Chapter 1371: Keeping one's tail between one's legs

Xiong Bencheng was truly able to hold his ground. Despite Old Li staring at him fixedly, his hand felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds and simply wouldn't lift.

The meeting room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop. The tense air felt as if it were about to congeal.

Li Huai De was ultimately helpless. He couldn't just walk over and slap Xiong Bencheng, who looked like he was about to fall asleep, and then help him raise his hand. That would turn the management committee into a brawl.

The iron vote, Xiong Bencheng, didn't raise his hand. There were only three votes supporting that opinion at the scene. Even if Old Li raised his hand, there would only be four votes in total.

It couldn't be said that they were guaranteed to lose, but they couldn't be said to be guaranteed to win either, because there were still abstention votes to choose from.

Even if Xiong Bencheng cast an abstention vote and others also cast abstention votes, the final result of this opinion would be that it would be shelved if it didn't reach half the votes. For others, it didn't matter; it was just a matter of discussing it again. But for Old Li, it wouldn't work.

Why? Time waits for no one. The topic regarding the person in charge of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group had to have a result today; otherwise, he, the class monitor, would truly lose all face.

Therefore, looking at the three votes from Su Weide and the others, Li Huai De decisively asked the next question, "Comrades who abstain, please raise your hands."

At this moment, Xiong Bencheng seemed to have woken up, opened his hazy eyes, and raised his right hand.

Not dying in old age is a thief!

Li Huai De gritted his back teeth and glared at him. If it weren't for Xiong Bencheng making trouble, how could he have fallen into today's embarrassing situation?

He also disagreed with the opinion of arranging for Gao Yaqin and Xu Sinian to take charge of Liaodong. No matter how much Li Xuewu made a fuss, the tacit understanding and connection between the two couldn't be broken.

He had long since calculated the votes of the management committee and had even talked to Dong Wenxue and others in private. He couldn't let Li Xuewu fail, but he couldn't let Li Xuewu be too proud either.

Therefore, five votes were enough to be more than half. It not only deterred Li Xuewu's ambition but also embodied his own importance.

That's right, Old Li had counted himself as the fifth vote, the fifth vote to turn the tide. As a result, he had scooped up a pile of shit.

He never expected that at the last management committee meeting of the year, he would invite the "seriously ill" Xiong Bencheng to come out and scrape together votes, only for him to make trouble for him. He truly deserved to be killed!

There was only one abstention vote; only Xiong Bencheng had cast an abstention vote.

The voting result for this topic at the meeting couldn't be clearer. Li Huai De swept a cold face toward the crowd and asked, "Comrades who agree with Comrade Li Xuewu serving as the leader of the Industrial Management Group, please raise your hands."

The first to raise his hand was Dong Wenxue, Jing Yunong was the second, and Zhang Jinsong and Cheng Kaiyuan raised their hands immediately after. Four votes against three; now the choice was in Li Huai De's hands. This couldn't be considered getting what he wanted; it was more like being forced into a helpless situation.

Old Li now had two choices: support Li Xuewu, or abstain from the opinion. But could he choose to abstain?

A management committee director who neither supports the first opinion nor the second opinion—that wouldn't be alienating himself from the comrades and taking the lead in destroying the good situation of unity.

At a management committee class meeting, the absolute impossible situation is for the director to cast an abstention vote. That is no different from him voluntarily giving up control of the meeting and losing his influence over the management committee. The class monitor wouldn't need to do his job anymore.

This wasn't the result Old Li wanted; even if it wasn't turning the tide, at least it should have been icing on the cake. But now, what had he become?

No matter what he thought, the opinion of Li Xuewu serving as the leader of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group already had four votes. He had to raise his hand to support it; otherwise, if this topic was shelved, he would be the one hurt.

Stifled, helpless, annoyed—various emotions accumulated on Director Li's face; his complexion was like a hodgepodge, so complex that no one could describe it.

Raise his hand; Director Li raised his hand to support it.

"Good, the resolution for Li Xuewu to serve as the leader of the Liaodong Industrial Management Group is passed."

Li Huai De made the final decision, and after finishing this sentence, he announced that today's meeting was over.

The dark clouds covering the meeting venue still hadn't dissipated, but the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed. The secretaries who were recording the meeting quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and their nerves had eased quite a bit.

