Chapter 425: Nothing Tastes Better Than Dumplings

The train was still parked there, and lights could already be seen in the carriages.

The big truck that went out for a joyride finally stopped next to the train.

"Section Chief."

Wei Tong had been waiting here at the train's passenger carriage for a long time. As soon as he saw the canvas on the back of the carriage open, he greeted him.

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling him to call a few people over.

There were several saints on the carriage right now; on a snowy day, if they slipped and fell, it would be a joke.

While Wei Tong and the others were picking up Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and Li Huai De from the carriage, Hadier and his brothers had already run off happily to check on their cattle and sheep.

Sometimes happiness is just that simple: cats eat fish, dogs eat meat, and monsters are fought in Azayi's tent.

Li Xuewu pointed at the things on the carriage and said to Wei Tong: "Distribute the meat, take care of the front and back carriages, and give everyone a piece of cloth, just say it's the intention of me and the leadership."

Just as he was giving instructions, he saw Xilin still sitting inside holding her luggage, looking at him with pitiful eyes like a little cat.

"Get off the carriage, do you want to stay up there?"

Seeing Li Xuewu smile, Xilin then walked over holding her luggage.

Li Xuewu grabbed her luggage and threw it to Zhao Yajun.

"Help Xilin get on the train, put her in the same room as Pazile's sister."

As he spoke, he picked up Xilin, rode the carriage board, and threw her to Pazile who was standing below.

"Take her to find your sister; from now on, she is also your sister."

Pazile naturally understood Li Xuewu's meaning, smiled, and nodded: "My sister Xilin."

As he spoke, he placed Xilin on the ground and pointed toward the train, signaling her to get on.

Xilin looked back at Li Xuewu, then followed behind Zhao Yajun and got on the train together.

"Everything alright during this time?"

Li Xuewu shifted his leg, supported himself on the carriage board, jumped off the truck, and asked Wei Tong.

"Very peaceful."

Wei Tong smiled happily, responded with regret, and then signaled the security team members who ran over to move the things.

Li Xuewu poked him lightly and laughed: "When we go back, I'll transfer you to guard the training ground."

"That's exactly what I'm hoping for!"

Wei Tong felt happy in his heart when he heard Li Xuewu's words; he knew that following Li Xuewu wouldn't be in vain, and he would definitely be able to get something.

"Hahahaha."

Li Xuewu liked brave people, and he also liked smart people. He patted Wei Tong on the shoulder and got on the train.

The train was lively now; although Li Huai De and the others had already entered the private room, the young men who had been cooped up on the train for several days saw Xilin.

They hadn't seen how beautiful border women were when they looked at Diliya earlier, until Xilin got on the train.

Some of the young men were sitting in the hard seats, some were lying at the entrance of the train carriage, and even the cook who was cooking stood in the corridor and watched.

As soon as Li Xuewu got on the train, everyone scattered like birds and beasts, busy with their own work while avoiding Li Xuewu's gaze.

Batur smiled and gave Li Xuewu a hug, then took advantage of Li Xuewu not paying attention and put something in his pocket.

Li Xuewu felt it, but Batur's explanation followed immediately after.

"Herdsmen at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains never let friends suffer losses."

He was thanking Li Xuewu for taking his three sons out to play and bringing them back safely.

Just looking at his sons frolicking with the sheepdogs in the snow outside, he knew they had a great time playing.

Li Xuewu smiled and patted Batur's arm, laughing: "You will always be my friend. Although we will be separated by thousands of kilometers, our friendship will not be separated."

Batur laughed, hugged Li Xuewu again, and patted Li Xuewu's back very loudly at the same time.

Li Xuewu smiled and softly told him about this trip, and also told him about the jokes his three sons made before they left, which made Batur laugh again.

While they were talking, Pazile had already taken Xilin to see his sister, and at the same time confirmed that Xilin had become a member of their family.

The three of them were talking softly in the hard-seat carriage, and the security team members sitting here really didn't understand.

Batur didn't say a few words to Li Xuewu before he was called off the train by his sons.

Li Xuewu looked out the window, then walked to the soft-sleeper entrance and opened the door; Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong was lying down right now.

