Chapter 55 Phase II Project
The middle-aged man who had been silent in the right direction suddenly spoke, which scared the two young people in the back seat, but then he was interested in the legend he mentioned.
"What legend? This road seems to be built for only five or six years. Can there be any other stories that have been passed down?"
"Haha, I just heard from my friends, it's not clear whether it's true or not." The middle-aged man treated the questions of the round-faced young man indifferently.
"Sir, what happened next?"
The middle-aged man adjusted his seat and changed to a comfortable position, smiling at the driver Jackie's eyes that signaled him to continue.
"There are rumors outside that the old expert later misunderstood and established a research and development team to tackle this key topic. But this is different from what I know."
“Where is different?”
"I heard from my friend that the expert's main field is in the field of mechanical manufacturing and has no deep attainment in engineering. In fact, the final opportunity to achieve this work was an ancient ruin discovered during the construction of this highway."
The young man with a national face looked lit up at this time. He asked with a silence, "Ancient ruins? What kind of ancient ruins are they? Is there a major technological breakthrough?"
The round-faced companion dissuaded him and said, "Don't worry, let this gentleman finish his words first. Since there is this rumor, there will definitely be a corresponding follow-up story."
The middle-aged man in the front row smiled slightly: "You are right. There were indeed many engineering personnel who witnessed this scene at that time. Some people later entered the mountain again, but could not find the remains."
"The ruins are gone? Isn't that fixed in the mountains?" asked the round-faced young man with curiosity.
"This is not clear. Maybe they remembered the location incorrectly. At that time, the only ones who led the search work were project leaders and old experts, and the others just executed the orders mechanically." said the middle-aged man.
At this time, Jackie, a driver who drove seriously, also joined the discussion and said, "Actually, my father has also participated in this matter."
"Really?!"
"At that time, the first phase of the project had been completed for seven or eight years. My father retreated from the engineering team and was responsible for transportation in the neighboring city. He walked this road every day and cared about the second phase of the project that year."
"One day, the old man in charge found him by phone and asked him if he would like to return to the highway project team. The position of deputy captain of the transportation team was his. When I was young, I still remember my father's ecstatic expression. It was completely different from the way I usually drank my sorrow when I didn't drive."
"At that time, my father's first task was not to transport materials, but to explore the mountain just now. He had to inspect a difficult project deep in the mountains in advance."
"The inspection team went to a total of three vehicles, namely the main personnel of the project team, the expert team, and the engineering construction personnel. The first two were off-road vehicles, and the last one was a medium-sized passenger bus, and they rushed to the mountains overnight."
"According to my father's recollection, the road conditions were harsh in the high woods on both sides of the road, and there was only one simple road that might transport deep mountains of wood or minerals for access."
"The last road was parked in a narrow place. The project manager ordered the bus to stop on site and the engineers were on standby. He and the expert team went to check it out."
"My father drove the car in the person in charge, so he drove forward for a while. He told me that he saw an ancient tomb from afar."
When the driver said this, he took a breath, held the steering wheel with one hand, grabbed the thermos with the other, took a sip of water.
At this time, the curiosity that was hit was mobilized.
The two words "Ancient Tomb" are like nails stuck in their curiosity.
"Mr. Jackie, continue, what happened next?" the young man with round face urged vigorously.
"My father didn't tell me, but said that at the end of the road was a round building, covered with moss, like a house, but no house would be built alone in such a mountain. His guess was an ancient tomb, which had been standing in this deep mountain for a long time."
"Later, the old expert stayed in the highway project team and used a new type of material as the bridge foundation to build a series of long bridges, spanning the mountains and ridges, building the second phase of this road."
The carriage was once again in silence, with only a few people breathing one after another, accompanied by the roaring car motor, shattering the loneliness of the long night.
The two young men in the back row may feel a little stuffy, so they opened the sealed car window and instantly a humid and cool air penetrated from outside the window.
"Mr. Jackie, why didn't I see the bridge you mentioned?" said the young man with round face.
"Don't be anxious," explained the driver Jackie. "We are still at the junction of the plains in the western region and are also the main section of the first phase of the project. When we reach the hinterland of the eastern mountainous areas, all the mountains will drive on the bridge."
Several passengers looked out and saw that the environment outside gradually changed. The flat and wide field completely lost its shadow. Instead, they were gradually rising mountains, adding many curves to the expressway.
The rustling car radio station suddenly had a sound and began to broadcast the weather forecast.
"…………The weather is heavy fog at night. Please pay attention to driving safety. Please avoid emergency situations in the service area."
"Next is the midnight chat program of the Transportation Channel..."
Fog?
Several passengers looked at the breeze and moon outside, and they didn't look like there was any heavy fog, and looked at the look of being at a loss.
The driver Jackie smiled: "You don't know much about the mountainous areas. Many of the viaducts here are on the same level as the peaks. At night, heavy fog often rises from the valleys, huge rocks, and mountain yin, and spreads to the entire road in a short time. But it will fade quickly. I am already very experienced."
"The same was true for the engineering team back then. When they were working day and night, they would stop work at night when the foggy was on, otherwise it would be easy to have engineering accidents. At that time, there were three serious accidents, all of which were caused by failure to stop work as required during heavy fog."
"Later, he was severely criticized by the person in charge and required that all follow the orders be executed, except for the team of old experts, who could continue to work."
The young man with a national face was obviously interested in the stories about the old experts and asked: "Will there be no objection in the two standard teams?"
Driver Jackie smiled and said, "What do you think? Their job is just to lay a layer of their new materials when laying the foundation of the bridge. Even children can do this kind of operation. Of course, there will be no risks, and there will be no risks when working."
"What material is that?"
"I don't know, I only heard that many places originally had loose mountains, disturbed stone foundations, and complicated water veins, and it was difficult to build qualified bridge foundations, and it was difficult to bear bridges that were fifty or sixty meters high."
"But as long as the materials of the old experts are put on it, it will be stable and there will be no slight shaking no matter how much construction is done. Normal high-rise buildings will have a swaying range at a certain height, but these bridges are not moving at all, which has to be said to be a miracle."
Before he finished speaking, the on-board radio station had already broadcast a long advertisement and started broadcasting a new program, interrupting the driver Jackie's continued description.
Chapter completed!