Chapter 302: A Person Fights for a Breath of Air

Watching Fu Bin's face turn increasingly pale, the tone of Li Xuewu's narration became increasingly devoid of emotion.

"Including criminal activities such as theft, robbery, assault, and harassment, the behavior is egregious..."

Li Xuewu's cold voice transmitted into Fu Bin's ears intermittently, sounding like a thunderclap, booming and echoing.

"We have already arrested all the criminal gangs operating in the two blocks..."

"We have dug deep and uncovered the organizers behind the scenes led by Zhu Laoba, Zhao Linglong... and others, and arrested the person who directly instigated them, Fu Zhanghua, and seized..."

"The criminals, including Fu Zhanghua, have all confessed to their criminal acts..."

"Boom—"

The weather had already turned bad when Li Xuewu was walking back from the street, and now the sun was even more obscured by dark clouds.

Fu Bin didn't know if it was a hallucination in his own head or if it was truly thundering in winter outside.

After Li Xuewu finished reporting the case, Fu Bin asked in a flustered tone: "That... has... has Fu Zhanghua confessed anything else?"

Li Xuewu looked into Fu Bin's eyes, and seeing him playing a game of self-deception with him, he shook his head.

Seeing Li Xuewu shake his head, Fu Bin let out a long breath in his heart.

Although the entire army had been wiped out and he was the only old general left, Fu Bin had long been prepared for a crushing defeat.

He was of extraordinary background; before any battle, he would certainly think of all possible consequences.

Fu Bin had habitually thought that such a day would come when Fu Haibo proposed coming back to take over his position.

His son being arrested and subsequently confessing about his nephew were all within Fu Bin's worst-case scenarios.

But this plan was truly too devastating; he had only imagined it, but had never thought about how he would be defeated so thoroughly.

Li Xuewu placed the two documents regarding Fu Haibo's dismissal and arrest in front of Fu Bin.

"Although it is regrettable, I still hope you can sign this document. Just as I said before, I am acting purely out of public duty; I have absolutely no personal grudge against Fu Haibo."

Fu Bin looked at the document in front of him, his eyes squinting uncontrollably, and his mouth and hands trembled simultaneously as he picked up the document to read it.

Fu Bin didn't want to hear a single word Li Xuewu said; "no personal grudge" was bullshit—he was practically holding a knife to his neck.

These two documents were written very directly: due to the needs of the case, Fu Haibo's position is revoked, and his arrest is approved.

The word count of the two documents was not high, but Fu Bin found it very difficult to read.

He even adjusted the reading glasses on his face several times, as if they couldn't sit steadily.

But looking closer, these words would not change the implication that he had to personally sever his nephew's political career and bright future.

After reading for half an hour, Fu Bin raised his head to look at Li Xuewu, who was sitting opposite him as calm as ever, and sighed inwardly that his defeat was not unjust.

At this moment, what made Fu Bin feel more emotional was the change of events and the irony of fate.

It was he, Fu Bin, who first came into contact with Li Xuewu, but it was Dong Wenxue, who met Li Xuewu later, who recruited him as a student.

Fu Bin did not regret not winning Li Xuewu over; even if he could choose again, Fu Bin would go back to the past and still do the same.

As the head of the Security Division, his authority and status did not allow him to lower himself to associate with subordinates, nor did he need to, because the entire Security Division had to follow his command.

But Fu Bin didn't know when it started, but the role Li Xuewu played in the Security Division became increasingly important.

Dong Wenxue plus Li Xuewu—the effect of these two joining hands would be so good.

Fu Bin was not a loner, otherwise, there wouldn't be people reporting Li Xuewu's movements to him.

But Fu Bin just didn't have a trusted aide as capable as Li Xuewu; this was what made Fu Bin frustrated.

This was the difference between Fu Bin and Dong Wenxue.

Fu Bin cared too much about face, using both kindness and severity on his subordinates, feeling that if he followed the bureaucratic way, people would naturally follow him.

Normally, this would be the case, but can the current Security Division be judged by common sense?

It seemed like something strange had entered the Security Division, not playing by the rules, turning the Security Division and even the Rolling Mill upside down in these few months.

In the words of his subordinates reporting to Fu Bin, that person was a "shit-stirrer."

Dong Wenxue's attitude toward handling affairs was different from Fu Bin's; he also trusted newcomers like Li Xuewu without suspicion, fully giving young people the opportunity for power and training.

