"Brother Lin, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and put on your uniform and overcoat!"
"The workers are about to come out, we need to get ready to go out quickly and cooperate with the security personnel for inspection!"
"A few days ago, Director Yang specifically instructed us that there have been many petty thefts in the factory recently, and that our security team must be on high alert!"
"If Director Yang sees us still holed up in the security room later, we'll definitely get a scolding!"
Hearing the questioning voice, Lin Yang couldn't help but turn around and look.
The man who spoke to him was probably in his early twenties, with a robust and burly appearance. He was wearing a crisp security uniform with a military overcoat over it, and a black pistol and silver handcuffs were strapped to his waist.
"Liu Zi?" Based on his memory, Lin Yang subconsciously called out the name. He then glanced at the clock in the room and found that it was already 5:03.
According to the factory's rule of ending work at 5 o'clock sharp, the workers should be coming out.
"Brother Lin, you've seemed a bit dazed all day. Has something happened?" Liu Zi asked with concern as he handed Lin Yang his uniform and military overcoat.
The original owner was rather soft-hearted, and since he had a little money, he liked to buy snacks like melon seeds and bring them to the security department to share with everyone.
"He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; he who takes another's gift is obligated to do his bidding." Besides, in this day and age, when food and clothing are scarce, his few melon seeds, though not many, are still a token of his goodwill.
Therefore, he had a good relationship with everyone in the security department, especially the public security section.
"Nothing really happened, I probably just didn't sleep well!" Lin Yang stopped thinking about how to use the system.
There's always a way out. Even without a system, he believed he could still thrive based on his understanding of the plot.
He took the uniform and military overcoat handed to him by Liu Zi and put them on.
Lin Yang also tucked a pistol and handcuffs into his waistband, then pushed open the door of the security room and walked out.
There were also five security personnel (three men and two women) standing outside the door.
After saying thank you for your hard work, before Lin Yang could even take out a cigarette from his pocket to offer some to others...
Then we heard a car horn in the distance.
"Beep, beep!!!"
Liu Zi, with his sharp eyes, immediately recognized the car approaching them from the factory area as the jeep belonging to Li Huaide, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill.
Thinking of the conversations between his security guards, he strode to the factory gate and pulled open the railing.
"Creak!"
The jeep came to a steady stop, before Lin Yang could even show a puzzled expression.
Li Huaide opened the car door, walked from the back seat to Liu Zi, and said with an approving expression:
"The security personnel are truly inspiring!!"
"We, the workers of our steel rolling mill, will greet everyone with the same high spirits as you!"
"I heard you're doing a surprise inspection for petty theft today!"
"This is a good thing! Check it carefully, don't be afraid of offending people, I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise!"
As he spoke, he took out a packet of peony powder from his pocket and tossed it to Liu Zi, who was standing to the side.
He then said with a smile, "Sixth Brother, right? You look clever. Here, take these cigarettes and spread them among the brothers!"
Liu Zi quickly took the cigarette from Li Huaide, and said with a smile, "Factory Director, this is what we should do! Also, thank you for the cigarette, Factory Director!"
Li Huaide didn't say anything, just smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and got into the car.
As his jeep drove away into the distance, Liu Zi chuckled and offered cigarettes to everyone.
Taking the cigarette from Liu Zi, Lin Yang thought to himself:
"No wonder Li Huaide was able to take over Director Yang's position later! Besides having a good father-in-law to back him up, he also wins people's hearts like Cao Cao would have done. He's generous to his subordinates."
"Old Yang, who only thought about currying favor with the leaders, didn't lose unjustly! Old Li not only has connections at the top, but also a solid foundation among the people. How could he possibly lose?"
Unlike Lin Yang, Liu Zi, who was standing to the side, didn't have as many thoughts. After handing out cigarettes, he lit one for himself and looked at everyone with an extremely emotional tone, saying:
"I'd heard from the guys that Director Li was a nice guy! He's not arrogant at all, and he even offered us cigarettes! Now that I see it, I'm sure they were right!"
The three male security guards, cigarettes dangling from their lips, nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, the new factory manager, Mr. Li, seems quite mild-mannered!"
"Sigh, we've been working at the steel rolling mill for so many years, and we've never even had a few cigarettes smoked by Director Yang!"
"A few days ago, Director Li gave out a pack of cigarettes to our team leader. I went and found one, and wow, the taste was so pure! I heard it's a special supply!"
“............”
Looking at Li Huaide's jeep in the distance, Lin Yang muttered to himself:
"This Factory Director Li certainly has some clever methods!"
"There are three major factions in the steel rolling mill. Apart from the workshops that Director Yang firmly controls, and the logistics department that he seized as soon as he arrived, there is only the security department left!"
"Right now, regardless of whether the head of the security department has been taken down, the men under him have been controlled by him after just a few packs of cigarettes!"
Despite his thoughts, Lin Yang didn't say anything on the surface, but instead looked at the envious crowd.
Pointing to the workers scattered around on bicycles in the distance within the factory area, he said:
"Brothers, stop talking, the workers are coming. Let's get to work quickly, otherwise Director Yang will see us smoking and bragging here and criticize us again!"
Liu Zi shrugged and nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
Then, he rubbed the half-opened peony stick against the wall to extinguish it, and then clipped the remaining half back to his ear.
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