Chapter 1343: The Beheaded Ghost

"Leader, I'm back."

"Mm, did you send the person off?"

Hearing that it was Nie Nie Xiaoguang's voice, Li Li Xuewu asked without even lifting his head: "Nothing happened, right?"

"Nothing, she just scolded me twice."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang's way of speaking was becoming increasingly quirky; those who didn't understand his personality might think he was deliberately trying to be funny.

Seeing him say this, Li Li Xuewu lifted his head with a smile and asked: "Next time she uses you as a scapegoat, don't indulge her."

"Of course I won't indulge her; she's not my mother," Nie Nie Xiaoguang said matter-of-factly. "So I scolded her back."

Well, two oddballs had come together.

Li Li Xuewu couldn't say anything else, so he shook his head slightly and prepared to continue working.

After a good while, he hadn't heard the sound of the other person leaving, which made him look toward the opposite side of the desk in surprise.

This kid was still standing there, staring straight at him, as if he were very curious about what work he was doing.

"What are you staring at? Want me to let you try?"

"I'd better not." Nie Nie Xiaoguang stood up straight, his gaze shifting unnaturally, and he muttered to himself: "If I could understand this, I wouldn't be here driving for you. I'd be the leader myself."

"So driving for me is a waste of your talent, is it?"

Li Li Xuewu amusedly tidied up the documents in his hand, knowing he had something on his mind, so he took the initiative to ask: "Speak up, what do you need me for?"

"That—" Seeing him be so direct, Nie Nie Xiaoguang hesitated. He wavered for a good while before lowering his voice, as if he were reporting a secret: "Han Lu is seducing me."

"Hm?" Li Li Xuewu really hadn't expected this kid to have a flair for shocking statements. He lifted his head to look at him and asked: "Are you sure you're using the word 'seducing' correctly? Not 'attracting'?"

"If you mean 'attracting' as in 'to draw in,' then that's also correct."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang stood up straight again, shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, and made a crude joke: "When she was preparing to 'attract' me, she took off her clothes."

"Then you didn't use the wrong word; that is indeed seduction."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, unable to help but laugh at himself; he hadn't expected to be led in circles by this kid.

"Tell me, how is she seducing you? What do you have that's worth her seducing, or are you two in mutual love?"

"Mutual love? No love." Nie Nie Xiaoguang felt this was a long story that couldn't be explained in a sentence or two, so he simply pulled out a chair and sat down opposite the leader, preparing to get to the bottom of it.

He really didn't treat Li Li Xuewu as a leader, nor did he treat himself as an outsider. He would be careful when others were around, but when he was alone with Li Li Xuewu, he had the distinct awareness of a lackey.

"You know my purpose in pursuing her."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang took a cigarette out of his pocket and wanted to light it, but seeing the leader opposite him wasn't smoking, he tucked it back into his pocket.

"If you hadn't been teasing me back then, I wouldn't have thought about using her to find a breakthrough."

He raised his hand to scratch his head, looking very troubled as he said: "I just didn't expect this breakthrough to be so big."

"How big?" Li Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair; regarding this rascal, he also wanted to hear this nonsense.

"Hmm—"

Nie Nie Xiaoguang really thought about it seriously, raised his hand to gesture, and said: "If you're asking about the top, it's this big 【C】, and if you're asking about the bottom, it's also this big..."

He not only didn't treat himself as an outsider, he didn't treat Li Li Xuewu as one either; he dared to say anything.

Li Li Xuewu looked at the gesture he made and instantly felt his eyes were no longer clean, because he had actually understood it!

"Speak seriously."

"Everything I'm saying is true—" As if he were being doubted, Nie Nie Xiaoguang emphasized, "I measured it myself."

"Talk about the breakthrough... forget it." Li Li Xuewu couldn't quite grasp this kid's thought process and corrected him: "Talk about the seduction."

"Mm, she seduced me first."

Who said Nie Nie Xiaoguang's thinking wasn't clear? He still remembered this point.

"You called me to go pick up Zhou Zhou Xiaobai, and she happened to come by to bring me lamb dumplings."

