Chapter 794: Give it, or you'll have to give it!

"Leader, phone call."

"Whose?"

"Red Star Commune."

"I see."

Li Xuewu washed his face in the basin at the doorway before walking over to the desk to answer the phone.

"Hello, Secretary Yin."

The call was from Yin Mancang, also asking if Li Xuewu had returned.

During the month he had been away, many things had shown signs of becoming disconnected.

Just taking Red Star Village as an example, they were short one truckload of agricultural products down the mountain every week, and with Li Xuewu not coming up the mountain, Yin Mancang had no one to consult when trouble arose in Red Star Village.

In the past, he would of course consult the village cadres, but how could those village cadres have Li Xuewu's long-term vision?

Yin Mancang had been hoping to talk to Li Xuewu about village affairs when he came up the mountain for inspections each week.

But ever since that Deputy Division Chief named Xiao Zihong came up the mountain to inspect work, Li Xuewu had stopped coming up.

Had he become lazy, or did he no longer look upon the scraps of Red Star Village with favor?

If he had just become lazy, that would be fine, but if he no longer looked upon the things in Red Star Village with favor, he would be in a panic.

In a poor, remote place, without the support of a good relative, they were just a bunch of people scratching for food in the dirt; what could they amount to?

Li Xuewu's treatment in Red Star Village was very high; those village cadres all knew who Li Xuewu was, and they also knew the relationship between Li Xuewu and Yin Mancang.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that Li Xuewu and Yin Mancang were relatives, they wouldn't have trusted Li Xuewu.

Their village didn't have any pretty girls, so why would a big pie fall on their heads?

This summer, everyone in the village had bulging pockets; even if they didn't have much, those who were diligent and hardworking had managed to save a hundred or eighty yuan.

Don't look down on this small amount of money; city people might say they earn thirty yuan a month in wages, but they can't save much either—that's all money for living.

It was the same for rural people; there were plenty who hadn't even seen what a one-yuan note looked like from the beginning of the year to the end.

By the end of the year, when the production team accountant totted up the accounts, it was considered a good year if a family could be allotted two jin of white flour.

This year?

Heh, it depends on who you compare it with, and it depends on how you compare it.

"I'm really not talking nonsense here."

Yin Mancang's voice was a bit weak, but he still spoke truthfully on the phone: "The county has collapsed; out of the twenty-five communes in the whole county, more than half of the communes and many production teams have had their flags changed, and many commune, brigade, and team cadres... oh my~"

At the end, he couldn't help but click his tongue; clearly, the situation was very serious. The sigh represented that management in those areas had encountered problems, or even paralysis...

Li Xuewu held the phone and asked: "What about Red Star Commune? How is the situation there?"

"We're doing okay here; after all, the road is too hard to walk. It's said that those little brats carried their bicycles halfway up the road and then went back~"

One could hear the sense of relief in Yin Mancang's voice over the phone. He himself also said: "In the village, there were indeed people listening to gossip and making trouble, but Old Seven buried three of them, and things have quieted down a lot."

"..."

Li Xuewu was truly speechless; his old uncle-in-law's method of handling problems was even more direct than his own.

If you can't solve the ideological problem, you solve the person who creates the problem; no need to beat around the bush.

Yin Mancang's intention in calling was to introduce the situation, and also to tell Li Xuewu about the surrounding environment; after all, the training ground was on the mountain.

If there were problems on the Steel Mill side and they were brought up the mountain, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control it.

Li Xuewu told him not to worry and urged him to guard the mountain pass well. Regarding the agricultural products, he should exert the function of the food factory, and ensure the pickled vegetables were well-prepared; when the next batch of trade projects started, he would take all of those pickled vegetables.

This was the benefit brought by trade projects; a trade volume counted in tons could make a unit's machinery spin until it sparked.

After telling Yin Mancang he would go up the mountain when he had time, Li Xuewu hung up the phone and thought about the problems in Red Star Village again, looking from Red Star Village to the whole country.

The county where Red Star Village was located was definitely not an isolated case. He had heard this situation on the news last week, and it had also appeared over in Longjiang.

From the point to the surface, it could basically be determined that there would be big problems this year.

The paralysis of grassroots organizations, the most fatal thing, was actually that there was no one responsible for production work.

It was September now, and over in Longjiang, it was already the autumn harvest season; it was the same here in Beijing.

