Chapter 457: Sealing the Coffin and Settling the Verdict

Lou Jie stepped down from a Dodge sedan with a frown and gave Li Xuewu a reproachful look.

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and sighed, "It's chaotic; I was afraid you'd be tired."

"At least you have a conscience."

Lou Jie extended her fist and nudged Li Xuewu, then took the yellow paper handed to her by the driver and entered the courtyard.

Li Xuewu recognized this car; he had seen it when he went to the Lou residence, and there was more than just this one car in the Lou family's courtyard.

Could one say there were no private cars in this city of Beijing?

Nothing is ever that absolute; it should be said there were no *new* private cars.

As for those who remained from earlier times, who would dare risk that kind of reputation to collect their cars at this time?

Why later generations spoke of it so terribly and absolutely was merely because the historical gap was severe.

There were also some trends that deliberately suppressed the history of this period for certain purposes, which is not convenient to discuss in detail here.

He took a puff of the cigarette in his mouth, threw it on the ground, and since the time had arrived, he returned to the courtyard.

The Shen family lived in the north-facing rooms, so the distance from the door to the main gate was not far, yet this short distance was packed with people.

A large portion of them were people like Li Xuewu who were already wearing mourning attire.

The rest were neighbors from the neighborhood watching the spectacle.

By now, the kowtowing was finished, and the Ye Ye Erye stood on the steps at the entrance.

"Gentlemen and elders!!!"

"Aye!!!"

The Ye Ye Erye, who usually never shouted loudly, displayed a demeanor that commanded a response to every call.

And the subsequent "Aye" from the men wearing mourning attire rang out with the momentum of a thousand troops.

The watching neighbors felt a jolt to their spirits, followed by a tingling scalp and trembling bodies.

This kind of collective unity made people involuntarily yearn for it and feel shocked.

"The filial son has begged, hasn't he!!!"

"Ah!!!"

"The filial son has knelt, hasn't he!!!"

"Ah!!!"

"A family has an affair, right!"

"Ah!!!"

"The four neighbors are uneasy, aren't they!"

"Ah!!!"

"Friends and relatives have come, haven't they!"

"Ah!!!"

"Everyone has come to help, right!"

"Ah!!!"

"Help well, won't you!"

"Ah!!!"

"Protect the coffin well, won't you!"

"Ah!!!"

"Everyone put in effort, won't you!"

"Ah!!!"

After shouting the last sentence, the Ye Ye Erye cupped his hands to everyone and shouted again: "The filial son is leading the way, everyone lend a hand!"

"Ah!!!"

With the final response, Li Xuewu and a group of sworn brothers knelt on both sides.

Shen Guodong held the old lady's spirit tablet and exited the door first, while the Ye Ye Erye directed the people in the courtyard into the room to carry the old lady out for encoffining.

Because the coffin was placed at the entrance, everyone moved outside the main gate and knelt on both sides of the coffin.

After the encoffining was completed, Pazile and the others stretched out white cloth to cover it, and the Ye Ye Erye called them up one by one to see the old lady for the last time.

Shen Guodong, supported by the Thirteen Guardians, had already cried until he had no strength left.

Li Xuewu took the lead, guiding Lao Biaozi and the others to pay their respects, and they all wailed a few times.

Finally, the Ye Ye Erye instructed Seeing Gelin, Sha Zhu, and others to lift the coffin lid to seal the coffin.

The Maternal Grandfather took up a brush and wrote the name of the Shen family's old lady and some information at the head of the coffin.

These were two steps that could be combined into one phrase: sealing the coffin and settling the verdict.

Not just anyone could write the characters on the head of the coffin; it had to be someone with status and prestige.

However, in the family, only the Ye Ye Erye and the Maternal Grandfather were old enough and of sufficient seniority.

Finally, the two discussed it, asked for Shen Guodong's opinion, and the Maternal Grandfather wrote it.

After sealing the coffin came the sealing nails; a nail on the right side was tied with a red cloth strip, and with people supporting him, Shen Guodong hammered it in.

Every time Shen Guodong hammered, he would cry for a while, and after finishing, he threw himself onto the coffin and wailed.

The Ye Ye Erye let Shen Guodong cry for a while, waved his hand to have people pull him away, and called Seeing Gelin and other strong men to lift the poles in preparation.

Once everything was ready, he comforted Shen Guodong a few more times and had him smash the basin.

