Chapter 74

"Er Lang Zi, can you really operate the machine tool?" Factory Manager Wang asked, while Engineer Li beside him stared intently at Hu Hao. Team Leader Zhang gripped his belt tightly, ready to give Hu Hao a real beating if he dared to say no or shake his head.

"I can, but I can't remember it right now. I'm hungry!" Hu Hao said.

"You're a glutton! Can you or can't you? Confirm it again!" Team Leader Zhang was about to whip him. This kid was too infuriating, asking him a serious question and he talks about being hungry.

"I can," Hu Hao nodded firmly and said.

"Really, you really can?" Engineer Li tightly grabbed Hu Hao's arms and asked. Hu Hao couldn't shake him off, feeling extremely annoyed.

"Let go, or I'll beat you up, you f*cking queer!" Hu Hao cursed.

"What's a queer?" Engineer Li asked, puzzled.

"It means a man who likes men. No, that's not right. What's the word? Gay?" Hu Hao said, his voice filled with hatred.

"You're the queer, you're the gay!" Engineer Li jumped up after hearing Hu Hao's explanation, feeling extremely disgusted.

"Alright, no more talk about being gay or not! Can you make it or not? Start this afternoon!" Factory Manager Wang said.

"No, I'll forge iron with you. My brother said that if I forge iron with you, I won't starve. I think my brother is right. You're a master blacksmith, and there's nothing wrong with learning from you. I'll start this afternoon!" Hu Hao said.

"Learn your ass off, let's go eat!" Team Leader Zhang slapped Hu Hao's head and dragged him out. "Bro, don't drag me, I can walk myself!" Hu Hao said. Factory Manager Wang and Engineer Li followed behind.

"Alright, Li, go get me a rope!" Team Leader Zhang said.

"What for?" Hu Hao asked, puzzled.

"To tie you up. This afternoon, you'll honestly go and make the machine tool. If you can't make it, I'll lock you up every day. This time, I'm serious, no messing around!" Team Leader Zhang said.

"Bro, making the machine tool is very tiring and requires a lot of brainpower. I can't remember it now, and I can't do it alone!" Hu Hao quickly tried to back out, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

"Alright, no problem. We'll go back to the base when it's done. If you don't finish it in half a year, you'll stay here for life! You lazy brat, I know you. There's no lazier soldier in the world than you. You're just a lazy good-for-nothing, a standard lazy man in our hometown!" Team Leader Zhang continued dragging Hu Hao out.

"Bro, I really can't remember, really!" Hu Hao quickly pleaded, realizing the trouble he was in. Making the machine tool himself would be a death sentence. He had seen and disassembled machine tools before, but he had never made one. This was all because of his big mouth!

"Think about it slowly. Do you know, if our unit has a machine tool, we can make our own bullets. How many of our brothers would be saved? Our soldiers save bullets by charging and fighting with bayonets, and so many good soldiers have fallen on the battlefield! If you don't make it for me, I'll beat you to a pulp and take care of you!" Team Leader Zhang said, tears in his eyes.

"Bro, I'll really go and make it!" Hu Hao had no choice but to agree, hoping he could try to make it.

"Really make it!" Team Leader Zhang said firmly.

"As long as you make it, I'll get you whatever you want to eat. I'll even steal it for you if I have to!"

"Alright, but if I can't make it, don't blame me. I can't remember it clearly. My head is full of fragmented memories, and I don't know how they got there!" Hu Hao said.

"Alright! Was it from the explosion last time? That's strange, you've never dealt with these things before, how did this happen?" Team Leader Zhang suddenly thought. He stopped walking and stood there.

"Bro, I don't know either. I can't remember anything from before, but my head is full of fragmented memories. I don't know what they are!" Hu Hao quickly said, not daring to reveal that he had come from the future.

"Alright, if you can't remember, that's fine. Just go and make it, and make it seriously. If you can't make it, I won't blame you. Let's go eat, and after eating, think about it carefully!" Team Leader Zhang said.

After eating, Team Leader Zhang, Factory Manager Wang, and Engineer Li all came to Factory Manager Wang's office. The three of them looked at Hu Hao, making him feel uneasy.

"Bro, why are you all looking at me?" Hu Hao said.

"How are you going to make it? We need some explanation!" Factory Manager Wang said.

"Right, you can't just say you can make it. You need to tell us what we need, what kind of people, and how to make it!" Engineer Li said.

"Shut up, I haven't settled accounts with you yet. If it weren't for you, would I be in this situation now?" Hu Hao was unhappy when he heard Engineer Li speak, blaming him for the current situation. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have boasted about making the machine tool!

"Alright, if you blame me, you can settle it later. As long as you make the machine tool, you can do whatever you want to me. Call me whatever you want, brain-dead or queer, I'll accept it all!" Engineer Li said, knowing the importance of a machine tool for the armory. With a machine tool, they could not only make bullets but also guns and cannons. As long as Hu Hao could make it, he was willing to die.

"You're brain-dead, look what you've done to me. No one has ever done this to me, but you. You wait, I'll get you back!" Hu Hao said, fuming.

"Slap!" Team Leader Zhang slapped Hu Hao's head. "Why so much nonsense? Speak quickly, how are you going to make it? What do you need, and what kind of people to help you? One more word of nonsense and I'll beat you up!" Team Leader Zhang said fiercely to Hu Hao.

"Bro, you can't expect me to make it with my bare hands. At least give me some large white paper, pencils, rulers, and such. I need to draw the blueprints, right?" Hu Hao said.

"I'll go get them right away!" Engineer Li immediately ran out.

"Bro, I need quiet to draw. You all wait outside, I'll try to draw and see if I can do it. If I can draw it, we can start making it soon," Hu Hao said.

"Alright, quiet! It needs to be quiet! When Li comes back, we'll go out. Draw the blueprints well. If you want to eat something tonight, tell me, and I'll try to get it for you. You need to nourish your brain!" Team Leader Zhang said.