Others show their swords, I show my missiles!

Chapter 296 Scientific Research Dilemma

The night was dark, and fine raindrops fell like silver threads, as if a hazy curtain of water was drawn between heaven and earth.

The rain seemed to understand human nature, and it wept quietly for Lu Zhiyuan who was about to bid farewell to this place that carried countless dreams and hopes.

Lu Zhiyuan carried the simple bag and slowly set out on the rugged road to the pig farm.

At this moment, he felt mixed emotions, as if a myriad of thoughts were tangled up in his mind.

He was deeply attached to the scientific research career he had been striving for. The days and nights he had spent in the laboratory, every moment of concentration, every collision of thoughts, were like bright stars, embedded in the depths of his memory.

However, he couldn't help feeling uneasy about the unknown fate. The road ahead seemed to be hidden in the fog and full of uncertainty.

However, even though the road ahead is full of thorns and difficulties, Lu Zhiyuan's belief is like a towering lighthouse, unwavering.

He knew very well that no matter what difficulties he encountered, he must never give up his persistent pursuit of truth and his sincere loyalty to the country.

This belief, like a burning flame, gives him the strength to move forward in the darkness.

Just like that, on this stormy night, Lu Zhiyuan, with a heart full of grief and resentment that he had nowhere to vent, took heavy but firm steps and embarked on the long journey to the pig farm.

Books, paper and pens took up most of the space in his luggage, almost 90%.

Fortunately, plastic sheets are now available in the liberated areas. He carefully wrapped those precious books with layers of plastic sheets to ensure that they would not be soaked by rain.

But he himself was completely exposed to the wind and rain, and was soon drenched like a drowned rat. The rain kept flowing down his cheeks, blending with the bitterness in his heart.

After arriving at the pig farm, Lu Zhiyuan developed a high fever due to being exposed to the rain for a long time and his body was overwhelmed.

The illness was so severe that he spent a whole week in agony before gradually recovering.

But who could have imagined that in the eyes of Team Leader Li, this illness would become "ironclad evidence" of Lu Zhiyuan's dishonesty, further confirming his prejudice that "Lu Zhiyuan is not a good person."

Life on the pig farm is a world of difference compared to Lu Zhiyuan's previous dream of scientific research, forming a very sharp contrast.

Every morning, when the first ray of soft sunlight penetrates the mist and gently falls on the simple and dilapidated pig house, Lu Zhiyuan begins a busy day of work.

He shuttled between the pig pens, carefully feeding the pigs, carefully cleaning up the debris in the pig pens, and patiently checking the health of each pig...

Although these trivial and arduous tasks took up a lot of his time and energy, they did not in the least extinguish the dream in his heart.

During the difficult years on the pig farm, Lu Zhiyuan made full use of every available time and continued to study the scientific literature related to mushroom bombs eagerly, like a hungry man pounces on bread.

He treasured those invaluable information deep in his heart and regarded them as treasures.

Whenever it was late at night and everything was quiet, with only the faint chirping of insects around, he would carefully take out the materials, and study them carefully under the dim light, repeatedly thinking about how to cleverly apply these obscure theoretical knowledge to future practical research.

In the core area of ​​the mushroom bomb development project, this should have been the place where Lu Zhiyuan could show his skills and take charge of the overall situation.

He is like a captain, leading a group of talented and enthusiastic scientific researchers, bravely sailing into the vast ocean of unknown scientific fields.

However, the gears of fate suddenly turned, and Lu Zhiyuan was transferred from this crucial position to a pig farm.

The members of the inspection team were appointed to take over the heavy burden on his shoulders.

On this day, the atmosphere in the project meeting room was solemn.

Team leader Li of the inspection team stood tall at the front, his eyes firm and serious, as if he could penetrate all the fog before his eyes.

In fact, Team Leader Li is not a bad person by nature. On the contrary, he has a burning patriotic passion, a good family background, and his loyalty to the country is unquestionable.

The same is true for the team members around him. Each of them, with a keen desire for victory and full of deep love for the country, resolutely stepped into this smokeless scientific research battlefield.

"We can't let others steal the fruits of victory!"

At an internal meeting, Team Leader Li spoke loudly and passionately, his voice echoing in the conference room with unquestionable determination.

"We shoulder the heavy responsibility entrusted by the country. We must ensure that every research is pure and for the bright future of the country! Comrades, we must not slack off in the slightest!"

The team members nodded one after another, with determination gleaming in their eyes.

However, scientific research cannot be carried out smoothly simply by relying on enthusiasm.

