Chapter 1562: The First Chess Piece

"What is criminal psychology?"

Li Xuewu stood behind the lectern, raised his hand to point at the characters on the blackboard, and asked his first question.

Of course, he didn't expect to hear the correct answer from students who had just begun to accept this discipline.

Perhaps students who had already read the book, or even studied it, could recite the introduction on the first page:

This book is based on the fundamental concepts and singular theories formed over many years in the field of criminal psychology at home and abroad, focusing on interpretation and summary, while reflecting and evaluating the brand-new achievements in domestic and international criminal psychology research in recent years...

Anyone who has read this book would feel that the introduction on the first page is somewhat... special.

But it had to be written this way; otherwise, this book could not have been published and might even have been banned.

Why?

Because the development of psychology in China has been extremely bumpy and full of twists and turns; to this day, it has basically been classified as a forbidden zone, with dissemination and research not permitted.

Then why could Li Xuewu's book be published, and even be sold openly in bookstores?

The reason is simple: it is because of the key words in the introduction: "reflecting and evaluating."

Modern psychology in the broad sense was introduced to China at the beginning of this century, but due to the poverty and weakness of old China and constant warfare, its development was very slow.

Modern psychology in China began with the founding of new-style schools in the late Qing Dynasty, where psychology courses were first offered in normal schools to meet teaching needs.

Wang Guowei, one of the four great mentors of the Huaging National Academy, was the first scholar to introduce psychology to China. He successively translated and published Danish scholar Höffding's "Outlines of Psychology" in 1907 and American scholar Rucker's "Educational Psychology" in 1910, and taught psychology at the Normal University.

Due to various reasons, psychology was criticized in 1958, and after the start of the Great Learning movement, it was completely banned, and relevant research institutes were abolished and closed.

"Today we will not discuss whether psychology is pseudoscience; I have already provided an exposition and explanation in this book."

Li Xuewu saw several cadres in green uniforms suddenly enter through the back door of the classroom; they were likely there to audit the lecture.

He didn't pay them any mind, but calmly stated: "On the basis of interpreting the basic knowledge and theories of criminal psychology, this book highlights the extensive application of criminal psychology research in judicial practice."

"That is to say, it will serve us in handling the psychological cases we encounter more advancedly."

Li Xuewu's gaze swept across the room. Seeing that the students below still had no active feedback, he didn't get anxious. Changing the general perception of society is a gradual process; one cannot be in a hurry.

"I believe some students have already read this book. It shouldn't be hard to discover that the content of each chapter summarizes and discusses the psychological principles within through case studies, as well as the technical applications of criminal psychology."

The reason his book was able to break through restrictions and be published and sold openly in such an environment back then was not lacking in his excellent performance in actual work, as well as the uniqueness of this book's direction in interpreting psychology.

It didn't define theories right from the start; instead, it reversed the direction of theory and practice, first discussing practice and then summarizing theoretical experience. At this time, you could call it theory, or you could call it actual work experience.

Therefore, regardless of the general environment for psychology in the country at this time, it does not affect the powerful departments defining it as key material that grassroots work must study.

Why?

Because the major cases and important cases Li Xuewu solved during his short time working in the powerful departments were all reflected and summarized in terms of experience in the book.

Being able to become an expert in the field of criminal investigation at such a young age had to attract the attention of relevant parties.

If the grassroots could produce more advanced workers like Li Xuewu, then the country's criminal investigation work would see a practical improvement.

So, only speak of reality, and let facts do the talking.

After a brief introduction to his own book, "Criminal Psychology," which was also designated as a textbook by the school, he finally returned to the initial question.

"It's right on the last page of this book."

Li Xuewu tilted his head slightly and said: "Criminal psychology is a science that uses psychological theories and methods to study psychological activities related to crime and their objective laws; that is, a discipline that explores the causes of crime from the aspect of psychological activity."

"Of course, you might not know that this discipline actually started from philosophy."

He stepped down from the lectern and stood in the front row of the students' seats, also appearing somewhat surprised as he said: "The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once inferred whether a person would 'do good or do evil' based on the differences in a person's complexion and head shape."

"His student Aristotle further explored and developed the theory of the relationship between phrenology and crime."

"Sounds like fortune-telling."

Finally, a student chimed in. Perhaps they felt he was too young, or perhaps it was because he had taken the initiative to step down from the lectern and stand in the position closest to the students.

