Chapter 1273: Flowers have a day to bloom again

"Hey, finally found you—"

As soon as Bao Peigang saw Li Xuewu, he trotted over, as if he had seen a relative.

"Director Bao, have you eaten lunch?"

Li Xuewu nodded to Gao Yaqin, signaling her to go first, while he stayed in place to wait for the other party to come over.

"Ate, ate, the food is good."

Bao Peigang praised with a smile: "The braised pork is really well done, the master chef's craftsmanship is very authentic."

"Hey, as long as you like it—"

Li Xuewu didn't take it to heart when he heard him praise it. In these years, as long as it's meat, whoever makes it is authentic.

"Why, do you have something to find me for?"

"Nothing, just looking for you to chat."

Bao Peigang walked up to him, took a long breath, and then said with a smile: "Haven't seen you all morning."

"What's the matter, afraid you can't find your way home?"

Li Xuewu also teased him with a smile, looked him over, and asked: "How was the visit in the morning?"

Bao Peigang is the director of the Dongcheng Credit Union, deputy bureau level, the same level as Gao Yaqin and Dong Wenxue, an old veteran.

But privately, Li Xuewu just didn't take him seriously, and they got along very casually; jokes could be made.

If you say he has no size, doesn't respect leaders, he really wouldn't admit it, because he is the same to Li Huai De.

Serious and responsible in work or business, mutual respect, brothers privately, relaxed and playful.

You see, the difference between the old oil sticks who are reused in the unit and the young people who are fooled by superiors lies here.

Old oil sticks understand what is public, what is private, what to say in what occasion, relaxed themselves, and make leaders very comfortable. Leaders also trust them when considering who to use.

Young people are different. They call leaders at work, and they are still respectful when they see them after work. You tell me, can leaders be comfortable?

Not everyone is willing to listen to your respectful flattery, and sometimes young people's flattery is inaccurate and makes a joke.

Relax a bit after work, say two jokes, chat about family life, and the leader's impression of you can be fuller.

The more you stretch, the greater the sense of distance.

It's just that there were no conditions at this time, otherwise, after the inspection during the day, Li Xuewu would have taken a few good friends to the city for a foot bath early.

Of course, if he really went for a foot bath, Li Xuewu couldn't say he was going for a foot bath; that was too vulgar and not elegant.

It must be said like this:

Washing away the mud and bumps of walking in the world, pinching away the edges and corners and misfortunes smoothed by time.

At first, everyone thought today was another plain night, until she stood at your door with a suitcase, just like a small flower nourished by the mountain spring.

Readers who often have foot baths and massages all understand that for everyone, it is just a normal foot bath, but for the little flowers, it may be a train ticket to go home for the New Year, a down jacket to keep out the cold in the severe winter, warming her terminally ill mother, runaway father, younger brother in school, and her broken self.

Didn't Lu Xun say, the autumn wind knows my intention, gentle and affectionate, love rises with the bell, and the intention is difficult to calm.

That delicate little hand sliding across the ankle takes away the fatigue of the day and leaves the beauty of life.

At that moment, you look at her eyes, those shy eyes with a smile, as if they can see through your soul.

Of course, you cannot resist her eyes, because you can no longer tell whether the throbbing in your heart is because of love.

You feel the temperature of her palm at this moment, and that temperature is as if it were the most precious passion in your life.

Lu Xun said, even if there are three thousand diseases in the world, only lovesickness cannot be cured. Even if there is a parting intention, adding time can untie the clothes.

The clothes are getting wider and I don't regret it, drinking cold water and drinking hot water.

That is really the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and ice and fire are two worlds.

Whether it is vulgar or elegant, you can no longer tell. You only know that if you don't go, it is not understanding the style.

So, there is nothing wrong with foot baths. Take more friends for foot baths, you are good, I am good, everyone is good. Accompany leaders for foot baths more, the next one to be a leader is you.

