Men and women eating in the courtyard

While talking, Yu Li came over from the backyard after cleaning up.

Seeing Yu Li enter the room, Yan Jiecheng glanced at Yu Li and wanted to say something, but his wife ignored him and lowered her head to eat lonely.

Li Xuewu took the steamed bun in his hand and said to Yan Jiecheng: "Send me to the Iron and Steel Academy in a while, and you go pick up Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun."

"OK"

Yan Jiecheng agreed and stopped talking.

This was discussed yesterday. Li Xuewu is planning to take Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun to the Northeast to make a quick decision and try to bring them back before New Year's Eve.

After eating, Li Xuewu put on his clothes, took his bag and got into the car prepared by Yan Jiecheng.

Knowing that Li Xuewu was leaving today, Liu Yin, Grandma and others stood in the west courtyard to see Li Xuewu off.

Li Xuewu didn't take this trip seriously. Last time he went to the Northeast, he didn't have much trouble. This time he took the express bus, which would not be too tiring.

He waved his hands out the window, said goodbye to his family, and drove out of the west courtyard.

The two walked north along Gulou West Street out of Deshengmen, crossed Madian Bridge, arrived at Beiji Temple, and turned left onto Xueyuan Road.

At this time, there was a school on Xueyuan Road that ranked first among the eight schools on Xueyuan Road and was known as the "third oldest school of Peking University and Huaqing Steel". It was the Iron and Steel College affiliated to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry.

What’s great about this school is that it was founded early and has a great start.

After all, the establishment of the Iron and Steel Institute gathered many teachers from high-quality institutions of higher learning such as Huaqing University and Beiyang University.

Li Xuewu came here through the back door, otherwise he wouldn't be able to enter this kind of school.

The final exam is at 8 a.m., which is when the first class is usually held.

Li Xuewu came not too early, because when he entered the school gate, he could already hear morning music playing on the radio.

Because it was his first time here, Yan Jiecheng asked Yan Jiecheng to park the jeep at the school gate. Li Xuewu jumped out of the car and asked the guard about the location of the teaching building.

The guard looked at Li Xuewu's clothes and his face, thinking he was the leader's secretary, so he smiled and pointed in the direction.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and thanked him before getting in the passenger seat.

The guard watched this strange-looking jeep enter the school gate, and he was still wondering in his mind which servant of a big shot family was sending his children to school.

Because the jeep's license plate was from the steel rolling mill, the guard was sure it was the leader's car in the system.

Yan Jiecheng looked at the road and drove directly to the entrance of the teaching building. When Li Xuewu got out of the car, he turned the car around and drove out to pick up Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun.

Li Xuewu got off the jeep and looked up at the teaching building in front of him. It was not too high, with four floors. The main building was taller, with seven floors.

At this time, the school was already an important department of the country, so the hardware facilities were excellent.

Li Xuewu's luggage was still in the trunk, and he had nothing in his hands except a pen in his pocket.

This is just like the behavior of Li Xuewu in his previous life when he went to take exams, that is, he would never bring his books to the exam room to sharpen his skills in battle.

Following the flow of people, Li Xuewu pushed open the wooden door and entered the lobby on the first floor.

Mrs. Han only said that she would take the exam in Room 203 on the second floor. Li Xuewu didn't know which side the building number was from, so he casually followed the stairs on one side to the second floor.

Classroom 203 is not difficult to find. There is a horizontal sign on the lintel of each classroom with the classroom number on it.

No one paid attention to Li Xuewu at first, but as Li Xuewu walked toward the classroom, more and more people looked at this tough young man wearing a leather jacket and holding nothing in his hand.

Li Xuewu is particularly eye-catching among this group of people, because the proud students of this era all wear blue school uniforms with a ceramic school badge on their chests.

Only Li Xuewu wore a leather jacket, black straight pants, and leather shoes. This outfit was rarely seen even on professors in the college.

No one knew what Li Xuewu did. The students walking in front of Li Xuewu looked back secretly, while the students walking behind Li Xuewu pointed and guessed Li Xuewu's identity.

After entering the classroom, there were ordinary wooden tables and chairs. Li Xuewu found a seat near the door and sat down so that he could leave easily after a while.

