Chapter 135 Big Mission
Chapter 135 Big Mission (IV)
After a night's rest, everyone's mental state was restored.
Actually, we didn’t drive too long yesterday. We only drove until around 9 o’clock in the evening, then stopped and went to the town to rest.
The person who was most happy about this was the security guard.
They said they would go back overnight, so they would definitely stop to rest in the early morning and they would have to be on duty all night.
They had already been watching the equipment all day and now had to stand guard in the early morning. They were exhausted.
Fortunately, thanks to Wang Zhi's incident, they can rest peacefully in the town's guesthouse.
The car is much safer at the guesthouse and there is no need to worry about the equipment being stolen or damaged.
In the morning, after a simple breakfast, everyone set out again on the journey to the steel mill.
Because of the mechanical equipment, Li Kailang and his team didn't dare drive too fast.
But we had already driven part of the distance yesterday, and we expect to reach our destination by driving for most of the day today.
"Everyone, work harder, keep going, and get back to the factory as soon as possible!" Deputy Director Zhao encouraged.
After a quick lunch, we continued on our way to the steel mill.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when they were only 10 miles away from the steel mill, everyone was even more excited and eager to go home.
After all, traveling is really hard!
The road was bumpy and the car bounced like a roller coaster, shaking my internal organs.
Wu Xingyou couldn't help but sigh: "I really don't know how those drivers can bear it! The road is so rough, won't the vibrations make their bodies feel uncomfortable?"
Cui Jianshe also echoed: "Yes, I would rather stay in the workshop all day than come out. Every time I go out, my body can't take it!"
Deputy Director Zhao felt a little embarrassed listening to their complaints.
These engineers and eighth-level workers are the treasures of the factory and should not be allowed to suffer like this.
"After the equipment is shipped back to the factory, everyone can take a day off."
"Haha, how come Deputy Director Zhao took our words seriously?"
The two looked at each other and smiled. It was just a verbal statement, and Deputy Director Zhao knew they were joking.
Looking at the increasing number of vehicles on the road, Deputy Director Zhao frowned slightly.
"What's wrong? Is Deputy Director Zhao worried about something?" Wu Xingyou looked at his worried face and asked worriedly.
"It's nothing, you just see there are too many cars on the road?" asked Deputy Director Zhao.
Wu Xingyou and Cui Jianshe also looked out the window, watching the cars passing by.
They felt that there was nothing unusual about the number of vehicles on the road. After all, the closer they got to the city, the more vehicles there would be.
"Is it a lot?" Cui Jianshe asked.
"Not many. Isn't it normal to have more cars as you get closer to the city?" Wu Xingyou didn't feel anything.
Deputy Director Zhao also felt that there were not many cars, but he became more and more uneasy, always feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"I always feel like the cars on the road are made in two different factories."
"No way?" The two were also confused.
"Xiao Peng, honk the horn!"
"Yes!" replied the driver Xiao Peng.
"Beep!"
As the horns sounded, the convoy gradually slowed down.
Deputy Director Zhao looked at the vehicles on the road, and his uneasiness became stronger. He hoped that everything was just his illusion and that everything would go smoothly.
Ma Wenxuan, who was at the front, stopped first and walked towards Deputy Director Zhao's car.
"Deputy Director Zhao, is there something wrong?"
"Captain Ma, do you think there are too many cars on the road?"
"Ok?"
Ma Wenxuan was also stunned by what he said. He asked in confusion:
"I don't know what Deputy Director Zhao wants to ask?"
Seeing this, Wu Xingyou explained.
"I see. Deputy Director Zhao's worry is not unreasonable. However, we need to ask the drivers whether there are many cars or not. Only then will they know." Ma Wenxuan said.
"That's right!" Deputy Director Zhao responded.
"Please, Captain Ma, call them all over to ask questions."
Ma Wenxuan nodded.
The six people were called before Deputy Director Zhao and questioned again.
They all said they did not notice any abnormality in the number of vehicles on the road.
However, Li Kailang knew some of the situation: "I know more about Deputy Director Zhao's matter."
"Tell me quickly, what's wrong?" Deputy Director Zhao asked anxiously.