Last time from the capital to Ying City, Bao Peigang played very well with Li Xuewu, and this time he followed again.

There are not many opportunities for tourism-type business trips in these years, but there are many opportunities for farming-type business trips.

This time the Red Star Factory organized so many foreign businessmen and big companies like Five Harvest Bank to come to Liaoning for inspection, and as a cooperative bank, the Dongcheng Credit Union naturally attaches great importance to it.

On the one hand, Bao Peigang wants to see the development potential and comprehensive development prospects of the Red Star Factory's next few projects.

On the other hand, he is also narrow-minded and wants to see with his own eyes how the projects he invested in are operating.

Including cars, motorcycles, Tantu military vehicles, etc.

Actually, he wanted to see drones more, but that project had just started and hadn't gone online yet. He couldn't understand it even if he went to the laboratory.

He went to see the helicopter manufacturing factory and was very shocked and excited. If drones could also be produced...

Then there is no need to say, even people like him without any strategic or tactical cognitive foundation know that thing is domineering.

What is most valuable about drones?

The answer is technology. Drones themselves are not worth much; as long as they are things that can be industrially produced, they are not worth much.

Drones are valuable after they explode. The greater the value of the target destroyed, the more valuable it is; the more roles it plays, the more valuable it is.

The group commentator told him that a helicopter sells for 50,000 US dollars, no bargaining, the same for everyone.

Bao Peigang felt that drones could sell for 500,000 yuan, also no bargaining, the same for everyone.

"Went to see the automotive industry in the morning, not bad."

Bao Peigang seemed to have something in his words: "It's just that I didn't see any strange things."

"What strange things do you want to see?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked: "Things that fly in the sky, things that run on the ground, things that swim in the river, you say a word."

"I want to see what you saw yesterday."

Bao Peigang raised his hand and pressed Li Xuewu's arm, saying with a smile: "Why didn't I see you all morning?"

"What's the matter, afraid you can't find your way home?"

Li Xuewu also teased him with a smile, looked him over, and asked: "Why, are you afraid you can't find your way home?"

"Don't talk nonsense—" Bao Peigang laughed and said: "Do I need you to take me there!"

"Hahaha—"

The two walked on the way back to the guest house, and laughter spread all the way.

"But seriously—" Bao Peigang still remembered this little thing, and asked in a low voice: "Was it to see Tantu?"

"You can even guess this?"

Li Xuewu looked at him in surprise, and began to suspect that Art and the others were leaking secrets with big mouths.

Bao Peigang curled his lips: "What can be hidden from me? Didn't you say you wanted to do foreign trade orders."

"So that's how you guessed it!"

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly, nodded and said: "It was to see Tantu, doing some publicity in advance."

"How is the effect?"

Bao Peigang said with full expectation: "It can be test-driven, it should be online soon, right?"

"Hmm, soon, soon."

Li Xuewu still had a bit of conscience, didn't say damn online next week, delivery in three months, otherwise he would be Li Next Week.

"The effect is of course good. You must have seen it, the pre-orders exceeded five hundred units."

"Really! That's really great!"

Seeing him say this, Bao Peigang nodded excitedly and said: "Look, I said investing in the Red Star Factory's project can't be wrong. It hasn't gone online yet and five hundred units have been sold. If it goes online, what will happen?"

"Hmm, can't be wrong, can't be wrong."

Li Xuewu agreed and just nodded, never mentioning when it would go online. If asked, it's soon, soon.

This person of his is too kind. He can't say a word of deception. Who doesn't know he is the kindest!

"Hey, what did you do in the morning?"

Bao Peigang asked curiously: "I was saying, why were people gone when the groups assembled?"

"Nothing, had a meeting."

Li Xuewu said casually: "Business meeting in the factory."

"Don't fool me with this! Business meeting?"

Bao Peigang obviously didn't believe his set, raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice: "Are you negotiating with the Santa Ya Group, right?"

