Chapter 372: He Hit You

Xie Dajie is a natural ally of Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue, and in the Rolling Steel Mill, she is truly an incredible asset.

At the very least, when Li Xuewu says he needs someone, he won't encounter any obstacles from the Personnel Division.

Don't think that the people in the Personnel Division just sit in their offices drinking tea and reading newspapers.

When you actually meet someone who makes things difficult for you, it's often said that those who work in personnel are the least "personable."

HR doesn't mean "good people"; it stands for "human research"—researching people, meaning they sit in their offices every day pondering you.

If you are a grassroots manager and happen to offend the Personnel Division,

Heh, I wish you luck in "opening paths through mountains and building bridges across rivers"!

Your work could be described as "pulling a cart through a furrowed field"—every step is a hurdle.

Of course, if you are like Li Xuewu and have cleared the path, then it truly is smooth sailing.

The discussion meeting lasted over an hour. Han Yating and Han Zhan stated the staffing requirements and standards for their respective sections, and Xie Dajie also spoke about the resources she could provide.

Both sides communicated proactively, aligning the issues one by one. Xie Dajie indicated that she would start working on it as soon as she returned.

Tomorrow might not be realistic, but by the day after tomorrow, the first batch of comrades should be at their posts.

Li Xuewu led the three of them to see Xie Dajie out, then took Han Yating and Han Zhan back to the conference room to prepare for the Security Division work meeting.

Yu Decai did not follow them to the conference room but went to the office next door to make phone calls and notify the other attendees.

Taking advantage of the wait, Li Xuewu gave some instructions and communicated with Han Zhan and Han Yating.

Han Zhan had just taken over the Firefighting Section, and everything was in the starting phase, so he took Li Xuewu's instructions very seriously.

Li Xuewu had new requirements for the Firefighting Section, abandoning the old working methods and focusing on building a professional firefighting disposal and supervision team.

"Your work will be the key focus of our division moving forward."

Li Xuewu watched as Wei Tong and the others entered and took their seats one after another. He tapped the tabletop and exhorted Han Zhan: "Time is tight and the task is heavy. Promoting you this time is a test of both your management and creative abilities."

Han Zhan understood what Li Xuewu meant, especially in front of so many people; this was endorsing his advancement.

"Division Chief."

Yu Decai sat in the seat Xie Dajie had just vacated and said softly to Li Xuewu: "The heads of the four sections and major departments are all here."

"Good, then let's start the meeting."

Li Xuewu flipped through a few pages of the notebook on the table and looked at the personnel sitting on both sides of the conference table.

Han Yating of the Security Section, Han Zhan of the Firefighting Section, Yu Decai of the Comprehensive Section, and Jiang Zhiben of the Confidentiality Section.

Jiang Zhiben was also promoted by Dong Wenxue; he was originally the deputy section chief of the Comprehensive Section and had always been Dong Wenxue's pen-pusher and clerk.

Everyone who rises to power arranges their own people. Li Xuewu was particularly supportive and understanding, so he didn't say anything about the appointment of Jiang Zhiben.

In any case, they were all there to get things done; who he used didn't matter. Li Xuewu was the best at using people.

For this meeting, Li Xuewu specifically called over the heads of the Guard Team, the Security Squad, and the Firefighting Team.

He did this so these people would know his objectives and understand the importance he placed on these tasks.

"Let's begin!"

As soon as Li Xuewu spoke, everyone below fell silent and sat up straight to start taking notes.

"The general meeting was held this morning, and everyone has seen and heard the summary of last year."

Li Xuewu looked at the Security Division cadres below and said: "We won't mention last year's matters. This year is a year of opportunity that our Security Division has never seen before."

"Everyone has also heard about the upcoming actions of the Security Division. It can be said that under the leadership of Division Chief Dong, we can let go and do a big job!"

*Clap, clap, clap~~~*

As soon as Li Xuewu's voice fell, everyone applauded.

Most of the people here were cadres promoted by Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue, and they were very much in agreement with and excited by Li Xuewu's words.

The showdown of the Fu Bin case could be said to have ended with Dong Wenxue's comprehensive victory.

Those present were the victors who had supported the two of them and now held political status.