He started to spin a yarn for Li Li Xuewu, telling it from the beginning. "You don't say, the dumplings her mother made were really delicious, the filling was thick and the skin was thin... I'd better get back to the seduction part."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu's mouth twitch and his gaze turn unfriendly, the kid knew he couldn't keep going off-topic.

"As soon as she arrived today, I felt something was wrong. Mm, just wrong, everything was wrong."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang shook his head slightly and said: "I used to be the one actively pursuing her, showing her goodwill, but now she's actively engaging with me."

"Bringing dumplings, bringing warmth."

He snuck a glance at Li Li Xuewu and said softly: "She asked me to go see a movie tonight and said she didn't want to go home tonight."

Li Li Xuewu listened to what he said, just keeping his head down looking at the documents, multitasking.

Regarding Han Lu's intentions, Li Li Xuewu, who often drank green tea and watched "white lotuses," knew perfectly well.

He was interested in hearing how this kid was dealing with the seduction.

Most men couldn't escape the web of a scheming bitch, including but not limited to acting coquettish, playing the victim, and shedding tears.

If she calls you a "good big brother," do you dare not pay out your father's medical expenses? Do you deserve the title of "family"?

"I know what she's thinking."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang turned his head and said with disdain: "She's just greedy for my body, wanting me to be the father of the child in her belly."

"You know she's pregnant?" Li Li Xuewu lifted his head in surprise and asked: "When did you find out?"

"I knew a long time ago." Nie Nie Xiaoguang curled his lip and said: "She went to the hospital for a check-up, and I happened to run into her."

"I know a thing or two about gynecological exams; when my sister-in-law was pregnant, I was the one who accompanied her."

He looked quite experienced as he seriously told Li Li Xuewu: "This pregnancy thing... forget it, I'd better talk about the seduction."

"I said I had things to do and might not have time tonight, and she asked me what I was busy with at night. I said I was busy going home to take care of the kids."

"Brother, don't worry, I won't go around talking nonsense."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu looking at him, Nie Nie Xiaoguang promised solemnly: "I was already on guard against her when she asked me."

"Stop talking nonsense, what do I have that's worth you keeping a secret?"

Li Li Xuewu's forehead was covered in black lines; the way this kid put it, it sounded like he had done something shameful.

If the readers saw this, what would it become? Wouldn't his lifelong reputation be ruined?

Who in the world didn't know he was upright and honest? There was nothing Nie Nie Xiaoguang needed to keep secret for him.

"Talk about your own business, keep it brief, get to the point."

"Mm-hmm, after I dropped off Zhou Zhou Xiaobai, I took her to the guesthouse." Nie Nie Xiaoguang was obedient; he kept it brief as requested.

"Then she started taking off her clothes, and then came to take off mine... and then I came to report to you."

"No, wait a minute—"

Never mind you, even Li Li Xuewu couldn't listen anymore. He put down his fountain pen and asked: "She took off your clothes, and then what?"

"Then I came to report to you," Nie Nie Xiaoguang answered very seriously. "Isn't this me asking for your advice?"

"Good, good, you really know how to report."

What else could Li Li Xuewu say? This kid wasn't as foolish as he looked; he had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

"You've already taken off your clothes, what are you asking me for?"

"I want to ask you, she wants me to marry her; should I agree to her or not?" Nie Nie Xiaoguang was quite direct. "If I agree, I feel a bit reluctant to part with myself; if I don't agree, I feel a bit reluctant to part with the child."

"Hiss—I'm confused again—"

Li Li Xuewu sat up straight, frowned slightly, and looked the kid over, asking: "Does the child in her belly have anything to do with you?"

"It has a connection, a very deep connection."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu was serious, Nie Nie Xiaoguang also became serious: "I will be the future hatred of stealing his mother and the murderer of his father."

Damn—

Li Li Xuewu looked at the sigma boy in front of him and really felt a sense of novelty. How was this kid's brain wired?

"You mean, you want to marry Han Lu, help her give birth to this child, and complete your revenge against... that person?"

"Han Lu confessed to me." Nie Nie Xiaoguang's eyes lit up as he looked at him seriously: "She wanted to trick me, but I kept avoiding her belly. She knew she couldn't hide it from me, so she told me everything."

"She also wants to scheme against Li Huai De; she wants both his status and his money."