Li Kailang thought for a while and explained:
"It's not that there's anything unusual. Although we encountered more cars, they were all from other factories. I know all these cars. They are not from the two factories."
"sure?"
"Sure!" Li Kailang nodded affirmatively.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Li Kailang's answer.
However, Deputy Director Zhao was still worried: "Well, I think we are not far from the factory. Let's take a rest here. I will go to the factory to explore the way."
"As long as I'm not back, don't leave and wait for my news."
"Isn't this a case of worrying too much?" Wu Xingyou said.
Engineer Wu, it's better to be careful, because the two factories are in the factory, and if we go over now, they will catch us in the act." Deputy Factory Director Zhao explained.
After hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense.
"Okay, then we'll wait for your news here!" Wu Xingyou echoed.
Before leaving, Deputy Factory Director Zhao instructed, "I'll go then. By the way, please trouble Comrade Li Kailang to take everyone to a safe place to hide nearby."
"This place is too close to the road. If they see us and ask about us in the city, it will be difficult to deal with!"
"Okay!" Li Kailang replied.
"Okay, I'll go first."
After saying that, he got in the car and headed towards the steel mill.
Li Kailang led everyone to find a safe place to hide and wait for news.
Soon, Deputy Director Zhao quietly entered the city and came to the vicinity of the steel rolling mill.
Deputy Director Zhao did not choose to enter through the main gate, but instead chose a more hidden path and quietly entered the factory through the woods.
"Xiao Peng, wait for me here!"
After giving the instructions, Deputy Director Zhao entered the factory cautiously.
Seeing four jeeps parked downstairs of the cadre building, my heart couldn't help but tighten.
Those were cars from two factories, which meant that they had become alert and the situation was much more serious than he had imagined.
"Fortunately, I made preparations in advance, otherwise they might have caught me in a trap and I almost lost my position!" Deputy Director Zhao thanked.
"Fortunately, I am more skilled, but it is not easy to go up and find people like this!"
Deputy Director Zhao hid immediately. The three directors must be accompanying the people from the two factories. It is impossible to call them out without a reasonable reason.
Deputy Director Zhao thought for a moment and decided that Li Huaide was the best person to call out.
He is in charge of logistics, and even if something happens it will not affect the production of the factory. He is also the only one who can get out relatively conveniently.
Deputy Director Zhao immediately went to the transport team, intending to ask someone to call Li Huaide out, and passed by the cafeteria halfway.
"No, the driver is from the transport team. If the reason is that something happened to the transport team, they will definitely notice it. Only the cafeteria is the least likely to be noticed!"
So he went to the cafeteria and went directly to the cafeteria director Zhao Qiming.
"Deputy Director Zhao, why are you here?" Zhao Qiming looked at him in surprise.
"What? I can't come?" Deputy Director Zhao asked indifferently.
"You can come, you can come!" Zhao Qiming said hurriedly.
Although both of them have the surname Zhao, they have no relationship.
"What's wrong with Deputy Director Zhao that he comes to me?" Zhao Qiming thought to himself.
Seeing Zhao Qiming's strange look, Deputy Director Zhao was also a little angry. He was angry at Zhao Qiming, Li Huaide, and himself.
The plate originally belonged to him, but was taken away by Li Huaide.
Only some workshops that my uncle and grandma don't care about are left, such as the foundry workshop and the iron smelting workshop.
These workshops are thankless and offer no benefits.
But now is not the time to talk about Zhao Qiming.
"Let me ask you, are the three factory directors accompanying the people from the first and second factories?" Deputy Factory Director Zhao asked directly.
"Deputy Director Zhao, how did you know?" Zhao Qiming looked at him in pretend shock.
"I saw it with my own eyes. Tell me what happened when I was out these two days!" Deputy Director Zhao looked at Zhao Qiming with dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, Zhao Qiming began to explain to him what he knew. The day after they left, which was yesterday, the directors and deputy directors of the two factories came to the steel mill in a rage.
They took a tough stance and threatened to return the machines and equipment that belonged to them.
Seeing that they were coming with such a strong momentum, Director Lu and his two men and Secretary Wang argued with them and naturally would not agree.
