Chapter 18 Security Department
After repeated tests, Tao Nanfeng's hole-digging skills became more and more sophisticated.
Choose the shortest excavation path according to the white lines appearing on the tunnel wall, stop immediately when the red light spot appears, and install supporting hardwood at the location where the green lines appear. Under the command of Tao Nanfeng, the road construction team successfully carried out the tunnel excavation work.
After only one week of digging, they advanced more than fifty meters. At this speed, the more than 300-meter-long tunnel can be completed in one and a half months.
During the lunch break that day, people from the canteen sent over food and we all sat at the entrance of the cave to eat. The old pine tree above our heads cast a large patch of shade.
November in the mountains officially marks the beginning of autumn, with yellow leaves covering the entire mountain. The forests are dyed in all colors, and they glow golden in the sun.
A burst of children's laughter came from the other end of the mountain road. Tao Nanfeng raised his eyes and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
After turning a steep slope, there is the mountain road leading to the Beipo Brigade, which is narrow and difficult to navigate.
Four girls, about twelve or thirteen years old, came over with bamboo tubes in their hands. The light red silk knot tied in the braid of the thin girl in the lead was particularly eye-catching. From a distance, she looked like a walking pomegranate flower.
Xiao Aiyun, who was sitting next to her, brightened up and raised her hand to greet her: "Xiaomei——"
The girl with the red silk knot heard someone calling her name and responded happily: "Hey~~ Sister Xiao, Sister Tao!"
Ximei ran along the mountain path and was nearly tripped by a branch sticking out from the side. Xiao Aiyun stood up and shouted at the top of her voice: "Don't worry, little sister, walk slowly."
Ximei ran closer and handed the two bamboo tubes in her hands to Xiao Aiyun and Tao Nanfeng, saying affectionately: "Have some water, this is the mountain spring water I specially fetched from Luohan Spring, it's sweet and refreshing."
Ximei tilted her head. Her slightly dry and sparse hair was tied into a braid with a big red silk flower tied at the end of the braid.
"Look, Sister Tao, this is the red silk ribbon you gave me. It's so beautiful." Ximei's big eyes were full of joy. She adjusted the silk flower with her hands, cherishing it very much.
Ximei's home is on the north slope, and her father is the farmer Fan Wufu who passed by the educated youth site last time to ask for water.
On her twelfth birthday, Ximei received a silk ribbon from Ye Qin and Tao Nanfeng. She had never owned such a beautiful headdress before and was so happy that she seemed to explode. She didn't know how to express her gratitude, so she went up the mountain early in the morning to pick a basket of wild fruits, and walked for three hours along the mountain road to deliver them to the educated youth.
After a few visits, Ximei became familiar with the educated youth. This time, when she heard that the road construction team was going to dig a tunnel to connect the north and south slopes, she brought her fellow villagers to deliver water.
The other three girls were too timid to come closer and shyly hid behind Ximei.
Ximei smiled, turned around and pushed them forward: "Sister Xiao, Sister Tao, this is Sister Lan, Hehua, and Fifth Sister."
The little girl blushed, and she stuffed the bamboo tube filled with water into Xiao Aiyun's hand. She hid behind Ximei, stretched her head out and looked around quietly.
Xiao Aiyun took the bamboo tube with a smile and distributed it to the team members.
The educated youth greeted the four little girls with a smile. They thought their curious looks were so cute while they were dodging, so they teased them and talked to them.
"How old are you this year, and what grade are you in?"
"Aren't you guys going to school today? Why are you here to deliver water at noon?"
Ximei was a bit bolder and answered the educated youths' questions seriously: "We all graduated from Nanbeipo Primary School. It's too far to go to the town to attend junior high school. Our families won't let us continue to study."
The child in front of me was only eleven or twelve years old, thin and frail, with a pale face and somewhat malnourished. The cloth shoes on his feet had fur on the front, revealing his white toes. The homespun clothes he wore were obviously too small, and it was obvious that he hadn't worn new clothes for a long time.
Are you going to stop studying just after graduating from elementary school?
Xiao Aiyun squatted down and looked Ximei in the eye: "Why don't you study anymore? Didn't you want a new school bag for your twelfth birthday?"
Ximei was touched at the heart. She bit her lip for a long time without saying anything. Her eyes were red and tears were welling up in them.
Xiao Aiyun hurriedly hugged her, patted her back gently, and comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry, sister is wrong, she shouldn't ask this."