Because Dong Wenxue himself was young, he understood the psychology of young people better and understood better that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a fountain.

Li Xuewu understood this routine even better; why were those deputy-level leaders in later generations willing to use newly hired college students?

Because these people had drive, were obedient, were easy to fool, had the courage of a newborn calf not fearing the tiger, and would dare to be cannon fodder for them with just two kind words.

And the result?

Young people who hit walls repeatedly would slowly exhaust their drive and become old slickers, mixing food and waiting for death in the unit.

Less than one in ten could fight their way out from here, so passionate young people were the best propellant for the promotion of deputy positions.

Dong Wenxue was also such a person, but he was better at choosing and using people.

In the process of interacting with Li Xuewu, Dong Wenxue gave more, and when talking about interest relationships with Li Xuewu, he also put them on the table.

This was the reason why Li Xuewu chose to join hands with Dong Wenxue, not hesitating to become Dong Wenxue's trailblazer.

Because Li Xuewu knew that if he got into trouble, Dong Wenxue would reach out to help.

And Fu Bin—Li Xuewu couldn't trust him.

"Are you planning to go to the Northeast?"

"Yes."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I still need to get approval from the leaders of the D City Branch, and I plan to set off tomorrow, trying to return before New Year's Eve."

In the short time the two were talking, Fu Bin was no longer the high-spirited man he was when Li Xuewu first came in, looking like he had aged more than ten years.

Li Xuewu suddenly discovered that Fu Bin's hair had all turned white.

He didn't know when Fu Bin had changed from that Maitreya Buddha-like demeanor to the current old man with a face of gray death.

"Hmm~"

Fu Bin nodded with difficulty, his trembling hands reaching for the fountain pen on the table, but he couldn't pick it up after several attempts.

Li Xuewu looked at Fu Bin's condition, stood up, slightly bowed his waist, picked up the fountain pen by Fu Bin's hand, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Fu Bin in reverse.

Fu Bin didn't take the pen immediately, but looked at Li Xuewu deeply, then took the pen and signed his name on the two documents.

At this moment, Fu Bin was reminded of the situation of the Second Emperor of Qin in history books; he didn't know if it was the same helplessness and misery.

But Fu Bin felt that Li Xuewu was as cruel as Zhao Gao in history, cruelly stabbing this old man.

Although his hands couldn't help but tremble, the name on the document was still so vigorous and powerful.

This was Fu Bin's final persistence and stubbornness.

After signing, Fu Bin held the pen and cap in his hand, his body leaning powerlessly against the back of the chair, twisting the pen while reluctantly watching the documents in front of him being organized and taken away by Li Xuewu.

"You are a good one, you are a good one indeed."

Fu Bin repeated the same words in a hoarse voice, speaking with his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu packed up the documents, stood at attention, and saluted Fu Bin.

"Thank you, Division Chief, for your cultivation. With your instructions for this trip to the Northeast, it will surely be smooth sailing. I will definitely bring Fu Haibo back alive!"

After saying this, Li Xuewu took the documents, turned around, and walked out the door.

Li Xuewu was gone, but Fu Bin was now flushed with blood from Li Xuewu's words.

What did Li Xuewu mean by these words?

Very simple.

That was to tell Fu Bin not to think about any small tricks.

If Fu Bin dared to tip off Fu Haibo now, Li Xuewu had the determination and courage to see the person alive or see the corpse if dead.

What angered Fu Bin was that Li Xuewu used that document to humiliate him.

Actually, now that the case had reached this point, Li Xuewu could have completely acted on his own initiative to go to the Northeast to arrest people, but he came to Fu Bin to listen to a lecture and then took out this document.

Was he being a bit too petty?

Fu Bin's blushing might be because he felt he had been slapped in the face by Li Xuewu.

What made Fu Bin most indignant was that Li Xuewu dared to doubt his character.

Would Fu Bin really choose to abandon his Party spirit for the sake of his nephew?

Looking at the brand-new telephone on the desk, Fu Bin hesitated, reached out, and put it down again.

But after thinking for a while, the hand he reached out put it back again.

Until getting off work, Han Zhan did not hear any sound of a telephone from Fu Bin's office through the wiretap.

Watching Fu Bin walk out of the office, his figure upright and his steps brisk, one couldn't see the situation Li Xuewu had described at all.

