Siheyuan: Start with a big car

The walls of the factory were covered with cracks, and some places had even collapsed, revealing the dilapidated machinery and equipment inside.

The scene inside is even more dilapidated.

The roads were filled with coal dust, which flew everywhere when the wind blew, making it hard to open your eyes. The walls of the factory were full of cracks, and some places had even collapsed, revealing the dilapidated machinery and equipment inside.

In the coal yard, coal was piled up in a disorderly manner without any planning or management.

Some coal lumps were scattered on the ground, and no one had cleaned them up. The transport tracks beside them were already rusted, and the mine cars on the tracks were parked crookedly, as if they could fall apart at any time.

The whole coal plant is filled with an air of oldness and decay.

Li Weidong couldn't help but frowned.

You know, coal plants are very important factories in those days.

It is also very popular.

Generally speaking, factories like this are well-maintained and clean.

It couldn't be so dilapidated.

It seems that Director Zhou is really not a good person.

A good coal factory turned into this in his hands.

Of course, the most important thing is that no one checked Li Weidong and his team after they entered the coal factory. This means that if someone wanted to steal coal, they would have succeeded by now.

Just as Li Weidong was hesitating whether he should stop the jeep to ask, a middle-aged man in a security officer's uniform ran over hurriedly.

His face was filled with anger, and before Li Weidong and the others could react, he shouted, "Who are you? How did you just barge into our factory? Don't you know this is a coal factory? This is not a place where just anyone can enter!"

Li Weidong got out of the car quickly and said politely, "Hello, comrade. We are from the steel mill and we have something to ask your factory leader."

The security officer didn't listen to the explanation at all. He glared at me and said arrogantly, "From the steel mill? Who knows if you are thieves in disguise?
I saw you guys were sneaking around and driving right into the factory. You definitely have bad intentions."

Li Weidong said patiently: "Comrade, you misunderstood, we are really not thieves.

We are here to investigate something. Please take us to see your leader."

The security officer became more and more arrogant, with his hands on his hips, and shouted: "What are you investigating? What is there to investigate in our factory?
I think you just want to steal coal. Thieves nowadays are really bold, and they even dare to drive a car to steal. I tell you, don't think about leaving today, wait for our leaders to come and interrogate you."

Seeing that the security officer accused him of stealing coal without any evidence, Li Weidong finally understood what was going on.

This guy must have gone off to play somewhere just now, and now he sees us coming in.

I was the one who revealed that he had left his post, so I am now trying to put the blame on him.

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Li Weidong folded his arms and looked at the security officer coldly and said, "Comrade, you are accusing others without understanding the situation clearly.

You are out of touch with reality. Don't you see? We are all driving jeeps. Do you think we will use jeeps to steal coal from your coal plant? Your idea is ridiculous. "

After hearing what Li Weidong said, the guard was speechless for a moment, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "What's wrong with the jeep driver? Are all jeep drivers good people? I don't care, you must have stolen our things anyway, so follow me to the security department now."

Seeing that the security officer accused him of stealing coal without any evidence, Li Weidong finally understood.

This guy must have gone off to play somewhere just now. Now that he sees us coming in, he is afraid that we will reveal that he has left his post, so he turns the tables on us.

Thinking of this, Li Weidong folded his arms, his eyes revealing a trace of anger. He looked at the security officer coldly and said, "Comrade, do you have a clear understanding of the situation before you frame others? You are out of touch with reality. Don't you see it?
We all drive jeeps. Do you think we would use jeeps to steal coal from your coal plant? Your idea is ridiculous."

The security officer was a little flustered when Li Weidong said that, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "What's wrong with the jeep driver? Are all jeep drivers good people? I don't care. Anyway, you must have stolen our things. Come with me to the security department now."

Li Weidong looked at this unreasonable security officer, anger rising in his heart.

He glared at the security officer and raised his voice a little: "Humph, you are just trying to find a pretext to accuse me. We are here to do our job in an upright manner, you cannot just slander us."

The security officer did not flinch, but puffed out his chest and said, "I think you have something to hide and you don't dare to go to the security department."

Li Weidong was completely enraged by his rogue appearance. He shouted, "Go ahead. I want to see what your security department can do to us."

So, Li Weidong and others followed the security officer to the security department of the coal plant.

In the security department, Section Chief Zhou was drinking tea leisurely, looking a little impatient.

The security officer walked up to him quickly and said, "Chief, I caught a few suspicious people. They drove a jeep into our factory. I suspect they are thieves. They look so aggressive, there must be something fishy going on."

Section Chief Zhou raised his head and glanced at Li Weidong and the others. His face suddenly darkened. He slammed the table and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you break into our factory and steal things? You are so bold."

Li Weidong felt even more dissatisfied when he saw Section Chief Zhou's indiscriminate look.

He stepped forward and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Comrade, don't jump to conclusions. I'm from the ministry and I'm here to investigate the coal supply situation. My name is Li Weidong."

When Section Chief Zhou heard this, he was shocked and his face turned pale instantly.

He stood up suddenly, his eyes full of panic. He glared at the security officer fiercely, then quickly put on a smile and said to Li Weidong: "Oh, it turns out to be the leader of the department. This is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Then, Section Chief Zhou turned around and scolded the security officer Lao Liu: "How can you arrest people without knowing your eyes? Look at what you have done! You dare to treat the leader of the department as a thief, don't you want to do this anymore?"

Security officer Lao Liu was also dumbfounded at this time. He never expected that the person he arrested was actually someone from the department.

He lowered his head, not daring to look at Section Chief Zhou and Li Weidong, his face full of regret. He stammered, "Section Chief, I... I didn't know they were leaders of the department. I just saw them driving in a jeep and felt suspicious..."

