Li Ye had originally planned to stay in Spring City for only a week or two. The entire testing process might take more than two months, and he only needed to make sure the tests got on track in the early stages.
So once Tang Xiangui began "upholding justice," Li Ye planned to return to the capital first, then come back to supervise the results in the later stages of testing.
But the design flaws in Southwest Heavy Truck Company's prototype vehicles were far more serious than Li Ye had imagined. He had thought it would take some time before problems emerged, yet on the fourth day, just as he was preparing to return to the capital, one of Southwest Heavy Truck Company's prototypes broke down.
A test driver from the First Branch Factory said excitedly to Li Ye, "Factory Director, Factory Director, their trucks really do have problems. When shifting gears under a heavy load and releasing the clutch, as long as you give it slightly too much gas, you can clearly feel it creaking and grinding."
"Yes, Director Li. It's not just the one we test-drove. The other two driven by their own people have the same problem. I reckon in a few more days, their trucks will be lying dead on the road too."
Veteran drivers might not be able to rattle off all sorts of technical terminology, but their driving experience was absolutely extensive. While driving, they possessed an exceptionally sharp instinct for the condition of any given vehicle.
Li Ye frowned and asked cautiously, "It broke down after only three days? You didn't go too far, did you?"
"No, absolutely not."
The two drivers said firmly, "You don't know, Factory Director. This time, all of us are traveling together as one convoy. If we messed