Chapter 188: It Starts Now

Liu Liu Fusheng's spirit, which had just recovered, collapsed again. He lowered his head and rubbed his pants on his thighs, clearly sweating in his palms.

"Do you have anything you want to tell me?"

Li Li Xuewu stood by his seat, looking down from above, took a puff of his cigarette, and asked Liu Liu Fusheng.

Liu Liu Fusheng clenched his fists and said with a trembling tone, "I... I will reflect. I'll go handle it... I'll go help Wei Tong interrogate them."

Li Li Xuewu squinted his eyes, like a tiger ready to devour someone, stared at the bowing Liu Liu Fusheng for a while, and then said, "We are the last line of defense for the safety of the steel mill. We must treat our comrades with the warmth of spring, treat our work with the fire of summer, treat individualism like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and treat our enemies with the cruelty of winter."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu speak sternly, Liu Liu Fusheng's hands on his legs were trembling. Li Li Xuewu was so angry because he was only a section chief now. If he couldn't mobilize the work direction of his subordinates even in such a grassroots position, and if there was a phenomenon of compliance in public but opposition in private, then he might as well quit, as something would go wrong sooner or later.

"I hope you will always be my good comrade, do the work I entrust to you well, don't have individualism, and most importantly, don't be my enemy."

Li Li Xuewu said as he walked out, patting Liu Liu Fusheng on the shoulder as he passed.

By the time he finished the last sentence, Li Li Xuewu had already opened the door and walked out.

His original intention was to go to the guard squad to check on the recent drills and training, and by the way, check the hygiene of the guard squad dormitory and the duty room.

Li Li Xuewu believed that hygiene couldn't represent the combat effectiveness of a team, but it could reflect the ideological emotions and mental state of a team.

Just as he walked out of the building door, he was blocked by Huang Ping, the director of the reception center, and Xu Sinian, the director of the factory office.

This Huang Ping was really capable of finding people, actually finding the factory office director Xu Sinian, who had given Li Xuewu a hint at the dinner table last time, to come and intercede.

This Xu Sinian was a department-level cadre two levels higher than Li Xuewu.

Seeing Li Xuewu push open the building door and come out, Xu Sinian waved his hand and took two quick steps forward, saying, "Section Chief Li, I was just about to go up and find you. What a coincidence."

Actually, according to the rules, Xu Sinian wouldn't take the initiative to find Li Xuewu, who was two levels lower than him, to talk. At most, it would be a phone call. More often, it would be the factory office secretary conveying the message. But because Huang Ping's background was big, there was no other way.

As soon as Li Li Xuewu saw Huang Ping, he knew what it was about. He nodded and said with a smile, "Director Xu, I haven't thanked you for the last time. If you have anything to say, just say it. I'll definitely help if I can."

This Xu Sinian was also an old fox. He also knew Li Xuewu was not to be trifled with. He himself was originally a person who moved around and maneuvered in government affairs. This time, he really couldn't dodge it, so he was pushed by Huang Ping to block Li Xuewu's door.

Now it was good. This "smiling tiger" of the steel mill Security Division had directly blocked his words. He explicitly stated that he owed him a favor, but he also said he would "definitely" help if he "could."

What does "if he could" mean? What does "definitely" mean?

Xu Sinian was countered by Li Xuewu. He looked at Huang Ping and wanted to dodge, but was defeated by Huang Ping's pleading eyes.

Sigh, who let these two guys be people he couldn't afford to offend? There was no other way, he could only play soft.

Xu Sinian put his arm around Li Xuewu's shoulder and walked into the building, saying, "Old brother wouldn't make things difficult for you. We're all brothers, all our own people, it's just a small matter."

Xu Sinian was as old as Li Shun. Forced by Huang Ping, he didn't care about the level anymore, and even the seniority came down. Shoulders aligned, he started talking about being brothers with Li Xuewu.

"Easy to say, easy to say. I just said you, old brother, are a kind person and would never ask me to do anything difficult."

Xu Sinian looked at Li Xuewu playing tricks and felt bitter in his heart. These two bastards were challenging each other, but the fire was burning on him. You say, where can you go to reason?

Three people entered the auxiliary building. Li Xuewu wanted to let them go upstairs, but this Xu Sinian stopped at the stairs.

Good heavens, talking about being brothers in private was enough to lower his status, and he still wanted to pull him upstairs to talk about being brothers with him, a factory office director, in front of all the people in your Security Section?

