Chapter 195: The Fishing Trip and the Hidden File

Li Xuewu nodded, and while eating, he said, "You're thinking quite far ahead, so why didn't it work out?"

Thinking of the news Qin Huairu brought this morning, Sha Zhu said with some frustration, "The day I ran into you, I went to the school where Banggeng goes to find the Third Master. I wanted the Third Master to help introduce me to Teacher Ran, but who would have thought—I even gave him local specialties, and now a whole week has passed, and there hasn't been a single word."

Li Xuewu naturally knew what kind of person the Third Master was, so he chuckled and said, "Like a meat bun thrown at a dog, never to return, right?"

Sha Zhu tapped the lid of his lunchbox in frustration and nodded, saying, "Your description is very apt. This morning, Qin Huairu asked me if I was still going on a blind date with her cousin. I had been bragging to others that I'd found someone better. Who would have thought—sigh, I ran into such a spineless Third Master."

Li Xuewu dipped his steamed bun into the vegetable broth, took a bite, and said, "Keep talking, keep talking. Say whatever is making you unhappy; let me have a laugh."

Seeing Li Xuewu's teasing look, Sha Zhu was amused despite himself. He said with a hint of self-mockery, "Who would have thought that Qin Huairu would have Banggeng ask Teacher Ran at school? Teacher Ran doesn't even know who I am; she hasn't even heard of me. It turns out the Third Master didn't say a single word. He really is a piece of work."

Li Xuewu was speechless after hearing this. If you don't want to do something, don't promise it. If you promise, at least say a word or two for them. To promise someone and then not do the job is truly a bit low.

Seeing his brother share the same look of disapproval, Sha Zhu said bitterly, "He didn't do the job for me, wasted my time, and then took my local specialties and played dead. Just watch how I deal with him when I go back today."

Li Xuewu didn't really care how Sha Zhu dealt with the Third Master, but he pointed at him and said, "You need to think this through. Don't end up provoking trouble while failing to catch the fox, only to find yourself in the wrong in the end."

Sha Zhu was now considered an unofficial member of Li Xuewu's "team," a cook in logistics. Li Xuewu had to help Sha Zhu whenever he could; he couldn't just watch him get taken advantage of.

Li Xuewu had seen right through Sha Zhu's thoughts. In an instant, Sha Zhu felt his own ideas were pointless. The worst person in the courtyard was right in front of him; why bother overthinking it? He looked around and whispered to Li Xuewu, "Then what do you suggest I do?"

Li Xuewu said with a mischievous smile, "You have to strike where it hurts him the most. That's the only way it will really sting."

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, Sha Zhu became interested and said urgently to Li Xuewu, "Tell me, hurry up and tell me."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, telling Sha Zhu to sit steady, then whispered, "Anyway, you can forget about getting back those things that ended up in the Third Master's hands, but it's still easy to recoup your losses."

Sha Zhu looked frantic, scratching his head, and said anxiously, "Oh, you're going to be the death of me!"

Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "Didn't you say you brought local specialties for Teacher Ran? How much did you bring?"

Sha Zhu said, confused, "A bag full."

"A bag full of what?"

Sha Zhu hesitated and said, "Garlic, potatoes, onions, chili peppers..."

Li Xuewu was speechless. These "local specialties" were truly just dirt-cheap produce. He quickly stopped Sha Zhu, who was listing his groceries.

"Remember this: you brought a bag of eggs and a bag of apples, and you gave the exact same thing to the Third Master."

Sha Zhu was stunned when he heard this and said to Li Xuewu, "How is that possible? Even if I say it, people won't believe me."

Li Xuewu smiled mischievously and said, "Just go directly to their school and find Teacher Ran. Tell her the Third Master agreed to it, and say this was the gift Teacher Ran asked the Third Master for. Tell her the items were handed over to the Third Master. Also, to build a good relationship with Teacher Ran's colleagues, say the other portion was a gift for them. No one saw you when you went to the school, right?"

