Watching the three of them lie down, Li Xuewu handed Jing Yongjie a cigarette and lit one himself.

"Did Duan Suo suddenly call you here?"

After listening to Li Xuewu's question, Jing Yongjie paused while lighting the cigarette, then shook the match stem in his hand, and after the flame was completely extinguished, he placed the remaining part on the table.

The wooden desk and chairs had been rubbed and used by countless people and were extremely smooth. The matchstick rolled on the table a few times and stopped.

Taking advantage of this time, Jing Yongjie thought about how to answer Li Xuewu's question.

"No, today I accompanied Duan Suo to report, and we happened to catch up."

After explaining, Jing Yongjie added, "But I took the initiative to invite you."

"Uh-huh"

Li Xuewu understood Jing Yongjie's hesitation, it was just the nervousness of being with the leader.

I'm afraid that if I answer a question incorrectly, my boss will be unhappy.

Jing Yongjie was worried about exposing his ambition in front of Li Xuewu.

People at this time are still very reserved. Even if they want to make progress, they strive for it in a roundabout way instead of fighting for it confidently.

At this time, there was no competition for jobs in the units.

No matter how careful Jing Yongjie's words were, Li Xuewu still understood Jing Yongjie's little thoughts.

"Why didn't I meet you during this operation?"

When Li Xuewu asked about his actions in the past two days, Jing Yongjie said with some shame, "The early investigation section did not let me participate in undercover work because my face was familiar, so I could only do surveillance work. Later, I acted...".

Jing Yongjie glanced at Li Xuewu, and then explained, "It was my turn to be on duty at the station when we took action."

Hey, this unlucky kid.

Li Xuewu knew that Jing Yongjie was trying his best to run towards the deputy director at Jiaodaokou, but God failed to fulfill his wishes.

Jing Yongjie also expected to encounter fierce resistance during this operation. No matter how much blood there was to be seen, it would be better if a few died.

But I never expected that the blood was seen and the person died, but it was all done by the man in front of me.

The scope of this operation is too large and there are too many people. It is not easy to find highlights.

Especially in the later period, people from Jiaodaokou and Beixinqiao were called for interrogation, and the arrests were made by more professional escorts and security personnel.

Li Xuewu took a puff of cigarette, looked at the lonely Jing Yongjie, and asked, "Is the deputy director's matter settled?"

Jing Yongjie shook his head and said nothing, smoking a cigarette in a depressed mood.

Looking at Jing Yongjie's state, Li Xuewu asked softly, "When are you and Yu Yu going to get married?"

Looking up at the leader who kept pricking his heart, Jing Yongjie shook his head again, and then said, "I don't know, I can't be sure yet."

Li Xuewu smiled and asked, "Do you have to be the deputy director or squad leader to get married?"

Seeing that Li Xuewu was joking, Jing Yongjie did not dare to reply in a joking tone.

This was also the second time Jing Yongjie met Li Xuewu, but the first time he met him was the section chief, and the second time he met him was the deputy director.

Especially after knowing that this operation was led by Li Xuewu, Jing Yongjie did not dare to underestimate Li Xuewu.

"No, I just..."

"Not willing? Haha"

Li Xuewu chuckled twice, and then said, "There are too many things that are difficult to reconcile in this life. How can we always go as planned? We are all fighting against regrets or making up for our shortcomings."

Jing Yongjie rubbed his face with his hands and said in a low tone, "I like this profession, I love this profession, but I want to contribute my youth to places that need me more. I don't want to leave any regrets."

"Uh-huh"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Who doesn't like a thrilling life? It's as majestic as the sea, but we are all ordinary people."

After flicking the ash into the empty cigarette box, Li Xuewu said, "It's a good thing that you have a heart that is unwilling to be ordinary. People with ideals have bright eyes."

"But after all, we all inevitably have to be ordinary people, but ordinary people do not mean that the things we do can be ordinary. The most difficult thing in this life is not how to be an ordinary person, but what ordinary people do

Something extraordinary.”

Jing Yongjie raised his head and looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You are not ordinary if you are like this."

"Me? Haha"

Li Xuewu asked back, and then laughed and said, "I am also a person with flesh and blood and desires. I also have family and friends. What is special and extraordinary is just my work. What I like most is the time I spend with my family."

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Jing Yongjie knew that this was Li Xuewu trying to persuade him to distinguish between career and family.

This is where older people and young people think differently. Young people always look at career and success.

Only when you get older do you realize how much good time you spent with your family when you were young.

