The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Now that things have come to this, there is no suspense about the outcome.

There are only zero times and countless times of compromise.

In the eyes of Panos Watson, who was on the verge of a crisis, the so-called Chinese investigation team was not large in scale, and was named after the Xiro Company. They also said that they could complete the delivery within 7 days in advance.

It's not unacceptable.

Anyway, there are already a lot of troubles at hand, so I don’t care about a little more.

What's more, there is a clear tendency of misleading in Bodi's words.

In short, after a brief discussion, the two of them unanimously decided to agree to China's request.

Of course, it’s not something that can be agreed to casually.

There are additional requirements.

First, the scale cannot exceed four people, and after arriving at the Rolls-Royce headquarters, all investigation activities must first obtain permission.

Second, the blades must be delivered before returning to the UK. Since Bodi is in China, they can be handed over to him directly.

Third, you are not allowed to enter the test area where test benches 57 and 58 are located.

After all, in addition to the Trent 900 that has been transferred out, there are many other top-secret models that are still in the conceptual stage.

For example, the detonation engine that was previously pushed to take the blame, and the zero-emission aircraft engine that uses hydrogen as fuel.

Not to mention the Chinese, even Americans can't be shown around casually (probably).

To put it bluntly, they still have some of the old mindset and think that the Chinese will definitely take this opportunity to steal technology.

But in fact, although one of Chang Haonan's purposes was to accumulate experience for the Gaofa Group, he already had an idea of ​​the basic plan for the WS-20, so there was no need to go back and do reverse engineering based on Rolls-Royce's design.

So to him, the two demands put forward by the British were basically nothing, and he immediately asked Ren Bingda and the other two to agree to them.

So just like that, seven days later, a three-member Chinese delegation headed by Ren Bingda, carrying twenty low-pressure turbine blades, boarded a flight to the UK with Bodi.

Along with the leaves, there were also three tips that Chang Haonan had given him before he left...

Of course, it's just a saying.

I didn't really want Ren Bing to dismantle it after he arrived in England...

……

When the few people landed in London and then arrived at Rolls-Royce's headquarters in Derbyshire after transfer, it was already early morning of the next day.

After traveling non-stop from France to Britain and then to China for many days, Bodie was inevitably a little overwhelmed, so his original plan was to take a night's rest and hand over the blades and the person to Watson the next morning.

But the Chinese trio, who had been gathering their strength for a long time and were waiting to perform in front of the British, naturally would not agree.

And Bodi didn't dare let them run around alone.

Finally, there was no choice but to suppress her tiredness and go find Georgia Wilson overnight.

The latter was originally an engineer at Test Bench No. 58, responsible for all ground tests of the Trent 900.

Later, since an accident occurred on the test bench, the entire investigation was naturally handed over to him.

"Director Bodi... you are finally back."

Although Wilson said Bodie's name, his eyes were fixed on the large safe in the latter's hand.

Obviously, compared to Bodi, he was more concerned about the subsequent accident reconstruction.

"In recent days, more and more media have appeared around us, and even Airbus has started to contact us directly, obviously suspecting..."

As he took the password box, he complained about the current situation.

But just as he started, he was interrupted by Bodie's cough:

"Joe, I have a few more people to introduce to you."

It was not until this time that Wilson raised his head and carefully observed the other three people following behind Bodie.

It’s early morning in the UK in April and the temperature is still a bit cold.

Therefore, Ren Bingda and the other two were dressed in British standard style.

If you don't pay attention to the skin color, it looks like the most ordinary old British Union Jack.

"Is it... the delegation coming from China?"

In fact, Watson had already talked to Wilson about this a week ago.

However, the latter did not expect that the other party would come at such a strange time.

"Strictly speaking, we are now the Trent 900 accident investigation team sent by Xiluo Company."

Ren Bingda took two steps forward and introduced himself in not-so-fluent English:

"My name is Ren Bingda, and I am the head of the investigation team. If you need any cooperation or help, please contact me."

"welcome."

After hesitating for about half a second, Wilson raised his arm and shook hands with Ren Bingda.

Then, he raised the password box in his other hand and gestured:

"But I think... being able to deliver these leaves to us in the shortest possible time is already the greatest help to us."

Obviously, he did not think that just three Chinese people could play any decisive role in restoring the truth of the accident.

In fact, Wilson himself has basically determined that there is no quality problem with the turbine structure itself, but it is due to external damage that the speed exceeds the limit, and eventually the blades are thrown off and pierce the casing.