Shen Guodong's eyes were red and filled with tears as he gritted his teeth and smashed the ash basin onto the ground.

As the last bit of smoke and fire in this human world dissipated amidst the shattering sound of the green clay tile basin, the time for the Shen family old lady's funeral procession had arrived.

"Lift!!!"

"Hey!"

The people lifting the poles exerted their strength and lifted the heavy coffin.

"Depart!!!"

Following the Ye Ye Erye's shout, some lit firecrackers and others scattered paper money.

Lao Biaozi drove the GAZ, which served as the hearse, and set off first.

The people carrying the poles shouted chants and followed the hearse out of the alley.

When the car stopped steadily on the street, everyone worked together to lift the coffin into the hearse.

It was fortunate that the GAZ had a rear door, and fortunate that it was a Soviet-made vehicle; otherwise, it really wouldn't have been able to carry it.

After putting down the poles, Pazile drove the Willys in front, with people in the car lighting firecrackers and scattering paper money.

Behind was the hearse, and there were also people scattering paper money on the hearse.

Further behind was Shen Guodong holding the spirit tablet and carrying the banner, supported by two people, following the car step by step.

Behind them were Li Xuewu and the others wearing mourning attire, along with the neighbors who had followed to watch.

It was morning, and there were many people on the road; seeing the funeral procession, they all dodged away.

Some were afraid of this and walked away without daring to look, while others were bold and stood on both sides of the street to watch the spectacle.

Once they reached the main road, the Ye Ye Erye arranged for Shen Guodong and the others to get into the hearse, while the rest pushed the bicycles they had prepared and followed along.

Not many people went to the cemetery, only those who were necessary.

Like the First Master and Sha Zhu, they all had to go to work, so once they reached the main road, they removed their mourning attire and went to work.

Manager Zhang and the others returned with the people from the north-facing rooms to wait, waiting for Lao Biaozi and Wen Saner to return and take them out to look around.

The remaining women returned in groups, and only Lou Jie left alone in her car.

The neighbors here recognized her, but they hadn't expected that the usually plain Lou Xiaoe would arrive in a small car.

Furthermore, what was the relationship between this Lou Xiaoe and the Shen family?

It wasn't just the dispersing neighbors who were wondering; Yu Li was also muttering to herself as she watched the small car drive away.

Qin Huairu didn't care about that matter; she turned and went home to get her bicycle to go to work.

She saw it very clearly; that wasn't something she could worry about, so she just did what she had to do.

One morning of mourning, one morning of joy.

Returning from the cemetery, Li Xuewu took Sha Qizhi and Han Jiankun, who had been waiting for a while, and rushed to the Security Brigade's courtyard.

Today was the day the Security Brigade moved, and also the day the Security Brigade was established.

Official business naturally wouldn't be as lively as a private family's.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

When Li Xuewu arrived, he happened to see a car entering from the parking lot entrance, pulling furniture inside.

He got out of the car at the main gate, replied to the people from the branch bureau who were greeting him, turned to look at the characters written on the shadow wall opposite, and stepped into the large courtyard.

Unlike the cold and empty scene yesterday, today the courtyard was filled with people, though he didn't know where they all came from.

There were those wearing security uniforms, those wearing green uniforms with armed belts, and those wearing police uniforms.

It was a bit chaotic, but everyone was busy with their own tasks.

Seeing Deputy Political Commissar Zhao walking over, Li Xuewu took the initiative to reach out and shake hands, smiling and saying that one family had finally entered one door.

Today, the Support Group's headquarters was also moving; a guard company was to be relocated here, and the accompanying administrative staff were also to move into the office building in the courtyard.

The guard company would not live in the office building; including all the personnel from the headquarters, they would all live in the unified dormitory area here.

This was Li Xuewu's specific request, intended to let everyone in the Security Brigade feel the serious discipline and living habits of the military.

Three months; the first batch of Security Brigade members would participate in closed-off training in this courtyard for three months, and apart from normal patrols, there would be no holidays.

Otherwise, why would people say Li Xuewu was ruthless? Cultural classes had to be studied, and professional courses had to be studied; he just wanted to slowly turn this place into his "Whampoa."

The security of each factory was trained here, and the backbone forces of the organs and stations were all trained by him; they were all his "students."

