Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 54 I'll take it!

Upon hearing Zhao Youguang's words, a glint of triumph flashed in Luo Jiang's eyes, but his face remained full of anger: "Just now, two military vehicles and a dozen guards came to me, saying it was an urgent national mission, 1000 special wire harnesses, within a day!"
Even a small factory like mine has come to us, so you can imagine how urgent this task must be.
I may be lustful, but I can also distinguish between what's important and what's not. I'll take on this task without hesitation!
Turns out, you son of a bitch, Lao Zhao, I used to think that even though you had a bad temper, you were at least a decent person. But now, because of this little disagreement between us, you won't even take on an emergency national mission. I was wrong about you.

Let's go our separate ways!

Zhao Youguang seemed not to hear Luo Jiang's curses, muttering, "National emergency mission... Don't leave, I'll take it!"

Luo Jiang suppressed his excitement, maintaining the anger on his face: "What? Have you figured it out?"

"Luo Jiang, I'm on a national mission, it has nothing to do with you. In my eyes, you're just a dog on the street, you can't change your ways!"

Luo Jiang's face instantly broke into a smile: "Alright, alright, I'm a dog now, okay? If you're still angry, I'll bark twice, alright? Woof woof woof!"

"Stop joking around with me. Let me tell you, it's 20 yuan, not a penny less. I'm not keeping any of this money; I'm donating it all to education aid projects!"

"Okay, okay, can I add another 100,000?"

The car sped along and quickly returned to the factory.

"Old Zhao, I've already assigned you all the assistants. There are 40 people in total, working in three shifts. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's get started!"

Amidst the roar of the machines, in the cleanroom, thin cables coated with silver flowed one by one along the assembly line.

Wearing a full-body dustproof suit, Zhao Youguang carefully selected suitable pieces from among them, then personally placed them into the equipment next to him for meticulous processing, one by one.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and four hours passed in the blink of an eye. But in the finished product box, there was only a small bundle of qualified cables, just a few dozen, that had been personally processed and inspected by Zhao Youguang.

"Damn it, all of you better pay attention! What kind of crap is this?!"

The workers fell silent, terrified.

Luo Jiang looked at Zhao Youguang, who had been working non-stop for four hours, with some concern. His voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Old Zhao, take a break? Have something to eat."

"You don't know anything! No wonder the factory is getting worse and worse, look at the people you hired!"

Zhao Youguang immediately cursed, "Idiots! This last step has to be done by me personally, you guys can't do it right!"

Luo Jiang wasn't angry at all, as if he was already used to it: "Old Zhao, you'd better take it easy. Your body isn't as strong as a young person's anymore."

"Get lost, don't bother me."

Eight hours later, it was already dark. The young workers in charge of the preliminary processes had changed shifts, and in the cleanroom, Zhao Youguang was still working intently on the final step, like a tireless robot.

Luo Jiang's expression was full of worry. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said into the walkie-talkie again, "Old Zhao, you need to rest for a while."

"You don't know anything! At the current production rate, it's a miracle if we can even finish producing it before the deadline. You think I'm some kind of useless piece of trash?"

"You son of a bitch, get out here and eat right now, or I'm shutting down the production line!"

Under Luo Jiang's threat, Zhao Youguang walked out of the cleanroom cursing and swearing. He ate something quickly, filled his water bottle, and was about to get up.

He had just gotten up when he swayed and plopped down in his seat.

"Old Zhao?"

"I'm fine. Back in the day, during the Great Battle, I worked 36 hours straight and was perfectly fine. Let's continue!"

As night deepened, Zhao Youguang remained standing at his workstation, his arm still moving with mechanical steadiness. Before he knew it, the area outside the dustproof glass was filled with workers heading home.

They didn't leave; they just stood there quietly, watching Zhao Youguang inside with awe.

cough cough...

A violent coughing fit followed. Luo Jiang immediately stood up, but before he could speak, Zhao Youguang's voice came from inside: "Don't fucking act cute with me, I'm fine."

Gradually, more and more people gathered outside the dustproof glass.

Looking at Zhao Youguang, who had been working for over ten hours straight in the room, Luo Jiang's eyes gradually welled up with tears. He murmured to himself, as if talking to himself, "That old Zhao, he's really damn good, really damn good..."

In the finished product basket, more and more qualified cables, processed by Zhao Youguang, were filling the basket. As the first rays of dawn appeared in the eastern sky, Zhao Youguang finally let out a soft sigh of relief and solemnly placed the cables into dust bags.

Just then, a loud wailing sound came from the factory gate. Luo Jiang knew that the delivery person had arrived.

"These cables are all up to standard, please hand them over..."

Zhao Youguang swayed, then collapsed to the ground like a noodle, and fell silent.

"Old Zhao, Old Zhao! Doctor, doctor!"

The doctors, who were already on standby, rushed over quickly, while Luo Jiang frantically shook Zhao Youguang: "Old Zhao, you fucking don't sleep, don't sleep! Waaah, you fucking don't die!"

A young man with "Linyun 7768" written on his sleeve rushed in: "I'm the driver in charge of this cargo transport. Where's the cargo?"

He quickly glanced around the hall, his pupils suddenly contracting: "Uncle Zhao? Uncle Zhao! What's wrong? Wake up!"

His face was filled with panic as he struggled to push through the crowd, calling out hoarsely for Zhao Youguang, who was lying on the ground.

The next moment, Zhao Youguang suddenly opened his eyes and cursed, "Shut the hell up and let me sleep! You try staying up for more than 20 hours! Huh?"

His voice suddenly turned icy as he stared intently at the young man wearing arm sleeves: "Sun Yu? What are you doing here?"

Sun Yu instantly became nervous: "Uncle Zhao, I, I accepted the national call to come, to pick up and deliver goods..."

Zhao Youguang stared intently at him: "Are you giving up your freight business?"

"Yes, yes, of course I'll do it. Don't worry, once I finish the national task, I'll immediately make up for the days I missed. I'll definitely work hard to earn money and treat Zhao Juan well..."

Zhao Youguang's cold gaze softened unconsciously: "Yes, be careful, go quickly, it's a national mission, we can't delay."

"Yes, yes, I'll be right there."

Sun Yu stiffly turned around after receiving the tightly wrapped bag from Luo Jiang.

"Wait a moment."

Zhao Youguang paused, as if making a decision: "Do a good job. After this is over, come to my house for dinner with Zhao Juan."

Sun Yu was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he looked at Zhao Youguang with trembling excitement, as if he was about to explode: "Uncle Zhao, I, I will definitely, definitely go!"

"Be careful, go ahead."

Sun Yu dashed off as if his feet were on wheels. Zhao Youguang turned to Luo Jiang beside him and yelled, "What the hell are you standing there for? Help me to the rest room!"

(End of this chapter)