Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 52 Collective Resolutions
"There's nothing we can do; we just have to deal with what's happening. So, you know we're close now that we're in this life?"

Zhou Yu rolled her eyes at Jiang Yang: "Eating steamed buns without dipping them in vinegar? How could you come up with such a childish prank?"

"Just tell me if it scared you or not, that's all."

Jiang Yang chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the bed where Zhou Yu had been lying, and he saw many exquisitely packaged bags containing clothes, high heels, and other items.

"It's tough on Gu Changshan; we'll have to send someone out to make the purchases..."

Seeing Jiang Yang looking over, Zhou Yu tried to cover the bags as if he had done something wrong, but gave up the next moment and said casually, "This is part of the job."

It sounded like he was speaking to Jiang Yang, but it also sounded like he was speaking to himself.

Jiang Yang understood: "Since it's part of the job, let's begin?"

"now?"

"if not?"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind: "Okay, then you go out first, I'll change my clothes."

"Hey, isn't that enough? I've watched it countless times in the previous loops."

"what?"

Zhou Yuru was struck dumb, her face turning pale: "Really? You've seen it all?"

"We were very close in our past lives, as you know."

Jiang Yang had a smiling face.

Zhou Yu murmured, "Impossible, impossible, this, this is too fast, only ten days! What have I done? God..."

As if resigned to her fate, or as if she had finally accepted herself, she opened her handbag and took out a complete set of office attire: "This set?"

"Well……"

Jiang Yang deliberately sized up Zhou Yu, then looked at the clothes laid out on the bed: "Okay."

"Alright, you've seen it all in the previous lives, so there's no need for me to hide anything in this one..."

She turned around to face Jiang Yang directly and reached for the buttons on her clothes.

Jiang Yang's heart pounded wildly, and his mouth began to feel dry.

Will the long-cherished wish from previous lives finally be fulfilled in this one?

As the first button was undone, Jiang Yang stared intently at it.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu shouted, "You bastard Jiang Yang, how dare you lie to me! Have you forgotten what I do for a living?!"

Jiang Yang looked up in astonishment.

In that instant, he finally remembered Zhou Yu's profession.

A psychologist! And a psychologist specializing in interpreting micro-expressions!

She did it on purpose to create an opportunity to observe her own expressions and reactions!
"I knew it! How could things have developed so quickly in just ten days!"

Zhou Yu glared at Jiang Yang angrily: "Get out, get out! I need to change my clothes!"

……

Standing outside the door, Jiang Yang's tense state of mind, which had been strained by the intense meetings and decision-making, gradually eased.

A moment later, Zhou Yu, looking every bit the sophisticated career woman, appeared before Jiang Yang.

She seemed a little shy, unable to meet Jiang Yang's gaze. But after a moment, she composed herself and playfully twirled in front of him: "Do you like it?"

"Hmm, it's alright." "Let's go, time to get to work."

The two walked together down the long corridor toward the study room.

Jiang Yang raised his head slightly, his gaze seemingly reaching the outside world through the thick layers of rock.

He knew that at this very moment, the massive state apparatus had already begun to operate because of his arrival.

I wonder how many people are rushing to the front lines.

"Hopefully this time, our efforts will be rewarded..."

……

In a building of the aerospace department, Gu Changshan stood up from the huge circular conference table and looked at the more than 20 leading figures from the aerospace system who were attending the meeting.

"The following are the collective resolutions of this meeting."

First, the centralized testing was changed to a tiered testing system, with testing tasks being delegated to manufacturers at each level. Companies such as the Sixth Research Institute of AVIC and the Eighth Research Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology are only responsible for the final assembly and manufacturing.

Second, reliability will not be a requirement; only the minimum necessary level needs to be met: ensure the rocket does not explode on the launch pad to avoid destroying my country's only five launch pads capable of carrying out the launch mission of the Giant Spirit 2 heavy-lift launch vehicle.

His cold gaze swept over everyone present: "If no one has any objections, then... meeting adjourned!"

More than 20 people stood up at the same time and hurriedly left with solemn expressions.

……

"...Alright, that concludes today's campus broadcast. Next, we'll present a beautiful piece of music to wish all students a wonderful day starting with the music..."

Listening to the sounds from the loudspeakers disguised as mushrooms, small animals, and other shapes on the green belt and lawn, feeling the warmth of the rising sun, and watching the students walking or running on the road, laughing and playing, full of youthful vitality, Professor Lu Jiahai felt a sense of peace.

"It's great to be young."

He sighed silently.

A sudden ringtone broke the silence. Taking out my phone, I saw that the call was from the school office.

"What is it now...?"

Somewhat annoyed, he pressed the answer button, and a solemn voice came through: "Professor Lu, please come to the third conference room within five minutes."

"What's wrong? My class starts in 10 minutes, and I might not have enough time."

"Your class has been cancelled. Please come as soon as possible. Or if you live far away, the school office will arrange a car to pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Professor Lu Jiahai muttered, "What's going on? So mysterious."

Changing direction, he arrived at the third conference room in a short while, and was somewhat surprised to see that the principal, directors, and other senior school officials were all present. Professors Sun and Liu, who were also majoring in precision mechanical design and manufacturing, were also there.

There are also students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees, totaling seventy or eighty people, and the number is still increasing rapidly.

Ten minutes later, the last person entered the conference room. On the platform, a man in military uniform stood up, his voice filled with seriousness and solemnity: "The nation needs to carry out a major mission, but we are currently short-handed. Following a decision by higher authorities, we are now urgently summoning you all to support the production and design front lines. Depart immediately."

The principal quickly added, "There's no need to worry about the curriculum and family arrangements; the school will coordinate everything."

"I hope everyone will carry forward the spirit of our school in this major national emergency mission and successfully complete the task..."

Before they could figure out what was going on, the crowd stood up in a chaotic manner and, under the organization of the guards, began to move out.

As he boarded the bus, Lu Jiahai still felt a little dizzy; everything seemed so unreal.

It wasn't until the bus passed the gate of another university in the same city and saw another bus drive out of the school gate, joining his bus to form a convoy and head out of the city that Lu Jia Hai vaguely realized something.

Something big must have happened...

(End of this chapter)