The two returned to the security office building at 2 PM.
Section Chief Hu told Wang Dabao to take a short rest, as he would be busy in the afternoon.
In the lounge, Wang Dabao lay on the sofa, pondering what had happened at noon.
Li Huaide appears enthusiastic, but he actually has ulterior motives; the interpersonal relationships in this factory are quite complicated.
After sleeping on the sofa for an hour, Wang Dabao and Section Chief Hu convened another meeting with the team leaders and staff of the Security Section to convey the spirit of the morning's meeting and discuss the work of the Security Section, including how to arrange holidays, duty shifts, and patrol tasks.
After a hurried meeting, Section Chief Hu, Wang Dabao, Feng Biao, and Zheng Jun left the security office building and went to inspect the factory area.
The workshops were bustling with activity.
Occasionally, I would hear my coworkers talking about the well in the yard freezing over, so it seems that everyone is experiencing the same thing.
While complaining about the cold weather, everyone worked harder.
On the way, Section Chief Hu also brought up this matter, but Wang Dabao couldn't come up with a good solution either. The measures for insulating wells in later generations were completely useless now, as the weather was truly freezing cold.
Thanks to the greenhouse effect and global warming, the city of Beijing is no longer like it is now, where temperatures often drop to minus ten or twenty degrees Celsius at night.
The group originally came out to check on the workers' work status before the New Year and to inspect the fire prevention and anti-theft materials in each workshop, but their attention ended up on antifreeze measures.
There are quite a few water pipes in the factory. During the Lunar New Year period, in addition to the shift workers, many workshops are also on holiday, so we need to pay attention to them as well.
The group strolled over and arrived at the fitter's workshop.
Yi Zhonghai had just come out of the director's office in the workshop. The director had just talked to him, planning to have him give another technical sharing session for everyone before the end of the year.
Yi Zhonghai had already made thorough preparations for this and happily agreed.
Clutching the two packs of cigarettes given to him by the workshop director, Yi Zhonghai strode into the workshop with a sense of relief.
As a result, they ran into Wang Dabao and his group in the corridor.
The corridor was so narrow that Wang Dabao couldn't hide even if he wanted to.
Besides, he had already laid the groundwork in the courtyard. Everyone knew he was going to work in the security department, so there was no need to explain now.
The two walked past each other.
Wang Dabao and his entourage walked with an imposing air, clearly indicating that they were officials coming down from above for an inspection.
Furthermore, Section Chief Hu has served for many years. He doesn't know Yi Zhonghai, but Yi Zhonghai knows Section Chief Hu. Eighty percent of the workers in this workshop know Section Chief Hu and Feng Biao.
Upon seeing Wang Dabao following behind Section Chief Hu, Yi Zhonghai was instantly stunned. His mind raced, but he was completely dumbfounded, standing there watching Wang Dabao and the others pass by.
Wang Dabao found it amusing and patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder as they passed each other.
Although this old man isn't the oldest man in the compound anymore, he's full of bad ideas, and we have to keep him in check every now and then, so he doesn't cause us any trouble.
Wang Dabao and his group entered the director's office. Yi Zhonghai stared blankly at their backs in the corridor for a while before returning to the workshop with a heavy heart.
After leaving the office, accompanied by the workshop director, the group took a tour of the workshop.
Wang Dabao pretended not to know Yi Zhonghai, ignoring Yi Zhonghai's hesitant attempts to speak in the crowd. He couldn't give the old man a chance to take advantage of his position.
If the workshop director and his coworkers knew that this old guy knew the deputy head of the security department, his career path in the workshop would probably be much smoother.
As they left the fitter's workshop, Section Chief Hu laughed and said, "Da Bao, that guy's look at you was weird."
Wang Dabao shrugged: "We're all in the same compound, who knows what he's up to? Just ignore him."
They then inspected several workshops, and everything was normal.
However, we still need to find a way to solve the problem of keeping warm, even if it can only alleviate it a little.
Finally, we arrived at Workshop 2, where Liu Haizhong worked.
Liu Haizhong was leisurely sipping the tea his apprentice had brewed when he looked up and saw Wang Dabao and his group walk in.
He hurriedly put down his teacup and went to greet them.
"Oh, esteemed leaders, welcome, welcome."
Liu Haizhong slid over to Wang Dabao in no time, took out a cigarette and offered it to him with both hands, "Leader Wang, have a smoke."
This was the first time Liu Haizhong had seen Wang Dabao in the factory's public area; the last time he saw him in the office didn't count. Seeing him now, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Brother Dabao really has a commanding presence; no wonder he's the head of the security department."
Wang Dabao smiled and took the cigarette. "Old Liu, we don't need to go through all this trouble, right?"
Liu Haizhong chuckled and continued handing out cigarettes to Section Chief Hu and the others.
Section Chief Hu waved his hand to indicate that he would not draw, and Feng Biao and Zheng Jun took the lottery.
During this time, Liu Haizhong was not idle either. His small eyes kept scanning the surroundings, trying to see who had seen him getting close to the big leader of the security department.
Wang Dabao chuckled and took out a match to light Liu Haizhong's fire himself.
This action made Liu Haizhong's apprentices, who had been watching this side, twitch their eyelids.
Although they didn't know Wang Dabao's identity, they knew Section Chief Hu, Feng Biao, and Zheng Jun.
Needless to say, Section Chief Hu was also a powerful figure in the Security Section, as were the other two. Wang Dabao showed no restraint whatsoever in front of these three, while Feng Biao and Zheng Jun were quite afraid of him.
"Oh dear, oh dear, how can I let the boss light my cigarette? I... I can't accept that!" Liu Haizhong looked completely at a loss.
Wang Dabao really wanted to kick him. This was exactly the effect you wanted, right? He whispered, "Stop pretending. If you keep pretending, I won't order anymore."
Liu Haizhong was overjoyed; he could already foresee the fawning looks his fellow workers would give him after Wang Dabao and the others left.
"Leaders, you must be here to inspect and understand the actual situation in the workshop. If you have time, you can sit at my workstation and ask us front-line workers some questions."
Liu Haizhong eagerly organized his thoughts and began to speak; he couldn't wait to spend more time with Wang Dabao and his group.
Seeing Wang Dabao and Liu Haizhong's actions, Section Chief Hu chuckled and asked, "What, do you know Dabao?"
"Hey, this old Liu, Liu Haizhong, is a master blacksmith and the old man in charge of our yard."
As he spoke, Wang Dabao patted Liu Haizhong on the shoulder, making the old man's back even more hunched.
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