He Hua quietly approached Xiao Aiyun and whispered, "Ximei's academic performance is very good. She ranks first every year. But she has to live in the dormitory to attend junior high school in town, which costs a lot of money."
Seeing that the younger sister was sad, the fifth sister felt bad too: "My family doesn't allow girls to go to school."
Ximei raised her hand to wipe away her tears and smiled sheepishly: "Sister Xiao, I asked for a schoolbag for my birthday because I wanted to leave a memory for myself. I want to go to junior high school in town, and in the future, I want to be a knowledgeable young man like you."
Being a role model for others should be a pleasant thing, but looking at Ximei with tears in her eyes, the educated youth felt heavy. It is really difficult for rural children, especially girls, to study.
Wei Min came over and rubbed her little head: "When the road is completed, we will work together to let all the children who want to go to school go to school."
Ximei looked up in surprise, her eyes gleaming with extreme desire: "Really? You must keep your word."
Wei Min's eyes flashed with the phosphate ore in the bamboo forest. He looked at Qiao Yadong and they both nodded: "It's a sure thing." After opening the mine, they will have money. With the money, they can even build a middle school. Why should they be afraid that the children can't go to school?
The younger sister took her sister's hand and jumped up: "Yeah - that's great, we can study!"
Seeing the four little girls so happy, all the team members laughed and praised while drinking the water: "It is indeed the water from Luohan Spring, so sweet!"
The younger sister smiled with a smile after receiving the compliment. She said in a crisp voice, "You build roads and dig tunnels so that we can go to school. I will come here every day to deliver water."
The three little girls behind her tugged at her clothes and said weakly, "Little sister, it will take five hours to bring water from Luohan Spring..."
Luohan Spring is located at the top of Luohan Peak, more than 2,000 meters above sea level. It is the highest peak among the many peaks of Xiufeng Mountain.
Ximei pulled the silk flower on her braid, with a hint of stubbornness on her face: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of walking on the mountain road."
Everyone advised her not to bring water every day. They held up their military canteens and said they would bring water every day. But Ximei was determined and refused to listen. She pursed her lips and said, "I will only bring two bamboo tubes. The water from Luohan Spring is sweeter."
After saying that, Ximei looked up at everyone with a pure and innocent smile. She bowed deeply, pulled her sisters together and ran away.
Looking at the children running, Tao Nanfeng was deeply shocked.
How many bamboo tubes of mountain spring water can you get after five hours of round trip on the mountain road? It's twelve o'clock now, and the children have to leave home at least at seven in the morning. Although the villagers of Xiufeng Mountain are poor, they have a heart as pure as gold and are grateful.
Tao Nanfeng placed the bamboo tube in his hand on the edge of the cave, stood up and picked up the iron pick, his eyes calm: "Let's get started!"
Build roads, open mines, make money, send kids to school.
All the team members responded in unison: "Start working!" The sound was deafening and echoed throughout the valley.
"Ding ding! Clang clang!" This is the sound of the iron chisel and the hammer hitting each other.
"Puff! Puff!" This is the sound of a hoe digging the soil.
When the work was in full swing, a commotion was heard at the entrance of the cave, mixed with loud shouting.
Tao Nanfeng listened carefully and raised his hand to ask everyone to stop.
Wei Min asked, "What's wrong?"
The noisy people outside the cave were shouting towards the tunnel entrance, but the echo was buzzing and could not be heard clearly. Qiao Yadong frowned. "It sounds like Chief Liu Bin from the Security Department. Weird, what is he doing here?"
Qiao Yadong knew that Tao Nanfeng didn't like dealing with such things, so he said to Tao Nanfeng: "You guys continue to work, Wei Min, Chen Zhilu and I will go out and take a look."
He put down the shovel in his hand and motioned Wei Min and Chen Zhilu to follow. The three of them walked out of the cave together.
A group of people were standing at the entrance of the cave, led by Liu Bin, the head of the farm security department. A burly man with a full beard and eyes like bells, he always seems to be glaring at people. Behind him were seven or eight young men wearing red armbands, with cigarettes in their mouths, iron rods in their hands, and ferocious looks on their faces.
"Come out! Everyone, come out!"
"You deliberately concealed the serious safety accident of a cave collapse? Stop the work immediately and make rectification. No more digging is allowed!"
