Chapter 662: Don't hit—don't hit me!

Li Li Xuewu couldn't be bothered to ask; asking too much just meant more trouble.

Besides, Kuang Kuang Yusheng was someone he had taught himself; there was no such thing as a master learning from a disciple.

"Don't you need to go?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at Xu Si, who was following him to eat, and asked, "Vice Director Nie has already gone; don't you, as the Factory Office Director, need to be there?"

"Why would I go?"

Xu Si curled his lips and said, "This kind of thing will be endless from now on. If I go, I'll only be listening to the leadership's arrangements for appeasing these people, and in the end, it'll all be my responsibility."

After saying this, he raised an eyebrow at Li Li Xuewu and added, "You're the Security Division Chief; if even you aren't going, why would you let me go?"

"You really know how to find excuses. So, if I don't go, you don't go either."

Li Li Xuewu pulled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Then you'd better sit tight. In this Rolling Mill, there are many things I don't go to."

Xu Si narrowed his eyes upon hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, then nodded and said, "It's better not to go, better not to go. How could all the benefits be taken by one person?"

Li Li Xuewu glanced at him without saying anything, and the two walked into the reception center courtyard in silence.

This Old Xu really had a heart with seven openings; Li Li Xuewu's one sentence had made him understand, and he had given an appropriate reply.

Truth be told, there were probably eight hundred pairs of eyes watching Li Li Xuewu following Li Huai back to the office.

And yet, Xu Si had happened to run into Li Li Xuewu just like that; who would believe there wasn't something to it?

However, Old Xu was cautious; he asked what he should ask and didn't ask what he shouldn't. If Li Li Xuewu was willing to speak, he would; if Li Li Xuewu didn't want to, he wouldn't take the initiative to probe.

Seeing his demeanor and his usual conduct, Li Li Xuewu wouldn't make things difficult for him. His words had pointed out that "there are many places I don't go," meaning he wouldn't be going to the residential area project either.

And Xu Si's reply—that it was better not to go and that one person couldn't take all the benefits—was clearly telling Li Li Xuewu that bringing down Deng Zhi had already made Li Li Xuewu famous enough; there was no need to drill forward anymore.

In the government offices, the principle that the protruding rafter is the first to rot was still very accurate.

Moreover, Li Li Xuewu himself had no intention or mind to get involved in this matter, which happened to serve as a reassurance for Yang Yang Fengshan.

Once Yang Yang Fengshan had confidence, he could free up his hands to deal with Li Huai.

Don't say Li Li Xuewu was two-faced, talking to Li Huai on one side and secretly colluding with Yang Yang Fengshan on the other.

It was a political game, after all; where could there be unwavering loyalty? Even if there were, the grass on the grave would likely be as tall as a person by now.

There are no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies, only the choices made at this very moment.

Human hearts are complex; Li Huai didn't trust Li Li Xuewu, Li Li Xuewu didn't trust Li Huai, and did Yang Yang Fengshan really trust Xu Si?

A joke!

Anyone in the workplace has no one they can truly trust.

How weak and incompetent must a person be to pin their hopes on someone else?

Cadres who have reached today's position are not that stupid; even Deng Zhi was no exception.

Who would listen to your Yang Yang Fengshan's manipulation?

You tell me to do something, and I do it? You tell me to be responsible for the residential area project, and I have to risk my life for you?

Jing Ding Wanqiu was seeking a breakthrough in the Rolling Mill's political ecosystem, and wasn't Deng Zhi the same?

Sometimes, this money might not just be money; it could be a tonic to adjust one's mindset at the right time—who knows who it's being applied to.

Li Li Xuewu had thought carefully about taking down Deng Zhi; investigations into him had been ongoing for a long time, just never acted upon.

The Han Han Yating incident just gave Li Li Xuewu an excuse and an opportunity to act; otherwise, how could a deputy division chief topple a deputy factory director?

Deng Zhi going down would inevitably bring many changes to the Rolling Mill. The fall of a behemoth would inevitably allow the lower-level organisms in the Rolling Mill's ecosystem to obtain enough resources.

An adjustment of a deputy factory director would inevitably drive changes in the entire Rolling Mill's personnel structure.

