In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingguo went to the logistics department, found Li Zhong, and asked what was going on.

Li Zhong said helplessly, "Xingguo, there's nothing I can do about this. It's just that the escort missions have increased significantly, and we don't have enough manpower."

Wang Xingguo couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? How could it suddenly increase so much?"

Li Zhong explained, "Our oil transportation department has transferred some key personnel to southern Xinjiang to support the transportation tasks there. In addition, our transportation tasks here are also increasing, so we are short-handed. Please bear with us, material transportation department. I wouldn't want to do this if it weren't absolutely necessary."

Wang Xingguo nodded, indicating that he understood Li Zhong's difficulties. He replied, "Alright, I have no problem with that. I'll arrange a few people to lead the team to transport the supplies. I'll reassure everyone and let them focus on their work."

Li Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's good. We've transferred too many key personnel this time, but they do need to keep it strictly confidential. We can provide support secretly, but we can't make it public, otherwise our diplomatic work will be put on the defensive."

Wang Xingguo returned to the materials transportation department, convened a meeting, and briefed everyone on the situation.

Chen Jianming, the head of the Transportation Section, raised his hand, and Wang Xingguo gestured for him to speak.

Chen Jianming stood up and said sincerely, "Since the current situation is special, I apply to lead the team to bring this batch of supplies back. Let's be considerate of the higher authorities and not let personal emotions affect our work."

Upon hearing Chen Jianming's words, everyone applauded in support.

Kong Xiangqing clapped and smiled, "Very good. I'm relieved to hear Section Chief Chen say that. This fully demonstrates the unity and cohesion of our Materials Transportation Department. Everyone did a great job!"

In fact, the work of the Materials Transportation Department in handling local transportation is relatively troublesome.

For reasons of secrecy, they cannot easily leave the city, otherwise there is a risk of leaks, so they generally do not run local transportation businesses.

However, the situation is special now. Wang Xingguo arranged for the people leading this mission to register and file records first. It is necessary to arrange for people to supervise each other to avoid any leaks. Then, the transportation vehicles need to be coordinated.

Because the logistics department's transportation team was also insufficient, they had to coordinate with other departments to transport vehicles to transfer supplies.

After finishing all that, it was already noon. After having lunch, Wang Xingguo learned that the people from Transportation Section Two had returned. Because they were two days late this time, he went to Transportation Section Two and talked to Deputy Director Li Dapeng about the specific situation.

Li Dapeng said somewhat dejectedly, "Director Wang, we've had the worst luck this time. We ran into the issue of damaged tracks, but luckily the railway police discovered it in time and sent an emergency stop signal to the train, which prevented an accident from happening."

Wang Xingguo was shocked. He quickly asked, "How could this happen without us being notified?"

Li Dapeng asked, puzzled, "It was sent out, didn't you guys receive the message?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head; their logistics department had indeed not received any news.

Li Dapeng frowned and said in confusion, "That's strange. How could this be? Something's not right."

Wang Xingguo couldn't help but ask, "Director Li, are you sure you've sent it? Is there some problem?"

Li Dapeng affirmed, "I'm sure I sent the telegram, but I don't know what happened. The railway police haven't replied to us, and we don't even know if they caught the saboteurs."

Wang Xingguo felt something was amiss, so he took Li Dapeng to the logistics department and told Li Zhong about it.

Li Zhong waved his hand and said, "I know about this, don't worry. There's a reason I didn't inform you. The comrades over there have already found out who the enemy agent is and are digging deeper into this long-dormant secret network, so we can't announce it for now. You shouldn't discuss this matter either, lest we leak information and alert the enemy."

Li Dapeng breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought there was some problem that prevented the telegram from being received.

Wang Xingguo said with some surprise, "How come we've uncovered another hidden informant? These sons of bitches are like persistent ghosts!"

Li Zhong said irritably, "What do you think? Otherwise, why would we promote the nationwide participation in the anti-espionage movement? It's just that there are too many enemy spies left over from history, and these guys pop up from time to time to cause sabotage, making it impossible to guard against them."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "That makes sense, but since the problem didn't originate from our materials transportation department, we can rest assured."

Li Zhong waved his hand and said, "Alright, this has nothing to do with you. Just be disciplined and don't talk about it outside."

"Understood, then we'll head back now."

To be honest, apart from one emergency stop caused by heavy snow, Wang Xingguo had never encountered any other emergency stops.

Fortunately, the damage to the railway tracks was discovered in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Time flies, and it was time to get off work in the blink of an eye. Wang Xingguo gave a few instructions to the staff on duty, and then rode his bicycle home because there were supplies to receive that night.

When Wang Xingguo arrived home, Wang Xingbang said to him with a smile, "Second brother, that guy who harassed Third Sister was caught by Chang'an. He scared him off and he shouldn't dare to come back."

Wang Xingguo curled his lip and said, "That guy is really slow. It's been so long since he caught the person. He's really useless."

Wang Xingning said helplessly, "Why do you have to do this? I've already said I don't like him, but he's a classmate, so I can't say anything too harsh."

No matter what, Wang Xingguo didn't believe his sister could be so heartless; he was afraid she would be too soft-hearted and be taken away by someone.

As the two older brothers, they definitely need to keep an eye on things to prevent any accidents from happening.

Wang Xingguo held his daughter in his arms. The little girl was the only girl in their generation, and the whole family doted on her. Today, Wang Xingmin ran into a sugar figurine vendor on his way home from school and bought one for her. The boys were all incredibly envious.

But there was nothing he could do; Wang Xingmin didn't have that much money with him, so he could only buy one for his little niece, and forget about his nephews.

While having dinner, Shen Qingqing said to Wang Xingning, "Xingning, let me know if you come across any defective fabric. I need to get some fabric to make clothes for Chengbin. He's growing fast, and his summer clothes are getting a bit tight."

Wang Xingguo looked at his nephew and was surprised to find that he had indeed grown taller, now nearly a meter tall.

Li Xiuping said happily, "These children are growing up so fast, they change every year. In another two years, they'll probably all be 1.3 meters tall."

Wang Xingbang said happily, "Just look at the second son; we have a family trait of being tall."

It has to be said that the Wang family members are not short; most of them are over 1.7 meters tall, and quite a few are over 1.75 meters tall.

He wouldn't be considered tall by modern standards, but in this era, he's considered tall.