Chapter 445: Casting Aside the Helper Once the Task is Done

"You're too kind."

Yang Yuan looked at the gauze on his head and saw it was fine.

Yet, this Liu Haizhong hadn't mentioned a single word about the person who saved him or the incident itself; just a moment ago, Teacher Yan had even said it was Li Xuewu's father who had provided the treatment.

Now that he had arrived, logically speaking, everyone in the courtyard should mention the highest-ranking cadre from the factory who lived here.

Just like Teacher Yan a moment ago, who, when introducing himself, mentioned that his son was a driving instructor.

Was he so excited that he forgot, or was there a problem with his character?

He wasn't trying to stand up for Li Xuewu; he just thought a lot and looked far ahead.

When working in organizational affairs and Party affairs, the first thing one must look at is human nature and the hearts of the people.

Yang Yuan looked at Liu Haizhong, who was snuggled up by the bedside, looking distressed and making declarations of loyalty, and felt it was all quite meaningless.

"Then that's it. You stay home and recover well. I wish you a speedy return to your work post."

Yang Yuan took the leg of lamb handed over by his secretary—the one the family member had been eyeing for a long time.

"This is a small token of the factory's concern."

"Thank you, Secretary! Thank you!"

The Second Aunt accepted the lamb with delight, thanking him incessantly.

Yang Yuan nodded with a smile, then led the group, who had stood up, out the door, leaving Teacher Yan to guide them toward the opposite side.

After seeing the guests off, the Second Aunt closed the door, turned back to put the lamb away, and said to her husband lying on the bed, "They only gave one leg!"

As she spoke, she walked to the window, pointed to the opposite side, and asked, "They must have gone to Li Xuewu's house. Do you think they gave more..."

"Get out of here!"

Liu Haizhong frowned and glared at his wife, saying, "Long hair, short insight!"

The Second Aunt curled her lips and said, "I just don't believe they gave Li Xuewu's house one like this too."

"I told you you have long hair and short insight, and you still don't believe it!"

Liu Haizhong held his head and pointed at his wife, saying, "He's a Deputy Division Chief with a monthly salary of over a hundred yuan. Does he lack that bit of meat?"

"But this is lamb!"

The Second Aunt said unconvinced, "This is lamb that came for free. Do you think it's pork?"

"Do you think I don't know it's lamb?"

Liu Haizhong said helplessly, "This time Li Xuewu went on a business trip and brought back two train cars of beef and mutton with the factory leaders. This stuff isn't worth much now!"

"What! Two train cars!"

The Second Aunt widened her eyes and then said, "I was wondering when your factory became so generous. So, it's worthless!"

"Go, go, go, go cook!"

Liu Haizhong really couldn't be bothered to nag his wife anymore; it was impossible to explain. Rotten wood... rotten wood what was it?... Rotten wood head!

After shooing his wife away, Liu Haizhong closed his eyes and warned, "In the future, watch your mouth and talk less about the Li family's affairs."

"I know!"

The Second Aunt twisted her body and entered the living room, preparing to cook.

Her heart was itching to see the bustle at the Li family's place opposite; she really wanted to see how much meat those leaders had left behind.

Now that meat wasn't worth much, Li Xuewu must be hauling it home by the cartload.

Otherwise, why would Li Xuewu always say that in the eyes of a prostitute, there isn't a woman in this world who isn't for sale?

Yang Yuan really didn't feel comfortable carrying the lamb into the house.

Being welcomed into the house by Liu Yin, he noticed the difference in the renovation of Li Xuewu's home.

Being invited by Liu Yin to sit on the sofa and seeing chairs being moved from the inner room for everyone to sit, Yang Yuan felt quite comfortable.

He was also a factory leader, and he viewed Li Xuewu's family members with a different perspective.

In all the years he had investigated and observed, which cadre's family members didn't carry a bit of arrogance? Yet, in this house, it wasn't to be seen.

There was even a medicine grinder on the floor. He remembered that Li Xuewu's family was a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners; this upbringing was beyond reproach.

Don't look at Li Xuewu's reputation as the "Tiger of the Security Division" in the factory, or the rumors about this and that; if you look at him now, he is also a good cadre who is brave in taking on responsibilities.

"Hahaha, is this Li Xuewu's daughter?"