Personnel work is a very complex management system; it's not as simple as moving chess pieces on a board at will.

Because the change in position of one chess piece must trigger changes in the entire situation; to achieve a stable state, other chess pieces must inevitably be coordinated.

Why didn't Deng Zhi go down earlier or later, but precisely before the mid-year meeting?

And the timing was so precise; the results of Deng Zhi's case would be out within a month or two, which was also when the mid-year meeting would be held.

Everyone held a few chess pieces in their hands, playing their own games, calculating their own small accounts.

Li Li Xuewu played this game very steadily and slowly. Although one couldn't say it was as serious as "mayflies shaking a tree" or "a snake swallowing an elephant," a deputy division chief maneuvering in the Rolling Mill's chess game showed his prowess.

Who wouldn't know of Li Li Xuewu's prowess? And who wouldn't admire Li Li Xuewu's prowess?

Just after the weekend, Deputy Division Chief Li's lunch tea time remained as popular as ever.

Many division-level cadres with nothing to do at noon would come to sit by Tuanjie Lake after lunch.

Li Li Xuewu spoke less now, listening more to others discuss.

It seemed the leadership had noticed the liveliness here too; sometimes, one could even see figures from the Secretariat.

Li Li Xuewu didn't mind; the daily tea was provided by the reception center and charged to Li Li Xuewu's account, but everyone took turns treating each other to ice cream.

It was just for a taste of something fresh; cream ice cream wasn't common outside, after all.

Some of the older ones were careful, knowing that drinking hot tea after eating ice cream might ruin their teeth.

The reception center staff were happy to join in the fun. Fruits were coming into season, and someone had the idea to prepare fruit platters.

Unlike before, these platters had the fruit sliced up, especially the watermelon, which came with small toothpicks.

How expensive was watermelon at this time?

It could be said it was very expensive. If it weren't for the good seeds cultivated by that teacher in the border region later, perhaps the watermelon rinds used to feed pigs in later generations would be considered treasures.

The big watermelon Old Madam mentioned yesterday that Liu Yin bought cost one yuan and two cents.

There's no need to elaborate on what one yuan was worth in this era; it was only the Li family that could afford to eat it.

And the reception center had come up with a clever idea: one couldn't afford a whole one, but a small slice for everyone to taste was fine, right?

Li Li Xuewu didn't ask how much the reception center had earned since starting diversified operations this month, but looking at the faces of the service staff, their smiles were sweeter than watermelon, thanks to the good benefits and high subsidies.

Before the lunch chatter was finished, Li Li Xuewu left first.

It wasn't that he couldn't listen anymore, but that he planned to go to the factory hospital to see Han Han Yating at noon.

He had intended to get some fruit from the reception center, but Qin Qin Huairu told him that Zhang Zhang Songying had already packed a box of sliced fruit and taken it over.

When Li Li Xuewu arrived at the hospital, he happened to run into Zhang Zhang Songying, who was about to leave.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu enter the room, Han Han Yating wanted to sit up, but was pressed back down by Li Li Xuewu, who had walked over in a few quick steps.

In the room, besides Zhang Zhang Songying, there was also Han Han Yating's mother, Aunt Xia.

Han Han Yating's family hadn't been notified the night she was injured; it wasn't until the next morning that they were contacted.

The one taking care of Han Han Yating at the hospital now was her mother, whom Li Li Xuewu had met before.

After pressing Han Han Yating down, Li Li Xuewu first greeted her mother, then was given a chair by Zhang Zhang Songying to sit on.

"How is the recovery?"

"The doctor says it's quite good, but she can't speak for the time being," Aunt Xia said, looking at Han Han Yating on the bed with a helpless expression.

"They said it's to avoid affecting her throat, so she should try not to use her vocal cords until she's fully recovered."

"Then take a good rest," Li Li Xuewu said, looking at Han Han Yating.

"Take this time to relax properly, summarize your past work experience, and maintain your work state when you return."

Han Han Yating wrote in the notebook her mother had prepared: "I can work."

"Heh," Li Li Xuewu chuckled lightly, then said, "The Security Division isn't at the point where we need you to work while injured. You should also fully trust that your comrades will guard the Security Division and the Security Section well."