Not to mention, ten years later, Li Xuewu would dare to walk sideways in the Dongcheng.

Of course, that was just a saying; who would walk sideways if they were a normal person?

After saying a few words to Political Commissar Zhao, he entered the courtyard.

This was the office space for the Security Brigade, and all future business would be implemented here.

All the corridor pillars had been cleaned and repainted, including the window frames and glass, and after being tidied up, it looked very clean.

Coupled with the armed guards standing watch at the main gate, the courtyard already had an atmosphere of majesty.

Li Xuewu's office was in the main room of the middle courtyard, which was the room with the best location.

Because it was all rebuilt from residential buildings, it still had a sense of historical weight.

Just as he entered the main room door, he saw several people standing in the room; they were Zheng Fuhua and Gao Zhen from the branch bureau.

And there was one person Li Xuewu never expected.

"Sister Wang, why are you here!"

Standing beside Zheng Fuhua and looking at him was none other than Li Xuewu's classmate from the training class, and also the deputy monitor, Wang Xiaoqin.

"Oh my, for this candidate for political commissar, I've offended the elders."

Zheng Fuhua smiled with emotion, and at the same time, he also exerted pressure on Li Xuewu.

"Haha, welcome, Comrade Wang Xiaoqin."

Wang Xiaoqin looked at Li Xuewu and smiled: "Very happy to be your partner, Comrade Li Xuewu."

The two had gotten along well during the training class, especially later when handling that case; Wang Xiaoqin was a sister with a distinct personality, and very principled and firm in her stance.

"We also researched and researched again before transferring Comrade Xiaoqin over."

Gao Zhen smiled on the surface, but in reality, he was giving a preventive shot to Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin.

Knowing that the two were classmates, placing them in the same unit required a warning talk.

At this moment, Zheng Fuhua accompanied Gao Zhen into the room on the left, and also smiled and said: "I also considered and considered again, hehe."

Gao Zhen looked at Zheng Fuhua and said: "Your pressure is not small."

"It's all for work."

He touched the sparse hair on the top of his head; obviously, the pressure was not small, especially the fall he took on the day of the earthquake; his leg still hurt a little now.

Li Xuewu first let Wang Xiaoqin enter the room, and then followed her in.

This room was a suite; the original layout was a bedroom inside and a living room outside.

Now, there was an office desk, a single bed, and several office cabinets inside, while outside there was a set of sofas, a coffee table, and a tea cabinet.

In terms of size, it was smaller than the one at the Steel Rolling Mill, but larger than the one at the branch bureau.

In terms of historical sentiment, this place could be considered good.

"I am young and have a lot of business; I really need the support of a senior like Comrade Wang Xiaoqin who has seniority and political literacy."

Li Xuewu took out cigarettes to light for Gao Zhen and Zheng Fuhua, and then lit one for Wang Xiaoqin and himself.

"In political life, Comrade Xiaoqin will be the main one; in business, I will seek more advice, discuss more, and communicate more."

"I'm not worried about your cooperation."

Gao Zhen held a cigarette in his hand, leaned back on the sofa, squinted his eyes to size up Li Xuewu and the two, and said: "I'm even less worried about your quality and ability; I'm worried about the pressure the outside world will cause you."

As he spoke, he took a puff of his cigarette and waved his hand to signal them to sit.

Li Xuewu pulled a stool and handed it to Wang Xiaoqin, and then took a stool himself and sat beside her.

Now it was an organizational talk, so he couldn't sit on the sofa with the leaders in a relaxed manner.

Normal times are normal times, and now is now.

Don't look at the fact that this isn't the Organization Department or the branch bureau leader's office, but as long as it's an organizational talk, one must show respect and importance.

What Gao Zhen particularly appreciated about Li Xuewu was his ability to adapt to the environment, and only then did he value Li Xuewu's business and work ability.

"The Municipal Bureau has a Security Division, which is for handling security-related incidents."

Zheng Fuhua looked at the two and explained: "Director Gao's meaning is that your Security Brigade has already occupied a part of the Dongcheng portion of the Security Division in terms of authority; from passive to active, it is an innovation to improve patrol and police work."

"I have this psychological preparation."

Li Xuewu held a cigarette in his hand but didn't smoke it, looking at Gao Zhen and Zheng Fuhua and saying: "In the past, security measures were mostly post-event; the enemy was dark and we were dark; now it is business pre-event; I am bright and the enemy is dark."

