Chapter 94 Gambling

Chapter 94 Gambling

Chapter 94 Gambling
On the other side, the steel mill transport team.

Li Huaide rushed to the transport team in a panic.

His brows were furrowed and his heart was filled with worry.

Ever since Zhang Jinwu told him yesterday not to take that road anymore, Li Huaide has been tossing and turning, extremely anxious, since he returned.

I tried many ways but couldn't solve the problem at hand.

Zhang Jinwu was the only one in the steel rolling mill who could take that route, and the captain of the second team was also responsible for other things and had no time to deal with this matter.

The logistics department just told Li Huaide that someone had taken on the task of transporting cement, so Li Huaide immediately went to the transport team. This was his lucky star!
He just said it yesterday and someone did it today. He also wants to go and see who this lucky star is as soon as possible?

The transport team was empty, with only two or three "big cats and small cats".

"Deputy Director Li, why are you here?" an apprentice came forward and asked.

"Why is there no driver here? Where have all the people gone?" Li Huaide asked.

"Deputy Director Li, the masters are all out on missions. There is no master here now." The apprentice replied.

After hearing this answer, Li Huaide remembered the daily work of the transport team, which he had forgotten because of his impatience.

Now all the drivers are out on missions, leaving only a few apprentices here to look after the vehicles.

"When will the masters return?"

"Well, I don't know either. The earliest one should be back around 10 o'clock." said the apprentice.

The tasks are different every day, and he is not sure when it will come, he can only give a rough estimate.

"Okay, if the master comes back, come and tell me." After saying that, Li Huaide left.

Li Kailang found a flat place to park the car and carefully checked the car, especially the brake pads.

After getting out of the car, I found that the brake pads were worn red and the inside of the tires were also a little worn, but the situation was not too bad and the car could still be used.

For safety reasons, Li Kailang decided to cool down the car first.

He looked around vigilantly, and seeing that there was no one around, he drew some spiritual spring water and poured it on the car.

After a series of "hissing" sounds, a large amount of white smoke was emitted and the temperature of the brake pads gradually dropped.

Li Kailang touched it tentatively. Although it was still a little hot, it was not as hot as before.

After making sure that the car wouldn't have any more problems, he set off again.

Cement plant.

Li Kailang was the first to arrive at the cement factory.

The security captain on duty at the cement factory was somewhat surprised and said, "Oh, the driver from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill came quite early today. By the way, have the other drivers left?"

"I don't think so. I didn't see any drivers from other factories." The security guard replied.

"Hmm? Think about it carefully, how is it possible? Usually the people from Red Star arrive last, how is it possible that other drivers haven't arrived yet?" the captain asked puzzledly.

"Captain, I really didn't see any drivers from other factories." The security guard said affirmatively.

"That's strange!" the captain muttered to himself, "Forget it, never mind. It's not my business anyway."

Li Kailang ignored their conversation and drove straight to the warehouse.

When Li Kailang's car drove into the warehouse, the unloading workers couldn't help complaining as soon as they saw Li Kailang.

"Lao He, that kid is here again. Damn, what bad luck!"

"You're always the last one to arrive, it's really annoying to wait!"

"Come if you want, who cares? Just do your own thing!"

A group of unloading workers at the cement factory were unhappy with Li Kailang. Thinking about what happened yesterday, they were still very angry.

With the help of his modified ears, Li Kailang can also hear the voices of everyone.

After all, I was wrong. Fortunately, the smoke I sent out yesterday was effective and no one deliberately found fault with me.

Li Kailang parked the car, took out a Daqianmen cigarette and started to smoke.

Everything will be different after today, but for now we have to get through this difficult time.

"I'm really sorry for delaying everyone's meal yesterday. I'm so sorry! I'm sorry!" Li Kailang apologized repeatedly.

After hearing Li Kailang's apology, everyone's expressions eased a little. Li Kailang's behavior left everyone speechless.

Seeing the cigarette handed to them by Li Kailang, everyone accepted it, even those who did not accept it yesterday.

We are not unreasonable people. Li Kailang not only apologized but also gave us cigarettes. We can't hold on to such a small matter!

"The duty officer is there! Go find him." A worker pointed out the location of the warehouse duty officer to Li Kailang.

Li Kailang took out the task list and cigarettes and walked over.
"Yeah, here it comes. Yeah!"

Li Kailang walked up to the duty officer, which stunned him and made him utter a long, puzzled "hmm".

"Why are you here so early?"

The attendant on duty was very shocked. How come he was the last one to arrive at the Red Star Steel Mill in the past, but the first one to arrive today?

Li Kailang smiled casually, "Why? Can't you come earlier?"