Sha Zhu was still a bit dazed and said, "That's true, no one saw. But will Teacher Ran believe it?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu still didn't understand the key point, Li Xuewu whispered, "The key isn't whether Teacher Ran believes it; it's whether the other teachers believe it. If these things were for Teacher Ran, they wouldn't care. But if the things meant for them were 'embezzled' by the Third Master, wouldn't their spit drown him? By then, the Third Master will be like a mute eating coptis—he'll have bitterness he can't voice. He'll either have to pay up or ruin his own reputation."

Seeing that Sha Zhu was beginning to understand and was getting excited, Li Xuewu put away his finished lunchbox, nudged Sha Zhu with his elbow, and said, "This way, you'll still have a chance to interact with Teacher Ran."

When Sha Zhu heard this, it really was the case. He immediately beamed and nodded continuously at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu added, "Remember, if you really want to date Teacher Ran, don't you dare take the money if the Third Master tries to return it to you in person."

"And don't take anything Teacher Ran gives you either. Just say you want to be friends. If Teacher Ran feels she owes you, she will definitely be friends with you. Once you're friends, isn't it simple to develop things further?"

Hearing that he could be friends, Sha Zhu was already grinning from ear to ear.

"Hey, Xuewu, you really are something. Alright, if this actually works, I'll give you the top credit and reward you with a table full of good dishes."

Li Xuewu stood up, took his lunchbox to the sink to wash it, and said while walking, "Then I'll be waiting for your good news. I'll get the wedding gift money ready."

"Alright, just watch and see." After responding, Sha Zhu happily carried his lunchbox and plate back to the kitchen.

After leaving the cafeteria, Li Xuewu put away his lunchbox and turned toward Dong Wenxue's office. He grabbed the documents and left the room. It was almost time to get off work; it was time to put the plan into action.

Li Xuewu entered the laboratory building and stood in front of the mirror at the stairwell, simulating a few expressions. He wasn't very satisfied with any of them. He went to the restroom, returned to the mirror, and looked at his current expression. Hmm, this one wasn't bad.

Having prepared his expression, he walked upstairs. When he climbed to the third-floor design room and walked to the door of Hu Zhengquan's office, he saw Hu Zhengquan about to walk out.

"Oh, Li Ke, what a coincidence." Hu Zhengquan was a bit surprised to see Li Xuewu, but he still took the initiative to greet him.

Li Xuewu wore a Sha Zhu-style expression of deep resentment and squeezed past Hu Zhengquan into the office, looking as if he were in a hurry to find some evidence here.

Hu Zhengquan had been preparing to leave, but now that Li Xuewu had arrived, he couldn't get out. Watching Li Xuewu circle his desk, he found it secretly amusing.

Young people are just young people. A small sparrow can never outfight an old kite like himself. He was still too green; he couldn't even keep his cool after just a few moves, and he wanted to investigate him?

Seeing that Li Xuewu was ignoring him and just fuming there, Hu Zhengquan was very polite in his expression, no matter how much he despised him internally.

"Li Ke is a rare guest in our laboratory building. There was a malfunction in the workshop today, and Old Han and the others went over first. I was just preparing to go there too. Please, have a seat. If there's anything you need my cooperation with, just say so."

As Hu Zhengquan spoke, he went to the tea cabinet at the door to brew tea for Li Xuewu. Just as he was busy pouring water, he heard a "thud" from behind him and saw Li Ke of the Security Section standing there, leaning against the desk.

The sound was like a table hitting the floorboards, but the desk, including the materials on it, weighed several hundred pounds. Li Xuewu wouldn't be moving the desk for fun; it must have been Li Xuewu hitting the desk.

Hu Zhengquan was also someone who could play the drama of changing faces; his skill was not much worse than Li Xuewu's. In a moment, he changed from "hospitable" to "glaring coldly."

"Li Ke, what is the meaning of this? I kindly poured you tea to host you, and from the moment you entered, you've been looking down your nose at me. Who are you trying to impress by slamming the table?" As he spoke, he stopped brewing the tea, put down the thermos, and walked over, his eyes glancing at the lock on the desk drawer.

Li Xuewu saw Hu Zhengquan change from the amiable appearance he had when he first entered to his current arrogant look of looking down on him, as if he were looking at a defeated opponent.

