Chapter 343: Open Strife and Veiled Struggle

Seeing Yu Min stand up, Nie Liansheng also followed suit.

Li Xuewu led Zhou Wang Yamei to see the two out the door.

After Yu Min's car drove far away, Li Xuewu turned back and said to Zhou Wang Yamei, "Keep the money well. Tomorrow morning when they come to get it, you hand the money to them."

After giving the instruction, Li Xuewu was about to turn and get into his own car to return to the Steel Mill.

But just as he turned, he was pulled back by Zhou Wang Yamei from behind.

"Will I die?"

Zhou Wang Yamei was not short; pulling Li Xuewu from behind, her hands tightly gripping Li Xuewu's arm, her head just able to rest on Li Xuewu's shoulder.

Feeling Zhou Wang Yamei's trembling behind him, Li Xuewu smiled, patted the hand holding his arm, and said, "You're thinking too much. You should know what kind of person I am; I hate fighting and killing the most."

Although the bursts of fragrance from Zhou Wang Yamei's body drilled into Li Xuewu's nostrils, Li Xuewu still maintained his propriety.

One, he is a gentleman; remaining calm while sitting with a woman is a basic quality.

Two, Fu Bin entrusted his wife and children to him; Li Xuewu certainly wouldn't do anything out of line.

Now Zhou Wang Yamei was just emotionally agitated; Li Xuewu understood that.

Although Li Xuewu said not to worry, Zhou Wang Yamei still didn't let go, but gripped even tighter.

"Why did you do this? Fu Bin went astray just like this, wuwuwu."

Zhou Wang Yamei started crying as she spoke, and the more she cried, the more intense it became.

"Wuwuwu, I said I didn't want to hear it, but you insisted I listen, wuwuwu~"

"And now you're making me get involved, deliberately letting that person misunderstand, and you still say not to worry, wuwu~"

"Heh heh heh."

Li Xuewu turned back, looked at Zhou Wang Yamei with her big wavy hair, and said with a smile, "I did this for your own good. If I didn't do this, how could I guarantee your safety?"

"Wuwuwu."

Zhou Wang Yamei's emotions were very agitated; she looked at Li Xuewu with tear-filled eyes and asked, "Did you do it on purpose?"

"What? What on purpose?"

"Deliberately causing a misunderstanding!"

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Now I can only rely on you; I don't dare look for work, and I can only rely on you for safety. Now I know these things about you, what do you mean?"

Looking into Li Xuewu's eyes, Zhou Wang Yamei asked with full grievance, "Do you want me to be your full-time psychologist or your full-time mistress?"

Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "If it makes you feel burdened, it's my fault. Keep the money; consider it your living expenses. I guarantee I won't appear here again."

As he spoke, he turned to leave.

"Ah~ wuwuwuwu."

Before Li Xuewu could take a step, he was hugged from behind by Zhou Wang Yamei.

"Wuwuwu."

Zhou Wang Yamei hugged Li Xuewu's waist and cried loudly; feeling Li Xuewu's hand trying to break free, she hugged even tighter.

Li Xuewu sighed and said, "I guarantee no one will come to harass you; live your life well."

"No! I won't let you go!"

Zhou Wang Yamei was now like someone who had drowned, hugging the log floating on the water and refusing to let go.

"Don't go, wuwuwu."

"What is the point of this?"

Li Xuewu patted Zhou Wang Yamei's hand lightly and said, "What kind of bad intentions could I have? It's nothing more than giving you more sense of security."

Zhou Wang Yamei knew what Li Xuewu meant; knowing Li Xuewu's secrets could make her feel more at ease.

But she was already afraid of this fast-money-making trade; she feared it like a tiger and changed color at the mention of it.

Her home was destroyed by this trade, and her pillar of support collapsed just like that.

Now Li Xuewu was her pillar of support, and she was truly afraid that this pillar would collapse again.

"I don't want it, I don't want it!"

Li Xuewu didn't know what Zhou Wang Yamei didn't want; he turned to Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "Trust me, look slowly, bury these things in your heart. Sometimes what you see and hear is not necessarily the truth."

As he spoke, he patted Zhou Wang Yamei's arm and was about to turn around.

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Li Xuewu pitifully and asked, "Will you come back?"

"Ha ha."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said, "You are my full-time psychologist; you can't think about taking a salary without working."

