A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 622 The Adult World is Never Simple 2

Alright, Mulan has finally figured out the details of her day trip to the Bald Eagle base. After thinking it over, she breathed a sigh of relief when she felt she hadn't given herself away.

But what's with those little notebooks protesting around the base?

Back on the ship, the two began to talk, somewhat puzzled. Although Mulan had experienced a lot, she had mostly been traveling around Europe, while Johnson, as a native of the Bald Eagle, was also a little confused about the thought processes of the people here.

After much discussion, the two were still somewhat confused about their previous experience.

Inside the small cabin, Johnson's sister, who had been worried about their fate, chuckled and interjected, "Did you hear what the leader's name was?"

"Uh... I didn't notice. I don't understand Japanese either, sis. I just heard someone shouting something like 'Daisaku Tadashi'..."

"Hey! Don't call out names randomly. Is it him?"

Johnson's sister smiled and took out a stack of newspapers, pointed to a person's picture on one of them, and asked,

"It looks a bit like it! Hey sis, what does this say?"

The words "distant relatives, near others" were printed boldly on the newspaper, creating a strangely harmonious effect when paired with the person's portrait.

"It has to be him. I've been here before and met him once..."

Johnson's sister didn't answer her younger brother's question; she just stared at the buildings on the dock, lost in thought.

"There's another person like that, someone I really admire!"

"This person is the leader of the Gongming Political Alliance and the first person to publicly acknowledge the new China. He also personally provides guarantees for Chinese students studying abroad!"

"Huh? Really?" Mulan shook her head. "Isn't this a conspiracy?"

"Speaking of which, I know someone too. That guy settled down in Beijing with his whole family and was even received! You mean him?"

"No, I'm talking about that person whose 'lofty virtue shines as brightly as the sun and moon, and whose spirit moves even the gods and spirits'!" Sister Johnson patted Mulan's shoulder: "You're still young, so it's understandable that you don't know. That's why people are different. There are good and bad people, just like this group of people who came back, some of them have ulterior motives!"

As she spoke, the older sister pointed to a middle-aged man who was secretly sliding ashore via a suspended ladder.

Mulan quickly rolled over, picked up the binoculars, and looked over.

"Hey! Isn't that the guy who got Uncle Kim's toy? What's he up to?"

Johnson snatched the binoculars and watched as the middle-aged man climbed ashore via the suspension ladder. Since the Bald Eagle base had reached an agreement with them, the original search team had withdrawn.

The customs officers in the small notebook saw that the leader of this group had wandered around the base without any incident, so they turned a blind eye and let the middle-aged man go ashore.

"Is this guy trying to defect?! Damn it, I was wondering why I ran into him earlier, and he asked me for money. I thought he was hungry, so I gave him all the money that the friendly people had given me!"

As Johnson was about to run out, Mulan grabbed him and shook her head: "Forget it, we'll just go ashore empty-handed. Let's go to his cabin and get back the big toy Uncle Jin gave him!"

"Are you stupid! What if he goes to the bald eagles and tells them about our 'scheme within a scheme'..."

"Ha, what are you thinking? Running over there with nothing but empty promises, do you think the bald eagle will even listen to him? Especially when driven by self-interest..."

After saying that, Mulan lazily stretched and kicked the dumbfounded Johnson away, saying, "Hurry up and go!"

After Johnson left, Mulan looked at Johnson's sister and quickly took off her flamboyant tutu: "Sister Liushuang! Watch the door for me, and while you're at it, bring me the mirror!"

Looking at the deep and shallow marks on Mulan's body, Liu Shuang's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "This...this is the price for our freedom?"

"Huh! You're overthinking it, I pinched myself!"

"Ah You……"

"Oh, hurry up, Sister Liu Shuang! If the mark disappears soon, all my suffering will have been for nothing! Don't worry, I'll be fine after a nap, it's nothing..."

"Oh! Okay~ okay~" Liu Shuang suppressed her excitement and moved all the mirrors in the room to Mulan's side, arranging them in a circle around her.

"Tsk, it healed too quickly, the mark is almost invisible now..."

Watching Mulan grimace as she turned around to examine her wounds, Liu Shuang's tears finally streamed down her face.

……

With the ship's horn sounding, the vessel bound for Hong Kong prepared to set sail once more.

Johnson, the young man who had never given up hope and was still hoping that the middle-aged man would reappear by looking at the ship's gangway, had finally given up on that idea.

With his head down, he found the middle-aged man's cabin. This scared away the few international students who had gathered around him. He then picked up the large toy box and headed out.

A younger man tried to confront him, but an older man pulled him back: "Can't you tell the difference between the king and the prince? If you want revenge, wait until we get back to our territory!"

"But that's something Uncle Zhao values ​​very much!"

"Foolish! Nothing is more important than a 'person'! Besides, a few toys can't compare to those boards! Before that idiot comes to his senses, let's hide them again!"

The more mature international student pointed to the few circuit boards they had wrapped up with their last remaining cotton-padded coats.

"it is good!"

"Besides... once Uncle Zhao leaves, you might never see him again!"

"Nonsense! Impossible! Uncle Zhao has been taking care of us in the Bald Eagle prison! I won't allow you to slander him!" The young international student said indignantly.

"Heh, look, the ship's already set sail. Has he come back? This ship..."

……

The two enormous boxes, one containing a nuclear submarine and the other the Lexington aircraft carrier, completely obscured the view of the young Johnson.

I just wanted to cry while walking around.

"Waaaaah... You've held on for so long, how could you give up at the last minute! Didn't you say you wanted to build a prosperous and strong China? You liar! When I get back, I'll tear you to pieces!"

"Hey, are you so angry? Besides, where do you think you're taking my things?"

!

Johnson peered through the crack in the box at the middle-aged man standing before him, soaking wet, his mouth agape.

"You...you're not..."

"Tsk, no wonder Comrade Jin sent you back. Your clear yet foolish eyes really aren't suited for the CIA! What are you standing there for! Come and help!"

Johnson put down the four-meter-long box and looked at the two tightly wrapped square packages in front of the middle-aged man with some confusion:

"This is……"

"You're so stupid, you won't admit it! If it were that girl, she'd probably understand in an instant! What's the name of the ship we're on?"

"President Cleveland!"

"Do you know who has ever been on this ship?"

"Uh..." Johnson thought and thought, and suddenly a name popped into his mind: "Professor Carmen's favorite student?"

"Hmm! Not bad, not just him, but many, many more people..." Uncle Zhao smacked his lips, pointed to the few square blocks, "Hurry up and move them. Treat these as your luggage. The foreigners in Hong Kong will be checking them later, so hopefully your reputation will be useful!"

"what is this?"

"The fruits of those teachers' wisdom... were hidden in the engine room's water tanks. Hehe, those teachers knew these big-nosed things would trip them up, so they came up with a plan long ago. Even now that they've brought them back, who knows if they're still of any use..."

Johnson picked up a cube; it was really heavy!

"Hey... this thing was hidden on the boat, why did you come ashore..."

"Of course, it's about buying things. At the same time, we also need to solidify the 'traitor' label!" Uncle Zhao shook a brightly colored magazine in his hand, smiling somewhat embarrassedly.

Wow, that's huge!

"From now on, I'm your traitorous partner, Johnson!"