"Li Gong, why? Are you planning to go to the Meng River?”
Li Yan had just finished washing up and was about to go out when Secretary Zhu walked in.
"Yeah, what's wrong? Don't even think about getting my cigarettes.”
Seeing Secretary Zhu come in, Li Yan's first impression was that Secretary Zhu was like those workers he met in the United States. He was here for his cigarettes. After all, at the beginning of Ford's construction of the branch factory, because the railway had not been completed yet, the materials could not be delivered in time. Many people would have ideas about him after cutting off smoking and drinking. Secretary Zhu's purpose for coming here early in the morning was probably the same as theirs. After all, his father had once told him a common saying in the Chinese Dynasty, which was,'A weasel would not be so kind as to go and see a chick early in the morning.' That should be the case.
"Of course not. Since Director Guo gave it to you, it's yours. I'm not Old Chen. I'm not that thick-skinned. I'm here this time because yesterday, didn't you say that the construction of the Meng River has been completed? The only thing left is to pour the cement. If you want to pour the cement, you just have to arrive at ten o'clock. Is that right?”
Secretary Zhu felt embarrassed by Li Yan's opinion of him. After all, he was different from Commander Bai. When did he become so thick-skinned? If there was anyone in Green Camel Town who could compare to Commander Bai, it should be Commander Zhao, who had already rushed back to Dongwang Village and was in charge of the early construction of the steel factory.
"That's right, but I was planning to go over and train the workers first. What's the matter?”
Hearing that Secretary Zhu was not interested in his cigarettes, Li Yan was relieved. After all, he had seen clearly at the dinner table yesterday that the people he needed to pay attention to the most in the entire committee were Commander Zhao and Commander Bai. He could still rest assured about the others to a certain extent.
"It's like this. Our trucks are still parked in the open space. We plan to drive the truck back to Green Camel Temple this morning and unload the gasoline on the truck. We want you to come over and help us. After all, only I, Liu Xin, Division Commander Bai, and Li Ming, who is with Chief of Staff He, know how to drive. There are only four of us. If you're free, come over and help.”
Even though there were two squads of security guards watching over the place and the militia from Green Camel Town helping to keep watch, Secretary Zhu was still a little worried. After all, there were ten trucks, so much gasoline, and so many wires. These were the most precious assets of the entire base other than the equipment in Meng River.
Secretary Zhu didn't sleep well last night because he was worried that the supplies in the car might be stolen. He got up at five o'clock in the morning and went over to take a look when it was still dark. Because of this, Secretary Zhu's wife scolded him. When he arrived at the place, he saw that the security guards hadn't relaxed and that the supplies in the car were mostly still there. Secretary Zhu was relieved.
After that, Secretary Zhu did a detailed inventory again. When he confirmed that the supplies would be ready the day after tomorrow, Secretary Zhu rushed back to ask Li Yan for help.
"Is that so? Sure, when are we going over?”It just so happened that Li Yan also wanted to see what was in the package that his mother had dragged Mike over. Moreover, the training of the personnel was not very urgent. He had gone over this morning just to test them and see how much they could remember what he had said yesterday. Therefore, he agreed to Secretary Zhu's request and shipped the supplies back together.
"How about this? It's almost seven o'clock. Let's go eat first and go over after eating.”
He had already told Commander Bai and the others yesterday. They already knew about today's mission. Only Li Yan had returned early yesterday and had not been informed.
When Li Yan and Secretary Zhu arrived at the canteen, many people came over to thank Li Yan. After all, Li Yan had taken out his own wine last night. Although many people were not used to drinking the so-called whiskey, they were limited. It was good enough that they could drink it. There was no need to be so particular.
After the meeting, Secretary Zhu went to the canteen first and told the cooks that Li Yan would be having his meal here this morning. Therefore, when Li Yan arrived, Li Yan's noodles had already been served. Division Commander Bai and the others were also there. They didn't think it was wrong for Li Yan to eat white noodles while they could only eat cornbread. After all, Li Yan was now the industrial commissioner and was also in charge of the construction of the Meng River Dam. It was only natural for him to eat A-grade stoves. Now that Commander Zhao and Director Guo were going back, they were also eating white noodles. No one would have any objections. After all, the weapons and ammunition that the base urgently needed now could not be separated from them.
