Wind Tunnels and Air Combat

"Boss, I'd like to talk to you in private."

The Chief Engineer extended the invitation at just the right moment. He glanced at the colleagues gathered around them and wore an unusually serious expression.

At a time like this, aside from worrying about others coveting their achievements, what they feared most was having their people poached.

It had been much the same when he worked at the company before. Whenever there was a technological breakthrough, people from other factories would start showing up frequently.

From finding ways to steal technical documents to luring technical personnel into changing jobs with the technology in tow, their methods grew dirtier and more direct. Sometimes, they even resorted to threats.

Faced with such people, apart from improving everyone's awareness, there really weren't many better solutions.

The key was still having someone who could keep everyone together, instead of... letting those who resigned simply leave.

When people realized that leaving required no additional cost, choosing a better life became the optimal choice. That would only make more people choose to leave, so he had to discuss it with Lin Qi.

Lin Qi agreed to the Chief Engineer's invitation, and the two of them went to his office.

"You shouldn't have said that!" As soon as they entered the room, the Chief Engineer closed the door and spoke to Lin Qi in a low voice. "We should at least have tried to retain them. The others will think..."

The Chief Engineer thought for a moment before finding the right word. "That we're heartless. Besides, it really isn't suitable for us to reduce our research and development staff right now. We still have a great deal of follow-up work to do."

He listed many things that required manpower, such as new components and new designs.

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