In any case, the atmosphere in the classroom gradually relaxed under his gentle tone, and a male comrade with clean, short hair interjected.

He was sitting in the third row near the aisle, and Li Xuewu noticed him at a glance.

"That's right. Sometimes philosophy doesn't even look as rigorous as that set of fortune-telling."

"Hahaha—"

The students hadn't expected him to say that; such a sharp turn in a serious classroom was truly interesting.

"Think about it carefully. From the perspective of us enlightened people today, does the fortune-telling theory, which we consider a tumor, have certain patterns and theories?"

Following the joke just now, Li Xuewu threw out another question, giving the students present room to think.

"During the Middle Ages, phrenology, also called craniology, began to become popular in the West."

Li Xuewu walked back to the lectern and used the chalk in his hand to write out the term for this theory.

The students' minds were finally captured, and they began to follow his guidance into the atmosphere of learning.

The auditing cadres sitting in the last row of the classroom remained silent, even though Li Xuewu's performance in the classroom could even be described as extremely unprofessional.

However, they wanted to see how a young man with such rich work experience and such outstanding work achievements would handle teaching tasks.

To put it bluntly, without this job, Li Xuewu was still the main person in charge of the youngest industrial group in the industrial system, the future helmsman of the Red Steel Group, and a bright star with a promising future.

Those who knew some inside information knew that this young man standing on the lectern to preach was actually a forced choice; he even had the intention to leave long ago.

Coming from the Garrison District to the Political and Legal Cadre Academy, from First Deputy Political Commissar and Deputy Regiment Commander to Associate Professor—this kind of transformation was not something an ordinary person could accept.

They didn't need to stand up to refute or correct, and were not even allowed to raise criticism or opposing opinions.

Coming to audit the lecture was to determine Li Xuewu's teaching ability and quality, and to ensure he wouldn't be passive and slack off.

Judging from his ability to attract the students' attention to the teaching with just a few sentences, this young man indeed had some tricks up his sleeve.

"Now we all know that whether it's phrenology or craniology, this was a kind of thinking-style exploration and research conducted by the ancients on the basis of lacking practical experience, and it has long been proven to be a wrong viewpoint."

He turned around, looked at the students below the lectern, and said: "With the progress of science, some researchers studied criminal psychology problems from the viewpoint of medicine, especially psychiatry, proposing some enlightening viewpoints and terms that are still in use today."

"For example, Montesquieu first proposed the theory of major qualitative changes in the criminal's spirit in his masterpiece 'The Spirit of the Laws,' believing that 'immoral offenders' and 'erotic offenders' were both the results and manifestations of major qualitative changes in the spirit."

When Li Xuewu was talking about this part, he walked in front of the student who had just chimed in, looked at him, and asked: "You must have encountered this situation in your work; the case itself is too simple, but the motive and train of thought that triggered the crime are mind-boggling."

Not giving that student a chance to speak, he turned again to look at the other students and said: "Beccaria, Bentham, and others of the Classical School of Criminology all studied the psychology of punishment using speculative methods, proposing many viewpoints that had a major impact on the society of that time."

Students who dared to interject and even liked to perform in the classroom had more or less some desire to perform, and Li Xuewu was guiding and utilizing him.

He walked over and took the initiative to pass the topic to the other party, but when the other party nodded in agreement and even wanted to introduce a similar case they had encountered, he quickly entered the next stage, simply not giving the other party a chance.

Fishing, right? If you give the bait and pull the hook directly, can you still catch the fish?

"For example, Beccaria once used the viewpoint of free will to explain criminal behavior, believing that criminal behavior is the result of the criminal freely choosing according to their free will, and proposed some incisive insights into the psychology of punishment."

Li Xuewu walked in the aisle, able to detail the content of the book without using the textbook.

"Bentham's utilitarian behavioral standard of 'seeking profit and avoiding harm' and 'avoiding pain and seeking pleasure' also had a great influence on the formation of the Classical School of Criminology..."

Whether it's a university or a junior college, or even this kind of cadre academy with a training flavor, students should have a certain quality and foundation.

Li Xuewu could imagine that some of the students sitting here today had not been exposed to relevant theoretical learning, and many didn't even know who Bentham was.

But it didn't matter; he mentioned it today, and even if he only skimmed over the other party's name and research results, the students would need to take the initiative to find materials to understand this content after class.

You say, what if you don't understand?

Comrade, the essence of a university is theoretical guidance and academic support education based on students with good learning ability and self-discipline, not a cramming workshop.

