Chapter 59

Leaving the Neanderthal elder Balut, Chen Fei hurriedly rushed to the hangar, just in time for his shift at the maintenance team.

Maintenance Chief Xiao Ming, holding a steaming cup of coffee, saw Chen Fei running into the hangar, out of breath and flustered. After stopping, he let out a long sigh of relief. Xiao Ming said calmly, "Chen Fei, I was just about to give you a leave and let you rest for two days."

Maintenance Chief Xiao Ming, holding a steaming cup of coffee, saw Chen Fei running into the hangar, out of breath, but then he let out a long sigh of relief. He said calmly, "Chen Fei, I was just about to give you a leave and let you rest for two days."

Ah? What?

What's going on?

Chen Fei looked at Maintenance Chief Xiao Ming with a bewildered expression.

Boss, are you going to let me go?

Xiao Ming, glancing at the stunned Chen Fei, said calmly, "I already know what happened yesterday."

As time passed, the news that Chen Fei, along with his old neighbor from 911 Aircrew Base, teacher Shen Fei from Patan Elementary School, had been kidnapped by unknown armed personnel gradually spread throughout the base.

However, the aircrew base reacted quickly, immediately taking action to rescue them, and the new female executive manager, Hana Gager, personally led the team.

The wind element users were not something the ordinary armed personnel could resist. Chen Fei was safely returned to the base in less than 12 hours.

As Chen Fei's direct superior, Maintenance Chief Xiao Ming getting the relevant information was not surprising at all.

Actually, just from the "Zhenxiang" Combat Flight Squadron's collective night duty, one could guess something was up.

"Truly, I'm sorry!"

Chen Fei didn't know what to say, so he apologized first.

Xiao Ming, who was kindly offering to help him take a leave, had a heart that Chen Fei must appreciate.

Xiao Ming, holding his coffee cup, said calmly, "No need to apologize, it's not your fault. When you're out, you need to learn to protect yourself."

"Chief, I'll remember that."

Chen Fei nodded firmly.

Compared to Xiao Ming, who could pin down the big bear Chekhov, he indeed had a lot to learn.

Especially when facing the manager Hana and teacher Shen Fei, who would strip at the slightest provocation, boys need to learn to protect themselves.

Maintenance Chief Xiao Ming said, "Go back and rest for two days, I'll give you a leave."

But Chen Fei unexpectedly insisted, "No, I want to work!"

"Alright, starting tomorrow, follow me and work on those attack aircraft."

Xiao Ming glanced at the technical manual G and tablet computer Chen Fei had tucked under his arm, and finished his coffee in one gulp.

Chen Fei had almost finished reading the seven technical manuals for the A-39B "Big Mouth" light turboprop attack aircraft, and it was time to put theory into practice.

"Yes, Chief!"

Chen Fei was also happy that he wouldn't have to spend every day from morning to night studying these thick technical manuals.

Even though he was used to dealing with boring charts and data and could accurately name every module, parameter, and function, he still felt like he was just talking about it on paper and didn't truly understand these combat aircraft.

Xiao Ming's new instructions were exactly what Chen Fei wanted.

The rookie's hands were already itching to get to work.

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With the strong coffee provided by Chef Abel, Chen Fei stayed focused and alert all day, finishing the last page of the technical manual G.

The "Zhenxiang" Squadron, busy dealing with the new executive manager, had no time to continue training him. The waste decomposition and regeneration work had also temporarily ended, so Chen Fei happily reviewed the first six technical manuals to fully prepare for handling the "Big Mouth" the next day.

Being able to get into university, Chen Fei's learning ability was undoubtedly strong. For an average person, it would be hard to finish such thick technical manuals in such a short time.

In the afternoon, the female executive manager, Hana Gager, finally returned to the 911 Aircrew Base, bringing back the remaining seized supplies and a surviving prisoner.

Chen Fei recognized this prisoner; it was the unlucky guy who was kicked to "death" by teacher Shen Fei. He didn't expect him to still be alive, but even if he survived, he would still be a living eunuch, worse than dead.

With a live prisoner, the background of the armed personnel would soon be clear.

Being stubborn was no problem; they had the P-99 hinting agent, which could be used to turn the tables on them, a case of hoist by their own petard.

Not long after the female executive manager returned, Chen Fei, who had just finished a big cup of super-concentrated coffee after dinner, received some good news.

During his kidnapping, he performed excellently, not only not leaking any company secrets but also initiating a counterattack. Therefore, he was awarded 100,000 star yuan after tax, and starting from that month, he would receive a monthly 5,000 star yuan ability allowance.

Abilities can only be awakened by oneself; others cannot learn them. Regardless of whether the company needs them, they are considered special talents and receive special ability allowances, which is an industry standard and reasonable to some extent, helping to retain talent.

The 5,000 star yuan allowance was not the highest, but it was not the lowest either, just slightly above average. If Chen Fei's ability had high practical value and generated economic benefits for the company, the allowance would increase accordingly.

The two pieces of good news made Chen Fei feel relieved rather than overjoyed.

The reason was simple: the huge debt of 8.8 million star yuan could finally be slightly reduced.

The 100,000 star yuan after-tax award had some symbolic meaning, even though the money didn't actually go to him, it reduced his debt to 8.7 million star yuan. For Chen Fei, who wouldn't let go of any lifeline, this money was clearly more valuable than a straw.

With the additional ability allowance in his maintenance team salary, the pilot allowance after the "Zhenxiang" Combat Flight Squadron's deployment, and the two part-time jobs—kitchen helper and night shift—though the money wasn't much, every little bit counted. These various incomes added up, giving Chen Fei hope that he could pay off his debt in his lifetime, rather than working hard all his life and ending up with nothing.

With the heavy burden on his heart finally lifted, Chen Fei felt much lighter and carried a large basket of snacks to the steel shed where the Target Low-Temperature Fusion Energy Tower was located, and knocked on the door.

"Old man, open up!"

Although he missed the appointment last night unintentionally, he didn't want to break his promise again tonight, so he arrived an hour early and brought a lot of things.

"Wow! You brought so much stuff?"

The Neanderthal elder Balut, seeing the full basket in Chen Fei's hands, was delighted, his eyes almost squinting shut, and quickly let him in.

In the morning, Chen Fei had brought a hearty breakfast and a good bottle of wine, and now in the evening, he brought a large basket of snacks, which was very considerate.

"No problem, I'm just happy today, so I thought I'd have a drink with you, or you could have a drink with me, Grandpa Balut."

Chen Fei entered the shed, found the table, and started placing the items from the basket on the table.

A bottle of blue star grain alcohol he had talked out of the big bear squadron leader Chekhov, a large can of caviar, freshly roasted pig's trotters and roasted turkey from the kitchen, a tower of vegetables, and a bowl of fried peanuts, all perfect for drinking.

"Right, we should be happy!"

Balut nodded. After surviving such a great disaster, there must be a blessing, indeed worth celebrating. No wonder this young man was so happy.

Sharing joy with others increases it. Thinking of him at this time was not in vain.

The little bird also came to join the fun.

"Chirp!"

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