Chapter Seventeen: Spontaneous Combustion

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  Tuesday, July 25, sunny.

  Zhu Jiangxin and Wang Qunsheng drove away from the provincial government office separately after having breakfast early in the morning.

  Yang Jie watched as Wang Qunsheng drove away in the Santana with license plate number 533, which belonged to the external liaison department. A faint smile appeared on his lips, and he didn't seem to notice the provocative gaze that Wang Qunsheng had given him before getting into the car.

  Spent the whole morning collecting useful materials gathered from the liaison office yesterday, had them photocopied at a printing shop outside, sorted and filed them in the filing cabinet of the external liaison group for easy reference when needed.

  At noon when eating, Yang Jie saw Zheng Xiaohang and Zhang Wei looking at him with strange eyes, and couldn't help but smile and ask: "Old Zheng, why are you guys looking at me like that?"

  Zheng Xiaohang saw Yang Jie, who was covered in mist and water, and sighed: "I really don't know if you're lucky or Wang Qunsheng is unlucky. The Santana he drove out actually caught fire around noon."

  "What? How is that possible?" Yang Jie's face changed upon hearing the words, and he quickly stood up, a look of anxiety flashing across his face. "He was fine when he drove away this morning, how could it possibly self-ignite? Is Wang Qunsheng okay?"

  Zhang Wei saw Yang Jie first ask if Wang Qunsheng was okay, and didn't go to care about the car. He admired Yang Jie's magnanimity in his heart. After all, Wang Qunsheng occupied the external liaison department's dedicated car without returning it. If someone else did this, who wouldn't hate Wang Qunsheng? Not hitting a person when they're down was already not bad.

  The car was fine, but smoke suddenly came out from under the hood. Wang Qunsheng quickly stopped the car and called 119 for help. Fortunately, the fire department arrived in time, so the car could be saved, but the engine had been burned out, and most of the internal parts were damaged to varying degrees. Replacing the engine and major repairs are unavoidable. Zhang Wei drove to the scene himself and saw the situation with his own eyes, only then did he know the specifics.

  "It's fine as long as no one was hurt! The car can be repaired, and that's a blessing in disguise. Did the fire department say what caused the spontaneous combustion?" Yang Jie let out a sigh of relief after Zhang Wei finished speaking, his face regained its calmness, and he sat back down to ask curiously.

  "It's probably because the car was exposed to high temperatures for a long time, causing the electrical wires to age and short circuit, which led to the self-ignition. The specific identification results can only be obtained after careful examination by the fire department. However, replacing the engine and doing a thorough overhaul of the entire vehicle will not come cheap. Wang Qunsheng is in for a shock this time." Zhang Wei said, putting down his chopsticks with a sigh, got up and left the dining hall.

  Liu Fei furrowed her brow and said coldly after hearing Zhang Wei's words, "Since Wang Qunsheng hasn't handed over the vehicle to our team yet, shouldn't this repair cost be covered by the Information Department's allocated funds?"

  Zheng Xiaohang couldn't help but smile and said, "Of course, the car breaking down in his hands is a natural occurrence, whether it's due to weather conditions or aging of the circuitry. It's up to the information department to repair it, that's why I said I really don't know if you guys are lucky or he's unlucky. If he had returned the car to you yesterday, this matter would have nothing to do with him."

  "Serves you right!"

  After Liu Fei said this, Zheng Xiaohang didn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart, he couldn't help but mock Wang Qunsheng a bit. After all, such an unlucky thing happened to him, it's simply a stroke of bad luck.

  Yang Jie was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't show any expression on his face. After finishing dinner, he went back to the dormitory to rest directly.

  In the afternoon, Yang Jie ordered Liu Fei: "Liu Fei, call some people from Rongjiang County who work and do business in the provincial city over the next two days to get in touch with them. Also contact the Chamber of Commerce, and establish initial contact for now."

  I'll spend the next two days getting familiar with the roads in Chengdu, taking buses to explore the city. If you need anything, just give me a call."

  Yang Jie chatted with Zhou Dequan before going to work about the Santana self-ignition incident.

