Chapter 1577: The Situation Changes

"Hey! Where are you all going?"

Liu Zheng of the Public Security Management Class saw his classmates running toward the Third Teaching Building in unison. Not knowing what was happening, he followed them.

But he couldn't just run blindly, so while running, he asked a classmate beside him, "Did something happen somewhere?"

"Nothing, it's Professor Li's class."

The classmate he asked didn't seem to be from his class, but they had met in some public courses, so the face looked familiar.

Liu Zheng was stunned upon hearing this answer, his pace slowing down a bit. After recovering, he ran a few quick steps and asked, "Which Professor Li? The one who teaches combat arts at our school?"

"F*ck—" The classmate he asked couldn't catch his breath and almost choked. He walked slowly for a few steps, looking at the classmates who had run ahead, feeling a bit regretful for being a busybody.

He turned his head and glared at Liu Zheng, reminding him with an unfriendly expression, "You're doing this on purpose, right?"

"I'm doing it on purpose...?" Liu Zheng was bewildered. He looked at his classmate with an innocent gaze and said, "No, I'm not."

"Forget it, the front rows are already taken."

Perhaps seeing the stupidity in Liu Zheng's eyes, he walked slowly for a few steps until his breathing was steady. Only then did he say, "Your name is Liu Zheng, right? From the Public Security Management Class? I'm Liu Bo."

"Ah?" Liu Zheng was stunned again. He nodded at him and said, "Hello, did I delay you with something?"

"It's nothing now, I was planning to grab a seat in the first row."

Liu Bo let out a long sigh. Looking at the first wave of people running into the teaching building ahead, he shook his head helplessly and said, "What a pity, I even prepared a case study."

"You still haven't told me which Professor Li it is."

Liu Zheng asked persistently, "You aren't talking about Teacher Li from the combat training class, are you?"

"The one who teaches combat, can he be called a professor?"

Liu Bo clearly had a bit of personality; he even had a hierarchy of contempt for the knowledge he studied, which even implicated the professor.

"I'm talking about the Criminal Psychology professor, Li Xuewu, the one who came to our school to start a course last month."

He looked toward the large classroom on the second floor with longing in his eyes before stepping into the teaching building.

"Did you not come to class?"

He scanned Liu Zheng and said, "Or maybe your Public Security Management major doesn't need to take his class this semester?"

"I don't know, I just saw you all running and..." Liu Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth and said embarrassedly, "Maybe I misunderstood, I thought there was some kind of show."

"Aha! You really hit the nail on the head!"

Liu Bo curled his lips and said with a wicked smile, "Professor Li's class is much more interesting than an average show."

"You haven't heard about how Zhao Yongzhi from the Criminal Investigation Class had his secrets dug out by Professor Li last month, have you?"

He raised an eyebrow and introduced, "Do you know what Criminal Psychology is? A few sentences are enough to make you confess everything."

"That miraculous!" Liu Zheng clearly didn't believe this. He had worked at a local station and had personally arrested several "old immortals" who set up stalls to tell fortunes. After a round of questioning, they all claimed to be miserable people, completely devoid of any immortal aura.

"Whether it's miraculous or not, you'll know in a while."

Liu Bo said with a wicked smile, "Professor Li already said in the last class that every time there is a class this semester, he will randomly pick an unlucky person to demonstrate and practice interrogation techniques."

He deliberately scared Liu Zheng, saying, "If you perform actively in a while, he will definitely notice you."

"Ah?!" Liu Zheng clearly wasn't prepared to have his inner world hollowed out. Hearing how miraculous it sounded and looking at the classroom right before his eyes, he really didn't dare to step forward.

"Well, our class doesn't have this course, so I'll head back first." He waved his hand and said with a dry laugh, "I won't delay your class."

"Hey! Don't go—" Liu Bo was quite wicked; he grabbed Liu Zheng's arm and dragged him into the classroom, calling out, "Since you're already here, listen to the class before you go."

"No, no, I have things to do." Liu Zheng grabbed the door frame, shook his head, and refused, "Next time, I'll definitely come next time."