After shouting for a long time, Liu Bin saw someone finally walking out of the dark cave. He suddenly perked up and shouted, "Take them all back to the site!" Without saying a word, he ordered his men to handcuff Qiao Yadong and the other two and control them.
Qiao Yadong was caught off guard and had no time to react. He struggled and shouted, "Chief Liu, what are you doing? We are members of the road construction team and we are digging a tunnel. Why are you arresting us?"
Several security staff members took out thick hemp ropes to tie up the three people's hands and feet, sneering: "You violated the rules and almost caused a safety accident. You all need to be taken back to the site for investigation."
Wei Min struggled hard, but his two fists were no match for four hands, and he was pinned down by two big men and could not move.
Chen Zhilu shouted at the top of his voice: "Liu Bin hit someone, everyone come and help..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Bin slapped him hard in the face with a "slap!" sound: "Damn it! What are you yelling about? When did I hit anyone? We are here on the orders of the site manager to inform you to stop work and rectify the situation. This is to protect the road repair team members."
The road construction team has already gone one hundred meters deep into the cave. If they don't shout towards the inside of the cave, they can hardly hear any movement outside. Tao Nanfeng noticed something strange and said to Xiao Aiyun, "Why did Qiao Yadong and the others take so long?"
Xiao Aiyun waved his hand casually: "Squad Leader Qiao is the best at communicating with people, so he will be fine."
Mao Peng added: "The security department's people are wandering around all day long, what can they do? I'm afraid they are just bored and come here to ask for a cigarette. I'll go and take a look."
He took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, sniffed it with an intoxicated expression, took out a cigarette and put it between his ears, grinning and saying, "Tao Zhiqing, I'm going to go outside the cave to smoke a cigarette."
Tao Nanfeng nodded and watched him walk towards the cave entrance.
Less than two minutes later, Mao Peng stumbled back and shouted, "Security department, arrest them. Grab your weapons and fight them!"
When they heard that the security department had come to the road construction team to arrest people, all the team members in the cave were furious and picked up hoes, pickaxes and shovels and ran out.
"What the hell! How dare you cause trouble at the road construction team?"
"Did Liu Bin still not get convinced by Director Xiang last time?"
"Damn it! They are so brave to come to the road repair team to arrest people. Let's fight them!"
Tao Nanfeng walked neither fast nor slow, and was at the end of the team.
The slender wrist looked boneless, but it was holding an octagonal iron hammer weighing 15 kilograms. The hammer's wooden handle is slightly thicker, perfectly filling the palm, and the fingers bend naturally for a good grip. The octagonal hammer tilted downwards and looked heavy.
Seeing the men in the road construction team shouting and killing like crazy, Xiao Aiyun got a little nervous and leaned close to Tao Nanfeng and whispered, "Are you going to fight? I'm a little scared."
Tao Nanfeng pursed his lips and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here for you."
As soon as the two girls walked out of the cave, they saw the situation in front of them was tense and ready to break out.
Mao Peng shouted, "Liu Bin, what do you mean by this? If you want to show off your power, you should know whose territory this is!"
Liu Bin sneered, "I am in charge of the security of the farm. You had a landslide a week ago, which was a major safety accident. I came here to investigate. It was reasonable and legal. Don't accuse me of showing off!"
Mao Peng's heart skipped a beat. Landslide? Tao Nanfeng handled the matter promptly and no adverse effects were caused. In order to avoid complications, Xiangbei asked everyone not to spread the news. How come the security department knew about it now?
While Mao Peng was still thinking about how to respond, two educated youths stood up from behind him, waving shovels in their hands: "Investigation is one thing, but why are you kidnapping people? Let our people go!"
Wei Min's hands were tied behind his back with hemp ropes, his shoulders were held down, and he struggled desperately. A piece of rag was stuffed in his mouth, and he made "mumbling" sounds. His eyes turned red with anger.
Liu Bin swung the iron rod and tapped it lightly in the middle of his palm, making a "plop, plop!" sound, looking like a gangster: "If you guys just go back to the field office and accept the investigation, I certainly won't kidnap you. But if you start to attack right away, don't blame us for being rude."
Chen Zhilu's cheek was left red by the slap, and his eyes were filled with anger. If knives could shoot out of the eyes, Liu Bin would have been stabbed dozens of times.
Qiao Yadong did not struggle. He just shook his head at Mao Peng and the others, hinting with his eyes: Don't confront them head-on. Go to the field office and ask Xiang Bei to come and deal with it.
