Chapter 10: An Unexpected Encounter with Qiu Lin

  Looking at Sun Qifan's excited appearance, Zhao Hu's face also had a happy smile. And when Sun Qifan walked some distance away, the big school that received Zhao Hu asked: "Old Zhao, what is the relationship between this kid and you? Why did you, as the commander of this military region, personally bring him to visit?"

  Zhao Hu smiled and said, "Didn't you just hear it? He called me older brother."

  "This little brother of yours is quite something, I'd like to hear what makes him so capable that he's earned your appreciation."

  At this time, Zhao Hu finally put away his smile and said: "He and I were just acquaintances last night. At that time, he was standing in the infirmary looking at the moon and muttering to himself 'But let the dragon city fly, don't let the barbarian horse pass through the Yin Mountain'! At that time, I looked at his eyes full of longing, and I thought this kid must have a sincere national defense dream in his heart."

  "Then you've brought him here?" Da Xiao asked.

  Zhao Hu shook his head and sighed, saying: "Unfortunately, I only found out this morning that what he said was actually his intention to go to Shenxian Bay Outpost."

  Hearing Zhao Hu say this, Da Xiao couldn't help but furrow his brow, somewhat perplexed.

  Looking at the principal's reaction, Zhao Hu smiled and explained: "On the way here, I had someone retrieve his file for me. It turned out that when he graduated, his volunteer posting was to be sent to Shen Xian Bay Outpost, but Sun Fang altered it to the South Sea Fleet."

  "Sun Fan?" The colonel burst out laughing, "How did Monkey Sun change his ambition."

  "Because he also has the surname Sun." As he spoke, Zhao Hu looked at Sun Qifan who was excited at this moment.

  The principal also seemed to understand at this moment, but shook his head and said: "This uncle insisted on changing the nephew's ambition, the nephew tried every means to leave, and then you didn't want to give up such a good seedling. So I thought of accepting Sun Fan's application for an internal visit and bringing this kid over to take a look. On the one hand, it can make this kid dispel his idea of transferring, on the other hand, it can also ease the current conflict between uncle and nephew. Your plan of killing two birds with one stone is really not bad."

  "You're speaking sarcastically, before I knew about his relationship with Sun Fu, I just wanted to dispel his idea of leaving, now that the uncle-nephew relationship can also be resolved, it's an unexpected gain."

  The principal did not continue the conversation, but instead laughed along with Zhao Hu. Seeing that Sun Qifan had already looked around the aircraft carrier from front to back, Zhao Hu also gestured for him to continue the tour, but instructed everyone not to reveal his identity to Sun Qifan.

  As soon as Zhao Hu followed, Sun Qifan also restrained his excitement and pulled Zhao Hu to one side, asking in a low voice: "Old brother, you brought me here to see this big guy, are you thinking of letting me stay?"

  When Sun Qifan asked this, Zhao Hu's heart was startled, thinking that this kid could see through people's hearts. However, after thinking for a moment, Zhao Hu remembered that Sun Qifan was an outstanding student in psychology and couldn't help but laugh, responding: "Yes, so will you stay?"

  Look at yourself guessing, Sun Qifan couldn't help but smile slyly, pointing at Old Zhao and saying: "Hehe, you actually played a trick on me. However, seeing how deeply emotional you are about me staying, I'll consider it if I can see some other treasures, then I'll stay."

  "Really?"

  "I'm just saying... I'm considering."

  Zhao Hu smiled and said that Sun Qifan was indeed good at leaving a way out for himself. But after he finished smiling, he readily agreed and said: "Good! Let's go!"

  "Go!"

  Following the guide, Sun Qifan and Zhao Hu led a group of people to another secret research room after passing through two corridors. This was not a dock, and even the lights were very dim, with only faint outlines visible in the dark environment, where something seemed to be swaying in the center of the house.

  Suddenly, a voice sounded in the darkness: "Anti-submarine helicopter Dolphin, number 201602, execute the 12th wind tunnel test."

  "Anti-submarine helicopters?" Sun Qifan curiously asked Zhao Hu.

  Zhao Hu did not respond, but instead said to the middle school student: "You say it."

  The middle school student responded with a "yes" and began to explain: "Although aircraft carriers are called mobile continents, capable of rapidly deploying troops to the surrounding areas they need, becoming the primary equipment that all countries strive to develop for their navies. However, their own defensive capabilities are very weak, and can be said to be the weakest among all surface warships. Therefore, aircraft carriers exist in the form of an aircraft carrier formation, even if it is a country's most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at least six different types of ships are needed to escort it. The biggest threat to aircraft carriers is submarines, so anti-submarine helicopters have always been an essential partner for aircraft carriers."

  "However, anti-submarine helicopters are not something that any type of helicopter can undertake, they have special requirements for the structure of the helicopter, and also need to be modified accordingly for anti-submarine purposes. Currently, this model of helicopter which is undergoing wind tunnel testing, is derived from our country's newly commissioned Z20 helicopter, after passing the wind tunnel test, it will enter the flight test phase."

  With the sound of the school bell falling, in the darkness, the voice from just now sounded again: "Anti-submarine helicopter Dolphin, number 201602, the 12th wind tunnel test is complete, data collection normal."

  Before he had even finished speaking, the originally dark room was suddenly illuminated by a burst of light, and the intense brightness made Sun Qifan quickly bury his head and close his eyes.

