Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Chapter 288 Looking for Li Weiguo

After thinking it over again and again, Jiang Fan first crossed out Yang Aiguo because he was not capable of it.

After that, he deliberated for a long time between Li Huaide and Li Weiguo. The person behind Li Huaide should be from the Ministry of Industry, but Jiang Fan had no idea who was behind Li Weiguo.

But it should be important enough, otherwise he would not be able to maintain this neutrality for a long time in the fight between Lao Yang and Lao Li and guard his own piece of land.

Jiang Fan read "The Thirty-Six Strategies" and "The Art of War" over and over again, but he didn't gain any political wisdom.

"I accept my fate. You forced me to use my trump card."

Jiang Fan looked at the two names in front of him, gritting his teeth. He suddenly crumpled the two pieces of paper into a ball and threw them on the table.

"I will choose whoever the little rooster points to."

Jiang Fan felt relieved when he saw Li Weiguo's name written on the paper in his hand.

"This is life."

After doing all this, Jiang Fan went to bed, and Black Scorpion took care of the surveillance.

Black Scorpion: I give in! I'm a venomous creature! I'm the one doing the surveillance every day.

Liu Bai and the other man left the city and came back as planned.

When they arrived at the place Guan Chang mentioned, they saw Huang Susu waiting there.

"The smell on you two is really well-marinated."

Huang Susu looked at the two of them with disgust.

Liu Bai and the others were also helpless. After cleaning several toilets, how could they not smell? They had already changed their clothes and there was no way they could take a shower at this time.

Fortunately, Huang Susu just complained a little and led the two of them in.

After entering the cellar, Guan Chang stopped cleaning his gun and raised his hand to point the gun at Liu Bao.

This scared Liu Bai and the others, and they thought Guan Chang wanted to kill them to silence them.

However, Guan Chang just glanced at the two of them and put the gun back.

"It's almost four in the morning. Everyone, get a good rest for the day. Tonight, let's go to the black market and make some money early so we can go our separate ways."

Guan Chang's proposal made Liu Bai and the others very happy, and they also wanted to separate from Guan Chang.

Bai Qing frowned slightly, "Brother Guan, I'm afraid we can't sell all this gold at once, right?"

Liu Bao also realized, "According to the current market price, this much is worth one million. Even if the price on the black market is lower, it's still hundreds of thousands. Who can come up with so much money?"

Guan Chang said bluntly, "Not many people can come up with a million, but there are still people who can come up with tens of thousands. Let's see the price first, and if it's suitable, we can sell a portion. We can split the money equally, and then divide the remaining gold."

Several people nodded, this made much more sense.

In fact, according to normal logic, after making such a big profit, it is best not to take any action in the short term, or sell the gold, as doing so can easily lead to problems.

Guan Chang seemed to be unaware of this and fled with his men after his success, with the destination clearly being Sijiu City. It was as if there was some reason he had to come here.

At the steel rolling mill, Jiang Fan found Li Weiguo lying in the office with wine and roast chicken.

"Old Li, look what goodies I brought you."

Li Weiguo was also quite happy to see that it was Jiang Fan, because Jiang Fan was a person who could get along with others. He never came empty-handed every time he came to see him.

"Brother Jiang, please sit down. I'll pour you some tea."

As he spoke, Li Weiguo brought over four teacups, two empty and two filled with hot water.

"Old Li, you're still as stingy as ever. You won't even give me a single tea leaf."

Jiang Fan curled his lips, saying that plain water was nothing to drink.

"If you want to drink, put it in yourself."

Li Weiguo took out a box of tea from the drawer and placed it in front of Jiang Fan, then immediately opened the wine and roast chicken that Jiang Fan brought.

"Hmm~ That's the smell, delicious!"

Li Weiguo pulled off a chicken leg and took a big bite. He kept chewing it, a happy smile on his face.

"You're a section chief after all, how come you act like you haven't eaten for three days?"

Jiang Fan took a sip of tea and joked as he watched Li Weiguo wolfing down his food.