It was impossible to hand in the paper on time. The exam took one and a half hours, and Li Xuewu was ready to complete the exam as quickly as possible.

It's not time yet, people are entering the classroom one after another, and every student who comes in will look at Li Xuewu.

Originally, Li Xuewu didn't feel embarrassed, and he didn't know anyone else.

After checking the time, he was about to go out to smoke a cigarette when he saw a male student wearing glasses asking him: "Teacher, when will your hair be curled?"

"Um?"

Li Xuewu looked behind him and found that everyone was looking here. It turned out that the male classmate was asking about him, and then he realized that this stupid kid thought he was the invigilator.

"Sorry, I'm here for the exam too"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Buzz buzz~

Hearing Li Xuewu's answer, the students around him laughed. Those further away who didn't hear anything were asking the people in front of them.

The male classmate looked at Li Xuewu in confusion, smiled, said sorry, and went back.

Li Xuewu was made a little uncomfortable by the stares and laughter behind him, as if he had missed a grade by sitting in class.

He stood up and walked out. Seeing that there was no no smoking sign in the corridor, Li Xuewu took out a cigarette and lit one for himself.

"Classmate, which class are you in? Why haven't I seen you?"

As soon as Li Xuewu took a sip, he heard someone greeting him from behind.

When he turned around, he saw the young man with the eyes who was talking to him just now.

"Oh, I don't know which class I am in," Li Xuewu replied with a smile.

This was not because Li Xuewu was pretending to be mysterious, he just didn't know which class he was in because Mrs. Han never told him these things.

"hiss"

The boy looked at Li Xuewu in surprise and asked mysteriously, "You must be someone with some status, right?"

After he finished speaking, he looked Li Xuewu up and down, as if he could tell Li Xuewu's identity from his clothes.

"Hehehe, we are all classmates, what are their identities?"

Li Xuewu smiled and motioned to the male classmate with the cigarette in his hand, and said, "It's not convenient for me to come to school usually, so I can only come here during exams. Can I smoke?"

The boy looked at the cigarette in Li Xuewu's hand and declined hesitantly: "No, I can't afford to smoke your cigarette."

"hehe"

Li Xuewu put away the cigarette case and lighter without any further concessions.

At this time, college students are all well-deserved pride of heaven, have strong self-esteem and are very concerned about face.

Of course Li Xuewu would not bring his social side to the campus.

Seeing Li Xuewu's actions, the boy smiled and said, "My name is Zhou Shusheng. I am from the Marxist-Leninist class. We may be classmates."

Li Xuewu stretched out his hand to shake hands with the short Sheniu classmate and said: "Hello, classmate, my name is Li Xuewu."

After exchanging names, they became acquainted. The two stood by the window and looked at the campus outside the window and talked about the situation in the school.

Just when Scholar Zhou was telling Li Xuewu how cold it was in the north, Han Shu walked up behind Li Xuewu and asked, "Xuewu? Why are you standing outside?"

"Director Han"

"Teacher Han"

The two people called Han Shu by different names. Zhou Shusheng saw that Li Xuewu knew the director of the school, so he must be a person with a background. Regarding Li Xuewu's humility just now, he just thought that this person was quite low-key.

After saying hello to Han Shu and nodding to Li Xuewu, Scholar Zhou went to the classroom.

Han Shu smiled and looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Your social skills are really good. How can you make friends in such a short time?"

"Hehehe"

Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "Maybe it's because I'm dressed in a special way."

After replying to his wife, Li Xuewu explained: "I have to go on a business trip soon, and my time is very tight, so I am not wearing the right clothes. Please forgive me, my wife."

Han Shu nodded and said, "I heard what your teacher said, go in and prepare for the exam. You can leave after the exam."

"Thank you, Master"

Li Xuewu agreed with a smile and entered the classroom.

Because they saw Han Shu coming in with Li Xuewu, the students in the classroom looked at Li Xuewu even more differently.

Scholar Zhou, who had been talking to Li Xuewu earlier, was surrounded by people asking him what he was talking about.

Han Shu ignored the voices below, opened the test paper, put some in each column of the first row, and passed them to the back.

As the test paper was obtained, the voices of voices in the classroom gradually disappeared, followed by the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the test paper.