"Hey—" Li Xuewu stopped his steps, turned his head and stared at him and asked: "Are you in finance or damn fortune-telling! How do you know everything? Are you a spy?"

"Don't pull to the side—"

Bao Peigang also stopped his steps, looking at Li Xuewu half-jokingly and half-seriously and asked: "Do you have any new projects to cooperate on?"

"Why, do you want to invest?"

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly and said: "Yes, do you want to invest in a project to tile the Great Wall?"

"Not talking seriously again, right!"

Bao Peigang seemed to see some doorway, pointed at Li Xuewu and asked: "Big project? Eating alone? Or is there any background..."

"Doo—" Li Xuewu looked around, pulled his arm and walked a few steps to the rest area, and reminded in a low voice: "Don't you know that walls have ears!"

"I said you have a problem—"

Bao Peigang pointed at Li Xuewu, curled his lips and complained: "If there is a project, why don't you speak? Afraid we will invest money?"

"How can you say that, making us feel so cold—"

Li Xuewu set the trap and had to hit back: "I want to, but this traditional project is not suitable for your short-term investment..."

"Who told you we only do short-term investment?" Bao Peigang was dissatisfied and emphasized: "We also do long-term investment, and the most we do is long-term stable investment!"

"How come I don't know about this?"

Li Xuewu looked at him suspiciously and asked: "Do you also do long-term investment projects like mineral development and metallurgical industry?"

"Of course... that depends on what project it is—"

Bao Peigang originally wanted to blow big words, but Li Xuewu mentioned two big categories, so he decided to collect it, don't damn blow his pants off.

"As long as the return is stable and the project prospect is good, we can invest. This is no problem."

He pointed at Li Xuewu and said: "Just because you don't know doesn't mean we don't have it. You also have to ask us. Are we still friends?"

"Then it's still my fault?"

Li Xuewu said amusedly: "Liaoning is preparing to integrate small coal mine enterprises. Our factory set up a game, focusing on developing coal mine resources, and also wanted to rake grass and hit rabbits, engaging in non-ferrous metals."

"What non-ferrous metals? Cooperating with whom?" Bao Peigang became serious and asked: "Is it the Santa Ya Group? Or Five Harvest Bank? Why haven't I heard any wind?"

"If you wait until you hear it, it's too late."

Li Xuewu looked around amusedly and said in a low voice: "Our factory is still talking. If we can combine other production technologies and set up a combination game, then..."

"I understand, one ring after another."

Bao Peigang's eyes turned around and said: "Just like the Trade Management Center?"

"Two different things—" Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "We call this a technical industry alliance, combining traditional mineral projects with high-tech industries to achieve... you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"Just say who is involved."

Bao Peigang looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Santa Ya Group? Five Harvest Bank? Sanhe Stock Company? Who else?"

"No Five Harvest Bank, they don't invest in this, but there is a pier," Li Xuewu put his hands in his trouser pockets and explained softly: "This time it's our factory taking the lead, laying out the industrial foundation in Liaoning, doing a 50-year industrial development plan. If you don't have any preparation, I think it's better to forget it."

"Don't forget it—"

Bao Peigang pondered for a while, pointed at Li Xuewu and said: "How about this, it's not convenient to talk now. After returning to the capital, I will go to your factory, and we will talk in detail."

"Rest assured, there is plenty of investment amount. I don't look at the project, I just look at your factory's development!"

"Then that's it, let's talk later."

Li Xuewu nodded, didn't pay much attention, and went upstairs. A nap is a must. There are big tasks in the afternoon and evening.

"You also built a laboratory here?"

As soon as Chantel got out of the car, she was a bit surprised after hearing the translator introduce the building in front of her: "Aren't your scientific research institutions all placed in the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone?"

"This purely belongs to your stereotypical impression."

Li Xuewu introduced with a smile: "I only told you that the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone includes scientific research institutions. When did I say that all scientific research institutions are in the Liangma River Industrial Zone?"