"It's not just three days, it's been a long time since I've eaten roast chicken like this." Li Weiguo ate a chicken leg and stopped eating. Instead, he wrapped it up and put it aside to take home.

Jiang Fan also understood that people like Li Weiguo must have some widows of comrades who needed care.

"Old Li, I have something to ask you."

"Ask me anything, as long as it doesn't involve confidential information, I promise to tell you everything I know." Li Weiguo had just eaten the chicken leg that Jiang Fan brought, so it was not a good idea for him to eat it for free.

"Tsk, what secrets could our steel mill have? Do you know more about the most confidential machines than I do?"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes at him and then asked, "I want to ask you about your military service?"

Li Weiguo's eyes lit up, and his gaze towards Jiang Fan became fiery. "You've finally figured it out and want to give up writing and join the army. I've told you before, you're a natural sharpshooter. It would be a shame if you didn't join the army. Just wait, I'm going to call my old boss and make sure you get the best training!"

"Stop!" Jiang Fan grabbed Li Weiguo's hand as he tried to make a phone call, complaining in his heart, "What's wrong with these soldiers? They just want to get into the army when they see something good."

"It's not me who wants to go, it's my cousin. He wants to join the army, so I came to ask you."

Li Weiguo felt a pang of regret. He really wanted to trick Jiang Fan, this talented person, or rather, recommend him to the army.

"Joining the military is just a matter of going through the same procedures: registration, a physical exam, and screening."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. You know why I came to you."

Li Weiguo sat up straight, his eyes fixed on Jiang Fan. "Comrade Jiang Fan, you have to understand that the army is a place where you risk your life. If your cousin joined the army just to fulfill his desire to be a soldier, I can help find someone to transfer him to the logistics department and let him raise pigs. But if he wants to serve on the front line and make meritorious contributions, then that won't work."

Jiang Fan also knew that relying on his friendship with Li Weiguo and the other roast chickens, it was unlikely that he would use his connections to find someone to take care of Jiang Yang. So he simply didn't count on it.

He looked at Li Weiguo for a long time and then laughed, "Old Li, you've been the head of the security department at the steel mill for several years now. Have you ever thought about moving up?"

Li Weiguo didn't say anything. Why didn't he want to move? He wanted to move too much, to make progress too much.

Normally, a steel mill with 10,000 employees would have a security department. That means it should be a security department, but right now it's just a security section.

Although Li Weiguo was not well educated, his years of military service had taught him a thing or two. The steel mill was divided into two factions: Director Yang was in charge of production, while Deputy Director Li was in charge of logistics.

Of all the departments in the factory, except for the Technical Department which is naturally independent, only the Security Department has not made a choice.

Li Weiguo looked down on these two people, thinking that one was hypocritical and the other was a villain. However, he also knew one thing very well, that is, sooner or later he would have to bow his head.

He looked at Jiang Fan deeply, "Who are you lobbying for?"

Chapter 289: Special Agent Guan Chang

Jiang Fan was not surprised by the distant tone in Li Weiguo's voice. If it were him, he would do the same.

"Old Li, please don't be like this. You know us in the technical department, besides repairing machines, we spend every day studying for exams. We don't care about anything else in the factory."

Li Weiguo finally relaxed. "Then you told me it was okay. Didn't that just make me excited for nothing?"

He had thought Jiang Fan was coming from somewhere to negotiate terms, hoping that if he joined them, he would be able to climb up the ladder. Now that he knew it wasn't the case, he felt relieved but also a little disappointed.

Jiang Fan laughed out loud, "Old Li, it's better to improve yourself than to be promoted by others."

"Myself? Humph, what other ways can our security department find to improve itself besides catching petty thieves in the factory? Oh, we can catch spies, but we can't catch them."

Li Weiguo was also helpless. People like them all wanted to make progress, but they had no chance.

"Don't always focus on the steel mill. Sometimes you need to explore outside and have a divergent mindset."

"for example?"