Li Xuewu tapped the table and looked at the people below: "I know everyone has achieved results in their respective positions, but that is already a matter of yesterday."

"Honor and achievements belong to the past; what belongs to the present and the future is only struggle!"

*Clap, clap, clap~~~*

Li Xuewu was quite satisfied with the fighting spirit of the cadres present. He tapped the table and said to Han Yating, who was sitting on the side: "Start with the Security Section and talk about the recent work."

"Yes!"

Han Yating nodded and began her work report.

Yu Decai sat on the side, taking notes very seriously.

He was an outsider; everyone sitting in this room was a direct subordinate of Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue.

Although he was also a connection of Dong Wenxue, he was ultimately a peripheral figure.

The speeches of these cadres represented the ideological trends and working styles of Li Xuewu's faction.

Getting familiar with these people as soon as possible, building good relationships with them, and carrying out work as soon as possible were the main problems Yu Decai faced now.

Starting from Han Yating, after everyone finished reporting, Li Xuewu would provide comments and additions.

Finally, when it was the Comprehensive Section's turn, after Yu Decai finished reporting on the work of the Comprehensive Section, he took out the official document system he had organized and placed it on the table for discussion.

Basically, everyone spoke and put forward opinions and suggestions on this system.

"Like this."

Li Xuewu pointed to the tabletop in Yu Decai's direction and said: "After this, organize the comrades' opinions, see if they can be added to the system, and start implementing it next week, okay?"

"Yes!"

Yu Decai saw that the Security Division cadres' responses to Li Xuewu's instructions and orders were all "Yes," not "Okay."

He knew this was because the former Security Division Chief, Fu Bin, was a transferred cadre, and it used to be a semi-military system of management.

Now, he was also learning to correct his sentence habits like everyone else.

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said: "Still the same words: time is tight and the task is heavy. Next, I will conduct inspections with Director Yu regarding the emergency plan system implemented previously."

As he spoke, he looked at Yu Decai, and Yu Decai also nodded to show he understood.

"My opinions and suggestions for the Firefighting Team, including the construction opinions for the training syllabus, have already been given to Li Kezhang Han just now. As soon as the personnel from the Personnel Division are in place, start training immediately!"

"Yes!"

Han Zhan nodded and replied crisply.

"Other sections should hurry to complete work adjustments and organizational construction according to the established work goals and the situation I added just now, and see results as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

After Li Xuewu finished his instructions, everyone stood up, saluted, and replied.

Li Xuewu also stood up and returned the salute, then announced the end of the meeting.

Returning to the office, Li Xuewu saw Peng Xiaoli from the Factory Office waiting for him.

"Ho, is there work coming down today?"

Seeing Li Xuewu enter, Peng Xiaoli stood up quickly.

Upon hearing Li Xuewu's teasing, this liaison secretary from the Factory Office smiled very cautiously.

After Li Xuewu entered the room and walked past him, he explained: "It was handed down from today's executive meeting, and there's also the matter of installing a telephone in your home."

"Oh, oh."

Li Xuewu placed his notebook and teacup on the table and took the document handed over by Peng Xiaoli.

"Notice from Red Star Rolling Steel Mill Regarding the Merger of Security Division and Armed Forces Department Personnel and Institutions."

"Was this decided today?"

Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at Peng Xiaoli.

"No."

Peng Xiaoli didn't know what he had heard, but he still had a sense of fear toward Li Xuewu.

Seeing Li Xuewu's question, he replied carefully: "It was decided last Saturday. The leadership said you should come up with a specific merger plan."

"I come up with a plan?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and looked at the Factory Office secretary, asking: "Which leader said that?"

"It was..."

Peng Xiaoli finally knew why no one in the office dared to be the secretary responsible for the Security Division; this guy flips his face as soon as he turns it.

Seeing Li Xuewu staring, Peng Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, but still said: "It was Deputy Secretary Gu who said it."

"Is that so?"

Li Xuewu lowered his eyelids and looked at the content of the document, showing no emotion.

But Peng Xiaoli could still feel Li Xuewu's unhappiness.

And the fact was exactly as Peng Xiaoli guessed; Li Xuewu did not approve anything on the document but placed it to the side.