Han Zhan didn't know why this was the case, but what Li Xuewu had ordered was monitoring and wiretapping.

Without an order for investigation, Han Zhan didn't think about checking why Fu Bin had changed so much.

Only Xu Sienian, who was careful and standing in the office building opposite, saw some clues.

Government units were just like this; there was no such thing as secrets.

In just one afternoon, the entire Rolling Mill knew that the Security Section had cracked a major case.

This was truly a major case.

The Security Section posted a notice: all workers who had previously suffered losses should submit compensation application materials to the Security Section in the next two days; late submissions would not be accepted.

Those who lost bicycles should provide bicycle receipt materials and a guarantee certificate from three people proving the condition of the bicycle; after review by the Security Section, they could wait to receive the money.

As for how much money they could receive, the Security Section didn't say, only that they would compensate the workers' losses to the maximum extent.

It was already time to get off work, but there was still a long line in front of the Security Building door.

The workers standing in the queue were also a bit unable to believe the content shouted on the radio.

Li Xuewu had also been ruthless.

Right after finishing his talk with Fu Bin, he went directly to the radio station, picked up a pen, wrote a broadcast document on the spot, and handed it to Yu Haitang.

Yu Haitang looked at this man whom she loved and hated, not knowing whether to regret or be glad.

Especially watching Li Xuewu write a broadcast speech that was broad and unrestrained on the spot.

Yu Haitang couldn't see anything in this content, but it gave the radio station director a shock.

But Li Xuewu demanded it be broadcast now, and Director Xu had previously given instructions that any broadcast speech signed by Li Xuewu should be broadcast.

So the radio station director had Yu Haitang read it once and then broadcast it.

Hearing that the long-accumulated case had finally been cracked, whether it was the cadres sitting in the offices or the workers working in the workshops, everyone was celebrating.

It was truly that the Rolling Mill had been devastated by these people during this period.

Especially since the work of the Security Section had made no progress, and the workers listened to the growth of the reported case numbers on the radio every day, but did not see the growth of the solved case numbers.

They had long lost confidence in the Security Section and Li Xuewu.

Now that they suddenly heard on the radio that the Security Section had cracked the case, and were unprecedentedly executing the compensation procedure, how could the workers not cheer?

But while cheering, they also started to speculate and discuss the content about the criminals that appeared on the radio.

Why else would they say that the walls of government offices and workshops were places where the gaps were bigger than millstones? Secrets couldn't be hidden at all.

I don't know who said it first, but now the whole factory was spreading that this case was led and implemented by the son of Division Chief Fu Bin of the Security Division, and it was also targeted at the workers of the Rolling Mill.

Furthermore, Division Chief Fu Bin's son did this to help Division Chief Fu Bin's nephew, that is, Fu Haibo, the Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division of the Hong Kong Branch, to be promoted to the Rolling Mill General Factory to compete for the position of Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division.

Doing this was all to create trouble for Li Xuewu, the Li Kezhang of the Security Section currently in charge of public security, and to hinder Li Xuewu's progress.

What was spread even more bizarrely was that the several times Fu Haibo came to the General Factory were all to give gifts to these leaders of the General Factory.

The issues about Li Xuewu that were spread some time ago were actually someone confusing the public, all to cover up the fact that some leaders of the General Factory had accepted gifts.

The former were all okay to say, but the latter ones were a bit heart-wrenching.

Some time ago, the factory-level leaders were made a bit paranoid by Li Xuewu's move; now hearing this rumor, they increased the propaganda work on strict discipline, fearing another wave of reporting trends.

Actually, the workers didn't care whether these leaders accepted gifts or not, and they didn't care who got the position, but the rumors said that some of the things stolen and robbed from these workers were given to these leaders.

This immediately ignited the powder keg.

Whether they had lost things or not, whether they were people queuing at the Security Building door or people walking out after work, they were all pointing at the office building side.

Saying things about Factory Director Yang, Yang Shuji, and others—no need to guess, no need to think, definitely nothing good.

Watching the suspicious and resentful eyes of the workers, these leaders on the third floor didn't rush to leave after getting off work; the drivers of the small car team at the door had already lined up the cars.

The leaders also had misgivings; at this time, coming out of the building in a small car, wasn't that inviting suspicion onto themselves?