Yang Yuan accepted the teacup handed over by Liu Yin, placed it on the coffee table, and said to the people in the room with a smile, "Everyone, don't be formal. This is Deputy Division Chief Li's home."

"Hahaha."

Everyone understood the leader's meaning and laughed.

The old lady held Li Shu and sat beside Yang Yuan, also saying with a smile, "You are all Xuewu's colleagues. Being here is just like being at home."

"Exactly."

Yang Yuan nodded with a smile, reached out to take Li Shu, who was staring at him with wide eyes, and said, "When we visit other people's homes, it's a visit of consolation. Coming to Deputy Division Chief Li's home is just to rest our feet, have a cup of tea, and see the old lady, hahaha."

"As it should be, as it should be."

Liu Yin smiled and poured tea for everyone, and also took out the dried fruits and melon seeds kept under the coffee table.

Everyone accepted them with smiles, but few people ate them.

It was polite for the host to offer, but at this time, these things were all expensive; who had the nerve to eat them just because they were offered?

Liu Yin wasn't stingy; her son's colleagues and leaders could come, and speak like this—how could she not be happy?

"Oh my, this daughter is truly beautiful!"

Yang Yuan smiled and sized up Li Shu's appearance. He knew the situation of this child.

But he was even clearer about the situation of Li Xuewu's father-in-law's family. Last time at the hospital, he had witnessed the formidable nature of Li Xuewu's mother-in-law.

To be able to find such a good family of in-laws while having this child—one has to say that Li Xuewu is a character.

Li Shu was a bit shy now, but she didn't cry or make a scene; she just stared blankly at Yang Yuan with wide eyes.

"Hehehe."

Yang Yuan was also amused by Li Shu's expression.

The old lady smiled and asked everyone to drink tea, looking very hospitable.

Everyone also responded to Li Xuewu's grandmother with warm smiles.

"Is everything at home quite well?"

The old lady was from the Northeast; when guests arrived, the first sentence was guaranteed to be this one.

"Quite well. Are you quite well too?!"

"I'm doing very well! Hehe."

The old lady nodded with a smile and said, "Xuewu has caused you trouble at work."

"No trouble, Deputy Division Chief Li is doing very well."

With the old lady saying this, only a few leaders in the room dared to respond; the others looked at each other in dismay.

This damn Deputy Division Chief's grandmother is telling us that the "Tiger of the Security Division" has caused us trouble... Uh... it's better not to cause trouble!

Xue Zhifu sat to one side, smiling and sizing up the furnishings in the room.

If you say it's frugal, the room looks wealthier than an average household.

But if you say it's wealthy, a closer look reveals nothing special.

The most ordinary house, still living on a heated brick bed (kang), and having a sewing machine doesn't count as wealthy.

This is a Deputy Division Chief's home; the living room has a set of sofas and a coffee table.

The strange television on the tea cabinet is quite eye-catching.

But when you look at it, hey, it's a damn antique television—how do you estimate its value?

This is the life of a particular person; it's true that compared to your home, everything is about the same, but they live exquisitely.

He was also used to working in discipline inspection, always looking at cadres with an inspecting eye.

He hadn't heard that Li Xuewu had any corruption, but that didn't mean there wasn't any.

However, looking at it now, it's really unnecessary.

The leaders of the Rolling Mill all know that Li Xuewu has two identities and draws two salaries.

Calculated, it's not less than theirs.

What kind of life could he not have? Not to mention adopting one child, even raising ten wouldn't be a problem.

Over there, Yang Yuan had been talking to the old lady for quite a while.

The old lady was happy, and Yang Yuan was also smiling happily.

One can see Li Xuewu's excellent qualities in work and conduct from his family members.

Just speaking of the child in Yang Yuan's arms, how many people have the courage to adopt an orphan at such a young age?

You don't have to do good deeds, but you cannot slander those who do.

What's more, this Li Xuewu is famous in the Rolling Mill for being benevolent and generous, and one has never seen him being petty.

Another thing, since we are in someone's home, why not say nice things!

The old lady and Liu Yin listened to Li Xuewu's leaders and colleagues praising their child, so they couldn't stop smiling.

"Today, we are visiting the factory employees who were injured in the earthquake. Since we were at the doorstep, we came to sit for a while."

Yang Yuan stood up and said to the old lady with a smile, "Thank you for your hospitality. We must continue with our work."

"You're welcome."