Li Xuewu looked at the test paper in his hand. Because it was printed with ink, there were still ink stains on the test paper.

There were not many questions. Li Xuewu had read through the textbook under the supervision of Teacher Han, so this test paper was not difficult for Li Xuewu.

What is a little more difficult is the second half of the test paper, which consists of large sections of narrative questions and subjective questions.

This is even more of a strength for Li Xuewu.

After finishing the last question, Li Xuewu looked at his watch, fifty-one minutes.

After signaling to Mrs. Han, Li Xuewu handed in the exam paper in advance under the gaze of the whole classroom.

In this era, there is no such thing as handing in papers in advance. Li Xuewu has refreshed the understanding of these students.

What surprised the students in the classroom the most was that Director Han, who was always serious, didn't care about this person.

Although the students were surprised by Li Xuewu's behavior, most of them just took a look and went back to the exam.

Only the students sitting by the window saw the man who had just left the classroom get into a strange-looking jeep and drive away outside the school.

Li Xuewu looked at Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun in the back seat of the car. They were both wearing military coats and looked like they were going on a long trip.

"Don't tell me you all came with military luggage."

"Hahaha, how can that be possible?"

Han Zhan smiled and replied: "I just bring a bag to hold the spear."

"Me too"

Liu Zhaolun was very excited when he was called on a business trip. He was also a little nervous about Li Xuewu's question. When he answered, he followed Han Zhan's words.

Li Xuewu saw Liu Zhaolun's nervousness, but he did not comfort him. After all, this was not his first mission, and there was plenty of time on the way for this rookie to learn to calm down and think.

"Let's take the noon train and expect to arrive tomorrow morning. When we get there, we'll go meet this legendary young talent."

Liu Zhaolun was both nervous and excited now. After all, there were not many opportunities to show his face with the leader.

"Section Chief, are we going to take the sleeper berth?"

"Um?"

Li Xuewu looked back at Liu Zhaolun, who was wide-eyed and curious, and asked, "Why did you think of asking about the sleeper berth?"

Liu Zhaolun said sheepishly: "I heard them say that the best seat on the train is the sleeper berth."

"hey-hey"

Han Zhan winked at Liu Zhaolun and said, "If you work hard this time and catch the target, our section chief may be able to sit on the sleeper berth next time."

"Hehehe"

Seeing Liu Zhaolun looking at Han Zhan with a confused expression, Li Xuewu threw two unopened packages of large Qianmen back from his pocket.

"Sleeper berths are not available to anyone who wants to sit in them. Only cadres above the division level are eligible to participate in the queue."

"ah?"

Hearing Li Xuewu's explanation, Liu Zhaolun was surprised, and then asked: "How come those people in the team made it sound like they were telling the truth? Everyone said that the sleeper berth they had sat in was better."

"Fool the stupid boy!"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Following Han Zhan's teasing, laughter erupted instantly in the car, and even Yan Jiecheng couldn't help laughing.

Teasing Liu Zhaolun, the jeep entered the compound of the D City branch.

Li Xuewu came here to report to Director Zheng about the case and his upcoming departure.

He went up to the third floor and knocked on the door of Zheng Fuhua's office.

"Enter"

Hearing Zheng Fuhua's voice, Li Xuewu opened the door, smiled and saluted: "Zheng Bureau".

"Oh, Comrade Xuewu, come on, come on."

Zheng Fuhua stood up and waved to Li Xuewu, motioning Li Xuewu to sit on the sofa, and he also walked to the edge of the sofa.

Li Xuewu waited for Zheng Fuhua to sit on the sofa before sitting down.

"Director Zheng, let me report to you on the progress of the case and the subsequent arrests."

Zheng Fuhua took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took out two cigarettes and threw one to Li Xuewu, while he took one in his mouth. Seeing that Li Xuewu was about to get up to light the fire, he waved his hand to indicate that he would come, and asked Li Xuewu to continue.

Li Xuewu put the cigarette stuck in his ear and introduced the general situation of the case to Zheng Fuhua, and also talked about the investigation progress at the steel rolling mill.

Because he wanted a lot, Li Xuewu did not tell all about Fu Bin, but planned to bring Fu Haibo from the Northeast back and slowly launch an investigation.