The leaders stood up one after another to leave their seats. Director Li didn't know if he had forgotten or was truly angry, but he didn't go to shake hands and exchange pleasantries with the Secretary-General, instead taking the lead in leaving the meeting room with a cold face.

Chairman Xiong, who had been resented by him, didn't seem to care, standing up leisurely and leaving alone without greeting anyone.

"The Secretary-General should treat us to a meal at noon today."

Gao Yaqin's face didn't show a bit of regret or loss, smiling as she greeted Li Xuewu. Li Xuewu's face didn't show a trace of pride or arrogance, similarly nodding with a smile and responding, "I think the small canteen is very suitable."

"The Secretary-General really knows how to live." Cheng Kaiyuan also stood up to join in the fun, patting Li Xuewu on the shoulder as he passed by, "Even if you treat us in the small canteen, we won't buy it if there are no hard dishes."

"How about shredded tofu with scallions?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Deputy Director Cheng, and then said to Deputy Director Gu who was standing up, "And add a dish of braised eggplant; Deputy Director Gu likes to eat this."

"How come I can't learn this ability to be thorough in every detail?" Gao Yaqin stood by Li Xuewu's side and teased him, "The Secretary-General shouldn't have remembered everyone's tastes and preferences, right?"

"What's difficult about this? Why don't we switch?" Li Xuewu stood up, looked at her, and raised his eyebrows, "When you become the Secretary-General, you will also have this thoroughness."

"Are you panting just because I said you were fat?" Gao Yaqin smiled and patted his arm, turning to walk out with Jing Yunong, chatting with Gu Weijie, who had finished packing her materials, about recent work.

Zhang Jinsong, who had just voted in favor, didn't exchange pleasantries with Li Xuewu, having left the meeting room with everyone else's footsteps long ago. On the contrary, Su Weide and Xue Zhifu, who had voted against, walked at the end with Dong Wenxue.

Dong Wenxue walked to Li Xuewu's side and smiled, extending his right hand. The two looked at each other, said nothing, and just shook hands. Su Weide, who saw this scene, raised his eyebrows, a meaningful smile on his mouth as he stood up and left.

"What does Deputy Director Xue like to eat?"

Li Xuewu walked with Dong Wenxue, but didn't leave Xue Zhifu at the end.

Xue Zhifu held his teacup in his left hand, walked to Li Xuewu's side, and also extended his right hand, shaking it with him and saying congratulations.

"If moving from miscellaneous affairs to business is considered progress, then I accept your congratulations calmly." Li Xuewu smiled, let go of his hand, and invited him and Dong Wenxue to go first.

Dong Wenxue didn't care about these things and wasn't annoyed because Xue Zhifu had voted against, his expression not showing a trace of blame.

"Business is ultimately more difficult than miscellaneous affairs; I have a deep understanding of this in my years in Liaodong." He looked at Xue Zhifu and sighed, "It's no exaggeration to say it's like standing on the edge of an abyss or walking on thin ice."

"From mastering a department to managing an industrial system, has the Secretary-General prepared well?"

Xue Zhifu asked bluntly, his gaze at Li Xuewu holding a bit more scrutiny and exploration.

"The group's future industrial production base, trade port area, the responsibility is heavy; a decision's negligence might affect the development plan for five or ten years."

"How can you say you've prepared well?"

Li Xuewu didn't care about the suspicion in his words, and his tone wasn't entirely confident, but rather held a bit more composure, just like when he was the Secretary-General; he hadn't treated complex miscellaneous affairs as a mountain that was hard to hold.

"Why don't you just wait and see?"

"Oh?"

Xue Zhifu didn't expect Li Xuewu to say this; his eyes brightened, and he nodded with a smile, "Then I'll look forward to it."

Li Xuewu didn't break his promise; at noon, a dish of shredded tofu with scallions and a dish of braised eggplant were added to the dining table in the leader's private room. Of course, he wasn't a stingy person; joking was joking, and he added two more meat dishes.

He had stored wine at the reception center, and after winter, Yin Mancang had stored yellow goat meat and pork for him in the reception center's freezer.

The two meat dishes added to the dining table today included mutton and pork. No matter how troublesome the meeting was, everyone called it fragrant when they picked up their rice bowls, and the topics were mostly about year-end work; no one mentioned the meeting again.