Although the members of the inspection team have fought on the battlefield, they have rich combat experience.

But in terms of knowledge, they are almost the same as Li Yunlong before he received the system's blessing.

If the liberated areas had not vigorously developed education and attached importance to popularizing knowledge in the past two years, they would probably not know more than a hundred characters.

Faced with the complex, maze-like task of developing mushroom bombs, they were actually completely unable to do the job.

Worse still, the review team stubbornly refused to believe that there was anything wrong with the mushroom bomb research project.

In their hearts, they have already determined that Lu Zhiyuan is a "worm" lurking in the project.

They feel that once this "worm" is eliminated, research work should naturally get back on track.

Even if we encounter some difficulties now, they are only temporary.

In their opinion, if Lu Zhiyuan continues to serve as the general manager, the difficulties they face will definitely become more difficult.

In this way, the development of mushroom bombs inevitably came to a standstill.

However, the laboratory is still a busy scene.

But this kind of busyness is disorganized. Everyone is running around like a headless fly, completely lacking a clear direction and goal.

The senior leaders were naturally very concerned about this important project that concerned the country's future, and they called every now and then to inquire about the progress.

Every time the review team received a call, they always reported good news but not bad news, saying "progress is going smoothly, scientific researchers are working overtime, and everything is under control."

Indeed, everyone in the lab was working overtime, and to outsiders who didn't know the inside story, everything seemed to be going smoothly at first glance.

Finally one day, the senior host decided to come down and inspect the site in person.

When they stepped into the laboratory, the first thing they asked was where the general manager Lu Zhiyuan was.

The experimenters looked at each other, hesitating, wanting to speak but not daring to.

Seeing this scene, the senior host frowned, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart.

In the end, it was Team Leader Li from the inspection team who had to bite the bullet and confess: "Host, we sent Lu Zhiyuan to the pig farm."

"What? You actually sent the precious talents we hired after going through so many hardships and dangers to a pig farm?!"

A senior host wearing glasses and with an extraordinary temperament had his eyes wide open at this moment, and his voice was full of anger and disbelief.

"He has a problem!"

Team leader Li hurriedly explained, but his face still had a stubborn look.

"When he was in school, he had contact with Jiang Wufa's people."

Apparently, at this point, he still hadn't realized his mistake.

"This is ridiculous! Just because you have contact with Jiang Wufa's people, you conclude that there is a problem?"

A middle-aged host asked sternly with a gloomy face,

"Why don't you go to the Anti-Japanese Headquarters and take a look. How many people there are who have nothing to do with Jiang Wufa?"

"that is!"

At this moment, the man with glasses slammed the whip in his hand hard on the table, making a crisp "snap" sound, and shouted loudly,

"Don't just say that I've only come into contact with Jiang Wufa's people. I even carried him on my back and saved his life!

If you say so, do you want to arrest me too?"

Everyone then realized that this hot-tempered man with glasses was actually Li Yunlong's immediate superior, who had recently been transferred to the Anti-Japanese Headquarters to serve as a staff officer.

The horsewhip used to whip Li Yunlong has long become his iconic accessory.

Even though he is now in the Anti-Japanese Army, most people travel by jeep and there are few opportunities to ride horses, but he still often holds a horsewhip, as if it is a testimony to his glorious past.

"Someone who understands technology, please tell me the research progress in detail!"

A senior host asked, suppressing his anger.

"Reporting to the commander, the research progress... is basically... at a standstill."

The technician answered cautiously and hesitantly, his voice full of trepidation.

"How is this going?!"

A middle-aged man could no longer suppress his anger and slammed the table, causing the teacups on the table to shake.

"Didn't you tell me before that everything was going well?

This is what you call smooth sailing?!"

When Team Leader Li and the members of the investigation team heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. The color on their faces instantly faded and turned pale.

They did not intend to conceal it. In their minds, they really believed that the research work was progressing smoothly step by step!

It was not until this moment that they woke up from their dream and finally realized that their unfounded suspicion and lack of professional knowledge had already caused immeasurable losses to such an important scientific research project.

"We...we have indeed been working hard..."

Team leader Li stammered and said,

“But we did encounter some difficulties…”

"Difficult? What kind of difficulty?!"

A female official raised her eyebrows and asked sternly,

"You keep saying that you are promoting scientific research, but aren't you professional researchers? Why can't you even overcome this little difficulty?!"

After hearing this, the members of the review team lowered their heads and were speechless.

They knew in their hearts that the host's words were clearly a satire on them for pretending to know everything and giving orders at random, excluding those who truly understood.