"Liu Bo! What are you two doing!"

The class monitor saw the two people at the door pulling at each other and quickly walked over, dragging them into the classroom. He frowned and reminded them, "Class is about to start!"

Just as he finished speaking, the bell rang. Liu Zheng, however, waved his hand with a bitter face and explained, "Well, I'm not here for class—"

"The teacher will be here soon, sit down first!" The class monitor was from Shandong, a big guy over 1.8 meters tall, weighing about 200 jin. Pushing the two toward the back was like child's play for him.

Go on!!! —

He didn't care what the skinny guy in front was shouting; maintaining classroom order was more important than anything else.

"Attention everyone! Silence!"

Following the class monitor's order, the class instantly returned to silence, leaving only the sounds of flipping books and classroom preparation.

And when Li Xuewu walked into the classroom carrying a book and a lesson plan notebook, he heard the "Stand up, salute" sound once again.

He took a special look at the big, tall man. This class monitor... relying entirely on brute force, not leaving any room for others to compete, right?

"Sit!" Li Xuewu returned the salute before giving the order to sit.

That's how it is in the classrooms of disciplinary departments; there are clear orders for standing, saluting, and returning salutes. Some university classrooms that offer military education courses also have such requirements.

"Last month we studied the overview and origins of Criminal Psychology. Today, let's study the objects and system of Criminal Psychology research."

Li Xuewu picked up a piece of chalk and wrote today's topic on the blackboard. As he turned around, he saw a male student in the back row standing up, hunching over, and trying to slip out the back door. He coughed, put down the chalk, and said, "That student in the back is very active. Why don't you come up and answer."

Liu Zheng seemed to have been hit by a freezing spell. He turned his neck stiffly, only to find the eyes of the entire class fixed on him.

In everyone's eyes, his appearance looked exactly like the 'zha' in the melon field from Mr. Lu Xun's writing.

"That... Teacher..." Liu Zheng was about to cry. He stood up stiffly and raised his hand to explain, "I'm from the Public Security Management Class, I'm in the wrong class..."

"Hahahaha—" The classroom instantly became lively. The expression of this little unlucky guy, combined with his weak explanation, was particularly comical.

"It doesn't matter, since you're already here."

Li Xuewu smiled and waved, signaling him, "Since you didn't listen to last month's class, you shouldn't miss today's. Come to the front and listen."

"..." Liu Zheng looked blankly at the teacher in front, really wanting to ask suspiciously: Teacher, did you listen to my explanation?

"I still have..." He wanted to explain further, but Liu Bo didn't give him the chance. He pulled him toward the front, whispering, "Rare opportunity, help a brother out!"

"..." Liu Zheng was bewildered. I just met you, and I'm helping you out? Then who the f*ck is going to help me!

Of course, he knew Liu Bo wanted to sit in the front, and it was because of his own questioning that he delayed the other's seat-grabbing operation. This really was a rare opportunity...

But he didn't want this opportunity!

However, since he had already been dragged a few steps by the other party and everyone was watching, he felt too embarrassed to refuse again.

"Our classroom welcomes new students."

Li Xuewu looked at the two squeezing into a seat in the front and said with a smile, "Let's change the rules for picking psychology practice subjects from now on."

He scanned the classroom and said, "Let's just pick the new student you dragged in, how about that?"

"Good!"

"Agreed!"

"Hahaha!"

For a moment, the classroom atmosphere was extremely active, especially Zhao Yongzhi, who had been the interrogation subject in the last class; his palms were almost red from clapping.

Liu Zheng, who was just about to follow the applause passively, was stunned. He looked at the young, overly young Professor Li on the podium in disbelief, then turned his head to look at the inhuman Liu Bo.

So he had been sold like a piglet!

"Believe me, brother, I didn't do it on purpose—" Liu Bo looked at him very sincerely and explained, "You heard it too, the rules were just changed."

"I believe..." Liu Zheng didn't finish his sentence. He turned to Professor Li and asked, "Does it count if I trick someone into coming next class?"

"Hahaha!"

