Sun Lan from the dispatch room approached Xu Damao, requesting more vehicles, which put Xu Damao in a difficult position.

"Let's go to the auto repair shop and see what Huang Shu has to say. Oh my god, you've really given me a big problem this time," Xu Damao complained.

The two walked together to the auto repair shop, only to see a large group of people gathered together, forming a circle around something.

"What are you all looking at? Let me see too." Xu Damao joked as he saw the crowd gathered around and decided to join in the fun.

"The section chief is here!" "Hello, section chief!" Many workers, seeing that it was Xu Damao, automatically made way for Xu Damao and Sun Lan to go in together.

Upon entering, Huang Shu was also there. He was adjusting a sidecar motorcycle, surrounded by scrap parts.

"Did you save this up? It's usable now." Xu Damao walked to the side happily.

"Section Chief, Sister Sun, you're here. Sigh, it's still not enough. We didn't get enough scrapped cars from the branch factory. We've gone to all the scrap yards we could find nearby. We just tried, and now we're only missing about two parts." Huang Shu's words were filled with excitement and frustration.

"Can we buy these parts or can we grind them ourselves?" Xu Damao asked.

There are many skilled workers at the steel rolling mill, and they can make most small mechanical parts. So Xu Damao thought that if it really didn't work, he would have a skilled worker make one by hand.

"No. These parts are all imported from abroad; we don't have them domestically at the moment," Huang Shu replied helplessly.

"Here's what you're missing: write down the parts you need, and I'll try to find out if I can get them."

Xu Damao said this, but he was truly uncertain. Where could he find these things at this time? There was no domestic production capacity, the West imposed a blockade on us, and this year we had a conflict with our northern big brother. It could be said that this was the most difficult period.

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"Brother Lu, are you busy?"

That day, Xu Damao took some time to go to the branch office and found Lu Xiangyang's office.

"Da Mao, what brings you here today? Come on, have a seat. Tell me what's up, or maybe we should just have a drink?"

Since returning from the factory, Xu Damao has frequently treated his old friends to meals and chats. But after a while, everyone knew that they absolutely could not drink with Xu Damao; whoever did would be in trouble.

"Hey, Brother Lu, it's true, there's something I need to ask you. I wanted to ask if you're familiar with the person in charge of logistics at your factory. We have something we'd like to ask them for help with," Xu Damao said.

He had promised Huang Shu he'd help him figure out how to get the parts, but after asking around for ages he had no clue. Later, realizing he couldn't find new parts, he decided to try looking for scrapped cars, just like before.

The steel rolling mill system and scrap metal recycling stations had been almost completely looted by Huang Shu and his gang, so they had to look outside. After much consideration, they realized that the largest number of vehicles belonged to law enforcement agencies.

These agencies not only currently possess many vehicles, but also hold a considerable number of vehicles captured before liberation. The unusable ones are in their warehouses, but the spare parts should be available.

Xu Damao had previously inquired and learned that the branch office did not have its own auto repair shop, but instead repaired vehicles at state-owned repair shops outside. Therefore, the condition of their scrapped vehicles should be good, and the parts should probably still be there.

After sharing his thoughts with Gao Jin and Li Wenming, the two leaders clearly expressed their support. They also said that once Xu Damao had a clear understanding of the situation on the other side, he could invite the other party's leaders to visit the steel rolling mill, with the two leaders accompanying them.

Logically, the steel rolling mill's security department had a good relationship with the branch bureau, and they could easily contact them through the security department. However, if they managed to gather one or two trucks through the security department, they would definitely take them. At that point, the transportation department would have lost both its resources and its profits.

And so, Xu Damao went to the branch office alone, hoping to get Lu Xiangyang to introduce him. Of course, Xu Damao didn't hide anything at this point, otherwise, in the end, he might lose all his friends because of official business.

“Da Mao, you’re a smart guy. I don’t know how many vehicles our branch has, but our team alone has had several scrapped vehicles before. However, these are managed by the logistics department, and if you go to them like this, they probably won’t agree,” Lu Xiangyang said.

Indeed, even if the steel mill leaves its warehouse to gather dust and rust, the branch office will not give it to the steel mill unless the steel mill can offer something special.

"Brother Lu, don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you. Our initial idea is that we have the technology and a steel rolling mill as a backup, plus you can provide us with some scrap parts, so we can manage to put together a few usable cars."

"Once we've actually repaired a few vehicles, we'll give two to the branch office. It's a loss for you to leave them in your warehouse anyway, so it's better for both of us to benefit," Xu Damao said.

"That's good. But since I'm the one who introduced you, does that mean the car will go directly to our brigade?" Lu Xiangyang smiled at Xu Damao, as if he were a wolf looking at a sheep.

“Brother Lu, this is an internal matter for you, we can’t interfere. But if there really is a car, I will definitely notify you immediately. As for whether you take it or someone else from the branch office takes it, I don’t care,” Xu Damao replied with a smile.

The two foxes thus reached an agreement.

The branch office's logistics leader and the head of the logistics section were very interested in the steel rolling mill's ideas, so Xu Damao seized the opportunity and immediately invited them to the steel rolling mill to provide guidance, which they readily agreed to.

However, an unexpected incident occurred when entering the factory.

When the branch bureau officers entered the factory, the security officer recognized them and immediately informed Tong Shuai. Since the branch bureau leaders had come to the steel rolling mill, the security department leaders naturally had to accompany them. So, the head and deputy head of the security department went with them to the transportation department.

"Xiao Xu, you're being a bit unfair. Now that you've grown up, you're starting to ditch your big brother and go it alone," Tong Shuai teased Xu Damao from the side.

"Old Tong, you're always bragging about how good your relationship is with the Transportation Section and how close you are with our Section Chief Xu, but I think it's all just talk. They'd rather give their repaired cars to the branch office than give one to our Security Section."

Ma Dabao, the deputy minister of the armed forces department and head of the security section who had been accompanying the branch bureau leaders, also chimed in with further criticism.

All the leaders present smiled without saying a word, watching the confrontation between the security department and Xu Damao.

"Gentlemen, please don't joke with me. Not a single car is fixed yet; how can I tell the security department?"

Thus, the branch office has consistently supported the work of our steel rolling mill, especially the work of our security department. Today, our logistics department invited the branch office to come and guide our work. Please ask the comrades from the security department to help us receive them later.

"As long as the branch office leaders are satisfied, everything internally is negotiable."

With Xu Damao's words in mind, today's reception was destined to be a battle as well.