Regardless of what these big shots on the third floor who had the power to decide the Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division thought, the matter had happened anyway.

Those who took money or didn't take money, those who ate Fu Haibo's things or didn't eat, all began to feel sad for their own kind.

Now they didn't dare to return the money they had accepted, and they couldn't spit out the things they had eaten.

How many years had it been since these leaders felt the questioning and cursing of the masses?

The factory-level leaders led by Factory Director Yang were all sitting in their offices like sitting on pins and needles, like having thorns on their backs.

And Xu Sienian, who was called by Factory Director Yang to inquire, also smiled bitterly and said he didn't know about the things inside.

Stupid; even if he knew, he couldn't say he knew. Whoever knew would have to be called to handle this matter.

Whoever wants to go, go; anyway, Xu Sienian wouldn't go to the Security Building.

Factory Director Yang looked at Xu Sienian and asked, "Aren't you and Li Xuewu sworn brothers?"

Xu Sienian almost shed tears upon hearing Factory Director Yang's words.

This sworn brother of his only thinks of him when he has something, and at other times he is just Director Xu.

Now Xu Sienian didn't even dare to go to the Security Building, truly afraid that swords and swords have no eyes, and blood would splash on him.

Forget about sworn brothers; now if Li Xuewu asked Xu Sienian to call him big brother, he would be willing.

Big brother, I beg you, toss less; there is no one younger than you above you, all are old bones, unable to withstand you sending them like this.

Factory Director Yang had no friendship with Fu Bin and Fu Haibo, so he didn't care about this.

Asking Xu Sienian was also because he didn't want this matter to get out of his control again.

Xu Sienian certainly knew what Factory Director Yang meant and gave Factory Director Yang a guarantee very firmly.

That was that Li Xuewu's meaning was already very clear, which was to control it within a certain range.

Knowing his thoughts from the fact that Li Xuewu hadn't reported to the higher-level leaders until now.

Xu Sienian didn't say any extra words; Factory Director Yang already knew what Xu Sienian meant, smiled, stood up, patted Xu Sienian on the shoulder, and said, "You, this big brother, also have to take responsibility, work harder, and leave later."

After giving instructions to Xu Sienian, Factory Director Yang got off work.

Seeing Factory Director Yang walk out of the office building, Yang Shuji, Deputy Factory Director Li, Deputy Factory Director Nie, and others also left one after another.

Xu Sienian stood at the window of the office building and kept looking toward the Security Building.

Just as Fu Bin walked out of the Security Building, Director Ding of the radio station was beside Xu Sienian, reporting to him the ins and outs of Li Xuewu going to the radio station in the afternoon.

Fu Bin's walk downstairs was not easy; from the third floor all the way downstairs, people in the Security Building greeted him with dodging eyes, sometimes deliberately avoiding him, or speeding up their pace to leave quickly.

It was even more so downstairs; the Security Division Chief, who used to be like a Maitreya Buddha, had become serious, and his walking lacked the demeanor of a factory cadre, appearing a bit stiff and deliberate.

The workers were pointing and discussing something about Fu Bin.

Actually, Fu Bin didn't need to listen to know that these people were talking about his nephew, cursing his son, and even more resentful of him, this borer.

Fu Bin also knew Li Xuewu's purpose, which was to mobilize the power of the masses to crusade against and deter him, Fu Haibo, and the factory leaders.

Standing on the third floor watching Fu Bin being "pointed at by a thousand people," Xu Sienian took the cigarette handed over by Director Ding, lit it, and took a puff.

"Li Xuewu is truly ruthless!"

"Director Xu, why do you say that? Li Kezhang Li has done a good deed this time."

"Hehehe."

Xu Sienian glanced at Old Ding, turned his head to look at Fu Bin's lonely and stubborn back as he got into the jeep.

Especially when getting into the car, I don't know if he didn't step steadily or his legs were weak, Fu Bin rolled into the car.

This scene was seen by the queuing workers, and naturally, it was also seen by Xu Sienian standing upstairs.

At this time, Xu Sienian had no intention of pitying Fu Bin, because Xu Sienian knew a lot about the ins and outs, and had also experienced some.

Xu Sienian was also a bit disgusted by Fu Bin's pushing for more.

The attitude of Director Xu, who could be called the barometer of the leaders' expressions, also represented the attitude of the leaders.

