"Nine cauldrons? Which nine cauldrons?"
Instinctively, the old man turned his gaze towards Qin Mountain and then asked.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shan also snapped back to reality and exclaimed, "Mr. Zhou, can it be any other? It's the same nine-towered group I mentioned to you earlier - the Jiǔ Dǐng Group!"
Upon hearing this, a trace of shock flickered in the old man's eyes.
"Is that the Jiǔ Dǐng Group that provided the obstruction wire for you?"
Qin Shan had mentioned the Jiǔ Dǐng Group during his visit to Fèngtiān Research Institute before.
However, after all, they belong to different systems. Although both are involved in material research, they specialize in different fields; the Fengtian Research Institute mainly focuses on materials for the aviation industry.
It's virtually unrelated to things like obstruction wire.
Therefore, the old man did not pay too much attention to it.
Now, with Qin Shan's demeanor and the information he alluded to earlier, combined with what was said in Fengtian before, the old man quickly discerned the specific details.
In front of the old man, when facing the old man's question, Qin Shan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it's that Jiǔ Dǐng."
After a pause, Qin Shan turned his gaze to Su Heng, and then continued, "The person beside you is the president of Jiǔ Dǐng Group, the patriotic businessman I mentioned to you earlier who was willing to donate the obstruction wire technology to our defense forces without charge."
Upon hearing this, the others around the old man all displayed looks of shock.
Although they had all heard of the incident involving the obstruction wire, their level was limited, and they did not have the authority to investigate specific details.
Even Zhao Hong, who is responsible for the Fengtian Research Institute, also does not have this level of authority to understand these matters.
He also didn't find any information about this during the background check he conducted for the Tai Gung Fishing Equipment Company. The Fengtian Research Institute and the navy have different systems, and his level is not high enough; he couldn't access that information at all.
What he could find was only the information about Tai Gong Fishing Equipment Company and the normal commercial information about Jiǔ Dǐng.
But they didn't expect that the Jiǔ Dǐng Group behind Tai Gong Fishing Equipment Company had done such a thing without making any noise!
Now, even more surprisingly, Tai Gong Fishing Equipment Company has quietly produced a cutting-edge carbon fiber technology that doesn't exist anywhere in the world!
"What kind of background does Su Heng have?"
For a moment, Zhao Hong was somewhat startled and doubtful.
He even began to suspect that Su Heng might have another identity, or perhaps he had been clandestinely involved in other matters beyond his authority to investigate.
He can't help but suspect this, after all, Qin Shan is here now. If it weren't for Qin Shan appearing, he would still be in the dark about Jiǔ Dǐng Group's donation of the obstruction wire technology!
"Good! Very good!"
While the others were in suspense, the old man's face showed a contented smile.
Watching the unpretentious Su Heng beside him, the old man became even more satisfied.
"Young man, with young talents like you, our Long Country is fortunate!"
Saying this, the old man patted Su Heng on the shoulder and then turned his gaze to Qin Shan, saying:
"Xiao Qin, talents like these are treasures for our Long Country! We must not neglect Xiao Su and cannot let our country's scholars feel cold, do you understand?"
Hearing this, Qin Shan couldn't help but laugh bitterly, "Mr. Zhou, how dare I neglect Xiao Su? If I did, it would be another matter whether I could pass your and Academician Wu's approval or not. If the higher-ups found out, my life would probably be over."
In a strict sense, the level of Academician Zhou is not higher than Qin Shan's.
To say the least, it's lower than Qin Shan's level by multiple levels.
However, the identity and status of Academician Zhou are irreplaceable!
Even Qin Shan dare not be disrespectful. Qin Shan is well aware that if he were to have an irreconcilable conflict with Academician Zhou, it would definitely be him who would be replaced, not Academician Zhou!
Our Long Country can replace any second or third Qin Shan, but it is impossible to pull out a second Zhou Xueyan at any time.
Therefore, Qin Shan must take Academician Zhou's opinions seriously.
Of course, even without Academician Zhou mentioning it, Qin Shan wouldn't do anything as shortsighted as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Su Heng's abilities were something he had already experienced before.
With all of this added to what he already knew about Su Heng, in Qin Shan's eyes, Su Heng had become a true national treasure. How could he possibly treat such a treasure lightly?
Upon receiving Qin Shan's affirmative response, Academician Zhou nodded and said no more.
He indeed worried that Qin Shan might neglect Su Heng, but now it seems that Qin Shan knows what to do, so he doesn't need to worry too much.
"Xiao Su, take us to see the materials"
The old man patted Su Heng's shoulder again and said firmly.
Upon hearing this, Su Heng nodded slightly and then led the group directly towards the location of the warehouse.
A few tea breaks later, the group arrived at the warehouse where Tai Gong Fishing Equipment stores its carbon fiber materials.
"You... do you use this warehouse to store the T40 carbon fiber material?"
Seeing the warehouse, which was merely supported by a steel frame, had a shack on top, surrounded by a layer of iron skin, and looked no different from a pile of miscellaneous items, everyone's lips twitched slightly, and their foreheads' veins jumped wildly.
Especially Academician Zhou, as a technical expert, his face turned ashen, and his body trembled slightly.
"No, the warehouse contains T400 carbon fiber material."
Just as the group's faces turned black, Su Heng's voice quietly rang out.
"???"
"T... T400?"
Hardened!
Fists were hardened!!
"Calm down! Teacher, calm down!"
Seeing the situation around them, Academician Zhou's protégé beside him felt a shiver and then quickly grabbed Academician Zhou's arm.
As the close disciple of a teacher, he knew his teacher's temper better than anyone else.
On other matters, he could tolerate his teacher, but when it came to his professional field, he couldn't bear it.
Once he raged, even if someone from above came to confront him, his teacher would dare to stand up for himself directly!
Now, such a precious material, the top-end carbon fiber that the entire country couldn't produce and that they yearned for, was being so carelessly piled up!
This behavior is like throwing jade in a toilet pit!
Can this be endured?
At this moment, the hearts of almost all professionals were bleeding!
Blood pressure directly exploded!
Not to mention Academician Zhou and other professionals, even Zhao Hong who is not a professional, and even Qin Shan, their fists are hardening now.
If it weren't for their remaining sense of reason, both of them would almost have wanted to go up and drag Su Heng and everyone who had put the carbon fiber materials into the warehouse out and whip them soundly!
"Breathe... don't get angry, don't get angry, we're almost there. This is key for the rapid rise of the Long Country's air force, we can't afford to get angry..."
A long time had passed, and under countless hints, the group managed to suppress their impulses.
Academician Zhou was also persuaded by his student to suppress his inner urge.
After that, a group of people stood there with faces blackened, watching the warehouse attendant open the door of the warehouse before them.
As the warehouse gate opened with a loud noise, sunlight flooded into the warehouse, and the scene inside was immediately visible to everyone.