He raised his hand to gesture to the direction of the steps and invited the other party to go up first.

"The Steel City industrial zone will become the main production area for the Red Star Factory's steel industry in the future, and it is also an integrated industrial zone mixed with machine processing, heavy industry, and light industry."

He introduced while walking: "Related supporting industries must exist, including research institutes."

"We have arranged research directions related to metallurgical industry, manufacturing, etc., for the Steel City branch, and there is a shipbuilding engineering research branch in Ying City."

"The capital general institute provides the outline, and the industrial zone branches combine theory with practice?"

Chantel is good at summarizing, nodded clearly, and said: "It seems that your enterprise's development indeed has very profound planning and intentions."

"Which enterprise doesn't have it?"

Li Xuewu asked back with a smile: "You wouldn't say the Santa Ya Group has no development plan, right?"

"I wouldn't believe it even if you said it. Such a large trade-type enterprise, developing like a blind man touching an elephant, would have gone astray long ago!"

"Hehe—"

Chantel gave a light laugh, noncommittal, and raised her eyes to observe the scientific research environment here.

Don't mention it, the sparrow is small, but it has all the internal organs, and everything is available.

Scientific research, it sounds high-end, but it actually looks like some clanging and banging. It's not burning with fire, it's soaking in water. Anyway, it's like alchemy in a magic world.

The researchers are in white coats, with goggles, masks, gloves, etc., fully equipped. The laboratory glass is also thickened and explosion-proof. It looks like they spent a lot of money on this.

Once an expert makes a move, you know if there is one.

Li Xuewu dared to invite her to visit here, so naturally, he was fully prepared.

In the morning, he used gear precision to remind the other party not to look at CNC technology as something divine; this thing isn't a necessity that chokes the neck.

Gao Yaqin and Li Xuewu didn't say that the Red Star Factory had its own CNC machining center, nor did they say that CNC machine tool research had entered the experimental stage.

Anyway, the products were exposed, let the other party think about it themselves.

Up to now, this cooperation between Gao Yaqin and Li Xuewu was quite tacit.

It's convenient for acquaintances to do things.

"Metallurgical process test?"

After watching in the observation room for a while, Chantel understood what the white coats inside were doing after being reminded by the engineer she brought.

"Hmm, isn't this in the cooperation project list you gave?" Li Xuewu hugged his arms and smiled confidently: "Wait a moment, the experimental results will be out immediately."

He glanced at the engineer who was focused on the experiment behind Chantel and said: "I'm a layman. Please ask your expert to take a look later."

"You are a bit too greedy, right?"

Chantel looked at Li Xuewu amusedly and said: "CNC technology is the standard line for industrial production changes, metallurgical process..."

She shook her head slightly and said: "Unless you tell me your factory has obtained large non-ferrous metal mineral resources, otherwise related ores still have to be imported."

"Hmm, look slowly, don't rush."

Li Xuewu said unhurriedly: "Actually, we are quite satisfied with the few cooperation projects given in the list, and we have also studied them deeply."

"And then?"

Hearing that he only said half of his words, Chantel waited for a long time without seeing the following, so she took the initiative to ask: "What conclusion did you reach?"

"Isn't this waiting?"

Li Xuewu looked at her like a fool, then gestured to the direction of the laboratory and said: "We also have to touch the bottom ourselves."

"You say, if we had these things, why would we spend a lot of money to import them, right?"

"Then I will wait and see."

Chantel also hugged her arms, looked at the laboratory window and said: "But I still advise you to make a choice early, so as not to waste each other's time."

"It's out, hand in the results."

A cheer came from the laboratory, and the person in charge submitted the paper experimental report through the window.

The secretary ran over and handed the material to Li Xuewu, but Li Xuewu didn't even look at it and handed it to Chantel at will.

Chantel stared at his eyes, shook her chin, and didn't take it in the first time, as if she was doubting his motive.