Zheng Fuhua squinted his eyes and smoked a cigarette, listening carefully to Li Xuewu's report.

He had already heard some implications from Li Xuewu's report. After all, he was also a police officer and a serious leader. Zheng Fuhua didn't care much about these charlatans.

As long as you control your plate well, you can eat whatever is on the plate.

"Well"

Seeing Li Xuewu finish his report, Zheng Fuhua nodded and said: "Now that the case in the city has been concluded, you can get busy with the next thing. The interrogation work will be left to Shen Fang and the others. The case will not be concluded until after the new year." ".

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Yes, both the number of people involved and the amount involved have greatly exceeded my expectations. I estimate that the case will not be completed until March at the earliest."

"Hehehe"

Zheng Fuhua smiled and nodded to Li Xuewu and said, "Is there anything else that Li Xuewu didn't expect? Don't follow Shen Fang's tricks here."

As he spoke, Zheng Fuhua stood up and walked to the desk, picked up an appointment document and a letter of introduction and placed them in front of Li Xuewu.

The first thing Li Xuewu saw was the letter of introduction. Li Xuewu actually knew the format of the letter very well. Li Xuewu saw it a lot when he was in the security department.

As for why Li Xuewu came to the branch to ask for a letter of introduction, it was because the person he was going to arrest was not local.

When handling cross-regional cases, if there is no introduction letter from the branch or above, it is estimated that no one will be able to bring it back.

Today's regional protection is very serious, and it is not like the casual cross-regional cooperation in later generations.

Even in later generations, handling cases across regions is still a problem.

If Li Xuewu had a letter of introduction from the steel rolling mill, it might be useful in the Gangcheng branch, but if it goes beyond the jurisdiction of the steel system, it will be a piece of waste paper and the local government will not recognize it at all.

The format of the letter of introduction given by Director Zheng was the same as that of the steel rolling mill, but the content was different. What surprised Li Xuewu most was the level of the team leader.

Li Xuewu saw that the rank after his name on the introduction letter was deputy director level.

"Director Zheng, is this... written wrong?"

In fact, Li Xuewu did not suspect that the letter of introduction was issued in error, but thought that the bureau did this on purpose.

Sometimes when performing tasks across regions, the level of the leader will be marked falsely for the convenience of traveling.

This is why there were so many division directors and directors on the train in the 1980s and 1990s.

Of course, this kind of trend is still rare now, but Li Xuewu couldn't be prepared for such speculation.

Zheng Fuhua pointed at the document under the letter of introduction with his finger and asked Li Xuewu to take a look.

Li Xuewu glanced at Zheng Fuhua, then picked up the document below and read it.

In fact, you don’t need to read too much. The text in the appointment documents is very concise, just a few lines.

Especially when Li Xuewu saw his name on the title.

The title of the document is a document from the D City Branch of the G Security Bureau of Beijing City. Below is the document number: Beigong Office [1966] No. 7.

Below a red horizontal line is: Notice from the D City Branch of the Beijing City G Security Bureau regarding the appointment of Comrade Li Xuewu.

All districts, brigades and offices:

The branch will study and report to the municipal bureau for decision:

Li Xuewu was appointed deputy director of the Public Security Department of Dongcheng Branch and removed from his position as deputy director of the Jiaodaokou Branch.

The entire notice is just this one, and below are the four words "I hereby notify you."

Of course, the complete format is below these four words:

Beijing City G Security Bureau D City Branch January 16, 1966

Subject heading: Notification of job appointment and dismissal

Capital City G Security Bureau D City Branch

Issued on January 16, 1966

Li Xuewu looked at the appointment document in his hand and was stunned. Zheng Fuhua said with a smile: "The High Bureau has high expectations for you. After the meeting yesterday, I went to the Municipal Bureau to finalize the matter. Isn't that right?"

As he spoke, Zheng Fuhua clicked on the document in Li Xuewu's hand and said, "The document in your hand is still warm. It was just delivered to me."

Li Xuewu could tell the newness of this document from the file number. It was January and it was the Chinese New Year, so the file number was still very small.

If you look at the content of the document, you will know that the appointment document is usually presented by several people together, and is rarely issued by a single person.

Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at Zheng Fuhua, and said with some excitement: "Zheng Bureau, Xuewu is just starting out and has no sophistication in the world. I am wrongly loved by you to take on this important responsibility. I am afraid that my talent is short and my thinking is too small."

Seeing the surprise, humility and words on Li Xuewu's face, Zheng Fuhua smiled and waved his hand and said: "Your abilities are seen by me and the higher authorities, so there is no need to underestimate yourself."

As he spoke, Zheng Fuhua leaned back on the sofa and explained: "One more thing, we didn't give you this position just to enjoy the benefits. The current branch needs you to contribute."

To be honest, Zheng Fuhua really began to appreciate Li Xuewu.

Putting aside other reasons, Li Xuewu's knowledge and talent are rare in a system with a group of big bosses.

When it comes to comparing knowledge and talent, there are people who are more powerful than Li Xuewu, but most of them work in the municipal bureau agencies, and are rarely seen in the following action units and front lines.

This is normal, after all, high-quality talents are still scarce now.

When it comes to action ability and business ability, Li Xuewu can beat the current front-line personnel based on his talent.

Especially Li Xuewu can connect with Zheng Fuhua. To put it more simply, Li Xuewu can think on the same channel as Zheng Fuhua.

This is something Zheng Fuhua cannot see in Shen Fang, let alone Duan Youting, who is older and has lower education.

Li Xuewu put down the document in his hand and sat upright and said: "Director Zheng, I will definitely do whatever it takes to learn martial arts in the bureau, but this...".

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xuewu pushed the appointment document forward and said: "My abilities can still be used in the steel rolling mill. There are countless capable people in this bureau. Besides, my age is really...".

The meaning of Li Xuewu's refusal was obvious, and Zheng Fuhua could certainly see what Li Xuewu meant.

"Hehehe"

Zheng Fuhua pushed the documents on the coffee table back and said, "You are not allowed to leave the steel rolling mill. There are two lines in the personnel file, and the other one is the age issue you mentioned."

As he spoke, Zheng Fuhua stood up and walked to his desk and rummaged through the documents on the desk. While rummaging through the papers, he said, "It's a good thing that you can humbly recognize your own shortcomings."

After finding the document he was looking for, Zheng Fuhua came back and said: "But you have to know that the nature of our unit is that there is no priority in learning, and those who are successful come first. Being humble and giving in is the most undesirable thing."

He walked to Li Xuewu and handed a document to Li Xuewu and said, "Take a look."

Li Xuewu took the document handed over by Zheng Fuhua and looked at it, and saw that it was a copy of meeting minutes.

Looking back, judging from the content of the meeting, the issue of Li Xuewu's appointment was discussed.

In fact, this kind of document should not be shown to Li Xuewu, because when the appointment was discussed at the meeting, some people were in favor and others were against it.

This was not in compliance with organizational procedures, but Zheng Fuhua believed that Li Xuewu had not been from the branch before, so he would not have any ideas, so he gave the record to Li Xuewu for review.

Seen intuitively this way, Li Xuewu can know the bureau's attitude towards Li Xuewu's use, and it can also let Li Xuewu know how much pressure the high bureau and Zheng Fuhua put on giving Li Xuewu this opportunity.

In addition to Li Xuewu's appointment, the final resolution formed in the meeting minutes also determined Li Xuewu's work and responsibilities.

Comrade Li Xuewu assists the Director of the Public Security Department in managing the security work of the Public Security Department. At the same time, Comrade Li Xuewu is responsible for managing the command, training and team building of the branch's operational personnel, coordinating, integrating, and improving the security of key units, factories, and mines in the entire region. Force action capabilities and defense awareness, while also taking charge of the branch's equipment construction work.

Li Xuewu looked at the minutes of the meeting in his hand. He was quite surprised by the number of tasks assigned to him.

Where is the deputy director? This power structure is almost catching up with the deputy bureau.

Another thing is that the division of labor is generally not divided like this. It should be that when Li Xuewu joins the department, the director in charge of the work will discuss it at a work meeting and report it to the branch for decision.

But Li Xuewu's division of labor is now discussed at a branch meeting and decided directly along with the appointment document, which is rare.

Seeing Li Xuewu's surprised expression, Zheng Fuhua said with a smile: "Gao Bureau is a very courageous leader. The power is given to you. It depends on whether you can still achieve such dazzling results that night."