Li Xuewu clenched his hand into a fist and gestured at Hu Zhengquan, as if he had suffered a great blow, then slammed the door and left in a fit of rage.

Hu Zhengquan looked at the desk; the lock on the drawer was unchanged, but the position of the desk leg had shifted slightly. Recalling the "thud" from earlier, it must have been caused by the young man hitting the desk with his hand. Heh, he had quite a temper and quite a bit of strength; he'd be perfect for polishing parts in the workshop.

Hu Zhengquan was very afraid that Li Xuewu would play some dirty trick on him at the last minute, so he didn't even go to the workshop and just stayed in the office drinking tea, waiting to get off work.

Hu Zhengquan was also used to being cautious. He hadn't even finished a cup of tea after sitting down when he impatiently stood up, walked to the door, looked left and right, returned to the office, and used his personal key to open the desk drawer.

Usually, he kept secret documents or manuscripts related to his work as an engineer here. Now, there was an extra document on top.

This terrified Hu Zhengquan. How the hell did this thing get in here? He had organized the drawer during his lunch break and locked it himself. The only person he had seen enter was that man, but he had been in his line of sight the whole time.

Hu Zhengquan hurriedly opened the drawer and took out the document. He saw "639-405" written on the document bag... It was over. It was that document. How did it get in here? Who put it there?

Hu Zhengquan didn't believe that in the split second he turned around to brew tea, Li Xuewu had the ability to pick the lock, silently put the document into the drawer, close it, and lock it again. That amount of time was completely insufficient.

Let alone doing it secretly, even doing it normally was impossible. It was hellish.

Hu Zhengquan collapsed into his chair with a "thud," cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

This document was the one Deputy Li Kezhang Dong mentioned when he was called to a meeting that day. Just by looking at the first three digits of the code, he knew what it was. Whoever touched this thing would die. It was the career end-point for special undercover personnel.

The end-point was also very simple: it was either death or death. The methods were just different; no one could escape it.

Hu Zhengquan put the document back into the drawer in disbelief, locked it, and restored it to its original state. He stood up, circled the room, muttered something mysterious, and then, with a trembling heart, took out the key from his waist and carefully opened the lock on the drawer.

Hu Zhengquan didn't dare to pull it open all at once. Instead, he leaned over the desk and pulled the drawer open bit by bit. When the warm light of the sunset shone into the drawer, Hu Zhengquan felt no warmth in his heart; his whole body turned cold.

It was still there, it was still there, it was still there!

Hu Zhengquan's last bit of strength was exhausted, and he collapsed weakly onto the desk.

He didn't even know if this document was real or fake. He had never thought about stealing it because he was already preparing to leave. There was no need to take risks again. Don't listen to what those people said about it being the "last time."

It was just like those opium addicts; there was never a "last time." The last time was when you failed to complete the mission and were beaten to death, or were silenced by those people.

Hu Zhengquan knew his situation very well. Mentioning the existence of this document that day was also to deepen that organization's reliance on him, because he already had the intention to retire. He knew too many of their secrets; they wouldn't let him leave unscathed unless he obtained enough savings to live on for a lifetime.

Now, this opportunity was right in front of him. As long as he took this thing out and sold it, this would be the organization's final path. But whether he was on that organization's evacuation list was an unknown. Hu Zhengquan didn't dare to gamble.

Because Hu Zhengquan didn't trust them. They were enemies before, and they weren't friends now. It was all a relationship of interests. Without interests, he was just a stumbling block for them, and being kicked away was his only outcome.

He couldn't be like this. He had to go home alive, see Liang Zi alive, and see his child. Huili should be a big girl now...

Just as Hu Zhengquan was thinking and reminiscing while leaning on the desk, Old Han, who had returned from the workshop, entered the room, slapping his gloves against his hands. Seeing Hu Zhengquan leaning on the desk, he greeted him: "Old Hu, why didn't you go to the workshop? We were looking for you. You're something else, sleeping in the office?"

Hu Zhengquan was jolted awake by the annoying Old Han. He quickly closed the open drawer with his right hand and said with a bitter smile, "Sigh, my stomach suddenly felt uncomfortable. I drank some hot water and leaned over for a while, and now it's better."

