Meanwhile, at the provincial capital's guesthouse.
In the stillness of the night, only the occasional bark of a dog could be heard in the distance.
Guan Wenru lay fully clothed on the bed in room 207, her eyes wide open, showing no signs of sleepiness.
Her ears were alert, listening intently for any unusual sounds outside.
Time seemed to pass very slowly.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but just as she was about to give up and force herself to sleep for a while, she heard a very faint "click" from the direction of the window.
It sounded like metal scraping against wood.
Guan Wenru's muscles tensed instantly, and her breathing became lighter.
She took a pistol directly from her spatial storage.
The window was gently pried open a crack from the outside, and a hand reached in, groping for the window bolt.
Then, the window was opened, and a dark figure prepared to jump in.
Guan Wenru suddenly sat up in bed, raised his gun, aimed it at the dark figure, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang!
The gunshot was extremely piercing!
The dark figure groaned, its body jolted, and it looked in disbelief at Guan Wenru's direction. Then it staggered and fell backward out of the window it had just pried open, crashing heavily onto the ground below.
Two hushed exclamations and hurried footsteps immediately came from outside the window. Clearly, the other two lookouts were stunned by the sudden turn of events and instinctively tried to run away.
Guan Wenru immediately opened her mouth and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Thief! A thief has broken into the guesthouse! Someone come quick!!!"
Her screams were particularly piercing in the quiet night.
Almost immediately, the door to the duty room downstairs was violently kicked open.
The guesthouse staff and the security guards they had previously spoken with rushed out with flashlights and wooden sticks, just in time to run into the other two who were trying to escape, and quickly subdued them.
After taking the person into custody, the security personnel reported the incident to the police.
Soon, the police arrived at the scene.
After understanding the situation, the team leader took a statement from Guan Wenru.
"Comrade Guan Wenru, please tell me the specifics. That person was shot. Did you fire the gun?"
Guan Wenru remained calm and spoke clearly, "Yes, police officer, I am Guan Wenru, the factory director of Su'nan Feed Processing Plant. I'm here in the provincial capital for a meeting and to stay overnight."
Late at night, it was discovered that a thief had broken into the house through a window with malicious intent.
As a woman, I had no choice but to use a self-defense weapon for my own protection. The gun belonged to our factory, and I formally applied for it from the security department before leaving the factory.
After saying that, she promptly showed an identification document and asked, "How is the person who fell?"
The police captain checked the identification and his attitude became noticeably more polite. "Oh, so it's Factory Director Guan. We understand the situation. The one who fell... died on the spot."
We have already taken control of the other two. You must be alarmed. This was self-defense, and the situation was exceptional.
We will interrogate the survivors as soon as possible to ascertain their motives and whether anyone is behind them. We will definitely give you an explanation.
Guan Wenru nodded, "Thank you, officers. I hope you can get to the bottom of this as soon as possible so I can have peace of mind."
Police Captain: "Of course. We'll handle the scene first. You can rest. We'll let you know as soon as there's any progress."
The police officers packed up their belongings and left with the prisoners and the bodies.
Just then, Chen Xiaohong, pale-faced and trembling, rushed to Guan Wenru's side, wearing a coat.
Her voice was trembling with tears and lingering fear as she grabbed Guan Wenru's arm. "Factory... Factory Director! Are you alright?! I just heard gunshots... and shouts... It scared me to death! What happened?"
Guan Wenru patted the back of her hand with her other hand, trying to keep her tone calm, "It's alright, just a few petty thieves who probably wanted to steal something. They've already been taken away by the police. It was a false alarm."
At this moment, the waiter who had spoken to her earlier also walked up to her, still shaken. "Manager Guan, are you...are you alright? Oh my, that was terrifying! I never thought something like this would really happen! How about...we change your room? The one at the very end of the third floor, it'll be quieter and safer."
Chen Xiaohong clung tightly to Guan Wenru's arm, her eyes pleading, "Factory Director! Don't live alone! I...I'm scared...Can I share a room with you tonight? I'll sleep on the floor!"
Seeing how terrified Chen Xiaohong was, Guan Wenru smiled helplessly. "Alright, then please trouble the waiter to change us to a double room. It's definitely safer for two people to stay together."
The waiter agreed, nodding repeatedly, "Oh, okay! I'm so sorry to have startled you both!"
Seeing that Guan Wenru agreed, Chen Xiaohong breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still clung tightly to Guan Wenru, "Thank you, Factory Director... I... I really didn't expect to encounter something like this while on a business trip..."
Guan Wenru chuckled, "Alright, it's nothing."
......
The night passed without incident, and Guan Wenru slept relatively soundly in the latter half of the night.
The next morning, after waking up, the two had a simple breakfast and headed straight to the meeting place.
After the meeting began, several leaders gave speeches.
It took quite a while before Guan Wenru was invited onto the stage.
On the stage, Guan Wenru, dressed in a neat Lenin suit, calmly delivered her report.
She wrote her speech the night before she left: "To run a feed mill well, the key lies in three points: First, source raw materials and meticulous management. We cannot just focus on traditional channels. We must dare to try new sources and turn waste into treasure."
Secondly, the production process must be scientifically controlled, the formula must be flexibly adjusted, and the process must be innovative to adapt to different raw material characteristics.
The third and most important point is people!
We must fully mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of our workers, implement the principle of distribution according to work, and ensure clear rewards and punishments so that everyone feels that their work has a future and that the factory's development is closely related to everyone's personal interests…
In the audience, a bespectacled man in his thirties with a refined demeanor listened intently.
He made notes in his notebook from time to time, his eyes revealing obvious appreciation.
A slightly older colleague leaned over and whispered, "Xiao Ning, look at this Director Guan from Sunan. He looks to be only in his early twenties, right? He speaks so eloquently and logically, he's bold, has a lot of ideas, and is very capable."
The bespectacled man pushed up his glasses, his gaze still fixed on Guan Wenru on the stage, and responded in a low voice, "She's really something else. It's not just about being bold; look at the specific measures she proposed, such as the pretreatment plan using unconventional raw materials, and her method of 'working hours points plus material rewards' to motivate workers..."
Many of her ideas, let alone those of her age, are things we, who have worked in government offices for so many years, might not even dare to think of, or rather, even if we did, we might not have the courage to put them into practice. Including myself, there are many times when I truly wouldn't even dare to think of them.
The older comrade raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You speak so highly of her? It seems you really admire this woman, Xiao Ning."
The person called Xiao Ning smiled and said, "It's because we value talent. Besides, what she said is a practical solution that can actually solve the problem, not just empty talk. It's very helpful. By the way, Section Chief Li, do you know anything about Director Guan's marital status?"
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