I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Zhou Weiguo smiled helplessly: "Then why didn't you tell me sooner? You and Elder Long are really good at keeping quiet!"

"Tell you? Are you even going to celebrate the New Year?" Old Qin joked.

"Then tell me, what should I do now? My workshops are fine, but the steel rolling mill is in such a mess. The oxygen top blower converter exploded, and I heard there were casualties."

Old Qin sighed, "I've heard about this too. Some people are just restless, but it's better to deal with them now than to cause bigger problems later. The problem is still small now, and it can be eradicated if dealt with in time. If it drags on for ten or eight years, then it will be a huge mess."

Zhou Weiguo's heart skipped a beat, and he had a vague guess, but he still asked, "Old Qin, what you're saying is all very confusing. Just tell me directly, what exactly is going on? What should I be careful about? Who is behind this?"

Old Qin was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Don't overthink it. Originally, this had nothing to do with you, but you were unlucky and made enemies with the Wu family at a crucial moment. Fortunately, Old Wu, the head of the Wu family, didn't get involved. He's the grandfather of the little Wu you saved in North Korea. He thought of your relationship with his grandson, and since Wu Jinbu and his group were clearly in the wrong, he simply didn't get involved. But Wu Jinbu's grandmother has some connections with people around Old Long, and there are some things that are hard to say openly, so they took advantage of the situation and contacted quite a few people."

"So, Mr. Long, a few others, and I wanted to take this opportunity to completely resolve some historical issues. Alas! Logically, Mr. Long and I thought that since we were all old comrades-in-arms, it would be best to resolve things amicably. If it weren't for you, we might have really left these issues to time to resolve. But you just had to appear at the crucial moment. Your abilities, and the things you left behind before you left, both surprised and troubled us. Mr. Long only resorted to this tactic to create a better environment for you..."

hiss!!!!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's first thought was of what would happen a few years later.

I wondered if my little butterfly flapping its wings would just blow away the wind? If that were the case, it would be a good thing.

Thinking of this, Zhou Weiguo quickly shook his head, clearing these chaotic thoughts from his mind, before continuing, "Old Qin, what should we do about our steel rolling mill? This new guy surnamed Liu has made a mess of the factory, even affecting the staff in my workshop. When would you be available to deal with these troublemakers?"

To everyone's surprise, Old Qin laughed and scolded, "You brat, handle your own affairs. It's such a trivial matter, why would I need to get involved!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo was completely stunned, and said with a bewildered look, "Old Qin, you must be joking! I can handle this problem? You're overestimating me. I'm just a minor section chief at the steel rolling mill. Besides, I haven't been here for a while, so I don't even know what's going on here."

Listening to Zhou Weiguo's aggrieved voice, Old Qin laughed heartily for a long time before finally saying, "Actually, it's nothing. Your factory director was sent down by Minister Huang of the Ministry of Metallurgy. By the way, this Minister Huang is one of the big tiger's men, and he just returned from studying abroad. We need to investigate some issues before deciding how to handle them. As for your little steel rolling mill, you're a general now, and the steel rolling mill is under your command. If you don't handle it, you expect me to?"

These words left Zhou Weiguo completely bewildered: What does "general" mean? What does "my factory" mean? Suddenly, a bold idea popped into his head.

"Mr. Qin... Mr. Qin, what exactly do you mean?"

"Haha, it's quite amusing that I managed to scare you into stuttering. Alright, I'll stop teasing you. Now that you're back, your rank in the General Staff is Major General, and even your 749 Research Institute has been upgraded to Bureau 749. As long as you perfectly resolve the steel rolling mill issue, it will directly fall under the jurisdiction of your Bureau 749. In other words, if you solve the problem well and prove your management capabilities, the steel rolling mill will become the 'shell' of your Bureau 749. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo even stood up excitedly: "Okay, Elder Qin, I understand. But if you want me to handle this myself, could I simply use my identity as 749 to suppress these people?"

"You wish! You think your 749th Bureau is as easy as cabbage? Once it's fully established, it will be one of the highest-secret units in Xia Country. It's not suitable to be completely public, so don't mess around. But don't worry, your official appointment is the chief engineer of the steel rolling mill. The appointment was arranged a couple of days ago. You can handle the rest. With your abilities, you'll definitely be able to find out about the problems at the steel rolling mill."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo was instantly displeased. What was going on? Why was he, a chief engineer, being sent to deal with the factory director? What were Elder Qin and Elder Long thinking?

"Hey, Mr. Qin, that's not very helpful. Even if I'm the chief engineer, don't I still have to listen to the factory director? How am I supposed to handle this arrangement? Besides, I don't have time to scheme with these people. Wouldn't it be better to spend more time developing something? I'll just stay in the workshop and focus on R&D for now. Once you've resolved the issues with the higher-ups, you can give the order directly to the steel rolling mill. Honestly, I don't have that much time to mess around with these people."

Upon hearing this, Old Qin on the other end of the phone said meaningfully, "We're all as busy as ants on a hot pan, and you're trying to slack off? Some kinds of laziness aren't something you can just do whenever you want. Alright, you figure it out yourself, I'm hanging up."

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Master! Master! A group of people are looking for you outside. It seems to be the steel mill manager leading them."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's eyes narrowed. Speak of the devil, and he appears. He didn't want to cause trouble, but this person came knocking on his door.

He got up and walked out. Just as he reached the workshop door, he saw a portly, bespectacled man in his forties being blocked outside by Colonel Zhang.

The man said sternly, "Is this still part of our Xia Kingdom's territory? In Beijing, on the grounds of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, how dare you people stop me again and again? Don't you know I'm the factory manager? You soldiers are here to protect the factory's secrets and prevent intrusion by enemy agents, not to be used by some people for personal gain! Let me tell you, your actions are extremely dangerous!"

Zhou Weiguo subconsciously activated the friend-or-foe sensor, and the next moment he gasped in shock. This so-called factory director was actually covered in a thick black aura. This guy was either an enemy agent or a traitor! It seemed that he couldn't just lie down and relax now.