This kid really had a sense of "A World Without Thieves," as if he were colluding with others to do something incredible.

And don't say, if this kid really got tangled up with Han Lu, he might actually be able to scheme against Old Li.

The key is that Old Li now has a handle on him in Han Lu's belly. If this child is really born, Old Li will be in deep trouble.

At this time, there was no widespread paternity testing technology, but for the public sector, identifying paternity wasn't very difficult.

If there was a need to conduct an investigation and review, then Old Li's level was absolutely high enough. His outcome would be similar to Cheng Kaiyuan's.

Even if he wasn't so miserable in his official career, he would definitely have to pay a large sum of child support in his personal life, otherwise Han Lu would grind him to death.

"You are skinning a tiger to get its hide—"

Li Li Xuewu warned him seriously: "What Han Lu is doing is too crazy and too greedy. Are you sure she wants to rely on you?"

"I know she wants to use me." Nie Nie Xiaoguang wasn't stupid. "She wants to use the hatred between me and Li Huai De."

"But I also want to use her—"

He lifted his head, looked at Li Li Xuewu, and said: "Talking about getting rid of the child is nonsense, but I think this child can force him to take the initiative to make a mistake."

"You underestimate him—" Li Li Xuewu shook his head slightly, put down his fountain pen, and warned Nie Nie Xiaoguang: "If you still trust me, don't try this method."

"I can tell you clearly, Han Lu doesn't have the heart or determination to deal with him. He, on the other hand, has the heart to make sure Han Lu can't give birth to this child. By then, both you and Han Lu will end up with nothing."

He tapped the desk and narrowed his eyes: "I can protect you for a while, but I can't protect you for a lifetime."

"Think it over yourself. Follow me to Steel City after the New Year, put down this so-called revenge, and don't think about revenge for the rest of your life."

Nie Nie Xiaoguang frowned slightly. His purpose in staying in Beijing was to scheme against Li Huai De, although he had failed.

Then changing direction, his purpose in driving for Li Li Xuewu was also to accumulate strength to deal with Li Huai De.

He certainly knew Li Li Xuewu was doing it for his own good, otherwise he would have been gotten rid of long ago, but he couldn't let down his father's death.

"Think about this yourself, I won't force you."

Seeing he was stubborn, Li Li Xuewu's attitude cooled: "If you want to marry Han Lu, I'll arrange for you to work in the Security Division. You can choose your own position."

Benevolent and righteous, unparalleled in morality.

"This is... so fast?"

Shangguan Qi looked at the manuscript on the table in surprise, and looked up at Li Li Xuewu in disbelief.

"Didn't you decide to write this book only in July?"

"It took almost four months to finish; I'm truly ashamed."

Li Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "The ideas were always in my head, but time didn't allow it."

"You're truly amazing—" Shangguan Qi didn't know how to describe it. It wasn't that there was no one in her family who wrote books, but none were this fast.

How should she put it? This "Defending Industry" wasn't a novel, nor was it an essay, but a book on industrial thought and construction theory.

If compared to scientific and academic theoretical books, the book Li Li Xuewu wrote in nearly four months was somewhat lacking.

But compared to literary theory or other forms of books, the gold content of this book was much higher.

It wasn't that thought and production construction theory books were more advanced than literary books, but that the situation determined the level.

In this era, no system was higher than ideological theory, higher than industrial production.

When Li Li Xuewu wrote "Defending the People," it was based on security work, using the work environment he was in at the time as a foundation, and combining his summarized experience to discuss some ideas.

This "Defending Industry" had a similar effect, with the same direction of discussion, and the same combination of theory and practice.

It summarized and refined the actual problems and ideological contradictions encountered in the process of industrial production construction, enterprise management, and development.

This book used the creation of the Red Star Steel Group as a background to systematically expound on the breakthrough direction of industrial development in the new era.

In the wave of era change and industrial change, as the main body of industry, what kind of thinking and thought should be used to build industry?

If it were the 22-year-old Li Li Xuewu, he absolutely couldn't have written this book, because he didn't have high-level thinking, let alone the experience of frontline practice.

Although he was clearly 22 years old now, Li Li Xuewu had an absolute historical perspective and rich management experience.

Therefore, when Shangguan Qi saw this manuscript, her inner shock was beyond addition.

