"Hey, who's that?"

The moment he heard the voice when he connected the phone, Zhong Bai realized that the person on the other side of the phone was not Chu Jun, the factory director.

But he still said according to the rules: "Director Chu, I am Zhong Bai who is on a business trip in Tiandu, and now I have a very important job to report to you." ”

"Oh, it's Xiao Zhong, I'm Zhu Hongjie. Director Chu suddenly felt unwell and was hospitalized today, and I temporarily presided over the work of the factory during his illness and hospitalization, and you have something to report to me. It was the first time Zhu Hongjie sat in the factory director's office and received a phone call, and he couldn't help but have a hint of imperceptible pride in his voice.

Although the news that Chu Jun was unwell and hospitalized was a little sudden, Zhong Bai didn't think too much, since it was Zhu Hongjie who presided over the work, it was the same to report to him, it was a good thing for the factory to be beneficial and harmless, and the other party should not refuse.

Zhong Bai didn't know that the earth-shattering scene happened in the factory today, so he immediately reported: "That's the case, I participated in a new project about special fertilizers with Professor Tong of the Provincial Research Institute of Chemical Industry......

It took Zhong Bai two minutes to explain the ins and outs of this matter as quickly and accurately as possible before making a request: "Now Lieutenant Colonel Guan Linjian wants me to immediately take today's plane to the garrison of the 35th Division of Nanyun Province and sign an agreement of intent on military-civilian cooperation with them. Director Zhu, if you have time here, please go to Tiandu immediately, if it's too late, it doesn't matter, as long as the factory agrees to the later production, I can go. ”

But just when Zhong Bai thought that Zhu Hongjie would definitely authorize and agree to his departure, he never expected such a sentence to come on the phone......

Zhu Hongjie slowly said in an official tone: "Xiao Zhong, you didn't report this project to the factory in advance, when did you do it?" What kind of unit is the 35th Division of the Nanyun Provincial Military Region? We haven't heard the news from the provincial department, and now the factory has decided to take out a loan to replace the production line immediately, I'm afraid that we don't have the energy to cooperate with Professor Tong of the Provincial Chemical Research Institute to do what special fertilizers on this topic. You and Director Huang will come back first, and we'll talk about this later. ”

Because Zhong Bai has been playing the name of Tong Sifang of the Provincial Chemical Research Institute for the special fertilizer project from beginning to end, just to avoid suspicion, but at this time it has become an obstacle to interpretation!

Hearing Zhu Hongjie's procrastination, Zhong Bai couldn't help but retort: "This ...... But this project can bring high economic benefits to our factory! ”

"Economic benefits? Then we have to wait until the Year of the Monkey? You haven't been on a business trip recently and don't know the situation in the factory, the workers have been in a bit unstable recently, and the factory leadership team is solving the current problem, so don't make a mess here, hurry back to the factory, ah. ”

Zhong Bai was naturally reluctant to reveal the truth of the matter to Zhu Hongjie, the deputy director of the factory who was not very familiar with him, and he didn't mention the follow-up economic benefits, after all, it was after the success of the pre-experiment and pre-production, didn't it?

But just when he was thinking about how to explain to the other party, there was already a beeping sound on the phone, and Zhu Hongjie hung up the phone directly!

Zhong Bai slapped his head and knew that something was wrong!

Guan Linjian, who was waiting a little impatiently outside the door, heard that there was no movement inside, and immediately pushed open the door and asked: "Xiao Zhong, what do you say in the factory, if you agree with me, you will contact the plane immediately!" ”

Zhong Bai rubbed his forehead and reached out to press down: "Wait a while." There seems to be something wrong in our factory, the factory director is suddenly ill and hospitalized today, and I have to contact him. ”

"Didn't I hear you talking on the phone just now?" Guan Linjian asked strangely.

"That's the deputy director who is in charge of the work temporarily, and he doesn't care about anything." Zhong Bai seemed to remember something, grabbed his backpack, turned around and rushed out the door, and dropped a word.

"Lieutenant Colonel Guan, you wait for me for an hour! I'm definitely back in an hour! ”

"Hey, where are you going?"

By the time Guan Linjian reacted, Zhong Bai had already rushed out of the building, and the fast-running figure disappeared outside the gate of the military region.

……

Zhong Bai sensed that something was wrong from Zhu Hongjie's tone just now.

First of all, the deputy factory director, who usually doesn't like to express his opinions, not only sat in the office of the factory director Chu Jun and answered the phone today, but also told himself a small technician on the phone that the factory is going to introduce a new production line, so other work will be put aside for the time being?

Director Chu, why did he get hospitalized?

Also, Zhu Hongjie's mention of "the workers have been a little emotionally unstable recently" just now seems to have a deep meaning.

Something must have happened to the Shanping County Fertilizer Factory!

Since the factory director Chu Jun could not be contacted by phone, the first way Zhong Bai could think of was to ask someone to take the road.

And this task, except for Yu Dongfeng, a roommate who returned to Shanping County in advance, no second person can do it!

Almost at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, he found the nearest post and telecommunications office near the provincial military district and took a telegram to Yu Dongfeng.

Because before Yu Dongfeng left Tiandu, Zhong Bai had agreed with the other party that every afternoon, no matter what happened, Yu Dongfeng would take time to go to the mailroom in the factory, and if there was something urgent on his side, he would definitely take a telegram to him before four o'clock that day!

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Shanping County, the county seat of Chengguan Town, East Street Post and Telecommunications Office.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, there was only an hour before the end of work, and the East Street Post and Telecommunications Office was next to the factory area, and with the installation of telephones in factories of all sizes over the years, the frequency of receiving and receiving telegrams became less and less.

Especially at this point after work, there is almost no telegram to receive, and the salesman Xiao Li is carefully wiping the telegraph, preparing to turn it off an hour in advance according to the regulations, when the telegraph suddenly rings without warning!

Xiao Li had to put down the rag in his hand, and was a little unhappy to carry out the receiving work, and muttered in his mouth: "This point also sends a telegram, is it to prepare for the delivery man to work overtime......

But when the telegram came out, he still printed it in the newspaper in a regular manner, and read it according to the professional tradition that had been handed down for many years.

"Comrade Yu Dongfeng of the County Fertilizer Plant: If there is an emergency, please contact the No. 4 extension of the Provincial Military District Office as soon as possible. - Zhong Bai. ”

At this time, the telegraph was no longer as expensive as it was in the 70s, but the Chinese still retained the simple tradition of adding absolutely not a word if they could speak short.

Xiao Li has received telegrams for several years, and he also knows that this kind of telegram that does not mention specific matters at all and only uses the words "urgent" instead, is often really urgent.

After all, as the saying goes, the shorter the word, the more important it is.

So he immediately loaded the telegram and yelled at the courier who was resting in the background: "Army, the urgent telegram from the county fertilizer factory, please send it over immediately!" ”