid, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately put on his headset, read the comments in the comment section, and was completely dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! Something this huge happened, and you didn't tell me sooner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the team leader could answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor bolted out the door, running and stumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even forgot to take off his headset, which fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader stood there, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where's the composure you promised? Did you eat it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor rushed out the door and sprinted up the stairs toward the manager's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save time waiting for the elevator, he chose to take the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew very well how urgent the situation was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even took three steps at a time while climbing, rushing up without stopping once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the manager's office, he burst in without knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manager!! Hah~~ Hah~~ Hah~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager, who looked to be under forty, stared blankly at the panting supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? Don't you know to knock before entering? You have no dignity as a supervisor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor's expression was pained, almost on the verge of tears; he seemed to have just heard similar words himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too exhausted and nervous to speak clearly, he shoved the manager aside and opened the live stream of room 26 on his computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager was about to scold him, but upon seeing the live feed, his expression turned as if he had just eaten excrement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every supervisor and above in the production team received a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report to the conference room within two minutes. Anyone late is fired!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned; some were eating, some working, and others even defecating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet without exception, they all immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to the manager's office at top speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the elevator would take too long; they had to run up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the stairwells of the entire production building were filled with the sound of running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having never seen such a message before, their first reaction was that something major had happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone filed into the conference room, they saw the manager sitting in the head seat, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly in front of him on the screen was the live stream of Fang Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Please vote with flowers and ratings.)..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5. The reason for the fiber optic cable cut, a miracle revival!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager looked at everyone below and spoke with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is everyone here? No nonsense; the difficulties we face could shut down the show at any moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The large screen shows the live interface of contestant number 26. He previously dug through a national defense cable with an excavator. The military has arrived, and judging by the scale, this could be a major incident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we cannot navigate this crisis well, everyone here will lose their jobs. Now, everyone share your ideas on how to handle this crisis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisors below looked up at the live stream on the large screen.\u003C\u002Fp>",1229,"2026-06-15T16:08:54.281Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","e315337c742dc49cff1fcbc3101c4a6925b548d9fb2567ba7a6cd61aa3eaf68b",null,"they-asked-you-to-operate-an-excavator-you-dug-u-chapter-3","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthey-asked-you-to-operate-an-excavator-you-dug-u-cover.gif"]