People in government units who could fully interpret the documents and instructions issued by higher-level units were all tough people, absolutely backbone forces.

There weren't many such people in any unit; they were generally arranged in the Policy Research Office or as secretaries in the Comprehensive Office.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them treasures.

And what about those who could combine actual production work to summarize and refine theoretical thought?

Almost none, or very few.

The soil at the grassroots level was too barren to bloom such awesome flowers.

Such talents often existed in environments that mastered systematic industry or possessed the thinking and environment to overlook the overall situation.

Like Li Li Xuewu, standing in a position that wasn't high—not high enough to overlook the overall situation—and not low—not low enough to have frontline training experience—it was truly ghostly that he could write a book of thought from such a perspective.

Don't underestimate Shangguan Qi; university students in this era were the darlings of heaven. What were returnee high-achievers from abroad?

Shangguan Qi grew up in a high-knowledge family, was influenced by it from a young age, and after returning to work, had an even greater sublimation of ideological learning.

It was no surprise that she could understand this book, because if the book Li Li Xuewu wrote couldn't even be understood by Shangguan Qi, then the book would have lost its meaning for existence and publication.

"Don't praise me yet, read it first."

Li Li Xuewu wasn't being humble; the creation of this book was more painstaking than the previous "Defending the People."

He had experience and certain reference advantages in enterprise management and ideological management, but he was lacking in core industrial management.

So this book didn't have Shangguan Qi as its first reader; cadres with rich production management experience like Kuang Kuang Yusheng and Xia Xia Zhongquan had already read it and provided him with some ideas and opinions.

Letting Shangguan Qi read it, Li Li Xuewu hoped to get some opinions or suggestions from the young cadre group.

As a manager of high-tech scientific research work, Shangguan Qi could absolutely provide him with some valuable experience and opinions.

This seriousness and humility made Shangguan Qi a bit nervous.

"I can read it, but don't expect to get much feedback from me; I'm reading it with the attitude of learning."

"Teacher Shangguan, you're too humble."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "A teacher passes on the Dao, teaches professional work, and resolves doubts. You've taught me quite a few new things in the past half year."

"So please don't hold back; if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them. This is helping me perfect this book."

"You're too humble, and you're elevating me too much."

Shangguan Qi straightened her hair by her ear in embarrassment and emphasized: "I only helped you organize some materials."

That was being humble; it was a fact that Li Li Xuewu said she taught him many new things.

In the past half year, as long as the two had time, they would make an appointment on the phone to study together.

Shangguan Qi would report the research progress of the aircraft project to him, and then help Li Li Xuewu explain the basic courses of the university.

Because Li Li Xuewu was studying ideological theory, only the basic courses were lagging behind. With Shangguan Qi's help, he was truly progressing rapidly.

Previously, Li Li Xuewu had to worry about how to graduate next year with poor basic course grades. Did he really have to count on Principal Pei to open a back door?

Now it was fine; in just half a year, he had absolute confidence in passing the graduation exam next year with ease.

In mathematics and English, Shangguan Qi was absolutely an excellent teacher, and in physics, mechanical engineering, and dynamics, she was also an excellent scientific research worker.

For a poor student like Li Li Xuewu, he could only look inferior in front of her. A big account bringing a novice, leveling up was super fast.

But in terms of ideological theory knowledge, Shangguan Qi became the student, and sometimes she couldn't help but ask Li Li Xuewu for advice on ideological and management problems encountered at work.

In this regard, Li Li Xuewu could absolutely help her take the pulse, because the main work ideology of the Red Star Steel Group was designed by him.

The two learned from each other and progressed together; it truly felt like they were both teachers and friends. They had grades, and there was less gossip.

"I'll take this book back to read." Shangguan Qi put away the manuscript and looked at Li Li Xuewu: "After I finish reading it, if I have any thoughts, I'll come back to ask for your advice."

"As you wish—" Li Li Xuewu knew she was being polite, shook his head with a smile, and changed the subject: "Do you know that something happened at the Vehicle Engineering Research Institute?"

"Is it the laboratory explosion?" Shangguan Qi looked at him and explained: "I was in the laboratory that day, heard the explosion, and it gave me a fright."