Li Xuewu said very frankly: "I can't understand this. What I said just now is the truth."

Chantel shook the data in her hand while looking at him, and also saw that there was no crooked way in his eyes, so she tilted her chin and signaled the engineer behind her.

She came prepared this time. The engineers she brought were experts in all aspects. She even left an engineering team in Ying City, specifically for accepting ten-thousand-ton cargo ships. She did business very cautiously and didn't trust anyone.

Li Xuewu really wanted to say that this was not good. How can there be no trust between people? Look at how sincere he is.

Data won't lie, but people will lie.

The engineer she brought frowned more and more as he looked at the experimental data. In the end, he didn't even look at it, and directly told Chantel the judgment conclusion.

"Hmm, I know—"

Chantel didn't change her expression after hearing the engineer's introduction.

The anger, accusation, and slamming the door that the engineer thought of didn't happen at all.

She just watched her put the experimental data on the table and asked leisurely: "Can the answer be revealed now? My time is very precious."

Playing mystery, prepared for such a long time, the Red Star Factory will absolutely not deceive her, let alone go to great lengths to fake the experiment.

Just now the engineer told her that the experimental data showed that the experimental target "mineral" contained not only iron, but also vanadium, titanium, cobalt, nickel, and other very important rare metals with a content as high as 20%.

And his conclusion is that this is absolutely impossible.

Because nature has not yet discovered such high-purity and rich metal ores. The Red Star Factory's experiment is faking.

Vanadium, titanium, cobalt, nickel, etc., including magnesium, zinc, tungsten, and other rare metals, what can they do? Why make such a big fuss?

These precious metals can be called precious "industrial vitamins".

They play a very important role in aerospace, aircraft manufacturing, medical equipment, chemical industry, and other fields.

Of course, this is not rare earth yet; rare earth ores are more precious.

Aircraft engines, rockets and missiles, mortars and tank parts, using alloy materials containing these precious metals can significantly improve and enhance comprehensive performance in speed, life, power, etc.

Of course, the engineer's words she believed, but she wouldn't wrongly judge the situation. It must be the "downward blow" given to her by the Red Star Factory, and the response is still negotiation.

These are all small means before the negotiation.

"Just now my technical personnel said that these minerals are very precious, but they are a bit beyond the laws and cognition of nature."

"Who said that was a natural mineral?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party, took a metal box from the secretary's hand, opened it, and placed it in front of the engineer.

"This is..." the engineer leaned over and looked carefully, guessing vaguely: "This is slag, right? Slag left over from steelmaking?"

"Really professional—"

Li Xuewu gave the other party a thumbs up very convincingly, then pointed to the window of the laboratory, in the direction of a small mountain-like pile of materials.

At this time, the afternoon sun was shining, and the sun at 3 o'clock was slanting west, shining on the material pile, and you could see relatively gorgeous reflected light.

Generally speaking, the iron content in the slag left over from steelmaking is very low, and it almost won't produce such reflected light.

If there is, it must contain other metals that haven't been extracted.

"We have as much of this slag as we want, very, very much. It's been in stock for decades, and the rare metal content is of this quality."

"You mean—" Chantel looked at the window in surprise, shocked and asked: "Are those all—such mineral waste?"

"That's right, waste slag after steelmaking."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "It is also the main raw material for our factory's metallurgical industry at present."

It's really sad to say, our current metallurgical technology is very limited.

That is to say, extracting iron is better. If it is extracting vanadium metal, that craft level is purely a waste of heaven.

The extraction rate is less than 10%, and more is thrown away than eaten.

Li Xuewu had long known that Steel City's iron ore was a good thing, and Steel City Steel Factory's slag was also a good thing. The little devils once calculated this thing.

It was still Mr. Zhou who made the decision to deduct it, not letting the other party succeed.

"President Chantel, to be honest, we don't understand the overall strength of your company, just as your company doesn't necessarily understand our full strength."