"Hmm!"

Zhou Wang Yamei suddenly stretched out her arms and hugged Li Xuewu's neck, whispering in Li Xuewu's ear...

It was very cold in the Northeast at night, especially the moment after the sun disappeared, which made people feel the change in temperature even more.

Li Xuewu pulled up the rainproof cloth of the truck, jumped down from the bumper, patted the dirt off his hands, then got into the jeep on the side and headed to the guesthouse.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, one after another, a convoy consisting of two jeeps and seven trucks drove into the Steel Mill.

The gatekeeper let these vehicles through under Li Xuewu's signal.

These cars were also very orderly; after parking in the designated spot, all the drivers jumped into the jeeps and left the Steel Mill again.

Li Xuewu saw the jeeps off in the night, walked around each truck once, and returned to the guesthouse.

Here, under Han Zhan's command, they were escorting Luojiaping, Yang Mingsu, and the others onto the trucks.

The procedure was to have these people put on cotton clothes upstairs, put on handcuffs and leg shackles, and have the security team members bring them downstairs one by one.

Generally speaking, only death row prisoners wear leg shackles; these people didn't know what kind of punishment they would receive.

But in the case of long-distance escort, Li Xuewu still chose the safest method.

After Luojiaping and the others went downstairs, they would have their identities verified in the lobby on the first floor before the handover.

Li Xuewu, representing the investigation team, would sign the documents, and the Steel Mill would keep a copy on file to prevent accidents on the road.

Before getting on the truck, Luojiaping was put on a black hood by the security team members, just like the one he saw Fu Bin wearing at the hospital last time.

Next was Yang Mingshun; he was quite cooperative, confessing as soon as his wife came in.

The next one to come out was Luo Cheng; this kid saw Li Xuewu signing at the door and started shouting at Li Xuewu.

"Division Li Kezhang."

"I have something to say!"

Li Xuewu raised his head, glanced at him, and walked toward Luo Cheng.

"Division Li Kezhang, didn't you say..."

"Shh!"

Li Xuewu signaled, walked in front of Luo Cheng, and whispered, "Are you stupid? Can you say this kind of thing here?"

Luo Cheng looked around nervously and then asked, "Didn't you say..."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It's better to solve it when we get to my place, isn't it?"

"Oh, oh, oh."

Luo Cheng looked at Li Xuewu with a pleasant surprise and said very excitedly, "I know, I know."

"Hey, you have to trust me."

"Yes, yes, yes, I trust you."

Li Xuewu patted Luo Cheng on the shoulder and then walked back to his original position.

Yang Shuji looked at Luo Cheng and then at Li Xuewu, asking, "What were you saying to him?"

"Nothing."

Li Xuewu smiled and said to Yang Shuji, "Just lectured him on discipline and told him to cooperate well."

Yang Shuji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did he listen?"

"You see."

Li Xuewu smiled and gave a smiling wink to Luo Cheng before he put on the hood.

And Luo Cheng was quite cooperative, also following with a smile.

"Heh heh heh."

Although Yang Shuji didn't know what kind of trick Li Xuewu was playing.

But he didn't believe a single word of the nonsense about discipline that he said.

This kid is slippery!

Yang Mingsu's wife was not put on the truck; although there was the fact of concealing, hiding, and shielding the stolen money from Yang Mingsu's corruption, it was not related to the business of the Rolling Mill's Discipline Inspection.

If there was no one to take over the Security Division at the Steel Mill, Li Xuewu would really have to take Lu Yazhen, who was transferred to the security port, back to the Rolling Mill for processing.

But now it wasn't necessary; it was transferred directly to Xu Ning, and a public prosecution would be initiated directly according to the relevant criminal facts.

And the situation of Luo Cheng, who just got on the truck, was different; Luo Cheng was an important figure in Luojiaping's criminal gang, and Luo Cheng also had a leisure position at the Steel Mill.

This also made it necessary for Luo Cheng to accept the trial related to this case together with his father.

Closing the truck door, Li Xuewu followed Yang Shuji all the way, shaking hands one by one with the cadres of the Steel Mill led by Dou Changfang who came to see them off.

Dou Changfang was both happy and anxious about Yang Shuji's departure.

What he was happy about was that once Yang Shuji left, the invisible pressure here would instantly decrease a lot, and he wouldn't have to worry about the Luojiaping case involving anyone else at any time.