Li Xuewu actually doesn't want to wade into the muddy waters here. There may be big changes here this year, and his layout here may be in vain.

But now Li Xuewu was completely fooled by Zheng Fuhua.

The atmosphere has been heightened to this point. If the deputy director does not continue, Zheng Fuhua dares to make it impossible for Li Xuewu to get out of this door.

"Since the higher authorities think highly of me and I am loved by you, I will take over this responsibility."

"Why!"

Zheng Fuhua sighed in praise and said: "If it weren't for the end of the year, if it weren't for the fact that you handled the case beautifully this time, it would be really hard for you, the deputy director, to say that."

After saying this, he asked: "How many people are you taking with you to the Northeast?"

Li Xuewu replied: "Three drivers should be enough."

Zheng Fuhua waved his hand, walked to the door, opened it and went out. After a while, he came back and brought Duan Youting in.

"Hello, Deputy Director Li, haha"

When Duan Youting saw Li Xuewu stand up, he gave Li Xuewu a formal salute, and then he laughed again when he saw Li Xuewu's expression.

Zheng Fuhua looked at the two of them with a smile and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is why I ask you to study more."

These words were to explain to Duan Youting the reason for Li Xuewu's promotion, and also to give Li Xuewu a step to ease.

After explaining, Zheng Fuhua said to Li Xuewu: "You don't bring enough people. At least the identity is too single. In this way, let Beixinqiao give you someone who happens to be here."

After explaining Li Xuewu, Zheng Fuhua said to Duan Youting: "I will arrest your young man today. Hurry up and arrange for someone to go with Li Xuewu, and then tell someone in the office to call the railway to ask for a ticket."

"yes"

Duan Youting agreed and said to Li Xuewu with a smile: "I came to report to the leader today, and I didn't expect to get a bargain. Haha, wait a minute, I'll call someone right away."

Before Li Xuewu could be polite, Duan Youting had already gone out.

Zheng Fuhua put out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray on his desk, and then said to Li Xuewu: "We will talk about your office and equipment when you come back. Here is your ID."

Li Xuewu took the certificate handed over by Zheng Fuhua, saluted and said, "Yes."

"I wish you a safe journey and success soon"

"Yes, I promise to complete the task"

After shaking hands with Zheng Fuhua, Li Xuewu took the documents and his own ID and left the office.

Li Xuewu still felt incredible until he walked downstairs.

The deputy director who wished for something he had not yet achieved in the steel rolling mill had achieved it in the branch.

It's really a little monk riding on the beam of the house - it's amazing.

As soon as he walked to the car, he saw Duan Youting walking over with someone.

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes against the sunshine and saw that this was not He Yuyu's partner, that...that one named Jing Yongjie.

"Deputy Director Li, this is our desperate man, his name is..."

Before Duan Youting finished his introduction, Li Xuewu reached out and shook hands with Jing Yongjie, who was stunned when he heard his director address Li Xuewu.

Jing Yongjie stuttered and said: "Li...Hello, Deputy Director Li."

What the hell is this speed of progress? He must be riding a rocket launcher to advance!

Li Xuewu shook his hand and then let go, smiling and saying, "We know each other."

"oh?"

Duan Youting glanced at Li Xuewu in surprise, and then at Jing Yongjie beside him.

It was not a good situation for someone in his institute to know Li Xuewu. This reminded Duan Youting of what Shen Fang had said.

When Lao Song and Xiaomi made a mistake and Duan Youting had to protect him, Shen Fang told Duan Youting that if Li Xuewu wanted to check him, Li Xuewu would definitely know whether he would be imprisoned or not.

Hey, I didn't expect that this would really make Shen Fang say something. There was actually someone Li Xuewu knew in his office. This person couldn't be from the Investigation Department, right? .

Jing Yongjie also saw the change in his director's expression and was anxious to explain something.

Because he also remembered the question Li Xuewu asked when he met Li Xuewu last time.

Shit, Jing Yongjie is now completely gone from the excitement of having the opportunity to make a meritorious service. All he thinks about is how he will come back. How can he explain this to the director? .

Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "Our neighbor in the courtyard is Jing Yongjie's lover."

