Chapter 118: Repairing Aircrafts

Qiu Tong stared at the few aircraft with a hint of lamentation in her eyes. She said in a mild tone, “These scrapped aircraft are all kept in this base.”

“It’s such a waste. They can be flown again with just a little repair and modification, but they’re left lying here gathering the dust.”

When the officer heard her words, contempt and disdain flashed across his face. However, because Song Yan was present, he could only pretend to be respectful and say, “You don’t know.”

“On the surface, these helicopters don’t look like they have any problems, but various parts inside are already damaged beyond salvage.”

“Several of them suddenly malfunctioned during flight and nearly crashed, so they were sent to this base.”

Song Yan had one hand in his pocket as he lazily raised his other hand to pat the metal sheet of the helicopter. He had no intention of speaking up for Qiu Tong.

When the official saw this, his tone became even more unpleasant. He said sarcastically, “You might have watched too many movies that make it look like modifying an aircraft is a simple matter… in actual fact, it requires a lot of professional knowledge. You can take a look, but don’t touch anything…”

“It’s a small matter if you damage something, but if you end up hurting yourself, we won’t be able to bear the responsibility!”

“Just take a look around. We have good tea in our office. Mr. Song Yan and this lady, please take a seat and rest.”

Qiu Tong noticed their sarcasm and stared at Song Yan. “Give me a set of tools.”

Song Yan nodded and gestured.

The guard had no choice but to hand over the toolbox reluctantly. Qiu Tong opened it and glanced at it before jumping into a helicopter with it in her hand.

In the cockpit, Qiu Tong used a wrench to remove the control panel of the mainframe. She looked at the few broken wires inside and twisted open the connection without a word.

Song Yan did not take her suggestion seriously at first, but when he saw Qiu Tong’s professional actions, he nodded and gestured for the officer to bring two ladders over. He stood outside the control panel and said, “Can it be fixed?”

Qiu Tong did not reply. She quietly dismantled a few of the helicopter’s panels, picked up the replacement control panel, and slammed it against the connections.

Knock knock—

The officer was stunned by her work. He stood there gaping.

Qiu Tong estimated that the damaged areas had already been repaired. She used a detection device to test the functions. Her eyes flickered with confidence as she pressed the buttons. The control lamp instantly lit up, and beeping sounds rang out in the cockpit.

The helicopter’s propeller began to rotate. The officers cried out in disbelief, “It’s really fixed?”

They looked at each other and the same thought popped up in their minds.

This woman was so formidable. If she could repair the other abandoned planes for them, wouldn’t it save them a lot of money?

When the time came, the higher-ups would definitely reward them! At the thought of this, one of the officers went up to her with an ingratiating expression. “Miss Qiu, can you take a look at the other planes? Can… can they still be fixed?”

Qiu Tong dusted off her hands and jumped out of the cockpit. She brushed off the dust on her body and waved two fingers in front of their eyes.

The officers were confused. One of them asked, “What do you mean by that?”

Qiu Tong immediately demanded, “$300,000 for each aircraft.”

Such a sky-high repair fee?!

For a moment there, the officers could not come to a decision, but Qiu Tong said nonchalantly, “For every aircraft that is scrapped and left here, it will cost tens of millions of dollars to develop a new model. My repair fee is reasonable… consider it carefully.”

“Song Yan, I want these aircraft.”

Qiu Tong recalled her agreement with Song Yan and pointed at a few of them. Song Yan nodded and instructed someone to help Qiu Tong with the paperwork.

Those helicopters from the military base should be able to be modified for agricultural purposes.

Qiu Tong narrowed her eyes and patted Song Yan’s shoulder. “Does your bet with me still stand?”

Song Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked forward to Qiu Tong asking something from him. He replied readily, “Of course.”

“If you’ve already decided, tell me as soon as possible.”

Qiu Tong did not stand on ceremony with him. She pointed at the few aircraft and said, “I can successfully modify these aircraft into drones over the next few days. Can you give me full authority over them? In other words, I must be able to use and dispatch them as I please…”