The leaders didn't show it completely because of Li Xuewu's unsatisfactory performance there, coupled with Fu Haibo's running around.

Now Li Xuewu had stripped off the underpants of the Fu family members and exposed them to the comrades in the factory.

Losing both the lining and the face.

This was the result of being greedy for power and position, lingering and not leaving.

"Do you think Li Xuewu really couldn't handle these cases?"

"Director Xu."

Old Ding of the radio station looked at Xu Sienian with a face full of surprise and asked, "Are you saying this... this was all intentional by Li Xuewu? Then he..."

"Know why I told you not to provoke him now? This bastard is too murderous; having drawn the knife this time, he won't stop until he kills a few."

"A general's success is built on ten thousand bones; if he doesn't step on heads to climb up, how can he climb up at such a young age?"

Xu Sienian stood at the window looking downstairs and continued, "Do you really think those petty thieves were Li Xuewu's opponents? If he wanted to handle this case, it would be as easy as picking a snail with three fingers, something he could grasp easily."

"Then why did he insist on taking this responsibility and infamy? Haven't you heard how people in the factory curse him for squatting in the latrine and not shitting?"

"Nonsense!"

Xu Sienian curled his lips and said, "Look at your inexperienced appearance; one look and I know you haven't suffered Li Xuewu's losses."

After saying this sentence, it seemed like he had let something slip.

Xu Sienian coughed twice, changed the subject, and said, "I told you before, this god of killing runs around the courtyard with his mouth full of blood and holding a knife; whoever bumps into him is unlucky."

"Yes, you told me last time, but I never understood."

Director Ding was the one who listened to Xu Sienian's words, which was why he cooperated with Li Xuewu so much; it could be said that he had never set up obstacles for Li Xuewu.

Xu Sienian also wanted to cultivate his own forces; this Old Ding was insufficient in pioneering but sufficient in keeping, and his personality was very similar to his own, so he could still be cultivated.

"If Li Xuewu had handled the case when it first appeared, how much credit would he have gotten?"

"At that time, it was Li Xuewu's difficult period, and internal and external troubles were not an exaggeration, but look at this combination of punches Li Xuewu threw; I really don't believe Dong Wenxue taught this."

Watching that the people who should leave had left, Xu Sienian took Old Ding downstairs, walking and saying, "Why else would I say Li Xuewu is ruthless to the core? He knew clearly that Fu Haibo was messing with him, yet he really didn't care; look at it now, he had to fatten Fu Haibo, this fish, before drawing the knife."

"Are you saying these cases were all Li Xuewu's 'to let him go, one must first let him go'?"

"What do you think?"

Xu Sienian chuckled twice and said, "Learn a bit; Li Xuewu has truly played this set of bureaucratic struggles clearly, torturing these leaders back and forth; this is what is called political struggle, what you did before was just children fighting."

"Then..."

Director Ding thought for a while and asked Xu Sienian, "Then why did he make this broadcast? Isn't this looking for pressure for himself?"

Xu Sienian shook his head and said, "Look at who the pressure is on now?"

Director Ding looked at the queuing crowd outside the door and suddenly understood something.

"Are you saying Li Xuewu did this to first accumulate the anger of the masses on himself, and then suddenly transfer it to Fu Bin and the others?"

"Your brain is actually not stupid, it's just restricted by writing articles, trapped in that circle of rules and unable to come out."

Xu Sienian stood at the building door with Director Ding looking at the queue and said, "Li Xuewu really hates Fu Bin and wants him dead; look!"

As he spoke, Xu Sienian pointed his palm at the crowd and said to Director Ding, "How great is the resentment of these workers? It's boiling over; let alone Fu Bin not being able to withstand it, even a factory-level figure would have to die without a whole corpse if they fell into the trap Li Xuewu set."

Although Director Ding couldn't see the resentment Director Xu mentioned, he could tell from the expressions of the workers that what Director Xu said was not false.

This Director Xu read the I Ching too much, sometimes he was god-like and ghostly, but what he said truly carried philosophy, making Director Ding have to be convinced.

"It truly is playing a big game of chess!"

"Indeed!"

Xu Sienian emphasized in agreement, then continued, "You don't even look at who laid out the layout, and for what."

Director Ding also understood the taste a bit at this moment.

"Fu Bin is finished this time; the last matter hasn't ended, this time he is definitely finished."

