Siheyuan: My name is Cao Xing, and I have a strong background

Xiang Ji stared closely at Li Weiming's face, which seemed a little exaggerated because of surprise, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

He also didn't know whether Li Weiming was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.

Xiang Ji made it clear that Cao Xing had the strong support of the public security department.

How could an old employee like Li Weiming, who has worked at Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 for many years, not know whether there is such a person in his own factory?

However, at this moment, Li Weiming still looked incredulous.

Although he was wondering in his heart, Xiang Ji still nodded patiently and explained to Li Weiming again.

"Weiming, this Cao Xing is definitely not from your Heavy Industry Plant No. 3. He works at the steel rolling mill, and his family lives in Nanluoguxiang."

"Oh? A steel mill? Is it the Red Star Steel Mill? Or a steel mill somewhere else?"

Li Weiming frowned and asked.

"Yes, it's the Red Star Steel Mill in East City."

After getting Xiang's definite answer, Li Weiming, who had been relatively calm, suddenly felt like a powder keg that had been lit and his heart exploded in an instant.

You know, for a heavy industry unit like theirs, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is like a taboo.

Over the years, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has continued to grow and develop, and its production scale and output are dozens of times more than that of the Heavy Industry Plant No. 3!

It is no exaggeration to say that the work done by Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 is basically the leftover work from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

To some extent, although the two units seem to be at the same level on the surface, in fact the gap between them is as big as the sky.

Let me put it this way, in the Ministry of Industry, the steel rolling mill ranks first in their industry nationwide, while their Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 ranks outside the top 50. You can imagine the gap between the two.

This is nothing. The most terrifying thing is that even in this special period, the output of their Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 has dropped sharply, while the steel rolling mill is still running at full capacity, setting new records every year.

He heard that in the steel rolling mill, the factory director Yang Weimin had held absolute power for many years and now even held the title of committee director. Nothing in the factory was affected at all and he could be said to be a man with connections and influence.

Li Weiming didn't want to arrest a man with a deep background in the public security department and had already prepared an excuse. Now that he heard it was the Red Star Steel Mill, he was even more afraid to go.

"Team Leader Xiang, you must be aware of the scope of our security department's responsibilities."

Xiang Ji immediately understood what he meant when he heard it, and frowned and said, "Li Weiming, I just asked you to bring a few people with guns to catch someone, why did you bring it up in your job scope?"

Li Weiming didn't want to offend Xiang Ji, so he quickly explained, "Team Leader Xiang, listen to me. To be frank, our security department is also under the public security department, but we have more freedom and can only manage things inside the factory. If I arrest someone who has nothing to do with our factory, I'm afraid I will be held responsible."

He had already thought of a reason to refuse. It was not easy to curry favor with Xiang Ji.

He was absolutely unwilling to offend the people at the steel mill.

Xiang Ji's face suddenly turned cold when he heard this.

"Chief Li, are you kidding me?"

Li Weiming quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, Team Leader Xiang, how dare I joke with you? You also know that our Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 is in the western suburbs. It's too outrageous for me to go to the eastern suburbs to arrest someone. If someone with ulterior motives reports me, I will be in big trouble."

Seeing this, Xiang Ji suddenly said in a low voice.

"Weiming, I heard that your sister-in-law works at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Haha, I have a letter of complaint here about your sister-in-law. Since we had a good relationship in the past, I'm wondering whether I should investigate further..."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Weiming, his eyes were extremely cold, like a poisonous snake.

This blatant threat immediately shocked Li Weiming.

His wife is indeed a small boss in the Civil Affairs Bureau, specializing in handling the five-guarantee households, so it is considered a lucrative job.

After so many years, it is hard to guarantee that he would not be confused for a moment, so Xiang Ji's saying of this hit him right in the sore spot.

It doesn't matter whether the report letter is true or false. Li Weiming knows what Xiang wants. It just wants him to bring people and guns to arrest people.

Li Weiming said helplessly: "Team Leader Xiang, my wife is a law-abiding person. You must be careful and never forgive her. I will follow your lead in the future."

Seeing that Li Weiming had given in, Xiang Ji smiled again.

"That's right. As long as you help me catch Cao Xing, my sister-in-law's matter will be just a matter of a word from me."

Li Weiming had no choice but to nod his head after hearing that. He didn't eat well at all after the dinner and was still worried.

He is just a small person and has no control over his own destiny.

After coming out of Fengze Garden and sending Xiang Ji to the car, Li Weiming watched Xiang Ji's car go away with an uncertain expression on his face.

He didn't want to get involved in the fight between the big guys, but the situation was stronger than the people. He didn't have any ideas himself, but he could ask others.

He has been a section chief for many years and has a network of connections. In addition, he is flexible and has good interpersonal relationships, so he knows a lot of people.

Regardless of the fact that it was already dark, he went straight to the factory director's home.

The director of Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 is named Xiao Yuan, an old Red Army soldier who is now approaching retirement age.

The situation was urgent, so Li Weiming didn't buy any gifts and just knocked on Xiao Yuan's door.

Xiao Yuan was very surprised why Li Weiming came here so late, but Li Weiming was trained by him, and they had a very good relationship, which was why Li Weiming came to find Xiao Yuan.

The two of them didn't waste any extra words. Li Weiming didn't even bother to drink some water in the living room, and just told them what happened today.

Although Xiao Yuan is old, he is still strong and he stood up immediately after hearing this.

"What did you say? That Xiang Ji wanted you to arrest the people from the steel mill? That person has a deep background in the public security system. He beat Xiang Ji up and nothing happened to him until now?"

Li Weiming nodded and said, "That's right, Director. I really don't know what to do now. Please help me think of a solution. That reporter directly threatened me with my wife's report letter without disguising it at all."

After Xiao Yuan calmed down, he thought about it, then picked up the phone and dialed.

The call was quickly connected and a familiar voice came from the other end of the line.

"Hey, who is it?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan hurriedly said, "Xiao Yang, it's me, Xiao Yuan."

"Old Captain? You must have something urgent to tell me so late."

Of course, the person on the other end of the phone was Yang Weimin.

When Yang Weimin was in the army, he was a soldier under Xiao Yuan, so the relationship between the two was very close.

After Yang Weimin became rich, he did not forget this old team leader and allocated many orders to Heavy Industry Plant No. 3, which helped the Heavy Industry Plant No. 3 to get out of the predicament from the brink of bankruptcy.

Moreover, the committee was established thanks to Yang Weimin's use of his connections. He did not undermine Xiao Yuan's power and worked hard to ensure that Xiao Yuan could retire peacefully.