Old Han didn't care that Hu Zhengquan had quickly closed the drawer. This Engineer Hu usually had some small quirks like this.

"Did you catch a chill from eating? I told you that you should have finished eating in the cafeteria before coming back. You're something else, bringing your food back to the office to eat in the freezing cold. It was cold as hell long ago. Of course your stomach would hurt from eating that cold stuff."

Old Han was a chatterbox. He usually talked the most in the office, blabbering on and on, which was quite annoying. It was only because Hu Zhengquan wanted to blend into the atmosphere of the laboratory building that he was very polite to the chatterbox Old Han, which made Old Han think he was willing to chat and joke with him.

Old Han always took the initiative to chat with Hu Zhengquan. On the surface, the two were good colleagues, good comrades, and like-minded.

Hu Zhengquan wanted to get rid of this mushroom quickly so he could find a way to deal with the bomb in the drawer.

Just as Old Han was packing his things to get off work and telling Hu Zhengquan about his health regimen, noisy sounds came from the corridor.

Old Han loved to join in the fun. He walked quickly to the door and looked toward the stairwell. He stood there for more than ten seconds before turning back to Hu Zhengquan and saying, "Hey, Old Hu, come take a look. The Security Section is sealing off the corridor!"

"What!" Hu Zhengquan had wanted to take advantage of the time when that mushroom went out to watch the fun to put the document into his briefcase and take it out. Who would have thought that this person would come back, and bring such fatal news.

This was going to be bad. He still couldn't figure out who put this document in. Hu Zhengquan really didn't dare to speculate any further. There were only two directions: one was that this document was fake, a lure, deliberately planted by the Security Section. But this point was denied by Hu Zhengquan himself.

That section chief didn't have the time to do these things at all, so only one remained: it was planted by "his own people." As for when it was planted, he didn't know. Hu Zhengquan's trust in his own people was almost zero, so he felt even more that it was his own people forcing him to take the stuff out. As long as the document was lost, the whole factory would have to be under martial law. Only engineers or cadres who often took documents home could take this thing out.

"What's so strange about that? When there were special missions before, the Security Section also stood guard in our laboratory building, but this time it doesn't look like a special mission."

Just as Old Han was watching the usually calm Engineer Hu's face change drastically, Li Xuewu's order came from the door.

"Everyone, listen up! One person stands guard in front of every office. No one is allowed in or out. Wait for the Public Security Squad personnel to conduct a search before releasing you. Move!"

"Yes!"

Hu Zhengquan hurriedly walked to the door to look out and saw Li Xuewu standing in the middle of the corridor. The factory guard members were running forward in an orderly fashion. Every time they reached a door, a guard holding a gun would stand there.

Trouble, trouble. Now he was in deep trouble. There was an eyesore, Old Han, inside the room, and a tiger outside the door ready to eat him at any time. He couldn't hide the document, and he couldn't send it out. He was blocked on both ends.

Just as he was getting anxious, he heard Li Xuewu, who was standing in the middle of the corridor, shout: "Technicians, engineers, and comrades in the laboratory building, by order of the leadership, the Security Section will conduct a safety inspection of the laboratory building. Please cooperate with the Security Section in carrying out the mission. During this period, please voluntarily hand over any books, documents, or other items unrelated to yourself or your work to the Security Section inspection personnel. Anyone who breaks through the checkpoint or fails to cooperate will be dealt with according to the security regulations."

"Repeating once, technicians, engineers, and comrades in the laboratory building..."

Just as Li Xuewu was standing in the corridor shouting the news of the safety inspection, and just as Hu Zhengquan was standing at the door anxiously watching the guard team seal off the offices one by one, Old Han, who was standing inside the office, gently pulled open Hu Zhengquan's desk drawer, wanting to see what important thing Engineer Hu was protecting so tightly.

Old Han was just that kind of person; his curiosity was relatively strong. The more he wasn't allowed to see, the more he wanted to see. Seeing that Hu Zhengquan had gone out, he walked over and gently pulled open the unlocked drawer.