In front of so many people, if he were to say words of begging for mercy to a section chief, his status as a factory office director would be famous in the steel mill, and he wouldn't be able to mix in the steel mill in the future.

Li Xuewu was stubbornly letting them go up, and this guy Huang Ping also wanted to go up and sit and chat, so he pushed them up. This factory office director Xu Sinian cursed the ancestors of these two people in his heart.

Li Li Xuewu was purely bad. Seeing that he had brought a favor to plead for mercy, he wasn't willing in his heart, so he wanted to go upstairs to block his words in front of so many people.

This Huang Ping was purely brainless. He didn't understand the fur, couldn't hear the good or bad words of that smiling tiger.

Huang Ping saw Li Li Xuewu politely letting them go, and thought he had found a "big shot," and Li Li Xuewu had to give him face, so he was being polite to them.

"Go, go, go, let's go up and talk. Look how polite Li Ke is."

Huang Ping no longer had the caution and anxiety, and was even a bit carried away.

"If Li Ke invites us to drink tea, we'll go. Director Xu, why are you being polite? This Security Division is also within the scope of the factory office's coordination, right? You can also be considered Li Ke's leader."

After Huang Ping finished speaking, he looked at Li Xuewu, thinking, you also have a day when you're afraid. When he was at the reception center, he was still worried that he would fix him. Now that he had found a department-level cadre, this "smiling tiger" had also become a "pug." Look, he was now flattering Xu Sinian.

Xu Sinian heard Huang Ping's words, and then looked at Li Xuewu's eyes. He felt that this piece of rotten mud really couldn't be supported. Fu Bin and Dong Wenxue hadn't spoken yet, so how dare he be the leader of this "killing god."

Forget it, forget it. Entrusted by others, loyal to the matter.

Xu Sinian said, "Li Ke, it seems there is some misunderstanding between you two. I just happened to pass by today to mediate for you. The big water washed the Dragon King Temple. We are all working under the leadership of Factory Director Yang, right? We can be considered brothers in the same trench."

As soon as Li Xuewu heard Xu Sinian's words, he squinted his eyes and watched Xu Sinian continue to speak with a smile.

Before Xu Sinian finished speaking, Huang Ping interjected, "It really wasn't my fault that day. It was all because the people under me were negligent of Li Ke's relatives. I heard it was your brother's aunt's husband, right? Look at this trouble. Next time, next time you come, I'll treat you. Let's go to the city to eat."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Huang Ping, who was talking eloquently and acting generous. The smile on his face became even brighter. Seeing Li Li Xuewu smile, Huang Ping thought this newly appointed Li Ke hadn't seen much of the world. A meal could solve it. If he had known, why would he have to take off his pants to fart and invite this Xu Mushroom?

If Xu Sinian knew what Huang Ping was thinking, he would have been pissed off. Now, not knowing what Huang Ping was thinking, he was already almost pissed off.

What is the most feared thing in a team?

A pig teammate!

This is the Security Li Kezhang. What he fears most is work affecting his family, and what he avoids most is talking about family relatives. This bastard actually found out the background of the person he offended and said it out loud. This wasn't all; whether it was a threat in the dark or a small profit to brush him off, this was offending Li Li Xuewu to death.

Seeing Li Xuewu smile terrifyingly, Xu Sinian didn't care about face anymore. He pulled Li Xuewu to the side and said, "This is Factory Director Yang's brother-in-law. Old brother has no other way. You have to give me face today no matter what."

Seeing Li Xuewu didn't speak but just looked at him with a smile, Xu Sinian felt even more guilty and asked with a guilty conscience, "You wouldn't not let old brother out of this door, right?"

After Xu Sinian finished speaking, he said to Huang Ping, who wanted to talk about being brothers with Li Xuewu, "Alright, since it's been said, I won't delay any longer. Let's go back first. You two can enhance your feelings when you have time."

Regardless of whether Li Xuewu agreed or not, Xu Sinian pulled Huang Ping and walked out.

This time, Huang Ping came to the Security Division brought by him, so he had to bring him back safely. Giving face to Factory Director Yang was also giving face to Li Li Xuewu.

Huang Ping saw Li Li Xuewu standing in the corridor looking at him with a smile, not giving a clear answer, and with Xu Mushroom muttering over there, it must be that Li Li Xuewu didn't give him face.