Jiang Fan didn't say anything, and the next step was to negotiate terms.

……

Ten minutes later, Jiang Fan and Li Weiguo reached a deal.

After leaving the Security Department, Jiang Fan went to the Propaganda Department to find Xu Damao.

"What's wrong, brother? This is the first time you come to see me." Xu Damao ran quickly to Jiang Fan.

"Let's find a place to eat tonight. I'll introduce you to Chief Li of the Security Department."

Xu Damao smiled happily when he heard this, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I promise to take good care of him for you."

Jiang Fan nodded. Xu Damao was quite professional in this area.

Finally, he looked at Xu Damao and said, "Da Mao, are you afraid of pain?"

Xu Damao was a little puzzled. Who wouldn't be afraid of pain? But in front of his brother, he said firmly, "A real man is never afraid of pain."

"I can rest assured that."

Patting his shoulder, Jiang Fan left with a smile.

Time passed, and it was time to get off work at the steel mill.

After telling his family, Jiang Fan took Jiang Yang to the place chosen by Xu Damao.

"Don't you want to join the army? I've found someone for you who has some connections in the army and can take care of you if you get in. Don't be stubborn and say you don't need it. I don't want to see you come back as just a box."

Jiang Yang nodded, moved. He wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him. Jiang Fan had already paved the way for him, so he just had to follow. There was no need to do anything else, or achieve something on his own.

"Don't worry, second brother. I will definitely get you a first-class merit."

"Shut up!"

Kicking Jiang Yang down, Jiang Fan couldn't help but curse. First-class merit? Could he come back?

When they arrived at the hotel's private room, Xu Damao and Li Weiguo were chatting.

"They're here, let them serve the food." Xu Damao went out to ask people to serve the food.

"Old Li, this is my cousin, Jiang Yang. This is my good friend Li Weiguo, a veteran of the battlefield. You can just call him Brother Li."

"Hello, Brother Li!"

Jiang Yang was very excited, with stars in his eyes, as if he had seen his idol.

Li Weiguo pulled Jiang Yang over and patted him on the back. "You have a good physique. You're a good machine gun driver."

"Old Li!"

Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Weiguo, who touched his nose and said, "I can't help it, I can't help it."

At this time, Xu Damao walked in and asked Jiang Fan what kind of wine he wanted to drink tonight?

"No more drinking. Who knows what I'll have to do later."

"Row."

The four of them sat down. Four grown men, not shy at all, and the atmosphere quickly heated up. Li Weiguo and Jiang Yang were especially enthusiastic. One recounted his military exploits, while the other listened intently. They completely ignored Jiang Fan and Xu Damao, who were standing nearby.

Xu Damao pulled Jiang Fan aside and asked, "Didn't you say you would introduce Section Chief Li to me? Why is Jiang Yang chatting with him?"

Jiang Fan didn't answer him, but asked, "How's your shooting?"

"Of course, that's quite accurate. Otherwise, your sister-in-law wouldn't have gotten pregnant so quickly."

"Fuck! That's not what I'm asking you!"

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment, but he still said it obediently, "It's okay. At that time, I practiced every day in the training ground, so it was about half and half."

"That's fine."

As night fell, Jiang Fan, Xu Damao, and Li Weiguo were drinking tea in the Security Office. Jiang Yang had already happily gone home.

At the same time, Guan Chang and others also took action.

Except for Guan Chang, the other three disguised themselves and went to the black market. Only he found a family with a clear goal.

Looking at the familiar house in front of him, Guan Chang's eyes flashed with nostalgia, "I didn't expect that it would be eleven years before I came back to the Forbidden City again."

Thinking back to when Baldy had returned to the mainland, he had left his hometown and gone alone to the north to carry out an undercover mission, and he had been away for eleven years.

He is now thirty-nine years old.

After watching outside for a while, Guan Chang left. He was now going to look for his former superiors. This action was organized by him on his own initiative, and the people above him were unaware of it. It was a good opportunity to see what was happening to the organization he was loyal to.