Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Because every moment of delay gives human traffickers the opportunity to escape.

Two or three hours have passed since Xiao Shitou went missing.

Jiang Xinyue should have finished her assessment at Jinxiu Textile Factory by now, but Zhao Lei had no time to care. He just said goodbye to Grandpa Liu before leaving, asking him to tell Jiang Xinyue to go home as soon as the assessment was over.

Qin Dajun suddenly suggested, "Brother Lei, if it really is human traffickers, then we're in trouble. We can't waste any more time here. We should report it to the authorities, and we should stake out the station and intersections. Once they escape Qingfeng Town, it will be very difficult for us to find them again."

Zhao Lei slapped his forehead: "That's right! Luckily Dajun reminded me in time, I was really panicking."

Zhao Lei immediately said to everyone, "Okay, let's do as Dajun says. Bowen, you met Officer Li with me before, go find Li Mingjie."

"Okay, you and Brother Dashan will go together."

"good!"

Zhao Lei then turned to the others and gave them instructions.

"Zongbao, run across the county town and wait at the bus station in the town that connects to the county town."

"Dajun, go and gather your brothers and have them gather information and conduct stakeouts in the dark and unnoticed areas of town. I'm entrusting this matter to you."

Qin Dajun waved his hand: "Brother Lei, leave it to me. Don't worry, Xiao Shitou is also my nephew. If I catch that bastard, I won't let him off easily!"

"Alright, Dajun, let's go quickly."

Just as Qin Dajun and his wife Wang Xiaoli were about to leave, Zhao Lei suddenly called out to him, "Dajun."

Qin Dajun turned around upon hearing the sound and instinctively caught the bunch of keys that Zhao Lei tossed to him.

Zhao Lei said, "Dajun, this is my bicycle. If you want to go to town, ride it; it'll be faster."

Zhao Lei finally figured things out. His biggest advantage right now was that he had people under his command and a means of transportation.

Zhao Lei instructed everyone to split up and act. Everyone immediately sprang into action, racing against time to outmaneuver the kidnapper who had abducted Xiao Shitou.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xinyue's assessment had just ended.

She waited quietly for an hour, while Section Chief Zheng and Deputy Factory Director Li and their group gathered in the office to review the papers and discuss the assessment results.

To prevent favoritism and corruption, all collected exam papers had the candidates' names completely covered with tape, and the evaluation was based solely on the content of the answers on the exam papers.

Several senior cashiers and accountants from the finance department carefully reviewed all the exam papers. Their expressions changed several times. First, they shook their heads frequently, and then they nodded repeatedly. Finally, they selected a few high-quality exam papers and handed them to Deputy Factory Director Li.

"Director Li, I think these people are quite good at answering questions and are fully capable of handling the finance positions in our factory."

Deputy Factory Director Li took the test paper and glanced through it.

He only had a superficial understanding of finance and had not studied it in depth, so he handed the test paper back to Section Chief Zheng.

"Old Zheng, you're the professional, why don't you take a look and tell me which three people are the most suitable?"

Section Chief Zheng carefully compared and reviewed the papers, repeatedly selecting from five or six high-quality papers, and finally chose three papers, two of which were of exceptionally high quality.

He pointed to the exam papers and said, "Director Li, these two exam papers were answered very cleverly!"

"The answer in this particular paper even extended to the level of international trade, which is enough to show that the respondent has solid knowledge and a broad vision."

"This talent is extremely valuable for our factory to expand its sales channels and reach a wider market in the future."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Li immediately became interested.

"Oh? Really? You can even offer insights from an international trade perspective?"

"yes."

Section Chief Zheng nodded and explained, "The answer sheet specifically mentioned that our Jinxiu Textile Factory, as an inland light textile factory, currently faces significant developmental disadvantages."

"Being located in the southwestern inland region, we face limitations in logistics and transportation, as well as a narrow sales coverage, which severely restricts our development."

"If we want to gain a foothold and make a name for ourselves in the inland market, we must create unique characteristics that belong to the Southwest region and take a differentiated development path."

Upon hearing these words, Deputy Factory Director Li, who had appeared somewhat tired, instantly perked up.

He repeatedly reviewed the exam paper, finding the viewpoints in the answers novel and unique, and the many insights precise and profound. Even he, the factory manager, felt he had benefited greatly from it and found it very reasonable.

Deputy Factory Director Li immediately placed the test paper in front of him, already making up his mind that the factory was determined to take this person.

Immediately afterwards, Section Chief Zheng picked up another test paper.

"Director Li, although this candidate does not have such a broad overall vision and industry perspective, her answer sheet is textbook-level."

"Oh? Textbook level? What do you mean?" Deputy Factory Director Li asked curiously.

"When answering professional questions related to accounting and cashiering, she is logically meticulous, watertight, and extremely rigorous."

"Our finance department is often referred to as the 'passing-through god of wealth,' dealing with money and numbers every day, and there is no room for error."

"This meticulous and rigorous work attitude is exactly what our position needs most, and it is very suitable."

"I see, that's indeed rare."

Deputy Factory Director Li nodded with a smile: "We just happened to recruit three people this time, and this one has passed. What about the last one?"

"The last candidate had no problem with his professional skills and was among the best of all the interviewees. However, his answer sheet lacked any outstanding or innovative ideas and was rather conventional."

"After comprehensively considering her professional skills and job suitability, we believe that she meets the hiring criteria."

"Okay, then let's finalize these three people."

Deputy Factory Director Li immediately made the decision: "Now let's reveal the names and see which three talents have stood out."

The group then went to the office and uncovered the names that had been covered on the three recruitment exam papers one by one.

The first one was the test paper that proposed an international trade layout and a development strategy with distinctive characteristics in Southwest China. The person who answered the test paper was Jiang Xinyue.

The moment Deputy Factory Director Li saw the name clearly, he suddenly understood and realized the truth.

"No wonder!"

"I always said that her vision and perspective are far beyond what ordinary people can achieve. Jiang Xinyue comes from a family with a long history in international trade. No wonder she comes from such a family. Her knowledge and vision are something that people from our small town can hardly reach."

"It's made with real materials, not just for show. Now Zhao Lei can finally rest assured."

Next, the second textbook-level rigorous answer sheet was unveiled, and the name on it was Sun Xiaolian.

This result left everyone in the office with a look of utter astonishment.

"Sun Xiaolian? How could it be her?"

Section Chief Zheng looked incredulous and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Seeing this, Deputy Factory Director Li asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this Sun Xiaolian?"