Yesterday they sent a convoy to try to intercept the steel mill's vehicles, but they were able to escape because Deputy Director Zhao left early.
The drivers from the two factories were a little tired after chasing, so they stopped chasing and planned to chase again the next day.
"Oh no! They should be catching up with us! I wonder if they are hiding well over there?" Deputy Director Zhao asked worriedly.
Judging from the speed at which the two factories are running empty cars, I’m afraid they will catch up soon.
Meanwhile, in a secluded location.
Everyone watched the convoy in the distance nervously, and when they saw the convoy driving towards Sijiu City with great momentum, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looking at the situation, they should be cars from the two factories. Fortunately, we hid in advance!" Cui Jianshe said thankfully.
"Yes! It seems that they are really in the factory. We are afraid that we won't be able to go back for a while!" Wu Xingyou echoed.
Return to the cafeteria.
Deputy Director Zhao knew that he had to make a decision!
He ordered, "Zhao Qiming, make up a reason and call Deputy Director Li over."
"Ah?" Zhao Qiming asked puzzledly.
"Ah, what! Go quickly, I don't have time to waste. Remember, don't tell them that I'm looking for you, just say that something happened in the cafeteria!" Deputy Director Zhao ordered sternly.
"Go!"
"Yes!" Zhao Qiming did not dare to neglect and immediately went to the cadre building
"It's coming fiercely!"
Deputy Director Zhao was thinking of a solution.
Zhao Qiming hurried to Director Lu's office. Along the way, he was thinking about how to call Li Huaide out with a reasonable reason.
Zhao Qiming heard the sound of quarreling in the corridor outside the office.
"Director Lu, let's stop beating around the bush and just tell us when our machinery and equipment can be returned to us."
"Director Lu, if you don't give us a clear answer today, we won't leave!"
"Two factory managers, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but the machine hasn't even entered the factory yet, how can I give it to you!"
Director Lu explained helplessly: "Factory Directors, this machine has not yet arrived at the factory, how can I give it to you!"
"Besides, this is a decision made by the ministry, and I have no right to change it. Why don't you go and ask the higher-ups?"
"Director Lu, please don't play tricks on us. We don't care. Just decide whether you want to give it or not!"
"Well...I can't give you an answer!" Director Lu replied somewhat aggrievedly.
But I was thinking in my heart: Damn, you don’t dare to go to the department, but come to me for help instead. Are you trying to bully me because I’m easy to talk to?
The two factory managers thought: Damn, if I could get it from the department, why would I come to you? You are just bullying me because I am easy to talk to.
Just then, Zhao Qiming walked into the office.
He saw that the room was full of people and Director Lu was being interrogated by a group of directors and deputy directors.
When Director Lu saw Zhao Qiming, he felt like he had seen a savior.
"Director Zhao, you're here just in time. What's the matter?"
Zhao Qiming felt tremendous pressure as he was being stared at by many factory managers.
He tried his best to calm himself down and said, "Um... I have something to ask Deputy Director Li."
Seeing everyone staring at him, Li Huaide knew that it was impossible to go out and report.
"What's the matter, please tell me?"
Zhao Qiming gritted his teeth and said, "Um... Deputy Director Li, something happened in the cafeteria. There's a problem with the ingredients. I need you to go and fix it."
"You still need me to deal with such a small matter? What's your job as a director?" Li Huaide cursed angrily.
"Can't you see we are busy? If you can't handle such a small matter, you should quit your job as canteen director!"
Li Huaide was in a very bad mood, and Zhao Qiming happened to come over, giving him a good chance to vent his anger.
"Deputy Director Li, I can't make the decision on this matter. I'd better trouble you to go and take a look!" Zhao Qiming said aggrievedly. He didn't want to do it either!
If he wasn't a grown man, he would have wanted to cry too!
"Okay, Deputy Director Li, go and solve it!" Director Lu interrupted their quarrel.
It was a critical moment and something like this really hurt his reputation.
But family disgrace should not be made public, and he doesn't want outsiders to laugh at him.
Li Huaide agreed and followed Zhao Qiming out of the office.
Looking at their departing backs, all the factory managers showed satisfied smiles on their faces.