Old Li seemed a bit reticent, but before sitting at the table, he still congratulated Li Xuewu in a joking tone, as if he felt short-changed after eating someone else's food; even Su Weide joined in the fun and joked a few times.

The group class, just as Director Li often emphasized, was progressive and united.

After the meal, Dong Wenxue had to catch a train back to the Steel City, and Li Xuewu asked for a car specifically to send him to the train station.

Compared to before, the commuting volume of group cadres and employees between the Steel City and the capital had increased sharply in the past two years, for which a water commuting route had been opened, and a railway commuting special train had been added.

Sometimes group leaders would also take aviation special flights to reach their destinations quickly.

When Dong Wenxue first arrived at the Steel City, he only served as the secretary and factory director of the steel mill; his travel between the capital and the Steel City wasn't frequent, and even visiting relatives had to be done during holidays.

Once he served as the deputy director of the management committee, the number of times he returned to the capital increased. However, he would also be absent from ordinary management committee meetings; relevant topics would be notified to him by phone, and he would also transmit his opinions back to the capital by phone.

Only at important meetings, or when reviewing important topics, or when there were topics related to Steel City industrial management, would he return. This was also the main reason why his influence in the group wasn't high.

Even commuting was like this. Li Huai De could take a special train to the Steel City, but Dong Wenxue didn't have this pomp when returning to the capital or the Steel City, mostly buying tickets from the railway to travel back and forth.

With his status, he didn't have to worry about not being able to buy a soft sleeper; this treatment was already comfortable enough.

"Changed drivers?"

Before getting in the car, seeing a driver take the initiative to help them open the car door, Dong Wenxue specifically took a look at the other party. He knew Nie Xiaoguang, but this young man looked unfamiliar.

"Xiaoguang is participating in training and learning; this is Yu Zhe, who was originally in the traffic class."

After Dong Wenxue got in the car, Li Xuewu got in on the other side and introduced him at the same time.

Yu Zhe was Yu Li's younger brother.

When he learned that Li Xuewu wouldn't bring his current driver when going to Liaodong, Yu Li opened her mouth to beg him, wanting to give her brother a future.

She had given everything to Li Xuewu, so naturally, he was the one she could rely on when she had difficulties. However, Yu Li was a smart person; after the lesson from last time, how could she make the same mistake again?

She said it was begging for a future, but she also spoke of the reality. Yu Zhe was a bit unreliable, but he wasn't a fool who talked too much. The driving technique naturally didn't need to be said, and the most important advantage was loyalty.

This time going to Liaodong, according to Yu Li, the secretary could be chosen in Liaodong, but the driver must be one of their own. Even if they didn't use Yu Zhe, they had to choose a reliable one from those close to them.

Being able to drive for a group leader is a form of progress in itself, not to mention that after three or five years, the leader will always have an arrangement, which is naturally an extraordinary future that can't be sought. The premise is that the leader must be satisfied.

Can Yu Zhe satisfy Li Xuewu?

It's hard to say for now; this kid is indeed a bit cheeky, more cocky than Han Jiankun, but more mature than Nie Xiaoguang.

You say he's a loafer and unreliable, but Li Xuewu deliberately tested him, and the things he entrusted to him were done beautifully. You say he's actively seeking progress, but he's a lazy character who always likes to gossip.

However, he was cautious and careful in front of Li Xuewu. Not to mention his sister's threats and instructions, Li Xuewu's status and reputation alone could suppress him into being honest.

Dong Wenxue just took a few more looks at him and didn't care. After the car started, he brought up the meeting this morning.

"I never thought you would have a friendship with Chairman Bencheng." He turned his head to look at his student, his gaze holding a bit of appreciation and some unspeakable meaning.

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said with a light laugh, "There's a good age gap; what kind of friendship could I have with him? Just discuss things as they are; he's not a person who doesn't know his place either. I believe that after this time, the days of being 'sick' will be fewer."

"Hehe—" Dong Wenxue found it funny when he mentioned this, patted his knees, and said, "Director Li has truly lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet this time. Cleverness leads to being misled by cleverness; he brought it on himself."

"The days ahead won't be peaceful."

He sighed and looked at Li Xuewu, "What are your plans for Deputy Director Gu's side? Just maintain it like this?"

"You're returning to the capital anyway, so leave this problem for you to handle." Li Xuewu leaned against the seat and joked, "I believe you will definitely be able to think of a way that is the best of both worlds and makes everyone happy."