The old lady said with a smile, "We are all happy that Xuewu's leaders and colleagues can come to our home to rest their feet, hahaha."

Yang Yuan walked out while being polite to the two who wanted to see them off.

"Don't see us off, you're too polite."

This group of people all came out of Li Xuewu's house with smiles, which made the Second Aunt, who was cooking opposite, furious.

She just said it—officials protect each other!

Li Xuewu knew that the Secretary's team was going to the city to offer condolences, but he didn't know they had gone to his house.

He was currently inspecting the site at the Design Division.

"Deputy Division Chief Li, this design requirement of yours is the first time I've seen it."

"That just shows you've seen too little."

Li Xuewu squatted down to look at the box boards opened by the technical workers and looked inside the fire truck.

"Who says it isn't?"

Chief Designer Zhou Dahai said with a wry smile, "We are currently poor and blank, relying on ourselves for everything, so naturally, our experience is limited!"

"Hey! Don't forget Nanniwan! Hehehe!"

Li Xuewu pointed at Zhou Dahai with a smile, which served as a small joke to resolve the unpleasantness between the two last time.

"Hehehe, yes, we cannot forget Nanniwan."

Zhou Dahai walked to Li Xuewu's side and squatted down, looking at Li Xuewu and saying, "But you just took a hand-drawn sample paper and told us this, this, this, and that, that, that—this is more uncomfortable than strangling our necks! Hehe."

Li Xuewu reached under the vehicle to stretch the exposed water pipes and wires, saying, "With such rough craftsmanship, you still want to complain about being wronged?"

"Don't pick bones out of an egg!"

Zhou Dahai held the wheel and said with a smile, "With your vision, you can't tell that this is meant to be assembled later?"

"Hehe, my eyes are clumsy!"

Li Xuewu patted the dust off his hands, took the cleaning rag handed over by Sha Qizhi, and wiped them.

"The fire truck looks okay. Let's take it out for a spin in a while."

Li Xuewu pointed at the demolition vehicle opposite and said, "Take a look at that one."

Zhou Dahai looked back at Xia Zhongquan, received the signal to follow, and reluctantly followed Li Xuewu to the other side.

He was just a technical person, but he was ordered by Xia Zhongquan to cry poverty.

"How is it?"

Although Zhou Dahai was reluctant, the sample vehicle Li Xuewu was looking at now was designed by the team he led.

As long as one is a designer, there is no one who doesn't cherish their own work; it's only good if others say it's good.

"What do you mean, how is it?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, glanced at Zhou Dahai, and boarded the demolition vehicle.

"The blueprints were given to you by me, the hydraulic system is ready-made, and the tools were also designed by me. You were only responsible for a modification and refitting. What's there to be proud of?"

"Hey! You...!"

This Deputy Division Chief Li's way of speaking was too infuriating. It was all designed, so wasn't saying this suspicious of "casting aside the helper once the task is done"?

"Hey! Old Zhou, Division Chief Li is joking with you!"

Xia Zhongquan, seeing Zhou Dahai getting serious, hurriedly came over to smooth things over.

He also knew Li Xuewu's meaning, and he also knew that Li Xuewu knew his meaning. Wasn't this just talking about it here?

"Vroom~~~"

Li Xuewu didn't stand on ceremony with him; he started the vehicle directly and stepped on the gas to drive out.

This vehicle was a test vehicle modified based on the KrAZ-222 heavy truck.

Li Xuewu felt that his driving skills and upper body strength were strong enough, but damn, once he drove the vehicle out, he knew how heavy it was.

Xia Zhongquan and the others standing below were stunned. Damn, where is there a Deputy Division Chief who tests vehicles personally?

But Li Xuewu wanted to drive and use it personally; otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease.

After driving out of the test building, he drove north along the factory road.

The north side of the Rolling Mill was a large open space, originally farmland, later converted to industrial land.

I don't know if it was because there was no money or no technology, but it had never been utilized.

Today, Li Xuewu would utilize it!

He drove the "vroom-vroom" sounding big truck in front, and Xia Zhongquan and the others sat in the jeep and chased behind.

Xia Zhongquan didn't distrust Zhou Dahai's technology; he distrusted Li Xuewu's skills.

Damn, if he hit someone, let alone crushing them, just pressing on a piece would turn them into meat paste.

The KrAZ-222's own weight plus Zhou Dahai's insane modifications brought the total weight to 25 tons.