"This..."

If you don't approve this, how am I supposed to go back and file it or report it?

Li Xuewu looked at Peng Xiaoli and asked: "Anything else?"

"Yes."

Peng Xiaoli had no choice but to hand the next document to Li Xuewu and explain: "This is the equipment procurement and equipment manufacturing document you submitted; Deputy Factory Director Li has already approved it."

Li Xuewu signed his name on the document and said to Peng Xiaoli: "Hurry up the time; it's best if we can finish with the relevant sections today. Our time here is very tight, and it's best to do this work ahead of time."

"Okay."

Peng Xiaoli quickly took the document approved by Li Xuewu and looked at the text on it.

I have to say, both the penmanship and the approval comments were of a high level.

Subsequently, Peng Xiaoli handed over documents related to the Security Division one by one, and Li Xuewu would provide comments based on the actual situation.

What surprised Peng Xiaoli was that Li Xuewu did not accept the approval comments of all leaders.

For those with different opinions, Li Xuewu directly placed the documents to the side.

Or he directly wrote on the document: "Read, proposed to be decided by Leader So-and-So."

This meant that the Security Division couldn't handle it and needed a certain leader to nod.

This leader could be Li Huai De, or it could be Yang Fengshan, Yang Yuansong, and others.

And according to the process, before this document reached that leader, Li Xuewu would communicate his opinions to that side by phone.

By the time the document reached that side, that leader would handle the document as "disapproved" at their discretion.

It was ultimately inappropriate for Li Xuewu to directly reject the approval of a superior leader, but there was no problem with rejecting a leader of the same level.

After all, this kind of order issued without communication would naturally produce different opinions.

If they still wanted the Security Division to handle this order, then that leader would have to communicate with the leader Li Xuewu had consulted before issuing a joint notice.

Of course, generally speaking, they would communicate with Li Xuewu's side.

This was the right of the head of each section.

When Peng Xiaoli placed a telephone installation application in front of Li Xuewu, Li Xuewu's eyebrows twitched.

A telephone at this time was definitely a luxury item; not everyone could install one.

"Do I fill in the address in this space?"

"Yes."

Peng Xiaoli nodded and said: "Our Factory Office has already communicated with the Beijing Telephone Bureau; they will come to install it for you later."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and wrote the address of the Sihe Academy on the application form.

He would be living there all the time, and the courtyard at No. 1 Haiyun Road already had a phone, so Li Xuewu chose to have this phone installed at the Sihe Academy.

Handing the application to Peng Xiaoli, Li Xuewu didn't make things difficult for him and took the previously shelved documents back.

"For this and this, let the Service Division consider it at their discretion; the Security Division also has difficulties."

Li Xuewu placed the two coordination documents in front of Peng Xiaoli and placed the last notice document on the table.

"Since this document is issued to the Security Division, I have to accept it, but you go back and communicate with the Party Committee."

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Peng Xiaoli took out his pen, ready to take notes.

"I haven't done Party organization work. The merger of such division-level departments should be planned by the higher-ups; the Security Division will fully cooperate."

"Yes."

Peng Xiaoli recorded Li Xuewu's opinion, filled out the delivery receipt for this document, and handed it to Li Xuewu to sign.

Li Xuewu copied the content of the receipt into his own notebook before signing his name.

Just this once, Peng Xiaoli had come to understand the rigorous and serious working style of this new Security Division head.

Watching the Factory Office secretary leave, Li Xuewu looked at the notice at his hand, sneered, and pushed the document to the side.

It seems this Deputy Secretary Gu is quite "mischievous," letting the Security Division make the decision, heh.

The Armed Forces Department is to be merged into the Security Division—one set of staff, two signboards.

But now, there are actually many people working under the Armed Forces Department signboard.

After the merger, which department merges with which department?

Who goes up and who goes down?

Li Xuewu wouldn't do this thankless job.

The one who goes up will be grateful to Deputy Secretary Gu, and the one who goes down will curse him, Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu's reply was also very interesting: the Security Division has limited capabilities, so let the higher-ups make the overall plan, and he said he would fully cooperate.