Thinking of this, Huang Ping was a bit angry and wanted to turn around to find Li Xuewu to reason, but was pulled by Xu Sinian and walked out. Just as he pushed open the door, Xu Sinian walked out, and Huang Ping was still inside the door, when a roar came from the depths of the corridor.

"Ah~ don't hit me~"

"Ouch~ wuwuwu~"

This roar made Huang Ping's chrysanthemum tighten, and he instantly lost his strength, and his brain calmed down.

Where is this? This is the Security Section!

What is at the end of the corridor? The detention room!

Why would there be a roar from the detention room?

Turning his head to look at Li Li Xuewu, who was still maintaining a smile and looking at him, Huang Ping instantly thought of Li Li Xuewu's nickname.

The old saying goes, there are only wrong names, no wrong nicknames.

He was careless. He almost offended this smiling tiger again.

Huang Ping followed Xu Sinian's pull and walked out of the building door. When he was blown by the cold air outside, his spirit instantly trembled, and his mind became active.

"Thank you, Director Xu. If you hadn't pulled me just now, I would have almost offended him again."

Xu Sinian looked at this useless person and really felt sorry for Factory Director Yang. A lifetime of fame, not greedy or occupying, really working hard—who wouldn't say Factory Director Yang was good? But he was blown by the pillow wind and arranged such a useless brother-in-law into the reception center.

Factory Director Yang also had his own difficulties. He couldn't stand his wife's crying, making trouble, and hanging herself, so he could only arrange for his brother-in-law to enter the factory. This bastard also wanted an official position. Which department would dare to let him mess around? He could only be sent to the reception center where there would be no problems.

At this time, the reception centers were all the same. Good or bad, they were all for living. At most, they would say the conditions were bad. But at this time, where were the reception conditions good?

Xu Sinian sighed. Seeing Huang Ping thanking him repeatedly, he accepted the favor, which was considered completing the task.

Thinking of Factory Director Yang, Xu Sinian added another sentence: "Stay away from here in the future. Don't go and provoke him. He will definitely find a chance to fix you."

Huang Ping said indifferently, "Hey, no, I won't provoke him for no reason. Besides, you've come forward, and he smiled, so this matter is over."

Although Huang Ping spoke easily, he was already shouting in his heart, "There are treacherous people who want to harm me." He was just playing dumb with Xu Sinian because he was afraid that Xu Sinian had some friendship with Li Xuewu and would say something behind his back. At this moment, he had already secretly decided to find an opportunity to get Li Xuewu down.

Xu Sinian saw Huang Ping's eyes rolling around, secretly said "good luck to yourself," and that roar, although he was standing outside, he had heard it too. He followed Huang Ping back to the office.

Li Li Xuewu saw the two leave, looked back at the direction of the detention room, and didn't walk over to look. If you use someone, don't doubt them; if you doubt them, don't use them. Since he had entrusted Wei Tong to handle it, he wouldn't go and point fingers.

Li Li Xuewu pushed open the building door and saw the two go far away. He also walked toward the guard dormitory.

Pushing the door and walking into the guard dormitory, he saw the team members inside were awake, and Han Zhan was saying something.

Li Li Xuewu always treated work seriously in the steel mill. Usually, he might crack jokes with colleagues or subordinates during rest time, but he always had a straight face at work.

Today was the same. As soon as he entered the room, he asked Han Zhan, "Did you do morning exercises and training today?"

Seeing Li Li Xuewu enter, the other team members, no matter what they were doing, all stood at attention by their kang edges.

Usually, it didn't matter, but now it was working hours, and the section chief was asking questions with a straight face, so these team members were all treating it seriously.

Yan Brother Jiecheng, who was sitting on the kang by the door, stood up and wanted to show off, taking this opportunity to expose his relationship with Li Li Xuewu to everyone.

Yan Brother Jiecheng had been training here for two days. Because his age was more than four years older than this batch of team members, even if he was an old team member, Yan Brother Jiecheng was more than a year or two older than them, so he seemed a bit out of place.

Training was fine, but he talked too much in his spare time, relying on his age to take advantage and act like a big shot, but no one paid attention to him, so he seemed a bit excluded.

He had been looking for an opportunity to expose his relationship these past few days. Now that he saw Li Li Xuewu coming, he finally waited for the opportunity and greeted Li Li Xuewu with a smile, "Li Xuewu, you're here."