Maybe it would be late, but it would only be late by a month. Would the current situation improve within a month?

It was obvious that for such national welfare and people's livelihood, even a small problem would be infinitely magnified.

Li Xuewu didn't know if there were countermeasures from above, but as far as the current situation was concerned, his guess was probably really going to come true.

This had limited impact on the Steel Mill, after all, it was industry, but it was a big problem for trade projects. After all, as a point of third-line trade, the Steel City's main task was to be able to exchange for grain from the Northeast after the autumn harvest.

If there was enough grain in the Northeast, he was prepared to have the Dispatch Division arrange as many trains as possible to take grain to the frontier, and exchange it all for next year's wool and mutton.

Last year, a few trains went, but the profits were already so generous. This year, he was going to fully open the trade connection line on the basis of last year, but now the line was about to break!

Li Xuewu had psychological preparation for a reduction in grain production, but he thought that since it was the Northeast granary, it wouldn't be too difficult no matter what.

What a bother~

He had to go to the Steel City in the latter part of this month, and he had to organize the Security Division to severely crack down on criminal cases, and he had to push several projects to proceed steadily.

It looked Li Kezhang Guoqi was sticking his tongue out, and he was really afraid that he would find trouble for him in the short term.

That won't do~ He had to keep him busy!

Not busy?

Then find him some trouble to keep him busy!

Li Xuewu frowned as he looked at two documents, then raised his head to look at Sha Qizhi, who was tidying up the documents, and said: "Where did Wang Jingzhang go?"

Wang Jingzhang hadn't been found; they hadn't found him after searching for two days. No one knew where he had run off to.

However, they had found someone who had a thousand threads of connection with him.

Li Xuewu had originally thought about using waste, seeing if he could find something for Zhang Guoqi to do, so that he wouldn't have the heart to think about other things.

Just after returning from a meeting at the Garrison District on Wednesday, as soon as he entered the factory gate, he saw Zhou Yao pulling and tugging with a girl.

Li Xuewu patted Han Jiankun's seat, and the car pulled over to the side of the road and stopped.

"What are you doing?"

Because Sha Qizhi wasn't following, seeing Li Xuewu about to get out of the car, Han Jiankun turned off the car and jumped out too.

Hearing Li Xuewu's question, the two people who were tearing at each other stopped.

"Division Chief."

Zhou Yao greeted Li Xuewu with a gloomy face and let go of the hand that was grabbing the girl.

And Li Xuewu walked over here, lowered his head slightly to take a look, but frowned: "Huang Shiwen?"

It was indeed Huang Shiwen whom Zhou Yao was grabbing, but her image right now was such that not only did Li Xuewu not recognize her, even Zhou Yao had only confirmed it was her because she saw her dodging when she saw her.

Zhou Yao blocked Huang Shiwen's path and reported to Li Xuewu: "Division Chief, I have been investigating this case, and only today did I see Shiwen."

The case had happened a month ago, and it had been on Li Xuewu's desk for a month. If it were a homicide, it would have been handed over long ago.

The reason it had been shelved by Xiao Zihong until now was that this case involved too many people, and three university students were involved.

Another reason was the Great Learning activity; it wasn't just Fu Linfang who had met with trouble this month.

Moreover, the Security Section had already conducted an investigation, and the factory hospital had also performed an autopsy; it was indeed a suicide by hanging.

Li Xuewu hadn't signed off on closing the case and had handed the case to Zhou Yao for further investigation precisely because there was one situation here.

That was that the first person to discover the scene had gone missing. When the nurse heard the sound and rushed into Fang Lining's ward, Huang Shiwen was no longer there.

But according to the later investigation by the Security Section, the person who let out the scream, that is, the first person to discover Fu Linfang hanging outside the window, was Huang Shiwen.

Patients and family members in the corridor all saw a girl running out crying, and photo comparison confirmed it was her.

Of course, Li Xuewu didn't doubt the scene inspection results of the Security Section and the autopsy results of the factory hospital. According to the investigation situation of the Security Section, Fu Linfang had sufficient motive for suicide.

Including the fact that there were complete suicide traces under the big tree in the hospital backyard, and no traces of other people going there.

After all, that was just the empty space between the hospital backyard wall and the ward, and a few big trees counted as a bit of scenery.

