Era: A college student came to the courtyard house

Hearing Fang Yuan utter these three words.

Lin Xianghua immediately smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Fang Yuan's comprehension. The young man had a knack for understanding and grasped things quickly.

"After we go out later, you'll be in charge of finding out your brother-in-law's true intentions from the newspaper's leaders."

"Okay, Secretary Lin," Fang Yuan replied, then scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I just don't know if my brother-in-law will see me."

Normally, the original owner was the kind of person who wouldn't light a candle unless it was lit. He had no opinions of his own and only listened to his two older sisters. Moreover, he never took the initiative to visit them. He would only go to their house if they called him.

Lin Xianghua waved his hand and said confidently, "Just go. When you meet them, tell them I sent you."

"OK."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan guessed that the relationship between Lin Xianghua and his brother-in-law was probably true. It made sense, otherwise his brother-in-law wouldn't have arranged for him to join Hongxing so easily.

"Remember, report this only to me. Don't tell anyone else."

"clear."

After finishing the business, Lin Xianghua stood up and shook hands with Fang Yuan, saying kindly, "I hope that in the future we can not only be in a superior-subordinate relationship, but also become closer comrades."

It must be said that Lin Xianghua has a very strong infectiousness when he speaks, making people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze.

The word "comrade" is the highest definition of the relationship between the two people at this stage.

Fang Yuan could only nod vigorously after hearing this.

As Fang Yuan left the office, he couldn't help but ponder.

From this moment on, his life at Hongxing Steel Plant was completely intertwined with Lin Xianghua's.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle. He had only just truly stepped into the murky waters of the Red Star Steel Plant.

Back at the General Affairs Section, Fang Yuan hadn't even entered when she noticed Li Jianye pacing back and forth at the door.

"Hello, Director Li."

Upon seeing Fang Yuan, his usually stern face turned into a beaming smile as he said, "Little Fang, not bad. I originally recommended you to participate in this meeting so that you could quickly integrate into the work of our department. However, I didn't expect that you could perform like this on your first time attending such a meeting. You didn't embarrass our Comprehensive Department II."

Upon receiving Li Jianye's gesture, Fang Yuan quickly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Director Li, in giving me this opportunity."

Having received the answer he wanted, Li Jianye gave a soft "hmm," then changed the subject: "So, did Secretary Lin give you any instructions when he asked you to go to his office?"

"No, Secretary Lin just asked me about the recent situation of the Iron and Steel Institute. As you know, he also worked at the institute before."

"Okay, then you can go ahead and get busy."

Seeing that he hadn't gotten any useful information, Li Jianye's smile gradually faded. Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly turned back and instructed Fang Yuan: "Xiao Fang, I hope you can think carefully when you have time. In the factory office, especially the Second Comprehensive Section, who do you listen to and who do you follow? In the future, no matter what you do, you must pay attention to your words and actions, especially to follow the rules."

After saying that, Li Jianye walked back to his office without waiting for Fang Yuan to speak.

Fang Yuan cursed inwardly: That damn Li Zhe, it seems he still snitched on him.

However, he was more concerned about something else. Lin Xianghua had just told him not to tell anyone about his arrangements, and now Li Jianye was waiting at the door for him to inquire about the situation.

Kind of interesting.

Fang Yuan didn't have much to prepare, so he went back to his office, put down his laptop, and went downstairs.

Downstairs, a conspicuous GAZ-69 was already parked not far away, clearly indicating that someone had already notified the driver of the car fleet to wait for Lin Xianghua.

Fang Yuan stepped forward, offered him a cigarette, and introduced himself: "Fang Yuan from the Second Comprehensive Section. I'll be going out with Secretary Lin later to the newspaper office first."

When Fang Yuan offered him a cigarette, the driver didn't take it immediately. Instead, he waited for Fang Yuan to finish speaking before accepting it.

"My name is Gao Yifan, and I came from the Iron and Steel Bureau."

Fang Yuan immediately understood. Looking at the young driver in front of him, who was probably only a few years older than him, he realized that the driver's identity was probably more than just that of a driver. He was most likely Lin Xianghua's confidant.

After the two introduced themselves, Gao Yifan's tone immediately relaxed considerably upon hearing that only Fang Yuan had accompanied Lin Xianghua on business.

After smoking two cigarettes, just as the two were about to light a third, Lin Xianghua came downstairs.

Seeing that Fang Yuan and Gao Yifan were already chatting and laughing, I didn't introduce them to each other anymore.

Fang Yuan first opened the back door for Lin Xianghua, and then jumped into the passenger seat from the front.

After everyone was seated, Gao Yifan asked softly, "Secretary Lin, the Beijing Daily?"

"Set off."

Without giving any further instructions, Lin Xianghua leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest after finishing his departure.

Gao Yifan nodded, then immediately shifted gears with his right hand and lightly pressed the accelerator.

Along the way, Gao Yifan drove very steadily, and since there weren't many cars around, the group arrived at Xibiaobei Hutong in half an hour, which is now the office address of Beijing Daily.

After getting off the car, Lin Xianghua said that he had to go to the ministry first, and told Fang Yuan not to feel pressured. No matter how things turned out, they could talk about it when they got to the guesthouse that night.

As the GAZ-Jeep drove away, Fang Yuan tiptoed and peeked at the courtyard next to the newspaper office. Unfortunately, it was too far away to see clearly. If he remembered correctly, a tough-guy celebrity who wrote "Ode to Limestone" should have lived there.

If he has the time, he will definitely go and pay his respects.

Turning his gaze away, Fang Yuan looked at the two majestic stone lions at the entrance of the newspaper office, and the two guards standing upright beside them, armed with guns.

As expected of a bureau-level unit, its facade is in no way inferior to that of their steel plant.

Especially noteworthy is the four characters "BJ Daily" engraved on the stone plaque in the center of the entrance, which were personally inscribed by the old man, and their significance is self-evident.

This is one of the reasons why, as a local print media, it was able to gain international attention, and it is also one of the reasons why Hongxing Steel Plant attaches such importance to this matter.

Upon arriving at the newspaper office, Fang Yuan proactively took out his work ID to help the receptionist register.

Upon receiving the letter of introduction and recognizing the people from Hongxing Steel Plant, the old man surnamed Wu immediately gave them a cold look and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

At the same time, he threw the cigarette that Fang Yuan had just handed him back.

To die before achieving one's goal.

I was turned away.

Fang Yuan didn't bother to hide anything and introduced himself, saying, "I'm looking for my brother-in-law, Cao Zhengyan."

Grandpa Wu was skeptical, his gaze sweeping over Fang Yuan as he looked him up and down. "Director Cao's brother-in-law? You're not kidding me, are you?"