It’s just that it’s impossible to determine the source of this external damage in a short period of time, so additional experiments are needed to prove our point.

"But we don't think so..."

Seeing Wilson, who seemed to be a bit unsophisticated and acted like a typical engineer, Ren Bingda stopped beating around the bush:

"At the very least, we need to witness the entire investigation process."

Wilson raised his head and looked at Bodie for help.

The latter was already sleepy at this time, and just wanted to get rid of the trouble at hand, so he shrugged helplessly:

"There's nothing we can do about it. This is exactly what the agreement is. Their individual activities require our permission, but they also have to participate in the entire investigation process."

He paused for a few seconds and gave another special instruction:

"The final conclusion of the investigation will only be complete if they sign it..."

The meaning is very clear, that is, at least for the sake of face, you cannot offend too much.

Wilson, who had no room to maneuver, rolled his eyes and nodded:

"Okay... Then follow me, but you are not allowed to touch the engine parts without my permission, not even the wreckage. You are not allowed to browse the relevant documents and materials at will, you are not allowed to enter and leave the investigation site at will, and you are not allowed to take pictures..."

"..."

He mentioned more than ten items in a row, completely treating the three people as visitors who could only cause trouble.

Ren Bingda even wanted to retort.

But after thinking about the special instructions Chang Haonan had given him before this trip, he took a deep breath and managed to calm down.

"In a few days you will know who is useless..."

He thought angrily in his heart.

Soon, the three followed Wilson to a workshop specially set aside for accident investigation.

Almost the moment they entered the room, they were shocked by the situation on the scene and almost stopped in their tracks——

An engine, the rear half of which was almost broken, was placed on a bracket.

And around it, there were densely packed, at least several thousand pieces of various debris...

Or rather, the wreckage.

Broken, twisted, melted...

There are many ways of damage.

A considerable portion of them cannot even be seen in their original functions and appearance.

And this is precisely the most troublesome part of accident investigation.

It is difficult to determine which are the causes of the accident and which are the secondary damages caused by it.

About two dozen investigators are checking their manufacturing conditions and working data from the final test.

Considering that it is already late at night, there are probably more people working here during the day.

In comparison, the three of them did seem a little weak.

For a moment, even Ren Bingda had some doubts about the scope of investigation defined by Chang Haonan.

It’s not that I doubt the other party’s judgment, but I doubt whether I can find enough evidence to convince the British.

For example, a broken oil pipeline.

Now more than half of the aircraft's fuel and lubricating oil pipelines are broken. What makes you say that a certain section is the source of the accident?

As for the other two people, their reactions were almost the same.

"Mr. Ren."

One of them lowered his voice and whispered:

"Just the three of us... are we going to find a substandard component from this pile?"

Fortunately, Ren Bingda had worked with Chang Haonan before, and knew that it was most taboo to act on one's own in such a situation:

"Follow Mr. Chang's instructions before you go abroad. If you can't find any problems... we'll talk about it later."

The conversation between them was entirely in Chinese, which in this era was considered encrypted. At least Wilson couldn't understand it at all.

But it is not difficult to infer the content of the conversation from the tone.

The latter turned around with a hint of sarcasm on his face:

"So, where do you plan to start participating in the investigation?"

In fact, if Wilson left the Chinese trio aside and let them watch, Ren Bingda would really be a little at a loss.

After all, even with a clear direction for investigation, it is difficult to find the problem just by observing from a distance.

But perhaps he felt that just three people would have no idea how to deal with this situation, so he asked an extra question.

But this sentence undoubtedly provided an opportunity.

Ren Bingda decisively ignored his tone and responded immediately:

"We are responsible for the production of the high-pressure and low-pressure turbines, so let's start with these two parts and the corresponding external casing accessories!"

Such a decisive answer actually confused Wilson.

His original plan was to give the other party a warning first, and then send him to do something after he was confused.

However, now that others have clearly expressed their intentions, coupled with what Bodi said just now, it would be difficult to step down.

However, until this point, Wilson still didn't think that the three people could cause any waves just by looking at them with the naked eye.

Finally decided to agree:

"Okay, but don't forget the requirements just now. If you need to compare the parts with the design plan, you can ask me or other staff to do it for you..."

"it is good."

Ren Bingda nodded, holding back his anger, and then called the two people behind him to step forward together...