Zhao Honghai was quite surprised, after all, becoming his deputy was a huge leap forward.
Of course, Zhao Honghai didn't think there was any good way out for him. He didn't even know if he could complete the task. Right now, he just wanted to get things sorted out as soon as possible, or at least get them close enough.
However, judging from what just happened, the geologist Qiao Ke, who was following Lu Yuan, looked flustered, like a frightened bird. In contrast, Lu Yuan was very organized in his speech and very cautious in his actions, which made Qiao Ke feel that Lu Yuan was a relatively reliable person.
Zhao Honghai wanted Lu Yuan to work by his side because he wanted a reliable deputy to handle and analyze certain matters. He had many areas to manage, and what disgusted Zhao Honghai the most was that many people with connections had joined the rescue team in the urban area this time.
These people with connections include those who paid their way in, as well as family members and relatives of high-ranking officials and all sorts of other random people who were crammed here, mainly to take advantage of the current benefits and to enhance their seniority.
However, the arrival of these people has brought great inconvenience to his work. First of all, Zhao Honghai needs to pay attention to the arrangement of these people's positions. Now, in order to arrange these people, Zhao Honghai has specially set up an office, and the people in the office are basically the family members of these high-level leaders.
These people basically lacked professional skills and were not there to solve problems, so Zhao Honghai had no choice but to settle them in this place.
Zhao Honghai originally wanted to mention this matter to his superiors, since his job was to solve the urban area's water seepage crisis. However, the arrival of these people severely affected his work hours, which made Zhao Honghai very annoyed.
However, there was no other way. Although he had been appointed as the commander-in-chief of this mission, his authority was very limited. Therefore, he had to handle the issues among these people well, otherwise, he might be subject to complaints if he was not careful.
So he could only carefully put on a smiling face and act like a grandson, but there was nothing he could do. That's why he brought in Lu Yuan as his deputy.
"Commander Zhao, I really want to stay on the front line!"
Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Lu Yuan assumed that the other party disagreed, so he repeated himself.
Hearing Lu Yuan say that, Zhao Honghai was a little annoyed: "This is a life-threatening thing! Aren't you going to reconsider?"
Lu Yuan waved his hand: "I don't need to think about it! It's actually a pretty good place!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's behavior, Qiao Ke couldn't help but feel curious. However, since they were in front of Zhao Honghai, he could only nudge Lu Yuan with his shoulder and whisper, "Brother, stop fooling around! The commander-in-chief is asking you for a favor. Give him some face!"
"But I really want to get things done!"
Zhao Honghai sighed, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and looked at the other man: "Then tell me, why do you always want to go to the front lines? The dangers on the front lines are extremely serious, as you just saw! I'm giving you a good opportunity now! You'd better seize it! There are plenty of people who want to be my deputy, but I think you're a pretty good person! Give me some face, please!"
"I...I just wanted to see how they dealt with these termites!"
"Oh, I see!"
Zhao Honghai considered Lu Yuan a workaholic, so he nodded slightly and said, "How about this? You can still be my deputy, but you'll have freedom of movement without my restrictions, as long as you can help me with some things! What do you say?"
Hearing that Zhao Honghai insisted on making him his deputy, even at the cost of not restricting his own movement, Lu Yuan was secretly pleased.
"Really? I can do whatever I want?"
Zhao Honghai nodded: "Yes! You can go anywhere! Whether it's the front line or the rear, it's up to you! As long as you help me complete even the smallest task!"
At this moment, Zhao Honghai also realized that he had too much work on his hands. If he could have someone to help him share the burden, he wouldn't have to be so stressed.
"Okay! I promise you!"
Since the other party had already agreed and Lu Yuan had gotten what he wanted, he simply agreed.
Hearing Lu Yuan agree, Zhao Honghai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Jock, from now on you'll be operating alone! If you can find another assistant, you can do so yourself! I'm giving you that authority!"
Jock nodded: "Okay! No problem!"
After saying that, Qiao Ke looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Brother, congratulations!"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "There's nothing to congratulate me on! I want to take some men to the front lines right now to check out those termite nests!"
"Okay! Then you must be careful and come back to report as soon as you're done! There's still a lot to take care of later!"
Hearing Lu Yuan say he was leaving, Zhao Honghai was a little annoyed, but could only nod in agreement.
Lu Yuan nodded, then took his equipment and left the office with Jock.
"Deputy Commander Lu, congratulations! You're welcome to treat us to dinner!"
Jock looked at Lu Yuan with a smug expression, as if he had become Lu Yuan's deputy this time.
Lu Yuan looked at the other person: "You really can't resist taking advantage of me?"
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