After Zhou Yao took office as Deputy Section Chief of the Security Section, she started by handling this case from the beginning. It was the Division Chief's instruction, and she herself also wanted to understand what exactly had happened between her three classmates.

The case involved five people: Wang Jingzhang, Zhang Guoqi, Huang Shiwen, and Fang Lining.

When Zhou Yao started the investigation, she found that Huang Shiwen and Wang Jingzhang had gone missing, while Fang Lining had returned to her hometown after being discharged from the hospital; the only one still around was Zhang Guoqi.

But now Zhang Guoqi was at his most arrogant; the things Huang Shiwen had posted at the time were all claimed to be slanders and frame-ups against him by the Red Flag Society during the Security Section's investigation.

He himself also felt surprised by Fu Linfang's death. The Security Section investigated the evidence of his absence that night, and didn't conduct any further in-depth investigation.

As a rookie who had just started working, how could Zhou Yao ask anything from Zhang Guoqi's mouth? After being shut out twice, she could only set her target on the two missing people.

If Huang Shiwen and Wang Jingzhang couldn't be found again, she could only go to Fang Lining's hometown to inquire.

Very surprisingly, today when she went out to handle business, she happened to see a familiar figure at the main gate.

But before she could confirm it, she found that Huang Shiwen was about to run.

If it were before, Zhou Yao definitely wouldn't have been able to catch up with her, nor would she have been able to hold her, but now...

It was only because Huang Shiwen's condition didn't look too good; otherwise, with a single grappling move, there wouldn't have been any of the tugging and pulling that Li Xuewu saw.

Huang Shiwen's state was indeed not very good: messy hair, clothes that had a foul smell because they hadn't been washed for days, shoes full of mud, and stains on her trousers.

Li Xuewu frowned and took a look at Zhou Yao, saying: "Take her to the bathhouse to wash up, and then change into a set of clothes."

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his hand and signaled to the Logistics Division side, saying: "Go and collect a set of work clothes; just say I want them."

"Thank you, Leader, I have clothes in my office too."

Zhou Yao thanked Li Xuewu, then pulled Huang Shiwen's arm, but Huang Shiwen kept her head down and didn't speak.

"Good, then that's it."

Li Xuewu took another look at Huang Shiwen, turned around, and took Han Jiankun into the car.

Watching the command vehicle leave, Zhou Yao pushed Huang Shiwen and said: "If you keep tugging with me, be careful or I'll put handcuffs on you."

The words were meant to scare her, but the tone was like coaxing a child. As she spoke, she didn't care about the dirt and mud on Huang Shiwen's hands, and pulled her toward the bathhouse.

In the Steel Mill, the thing they were least short of was hot water, and workers couldn't go a day without bathing.

It was stuffy in the workshop, and even stuffier in the hot operation room; the sweat just poured down. If your work clothes didn't have layers of salt and alkali stains, how could you prove you were working hard?

There weren't many people in the bathhouse right now, or one could even say there was no one, because those on the night shift had already gone home, and it was still early for those getting off the day shift.

However, the hot water in the pool was running constantly. Old Wang, who managed the bathhouse, was a kind-hearted person who knew that workers weren't clean and liked to soak in the pool.

At this time, there weren't so many rules in the factory's big pool; it was possible there were people rubbing off dirt balls.

Of course, even if they didn't rub, with so many people washing, the pool water wouldn't be clean either.

Old Wang didn't care about that either; he opened the sluice directly according to the self-flowing water. Anyway, this hot water had to be cooled down even if it wasn't used, so it wasn't considered a waste no matter what.

So, the water in the pool was considered running water, and it was especially clear.

And as soon as Zhou Yao accompanied Huang Shiwen into the pool, the water beside them instantly became murky.

Seeing this, Huang Shiwen couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears all of a sudden.

This was her dirtying a pool of water, but wasn't it also her life that had been stained with ink?

Maybe it was fear, or maybe it was because she had been holding back her strength; Zhou Yao coaxed her for a while but couldn't get her to stop, and she almost cried until she was out of breath.

Zhou Yao could only accompany her on the side, helping her wash her body, taking care of this once-close classmate as if she were caring for a younger sister.

She hadn't noticed when they came in, but after soaking for a while, Zhou Yao realized something was wrong; there were many wounds on Huang Shiwen's body.

It was just that she had undergone special training on the mountain and knew these weren't man-made, but even if they were scratches from stumbling into tree branches, they were too severe.

