Chapter 232: Li Ke, You Are a Good Person

Seeing Wang Yumei charging forward, the woman standing behind the bar and some onlookers began to stir up trouble, following along and charging forward as well, wanting to fish in troubled waters and escalate the situation.

Qin Huairu was also quick-witted; seeing Wang Yumei coming over, she had already retreated to the door. By the time Wang Yumei reached Qin Huairu's side, Qin Huairu had already opened the door and stepped out.

"Ah!"

Not to mention how cold it was outside, before the sub-zero 20-degree chill could even hit Wang Yumei directly, seven or eight older sisters suddenly appeared behind Qin Huairu and pounced over, surrounding Wang Yumei immediately.

"Ah, who are you people!"

"Who's pulling my hair!"

"It hurts! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing Wang Yumei leading people to charge this way, Li Xuewu had already dodged aside, fearing that blood might splash onto him and be hard to wash off.

No matter how shrewish or combative Wang Yumei was, she was no match for seven or eight female workers from the workshop. Each of them was full of muscle, especially the strength in their hands, pinching and grabbing.

Xu Damao, who had joked around with these women, had experienced this kind of force before; pinching him was like pinching a chick.

Li Xuewu didn't even need to stand on tiptoe; he just tilted his head to look. Wang Yumei had already been dragged out by her hair, and the young woman who had charged at the very front was disheveled, receiving slaps to the face, her cheeks visibly swelling up.

As for the others who had followed the charge, as long as they were caught by these female workshop workers, it was either hair-pulling, face-slapping, or being scratched until their faces were a bloody mess.

Qin Huairu, having received Li Xuewu's instructions, had long since stood in the back. At this moment, she was signaling to Li Xuewu through the door.

"Wuwuwu~ Stop hitting, ah!"

"Pulling my hair? I'll tear you apart, you homewrecker!"

This was also Li Xuewu's first time seeing women fight. Watching the scene of hair-pulling, face-scratching, face-slapping, and stomach-kicking, he felt his own face itch and couldn't help but grin and feel anxious.

The "battlefield" was right at the entrance of the lobby. The only ones left standing in the lobby who hadn't participated were that older sister and the cook who had spoken earlier—oh, and a young man hiding in the corner.

That older sister looked at the battlefield and didn't dare to approach, only shouting from behind, "Stop fighting!" Seeing her daughter being beaten, she wanted to squeeze in but was kicked back out.

There were only two men in this guesthouse. Besides Wang Yumei's younger brother hiding in the corner, there was also the guesthouse cook, who was now dumbfounded, not knowing how a good demonstration had turned into a shrewish brawl.

I didn't get on the bus, hey! Hey! I didn't get on the bus!

"Stop! Security Section! Everyone let go, did you hear me! Let go!"

The security force of the Steel Mill—the Security Section—arrived just in time. Just as the battle reached a stalemate, and just as the seven or eight female workshop workers were running out of strength, the Security Section arrived.

"You've finally come. I don't know what's wrong with this group of people, running around the lobby without clothes and chasing people to beat them. It's fortunate that we comrades were all together, otherwise we would have suffered."

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, although she knew this was the Li Kezhang's instruction, Han Yating couldn't help but twitch her mouth when she saw the scene.

Good heavens, the corners of their mouths were beaten until they bled, hair was scattered on the ground in clumps, and that young woman in the back was already crying and howling with a swollen face.

"You were the one who cursed us first!"

"Exactly!"

"Alright, stop arguing. Come back with us to make a statement. Look at you all, what have you become? You, hurry up and put your clothes on."

The few older sisters from the workshop considered their mission accomplished and retreated. In front of Han Yating, they let go and retreated to Qin Huairu's side, leaving everything for Qin Huairu to explain.

"I'm not leaving! You're all in cahoots! Don't even think about driving me away!" Wang Yumei, bleeding from being beaten, was still thinking about keeping her job.

"Right, we aren't leaving; we want to stay here and work."

Han Yating frowned and said, "I can tell you clearly now: your actions constitute provoking trouble and fighting. You will be detained. Come back with us now to make a statement and accept the investigation, otherwise, I'll detain you right now."

Seeing Han Yating take out the handcuffs, Wang Yumei was scared. It was fine for her to shout, and it was fine for her to act shrewish toward men, but facing Han Yating, who was glaring at her while holding handcuffs, Wang Yumei was helpless.

The tricks she had up her sleeve worked against that new Station Chief, but they were useless against this female Li Kezhang.

"If we leave, you can't touch our jobs!"