High school students can completely follow the teacher's requirements, learning whatever they are told to learn; in a real university, if you don't take the initiative to learn, you can only fall behind.

Li Xuewu also learned this experience from his older brother and sister-in-law. He didn't need to worry about whether the students understood or knew the theories he expounded and the materials he cited. Those who came to class without previewing the lessons and didn't read the books in advance couldn't blame the teacher if they didn't understand the class.

So he talked about Socrates, Aristotle, Montesquieu, and more historical names without pausing or annotating; if they didn't understand, it was the students' own problem.

"Systematic scientific research on criminal psychology began in the second half of the last century."

Li Xuewu stood in the aisle, surrounded by students, and said easily: "At that time, the number of crimes in Western society rose sharply, forcing many scholars to study criminal psychology problems and explore more feasible countermeasures to curb crime."

"In 1872, German psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing published the book 'Outlines of Criminal Psychology'."

He walked to the lectern, took a book with a cover from the bag he brought, placed it on the lectern, and introduced it: "This is the first work on criminal psychology, hence Krafft-Ebing is called the 'progenitor of criminal psychology', but his research was not systematic. I have studied this book carefully."

After finishing, he waved his hand to signal the students below and smiled: "If you are interested, and comrades who cannot find this book in the school library can borrow it from me to see how ridiculously wrong he was."

"Hahaha—"

The students below seemed to like his relaxed attitude and his occasional little jokes.

Especially this attitude of always maintaining a critical mindset toward theoretical works of the discipline made this young associate professor have even more authority.

"Four years after this book was published, that is, in 1876, Italian psychiatrist and founder of the Criminal Anthropological School, Lombroso, published the book 'Criminal Man'."

Li Xuewu took another book from his bag, patted it, and introduced it: "In the various revised editions after this book, he combined anthropology with psychiatry, discussed many problems of criminal psychology, and proposed many important viewpoints, greatly promoting the development of criminal psychology research."

"This book is still worth reading."

He pointed his finger and raised his eyebrows to remind them: "Read it seriously, don't nitpick, although I think his theory is also very primitive."

The students smiled knowingly, already understanding his attitude toward the theories expounded in this book.

Of course, the associate professor's work was placed right in front of them; the literary tradition of mutual disparagement was truly played out by the young man on the lectern.

"My 'Criminal Psychology' is not the only book with this title; you can even find more books with the same title. We each speak our own piece."

Li Xuewu smiled, walked down from the lectern, and listed them like family treasures: "For example, Austrian criminologist Gross's 'Criminal Psychology' published in 1898, German criminal psychologist Wulffen's 'Criminology' published in 1902, Russian criminology researcher Kovalevsky's 'Criminal Psychology' published in 1903, Sommer's 'Criminal Psychology' published in 1904, and so on."

"Are these books all worth reading?"

It was still the student who had just interjected who raised his hand. He seemed to have been holding it in, and finally caught the chance to look at the professor, the question almost blurted out.

Li Xuewu looked at him for two seconds, the corners of his mouth pulled slightly, and asked: "Is my book not enough for you to read?"

"Hahaha—"

Happy laughter rang out in the classroom; it was the banter and teasing of adults, and also a kind of fun.

Li Xuewu also laughed. When passing by the other party, he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, looked at the other students, and said: "If you are interested in criminal psychology, of course you can find materials to study."

"Last year, I had the opportunity to take a trip to Germany. Of course, it was East Germany."

His next words instantly attracted the attention of the students who were in a happy atmosphere in the classroom; none of them had been abroad yet.

"In East Germany, I had contact with some peers and specifically asked about their criminal psychology research. This is how they introduced it to me."

Li Xuewu slowly narrated under the expectant gazes of the crowd: "After entering the 20th century, especially after entering the 1920s, criminal biology was prevalent in Germany and Austria."

"Some psychiatrists used the viewpoints and methods of criminal biology and psychiatry to study criminals and criminal psychology problems, proposing theories such as psychopathic personality, criminal personality, and so on."

He walked to the last row of the classroom and turned around in front of the auditing cadres to walk back.

"Since it is a pathological state, there is a corresponding medical model, and this kind of treatment has become the basic orientation of criminal correction and prevention."

After Li Xuewu finished the introduction, he stopped and looked at the students, asking: "What did you think of?"

"That's right." Not waiting for the students to answer, he said directly: "It is a monster system similar to the combination of a mental hospital and a correction camp."