"Do you think what Professor Li said is true?"

Four consecutive classes in one morning; if you didn't have real skills, you could knock out a whole crowd in the classroom.

Even if the classroom had discipline and the assessments were very strict, human spirit is limited. Under the drive of instinct, you'll get drowsy if you're going to get drowsy.

But the Criminal Psychology classroom was different. The fifteen-minute break in the middle was full of fun, and everyone just felt that time passed too quickly.

Of course, Professor Li's habit of leaving immediately after class was also too fast. Students who wanted to continue asking questions couldn't catch up, and could only watch helplessly as he got into the car and left.

It must be said, this young-looking Professor Li really made them... confused. Confused in a way that they liked, confused in a way that they respected, and confused in a way that they worshipped.

A cadre from the East City said that this person was a big shot in their branch bureau, and if it weren't for the reform of the public security system, he would have soared to the sky long ago.

But he was still remarkable now; a main leader of the Red Steel Group, previously served as a main regiment leader in the Garrison District, and also held the title of criminal investigation expert in the Ministry of Public Security.

He was fully qualified to teach at their school. Just the books he had published in the past few years were kept on the desks of countless people as work guides.

Don't look at his young age and short time in public security work; the cases he handled were definitely not small. The most impressive thing was that every case he handled had been solved.

Liu Zheng also heard these rumors, which was why he went from barely managing in the first class to learning something in the last class.

However, having been used as an interrogation subject, he still felt that he had had a hair-raising feeling at the time, and even now, his back would break into a sweat when he thought about it.

"What's true or false?" Liu Bo already regarded him as his good friend. Tricking him once, making a friend could be considered compensation.

"It's about holding a pistol backward and using it as a hammer."

Liu Zheng gestured with his hand and said, "Didn't Professor Li say that this puts tremendous psychological pressure on criminals?"

"He also said you can't use it casually."

Liu Bo glanced at him and reminded, "You have to analyze while listening to his class. Don't just learn whatever he teaches. There are some boundaries you can't control to his level."

"You heard the foreign cases he talked about. If it were you, would you dare to do that?"

"This..." Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I actually think he has a lot of confidence, it's just analyzing from a psychological perspective."

"You've only taken four of his classes, and you dare to talk about psychology?" Liu Bo looked at him amusedly and said, "I already told you, just listen to his class, don't try too hard to use it."

Not like he was joking, his expression became more serious as he emphasized, "He is the first person in the country with this theory. Just because he can use it doesn't mean we can."

"It's not that I don't want you to use it, it's just that if you don't use it well, it's easy to make a fool of yourself."

Liu Bo saw that Liu Zheng's eyes were confused again, so he shook his head slightly and explained, "His book has been out for four or five years. How many people have truly understood it to this day?"

"Listen to his class more, and practice slowly after returning to your unit." He sighed with insight, "This isn't a gap in experience, it's a gap in thought."

"What do you mean?" Liu Zheng frowned and asked, "Are you saying my thinking is weak?"

"I'm not much better than you."

Liu Bo looked at him and said, "Don't be unconvinced. He is a university graduate, I am a junior high graduate, what grade did you graduate from?"

"I... I'm also junior high."

Liu Zheng's tone weakened, but he still frowned and said, "Since we can't use it, why are we studying it?"

"Can you use shooting?"

Liu Bo looked at him amusedly and asked, "Can you use grappling? If you say you can use it, then tell me when you can use it?"

"Nothing you learn is in vain." He patted his good friend on the shoulder and explained, "You can only apply this course when you go back and participate in criminal investigation or interrogation work."

"He said today that the research objects of Criminal Psychology have narrow and broad definitions. The narrow definition studies the psychology and behavior of the criminal subject, and the broad definition studies psychological problems in crime countermeasures."

"If you hadn't taken his class, would you know where to start?"

He nodded and said with a smile, "You wouldn't even find the door!"

"I still think the trick of holding the pistol backward is better to use." Liu Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I might forget the overly abstract things after today, but I've remembered this trick."