"Oh oh oh"

Duan Youting glanced at Li Xuewu doubtfully. This big deceit really dug too many holes for Duan Youting. Now Duan Youting basically doesn't believe what Li Xuewu said.

Otherwise, if Duan Youting is not good at cultivation, he is not as good as Shen Fang, a chicken thief. Shen Fang doesn't believe even a single punctuation mark of Li Xuewu's words.

"Okay, we have to catch the train. Duan Suo, you and Shen Suo will have to work hard at home."

"yes"

Duan Youting entered the role very quickly, and the change of identity made Duan Youting more justified in executing Li Xuewu's orders.

After agreeing to Li Xuewu, Duan Youting told Jing Yongjie: "Obey orders, obey the command, and cooperate with Deputy Director Li's operation."

"yes"

Jing Yongjie calmed down and saluted Duan Youting.

Li Xuewu had already jumped into the passenger seat. As soon as Jing Yongjie got in the car, he waved his hand to signal for departure.

Li Xuewu didn't speak much on the way, still digesting the changes brought about by his identity.

This change is not only in terms of title, but also in terms of responsibilities.

Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun, who were sitting in the back seat of the car, heard the conversation between Li Xuewu and Duan Youting, and wondered why the section chief became the deputy chief.

Especially Liu Zhaolun, the section chief is already the deputy director before he even works hard?

The jeep entered the Beijing Railway Station. Han Zhan and Jing Yongjie took their IDs to the service office to get tickets, while Li Xuewu and the other three entered the waiting room.

The train stations of this era were actually the same as those of later generations. At least the layout was the same, and there were no major changes.

The last time Li Xuewu came back was at night, and he really didn't see much of this historical station. Looking at it now, it is really a building with the characteristics of the times.

The train outside the window rumbled and creaked into the station, and passengers crowded onto and off the train.

While Li Xuewu was observing the waiting room, Han Zhan and Jing Yongjie came back, followed by a middle-aged man wearing a railway uniform.

When he arrived in front of Li Xuewu, Han Zhan introduced the visitor: "This is our Deputy Director Li."

After the introduction, he introduced Li Xuewu: "This is Director Xia from the service office."

Li Xuewu smiled and stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, Director Xia, we have an urgent mission. Sorry to trouble you."

Director Xia knew that Li Xuewu was polite because of the ticket he had just booked. The tickets for Li Xuewu and four people were booked yesterday.

"Deputy Director Li, you're welcome. We are brotherly units, but..."

Manager Xia hesitated and said, "You booked it late, and there are no more sleeper berths in the car."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay. We didn't plan to use a sleeper berth. It's fine if we can have a hard seat."

Director Xia only found out that the person who booked the ticket yesterday was a deputy director after seeing the certificate Han Zhan gave.

Generally speaking, this level is nothing in front of the railway service office, just a small party.

There isn't much else about these forty-nine cities, except that they have a lot of "long" names.

Even if the director comes to book tickets, he has to have a good relationship with this place and have face to be able to get a reservation.

But Li Xuewu's deputy director is different. This is not a deputy director of an enterprise or a yamen, but of a powerful department.

This was so powerful that Director Xia didn't need to explain, he just told Han Zhan.

But wouldn't it be a good thing to come here?

Otherwise, after reaching a certain level, there are no fools anymore, they are all human beings.

Seeing Li Xuewu's young age, Director Xia didn't dare to underestimate him. At this level, the younger he is, the more domineering he is.

"I'm really sorry, but we have contacted the train. You can go to the dining car to eat when you have a meal. We will arrange a seat for you as soon as possible when a berth becomes available."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Don't bother us. It's already troublesome for our railway comrades to arrange seats for us."

"Hahaha"

Seeing Li Xuewu's humility and politeness, Director Xia also felt that the young deputy director was trustworthy.

"The train will arrive soon. I won't invite you to the service office. I will take you to the platform to wait for the train."

Hearing the ticket inspector ringing the bell at the ticket gate, Officer Xia led several people onto the platform from the side passage.

On the platform, Han Zhan took out the big front door that Li Xuewu had given him earlier, offered a cigarette to Director Xia, and they chatted for a while on the platform while puffing away smoke.