Gao Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at Li Xuewu, listening carefully to Li Xuewu's words.

Sometimes an organizational talk is not just the organization giving you a notice or a task, nor is it teaching you how to do things.

If it were like that, what would they need you for? Just tie up a dog.

Li Xuewu's active assumption of responsibility and courage to take on tasks could gain more recognition and approval in the talk.

"No one is born a bad person."

Li Xuewu looked at the cigarette in his hand, then looked firmly at Gao Zhen and the two and said: "I just want to do security warnings in advance, let the masses know that we exist by their side, and let those who dare to reach out to do bad things know that we exist; don't reach out, if you reach out, you will be caught."

"Hmm, so your pressure is going to be great."

Gao Zhen flicked the cigarette ash, looked at Zheng Fuhua, and said: "We have done what we should do; as for the rest, I think we should give Deputy Division Chief Li and Political Commissar Xiaoqin work space."

Zheng Fuhua saw Gao Zhen stand up after finishing, and he also stood up, looking at the two standing opposite and saying: "I am a person with a small heart; I will give you space, but I will keep watching you; you must do well!"

"Yes!"

Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin were quite tacit, and together they saluted the two.

Gao Zhen crushed the cigarette butt in the ashtray and joked: "Director Zheng has prepared quite fully for you; this office even has the ashtray equipped for you; you must not let down Director Zheng's expectations."

"Rest assured."

Li Xuewu pinched out the cigarette butt with his fingers, followed Gao Zhen and the two out, and said as they walked: "Today and tomorrow, the Security Brigade will undergo training; the day after tomorrow, when you come again, you will be able to see a guard-type force ready to go at any time."

"Then I will look forward to it."

Gao Zhen smiled and patted Li Xuewu's arm, then walked out the door.

At this moment, the courtyard was talking happily; they were all heads of various units in the industrial zone outside Dongzhimen in the DC District, and today they were here to send people.

How big is the Dongcheng?

At this time, the Dongcheng extended from outside the Di'anmen Street in the west to the Workers' Stadium outside the city in the east.

Remember, it's the stadium, not the field, because the boundary was between the stadium and the field, and there was no field yet.

The earlier Liangma River wasn't as short as in later generations; one end could reach the entrance of the Workers' Stadium, and taking this river as the boundary, everything inside, including Shilipu, was part of the Dongcheng.

It extended south to Chongwen Sect and north to Shengqu North Road, which was a little bit past the North Ring East Road after Xiaohuangzhuang.

If you say this map outside the city of the DC District looks so fragmented, hey, the map of your county looks the same now; it's all the city's tentacles spreading out bit by bit.

If you say, is the security of the Dongcheng all under Li Xuewu's management?

Not necessarily; it will only be so when his position as Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division is confirmed.

Several deputy division chiefs also have divisions of labor; he now belongs to a unique category, considered responsible for security management in important locations within the main city area.

It looks a bit awkward, but in fact, Li Xuewu's work is also a bit awkward.

Not for anything else, this Security Brigade might squeeze into the scope of many people's rights, because there were already two entities implementing security management in the Dongcheng.

One was the local station, and the other was the Municipal Bureau's Security Division.

Now the location of the Security Brigade was in the most central area of the DC District, and nearby were the main departments of the district.

The responsibility of the Security Brigade was more about implementing security management according to leaders' instructions in special areas at special times.

The levels of the security heads who came from various factories today were also different, and some came while others didn't.

It wasn't that every factory had to send people; some small factories couldn't send people, so they couldn't force them to.

And for some large factories that were unwilling to send people, Zheng Fuhua wouldn't force them even more.

Dozens of security heads from large and small factories came and visited the office space of the newly established Security Brigade in the courtyard.

Seeing Gao Zhen leading a few people out, these heads all surrounded them.

Gao Zhen stood on a step and smiled at the crowd: "You've all seen it, right? How is it? Do you have any opinions? Hahaha."

Since he was already here and asked like that, who would dare say they had opinions?

The cadre from the brewery smiled and said: "We actively support the branch bureau's decision; the district helps us train personnel for free, isn't this a good thing~"

"Hahaha."

This person knew how to speak, and a burst of good-natured laughter came from around.

Seeing these few people coming out of the door, everyone also knew that the people beside Zheng Fuhua would be the future leaders of this Security Brigade.