"Hey, hey, wake up."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong had slept the whole way on the train, and now he was asleep again. He wasn't very willing to be woken up by Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu sat back on his bed, lit a cigarette for himself, and then said with a smile: "I have a plan, I don't know if you want to hear it."

"Don't want to hear it, don't want to hear it!"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong hadn't slept for two days and one night, plus he had worked hard all afternoon; now he just wanted to have a good sleep.

Li Xuewu laughed "hehe" and blew a smoke ring, then said to himself: "Someone wasn't begging me to hear the big event I planned?"

"Don't want to hear it, don't want to hear it!"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong pulled the quilt up and covered his head, then said in a muffled voice: "The first time is gone, I have no interest in anything."

"Hahahaha."

Li Xuewu just took this as him farting.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong was a virgin, he just didn't believe it was his first time.

According to his calculations, it was the second, third... he didn't know how many times it was.

Otherwise, how could such a young man be this exhausted?

"Then forget it!"

Li Xuewu stood up, walked out, and said: "Anyway, Young Master Ji wouldn't look at a deal of two or three hundred thousand."

"Wait a minute!"

Just seeing Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, who was just lying down playing dead, "poof" sit up, staring at Li Xuewu and asking: "How much?"

Li Xuewu stood at the private room entrance and shrugged indifferently: "Two or three hundred thousand, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong!"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong threw off the quilt and stood up all at once.

"How can you sleep when we have such a big thing! And you still have the mood to take me out to play!"

Li Xuewu puffed on his cigarette and watched Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong put on his clothes in a few quick movements.

He was still staring at Li Xuewu with spirit and asked: "Speak! What should we do!"

"Your quality of being greedy for money, lustful, and shameless really has the style I had back then."

After finishing with Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, Li Xuewu signaled to the next room, then took the lead and walked out.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong knew that this was to take Li Huai De along to do bad things.

He had finally figured Li Xuewu out; he always did good things by himself.

And bad things, of course, were done together, and he wouldn't even be the one to step forward.

If he said that, no one would play with him anymore.

Hey! Look at how many friends he has around him!

Playing with him, scolding him on one hand, while following him closely on the other, sometimes even having to suck up to him.

Is it complicated? Because the human heart is complicated.

You can't be so casual when entering Li Huai De's private room.

Li Xuewu first said something to Jin Yaohui, then went to the kitchen to check, and gave Jin Yaohui the report and the time Li Huai De would wake up.

Just looking at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's attitude, Li Huai De was even more finished.

When Li Xuewu was invited in by Jin Yaohui after returning from the kitchen, Li Huai De was yawning.

"Leader, the situation is urgent."

The moment he helped Li Huai De off the carriage, Li Xuewu returned to his role.

And Li Huai De also returned to his leadership role, putting on that mask he was accustomed to.

This was actually better; neither was embarrassed, and both understood what was going on in their hearts.

Li Huai De waved his hand, signaling Li Xuewu to sit opposite him.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong was already sitting over there, yawning just like Li Huai De.

This thing is contagious; if one person sitting together yawns, the other wants to yawn too.

Jin Yaohui was an old hand, of course he knew the rules here, so he served Li Xuewu tea and went out.

No need to guess, he must be guarding the private room entrance.

Li Xuewu took a sip of tea, then pointed out the window and said: "Leader, look."

Hadier and the others didn't have the happiness they had when they returned, because many more animals hadn't survived today.

The men were checking the animals that were about to collapse, using the captured grain to sustain their lives.

Li Huai De's brow furrowed, smoking a cigarette with a thoughtful expression.

"Speak your mind."

He knew that Li Xuewu always had special thinking and could see directions others couldn't.

"Leader, I reflected for a day on what you told me yesterday."

"Oh?"

Li Huai De turned his head and looked at Li Xuewu; he didn't remember what he had told Li Xuewu yesterday.

Li Xuewu said with a bitter face, very painfully: "When it flourishes, the people suffer; when it perishes, the people suffer."

As he spoke, he looked into Li Huai De's eyes and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world; you are also heartbroken by this natural disaster."