When the road construction team members saw their companions being arrested, they were all indignant. Mao Peng nodded to Qiao Yadong and whispered in the ear of the team member behind him, and the team member quickly ran away. He had just run a few steps when he was grabbed by Liu Bin's men and quickly subdued.
"Bah!" Liu Bin spat on the ground. "Why are you running away? Stop working, hand over your tools, and come back with me to the site for investigation. Nothing will happen."
He glanced at everyone viciously, and took out a hunting rifle from his back with his right hand: "If anyone dares to resist... don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Xiufeng Mountain is high and forested, and wild animals often appear there. The farm security department is equipped with two hunting rifles, but I didn’t expect Liu Bin to take out one this time!
Tao Nanfeng, who had just walked to the entrance of the cave, felt his pupils shrink and his heartbeat suddenly quicken.
Mao Peng was so shocked that his voice became distorted: "Liu Bin, how dare you? We are all farm workers, not enemies!"
A dozen strong young men from the road construction team came out at the same time with amazing momentum. Liu Bin felt confident after he showed his hunting rifle: "This is called being prepared for any eventuality."
Liu Bin's men were all idlers from nearby villages. They were good at petty theft and robbery. They felt proud holding guns and started to make a fuss.
"Behave yourself, bullets are not vegetarian!"
"You! What are you trying to do with the hoe held so high?"
"Put down your weapons. If you dare to resist the section chief, I will shoot you!"
The hunting rifle is 1.4 meters long and weighs 3.5 kilograms. It has a wooden butt and two thick black barrels that look very creepy.
Mao Peng knew very well that this kind of hunting rifle bullet had strong lethality and could knock down any wild beast that ran into the village with one shot. If the other party opens fire at a distance of several meters, all members of the road construction team will be hit by the scattered small bullets.
Either death or injury.
Mao Peng felt a lump in his throat and was in a dilemma.
Resist to the end? If Liu Bin gets angry and hooks his finger, who will be responsible if someone dies?
Surrender obediently? What if Liu Bin were to catch them all and rush into the cave and destroy the tunnel?
Mao Peng's tone was noticeably weaker. "Captain Liu, what are you doing? We are all family members. It is inappropriate to resort to violence. There was no landslide. It was just a minor problem when digging the tunnel. That's why we didn't report it. Don't we usually overcome difficulties on our own? How could we have thought of seeking help from the site headquarters for everything? Let's go back to the site headquarters and accept your investigation."
Seeing that Mao Peng had given in, Liu Bin proudly waved his shotgun and said, "That's a human thing to say. Let's go! No one is allowed to continue working. Put down your tools and follow us to the security department."
The road construction team members reluctantly put down their shovels, hammers and hoes.
Liu Bin chuckled: "That's right, don't resist, otherwise..." He glanced around and saw Tao Nanfeng standing at the end of the team, and suddenly he was stuck.
Liu Bin's eyes sparkled, and his mouth stretched to his ears. "Oh my, when did your road construction team get a little beauty? How can you let her do rough work when she's so pretty? Come on, come back with your brother, and you'll have the best food and drink from now on."
While speaking, he held the gun in his right hand and freed his left hand to pull Tao Nanfeng.
In a flash, Tao Nanfeng moved.
In her eyes, white lines crisscrossed the hole of the hunting rifle, and a white area intersected in the middle of the barrel. She dodged Liu Bin's left hand by leaning sideways, raised her wrist slightly, and quickly brushed the gun with her index finger.
The fingertips are slender, but they carry great strength. As soon as it touched the middle of the gun barrel, I heard a faint "beep, pop" sound.
——This is the sound of iron cracking.
Tao Nanfeng smiled faintly, and her smile was like a blooming orchid. Liu Bin felt weak all over, and it took him a long time to say, "It looks good. It's really fucking good."
Xiao Aiyun dragged Tao Nanfeng behind him, glared at him and cursed: "What are you doing?"
Liu Bin saw Tao Nanfeng's pretty face being covered by Xiao Aiyun, and felt annoyed, so he pushed her hard with his left hand.
Xiao Aiyun was pushed on the left shoulder and fell backwards with a scream.
Tao Nanfeng stretched out his hand, supported her back, took a step away, and waved his hand.
"ah--"
“Bang!”