Gao Yaqin opened a photo collection of the Bincheng Shipyard and handed it to the other party to see, pointing to the weld seam of the ten-thousand-ton return ship on it and asked: "Can you guess whether the welding rod used here is from Bethlehem Steel or self-developed low-hydrogen type from Coal City?"

"Look at this again," she continued to flip through the photo collection and introduced: "Can we do the heat treatment process for marine crankshafts?"

"Actually, it's not that we can't."

Gao Yaqin said in a very gentle and humble tone: "It's just that we are old friends, and we have had a one-year cooperation period. We should trust and understand each other. We can't make the continued cooperation so rigid, don't you think?"

"In the process of ship delivery, we fully respected your company's opinions and listened to your suggestions in acceptance and sea trial work."

She said sincerely: "Including engineering machinery, mechanical manufacturing, power generation and power supply, steel workpieces, special vehicles, cars, and electrical appliances, etc."

"Both sides have common struggle goals and sufficient cooperation experience, and should be a situation of working together, developing together, and win-win cooperation."

"I just came to the Red Star Factory."

Gao Yaqin said very frankly: "In order to prepare for this negotiation, I specifically understood the scope of cooperation between our factory and the Santa Ya Group."

"Of course I didn't know before. I only knew after listening to the report," she looked at Chantel's eyes and said: "We are brother-type enterprises that share weal and woe and are closely related."

"We should work together, develop together, and cooperate for a win-win situation."

She looked at Chantel's eyes and said: "The Santa Ya Group's demands have also been reported to the above, which requires a certain amount of time."

"The leaders have also given a reply regarding construction engineering. Technical cooperation can be carried out, and our factory has also begun to prepare related organizational processes."

When talking about this, Gao Yaqin looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Secretary-General, our factory has no problem with this, right?"

"There should be no problem."

Li Xuewu nodded and answered seriously: "The cooperation party at the technical level is not just the Santa Ya Group, but also Dongfeng Sanyi Construction."

"Regarding the issue of building a multi-party cooperation construction engineering enterprise, the leaders are already talking and communicating with relevant departments," he sat up straight and continued: "This work is being promoted in an orderly manner."

"Everything can be discussed—"

Gao Yaqin got Li Xuewu's explanation, turned to Chantel and said: "What we need is for the Santa Ya Group to sit at the negotiating table with sincerity, communicate frankly, cooperate with each other, and exchange what they have."

Chantel listened to the two singing and nodding slightly, saying: "I have already understood your opinion. Give me some time to consider."

"No problem, this should be the case."

Gao Yaqin smiled slightly and didn't rush to strike while the iron was hot, stood up and said: "There is still a little time before dinner."

She looked at her watch and asked Chantel: "The negotiation will be after dinner, at 19:00 sharp, what do you think?"

The Santa Ya Group was anxious to negotiate first, and also asked the Red Star Factory to prepare as soon as possible. The Red Star Factory prepared, dried the horses for a day, and now it is turning around to force the Santa Ya Group. Gao Yaqin's rhetoric and schemes can be said to be very high—

It looks like an inquiry, but it is actually a forced question.

Chantel now needs time to communicate

Art picked up a pair of binoculars, opened them to try, and asked: "Is it a premium product? The quality seems very average?"

"Of course it can't compare to Zeiss."

Li Xuewu said very frankly: "Because its price can't compare to Zeiss either; it's only one-tenth of Zeiss."

"Being easy to use and cheap is its advantage."

He took the binoculars from Art's hand and put them in the box at will.

"Besides weapons, are you interested in doing some civil hardware business?"

"What? What civil hardware?"

Art was stunned, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Did you develop new hardware tools or some products again?"

"Isn't this the visit content for the afternoon?"

"What you're thinking of is indeed in the afternoon."

Li Xuewu shook the binocular box in his hand and said with a smile: "The civil hardware I'm talking about is a relatively special product, and ordinary people can't see it."