"Sigh~"

Li Huai De sighed, not knowing what to say.

Li Xuewu tapped the table and said: "Leader, we should contribute our meager strength."

"Speak your mind."

Li Huai De glanced at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong opposite him; Li Xuewu bringing this person in meant he wanted to include him.

"What are we loading on this train when we go back?"

Li Huai De opened his eyes all at once and said: "Coordinated by the railway."

"That means it can be coordinated."

Li Xuewu said very seriously: "Mutton in Beijing is 0.71 yuan per jin, beef is 1.12 yuan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong stared at Li Xuewu with wide eyes, while Li Huai De stared at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong with wide eyes.

The three of them stared at each other in silence until a cigarette was finished.

"What do you mean?"

Li Huai De narrowed his eyes and looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong; this "you" didn't just refer to Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and Li Xuewu.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong narrowed his eyes; he also didn't expect Li Xuewu to be so bold.

"That depends on how you say it."

He believed Li Xuewu wasn't a reckless person and must have had complete preparations and a perfect plan before talking directly to him and Li Huai De.

After the two communicated, they both looked at Li Xuewu.

"Natural disasters are heartless, but people have feelings. Red Star Training Ground Joint Unit Support Border Special Train."

Hiss~

Li Huai De and Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's eyes widened all at once.

This... this... can doing this kind of thing be so fresh and refined?

Li Huai De sat up straight all at once; this train belonged to the Rolling Mill itself, so they could decide how to coordinate it, or they could hand it over to the railway.

If there was such a situation, they could completely handle it according to Li Xuewu's wishes when they arrived in Wucheng.

Li Xuewu looked into Li Huai De's eyes and said: "Money for money, effort for effort. Doesn't our Rolling Mill have a clothing factory, a tool factory..."

"Hmm."

Li Huai De nodded; there were too many things that could be operated here.

Li Xuewu turned his head and looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, saying: "Units without goods can pay to purchase. The money can be deposited into the Rolling Mill's account. Part of the beef and mutton brought back can be distributed according to welfare benefits, or exchanged with other units for materials~"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong was already thinking; without Li Xuewu's reminder, he was already thinking about how to report to his leaders.

Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Do you want to pull other units in too?"

"Of course."

Li Xuewu nodded and responded: "Great momentum, huge influence. I will go talk to the units I contacted, like the Zheng Bureau, Huaqing, Supply and Marketing, etc. You coordinate the Rolling Mill and Steel City side, including reporting applications and scheduling."

Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu; he suspected Li Xuewu was letting him take the blame.

But reporting applications was a matter of face; if he didn't take the lead, he would be unhappy instead.

This was the brilliance of Li Xuewu's way of doing things: there was always someone to take the blame for him, and they were willing.

After finishing with Li Huai De, Li Xuewu turned his head to look at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and said: "Cheapness isn't taken for nothing; all warehousing and external affairs will be handled by you."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong knew there was no free lunch in the world, and if there was, it came with conditions.

Being told so bluntly by Li Xuewu still made Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong feel very comfortable.

But why did he always feel that this person was letting him clean up his mess?

"Do it or not, give me a straight answer."

"Do it, why not do it? Only a fool wouldn't do it!"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong stood up and walked out, saying as he walked: "I'll go settle my leaders first."

Watching Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong leave, Li Huai De asked Li Xuewu: "Where will the beef and mutton come from? Who will collect them?"

Li Xuewu pointed out the window and said: "Don't collect them, they will send them over themselves."

Li Huai De's eyes lit up, looking at Li Xuewu and saying: "You really think a lot."

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and said: "How about this, I'll coordinate the pasture side, you organize those units, and leave the rest to the Logistics Department."

Li Xuewu naturally knew what Li Huai De meant, smiled, and agreed.

This support was originally two lines; the joint unit support was one line, and the one from Steel City was another.

It's just that the Steel City line took the Rolling Mill's tailwind to the border, earning only the shipping and coordination fees of the unit in Wen Saner's hands.

The cost was the beef and mutton brought back, while the grain and medicine sent by the Steel City were from Wen Saner's unit, having nothing to do with anyone else.