But whether the Security Division agrees with the plan from above, we'll see when the time comes.

Even if they agree, how they cooperate and how much they cooperate will depend on Li Xuewu's "ability."

After sending away the Factory Office secretary, Li Xuewu called Sha Qizhi from the office next door and started touring the departments.

Li Xuewu had to tour every department in the Security Division; if he didn't take a look, he wouldn't feel at ease.

After returning to the Factory Office, Peng Xiaoli went to find Xu Sinian.

"Director."

"Hmm, back?"

Xu Sinian raised his head and looked at Peng Xiaoli, asking casually; he knew Peng Xiaoli had gone to find Li Xuewu for communication work.

"Yes."

Peng Xiaoli walked to the front of Xu Sinian's desk and stood still, somewhat hesitant.

"What's wrong? Looking wilted; did he hit you?"

Xu Sinian didn't even raise his head, his hand making approval marks on a document, while his mouth teased his subordinate.

"No, no."

Peng Xiaoli gave a dry laugh and said: "This Division Chief Li is a bit serious and very rigorous."

"Hehehe."

Xu Sinian chuckled, raised his head to look, and then asked: "What happened?"

Peng Xiaoli reported on how Li Xuewu handled the documents, then stood on the side, watching Xu Sinian, wanting to hear the leader's opinion.

"Hmm~"

Xu Sinian nodded and said: "He's a tricky guy, hehehe."

Hearing the director's teasing, Peng Xiaoli also smiled with empathy.

It was rare for someone like Li Xuewu to directly reject an order from a superior leader; usually, they would communicate proactively.

Although there were some tough ones, like the Production Planning Section, or the Dispatch Division, etc.

But they were ultimately the minority. When Fu Bin was there before, he was very easy to talk to.

General matters would be approved when they reached him; sometimes he wouldn't even look at the content, just listen to a brief introduction from the secretary and approve it.

"But you have to say, he's right to do this, right?"

Xu Sinian pointed to the most promising young person under his hand and said: "Don't look at the fact that he's not even your age; he handles things you couldn't handle. This has to be credited to his caution and seriousness."

Standing up and patting Peng Xiaoli on the shoulder, Xu Sinian looked at his subordinate who didn't quite understand and said: "Do you know why I assigned you to the communication position with the Security Division?"

"I don't know."

Peng Xiaoli had also pondered for a long time when he received this job, wondering when he had offended the director.

Xu Sinian also knew what the young man was thinking and smiled indifferently.

"You are the young person I think most highly of; this is your opportunity."

"Opportunity?"

"Yes! A rare opportunity!"

Xu Sinian pointed at Peng Xiaoli quite formally and said: "He is not an ordinary young person; he has talent, cultivation, ability, and brains."

After praising Li Xuewu, Xu Sinian continued: "You have to carefully consider and think about why he handles things this way, and what the pros and cons of handling it this way are. That way, you will learn."

"Then..."

Peng Xiaoli gestured to Xu Sinian with the notebook in his hand and asked: "What about Deputy Secretary Gu's side..."

"Report truthfully."

Xu Sinian looked at Peng Xiaoli and said: "Remember, use your brain to think. Think about the information he feeds back to you and what you should do, for example, this time..."

Xu Sinian began to use this opportunity to cultivate the people in his own section, explaining to Peng Xiaoli the possible intentions behind Li Xuewu's actions.

It was only from the director's analysis that Peng Xiaoli saw Li Xuewu's profound intentions, and he couldn't help but be amazed in his mind at Li Xuewu's methods.

Very quickly, Gu Weijie, the Executive Deputy Secretary working on the third floor, received the information fed back from the office.

Looking at the young man standing beside the desk, Gu Weijie nodded with a flat expression and said: "Understood."

"Then, Leader, I'll go back first."

"Good."

Watching the Factory Office secretary leave, Gu Weijie's eyes turned to the Security Division's opinion receipt on the table.

Of course, this was written by the secretary, and there was no signature from Li Xuewu; what was said above was also the opinion of the Security Division, not the opinion of Li Xuewu.

But isn't the opinion of the Security Division the opinion of Li Xuewu?