Han Yating looked at the "fat-faced" woman who spoke and said, "I'm from the Security Section, not the Personnel Section. How would I have any say in that?"

"Then they have to go too!" Wang Yumei pointed at Qin Huairu and the others and said.

It was clear she didn't trust the Security Section, feeling that the Security Section would shield them.

"What I said applies to everyone, including those standing on the side watching—everyone is going to make a statement. This is the procedure."

Wang Yumei looked at the security officers and security personnel behind Han Yating and could only lower her head to put on the clothes her younger brother had brought, allowing Han Yating to lead them toward the Security Section building.

After everyone had left, Xu Ning brought some people from the Security Section over. Seeing Li Xuewu, he felt a bit embarrassed.

He had originally boasted that he would single-handedly take on these people, but he hadn't expected to encounter such tough opponents here.

It wasn't Xu Ning's fault; who could have expected Wang Yumei to be so reckless? A woman who had seen and experienced everything was afraid of nothing.

Xu Ning didn't know Wang Yumei's background. Back in the production team, she had often used this shrewish tactic to do less work and get more rations, which could be considered an advantage.

In the team, being shrewish and sharp-tongued was always more profitable than working silently.

Li Xuewu glared at Xu Ning and said, "You're full of dirty jokes when you're joking around, but you're scared when you encounter the real thing? Go home and tell your parents what I said: get you a partner and get married immediately."

Xu Ning laughed awkwardly. He had lost face in front of his former subordinates, so he didn't have his usual glib tongue when facing Li Xuewu's teasing.

"Don't give me that look. Hurry up, take your people and clear the place."

"Yes."

Seeing Li Xuewu let him off, Xu Ning quickly said to the people behind him who were laughing at him, "Clear out all personal belongings in this building, pile them at the entrance, and then lock the door."

This group of young men filed into the guesthouse, preparing to clear out the "stubborn residents" of the guesthouse.

Li Xuewu, accompanied by Xu Ning, toured the guesthouse. Because the smell inside the rooms was very strong, he could only get a rough look.

The last time Li Xuewu came to pick up Yin Manshan, he had only taken a quick look. This time, with Xu Ning's introduction, he understood the details.

The guesthouse consisted of a rectangular main building and an octagonal auxiliary building. The main building had four floors, and the auxiliary building had two floors.

In the middle of the first floor of the main building, upon entering, was the lobby. On the left was the Worker Service Office, and on the right was the restaurant.

Facing the main entrance was the bar, behind which were the office and lounge. On the left were the stairs to the upper floors, the restroom, and the water room. On the right were the storage room and the restaurant.

The second, third, and fourth floors were guest rooms, totaling 45 rooms. It wasn't considered big, but it wasn't small either.

The first floor of the auxiliary building was an activity room, but it had been sealed for a long time. The second floor was a storage room, which also looked like it hadn't seen a person in a long time.

Li Xuewu looked at Xu Ning and asked, "Any ideas?"

Xu Ning frowned and said, "What is Huang Ping doing, nesting here? Not to mention the hygiene, look at how this building has been ruined. Who would be willing to come and stay here? It's a waste of this building."

It wasn't that Xu Ning couldn't express his thoughts; looking at the dark, gloomy walls in the building, the messy offices, the pigsty-like kitchen, and the pigsty-like rooms, he felt quite overwhelmed.

Li Xuewu handed Xu Ning a cigarette and said, "Complaining won't solve the problem. I brought you here to solve problems, not to listen to you complain."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Yes, Li Kezhang, I didn't mean that."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "You have to break something to build something. I want to hear your thoughts."

Xu Ning frowned as he watched the security guards moving the tattered things out and said, "I plan to suspend operations for a period of time, clean up the hygiene on all floors, repair what needs repairing, repaint the walls, and serve the workers with a new look."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Your approach is correct, but it's not comprehensive enough."

Xu Ning accompanied Li Xuewu as they smoked and walked back to the lobby.

"I know my horizons aren't as broad as yours. Coming to you isn't just about these people; I also want to hear your opinions."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Your approach is correct. Now that these people have caused trouble, it's not good to go against the wind. They are more than capable of ruining things. So, taking this time to suspend operations and rectify the guesthouse is correct."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "These people are really too much, otherwise I wouldn't have wanted to get rid of them all. I inquired about it; the guesthouse has a staff of 15, 10 of whom are related to Huang Ping, and the other 5 are relatives of relatives. It's a 'Huang Family Guesthouse' through and through."

Li Xuewu looked at the bedding rolls that had been thrown out and said, "In a while, have the security guards take turns standing guard here. Just say the guesthouse has been sealed by the Security Section due to a fighting case, and no one knows when it will be reopened."