"..." Liu Bo looked at him speechlessly for a long time before nodding amusedly, "Fine, remembering one trick is also okay. At least you didn't waste four classes."

"Second Brother, why are you here?"

Li Xuecai came out of the office and saw his Second Brother coming in from the lobby. He looked surprised, and after confirming it was his Second Brother, he came over to greet him.

"Nothing, just here to find Dad." Li Xuewu looked him over and asked, "Are you not busy?"

"It's alright, I'll take you to find Dad."

Li Xuecai smiled and gestured toward the right side of the first floor, saying, "He basically sees patients in the morning, and has more time in the afternoon."

"Just want to say a few words, I have a flight in a while, heading back to Liaodong." Li Xuewu explained, then asked in turn, "How are you and Yuxiu doing?"

He looked at his younger brother and asked, "Why haven't there been any news?"

"Please spare us—"

Li Xuecai pulled his Second Brother's sleeve amusedly and said, "At home, the old lady and Mom are urging, at the hospital, Dad is urging. Let's not urge each other when we brothers meet."

"I'm just asking." Li Xuewu smiled, then asked softly, "You two... don't have any issues, right? Did you let Dad take a look?"

"Second Brother, whatever you can think of, Mom and Dad have already thought of." Li Xuecai explained helplessly, "Dad has checked us more than once, don't you worry."

"Since you two have no problems, then all that's left is to work hard."

Li Xuewu walked to the door of his father's clinic. Seeing a patient inside, he chose to wait outside and turned back to encourage his younger brother, "You can do it."

"I can do what?" Li Xuecai looked at his Second Brother helplessly and amusedly, saying, "Alright, you wait here, I'm going to work hard."

"Right now?" Li Xuewu joked with a smile, "It's not too late to work hard after getting off work."

Li Xuecai looked back at his Second Brother, his eyes full of resentment, but he still laughed. The brothers waved goodbye, each with their own thoughts.

Li Xuewu looked at his brother wearing a white coat, finally feeling a sense of accomplishment, happy for his growth and maturity.

And Li Xuecai also sensitively perceived that his Second Brother's attitude toward him had changed; he seemed more casual and more interesting.

Some things don't need to be made clear. He could understand what this change represented, and he was happy to receive his Second Brother's affirmation.

He knew that his Second Brother used to treat him as a child, as a younger brother, just not as an adult, even though he was about to get married.

However, this couldn't be blamed on his Second Brother. Even his marriage partner was introduced by his Second Brother. Just because of this, he couldn't stand tall in front of his Second Brother.

Since his Second Brother started working, the major events in the family were basically decided by his Second Brother. Later, when his Second Brother became busy with work, it was decided by his sister-in-law.

This was not belittling his father, Li Shun, or defying the authority of the head of the family.

On the contrary, this was Li Shun's subjective wish. Perhaps when the old father saw his children successful in their careers, there was more pride in his heart.

Whatever happened in the family, his father would speak it out, listen to his sister-in-law's opinion first, and if he wasn't sure, he would ask his Second Brother's opinion.

This was absolutely impossible in the past. His father was accustomed to being arbitrary, and the sign of being the head of the family was set quite firmly.

Li Xuecai couldn't remember when his father gradually had the intention of delegating power, but it definitely wasn't from when his eldest brother got married.

If one day this family needed a third person to stand up and preside over the overall situation, perhaps it would be Ji Yuxiu, perhaps it would be Li Xue, but it definitely wouldn't be his eldest brother.

The possibility of Li Shu standing up to preside over the overall situation was even higher than his eldest brother. His eldest brother was really too lazy. His Second Brother said that people have to be a bit confused while living; seeing through things too clearly like his eldest brother instead lost the fun of life.

He didn't understand the deep meaning of his Second Brother's words before, until he saw his eldest brother step by step become the rich young master he was today, and he understood that his Second Brother was really right.

Who could compare to his eldest brother's carefree nature?

One son and one daughter were raised by his sister-in-law when they were young, and when they were older, they were raised by his mother and the old lady. He hadn't even washed a diaper, just holding the children was enough.

