Chapter 28: Wow, so good!

Inside the main control room of the 956E modern-grade drive control, Su Dingping had already begun his preliminary research.

Without large-scale cutting equipment, he could only seek a breakthrough by comparing the 956E within the Military Industry Manual forging space.

At that moment, Sun Yongguo walked in.

"Dingping, there is something I need to discuss with you."

"What is it, Director?"

"Director Ly from the 408 Research Institute is also coming."

Su Dingping looked perplexed.

Who was Director Ly?

"Ly Guangjun. He was the one back then..."

Engineer Zhang Gongnong explained the situation from the side, and Su Dingping understood.

Among those who had pushed for the secondary procurement of the 956E back then, Ly Guangjun had been one of them.

"He always feels like we are inferior to others, that we lack this or that. Anyway, I don't get along with him! And that Cheng Yiqiang too!"

Zhang Gongnong added, "Anyone can take the easy way out. But without a complete, independent, and modern system, we will be controlled by others for a lifetime! The sudden price hike of the 956E this time is the best example!"

Sun Yongguo looked at Su Dingping.

"Dingping, you are the person in charge of this breakthrough plan! You make the decision; we will all follow you."

Hearing this, Zhang Gongnong also nodded.

"If you say you disagree, I'll take Ly Guangjun's surname if he manages to step foot in this base!"

After thinking for a long while, Su Dingping looked at the two men.

"Let him come. If he still insists on his original ideas after seeing our progress, then he will have lost the last shred of his conscience!"

"When that time comes, I will definitely report to the leadership and recommend his removal from the position of Director of the 408 Research Institute!"

Zhang Gongnong took a sharp breath; he realized Su Dingping was even more ruthless than himself.

At most, he only thought about giving Ly Guangjun a beating, but Su Dingping wanted to strip him of his directorship.

"Fine, let's do it that way!"

Sun Yongguo was the first to support him.

Once the matter regarding Ly Guangjun was settled, Su Dingping led the two men onto the deck.

Looking at the shipborne missile launch system on the deck, Su Dingping said, "Director, while I was researching the Bailing supersonic anti-ship missile system and the SA-N-7 Hurricane air defense missile system recently, I encountered some problems. Is there more detailed and in-depth information regarding shipborne missiles?"

"I intend to study them."

During these days, whenever he was awake, Su Dingping was busy teaching Sun Yongguo and the other 18 people. At night, while sleeping, he would use the Military Industry Manual forging space to study these two shipborne missile systems.

Due to a lack of sufficient data, progress was not very fast.

He was hoping that if everything went smoothly, once Sun Yongguo and the others had mastered the core technologies of the 956E main ship, he could immediately launch the course on shipborne missile systems.

After all, the field of shipborne missiles was also a pain point for the Navy.

Shipborne missiles?

Sun Yongguo was stunned.

"Dingping, you are with us all day long, busy teaching classes and answering questions. You still have time to research this?"

"I contemplate it in my mind while I sleep."

Sun Yongguo's mouth twitched violently.

*Dingping, at least wait for us! You're moving so fast, I really can't keep up!*

Beside him, Zhang Gongnong was speechless.

Comparing oneself to others was truly frustrating; today, he had fully felt the gap.

"Dingping, shipborne missiles are a major weakness of our ships, and conquering them is quite difficult! Why don't we do it together after this course ends? Besides, you're busy with this and that all by yourself; your body won't be able to take it."

"It's fine. I'll move a bit faster on my end. Once your course ends, you can catch up to the new course sooner! Time is tight, the task is heavy, and the enemy won't give us time to rest!"

Since Su Dingping had put it that way, the two men knew his mind was made up.

"Alright! I'll handle this!" Sun Yongguo said. "Since Ly Guangjun is coming, I'll discuss it with him in a moment."

Zhang Gongnong explained, "Director Ly and his team's research into the field of shipborne missiles is deeper than our institute's."

Having settled everything that needed to be settled, Su Dingping led Sun Yongguo and the other man back into the main control room.

"The space is large enough. Let's begin!"

The two men did not hesitate, asking the Vice Captain for notebooks and paper.

Time flew by.

At around seven o'clock that evening, several transport vehicles drove quickly into the base.

"Old Sun, what are you busy with! I heard from Comrade Mingrui that you knew I was coming and were so scared you were moving house overnight!"

Before he even arrived, Ly Guangjun's voice drifted down from the gangway.

It was clear he was in a good mood; his way of addressing Li Mingrui and Sun Yongguo had become much more cordial.

Along the way, Li Mingrui and the other colleagues from the institute had said nothing, but he was, after all, the head of an institute. With a single glance at the truckload of data and models, he could roughly understand what had happened.

If Li Mingrui hadn't stopped him, insisting he not touch those models, he would have dismantled them to study them closely while still in the vehicle.

Because of this, during the eight or nine-hour journey, he hadn't felt the bumps; instead, he had enjoyed himself.

"Old Sun, I'm already here, and you didn't even come out to meet me! I'm getting old, my old back can't take it anymore."

He muttered to himself for a long time, yet he saw no one coming out to greet him.

Just as he reached the main control room, before he could even step one foot inside, he witnessed a scene that would remain unforgettable for the rest of his life.

*What the hell!*

Sun Yongguo and Zhang Gongnong were sitting on the floor, using pens and notebooks to record something.

As he drew closer, he saw a young back turned toward him, as if someone were giving a lecture.

*Old Sun is acting as a student for someone?*

*The person looks quite young!*

*It must be a hallucination from the long, bumpy ride.*

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, but when he opened them, everything remained the same.

Listening more closely, he finally heard what Su Dingping was saying.

"...The Van Zechisir Protocol is considered incorrect from a Western perspective; in reality, it is a smoke screen they have released! Let's look at the S-E Integrated Combat Management System on the 956E; it is a typical product of the Van Zechisir Protocol, achieved through..."

*The Van Zechisir Protocol is a smoke screen?*

*Wasn't it proven by the West to be a fake protocol?*

*Don't modern warships' integrated combat management systems use the Resedorf Protocol?*

He spoke up instinctively.

"Comrade, I believe the universal protocol for modern warship combat systems should be the Resedorf Protocol. Although we haven't conquered this hurdle yet, but..."

As he spoke, Sun Yongguo and the other man, who had been immersed in the lecture, finally reacted.

Ly Guangjun had arrived.

Su Dingping glanced back, then calmly returned his gaze.

But Ly Guangjun looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Just from the silhouette, he knew the person should be quite young, but he hadn't expected them to be *this* young!

He didn't look like someone who had just graduated from university at all.

"Old Sun, Comrade Gongnong, what were you two doing just now? Being... students?"

Sun Yongguo looked at Zhang Gongnong and asked, "Is this embarrassing?"

"When one achieves greatness, there is no shame."

"I also don't think it's embarrassing."

Ly Guangjun clutched his chest. "My heart isn't good; don't scare me like that."

At this moment, Su Dingping said unhurriedly, "The Resedorf Protocol indeed has no issues, but it does not solve the core problem of modern warships."

"What?"

"Systemic confrontation! Every part within a warship is a system. To integrate all these systems, the primary issue to solve is systemic confrontation! The Resedorf Protocol cannot handle this, but the Van Zechisir Protocol can."

*Systemic confrontation!*

As soon as those four words were uttered, Ly Guangjun knew immediately that the other party was an expert.

Ten minutes later.

When Li Mingrui arrived with his team carrying belongings, he saw the boisterous Ly Guangjun from this morning sitting quietly beside Sun Yongguo, diligently taking notes.

*Damn it, did I have a hallucination from sitting in the car all day?*