Xu Ning laughed, "You really have a brilliant plan."

Li Xuewu glanced at Xu Ning, didn't continue the topic, but pointed to the closed Service Department and said, "This guesthouse of yours is a profitable business. It won't do to have nothing here."

"Reopen this Service Department through the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and get the cafeteria running too. It needs to be better than the big cafeteria's food."

"How do you achieve results? Only when the leadership can see them can you achieve results. In the future, invite the leadership to eat here every day. If the food is good, how could they not see your results?"

Xu Ning looked at the Service Department and the restaurant opposite, frowned, and asked, "Li Kezhang, you probably don't know, but the original cook here was a cowherd from a production team. He doesn't know how to cook at all. He only got in because he's Wang Yumei's second uncle."

Li Xuewu sneered twice. What kind of nonsense is this? The food probably tastes like cow dung.

Xu Ning said again, "Besides, you also know He Yuzhu's skills in the cafeteria. How can we compete for the leadership's dining table? I know you're familiar with He Yuzhu, how about...?"

Li Xuewu tilted his head, feeling a pain in his cervical spine. Why does everything have to come to him?

"I'll help you ask, but he might not come. You have no guarantees here; how could it be as comfortable as being a squad leader over there?"

Seeing Xu Ning's mournful face, he said again, "It's okay, if he doesn't come, I'll help you find a few more capable people."

Xu Ning immediately beamed with joy, "I'm relieved if you step in. Do you have any other suggestions for us here?"

Li Xuewu pointed upstairs and said, "Originally, there were restrooms in the rooms, but they were lazy and set up collective restrooms. This time, hurry up and change them back. Demolish the current restrooms and turn them into storage rooms. Then, clean up the storage room on the first floor and turn it into a round-table restaurant. You can't expect the leadership to go to the big restaurant to eat, right?"

"Also, clean up the activity room in the auxiliary building and turn it into a multi-functional conference room where movies can be shown. When there's nothing going on, sell tickets to show movies. When there are meetings, it can host meetings for our system. From time to time, show a movie for the leadership to watch."

"The second floor of the auxiliary building should be turned into small conference rooms plus an activity room. Mobile tables can host small meetings, and it can be opened up at ordinary times to set up a few ping-pong tables or billiard tables."

"You have to think about what guests need when they come, so that more people will stay here. Then more money will be collected. If the service is good and the efficiency is good, aren't those results?"

"Of course, the best results come from service. Think about it, how many people from our system come to the capital for meetings every year? If this reputation spreads, just think about it."

Xu Ning's eyes lit up as he said, "Li Kezhang, now that you put it that way, I finally understand. Our guesthouse is right in front of Tuanjie Lake, there's an island in the middle of the lake, and there's a small lake connected next to the guesthouse."

"That's not all. I see there's a sports field on the side, with badminton, tennis, and basketball courts. Can we make something of that too?"

Li Xuewu patted Xu Ning on the shoulder and said, "I don't need to say much about your intelligence. I'll send you 8 people later, and I'll find you three cooks. As for the remaining 5 people, go to the Service Office yourself and see if there are any tall, good-looking young girls. This is the face of the place; they must be good-looking, do you understand?"

Xu Ning nodded, "I understand, don't worry, I'll go arrange it right away."

Li Xuewu didn't manage Xu Ning's subsequent work, returned to the auxiliary building of the office building area, took a look at the first floor which was still being interrogated, didn't go over, but went upstairs to find Wei Tong to get the car.

Hearing that Li Xuewu wanted a car for the Guard Team, Wei Tong was overjoyed and took people to pick up the car.

After arranging for Wei Tong, Li Xuewu went downstairs to the interrogation room. At this moment, the interrogation room was still noisy.

The office where Qin Huairu and the others were locked up was quiet, and no one was being interrogated. Several people were whispering to each other.

Li Xuewu didn't go in, but went straight into the office where Wang Yumei and the others were being interrogated.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter, Han Yating and Ren An and the others all stood up. Wang Yumei and the others realized they were on Li Xuewu's turf, so they didn't dare to start cursing, just glared at Li Xuewu unconvinced.

"How is it? How long has it been, why are you still arguing?" Li Xuewu asked with a frown.

Han Yating handed the interrogation record to Li Xuewu and said, "They all say they are in the right, and none of them will yield."

Li Xuewu took the record and looked at it. Wang Yumei said over there, "Heh, if you want to side with them, just say so. What's the point of all this? You're just using this excuse to drive us away."