She lowered her head in embarrassment, "I thought it was the chemistry laboratory that exploded—"

Li Li Xuewu understood this very well, because the Red Star Steel Group Research Institute didn't have nuclear physics engineering, so the most dangerous laboratory was the chemistry laboratory; once it exploded, the impact was huge.

Conversely, the explosion in the vehicle engineering laboratory only injured some experimental researchers, and not even a few pieces of mechanical equipment were damaged.

It could be said that people working in laboratories had big hearts, or rather, they had learned and mastered the dangers that might occur in experiments, as well as response measures, so they weren't very afraid.

People who knew how to use fire extinguishers and those who hadn't learned how to use them performed differently when encountering a sudden fire; that was the principle.

"It was the 'Tantu' project that had a problem." Li Li Xuewu said in a somewhat heavy tone: "The Tantu diesel engine tested new materials during the research and development process, and the cylinder block couldn't withstand it, causing an explosion."

"Mm, I heard some relevant situations."

Shangguan Qi didn't know why Li Li Xuewu wanted to tell her this, but she still waited patiently for his follow-up.

Li Li Xuewu didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "If I let you be responsible for the research and development of this engine, do you have any way to solve this problem?"

"I mean the overall problem of this project." He added: "I don't know the specific situation of this project very well; you can consider it from the technical and design levels."

"I really haven't considered this problem."

Shangguan Qi understood his meaning somewhat; he wanted to use stones from other hills to attack the jade of the Tantu project.

"However, if I were responsible for this project, I would rather cut into relevant problems from the perspective of processing technology."

After thinking for a moment, she explained seriously: "The application and experimentation of new materials and new technologies have no boundaries."

"That is to say, there is no sufficient restraint and mastery of relevant technologies and new materials. This explosion is accidental, but also inevitable."

Shangguan Qi certainly had confidence in speaking to Li Li Xuewu; the two had been in contact for so long that they already had a tacit understanding.

Li Li Xuewu needed her opinion, so she spoke without reservation.

"New materials and technologies have no boundaries, but our processing technology has boundaries. We can use this point to balance the contradictory relationship between technology and materials."

Shangguan Qi thought for a moment, took the pencil on the desk, and performed relevant calculations and brief research and development process design on the draft paper.

Her design thinking was different from that of the Vehicle Research Institute; it was more like putting a tight hoop on the experiment.

Or rather, it was standardizing the research direction for the experiment, avoiding excessive research, waste, and loss.

Li Li Xuewu understood her design, picked up the phone, called the Vehicle Research Institute Director Wang Zhi over, and communicated about her ideas.

After the two argued for a while and finally reached a conclusion, Li Li Xuewu called again and arranged for Wang Lu to organize a work meeting.

If three cobblers weren't enough, then invite all the experts over to study together and see where the problem lay.

Li Li Xuewu's thinking for solving problems was like this: if this road didn't work, he absolutely wouldn't force himself to walk it; trying another direction was better.

This spirit of being decisive and cutting through the Gordian knot deeply attracted Shangguan Qi's admiration.

Men were most charming only when they were working seriously.

This absolutely wasn't the nonsense capitalists used to fool male comrades into working hard; this was a viewpoint recognized by female comrades.

Of course, if a woman says this to you, you should be smart; she might be fooling you into working hard to support her.

In mid-November, Liang Zuodong, who had failed at playing dead, finally came out to do things.

He wanted to continue playing dead, because the news that Secretary Li was annoyed with him had already spread throughout the group's organs.

He hadn't flattered the Secretary-General for nothing; at the critical moment, it was Li Li Xuewu who dared to use him and was willing to use him.

Seeing that he hadn't done anything for a long time, Li Li Xuewu called him to the office, first scolded him severely, and then had an earnest talk.

Anyway, after some guidance, Liang Zuodong tried hard to raise his work enthusiasm and continued to serve the people.

"Secretary-General, someone from the Beijing Station has come."

Li Li Xuewu was accompanying Gu Gu Weijie to receive representatives from provincial offices who were visiting; they were some provinces with good relationships.

These people hadn't yet tasted the bitterness Li Li Xuewu gave at the wine table, so when they met in private, they were all organizing to have a good drink in the evening.