The reason for his anxiety didn't need to be said; he chatted with Yang Shuji for a long time last night, but didn't get an accurate reply.

Li Xuewu shook hands with Xu Ning, whispered "take care," then got into the command vehicle with Yang Shuji and signaled Han Zhan to drive.

The convoy, consisting of the command vehicle and the duty vehicles, left the guesthouse, exited the compound, and headed toward Beijing.

The starlight does not fail those who travel, and the rivers favor those who row hard.

Li Xuewu felt that he was the one rowing hard in the long river of history; otherwise, why would he have traveled back and forth between the Steel City and Beijing twice, traveling by starlight and moonlight?

Also traveling by starlight and moonlight like Li Xuewu was Yu Min.

Sitting in the jeep in the tree belt outside the gate of the Steel Mill, Yu Min yawned, raised his hand to check his watch; it was already past five o'clock in the morning.

"Hey, is there any movement?"

The driver sitting in the driver's seat was also somewhat drowsy; seeing Yu Min yawn, he also followed with one, then shook his head and said, "Didn't hear anything, and the lights in the compound didn't turn on either."

Yu Min dug into his pocket, but the cigarette box he took out was flat; he threw the cigarette box at his feet and reached out to rummage through the cigarette box under the windshield.

"Stop looking, it was smoked empty by me in the second half of the night."

"Are you a chimney!"

"If I don't smoke, can I hold on?"

The driver complained, stretched his head to look outside, and looked at the pitch-black night sky in the east.

"Wait a while, it'll be dawn soon."

The night sky just before dawn is the darkest, and the darker it is, the closer it is to dawn.

"Ah~"

Yu Min yawned again, rubbed his hands, hugged his shoulders, and lay back to continue sleeping.

Seeing Yu Min asleep, the driver also forced himself to stay alert, staring at the night sky outside in a daze.

But this was the time when people were most sleepy and tired, and coupled with Yu Min's snoring, the driver also started snoring.

By the time the sun had risen high, Yu Min scratched his face, feeling very hot and warm; this feeling was too comfortable for sleeping.

But then a "thump-thump" sound came to his ears, and someone was calling his name.

"Hmm?"

Yu Min opened his eyes and looked outside, but the light was just right at this moment, so he closed one eye again, and the other was also squinting as he looked outside.

"Damn it!"

Yu Min was startled when he saw his convoy driver, and then seeing the bright sky outside, he realized that this was the convoy driver coming to pick up the cars.

These drivers came here and saw the two sleeping in the car, thinking something had happened; they couldn't pull the door open, so they kept knocking on the glass to remind them.

Yu Min turned his head back to look at his companion, who was bleary-eyed and crawling up from the steering wheel with a long trail of drool, and gave him a slap.

"Damn your grandfather, look what time it is!"

The driver was stunned by the slap, also saw the situation outside, and shrank his neck somewhat timidly.

Yu Min kicked the car door open and jumped out of the car, checked his watch—damn his grandfather, it was past eight o'clock; this whole night had been wasted here.

He glared at the driver and asked, "What time did you fall asleep?"

The driver looked toward the Steel Mill and whispered, "Forgot, I don't have a watch..."

"What to do?"

The convoy captain who came to pick up the cars asked Yu Min.

Yu Min had a gloomy face, looked at the Steel Mill, spat, and said, "Go, pick up the cars!"

Then there was a series of "bang-bang" car door closing sounds, and several jeeps headed toward the Steel Mill.

The gatekeeper had already received Li Xuewu's instructions yesterday and let them through after seeing the license plates of these cars.

Yu Min kept his eyes fixed on the parking lot where they came yesterday, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the trucks were still there.

Then he raised his heart again.

He was afraid that Li Xuewu would drive the cars away and then bring people to arrest him.

And he was afraid that Li Xuewu wouldn't move the things on the trucks, which would mean Li Xuewu was buying goods in bad faith.

After getting close to the trucks in the parking lot, Yu Min saw something wrong.

The tires had risen.

The trucks at this time could carry a maximum of 5 tons of cargo, and the rubber technology was not up to standard, so the quality of the tires was poor.

With 5 tons of cargo loaded, the tires would definitely have a large collapse.

But now, looking at the tires, they had already risen.