Just as Old Han saw clearly what it was, he suddenly felt someone behind him. Old Han's body stiffened, knowing who was standing behind him.

"Heh, hehehe, I wondered what good thing it was. It turns out to be a document. Seeing you hiding it, I thought you had gotten some good novels to read."

Hu Zhengquan looked coldly at this "pest" who had made him endure for many years. He really wanted to throw him off the building right now, but the sound of footsteps in the corridor behind him made this thought stop at just a thought.

Hu Zhengquan's face turned amiable as Old Han turned around, and he said with a laugh: "I'm already this old, I don't have that kind of interest anymore. It's just a document I borrowed. Because of the confidentiality level, so... you understand, right?"

Old Han's back was already soaked with sweat, and his legs were a bit weak. He leaned against Hu Zhengquan's desk, turning around, and said to Hu Zhengquan: "Understand, understand. I've been working here for so many years, how could I not understand? It's as it should be, as it should be. You should be extra careful, it's as it should be."

Hu Zhengquan walked to his position, pushed the drawer Old Han had pulled out back in without a trace, locked it, and hung the key on his waist in front of Old Han.

Old Han had already recovered by now. Seeing Hu Zhengquan's action of locking it and hanging the key, he knew this was a warning to him and an expression of dissatisfaction with him.

There was no help for it. Who told him to cross the line and get caught? If it really were that kind of novel, it would be fine. Now, even he didn't believe the excuse he gave, let alone the refined Engineer Hu.

Old Han walked to his seat and sat down. To cover up his embarrassment, he picked up his teacup, wanting to drink water, but there was no water in the cup. Seeing Hu Zhengquan looking over, he still pretended to take a sip, no longer having his usual talkativeness, but buried his head in organizing his documents.

In fact, these documents had already been organized once just now. Now, he was just doing it to ease his embarrassment and find a reason to get through this uncomfortable time.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, Public Security Squad Chief Han Yating, under Li Xuewu's signal, skipped an office and came directly to Hu Zhengquan's office to conduct an inspection.

When Han Yating walked past Li Xuewu, she exchanged a look with the section chief before entering Hu Zhengquan's office.

"Greetings, comrades. I am Public Security Squad Chief Han Yating. I will now conduct a safety inspection of the office. If there are any prohibited items, please voluntarily hand them over, especially those involving weapons, equipment, or confidential documents. For example, if confidential documents need to remain in the office overnight, please present the borrowing procedures and leadership approval."

Hearing Han Yating say this, Old Han, who was acting like a quail over there, suddenly raised his head and looked at Hu Zhengquan. Only then did he remember that since Old Hu's document was a confidential document, it seemed it would have to remain in the office overnight. Why didn't he see him say anything?

Thinking of this, Old Han's "loose-lipped" side showed itself. He looked at Han Yating and was about to speak, but just as he was about to speak, the usually reticent Hu Zhengquan stood up and said with a laugh to Han Yating: "This is our design room. Everyone working here is over fifty."

As he spoke, he gestured at himself and Old Han, saying: "The six of us in this office are almost four hundred years old together, hahaha. So there are absolutely no weapons or equipment. As for the others, the other four engineers are either on shift or on duty in the workshop downstairs. Do you think we should wait a bit before checking? After all, the drawers are all locked."

Han Yating smiled and looked at Hu Zhengquan. This good-natured person in front of her was completely different from the image established in the file she was pursuing, but this was precisely the protective color of such personnel.

Han Yating looked at this mouse that the Security Section had locked onto. Although she was secretly ruthless in her heart, her expression remained normal as she replied: "I'm sorry, I am also carrying out orders. We will find someone to get the key for anything that can't be opened. We can only seal anything that isn't in the rolling mill."

Hu Zhengquan knew that if he didn't muddle through this, that chatterbox Old Han would speak.

"Hehehe, understood, understood. Then, then you check, you check."

Although Hu Zhengquan was already sweating on his forehead, he still forced himself to be calm and let Han Yating check whatever she wanted.

Han Yating glanced at the Han Gong who was about to speak but stopped, waved her hand behind her, and walked to an empty desk to start checking.

