I can travel back and forth in 1986

Chapter 55 Catching a Turtle in a Jar

After seeing Zhou Jing off, Lan Baojun immediately asked.

"Xiao Chuan, what do we do now? We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?"

Zhang Beichuan smiled. Since Zhao Xueming didn't want to make a move, he would give him the chance.

"Don't rush, listen to me. We'll do it like this... and then..."

After hearing Zhang Beichuan's plan, Lan Baojun's eyes widened.

"Huh? Is this really okay? Won't it be too dangerous for you to do it alone?"

Seeing his nervous expression, Zhang Beichuan smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm confident in my abilities to make this arrangement."

Lan Baojun thought about it and agreed. Xiao Chuan still had a stun gun on him. If they could buy some time, he should be able to protect himself.

"Alright then, but you'd better be careful not to lose control."

"Baojun, don't worry. Just do as I say these next few days and try to take them all down in one fell swoop, so you won't have to worry all the time."

Besides the stun gun, he also had some pepper spray he had bought last time that he hadn't tried yet, so he took the opportunity to test it out to see if it worked.

Even if something goes wrong, he can still go back to 2026.

"OK."

That afternoon, Zhang Beichuan made a trip to Shihe Village and brought back more than 500 jin of eels and dozens of jin of loaches.

Zhang Dequan originally wanted to help him transport the eels to the county town, but no matter how much he pleaded, Zhang Beichuan refused and asked him to help collect the eels in the village instead.

On the one hand, the number of eels to be collected daily has increased dramatically as more and more villagers have joined in.

Grandma Lan Xiuying couldn't manage all the other things at home on her own.

On the other hand, Zhang Beichuan was also unsure of exactly when Zhao Xueming would make his move, and he didn't want his grandfather, Zhang Dequan, to be filled with anxiety.

Upon seeing him return, Lan Baojun did not linger any longer, but instead left Beichuan Department Store directly with Baoqiang and Baohong.

"Brother Jun, why are we leaving so early today?"

"Yeah, it's not even dark yet," Lan Baohong asked curiously, not understanding the situation.

Lan Baojun stopped, looked behind him, and then turned into an alley not far from Beichuan Department Store, where he briefly explained Zhang Beichuan's plan to the two of them.

"What? Brother Xiao Chuan is using himself as bait?" Lan Baoqiang's eyes widened, somewhat worried about his safety.

After all, Zhao Xueming and his gang had been hanging around on the streets for years. They might not be the best fighters, but they all understood the principle that one man's fists can't beat four hands.

Lan Baohong was also shocked. "Brother Jun, how about I go back through the back door? That way, we can keep an eye on each other."

Zhang Beichuan gave them a decent job with a good income, and he treated them well, providing them with good food and drink every day.

If something really happens, he can't be a coward.

Lan Baojun had also brought up the idea that afternoon, but Zhang Beichuan disagreed.

He couldn't directly tell the two of them about the stun gun, so he grabbed Lan Baohong, who was about to walk back.

"Baohong, come back!"

Lan Baohong, who was called to a stop, reluctantly stopped in her tracks.

"Brother Jun, please let me go. What if... what if something goes wrong?"

"Yeah, Brother Jun, I can go too," Lan Baoqiang chimed in.

Seeing the two of them like this, Lan Baojun laughed. He hadn't misjudged them.

"Baoqiang, Baohong, I know you mean well. Since Xiaochuan is confident, we should trust him. The most urgent thing now is for you two to split up and act separately."

"Split up?" Lan Baoqiang looked at him, puzzled.

"Yes." Lan Baojun glanced at Bao Hong, who was rather impatient, worried that he might mess things up. "Bao Hong, you should go home right away and call a few more people to come and meet me here. Bao Qiang, you stay here. If they really come later, you can run to the police station."

Just after Lan Baojun had arranged everything, Zhao Xueming on the other side also received the news.

"Big brother, Lan Baojun and his two brothers left, quite early today. Now, Zhang Beichuan should be the only one at Beichuan Department Store. When should we make our move?"

Zhao Xueming looked at the panting rat, threw down the cards in his hand, and said through gritted teeth.

"No rush, let's observe further. If we're going to do it, we need to make it flawless, so that even if everyone suspects it was us, they can't find any evidence!"

Lately, he's had people keeping a close eye on everyone coming and going from Beichuan Department Store.

I know that Zhang Beichuan has to ride his tricycle out to deliver goods every morning before dawn, and bring back eels from the village in the afternoon. I also know that Zhang Beichuan has to bring back some goods every few days.

However, he never saw Zhang Beichuan deposit or withdraw money from the bank, so he concluded that Beichuan Department Store, which made a fortune every day, must keep its cash in the backyard.

Since Zhang Beichuan is unwilling to obediently pay the management fee, then we can only make him pay to avoid further trouble.

Under cover of night, a few men climbed over the wall, covered the inside with a sack, ensuring they couldn't see anything, and left once they found the money.

As for Zhang Beichuan and Lan Baojun's mysterious and unpredictable methods, a few days ago, he deliberately sent a few of his underlings to cause trouble, and finally figured out their methods.

It seemed to be some kind of electrical discharge device. To solve this problem, he racked his brains and finally came up with a solution.

Both sides were waiting for the other to make a move, but in the latter half of the night, Zhang Beichuan, who hadn't slept all night, glanced at the time on his watch: 5 a.m.

He knew he probably wouldn't be coming today.

As usual, the three Lan brothers should have arrived by 5:30. Even if Zhao Xueming was stupid, he wouldn't be so stupid as to wait for them to arrive before making a move.

So, on a whim, he ran back to 2026, glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer screen, and saw it was 12:42.

After careful investigation, Zhang Beichuan did indeed find a patent application for a piezoelectric ceramic ignition device filed on October 20, 1997.

The patent was only protected for 10 years and expired in 2007. The specific details can be found on the National Patent website.

The technology is public, and it's from a parallel universe, which means you could just take the technology to 1986 and set up a lighter factory!

Zhang Beichuan was overjoyed, as if he could really set up a lighter factory in 1986!

To verify his idea, he continued to search for the production process requirements of piezoelectric ceramic ignition devices, as well as the production process of lighters, and so on.

As expected, a bucket of cold water was poured directly down.

The raw material formula and purity, core industrial equipment, and polarization treatment of a single piezoelectric ignition device are like major obstacles.

Adding to the challenge of constant flow valves, it was unrealistic to expect to overcome these major hurdles in 1986 in a short period of time.

The constant flow valve alone took Xinhai, the most famous lighter manufacturer in China, hundreds of millions of yuan and eight years to master.

After calming down, Zhang Beichuan figured that since bringing the technology directly wouldn't work, bringing the core components and starting from the assembly plant wouldn't be a bad idea either.

The procurement of core components and the local production of some lighter materials began in 1986.

Waiting until the relevant materials technology matured in 1986, or until there was sufficient funding, before imitating the technology was much easier than trying to tackle the technology head-on from the start.

So he directly searched for finished piezoelectric ignition devices.

Looking at the wholesale prices on 1688, with a single piezoelectric ignition device costing 8 cents and a constant flow valve costing 5 cents in bulk, Zhang Beichuan burst into laughter.

The most difficult technology in lighters has not only matured in 2026, but also, due to its extreme industrial scale, has become unimaginably cheap.

The remaining main components are nothing more than the lighter body and butane gas.

The former could be produced in 1986, and the latter could be procured.

As for those small gadgets and hardware, you can consider processing them from 1986, or you can choose to purchase them directly from 2026.

After clearing his mind, Zhang Beichuan smiled, but his stomach started growling.