I checked the time; it was almost 11 a.m.
Wang Dabao handed the two puppies over to the housekeeper, then left the island space and returned to the courtyard. He pushed his bicycle out the door, intending to go to the factory for lunch and catch up on some sleep in the rest room.
I came from the backyard to the middle courtyard, but I didn't see a soul in sight; the whole courtyard was eerily quiet.
The Jia family's gate was tightly shut, and the atmosphere was as somber as if a funeral was taking place.
Upon arriving at the front yard, I could see Yan Bugui tending to his potted flowers from afar.
Wang Dabao sighed inwardly. Apart from scheming, Yan Bugui spent all his remaining energy on tidying up these flowers. If the flowers were stolen one day, he wondered if Yan Bugui would sit on the ground and cry like Jia Zhangshi.
"Hey Da Bao, are you just starting work?"
Seeing Wang Dabao push his bicycle into the front yard, Yan Bugui put down his work and immediately trotted over, took out a pack of economy cigarettes from his pocket, and handed one to Wang Dabao.
"My throat hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so if you're going to smoke, I'll stop for now."
After handing the cigarette to Wang Dabao, Yan Bugui put it back in his pocket and explained with a smile.
Wang Dabao knew this was Yan Laoxi's excuse to save on cigarettes. If there weren't any important occasions, Yan Bugui could keep this pack of cigarettes in his pocket for a month or two.
This was only because Wang Dabao was generous to him and the two families got along well; Yan Bugui would only offer Wang Dabao a cigarette when they met.
If you don't believe me, just look at him and Liu Haizhong together; he wouldn't take out that pack of cigarettes even if you beat him to death.
Last time, because of Yan Jiekuang's matter, Yan Bugui was unusually generous and directly gave Wang Dabao two boxes of good cigarettes.
Of course, this "good cigarette" only applies to Yan Bugui.
The only regret for Yan Bugui was that no neighbors were present at the time, otherwise he might have been able to get rid of the label of "Old Man Yan of the Compound".
"Well, the boss made us work overtime tonight, so the start time was postponed."
Wang Dabao held the cigarette but didn't light it. He really didn't want to smoke, complaining that it would hurt his throat. But Yan Bugui was too perceptive, and more importantly, he was willing to give up the match.
With a "ripping" sound.
Yan Bugui lit a match and handed it to Wang Dabao, his small eyes behind his glasses full of smugness: "Dabao, it's only because of you that I wouldn't light a cigarette for any other older brother."
"Of course! Our relationship is unparalleled!"
Wang Dabao lowered his head, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and took a shallow puff. "Old Yan, you've run back from school again?"
"Wow, what are you saying? How can you say I ran back? I didn't have any classes this afternoon, so I brought the students' homework home to grade."
Yan Bugui pursed his lips, his hand resting on Wang Dabao's bicycle and stroking it incessantly. "By the way, Dabao, I didn't have a chance to ask you what job you had last time, and where you were assigned?"
"Ugh, don't even mention it. It's not a good place, I'm embarrassed to even say it."
Wang Dabao glanced at his watch, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and said, "Alright, Lao Yan, you're busy, I'll be going now, or I'll be late."
Watching Wang Dabao's departing figure, Yan Bugui was a little puzzled. Could it be that Wang Dabao had been assigned to the most tiring and dirtiest workshop in the steel rolling mill? But it didn't seem like it!
Wang Dabao intended to keep his identity as section chief a secret for as long as possible.
If we tell Yan Bugui now, we don't need to wait until night; he can spread the word to the surrounding courtyards within a few hours.
At that time, not to mention Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and others will come knocking on our door.
Even Jia Zhangshi would kneel down at the door and beg him to intercede for Bang Geng.
That scene must be so damn annoying!
Upon arriving at the south gate of the steel rolling mill, Zheng Jun rushed out of the duty room, took the bicycle from Wang Dabao's hand, and the guards at the gate, armed with weapons, saluted Wang Dabao from a distance.
The gatekeepers work on a rotating shift system, and these two security guards had long heard of Section Chief Wang's achievements on the front lines and admired him immensely.
Seeing how respectful Captain Zheng was to the young man in front of him, it was obvious even to a fool that this was the newly arrived Deputy Section Chief Wang.
Wang Dabao straightened his clothes to return the greeting, then patted the two men on the shoulder and followed Zheng Jun to the duty room.
The two team members had burning eyes, and Wang Dabao felt like a male fan meeting his long-admired goddess.
Zheng Jun poured Wang Dabao a cup of hot tea and glanced at the two team members whispering outside: "Section Chief Wang, you don't know, but you have a very high reputation in the Security Section now. Most of the team members look up to you as a role model."
"Your deeds have been widely circulated in the department, and now the team members are much more enthusiastic about their work."
What Zheng Jun said was something Wang Dabao never expected. He figured it was partly due to his own achievements on the battlefield, partly due to his tough stance against Zhao Zhongyi the day before yesterday, and partly due to distributing the money from the gambling bust to each team member.
This is certainly a good thing, as it will help improve my cohesion within the department.
After spending some time in the duty room, Wang Dabao strolled over to the security department building.
After going up to the second floor, I went straight to Section Chief Hu's office, chatted with him for a while, and then it was lunchtime.
After dinner, I went back to the lounge to catch up on sleep, because I'll have to stay up late tonight, so I need to make sure I get enough sleep.
At 2 p.m., Wang Dabao went to Section Chief Hu's rest room again. The two discussed the specific distribution of personnel and the deployment of weapons. They finally decided that Section Chief Hu would lead three team members in the jeep in front.
Wang Dabao also led three security team members in the jeep behind, while Feng Biao and the remaining thirteen team members were distributed in the two trucks transporting the workpieces in the middle.
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