"Heh—" Dong Wenxue didn't expect his student to still be a national player, kicking the ball so well, "I can think of a way, but a contradiction is a contradiction; you have to handle it yourself."

"Forget it, no need." As if thinking of something, he sighed and said, "Deputy Director Gu is a person who, although not as bad as Deputy Director Xue, isn't entirely targeting you."

"Too young; that's the mistake."

Li Xuewu didn't quite agree with Dong Wenxue's words, but he didn't directly refute them, instead saying indifferently, "She wants to pave a step for me and let me slow down for a term. Maybe in three years, she will take the initiative to support me going to Liaodong."

"Time waits for no one; seize the day." Dong Wenxue agreed with his explanation, looked at the window, and nodded, "She is responsible for organization and personnel work; the starting point for thinking about problems is still limited. It's good that you can understand."

"Letting you go to Liaodong isn't just a problem of economic development and management. There are many problems here that aren't convenient to put on the table. She doesn't understand, but Director Li understands."

Dong Wenxue shook his chin and then continued, "Even if you haven't completely left the group's center, your influence in the group will be affected after going to Liaodong."

"Just like I mentioned this morning, business is ultimately more difficult than miscellaneous affairs." He looked at his student and reminded him earnestly, "Especially personnel work; one wrong step, every step is wrong."

"Mm, I understand what you mean."

Li Xuewu's attitude was always peaceful, nodding in agreement, "Small cadres do things, big cadres do people."

"This is the main reason why I insist on changing you to Liaodong." Seeing that his student was so transparent, Dong Wenxue couldn't help but feel proud and self-satisfied, laughing, "Actually, Director Li isn't at ease handing Liaodong to others either."

"He's hiding selfish motives." Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "The targeting of Deputy Director Gu and Deputy Director Xue isn't at me, at least not mainly at me; eighty percent is at Director Li's greed and desire to master the overall situation."

"They aren't afraid that I will do evil in Liaodong, or have no achievements. They are afraid that I have no responsibility, that I will become Director Li's echo, that I will obey Director Li's 'micro-management,' and turn Liaodong's industry into a mess."

"Mm, that's really possible."

Dong Wenxue thought about it carefully and nodded, "You and I are both from the security department, and Director Li was our supervisor. This caution and defense are understandable."

"So Director Li came up with this plan of killing two birds with one stone." Li Xuewu's gaze was a bit disdainful, and a bit playful, "Not only did he make me have a conflict with Deputy Director Gu and Deputy Director Xue, but it also didn't make the two of them too nervous about his arrangements."

"If it really went according to Director Li's wishes, I'm afraid he would come to appease me later; maybe there's some program."

"Hahahaha—" Hearing Li Xuewu say this, thinking of Director Li's temper, it was truly possible. He sighed inwardly and found it funny, saying, "You are just too transparent; it's hard to be confused."

"Be confused when you should be confused, and be transparent when you should be transparent." Li Xuewu turned his body slightly to look at his teacher, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Am I not confused enough as a Secretary-General? I'm about to be sent away, can't I be transparent?"

"Hahahaha—" Seeing Li Xuewu say this, Dong Wenxue truly set his heart at ease.

Ordinary people say that understanding the world is learning, and being sophisticated in human relationships is an article. At their position, they had long since mastered the world and human relationships, so there was no need to practice deliberately, which would seem artificial.

"Deputy Director Xue is practical, so naturally, I don't need to say it." Dong Wenxue thought for a while and continued, "I will do work on Deputy Director Gu's side; you just do your work, and time will tell the truth."

He spoke to this point and raised his eyebrows again, "Deputy Director Su... you still have to think of a way."

"We don't need to worry about his side." Li Xuewu hummed, indifferently saying, "The case wasn't handled well, and a bunch of shit was pulled out. His dirty heart and lungs were all placed in the sunlight; it's not presentable, and the leader above will inevitably hate him."

"He can come down, but it doesn't mean he can go up." His confidence in his tone wasn't concealed at all, "Without the support of the person above, I really don't look down on those few pounds and ounces."

Having said this, Li Xuewu turned his head to look at Dong Wenxue with a bit of seriousness and emphasized, "It's best if you don't get involved either; it would only be cheaper for him."

