Chapter 65: Despair? Nonexistent!
For some reason, the moment they saw Liu Shang, those who had fallen into despair felt as if they were trapped in a dark hell and had just seen a ray of hope.
At that moment, it was as if Liu Shang possessed some magical power, emanating a holy radiance.
Due to the sudden pressure change last night, Liu Shang had requested a company car to rush over first thing this morning.
He planned to check the changes in the surrounding wells and, at the same time, explain the construction pressure situation to both the company and the client, the oil production plant.
He hoped to ease everyone's worries.
But as his car approached the site, Liu Shang faintly sensed that something was amiss.
Today, the road leading to the site was clean and tidy, and the entire mining area was decorated with red flags, giving it a grand air. *Could some important person be coming?* he wondered.
Upon arriving at the well site, he saw a long line of vehicles parked by the road and a large group of people gathered at the construction area.
And the atmosphere looked quite depressing.
Without greeting anyone, Liu Shang strode directly to the equipment.
His brow furrowed instantly.
"Old Wang, what's going on?"
"Who told you to add the expansion particles?"
"Why wasn't I informed about something this important?!!!"
"And what was it I told you specifically before I left and again last night?"
Hearing Liu Shang's questioning, Song Guangyuan, Pan Qingfeng, and the others—who already had their suspicions—immediately sensed a murderous aura.
At this, Wang Wanlin's arms began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Engineer... Engineer Liu, after receiving your notice yesterday, I made arrangements to continue injection as usual."
"However, Zhang Long later received an order from Engineer Ma to forcibly add the expansion particles. He said that since you weren't on-site, he would take full responsibility for any problems."
"We're just workers; there was nothing we could do. We had to carry out Engineer Ma's orders."
"And now, this is the result. The expansion particles weren't soaked, and the pump is stuck..."
At this point, the whole story became clear.
So, it turned out that this was all Ma Yuan's doing, and even Liu Shang had been kept in the dark.
Pan Qingfeng, who had already turned pale, stared coldly at Song Guangyuan.
"President Song! Song Guangyuan! My good brother!"
"Are you intentionally trying to make things difficult for me?"
"Look at these people under your command!"
"What the hell are they doing?!!!"
And Song Guangyuan, who had been under tremendous pressure—aggrieved, depressed, and filled with accumulated anger—finally erupted like a volcano.
He pointed at Ma Yuan and roared like an angry lion, "Ma Yuan!!!!"
"What the hell are you trying to do?!!!"
"You're crazy, aren't you?!!!"
"Look what you've done!!!!"
"You'll be responsible if something goes wrong? Can you fucking afford to be?!!!"
At that moment, Ma Yuan was truly panicked. Terrified and desperate, he grasped at his last straw and fabricated a lie.
"I... because of the sudden drop in construction pressure last night, I analyzed that... that maybe the water channel was too large and the sealing pressure was insufficient."
"So I informed the site to increase the plugging strength and add the expansion particles..."
"But... I had consulted Professor Xu about this technical approach before..."
Before he could finish, the enraged Song Guangyuan grabbed him by the collar.
"Ma Yuan!"
"Do you have any fucking backbone?"
"And now you're passing the buck to Professor Xu?"
"How has Professor Xu treated you?! Where's your conscience? Did a dog eat it?!!!!"
At that moment, Xu Tiande, who was always a kind man, sighed and walked over slowly to smooth things over for Ma Yuan.
"Ma Yuan, technology is one thing, but the on-site situation is another."
"Even if your idea was reasonable and your intentions were good, site operations are a serious matter. You should have reported to me before giving the order."
"You must never do this again..."
Before Xu Tiande finished speaking, Song Guangyuan waved his hand to interrupt him.
He stomped his foot angrily. "Professor Xu!"
"This is no time to be protecting him!"
Just as chaos reigned and time was running out, Liu Shang surprised everyone. He simply took off his shirt, pulled on a pair of thread gloves, slipped into a set of overalls, and walked straight toward the broken pump.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhengmao, Shen Chengcheng, and the others, their faces grim and brows furrowed with panic, couldn't help but ask subconsciously,
"Liu Shang, what are you doing?"
And seeing Liu Shang's youthful, almost boyish figure, Song Guangyuan couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt and pity.
This Liu Shang, whom he had always been prejudiced against, was still just a child!
He was the same age as his precious daughter, Song Jia—a freshman in college!
Yet this young man had been enduring the schemes and intrigues of Ma Yuan, Yang Xu, and Fan Song within the company.
And despite such a difficult environment, he had still managed to achieve results.
And so, Song Guangyuan sighed weakly and said to Liu Shang,
"Liu Shang, this incident has nothing to do with you. None of us will blame you."
"On the contrary, I won't forget your contributions."
"Don't cause more trouble now. You're just a freshman, what could you possibly know about machine repair? The situation is already hopeless..."
Song Guangyuan's words reflected what everyone else was thinking. With only ten minutes left before the inspection team leaders arrived, they had all completely given up hope.
At that, Liu Shang looked at Song Guangyuan and the others and smiled slightly. "It's just a three-plunger pump, isn't it?"
"To think it's got you all this worked up..."
With that, Liu Shang picked up the tools and walked toward the broken pump.
Upon hearing Liu Shang's words, Pan Qingfeng, Zhang Zhengmao, Shen Chengcheng, and the others subconsciously exchanged glances. A flicker of hope seemed to ignite in their eyes.
Could things really be turning around?
But in the next moment, reason took over. It was impossible. How could a freshman like Liu Shang fix a pump that had stumped everyone here?
The more they had experienced in life, the more they believed that miracles rarely happened in the real world.
Meanwhile, a faint smile played on Mr. Zhong's lips as he watched.
Whether he could fix the pump or not, this kid Liu Shang's audacity was really starting to grow on him.
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