Li Li Xuewu saw it was Yan Brother Jiecheng greeting him, didn't answer, but frowned and looked at Han Zhan.

Han Zhan, who was standing inside, walked over and said, "Li Kezhang, today's training subjects are completed, and we are currently resting. Taking advantage of this time, I am explaining the upcoming emergency drill items."

Han Zhan reported to Li Li Xuewu while walking out. When he passed Yan Brother Jiecheng, he glared at him, walked to Li Li Xuewu's side, and continued to report: "According to your requirements, the item to be drilled this week is responding to terrorist attacks. I am preparing for a live drill at the main gate tomorrow."

Neither of them paid attention to Yan Brother Jiecheng, who was standing awkwardly to the side not knowing what to say.

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Pay attention to arranging monitoring personnel and inform them that a drill is in progress to avoid causing unnecessary panic."

Han Zhan nodded and agreed, then asked, "Are you coming to the live drill tomorrow?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at Han Zhan and said, "It's the same whether I'm there or not. I was very dissatisfied with your work at the cafeteria entrance yesterday. You are a leader. You must show the momentum of the guard squad in that scene. This drill will be conducted with the purpose of summarizing and absorbing the lessons learned from the cafeteria incident."

Han Zhan's face was a bit embarrassed, and he nodded, "Then I'll come find you tomorrow."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Pay attention to recording the personnel who performed well in this drill, and give priority to assessment and priority to entering the regular list."

Li Li Xuewu was already implementing the emergency drill plan in the Security Section and had also started learning emergency disposal plans.

To achieve the effect, Li Li Xuewu linked daily training and learning with regular assessment, and had already contacted the Personnel Department to confirm that this result would be an important standard for regular assessment.

Li Li Xuewu was hanging a carrot in front of this group of little donkeys; whoever ran fast would get it.

Looking at the team members in the room, he found that several new team members were missing. He thought Xu Ning must have taken them away.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu looking for people in the room, Han Zhan whispered, "Squad Leader Xu took people away."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I know. While training, you must also teach them the rules and improve their quality."

After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Han Zhan, whose face was ugly, turned around, pushed open the door, and left.

Sending Li Li Xuewu away, Han Zhan turned to look at Yan Brother Jiecheng, who was standing there, grabbed his collar, pulled him down, and whispered in his ear, "I don't care what relationship you have with the section chief. If you dare to call his name in the steel mill again, I will break your third leg."

Yan Brother Jiecheng had been quite jumpy these days, acting like a big shot, and couldn't stop saying he was a city person and lived in the same courtyard as the section chief. Han Zhan had long wanted to fix him.

Han Zhan let go of the pale Yan Brother Jiecheng, pointed to the load-bearing pillar at the door, and tapped Yan Brother Jiecheng's chest, saying, "Now you practice saluting this pillar ten thousand times."

Yan Brother Jiecheng looked at the eyes of the team members in the room looking at him, his face was indescribably embarrassed. He walked to the door and raised his hand to salute.

"Didn't you eat? Swing it!"

Seeing Yan Brother Jiecheng's movements were not standard, Han Zhan roared, telling Yan Brother Jiecheng to swing his arm.

Yan Brother Jiecheng was startled and swung his arm hard again to practice saluting.

Li Li Xuewu naturally didn't know that Yan Brother Jiecheng was being punished, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

First, he couldn't manage subordinates across levels; second, Yan Brother Jiecheng's little tricks weren't likable; third, their family took money for finding a job, not money for hiring him as a nanny.

Besides, even if they hired him as a nanny, he wouldn't do it for any amount of money, so Li Li Xuewu didn't spoil him when he was in the room.

Looking at his watch, it was almost time to get off work. He walked to the guard room to continue waiting for Huhu Zhengquan to get off work.

Because he slept more than usual this afternoon, he felt even more sleepy. He dozed off several times in the guard room, and it was only after Fan Hua made him a cup of tea that he waited until the time to get off work.

Today's Huhu Zhengquan was the same as yesterday, holding his bag and walking slowly out, pushing his bike. He didn't look at the guard room, nor did he look around.

Li Li Xuewu smiled. This old ghost must have discovered something and was acting for him here.

Seeing Huhu Zhengquan ride his bike away, Li Li Xuewu pushed his bike out the door and followed.

This was what he had discussed with Xu Ning. Xu Ning would take people directly to wait at the bookstore, and today Li Li Xuewu would follow Huhu Zhengquan himself after he got off work.