"Mm, stinky dog shit." Dong Wenxue understood the meaning of his words and nodded, "If you really take him seriously, the person above will inevitably have to value him. If you bully him too hard, it will hurt the face of the person above."

"Exactly, you have to look at the master when beating a dog." Seeing that his teacher understood, Li Xuewu set his worries aside and said, "He provoked Zhang Jinsong, and the two will inevitably have a clash sooner or later; you just wait to watch a good show after returning to the capital."

"Can't bully honest people—"

Dong Wenxue had long understood the detailed situation of the case from Li Xuewu. Seeing the situation develop to today, he was also very emotional and admired his student's scheming. Just talking about this push of the boat, who could play as smoothly as Li Xuewu?

Zhang Jinsong only guarded his own mess after arriving at the group; it couldn't be said that he was diligent, but he could be called conscientious. He was just a bit "protective of food," but not to the point of being resented.

It was just that Old Li had a small heart, and with Su Weide who wasn't afraid of trouble, how could there be anything good when the two got together.

It wasn't to say that Li Huai De and Su Weide were together doing bad things; people who do bad things don't need to study together, they will definitely have a tacit understanding. Have you ever seen Li Xuewu discuss with anyone when doing bad things? That's not called doing bad things; that's called being a big idiot.

Therefore, Zhang Jinsong voting for Li Xuewu wasn't entirely out of gratitude for his matchmaking and helping him settle those messes, but more out of the intention to add trouble to Li Huai De and Su Weide.

As for the future, it depends on the development and changes of the situation. The influence of Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu, one returning to the capital and one leaving the capital, can be foreseen, but it hasn't been said to be absolute.

Once Li Xuewu takes Liaodong and Dong Wenxue supports the capital, they won't need to open their mouths; naturally, someone will take the initiative.

"Married? Is it so sudden?"

On December 30th, Li Xuewu suddenly received a wedding invitation sent by Peng Xiaoli; happening at the end of the year, the bright red looked festive.

Peng Xiaoli looked at his surprise; although there was still regret and struggle in his heart, his face was full of composure and joy. His mouth was even more proud, only saying that fate brings people together from a thousand miles away, and without fate, they don't know each other face to face.

"I'm not like others; you can't treat me poorly."

He knew how to play treasure and sell well, deliberately begging Li Xuewu, "You can skip other people's happy events, but you can't skip mine; I want to invite you to be my witness."

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu was also amused by his begging, put down the invitation, looked at the calendar under the glass table, and asked, "What day is the lunar New Year this year?"

"January 16th by the solar calendar, still early."

Peng Xiaoli had long since calculated it, pointing his finger at the calendar and introducing, "One month of preparation, just right for getting married at the end of the month, leaving half a month before the New Year, neither side is delayed."

"Mm, good thing, happy event." Li Xuewu smiled, put the invitation in the drawer, looked at him, and said, "As long as I have time, I will definitely go. Forget about being a witness; the wedding wine is still necessary."

"Then I'll be looking forward to you."

Peng Xiaoli didn't force it; seeing him agree, he instructed about the big red envelope before leaving satisfied.

The news that Li Xuewu would concurrently serve as the leader of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group and the factory director of the metallurgical plant in the capacity of Secretary-General had already spread; it hadn't been decided when he would take office in the Steel City, but it wouldn't be dragged until the end of January.

So whether Li Xuewu could attend the wedding was really hard to say; being a witness could only be his extravagant hope, and he couldn't make two-handed preparations.

Just from Li Xuewu's words, one could hear a thing or two; Peng Xiaoli was so smart, so he wouldn't do stupid things.

"Smart person—"

Watching Peng Xiaoli leave happily, Li Xuewu couldn't help but sigh. He didn't look favorably on Peng Xiaoli pursuing Li Xue; Peng Xiaoli should be clear about this attitude.

Now he could still take the initiative to report the news of his marriage, which was hoping that Li Xuewu wouldn't hold a grudge against him, and even less would hate him. With such a big tree, how could Peng Xiaoli be willing to go far to hug someone else's thigh?

Being able to happily report the happy event to Li Xuewu, how could one not say he was a smart person?

Wang Lu and Peng Xiaoli passed each other and entered the office; the two joked a few words at the door. Nothing more than Peng Xiaoli getting married.

