Xu Damao finally managed to shoo away the gossipy Li Tong. He never expected that Li Tong already knew about Gao Yan and Li Xuewu's relationship. Given her personality, it's quite remarkable that she didn't cause trouble or ask anyone else.

Liu Fangfang, arranged by the branch office, arrived quickly. Xu Damao vaguely remembered this young girl; he had seen her before when he went to see Lu Xiangyang. She looked to be only about 1.5 meters tall, short and not fat, quiet and gentle. He wondered why she had been assigned here.

“Xiao Liu, I know about the tasks assigned to you by your branch office, and I can’t interfere with some of your work and discipline. But when you get to our factory, I have a few things to tell you,” Xu Damao said to Liu Fangfang.

"Commander, please give instructions." Liu Fangfang suddenly stood up and saluted, startling Xu Damao.

"Don't be so formal. I'm not your superior, and I'm just offering some advice. What I want to say is that we will try our best to meet all your needs during your stay here. Of course, if there are any things we can't meet, you can communicate with me, but please don't get into conflicts with other employees."

Xu Damao was somewhat worried about the violent tendencies hidden deep within this young girl. Anyone working for a powerful organization in any era, having seen and experienced much, is naturally more capable than the average girl.

"Furthermore, besides monitoring our security department, your goal is also to protect the female employees living in our factory at critical moments."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, Liu Fangfang found nothing strange or beyond her scope of responsibility, so she nodded in agreement.

"I'll call our office director over later. She's also a woman and has been staying at the factory recently. You can tell her anything you need."

Your current status is that of a high-ranking official's daughter, temporarily interning at our factory. If anyone asks, just move closer to us.

After giving his instructions, Xu Damao called Li Tong over and asked her to take him to complete the formalities. As she was leaving, Xu Damao clearly saw Li Tong purse her lips, as if to say: With looks like that, only you would be interested.

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After several days of silence, just as Xu Damao was about to relax, news came from the branch office. Apparently, Song Yucheng and his group had been in close contact with outsiders these past few days, seemingly preparing for action, and Xu Damao was advised to be prepared.

What preparations could Xu Damao make? He couldn't just evacuate everyone from the factory, as that would completely expose the operation. He had even tried to persuade Li Tong several times, but she was now completely unwilling to go to the Xu family's house or go home. He didn't know what Wang Minzhi had said to her last time.

Xu Damao could only go to work as usual, and everything seemed normal. That night, Xu Damao was woken up while sleeping at home. It was people from the branch office, led by Yan Fugui.

"Are you taking action tonight?" Xu Damao asked.

"We've taken action. The team sent me to inform you to go to the scene now; there are some things we need your cooperation with," said the officer from the branch office.

Xu Damao didn't think much of it and started preparing to go out.

"Third Uncle, could you please go and call Second Uncle and your son Jiecheng? There's something going on at the factory, they're coming with me now," Xu Damao said.

"Da Mao, is there any danger?" Yan Fugui looked at the officers from the branch office who came in the middle of the night and realized that there might be some kind of operation that night, so he began to worry about his son.

"Don't worry, it's fine. I've already made it through. Besides, if you don't step up at this crucial moment, how can you expect to be promoted?" Xu Damao explained.

Yan Fugui thought about it and realized that made sense. If there was real danger, Xu Damao definitely wouldn't go. Knowing Xu Damao as he did, the kid was cunning and would never risk his life.

Soon enough, the emergency response team for the courtyard auto repair shop was formed and began riding their bikes to the shop. On the way, Xu Damao briefly explained the situation, instructing them to follow instructions on-site, not to wander off on their own, and to act according to the requirements.

This was the first time either of them had encountered something so big, especially Yan Jiecheng, who was riding his bike a little unsteadily, whether from fear or excitement, it was hard to tell.

When Xu Damao arrived at the scene, he found that there was no tense atmosphere or tragic scene after the firefight that he had imagined. He also did not see the security personnel. The scene was full of people from the branch office.

"Old Lu, what's going on?" Xu Damao asked Lu Xiangyang.

"Da Mao, we've really caught a big fish today. That Song Yucheng from your security department almost emptied all your building materials tonight. He's got some nerve."

In addition, we just conducted a surprise interrogation of them. These people started stealing from the steel rolling mill and continued stealing all the way to your auto repair shop.

"We've brought you here for two reasons. First, to arrange for someone to clear out your inventory as soon as possible so we can compare it with what Song Yucheng and the others told us to do. Second, we also need to screen the other people in your security department. We can only stay here until tomorrow morning, so you'll have to figure out the security arrangements yourself for now," Lu Xiangyang said.

Xu Damao nodded. The head of the security department and several of his subordinates had gotten into trouble; there was no guarantee that others might have been involved or secretly sold other things. These issues needed to be addressed as soon as possible.

"By the way, were there any firefights tonight?" Xu Damao asked.

"No, we only fired one shot, and they all surrendered. These guys used to be pretty good men, but they've lived too comfortably these past few years, and every time they have money they go out and mess around, so their health has deteriorated and their willpower has weakened," Lu Xiangyang explained.

"Have you informed our head office about this?" Xu Damao asked.

This kind of thing will definitely involve the steel mill's security department, and they'll need to investigate at the steel mill, so naturally, a notification is required. But they've just started their operation, and Xu Damao doesn't know the procedures yet.

"No. Because it involves your family's security personnel, we plan to have a branch bureau leader lead a team to report directly to your Secretary Yang tomorrow," Lu Xiangyang said.

"Would it be against your work rules if I reported this to our leader?" Xu Damao asked again.

"No. It's already started, so many people know about it, it'll be all over your steel mill by tomorrow morning, there's nothing to keep secret. Besides, even if we wanted to keep it secret, you wouldn't know anyway," Lu Xiangyang replied.

With Lu Xiangyang's answer, Xu Damao felt reassured.

Under Xu Damao's arrangement, all the staff on duty at the auto repair shop, especially the men, were assigned to notify the directors of each workshop and department, asking them to come back and tally the products and inventory of their respective departments.

After arranging everything, Xu Damao led Li Tong and several other female comrades to the factory's conference room. Today, that would serve as the temporary command post, where everyone arriving later would report to their superiors.

The group was walking along the road, a short stretch of which was quite dark. Suddenly, they saw a dark figure rushing towards them in the distance, followed by a loud gunshot.