And what Li Huai De coordinated was the train back; he wanted to use the money in the account to buy beef and mutton here and take it back.

His meaning now was that he had his eye on the train that sent the grain, wanting to buy meat from here in the name of the Rolling Mill's logistics and exchange it with other enterprises for things the Rolling Mill needed.

This kind of trading method was not uncommon in the current planned economy era; instead, it was a habit.

Just look at the holiday gifts of various units; frozen hairtail, pears, and apples weren't directly purchased by the unit, but exchanged from other units.

If a logistics section chief had ability, the holidays would be good, with all kinds of things.

Two carriages of beef and mutton back, good heavens, even excluding the Steel City's, excluding Zhang Shopkeeper's, and excluding the related units, the Rolling Mill wouldn't have to worry about money for a while.

The Logistics Department was Li Huai De's small treasury; of course, he was thinking about creating income for the Logistics Department.

By then, the funds would all be in the logistics account, which would be the same as being in his pocket.

This was also the reason why Li Huai De had to keep the Logistics Department within his management scope during this adjustment.

After finishing with Li Huai De, he walked out of the private room, leaving him time to think.

Just as he reached the corridor, he saw Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong giving instructions to his subordinates with a serious face. Seeing Li Xuewu come out, he waved.

Li Xuewu pointed at Zhao Yajun, who was standing in the carriage, and then went to the hard-sleeper room to find Pazile.

After the two arrived at the entrance of the soft-sleeper room where he and Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong were, he instructed: "Wait here, I'll call you in later."

Zhao Yajun and Pazile both saw that the people in the carriage were busy, their faces all serious, and there was no more laughter.

Now that they had received Li Xuewu's instructions, the two stood at the entrance of the soft-sleeper room like door gods.

Inside the room, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's face was very serious.

"Our money isn't enough, and it's not easy to move."

As soon as Li Xuewu entered, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong gave him this news.

"The leadership's meaning?"

"Hmm."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong nodded, frowned, and said: "The boss's meaning is to ask for your opinion."

As he spoke, he explained very embarrassedly: "I didn't say this matter was handled by you."

"I know."

Li Xuewu walked over and patted Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong on the shoulder, then sat opposite him.

The two could basically be determined to be in-laws now; furthermore, they could be considered to have a life-and-death friendship, good friends.

Don't look at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's sloppy appearance; he absolutely wouldn't slack off when doing things, otherwise he couldn't have made progress.

In their line of work, normally speaking, no one is serious, but if they become serious, it's a big deal.

Li Xuewu was the same; when treating good friends, they really just watched each other be bad, damage each other, but when doing serious business, he absolutely wouldn't fall behind.

When Li Xuewu formally says he treats you as a friend, you aren't far from being sold by him, because Li Xuewu never talks about friendship with friends.

He could also see Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's guilt now; originally, it was a favor Li Xuewu gave to their Investigation Department, but he didn't expect the leadership to "push for more."

Li Xuewu understood; this was a unit versus an individual, which was inherently an unmatched cooperation, and individuals inevitably had to suffer losses.

But Li Xuewu didn't feel he suffered a loss; not to mention their boss, just talking about Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, he was absolutely limitless.

Even if Li Xuewu helped, he had to help him get this credit that would benefit the entire office.

Not to mention that he was going to use the Investigation Department; when had he ever suffered a loss?

"Like this."

Li Xuewu handed Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong a cigarette, then lit one for himself.

After lighting their cigarettes, Li Xuewu looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and said: "I'll let the recycling station take three more trucks, counting them as your unit's."

"Xuewu..."

"Alright."

Li Xuewu tapped the table in front of him and said: "We're all brothers, just think about paying me back in the future."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong had been to Li Xuewu's house; he couldn't have failed to notice that recycling station.

These guys, whose curiosity was greater than a cat's, couldn't have failed to check whose recycling station it was.

Li Xuewu saying this was to let Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and the people behind him understand who helped them.

"I have four people going to Hami to handle things for me; you have to help me open a slip."