"Come, Deputy Division Chief Li."

Gao Zhen waved at Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin, signaling them to stand over.

Li Xuewu stood beside Gao Zhen according to his request, while Wang Xiaoqin stood on the other side of Gao Zhen.

The Security Brigade was just a part-time job for Li Xuewu in his position as Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division, and also the work he was responsible for; it wasn't purely the position of Brigade Commander, so Gao Zhen called him Deputy Division Chief Li.

This meaning was very clear; Li Xuewu could lead these security guards, and could also lead the heads of these security guards.

"Introduce those you know and those you don't."

Gao Zhen signaled in Li Xuewu's direction and said: "This is Li Xuewu, Deputy Division Chief of the branch bureau's Security Division, and he will also be the Brigade Commander of the branch bureau's Security Brigade."

Li Xuewu, with cold eyes and serious expression, saluted the dozens of factory heads in front of him, naturally winning the applause of everyone.

Gao Zhen smiled as he watched everyone applaud, and then explained Wang Xiaoqin's position.

"This is the Deputy Division Chief of the branch bureau's Political Division, and also the Political Commissar of the Security Brigade."

Wang Xiaoqin was a capable person, and a crisp salute made everyone not dare to underestimate her.

After introducing the two, Gao Zhen delivered a speech, which set the tone for the Security Brigade and explained its responsibilities.

Finally, he encouraged everyone to learn more advanced experiences, communicate more with each other, and support the branch bureau's work.

He was the top leader and had work every day, so after finishing the business, he prepared to go back.

He let Li Xuewu lead Wang Xiaoqin and others to see him and Zheng Fuhua out.

Walking to the main gate, he happened to see a line of special vehicles driving in.

"What kind of car is this?"

Gao Zhen looked with some surprise at the strange vehicles parking into the parking spaces, turned around, and asked Li Xuewu.

Those that could park in the courtyard were either from the Support Group or the Security Brigade.

Looking at the car doors and the paint on the car bodies, he knew these were from the Security Brigade.

"These are the new type of security patrol and combat command vehicles purchased by our Security Brigade."

Hearing Li Xuewu's introduction, the group of factory heads who had followed out to see the leaders off all surrounded them.

"Oh my, look, this seems to be a Willys?"

"It looks like it, hmm, it looks like it."

Everyone followed Gao Zhen's footsteps to walk closer to the parking spaces to take a look.

Li Xuewu exchanged a glance with Zheng Fuhua, walked a few steps quickly to the front of the car, and introduced to Gao Zhen: "Director Gao, the light armed patrol vehicle you see now is a special vehicle redesigned and modified by a professional design team based on the Willys vehicle architecture."

As he spoke, he walked to the middle of the car and signaled the modified six-person seats.

"The whole vehicle can carry six fully armed training personnel, is equipped with long-range communication walkie-talkies, can realize rapid response emergency instructions, and is also equipped with loudspeakers, fire extinguishers, and other multi-purpose emergency systems..."

Li Xuewu's eloquent introduction made Gao Zhen frown slightly, and also made the surrounding security heads stare wide-eyed.

Gao Zhen frowned because he questioned how much money it would cost to modify it like this if applied to the Security Brigade.

The security heads of other factories were surprised that this Willys could be modified like this.

"How much does it cost to modify this car?"

Gao Zhen asked the question in everyone's hearts; this car must cost more than eight thousand, right? This is a special vehicle.

"Because it is a related cooperative unit and was developed by our factory, so the price..."

Li Xuewu drew out a long sound, whetting the appetite of everyone present, and then seeing everyone's eyes looking over, he said: "Three thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight!"

"Hiss~"

Everyone gasped in unison; this was too cheap.

It was no wonder they were surprised; at this time, the domestic car manufacturing capability was far from meeting the demand.

Furthermore, the current internal combustion engine development capability was backward, and the car manufacturing capability could not reach scale, so the price of vehicles was not cheap.

Like the 212 command vehicle Li Xuewu was sitting in now, that was a price of more than ten thousand yuan, which was not something an ordinary person could afford.

Now seeing such complete equipment and such outstanding capability, and it still had four wheels, the price was about the same as the 750 they used.

Zheng Fuhua had just been laughing at Li Xuewu for not being deep when he saw Li Xuewu draw out the long sound, but hearing this price, his eyes also widened.