Li Li Xuewu knew he had come from behind, but the news that reached his ears was somewhat sudden.

First, he apologized to the guests, briefly explained the reason, and asked for leave from Deputy Director Gu, before he took Liang Zuodong out of the reception room door.

"Who is leading the team?"

"Deputy Station Master Gao Juntong," Liang Zuodong answered cleanly and neatly, without any wordiness. "He specifically named you."

"Mm, I know." Li Li Xuewu nodded faintly and said: "Go tell Discipline Inspection to prepare for the handover."

"Good, but—" Liang Zuodong agreed first, then hesitated and asked: "Does the Group Discipline Inspection need to cooperate with the other party in handling the case?"

"Prepare first and then we'll see; perhaps there are other situations."

Li Li Xuewu said while walking: "Haven't you seen it yet? The other party is not coming with good intentions."

Indeed, the problem with the Beijing Freight Station had been investigated for more than two months and finally came to light, but there was no need for Gao Juntong to come personally.

After all, this wasn't something glorious. If it were sending a certificate of honor, it would be possible to give each other face; after all, everyone lifts the sedan chair.

Li Li Xuewu lit the fire at the freight station, and Gao Juntong was busy putting it out, covered in dust. Why would he be willing to come to the group to join in the fun?

According to normal procedures, both sides' Discipline Inspection would notify each other, or the office would communicate and notify.

At most, the other side's Discipline Inspection would send a deputy division chief to explain the situation, and that would depend on whether both sides had a sufficient basis for cooperation.

Li Li Xuewu was such a cunning person; hearing Liang Zuodong say Gao Juntong had come, he knew the other party was not coming with good intentions.

This wasn't coming to join in the fun; this was coming to tease.

Sure enough, as soon as both sides met, the handshake and greeting session was filled with hidden daggers.

Gao Juntong had words in his words; after some hypocritical self-blame, he let the accompanying Discipline Inspection cadres report the investigation results.

In this report, not only were the involved personnel investigated clearly, from top to bottom, but all the little things under their butts were shaken out clearly.

These people had never been so serious in their work, because this slap made their faces hurt and turn red.

Station Master Liang Zhendong, Deputy Station Master in charge of business Zhou Yongnian... a large group of involved personnel received handling and punishment.

Liang Zhendong and Zhou Yongnian were both removed from their posts for investigation. If the first and second in command were in such a situation, there was no need to mention the people below.

A large group of station personnel were removed, and the entire freight station underwent investigation and self-correction. Now it could be said that people were panicked.

The Red Star Steel Group proposed that Yi Yi Honglei serve as the person in charge of the freight station. The Beijing Railway Station did not block it and passed it unanimously.

In that environment at the time, even if they knew the Red Star Factory was taking advantage of the fire, the Beijing Railway Station didn't have the face to entangle these things.

Now that the problem was investigated clearly, they could be considered to have raised their eyebrows and exhaled.

Discipline Inspection cadres introduced some situations of the Beijing Railway Station, and then the conversation turned to the problems of the Red Star Factory.

Liang Zhendong's problem was mainly reflected in management. Although there were some small problems and issues, there were no big problems.

Deputy Station Master Zhou Yongnian's problem involved Li Baihui, Deputy Li Kezhang of the Dispatch Division of the Red Star Steel Group.

The Dispatch Division wasn't rare among the more than 20 business divisions of the Red Star Steel Group in the early days, nor was it high-profile; it looked very steady.

But no one could ignore them; this was the key division for the Red Star Factory to master the transportation and production chain.

In the process of division reform and merger, the Dispatch Division had never changed; this was where its strength lay.

As a "middleman" for production and sales, the importance of the Dispatch Division didn't need to be emphasized, and the status of the Deputy Li Kezhang of the Dispatch Division didn't need to be emphasized.

Li Li Xuewu didn't know Li Baihui very well, but he knew the weight of the Deputy Li Kezhang of the Dispatch Division.

If it really involved the freight station, it would be a nest case.

Interestingly, the Beijing Railway Station stopped there and only handled the cadres on their side.

Gao Juntong came over today to hand over relevant investigation materials.

Li Li Xuewu just said his coming was too weird; he must have had another purpose.