"Doctors and various other so-called 'helping professions', such as psychologists, social workers, etc., provide various different treatment measures."

Li Xuewu walked to the front of the lectern at this time, looked at the crowd, and said: "Systems such as probation, parole, and guardianship also developed from this."

There was no "Oh—" sound in the classroom, but from the students' faces, one could see expressions of sudden realization; useless knowledge had increased again.

"It was also from this time that, with the establishment and development of psychoanalytic theory, criminal psychology and criminal behavior research conducted using psychoanalytic viewpoints and methods became one of the most important trends in criminology research."

He stepped onto the lectern, writing a name on the blackboard with chalk while speaking.

"It is worth mentioning that the founder of psychoanalytic theory, Freud, is the Western Zhou Gong who can interpret dreams."

Not caring that the atmosphere in the classroom became active again, Li Xuewu continued: "He used human instincts to explain certain aggressive criminal behaviors."

"Adler used inferiority complex and overcompensation to explain criminal behavior."

Li Xuewu kept writing keywords on the blackboard, and during the process, he turned back to point at the students below the lectern, signaling that they could take notes.

"Other psychoanalytic scholars such as Germany's Alexander, America's Abrahamsen, Healy, and Switzerland's Aichhorn used a series of reaction principles and personality tendencies in psychoanalytic theory, such as inferiority complex, Oedipus complex, guilt, desire for punishment, superego, stimulation, etc., to explain criminal psychology and criminal behavior."

"With the rise of learning theory, some researchers used concepts such as imitation learning, observational learning, and reinforcement to explain aggressive criminal behavior."

After Li Xuewu finished the historical overview of criminal psychology research, he put down the chalk, turned around, and looked at the students: "Overall, the mainstream of Western scholars is to view crime as a comprehensive social phenomenon, thus focusing on studying comprehensive criminology and criminal justice, with criminal psychology being only one component of it, or not discussed at all."

He spread his hands and said seriously: "Actually, everyone should know something. In our country's ancient times, some thinkers, like some thinkers in ancient times in the West, had controversies on the issue of human nature being good or evil."

"They attempted to use innate disposition, acquired learning, and social education to explain human likes and dislikes, indirectly involving some problems related to criminal psychology, but lacked relatively systematic exposition."

"Regardless of what angle you start from, or what theory you use to come into contact with psychology, you cannot bypass one principle, and that is practical application."

Li Xuewu pointed his finger at the crowd and emphasized: "Theories that cannot be applied in actual work are nonsense, so our criminal psychology course this academic year will start from practical application."

Only when he reached this point did he open the textbook at hand, his finger sliding along the table of contents, while he introduced: "The first major case I encountered after I started working was the espionage case at the factory where I was..."

"Too exciting—"

"He actually used interrogation methods on the students directly in the classroom; too... special."

"I heard he relied on this to get promoted; there's no one in the Dongcheng system who doesn't know his name."

Two major classes. Li Xuewu went to the restroom during the break, talked to the auditing cadres after returning, and the whole morning passed just like that.

The bell for the end of the second major class rang. Li Xuewu accurately finished today's teaching task, put the lesson plan and textbook into his bag, and without waiting for the students to hesitate whether to stand up and ask questions, he turned and left.

He wouldn't run over time, and he wouldn't allow the students to run over his time in return.

Some quick-witted students chased after him wanting to ask a few more questions, but they watched him walk down the teaching building quickly, and then watched him hand the leather bag in his hand to a young man who looked like a secretary, and step into a high-end sedan.

These students were all stunned. Even if they knew he had another identity, it was still very shocking when this identity was concretized in front of them.

Those who could come to the academy for off-duty study were all elites in their units, but they were far from reaching the level of enjoying the treatment of a high-end sedan.

Associate Professor Li's image of citing classics, being elegant, gentle, and humorous in the classroom underwent a huge reversal at this moment.

At this time, some couldn't help but sigh that the only big shots most of them could come into contact with in their lives might just be the teachers in the school.

They couldn't even estimate how great the influence of the teacher's other identities was.

Associate Professor Li had left, but the talk about his classroom and his teaching style in the classroom had already spread through the students' word of mouth.

Even the auditing cadres were hesitating about what attitude and vocabulary to use to describe today's classroom.

Vivid? Lively? Professional? Or complicated?