Li Li Xuewu watched from afar as Huhu Zhengquan entered the supply and marketing cooperative again to buy something, then came out and continued riding.

This person had been lurking for a long time, and he didn't even want to change his anti-surveillance tricks. He didn't know how long ago this trick was used, but he hadn't changed it, buying something at a store every day and then looking to see if he was being followed.

Li Li Xuewu stood at a bike repair stall in the distance, pretending to ask how much it cost to change a tire, and while he was dawdling, Huhu Zhengquan glanced around inadvertently, then rode his bike home.

Li Li Xuewu ended the conversation with the stall owner, rode his bike, and followed again.

The two were separated by a long distance. It was only because Li Li Xuewu remembered the brown leather bag Huhu Zhengquan had on his handlebars that he didn't lose him.

Now people were all wearing gray, black, or blue colors. It was really hard to find Huhu Zhengquan mixed in the crowd.

After turning around, he entered the street from last night. Seeing Huhu Zhengquan go into the courtyard, Li Li Xuewu turned into the alley next to the bookstore.

He locked his bike, came to the back door of the bookstore that was already closed, knocked once, then knocked twice more, and the person inside opened the door.

"Li Kezhang."

Seeing it was Zhao Zhao Yajun who opened the door, Li Li Xuewu nodded as a greeting, walked inside, passed through the corridor to the stairs leading to the second floor, and went upstairs holding the railing.

Upstairs was also a bookstore, just like the first floor, with rows of bookshelves in the middle.

Li Li Xuewu saw a small office near the window, the door was open, it was pitch black inside, but he could see a few figures inside.

"Li Kezhang?"

Li Li Xuewu gave a grunt of acknowledgement and asked, "Did you see the target go upstairs?"

Xu Ning walked out of the small office and said, "Already spotted."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the lunch box on the cabinet and asked, "Is the food prepared enough?"

Xu Ning nodded and said, "The room is heated by a stove. I was afraid that after work tonight, there would be smoke from the chimney here, which would be seen as a problem, so I didn't light the stove. I brought a few thermoses of hot water. It should be fine tonight."

Li Li Xuewu walked into the small office, leaned on the binoculars to look, and this time he could see figures on the third floor.

"You've worked hard. Once this case is handled, I'll treat you to reward you."

These newly recruited guard squad members all grinned and said good, while Xu Ning placed the notebook beside the binoculars, ready to record the target's movements and actions at any time.

Li Li Xuewu walked out of the small office with Xu Ning and said, "You work hard and watch it yourself. I'm afraid they don't understand this and will lose the target. If there's any situation tonight, I'll go out and follow."

Xu Ning pushed back, "Li Kezhang, you watch here. Let me go follow if there's anything."

Li Li Xuewu patted Xu Ning on the shoulder and said, "It's freezing cold to follow. I'm cold, you're not? We're all comrades, so don't be polite. Also, you have to go to the club tonight. Liu Liu Zhaolun's situation last night was very suspicious."

Xu Ning also nodded and said, "I went there today. Someone did go up to the roof. I was afraid there might be some mechanism inside that would expose us, so I didn't dare to go up and check. There's no other building around here as high as this one, so there's really no way to see the situation above."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "You're right. We'll fight steadily and step by step. I have a backup plan, and I'll tell you later."

After Li Li Xuewu finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, found a long chair for reading books, lay down, and started to sleep.

He slept until past 11 o'clock at night, when he was suddenly shaken awake by Xu Ning.

Li Li Xuewu thought there was a situation, so he stood up and prepared to pull out his gun. Xu Ning held Li Li Xuewu down and said, "Li Kezhang, it's fine. It's just that the lights on the third floor have been out for a while, and there's no movement at the club. Why don't you go home?"

Li Li Xuewu stood up abruptly, his eyes were a bit dizzy, and he sat on the chair to rest for a while, asking, "Did Liu Liu Zhaolun and Gao Gao Fengkun come back from the club?"

"They're back. There were fewer people tonight, all residents nearby. No cars came to the entrance, and Huhu Zhengquan didn't go to the club tonight."

Li Li Xuewu rubbed his eyes, looked out the window in the moonlight, and saw that all the lights in the expert residential area were out.

He looked through the binoculars handed over by the team member, but couldn't see anything anymore.

"Alright, leave two people to keep watching, and let the others take turns to rest."