Li Xuewu looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and said: "Also, in Wucheng, I have some things that can't be made public; you have to help me cover them up."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong frowned and asked: "Is the matter big?"

"Not big."

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I just need a warehouse, but I don't have any acquaintances here, and the introduction letters from small units aren't useful."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong nodded, took a blank introduction letter with the unit's seal from his bag, and pushed it to Li Xuewu.

"Write the name yourself, don't use your real name. If something happens, tell me directly, and I'll handle it for you."

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it, but didn't pick it up; instead, he walked to the door and called Zhao Yajun and Pazile in.

The two also knew something was happening, so they were very serious.

"Like this, there's a matter you need to go handle for me."

Li Xuewu instructed in front of Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong: "Fill in your names on this introduction letter, don't use your real names, think of fake names for yourselves."

Zhao Yajun blinked, not knowing what this was for, why it was so mysterious.

According to the training he received, this kind of mission must be very dangerous.

Zhao Yajun gripped the gun at his waist, looked at Li Xuewu very seriously, and said: "Section Chief, give me the mission, I will definitely complete it."

Li Xuewu reached out and patted his face, saying: "Don't be nervous, it's not dangerous."

Then he began to instruct them on what to do.

"You two change clothes now, get off the train, and drive that truck to Hami."

"Take the introduction letter and find an independent courtyard warehouse near the train station, just say this unit is borrowing it for three days, then call this address and tell her your location."

After instructing Zhao Yajun, Li Xuewu instructed Pazile: "You take the two sisters and follow Yajun. After the warehouse is set up, Yajun will be responsible for security, and you will be responsible for contact, letting Xilin handle the remaining matters."

After instructing, Li Xuewu patted the two on the shoulder and said: "Go, change your clothes, wear casual clothes, and call Xilin over."

After the two went out, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Xuewu, asking: "Playing this big?"

"Hehe, just a small fuss."

Li Xuewu turned back and smiled, not telling him much.

Xilin walked in very uneasily, her eyes full of panic and worry.

"Xilin, there's a matter I need to entrust to you."

Li Xuewu told her about the introduction letter, then urged: "Once the deal in Wucheng is settled, the merchants coming from Aierken will store my goods in the warehouse; you have to help me keep a close watch."

"Go to Hami?"

"Right."

Li Xuewu nodded; Xilin knew about it when he talked to those merchants.

"Only you understand the situation of the goods and the situation of those merchants."

Li Xuewu said very formally: "I will contact you by phone, tell you whose goods to receive and how much to receive. After you receive them, bring their people and call me back, and I will give them grain there."

Xilin's eyes lit up, looking at Li Xuewu and asking: "You entrust such an important job to me?"

"Because you are worth trusting and entrusting."

Li Xuewu said very apologetically: "I promised to take you away, but as soon as we got on the train, I had to arrange work for you. However, I will go to Hami, and then we will take the train back to Beijing together."

Xilin looked into Li Xuewu's eyes; they were still the same, without any look that could be trusted, but she had to act according to Li Xuewu's requirements.

Leaving Aierken now was a gamble, and the stake was her life.

Xilin didn't have many trump cards in her hand, so she still had to look at Li Xuewu's face to act.

After sending Xilin away, Li Xuewu extinguished the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong didn't know how Li Xuewu operated, but he knew Li Xuewu's actions weren't small.

"Is this how you usually encourage your subordinates?"

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu sat back on the bed and asked with a smile: "Do you know the Five Wonders of our calligraphy and painting world?"

"You? Calligraphy and painting world?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong didn't know what Li Xuewu was going to pretend to be, but he couldn't figure out how Li Xuewu got into the calligraphy and painting world.

"Five Wonders of Calligraphy and Painting!"

Li Xuewu stretched out his fingers, saying one and closing one.

"Qi Shi's shrimp, Zhang Daqian's tiger, Xu Beihong's horse, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, and the pie I drew."

"..."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong had never seen such a shameless person; he shook his cheeks, not knowing how to talk to Li Xuewu anymore.

Li Xuewu didn't care at all; the mission was instructed, and he was relaxed now.

