Chapter 241: I Admire You So Much

In the cafeteria, the chemistry students were particularly excited by Kaja's presence. Meanwhile, at a construction site in Ice City, a young man in his twenties, looking quite lazy, adjusted his safety helmet and lazily climbed onto a large rock. Amidst the clanging sounds all around, he picked up a megaphone.

Perhaps having never used it before, he struggled with the device. As soon as the megaphone was turned on, it emitted a harsh screeching sound.

This unexpected noise drew quite a few people's attention.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know. Maybe someone from above is coming to announce something?"

"Could it be that our wages for this month won't be paid?"

Seeing this commotion, the workers on site put down their tools.

After a while, the young man seemed to figure out how to use the megaphone. He cleared his throat and said, "Hello? Hello? Can everyone hear me?"

"Attention, workers! Tomorrow there's a job that requires a large number of people. You won't need to move bricks or smash walls. Just come early, help line up, and then squeeze into the crowd. It's five bucks for the whole morning, and the payment will be settled on the same day. If you want to work, come and sign up with me! We need as many as we can get!"

"Such a good deal?!"

Hearing this, there was a clatter of tools being dropped as people rushed to sign up.

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Early the next morning, the exit of the He-Ha Highway was already cordoned off by police and armed police. By just before eight o'clock, thousands of people had gathered on both sides of the road.

Standing outside the crowd, Li Xian sighed.

"Damn, even if Aaron Kwok came for a concert, it wouldn't be like this. This could easily turn deadly!"

Next to him, Xu Maohé chuckled, while Kaja's eyes widened in surprise—such a scene was unimaginable in Russia. Even in Chita, the most bustling markets wouldn't have such a crowd!

"Did you two remember everything I told you?" Li Xian called out, noticing both of them seemed a bit distracted.

Xu Maohé nodded, "Don't worry. You'll see how I make him pay for it!"

Unlike Xu Maohé's deep-seated resentment, Kaja looked somewhat confused, clearly intimidated by the massive turnout.

Seeing her anxiety, Li Xian took her hand, "Kaja, don't worry. The procedure for this experiment is very likely the same as I described last night. Just follow the plan. But don't be too anxious—the success rate isn't guaranteed. If it works, great; if not, don't force it. Understand?"

Kaja's hand was cold due to her nerves, but feeling Li Xian's warm and moist palm helped calm her slightly.

After taking a few deep breaths, she smiled at Li Xian and nodded, "I'll do my best!"

Li Xian smiled back, waved to both of them, and watched as they disappeared into the crowd.

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Around nine o'clock, two lines of cars with red banners arrived at the highway. As these vehicles passed, the armed police along the way saluted.

Once the cars came to a stop, several military leaders and a few others in jackets, who appeared to be experts, got out. Some reporters followed, taking photos and videos.

When Wang Hongcheng stepped out of the last car, some sharp-eyed members of the crowd recognized him immediately.

Amidst cheers, Wang Hongcheng waved to the crowd.

"Dr. Wang is quite popular among the people. To be honest, this experiment seems excessive. All this fuss is unnecessary," commented one of the leaders with a smile, seeing the crowd's enthusiasm.

"Commissioner Lin, you shouldn't say that. Dr. Wang isn't only doing this experiment to clarify the so-called scam rumors. He had mentioned wanting to conduct a real-world fuel-saving experiment before," said another person in a jacket with thick black-rimmed glasses.

Commissioner Lin, whose name tag read "National Defense Science and Technology Commission," shrugged indifferently. He took out a cigarette, ignoring the expert, and began chatting with the other military personnel—he seemed uninterested in the experiment.

Soon, an Audi 100 drove up from a distance. When it stopped, an elderly man with gray hair got out and approached Wang Hongcheng with a smile. After a brief, enthusiastic conversation, the elderly man checked his watch.

Three jeeps of the same model then slowly drove up to the highway entrance.

From a high vantage point with binoculars, Li Xian could no longer contain himself and furiously waved his fist. This fuel-saving experiment was indeed as described in the materials he had read!

He grabbed his walkie-talkie and pressed the button firmly: "Execute the plan! Repeat, execute the plan!"

"Oppression Group received."

"Workers Group received."

"Kaja... um, Student Group received."