Li Li Xuewu yawned, feeling a bit cold. He took the hot water handed over by Xu Ning and stopped Xu Ning from persuading him again.

"We heard a sound behind us when we left last night. Because the surveillance conditions weren't convenient, we couldn't investigate. Starting tonight, we must not miss the opportunity again."

Li Li Xuewu was already prepared to adjust his working hours: watch here at night, go to the office in the morning, and go home to make up for sleep in the afternoon.

After drinking two cups of hot water, his body temperature finally rose. Li Li Xuewu rubbed his face and lay down in the same position to continue sleeping.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu not going home, Xu Ning also found a place to sleep.

The group slept until past 5 o'clock in the morning. They changed shifts several times, but there was no movement at all. Li Li Xuewu led the group to tidy up the room and withdraw first, leaving Xu Ning and Liu Liu Zhaolun to continue waiting to follow Huhu Zhengquan to work.

Li Li Xuewu led the people back to the steel mill and went to the guard dormitory to take another hour of sleep before going to the office to work.

Just as he sat down in the office and hadn't even had time to brew tea, Wei Tong came up with red eyes.

"Li Kezhang, the situation is not quite right."

Li Li Xuewu moved the teacup aside, pointed to the chair, and asked, "Didn't go home last night?"

Wei Tong pulled the chair and sat opposite Li Li Xuewu, answering, "No, interrogated all night."

Li Li Xuewu placed the tea he had just brewed in front of Wei Tong and tossed him a cigarette, saying, "Speak slowly. The people are all in the detention room, they can't run."

Wei Tong used the matches Li Li Xuewu tossed over to light his cigarette, but didn't drink the tea. He had already filled his stomach with water to stay awake during last night's interrogation. Now, his throat felt bitter just looking at the tea, and he wanted to pee.

"We caught a total of 7 people, and I used the project on each of them."

Li Li Xuewu knew Wei Tong was ruthless and didn't know his own strength. He extinguished the match in his hand while lighting his cigarette and asked, "No excessive interrogation, right?"

Wei Tong said awkwardly, "That wasn't the case. It was just that I got a bit annoyed in the second half of the night, so I cleaned up those kids."

Li Li Xuewu didn't have a good impression of people who gathered to cause trouble. Forcing and inciting others to touch danger to achieve their own goals was what Li Li Xuewu hated most, so he didn't care too much about Wei Tong taking action. At this time, the intensity of interrogation was like this.

Wei Tong was a knife. Li Li Xuewu would use Wei Tong when he could grasp the handle of the knife well. If he couldn't grasp the handle...

As long as his ability exceeded the sharpness of the knife, he could always grasp it.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu didn't express his stance on this matter, that was tacitly agreeing to his actions, so Wei Tong didn't report the matter in detail, because Li Li Xuewu didn't want to hear it either.

"Li Kezhang, when interrogating the kid who shouted first, the situation didn't look right. That kid seemed to have some concerns. I hit him, but he didn't say anything, just endured it."

Li Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and asked, "What about the others? Did they have this situation too?"

Wei Tong was a bit uncertain, but still said his feeling.

"The others were all close to this kid named Feng Xiang, and they were all hanging out together on weekdays. I used the project on a few who were tough-mouthed, and they all said they were just shouting along because of brotherly friendship."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It seems the problem is with this Feng Xiang. Did you check their home?"

Wei Tong nodded and said, "I asked the others, and they all said this Feng kid's family has parents. His father is a boiler operator in our casting workshop. He's the only son in the family, but he has a younger sister who is studying."

Li Li Xuewu didn't expect Li Li Xuewu to ask this, but still replied, "He's 50-something, right? I didn't ask in detail. It seems he didn't find a wife at the time, and I don't know how, but there are just these two children."

Families with only two children at this time were relatively rare. Li Li Xuewu nodded and didn't ask any more, but asked, "What do you want to do?"

Wei Tong scratched his head and said, "I know this kid must have a problem, but my methods are already ruthless enough, and this kid is still that deadpan look. I think there must be something going on here."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu didn't express his stance, Wei Tong continued, "I have a feeling—I mean my feeling—that he seems to need a promise."

"Pfft~"

Li Li Xuewu laughed out loud with the cigarette in his hand and asked, "You have a feeling? You have a feeling that a person with a problem needs a promise?"