Gu Weijie picked up the piece of paper, flipped through it in her hand, then chuckled, threw the paper to the side, and continued to handle the work at hand.

Li Xuewu, of course, didn't know how the office had fed it back, but he didn't care at all.

At this moment, he was standing on the training ground, watching the personnel of the Guard Team and the Security Squad running down the 400-meter obstacle course one after another.

"Just these few days."

Li Xuewu pointed to these people and instructed Han Yating and Han Zhan, who were accompanying him on the side: "Select a batch of instructors from among them as soon as possible to conduct in-depth education and let them know how to train newcomers."

"Yes!"

Li Xuewu looked at Han Zhan and said: "Take the position of Firefighting Team Leader first, but don't delay the establishment of the Inspection Squad."

As he spoke, he pointed to the personnel training and said: "You find people from among them to study the training syllabus for firefighters together. I want to see your training results in the shortest possible time."

Without waiting for Han Zhan to answer, Li Xuewu continued to instruct: "The Inspection Section cannot be like before, 'ringing the bell for one day as a monk'; it must take responsibility."

"Throughout the factory, whichever section fails to implement firefighting responsibilities, issue a rectification notice on the spot."

"For those who fail to rectify within the time limit, issue a penalty notice directly, notify the whole factory, and suggest to the higher-ups to replace the person responsible for firefighting."

What Li Xuewu hated most was the situation of joking with people's lives; there was no way when he couldn't manage firefighting work before.

Now that he was in charge of firefighting work, he couldn't let the Rolling Steel Mill drift on the edge of danger at will; he had to reduce danger below the red line.

This red line was set by him for the Firefighting Section, because at this time, there was no such thing as a red line; safety work relied entirely on luck.

If luck was good, maybe only one or two would be injured this year; if luck was bad, then...

Now the Rolling Steel Mill had a death quota; how can there be no sacrifice in making revolution? Qin Huairu's husband just had bad luck.

But this situation wouldn't work with Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu wanted to reverse the Rolling Steel Mill's ideology of ignoring safety production.

Mistakes are allowed, but errors are not; ignoring safety work is treating human lives as grass.

After touring the units and places including the police dog squad, firefighting team, and training ground, seeing the sun setting, Li Xuewu returned to the office building.

"Division Chief, Deputy Factory Director Li called just now to ask for you, asking you to call back."

"Understood."

When Li Xuewu passed the third-floor office, Yu Decai came out of the office and intercepted Li Xuewu.

Yu Decai looked at Sha Qizhi, who was following Li Xuewu, and continued: "The logistics office of the Armed Forces Department called, saying they want to report work to you."

"Ignore them."

Li Xuewu didn't stop his footsteps, waved his hand, and entered the office.

The telephone in the office was connected to the telephone on Yu Decai's side; if Li Xuewu wasn't there, Yu Decai would answer the phone for Li Xuewu.

"Leader, wash your hands."

Sha Qizhi tested the water temperature in the thermos on the tea cabinet at the door, felt the temperature was just right, and poured the warm water from the thermos into the washbasin at the door.

Li Xuewu took a sip of the warm tea placed on the table, put down the teacup, and while unbuttoning his sleeves, sighed: "If it's this busy every day, even an iron man couldn't hold on."

It's comfortable to have someone serving you; when he was a section chief before, no one prepared warm tea for him.

After touring the units below and coming back, there was someone preparing warm tea and someone pouring water for washing his face.

I have to say, the feeling of being a leader is really damn good.

Sha Qizhi went to the inner room, found the towel Li Xuewu had placed there before, and walked out smiling, saying: "How could that be? It's just Monday, everyone is busy."

"Yes~"

Li Xuewu washed his hands and face, took the towel handed over by Sha Qizhi, looked at the time on his hand, and said: "Go do your work, remember to ask for leave from home, and go to the guesthouse to eat with me tonight."

"Hey, understood."

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Sha Qizhi was slightly stunned, then understood it was the matter of Deputy Factory Director Li that Yu Decai had just mentioned.

When Fu Bin was there before, sometimes Deputy Factory Director Li would call in the afternoon.

Of course, the number of times wasn't high; Li Huai De rarely looked for division-level cadres to eat directly.