This was the Soviet stuff—tough. If it were the Berliet from France, it would be whatever the load capacity was.

However, Li Xuewu still liked Berliet because it was enough without overloading.

But he had to wait; he had already heard that the Sichuan Automobile Machinery was already experimenting with production, and it was expected that a 60-ton heavy tractor would be produced by summer.

The North Gate was usually used by the factory transport fleet or vehicles bringing in raw materials.

So seeing a truck wasn't surprising, but the security guards at the gate today saw a rarity.

A strange-looking... uh... now it couldn't be called a truck, because there was no cargo bed.

They didn't dare to delay and hurriedly opened the gate.

Not for anything else, but because the person driving was damn well their Deputy Division Chief!!!

Li Xuewu saw the gate open and didn't slow down, driving the vehicle directly out of the gate.

After exiting the gate, he turned the steering wheel to the right, and with a "vroom," drove directly into the field.

This was just thawing; there was plenty of rain this year, and once the vehicle entered the field, it was mud.

But Li Xuewu wanted this effect. Feeling the engine roar, Li Xuewu dared to step on the gas even more.

Why else would one say it's tough? Li Xuewu was like a demon king, driving the demolition vehicle and frolicking in the open field.

The jeep following behind didn't dare to leave the road and could only stop in a line by the roadside.

Xia Zhongquan clutched his "thumping" heart and hurriedly jumped out of the car, looking out over the field with his hand shielding his eyes.

As long as nothing happened, as long as nothing happened!

He had been watching Li Xuewu drive the test vehicle out of the factory area with trepidation; now that he had entered the field, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why is your Division Chief so wild!"

Xia Zhongquan complained to Sha Qizhi and the others with annoyance.

Sha Qizhi also spread his hands helplessly. Damn, he is the Division Chief, I am the secretary—can I control him?!

After Xia Zhongquan finished with Sha Qizhi, he scolded Zhou Dahai again.

"Who the hell told you to leave the keys in the car!"

"Damn, I didn't think he would really drive it!"

Zhou Dahai also had a face full of grievance. This was a test vehicle; if the keys weren't in the car, how could one start the engine to test it?

Li Xuewu had his fill of fun today. He found a stable position and opened the support walls to prop it up.

Then he found the crane control lever and fully opened the crane arm behind.

This demolition vehicle is called awesome, but it's actually a hybrid of a loader, excavator, and crane.

Remember, as long as it's not a specialized thing, the power is halved.

Li Xuewu hadn't driven a loader-type mechanical vehicle either, but he had a license and his ideas were sound.

Isn't this just about operating it? Find the right button and click-click, that's it.

Of course, Li Xuewu wasn't a fool; he wouldn't take the mechanical arm and smash it on himself.

The control panel had the names of the controls on it, and he wasn't illiterate.

Controlling the lever, Li Xuewu unfolded the crane arm, forward, backward, left, right, three circles left, three circles right.

People standing by the roadside could see Li Xuewu's meaning—he didn't want to listen to the engineer's explanation and wanted to try it himself.

Good heavens, it's really awesome now.

The workers and security guards attracted along the way all stood at the gate watching the fun.

I don't know what's addictive about this thing. Female workers usually look twice, know it's testing mechanical vehicles, and go back.

But these male workers couldn't move their feet, staring straight at it.

Li Xuewu retracted the mechanical arm and smashed it down fiercely again.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

As the mechanical arm smashed into the ground, the vehicle body where Li Xuewu was also shook along with it.

Although the support arm was opened, this was a field, and he hadn't come down to install pads, so it shook.

Li Xuewu controlled it to smash twice and didn't dare to smash anymore, fearing he would really flip the vehicle.

Retracting the mechanical arm and support arm, Li Xuewu lowered the front shovel.

Although the soil was loose, it was heavy when shoveled in large amounts.

Especially since there was still some frozen soil underneath that hadn't fully thawed, which brought resistance to the loader.

Li Xuewu opened the hydraulic arm, stepped on the gas, and pushed forward.

"Vroom~ Vroom~"

Looking at the test vehicle emitting black smoke in the distance, Zhou Dahai felt heartache. If it were driven like this, wouldn't it need repairs every day?

When Li Xuewu felt it was about enough, he drove the vehicle back.

When he reached the roadside, Li Xuewu saw Xia Zhongquan blocking him, so he stopped the vehicle.