It was said he had a job, but it looked like he hadn't gone to work at all.

When he first started working, he had teachers and his sister-in-law protecting him. When he couldn't handle the class, he had his Second Brother protecting him. Now that he had gone to the Red Steel Group's research institute, he had really become an immortal.

To this day, if you asked his eldest brother how much his monthly salary was and how much money he had saved, he might not be able to answer. Everything was managed by his sister-in-law in this family.

Asking him to buy groceries would result in him being forgetful, let alone doing other things. Even his father and mother agreed with his Second Brother's words, just raising his eldest brother as a silly son.

To say when his sister-in-law started to be in charge, it should be from when Li Tang was born. I don't know when his mother handed over the keys and account books of the family to her.

Li Xuecai and Ji Yuxiu didn't care about this aspect, and even after they got married, they took the initiative to pay for their meals at home.

His sister-in-law started to be in charge, and his mother was not easy to talk to. Whether this money was taken or not was up to his sister-in-law.

If it weren't for the scene his Second Brother made after coming back, his sister-in-law might have been as calculating as the eldest daughter-in-law of other families, and the family would have to have a few scenes before it could settle down.

Of course, even if there was a scene, they would live their own lives, the sons would live separately, and there would be less calculating.

But because of his Second Brother, his sister-in-law was slapped, which seemed to break a certain string. After several storms, the harmony of the Li family was something outsiders envied.

At least it set an example for him and Ji Yuxiu. With his Second Brother's care and help over the years, even his sister-in-law from the countryside couldn't find a reason to be picky.

They paid for their meals, and his sister-in-law accepted it calmly. Even Li Xue started to pay money to the family. She listed these separately in an account.

Ji Yuxiu never gossiped about his sister-in-law. Among the sisters-in-law, only his Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law didn't live in this courtyard. A big family had long been familiar with each other.

Brothers settle accounts clearly; being transparent also saved trouble.

The family's expenses were much larger than in the past. Since his sister-in-law was in charge, the family's food standard had improved significantly.

Although his mother nagged a few times, his sister-in-law didn't listen to her.

Later, his mother stopped talking about it. Firstly, because the old lady was older; secondly, because there were more children; thirdly, because the family's conditions had improved a lot.

Li Shun was still working. The eldest, the third, and even Li Xue, that was six people working. Six people paying for meals, no matter how large the family's expenses were, it was enough.

Actually, Ji Yuxiu was a little glutton, liking to eat meat and fine grains. When his mother was in charge, she was gluttonous but embarrassed to say it, so she always went to restaurants outside.

He was also a glutton. The young couple often went out to eat, and later found that his eldest brother and sister-in-law were the same.

Now his sister-in-law was in charge, often buying vegetables and meat for the family, and they saved the trouble of going out to eat. Actually, it didn't cost more money.

Knowing about daily necessities and understanding the way of getting along also started after he got married. Some were told to him by Ji Yuxiu, and some were realized by himself.

Perhaps it was from bit by bit that he learned to think and gradually matured, letting his Second Brother see his growth, which led to the change in attitude today.

He used to be the third of the Li family, but now he is Doctor Li.

"Hey! Comrade, you have to queue!"

When Li Xuewu stood at the door, he found that he was being watched. When the patient in the clinic came out, he was just about to go in when he was grabbed by the arm.

"Hahaha—" He smiled and pointed to the clinic, explaining, "That's my dad. I have something to find him for, I'll leave after saying two words."

"Who are you fooling—" This big brother was also stunned. He grabbed his arm, tilted his neck, and gestured inside, saying, "Don't try that on me, I know this trick very well!"

He curled his lips and glared arrogantly, saying, "I even said that's my dad. Let me go in first."

"..." Li Xuewu bit his lip, holding back his laughter, and called inside, "Dad, take a look at when I got such an older brother?"

Watching this person who must be over thirty, he was a bit stunned by being called that. When he saw the doctor in the clinic walk out, his hand loosened unconsciously.

"What are you here for?" Li Shun glared at him, turned to the person, and explained kindly, "You go in first, I'll say two words to the child."