"Then I have to see it—"

Art understood in an instant, rubbed his hands, and asked eagerly: "Where is the civil hardware you mentioned?"

"Call your friends. You are already familiar with these things, what's there to see?"

Li Xuewu patted his shoulder, gestured to the foreigners who were still looking at guns and cannons, and said with a smile: "I'll wait for you at the door."

Saying this, he threw the binoculars in his hand to Art and turned to go out.

Outside the door, the security cadre saluted and reported: "Secretary-General, everything is ready."

"Hmm, must pay attention to safety."

Li Xuewu nodded and exhorted: "Including the implementation personnel and the target site, must do a good job of clearing personnel, and there cannot be any accidents."

"Don't worry, I've been watching this matter personally."

The security cadre replied seriously: "We've done a few experiments in the past few days, and there is absolutely no problem. The target site has also been isolated and checked."

"That's good, thank you all for your hard work."

Li Xuewu patted his shoulder with a smile and said: "If this order is done, I'll treat everyone to braised pork, enough meat for everyone."

"Thank you, Secretary-General—"

The security cadre saluted excitedly. Of course, it wasn't for eating meat, but for being able to eat the meat treated by the Secretary-General.

The difference here is huge!

A group enterprise is about to be established, the organizational structure has suddenly been raised by a level, and naturally there are quite a few corresponding positions.

Although Li Xuewu was appointed as Secretary-General, he was still concurrently holding the work of the security group, belonging to his direct leader.

Furthermore, even if Li Xuewu didn't manage security work, his influence on security work wouldn't be weakened much.

Everyone knew very well that whether Li Xuewu was in the security group or not wouldn't affect his current work and influence.

Braised pork isn't important; what's important is being remembered by the Secretary-General.

"Where are we going?"

Art had finished looking at the equipment he wanted to buy with his friends in the warehouse and had also discussed the order needs, and only then did they walk out together.

Li Xuewu turned around, glanced at him, and pointed at the car with a smile.

"Are we going to another factory?"

Art didn't quite understand what Li Xuewu meant, but he still followed.

The group got back into the car, the motorcade started, left the weapons factory, and headed straight for the main road.

Along the way, Art saw many factory gates and also encountered other groups, but the motorcade didn't stop, and even drove out of the industrial zone where they were.

As for Li Xuewu, he closed his eyes to rest, turning a deaf ear to Art's questions.

The car was very quiet.

At this time, Art also discovered that there were fewer people in the car; the translators and foreign affairs personnel were gone, and even halfway through the motorcade, some cars automatically fell behind.

Art's nerves became tense. Li Xuewu wouldn't want to kill him, would he?

That couldn't be. A businessman like him was the least valuable; even if they kidnapped him, they wouldn't be able to get a cent.

Compared to the orders they could place from the Red Star Factory, harming and threatening them was no different from killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Li Xuewu couldn't be that stupid.

But making it so mysterious made Art confused again.

Especially as the motorcade went further and further into remote areas, not to mention leaving the city, even the countryside couldn't be seen, only desolate small roads; it looked like they were going up a mountain.

Could it be that he was taking him to see some secret weapon?

Art started to doubt again. He was a peace messenger, that was true, but the peace he was reselling was the peace of 'peace', not the nuclear of 'poached egg'!

If Li Xuewu really wanted to take him to see some amazing civil product, you tell me if he should buy it or not.

If he bought it and couldn't sell it, he would bring trouble upon himself.

But if he didn't buy it, he would definitely offend Li Xuewu. By then, would he and this motorcade of brothers behind him be able to eat lunch today?

Damn it, he really deserved to die. Why was his curiosity so heavy!

Just when Art was blaming himself, the motorcade stopped after walking for who knows how far or how long.

The surroundings were already surrounded by mountains, but there was no scenery to see; it was a good place to bury people.

