Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Chapter 894 Arriving in the Northwest

When Zhou Zhiqiu heard what his father said, he nodded heavily, his tone full of reluctance.

"Don't worry, your Aunt Wu and I are under the care of your Uncle Chang, so we'll be fine. You should also take good care of your brothers and sisters. Your Aunt Wu and I are leaving now!"

As Zhou Tian was speaking, he saw Chang Wen and Chang Wu had already walked in, so he gave his son a few more instructions, then took Wu Yue'e's hand, and walked towards the two of them, carrying a package.

"Report to the commander, everything is ready. We can set off now!"

When the two saw Zhou Tian and his wife coming over, they immediately saluted in unison.

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhou Tian handed the package to Chang Wen, turned his head to look at his family who were still standing at the door in the night, waved to everyone, and then he and Wu Yue'e walked out of the Chuihua Gate.

In the darkness of the night, Zhou Tian was walking when he heard faintly the muffled crying of several children coming from behind him, and his steps couldn't help but pause.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Wu Yue'e, who was standing by, noticed something was wrong with her husband and couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, I just feel a little reluctant, but fortunately the children have grown up, so I feel a little reluctant to leave. Let's go!"

Zhou Tian shook his head, said something bitterly, then walked out of the house without looking back. He got into the jeep with Wu Yue'e. As the two jeeps started, they disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye accompanied by the street lights.

The jeep came all the way to the station. When Zhou Tian got off the jeep, he saw Chang Weijun and his family waiting on the platform. Zhou Tian immediately calmed down, smiled and walked over and said, "Mr. Chang, have you packed up your house?"

"We have packed everything, but we don't know when we can come back!"

Chang Weijun nodded slightly and said with some emotion.

"Don't worry, it will be quick!"

Zhou Tian naturally knew what Chang Weijun was thinking, and couldn't help but comfort him. He turned to look at Chang Weijun's wife and said hello. Then everyone got on the high-speed train under the escort of the soldiers.

Since this train was specially used to transport some instruments and scientific researchers of the Fifth Academy, the entire train was filled with scientists and their families from the Fifth Academy.

As they walked along, many people greeted them, until they arrived at a private room, where the four of them finally calmed down.

After sitting down and resting for a while, Wu Yue'e and Chang Weijun's wife started chatting first. At first, they talked about family matters, but soon, their relationship became extremely close.

As for Zhou Tian, he had not yet recovered from the scene of saying goodbye to his family, so he had no intention of speaking.

However, when he heard his wife and Chang Weijun's wife chatting happily, his originally uncomfortable mood recovered. Looking at Chang Weijun lying on the bed, he said, "Old Chang, how much do you know about the Northwest Base?"

Chang Weijun heard Zhou Tian’s question.

"Old Zhou, I do know a little about this, but not much!"

Chang Weijun stood up with his hands behind his back, listening to Zhou Tian asking about the Northwest Base. He continued, "I only know that the Northwest Base was established in 1958. Since it was strictly confidential at the beginning, I don't know a lot of the details!"

"But according to the information I heard before, there is a regiment of soldiers stationed here, and it is said that they were researching nuclear bombs here before, but I am not sure whether it is true or not!"

"Is that right?"

When Zhou Tian heard what Chang Weijun said, he was slightly stunned. He recalled that his superiors had planned to transfer him to the northwest. Could it be that place? But then he shook his head and thought it shouldn't be that place.

After all, the confidentiality level there is higher than that of the Northwest Base, and if he remembered correctly, it should have belonged to an air launch base in his previous life. But then he thought that maybe he was wrong.

It's not surprising that he thought so. The main reason was that he was transferred to the Northwest Base as the general manager this time, and his superiors did not tell him the specific situation of the Northwest Base. The only thing he knew was that one of his missions at the Northwest Base was to study rockets and satellites.

As for the rest, he didn't know much about it.

"Well, that's it. But Lao Zhou, tell me the truth. Do you think this trip to the Northwest Base is a good thing or a bad thing for us?"

Chang Weijun nodded first, and then asked. In fact, he himself didn't know why the Fifth Research Institute was to be relocated there, and he didn't get any hints from the old man.

He still remembers that when he was leaving, the old man told him that all he had to do was follow Zhou Tian. His words were so incoherent that he couldn't get any useful information at all.

“Maybe it’s a good thing!”

Zhou Tian looked at the sky outside the window which was gradually getting brighter and couldn't help but mutter something.

Soon, the high-speed train blew a whistle and began to move slowly on the track. As the speed increased, some villages and trees outside the window were rapidly receding.

In a blink of an eye, two days passed.

By the time Zhou Tian and his team arrived at Jiuquan City, Gansu, it was already around eight o'clock outside.

As the announcer's voice came from the carriage, Zhou Tian finally stretched and sat up from the bed. Although trains have become high-speed trains in recent years, the comfort of riding in this train still gave him a headache.

He couldn't help but stretch his waist which was a little sore from sitting, and then he looked at the three people and said, "We're finally here. It seems that our train needs to be improved. If I sit like this for a few more days, I'm afraid my waist won't be able to bear it!"

"Hahaha, this is already quite good. If it were the green train back then, you would probably have to sit there for four or five days! The main reason is that you are a little weak!"

Chang Weijun also stood up, holding his luggage and said with a smile.

"Am I still weak?"

Zhou Tian looked at Chang Weijun speechlessly, but thought in his heart, you probably don’t know how strong I am!

However, he still didn't say it out loud. After all, there were two female comrades here, and he couldn't refute. The four of them carried the packages and walked out of the train.

As soon as he got off the train, Zhou Tian saw rows of green military trucks waiting outside the station.

Seeing that everyone had gotten off the bus, Zhou Tian first asked the security department to check the people, and then he walked towards one of the middle-aged soldiers holding a sign with Zhou Tian's name on it.

"Hello, I'm Zhou Tian!"

"Hello, Commander. I am the commander of the Third Regiment of the Eighth Legion. My name is Fu Lin! Since Elder Qian and his team are busy with experiments, I am the one who came to greet you!"

The middle-aged soldier immediately saluted Zhou Tian.

"Thank you for your help, Captain Fu. We will leave it to you from now on!"

"Please rest assured, chief!"

Fu Lin said this with a serious look, and then said to a soldier beside him: "Pass the order down, everyone start getting on the bus!"

"Yes, leader!"

The soldier responded and ran to the people who were already standing on the platform. He saluted them and said loudly, "Everyone, follow the order and start pedaling in rows!"