Mr. Bai's words left everyone in the room speechless. They all knew the Phantom Fighter Jet's specifications, since that was what they had just been discussing.
For a fighter jet like this, no matter how one looked at it, its chief designer would have been considered a top scientist in any country—someone capable of leading a laboratory and conducting all kinds of research.
That was what everyone thought. A scientist like that could be considered a key protected asset. In any country, they would have protected him at all costs.
And now you were telling them... not only had he not been protected, but you had sent him out to carry out missions? And not just any missions, but missions where he could be killed at any moment?
Did you people really not consider scientists valuable? Or did you simply have so many scientists that you could afford this?
"Well... his situation is rather special." Mr. Liu smiled bitterly. What else could he say? If they had a choice, did they think they would not want to protect him?
"How is it special?" Mr. Bai was speechless. No matter how he thought about it, he could not understand what they had been thinking when they sent a top scientist onto the battlefield.
Wasn't there a saying? Sometimes, one top scientist could be worth an entire army! Was an army's combat strength not greater than that of a special forces soldier?
"He himself doesn't want to do research. In his words, interest is the best teacher. You would have a hard time imagining how he developed the Phantom," Mr. Liu said helplessly.
Everyone's interest was immediately piqued. Now this was something they had to hear. Did the development of the Phantom actually have a story behind it?
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