Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

It seems that Zong Kuian's position is far more important than expected. The top management even used freight trains to temporarily deploy personnel.

"Puff--" A white steam rose from the side of the carriage.

The driver in greasy overalls jumped out of the cab and saluted: "Excuse me, who is Comrade Lao Mao?"

"It's me." The old cat stood up and responded.

The driver saluted again: "I am here to greet you all, please follow me and get in the car."

Apparently he had been ordered to avoid asking sensitive questions and limit himself to the task of picking up passengers.

Because the driver's cab was small, Lao Mao and his companions chose a relatively spacious carriage.

There were half a box of sacks piled up in the carriage. Lao Dao cut open the sack with a knife, revealing a field of black melon seeds, which were plump and seemed to be products for export.

"Come on, everyone, you're welcome."

Lao Dao took out a sack and distributed a large pile to each person.

When loading large quantities of goods, in order to prevent losses during transportation, there is often overloading. Therefore, a few kilograms of black melon seeds are nothing.

After cracking half a pound of melon seeds, Li Aiguo fell asleep listening to the sound of wheels hitting the rails.

When I woke up again, the train had stopped at a small station.

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After they got off the car, Zong Kuian, Pang Pingfu and Liu Chunjing were taken away by staff in gray uniforms. Even Lao Dao was taken away. Originally, Lao Mao was also going to go with them, but after receiving the call, he took Li Weidong, Lao Hei and Yan Zi to another truck. "Let's go back to the camp, Professor Zheng is awake."

Professor Zheng is also crucial in this case. On the one hand, he may know the clues of the new oil field, and on the other hand, he is suspected of leaking information. Considering Professor Zheng's status and identity, if he takes the initiative to leak information, the consequences will be disastrous.

So, Lao Mao asked the station staff to bring some blankets to spread inside the truck. "Hurry up and rest, tomorrow will be a tough battle."

Li Aiguo curled up in a blanket and gradually fell asleep amid the roar of the engine. After a bumpy carriage journey, they returned to the camp just as dawn broke.

The noise inside the truck woke up the people in the camp. While they were busy arresting Liu Chunjing, most of the rescue team and railway soldiers had already evacuated. Only a few colleagues stayed behind to cooperate with the investigation team to carry out follow-up work. Engineer Zhang also left his post, and the remaining railway soldier company commander was Cai Fangshun.

"Old Cai, how are things going now?" Li Aiguo was already familiar with Cai Fangshun, so he took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

"Professor Zheng woke up yesterday evening. After I received the news, I followed your instructions and kept a close watch on the tent. I personally delivered medicine and meals to ensure that there were no loopholes." Cai Fangshun assured confidently.

"Well done!" The old cat couldn't help but praise.

"Of course, I've been praised by the leaders before, so this kind of thing won't be a problem for me." Cai Fangshun straightened his chest and looked proud. In his resume, there are indeed outstanding performances, but this has nothing to do with the leaders? Li Aiguo asked in confusion: "Old Cai, what made the leader praise you?"

Cai Fangshun's face flushed slightly, and he stammered: "The chief praised the quilt I folded..."

Li Aiguo: "......"

Well, these days, railway soldiers are good at making quilts. It is indeed a skill to stand out from tens of thousands of team members and get the praise of the leaders.

As the group approached the entrance of the tent, Cai Fangshun stopped and took on the task of guarding.

This was the second time Li Aiguo saw Professor Zheng since returning from the cave.

Compared to the last time, Professor Zheng's condition was much better. Although he was still receiving an IV drip, his complexion had returned to normal. After the others entered, Professor Zheng tried to struggle to get up, but the old cat waved him to lie down and rest.

At the first moment, Lao Mao asked them all to keep silent and wait and see. Professor Zheng seemed to be aware of something unusual. His expression became nervous and uneasy, and his fingers fiddled with the intravenous tube in his hand from time to time.

After a long time, the first person to speak was member "Lao Hei". His voice was a little hoarse but very steady. "Professor Zheng, we just want to ask some questions. You have not made any mistakes or leaked any secrets. You are a professor and an exploration expert. Your loyalty is beyond doubt."

He went on to say, "Don't be impatient. If we didn't trust you, we wouldn't be using this place for a conversation. Please make sure we have no ill intentions."

Hearing this question, Professor Zheng became even more flustered. He tried to pull out the IV drip and responded hoarsely, "I didn't do anything. I always abide by the discipline... How do you know this... Is it because of that mountain dweller? That landslide? The enemy will take advantage of every possible loophole."

Professor Zheng obviously realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment, and massaged his temples: "I think you know that my stomach is not in good condition..."

Professor Zheng's story was basically consistent with the previous speculation of the investigation team. Due to gastrointestinal problems, Professor Zheng endured pain for several days in the mountains, and finally communicated with Zhang Lie by exchanging wild game for mountain game.

At first, Professor Zheng was able to remain alert and communicate with Zhang Lie in the mountain stream about seven or eight miles away. But as the work became busy and Zhang Lie's disguise became better, Professor Zheng gradually let down his guard against him and brought him closer to the cave.