After everyone finished eating, Li Yan followed Secretary Zhu and the others to the empty space where the car was parked. Along the way, Li Yan stayed far away from Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai was even a little embarrassed, but after a few teasing words, it didn't matter. Because the distance was very close, they arrived at their destination in a short time. However, Secretary Zhu stopped Li Yan before they started driving.
"Li Gong, don't be anxious. Why don't you open your parcel now? After all, you need to make a simple record or something.”
Although that was the case, Secretary Zhu had another plan. He wanted to see if there were any other things in the box that he needed to pay attention to. After all, if he found a grenade in the package in the future, it would be troublesome.
He wasn't worried about Li Yan's safety. After all, Secretary Zhu had already treated Li Yan as one of his own. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to let Li Yan join the committee. However, if he really found something from Li Yan's place in the future, it would be very troublesome. If he opened it now, even if there was a grenade, it would be opened in front of him and Division Leader Bai. He and Old Chen could testify for Li Yan.
To be honest, although it was called a parcel, it was more accurate to describe it as a wooden box. Who had ever seen a parcel that was one meter long and one meter wide and one and a half meters high? To be honest, if it wasn't for a truck, Secretary Zhu really couldn't think of any other way to transport it. Even a carriage wouldn't work. After all, when he tried to push it when he came over, even if he used his greatest strength, the box still didn't move.
"That's true. I'll open the box first. If there's no wine inside, then I'll have to think carefully about whether my mother is my biological mother or not.”
If he wasn't sure that there was wine in it, he wouldn't have been so generous yesterday. If it was different from what he thought and there was no wine in it, then he would be dumbfounded.
After getting into the truck, Li Yan realized that there was a lock on the box. Needless to say, it was definitely his mother's work. If it was his father, he would definitely not do such a trivial thing and waste a lock.
After asking Secretary Zhu for a rifle with a bayonet, Li Yan pried open the lock in front of everyone. When Li Yan pried open the lock, the iron chain that was fastened by the lock fell down. Li Yan originally planned to pry the nail up, but out of Li Yan's expectation, there was no nail at all. One side of the box was completely held on by the iron chain outside. After the iron chain fell down, the board fell down. After Li Yan realized that something was wrong, he jumped out of the car immediately. He didn't want to be killed because of his mother's mistake.
The people around him were also shocked. They saw Li Yan immediately jump out of the car after prying open the lock. He did not even care about the rifle in his hand and directly threw it to the side. At first, Secretary Zhu and Division Chief Bai were a little angry. After all, an intact Type 38 with a bayonet was very precious, especially in the conditions of Shandong. However, the following rumbling sound suppressed their words.
"Li Gong, what…what's going on?”
Looking at the full load of bullets in the truck, Secretary Zhu's words were full of awkwardness. After all, he could see that there were at least 10,000 bullets here, which was more than the monthly output of the base. The base could only produce more than 8000 bullets in a month, and the largest Fei County Arsenal could only produce more than 3000 bullets per month. What he was seeing now was the output of the Fei County Arsenal for at least three months. What was Li Yan trying to do? Didn't he say that the US government would not provide weapons, ammunition, and other materials directly, but would provide industrial equipment? Then what was going on with what he saw?
"I think you should pull me up before you ask anything.”
Because he jumped out of the car too quickly, Li Yan unfortunately sprained his foot. Li Yan did not want to say anything now. He really could not trust his biological mother. She was indeed the so-called 'irritable Willia'. Although anyone at home who dared to call her by her nickname would be beaten up, Li Yan really could not think of a better name for his mother.
After all, who had ever seen a wooden box with so many things without steel nails? Who had ever seen a wooden box with so many things inside that it filled the entire wooden box? Wasn't it common sense that there shouldn't be too many steel nails in a wooden box? Besides, was he lacking bullets now? Would there be a lack of bullets in a place with its own? His own mother was looking down on him, a senior electrical engineer and Ford's deputy general manager. What he lacked now was Jack Daniels and Marlboros.
'If I'm not mistaken, those bullets should be 11.43mm pistol bullets. Please, I'm in a war zone now. What's the use of pistol bullets on the battlefield? I'm not like my two brothers who mainly fight in the city. Why would they send pistol bullets to me when I'm in a war zone? There are too many things wrong. I don't know where to start.'
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