Watching the train enter the station, Li Xuewu and others stopped talking, but watched the rumble of the black locomotive and the green carriage enter the platform.

With the sound of squeaking brakes, the train stopped at the designated location.

Officer Xia led several people to the carriage and communicated with the attendants who came down. He shook hands with Li Xuewu again and said, "Deputy Director Li, I sent you here. I wish you a pleasant journey and a safe journey."

Li Xuewu expressed his gratitude and said: "Thank you for your support. I will contact you often in the future."

After saying this, Li Xuewu took several people on the train.

Because they were reserved tickets, several people were seated in the same place. Even Jing Yongjie, who had just booked a ticket, was moved here with the help of the conductor.

The seat for five people is right next to the door. Because it is at the door, the seats are arranged in a 3 to 2 arrangement, so five people can sit.

Liu Zhaolun diligently helped several people put their luggage, and the bag containing the spear was placed in the seat.

This time I brought two 56 shotguns, and the rest were short guns.

This is also to prepare for emergencies. Li Xuewu is afraid that the situation at the branch factory will be wrong, and he will feel uneasy without weapons.

The conductor also knew that these five people were coming up with weapons. This was reported at the beginning, so he stood here when the passengers came up, for fear of something happening.

Li Xuewu gave instructions to Liu Zhaolun and Jing Yongjie. The two handed the short guns to Han Zhan, stood up and helped the conductor maintain order.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and there are many passengers getting on the bus. At this time, there are no cases of migrant workers entering the city, so the grand Spring Festival travel rush has not yet occurred.

But there are still four days until the Spring Festival, so there are quite a lot of people on the train.

In this era, workers all have family leave or recuperation leave, and most people choose to travel during holidays to visit relatives and friends.

Li Xuewu watched the train start and Han Zhan returned.

"The five of us are on duty in pairs, while the others sleep."

Han Zhan looked at the carriage and saw that it was almost full of people.

If it was possible to find a three-seater long chair as a sleeper in normal times, don't even think about it now.

"Department...Director"

Han Zhan called out but felt something was wrong. He hesitated and called the director, and then said: "You and Captain Jing are on the first shift. Let's sleep first. I will get up and replace Captain Jing later."

Li Xuewu knew that Han Zhan arranged this to take care of himself, and where could he rest well at this time?

Not to mention the clanking of the carriages on the railway tracks, the noise in the carriages now makes me sleepy.

But there is no way, this is what a business trip is like, someone must be awake 24 hours a day.

Now there are five people on a business trip, so two people must be awake.

Li Xuewu pointed to his clothes bag and said to Han Zhan: "Put your pillow on that bag, and make it softer."

Looking at Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun, he said: "You are still called section chief, but you should follow the rules of the steel rolling mill."

Han Zhan and Liu Zhaolun looked at each other, agreed and prepared to rest.

Today’s trains don’t have the sponge seats found in later passenger trains.

Will it feel hard if you sit on that kind of sponge in future generations? The current ones are harder because they are pure wood.

Han Zhan had rich experience, so he asked the small Liu Zhaolun to get under the two-seater wrapped in a military coat, while he got under the three-seater.

Compared to sleeping on a wooden stool, sleeping on the wagon is more comfortable.

Because they knew that this trip would be more uncomfortable than escorting, these people all wore thick cotton-padded jackets and military coats. They huddled under the seats and slept without feeling cold.

Because there is heating under the feet.

It is worth mentioning that the heating of trains is now coal-fired, and the coal-adding stove is in front of each carriage.

Conductors not only have to serve passengers and maintain order, but they also have to burn the boiler.

Yan Jiechen was originally trying to let Han Zhan sleep on top, so he slept on the bottom.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was rejected by Han Zhan. Firstly, it was uncomfortable to fall asleep on the chair. Secondly, Han Zhan asked Yan Jiecheng to be smarter and do a good job as a leader.

This is not to look down on Yan Jiecheng, but Yan Jiecheng's job in this trip is to serve.

Although Yan Jiecheng also brought a gun, it was just a decoration. The first thing he had to do was provide services, including logistical support such as driving, carrying bags, fetching water, buying cigarettes, etc.

There is an easter egg chapter in this chapter. It may take some time to review. You may see it after you refresh it. It is about the Iron and Steel Academy.