Aunt Xia echoed, "Your leader has said as much; you must listen and not be willful."

After scolding her daughter, she said to Li Li Xuewu, "She hasn't been able to sit still since she got a little better these past few days. She wanted me to tell you to send some work over so she could handle it by hand. Sigh~"

"Don't worry, the Security Section is temporarily under Han Zhan's responsibility; you can trust him, right?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled and patted the quilt by Han Han Yating's bedside gently, saying, "Your primary task now is to recover your health. Sharpening the knife doesn't delay the woodcutter, after all."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Aunt Xia was very polite. She was worried about her daughter, but the girl had such a temperament that she was helpless.

Seeing Zhang Zhang Songying standing to the side, she politely said to Li Li Xuewu, "Thank you all for caring so much about Xiao Ting, coming to take care of her and bringing fruit every day. Thank you so much."

Li Li Xuewu glanced at Zhang Zhang Songying, smiled at Aunt Xia, and said, "We are all comrades; taking care of each other is only right. Please don't be so polite."

After saying this, he stood up, signaled to Han Han Yating, and said, "I was just afraid that once your body recovered a bit, your mind would start wandering, so I came to check on you."

Han Han Yating shook her head embarrassedly, indicating she wouldn't, and glanced at her mother, who was full of worry.

Seeing that her condition was fine, Li Li Xuewu greeted Aunt Xia and left with Zhang Zhang Songying.

"Have you been running here every day?"

"No, just coming to check at noon," Zhang Zhang Songying explained with a smile, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"The reception center recently got some fruit, so it was convenient to bring some for Section Chief Han. Aunt Xia wanted to pay, but I didn't take it."

"Hmm, put it on my account."

Li Li Xuewu took her downstairs, and remembering his account at the reception center, asked, "What with the tea and ice cream these past few days, how much do I owe?"

"Not much, how much could it cost?"

Zhang Zhang Songying pushed him, not wanting him to stand there and ask, just wanting to change the subject.

Li Li Xuewu looked at her expression and said, "Don't you go paying for me yourself; your salary isn't as high as mine."

"Look at you, talking like that. It's just two or three yuan; do you think I care?"

That was what she said, but she had never kept an account for Li Li Xuewu. With all these things, the tips she earned from the advice Li Li Xuewu gave were more than enough.

Seeing that Li Li Xuewu had walked over, Zhang Zhang Songying smiled secretly, didn't look at her bicycle parked in the shed, and followed Li Li Xuewu out of the hospital gate.

Opportunities to be with Li Li Xuewu were rare and short, but Zhang Zhang Songying felt happy even in such a short time.

She didn't dare to hope for strolling the streets or shopping with Li Li Xuewu; just looking at him from afar was enough.

Now that she had the chance to walk back with Li Li Xuewu, she only hoped this road would never end.

The tall trees along the road cast cool shadows on the sidewalk in the scorching summer heat.

Walking inside, facing the cool breeze, Zhang Zhang Songying felt like a little bird ready to fly at any moment.

Li Li Xuewu could see the excitement in this woman, so he kept talking while walking toward the office area.

In the afternoon, good news came from the production workshop: thanks to the unremitting efforts of Vice Director Nie and others, the production order had finally been restored.

However, the Joint Enterprise side had made no progress at all.

Nie Nie Chenglin was helpless and could only use a tactic of "breaking ties," drawing a line between himself and Jing Ding Wanqiu, telling the workers to go talk to the Joint Enterprise side if they had issues, and not to cause trouble in the workshop.

Now it was even worse; not only were there specific issues with the Joint Enterprise, but there was also the movement to respond to the great situation outside, making the Joint Enterprise construction site even more lively.

Sha Sha Qizhi told him in the afternoon that Jing Ding Wanqiu had already held several meetings with the heads of the Engineering Department, Finance Department, and other units, all for one purpose: to resume construction at the site.

Her pressure came not only from Yang Yang Fengshan but also from the heads of other factories that had signed cooperation agreements, who called every day to ask when they would see the factory buildings.

He He Yu Shui had asked Li Li Xuewu whether the cooperation with the Textile Factory would proceed or not, which was a manifestation of this tense relationship.

