"Anyway, everything is a mess."

"I have a hunch that even if this tunnel is finally opened to traffic, various problems will continue to arise."

Hearing Teno's words, Evans opened his eyes in shock.

"Teno, are you serious?"

"I always thought that our project was going smoothly!"

"In just over a month, we have completed two-thirds of the work."

"If you didn't do the construction yourself, it's impossible to know where the two-thirds came from."

Teno let out a long sigh, and then continued:

"Everyone is accelerating, not just us, the entire project team is going crazy."

"For the sake of so-called efficiency, and in order not to be left behind by those Chinese people, most of the supervision processes have lost their meaning."

"Even those engineers will give us ideas and teach us how to do it faster."

"How could this be?"

Evans was shocked and said.

"But that's what it is."

"Why do you think they interviewed you and why they let you go on TV?"

"Everyone knows very well that this project is just a show, so please leave quickly."

"I can't say whether this tunnel will collapse. Anyway, I hope God bless me."

Evans hesitated for a moment, but finally obeyed and walked away from the tunnel.

He was not really afraid of the tunnel collapsing. After all, the characteristics of the shield machine determined that even if the tunnel did collapse, it would not cause too serious consequences.

He just didn't want to have anything to do with this matter anymore.

At this moment, Evans had a premonition in his heart:

This project will definitely not go smoothly.

It is even possible that once an accident occurs, all project participants may be implicated.

And I, as the "image spokesperson" of this project, will obviously be even more impacted.

no.

I can't stay here for another day.

You must discuss it with the live broadcast director immediately, and then ask the project manager to resign.

As long as you leave, no matter how big the problem is, you can't be traced to yourself.

Even if something happens later, I can use this to establish an image of being "unwilling to be complicit."

Then you can make another fortune.

Thinking of this, Evans quickened his pace.

The temporary tent of the director's department is right in front, a few hundred meters away and can be walked over in five minutes.

——

But at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from behind Evans.

He subconsciously turned his head, and a stream of smoke and dust surged out from the tunnel.

Then Tenola, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, sounded the alarm.

In an instant, the entrance to the tunnel glowed with red light, and users ran out of the tunnel one after another.

As they ran, they shouted:

"The cave wall collapsed! The cave wall collapsed! Evacuate first! Evacuate first!"

Evans looked at this scene with a pale face.

A thought suddenly came to his mind:

It's over.

Once this high-speed rail project is over, so will we.

"A major accident occurred in the Los Angeles-San Francisco high-speed rail project. The tunnel collapsed and the shield machine was seriously damaged. The project progress may be delayed."

In Xidian University, Chen Nian silently looked at the internal information in front of him and shook his head.

Sitting opposite him was a rare visitor whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Zhang Shuguang.

After coughing, he said:

"I thought these old Americans could have some potential. They claimed to have gathered the strength of the whole country, but they ended up doing this?"

"The shield machine can dig out the hole and collapse it, which is really unprecedented."

Hearing his words, Zhang Shuguang laughed and replied:

"Xiao Nian, if you think so, you probably don't know enough about how the TBM works."

"Actually, the so-called shield machine is not so much a machine as it is an assembly line."

"In the front, the drill bit part is constantly excavating and advancing, and in the back, the construction work surface is constantly being reinforced, poured, and constructed."

"Although the drill bit plays a great role, in order to actually build the tunnel, most of it still relies on manual control."

"Among them, including the pouring of the ground, the installation of the tunnel wall, the so-called 'shield', and the construction of the second concrete reinforcement layer, are all parts that are prone to problems."

"No need to laugh at them, we have had problems ourselves."

"It's just that because we have no experience, we are particularly strict in inspection and supervision. Basically, minor problems are solved as soon as they are discovered, and they do not lead to major accidents like theirs."

After hearing Zhang Shuguang's explanation, Chen Nian nodded suddenly.

Of course, he doesn't think that the TBM is just a large earth drilling machine, but his understanding is limited to the "machine" part. He is really not familiar with how man and machine cooperate and how the construction process proceeds.

However, even if he was not familiar with it, he could still imagine how poor the US management of this project was.

Thinking of this, he said:

"This accident will probably scrap their entire Los Angeles high-speed rail project."

"As soon as the news comes out, retail investors are the first to run away, and then those investors will also consider withdrawing their capital."

"It is said that they previously planned to use this project to stimulate the financial market again, but now it seems that it is all in vain."

"They might as well hide it, maybe they can be saved."

Chen Nian's tone was a bit gloating, and when Zhang Shuguang heard this, he couldn't help but smile a little.

"You...are like a child sometimes."

"However, it is impossible for them to hide this accident."

"After all, two unlucky guys died. It's really funny. Even the suspension bridge can collapse. Not only are their engineering quality poor, but their equipment quality is also not very good."

"The last time we encountered a cave roof collapse, our suspended bridge still held up."

"It's better to make your own stuff, so I feel confident."

Zhang Shuguang looked at Chen Nian approvingly, and the latter chuckled and modestly did not answer.

After a pause, he turned to Chen Guo, who had been listening, and said:

"The Los Angeles-San Francisco project is their last ditch effort to save the financial markets."

"This project has consumed all the confidence of investors. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should take action."

“First attract their capital, whether it’s hot money or not, and then we’ll talk about it.”

"Strategies are being rolled out across all continents. There are more places for us to spend money. No matter how hot it gets, we have a way to swallow it."

"Professor Chen, it's up to you to arrange this matter?"

Chen Guo nodded and replied:

"I'll go discuss it with Feiyun."

"That's no problem."

"The news about Jingshi Duan is ready to be released."

"Don't worry, we've already prepared it."

Zhang Shuguang replied with a smile.

One day later, two major pieces of news appeared in the international media at the same time.

One is "A major accident occurred in the Los Angeles high-speed rail project, the tunnel collapsed, and two people died."

The other one is "The Beijing-Shijiazhuang High-speed Railway has entered the final sprint stage, the main project has been completed, and the finishing is about to begin."

Two projects that started from the same starting line, at this moment, the winner was decided in advance.
Chapter completed!