At this moment, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's subordinate came in to find Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong to sign; Li Huai De's telegram to the Rolling Mill was written, and it had to be sent out under Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's supervision.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong was about to sign, but was stopped by Li Xuewu, who took it and added a line after Li Huai De's telegram: "Call Section Chief Li Xuewu's residence, attached message: Safe."

"What is this?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong looked at the line Li Xuewu added and asked with a frown: "Reporting safety from so far away?"

"Hehe, a child traveling a thousand miles makes a mother worry."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong rolled his eyes; if he believed that, he would be a fool!

This safety must be some secret code. The telegram here hits the Rolling Mill, and the Rolling Mill calls Li Xuewu's house, then this secret code is activated.

Maybe it's just this bastard doing this thing right now.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong had long known Li Xuewu wasn't holding back any good farts; he didn't say anything even after forcing him so hard on the train. It turns out he had already started making plans when he was at home.

But Li Xuewu helped him just now, so how could he be embarrassed to ask? He just took Li Xuewu as a very filial son, reporting safety to his family.

He signed it with a few strokes and handed it to his subordinate to send the telegram, while he lay back down again.

Nothing tastes better than dumplings, nothing is better than lying down.

The night was deep, and the train rumbled into the platform.

Da Qiangzi jumped off the train, not daring to delay for even a minute, hurriedly jumped down the steps, and rushed to the opposite side.

He had to bring the documents back in the shortest possible time.

Da Qiangzi was also a man with a mind; afraid that Man Dejie had some backup plan, he called the shopkeeper before getting on the train.

Although he didn't explain it in too much detail, he said what needed to be said, leaving time for the shopkeeper to judge.

By the time he returned to Jicheng, Shopkeeper Zhang was already waiting for him opposite the train station.

Two carriages of medicinal materials were to be sent from the train station tonight, and Da Qiangzi had called back from Steel City, so he simply waited here.

"Shopkeeper."

"Drink some water, speak slowly, there's plenty of time."

Shopkeeper Zhang was a man who handled big things, the kind who wouldn't change his expression even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.

Da Qiangzi drank some water, then opened his mouth and told everything he saw and heard in Steel City in detail.

Even the expressions of the relevant personnel and the key words were almost exactly as they were.

This Da Qiangzi was indeed a talent; why else would Shopkeeper Zhang arrange for him to go?

If it were Da Chuner who came back, it would be five words: "Nothing happened at all~"

After listening to Da Qiangzi, Shopkeeper Zhang smiled while holding the deposit slip in his hand and said: "This is a piece of waste paper."

"But..."

Da Qiangzi explained: "I saw Man Dejie and that woman put the money in the Steel Mill with my own eyes!"

"Hehe."

Shopkeeper Zhang casually threw the deposit slip aside and said lightly: "This is a ghost trick used by people in the underworld to fool others. That Yu Min you mentioned is Man Dejie's target."

"Then... then what about those two women?"

"They are together."

Shopkeeper Zhang puffed on his pipe and said: "This is a trap, a chain trap. It looks clear, but it's the easiest to fall into."

"Ah ah! I almost really thought... hehe."

Da Qiangzi still didn't understand, but as long as the shopkeeper understood, it was fine.

At this moment, he rubbed his face, let go of the excitement and greed in his heart, only feeling empty inside.

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and said: "Don't blame yourself, this is a path they deliberately set for us. If we dared to push our luck, they would have cleaned us up too."

"What!"

Da Qiangzi was stunned when he heard the shopkeeper's words, and then cold sweat came down.

He understood a little; if Man Dejie was as the shopkeeper said, and was in a group with those two women, then the small villa was a drill. Who was it for?

"Smack!"

Da Qiangzi reached out and slapped himself, scolding: "Don't be greedy!"

"Hey!"

Shopkeeper Zhang stopped him and said: "It's also a growth; you'll be fine once you see more."

"Shopkeeper, will Da Chuner be in danger?"

Da Qiangzi was now a bit worried about Da Sha Chuner, who was left alone in Steel City.

"No, he's safer than you."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Why else would I say it's a chain trap? It's not dangerous if you don't understand, but it's dangerous if you understand half of it. The more you understand, the more dangerous it is, unless you can overcome your own greed."