Without waiting for the car to stop steadily, Yu Min kicked the car door open and jumped out of the car, running a few steps to the side of the truck.

Like opening a blind box, he pulled open the canopy covering it with a "swish."

"Hiss!"

Yu Min looked at the bare truck bed and, not believing in evil, ran toward the second truck.

"Swish."

"Swish."

"Swish."

It wasn't until he pulled open the canopies of all the vehicles that Yu Min determined that Li Xuewu had already taken the goods away.

And he took them away without him knowing, without him noticing.

Even the time when they were asleep in the morning was impossible.

How could over a hundred tons of things be moved away without lifting equipment?

Yu Min determined that these trucks hadn't moved before they fell asleep.

"Look."

Yu Min grabbed the drivers who came yesterday and said, "Look, have the trucks moved positions?"

The convoy captain looked at Yu Min in a dilemma and said, "It was already dark when we came yesterday, and no lights were turned on here; where can we determine the tire tracks? This is a parking lot, after all."

As he spoke, the captain also pointed to the Steel Mill trucks beside the trucks here.

"Damn!"

Yu Min pushed the driver who had stayed up all night with him.

Seeing Yu Min's angry expression, the convoy captain advised, "Aren't the things already handed over? Let's just go collect the money; why are you angry?"

Yu Min raised his head, stared into the convoy captain's eyes, and said viciously, "Why did he come to arrest Fu Bin? Why did he suddenly propose to do business? Why did he contact Nie Liansheng?"

The convoy captain looked at Yu Min blankly and asked, "Ah? This... why?"

Yu Min reached out and patted the convoy captain's shoulder, saying with a gloomy expression, "Yes, why? The big shots above are also asking."

The convoy captain and the group of drivers were dumbfounded looking at Yu Min at this moment.

These people usually only did the work of drivers and didn't participate in these problems at all.

And Yu Min was just the opposite; his current profession was like a white paper fan in the old bandit gangs.

If the people above were not at ease, they would ask.

And if Yu Min wanted to continue living, continue living happily, he had to give the people above an answer.

"Go, find that buddy of yours!"

Yu Min looked at the convoy captain and said, "Isn't that buddy of yours in the dispatch room? It's simple for him to transport those grains away, but those machines couldn't have made no sound at all."

As he spoke, staring at the empty truck bed, full of unwillingness, he said in a hoarse voice, "Those were all brand-new machines that hadn't been used once! Even if I threw them into the water to make ripples, I'd have to hear a sound!"

"Hurry!"

"Yes!"

This time, in order to fish for Li Xuewu, Yu Min had bet his entire fortune.

He was afraid that Li Xuewu would say the machines were bad and wouldn't want them, so the ones he loaded were all new machines.

He reached out and snatched a box of cigarettes from the driver's pocket, took one out, and threw the cigarette box back at the driver.

With trembling hands, he lit his cigarette, and Yu Min narrowed his eyes, looking at the big chimney of the Steel Mill in a daze.

After about twenty minutes, the convoy captain led a man with a full face of impatience back.

"This is that buddy of mine."

Yu Min glanced at the man, looked at him with bloodshot eyes, and asked, "Last night, was there a freight train leaving the depot?"

The man sized Yu Min up and said impatiently, "Is this something you can ask about?"

As he spoke, he even glared at the convoy captain and said, "If you're done, hurry back; don't cause trouble. I'm still on duty over there."

After speaking, he was about to turn and leave.

But Yu Min wouldn't let this person go; he grabbed the man by the collar and pushed him against the truck bed.

The man wasn't a pushover either; he reached out and grabbed Yu Min's hand.

Although he didn't throw Yu Min away directly, he looked at the number of people on Yu Min's side and was afraid of suffering a loss.

But at this moment, he looked at the security room side with confidence.

And Yu Min gritted his teeth, his cheeks moved a few times, and then, under the terrified gazes of the few people behind him, he reached his hand into his bosom.

Everyone thought Yu Min was going to use a knife here, and their hearts were about to jump into their throats.

At this time, no one could escape after committing a crime in a factory.

Because even if you ran into the mountains, you were still within the range of anti-aircraft guns.

But then, the thing Yu Min took out of his pocket made the few people behind him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Tell me, was there a train leaving the depot last night? This will be yours."

This person from the Steel Mill dispatch room was grabbed by the collar by Yu Min; he looked at the money Yu Min held up.