Who had the patience to drag it out with her like this? After all, the Rolling Mill provided the factory buildings and the site, while the other factories had to provide machinery and workers.

Leaving machinery there for a day meant a day of responsibility; they couldn't just let it rust while the factory buildings were nowhere to be seen.

Cooperation required a foundation; with such procrastination, the best time would soon pass.

Summer was still fine, but if autumn came, building factory structures would be impossible.

Jing Ding Wanqiu had sought out Nie Nie Chenglin, Gu Gu Weijie, Yang Yang Fengshan, and even Secretary Yang Yang Yuansong, all to resume construction at the Joint Enterprise site.

Nie Nie Chenglin was willing but unable; although he didn't support this small-factory model, it was policy, and Yang Yang Fengshan and others had agreed to it.

But he couldn't bring himself to stand against the workers and side with Jing Ding Wanqiu to talk about the "big picture" or the "environment"—that was an impossible task.

Gu Gu Weijie was helpful, not only expressing her lack of support for the workers' actions but also calling Li Li Xuewu to confirm his attitude.

Yang Yang Fengshan and Yang Yang Yuansong's attitudes were very hesitant, as if they were worried about something or waiting for something, which made Jing Ding Wanqiu very distressed.

Especially since Nie Nie Chenglin's "diverting the disaster" in the workshop had directly ignited the emotions of the workers at the Joint Enterprise construction site.

Not only could construction materials not enter the site, but the foundations that had already been laid were destroyed for no apparent reason.

Asking the Security Division to investigate was useless; if the construction site were covered within the factory area, it would be simple—just increase patrols.

But the construction site was outside the factory area, and there was no surveillance around at this time; investigating was a load of crap.

Especially now, in the afternoon, people from the workshops had all come to the construction site, and the construction machinery was covered in big-character posters. The project department staff had all run away, not daring to stay and face the music.

Some were emotionally agitated and had started throwing stones at the project office windows.

The security guards dispatched by the Security Division didn't rush into the crowd, just stood outside and watched. Anyway, the people inside were all on the same side, so there wouldn't be any personal safety issues.

As for the machinery and offices being smashed, that could be investigated later. According to the Security Division's internal talk, there was no need to get involved in such situations, nor was there a need to create confrontation.

Li Li Xuewu didn't wait for the results from the Rolling Mill side and took Sha Sha Qizhi to the Public Security Brigade around four in the afternoon.

First, he went to the brigade's building in the east courtyard, which had already been cleared out, and Dou's construction team was working there.

Hearing that Li Li Xuewu had arrived, Master Dou ran out of the building wearing a rattan safety helmet.

"Cough, cough~"

He first hid his face to cough a few times, took off the white cotton mask on his face, and then shook hands with Li Li Xuewu, saying, "They're dismantling the old decorations and ceilings inside; it's very smoky."

"Still, you must pay attention to safety and hygiene," Li Li Xuewu said, pointing to his safety helmet and cotton mask.

"Can the workers inside be equipped with these?"

"Heh heh, Old Dou here can save money on other things, but I won't skimp on this benefit," Master Dou took the cigarette Li Li Xuewu handed him, his dusty face looking even darker when he smiled.

"Look, it's because I saw how sturdy your Security Division's training uniforms were that I specifically asked your factory's labor protection plant to customize these. They're really sturdy; even a nail scratch won't break them."

After saying this, he pointed to his work clothes to show Li Li Xuewu.

Li Li Xuewu smiled; he hadn't expected Dou Dou Yaozu to have such thoughts; he was indeed someone who could get things done.

"Hats, masks, work clothes, gloves—get whatever you can," Dou Dou Yaozu took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "Don't look at the extra money spent; they're really useful, and they're durable. You can wear them for a year without needing a replacement; just wear them however you want."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the building under construction, with smoke and dust rising from every window, and building waste constantly being thrown out from the windows facing the street.

"Pay attention to this; don't let people walk underneath, and don't let pedestrians on the street walk in."

"I'm paying attention," Dou Dou Yaozu took the cigarette out of his mouth and signaled to the workers on both sides of the street wearing the same work clothes and safety helmets as him, saying, "I've got people holding small flags watching."

After saying this, he smiled and replied to Li Li Xuewu, "I know you value safety and construction quality. When we do work, it must be steady and reliable."