Da Qiangzi frowned and lowered his head; he still couldn't figure it out.

"Hehe, how many people in this world can overcome their own greed?"

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and didn't blame Da Qiangzi, but instead comforted him a few times.

Da Qiangzi looked up at the shopkeeper unwillingly and asked: "Should we..."

"Don't act rashly!"

Shopkeeper Zhang didn't change his expression when listening to Da Qiangzi's report or hearing Da Qiangzi talk about his own mistakes.

When Da Qiangzi had evil thoughts, Shopkeeper Zhang's face turned cold.

"Setting up such a big trap, involving so many people, do you think that's a simple character?"

Shopkeeper Zhang stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the train set that had already been matched, saying: "Maybe the young man who came last time is the person behind them, or maybe he's like this Man Dejie, just a person handling things."

Da Qiangzi looked at the shopkeeper's back and asked: "Then our medicinal materials won't be in danger, right?"

"Hehe, no."

Shopkeeper Zhang shook his head and said: "Man Dejie left from here, he won't fall out with us over such a small thing. Besides, we have their address."

"Then... then what about this deposit slip?"

Da Qiangzi looked unwillingly at the thing he had nervously guarded all the way.

"Are you stupid?"

Shopkeeper Zhang turned back and laughed: "The meat is unloaded directly at the Jicheng station, what's the use of a deposit slip? This is to fool those people."

Da Qiangzi shook his head, sorted out his thoughts, and asked: "Then why would they ask us for help? Just for two carriages of medicinal materials? Just for two helpers?"

"Of course not, they want us to take the blame."

Shopkeeper Zhang said very indifferently: "From the moment you got on the train until you got off, someone must have followed this slip to Jicheng."

"Ah! This bastard!"

Da Qiangzi knew that Man Dejie wasn't holding back any good farts, and he was about to scold him with an angry face.

But Shopkeeper Zhang didn't seem to care.

"Otherwise, why would they give us such an opportunity?"

He understood clearly; he understood as soon as Wen Saner opened his mouth.

They knew where Man Dejie came from, and they also accompanied Man Dejie to Steel City.

Once something happened, the people in Steel City would definitely chase them along the road Man Dejie took to Steel City.

Chasing to Jicheng, they would definitely find Da Qiangzi, find Da Chuner, and find him.

Then would he reveal Man Dejie's information?

Of course not. If he revealed it, he wouldn't be able to eat those two train carriages of meat.

Even if they received the meat, sold it, and got the money, they wouldn't dare to betray Man Dejie.

It had nothing to do with underworld rules; it had to do with money.

Are the people in Steel City bold enough to run wild in Beijing?

Not to mention Beijing, even in Jicheng, they have to lie low.

This was Shopkeeper Zhang's confidence, the confidence to take the blame for Man Dejie and the others.

After explaining to Da Qiangzi, Shopkeeper Zhang gave a few more instructions, letting Da Qiangzi return to Steel City directly with the cargo truck.

Shopkeeper Zhang understood this trap clearly; it would be a matter of these few days, at the latest, it wouldn't escape the day the meat arrived.

As for the safety of Da Qiangzi and Da Chuner, Shopkeeper Zhang thought clearly that Man Dejie would definitely run away secretly.

Mixing in the underworld, sooner or later you have to pay it back; life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in heaven.

"Ring ring ring~"

"Ring ring ring~"

"Who is calling at this time?"

He Yu Shui was sitting on the sofa with Yu Li watching the little monster; they both felt it was quite sudden to hear the phone ring.

This phone was equipped for Li Xuewu by the Rolling Mill according to his cadre level and position; only those units knew of its existence.

But it didn't exclude Li Xuewu's second uncle in Jicheng and his third uncle's family in Yangcheng, who had been contacted earlier.

Yu Li knew even more about the task Li Xuewu entrusted to her before he left.

So at this moment, Yu Li answered the phone without answering He Yu Shui's question.

The call was from the Rolling Mill, saying that Section Chief Li Xuewu, who was far away at the border, was reporting safety to his family, and then hung up.