Watching, that big brother's face turned red instantly, and the crowd waiting to see a doctor at the door who were not afraid of trouble instantly burst into laughter.

Originally, everyone was here to see a doctor. Why should this young man go in first? Everyone was waiting for someone to stand up and correct his mistake.

The first one in line wasn't a good-tempered person either, so how could he tolerate him cutting in line? However, he didn't get to see the fun of a quarrel, but instead saw a good show of recognizing a father.

"No need, no need, it doesn't matter if I wait a while." The big brother waved his hand repeatedly with a red face, saying, "Sorry, misunderstanding."

"Hahaha—" Li Xuewu smiled, took a cigarette from his pocket and gave him one. Seeing that he was embarrassed to take it, he forced it into his hand before following his father into the clinic.

"Don't you have to go to work?" Li Shun naturally knew he could handle this scene. He walked behind the office desk and looked at him, asking, "What's the matter finding me here?"

"I wanted to call you yesterday, but I felt it wasn't good to make a big fuss." Li Xuewu didn't sit down either, standing beside his father's office desk and explaining, "Our unit's top leader, his body seems uncomfortable, saying he wants to invite you to take a look."

"Then let him come and take a look." Li Shun didn't care, picked up his thermos cup and took a sip. After drinking the tea, he reacted, looked up at his son and asked, "Need me to make a house call?"

"He should be planning to arrange it like that."

Li Xuewu nodded and explained, "If there really was any illness, he would have gone to the hospital long ago. It should be that his body is depleted."

"His position is relatively sensitive. He doesn't want to carry the burden of being physically unfit, which is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. You should be able to understand."

"Hmm, I know." Li Shun put down the teacup in his hand and nodded, saying, "You tell him, I'll have time tomorrow."

"No need to say. Since he wants to invite you, he must know your working hours." Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "At that time, he might arrange a car to pick you up at home."

"Don't tell anyone else how it looks when the time comes. This still needs to be kept confidential."

"Do you need to teach me how to do my work?"

Li Shun glared at him dissatisfiedly, gestured to the door and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, hurry up and go. I have things to do."

"Nothing else. I'm heading back to Liaodong in a while. This trip is too tight, and there's no time to eat together. Next time I come back, the whole family will go eat seafood."

"Go busy yourself—" Li Shun was most impatient with his sons being clingy to him, not even wanting to hear a few warm words, as if he was very afraid of touching his heartstrings and being moved on his face.

People in this country are like this. Before the open atmosphere from abroad blew in, they were always conservative, feeling that a father should be this image.

As for whether the images of a kind mother and a strict father are correct, there is really no reason to talk about it, because this is not a scientific problem.

If you want to talk about this, then should the postpartum confinement follow tradition, or should it learn the so-called modern scientific postpartum confinement method in the West?

Anyway, Li Xuewu believes in science, but not completely in science.

When Gu Ning gave birth to Li Ning, she didn't wash her hair or take a bath for a month, and didn't blow cold wind. He didn't believe in myths like getting out of bed in one day and getting on a treadmill in three days.

He had heard how many postpartum women washed their hair and took baths in half a month, resulting in headaches and joint pain. His father was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Do you say he believes in science or his father?

Sometimes, people are too smart, not believing when they should believe in experience, and believing in gods when they shouldn't.

Li Xuewu always felt that if his old Li didn't see traditional Chinese medicine again, he would have to believe in gods.

Don't take it as a joke. During the day, he looked like a materialist warrior, but at night, he might have to pray to gods and Buddhas. If you want to say who believes in this thing the most, it must be those who are well-informed.

Li Xuewu didn't want his old Li to be decadent. Although he didn't plan to support him in this turmoil, he didn't think about letting his old Li go on a crooked path.

"Older brother, it's your turn." He was really wicked, walked to the door, deliberately tilted his neck at that person, and gestured, "Our dad is waiting for you."

"Hahaha—" The people at the door were about to laugh crazy.

However, that person was also embarrassed to be angry. Not to mention that Li Xuewu was really the doctor's son, it was he who misunderstood first, and the other party had just given him a cigarette.

