Chapter 4

Since he had learned how to repair aircraft engines, fixing a car motor would be as easy as drinking water, wouldn't it?

He thought he was helping Liu Yijiu, after all, this was much easier than doing exams.

"Wang Shunyi suddenly became anxious, fearing that the young Liu would agree to the other party's conditions without knowing the gravity of the situation. "Liu, don't listen to him. With us here, they won't be able to kick you out of this base. Su, don't think you can still harm him at will!"

This new committee director seemed to be a complete fool, knowing nothing!

Wang Shunyi glared angrily at Zheng Hao, who thought he was helping Liu Yijiu, and pulled Liu Yijiu behind him.

"Alright, it's just a car motor!" Liu Yijiu gently pushed away the thin but towering old man in front of him and said to Su Mingyi with disdain.

"Liu..." Wang Shunyi was immediately anxious, and the other old men were also worried.

This was not something to be done.

A car motor is not something that anyone can fix without professional training and years of experience. Even they, who were experts in various fields, and even those who specialized in mechanics, had not succeeded in repairing one.

Liu Yijiu had no idea how serious this was! He thought it was like playing with a model in school.

Moreover, they wouldn't give him much time here!

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, it's fine. Didn't you say that I should contribute to our country's national defense? If I can't even handle a car motor, what kind of contribution can we talk about? The most powerful deterrent for a country now is nuclear weapons, but these weapons need to be delivered anywhere to maintain sufficient deterrence against the US and the Soviet Union. Although the Dongfeng 5 has been developed, its range is too short!" At this moment, Liu Yijiu had made up his mind. He was thoroughly Liu Yijiu.

Moreover, his words also showed his determination. Regardless of whether it was his homeland or not, at least for his compatriots, he was willing to use his knowledge to protect them!

His existence was for the national defense security of the country.

In that era, it was for the country, and in this era, it could also be for the country. Otherwise, what could he do? Ride the wave of reform and opening up to become a boss? Besides having a bunch of numbers in a bank account, what else would it mean?

And these not-so-old old men stood up for him, just this point alone was enough to make him dedicate himself.

"Fine, you said it. If you can't fix it, get lost!" Su Mingyi sneered.

This kid was asking for death.

The engines in the base were indeed car motors, but they were the most advanced French car motors, and even the professionals in the base had not figured them out. Su Mingyi didn't know that the base's technical personnel usually didn't spend much time on this.

"Stop talking nonsense, get someone to bring the stuff here. My legs are not good, so bring me a stool too." Liu Yijiu had no good feelings towards the person in front of him.

His hands-on ability was strong, and even if he didn't understand, with his advanced professional experience from a hundred years later, he could still handle it.

For these old and outdated fuel engines, any model was not a difficult task for him. If it were the solid fuel engines of their era, he would really have no way, as he was not a professional power engineer.

"Don't move, let them do it. You are all treasures of our base, how can you do such hard labor!" Su Mingyi immediately stopped some people behind Wang Shunyi who were about to move.

He didn't understand this thing, afraid that the old men would bring a good one to fool him. He turned to a few young people behind him and said, "Go to the warehouse and bring the French motors that were transported in the last period, and bring all the tools he needs!"

Upon hearing Su Mingyi's words, the old men's faces immediately turned pale...

The French car motors in the warehouse were known to Wang Shunyi and others. These engines were not brought to China for scrap, but for research and imitation. They were small turbocharged engines from abroad.

These engines could only be repaired by specially trained maintenance personnel abroad, let alone the Chinese who had not even fully understood atmospheric engines, how much could they know about the technology of these engines originally used for aircraft and tanks?

"Liu, these are the latest turbocharged engines from abroad. They were originally scrapped, and the country plans to study them for use in our tanks, and even gain some experience in aircraft engine design..." Wang Shunyi didn't know why Liu Yijiu was so rash and impulsively agreed to the other party.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry. Although I don't have a hundred percent confidence, I do have some understanding of these things. Although we don't have such miniaturized engines in our country, the technology is similar." Liu Yijiu laughed when he heard it was a turbocharged engine.

These old and outdated engines were not a difficult task for him.

It was like the advanced machinery of the 19th century to a mechanical engineer at the end of the 20th century, crude to the point of being outrageous.

Unfortunately, in his original base, Liu Yijiu's research direction was the development of the latest energy weapons in the world.

Even so, these things were not overly complex for him.

"This is true. Although our country has not widely applied this technology, research has been conducted. Since your father wrote to his friends, I believe they will let you access these things." Thinking of Liu Yijiu's background, Wang Shunyi's worries lessened.

What do you learn in university?

In this era, it was basically impossible to learn much in university. After all, many of the workers and peasants recommended to university had no foundation. After entering university, the professors' primary task was to teach the basics to these workers and peasants. Otherwise, what classes would they attend?

Liu Yijiu was different. In the base, many were overseas Chinese who returned to support the country's construction from all over the world. Moreover, the people in these bases were at least university graduates before the third line construction, and their knowledge was absolutely solid.

Growing up in the base, Liu Yijiu, who was寄托厚望 by his father, started learning various subjects from top technical personnel from the age of four.

It wasn't that everyone taught him everything. In those days, everyone was fully devoted to construction, and whoever had time would teach the little guy a bit. No one knew how much Liu Yijiu had learned, as the base was always expanding and researching, and later on, it was more about construction and less about research.

Soon, a few young men in green military uniforms, panting, carried a small, strange engine with countless pipes winding around it to this small open area.

The commotion here made everyone in the base hide in their homes, afraid to come and see what was happening. After all, the events of the past few years were still deeply etched in their minds.

Most of them were technical personnel, even with higher education, their instinct to avoid danger made them not get too close.

Many people were wise and did not get involved in those messy affairs. When faced with something that might endanger their lives, they would stay far away. Since shots had already been fired, no one would come to add to the commotion. Whatever happened, they would know soon enough.

Liu Yijiu saw the 45-degree V8 engine cut in half and a curved pipe attached to the exhaust outlet of the turbocharger, and couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't know where they got this thing, but it should still be in the experimental stage.

"This is not a French engine, but a 2.0L turbocharged engine being developed by the Swedish SAAB company. However, these are just some immature prototypes." After limping around the strange engine, Liu Yijiu said.

His words changed Su Mingyi's expression. Su Mingyi didn't expect that this kid would recognize an engine that even the base's professional maintenance personnel didn't know.

Wang Shunyi and the others also relaxed a bit.

As long as there was some chance, there was no problem.

"Where are the tools?" Liu Yijiu didn't care about his status and asked Su Mingyi, whose expression kept changing.

A young man in green military uniform immediately threw a toolbox with wrenches and pliers to Liu Yijiu.

Liu Yijiu stared at the young man, said nothing, and took out a wrench that matched the screws and started to dismantle the turbocharger connected to the engine.

Due to his injuries, his speed was not fast, and it took a lot of effort to remove one screw, and sweat was already beading on his forehead.

"Liu, you direct, I'll assist you." Seeing Liu Yijiu struggling, Wang Shunyi ignored Su Mingyi's objections and stepped forward to Liu Yijiu.

"Only by doing it himself can he prove his ability," Su Mingyi said.