"Don't know."

"Hmm?"

Yu Min glared; he didn't believe there was anyone in this world who didn't love money, nor would there be a hero who refused a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.

"Although I wasn't on duty last night, there shouldn't have been any freight tasks."

"What does 'shouldn't' mean?"

Yu Min frowned and stared at this person from the dispatch room; he wouldn't use the word "shouldn't" to reply to the people above.

This person from the dispatch room looked at the few people around and then said to Yu Min, "The Steel Mill is undertaking a confidential task; this business will not go through our dispatch and assembly. It's also possible for vehicles to come in and leave."

"What does 'not go through you' mean?"

Seeing his buddy's friend with an expression of wanting to eat someone, with an attitude of getting to the bottom of things.

This person from the dispatch room also frowned and said, "Secret production tasks are participated in by full-time personnel who have passed the political review."

He reached out and broke free from the hand that was grabbing his collar, and this person from the dispatch room stiffened his neck.

"We are the same; every time it's those few people, reviewed and reviewed again, checked and checked again, wishing they could check back eight generations."

"Naturally, the transport task is also confidential. Except for those people, no one knows what time they come, what time they load, what time they leave, how they load, or how they leave."

Seeing Yu Min's expression of distrust, the convoy captain walked to Yu Min's side and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to go ask those people he mentioned?"

"Are you a damn idiot?!"

Yu Min turned his head and glared at the convoy captain, saying, "Are you tired of living?"

As he spoke, ignoring the convoy captain's embarrassment, he moved the money in his hand to the other hand, took out a few more bills from his pocket, put them together, and stuffed them into the dispatcher's pocket.

"I'm just concerned about a friend's dynamic; I believe you can understand a friend's concern and forget about this matter."

The dispatcher looked at the convoy captain and, ignoring Yu Min, turned and walked toward the factory.

Yu Min narrowed his eyes and looked at the dispatcher's back, took a puff of his cigarette, and muttered, "Fine, you're awesome!"

The convoy captain watched Yu Min, who had a face of bad luck, get into the jeep, and then waved his hand to let the drivers who followed him go drive the trucks.

Following the start of Yu Min's car, a series of jeeps and trucks followed.

From the mobilization of the transport team and the mobilization of the vehicles, one could see Yu Min's energy, and the energy of those people standing behind him.

Yu Min opened the car window and waved his hand, letting the convoy behind go back to the unit first, while he still had to collect the debt.

Collect this debt that was destined to lose to the grandmother's house.

Guancun Street No. 17, Zhou Wang Yamei calmly poured a cup of tea for Yu Min.

Yu Min, however, seemed to have changed into a different person, full of politeness, took the teacup handed over by Zhou Wang Yamei, and thanked her.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"You're welcome, please sit."

Zhou Wang Yamei had an expression of taking it for granted, no longer having the unnaturalness of yesterday, and restored the wise image she had before.

Sure enough, when a woman gets close to a man, her IQ will drop.

Letting Yu Min sit, Zhou Wang Yamei turned and entered the study, then came out holding a bulging envelope and placed it in front of Yu Min.

"This is what Xuewu instructed earlier; you count it."

Yu Min looked at the envelope on the tea table and didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Zhou Wang Yamei with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, has Division Li Kezhang contacted you?"

"No."

"Then..."

Zhou Wang Yamei's star-like eyes turned, looking at Yu Min with a fox-like smile, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, "He has always trusted friends like this, just as his friends trust him."

Looking at Yu Min's slightly stiff smile, she then asked rhetorically, "What do you think?"

"Yes, ha ha ha."

Yu Min gave a dry laugh, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip to cover up his embarrassment.

He couldn't stop sighing in his heart that this woman was not to be trifled with; damn it, why did he have the feeling of being seen through?

Yu Min organized his expression, then raised his head and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law really understands Division Li Kezhang. Li being able to entrust the money to you for safekeeping shows that you have Li's trust!"

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at the flustered little fox, with a face of indifferent smile, and replied to Yu Min, "What do you think?"

"Ah? Ha ha ha ha."

Yu Min nodded and said with a smile, "Look at me, asking all these useless questions, ha ha."

Although these probing words of Yu Min didn't get the content he wanted to hear, he had already filled in the relationship between Li Xuewu and Zhou Wang Yamei in his brain.