What had Huang Shiwen experienced over this past month?

Maybe only when she cried until she was tired and was willing to speak could she know.

"Has there been a reply from the Steel City side?"

Li Xuewu asked Sha Qizhi, who was beside him, while walking toward the office.

Sha Qizhi had only run to the stairwell to greet him after hearing the horn given by Han Jiankun.

He was carrying a notebook in his hand, and replied half a step behind Li Xuewu: "There was a reply in the morning, but you weren't there."

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch, and then said: "I made an appointment for ten o'clock in the morning, which is ten minutes from now, to call you back."

"I see."

Li Xuewu responded, walked to the door of Xiao Zihong's office, knocked on the open door, and said to Xiao Zihong, who had stood up inside: "Deputy Division Chief Xiao, the plaque for the training base has been approved by the Garrison District. I've already greeted the Civil Affairs side. See if it's convenient for you to make a trip later."

He patted Sha Qizhi on the shoulder beside him and said with a smile to Xiao Zihong, who was walking over: "Qizhi will accompany you; he knows who to look for."

Xiao Zihong nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, Division Chief Li, I said this matter still required you to take action. Do we need to arrange a meal?"

"No need, it's a solid relationship."

Li Xuewu greeted him with a smile, pointed to his own office, and said: "There's a meeting on the trade project side later, hosted by Director Li. I can't get away. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's my duty."

Xiao Zihong responded with a smile and watched Li Xuewu leave.

Sha Qizhi didn't follow immediately, but smiled and said to Xiao Zihong: "Then, Deputy Division Chief Xiao, we'll set off in fifteen minutes. Do you think that's okay?"

"No problem."

Xiao Zihong smiled, turned around, and entered the room.

It was just going to maintain the human relationship; he didn't need to do anything, just represent an identity.

This kind of work was what he was willing to do. If it were all like the pressure he bore in the previous month, his heart really couldn't take it.

A deputy should do deputy work. Without that identity, even acting as the principal was uncomfortable; you'd be the scapegoat and get scolded too.

Of course, he also knew very clearly that this was Li Xuewu selling him a favor, counting as a reward for his conscientious maintenance of the stability of the Security Division over the past month.

And in his view, this was more like a warning.

Only under his leadership, executing the work of the Security Division according to his requirements and will, would one be valued and achieve results.

The construction of the dual-plan and the safety training base were naturally achievements. How could work that Li Xuewu valued so much be a sham?

And this was a plaque that would continuously produce results; anyone who participated in it would benefit from it.

Yes, the people in the Security Division didn't receive any subsidies from the training ground, but everyone knew they were enjoying this kind of welfare.

All organs and frontline duty personnel of the Security Division had one to three months of training time.

This was off-the-job, which meant they could go up the mountain for paid leave.

Although such leave might be a bit tiring, not having to work in the office, and not having to worry about firewood, rice, oil, and salt at home, truly putting oneself into study life, was still very comfortable.

For the current positive and upward mentality of the Steel Mill employees, off-the-job training was really a very good vacation opportunity, and even more so a way to improve oneself, a truly tangible welfare.

They weren't at their posts, and the Security Division had to provide their study and living conditions, and also ensure the operation of the Security Division; this was all money.

What was the Security Division like before? Everyone was tired like a dog, and they didn't produce results; there were few people and much work.

Look at it now; there were many people and many results, and the work had become easier.

Each department had completed expansion; the work of part-time firefighters before was now undertaken by full-time firefighters, training work was undertaken by the factory cavalry patrol, and cargo escort was undertaken by the factory guard team.

The factory Security Section and Security Division had truly become the security team of the Steel Mill, only needing to complete security tasks at fixed times and fixed posts.

Before, the Security Division only had two GAZ-69s; one was occupied by the Division Chief as a business car, and one was for public use in the division.

The Security Section did have a sidecar motorcycle, but it was occupied by the Security Section Chief; at most, everyone rode bicycles.

But look at it now; not to mention the two GAZ-69s, they had added three Willys, and the Firefighting Section had a special red-painted command vehicle. When had the Security Division ever fought such a wealthy battle?

With good equipment, they had confidence. Facing difficulties, the people in the Security Division dared to charge. The reason why things in the Steel Mill hadn't caused trouble outside in these few months was because the Security Division was suppressing them.