A powerful force surged out from Tao Nanfeng's palm. The burly Liu Bin staggered back, and his footsteps left two deep marks on the ground.
Liu Bin waved his left and right hands in the air, and the hunting rifle in his right hand dragged across the ground. It took him a long time to steady himself. His eyes widened in disbelief.
What kind of power is this? She...she just waved lightly!
Liu Bin's heart was beating fast, and he stared at Tao Nanfeng: "You, who are you?"
At this moment, he remembered the story of Luo Xuan's desk being smashed by a female educated youth's fist: "You, you are Tao Nanfeng!"
Liu Bin's eyes were full of ferocity. He suddenly raised his right hand and pointed the muzzle of his shotgun directly at Tao Nanfeng: "How shameless! You dare to hit me? Believe it or not..."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a strange noise and the hunting rifle in his hand suddenly fell apart.
Snap! Snap!
The barrel broke, the butt cracked, the lead bullet... rolled to the ground.
This sudden change made everyone stay where they were, and no sound was heard for a long time. The shotgun just fell apart like that? This gun is made of pure steel and has a walnut stock. It is sturdy and reliable and can withstand hundreds of pounds of force.
Hunting rifles are important property of the farm, and damaging them is a serious crime!
Mao Peng's brain flashed, and he immediately pointed at Liu Bin and shouted, "Section Chief Liu broke the gun! Section Chief Liu broke the gun!"
The rest of the road repair team exchanged glances and shouted in unison: "Destroying public property is a heinous crime!"
Liu Bin panicked, holding the only remaining gun butt in his hand, and shook his head desperately to explain: "It wasn't me, I didn't have it, I didn't know."
Liu Bin was so anxious that he was sweating all over, and his arrogance was replaced by panic. Tao Nanfeng saw it, and a faint sense of pleasure surged in his heart. He twisted his fingertips lightly, feeling the friction from his fingertips, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of his mouth.
When Liu Bin saw her smile, he suddenly raised his finger and pointed at Tao Nanfeng, shouting, "It's you, it's you who broke my gun!"
As soon as these words were spoken, even Liu Bin's men looked at each other and started discussing quietly.
"Is Chief Liu possessed by a demon?"
"The gun was in his hand the whole time, how could that chick have broken it?"
"Although we have done many frame-ups, this... is too fake?"
Mao Peng sneered and waved his hands: "Brothers, go ahead!" Liu Bin has no gun, so why should we be afraid of him!
A melee.
Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun stood at the entrance of the cave and watched the fun without going any closer. Xiao Aiyun nervously hugged Tao Nanfeng's arm: "What should I do? What should I do? They are fighting."
"It's okay." Tao Nanfeng patted the back of her hand gently, observing the movements on the field intently. Perhaps the confrontation with Liu Bin just now gave her confidence. She straightened her back unconsciously, with a gleam in her eyes.
The road construction team members were young, strong, capable and tough. In just over ten minutes, they beat the lazy thugs from the security department and made them flee in panic. The situation suddenly reversed, Qiao Yadong and the other two were rescued, while Liu Bin and his men were all tied up, with only one being released to report to the site headquarters.
Mao Peng ignored the bruises on his body and bent down to pick up the scattered hunting rifle parts on the ground: "This is the evidence of Liu Bin's crime of vandalism. We can't let them destroy it."
Chen Zhilu took advantage of the chaos and punched Liu Bin hard in the face, then spat on the ground: "Things have changed, I'll see if you can be so arrogant again!"
After venting their anger, the road construction team members quietly waited for Xiangbei to arrive.
Although all the people who had just been violent towards him were tied up, Qiao Yadong still felt something was right. He twisted his aching wrist, turned his head and asked Mao Peng, "Who spread the news of the landslide?"
Mao Peng shrugged and spread his hands: "I don't know."
The educated youths looked at each other, looked around, and shouted, "Who told it?"
The veteran members of the road construction team were not convinced: "What do you mean? Do you suspect that someone among us is a snitch? I think it's you young educated youths who don't know anything and are shouting about it everywhere for others to hear!"
Tao Nanfeng never expected that his own people would actually start a quarrel.
Since Xiangbei openly seized power, the road construction team members have vaguely felt an undercurrent coming. Although Luo Xuan said all the nice things in front of Xiang Bei, everyone knew that he was holding a grudge and was always trying to find faults with the road construction team in order to weaken Xiang Bei's power.