"Sister-in-law, did Division Li Kezhang say when he would come to Steel City next time?"

Yu Min held the teacup and said with a face of regret, "This time it was truly rushed; I originally wanted to invite Division Li Kezhang to a meal and sit down for a good chat."

Zhou Wang Yamei held the teacup and sipped it elegantly.

It wasn't until she put down the teacup that she smiled and shook her head, saying, "He is very busy, and he didn't say when he would come next time. However, he did instruct that if his friends look for him, I must give him a call."

"Oh, oh, oh."

Yu Min nodded and said, "I have nothing to do; I just want to fulfill the duties of a host when Division Li Kezhang comes to Steel City next time."

Zhou Wang Yamei nodded and said, "Good, I will definitely convey your kind intentions."

Yu Min looked at this elegant woman in front of him; her every word and action carried the demeanor of a great family, while he was like a bumpkin, a nouveau riche here.

Feeling that he already knew what he wanted to know, between laughter and talk, Yu Min reached out and took the envelope from the tea table, tucked it into his pocket, stood up, and said, "Then sister-in-law, I'll be going back. Please help me convey my best regards to Division Li Kezhang."

"Good."

Zhou Wang Yamei stood up with a smile and said, "I am just a woman, it's really not convenient to entertain you. When he comes again, please come to the house for a meal."

"Thank you, sister-in-law, you are too polite."

Yu Min thanked her very formally, and then was seen out the door by Zhou Wang Yamei.

After getting into the car and driving far away, looking at the woman still seeing him off at the doorway surrounded by white snow.

Yu Min cursed in a low voice with a face of regret, "Damn idiot Fu Bin, such a good woman was cheaply given to Li Xuewu for nothing!"

One person's disparagement or dissatisfaction with another mostly stems from his own jealousy.

The current Yu Min was full of sour taste, and the lemon in his heart was about to be squeezed out of water.

It wasn't just Yu Min who was a lemon essence; the cadres of the Rolling Mill also had this feeling.

As soon as they went to work in the morning, they heard a heavy news: "Secretary is back, Li Xuewu is back, and they escorted people from the Steel Mill to the guesthouse."

Actually, Li Xuewu and the others came back early; they set off on the 29th and walked all day on the 30th.

They arrived at the Rolling Mill in the middle of the night on the 31st.

Because it was already the middle of the night and there was a meeting the next morning, everyone rested at the guesthouse after escorting the three people brought back into the guesthouse.

And the security team members were given a day off and could come back to work the day after tomorrow.

This could also be considered a kind of welfare treatment for field work.

The news of Li Xuewu and the others' return was because from the moment they went to work in the morning, Factory Director Yang, Deputy Factory Director Li, and other factory leaders went to the guesthouse to see Luojiaping and Yang Mingsu who had been brought back.

The news was flying all over the office building, and everyone was saying everything, but those standing upstairs looking at Li Xuewu returning to the Security Building all showed expressions of envy.

What else in this world is more refreshing than earning back your position and eliminating your opponent?

Now, there is such a person in the Security Building opposite.

Li Xuewu didn't feel everyone's sourness, because those who greeted him were all enthusiastic smiles, and he couldn't see any expression of jealousy at all.

Entering the Security Building door, Li Xuewu didn't return to his office, but went to the third floor.

Dong Wenxue was back.

After finishing a month of closed-door training, Deputy Division Chief of the Rolling Mill Security Division Dong Wenxue officially returned to work.

Now the Security Division no longer had a division chief, and according to the resolution previously set by the factory leadership team, today should also be the day for Fu Bin to retire and Dong Wenxue to take over.

But today, only Dong Wenxue was in the office, leading the office staff to do the handover work.

"Division Chief."

"Oh, Xuewu, come."

Seeing Li Xuewu standing at the door, Dong Wenxue waved his hand at the office staff and said, "You guys organize the materials first; I'll look at them in a while."

The office staff also knew that Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue had something to talk about, so they all agreed and walked out.

As they passed Li Xuewu, they all greeted him with a smile.

Li Xuewu responded to each one with a smile, then closed the door and walked to Dong Wenxue's desk to salute.

"Welcome back, Master."

"Sit."

Dong Wenxue didn't show any joy after taking over as division chief, just expressed concern for Li Xuewu's itinerary.