At the most fierce time, Xiao Zihong gave an order, directly driving the armed patrol vehicle and fully armed factory guard team members to the factory production area. As soon as the two light machine guns on top appeared, those making trouble didn't have any farts to say.

Without the family foundation Li Xuewu had laid, would the people in the Security Division dare to be so arrogant?

Without the powerful weapons Li Xuewu had prepared for him, would Xiao Zihong dare to go to the production area to extinguish the arrogance of those people?

So, everything speaks with reality. Li Xuewu had ability, and he led the team well; the entire Security Division was won over, so naturally, he didn't dare to have other thoughts.

Sun Jian did have many thoughts, but look at him now; does he dare to have them? A single look from Li Xuewu could scare him into standing at attention.

Li Xuewu's prestige wasn't spoken out, but truly fought out.

Not to mention Li Xuewu directly coming to arrange tasks, even if he let his secretary directly notify him to handle business, he had to do it as instructed.

It's an organ, after all; whoever has the harder fist speaks, whoever can handle business speaks.

Security Division, Division Chief's Office.

Li Xuewu heard the phone ring, picked it up, and said directly: "Hello, how did the matter go?"

"Hello?"

Li Xuewu was stunned when he heard a woman's voice coming from the receiver, then didn't speak, but frowned and listened.

And the other side of the phone asked: "Is this the phone of Division Chief Li of the Security Division?"

"Why did you call this phone?"

Li Xuewu recognized whose voice it was on the phone and said with amusement: "I thought it was a call from the Steel City."

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his hand and said: "If you have something to say, say it quickly; I'm waiting for a call."

The other side of the phone chided: "Do you think I don't know to say it if I have something? Uncle Ma came today, saying he wanted to see my dad to talk about business. I'm anxious to ask you, aren't I?"

Li Xuewu's eyebrows jumped when he heard Sister Lou say this, and he said: "What did you say?"

Sister Lou was very smart and knew it wasn't convenient to talk on the phone, so she said the important things: "I told him my dad went out and it would take a few days before he could come back, but I made an appointment for him to have tea at the club tomorrow. Can you come over?"

"I see."

Li Xuewu agreed, then said: "That's it, I'm hanging up."

After finishing, he put down the phone, glanced at the time on his hand, and walked back to sit behind the desk.

Sha Qizhi tidied up the documents that needed to be tidied, and even greeted Li Xuewu before setting off.

Li Xuewu nodded, signaling that he could set off, and then lowered his head to start looking at the documents, waiting for the call from the Steel City.

He had already relied on the relationship with his godfather Zheng Shusen for the city side; he had been prepared for this long ago, but he just wanted to try it himself, not expecting that the people on the Civil Affairs side would be so hard to make an appointment with.

So, since he couldn't make an appointment, he could only use relationships. Anyway, whatever his godfather could handle, he would handle; he didn't care about owing his godfather favors.

Unlike general relationships, Li Xuewu was still relatively sincere in his dealings with Zheng Shusen; not to mention holidays, he went every few days.

Even if he didn't go, Old Biaozi and Shen Guodong had to go. They didn't take many things, but it was a sentiment.

Zheng Shusen and his wife didn't care about the little food he brought, but didn't they just value him as a person?

The relationship between the two families was very rare; it wasn't necessarily a relative relationship that was particularly close. Some relationships were well-maintained, not through exchanges of gold and silver, but through ordinary emotional exchanges.

Li Xuewu had already used Zheng Shusen twice; the last time was for the song and dance troupe, and this time it was for the training ground.

Zheng Shusen really hoped he would do well, especially since Li Xuewu was doing his work seriously.

Both times were for public business. Li Xuewu had already told Li Huai De about this favor, and Li Huai De had also told him not to worry about it; he would find an opportunity to repay it.

Why didn't Li Huai De dare to underestimate Li Xuewu? Because Li Xuewu's relationship network was too complex, too much. He would rather offend Yang Fengshan than offend Li Xuewu.

Yang Fengshan only had those two relationships, and he knew them very clearly; as long as he sacrificed part of his interests, he could take down the other party.

But Li Xuewu was different. He knew the obvious ones: Li Xuewu's in-laws couldn't be provoked, and other relationships were intricate and messy.