Wei Tong saw Li Li Xuewu didn't believe his words and said urgently, "Really, he was a bit hesitant when I asked him, but he never said it. Maybe my level isn't high enough."

Seeing Wei Tong was a bit embarrassed, Li Li Xuewu smiled, "It seems there really is a situation. Then, according to your meaning, should I, this Security Li Kezhang, go meet him?"

Wei Tong didn't expect Li Li Xuewu to agree so readily, and said happily, "You still have prestige in the steel mill. If you go ask him, it will definitely work."

"Hehe." Li Li Xuewu felt like laughing when he heard Wei Tong talk about his credibility. Sometimes he didn't even believe what he said himself, and sometimes he wanted to slap himself and scold himself, "You liar." Now someone said he had prestige.

"Then shall we go meet this Feng Xiang who wants a promise?"

Seeing Li Li Xuewu agreed, Wei Tong stood up happily and said, "With you taking the lead, you're worth three of me."

Li Li Xuewu didn't expect Wei Tong to learn how to flatter, so he gave Wei Tong an encouraging look and took the lead to go out.

By the time the two went downstairs and walked to the detention room at the end of the first-floor corridor, Wei Tong reminded, "Li Kezhang, I locked Feng Xiang in the office next door after interrogating him. Please come in."

Saying this, he pushed open the office door.

Li Li Xuewu walked into the office and looked. A young man who looked a bit dejected was handcuffed to the radiator pipe on the windowsill. It was the person who took the lead in shouting at him that day.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu walk in, especially seeing Wei Tong, the young man's expression instantly became nervous, his eyes dodged, and his hands and feet naturally shrank.

Li Li Xuewu walked to the radiator pipe, flicked the cast-iron pipe. The taste of being handcuffed to the radiator pipe wasn't very good.

Standing, you couldn't straighten your waist; squatting, you couldn't put your arms down, and you couldn't squat firmly. It was really sitting or standing without peace.

Li Li Xuewu looked at the young man and asked, "How is it? He didn't hit you, right?"

This question—you should know whether you were hit or not, right? If I was hit, would I need to tell you? If I told you, could you manage it?

The young man dodged and mumbled, "No... no..."

Li Li Xuewu turned his head to look at the proud Wei Tong and said, "We must enforce the law in a civilized manner. I have always required this, and I have always taken the lead in doing so."

Wei Tong looked deeply convinced and said, "Li Kezhang, we have all kept your words in mind. We are doing exactly as you instructed: have laws to follow, must follow the law, enforce the law strictly, and punish violations."

Feng Xiang looked at his hand handcuffed to the radiator pipe, touched his stomach and the root of his thigh, thinking in his heart, whether you believe it or not, I have to believe it anyway.

Li Li Xuewu waited for Wei Tong to finish speaking and said to Feng Xiang, "In dealing with comrades who have made mistakes, our Security Division has always followed the policy of 'punish the past to warn the future, treat the illness to save the patient' to help them correct their mistakes. You also know about the smuggling check at the main gate a while ago. Many comrades recognized their mistakes and actively cooperated with the Security Division to correct them, and now they are still contributing at their posts."

Feng Xiang knew about this. He stood up and looked at Li Li Xuewu, wanting to say something, but seemed to think of something and squatted back down.

Li Li Xuewu saw Feng Xiang's action, and said in a gentle tone, "I, Li Li Xuewu, have always been as good as my word when dealing with comrades. If you make a mistake, correct it. You can't just beat someone to death with one stick, right?"

After speaking, he looked at Wei Tong.

This Wei Tong didn't know who he had

I don't know who Wei Tong has been apprenticing with lately, but his skill at playing the straight man has really improved.

"Exactly. I've told these people that leniency is granted to those who confess. We're all brothers of the same class; there's no need for this."

Seeing that the young man remained unmoved, Li Li Xuewu said to Wei Tong: "But you must also be careful to screen them. Those who refuse to repent must be resolutely purged from our ranks. We must increase the intensity of our punishments, report them to the neighborhood office, and for those with families, we must also carry out targeted investigations into their associations..."

Before Li Li Xuewu could finish speaking, Feng Xiang suddenly raised his head as if to say something, but Li Li Xuewu no longer looked at him and said to Wei Tong: "Handle this case quickly; I have other matters to attend to."

After Li Li Xuewu finished speaking, he made a move to leave. Feng Xiang, over there, grew anxious. He could talk to the impartial and incorruptible person rumored in the factory, but he really couldn't get through to this bastard who had beaten him.