Li Li Xuewu could only require so much. Things like work clothes, safety helmets, and gloves weren't expensive, so there was no need to be afraid of spending money if they could provide protection.

But Li Li Xuewu was helpless about things like labor protection shoes; Master Dou hadn't mentioned them, and he hadn't asked.

A pair of labor protection shoes cost seven or eight yuan now; the kind made for the Security Division by the Rolling Mill was cheap, but if put on the market, it would be over ten yuan.

"Safety first, quality first," Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Take this as the development goal for your engineering team."

Dou Dou Yaozu looked at Li Li Xuewu without saying anything. Some things had to be done before they could be said, not said before they were done.

The six-story building had about twenty rooms horizontally. According to the construction standards of the time, that would be about forty rooms per floor, which should be more than enough to accommodate two thousand people.

This was also the reason Li Li Xuewu had the entire building renovated into a dormitory.

Easy to manage, conducive to unity, quick to act, and reasonably laid out.

In the future, this courtyard would house all members of the Public Security Brigade, as well as the regiment headquarters staff and guard company members of the 816th Regiment.

This would free up more office space for the two units' future upgrades and personnel placement.

Li Li Xuewu stood downstairs, behind him were constant streams of vehicles and pedestrians, and in front of him was a building rising with dust. What he saw was the future—the future of this place.

"According to the design plan, all rooms will have heating, bathrooms and washrooms will be set up at both ends of the corridor, the ceilings will be removed, the walls will be whitewashed, and green wainscoting will be painted..."

Li Li Xuewu had no intention of going inside, so Master Dou stood on the side of the street and introduced the renovation method to Li Li Xuewu.

This was designed according to the standard dormitory building, which was also the design draft Li Li Xuewu had seen.

"The rooms near the stairs on each floor will be renovated as offices. The first floor will have a large conference room, which will also serve as a study room and library."

"There will also be two indoor training rooms—one for equipment and one empty—as well as duty rooms and other functional rooms."

Master Dou spread his hands and said, "This is really the first time I've seen a dormitory building designed like this. It's very comprehensive and perfect."

Li Li Xuewu turned to look at him and said, "It's just making do with what's available. We don't have the money to build a new building, so we can only make the best of what we have."

"It's already very good," Dou Dou Yaozu took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "Your ideas are still very advanced; many of them are things I've never thought of or seen before."

After saying this, he pointed to the few rooms near the street at the building entrance and asked, "These were originally the building's garages; what do you plan to do with them?"

It was no wonder Master Dou asked; these garages originally opened into the courtyard, but now Li Li Xuewu was requiring them to block the courtyard doors and open doors on the wall facing the street.

If it were the recycling station opening a door on the back wall of the inverted house to do business, it would be understandable, but this was the Public Security Brigade. Could they be doing business with these storefronts?

Li Li Xuewu did have the idea of making some extra money, or one could say it was a last resort.

The Public Security Brigade's finances were becoming increasingly tight. It was hard to say whether they would be able to receive money from the branch bureau in the future, so without another source of income, they might have to shut down.

Li Li Xuewu put his arm around Master Dou's shoulder, pointed to that row of rooms, and said, "For the first room, I plan to set up a security equipment sales shop, selling handguns, rifles, light machine guns..."

"For the second room, I plan to set up a training equipment shop, selling simple training gear used by the Public Security Brigade members, such as shields, iron rods, smoke grenades, helmets, boots, training uniforms..."

"For the third room..."

"For the last few rooms, I want you to knock down the walls and keep the back door, because I plan to use them to sell cars."

"Sell cars!"

Master Dou listened in horror to what Li Li Xuewu was telling him. Even though the two had a close relationship, there was no need to tell him these things.

Guns, cannons—what was he trying to do!

"Right, sell cars, armed vehicles."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and patted Master Dou's shoulder, explaining, "Communication command vehicles, armed patrol vehicles, light patrol vehicles—the kind with light machine guns. In the future, there will be more defensive vehicles sold here, including those with cannons."

"This... this is truly rare."

Master Dou was amazed by what Li Li Xuewu told him, because it seemed there were no shops that sold cars at the moment; everyone went to the factory gates to wait in line.