You say, city-level, university-level, supply and marketing cooperative-level, investigation department-level, confidentiality department-level, light arms institute-level, south of the sky, north of the sea... etc., etc., even in the prison, he knew people.

You offend him?

Heh, maybe from somewhere a foot would pop out and kick you, and you wouldn't even know why!

What Li Xuewu just said about not being able to get away wasn't entirely an excuse; there was indeed a trade work meeting. He wanted to ask for leave, but Li Huai De didn't allow it.

Just like this, the meeting that should have started at 9:30 in the morning was delayed by an hour for him and set to start at 10:30.

Li Huai De's intention was also very clear: a trade meeting couldn't be held without Li Xuewu.

What could Li Xuewu do? Fortunately, there were many cadres in the Garrison Third Regiment, not as stretched as when he was in the Public Security Brigade; he had freedom of movement.

Otherwise, after being busy there for a month, with a month's worth of work piled up here, he would have ascended to heaven on the spot.

Yesterday afternoon, there was a meeting on cracking down on crime, and they got off work an hour late. When he returned home, Li Shu was making a fuss.

Just because she was waiting for him to eat, the little demon king Li Shu was an hour late for the table and even threw her chopsticks.

Li Xuewu didn't know the meeting would be so late and there would be so many problems; he didn't call ahead, so the family had been waiting for him.

The old lady wanted to feed Li Shu early, but this little ancestor wouldn't eat if she wasn't at the table, and wouldn't eat if she didn't see her "baba".

It was also because they hadn't seen each other for a month and missed each other. The stinky "baba" who was worthless before had now become a sweet pastry; when he returned home, he had to give her a hug first.

Father and daughter weren't like this before, but now Li Xuewu's desk even had a photo of Li Shu.

Just after looking at it for two glances, the phone rang again.

Li Xuewu was afraid of answering the wrong phone again, so he didn't speak first, but waited for the other side to speak.

"Hello? Is the Division Chief there?"

"I am."

Li Xuewu responded when he heard it was Xu Ning's voice, and asked: "How did the matter go?"

"A special case team has been established. The support people from Beijing have arrived. They have been divided into four groups to investigate the four cases."

Xu Ning's voice was very loud, perhaps afraid that the signal transmission wasn't ideal, and afraid that Li Xuewu wouldn't be able to hear.

This was very normal; from the Steel City to Beijing, it was good enough to even have a phone connection; having magnetic fields or magnetic interference was normal.

"You must pay attention to confidentiality, handle the case solidly, achieve the purpose of deterring the petty, clear the source, and take this action as a benchmark to launch a three-month special governance work for public security."

Li Xuewu's purpose was very simple: use a thunderous strike to quiet the noisy sounds in the Steel Mill, and then use continuous deterrent means to make the several projects there proceed smoothly.

Li Xuewu's goal was very simple: to use a thunderous strike to quiet the noisy sounds of the steel mill, and then use continuous deterrent measures to ensure the smooth progress of the several projects over there.

Who said that a kind attitude meant being merciful? Who said that a smiling face meant being kind? The Tiger of the Security Division was also a tiger, and being a tiger meant eating people.

Xu Ning hadn't moved in the Steel City, and hadn't even dared to act rashly when problems appeared on Dong Wenxue's side, just for fear of destroying Li Xuewu's layout.

Now it was good; Beijing had sent fifteen people from the Security Division overnight to support him. Xu Ning had played the good guy in the Steel City for more than half a year, and this time he was finally going to start killing.

After finishing the business, Xu Ning brought Li Xuewu some not-so-good news.

"Dong Shuji is in trouble."

"Is it Yang Zongfang?"

Li Xuewu had always been worried about him, because behind him stood the Secretary, and the Secretary had always been very vigilant against Li Huai De.

Especially now, Li Huai De's power was expanding fiercely, and Secretary Yang would definitely restrict Li Huai De in other aspects.

Li Xuewu had already received a warning from Dong Wenxue, so naturally, he thought of the other party immediately.

But Xu Ning immediately denied his words: "No, it's the leader's personal problem."

After saying this, he hesitated for a moment, then explained: "I only heard a rough situation; it seems to be related to his attendant..."

"I see."

Li Xuewu didn't wait for Xu Ning to finish, and interrupted directly: "I have a meeting to attend here. Help me tell Dong Shuji that I'll call him tonight. That's it."

After finishing, he hung up the phone directly. When he raised his head again, Li Xuewu was already frowning.