Li Xuewu raised his eyelids and looked at Wang Yumei, saying, "Who am I siding with? Who do I know among you? Who am I driving away? I only handle Security Section matters in the Security Section. Do you think you're in the right for fighting?"

Wang Yumei shouted, "They were the ones who beat us! Look at this face, and my hair that I just had done was pulled out!"

Li Xuewu threw the record on the interrogation table and said, "If you hadn't charged forward, would they have been able to hit you?"

Wang Yumei was left speechless by Li Xuewu's words, but still said unconvinced, "Anyway, we were the ones who got hurt."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Do you want me to do a wound assessment for you? Fine, don't leave today. Go to the detention room next door and squat. According to the Steel Mill's Public Security Punishment Regulations, each of you will be fined 50 yuan and detained for 15 days."

"On what grounds? We didn't even make a move!" Before Wang Yumei could speak, the others started shouting.

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said, "You say you didn't hit anyone. Who saw it?"

The woman whose face was swollen from being beaten said, "Didn't you see it?"

Li Xuewu sneered, "Do you understand the law? I'm the one handling the case. Who would believe what I say? Besides, weren't you the ones who led the fight?"

Without waiting for them to speak, Li Xuewu continued, "Yes, you were beaten, but most of the responsibility lies with you, right? Now the other side says you were acting like hooligans, with female comrades bare-chested in the lobby cursing people."

Wang Yumei's face turned red at this, but she still stiffened her neck and glared at Li Xuewu unconvinced.

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to her and said, "Now it's you who actively provoked trouble, and they were the ones who made a move. Both sides are at fault. According to the regulations, both sides must be detained and fined. Look at what you've become."

"I have a lot of things to do today. I went to your place because I was looking for Li Kezhang Xu, who was transferred from our side, to ask about the handover. Do you think I want to deal with you? If I lock you all up and fine you, would you be happy?"

Wang Yumei and the others heard that Li Xuewu didn't seem to be shielding those people, so they relaxed their emotions skeptically, fearing that Li Xuewu would get angry and lock them up for a few days. If they were fined, it would be even less worth it.

"Then... then they hit us..."

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "The nature of participating in a fight is very bad. All of you will be suspended from work and removed from your posts, preparing to accept punishment. Don't even think about your current positions. As for you..."

At Li Xuewu's pause, Wang Yumei and the others all had their hearts in their throats. Those who were beaten were removed from their posts, which meant they had no positions for the time being. So what about them, who had actively made a move?

"Because of Huang Ping, the guesthouse is going to be suspended. You are going to have your positions adjusted, right? Seeing that you don't want to go to the Service Office, then don't go. Just like them, be removed from your posts. We'll talk about it when there are positions available."

"No, no, no, we are willing to go!"

"That's right, I'm willing!"

"My family is waiting for this month's salary to live on. If I miss even one day, we'll go hungry. I'm willing to go to the Service Office!"

Especially the young woman whose face was swollen from being beaten, who said, "I said long ago not to make trouble, not to make trouble. It was Sister Wang who insisted on making trouble."

Wang Yumei looked at this prospective sister-in-law with great annoyance, her teeth almost biting through, while her own cowardly younger brother didn't dare to make a sound, just huddled in the corner.

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "It's not that you can go if you want to, or not go if you don't want to. You also need to reconcile. If you can't forgive each other, my work here will be difficult to do."

Now these people didn't look at Wang Yumei's expression to speak anymore, all shouting that they wanted to reconcile and go to the Service Office to report. Wang Yumei's expression was very ugly.

These relatives were all arranged through her connections. Now, ignoring family ties, they all cast her aside and demanded to go to work, none of them having any intention of listening to her as they had discussed in the guesthouse.

Li Xuewu looked at the few of them and said very embarrassedly, "Then I'll go do some work on that side. Sigh, you people only know how to cause me trouble."

Wang Yumei's second uncle nodded and bowed, smiling apologetically, "Please help out, you've worked hard."

Li Xuewu asked impatiently, "You are all willing to go to the Service Office, right? No one has any objections to this, right? In a while, Li Kezhang Han will have them write a guarantee, guaranteeing not to pursue the other party's responsibility and to voluntarily work at the Service Office."

After finishing speaking to Han Yating, he said to the few of them, "Considering that you were injured and that you are going to have your positions adjusted, I won't follow the regulations. If you had made a move to hit the other party, you would all be suspended from work just like them."

"Voluntary, voluntary, no objections." These people all nodded repeatedly, took Han Yating's paper and pen, and began to write the guarantee.