For example, the current jeeps, small passenger cars, and agricultural tractors were all bought by waiting in line at the factory sales offices.

Now that Li Li Xuewu said he was going to build a shop at the Public Security Brigade gate to sell cars, it really dropped his jaw.

Even the horror he felt after hearing Li Li Xuewu's words was replaced, leaving him full of disbelief.

Li Li Xuewu looked toward the building and explained to Master Dou, just reminding him not to ask too much.

Giving him a few harmless secrets could satisfy his curiosity while letting him know what not to ask.

More than half of what he said just now was fake; how could he possibly sell guns? He was just joking.

As for the rest...

What is a "trend"? When many people do it and wear it, that's a trend.

The Public Security Brigade represented the best, or even the entire city's, best security force.

The Rolling Mill Security Division represented the most excellent and top-tier defense force among all factories in the city.

Both teams wore such equipment and had demonstrated it in actual combat; do you think there would be people coming to buy?

The vehicles used by the Public Security Brigade for daily training and patrols were much better than sidecar motorcycles.

How much did a motorcycle cost? How much did a light patrol vehicle cost? This account was easy to calculate.

Li Li Xuewu also had a small plan here: these things could not only be sold to various procurement units but also to young people in society.

Seeing the uniforms and equipment worn by the Public Security Brigade during patrols, those kids were crying with envy.

Equipment couldn't be sold to them, but uniforms had no restrictions.

For example, training shirts, training shorts, training shoes, or even combat boots—they looked imposing, were comfortable to wear, and were exactly what was needed for being unique.

If sailor shirts could become popular, why couldn't training shirts?

If training shirts didn't become popular, just make the training shirts in the style of sailor shirts.

You wouldn't lose out by buying them, and you wouldn't be fooled. When you buy them, they're training shirts; when you wear them out, just say they're sailor shirts—who would argue with you?

Li Li Xuewu was truly helpless. The Rolling Mill had received enough orders, but the orders from the East District were enough for now. What about later?

Not only did he want to fill these orders in the East District, but he also wanted to eat in the West District. After finishing the city, he wanted to eat outside the city.

The money given by the East District factories was money, so wasn't the money from the West District factories money too?

One couldn't favor one over the other. The units that came to the factory to place orders knew the performance of these vehicles, but many units didn't know—that was also a market.

As long as this comprehensive shop at the Public Security Brigade gate, including the "4S" store, opened, it would definitely attract many people to watch.

The first shop in the Four-Nine City to dare to sell cars—it would be awesome.

As for business qualifications, Li Li Xuewu wasn't worried. The Public Security Brigade had no business qualifications because it wasn't an enterprise at all, so where would it get shop-opening qualifications?

The Public Security Brigade didn't have them, but it never said this was a shop facing society.

This is an exhibition hall, a Rolling Mill exhibition hall, an exhibition hall provided for units that want to purchase security equipment.

As for young people coming to buy uniforms, or envying the Public Security Brigade members' physiques and wanting to buy training equipment, just sell them as exhibits.

Treat these people as if they were sent by units to purchase, and selling them one or two pieces would just be for them to take back for testing.

Anyway, no one would care about this in the future; everyone would be busy with the "Great Study and Great Discussion," so who would have the leisure to come to the Public Security Brigade to find trouble?

Master Dou thought to himself, seeing that the original gate hadn't been sealed, he knew Li Li Xuewu had arrangements for this side in the future.

Knowing Li Li Xuewu had arrangements, he didn't dare to ask anymore; he had learned his lesson this one time.

Leaving Master Dou, Li Li Xuewu got in the car and returned to the Public Security Brigade. As soon as he entered the parking lot, he found the training sounds from the playground were very high-pitched.

Compared to the understaffed state of last month, the training ground was now bustling with activity, and the team members' enthusiasm for training was very high.

Li Li Xuewu waved for the Training Section personnel to come over and ask, only to find out that Shen Fang was taking advantage of this opportunity to conduct assessments, and those who didn't meet the standards would have it noted in their personal files.

This was truly ruthless. In order to consume the exuberant energy of these team members and prevent them from focusing on the situation outside, Shen Fang and Wang Wang Xiaoqin took turns, one civil and one martial, cooperating with each other.