The Beijing Railway Station's meaning was: big brother shouldn't talk about second brother; our cadres have problems, and the Red Star Factory's cadres aren't all good birds either.

Everyone is the same flavor—

Our cadres have problems, we manage them, but you shouldn't watch the fun either; no one should think about being good.

Past problems should be shaken out and dried; losing face shouldn't just be our family; if we lose it, everyone loses it together.

Li Li Xuewu was truly convinced by Gao Juntong's narrow-mindedness. He didn't just go to the Beijing Freight Station to light a fire; was it necessary to chase him home to take revenge?

That's right, Gao Juntong was taking revenge on him.

At the beginning, he didn't choose an independent investigation but handed the documents and materials to the station's Discipline Inspection. For Gao Juntong, this wasn't cooperation and help, but rather a pressure and insult of watching from the sidelines.

Now he dragged Li Li Xuewu into the water, having a sense of gloating.

You showed mercy to me at the beginning, and I also show mercy to you now; we are even.

When Zhou Zechuan rushed over, he found that the atmosphere in the conference room was a bit wrong, and the Secretary-General's face was particularly gloomy.

It wasn't until he did the handover with the station's Discipline Inspection personnel that he knew this had been slapped back by others.

He didn't have a gloating expression; now the other side was really the Red Star Factory. Could he still laugh?

Now, having received materials about Gao Juntong's violations and crimes from the railway station, the Steel Group Discipline Inspection had to start an investigation.

Cooperate with the railway station Discipline Inspection to carry out further evidence collection and investigation, and implement monitoring of the parties involved.

After returning to the office, Li Li Xuewu's face suddenly improved, because the plan was proceeding very smoothly.

Gao Juntong thought he was on the second floor, but in reality, he had long been standing in the atmosphere.

Cooperating with your performance and giving you a certain emotional value, you couldn't let yourself pay for nothing.

The fire lit at the freight station was to burn back; what was the point of burning to the railway station?

Now it depended on whether Zhou Zechuan worked hard and could pull out the black sheep and connect them into a string.

As for who this string would eventually involve, Li Li Xuewu sat and waited for the result. He believed that no one in the team could escape.

Still the same sentence, I am not targeting any specific person.

After Zhou Zechuan took over the case, he was a bit panicked, because he suddenly found that the key point rumored in the organ had fallen into his hands.

How was it said at the beginning?

The Secretary-General had some ideas about the freight station, had some ideas about a certain person, so the freight station had an accident.

These were, of course, rumors. Whether true or false, they were all too vulgar and had no basis.

And the situation Zhou Zechuan learned was more detailed.

It wasn't that the Secretary-General wanted to scheme against anyone, but that someone wanted to scheme against the Secretary-General. When this boomerang was thrown out, he didn't know how it flew back; it really cost his life.

Originally, he was just being perfunctory, not wanting to investigate Zhou Zhou Xiaobai's case anymore, and even went so far as to leak information to Yu De.

Now this problem fell into his hands again; you tell me how he should investigate it.

Li Li Xuewu didn't know Li Baihui's situation very well, but Zhou Zechuan knew; the two hadn't just drunk together once.

No way, the facts were clear and the evidence was solid. According to the station's Discipline Inspection, as long as the Red Star Factory's Discipline Inspection took action to arrest people, it would be fine.

Witnesses and material evidence were all prepared. Even if Li Baihui was wronged, he had to produce evidence that could explain everything.

Unable to explain, the Group Discipline Inspection took Li Baihui away from the office that afternoon.

According to organizational work procedures, Li Baihui was a deputy section-level cadre and couldn't enjoy the treatment of an independent room in the guesthouse.

What he could experience was only the investigation room newly applied by Discipline Inspection, similar to the Security Division's Security Section, both had interrogation chairs.

The organ became lively because of this sudden situation, and everyone was guessing what problem Li Baihui had.

Actually, it wasn't hard to guess. In the morning, the railway station came to hand over the freight station's investigation results, and in the afternoon, Li Baihui was taken away for investigation.

The key was that Li Baihui was still the Deputy Li Kezhang of the Dispatch Division. Anyone with a brain could know what this was for.

Although Li Li Xuewu knew about this, he didn't pay special attention to it, because his work started to get busy again.