Li Xuewu frowned, opened the door, and left. After pushing open the door and entering the office next door, he relaxed his expression.

"Heh, chatting?"

Qin Huairu stood up, and the others followed suit. Li Xuewu waved his hand and told them to sit.

"Sit down and talk, sit, sit."

After they sat down, Li Xuewu also sat by the desk and said, "I also just heard from Li Kezhang Xu that he went to find you. This kid is too reckless. Qin Jie is also, how could you do this? Isn't this just making a mess?"

Seeing Li Xuewu criticizing Xu Ning and Qin Huairu, several people looked at Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu also lowered her head awkwardly.

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "This Xu Ning, relying on the fact that he knows Qin Jie is my neighbor and that we have a good relationship, acted on his own initiative to find Qin Jie to handle this matter, causing such big trouble. I should have kicked him out of the Security Section long ago."

One of the clever older sisters smiled apologetically and said, "Being able to help us is a good thing. Besides, we are all comrades with Huairu, so helping is what we should do. That woman is really shameless and has no face."

Li Xuewu gave a bitter smile, waved his hand, and then said, "Let's not talk about them, let's talk about you."

Hearing this, these female workshop workers in their 30s all looked over. When they were called out of the workshop by Qin Huairu, they knew there would be benefits. Now that the matter was done, it was time to distribute the candy. Who wouldn't pay attention?

Li Xuewu looked at the dirty dark blue work uniforms on them and said, "Workshop work is very hard, right?"

Several people looked at each other's attire. In the workshop, it didn't show, but compared to those service staff at the guesthouse, it was a far cry.

"It's all about grinding parts; there's no easy work. This is already taking care of us. The casting workshop is even harder and more tiring."

"Exactly, exactly, there's no easy work."

Hearing Li Xuewu bring up the topic, these were all women with some life experience. How could they not know what Li Xuewu meant? They were all talking about their hardships.

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "You making a move to hit people is wrong after all, even if it's to help Qin Huairu, and even if Xu Ning asked you to. Xu Ning has been transferred now, so I can't criticize him, but I will notify his supervisor, Li Kezhang Xu, to criticize him."

Seeing that these people's expressions were also nervous, he continued, "This matter must be handled. According to the security regulations, all your positions must be removed."

"Ah?!"

"I... I didn't know..."

The impatient ones had already started to get anxious, looking at Qin Huairu for an explanation. Qin Huairu was also anxiously wiping away tears.

Li Xuewu paused, and after these people had developed a sense of fear, he said, "Workshop work must be lost; this is the regulation and cannot be changed. But..."

Hearing Li Xuewu's previous words, these people were almost crying, but after Li Xuewu said "but," they all looked toward Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu didn't keep them anxious anymore and said, "The guesthouse is going to be suspended for some reasons, and all personnel are going to be replaced."

These few people all opened their eyes wide upon hearing this, not quite understanding what Li Xuewu meant.

But there were clever ones who already knew what Li Xuewu meant. This was shielding Xu Ning, shielding Qin Huairu, and also shielding them. Where was this removing them from their posts? This was adjusting their posts.

One bold person asked, "Then... then the service staff's salary is compared to..."

The older sister who spoke earlier poked this person and said, "There are 10 levels of service staff. Horizontally, it's a few yuan lower than our workshop, but the work is easy."

The bold one frowned and said, "But I'll earn less..."

That older sister whispered in this person's ear, "Can you be promoted to a few levels if you grind parts for a lifetime? Are you stupid! Service staff don't need to take technical exams. Besides, can you compare to those men in the workshop in the assessment?"

The two of them whispered for a while and then looked at Li Xuewu awkwardly. That older sister smiled and said to Li Xuewu, "She doesn't understand this. Please don't mind. We are all willing to accept the punishment."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "This isn't something I can decide either. What I can decide is removing you from your posts. I scolded Xu Ning, and he said you were employees he was preparing to transfer over, so it's not under my jurisdiction. Hehe, of course, it's better if it's voluntary. I can't guarantee that going to the guesthouse will definitely be better than the workshop."

That clever older sister smiled and said, "You don't need to say it. We all know in our hearts that you are giving us benefits. Only a fool wouldn't want it. Just tell us what we should do."

Seeing that these people all meant this, Li Xuewu said, "Xu Ning is now the Li Kezhang at the guesthouse, on the same level as me. This is also what I heard from him."

"You may have already seen the situation. The guesthouse was made a mess by the previous person and those people next door. Now they need you to go help clean up. Hygiene is easy to talk about, but perhaps you need to be stricter in service attitude and behavioral norms, but it's still more comfortable than the workshop, right?"