"Qizhi!"

Li Xuewu turned off the engine, and the first thing he did after getting off was to dig his ears, then instructed: "After the vehicle is delivered, the driver's grain quota will be subsidized by ten jin!"

After giving instructions, he shook his arms and said, "Damn, thirty jin of grain a month can't drive this vehicle."

Xia Zhongquan twitched his mouth upon hearing Li Xuewu's words, and the words he wanted to say were swallowed back.

"Is Division Chief Li satisfied?"

"It'll do~"

Li Xuewu patted the dust off his body indifferently and said, "Use this vehicle first. In a few months, I'll get you a big one, and you can help me refit it."

"Spare me!"

Xia Zhongquan said with a wry smile, "These two vehicles have already kept us awake at night. If more come, wouldn't it cost us our lives?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu was in a good mood now, reached out and hugged Xia Zhongquan's shoulder, saying, "The vehicles you spent days awake refitting can let many people sleep well!"

Xia Zhongquan also knew Li Xuewu's meaning, and looking at Li Xuewu's hooligan-like appearance now, he was helpless.

This is still a Deputy Division Chief; where is there any shoulder-hugging?

Li Xuewu also had a purpose. He turned to Zhou Dahai and said, "Drive this vehicle back, and drive the water cannon truck over. Let's see the effect."

Zhou Dahai looked at Division Chief Xia, turned around, and arranged for people to go.

And Li Xuewu took Xia Zhongquan to the side, looked at the field he had ravaged in the distance, and said with a smile, "Designing costs money!"

"Oh! Division Chief Li, your words have touched my heart!"

Xia Zhongquan finally heard Li Xuewu say a human word, and took the initiative to take out a cigarette and light one for Li Xuewu.

This Design Division is not a frontline department; the important financial sources are all project budgets.

But as long as it's called a budget, where is there any certainty?

Given the current production and design environment, the budget is never enough. When is there not a famine?

The Security Division is managed by Li Xuewu to be rich as oil; anyone can see that.

He also wanted to worship Buddha with Li Xuewu and seek a connection.

And Li Xuewu also saw his intention; wasn't he just stretching it out now?

Yesterday, he already let the secretary give a stick; today, don't bully "Three Fatty" so much.

Listening to Xia Zhongquan pouring out his bitterness, Li Xuewu listened with a smile.

"Division Chief Xia, you are holding a golden doll and crying poverty!"

Li Xuewu took a puff of the cigarette and watched with a smile as the two trucks in the field cooperated in a fire-extinguishing simulation operation.

This KrAZ standard load is ten tons; the equipment and high-pressure water tank on the water cannon truck are simply not enough.

Zhou Dahai is also damn amazing; he made a water cannon truck and another supporting water-carrying truck.

Connecting with water pipes during operation—he really can think.

Li Xuewu watched the experimental personnel operate, but Xia Zhongquan had no heart to watch.

Because he also saw Li Xuewu's intention to support him, so how could he be distracted?

"Oh, Division Chief Li, Brother Li, why don't you tell me where my golden doll is?"

Li Xuewu puffed on the cigarette, glanced at him, and turned his gaze back to the test vehicle.

"Did you see my command vehicle?"

"I saw it."

Xia Zhongquan didn't understand Li Xuewu's meaning and turned to look at the 212 jeep.

"That was refitted by Old Zhang in the maintenance workshop. What do you think?"

"So-so."

Designers, like those who study literature, all have the virtue of "no first in literature, no second in martial arts."

Looking at Li Xuewu's command vehicle now, he said, "If it were taken to our Design Division, I guarantee it would improve by more than one performance."

"But it's enough for me to use now."

Li Xuewu turned to look at Xia Zhongquan and said, "And Old Zhang only took two days to get it done."

"This..."

Xia Zhongquan also knew Li Xuewu's meaning; his tongue was suddenly tied, and he couldn't speak.

If it were really handed over to them, let alone two days, even adding two more days wouldn't produce it.

Old Zhang just does it—maintenance workshop, you know—start first, then solve any problems directly.

Although it's not beautiful or reasonable, the speed is fast, and practicality comes first.

If it went to the Design Division, it would have to start with steps like discussion, project establishment, drawing, drawing review, experimental design, etc.

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Along with the refitting of this command vehicle, there are three more—one exactly the same as this one, and two duty vehicles."