  As he slowly adapted to the sudden strong light, he opened his eyes to look at the helicopter suspended in the center of the house. At this moment, the helicopter was just an empty shell composed of countless parts, without any avionics equipment, but its exterior shape already looked very exciting.

  Suddenly, a familiar "good" voice came from the control room next door. Sun Qifan quickly ran to the window and looked inside, only to find it was Qiu Lin, which left him stunned.

  Qiu Lin saw Sun Qifan and was stunned for a moment, but immediately became very excited and waved to greet him.

  "Sun Qifan? What are you doing here?"

  "I was going to ask you too, how did you end up here, and...you seem quite familiar with this place."

  Qiu Lin smiled awkwardly and said: "No way, I'm also here for the first time."

  "How did you get in?"

  Qiu Linke didn't want to say that she was caught by the soldiers and brought in, it would be too embarrassing. If her father wasn't working here, she would have been in big trouble. After thinking for a moment, Qiu Linke boasted: "How else could I get in? I just walked in."

  Sun Qifan looked at Qiu Lin hesitated for a moment, knowing that Qiu Lin was lying, but still "oh" and pretended to believe her words.

  Sun Qifan believed in himself, and Qiu Lin also let out a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart. She turned around and pulled Qiu Zihao to Sun Qifan's side, saying proudly: "This is my dad, this helicopter is his work, isn't it awesome?"

  "Is the designer of this helicopter your dad?" Sun Qifan stared at Qiu Lin with a look of obvious disbelief.

  Qiu Zhihao looked at Sun Qifan's back and saw Zhao Hu, hastily reporting with a salute: "Commander, the Dolphin is undergoing wind tunnel testing, everything is normal, please instruct."

  Zhao Huliao waved his hand and said, "Strictly speaking, you are not one of our troops, so there is no need to be so formal. However, your daughter will be a member of the troops from now on, so as a military dependent, you must fulfill your mission well."

  "Don't worry, sir. I guarantee to complete the task. Also, my little girl accidentally entered the secret research base today and caused inconvenience. Please, sir, when punishing me next time, could you please go easy on me?" As he said this, Qiu Zhihao smiled awkwardly.

  Seeing Qiu Zhihao's silly appearance, Zhao Hu said along the way: "Punishment can't be less, but for now I haven't thought of how to punish, so just let it go for now." As he spoke, Zhao Hu took two more steps towards Qiu Lin and asked: "But I do want to know, is your family's precious daughter as skilled with this thing as you are?" As he spoke, Zhao Hu pointed to the helicopter in the center of the room.

  Qiu Lin turned her head to glance at the helicopter, and without saying another word, she rushed to Zhao Hu's side and said: "If the leader has time, I can demonstrate my driving skills for you."

  "Driving?" Zhao Hu looked at Qiu Lin's innocent and naive appearance, and couldn't help but smile.

  "Right!" Qiu Lin responded with a serious tone, seemingly dissatisfied with Zhao Hu's smile.

  Zhao Hu looked at Qiu Lin with a very serious expression and put away his smile, saying: "Alright then, I'll take a seat in the helicopter you're driving."

  The principal was frightened by this and hurriedly came forward to dissuade him: "Old Zhao, this won't do. If something happens to you, how can I explain it?"

  "What's good to hand over!" Zhao Hu said, turning his head to look at Sun Qifan again. He wanted to see Sun Qifan's courage, so he asked: "Brother, accompany me to experience it together?"

  Sun Qifan didn't know if Qiu Lin was serious or not, but he could tell that she was being genuine when she said it, so he agreed: "No problem."

  Everything was settled, and Zhao Hu said to the colonel: "May I borrow your treasure for a while?"

  "Alright, I'll obey orders." With that, Da Xiao let out a sigh and turned to prepare the helicopter.

  A moment later, Zhao Hu and Sun Qifan boarded the helicopter parked behind the warehouse. To ensure flight safety, Colonel still let a veteran carrier-based helicopter pilot sit in the co-pilot seat.

  After a while, Qiu Lin walked out of the warehouse where the helicopter was parked. Looking at Qiu Lin's flight suit, Sun Qifan couldn't help but smile as she walked with a sense of style. When Qiu Lin got into the driver's seat, Zhao Hu asked her, "Is this outfit something you wear yourself?"

  "No, you can ask this captain comrade."

  Taking the conversation into his own hands, the lieutenant on the passenger seat hastened to respond, "Indeed, she was wearing it herself."

  Upon hearing this, Sun Qifan immediately praised Qiu Lin, saying: "Wow, I didn't expect it, you really have some skills."

  "Don't worry, the good show is yet to come." As she spoke, Qiu Lin fastened her seatbelt, closed the window, and turned on the power. With the helicopter's rotor starting to rotate, Qiu Lin reset all the buttons that had been adjusted, and then began to call for takeoff clearance.

  "Calling Tower, Calling Tower, this is Seagull 1, data normal, requesting takeoff."

  "Cleared for takeoff."

  "Understood." Responding to the tower's words, Qiu Lin turned her head and smiled at Sun Qifan, saying: "Ready, I'm about to take off." After speaking, Qiu Lin grasped the control stick with her hand and lightly pushed the throttle with her right foot. Along with a slight tremble, the helicopter slowly took off from the ground. When the helicopter rose above the warehouse, the endless ocean was already visible in sight. Qiu Lin said: "Sun Qifan, let me take you to see the beautiful ocean." Then she slightly leaned the control stick to the right, taking Zhao Hu and Sun Qifan towards the ocean.