Several people nodded, and some even smiled and said, "Even if you lied to us, you wouldn't lie to Qin Huairu, right?"

Qin Huairu hadn't spoken at all, which was the cleverness of this woman.

"Li Ke lives in our front courtyard, and I have a very good relationship with his family, so he is taking care of me because of this. It was my fault; I shouldn't have acted recklessly relying on this relationship and implicated everyone in being removed from their posts."

These words were truly flawless, clarifying the relationship between Li Xuewu and herself, explaining clearly why she had asked these few people to come, and indicating what the benefits were.

"Yes, yes, yes, we know you are a decent person, Huairu. It wasn't in vain that we have been friends for so long."

"That's right, having such a good 'punishment' and still being able to think of us."

Li Xuewu saw that the atmosphere was already very harmonious, so he said, "Alright, the situation is just like this. You wait for them to leave before you leave. After returning to the workshop, stand your last shift well, and wait for the Personnel Office's notification tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, Li Ke."

"Thank you, Li Ke."

Li Xuewu didn't stay in the room for long, turned around, walked out the door, and returned to the room next door.

Seeing Li Xuewu return, these people looked at Li Xuewu nervously. Seeing that Li Xuewu's expression wasn't very good, they all had their hearts in their throats.

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "Tell me about you people, why are you so willing to make a move? The other side is chasing and saying they went to handle business and were chased and beaten by the service staff, and had to fight back as a last resort, and they even want to report it to the factory."

Wang Yumei's second uncle was suddenly panicked. He had finally used connections to get into the factory. If he were driven away, he wouldn't have the face to see anyone back home.

Li Xuewu sighed and said, "Fortunately, I insisted, scaring and soothing them, saying you wouldn't trouble them again, and that was the end of it."

Wang Yumei frowned and said, "They also hit me, why didn't you say that?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was poked by her second uncle, who said, "Shut up! You've caused enough trouble. Do you really want us all to go home and farm?"

As he spoke, he carefully looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Thanks to Li Ke for helping out here, that's why we were kept. Don't you know what's good for you?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "I told you, those who hit people were removed from their posts. Now they are all regretting it. Their whereabouts might not be as good as yours. You are lucky to still have a job, aren't you?"

Wang Yumei was convinced when she heard that the other side had really been removed from their posts. Her second uncle glared at her and said, "If I didn't tell you to speak, you still spoke. Look, you wronged them, right? Li Ke is impartial and incorruptible, a blue sky."

"Don't be polite. As long as you don't blame me for meddling, and don't talk about Huang Ping's affairs anymore."

Upon mentioning Huang Ping, Wang Yumei's expression became ugly, but Li Xuewu still said it.

"I have no grudges with Huang Ping. Don't listen to the wind and rain. My relationship with Factory Director Yang has always been good. Even if I don't get along with Huang Ping, I wouldn't take it out on you, right?"

Wang Yumei's second uncle nodded and said, "That's the logic. We all understand. We don't blame you. You are a good person."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Don't call me a good person. Good people are the hardest to be. I was busy today, and I was tossed back and forth for your affairs over there. Who do I know on either side of you?"

Li Xuewu said to Wang Yumei, whose face was a bit awkward, "I only learned your name today. If I wanted to take it out on you, I wouldn't have waited until today, right? If I hadn't happened to run into it, I really wouldn't want to deal with you."

"Another thing, I have to go find Li Kezhang Han to discuss the office building relocation. I have to let her go coordinate with me, otherwise, I'll let her wear you out."

"Yes, yes, yes, we know we were wrong." Wang Yumei's second uncle nodded repeatedly to admit his mistake.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "Alright, go back and pack up, and prepare to report to the Service Office. Work hard. Isn't it all for the Steel Mill's contribution wherever you are?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you are right. It was Yumei who thought wrongly. I'll talk to her when we go back."

Li Xuewu nodded and asked Han Yating, "Have the guarantees all been signed?"

Han Yating nodded, "All signed."

Li Xuewu said to Wang Yumei and the others, "Go back, I have to go to the auxiliary building with Li Kezhang Han."

As he spoke, he left the room, and Han Yating gave the documents to Ren An and followed.

The reason Li Xuewu spent so much effort was also due to his personality. He didn't want to leave any loose ends for people to grab, nor did he want Xu Ning to be caught in the middle.

Li Xuewu and the other person went to the auxiliary building opposite to take a look, chose the first floor as the Security Section's floor, pointed out the locations for the gun storage, large office, interrogation room, detention room, etc., and also instructed that two section-level offices be set up at one end of the corridor on the third floor, and that the comprehensive section office of the section organ also be placed on the third floor, leaving the rest for the Fire Department and other sections to choose.