Before, he only watched Gong Fushan showing off in the office; he didn't expect Li Xuewu to take him to participate in such an occasion on the first day.

Although he was a bit excited inside, Sha Qizhi still tried hard to control his expression, wanting to give Li Xuewu a steady impression.

He took the towel Li Xuewu had used to wipe his hands and went to hang it in the inner room. When he walked out, he heard Li Xuewu returning the call to Deputy Factory Director Li.

"Hahahaha, just entered the room, ah."

"How could that be? I've been thinking about it. I've heard that Secretary Yin..."

Sha Qizhi didn't know what the two were talking about, but he slowed his footsteps, and after walking out of the office, he closed the door.

"Qizhi, come."

Just as Sha Qizhi walked out of the office, he saw Yu Decai walking out of the office.

After seeing him, he waved his hand and walked back into the office.

Because this building was newly built, the issue of the spacing between large and small offices had already been considered in the office design.

Next to Li Xuewu's office was Dong Wenxue's office, and opposite Li Xuewu's office was the large office, where the secretaries and clerical staff of the Security Division worked.

Next to the large office was the small office of the office director, and the door of this small office was diagonally opposite the doors of the division chief and deputy division chief offices.

This was so that they could hear the requirements of the two leaders at any time.

So at this moment, as soon as Sha Qizhi came out, Yu Decai could accurately capture Sha Qizhi's movements.

Knowing that Yu Decai didn't think highly of him, Sha Qizhi followed Yu Decai into the office very cautiously.

"Comrade Qizhi, sit."

Yu Decai pointed to the sofa in the office and sat on the side himself.

"Hey."

Sha Qizhi replied and sat down properly.

"No need to be restrained."

Yu Decai looked at Sha Qizhi, nodded with a smile, and said: "Since I took office, I have paid attention to you—steady, serious, young, and grateful."

"This is also the reason why I recommended you to the Division Chief as the first choice."

"Thank you, Director."

Sha Qizhi thanked Yu Decai quite gratefully; he hadn't expected Director Yu to notice him.

It could be said that the first half of Sha Qizhi's life was somewhat frustrated; he had ideals and drive, but he just couldn't stay in any department for long.

This might have something to do with his personality and his way of conducting himself; privately, he had also heard colleagues say he was stubborn and arrogant.

He admitted that he was a bit arrogant when he first entered the factory; what young person doesn't have arrogance?

But somehow, he didn't know who he had offended, but there were rumors about him privately.

There was one who spread it, and there were ten who listened; he didn't know when he became a peripheral figure in the office.

He also lost some confidence, hiding in the corner of the office, living one day at a time, anyway, his salary and coupons wouldn't be less.

But when a surprise suddenly knocked on the door, making him, a person sitting in the corner, suddenly become a popular figure in the office.

Colleagues who had never come to his workstation before all smiled and greeted him after learning he had become Li Xuewu's clerk.

Even this director, who hadn't looked at him once after taking office in the Comprehensive Section, became amiable toward him.

Sure enough, as the saying goes, after you succeed...

Sha Qizhi suddenly had an urge to cry, wanting to run home urgently and share his happiness with his wife.

"I still have to exhort you a few words!"

Yu Decai quite understood Sha Qizhi's excited mood now and said with a smile: "You also know the Division Chief's age; this is a problem that needs attention on any occasion, so you must pay special attention to your posture when walking, standing, and sitting."

"Yes."

Sha Qizhi also knew Li Xuewu was young; when Li Xuewu was a section chief, he was also an object of envy in Sha Qizhi's heart.

People in these organs of the Security Division knew Li Xuewu's history the best.

Even a peripheral figure like Sha Qizhi could understand Li Xuewu quite well from fragments of words.

This also shows Li Xuewu's popularity in the Security Section.

Yu Decai pointed to Sha Qizhi's clothes and said: "Look at the Division Chief's clothes; go back and have your wife prepare a set for you, dress a bit younger."

"I understand."

Sha Qizhi looked at the Zhongshan suit on his body that was already a bit old; this was made the year he got married.

Now it looked much older than the Division Chief; if Li Xuewu hadn't been walking in front of him, he would have thought he was the Division Chief.