Xu Sienian didn't reply to Old Ding's words; it had reached the point where Li Xuewu was showing his dagger; now if you put a steamed bun here, even a dog would know Fu Bin was finished.

Director Ding continued, "Fu Haibo didn't do things according to the rules, his political career is finished; his matter is managed by Li Xuewu, this is going to fall into Li Xuewu's hands..."

He didn't say the following words; Xu Sienian was already nodding in agreement.

"Don't look at him wearing the same pair of pants as Old Luo, but at this time, Old Luo doesn't dare to be Li Xuewu's knife; it's hard to say if a dead ghost surnamed Luo will be added under Li Xuewu's knife."

Hearing Xu Sienian speak so bizarrely, Director Ding also felt his scalp go numb; this Li Xuewu was truly able to endure.

Letting others report, letting others curse, and if he felt the cursing was groundless, he even published the data so everyone could point at his nose and curse.

If he felt others weren't cursing professionally, he cursed himself, very afraid that the resentment on his body wasn't enough.

Now it's good; how many grievances he suffered at the beginning, he took all the heads of those in Fu Haibo's criminal group to vent his anger.

Good god of killing! Good murderous heart!

Director Ding glanced at Xu Sienian; this I Ching of Director Xu wasn't read in vain! It was truly thanks to this Xu Sienian that he didn't go against this Li Xuewu.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be like what Xu Sienian said, adding a dead ghost surnamed Ding under Li Xuewu's knife?

Dare not think, cannot think, the more he thought, the more damnably afraid he became.

"Hehehe."

Watching Old Ding who was a bit frightened, Xu Sienian chuckled twice and comforted, "Don't be alarmed; I am sworn brothers with Li Xuewu, no matter who he messes with, he won't mess with my connections."

Seeing Xu Sienian speak so clearly, if Director Ding didn't get on the road again, then there was truly no need for cultivation.

"I know, who in this Rolling Mill doesn't know that you have the best relationship with Li Xuewu? This Li Xuewu doesn't give others face, but he has to give you face."

Xu Sienian was flattered, smiled, and said, "Actually, Li Xuewu waiting until this time to arrest Fu Haibo not only left Fu Bin dumbfounded, but even the factory leaders were dumbfounded."

As he spoke, Xu Sienian pointed at Old Ding and said, "You don't know, the proposal about Fu Haibo's promotion to Deputy Division Chief has already been brought to the meeting."

"Passed?"

Director Ding asked in surprise; it wasn't that he was making a fuss, but this kind of thing damaged the authority of the factory leaders too much; it could be said that they would have no credibility at all in the future.

The matter of Li Xuewu being dismissed and then restored to his original position last time was very damaging to face; although everyone didn't say it on the surface, in private, the factory leaders were laughed at badly.

"How is that possible?"

Xu Sienian smiled and said, "Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope; Factory Director Yang and Yang Shuji were scared by Li Xuewu, very afraid that if this proposal passed, Li Xuewu would make trouble, so it was shelved, preparing to discuss it again."

"Hehehe."

As he spoke, Xu Sienian himself laughed, suddenly remembering the joke spread by the factory workers, saying that the proposals of this factory director's office meeting were like whores, whoever catches them gets on them.

It's just that this joke is fine to listen to, but cannot be shared with subordinates.

"So it's about to be settled?"

Director Ding asked, and then without waiting for Xu Sienian to answer, he gave the answer himself.

"Also, without Fu Bin's obstruction, without Fu Haibo's competition, without Fu Zhanghua's messing around, the factory leaders dare not say anything; Li Xuewu's rise is just around the corner."

"Not only that, oh; you underestimate his ability; honestly, my horizons were also small."

Director Ding looked at Xu Sienian and asked in confusion, "No matter how Li Xuewu tosses, he is ultimately tossing on this one-acre-three-fen land; can he still jump out of this circle?"

"You just guard your own one-acre-three-fen land, what can you know?"

Xu Sienian smiled and pointed at Old Ding, saying, "You don't know, today the DC Branch came to the Personnel Division to transfer Li Xuewu's file."

"Why is this?"

Director Ding asked in doubt, "Is he being transferred?"

"Hehe."

Xu Sienian shook his head and said, "How is that possible? Not to mention his personal willingness is definitely not willing, just saying the factory leaders wouldn't let him go."

"He is so..."

"Are you saying he is so capable of tossing?"