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At the highway entrance, the three jeeps lined up on the road.

On the ground were three 10-kilogram plastic barrels filled with gasoline. After bidding farewell to the elderly man, Wang Hongcheng fell silent. He took out a small bottle containing a green liquid from his pocket and poured a few drops into two of the plastic barrels. Soldiers from the left and middle vehicles carried the barrels with the added liquid into their respective vehicles, while a soldier from the right vehicle took a barrel without the green liquid into his vehicle.

The three soldiers then simultaneously inserted a rubber hose connected to the car engines into the barrels. The soldier at the leftmost vehicle opened the engine cover after connecting the hose.

At this moment, Wang Hongcheng took out a small component the size of a walnut from his pocket.

Just as he was about to hand the component to the soldier, something unexpected happened!

Originally, the crowd was quiet in anticipation of the rare public water-to-oil experiment. However, from a position not far from Wang Hongcheng, a loud voice from a megaphone suddenly blared:

"Severe doubts about the authenticity and openness of this experiment!"

"It's all just a show by Wang Hongcheng and the troops! We need public supervision!"

"Yes! We need public supervision!"

This sudden outburst startled Wang Hongcheng. The leaders who had been chatting and smoking were also taken aback.

Reporters, seeing this, eagerly took out their cameras and video recorders, capturing the shouting crowd.

"What's going on?"

The elderly man pointed, and someone quickly went to investigate. After a short while, the person returned with an awkward expression and whispered to the elderly man.

The elderly man frowned, looked at Wang Hongcheng, and said, "Dr. Wang, have you encountered some trouble recently?"

Wang Hongcheng quickly waved his hands, "There's no misunderstanding, Minister Wang. A few days ago, someone impersonated our Hongcheng company and sold counterfeit products in the market. Those victims may have come here to cause trouble. They believe these materials came from our company, but I guarantee with my reputation that they absolutely did not!"

"What about the public's doubts about your open experiment? How do you plan to handle it?" The elderly man asked, his frown easing slightly after hearing Wang Hongcheng's explanation.

At that moment, the group holding the large banner reading "The Chemistry Department of Longjiang University Always Supports Dr. Wang" started chanting loudly.

"Dr. Wang, Dr. Wang, we are willing to testify for you!"

"Dr. Wang, let us prove your innocence! The Chemistry Department of Longjiang University will always follow you!"

"Let us through! Let me through!"

Seeing someone publicly questioning Wang Hongcheng, the fervent students were excited. They shouted slogans and surged toward the security wall.

Witnessing this, Wang Hongcheng felt a bit more at ease.

In the crowded mass, Kaja was pushed around like a leaf in the wind. Beside her, Me Peng protected her fiercely, afraid that these irrational classmates might harm his beloved.

However, Kaja, absorbed in the situation, didn't notice his efforts. Seeing the soldiers blocking the way in front of her, she felt a sense of urgency.

According to the original plan, the Workers Group should have been active by now. But with the students' intense fervor causing the soldiers to focus on them, the workers were being kept back, making it impossible to break through the human wall!

Recalling Li Xian's arrangements, she was sweating with anxiety.

Seeing Me Peng holding her tightly, she pushed him away with force and, in her desperation, shouted, "Me Peng, didn't you say you would find a way for me to meet Dr. Wang?"

Me Peng was stunned, looking at Kaja's severe anxiety, then at the soldiers blocking their way. His gaze hardened.

"I, Me Peng, will keep my word!"

After a few seconds, this slender young man shouted to Kaja. Then...

"Ah! I'm going to fight you all!"

With a strange, distorted scream, he charged at the soldiers.

"Damn, he's biting us!"

"Stop him!"

In an instant, several soldiers were bitten on their arms by Me Peng, who had transformed into a mad dog. This sudden attack caused chaos among the soldiers, who quickly subdued him with overwhelming force.

"Kaja, quickly!"

Although Me Peng was pinned down and his eyes seemed to be everywhere, his sudden violence had successfully created an opening in the soldiers' blockade.

At that moment, Kaja, agile as a little beast, dashed through the opening and ran straight to Wang Hongcheng.

"Dr. Wang! My name is Kaja, from Russia. I admire you greatly! I'm willing to witness your experiment!"