Now it seemed that anyone who experienced the intensity of daytime training and nighttime study had no energy left to care about the outside world.

Not disturbing Shen Fang, who was presiding over the training, Li Li Xuewu turned and returned to his office.

Wang Wang Xiaoqin was still not there. Asking in the office, she was busy recruiting people.

Recently, unstable factors had appeared in various schools, so the school heads were also having headaches and were eager to kick these people out.

Now that there was a unit wanting to recruit people, they received unprecedented support.

As for young people coming to buy clothing, or envying the physique of the Public Order Brigade members, wanting to buy training equipment, then just sell them as exhibits.

This was a good thing. Li Li Xuewu had known this would happen, so he had set the recruitment time for this moment.

Wang Wang Xiaoqin had been fully presiding over this work recently, and other work had been handed over to Li Li Xuewu to assist in handling.

So he had to come once a day to coordinate with the work Wang Wang Xiaoqin was responsible for.

He spent over an hour handling his own and Wang Wang Xiaoqin's work, and held a small meeting with Shen Fang, who had returned, which concluded the day's work.

Shen Fang sought out Li Li Xuewu because of what happened on Saturday night and Sunday, complaining that Li Li Xuewu was a real rascal for leaving him there to worry for a whole night.

It was indeed a false alarm. Now that the head of the Municipal Bureau had been replaced, the Branch Bureau didn't know what was going on, and no one thought to use the Public Security Brigade.

Even if they wanted to use it, Li Li Xuewu didn't intend to get involved, so he had planned to play dumb that day.

But he hadn't expected that the news he heard from the radio was that the higher-ups had chosen the relatively mild form of a working group and hadn't chosen to use the powerful departments.

Actually, thinking about it, in such a sensitive period, and at the critical moment of the "Great Study and Great Discussion," the working group had only been established for a few days, so it was impossible to use thunderous means.

Li Li Xuewu knew what kind of things would happen, but he didn't know the specific process, so he was inevitably nervous.

Of course, this reminded Li Li Xuewu that he needed to prepare more action plans in future work; he couldn't just rely on playing dumb every time.

He was still thinking about precautions, but as soon as the command vehicle entered the courtyard, Gu Ning called him from the second-floor study, saying there was a call for him.

Li Li Xuewu's expression changed, and he didn't even change his shoes at the door, going straight upstairs.

Gu Ning was waiting by the desk in the study. Seeing Li Li Xuewu come up, she handed the phone to him and reminded him softly, "It's a call from Sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law..."

"Listen to me!"

Wang Wang Xiaoqin has been fully presiding over this work recently, and other work has also been handed over to Li Li Xuewu to assist in handling.

"Sister-in-law, who told you this news?"

Li Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Where is my brother now?"

"At Huaqing; a colleague brought the news."

Zhao Zhao Yafang felt as if she had found a backbone upon hearing Li Li Xuewu's voice, especially when Li Li Xuewu asked for details, which made her feel calm and collected.

She was just pretending to be calm; she was afraid her mother-in-law at home would worry, her father-in-law had gone to the mountains, and the third brother wasn't someone who could handle things, so she could only wait for the time to call Li Li Xuewu.

She cried after answering Li Li Xuewu's questions, but she hadn't realized it yet, still waiting for Li Li Xuewu's reply.

Li Li Xuewu asked for the specific information clearly, then comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll go pick up my brother from work. You just wait at home, tell Mom to prepare dinner, it definitely won't be delayed."

After saying this, he put down the phone and turned to Gu Ning, saying, "I'm going out for a bit. Don't wait for me for dinner; you all eat first."

"Li Xuewu!"

Seeing Li Li Xuewu say one sentence and then prepare to leave, Gu Ning hurriedly called him back, helped him straighten his collar, and looked into his eyes, saying, "Come back early when you're done; I'll be waiting for you at home."

"Okay."

Li Li Xuewu looked into Gu Ning's eyes and nodded, then took his bag and went downstairs.

He thought Sha Sha Qizhi and the others had already left when he entered the courtyard, but as soon as he went downstairs and was about to get the jeep keys, he saw Sha Sha Qizhi waiting at the door for him.