Actually, the structure of the Security Section was very simple, but he emphasized secrecy, and using this small building alone was just right.

The structure of the Security Section was roughly that the Li Kezhang comprehensively led the administrative work of the Security Section, and the Deputy Li Kezhang assisted the Li Kezhang in carrying out the department's administrative work.

The Security Section was responsible for security management, traffic, the Guard Team, safety education, case management, vehicle registration, etc.

The Fire Department was responsible for the supervision, inspection, and daily management of fire safety, and the Confidentiality Section was responsible for political security, special security, etc.

The Comprehensive Section was responsible for the department office, attendance, logistics, people's armed forces work, and coordinating the work of the entire section.

The four sections were originally scattered. The Comprehensive Section was originally on the second floor of the main building, and the Confidentiality Section and Fire Department were in the same building as the Security Section, but like the Security Section, there were other office locations.

Everything is now consolidated here for administrative work. Except for the Fire Brigade and the Guard Team, which are special, all other personnel have been moved into this building. Even the duty dormitories have been relocated here. The Security Section only retains the gatehouses on both sides of the main entrance; all other offices have been reassigned.

After Li Xuewu finished the general arrangement, he let Han Yating go coordinate with the Comprehensive Section and other sections, while he went out to find Wei Tong.

When he walked to the entrance of the Guard Team, he saw Wei Tong and several people looking at a square-headed truck. This styling was still quite novel at this time.

The SH141 model was a 4-ton load truck. The cab used a rare flat-headed square double-row seat at this time, and pulling 20 people from the Guard Team plus equipment was not a problem.

"Li Kezhang, is this specifically allocated to us?"

Looking at Wei Tong excitedly asking him, Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It's inconvenient to apply for a large truck from the fleet every time, and we don't need that much load capacity. Now this load capacity is just right for you."

Wei Tong nodded repeatedly. There were a few too many surprises today. It was the first time he was in charge of a department, a department that the Li Kezhang valued highly, and now he was equipped with a special vehicle. He didn't need Li Xuewu to say anything; he had already made up his mind to train hard.

Li Xuewu pointed to the wooden truck bed in the back and said, "Go to logistics and equip it with an all-enclosed iron truck box, and add weapon fixing points with holes on it."

Wei Tong asked suspiciously, "Isn't this for our travel? Why add fixing points?"

Li Xuewu pointed at Wei Tong and said, "Armed duty? Although we are not a combat unit, we still need armed defense and deterrence when we have special duty tasks."

Wei Tong nodded in understanding. Li Xuewu looked at the surrounding Guard Team members and said, "This vehicle will have the weight of the iron truck box and weapons added. It can carry at most 20 people. Whoever 'can't get on the vehicle' will be eliminated from the Guard Team."

Wei Tong also nodded and said, "Don't just stand there, pack up, let's have a physical training session before dinner."

After driving away the onlookers, Wei Tong asked again, "Who will drive our car?"

Li Xuewu looked at his watch and said to Wei Tong, "Nonsense, of course you drive your own car. I give you a car and I have to give you a driver too? Go learn it yourself. Everyone must know how to drive."

Seeing Wei Tong still wanting to speak, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's almost time to get off work. I have things to do here. Go do what you need to do."

Wei Tong didn't dare to pester Li Xuewu anymore. After sending Li Xuewu away, he went back to lead the training.

As for how to drive and how to learn to drive, did he need to think about it? The car was there, and slowly someone would know how to drive.

Li Xuewu really had things to do. Tonight, Deputy Factory Director Li was hosting a dinner, which was arranged by Dong Wenxue yesterday. He had to meet with Dong Wenxue in advance and then go find Li Huai De.

When he arrived at Dong Wenxue's office and saw that Dong Wenxue was already packed, he didn't stop and followed Dong Wenxue to Li Huai De's office.

Li Xuewu didn't go to Li Huai De to report his work today because his level was still not high enough. Normally, cases were reported through Dong Wenxue, so Li Xuewu didn't go over.

Dong Wenxue didn't let him go either, so it meant it had already been reported, and the extra words were all left for the evening.

Old Biaozi was most willing to say this. Seeing Li Xuewu ask, he began to tell Li Xuewu about the "heroic deeds" on the street with flying saliva.

Li Xuewu followed Dong Wenxue into the room and saw that there were several other people in the room: Yang Shuji, Li Kezhang Zhang of the Logistics Section, and Li Kezhang Wang of the Service Office, who were sitting on the sofa smoking and drinking tea.

