Sang Hezheng stopped talking, and Cheng Ye didn’t take the initiative to speak either. Both had their own thoughts, without a better chance to bring it up for the time being.

As the Big Golden Cup drove through the city, they soon saw the outline of the South Inspection Station.

Alongside this, there was a two-piece container truck parked by the roadside, standing out prominently.

The framework of six vehicles, along with various parts and wire harnesses from the industrial zone, were all loaded inside.

Even though Old Sun had listed at cost price, the total value per truck reached 9700 points, nearly hitting ten thousand.

"Finally delivered it to me!"

Cheng Ye opened the car door and got out. The person standing beside the container hurried over with a smile.

"Inspector Cheng! Sorry to keep you waiting!" The middle-aged man smiled, clutching an invoice in his hand, "I’m Huang San, the sales manager from Happiness Car Factory. Just call me San. Really sorry for the delay of three days, but the industrial zone has been busy dispatching equipment to Satellite City, leading to tight vehicle scheduling. The factory couldn’t arrange a delivery vehicle, so I came over as soon as I got the dispatch notice today."

"No need to be so formal, Manager Huang. It’s kind of you to come personally." Cheng Ye shook hands with him, displaying no hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Not at all!" Huang San breathed a sigh of relief, quickly signaling to the staff to open the rear door of the container, "Usually, with an order of this scale, I could deliver it the next day. Please take a look, all the vehicle frames and parts are here, not a single item missing."

The rear door opened slowly, revealing the neatly stacked silver-white vehicle frames inside, resembling enlarged toy components. Though the collision strength of these frames wasn’t top-tier, they were easy to repair, requiring just the replacement of faulty parts without extensive repairs.

Beside them were piles of tempered bulletproof glass.

Additionally, there were plastic interior panels, door hinges, wheel rims and tires, brake assemblies, side mirrors, and tail light assemblies... the parts were meticulously arranged, even the tiniest wire harnesses were sealed in waterproof bags with clear categorization.

"Master Sang, please help me double-check." Cheng Ye didn’t dare be negligent, taking the parts list from Huang San and going inside the vehicle with Sang Hezheng to inspect each item.

During the inspection, Cheng Ye couldn’t help but admire how strong the industrial foundation of Happiness City was.

From a single screw to the entire vehicle frame assembly, everything was produced by their factories without relying on imports from Shelter City.

He knew well that a complete automotive industry chain went beyond just "assembling parts"; it needed to penetrate down to basic raw materials, core components, and precision manufacturing equipment. Being independent in all aspects signified:

Self-sufficiency in raw materials, R&D and production of core components, and autonomous manufacturing equipment.

These three autonomies were the results of Happiness City’s efforts during the first great era of expansion, securing its solid foundation and esteemed status in Stone Province.

Even with future new eras of expansion, emerging Shelter Cities would find it hard to shake the foundations of Happiness City.

Only Shelter Cities of equal specifications could stand a chance against Happiness City.

The two meticulously compared for two hours, from model specifications to completeness, overlooking no details.

After confirming everything was in order, Huang San quickly approached, "Rest assured, Inspector Cheng, the factory manager had assigned people to check this order five times before dispatch to prevent any slip-ups. If you’re dissatisfied, we’ll immediately replace it!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Cheng Ye waved it off with a smile.

Even knowing it was just politeness, given the size of Happiness Car Factory, a factory manager was equivalent to a sub-director in the Buffer Zone Bureau—highly unlikely to closely monitor such a small business deal.

Yet, the words were pleasant and saved face for him.

"The items are fine; please direct Manager Huang to the Mechanical Bureau, as I need to assemble the vehicles there."

"No problem! I’ll arrange this immediately!" Huang San agreed at once, turning to instruct the staff to secure the container again.

Watching the cargo truck slowly set off, Cheng Ye finally felt a sense of relief wash over the anxiety he had carried for days.

Aside from learning mechanical knowledge, he hadn’t been idle these days; battery testing and pre-orders were already arranged.

Just a phone call to the inspection station, and within half an hour, staff could deliver the selected batteries to the Mechanical Bureau.

Even the old parts he had picked at the junkyard hadn’t troubled Sang Hezheng. After obtaining the ’Intermediate Mechanical Repair’ skill, he personally refurbished them in the warehouse: rust removal, gasket replacement, parameter calibration, and wire harness replacement.

Everything he dealt with was meticulous, indistinguishable from new.

Now, with the vehicle frames and new parts delivered, the assembly of the convoy’s vehicles could officially commence.

Even if Dapo Town appeared in the next batch listing, he wouldn’t panic; he could assemble all the vehicles by tonight!

"Master Sang, please stay late with me tonight; thank you."

"No problem!" Sang Hezheng agreed without hesitation, immediately taking out his Defense Communication to call Sang Tao, "I’ll have the lads all stay, we’ll work overtime tonight to ensure the vehicles are assembled!"

His words flowed out before he realized anything amiss.

In the past, even if an Inspector had requested, he’d at least hesitate, considering interests’ exchange.

But when faced with Cheng Ye’s request, he didn’t hesitate at all, his mind solely focused on "interacting more with Inspector Cheng" and "more opportunities might come in the future."

This shift in mindset had already laid the foundation for a network of relations.

From there, it was a step-by-step familiarization.

Cheng Ye was in no rush, waiting for the pedestrian street to be constructed, waiting for Dapo Town to be capable of developing light industries.