"By the way, where are the others? Why can't I see them?" Li Kailang glanced around and asked.

The officer on duty looked at Li Kailang in amazement.

"They will have to wait a while longer before they arrive. I'm curious as to how you came so early! In the past, you, the Red Star Steel Mill, were always the last to arrive!"

"Really? From now on, whenever I send something, Red Star Steel Mill will be the first to arrive!" Li Kailang said confidently.

"I hope so!" The attendant said calmly, obviously not believing Li Kailang's words.

Li Kailang didn't care. This was a concept that everyone had formed in the past, and it would take time to break it.

"Give me the list and let the workers move it first!" The attendant didn't say much to Li Kailang and just finished the task first.

After a while, the workers had moved 2 tons of steel bars and started moving cement.

Li Kailang looked at the people who had already moved 100 bags of cement. They were still busy moving them and couldn't help asking:
"Haven't you moved 100 bags yet? Why are you still moving?"

The attendant looked at Li Kailang strangely, "Didn't your captain tell you?"

Li Le shook his head. Zhang Jinwu has always been in charge of this matter. He also went to deliver it yesterday on a temporary basis, so the details of the matter are still unclear.

"Your captain is really something. He didn't even mention this." The person on duty explained to Li Kailang.

Distribute cement in the order that drivers arrive
There are 1000 bags in total. The first one to arrive gets 500 bags, the second one gets 300 bags, and the last one gets 200 bags.

Li Kailang only got 100 bags yesterday because the drivers of the first and second steel rolling mills made a bet.

They bet on whether the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill can arrive within the agreed time. If it can arrive, they can get 800 bags of cement.

This time is calculated according to Zhang Jinwu's previous time.

However, because Zhang Jinwu's car was scrapped, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill failed to arrive within the agreed time.

Therefore, Li Kailang only got 100 bags.

Although Li Kailang was very unhappy with this approach, if nothing went wrong, this bet would have been very profitable for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. But if anyone had to blame someone, it should be himself.

It seemed like an insult to the Red Star Steel Mill, but if you think about it carefully, both of them have 800 bags of cement, so they don't need the 200 bags. "Don't worry, the first place will belong to the Red Star Steel Mill from now on!" Li Kailang clenched his fist and repeated it again.

But this time, the attendant looked at Li Kailang strangely.

At this time, two cars slowly drove over from a distance.

No need to guess, they must be from the First and Second Steel Rolling Mills
The car stopped in front of the warehouse, and two people got out. One of them said.

"Old Chen, I'm the first this time, thank you very much!" He laughed and bowed to another person.

"Humph, it's just that I had something to do this morning, so I left the factory a little later. Just wait, the first place will still be mine tomorrow." Another person said proudly.

The two were arguing and didn't pay any attention to the people around them.

Everyone at the cement factory was used to the bickering between the two men, and as they argued, the two men walked toward the warehouse attendant.

The two were somewhat unfamiliar with Li Kailang and did not say anything; they did not know each other.

"Old Jiang, good morning. I'm the first one this time. Please prepare my 1000 bags first." Bai Weiguo spoke first.

"Old Jiang, don't worry about him, install mine first. I was careless and let you get first place!" Zheng Xiang immediately interrupted.

Jiang Yinsheng, the warehouse attendant, looked at the two and said with a smile, "You are late this time. The first one is from the third steel rolling mill."

The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is also known as the Third Steel Rolling Mill within the metallurgical industry, and both names refer to the same person.

"What? Lao Jiang, don't be ridiculous. Usually, the Third Factory is always the last one to arrive." Bai Weiguo said directly.

"Yes, Lao Jiang, these hundreds of bags of cement are no small matter, don't joke with us!" Zheng Xiang also echoed.
"I don't use cement. Why am I kidding you? The man next to me is the master from the third factory. He is the first one to arrive today."

As he spoke, Jiang Yinsheng, the warehouse attendant, pointed at Li Kailang and then at Li Kailang's car.

"Look at that! See? They have hundreds of bags of cement."

The two looked and saw that a lot of cement had indeed been moved up.

At this speed, it would take at least 20 to 30 minutes, and it would definitely take longer if we also have to unload the steel bars.

"Boy, who are you? Where is the previous Master Zhang?" Bai Weiguo asked directly. Seeing that Li Kailang was young, he did not call him "comrade".

He hoped that Li Kailang would temporarily replace Zhang Jinwu. In this way, only a little cement would be lost, and the impact would not be too great.

The second steel rolling mill is the farthest from the cement plant. If Li Kailang has been replacing Zhang Jinwu, it would be very difficult for him to compete for the second place based on today's situation.

Just like Zheng Xiang said, he was able to get the first place because Zheng Xiang was late due to something.

