Sean walked up to Watson and whispered, "Very severe burns, covering the entire body. I think it would be hard for to do more than Mr. Brusque."
From the bed in the corner ca Lacy’s low moan: "God... please forgive... ."
Watson frowned and nodded, "It’s really a pity."
Brusque said bluntly from the side, "So, can we let my patient rest now?"
Colonel Watson waited for Frank, who escorted them out, to return to the clinic, then turned to Hope and said, "It seems I was overthinking. Now we need to think of other ways to ensure Engine180 is completed as planned."
"Actually, you can be more optimistic," Hope said, "All the blueprints and materials are intact, and Mr. Watt has already taken over the developnt work. You know, he is a master who has won the Supre Louis Award."
Although Watson sneered at the French people’s award, the recognition from an adversarial nation was enough to show Watt’s extraordinary abilities.
His expression relaxed a bit, "Please submit a report on the adjustnts to the research and developnt to the Navy Board.
"Let’s go to the Steam Engine Company now."
Everyone in Brusque’s clinic let out a long sigh of relief.
Under Brusque’s instruction, two assistants carefully moved the "Sandler" from the bed and onto a stretcher to carry outside.
anwhile, a secret compartnt beneath the bed was pushed open, and Sandler crawled out from inside.
Brusque imdiately began applying ointnt to him and then carefully bandaged him up.
Yes, the person previously examined by Sean was a London worker nad Cruz, who suffered severe burns all over his body last week due to a boiling pump explosion at a chemical plant.
In this era with little regard for safety, it was not uncommon for people to suffer serious burns. The Security Bureau found three people eting the criteria at the sa ti and eventually selected Cruz, who had a body type most similar to Sandler’s.
The Security Bureau used human habitual thinking this ti.
Previously, Watson and Hope had seen Sandler and Lacy with bandages all over in the ward, instinctively thinking they were lying on the sa bed.
Before entering the room, Sandler, hiding in the secret compartnt, spoke up, deepening Watson and the others’ belief that "Sandler is on the bed."
The groans from Lacy on another bed further confird for them, "That one is Sandler."
Dr. Sean did not know Sandler. Even if Hope had previously described Sandler’s appearance to him, it would be difficult to distinguish who it was with a face full of ointnt.
Still, to be safe, Brusque did not let him uncover the bandage over the fake Sandler’s eyes.
As for Lacy, it was indeed him. If Sean really checked him, he would be exposed imdiately.
But in that situation, who would care about an obscure little technician?
Especially after Sean saw Sandler injured to this extent, he subconsciously thought that the little technician, who had suffered the sa fate, would not fare any better.
Hmm, if he really wanted to check Lacy, Brusque would pretend to be angry and tell him not to go too far.
Although the whole plan was extrely risky, flaws were hard to detect.
Once Cruz died—his injuries couldn’t possibly be healed in this era, his family handed him over to a pharmaceutical company for "testing burn ointnts" in exchange for 5 British Pounds—there would be no one outside the Security Bureau who knew about the whole affair.
With confirmation from the British Navy Commission later, Sandler could easily return to France for "treatnt." Given his ghastly injuries, the British wouldn’t bother sending soone to watch him—he might not even make it to Paris before breathing his last.
On the other side, Watt resud his role as the company’s chief engineer and imdiately began studying the technical blueprints left by Sandler.
He was quickly amazed by the creativity of this "second-class apprentice" from the past—the design featured a fla-returning multi-tube boiler that could significantly enhance the heat conduction efficiency of coal burning by more than 20% compared to traditional thods.
No wonder this Steam Engine had such high power. Watt secretly rejoiced now that such a brilliant design belonged to him. Once Engine180 was developed, who would rember a poor guy nad Sandler doing more than 90% of the work for this machine?
Of course, this type of Steam Engine was not designed by Sandler alone; it was the collective labor product of more than a dozen technicians in the French United Steam Engine Company. Although it was later proven to have serious defects, it was still an undeniably refined and ingenious design.
In fact, this design was very similar to the short-cylinder Steam Engine invented by the famous early 19th-century French engineer Marc Seguin. It’s worth noting that Seguin’s great-grandson was the founder of the famous French company Safran.
Watt spent several nights familiarizing himself with Sandler’s design, and then the company allocated 8,000 British Pounds to gather technicians from the experintal workshop to begin replicating Engine180.
On the second day of the new Engine180 starting construction, a manager in charge of the company’s procurent rushed into Bolton’s office, sweating profusely, and anxiously said, "General Manager, fire broke out at Hassman Machinery Manufacturing Plant half a month ago, and they are now on the verge of closing down."
Bolton felt dizzy upon hearing this.
Hassman Machinery Manufacturing Plant was the Dutch company supplying steam pressure gauges to his company.
In several types of Steam Engines produced by the company nowadays, except for the standard pressure models originally developed by Watt, all of them required the Dutch pressure gauges.
Bolton tried to calm himself, grabbing the manager and saying, "The company should not be very large, we can inject funds to prevent them from closing."
The manager said with a bitter expression, "That’s unlikely. I’ve seen their factory area; it has already turned into ruins. It is said that Mr. Karris van Manhas, the factory owner, was also in the factory and may have already died."
Bolton stood dazed for a few seconds before hurriedly asking, "How much longer can our stock of pressure gauges last?"
"Less than a month, General Manager."
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There’s a little more at the end, please refresh in ten minutes to see it. Apologies.
During the industrial developnt in France, a batch of engineers played a pivotal role, among them the two brothers Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin. Their grandfather, Marc Seguin, was responsible for building the first railway line in France, laying the foundation for the experintal steam-powered locomotives. In the early 20th century, after graduating from the Ecole Centrale de Paris, the Seguin brothers began to engage in industrial engine manufacturing. In 1905, they established the Gno Engine Company and set for themselves a major challenge: to manufacture the first well-functioning aircraft engine.
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