Li Xuewu in the corridor didn't approach Hu Zhengquan's office at all. Now that the encirclement had begun, he couldn't push too hard, otherwise, the prey would run away from the side.

Just as Hu Zhengquan was trying to find a way to deal with Han Yating, the person Li Xuewu was waiting for arrived.

"What's going on here?"

He saw Factory Office Director Xu Sinian coming up with a bag tucked under his arm. Seeing Li Xuewu standing in the corridor and a guard standing guard in front of every office, he asked in surprise.

Li Xuewu acted as if he had just seen him, was slightly stunned, nodded to Xu Sinian, and said: "Director Xu, there's a mission."

Xu Sinian's attitude toward Li Xuewu was clearly not as cordial as before, but rather carried a sense of alienation. Even after hearing Li Xuewu's explanation, he just nodded and continued walking inside.

Because Li Xuewu had previously given orders that no one was allowed in or out, the guard didn't stop Xu Sinian when he entered Hu Zhengquan's office.

Xu Sinian saw that the Security Section personnel in the office were searching desk by desk, occasionally flipping through documents in the desks and filing cabinets.

He didn't know what kind of trouble Li Xuewu was trying to stir up again, but he didn't care. It was nothing more than a deathbed struggle.

Ignoring Han Yating and the others, Xu Sinian walked up to Hu Zhengquan, whose eyes were bright as he saw hope, and said: "Engineer Hu, the factory director invites you. We need to go on an external mission."

Although Hu Zhengquan saw hope, he still had to ask clearly where they were going, so he asked: "Director Xu, I don't know why the factory director is looking for me?"

Neither of them said which factory director, because at their level, they attached great importance to calling the position accurately. A deputy factory director was called a deputy factory director, and a deputy secretary was called a deputy secretary. No one would omit the "deputy" just to curry favor.

The phenomenon of omission generally occurred at the grassroots level, such as deputy section chiefs, deputy team leaders, etc. These people would omit the "deputy" to make it sound better.

Xu Sinian looked at Han Yating, who was searching, stepped aside, and used his peripheral vision to see that Li Xuewu hadn't walked into his line of sight before whispering: "Sigh, you might not know, but this Security Section has caused some trouble and offended the professors from Tsinghua University. Since the factory director knows you have a good relationship with them, he asked me to invite you to go with us, have a meal, and talk things through."

Hu Zhengquan looked at Han Yating in surprise. At this moment, Han Yating's body was trembling a little.

"Li Ke is such a cautious person, how could he make such a mistake? I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding, right? Li Ke is outside, why don't we take Li Ke with us?"

When Xu Sinian heard Hu Zhengquan say this, his eyelids twitched. He pulled Hu Zhengquan's sleeve and said: "Is letting him go going to be a one-on-one fight or a group brawl? Forget it. We'll go and talk things through, and then Factory Director Yang will say a few words, and the matter will be muddled through. If Li Xuewu goes, it will be endless, and we'll have to stage a full-scale brawl."

Han Yating listened to the two of them arranging her section chief here and knew that Hu Zhengquan was doing it on purpose.

He heard Hu Zhengquan say: "Our Li Ke's ability to take action is still..."

Before he could finish half of the sentence, Han Yating couldn't bear it anymore. She dropped the materials on the desk and walked over here, looking like she was about to start searching Hu Zhengquan's desk, which scared Hu Zhengquan into shutting his mouth.

"Well, Old Han, let's go together. Your eloquence is also first-class. I'll introduce you to some friends from Huaqing."

Hu Zhengquan was quite cunning. He was afraid of leaving Old Han here to talk nonsense with these people, so he invited Old Han to go with him.

Xu Sinian knew that Old Han was a chatterbox, but Old Han's drinking quality was good, and he was an old comrade who could drink a pound of alcohol and was "tested by alcohol," so he didn't stop him.

Old Han looked at Han Yating, who was standing by Hu Zhengquan's desk preparing to search, and said: "I won't go. My wife and children are waiting at home. I'll go home after things are done here."

Hu Zhengquan had already begun to guard against Old Han. How could he leave him here? He wouldn't let him out of his sight.