Section Chief Zhou said angrily, "You think you are right? You are seriously derelict in your duty. If you affect the image of the factory, I will punish you."

Li Weidong looked at Section Chief Zhou and security officer Lao Liu. He still had his hands folded across his chest, staring at them with a determined look, and said, "Section Chief Zhou, this matter cannot be let go so easily. You security officers acted so rashly, accusing us of being thieves without knowing the truth, which has caused great damage to our reputation. If we didn't have a background today, wouldn't we be wronged forever?"

When Section Chief Zhou heard this, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He knew that if he didn't handle this matter well today, he would be in big trouble. He quickly turned to the security officer Lao Liu and said angrily: "Lao Liu, why are you still standing there? Apologize to Director Li immediately! Your behavior today is really too much."

Security officer Lao Liu's face flushed red at this time, he knew he had caused a big disaster. He walked to Li Weidong tremblingly, lowered his head, and said in a weak voice: "Director Li, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have framed you without knowing the truth. I apologize to you, please be magnanimous and don't be angry with me."

"Chief Zhou, you really need to clean up the security work at the coal plant. Although today's incident was just a minor incident, it also reflects the loopholes in your management. If a similar situation occurs again in the future, it will not be solved by just an apology."

Section Chief Zhou nodded repeatedly and said, "Director Li is right. We will definitely learn from this and strengthen the management of security work. Director Li, please rest assured that such things will never happen again."

Li Weidong also noticed it at this time.

This security officer must have some relationship with Section Chief Zhou.

If they continue to investigate, it will inevitably affect their work of investigating the coal plant.

Li Weidong decided not to argue with the security officer for the time being. He said to the security officer: "Okay, let's just forget about this matter. I hope you can work less seriously next time. Coal is of great importance. If everyone is like you, wouldn't all the coal in your coal factory be stolen?"

After hearing what Li Weidong said, the security officer could only nod repeatedly with a red face.

Section Chief Zhou took the opportunity to say: "Well, since your superiors have forgiven you, you should stop being an eyesore here and go back to work. I tell you, if you do it again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

The security officer nodded again, then turned and left.

At this time, Section Chief Zhou smiled at Li Weidong with a slightly apologetic look and said.

"Director Li, I'm really sorry, this guy is a relative of mine.

Originally I didn't plan to let him work in our security department, but you know, my wife is very strong. If I don't agree, she won't let me go to bed. I had no choice but to agree."

Li Weidong is not the kind of person who is too picky, and he does not object to his relatives working in his factory, but Li Weidong still reminded Section Chief Zhou
"Section Chief Zhou is not a saint, how can he clear himself of all blame?
It is indeed right to help your relatives and friends, but I hope you can understand that no matter what you do, there is a limit. Your help to your relatives and friends should be based on not damaging the interests of others or the interests of the factory.

If everyone is like you, stuffing unqualified people into the factory, then the factory will close down in no time, and then you will all be left with nothing."

Section Chief Zhou also realized that this was a bit inappropriate. After hearing what Li Weidong said, he thought about the trouble that the security officer might bring to him.

If an outsider sneaked in and stole something at that time, it would not be a big deal, after all, a little coal is not worth much money. But what if that guy set a fire in the coal factory?

Then let alone the head of the security department, even Director Zhou’s head would fall off.

Thinking of this, Section Chief Zhou broke out in a cold sweat. He decided to find a way to fire the security officer later.

Section Chief Zhou seemed very grateful to Li Weidong for reminding him.

"Thank you so much, Director Li. If it weren't for you, I would have gotten into big trouble this time.

Are you going to come to our factory to investigate? That's great. As an experienced security officer, I know everything about the factory. I will accompany you to investigate."

Seeing the change in Section Chief Zhou's attitude, Fatty Yu sighed in his heart.

Just now he thought that Li Weidong was too kind to Section Chief Zhou. They were now an investigation team with the sword of power in their hands. They could directly take down the security section chief in the name of the department.

Li Weidong said that he seemed very sympathetic to the head of the security department.

Unexpectedly, Section Chief Zhou suddenly stood on Li Weidong's side.

Li Ruidong just happened to be in need of a guide, so he did not reject Section Chief Zhou's kindness. Of course, he did not believe Section Chief Zhu either, because Section Chief Zhou worked in the coal factory and was managed by Director Zhou, so he might protect Director Zhou.

"Chief Zhu, I was worried that no one would take us to investigate. Since you are willing to help, that's great. This time we are investigating the coal dispatching, and I want to know who is in charge of this matter in your factory."

Section Chief Zhou looked at Li Weidong and said, "This matter is the responsibility of the Dispatching Department. Now that the old section chief of the Dispatching Department is ill, Deputy Section Chief Hu should be in charge. Let me tell you, Deputy Section Chief Hu has a very close relationship with Director Zhou, and he has always been domineering in the factory, so you have to be careful later."

Hearing what Section Chief Zhou said, Li Weidong pretended to be surprised and asked: "Section Chief Zhou, you are supposed to be managing for Director Zhou, what's wrong? You are standing on my side now, aren't you worried that Director Zhou will teach you a lesson after knowing this?"

Hear what Li Weidong said.

Section Chief Zhou smiled awkwardly and said: "Director Li, to be honest, Director Zhou and I have never gotten along. You may not know that I am the old section chief of the Security Department. I have been working in the coal factory since it was first established. Later, after Director Zhou was transferred here, he always wanted to replace me.

You know, the position of the security department is very important. In order to achieve his goal, Director Zhou even promised me that if I agreed to be transferred, he could arrange for me to be the deputy director of the factory. (End of this chapter)