"Director Lu, you're not good enough. You can't even handle such a small matter as logistics!" everyone sneered.
You have to let out all the resentment that has accumulated before.
Director Lu also frowned slightly, and he would definitely give Zhao Qiming a punishment after the matter was over.
"Tell me, what happened in the cafeteria?" Li Huaide asked dissatisfiedly, his brows furrowed, obviously in a bad mood.
"Director, nothing happened in the cafeteria." Zhao Qiming was about to explain when he was interrupted by Li Huaide.
"Since nothing happened, why are you looking for me?" Li Huaide was in a bad mood and was worried about having no place to vent.
"Director, please listen to me." Zhao Qiming said helplessly.
"Okay, go ahead. If you don't explain why, don't blame me for being rude!"
Zhao Qiming was also tired, "Finally I can speak!"
"Director Li, Deputy Director Zhao has returned and is waiting for you in the cafeteria."
"Really? Take me there!"
When Li Huaide heard this, he immediately became anxious, and the two of them hurried towards the cafeteria office.
Seeing Deputy Director Zhao sitting there, Li Huaide also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Deputy Director Zhao, how are you doing? Has the equipment been shipped back?" Li Huaide asked anxiously.
"By the way, don't come back now. The people from the first and second factories are blocking the gate! If you come back, you will be in trouble!"
Deputy Director Zhao replied: "Don't worry, everything has been arranged! They won't come in without my order."
"By the way, how's the situation over there? I see a lot of cars parked below the cadre building."
"Oh, don't mention it. They came here early in the morning and never stopped talking. One by one, they would not give up unless we gave them the machinery and equipment."
"Hmph! They wishful thinking. They want it right away. Bullshit!" Li Huaide cursed!
"Okay, let's ignore them for now." Deputy Director Zhao said, "What should we do here? If they insist on not leaving, everyone is still waiting outside."
"This is a troublesome matter." Li Huaide analyzed, "You absolutely cannot enter the factory now, especially engineers and level 8 workers."
"If they come back, everyone in the two factories will know about it."
There are a certain number of level eight workers in each factory, and everyone knows each other. The leaders of the two factories knew who were leaving yesterday.
"Well, I don't think you can come back today, but the masters are the treasures of the factory, and nothing can happen to them."
"How about this, after dark, let them go home and the others will continue to guard," suggested Deputy Director Zhao.
"Okay. By the way, Director Zhao, is there any hot food in the cafeteria? I'll bring some back for them. They've been hungry for a long time and can't just keep waiting." Deputy Director Zhao asked.
"No, you might as well buy it outside. We can't make a big fuss in the factory right now, so don't do anything if you can!"
"By the way, where are you now?" Li Huaide asked.
"It's not too far, just in Wangjia Village, ten miles outside the city." Deputy Director Zhao replied, "I asked them to hide."
"That's good." Li Huaide breathed a sigh of relief.
"How about this, after dark, I'll send a team of guards to go with you, but the number of people can't be too large, so as not to arouse their suspicion."
"Okay, that's it. You should leave quickly and don't let them suspect anything!" said Li Huaide.
"Okay! Oh, and here's the money!" said Deputy Director Zhao. He didn't bring so much money with him when he went out!
Li Huaide looked at Zhao Qiming with a frown on his face. "Don't just stand there! Go get your things! You don't want me to go to the office to get them!"
Zhao Qiming was stunned by Li Huaide's sudden rebuke and he didn't have time to react.
Li Huaide urged again: "Hurry up, don't just stand there!"
"Oh, I'll take it now!"
Zhao Qiming finally came to his senses. He took out some banknotes from the drawer and handed them to Deputy Director Zhao.
Fortunately, the cafeteria receives a lot of tickets every day and has no shortage of money.
"Okay, then I'm leaving!" After saying that, Deputy Director Zhao left cautiously.
Leave through the woods at the back door.
Watching Deputy Director Zhao's back gradually walking away, Li Huaide couldn't help laughing.
"Damn it! I already have the equipment, and you still want me to spit it out? Impossible! Ugh!"
Li Huaide was also very annoyed by the issues between the two factories, and he vented his dissatisfaction in a foul manner.
(End of this chapter)