On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Ye went to work according to the duty roster.
After arriving at the cold, deserted First Branch Factory, Li Ye first made a round of the entire factory with Lu Zhizhang, who had been on the night shift, completing the handover. Then he returned to his office, lay back in the recliner, and rested with his eyes closed so he would have enough energy that night.
Thieves and saboteurs did not have the nerve to show up in broad daylight. It was enough to have the patrol team keep making its rounds; nighttime was when Li Ye needed to stay alert.
As an automobile enterprise, the First Branch Factory stored quite a bit of fuel and lubricating oil. If anything went wrong, his career as factory director might very well come to an end.
But after Li Ye dozed for a while, he opened his eyes and saw that it was only ten thirty in the morning.
"Ah, I should have brought a couple of books."
In an era without mobile phones, time truly crawled by. Even though there was a computer on Li Ye's desk, it did not even have Minesweeper yet! Let alone playable games like "Half-Life" or "Prince of Persia." Apart from work, it was nothing more than a decoration.
But just as Li Ye was bored out of his mind, he heard footsteps in the corridor outside.
He listened carefully, his brows knitting slightly.
Li Ye had extremely sharp hearing. If it was someone he knew well, he could usually identify them by their footsteps. The sound outside now was very much like Yue Lingshan from the Supply Department at the main factory.
Sure enough, after a knock sounded, Yue Lingshan asked from outside, "Director Li,