A few days ago, Wang Lu had taken the initiative to introduce him to a nurse at the United Hospital; she didn't expect Peng Xiaoli's attitude to be incorrect, which made her angry. Now it's good; the rabbit still ate the grass in the nest.

However, Yu Haitang's grass was truly precious; Peng Xiaoli definitely didn't lose.

In private, some people joked that Yu Haitang was the factory flower. Of course, the factory flower of the steel mill didn't need to be too particular; there were many male workers and few female workers, so a little beauty could be this flower or that flower.

However, since she could be called the factory flower in a factory of more than 10,000 people, Yu Haitang still had quite a bit of beauty. At least in this era, her face shape, facial features, as well as her figure and background could be called a good girl.

It's just that she had a lot of thoughts, a bit stubborn temper, and ordinary people really couldn't chase her.

"He's truly lucky; he picked up a leak."

Wang Lu walked into the office with documents, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "He came to send the invitation, right? Blabbering, I don't know how sad Yuan Hua from the radio station must be."

"You still have a friendship with Yuan Hua?"

Li Xuewu raised his head amusedly and looked at her, "Why don't you go to the union; it's leisurely and decent."

"Forget it, I'm not patient enough for transfers."

Hearing her second brother tease her, this concern was true. If she really wanted to find a leisurely and decent job, her second brother could really arrange for her to go to the union. At least it would be a deputy section chief, right?

"I've only been in the group for two years, but I've transferred to three units. If I transfer again, people will say I have no stability, and it won't look good in the file."

She put the documents in her hand on the desk and said with a smile, "Wait until I can't do it in the comprehensive management department, then I'll beg you to arrange it for me; now I haven't done enough."

"You're not as practical as Peng Xiaoli."

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed at her, "Peng Xiaoli didn't even talk about conditions with me when he left, and you still want to talk about the future."

He deliberately scared her, "Haven't you heard that when people leave, the tea gets cold? It won't be convenient for you to transfer when I go to the Steel City, and I won't be able to manage you anymore."

"You're lying—" Wang Lu pouted, "Even if you go to the Steel City, you're still the Secretary-General, right? This comprehensive management department is still under your management. You're just fooling me as if I'm a fool."

"You're a fool? Hehe—" Li Xuewu looked down at the materials in his hand, but teased her with his mouth, "Who in the organization dares to say Wang Lu is a fool? She's very smart."

"You said that, not me!" Wang Lu hummed proudly, "Wait until I go back, I'll tell everyone you praised me for being smart, and now I'm training in the comprehensive management department, and I must be used heavily in the future."

"You're not even taking things out of context; you're just faking an imperial edict."

Li Xuewu raised his head amusedly and looked at her, took his fountain pen, unscrewed it, and said, "Go, say whatever you want, see if anyone believes you."

"Then I'll really go and say it—"

Wang Lu saw that the leader was in a good mood, and she was someone who dared to joke, teased a few words, and then took the opportunity to pour water to remind him softly, "Director Li didn't come to work this morning, saying he was called to the ministry."

"Mm, I know, maybe there's something."

Li Xuewu nodded and didn't care. She knew this news yesterday; Yang Jun had come to find him.

Zhou Zechuan was very hardworking and responsible; the case had been investigated almost completely, and there would soon be a conclusion.

Yang Jun came to find him not only because of the relationship between individuals but also because of the tasks at work. The relationship between individuals had to start from the last time he led a team to the Red Star Steel Group and was tricked by Li Xuewu. It's a long story, so I'll omit it.

They didn't know each other without fighting; if it weren't for this friendship, his work this time wouldn't have been so smooth, and he would have to thank Li Xuewu for his "support."

As for the tasks at work, Yang Jun was also entrusted by the leader to stabilize the management structure and situation of the Red Star Steel Group. In this period, in the situation where economic development is hard-won, the above still hopes that the Red Star Steel Group will continue to move forward.

So Yang Jun also brought the care and greetings of the leaders above to Li Xuewu. That's what was said on the surface, and he also gave him phone numbers and other contact methods, hoping he would work harder and communicate more.

A stick and a date; Li Xuewu knew this routine when he was six years old, so it couldn't fool him, but it could be considered transparent in his heart. He understood what the leaders above meant, but his foundation was shallow and he hadn't become a climate.

If he really wanted to catch the other party's eye, at least he would have to be a deputy director with a high ranking; the current rank of Secretary-General was truly a bit unpresentable.