Yu Li knew what this signal meant. After hanging up the phone, she hurriedly took the key hanging from her waist and opened the drawer on Li Xuewu's desk.

She took out a stack of letters, put on her clothes, and walked out.

"Sister Yu!"

He Yu Shui didn't know what had happened, and asked when she saw Yu Li looking a bit nervous.

"Wait for me here, I'm going to the room at the back, I'll be back in a while."

As Yu Li said this, she had already changed her shoes and went out.

He Yu Shui stood at the entrance and watched Yu Li's back; what was she doing so mysteriously?

Yu Li wasn't doing anything, just coming to the room at the back and handing the letters to Old Biaozhi.

Old Biaozhi had long received Li Xuewu's instructions; seeing the letters in his hand, he knew what was going on.

He instructed a few boys to add water to the Willys, while Old Biaozhi checked the addresses on the letters, changed into his formal clothes, took his credentials, and went out of the room.

Yu Li watched Old Biaozhi go out before returning to the backyard.

Li Xuewu wasn't sure if he could contact those related units, so he could only leave this path.

Going to the border this time, he knew that time was the most urgent thing, so he made preparations for everything in advance.

When dealing with government units, Li Xuewu understood that the biggest taboo was a surprise attack; it was best to leave time for these people to have meetings, even if it was just time for a conference call.

So Old Biaozhi's letters were sent to the homes of Huaqing Vice President Li Congyun, Municipal Bureau Zheng Fuhua, and others.

Yu Li, who returned to the backyard, returned to normal and didn't explain to He Yu Shui what happened just now, but instead asked about Sha Zhu.

"Did the thing between your brother and Qin Huairu's sister go yellow?"

"Hmm, completely yellow."

He Yu Shui sat with her legs crossed, cracking melon seeds, and said absurdly: "It ended with a loss of two yuan; it can be said to be a mess."

"Your brother is quite something."

Yu Li sat back on the sofa, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and said: "If her sister really agreed, your brother would definitely be able to give that money."

"Sigh~ my silly brother~"

He Yu Shui sighed, looking at the Peking Opera performance on the little monster, and said helplessly: "He just goes for looks, without thinking about the future."

Yu Li smiled and didn't say anything more; Yushui was talking about her instead.

"Hey~ heard it? Third Master collapsed again."

He Yu Shui bumped into Yu Li with her shoulder and said softly: "It seems he said a lot of things about his children not being filial to Li Xuewu's father."

"Don't know, no time to listen to their family's affairs."

Yu Li didn't care much about Yan Jiefang's family now.

"But how did he talk to Uncle Li? Isn't their relationship bad~"

"Who said it wasn't!"

He Yu Shui laughed and said: "Tonight Bang Geng was still muttering in the courtyard, saying this is 'when a man is about to die, his words are good'; it cracked me up."

"Hahahaha~"

Yu Li was also choked by the laughter, drank some water, and laughed: "How did he think of such a sentence?"

"Said it was taught by Third Master, and it's time to return it to the teacher."

He Yu Shui also happened to run into the excitement in the courtyard when she came back from work.

"Third Master's family is lively, Sister Qin's family is even livelier."

As she spoke, she told Yu Li, who was busy in the room at the back at the time, about the affairs in Qin Huairu's family.

Yu Li nodded and said: "I ran into her when I came back, Qin Huairu was sending her second uncle away."

As she spoke, she sighed and said: "Every family has its own difficult scriptures to read. Your brother didn't run into it; if he really found one like this, watch the excitement in your family."

"My family's excitement is good!"

He Yu Shui wasn't worried, laughed and said: "There's only me and my brother in this family, it's good to have some excitement."

As she spoke, she bumped into Yu Li with her shoulder and said: "Do you like us being this quiet? Why don't you make do with my brother?"

"Hehe."

Yu Li glanced at He Yu Shui and laughed lightly: "If you like excitement, you should match your brother with Qin Huairu~" ===== CHAPTER 426 =====

"Hehe."

Yu Li glanced at He Yu Shui and chuckled: "If you like excitement, you should play matchmaker for your brother and Qin Huairu~"