Dong Wenxue entered the room, greeted the few people with a smile, and sat in the remaining sofa seat.

Li Xuewu picked up the thermos from the tea cabinet by the door and answered with a smile, "You are really being modest. Everyone here is the backbone of our factory. How dare I call myself a tiger in front of all the leaders?"

Li Kezhang Zhang of the Logistics Section looked at Li Xuewu politely and skillfully filling water for everyone, and said to Dong Wenxue with a smile, "This student of yours is not simple. Not to mention his professional ability, just talking about his conduct, calling him the Tiger of the Security Section is not an exaggeration at all."

Li Kezhang Wang of the Service Office was a fat man. He didn't know how he got so fat during this period. He smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "He handled two big cases in less than two months, coordinated with all parties with ease, understands advance and retreat, knows depth and shallowness, and has a sense of proportion. No wonder he can be liked by our Deputy Factory Director Li."

Dong Wenxue sat on the side, looked at his student with a smile, and said, "Still need to learn. Young and vigorous, doesn't know how to restrain, needs to be hammered and tempered."

Everyone present knew the relationship between Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue, so now that it was after work, seeing Dong Wenxue speak in this elder tone, they didn't mind.

Li Huai De looked at Dong Wenxue with a smile and said, "Being humble is pride. Your student has such results, what else do you want?"

As he spoke, he looked at Li Xuewu with appreciative eyes and said, "No wonder Deputy Li Kezhang Dong is proud. That is truly having the capital to be proud, ah? Hahaha."

Several section chiefs followed Li Huai De's laughter, while Li Xuewu had a humble smile, sitting on the chair on the side neither humble nor arrogant.

"Aren't all the results obtained under your leadership? I have always remembered your conversation with me, and your requirements are also the standard guidelines for my work."

Li Xuewu's flattery was sincere. Li Huai De reached out and patted Li Xuewu's leg, who was sitting beside him, "I said a lot. How many can listen? How many can do it? Xuewu has heart."

Yang Shuji took a puff of his cigarette, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "How is it? Is your arm still hurting? You won't faint from pain as soon as you hear me speak again, right? Hahaha."

Li Huai De knew that Yang Shuji was talking about Li Xuewu "touching porcelain" (faking injury) with Yang Shuji in the hospital. He turned his head and looked at Li Xuewu with a smile to see how he would answer Yang Shuji's words.

Li Xuewu frowned, hugged his right arm, and said with a painful expression, "Yang Shuji, don't mention it. I didn't feel it just now, but as soon as you speak, my arm hurts again. Aiyouyou."

"Hahahaha."

Apparently, several people had also heard about Yang Shuji's incident in the hospital. Watching Li Xuewu deliberately anger Yang Shuji, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Huai De also laughed and slapped Li Xuewu's leg.

Yang Shuji was also laughing out of anger. This Li Xuewu clearly injured his left arm, but now he was hugging his right arm to act with him, obviously using this joke to cover up the matter. He couldn't help but admire Li Xuewu's wit.

"You stinky brat!" Yang Shuji laughed angrily and grabbed the cigarette box beside him and threw it at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu skillfully caught the cigarette box and said with a smile, "Thank you, Secretary, for the reward of cigarettes."

As he spoke, he took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, and stuffed the remaining half box of cigarettes into his pocket, which made everyone laugh again.

Li Huai De smiled and said to Yang Shuji, "How is it? Lost the wife and the army. Can't help but admit old age. Now it's the world of young people."

Listening to the Deputy Factory Director's pun, Yang Shuji said with a smile, "You don't say, I really like this kid. He has a drive, but if you say he is a reckless man, he will definitely flip you over in an unexpected moment."

Yang Shuji knocked on the wooden newspaper rack beside him and said, "You all saw it, right? The big newspaper of the ministry, he gets on it as soon as he wants, and that's not all. The same level, higher level, all reprinted it. You say he is a reckless man?"

"That's right, when I saw this article, I was muttering, how is it like our factory's business? Look at the author, good guy, the person involved!"

Li Huai De was satisfied with Li Xuewu because of the attitude Li Xuewu expressed in this article.

Ask yourself, who wouldn't love a subordinate who can fight, can write, and doesn't take credit?

"Alright, alright, Li Ke's literary ability is obvious to all. Then, Yang Shuji, shall we go to the cafeteria to taste Li Xuewu's ability under the muzzle of a gun?"

Yang Shuji stood up with Deputy Factory Director Li and said, "Respect is better than obedience, hahaha."

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