"Division Chief."

"Okay, come with me to handle something."

Li Li Xuewu patted Sha Sha Qizhi's arm lightly and led the way out of the courtyard.

Old Madam was holding Li Shu by the small garden, looking worriedly at the gate, and Qin Qin Huairu at the gate didn't know what had happened, so she could only listen to Li Li Xuewu's words and close the gate after he left.

The command vehicle was still parked in its original position. After Li Li Xuewu got in, Han Han Jiankun turned around and asked, "Division Chief?"

"Go to Huaqing University."

Li Li Xuewu answered, then pulled the car door shut.

Sha Sha Qizhi also got in the car at this time, and the command vehicle shot out, turned onto the main street, and drove all the way north.

On the way, Sha Sha Qizhi didn't ask what had happened. The two of them hadn't left; they had just sent the Division Chief off, and then heard his wife calling him from upstairs. This abnormality made Sha Sha Qizhi feel he should wait, and he hadn't expected that waiting was the right choice.

Li Li Xuewu was in no mood to tell them anything, remaining silent all the way until the command vehicle turned into the campus.

The campus here was quite large. The security guard at the gate stopped them, but after seeing the credentials Sha Sha Qizhi showed, he let them through.

Li Li Xuewu sat in the back and saw the security guard go to make a phone call, so he knew the situation hadn't deteriorated to the point of no return.

Following the information provided by his sister-in-law, the command vehicle drove all the way to the office building where his brother worked.

Just as he got out of the car, a sidecar motorcycle followed behind.

Three people jumped off the motorcycle. A young man wearing square-framed glasses jumped off the sidecar, pointed at Li Li Xuewu, and shouted, "Who are you?! Who let you park the car here!"

Li Li Xuewu glanced at him but ignored him, turning to walk into the office building.

There were many young people standing at the entrance, looking about the same as the young man who had just pointed at him.

The young man behind Li Li Xuewu saw that Li Li Xuewu hadn't ignored him, walked a few quick steps, and was about to grab Li Li Xuewu, shouting at the people standing at the entrance to come and help.

"Ah! Hiss~"

The young man hadn't even touched Li Li Xuewu's clothes when he was slapped silly by a big hand from behind.

He hissed and shouted, turning around fiercely to see who had hit him—who had the guts to lay a hand on him here!

"Slap!"

The young man had turned around, but the moment he did, he was slapped again. Before he could even turn his head properly, he was slapped repeatedly across the face, his body constantly retreating, and raising his arms to block was useless.

He hadn't seen who hit him, but the young people at the entrance saw it clearly.

The man in the white shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes in front frowned slightly as he walked toward this side, completely unaffected by the disturbance behind him, as if he knew someone would handle the trouble behind him.

And that was indeed the case.

"Don't hit—don't hit me!"

According to the news provided by the sister-in-law, the command car proceeded all the way to the downstairs of the eldest brother's office building.

He just got off the car, and a sidecar followed behind.

Three people jumped off the car; the young man who got off the sidecar wore square-framed glasses, pointed at Li Li Xuewu and shouted: "Who are you?! Who let you park the car here!"

Li Li Xuewu glanced at him, didn't pay attention, and turned to walk into the office building.

There were many young people standing at the entrance, looking about the same as the young man who had just pointed at him.

And the young man behind Li Li Xuewu saw that Li Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to him, took a few quick steps, came up to pull Li Li Xuewu, and shouted at the young people standing at the entrance, wanting people to come over and help.

"Ah! Hiss~"

Before this young man's hand touched Li Li Xuewu's clothes, he was slapped silly by a big palm from behind.

He shouted in his mouth, turned his head sharply to see who hit him; daring to move his hand here, did he eat the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard!

"Slap!"

The young man turned, but the moment he turned, he was slapped again, and before he could turn his head properly, he was slapped continuously on his head and face, his body kept retreating, and raising his arms to block was useless.

He didn't see who hit him, but the young people at the entrance saw it, saw it clearly.

The man in front wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes frowned slightly and walked toward this side, seemingly unaffected by the trouble behind him, as if he knew someone would help him settle the trouble behind.

And in fact, it was exactly so.

"Don't hit~ don't hit anymore!"