Li Xuewu looked at Jing Yongjie who was thinking and said encouragingly, "This trip to the Northeast may not be as smooth as I thought. It will depend on whether you can seize the opportunity. I will try my best to give you a platform to display your abilities."

"Thank you, Director!"

Jing Yongjie thanked Li Xuewu gratefully.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and put out the cigarette butt in the cigarette case nonchalantly.

Ever since he received the appointment document, Li Xuewu's role in the branch system has changed.

Slowly transforming from a chess piece to a chess player, Li Xuewu is now able to sit down and play two games.

Of course, Li Xuewu currently has too few chess pieces, but he is still young, which does not prevent him from cultivating his own chess pieces from now on.

Looking at the chess piece that had regained its fighting spirit and goal... Jing Yongjie and Li Xuewu smiled happily.

Listening to the current affairs news broadcast by the announcer, Li Xuewu and Jing Yongjie slowly became familiar with each other.

Jing Yongjie is no longer as reserved as he was when he first met Li Xuewu, and he can still joke and laugh from time to time.

Just when the announcer finished reading the current news and started playing music, Li Xuewu looked at his watch and saw it was past one o'clock.

He woke up Yan Jiecheng, who was sleeping on the chair opposite, and put him and Jing Yongjie on duty.

Yan Jiecheng looked out the window and knew it was time for lunch.

"Section Chief, let me go"

Li Xuewu waved his hand to signal Yan Jiecheng to stop talking. He straightened his clothes, carried ten lunch boxes for five people, and walked towards the dining car.

When he walked past the conductor's duty room, he smiled and nodded to the girl who was looking at him, and pointed behind him to indicate that he should go to the dining car.

At this time, conductors' clothing was not much different from that of ordinary people. They were all collared jacket-style cotton-padded jackets. The difference was the cuff bands on the sleeves.

The carriage where Li Xuewu was sitting was occupied by a female conductor. Seeing Li Xuewu stand up and signal, she walked out and asked, "Director Li, do you need me to take you there?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "No trouble, I can find it myself in just a few steps, thank you."

The conductor nodded and replied, "The conductor has told me that you can have a meal in the dining car with your ticket."

Li Xuewu knew what this meant, that is, if you reserved tickets for several people, you could eat for free.

This can be regarded as a benefit for the railway and local governments to take care of each other.

Of course, Li Xuewu would not reject the railway's kindness in an unconventional way. It's a favor, and we owe each other the opportunity to communicate, right?

Raising the white ticket in his hand, Li Xuewu responded with a smile to the conductor again and walked back.

It was also the first time for the conductor to meet such a young division-level cadre. He couldn't help but take a few more glances. When he turned around, he saw the person brought by this cadre staring at him.

The conductor would not take this look as appreciation or some evil intention, because this man's eyes were full of inquiry and suspicion.

He opened the door of the duty room in a panic, and the conductor hurriedly walked in and closed the door.

Han Zhan glanced at the duty room and went back to sleep.

At this time, a lot of wood was used in the interior soft decoration of the train, so it looked very retro, just like what was shown in American movies, and it had a very contemporary feel.

It was already past dinner time in the dining car, and Li Xuewu came at this time to avoid the crowds.

He handed the ticket in his hand to the dining car waiter. The waiter looked at the ticket in Li Xuewu's hand and asked with a smile, "What do you need?"

Li Xuewu looked at the furnishings in the dining car and found that there didn't seem to be a menu to order from.

"Is there anything I can take to the carriage to eat?"

The conductor returned the ticket to Li Xuewu and introduced with a smile, "Can the buns be made with cabbage oil residue?"

Li Xuewu put ten lunch boxes on the service table, took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, put it in the waiter's hand and said, "Excuse me, there are five of us, all young men."

The waiter looked at the chef standing at the door, then covered the cigarette box with the rag in his hand without leaving any trace, and said, "No problem, I

We still have porridge, I’ll help you get five portions later.”

After he finished speaking, he motioned to Li Xuewu to find a place to sit, and he took the lunch box and rag on the service desk to the operation room.

Li Xuewu didn't care how the waiter shared the box of cigarettes with the chef, and took his ticket and sat on the chair next to the dining table.

At this time, the ticket did not have any advertisements or special signs, it was just a piece of tissue paper.

On the top is the words from XX station to XX station via XX, below is the fare, then below is the XX train on the day, and at the bottom is valid for arrival within a certain day.
To be continued...