This... was different from the price he reported~

Li Xuewu didn't give these people time to react, smiled and "boldly" patted the car's hood, and said: "I won't mention the original price, because the design and modification team for this car is the main force that developed the 596 mechanism components; vehicles have a price, but the feelings of the joint unit are priceless."

Everyone was caught off guard by Li Xuewu's bluff; this... does this car have such high technical content?

Then why is it so cheap?

There were those who asked, and there were those who answered.

"Nonsense, didn't Deputy Division Chief Li just say it, feelings are priceless!"

Li Xuewu smiled and looked at Director Gao who was also laughing; knowing that this one liked "cheap," he walked to the side of the armed patrol vehicle and signaled the security division's driver to open all the car doors.

"Everyone should know about the special case involving our factory before the New Year."

At this moment, Li Xuewu was no longer afraid of washing dirty linen in public; making money was the priority.

"During the arrest process, the criminals frantically used light machine guns, causing a large number of casualties in a certain department we cooperated with."

Li Xuewu stood beside the armed armored patrol vehicle and briefly introduced the casualties of the case.

"A big reason is that we don't have professional urban anti-riot processing vehicles."

As long as it was a nearby security department, they all knew about this case, because for a while, they focused on learning and summarizing the relevant experience.

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, everyone was thinking, if there had been such a car at that time, they might have been able to pin the enemy on the spot and rub them into the ground.

"Later, when reviewing, we all urgently hoped that a light, fast, bulletproof armored duty vehicle would appear."

Li Xuewu pointed to the vehicle behind him and said: "Now it's here!"

"The whole vehicle is also designed by a professional design team, and while ensuring rapid response, special bulletproof steel plates have been added."

As he spoke, he took off the engineer shovel attached to the car body and "Duang!" smashed it onto the car glass.

"All glass uses six-centimeter-thick bulletproof glass, including the observation holes."

Everyone was startled by Li Xuewu's action, and when they saw the glass he smashed was intact, everyone's eyes became eager.

"This armored patrol vehicle can carry twelve fully armed personnel, and the top is loaded with a fixed position for a light machine gun, which is enough to deal with most emergencies in the city."

Following Li Xuewu's finger, Gao Zhen and the others all looked at the top of the car, only to see a person wearing a security uniform push open the top round cover and snap a light machine gun onto it.

Although everyone saw that the gun body didn't have a magazine attached, this kind of operation still brought shock to everyone.

A machine gun, whether it's heavy or light, as long as there is a fixed position, the shooting accuracy is not at the same level.

"How much is this car?"

Before Gao Zhen could ask, the security cadre of the textile factory standing on the side asked anxiously.

Everyone didn't laugh at his anxiety, because at this moment they were all looking at Li Xuewu, waiting for him to say a price that would make them give up.

Just for this bulletproof capability, even if it's a related unit, it definitely wouldn't come down without ten thousand or eight thousand.

"Only seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine! Every large security factory deserves to have one!"

Li Xuewu handed the engineer shovel to the security guard of the Security Division, walked to the passenger seat, and signaled everyone to look inside.

"The vehicle is also equipped with a communication system with a range of forty kilometers, which is convenient for command and easy to use."

While everyone was looking inside, he waved over two security guards wearing guard team combat uniforms.

"This is the combat equipment developed by our factory in the early stage to deal with special emergencies."

Everyone's eyes just felt they weren't enough; how come they were all good things.

Li Xuewu started by introducing the communication command personnel: "The helmet uses bulletproof steel, and is loaded with lighting and communication systems..."

Gao Zhen looked carefully at Li Xuewu from head to toe, introducing all the equipment on this security guard, knowing that the special service team on the mountain would also have this kind of equipment.

He knew the price of this, so he wasn't very surprised, but he still wanted to hear the detailed application information about this set of equipment.

Even the secretary standing behind wanting to remind him of the time was ignored.

"This is the equipment for the squad command personnel; let's introduce the equipment for the duty personnel."

Li Xuewu pointed to the protective equipment and said: "In addition to these same equipment, the weapons of the duty personnel..."

Wang Xiaoqin knew Li Xuewu could speak, but she didn't expect him to be able to speak so well; he introduced this set of equipment so beautifully, and such a large group of security heads were all standing here listening to him brag.

Being transferred over to partner with Li Xuewu, the old leader had talked to her, mentioning this opportunity and the difficulties she would face.