Not angry, but his face turned red. He said with a bitter smile, "Comrade, don't joke."

"Hahaha—" Seeing his appearance, and him entering the clinic as if fleeing, the people outside laughed even more happily.

Originally, everyone was here to see a doctor, more or less with a bit of depressed mood, but now they were much better. Looking at Li Xuewu's wicked appearance, they also had a few jokes about the doctor who was about to see them, what kind of doctor could give birth to such a son.

"Leader, your hot tea."

After the plane flew steadily at high altitude, Zhou Xiaoling brought a cup of hot tea without waiting for Li Xuewu to call her. She had long been familiar with his habits and preferences.

Li Xuewu put down the newspaper and looked at her, asking with a smile, "Thanks, working consecutive shifts?"

"There have been many tasks recently, and our three groups are working continuously." Zhou Xiaoling explained with a smile, "Today we flew back from Jin Ling, then went to Steel City, flew back from Steel City to Beijing, and then flew to Jin Ling."

"What? Used as a cargo plane?"

Li Xuewu asked amusedly while holding the teacup, "Need to fly so many trips in a row? Are these all tasks of our group?"

"No, only this trip of yours is."

Zhou Xiaoling pursed her lips and smiled, then explained, "I don't know the reason recently, but our tasks have suddenly increased, a lot."

"Oh, is that so." The smile on Li Xuewu's face gradually disappeared, and he even frowned slightly, asking, "Have you noticed who are the people using this plane?"

"Hmm..." Zhou Xiaoling hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Zhang Enyuan and others didn't notice this side, she leaned over and whispered a few names.

Li Xuewu heard the names she mentioned, the solemnity on his face dissipated a bit, but his heart sank even more.

He pointed at Zhou Xiaoling and instructed softly, "Don't tell anyone else about this in the future. Whoever asks, just say you don't know them, you don't know, do you hear me?"

"Brother, I know." Zhou Xiaoling could understand the seriousness on his face, and also responded very seriously, "I only told you."

"Good, go busy yourself." Li Xuewu nodded and said, "When you come to Steel City next time, come find me if you have time. I have something to tell you."

"Understood." Zhou Xiaoling nodded cautiously and turned to the work cabin.

Li Xuewu's good mood dissipated completely, and he could no longer read the praise in the newspaper.

Originally, this trip should have been relaxing, even though he taught for a whole morning, ate a quick meal in the cafeteria, and rushed to the plane at noon, he was still prepared to rest well for a day and officially start work on Monday.

But from the news Zhou Xiaoling provided him, some things had happened, and because of the superior conditions of Red Star No. 1, many people used this plane.

He couldn't say whether the deviation of history would cause changes to some facts that should have happened. He had never even thought that he could change anything.

But the butterfly effect seemed to really exist. Just a business jet, it didn't seem to have much influence, but it was far-reaching enough.

Now he couldn't stop the flight of Red Star No. 1 for fear that the Red Steel Group would be implicated.

At that time, this decision would not be recognized by other members of the group's leadership team, and even the plane might be requisitioned.

Really losing both people and money, the influence that should be produced would still exist, and might even move in an unpredictable direction.

Li Xuewu looked at the white clouds outside the window, really not knowing what to say.

He knew what those people were plotting, and he also knew what would happen in the next few months.

But standing from the perspective of history, being in the vortex of the era, he felt that there was really not much he could do.

Don't think you are very smart, that you are the chosen one to have this opportunity, and make some self-righteous choices.

In Li Xuewu's view, being himself was the wisest choice. Some things should be allowed to happen if they are to happen. He didn't have the ability, nor the qualification to change anything.

Until the plane landed, Li Xuewu couldn't recover from this train of thought.

Zhang Enyuan had been observing the changes in his mood. Everything was fine when the plane took off, but after Zhou Xiaoling came over and said something, the leader's mood became gloomy.

What exactly happened?

The first thing he thought of was personal relationships. He naturally knew that Zhou Xiaoling had known the leader for a long time.

