Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 86 Abandoned Factory
In addition to Director Wu, the Security Department also has two deputy directors.

One of them was Xiang Jun, who was in his thirties and was mainly in charge of the security section. (The factory security team was under the management of the security section.)
Another person is Zhou Yiping, who is in his fifties and is mainly in charge of the general affairs and fire protection departments.

Because Director Wu was nearing retirement, both of the deputy directors were eyeing his position, so their relationship was not harmonious and they often argued.

Now that Xiang Jun has become the director and Yan Jiecheng is about to become the deputy director, Yan Jiecheng should really think carefully about his position in the security department.

Logically speaking, Zhou Yiping was the deputy director in charge of both fire protection and comprehensive affairs.

As the head of the fire protection department, Yan Jiecheng should naturally gravitate towards him.

However, when Yan Jiecheng first took office as the head of the fire protection department, Director Wu directly took charge of the department's affairs because of his suggestions on fire safety.

This resulted in Yan Jiecheng and Zhou Yiping not having much contact at work.

In addition, when Yan Jiecheng worked at the Ninth Canteen, he had some contact with Xiang Jun, who was then the head of the security department, and the two got along fairly well.

Of course, there is also a major reason: as the top leader, Xiang Jun had no conflict of interest with Yan Jiecheng.

Zhou Yiping and Yan Jiecheng were both deputy directors, which put them in a natural adversarial position.

After weighing the pros and cons, Yan Jiecheng took the documents and went to Xiang Jun's office.

"Director Xiang, excuse me, I've come to report to you on my work."

When Xiang Jun looked up and saw that the person who came was Yan Jiecheng, he immediately smiled and said.

"It's Jie Cheng. Let's skip the formalities and sit down to talk."

After Yan Jiecheng sat down, he handed the documents in his hand to Xiang Jun and said.

"Director, these are the results of the fire safety department's recent inspections of various workshops. Please take a look."

Xiang Jun did not take the document. Instead, he pointed at Yan Jiecheng and said with a smile.

"You're pretty well-informed, kid."

"Director, I look forward to your guidance in the future."

The two exchanged a smile, and then Xiang Jun offered Yan Jiecheng a cigarette.

"Jiecheng, what are your thoughts on the division of labor going forward?"

Seeing that Xiang Jun had gotten down to business, Yan Jie immediately straightened his posture and put away his smile.

"I have no objection to the work assignment and will resolutely obey the arrangement."

Xiang Jun nodded, very satisfied with Yan Jiecheng's attitude.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before Yan Jiecheng took his leave.

Yan Jiecheng was very satisfied with the outcome of the conversation.

Although the two didn't discuss anything substantial, Yan Jiecheng's visit to Xiang Jun's office was itself a statement of his stance.

Moreover, Xiang Jun did not show any rejection towards Yan Jiecheng's arrival, which was enough for Yan Jiecheng.

……

No farewell ceremony was held for Director Wu's retirement, not because the factory was stingy, but because Director Wu himself disliked such empty formalities.

The day after Director Wu's quiet retirement, the factory announced Xiang Jun's appointment.

Two days after Xiang Jun took office, Yan Jiecheng's appointment was also announced.

The appointment ceremony for Xiang Jun was conducted by Secretary Qian personally reading the appointment, witnessed by Yang Dechang, Li Huaide and other high-ranking officials.

Yan Jiecheng's inauguration ceremony, however, was much more modest.

The appointments were simply announced by Chen Dong, the head of the personnel department, who gathered the heads of various departments of the security department, and that was it.

After officially assuming the position of deputy director of the security department, Xiang Jun convened a meeting of the department's three key figures. At the meeting, Xiang Jun assigned responsibilities to each of them.

Zhou Yiping was in charge of the General Affairs Section, while Yan Jiecheng was in charge of the Public Security Section and the Fire Protection Section.

Zhou Yiping was naturally very dissatisfied with Xiang Jun's decision.

However, Xiang Jun, as the head of the security department, wielded absolute authority.

No matter how dissatisfied Zhou Yiping was, he had no choice but to accept it.

As Xiang Jun had just taken office as the head of the Security Department, he naturally needed to thoroughly understand the situation of the Security Department.

After assigning responsibilities to his two deputies, Xiang Jun, along with the two deputy directors and heads of various departments, conducted an inspection of the security department.

After inspecting the Public Security Bureau and its subordinate locations, it was the Fire Services Bureau's turn next.

The position of head of the fire protection department is temporarily vacant, so Yan Jiecheng can only take on the task of making introductions.

"Chief, the fire protection section currently has five staff members and a 15-person fire brigade."

"To ensure factory safety and eliminate fire hazards, the fire department conducts daily inspections of the factory's electrical facilities and storage areas."

"For areas with fire hazards, we will issue rectification notices, and for serious cases, we will issue notices to suspend production or use."

"Chief, that's the water storage tank that the fire department has set up in the fitter's workshop over there..."

Yan Jiecheng suddenly froze as he spoke, but he quickly recovered and continued to introduce the topic to Xiang Jun and the others.

Although Yan Jiecheng appeared calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.

Just now, when Yan Jiecheng was introducing himself to Xiang Jun and the others, he saw Qin Huairu and a middle-aged man sneaking away from the workshop and heading towards an abandoned factory.

It should be noted that Yan Jie had spent almost every day in the workshop to educate the workers on fire safety.

Although he only caught a fleeting glimpse, judging from his figure and gait, Yan Jiecheng was certain that the middle-aged man was Guo Da Piezi.

It's during working hours, and a man and a woman alone together going to an abandoned factory—their purpose is self-evident.

It has to be said, these two are incredibly bold.

To do something like this during work hours—if someone finds out, the consequences will be extremely serious.

However, this matter has nothing to do with Yan Jiecheng. He has never had a direct conflict with Qin Huairu, so there is no need for him to get involved.

……

After Yan Jiecheng led Xiang Jun and his group on a tour of the fire protection department's work area, they arrived at the general affairs department.

Liu Lili, the head of the General Affairs Section, is one of the few women in the Security Department and appears to be very capable.

After Xiang Jun and his group arrived, he began to give them a long and detailed introduction to the work of the General Affairs Section.

Following Liu Lili's introduction, Xiang Jun and the others nodded repeatedly. They then asked Liu Lili several questions, which she answered fluently.

This pleased Xiang Jun greatly, at least on the surface.

Just as the group was about to leave, Xiang Jun seemed to remember something, suddenly stopped, and said to Liu Lili beside him.

"Xiao Liu, your introduction to the General Affairs Department was very well organized and clear. If your reports could be just as good, that would be perfect."

This sudden turn of events left Liu Lili extremely flustered, and she immediately lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

"Yes, Director, you are right. I will definitely correct my mistakes in the future."

After this incident, Liu Lili became even more cautious during her subsequent inspections.

Fortunately, Xiang Jun didn't say anything more after that.

(End of this chapter)