According to Lao Mao's analysis, it is possible that Zhang Lie secretly followed Professor Zheng, starting from when he learned about the geological team's excavation activities, and then accidentally leaked the information to Liu Chunjing during the transaction of mountain products, which triggered a series of consequences.

"It seems that the professor is unaware of this, but we still need to dig deeper into the details." In the tent inside the command room, Lao Mao put out the cigarette in his hand, stood up and announced: "The professor is now writing a report on the new discovery, which may be related to the new oil field. Aiguo, you go and see what the situation is. Yan Zi and I will immediately report our current intelligence to the headquarters."

"Understood!" Li Aiguo originally planned to reunite with brothers Tianquan and Diquan. After receiving the task, he immediately left the command room and went to the military tent.

Li Aiguo had just walked out a few steps when Tianquan came out of the woods panting and holding a roasted lamb leg. "Aiguo! I heard that you came back and I looked for you all the way." As he finished speaking, Tianquan handed over the fragrant roasted lamb leg. "Have you not had dinner yet?"

The lamb leg was roasted over a fierce fire until it was slightly charred, and the salt particles on the surface had not completely melted, which clearly showed that the cooking skills were average.

It tasted pretty good.

Li Aiguo, whose stomach was growling, took a big bite and said, "Where did this come from? Have you come back from outside?"

At present, although the suspicion of the rock physics research team members has been cleared, their activities are still restricted to the tent area.

"It was Platoon Leader Cai Shun from the Railway Corps. He saw that the only supplies on the mountain were fried noodles, so he led his men to conduct exercises on other hills in the area."

"drill?"

Before he had time to digest these words, a loud bang and billowing black smoke were heard from the distant hillside, indicating that some kind of military operation was taking place over there.

Li Aiguo understood that it was a drill without Liu Tianquan's explanation.

Exercises usually involve the use of weapons, which may sometimes accidentally injure nearby small animals.

But... isn't it too exaggerated to use mortars?

"Brother Tianquan, if they get the tiger testicles (the common name for tiger penis), can you save one for me?"

"Okay!"

After leaving this instruction, Li Aiguo continued to taste his lamb leg and went into the tent.

In the dim light, Professor Zheng, wearing clothes, squatted cross-legged on a stone slab, taking notes and drawing.

Hearing Li Aiguo's footsteps, he looked up briefly, then quickly lowered his head and returned to his work.

Li Aiguo was quite interested in the so-called new discovery, and he sat next to the professor without minding.

"Based on the Carboniferous cave rocks, I think... based on the distribution of the strata, there may be a large oil field about 20 kilometers southwest of Black Oil Mountain."

Southwest direction?

When his eyes came into contact with the notes on the sketch, Li Aiguo was extremely shocked, and the delicious taste in his mouth dimmed.

Judging from his later knowledge and memories,

He knew that in the future, the large Kara Ant oil field would extend from the Black Oil Mountain to a mining area thousands of miles wide in the north, south and east.

There is no western territory at all.

Why did Professor Zheng give the wrong direction?

In geological exploration, the wrong direction can be catastrophic and may result in mining in the wrong location, thus affecting the supply of energy resources for future generations.

Thinking of this, Li Aiguo's expression became solemn. He chewed the lamb leg and looked intently at the draft in his hand.

He then realized that he might have been too complacent.

As a train driver, I couldn't understand the data and formulas on the paper at all.

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At present, Li Aiguo faces two choices:

One is to pretend to be ignorant and allow the erroneous geological coordinates submitted by Professor Zheng to mislead the exploration process.

Oil exploration can be delayed for months or even years, which could have adverse consequences for future social development.

The second is to try to understand the data, identify the errors and make modification suggestions to Professor Zheng to correct the coordinate points.

To achieve this goal, he needs to consume his system points.

Without hesitation, Li Aiguo tended to take the second path.

This is a common practice among many Chinese people, and most people will choose to face and solve the problem.

Silently recite in your heart and start the system

A red-framed window quietly appeared in my eyes, displaying the following information:

Steam-powered driver: 100 points

Cooking: 15 minutes

Bicycle driver: 95 points

Hand-woven: 0 points

Lithography machine manufacturing: 0 points

Postpartum care for sows: 0 points

……

Current skill point balance: 30 points

Li Aiguo called on the operating system to start the location detection function in his heart, and decided to use all his skill points to enhance it:

Geological exploration skills: 0 points increased to 20 points

In an instant, a large amount of professional knowledge filled Li Aiguo's brain. The deep and complex content included general geology, surveying, mineralogy, petrology and oil and gas layer deconstruction, as well as environmental geology, Pleistocene geological landforms, earth system models and dozens of other project contents.

Of course, digital mapping technology was useless in an era when manual mechanical calculations were the only means of doing things. Even though he only mastered 20 points of geological survey skills, Li Aiguo's field survey level is now comparable to that of a geology graduate from Kyoto University.