There's plenty of time; that's what Yang Jun said.

Yang Jun was about to close the case and leave, so the above naturally had to call the class monitor Li Huai De over to lecture him. The Red Star Steel Group had had so many problems, and the responsibility naturally lay with him, the class monitor.

The leaders above couldn't call all the class members over to lecture them, so what would they need Li Huai De for?

No need to inquire; just from the tone revealed by Yang Jun, one could know that the leaders were truly dissatisfied with Li Huai De's recent actions. Criticism must be given; they had long wanted to beat Li Huai De who was raising his tail, so how could they let him go this time.

Don't think that the leader's criticism doesn't matter. Although there won't be an actual punishment this time, if you are truly hated by the leader, there will be no hope in the future. A negligence could remove your hat, and you wouldn't even be able to find a place to cry.

There were only two days left in 1968, and Li Xuewu hoped to pass them peacefully, and others thought the same. But life is not as one wishes eight or nine times out of ten, so how can everything go as one wishes.

On the 30th, Li Huai De returned from the ministry, and Zhou Zechuan represented the group's discipline inspection to announce to the entire group the notification of Li Baihui, Zheng Xudong, Huang Jianguo, Liang Zuodong, and others involved in the case. Yang Jun also brought back the punishment decision from the ministry regarding the case.

The core figures of the case, Zheng Xudong, violated discipline and law; his acts of corruption and bribery involved construction engineering, logistics support, and the business management of the Food General Company. Because the person involved had already committed suicide out of fear of crime, no action was taken, but the corresponding losses would be recovered from the family members.

Influenced and instigated by Zheng Xudong, Li Baihui participated in the corruption of material procurement and transportation of the Food General Company. Because the person involved had already committed suicide out of fear of crime, no action was taken, and the corresponding losses would be recovered together from the family members.

Liang Zuodong, deputy manager of the comprehensive management department, received benefits to help the vice president of the Santa Ya Group, Mercedes, seek the operation business of the Yingcheng Port Area, and privately introduced Zheng Xudong to the other party. He also emphasized that Zheng Xudong was on good terms with a certain leader of the group and could act as a bridge.

Upon investigation, Liang Zuodong's actions were all fabricated; he conspired with Zheng Xudong to defraud Mercedes of the remuneration privately promised by the other party.

This behavior not only violated the group's management regulations and caused a serious impact on the group's business and reputation but also violated laws and regulations. After research and decision by the group's management committee, Liang Zuodong was given the punishment of dismissal, demotion to section member, and transfer from the comprehensive management department. Subsequent illegal issues would be handed over to the group's security department for handling.

Huang Jianguo, as the secretary of the group leader, sought personal gain for public purposes, deceived superiors and subordinates, interfered with relevant work without authorization without reporting, and seriously violated work discipline. The group's discipline inspection reported to the organization department to give him the punishment of demotion, demotion, and transfer. Relevant illegal issues would be handed over to the group's security department for handling.

Judging from the investigation results announced by the group's discipline inspection, the case was mainly divided into two directions: one was internal discipline violation, and the other was external illegal activity, but both were related to Zheng Xudong.

Smart people had already seen the clues from the notification; Liang Zuodong, as the deputy manager of the comprehensive management department, was definitely not Zheng Xudong's protective umbrella, and even less could he be the final person involved in this case.

And because it involved Zhang Jinsong's secretary, Huang Jianguo, it was inevitable that everyone would privately suspect that Deputy Director Zhang was also involved.

It was just that the scope and level that the group's discipline inspection could investigate could only reach this point; the notification was already very detailed, including the details and questions involved in the investigation process of the case, which were all answered.

Most of those who didn't understand the actual situation agreed with this notification; those who knew the actual situation saw this notification and couldn't help but mutter that it was suspicious that Zheng Xudong died in Mercedes' private room, and where did the account book in the rumors go?

A notification is a notification; anyone with questions can go to the discipline inspection to ask. But if you have doubts in your heart, who would stand out and be serious?

The dispute among the group's management regarding the candidate for the leader of the Liaodong Industrial Management Group had already settled; perhaps this secret would never be exposed again, or perhaps it would be a bomb in the near future.

Following the group's discipline inspection notification, Yang Jun represented the ministry and talked to the relevant group leaders separately; the content of the talks also leaked out quickly.