Among the difficulties she had to face was Li Xuewu.

The old leader also said that this was a famous figure in the branch bureau, Zheng Fuhua's number one favorite general, who could fight and speak.

But regarding Li Xuewu's age and seniority, the old leader was worried about whether the business chief and the political chief could cooperate smoothly, which was also a sign of whether this department was smooth.

Both helping this young man keep a good check and not restricting his actions was an important responsibility for Wang Xiaoqin as the Political Commissar of the Security Brigade.

Li Xuewu also knew what Wang Xiaoqin was here for, so the first sentence he called her Sister Wang, the second sentence he called her Comrade Wang Xiaoqin, and the third sentence he called her Comrade Xiaoqin.

In future work, he would call her Political Commissar Wang or Political Commissar Xiaoqin.

At this moment, he was thinking that he couldn't miss such a rare opportunity; he had to show off the equipment to these country bumpkins and make them envious.

"The principle of doing things at the Steel Rolling Mill has always been feelings first, business second!"

Li Xuewu stood in front of the crowd, pointing to the armored patrol vehicle and the two "models" beside him: "As long as you purchase our factory's armored patrol vehicle, we will give twelve sets of individual equipment to all units participating in the construction of the Security Brigade!"

"Good!"

Li Xuewu's voice was loud, and there were even people cheering.

I saw the security division chief of the textile factory who cheered pointing to the armored patrol vehicle and shouting: "The textile factory security division wants one!"

Seeing him shout, those who were tempted and still hesitating also stepped forward to check.

The meaning was very clear; as long as they looked at it and it was about the same, they also wanted one.

"No problem, as long as the textile factory's funds are in place, the modification work will be carried out immediately."

Li Xuewu smiled and responded, then pointed to the communication command vehicle on the other side and introduced to everyone: "The light patrol vehicle is the basic security guarantee, the armored patrol vehicle is the fixed-point strike force, then the on-site command can't let every security division leader carry a radio and shout, right?"

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu's words were interesting, and everyone listening also found it interesting; those who were supporting him had already chuckled.

Li Xuewu also smiled and said: "It's still our factory's professional design team; they have moved a series of special emergency command operations such as communication operations, command operations, duty defense, interference operations, lighting operations, broadcasting operations, and power supply operations onto this car."

As he spoke, he signaled the factory's security guards to open the rear car door, revealing the workbenches and instruments fully loaded on both sides of the carriage inside.

"Whether it is armed militia construction, factory security needs, or cross-regional escort tracking."

Li Xuewu stepped on the pedal and introduced: "As long as one commander leads three operators, they can realize the monitoring and dispatch command of all targets."

"Our factory can't use this."

Someone waved his hand and said: "This is too professional."

Seeing him say this, someone asked Li Xuewu: "Deputy Division Chief Li, tell us, how much is this car?"

"Just now, Division Chief Zhang of the chemical plant also said that this is professional."

Li Xuewu stepped down from the pedal and explained with a smile: "Not counting the design, it costs fifteen thousand yuan for our factory to modify one; it's a bit expensive, but it's very professional and very easy to use."

As he spoke, he pointed to his head and said: "This car is equivalent to our head, commanding all sub-squads."

Hearing this price, everyone weighed it in their hearts; it was expensive, but not expensive.

It was expensive because fifteen thousand really wasn't a small amount of money; it was really expensive.

Saying it wasn't expensive was because there was a need; some factories might be able to do this kind of professional modification themselves, but they might not be able to do it so well.

Li Xuewu didn't try hard to recommend this car, because it was indeed too expensive; if it wasn't for duty needs, no one would use this car, and he wouldn't have let the design department modify it.

Gao Zhen specially got into the car to take a look; this car could be said to be designed and prepared for people like them.

In the future, if there were any emergencies or tasks that required him to command on-site, he could contact all the duty units in this car.

To say fifteen thousand, it's not expensive!

"A trip not in vain."

Gao Zhen asked the design department personnel of the Steel Rolling Mill standing in the car about all the functions, and only then did he get out of the car.

Watching those who saw him off all go to look at the light patrol vehicle and the armored patrol vehicle, he couldn't help but sigh to Zheng Fuhua.

Zheng Fuhua smiled and looked at Li Xuewu, saying: "What he said is a bit mysterious; it's enough for you to know the general idea."

