Wang Dabao rode his bicycle all the way to the steel rolling mill.
From afar, Zheng Jun from the First Squadron of the Security Team greeted them from the gate. "Section Chief, you're officially starting work today, right? Give me your bicycle, I'll put it in our duty room for you. If you leave it downstairs in the office building, it'll probably get covered in dust by the time you leave work."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
Wang Dabao accepted his subordinates' flattery without question. After all, he was a newcomer and needed to give his men a chance to prove themselves. "Here are these two packs of cigarettes. We can share them."
"No, no, this won't do."
Zheng Jun quickly waved his hand, saying that he hadn't even offered any gifts to the section chief yet, so how could he possibly smoke the section chief's cigarette right away?
"Men, if I tell you to take it, just take it. Why all the nonsense?"
Wang Dabao didn't waste any more time with him and directly pushed the two packs of cigarettes that Yan Bugui had given him into Zheng Jun's arms.
To put it bluntly, the cigarettes the system rewards are enough to kill you. Yan Bugui should probably just give them away; they're too harsh on the throat.
Although Zheng Jun was the captain of the security team, he didn't have the same opportunities for personal gain as the public security team, but he still received plenty of cigarettes.
However, he still cherished the cigarette that Section Chief Wang Dabao threw to him, stuffing it into his pocket like a treasure.
Wang Dabao didn't rush to the office; he followed Zheng Jun to the duty room.
Two security guards were chatting idly in the duty room when they saw Zheng Jun bring in a young man. They were about to ask him a question when Zheng Jun's expression changed and he scolded, "You two have nothing to do, right? If you have nothing to do, go clean up the area around the gate, or go patrol around."
Seeing the two get up, Zheng Jun realized he hadn't introduced Wang Dabao yet, so he quickly called them back.
"Wait a minute, this is Section Chief Wang from our Security Department. You two take a good look. From now on, our Security Department will be under Section Chief Wang's jurisdiction."
After the two security guards left, Zheng Jun poured Wang Dabao a glass of water.
After learning from Zheng Jun that the gatekeepers worked in three shifts, Wang Dabao pondered for a moment before asking the question that had been bothering him: "Team Leader Zheng, the security department isn't under my jurisdiction. There's Section Chief Hu above me, and I'm just a deputy."
"Section Chief, you don't know this, Section Chief Hu is about to retire. In the past two months, he has rarely paid attention to the affairs of each team. As long as everyone maintains order and does not cause trouble, he has a laissez-faire attitude."
Zheng Jun took out his cigarette and lit it for Wang Dabao. "The security department is in disarray right now. The captain of the security team is Zhao Zhongyi. He's very close to Deputy Director Li from the factory. Rumor has it they're related. With Deputy Director Li backing him up, he's acting rather arrogantly."
Wang Dabao exhaled a puff of smoke, nodded, and squinted at him: "You have a grudge against this Zhao Zhongyi?"
"A little..."
Zheng Jun was taken aback, his expression somewhat unnatural, but he still nodded honestly, "We almost had a conflict before the New Year because of some benefits from the factory."
After a brief pause, Zheng Jun, seeing that Wang Dabao remained silent, began to explain: "The security team already has more lucrative opportunities than the guard team, and they still want to take them. I'm just speaking up for my men."
"So you're planning to use me as a pawn, like a new broom sweeping clean, and the first thing you'll do is target Zhao Zhongyi?"
Wang Dabao tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looking at Zheng Jun with a half-smile.
No, no.
Zheng Jun jumped up from his chair, his face anxious, and said, "Section Chief Wang, I admit that I did have ulterior motives, but I just wanted to report you behind your back, it's definitely not what you think."
"Why are you so excited? Sit down right now."
Wang Dabao's smile remained unchanged as he quickly waved his wrist, directing Zheng Jun to sit properly.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Zheng Jun's forehead. It was true that he had snitched, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to get back at Zhao Zhongyi. However, he did not expect that this new section chief, who looked young, was more shrewd than his age and saw through his intentions at a glance.
"If Zhao Zhongyi is really as you say, I wouldn't mind using him as a tool for you."
Before Wang Dabao could finish speaking, Zheng Jun, who had just sat down, jumped up again, his face almost in tears. "Section Chief, I was wrong. I did want to get Zhao Zhongyi, but I really didn't mean to use you as a pawn. I really didn't have the guts!"
Wang Dabao was speechless. "Does sitting down and talking hurt your back?"
Zheng Jun is a company commander, and he's a big, burly man, but he acts like a primary school student in front of me. He's so difficult to deal with!
After much persuasion and wasting a lot of Wang Dabao's breath, Zheng Jun was finally persuaded to sit back down in his chair.
"Look at you now, you look like an old woman who's been bullied by her in-laws. With your big, burly build, are you just putting on an act for me?"
As he said this, Wang Dabao was already prepared to hold Zheng Jun down. As expected, Zheng Jun was so frightened that he prepared to get up again. "Sit down and talk, or I'll report you and deduct half a month's salary."
As soon as Wang Dabao spoke, Zheng Jun immediately became obedient.
Zheng Jun swallowed hard. This Section Chief Wang always had a smiling face when he spoke. They hadn't known each other for very long, and he really didn't dare to gamble half a month's salary on the other party's temper.
Wang Dabao took out a cigarette, tossed one over, and then lit one for himself. "Since you want to get back at Zhao Zhongyi, you should at least tell me about this guy."
Zheng Jun took the cigarette but didn't dare light it immediately. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Actually, before you came, everyone was saying that Zhao Zhongyi would be taking over as deputy section chief..."
Zheng Jun began to ramble on and on, during which Wang Dabao smoked three cigarettes before he finally understood what Zhao Zhongyi was talking about.
In short, Zhao Zhongyi is quite capable.
He was in his early forties, a retired soldier, and had a special relationship with Deputy Factory Director Li. He owed a debt of gratitude to Deputy Factory Director Li for enabling him to become the head of the security team.
He often led his men to make extra money, such as raiding the black market or cracking down on gambling, so his security team members were quite supportive of him.
However, Zhao Zhongyi was rather arrogant, which may be because he had been in the position of security captain for too long, while Section Chief Hu was incompetent and did nothing, which led to his unbridled behavior.
Finally, his desire to take the position of deputy section chief is somewhat intriguing.
After a moment's thought, Wang Dabao understood the key point: if what Zheng Jun said was true, it seemed that Zhao Zhongyi's appointment as the security captain was inseparable from the help of his superior, Section Chief Hu.
Of course, what he knows now is only Zheng Jun's side of the story, so he can't completely disbelieve it, but he also can't completely believe it.
Wang Dabao rubbed out the cigarette butt and smiled.
In any case, if the Ministry of Industry wants to interfere in the affairs of the Armed Forces Department, then he might have to teach them a lesson!
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