Siheyuan, my new life

Xiong Qingshan straightened up, put his hand on Wang Shengli's shoulder, and pulled him towards the front of the corridor. As they walked, he whispered, "Director Qin called the Party Secretary to report today's case. The Secretary instructed that this case involves the families of retired and demobilized soldiers, and it must be handled seriously. No matter who pleads for leniency, we must refuse." He lowered his voice further, "The Party Secretary is worried you might act impulsively, so he specifically asked me to keep an eye on things. I absolutely cannot let you make any mistakes. Just tell the brothers if anything happens. None of us old brothers are pushovers."

Wang Shengli nodded heavily. He understood Secretary Lin's unspoken meaning. The fact that the Security Department had stopped providing the city with low-priced grain and meat had already made some city leaders dissatisfied. However, they did not dare to openly blame Secretary Lin, so they could only blame him. After all, he was originally a person assigned by the city to the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Not long ago, Secretary Lin developed a new medicine to treat disaster victims suffering from abdominal pain at the disaster relief station under the jurisdiction of Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office. After trial use, the medicine showed remarkable effects. Some city leaders wanted to obtain the right to distribute this medicine for their own political achievements. Unfortunately, because Secretary Lin was very dissatisfied with the behavior of some city leaders who deliberately targeted Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office, he directly handed over the distribution of the medicine to the Ministry of Health. This completely thwarted the schemes of some leaders. They did not dare to blame Secretary Lin openly. Instead, they severely criticized Wang Shengli, even accusing him of not knowing how to actively seek benefits for the city and of simply being a deadbeat.

In addition, the recent operation by the Security Department, in conjunction with relevant departments and the Dongcheng Branch Bureau, to crack down on the black market in the old imperial city of Xicheng not only resulted in the arrest of the organizers responsible for operating the black market on the surface, but also led to the arrest of a group of children of municipal and Xicheng District leaders who were behind the operation. Furthermore, relevant departments intervened to arrest several municipal and Xicheng District leaders involved in the case.

Although city leaders have not yet contacted Wang Shengli, he is well aware that many people are in a state of fear and unease due to the arrests by relevant departments, fearing that the relevant departments will expand the scope of the investigation and implicate them. Therefore, no one has come forward to talk to Wang Shengli yet. However, it is conceivable that some people will think that Wang Shengli, as one of the deputy directors of the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, failed to report the operation to the city in a timely manner to crack down on the black market in Xicheng Old Imperial City. He may become a scapegoat for some people. If Wang Shengli is caught doing something wrong at this time, someone will definitely take the opportunity to make a big fuss, and it is even possible that they will plan to send someone else to replace him.

Wang Shengli understood Xiong Qingshan's meaning. They had worked together for so long that their relationship was quite harmonious. The leadership team of the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill did not have the backstabbing, infighting, and scheming that existed in other units. After all, with that special advisor to the Ministry of National Defense and a vice-ministerial-level leader concurrently serving as the head, everyone performed their duties and cooperated with each other. Who would dare to make a false accusation? Besides, these people were all retired and demobilized soldiers from various military units. Compared to those who had worked in civilian life for many years, they were still used to the straightforward style of the military.

After quietly saying "thank you," Wang Shengli didn't ramble on. His special relationship with Dou Dagang, the former head of the archives department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, was no secret among the leadership of the security department. Dou Dagang had only recently passed away, and his nephew, Guo Yongping, had just joined the purchasing department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He had only been living in the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang for a little over two days when he was already being pressured and slandered by the so-called "Third Uncle in charge." It was understandable that Wang Shengli didn't know this, but as the deputy director of the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, he couldn't stand idly by while his old leader's descendant was being bullied and slandered on his own turf. If he turned a blind eye, he would never see his old comrades and leaders again. Even though Guo Yongping hadn't asked him for help, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

However, everyone was somewhat aware of Wang Shengli's current predicament, which is why Xiong Qingshan said those words earlier. He was also representing the attitude of Qin Ming and others. As veterans, they naturally had an unshirkable duty to protect the legitimate rights and interests of veterans' families.

A few days ago, Lin Yu, the secretary of the security department, had a conversation with Wang Shengli, telling him to let go of his burdens and work seriously. He clearly told Wang Shengli that any personnel transfers in the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill must be approved by him, Lin Yu. Moreover, the report on the separation of the security department from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and the establishment of an independent public security branch has been submitted directly to the higher authorities and has received verbal approval from the relevant leaders. The process is currently underway. As for the leadership team of the branch, in principle, it will be mainly composed of the original leadership team of the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and Wang Shengli's name is on the list of deputy directors.

At such a critical moment, it's best to avoid trouble. Once the official document regarding the separation of the Security Department from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and the establishment of the Public Security Bureau is issued, Wang Shengli can naturally be transferred to his part-time position at the Municipal Government Security Department. Previously, he had been transferred from the Municipal Government Security Department to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill Security Department as deputy director. Before taking office, a city leader had a special conversation with him, introducing him to some basic information about his future superior, Lin Yu, and revealing the secret of the "Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Vitality Soup." The leader also clearly stated that in the future, while fulfilling his duties at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill Security Department, he should also strive to ensure the city's interests, especially in securing a larger share of the "Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Vitality Soup" allocation.

Wang Shengli believed he had done his best to secure more benefits for the city. Apart from the military receiving the largest amount of "Guben Peiyuan Tang" (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), relevant departments also received a certain amount of the medicine due to their special circumstances. The amount of "Guben Peiyuan Tang" received by the city and the municipal bureau was almost the same.

Later, the city was provided with tens of thousands of tons of grain and thousands of tons of meat at prices lower than the national allocation price. As for why Secretary Lin stopped providing grain and meat to the city, the reason was that some of the city's leading cadres' children were making huge profits by reselling grain and meat. After learning about this, Secretary Lin immediately decided to terminate the supply of materials to the city.

As a result, some leaders later blamed him for the incident, leaving Wang Shengli with no way to express his grievances.