"Hehe."

Gao Zhen waved his hand and said to Zheng Fuhua: "It's all for work; it's necessary to accompany Deputy Division Chief Li to perform a play, hehe."

"Thank you, leader, for your care and support."

Li Xuewu led Wang Xiaoqin and smiled as they saw the two out of the main gate; those factory security cadres all had people specially arranged by the Security Division and Design Division to receive them.

"Work hard."

Gao Zhen and Zheng Fuhua gave Li Xuewu a final instruction before getting into the car, and then left with a smile.

Wang Xiaoqin looked at the solemn main gate and the serious and earnest guards on both sides, and couldn't help but admire Li Xuewu's ability.

"To be able to let the leader cooperate with you, one must look at each other with new eyes after three days of separation."

"Sister, are you praising me? Hahaha."

Li Xuewu smiled and said to Wang Xiaoqin: "How could he be cooperating with me? That's him cooperating with himself."

As he spoke, he explained to Wang Xiaoqin that a portion of the money sold from this equipment was to be used to purchase equipment for the Security Brigade.

Wang Xiaoqin also didn't expect that this Security Brigade had so many twists and turns.

Of course, at this time, funds were tight, and the equipment and weapons of many units were outdated.

But this didn't mean it was glorious; like Li Xuewu, actively finding ways to develop equipment was not against the rules.

As long as it was official to official, and as long as it was for work, that was correct.

This money from selling cars didn't go into his Li Xuewu's pocket, so who could say anything?

Wang Xiaoqin looked at Li Xuewu with admiration, extended her hand, and said formally: "Then, Deputy Division Chief Li, let's go further."

Li Xuewu looked at Wang Xiaoqin's hand and extended his own hand.

"Go further!"

"Hahaha~"

The two had their own tacit understanding; neither of them was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth, and each knew where their own interests lay.

All morning, Li Xuewu was busy in the Security Brigade for the whole morning.

Not only entertaining those security cadres who came to see cars and wanted to buy cars, but also organizing the distribution of all the members who reported to the Security Brigade.

According to the setup plan previously reported to the branch bureau, the Security Brigade had three squadrons and one special service squad under its jurisdiction.

One security squadron had three squads under its jurisdiction, one squad had three groups, and each group was built according to twelve people.

Except for the special service squad, which counted fifty people including drivers, other squadrons were reorganized entirely according to the established plan.

All reporting personnel were mixed and reorganized equally according to their source units, which meant that in one group, there were people from every factory, as well as people from the station and the bureau's organs.

Li Xuewu handed over the reorganization work to Wang Xiaoqin to lead Deputy Brigade Commander Shen Fang, while he called the three squadron commanders and deputy squadron commanders to the office to hold a reorganization meeting.

The purpose of this kind of meeting was very simple, which was to directly issue reorganization regulations, publicize brigade discipline, and convey the spirit of the branch bureau leaders' instructions.

The next three days would be the reorganization period of the Security Brigade; all members, regardless of background, position, or rank, would be treated equally.

Training tasks were implemented by the guard company of the Support Group stationed here, and political education tasks were completed by the Security Brigade Training Section led by Wang Xiaoqin.

Other training tasks would be carried out in steps thereafter.

The Security Brigade was established by Li Xuewu and Zheng Fuhua, but Li Xuewu didn't interfere in personnel issues; this was fundamental.

He didn't know any of the six squadron commanders present, but that didn't prevent him from guiding work and issuing tasks.

He hadn't been in the branch bureau for just one or two days, and the reputation he had made for himself was already known to everyone.

Don't look at his smiling face when introducing the cars; in front of these squadron commanders, he was full of majesty.

Several squadron commanders were carefully selected by Zheng Fuhua, so naturally, they wouldn't drop the ball for Li Xuewu, nor would they lose face for Zheng Fuhua.

Regardless of what relationships they had behind them, in the Security Brigade, there could only be one voice, and that was Li Xuewu's command.

"That's all for the above, all squadron cadres."

Li Xuewu looked at the people and said: "Now start implementing the reorganization tasks!"

"Yes."

The six stood up and saluted, responding in unison.

Li Xuewu stood up and returned the salute.

As Li Xuewu lowered his hand, the six left the door one by one to find their own squadrons to carry out the work of settling hearts and reorganization. ===== CHAPTER 458 =====