The aircraft manufacturing factory located in Steel City ushered in good news. With the last screw of the mechanical equipment fixed, the workers of the entire production line completed training, and relevant parts were stored completely.

With the help of the Japanese Sanhe Corporation, the KH-4 production line introduced from Japan finally ushered in the day of trial production.

This production line was an old thing, a product from 14 years ago, drifting across the ocean to be reassembled and re-equipped. Could it continue to create value? All engineers had a big question mark.

The group arranged for Deputy Director Cheng Kaiyuan, who was in charge of production, to go to Steel City to preside over the trial production work together with Deputy Director Dong Wenxue.

And Li Li Xuewu was sitting in Li Huai De's office at this time, waiting for news from the front.

Although the Jaguar and Alouette III helicopter projects had started construction for several months, the KH-4 project was, after all, the first aircraft production line owned by the Red Star Factory, attracting much attention.

If trial production could be completed, it would mean that the Red Star Factory had achieved a zero breakthrough in aircraft production.

Similarly, it also proved that the Red Star Factory had the ability and strength to carry out aircraft production and manufacturing, mastering another sharp weapon of heavy industry.

The automotive industry and electronics industry could transform and absorb the overflow part of industrial production capacity to achieve high-profit development.

Relevant tertiary industries had become the main profit growth points of the Red Star Steel Group.

But these industries were not as significant in political meaning as the aircraft industry; after all, this was an engineering project that flew into the sky.

At the beginning, when prying from the Ice Flying Factory, the Third Ministry of Machine Building was holding its breath. If the aircraft production project had problems, the first to jump out and scold the street might be them.

And some units wanted to merge the Red Star Factory's aircraft industry, either by coercion or by clever seizure.

If it weren't for the Red Star Steel Group wearing the coat of an experimental pioneer and repeatedly showing its face above, it might have been dismembered.

Old Li was so nervous that he wanted to smoke. He pinched his fingers and stared at the phone, hoping for good news, but not wanting bad news to be delivered so early.

Being able to produce helicopters meant that the Red Star Steel Group he led possessed strategic production significance.

He, Li Huai De, was no longer the Li Huai De of yesterday!

Knock, knock—a knock on the door sounded.

Li Huai De looked at the door full of hope, but saw Li Li Haiyang walking in hurriedly.

His brow furrowed, and then he tried hard to make a relaxed appearance, asking: "Is there news from Steel City?"

"No, it's from Discipline Inspection."

Li Li Haiyang walked to Li Huai De's side and reported softly: "Li Baihui, the Deputy Li Kezhang of the Dispatch Division who was taken away by the Group Discipline Inspection yesterday afternoon, was found to have committed suicide early this morning."

"What the hell?" Li Huai De's voice rose a few degrees, and then he slapped the table, cursing angrily: "We approved so much money to build and renovate the Discipline Inspection office; what are they eating?"

Indeed, Li Baihui died in the Discipline Inspection interrogation room, and he died at night without anyone discovering it. The matter suddenly became serious.

How did Li Baihui die?

If he committed suicide, why did he commit suicide?

Where did he get the tools for suicide? What was he afraid of, and what was he covering up with his own death?

Zhou Zechuan was really panicked this time. He ran to Gu Gu Weijie's office and reported the situation to his supervisor.

Gu Gu Weijie naturally didn't have a good face; he wasn't active in reporting usually, but was very active when problems arose.

She couldn't ignore it, but her tone was somewhat serious.

The roar of Deputy Director Gu scolding Zhou Zechuan could be heard throughout the corridor, dropping how many people's chins.

It was truly the first time the usually gentle Deputy Director Gu had lost her temper; this appearance of wanting to eat people was scary.

Scolding was scolding, but Gu Gu Weijie couldn't bear this responsibility. After scolding, she still had to report the problem to Li Huai De.

Li Huai De was mentally prepared. After consultation, he decided to order the Security Division to intervene in the investigation.

Strictly investigate the cause of Li Baihui's death, and strictly investigate whether there were any violations in the process of Discipline Inspection handling the case.

Zhou Zechuan looked ashen; he knew he had become the beheaded ghost. Li Li Xuewu had never thought of letting him go from beginning to end. ===== CHAPTER 1344 =====