"When did you arrive?"

"Last night."

Li Xuewu sat in the chair opposite under Dong Wenxue's gesture.

"Yang Shuji said there was a meeting today, so I didn't go back and rested at the guesthouse."

"Hmm."

Dong Wenxue looked up and down, carefully examining his proud student, and smiled.

"How do you feel?"

"Heh heh heh."

Li Xuewu reached out and picked up Dong Wenxue's Zhonghua cigarette from the table, lit one for himself, and then said with a smile, "Quite refreshing."

"Heh heh heh."

Dong Wenxue reached out and flicked the ash into the ashtray, smiling, "Then why can't I see a smile on your face?"

Li Xuewu looked at Dong Wenxue and smiled, "How could that be? My mouth is almost smiling to my ears, heh heh heh."

"Fine, not discouraged by defeat, not arrogant in victory."

Dong Wenxue was quite satisfied with Li Xuewu; he thought Li Xuewu would come back triumphant and wag his tail.

But he never expected that when facing the greetings of the factory employees, Li Xuewu responded even more sincerely and politely than before.

Li Xuewu smiled and shook his head, saying, "What's there to be proud of? Behind me, you are putting in effort, in action, the comrades are risking their lives, and in rules, the law is supporting."

In Dong Wenxue's affirming eyes, Li Xuewu summarized for himself: "I just did some insignificant work of threading the needle."

"Heh heh heh."

Dong Wenxue looked at Li Xuewu and smiled, "Having such excessive humility is the meaning of pride."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "That just shows my cultivation is not yet home, and I still need to learn more from you."

Teacher and student hadn't seen each other for many days, but their feelings were as deep as ever.

Especially Li Xuewu using his own ability to eliminate Fu Bin, which made Dong Wenxue appreciate his student even more.

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, glanced at Dong Wenxue, and asked, "Master, that matter..."

"Hmm."

Dong Wenxue reached out and crushed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, then stood up and walked toward the window.

"Now there are no telling how many pairs of eyes in the entire factory looking here, looking at you, looking at me."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair, holding the cigarette, looking at Dong Wenxue's back, waiting for the follow-up.

"I couldn't feel the undercurrents of the Rolling Mill when I wasn't here."

Dong Wenxue turned around, with his back to the window, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Now that I'm standing here, I can feel the discussions and criticisms shooting over like sharp arrows."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It's cold at the heights."

"Heh."

Dong Wenxue shook his head and said, "This doesn't count as a height; wait until you move to the opposite side to say that."

Division-level cadre, what is moving to the opposite side?

"The current chaos is because Yang Fengshan deliberately stirred it up."

Dong Wenxue looked at Li Xuewu and said very clearly, "In this series of cases at the Rolling Mill, no leader has had an easy time."

"Dou Changfang was recommended by Deputy Factory Director Nie; Feng Xingke was brought up by Deputy Factory Director Nie and also recommended by Li Huai De; Yang Mingsu was a relationship of a former deputy factory director."

"What about Luojiaping?"

Seeing Li Xuewu ask, Dong Wenxue nodded and said, "Everyone says it's Yang Shuji's relationship, but actually it's not."

Li Xuewu also agreed, "I can see that there is no relationship between them."

"Hmm."

Dong Wenxue stood by the desk and said, "The wife who died of Luojiaping has a relationship."

After finishing Luojiaping, Dong Wenxue looked at Li Xuewu and said, "The higher-ups have seen the briefing submitted by Factory Director Yang, and the instruction is: handle a few, kill a few, sentence a few."

"Then what is Yang Fengshan's meaning?"

"It's just what you think."

After speaking, he turned to look at Li Xuewu and asked, "I heard Yang Zongfang was recommended by you?"

"Pfft~"

Li Xuewu sneered and said, "It was just borrowed from my mouth."

Dong Wenxue frowned and glanced at the office building opposite, saying, "I considered this matter; desirelessness makes one strong, inaction is action."

Li Xuewu didn't stay long at Dong Wenxue's place, because the Discipline Inspection Working Group meeting was convened.

Yang Fengshan, Yang Yuansong, Li Huai De, Xu Sinian, Li Xuewu.

The five people communicated and discussed the situation of this discipline case, and finally, Yang Fengshan and Yang Yuansong set the nature of the case.

Since the investigation was finished, it was directly transferred for prosecution.