If all members of the road construction team cannot work together, they will be attacked from all sides and the consequences will be disastrous.
Tao Nanfeng came over and assigned tasks: "Send two people to watch these people, and the rest of the team members go into the cave and continue working."
Her voice was not loud, but firm and clear, like a clear stream meandering by, cool and clear, with the sound of spring water hitting rocks.
The arguing crowd suddenly quieted down.
Qiao Yadong nodded obediently: "Okay, let Wei Min and Geng Hui stay, and the rest of you continue digging. We can't delay the work."
Mao Peng also felt that Tao Nanfeng's words made sense: "Okay! We can't let these people slow down our progress, let's get into the cave quickly."
Seeing Tao Nanfeng take the initiative to step forward and successfully stop the internal dispute among the road construction team members, Xiao Aiyun breathed a sigh of relief, secretly gave Tao Nanfeng a thumbs up, and made a gesture with his mouth: You are really good, then he took the tools and followed the team into the tunnel to continue digging with a smile.
All of a sudden, the jingling sounds that had stopped for a long time continued to ring.
After a while, things outside the cave became lively.
Xiang Bei, Engineer Yang, Luo Xuan, Jiao Liang, and several other site leaders all rushed over. Originally these people were having a meeting in the site's conference room, and when the security department people came over in a panic and said this, everyone rushed to the road construction team to deal with the incident.
The people from the Security Department used the tunnel collapse as an excuse to arrest people without authorization, and the Section Chief Liu Bin actually used a shotgun?
——Looking north, he was as gloomy as water, with a cold light in his eyes.
The hunting rifle suddenly fell apart, the road construction team and the security department had a group fight, and Liu Bin was kidnapped?
——Luo Xuan and Jiao Liang looked at each other, stamped their feet quietly, and gritted their teeth in hatred for Liu Bin's inability to handle the task. Not only did the good hunting rifle fail to scare people, but it also allowed the other party to take advantage of its weakness. It was really a case of losing more than gaining the desired result.
Xiangbei's voice was not loud, but firm: "The hunting rifle is used to protect against wild animals in the mountains. Liu Bin pointed the gun at the road construction team members. He deserves death! Send him directly to the police station."
Liu Bin begged for mercy in a hurry: "Yes, it was the road construction team that confronted us with hammers and shovels, so I took them out to scare them."
Luo Xuan smiled and said, "Yes, Director Xiang, I believe Liu Bin definitely did not really intend to shoot. Since he did not shoot, there is no need to send him to the police station."
Director Jiao had a fierce look on his face and said nothing, his brows furrowed. Liu Bin's sister Liu Lili is the head nurse of the health center. She is quite pretty and has an underground lover relationship with Jiao Liang. Liu Bin relied on this relationship to show off his power on the farm, and Jiao Liang usually turned a blind eye. This time, Liu Bin hit Xiangbei's wall. How should he save him?
Liu Bin panicked and rushed over to hug Jiao Liang's calf, wailing, "Director, Director, you must save me, I don't want to go to the police station, I don't want to go to jail!"
Jiao Liang was hugged by him, his tears and snot all stuck to his trouser legs. Jiao Liang raised his leg and kicked him away in disgust, cleared his throat, and helplessly pleaded with Xiang Bei.
"Deputy Director Xiang, look at this matter...internal conflicts should be resolved internally, why make a big deal out of it? Chief Liu did something wrong, he must be punished, dismissed, publicly criticized, fined, as long as he is not sent to the police station, it's all fine. If you have any other conditions, just raise them."
Wei Min was listening to the conversation between the leaders and felt so happy that he couldn't help laughing. Liu Bin is such an arrogant guy, he takes chicken feathers as his authority. He just sent people to tie me up and slapped Chen Zhilu. Now he is getting his retribution, right? You deserve it!
When his eyes fell on the pile of broken shotgun parts, he began to wonder: How come this gun fell apart when it was fine? Could it really be Tao Nanfeng who took action?
While thinking, Wei Min looked up at Xiangbei with a hint of smile in his eyes.
Xiang Bei looked up at this moment and met Wei Min's eyes. He suddenly said in a deep voice, "Liu Bin will be dismissed and the head of the security department will be replaced."
Jiao Liang's throat choked, his eyes rolled around, and he secretly hated Xiang Bei for being unreasonable. He forced a smile and said, "Well... let's discuss this. The position of the head of the security department is very important. How can ordinary people be familiar with these security procedures? Besides, how can we find a suitable person in such a hurry?"