However, although I am filled with shame and regret at this moment, I can no longer recover the precious time that has been wasted.

The senior host looked at the inspection team members who were powerless in the face of difficulties, and his anger suddenly rose a little more.

They were deeply aware that if they did not take immediate and decisive action, this national scientific research project would probably fall into an abyss of no return.

"enough!"

The middle-aged man slammed the table again and announced in a loud voice,

"I am giving the order now to transfer Lu Zhiyuan back immediately!

At the same time, Host Chen was appointed as the commander-in-chief of all scientific research work!

His authority is higher than that of the inspection team!

You must obey his command unconditionally!"

The members of the review team silently endured the anger and accusations from the top, knowing full well that all this was the consequence of the mistakes they had made.

In a depressing atmosphere, they silently left the meeting room, everyone's heart filled with endless shame and deep self-blame.

After Host Chen took office, he acted decisively and immediately dispatched an armored infantry battalion to bring Lu Zhiyuan back as quickly as possible.

The moment Lu Zhiyuan stepped into the laboratory again, the entire scientific research team seemed to have truly seen the dawn of hope in the long night.

His return was like a stream of fresh water, which quickly dispelled the haze that shrouded the team and calmed the uneasiness that permeated the team.

"Everybody cheer up!"

Lu Zhiyuan looked determined and encouraged the morale with a loud voice.

“We have enough confidence and strong ability to complete this great and arduous task!

As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome! "

Under the strong leadership of the new commander-in-chief and Lu Zhiyuan, the research and development of mushroom bombs has regained its vitality and vigor.

The confidence of the researchers, which had been dampened by the setbacks, was now restored.

They were full of enthusiasm and devoted themselves to their work day and night. With their tenacious perseverance and outstanding wisdom, they overcame one seemingly insurmountable technical problem after another.

The members of the inspection team who experienced this turmoil also conducted deep self-reflection on this incident.

At the same time, senior leaders began to reflect deeply on the mistakes of exaggeration made during the review process.

They knew very well that this sudden storm had brought immeasurable losses to the scientific research team that had been progressing steadily.

If we want to save the situation, we must take a series of effective measures to correct it as soon as possible and decisively.

So they urgently convened all members of the special group and organized a comprehensive and in-depth reflection and discussion meeting.

At the meeting, the senior chairmen first fully affirmed the hard work of the special team during the review process and the phased results achieved.

They seriously pointed out that although there were some significant deviations and errors in this review,

But from the overall perspective, it still played a certain positive deterrent role, effectively exposing potential betrayers and laying a certain foundation for maintaining the purity and safety of the scientific research environment.

However, they also pointed out in an earnest and resolute manner that the review process must always strictly follow the three basic principles of justice, fairness and openness, and the legitimate interests of innocent people must never be sacrificed due to momentary impulse or one-sided judgment.

Scientific research requires rigor, rationality and tolerance, and any inappropriate behavior may cause irreparable damage to it.

In order to effectively correct the mistakes of exaggeration in the review process, the senior leaders, after careful consideration, decided decisively to take a series of comprehensive and detailed remedial measures.

They solemnly requested the special team to immediately stop all improper scrutiny of innocent scientific researchers.

We will also make sincere public apologies to those who have suffered unfair treatment and provide corresponding reasonable compensation.

In addition, they also set up a professional investigation team to conduct in-depth and detailed investigations and deep reflections on various issues that arose during the review.

There is only one purpose, which is to thoroughly analyze the root causes of the problem, summarize the lessons learned, and establish a more perfect mechanism to ensure that similar heartbreaking incidents will never happen again in the future.

With the vigorous and resolute efforts of senior leaders, this fierce storm of censorship finally subsided.

Those scientific researchers who had been subjected to unwarranted scrutiny were finally able to return to their long-cherished laboratories with a sense of relief, and continue to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the scientific research work they loved so much.

Although deep in their hearts, some people still have unforgettable shadows and pains.

But as time slowly passed, the enthusiasm brought by scientific research and the successive achievements, like a warm spring breeze, gradually healed the scars deep in their hearts.

Dr. Shan and Dr. Shui, as unfortunate victims of the storm, also received special care and all-round help.

With their excellent professional qualities and noble moral character, they not only regained the trust and respect of their colleagues, but also, with the strong support of the chairmen, were able to continue their in-depth research and teaching work in the field of medicine without distraction.

Thanks to their unremitting efforts, scientific research results have emerged like mushrooms after rain, making indelible and great contributions to my country's medical cause.