"I've seen them."

Xia Zhongquan narrowed his eyes and said, "I admit our speed isn't that fast, but we follow the procedures, don't we?"

"Of course!"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Without rules, there is no square. I also value this point, which is why I handed the fire equipment design to you."

The water cannon machine had already been turned on, and the sound of the high-pressure fan was very loud; Li Xuewu could hear it standing here.

The voices of the two also grew louder.

Li Xuewu looked into Xia Zhongquan's eyes and said, "I currently have an order for a batch of police patrol vehicles and armored duty vehicles, as well as a batch of police equipment orders."

"For us?"

Xia Zhongquan's eyes lit up, but he was somewhat incredulous.

This kind of "private work" from the outside is the most profitable. He knew Li Xuewu's Security Division was rich, but he didn't expect such orders could be received.

"Hahaha."

Li Xuewu smiled and patted Xia Zhongquan's arm, saying, "Want it? You have to show your strength!"

Xia Zhongquan gritted his teeth, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "Whatever you want, just say it."

Li Xuewu wouldn't say it now; doing work is like dating—being too active won't work.

He turned around and walked back with a smile to see the water cannon truck spraying water high in the sky.

Xia Zhongquan was like a resentful woman being pulled in a relationship, gritting his teeth, but still followed Li Xuewu's footsteps.

He had only been with Li Xuewu for a short time; it would be better after a long time.

Like Ji Weidong, who knew this grandson wasn't a good person.

You talk about him, scold him, but as long as you listen to him speak, you want to play with him.

Damn, that thousand yuan still hasn't arrived!

The high-altitude fire-extinguishing water cannon truck was also refitted from a KrAZ-222 heavy-duty cargo truck.

Like that demolition vehicle, the heavy cargo bed was removed and replaced with equipment modules like a mecha.

Li Xuewu walked to the side and tried it personally; the conversion sensitivity of the mechanical arm wasn't very high, as it was an experimental product.

Also, the supply of the high-pressure water tank wasn't very large, but in this era, it was already ahead.

Actually, there were fire equipment manufacturers at this time, right in the place of the Nine Provinces Thoroughfare.

But it was too far; how could purchasing be as practical as building it yourself?

Li Xuewu wiped the water off his face, indicated to the experimental personnel that it was okay, and turned to walk back.

Sha Qizhi had come over with Li Xuewu, so his feet and pant legs were also covered in mud.

Before he could even click, he saw Li Xuewu board the vehicle, so he hurriedly boarded as well.

Division Chief Xia was still in the vehicle, so Li Xuewu signaled Han Jiankun to go back, leaving the finishing touches here to the people in the experimental workshop.

Xia Zhongquan had been waiting for Li Xuewu's reply, so he didn't speak now.

He had made up his mind: even for the sake of the cadres and technicians in the Design Division, he had to grind down Li Xuewu's mushroom today no matter what.

After returning to the experimental workshop, Li Xuewu stomped his feet after getting off the vehicle and walked toward the workstation.

At this moment, several vehicles he had arranged to be driven over were already parked at the workstation.

One Willys, one GAZ-69 long-box version, and one Traffic-brand SH141.

Except for the last Traffic 141, which was a new vehicle, the other two were scrapped vehicles from the factory.

Why not call them scrapped vehicles, but "waste vehicles"? Because there was no such thing as "scrapping" at this time.

New for three years, old for three years, mend and mend for another three years.

Of course, if the vehicle was broken and couldn't be repaired, it couldn't be mended.

"This is a Willys that our division has idle..."

"Clang! ~~~"

Li Xuewu stretched out his foot and kicked the wheel, just wanting to continue the introduction, but a headlight in front of the vehicle fell off and hit the ground, making a sound.

Xia Zhongquan and Zhou Dahai, who had rushed over, looked at the broken headlight on the ground, and the broken... broken vehicle.

Their mood now was about the same as this vehicle.

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu laughed dryly and said, "It's been idle for a bit too long, but it can still drive."

"..."

Xia Zhongquan and Zhou Dahai stood there looking at Li Xuewu; they didn't speak, but their eyes were full of disbelief.

"Don't believe it?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, turned around, and said, "I'll test it for you."

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Xia Zhongquan grabbed Li Xuewu and said hurriedly, "Division Chief Li, if there's something to say, say it; don't risk your life!"

