The words rang out.
In the second row of the Reviewing Stand, the muscles in Su Guohua's face suddenly twitched.
His whole body seemed to freeze, his eyes widening.
Yue Changlong?
What had the announcer just said?
The chief engineer of the Kunlun Tank was named Yue Changlong?
Su Guohua's mind buzzed, then went completely blank.
He instinctively turned toward Jiang Lan beside him, his lips trembling. "H-honey, what was that name they just read out?"
Jiang Lan was stunned, too.
She gripped the strap of her handbag so tightly that the veins bulged on the back of her hand.
Yue Changlong!
How could she not know that name?
He was her best friend Ye Qingmei's husband, Yue Xiaofei's biological father!
Five years ago, Yue Changlong had come easily.
Su Guohua had even made Yue Changlong his favorite cautionary example, bringing him up at home every day.
Yet now, at the nation's highest-level Military Parade, in commentary broadcast live to the entire world, Yue Changlong was being called a "renowned military technology research expert" and publicly honored?
"Impossible... that's impossible..."
Su Guohua shook his head hard, frantically trying to reassure himself.
Same name! It has to be someone with the same name!
The Dragon Kingdom has over a billion people. There must be eight or ten thousand named Yue Changlong! A coincidence. This has to be an unbelievable coincidence!
Repeating this to himself, Su Guohua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and tried to calm down.
How could a prisoner possibly be the chief engineer of a National Treasure?
Absolutely impossible!
Before Su Guohua could catch his breath, the tank formation had already passed through the square.
Next came a procession of enormous, heavy wheeled vehicles carrying huge box-shaped launch canisters, driving past the Reviewing Stand.
The vehicles were