Li Xuewu didn't see Fu Bin in the end, because Fu Bin was no longer at the guesthouse when Li Xuewu returned.

According to Xu Sinian, Fu Bin was diagnosed with lung cancer, terminal stage, during the detention check.

But Fu Bin still actively confessed his mistakes; in view of Fu Bin's good performance, the organization arranged for Fu Bin to be hospitalized for detention and treatment.

These are all incurable diseases in later generations, not to mention the medical conditions of this era.

Besides, the medical resources that cadres who have made mistakes can get are very limited.

Arranging Fu Bin's detention and treatment, to put it bluntly, was to give face to the position of division chief that Fu Bin held.

After all, he is a mid-level cadre, and face still needs to be maintained.

After determining the handling decision for Fu Bin, Luojiaping, and others, the group meeting decided to launch a theme education activity on integrity and self-discipline.

This work was handed over to Yang Yuansong, who is in charge of propaganda.

And Li Xuewu, after raising his hand to vote, completed the work of the investigation team, and the investigation team completed its mission.

This is also why Li Xuewu was so low-key in this group; it was all empty.

After the meeting, this group only existed on paper.

Only the disposal work of the people in the guesthouse remained.

This was handed over to Li Xuewu, after all, he is the Security Division Chief.

Whether it was detention or assisting Discipline Inspection in preparing prosecution materials, it was all completed by the Security Division.

Li Xuewu left, and Xu Sinian stayed behind.

He had to prepare for the subsequent factory leadership team meeting.

There were many meetings today, and there were many talks.

Facing the severe situation of the Steel Mill and the chaotic phenomenon of the Rolling Mill's unstable hearts, the factory leadership decided to cut the Gordian knot.

Li Xuewu took one last look at Yang Fengshan and went downstairs.

Saying it was cutting the Gordian knot, actually, Yang Fengshan, who had stirred the water, was already preparing to harvest.

The work of the Security Division had accumulated a lot, and Li Xuewu sat in his office waiting for news while handling work.

Li Xuewu knew his position as deputy division chief was stable; what he needed to do now was the adjustment of the internal personnel of the Security Division, as well as the adjustment of the personnel of the Security Division.

Security Division, Comprehensive Division, Confidential Division, Fire Division.

Of the four divisions of the Security Division, Li Xuewu had to master at least one and a half.

Just like what he agreed with Han Yating earlier, she still wanted to go to the Comprehensive Division to do internal work.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes, Xu Ning couldn't come back, and Li Xuewu had to arrange for someone to take over the position of Security Division Chief.

Another thing, the position of the Comprehensive Division was occupied.

Li Xuewu knew this person; it was Yu Decai from the Steel Mill.

In the morning, Dong Wenxue communicated with Li Xuewu about Yu Decai's problem; although Li Xuewu said he hated such people last time.

But Yu Decai had some relationship with Dong Wenxue, and he actively helped Li Xuewu once last time.

So Dong Wenxue spoke, and Li Xuewu could only nod and agree.

Thinking of Han Yating's matter, Li Xuewu called her over by phone.

"Division Chief?"

Han Yating walked into the door, looked at Li Xuewu behind the desk, and greeted, "I heard you came back in the middle of the night; didn't you rest?"

Li Xuewu pointed at the seat opposite and said, "Sit."

Seeing Li Xuewu had something to say, Han Yating sat in the chair.

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, thought for a while, and then said, "I might have to break my promise; you can't go to the Comprehensive Division."

"Oh."

Although Han Yating was somewhat regretful, since Li Xuewu said so, there must be difficulties.

Otherwise, the Division Chief wouldn't have broken his promise to her.

Li Xuewu scratched his eyebrows with his finger holding the cigarette and said, "Xu Ning was transferred to Steel City; you should know that."

"Yes."

Han Yating said, "Xu Ning treated us to a meal before he left."

"Heh heh heh."

Li Xuewu didn't expect that the people he brought out were so united.

"Once he left, my plan to have him take over the Security Division fell through."

"Division Chief, do you mean for me to take over?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu smiled and looked at Han Yating's surprised expression, saying, "I also know this is forcing someone, but the situation is here, and you are the only one I can take out."

"Division Chief."

Han Yating said to Li Xuewu, "I am your soldier; wherever you point, I will fight; there is nothing difficult about it."