"Sigh, what's there to worry about with your wife? We aren't staying out all night. Besides, we all know your status at home, Old Han. Let's go, let's make more friends."

Hu Zhengquan was persuading and pulling him here, and Xu Sinian also walked over to persuade him: "What are you still saying? We can't keep people waiting. Let's go quickly, the car is waiting downstairs."

Old Han saw that both of them were inviting him. This factory office director was a person with face, and also a person who cared about face. He couldn't refuse.

Secondly, he also wanted to meet friends from Huaqing. Besides, a meal of wine and dishes, the grade would definitely not be low. He was just going to accompany them. The wine worm was hooked.

"Then I'll go help?"

Xu Sinian saw that the time was almost up. The Hu Zhengquan he wanted to invite was desperately pulling his "old friend" to go with him, so he could only pull Old Han's other hand and say: "What are you still saying? We can't keep people waiting. Let's go quickly, the car is waiting downstairs."

The three of them were pulling and dragging here and walking toward the door. As soon as they took the first step, they were stopped by the guard.

"Stop, you can't go out!"

Xu Sinian was anxious. Seeing the guard stop them, he frowned and asked: "Why?"

The guard was also a straightforward person. He knew these were factory leaders, but he still gathered his courage and said: "Because the guard team is carrying out a special mission, you can only leave after the search is completed."

Xu Sinian pushed the guard aside and looked at the corridor, wanting to find Li Xuewu to talk, but Li Xuewu, who had been standing in the corridor just now, was gone.

Xu Sinian saw the guard he had just pushed aside raise his Type 56 rifle. He roared at the guard: "What? Are you really going to shoot me? Don't try to scare me with that fire stick. I'm going to do things for your Security Section. You're still stopping me? Get out of the way quickly."

The guard didn't care who he was doing things for. He only listened to the orders of his superiors. The guard pulled the bolt of the gun, and with a "click," he chambered a bullet and pointed the muzzle at the three people at the door.

This scared Xu Sinian to death. It is said that when a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain clearly. Now, isn't he meeting a soldier who doesn't reason?

Xu Sinian looked anxiously to the left and right of the corridor, but he didn't see Li Xuewu's figure. He turned back to Han Yating, who was checking the books and materials on Hu Zhengquan's desk, and said: "Little Han, are you going to do something about this? I'm going to clean up your mess. If this delays things, it will affect your Li Ke's future. You can't be so ignorant."

Han Yating was also helpless and said: "I don't want to either. I also know you are busy with official business, but Deputy Li Kezhang Dong just gave the order, requiring us to conduct a surprise inspection of the laboratory building. I have no choice."

Xu Sinian looked at his watch and then at the corridor outside the door, saying urgently: "Time is very tight. Little Han, let us go first, okay? Come back and check later."

Han Yating stood up and said sincerely: "Director Xu, I also know you are anxious, and I also know you are helping our Security Section, but I really can't command the security. At the very least, no one can take responsibility if something goes wrong."

Xu Sinian was really anxious. He said urgently to Han Yating: "You guys just keep making trouble. I'll call your section chief."

As he spoke, he walked to the desk and asked for the phone number of Dong Wenxue's office in the Security Section, but he couldn't get through no matter what.

Xu Sinian didn't believe it and asked for the phone number of Fu Bin's office, but the result was the same. Still no one answered. This was hellish. Were they off work? Did they leave so early?

Holding the receiver and looking at Han Yating over there, Xu Sinian was really going crazy. He said to Han Yating: "What exactly do I have to do to leave?"

Han Yating was really able to let go of her face, and she had learned six or seven percent of her section chief's skills.

Only then did Han Yating see Han Yating aggrievedly pouting her little face and saying: "Director Xu, my words don't work. I'm just doing the work. Don't get angry at me."

Xu Sinian looked at his watch and then at the two-fisted guard at the door. He picked up paper and pen from Hu Zhengquan's desk and wrote a note with a "swish, swish, swish."

The content was also very simple: Today, there is a safety inspection by the Security Section, but the factory office has a special mission arranged by Factory Director Yang, and two engineers need to go with me to meet the factory director. Specially written here, Xu Sinian, Year, Month, Day.