He had long thought that the restless attendant would cause trouble. Last time, she had called him inexplicably, and it turned out to be using relationships to arrange work.

This was the most bizarre thing Li Xuewu had encountered since he started working. The whole Steel Mill knew Li Xuewu didn't do this, yet someone still dared to hit the muzzle of the gun.

Li Xuewu would only recommend or arrange personnel positions based on willingness or actual work needs; how could he use human relationships?

And it was an attendant; thinking about it now, it still felt absurd.

It was also that time that made Li Xuewu vigilant against this woman.

However, later, the news Yu Decai gave him was that the one named Wang Shumin was still doing service work for Dong Wenxue.

Li Xuewu didn't understand the things inside, but after talking to Dong Wenxue, no similar things had happened again.

When Yu Decai was in the Security Division, he had always let Yu Decai use relationships in the Steel City to keep an eye on it.

Now that Yu Decai had been transferred, Li Xuewu couldn't let a Deputy Division Chief do this kind of dog-shit thing.

Sun Jian?

Who was he?

Li Xuewu squeezed his forehead hard, looked at the time, and had the heart to call his master's wife, but gave up the idea.

He didn't know what to say before the matter was clear. Another thing was whether Dong Wenxue could handle it himself, or whether he would be caught by others, he didn't know.

This was also the reason why he interrupted Xu Ning's explanation on the phone. Li Xuewu was in safety and security work, and now it was a call; the operator knew the content very clearly.

The operator might not remember other work content, but men and women's affairs, I'm afraid, were the focus of their daily gossip.

This wasn't serious; what was serious was that ordinary operators had a part-time job...

After tidying up the documents that needed to be discussed later on the table, he took them and walked outside. Fainting couldn't prevent death; let's prioritize work first.

People chasing people, things chasing things; damn it, the busier you are, the busier you'll be; the more you fear trouble, the more trouble will come; the damn 80/20 rule.

Walking out of the office door, he just happened to see Sun Jian coming out of Xiao Zihong's office. Seeing Li Xuewu, he said with a smile: "Leader, Deputy Division Chief Xiao isn't home; there's a document that needs your signature."

"He went to run Civil Affairs with Qizhi, for the plaque of the training base."

Li Xuewu explained in his mouth, handed the document in his hand to Sun Jian, took the fountain pen he unscrewed, looked at the document in his hand, and then signed his name in the signature column.

After signing, while handing the fountain pen to the other party, he pointed to the document and said: "Remember to register and file it; the notebook is on the desk."

As he spoke, he took the document material and walked toward the stairs amidst Sun Jian's response.

Sun Jian respectfully watched Li Xuewu walk away, and only then did he take the document and go to Li Xuewu's office.

Confirming that there was no one in the office, Sun Jian finally let out a sigh.

Finding the notebook on Li Xuewu's desk specifically for document signing, he entered the document attributes and date according to the format, and also noted the handler.

Work seriously, check every detail.

This was the impression Li Xuewu gave him, and even more so the pressure he gave him.

Seriously, being the office director for Li Xuewu was even more tiring and exhausting than being a secretary for Yang Fengshan.

Having been a secretary for so many years, this was truly the first time he had seen such a rigorous cadre.

Simply vicious and heartless!

Who the hell does a registration after signing!

Who the hell specifically tracks the results of opinions after giving them!

Who the hell doesn't use a secretary to proofread after writing an article!

The key is that he only lets the secretary transcribe!

The original must be kept!

Is there any!

When Yang Fengshan arranged for him to come to the Security Division, he said that young people who want to progress quickly must undergo rigorous training and grow in the harshest environment.

Therefore, the factory director chose the Security Division for him to train and grow.

Now Sun Jian really wanted to say to the factory director: Actually, I'm not that anxious to grow...

The biggest feeling of coming to the Security Division was that public and private were clearly distinguished, rewards and punishments were clearly distinguished, and the system was clearly distinguished.

Here, there was the most rigorous work system and discipline that the whole factory was learning, and everyone was working according to the steps.

Especially Li Xuewu; since he took over, he didn't have any intention of guarding against him at all. There were only three keys to the office, and he possessed one of them.

Sun Jian had thought about this; it was possible that Li Xuewu wasn't afraid of him at all, it was possible that Li Xuewu was very confident, and it was also possible that Li Xuewu was digging a hole.

