"Hey, who?"

The moment he heard the sound when he answered the phone, Zhong Bai realized that the person on the phone was not the factory director Chu Jun.

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

"Oh, it's Xiao Zhong, I'm Zhu Hongjie. Director Chu was hospitalized today with a sudden physical discomfort. During his illness and hospitalization, I will temporarily take charge of the work in the factory. If you have anything, please report it to me." This was the first time Zhu Hongjie sat in the factory director's office and received a call. He couldn't help but feel a hint of undetectable pride in his voice.

Although the news of Chu Jun's unwell and hospitalization was a little sudden, Zhong Bai did not think too much about it. Since Zhu Hongjie was in charge of the work, the same would be true for him. It would be a good thing for the factory to be beneficial but not harmful. I think the other party would not refuse.

Zhong Bai didn't know that earth-shaking scene happened in the factory today, so he immediately reported: "That's right, I participated in a new topic about special fertilizers at Professor Tong from the Provincial Chemical Research Institute..."

Zhong Bai spent two minutes explaining the whole story as quickly and accurately as possible, and then he made a request: "Now Lieutenant Colonel Guan Linjian wants me to take today's plane to the 35th Division of Nanyun Province immediately and sign a military-civilian cooperation intention agreement with them. After hearing the news, I immediately called the factory to report. Director Zhu, if you have time here, please hurry to Tiandu and go with you. If it is too late, it doesn't matter. As long as the factory agrees to the subsequent production, I can set off."

But just when Zhong Bai thought Zhu Hongjie would definitely authorize him to set off, he never expected that the phone would be like this...

Zhu Hongjie slowly started to speak out: "Xiao Zhong, you didn't report this project to the factory in advance. When did it happen? What unit is the 35th Division of the Nanyun Military Region? We didn't hear the news from the provincial department. Now the factory decided to take out a loan to change the production line immediately. I'm afraid I don't have the energy to cooperate with Professor Tong from the Provincial Chemical Research Institute to develop special fertilizers. You can come back first with Director Huang and others. Let's talk about this later."

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

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

"Economic benefits? You have to wait until the year of the monkey and horses. You have been on a business trip recently and don't know the situation in the factory. The workers are in a bit unstable recently. The factory leadership team is solving the current problems. Don't cause trouble here, hurry up and go back to the factory, ah."

Zhong Bai naturally didn't want to reveal the truth to the unfamiliar deputy director Zhu Hongjie. As for the subsequent economic benefits, he didn't mention it. After all, it was something that had to wait for the pre-experiment and pre-production to be successful, right?

But just as he was thinking about how to explain to the other party, a beeping electric current sound was already heard from the phone, and Zhu Hongjie hung up the phone directly!

Zhong Bai slapped his forehead and knew something was wrong!

Guan Linjian, who was waiting outside the door a little impatiently, 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, I will contact the plane immediately!"

Zhong Bai rubbed his forehead and reached out to press down: "Wait a minute. Something seems to be happening in our factory. The factory director was hospitalized after an emergency today. I have to contact him."

"I heard outside that you were talking on the phone all the time?" Guan Linjian asked strangely.

"That's the deputy factory director who temporarily presided over the work, no matter what." Zhong Bai seemed to remember something, grabbed his backpack, turned around and rushed out of the door, and left a sentence.

"Ltd. Guan, wait for me for an hour! I will definitely come back in an hour!"

"Hey, where are you going?"

When Guan Linjian realized it, Zhong Bai had already rushed out of the building, and the figure running quickly disappeared outside the military gate.

...

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

First of all, this deputy factory director who usually doesn’t like to express his opinions. Today, he not only sat in the office of the factory director Chu Jun and answered the phone, but also told himself a small technician on the phone that the factory would introduce a new production line, so other tasks will be temporarily put on.

Why did Director Chu be hospitalized?

Also, Zhu Hongjie mentioned the sentence "Workers are feeling a little unstable recently" seems to have a different meaning.

Something is wrong. Something must have happened in Shanping County Fertilizer Factory!

Since the factory director Chu Jun was not contacted by phone, the first way Zhong Bai could think of was to ask someone to lead a message.

And this task is not possible except for Yu Dongfeng, a roommate who returned to Shanping County in advance!

He found the nearest post office near the provincial military region at a speed of 100 meters and sent a telegram to Yu Dongfeng.

Because before Yu Dongfeng left Tiandu, Zhong Bai had made an agreement with the other party that no matter whether it was a problem or not, Yu Dongfeng would take time to go to the factory mailroom. If there was an emergency here, he would definitely send a telegram to him before four o'clock that day!

...

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

At four o'clock in the afternoon, it was only an hour before getting off work, and the East Street Post and Telecommunications Office was next to the factory area. As factories of all sizes have installed telephones over the years, the number of telegrams sent and received fewer and fewer times.

Especially at the time of get off work, there was almost no telegram to collect. Salesman Xiao Li was wiping the telegram machine seriously and preparing to turn it off an hour in advance as required. The telegram machine suddenly rang without warning!

Xiao Li had to put down the rag in his hand, and started the reception work a little unhappy, and muttered: "I'm sending a telegram at this point, I'm going to ask the deliveryman to work overtime..."

But after the telegram came out, he still printed it on the telegram paper in a regular manner and read it according to the professional tradition passed down for many years.

"Comrade Yu Dongfeng, County Fertilizer Factory: If you have an urgent matter, please contact the Ext. 4 of the Provincial Military Region Office after receiving the report. - Zhong Bai."

The telegraph at this time is no longer as expensive as the 1970s, but the Chinese still retained the simple tradition, that is, if you can say it shortly, you will definitely not add a word.

After receiving the telegram for several years, Xiao Li also knew that if he didn't mention specific matters at all, he only used the word "an urgent matter" instead. There were often real urgent matters.

After all, if you say that sentence well, the shorter the words, the more important it is.

So he immediately loaded the telegram and shouted at the deliveryman who was resting in the backstage: "Dajun, the county fertilizer factory's urgent telegram, please send it to you immediately!"
Chapter completed!