At this moment, he also realized his problem, and he was very grateful to nod and agree to Yu Decai's guidance.

"Another thing is the Division Chief's office."

Yu Decai exhorted quite formally: "From now on, you will be responsible for organizing and tidying up the Division Chief's office, including the filing of documents, door keys, and the placement of items."

Because they are leaders of confidential departments, the doors of Li Xuewu's office are locked.

Not only Li Xuewu, but the office doors of many departments in the Security Division are locked.

Especially the Confidentiality Section, which is a key unit for confidentiality.

"Alright, pay attention to the etiquette at the wine table when going out with the Division Chief tonight."

Yu Decai stood up with a smile, shook hands with Sha Qizhi, and whispered with a smile: "I've inquired about our Division Chief; he is famously able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. You don't need to serve him, but you must pay attention to the leader's requirements at any time."

As he spoke, he blinked and said: "Also, people in confidential units must have tight lips; you can't learn from Gong Fushan."

"Understood, thank you, Director Yu!"

Sha Qizhi gratefully held Yu Decai's hand and said: "If I do anything wrong in the future, please criticize me more."

"Hehehe, we are all comrades, let's learn from each other."

Li Xuewu put down Li Huai De's phone and called the branch bureau.

He had been back for several days and hadn't reported to Zheng Fuhua yet; although there were matters at the Rolling Steel Mill, he had to take care of the branch bureau as well.

Zheng Fuhua was very understanding of Li Xuewu and didn't say much on the phone, but at the end, he cleverly asked when he would report for duty.

Li Xuewu embarrassedly promised to go to the branch bureau to report work tomorrow morning, which made Zheng Fuhua hang up the phone.

After putting down the phone, Li Xuewu found the materials for the Armed Forces Department in the cabinet and began to study the merger of the Armed Forces Department.

He knew that this matter would ultimately fall on his head, but he didn't want to take this job just like that.

If he just sent it over as soon as the Party Committee asked for a plan, wouldn't he just be at their mercy?

Li Xuewu is the type who eats soft but not hard, and he wants to eat soft rice hard.

He can drag it out, but he can't be unprepared; he must be able to take it out whenever it's needed.

According to the principle of proximity of business, the logistics office must be merged into the Comprehensive Section.

The Military Training Section can be merged into the Security Section, and the Political Training Section can be merged into the Confidentiality Section.

Although the businesses are close, there are still many differences; Li Xuewu has to consider the adjustment of business and the placement of personnel.

It's not just a matter of adding a deputy section chief position to handle it.

But Li Xuewu already had a bottom line in his heart for the solution.

Rather than creating a deputy section chief position that makes people resentful, it's better not to set one up.

Just like Li Xuewu now, engage in part-time jobs.

For example, Han Yating can concurrently serve as the section chief of the Military Training Section.

He can also "steal the beam and change the pillar"; it wasn't said that new departments couldn't be opened after the Armed Forces Department merged over.

He can merge military theory, political theory, and the Security Division's own training system to form a Training Section; wouldn't that be able to place personnel?

In any case, Li Xuewu has many tricks; as long as the people who come over are obedient, then this side is their home.

If they are not obedient, then they have to find their own way; the Security Division doesn't accept naughty children.

After writing the merger plan for the departments, seeing that the sky was already dark, he put the materials in the drawer and locked it.

"Division Chief, time is up."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded, put the cap on the fountain pen on the table, looked at Sha Qizhi, and asked: "Have you asked for leave from home?"

"Yes."

Sha Qizhi nodded embarrassedly and said: "I have a neighbor in the logistics division, and I asked him to help bring a message."

"Heh, do you have children?"

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile and put on the jacket that was draped over the chair.

Sha Qizhi took down the overcoat Li Xuewu had hung at the door and replied with a smile: "The third one is already three years old."

"Is that so?"

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said: "It's good to have more children."

Refusing Sha Qizhi's help, Li Xuewu took the overcoat, put it on himself, and waved his hand as he walked out.

This wasn't Li Xuewu just making small talk; he still likes to use these middle-aged people who have families.

Especially those who are relatively responsible for their families and family members are the best.