Cen Fuyao, general manager of the Red Star Steel Group Food General Company, had a lack of main responsibility, the supervision responsibility was virtualized, the "one post, two responsibilities" was not implemented in place, valued operation but neglected management, one hand was hard and one hand was soft, causing irreparable losses in the Zheng Xudong case.

In the talk, Yang Jun urged the relevant leaders of the group to strictly handle the relevant persons in charge to prevent the recurrence of such events.

Li Huai De had just returned from being lectured by Director Du, so how could he have the heart to argue, so he helplessly arranged for Jing Yunong to take over and handle relevant organization and personnel issues.

Jing Yunong was also very surprised to actually intervene in the group's organization and personnel layout and master a certain authority. If she could use this case as a breakthrough to open up the situation, her influence in the group could go up more than one level.

However, after receiving Li Huai De's arrangement, she also thought that if she really went to this step, the people she offended would definitely be more than just Li Huai De, and the benefits Li Xuewu promised to give her became a hot potato.

Her face was uncertain; she hated him to death, and loved him to death.

Not to mention Jing Yunong facing the rare opportunity and being in a dilemma, Yang Jun didn't mean to stop here, as if he wanted to beat everyone up.

The group's discipline inspection had serious negligence and loopholes in its work, which successively indirectly caused the deaths of Li Baihui and Zheng Xudong; the person in charge of discipline inspection, Zhou Zechuan, bore direct management responsibility, and the deputy director Gu Weijie, who was in charge of the group's discipline inspection work, bore the responsibility of lack of supervision and management.

Yang Jun required Gu Weijie to actively absorb experience and lessons, seriously sort out work procedures, and put work into practice and details. In addition to requiring her to make a rectification explanation for the work of the discipline inspection department, he also required her to make a self-criticism at the next management committee meeting.

Also receiving talks related to management negligence were Xue Zhifu and Zhang Jinsong.

Xue Zhifu bore management negligence responsibility as the supervisor because he was involved in this case in engineering management. Zhang Jinsong bore management negligence responsibility as the supervisor because he was involved in this case in logistics support.

Like Gu Weijie, they were both required by Yang Jun to make rectification explanations for the problems involved in the departments they supervised and to make self-criticisms at the next management committee meeting.

Whether it was a rectification explanation or a self-criticism, it could be said that they had lost face, and their prestige and influence would suffer a serious blow.

Especially Zhang Jinsong, the case also involved his secretary, Huang Jianguo. Although at the end of the case, Huang Jianguo and Liang Zuodong very sensibly shouldered all the responsibilities, his problems were still written by Yang Jun in the summary report.

In the talk with him, Yang Jun seriously criticized his naivety in management and required him to reflect and self-criticize.

At this position, criticism was already a very serious problem; you couldn't let the leader scold you on the street, right? (You who lack virtue, are you a dog brain, letting your secretary put you in?)

Gu Weijie, Xue Zhifu, and Zhang Jinsong's problems were mainly in work and management; Su Weide's problems were serious.

When Yang Jun talked to him, he asked the management committee director Li Huai De to be together; the talk wasn't an appointment talk, but an admonition talk, which was already considered a punishment.

In the talk, Yang Jun clearly told Su Weide to be a person of his own and do things honestly. He must remember his identity, that he is a member of the Red Star Steel Group and the person in charge of the group's safety management work.

In the overall situation where the Red Star Steel Group's economic development is improving and industrial production is progressing, do your own job well, remember the organizational discipline...

Saying these words in front of Li Huai De to Su Weide was like slapping him in the face. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the leader's meaning was also very clear, which was to tell him to stop pulling the tiger's skin to make a banner in the future, and there was no intention to support his chaotic actions anymore.

Su Weide's face was pale; he knew that his methods in this case had all been reported by Yang Jun to the leader, and he was quite terrified while secretly hating.

How much ability did he have? He knew it himself; without the support from above, in this Red Star Steel Group where swords and shadows were everywhere and wolves were surrounding, he would have to be chewed up bones and all.

Needless to say, after listening to Yang Jun's lecture and then listening to Li Huai De's hypocritical emphasis on unity and organizational discipline, he also knew that he would have to keep his tail between his legs in the future, and it would be impossible to be as arrogant as before. ===== CHAPTER 1372 =====