His heart was already overloaded today; he couldn't play again.

Li Xuewu smiled, let go of the hand that was about to board the vehicle, and knocked on the front hood.

"Bang! Clatter~"

"..."

Too damn embarrassing. Li Xuewu just knocked lightly and didn't use any force at all, but a pile of parts suddenly fell off under the vehicle.

How the hell was this moved over!!!

Li Xuewu licked his lips and forced himself to calm down.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, the embarrassed one is someone else.

"This... scrapped Willys is also a treasure!"

Li Xuewu looked at Xia Zhongquan and said stubbornly, "You see it as a scrapped vehicle now, but in reality..."

"It's also a scrapped vehicle."

Xia Zhongquan walked over and wanted to open the front hood, but found that the switch had rusted shut.

He tried hard to pry it but couldn't, so he turned around, found a hammer, and chiseled it open in a few hits.

"Whoa!"

Xia Zhongquan pointed at the engine compartment to Li Xuewu and said, "There's even a nest of rats here!"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu smiled and joked, "Be careful, the rats in the Security Division aren't ordinary rats either."

Xia Zhongquan ignored him, took the hammer, knocked lightly on the engine, and then said, "Speak, how do you turn waste into treasure?"

Li Xuewu took a step back, pointed at this Willys, and said, "Actually, this thing is very simple. There are no less than ten factories in the country that can imitate it."

"You want us to help you build cars?"

"You're also blind!"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "The Shanghai 58-type car was built by a 200-person car repair factory, but do you have 200 people?"

As he spoke, he walked to the wheel, squatted down, and pointed at the engine and chassis, saying, "There are plenty of scrapped vehicles like this in the Four Nine City, and the engine and chassis of this thing can be used—at least they can be repaired."

"You want to use this kind of scrapped vehicle to refit patrol vehicles?"

"Hey! You guessed right this time!"

Li Xuewu stood up, looked at Xia Zhongquan, and said, "Patrolling, six people is enough."

As he spoke, he signaled the carriage and body, saying, "We can make the parts for this thing in the factory ourselves. No need for many—make ten, and won't your hands be more active?"

"Think again, what if we make twenty?"

Xia Zhongquan looked at Zhou Dahai and then fell into deep thought.

Zhou Dahai walked around the Willys twice and then said, "The parts are indeed not difficult. Tell the production workshop, and we can make a big pile in a day."

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu knew that once the enthusiasm of these people was mobilized, they could do anything.

Previously, dragging his progress was entirely because there was no enthusiasm.

"Ten, at least ten!"

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed at the carriage, saying, "The Branch Public Security Brigade and the Security Division want ten. I can still find orders."

"But scrapped vehicles are limited. We can't always put manpower on this."

Xia Zhongquan wanted this money, but he also had to consider other work progress.

"These parts are all universal."

Li Xuewu walked to Xia Zhongquan's side and whispered, "I'll approve the funds for you. First, make parts for thirty."

"You're paying?"

Xia Zhongquan turned his head in surprise to look at Li Xuewu. Is this person so kind?

"Of course."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Security Division and Design Division cooperate. I'll find the scrapped vehicles, you refit them, I'll be responsible for handling them, and we'll split the profits."

At this time, divisions have small treasuries; every unit has one, even at the section level.

It was a long time later that small treasuries were cleared.

Li Xuewu was talking to Xia Zhongquan about this now, and what Xia Zhongquan had always wanted to talk about was also this.

With money in hand, one doesn't panic in the heart.

Who doesn't want to be loved by the people below? How to be loved? It has to be real gold and silver; just rely on talking?

Li Xuewu didn't wait for Xia Zhongquan to reply and began to report the refitting requirements.

"All parts must be disassembled, cleaned, repaired, and then assembled. Repair what needs repairing, replace what needs replacing."

"The whole vehicle carries six fully armed people. Sunshade and rain protection should follow the original design."

"The vehicle needs to be equipped with a 702 walkie-talkie. You can look at how Old Zhang did the corresponding power refitting."

Li Xuewu turned to look at Xia Zhongquan and Zhou Dahai and said, "The requirements are just this simple. No problem, right?"

Xia Zhongquan looked at Zhou Dahai, and Zhou Dahai nodded, indicating no problem.

Li Xuewu pointed to the GAZ-69 long-box version and said, "This vehicle is more complicated. It needs bulletproof treatment, reserved observation holes, shooting holes, combat weapon racks, etc. I'll give you the blueprints in a while."