Xiang Bei didn't wait for him to finish. He bent down and lifted Liu Bin's arms, picked him up from the ground, and said to Wei Min, "Put away the hunting rifle parts. Let's go down the mountain!"
Wei Min packed up his things and followed happily: "Okay, Director Xiang."
Liu Bin was so frightened by Xiang Bei's grab that his soul flew out of his body. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder blade and screamed: "Director, Director, brother-in-law... Help!"
When Jiao Liang heard the word "brother-in-law", his eyebrows twitched.
Jiao Liang glared at Liu Bin fiercely and raised his hand to stop Xiang Bei: "Deputy Director Xiang, if you have something to say, please talk to me nicely. Now, who do you want to be the head of the security department? You have the final say!"
Liu Bin's word "brother-in-law" reminded Jiao Liang and was also a threat. This kid knows too many secrets of Jiao Liang. If he were to be put in jail, he would be full of nonsense and would be really useless. There was no other way. In exchange for Liu Bin shutting up, he could only sacrifice a pawn to save the chariot.
Xiangbei threw Liu Bin to the ground and pulled Wei Min to his side: "You will be the head of the security department."
Wei Min was shocked. He was 20 years old, a worker's son. He had been unemployed at home since graduating from high school. He ate a lot and was full of energy. All day long, he either fought in the steel factory or went to the Cultural Palace to skate and watch movies with a group of thugs. His parents really couldn't do anything with him, so they signed him up to be an educated youth on a farm, thinking that having a proper job would restrain his behavior, and that he would receive subsidies, rice and grain, and would not go hungry.
Wei Min doesn't have any big ambitions. He is content and has no worries as long as he has enough food and drink, a safe place to sleep, and no one whispering in his ear. Wei Min was not mentally prepared when he suddenly heard Xiang Bei ask him to be the head of the security department.
Wei Min is a troublemaker among the educated youth in Jiangcheng, and both Jiao Liang and Luo Xuan dislike him. The head of the security department who heard Xiangbei's proposal turned out to be a young man with no experience in talking. They exchanged glances and said in unison, "This, this, this, this is not appropriate. He is just an educated youth who came to the farm last year. What kind of responsibility can he have..."
Xiangbei raised an eyebrow: "Why, you don't dare?"
As soon as the provocation came out, Wei Min immediately raised his head and patted his chest heavily: "Why don't you dare? Just accept it!"
He glanced at Liu Bin, who was lying on the ground like limp, and curled his lips with disdain: "He can be a section chief even if he is in such a miserable state. What should I be afraid of?" Compared with Liu Bin, who was a half-baked person, he was at least a high school graduate. He might not be afraid of even being the head of the security department, right?
Xiang Bei put his right hand on Wei Min's shoulder and looked at Jiao Liang: "This is the person I nominated as the head of the security department." His eyes were stern and determined, as if to say: If you don't agree, don't blame me for being ruthless.
Jiao Liang pulled Luo Xuan aside and asked quietly, "How is it?"
Luo Xuan glanced at all the leaders present: "Yang Xianyong from the Infrastructure Department is Xiang Bei's man, and the rest of the Finance Department, Propaganda Department, Logistics Department, and Labor Protection Department are all our people. Even if there is one more of them, they are still a minority. It should be okay, right?" As long as they can ensure that their people are the majority, they will not be afraid of Xiang Bei seizing power.
The two men discussed secretly for a while, and Liu Bin struggled on the ground and shouted, "Help, brother-in-law, help!" Jiao Liang felt anxious and had to nod in agreement to deal with the current dilemma first.
Luo Xuan walked up to Xiang Bei and said, "Okay, we agree that Xiao Wei, the educated youth, will be the head of the security department."
Jiao Liang's face was distorted. Wei Min's election as section chief was a huge blow to him. His nostrils flared and his chest heaved, and he was very angry. He stared at Xiangbei and said, "Xiangbei, you have achieved your goal, so let him go!"
Xiang Bei interrupted Jiao Liang and said, "Liu Bin is dismissed, Wei Min is elected as the head of the security department, and the rest of the matters will be left to Chief Wei to handle."
Wei Min straightened his chest, stood firm, and saluted in a proper military manner: "Yes! I will resolutely carry out the order."