So he had been diligent and conscientious for these two months, just for fear of trouble, just for fear that Li Xuewu would suspect he was a small action sent by the factory director.

What was the result?

It was that Li Xuewu didn't care about him at all; his caution was all done for himself to see.

In a team as mechanically rigorous and serious as the Security Division, he was just a part; as long as he was qualified, he could be placed in this position.

And he could only do work according to the Security Division's office system, just like Deputy Division Chief Xiao, doing what each should do.

Is there human sentiment?

Yes, everyone in the division knew that Li Xuewu, who was actually the principal, was the most human.

His care for many cadres was seen by everyone. Some people would complain about this or that in the division daily, but no one would talk about Li Xuewu.

His ruthlessness toward certain people, on the contrary, set off his kindness toward these people in the division. His several actions in the factory, on the contrary, became the embodiment of personal charm in the hearts of everyone in the Security Division.

Working in a department where willpower absolutely runs through the top and bottom, one can imagine how much pressure Sun Jian, who had some small thoughts, had.

"Two trains need to go in September; this season cannot stop."

Li Xuewu sat in front of the conference table, beside Li Huai De, although those sitting by the desk were all the principals of each unit.

The meeting was hosted by Li Huai De, but the one who truly led the meeting was Li Xuewu.

Also attending were Deputy Factory Director Jing Yunong, Logistics Division Chief Feng Xingke, Sales Division Chief Gou Zirong, Dispatch Division Chief Bi Yuding, and Finance Division Chief Lv Yuanshen.

There were also Xu Sinian and Yu Decai, whom Li Xuewu had specifically called over.

The theme of today's meeting was the trade project. Li Huai De attached great importance to it and called all the principals of the relevant departments.

Li Xuewu asked Xu Sinian to come because he had basically determined that he was going to take on the burden of the shipyard. The trade project had a lot to do with his future work, so he had to follow up from now on.

He asked Yu Decai to come because he was now managing the coordination office of the Steel Mill stationed in the Steel Mill, and some work was also related to the Steel Mill.

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said: "In September, the agricultural and sideline products in the frontier are in the harvest season, and it is also the time when various daily necessities are urgently needed. Organize a trade train quickly, try to send it out before Saturday. We can still make it for a second trip this month."

Last month, because the Steel Mill's activities were at a tense moment, Zhang Guoqi was too busy, Li Xuewu wasn't home, and Li Huai De didn't understand the business, so the people in the three departments didn't dare to take responsibility, so not a single order was run.

After Li Xuewu returned, Li Huai De urged him to do this, because as long as one trip was run, the funds in the trade project could be abundant.

Besides cashing in the construction funds for the residential area project, the funds for the current Great Learning activity mainly relied on this to maintain.

Otherwise?

The Youth Commando used to be funded by Li Xuewu, but Li Xuewu left, and Xiao Zihong didn't dare to move the power of a pen, so it stopped directly.

No one dared to say anything when it stopped. Li Xuewu returned, and no one dared to ask.

What is given to you is given to you. If you still dare to ask for it, do you want a bullet?!

"What's the focus?"

Feng Xingke looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "The Logistics Division has communicated with other joint enterprises. The goods sent from Beijing don't have a time limit, but the frontier office hasn't given back the required list."

Seeing that it was mentioned to the frontier office, and it was still delaying the trade work, Li Huai De frowned slightly and said: "I'll urge that side after the meeting."

"Don't worry about it for now."

Li Xuewu said with a serious expression to Feng Xingke: "There is news from the distributor side, about fifty tons of pickled vegetables and canned food; put this in the trade list."

As he spoke, he looked at Jing Yunong, who was sitting on the other side of Li Huai De, and said: "Deputy Factory Director Jing, contact the textile factory; we want fifty tons of cotton cloth. Give it, or you'll have to give it."

"And!"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "Not a single root of this year's planned wool will flow out of the Steel Mill. Tell them, if I don't hear the roaring sound of the textile factory machines in the neighboring joint enterprise by next Wednesday, let them die of the heart to cooperate. I'll find someone else."

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "Not a single strand of this year's extra-plan wool will flow out of the steel mill. Tell them, if I don't hear the roar of the textile mill machines at the neighboring joint enterprise by next Wednesday, they can give up on the idea of cooperation; I'll go find someone else."