"Li Ke, I want a word with you."

Li Li Xuewu didn't even turn his head and continued walking out; he wasn't going to indulge him at a time like this.

Seeing that Li Xuewu was really about to leave, Feng Xiang looked at that bastard who was staring at him with a smile and hurriedly said: "I have special circumstances to report, really, I beg you, boo-hoo-hoo," and as he spoke, he began to cry.

Hearing the crying, Li Li Xuewu turned around, slowly walked over to the young man, squatted down, and said: "Our Security Division's duty is not only to protect the steel mill's property but also to protect the steel mill's workers. If you are my comrade, you don't need any promises; that is my duty. If you are my enemy, would you believe my promise?"

Li Li Xuewu wasn't going to make any promises to him. If one person asks for one today and another asks for one tomorrow, how is he supposed to handle cases? By relying on promises?

If everyone could negotiate terms with him, then what the hell kind of case-handling would that be? He might as well go be a negotiation expert.

Seeing that Li Li Xuewu spoke earnestly, Feng Xiang wiped his tears with his sleeve and asked: "I trust you on this matter; I only want to tell you alone."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Wei Tong, who was frowning slightly, and said to Feng Xiang: "That doesn't conform to case-handling procedures. However, I can give you a guarantee in this regard."

As he spoke, he stood up and said to Feng Xiang: "We will definitely keep what we heard today confidential for you. If you have significant meritorious service, I will also protect you and your family well. I can also let bygones be bygones regarding this incident, and you can still go to your job."

Feng Xiang looked at Li Li Xuewu, then looked at Wei Tong, and said: "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything. When the time comes, can you... can you let my brothers go?"

Before Feng Xiang could finish, Wei Tong sneered: "Still talking about your drinking buddies? I haven't even done anything yet, and they've already pushed all the responsibility onto you. Our Li Kezhang's time is very precious; listening to you is already giving you a lot of face. If you keep dragging your feet, you'll have to talk to me instead."

Seeing Wei Tong say this, Feng Xiang gritted his teeth and said: "I'll talk, I'll talk right now."

By the time Li Li Xuewu walked out of the office, it was already noon. Carrying the interrogation records in his hand, he said to Wei Tong, who was following him out: "Cuff him to the chair and get him a folding cot. Don't do anything else for the next few days; just stay nailed here for me. I'll have someone bring meals for you two. For sleeping, I'll have the security team come over to take shifts with you."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu speak so solemnly, Wei Tong also knew the severity of the matter and nodded in agreement.

Li Li Xuewu added: "I won't emphasize the confidentiality regulations to you again. If any mistakes happen, you can think about the consequences yourself."

Wei Tong saluted and said: "Don't worry, Li Kezhang. I won't even go home; I'll stay here without taking a single step away."

"But what about the others?"

"Keep them locked up and don't release them. Do you even have to ask?"

Li Li Xuewu scolded Wei Tong with a sentence and left with the materials.

When he arrived at Dong Wenxue's office, he happened to see his teacher signing documents for the factory office secretary. Without needing to be greeted, he walked to the opposite side of the desk and sat down, waiting for his teacher to finish his work.

Dong Wenxue shook his fountain pen, looked at the spot the factory office secretary was pointing to, and asked a few questions, which made the secretary blink repeatedly, before he finally signed the document.

"In the future, don't bring this kind of document to me for signature; it's not very appropriate."

Dong Wenxue gave the factory office secretary a mild rebuke, then capped his fountain pen and put it in the drawer.

The factory office secretary was also very embarrassed and said: "It's Li Kezhang Fu..."

Dong Wenxue frowned and cut off the secretary's words, saying: "He is still Li Kezhang Fu for now; you all cannot do things this way."

Actually, that wasn't what the secretary meant, but it wasn't what Dong Wenxue meant either; he just wanted to cut off his words.

Seeing the secretary's embarrassment, Li Li Xuewu stood up, patted the secretary's forearm, and said: "It's all understandable. It's not easy for us at the grassroots level, but it's not easy for the leadership either. Communicate more, understand more." With these words of persuasion, he sent the secretary away.

Ding ding ding~

It's the beginning of the month,

I'm still asking you all to reward me with monthly tickets and recommendation tickets.

As promised last month,

As long as the monthly tickets go up,

I will add more chapters.