From the first case study shown in the classroom, which was just the tip of the iceberg, it was enough for the students to realize the important role of criminal psychology in actual work application.

Using "wits and courage" was not enough to describe the thrill and excitement at that time, and it couldn't be described as "full of conspiracies" to describe the fog at that time, because that wasn't enough.

Especially the interrogation part, Associate Professor Li called the student who had interjected first to do a demonstration.

Of course, it wasn't a reenactment of the scene in the case, but a live demonstration of how to apply psychological techniques in interrogation at the beginning of the second class.

They were all doing grassroots work, and seeing that classmate sweating on his forehead and about to be unable to hold on, their hearts also tightened.

Associate Professor Li even grasped the key clues from just a few words from that classmate, pursuing and forcing him to ask whether he had engaged in favoritism or malpractice from his family relationships and work situation.

Fortunately, the professor stopped in time and didn't make that classmate have to answer this question, but from the changing complexion of the other party, they already knew the answer.

What teaching technique could be more direct than this kind of "live demonstration"? They wished they could learn this discipline now, be invincible in future work, and make criminals surrender voluntarily and confess problems truthfully with just a light sentence.

It had to be said, thinking of this scene, they felt a kind of excitement. Who didn't want to show off?

Someone once said that he liked to show off since he was a child.

"Are you not participating in the handover team?"

Knowing that Li Xuewu was going back to Steel City, Gao Yaqin knocked on the door of his office.

Li Xuewu looked up, saw it was her, stood up with a smile, and said: "I already have enough things to do."

He waved his hand at Zhang Enyuan who followed him in, signaling that he didn't need his help to make tea.

Gao Yaqin glanced at him, knowing that Li Xuewu didn't intend to have a long chat with her, not even providing tea.

"If you need my help, you can contact me by phone at any time." He chose two books from the bookcase, put them in his bag, looked at the other party, and said: "Of course, try your best not to call me."

"Your attitude now..."

Gao Yaqin sized him up, and only after he raised his head to look over did she say: "Makes me feel like a stranger."

"I wasn't a workaholic before, was I?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows amusedly and said: "Do you know how many things are waiting for me to go back and handle?"

"I just know that the Tadong Airport handover team will cause some people to discuss it without you."

Gao Yaqin stood there with her arms crossed. Li Xuewu didn't let her sit, and she didn't want to sit either.

The music for getting off work had already sounded, and the small loudspeaker in the corridor was playing inspiring songs.

It wasn't noisy, but it was reminding the staff in the office building that it was time to get off work.

Li Xuewu was just like this; it wasn't just getting off work, it looked more like "running away."

"Unavoidable, isn't it?"

He curled his lips and said: "There will be more such things in the future, and they won't discuss it anymore."

"You've started to trust me."

Gao Yaqin wasn't forcing him to go to Fengcheng with her, just felt a little surprised.

Speaking of which, Tadong Airport was able to be taken down, and it was even exchanged for the tertiary industry that the group didn't want. Most of the credit for this should go to Li Xuewu.

But it seemed Li Xuewu didn't care, and didn't even want to follow up on the last part.

"I've always trusted you."

Li Xuewu pointed his finger at her and joked: "You can even come into my office alone, and Zhang Enyuan didn't come to guard against you."

"Heh—" Gao Yaqin felt it was quite funny, but also felt a bit honored, clearly knowing he was talking nonsense.

"It's your secretary who is too cautious."

Of course Zhang Enyuan was too cautious. As long as it was a young female cadre or a female clerk coming to Li Xuewu's office, he would definitely accompany them.

And Li Xuewu had the habit of taking a nap at noon. During this period, the door of the office must be locked. He would sit in the outer room, and the door must also be open.

Don't think that only Li Xuewu's secretary is like this; most of the group leaders' secretaries are the same.

"Be cautious, so as not to capsize in the gutter." Li Xuewu organized the documents he wanted to take away, looked at her, and asked: "Do you have something to find me for?"

"The group's service units and revenue units are undergoing resource reorganization. Director Li arranged this matter for me."

Gao Yaqin first looked at him for a few seconds, and only then explained in a complicated tone.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "Why do you look so worried?"

"Do you think this is a good thing?"

Gao Yaqin looked at him suspiciously, then raised both hands and said in a tone of surrender: "Are you playing some tricks?"

"Do you have persecutory delusion?"

Li Xuewu also looked at her with suspicious eyes, then joked: "Don't you think it's a good thing?"

"Forget it, do whatever you want."