Xu Sienian naturally understood what Old Ding meant and smiled, saying, "The more so, the more impossible it is to let Li Xuewu go."

"Not to mention those vain things about face, just saying Li Xuewu's ability, even a fool can see that this is a cadre with extremely strong professional ability."

"Who would hand over a cadre they cultivated to others? Then in this circle, the Rolling Mill would be unable to lift its head."

"A person fights for a breath of air, a Buddha receives a stick of incense; just watch, this kid is about to break the ceiling; hehe, a 20-year-old Deputy Division Chief, and possibly an enhanced version, hehe."

Xu Sienian muttered while taking Director Ding out.

He felt the muttering was absurd himself, saying it was like bragging, but reality was happening right before his eyes.

Li Xuewu got off work on time today.

Coming out of Fu Bin's place, he went to the radio station, didn't delay any time, returned to his office, and organized the work he had delayed these past few days.

Why else would they say Li Xuewu's ability is outstanding? The work on the desk really wasn't enough to keep Li Xuewu busy.

He called the people in the office to stand in the office and wait; one document after another was opened, and Li Xuewu could give a conclusion after scanning it once.

This wasn't looking at it randomly; in some places, Li Xuewu felt it wouldn't work and had to note his own opinions on the side.

This actually let those people in the office watch a show of Li Xuewu processing official documents.

If all cadres could process official documents as quickly as Li Xuewu, then the construction of the Rolling Mill would definitely go up a level.

The premise is that all cadres are reborn forty years later.

Yan Jiecheng drove Li Xuewu into the Bai Bai Xiyuan and went to park the car.

Li Xuewu jumped out of the car and went to the recycling shop; standing in the courtyard, he saw that everyone was here.

The recycling station was very lively at this moment; there were quite a few men standing in the hall looking at the stools placed in the hall.

There were those who brought children, the bear children were jumping up and down in the room, and some even climbed onto the stools and stacked them.

The parents weren't afraid of the children falling; even if it was dangerous, they would just pull them over and give them a kick.

Children nowadays weren't worth much; if they were bruised or bumped, no one cared.

As long as it wasn't a serious injury, broken skin or bleeding was common, and parents didn't care; if asked, it was just one sentence: what boy isn't naughty? The ones who aren't naughty are girls.

Standing in the hall greeting was Ye Ye Erye Ye.

I saw Ye Ye Erye standing in the middle of the hall, answering the inquiries of seven or eight customers in the room unhurriedly.

Including price, purchase method, materials, and other questions, it was watertight and comprehensive, never letting any customer's words fall to the ground, quite having the skill of Master Yu in later generations.

Chen Xiaoyan'er was standing inside the counter, cutting meat and weighing it for customers buying braised goods with nimble hands and feet.

After such a period of training, Chen Xiaoyan'er was already able to take charge on her own, and everything inside the counter was done.

Although there were many people today, Wen San'er and the others had already returned.

Li Xuewu came here because he saw that the four carts of junk in the courtyard hadn't been unloaded yet, and this side was noisy, so he knew these men were all here.

Erhai was helping Chen Xiaoyan'er inside the counter at this moment.

Seeing Li Xuewu come in, these three just glanced at him as a greeting, then went back to their own busy work.

Li Xuewu saw that he couldn't get a foot in here, turned around, and went to the recycling shop next door.

There were more people in the recycling shop, and the sound was noisier.

Wen San'er was standing in the counter, spitting and talking about something with several men who wanted to buy radios.

Old Biaozi was sitting on the sofa for sale, knocking on the armrests and sofa surface with several customers who wanted to buy furniture, blowing and bragging.

In sharp contrast to these two was Yu Li; this woman truly had a talent for doing business.

Just as Li Xuewu came in, he saw her smiling and introducing the set of chairs made by Grandfather to a customer who looked like a family.

Where she was stronger than Wen San'er and Old Biaozi was that Yu Li only received one family, and she only introduced it to the man when talking.

This is a business negotiation technique; you can't do one-to-many, otherwise, you definitely won't be able to talk over the customers.

Very quickly, the man talking to Yu Li hammered the table twice under Yu Li's signal.

Obviously, he was testing the hardness and strength of the desktop.

The feedback received was also good; the silly man clutched his hand and grinned.