Even if the young person Yu Decai mentioned was better and had a higher education, Li Xuewu wouldn't dare to use him.

That kind of young person's blood is still hot; they get carried away as soon as the wind blows. He wouldn't dare to use that kind of person in key positions around him.

People like Sha Qizhi have clear minds, know what they need, know the big principles, and have long passed the age of getting carried away.

This is also why Li Xuewu was so cautious in the matter of choosing a driver.

After some time, some people will no longer be human; they won't even be ghosts.

Ghosts still have thoughts, ethics, and morals, don't they? They wouldn't go so far as to not even recognize their own parents or benefactors, would they?

In any case, Li Xuewu couldn't bring himself to call his father "Comrade Li Shun," and he was also afraid his old man would be angered to the point of passing out.

Of course, Li Xuewu also wouldn't allow those around him to backstab him.

It wasn't that he begrudged the cost of the bullets; he just couldn't afford to lose face like that.

Maintaining the purity of the Security Division from top to bottom was also Li Xuewu's next key work priority.

During this period, Li Xuewu wouldn't care whose connections you had; as long as he felt you were a danger, then off to the training grounds you'd go for support.

By now, the people in the office building had all left, and Li Xuewu had previously instructed Sha Qizhi to come find him half an hour after getting off work.

Therefore, the time on the watch had already reached six-thirty.

There were streetlights along both sides of the factory road, and the stars were already out by now; Li Xuewu walked toward the guesthouse while chatting about daily life with Sha Qizhi.

"Li Chu, why have you only just arrived? Deputy Factory Director Li has been here for a long time~"

As soon as Sha Qizhi accompanied Li Xuewu through the entrance of the guesthouse, he saw a young, graceful woman walk around from the bar, greeting the Li Kezhang in a sweet voice.

This was his first time here since the guesthouse had been renovated, and he was truly surprised to see the brand-new lobby and the elegant waitresses.

"This is my clerk, Comrade Sha Qizhi."

Li Xuewu led Sha Qizhi inside and introduced him to Zhang Songying, who was walking over.

Afterward, he introduced Sha Qizhi: "This is the Deputy Director of the guesthouse, Comrade Zhang Songying."

This was Sha Qizhi's first time seeing Zhang Songying, especially wearing the guesthouse's lapel-collared uniform.

This woman must have been at least 1.7 meters tall, wearing the kind of semi-high-heeled leather shoes only cadres had, with a waist so slender it could be spanned by a hand, and her hair was styled in large waves pinned at the back of her head.

This image truly outshone all the other women in the factory, and Sha Qizhi was quite surprised that the Steel Rolling Mill had such a beautiful woman.

"Hello."

After Li Xuewu's introduction, Sha Qizhi took the initiative to nod and greet her.

Zhang Songying smiled and replied: "The guesthouse has always been a unit Li Chu cares about. We are all on the same side; let's communicate and interact more."

Sha Qizhi felt a slight jolt in his heart upon hearing Zhang Songying's words, but he still smiled and nodded in response.

Just as Yu Decai had taught him, when outside, speak as little as possible so as not to steal the leader's thunder.

But Sha Qizhi was still shocked internally by Li Xuewu's influence.

He had heard before that Xu Ning from the Security Section had been transferred here to serve as director, but he hadn't known what was behind it.

Now, hearing Zhang Songying speak, he seemed to understand something.

Li Xuewu didn't stop walking, letting Zhang Songying lead them toward a small restaurant on the side of the first floor.

Zhang Songying opened the door to the small restaurant one step ahead of Li Xuewu and said with a smile to those inside: "Leaders, Li Chu has arrived."

"Hahaha, apologies, apologies!"

Li Xuewu walked into the restaurant with a smile, apologizing repeatedly in the direction of Li Huai De.

Li Huai De, however, put on an angry expression, pointing at Zhang Songying and saying: "Get the liquor, get the liquor! Pour a drink for your Li Kezhang and make him drink three penalty cups!"

"Hahaha, alright, alright, alright! I'll listen to the leader; I accept the penalty, I accept the penalty!"

Seeing that Xu Si Nian was in the room and had also brought a young man with him, Li Xuewu gave a wink to Zhang Songying beside him.