Gao Yaqin was completely convinced, turned around, and walked out while saying: "If you have any arrangements, let him come to find me, or you can call me."

After saying this sentence, she had already walked out the door. At the door, she also muttered with a certain attitude: "Definitely playing tricks, absolutely!"

Li Xuewu watched her leave amusedly, waved his hand at Zhang Enyuan who was standing at the door with a look of surprise, signaling that he could get off work and go home.

What else could he say? Gao Yaqin's non-resistance would only make him lose interest in scheming.

Truth be told, it's more interesting when people like Cheng Kaiyuan and Su Weide fight with their wits.

As for the arrangements Gao Yaqin mentioned, he didn't intend to call the other party. Anyone who has the determination to advance in a new unit or take on a heavy responsibility can completely take the initiative to find Gao Yaqin to report on work.

He wouldn't care, and would even support it.

For example, that night Qin Huairu took the initiative to ask him what to do, and he could tell her what to do.

Stay at the reception center and wait to receive the reception hotel, or leave the reception center and enter the organ to work.

Her situation was similar to He Yu Shui's. He Yu Shui had already made a choice, and she was still struggling.

Qin Huairu was struggling because she sought too much. If Li Xuewu had to struggle with her struggle, then he shouldn't do anything else; Gao Yaqin would have laughed out loud.

"Secretary-General, what a coincidence."

As soon as Li Xuewu walked out of the elevator door, he saw Gu Cheng passing by and even came back to greet him.

"Why do I think you are waiting for me?"

He had been a fisherman all his life; could he still be fooled by a small fish like Gu Cheng?

Gu Cheng also knew he couldn't hide it from him, and said with a grin: "It's still your fiery eyes, amazing!"

"Stop talking nonsense, speak if you have something."

Li Xuewu took him and Zhang Enyuan through the leadership passage and passed through the lobby unimpeded.

"Really have something, want to report to you."

Gu Cheng walked beside him and asked for instructions in a low voice: "Can I go to Steel City to work? I want to learn from you under your command."

"What's wrong? Addicted to playing, want to be a double agent?" Li Xuewu walked to the car, glanced at him amusedly, and asked: "Does your partner let you go?"

"She can't control me; I am the head of the family." Gu Cheng grinned and said: "Just can't stay anymore, want to work with you."

"I don't need you."

Li Xuewu sized him up, tilted his chin, and signaled him to get in the car and talk.

Seeing him nod, Gu Cheng ran and hopped from the other side into the car, regardless of Zhang Enyuan's strange look, like a lackey.

The driver started the car at Li Xuewu's signal and drove towards the direction of Haiyuncang.

"Leader, I am sincere."

Once in the car, Gu Cheng confessed: "You don't know how bitter my days have been these past two years..."

"Save these words." Li Xuewu pointed at him and reminded: "Get to the point."

"The point is I can't learn anything because I'm just a decoration."

Gu Cheng explained helplessly: "Deputy Director Su guards against me everywhere. If there's something, he arranges for Old Liu from the office to do it. I'm more like a guard on duty."

"Hmm, and then?" Li Xuewu asked faintly: "You couldn't sit still and took the initiative to make room for others?"

"Of course I'm not reconciled!"

Gu Cheng said indignantly: "Last year I told Xiaoli that even if I rot there, I have to smoke him."

"But looking at it now, am I a bit too naive?" He said in a disappointed tone: "This isn't competing with him, it's competing with myself."

"Do you still need someone to teach you work?"

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at him and said: "Can't you see things if you can't learn things?"

Gu Cheng raised his head blankly, looking at him at a loss.

"You say you come to Steel City to follow me, what can you do?" Li Xuewu turned his head to look out the window and said: "Nothing more than continuing to sit in the office, one radish one pit. Can I still make someone make room for you?"

"Besides, you're not unaware now, it's easy to go down, hard to go up."

He turned to look at Gu Cheng and said: "You are still young now, your partner is pregnant, right? Don't you think about your wife and children?"

"It's not like you don't have grassroots work experience. At this time, you should settle down more."

"I'm just afraid that I've settled down for too long." Gu Cheng lowered his head and said: "Settle down and can't come up."

"Nonsense—" Li Xuewu glanced at him, looked out the car window, and said: "With ability, you can eat anywhere. With your current attitude, even if you go to Steel City, you'll be a beggar. I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."

What he meant by beggar naturally didn't refer to a beggar, but that Gu Cheng would just be drifting along if he went there.