It hurt; how could it not hurt? That desktop was a board one finger thick, reinforced on the frame of the table; even if you took a hammer, it wouldn't be smashed in one or two hits.

This is the inspection method for fooling fools; people at this time hope to buy things that won't break for a lifetime.

The thermos shells were all iron, carrying them like dumbbells.

Since the table was so sturdy and so new, the most important thing was that it didn't need coupons.

The man quickly turned around and went out, took down iron parts and some other scrap from the small cart he brought, and went to the next door.

Erhai on that side was also nimble, weighed it, shouted to this side, and Yu Li took the man to pay the remaining money, then took this family to move the table and stools onto the cart.

After serving this family, Yu Li walked to Li Xuewu's side and smiled, greeting, "Is the case finished?"

"No, but I'm resting today."

Getting the news that Li Xuewu was resting, Yu Li smiled happily and said, "It's messy here, go back to the inverted room and wait; Brother Zhuzi is cooking, we still have to be busy for a while."

Li Xuewu nodded, waved his hand at Wen San'er and Old Biaozi who were greeting him, and turned back to walk into the courtyard.

Just as he entered the small door of the Bai Bai Xiyuan, before even entering the inverted room, he heard Third Master's crying and shouting.

This sound wasn't the kind of crying, but the kind of dry howling without tears.

Originally not intending to enter the inverted room, Li Xuewu saw Seeing Sha Zhu walking out to watch the fun, so he asked, "Is Third Aunt in the room?"

Seeing Sha Zhu knew Li Xuewu wanted to return to the backyard to take a bath, so he smiled and said, "She went back long ago, saying she wasn't at ease with the house being empty, sigh."

Answering Li Xuewu's question, Seeing Sha Zhu pointed at the front courtyard with his chin, holding two things that looked like cotton underpants, and asked Li Xuewu, "What is Third Master howling about? Underpants still padded with cotton, truly rich; aren't you afraid of steaming your eggs?"

"Keep some virtue in your mouth; after all, he is called Third Master."

Li Xuewu said to Seeing Sha Zhu with a smile.

Seeing Sha Zhu was unconvinced and smiled evilly, "Forget it, still talking about me; in this courtyard, the one who is most ruthless in mocking Third Master is you."

"Hahahaha."

These two, half a catty to eight taels, stood at the screen door watching Third Master and Yan Jiecheng perform "Father scolds, son laughs."

This Yan Jiecheng had also learned to be bad; when he got home, facing his father's inquiry, he didn't tell him the compensation methods Li Xuewu told him, but first gave Third Master two underpants-style handlebar covers.

The worst thing was Yan Jiecheng said the bicycle couldn't be found, and only one handlebar cover was left.

This guy scared Third Master so much that he hugged the cotton underpants Seeing Sha Zhu saw and started howling.

Although that bicycle was second-hand, Third Master's feelings for it were no less than Third Aunt's, and even more so.

Because Third Aunt hadn't enjoyed Third Master's scrubbing service in all the time they had been married.

That bicycle was scrubbed by Third Master every day, and if there was a little oil stain, he would scrub it off.

This little darling had been missing for so long, and his eldest son only brought back a pair of underpants; how could Third Master not howl?

Third Master wouldn't be so uncomposed even if Third Aunt was lost.

Yan Jiecheng saw more and more people from the courtyard gathering after getting off work, and more and more people watching the fun, knowing he had played it too far, played it too big, and the truth had to be told.

It was Third Master who had sharp eyes; while crying, he saw Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu standing at the screen door watching his fun, suddenly stopped his voice, and took small steps to Li Xuewu's front.

"Li Xuewu, how are you acting as this Li Kezhang, not even being able to find a bicycle; are you competent?"

Li Xuewu was stunned by Third Master's unreasonable trouble, then glanced at Yan Jiecheng who was following Third Master and smiling awkwardly at him.

"Fine, I am incompetent."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "I am powerless regarding your bicycle."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu said to Yan Jiecheng behind Third Master, "Go get your father's handlebar cover tomorrow, just say I said so."

After saying this, Li Xuewu dodged, bypassed Third Master, and walked toward the backyard.

Third Master still wanted to chase Li Xuewu to theorize, but was grabbed by Yan Jiecheng.

"My dear father, what kind of scene are you making!"

Good brothers, you watch first, I will continue writing; the earth doesn't stop, I don't stop. ===== CHAPTER 303 =====