Hearing Li Xuewu mention blueprints, Zhou Dahai frowned.

Deputy Division Chief Li's blueprints are very mysterious.

"This vehicle doesn't need to be bulletproof, but it needs to be refitted into a command vehicle. Besides the radio, there needs to be a control console here. There are also blueprints."

After stating the requirements, Li Xuewu patted the Traffic 141 and said, "The refitting price for this kind of command vehicle is high, and it sells less."

After finishing, he pointed to the GAZ-69 long-box vehicle and said, "This vehicle needs to be refitted into an explosion-proof armored vehicle. The price is secondary, and it sells less."

"But this one, after refitting, will definitely sell well!"

Li Xuewu didn't dare to touch that Willys again, fearing it would fall apart again.

"Small, light, simple to repair."

Li Xuewu stood in front of the Willys and said, "A six-person patrol team can execute general tasks very well. Every factory needs it."

"Division Chief Li."

Xia Zhongquan looked at Li Xuewu seriously and said, "As long as you can get the vehicles, we can refit them for you."

"Of course."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I fully trust the ability of the Design Division."

First, he affirmed Xia Zhongquan's words, then said, "Still the same sentence: these three vehicles, let me see your sincerity first; otherwise, Old Zhang can also do this kind of work."

"No problem."

Xia Zhongquan nodded and said, "You let Old Zhang rest. We will start today and will definitely let you see our sincerity in terms of time and efficiency."

"Qizhi."

Li Xuewu waved to the secretary, took the document bag, took out the blueprints inside, and handed them to Xia Zhongquan.

"Then, happy cooperation?"

Li Xuewu reached out his hand with a smile, and Xia Zhongquan also reached out his hand.

The two acted like they were doing an underground transaction, which made the surrounding workers and technicians want to laugh.

Xia Zhongquan didn't laugh; he saw Li Xuewu out the door, turned back, and pulled Zhou Dahai to start looking at the blueprints Li Xuewu gave.

This couldn't be called blueprints; it could only be said to be effect imagination drawings.

Li Xuewu drew a small car on the paper, marked the body color as grass green, marked the painting position and symbols, and marked the design requirements and materials used.

Looking at it, one could understand, but it couldn't be used as blueprints.

However, fortunately, the replication of the parts for this vehicle was very simple; taking it to the forging workshop, one could even build it by hand.

The factory lacked nothing in terms of mechanical processing; building cars wasn't a problem.

Xia Zhongquan looked at the blueprints and could already imagine the appearance of these three vehicles in his mind.

One has to say, the Security Division could live well because Li Xuewu really had ability.

Just as Li Xuewu said, the patrol vehicle parts were simple, maintenance was convenient, and six people could lift it.

Carrying six patrol team members, whether for police use or security use, there was a market.

Xia Zhongquan also knew Li Xuewu's confidence—nothing more than the fact that refitting this broken car was cheap.

A new jeep costs several thousand yuan, but this broken car is just scrap iron.

How much can it sell for after collecting the scrap iron and repairing it?

It's not that no one thought of this trick, but those who thought of it might not have the convenience of manufacturing parts.

Even if there were manufacturing conditions, who would buy it if it were built?

Li Xuewu had both manufacturing conditions and orders; only he could succeed with this idea.

This was also because he was forced to have no other way.

Zheng Fuhua over there wanted equipment and wanted to save money; if he didn't use scrapped vehicles for refitting, how could he support it with new vehicles?

Li Xuewu thought, hand the police armored vehicles to the special service to use, and then equip two transport vehicles, and the special service's vehicles would be enough.

Equip the Public Security Brigade with eight light patrol vehicles; it would be enough to assist in public security management.

Take it slow; the East City is too big, and vehicles will definitely not be enough.

When the funds are sufficient, it can be gradually popularized.

The refitting fee for an armored vehicle is expected to be several hundred to a thousand, and a light patrol vehicle is expected to be several hundred yuan.

Calculated in total, it's not much money.

When the Public Security Brigade makes its appearance, drive the vehicles out, blind the dog eyes of those factory security division heads, and then report a price cheaper than new vehicles—orders will roll in.

Li Xuewu took Sha Qizhi back to the office and called Zheng Fuhua. ===== CHAPTER 446 =====