Chapter 847 - 832
"Ah, I’m wrong! I’m wrong!" Old Xu spoke up, and Wang Zhongyu immediately raised his hand in surrender, simultaneously turning his gaze to Li Zhong, pretending to plead, "Brother Zhong, save me, quickly tell everyone about your stuff."
Li Zhong sighed lightly, smiled, then restrained his smile and restored a serious expression, "The momentum isn’t much, really. Because we have the Bluetooth signal amplifier, I thought about using it for some expansions. Just in time, I found a few video cameras for the villa, and Li Guo added Bluetooth modules to each of them. They are now installed in four key positions on the vehicle, allowing connection control via tablet, phone, or computer."
"This is great. With this, we can do real-time monitoring while sitting in the car during cold weather."
"Not only that, it can also operate at night. The villa cameras all have night vision function. I made some modifications, now it can be remotely controlled wirelessly." After hearing Old Zhao’s sentiment, Li Guo timely interjected.
"Good! Good!" Old Xu was generous with his praise, raising his thumb once again, "With your inventions, our defense tasks will be much easier."
Speaking of defense, Old Xu restrained his smile and addressed the crowd, "Tonight, the night watch will be divided into two shifts. Xiao Luo, Wang Zhongyu, Old Zhao, and Old Lin, you all need to sleep well to keep your spirits up for tomorrow’s journey. On the bus, at least two people must be on duty. Does everyone understand?"
"Understood."
"Understood."
"We all understand, but Old Xu, you... don’t just talk about us, and then stay up all night yourself. Don’t forget, your burden isn’t small either." Understanding Old Xu’s temperament, Lin Junfu chimed in jokingly.
Tang Xiaoquan immediately laughed upon hearing this, "Don’t worry, Old Lin, I’ll watch over Old Xu tonight. If he dares not to follow orders, tomorrow morning we’ll all criticize him together."
The banquet concluded amidst a chorus of laughter.
After the meal, Old Xu, Old Lin, Old Zhao, along with other core team members followed Li Zhong and Li Guo to the escort vehicle for observation and learning.
Meanwhile, Tang Xiaoquan and other young folks helped Wei Yang clean up the dishes, ensuring everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
Upon opening the computer, Li Zhong, skilled in computer software engineering, performed swift operations and initiated the connection program.
Soon, the signal spread through the Bluetooth amplifier on the roof of the vehicle, with Li Guo located at the rear successfully receiving it and establishing the connection.
The remaining operations were no different from everyday chat software. Li Zhong habitually typed a programming basic language message: "hello world."
Li Guo received it and replied with: "OK."
When everyone saw Li Guo’s "OK" displayed on the screen, the three old faces, which added up to a hundred years, all beamed with delight.
"This is the chat function. Currently, there are still bugs. I’m debugging it, and I’ll work hard to perfect it, hehe." Li Zhong modestly replied.
Old Xu was obviously getting excited and impatiently patted the young man’s shoulder, "What about, what about the video monitoring?"
"Oh, video monitoring is quite simple. Just open this software." Li Guo said.
Speaking as he worked, Li Guo clicked on the desktop file labeled "Car Bluetooth Video Monitoring V1.0" EXE.
After a brief read, the screen suddenly turned dark, and soon Old Xu saw a spot of red in the fourth window.
As the image gradually cleared, the figures of Wei Yang and others slowly emerged.
"This is the normal mode. If the light is too dim, it can be switched to infrared mode." Li Zhong closed his statement by selecting the "Night Mode" button on the right side of the software.
Instantly, the screen with the flashing red light turned into an eerie green, coating Wei Yang and others in a thick layer of green paint.
"Hmm," Old Xu nodded in satisfaction, "Li Zhong, where did you place these cameras?"
"One on the roof, where I made a raised bracket for a comprehensive observation of the car’s surroundings, allowing 360-degree rotation. The other three at the front, rear, and right side of the vehicle. Initially, I wanted to install it on the left side too, but we ran out of materials, so I focused on the key positions first." Li Zhong explained in detail, his words carrying a hint of apology.
"That’s good enough! You’ve helped the team solve many problems with what you’ve done." Old Xu now felt extremely glad about his initial decision.
One must remember the acceptance of Zhong and Guo’s brothers occurred during the tense period at the villa, and Old Xu’s decision to take them in also involved considerable risk.
However, Li Zhong and Li Guo did not disappoint. Facts have proven, Old Xu’s decision was absolutely correct.
In the cold wind of a winter evening, the survivors finished cleaning up the dishes, extinguished the bonfire, and gradually returned to the vehicle.
Concerned about Wang Qiang’s situation, Tang Xiaoquan didn’t go straight back to the escort vehicle, but instead returned to the bus with the main group.
Since it was still early, Wang Zhongyu and others clamored for a few rounds, and Tang Xiaoquan enthusiastically cheered them on.
Of course, he had ulterior motives, knowing his brother’s preference, hoping this opportunity could involve Wang Qiang.
Only through this, could he divert Wang Qiang’s thoughts, preventing him from constantly staying in the slump caused by the "being cheated on" blow.
"Get going! Get going!" Tang Xiaoquan shouted, while signaling to Wang Zhongyu and others.
Wang Zhongyu was no fool, and seeing Tang Xiaoquan’s hinting gaze, he immediately understood his intention.
He feigned soreness with a small cough, and then pointed at Wang Qiang seated, "Hey, Qiangzi, come here, we’re missing one in a set of three. Give us a hand."
"Yes, Qiangzi, hurry up."
Seeing Wang Qiang unresponsive, Wen Quanxin went straight to his side and dragged him to the seat against his will.
Sitting him down, Wen, Wu, and Wang looked at each other with a clear message: they would let Wang Qiang win no matter what.
"Hehe, Qiangzi, we’re partners, okay?" Wang Zhongyu took the cards handed over by Tang Xiaoquan, gave them a simple shuffle and placed them in the center of the table, "Let’s start."
According to the sequence, Wang Zhongyu successfully drew the landlord.
Wen Quanxin immediately cooperated by mocking with provocation, "Hum, you’re miserable, and today we will defeat the wealthy landlords again."
Normally, when Wang Qiang heard such things, he would glare and puff his cheeks.
But today, it was as if he didn’t hear anything, showing no reaction, his brows vacant, and his expression dull.
This made all his brothers sigh deeply inside.
Wang Zhongyu composed himself and continued to elevate the atmosphere, "Tch, with your skills, defeating landlords? I think beating rabbits would be more like it."
"Come on, let’s go, a pair of 6s!"
"Hmph, a pair of jacks." Wen Quanxin slammed his cards on the table heavily, intending to catch Wang Qiang’s attention.
Sadly, his actions had no effect, Wang Qiang still mechanically stared at his hand of cards.
Feeling helpless, Wen Quanxin could only poke Wang Qiang, cautiously reminding him, "Hey, Qiangzi, it’s your turn to play cards."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang mechanically pulled two cards from his hand and tossed them down casually. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)