On weekdays, with Xu Sinian's timid personality, he would never write such a fatal text, but today the situation was urgent. Secondly, it was because these two engineers were old people in the factory and had been there for so many years, so there wouldn't be any problems.

After writing the note, he handed it to Han Yating and pulled the two people at the door to walk out. Seeing the guard stop them, he roared: "I've already written you a note. If you stop us again, you'll have to take responsibility if something goes wrong!"

The guard looked at Han Yating, who was not making a sound. He was in a dilemma when Li Xuewu happened to come up from the stairs.

"What's going on? Why the noise? Is the search finished?"

Seeing Li Xuewu come up, Xu Sinian was very excited and said: "Li Xuewu, what have you been doing? Hurry up and let him move aside. We have a mission."

Li Xuewu's expression was stunned, and he said: "I went downstairs to the restroom. You have a mission? What a coincidence, we also have a mission."

Xu Sinian went crazy and pointed at Li Xuewu, saying: "Is your mission more important than mine? Hurry up."

Seeing that Xu Sinian's tone was unkind, Li Xuewu's attitude hardened. He said sternly: "We are not outsiders, so I'll tell you. A top-secret document was lost in the confidential room. You tell me if my mission is important or not."

Seeing that Li Xuewu was someone who was about to be demoted, yet still dared to bare his teeth at him, Xu Sinian scolded: "If the document is lost, go find it. What's the use of sealing the building? Besides, how come I haven't heard that our factory has any top-secret missions?"

Li Xuewu gave a "chi" laugh and said: "Are you the director of the confidential room? Do I have to tell you everything?"

Xu Sinian didn't have time to joke with Li Xuewu here. He pointed at Han Yating in the office and said: "You aren't afraid of taking responsibility, right? I'm not afraid. I've already written a note for your people. This should be fine, right?"

Li Xuewu was already standing at the office door at this moment, looking into the door. Han Yating nodded to Li Xuewu. Seeing Han Yating nod, Xu Sinian looked at Li Xuewu again.

Li Xuewu persuaded Xu Sinian: "Director Xu, this is related to your future, and it's even a matter of losing your head. You have to be careful."

Seeing that Li Xuewu had let go, Xu Sinian pushed away the muzzle of the guard's gun with his hand and mocked Li Xuewu: "Don't bother worrying about it, Li Ke. Just manage your own affairs well and don't always let people clean up your mess. Let's go!"

As he spoke, he took Hu Zhengquan and Old Han and walked out.

When Old Han walked past, he politely nodded to Li Xuewu. Hu Zhengquan was even more interesting. When he walked in front of Li Xuewu, he shook hands with Li Xuewu, said "hard work," and walked away with a smile.

Looking at Hu Zhengquan, who continued to perform as a good person, Li Xuewu stood at the window on the third floor, watching the three of them walk out of the building door, get into the jeep waiting in front of the door, and drive away from the factory area. Only then did he reveal a fox-like smile.

"Li Kezhang, what should we do now?" Han Yating asked, handing the guarantee letter to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu took the guarantee letter and looked at it, then said to Han Yating: "The play must be performed in full. After all, Director Xu only guaranteed these two people. We still have to check the others. In case we catch a rabbit while raking grass, you've worked hard today."

Seeing that the section chief still treated her so politely and closely, Han Yating's throat felt a bit dry, and she replied in a hoarse voice: "It's not hard work, it's as it should be."

Li Xuewu nodded to Han Yating, then walked downstairs with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that Li Xuewu had left, Han Yating continued to search the offices where people were still waiting, until she had finished searching everything before leading people to lift the blockade.

After returning to the auxiliary building office, she saw Xu Ning holding paper and pen with his bandaged hand knocking on Li Xuewu's door, so she followed him in.

In the office, Li Xuewu was putting on his clothes, preparing to go to the bookstore to wait for Hu Zhengquan to go home. Seeing Xu Ning and Han Yating walk in, he asked: "Is the inspection over there finished? Was there anything unusual?"

Han Yating first helped Xu Ning sit down. Xu Ning didn't seem to care much and said: "It's fine, it doesn't hurt anymore."

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