Gu Cheng could naturally understand the meaning of these words, and his head hung lower.

"Envious of Peng Xiaoli? Or who?" Li Xuewu guessed casually and said: "If you want to take his path, I won't stop you, but you have to think carefully, or discuss it with him."

At this time, he turned back, looked at Gu Cheng, and said: "Gu Cheng, although Deputy Director Su doesn't like you, in this position, you ultimately have an identity. If you go down, you really have to fight for your life."

"You are still better in the organ. Peng Xiaoli has a helping hand. If you go down, who can you rely on?"

The words Li Xuewu said were direct enough and also seemed particularly sincere: "On the other hand, if you go down, who else can you rely on?"

Gu Cheng seemed to have just figured it out and looked up at Li Xuewu.

"Don't look at me, I can't take care of you."

Li Xuewu smiled, reached out and patted his neck, and said: "Listen to these words today, don't tell others, otherwise I won't spare you."

Zhang Enyuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head to look at the driver, not without a hint of warning.

It's just that the driver didn't dare to look at him, and even pretended not to hear.

He was just temporarily driving for Li Xuewu, but he hadn't been in the car team for a short time and had heard words even more explosive than this. Hearing it today didn't feel very surprising; they were all big truths.

"Deputy Director Su might have other thoughts."

Gu Cheng was silent for a long time before suddenly opening his mouth and saying: "There were a few times he was on the phone with that female reporter and I heard it."

"Although they spoke very covertly, I could still guess a few things."

He looked at Li Xuewu and said seriously: "That female reporter seems to be targeting you, and Deputy Director Su doesn't want her to keep pestering you, but..."

Regarding Li Xuewu's, Gu Cheng didn't care; he could report directly and give a warning, but he didn't want to say everything related to others.

And just when he was saying these words, Li Xuewu suddenly pinched his knee, making him swallow the rest of the words.

Li Xuewu didn't care if the driver heard the words he said just now, but Gu Cheng's words wouldn't do.

"It seems Deputy Director Su is still taking care of me, so you don't have to worry about this."

He turned his head and looked at Gu Cheng deeply, the hand pinching his knee loosened, patted him lightly, and said: "It's all work, where do so many targets come from? Still have to relax."

"Listen to me, go back and work steadily, put your mind on work."

Although Gu Cheng didn't quite understand the meaning of his words, he still nodded silently.

The car stopped in front of the gate of Haiyuncang No. 1 Courtyard. Li Xuewu exhorted him again before getting out of the car, and only then did he get out of the car carrying his briefcase.

Gu Cheng was asked by him to sit in the car, so he could only glance at No. 1 Courtyard through the car window at this time.

Zhang Enyuan paid attention to his state at all times, and only relaxed his vigilance after the car made a turn and left the street.

One is the secretary of the Secretary-General, one is the secretary of the Deputy Director, and they were actually in the same car at this time.

"Secretary Zhang, do you live in the reception center?"

Gu Cheng took the initiative to chat with Zhang Enyuan in front: "If you send the leader off work, wouldn't you have to go around in a circle?"

"In the capital, no way."

Zhang Enyuan looked at him from the rearview mirror, smiled faintly, and said: "Unlike you guys, you can go home on the way."

"We also have more times when we work overtime to write materials." Gu Cheng clearly had something on his mind, and at this time, he said something to make conversation: "Live outside more."

"Did you not send Deputy Director Su today?"

Zhang Enyuan didn't pick up his complaint, but asked a key question.

And Gu Cheng's answer carried a hint of helplessness: "He said I don't need to send him after work."

"Tired of seeing me at work, do I have to endure me after work?"

His self-deprecating words didn't bring a smile from Zhang Enyuan, and even the driver didn't smile.

"Do you think I'm very unsuccessful?"

Gu Cheng turned his head to look forward for comfort and asked actively: "Haven't seen a secretary like me, right?"

"Everyone is the same, no difference."

Zhang Enyuan answered faintly: "Doing service work for leaders, what kind of things haven't been encountered."

What he wanted to say wasn't things, but the next sentence: "What kind of people haven't been encountered."

"I envy you very much." Gu Cheng sighed sincerely: "Following the Secretary-General can learn a lot of things."

"Of course, this is certain."

Zhang Enyuan agreed with this point. Speaking half and having an artistic sense is what he learned from the Secretary-General. ===== CHAPTER 1563 =====