If this continues, the third place will undoubtedly go to the Second Steel Rolling Mill.

"Master Zhang was my master before. My master gave me this task. From now on, I will be responsible for transporting cement. I hope you can give me your guidance in the future!"

As he spoke, Li Kailang bowed.

Zheng Xiang and Bai Weiguo looked at each other and realized that Li Kailang was a strong rival.

"Boy, how did you get here? I remember it would take you at least an hour. Why did you come so early today? Did something strange happen?"

Bai Weiguo looked at Li Kailang with disbelief. He felt that Li Kailang must have used some method to arrive so quickly.

"Did you make any preparations around here in advance and contact the factory by phone?" Bai Weiguo asked directly, as if he had already guessed Li Kailang's plan.

Upon hearing this, warehouse attendants Jiang Yinsheng and Zheng Xiang also seemed to be thinking about something.

How could Li Kailang, as Zhang Jinwu's apprentice, possibly do what even he couldn't do?

"This is my second time here. I'm unfamiliar with the place. How can I prepare anything nearby?"

"Besides, it's the cement factory that tells me when the steel bars are needed. How can I know that in advance?" Li Kailang retorted.

"Who knows? You can put the steel bars in a nearby village, wait for the call, and then go to the village with an empty truck to pick them up and transport them here."

Bai Weiguo's eyes lit up; this idea seemed reasonable.

"If you put it that way, no matter what I say, you won't believe it. How about this, let's make a bet."

"Let's follow the bet you made yesterday. Whoever comes first gets 1500 bags of cement. How about that?"

"How can we bet with you if you do such tricks?" Bai Weiguo refused bluntly.

"Since you don't gamble and you are slandering me, I also want to prove my innocence, so why don't we go to the police station and let the police judge the case."

Seeing how calm Li Kailang was, the three people began to have problems with their judgment of him.

"Okay, we'll make the bet as you say, but the stakes are too small! How about this, whoever comes first tomorrow can take 1000 bags of cement?" Zheng Xiang interrupted.

"Old White, what do you think?"

Bai Weiguo didn't expect Zheng Xiang to bet like this. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's do it this way. Old Jiang, you be the witness."

"Okay! If you have no objection, then it's settled!" Jiang Yinsheng said.

"However, in order to prevent cheating, everyone should tell us the route you took. Lao Jiang, please send a few people to keep an eye on us tomorrow."

Zheng Xiang looked at Li Kailang, and he didn't believe that Li Kailang could arrive first.

Li Kailang smiled nonchalantly and said directly: "Don't bother with that. Aren't you just afraid that I'll cheat? Just send someone to keep an eye on me."

As he spoke, Li Kailang described the route he would take, especially the downhill section.

Everyone had memorized the routes around the city of Sijiu by heart, and could find the way accurately even without a map.

"What, you want to take that road?" The two looked at Li Kailang in disbelief.

That road was where many drivers died, how could they not have walked on it? Because they had walked on it, they were even more afraid.

"Okay, Xia Xiongzi, if you really dare to take that road tomorrow, I will admit defeat with a sincere heart!" Bai Weiguo said bluntly.

Zheng Xiang also nodded. "Well, Lao Jiang, please send someone to watch at the foot of the mountain tomorrow. As long as Comrade Li really brings the steel bars down, then our loss will not be unfair."

With such a burial place, no matter whether there was cheating before, as long as he dared to take that road carrying the steel bars, it was enough to show Li Kailang's ability.

Jiang Yinsheng also knew that mountain road. As long as he passed that road, he would be only ten kilometers away from the cement factory, and he would not need anyone to follow him.

"Okay, then it's settled. We'll see what happens tomorrow!" After saying that, Li Kailang was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, if you don't deliver the cement tomorrow, don't cause trouble for my steel mill!"

"Don't worry! We can handle this matter ourselves." Bai Weiguo said.

"Okay, then you'd better be prepared to lose!" After saying that, Li Kailang left.

While they were talking, Li Kailang got into the car with 120 bags of cement and drove away without saying anything.

Of course, such a large amount of cement could not be transported in one trip, and Li Kailang’s truck could not load it all. The cement factory also sent two trucks to help Li Kailang deliver some of it.

Li Kailang just needs to come back once more and help transport the remaining 140 bags.

Looking at the back of Li Kailang's car, the two frowned slightly.

"If we really let this kid succeed, we won't be able to compete for first place in the future." Bai Weiguo said.

"Let's wait and see. We'll know tomorrow whether it's true or not," Zheng Xiang said.

Bai Weiguo became more worried. If Li Kailang could really succeed, he would only be third and it would be difficult for him to surpass Zheng Xiang.

(End of this chapter)