Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 98 Mission
Yan Jie quickly arrived at Xiang Jun's office.

When Yan Jiecheng entered the office, he found that besides Xiang Jun, there was another middle-aged man in the office.

Upon seeing this, Yan Jiecheng quickly bowed and said politely.

"Director, you wanted to see me."

Upon seeing Yan Jiecheng, Xiang Jun immediately smiled and said...

"Jiecheng, come here quickly. Let me introduce you. This is Director Li Weigong from the branch office. He's an old comrade-in-arms from my time in the army."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng quickly bowed to Li Weigong and said...

"Li Bureau, I have long admired your name."

Li Weigong didn't presume to be arrogant and returned the greeting very politely.

After Yan Jiecheng sat down, Xiang Jun got down to business.

It turns out that during this period, black market activities have become increasingly rampant, leading to escalating robberies and fights.

The branch office plans to organize a crackdown soon, and this visit is to ask the security department for assistance.

After explaining the situation, Xiang Jun continued.

"Jiecheng, I plan to have you lead this operation to assist the branch office. You will draw a group of people from the security team and the factory protection team to follow the arrangements of the branch office."

When Xiang Jun told him to follow the branch office's arrangements, Yan Jiecheng had no objection, since the branch office was the professional in this regard.

Yan Jiecheng nodded and said.

"Okay, Director. When will Director Li need you? And how many people do you need? I'll make the arrangements."

Director Li immediately said.

"The operation will take place three days from now. Ideally, there should be around fifty people. On the day of the operation, I will send a liaison officer to accompany you."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng looked at Xiang Jun and, seeing that he had no objections, nodded in agreement.

"I have no problem with this. I will assign a security team and a factory protection squad to participate in the operation."

……

The three then discussed the specific details of the operation.

After Li Weigong left, Yan Jiecheng looked at Xiang Jun with some confusion and said...

"Chief, is it really necessary to have so many people just to crack down on the black market?"

It's not surprising that Yan Jiecheng was puzzled, as the prices of goods on the black market far exceeded those on the market.

Even compared to Pigeon City, it is more than 10% higher.

People generally don't go to the black market, which means the black market is nowhere near as big as the pigeon market.

In previous years, when cracking down on the black market, the steel rolling mill would send at most ten or so people to maintain order on the periphery.

But today, Li Weigong immediately asked for fifty people, which is very unusual.

Yan Jiecheng could see the anomaly, and Li Weigong naturally could as well.

However, the fact that even he didn't know meant there must be something fishy going on, so he spoke up to warn him.

“Jiecheng, since Director Li isn’t going to say anything, there’s no need for us to speculate. We need to keep this matter confidential and announce it when the branch’s liaison officer arrives on the day of the operation.”

Yan Jiecheng nodded in agreement with Xiang Jun's reminder.

……

On the day of the operation, at noon, the branch office's liaison officer arrived at Yan Jiecheng's office.

The newcomer was a woman in her twenties or thirties, with a spirited and capable demeanor.

The other party saluted Yan Jiecheng and said.

"Director Yan, this is Zhou Qian from the Investigation Section of the branch bureau. I am here to report to you."

Since the other party wasn't Yan Jiecheng's subordinate, Yan Jiecheng naturally wouldn't act arrogantly and spoke politely.

"Comrade Zhou Qian, you're too kind. Since Director Li asked you to come, I will fully cooperate with your work." Seeing that Yan Jiecheng was so easy to talk to, Zhou Qian breathed a sigh of relief and then told Yan Jiecheng about the specific plan for this operation.

During this operation, the steel mill personnel were still responsible for perimeter security.

Yan Jiecheng knew in his heart that this operation was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

In order to stay out of the situation, after learning the details of the operation, Yan Jiecheng did not let Zhou Qian leave, but instead asked her to stay in the office.

It wasn't until almost the end of the workday that Yan Jiecheng brought Zhou Qian to the training ground.

At this time, the security team, the factory protection squad, and the drivers borrowed from the transportation department had been waiting at the training ground for a long time.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yan Jiecheng immediately had them line up.

After the lines were completed, Yan Jiecheng turned to Zhou Qian, who was standing to the side, and said something.

"Comrade Zhou Qian, you will be in charge of assigning tasks from now on."

After exchanging a few polite words, Zhou Qian began checking the equipment of everyone present.

After confirming that everyone's equipment was in good condition, Zhou Qian divided the more than fifty people present into five combat groups.

Furthermore, five people were randomly selected from the security team to serve as leaders of the combat teams.

During this process, Zhou Qian did not consult Yan Jiecheng at all, which made Yan Jiecheng frown slightly.

Yan Jiecheng had no objection to Zhou Qian dividing the combat teams.

But she didn't even ask me before randomly selecting the leader of the combat team. That's a bit disrespectful to me.

Moreover, neither Wang Daniu, the squad leader of the factory protection team, nor Lin Jianfeng, the leader of the security team, were selected as the leaders of the five combat teams.

Where does this leave the two of them looking bad? And this won't be good for the team leaders' work going forward either.
Just as Yan Jiecheng was hesitating whether to remind Zhou Qian, Zhou Qian walked straight to Yan Jiecheng's side and said.

"Director Yan, from now on, everyone, including yourself, must stay in the training ground and must not contact the outside world."

Yan Jiecheng felt even more displeased seeing Zhou Qian's assertive demeanor.

This made Yan Jiecheng even more suspicious of today's operation. Was this really just a crackdown on the black market?

Yan Jiecheng suppressed his displeasure and said with a serious expression.

"Comrade Zhou Qian, please rest assured, I know the rules. Before the operation, no one here will leave the training ground."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he ordered everyone present to rest on the spot.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's cold attitude, Zhou Qian didn't care and simply found a corner to rest.

Around eight o'clock, Zhou Qian looked at her wristwatch, got up, and went to Yan Jiecheng's side to say something.

"Director Yan, it's almost time. We can set off now."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, stood up, and shouted to the people on the training field.

"Everyone assemble, check your equipment, and board the vehicle in order according to your assigned combat team."

Following Yan Jiecheng's command, everyone on the field began to board the vehicle in turn.

After everyone had boarded the truck, Yan Jiecheng spoke to Zhou Qian, who was standing beside him.

"Comrade Zhou Qian, you will ride in the first truck and lead the way."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he got into the passenger seat of the second truck without waiting for Zhou Qian's reply.

As the trucks started, five trucks drove out of the steel rolling mill in single file.

After driving for more than ten minutes, Yan Jiecheng and his group arrived at their destination as the first truck turned off.

Then, at Yan Jiecheng's command, everyone got off the bus and began to line up.

Yan Jiecheng looked at Zhou Qian beside him and said.

"Comrade Zhou Qian, you may announce the order."

This time, Zhou Qian didn't stand on ceremony at all and immediately began arranging the guard posts for each combat team.

(End of this chapter)