He was a bold person to begin with, and now that he was a new official, he was in high spirits. He immediately ordered Geng Hui to escort the security staff who had come to fight and cause trouble back to the site, and shouted, "All of you go back and write a self-criticism and put them in solitary confinement for two days. If anyone dares to abuse his power again, I will never let him off easily!"
A dispute, which ended with victory for the North.
When Tao Nanfeng and the road construction team members finished their work and walked out of the cave, they were surprised and happy to hear the news. What was shocking was that the power struggle on the farm had reached a fever pitch, but what was joyful was that Wei Min became the head of the security department.
When Wei Min told them that the result of the interrogation was not a leak by their own people, but the conversation of the road construction team members was overheard by someone and then spread, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Wei Min saw Tao Nanfeng, he rushed to her side and said, "Tao Nanfeng, what's the matter with that hunting rifle? Have you practiced some kind of Kung Fu that not only makes you extremely strong, but also can turn iron into slag?"
Turn iron into slag? Hearing this inexplicable word, Xiao Aiyun laughed at Wei Min: "Hey, I've only heard of turning stone into gold, but never heard of turning iron into slag. Can you please stop making up random words?"
Wei Min rolled his eyes at Xiao Aiyun and continued to ask, "Tao Nanfeng, just tell me, do you have any martial arts skills? Otherwise, how could the shotgun fall apart like that?"
At present, it is popular among the educated youth to tell some fantastic stories about gods, ghosts, and immortals at night. The male educated youth all like to listen to stories about those who have been enlightened by immortals and have supernatural powers to slay demons and monsters. No one dared to discuss current affairs, so they turned their dissatisfaction with reality into the long sword of the knight in the story, dreaming of being able to use the sword to split the clouds and bring clarity to the world.
Tao Nanfeng shook his head with a smile on his face.
Just a slight tap on the fragile area of the buttstock can break the barrel. I never expected that those "red, green, and white" lines I saw could have such a magical effect! If my abilities could be taken a step further, could they be used in close combat?
Seeing the opponent's weakness at a glance, what a powerful skill!
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Tao Nanfeng blinked his eyes and said with a smile, "That gun is old and it breaks when it's touched. Who can I blame?"
Seeing Tao Nanfeng's smile with a hint of slyness and a relaxed attitude for the first time, Wei Min was aroused and became more and more excited: "Isn't it? Liu Bin brought a broken gun here and didn't take good care of it, destroying public property. He deserves to be dismissed and make self-criticism! And he gave me a section chief position for free. It's so cool!"
A group of educated youth all laughed.
"Without this battle with Tao Nanfeng, do you want to be the section chief? Dream on!"
"When you become successful, don't forget your buddies when you become a section chief."
"If you become rich and powerful, don't forget each other..."
After hearing what everyone said, Wei Min scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "Tao Nanfeng, I really have to thank you this time. Without your help, we would have no chance to defeat Liu Bin and take down this important position. So... I'll go to the farm supply and marketing cooperative to buy you a bag of sunflower seeds as a thank you gift!"
Sunflower seeds? Tao Nanfeng moved his index finger.
Due to his "rat nature", Tao Nanfeng now has no resistance to snacks, especially nut snacks.
Xiao Aiyun laughed at the side: "The sunflower seeds sold in the supply and marketing cooperative are only ten cents per bag of one tael, which is too cheap for you! Your salary increased by more than ten yuan after you became the head of the security department. You are so stingy."
Wei Min gritted his teeth and said, "How about I buy a pound of melon seeds and a pound of peanuts for your dormitory?"
"Hahaha..." Seeing Wei Min gritting his teeth, everyone laughed.
The stingy Wei Min finally decided to spend some money. It's so rare.
Surrounded by a group of educated youth, Wei Min walked into the supply and marketing cooperative. He pointed to the large glass jars of snacks on the cement counter and said with a painful look on his face, "One bag of sunflower seeds and one pound of peanuts for each person."
The supply and marketing cooperative is the only small shop on the farm where one can buy cigarettes, alcohol and non-staple food. It is built on the east side of the farm, a red brick bungalow about four meters high with high windows and slightly shaded light. The air is filled with the aroma of soy sauce, vinegar, wine and candy.
Tao Nanfeng walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative with a bag of roasted peanuts in his hand and a bag of sunflower seeds in his pocket, in a good mood. I really hope that good things like this can happen every day, not only can we win the power, but we can also win prizes.
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