This mountain was rarely visited by people, and there wouldn't be any movement if they were killed here. Even if they beat drums and shouted until their throats were broken, no one would hear them.

"Get out of the car, what are you staring at?"

After Li Xuewu got out of the car, seeing that Art still hadn't followed, he greeted him with a smile: "What's wrong with you? Why is your face so white?"

"Hehe... born with it."

Art got out of the car uneasily. He didn't know if it was because he had been sitting for too long, but his legs were a bit disobedient, and he almost fell when he got out of the car.

In this remote place, there wasn't even a shadow of a person. Where were there any factories or civil hardware products?

The friends who got out of the motorcade behind him looked the same, and even the face of the brother from Africa looked much whiter.

"Bring the things over," Li Xuewu waved to the back and said to Art with a smile: "Prepared a small program, everyone watch the fun."

Saying this, a security cadre behind him carried a round thing over, making Art and the others stare straight.

"No! You want to show us this?"

Art was stunned, pointed at the thing on the ground and questioned Li Xuewu: "We traveled over mountains and through water for so long, and you just show me a gas canister?"

"Hmm—" Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "This is no ordinary gas canister; this is a gas canister produced by our factory with tail fins and handles."

"Is there any difference?"

Art wanted to curse. He seriously suspected that Li Xuewu was teasing him, he just couldn't find the evidence.

"Oh, the difference is huge!" Li Xuewu took the cardboard box from the security cadre, distributed a pair of binoculars they had just seen to Art and the others, and gestured to Art and the others: "Watch the program first."

Saying this, a car behind dragged a drainage pipe over, which made Art and the others completely confused.

"New product from our hardware factory."

While the security cadre was preparing, Li Xuewu introduced with a smile: "You should use it in the kitchen after buying it back. You absolutely cannot fill it with explosives, steel balls, iron nails, wood chips, etc., and you cannot add white sugar, ammonium nitrate fertilizer, potassium nitrate fertilizer, etc., and you cannot use it like them."

Li Xuewu pointed his hand, and everyone followed the direction of his finger, just seeing a few security guards pushing the gas canister into the drainage pipe, and then—

Boom—Boom—

Smoke and dust rose, deafening.

A gray smoke rose on the small mountain in the distance, looking very spectacular and scary.

Now there was no need for Li Xuewu to remind them; Art and the others raised the binoculars in their hands one after another. The scene in the distance completely stunned them.

Is this damn civil hardware?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1272 =====

After Li Huai De told him two jokes, he then said earnestly: "I'll give you a request: after you hang up the phone here, contact the security section and tell them not to make things difficult for Nie Xiaoguang."

Hearing Old Li's words, Li Xuewu's eyes widened; similarly, Dong Wenxue and Gao Yaqin were also stunned for a moment.

Before Li Xuewu could ask, Old Li said on the phone: "Flowers have days to bloom again, but people have no second youth; young people's minds aren't open, so it's hard to avoid making mistakes."

"I still need to be the one to untie Nie Xiaoguang's knot. I have no grudge against his father, and I have no grudge against him either. This is all work; it's the choice of history and the era."

"Director Li, I deeply admire your noble character."

Li Xuewu said on the phone: "I haven't contacted the security group yet; we are about to conduct negotiations, so let Nie Xiaoguang calm down in the security section for now. After the negotiations are over, I will contact the factory."

"I will convey your words to him. If he still knows how to regret, then this child can still be saved; if he remains stubborn and is blinded by hatred, then he is beyond saving, and you don't need to pity him anymore."

"Sigh—alright, you all get busy!"

Li Huai De let out a long sigh; between life and death, he had also seen through many problems, and many emotions turned into a sigh.

In his eyes, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Nie Xiaoguang is just a reckless young man; life and death are all in a single thought of his.

Just as he said, flowers have days to bloom again, but people have no second youth.

Li Huai De has always believed that he had no malice toward Nie Chenglin; this was all work.

(End of chapter)