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After sending away Ma Guoqiang, the "plague god," Jiang Tao felt that the sky above him seemed a little bluer. Without this malignant tumor that constantly sought to stab him in the back, he could finally devote all his energy to the development of Jiang Ji and building a small family with Lin Wei.
The few "treasures" he had acquired at a low price from the Red Star auction soon found their new places in Jiang's Repair and Renovation Shop. The Imported Oscilloscope, which Red Star had deemed scrap metal, became his most reliable "eye" on the workbench after Jiang Tao meticulously cleaned and calibrated it, using his Ability to repair several aging internal connectors.
"Wow! This Tektronix device is something else!" Old Master Liu marveled at the stable and clear waveforms displayed on the oscilloscope screen. "Back at Red Star, this treasure was just gathering dust. Director Ma and the others couldn't even figure out how to turn it on, claiming it was broken. Who would have thought it would come back to life in your hands!"
Jiang Tao smiled, "It was just a minor issue with the circuit. Master Liu, if you encounter any complex circuit problems in the future, you can use this to assist in diagnostics; it will save a lot of trouble." He didn't mention that he could actually "see" more accurately and quickly with his Ability, but this oscilloscope would undoubtedly enhance the shop's technical image and improve Old Liu and the team's repair efficiency.
The boxes of brand-new Electronic Tubes and Special Resistors that Director Ma had withheld from use became Jiang Tao's strategic reserves for repairing old radios, amplifiers, and even early televisions. In this era of scarce electronic components, these items were practically hard currency that one couldn't easily buy even with money.
With new equipment and a more ample supply of parts, Jiang Tao found it easier to tackle the "difficult problems" sent from various units in the city. The contact failure issue with an imported control system at the steel mill was quickly diagnosed with the help of the oscilloscope; for the hospital's X-Ray Machine that produced blurry images, Jiang Tao determined it was due to performance degradation of a special Capacitor in the high-voltage section, which he replaced with a salvaged part to restore clarity immediately; he also identified an extremely concealed cold solder joint on the grounding wire causing signal drift in a Gas Chromatograph at the Chemical Research Institute...
Time after time, successfully solving these persistent issues propelled Miao Shou Jiang's reputation like a rocket. It spread not only within local industrial, medical, and research systems but also began to radiate to neighboring provinces and cities.
One day, two well-dressed middle-aged men with southern accents entered the shop. They had traveled by train from a neighboring provincial capital, carefully cradling an object wrapped in silk cloth.
"Excuse me, is this Jiang Tao, Master Jiang?" one of them asked politely.
"Yes, I am. Do you gentlemen need something?" Jiang Tao replied with curiosity.
"Master Jiang, we came here specifically because of your reputation!" The man unveiled the silk cloth to reveal an elegant yet antiquated Swiss-made Antique Clock with its hands frozen. "This is a treasured heirloom from our boss's family; it's been around for some time but has recently stopped working. We searched high and low for the best watchmakers in the provincial capital, but they all said the parts are too old and special to repair. Then we heard from a friend doing business in your city that you specialize in fixing all kinds of 'impossible' things, so we decided to come and try our luck!"
Jiang Tao took the clock into his hands; it felt heavy and was exquisitely crafted. He focused his Mental Power to probe its interior, envisioning an incredibly complex and precise gear structure. He discovered that the problem lay in a tiny escapement wheel component that had developed small cracks due to metal fatigue over its long history. Such damage was nearly impossible to repair using conventional methods.
"This clock... indeed has some age on it, and its structure is quite intricate," Jiang Tao pondered aloud. "The difficulty of restoration is significant, and there are risks involved; if I make a mistake..."
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