Forgot who he heard it from, the Secretary-General's younger sister, also the Finance Section Chief Li of the group, was a good friend of Zhou Xiaoling, which led to this relationship.

If it wasn't a private matter, then it must be a public matter that the two had in common. What could it be?

It was not hard to guess. It must be related to the flight, or the people riding this plane.

Zhang Enyuan understood the sense of proportion very well. Being able to analyze this much was enough. To want to determine the specific guess, he had to use relationships to investigate.

For example, investigating the flight records of this plane from the group, including passenger information, etc.

But this violated work regulations. He didn't have the qualification, let alone the reason to investigate this content.

He was just worried about Li Xuewu's mood changes, which led to his guess in his heart.

After getting off the plane and putting away the luggage, he sat in the passenger seat and looked at the leader in the back seat.

"Leader, are we going home first, or to the unit first?"

Without waiting for Yu Zhe to ask, he took the initiative to ask about the next arrangement.

Li Xuewu couldn't be called a workaholic, but he was indeed a bit busy after serving as the main person in charge.

If it was noon when arriving at Steel City, then there was no need to think, it must be sending him to the unit first, and then Yu Zhe would send the luggage of both to home.

But looking at the time, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. The plane landed at four-thirty, and it took half an hour to come out.

At this time, even if going to the unit, there would be at most half an hour of work time.

"To the unit." Li Xuewu seemed not to have recovered yet, still looking out the window and responding casually.

Yu Zhe raised his eyebrows. He didn't dare to speak, but looked at Zhang Enyuan, gesturing with his eyes to remind the leader of the time.

Zhang Enyuan wished he could punch him out of the car. He had reminded the other party more than once privately not to make eyes at him, his butt was uncomfortable.

"Leader, it's past five."

Since it was his turn to remind, he naturally had to remind. He couldn't let Yu Zhe speak when he was there.

Zhang Enyuan first looked at the time on his hand, then reminded softly, "It will take half an hour to get to the unit."

"Oh." Li Xuewu first responded, then turned his head to look at him. Seeing him gesturing to the time on his watch, he lowered his head to look at his own watch.

"Is it already this time?"

Feeling the sunlight outside the window disappearing, he let out a long sigh and said, "Alright, let's go home."

The breath just now seemed to have blown all the emotions in his heart away. He recovered some spirit and said, "Pay attention to the news in the newspaper recently."

"Is there something going on? Secretary-General."

Zhang Enyuan had long wanted to ask this sentence, just afraid of disturbing the leader's thinking. At this time, he turned around and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "Your mood on the plane was..."

"Beijing is preparing to hold a meeting." Li Xuewu said lightly, "Every time there is a meeting, there will be new changes."

"Yes." Zhang Enyuan responded like this, but his heart was still confused. Changes? What changes?

He had never stood from the perspective of history to look at the changes in the era he was in, or rather, what the era should have been like, he didn't know.

Of course, he didn't have Li Xuewu's perspective, and didn't know what would happen in the future, so he had no worries.

Li Xuewu couldn't tell him too much, just said lightly, "Just pay attention. I might not be able to pay attention to it. Remind me in time if anything happens."

"Okay, no problem." Zhang Enyuan still responded confusedly. He didn't know if anything really happened, and didn't know what the leader was paying attention to.

Li Xuewu was forcing himself not to continue worrying about the future at this time. He looked at Yu Zhe in front and asked, "Has your marriage been decided?"

"Uh—" Yu Zhe was a bit speechless. Why did he talk about his own affairs every time he didn't know what to talk about? Did he become the leader's topic?

"I'll listen to my sister's arrangement." Yu Zhe could still say what, push his sister out first.

"Hmm, arrange it early, start a family early."

Li Xuewu said lightly, "You should also mature. You can't drive for a lifetime."

"Driving is quite good, I just like driving."

Yu Zhe finally seemed to have opened his mind, saying with a smile, "Especially driving for you, I'm willing to do it for a lifetime."

"Forget it, I'm not willing." ===== CHAPTER 1578 =====