  As the actual user and custodian of vehicle 533, Wang Qunsheng was found to be careless and negligent in not regularly inspecting the vehicle's electrical system and fuel line, resulting in a self-ignition of the engine, which caused certain economic losses for the Provincial Office. Wang Qunsheng bears primary responsibility for this incident.

  Zhou Dequan stated that he will represent the Provincial Office Party Committee to give Wang Qunsheng a warning penalty. The repair costs for Santana will be borne by the Information Group, and after the vehicle is repaired, it will be returned to the Foreign Liaison Group for use.

  The car was self-ignited in Wang Qunsheng's hands, which is an undisputed fact.

  The car was already assigned to the Foreign Liaison Department at yesterday's meeting, and it should be used by them. It was Wang Qunsheng who took it over without returning it, which is why the accident happened while it was in his hands. The Information Department will have to pay a large sum of money for repairs, which will have to be deducted from their allocated funds. How can Zhu Jiangxin not feel depressed? Give Wang Qunsheng a warning and disciplinary action, even if he doesn't want to, he won't be able to come up with a reason to oppose it.

  Lost his wife and lost his soldiers, this bitter fruit Wang Qunsheng and Zhu Jiangxin still had to swallow.

  After the car is repaired, I will have to visit customers frequently in various parts of the provincial city, so Yang Jie had to take the bus to familiarize himself with the roads in the provincial city.

  "Alright! You're going out, be sure to pay attention to safety!" After Liu Fei's concerned reminder, she saw Yang Jie leave the office.

  The detective assistant system is very powerful, last night Yang Jie made a move on the 533 route, causing the engine to self-ignite in the scorching sun, relying on the enemy's special warfare skills in the detective assistant system.

  Now in a short period of time to remember the province's city every road and some famous places, just relying on maps is obviously not enough, Yang Jie plans to use the detective auxiliary system to quickly familiarize himself with the main traffic routes of the provincial capital.

  Anyway, the system's energy is not small now. Activating the detective assistance system, it only consumes one-thousandth of the energy in two hours. Calculated at 10 hours a day, it would consume only five-thousandths of the energy per day. This amount of energy can be easily replenished by Yang Jie through drinking alcohol.

  Holding a copy of the latest map of Chengdu, Yang Jie walked to Chunjiang Road bus station and waited for the bus. While waiting, he looked at the map and quickly memorized the main roads around Chunjiang Road and the place names marked on the map.

  When the No. 28 bus arrived at the station, Yang Jie got on and found a seat by the window, looking at the map all the way, noting down the main streets that the bus passed through, corresponding to the place names marked on the map, searching for memorable memory points on this road.

  By memorizing different points on each road, distinguish each different road, and then combine this road with some famous places nearby, such as government agencies, hospitals, schools, stations, hotels, parks, department stores, landmark buildings, etc., to deeply engrave these roads in your mind, ensuring that you will not forget.

  By doing so, Yang Jie spent three days taking dozens of buses and got a general idea of the basic road conditions in Chengdu.

  The notebook in hand is filled with some characteristics of streets and some famous places in Chengdu.

  He marked the busy roads in the city, areas with more traffic lights, transfer information for dozens of bus routes in the city, addresses of government agencies in Jiangnan Province and Rongcheng City, as well as some famous hotels, parks, restaurants, etc. Yang Jie wrote them all down in his notebook.

  With these records, Yang Jie can now drive by himself and easily find the most convenient and fastest route to reach his destination.

  Watching Yang Jie leave early and return late every day, Liu Fei felt heartache but didn't dare to show it. Every night, she could only fall asleep after hearing the sound of the next door closing.

  Unconsciously, Yang Jie's figure had quietly entered Liu Fei's long-closed heart.

  "Director Yang, you're working too hard, going out early and coming back late every day! What have you been busy with these past few days?"

  Zheng Xiaohang saw that Yang Jie had been leaving early and returning late for the past few days, sometimes not even coming back for lunch. Not knowing what Yang Jie, who had just arrived in the provincial city, was busy with outside, he curiously asked around when Yang Jie came to the cafeteria for lunch.

  "Not busy with anything, isn't this just arriving in the provincial city? Not too familiar with the roads in the provincial city, for the convenience of work later on, these few days took the bus and turned around half of the city district, finally somewhat understanding the roads in the city district!" Yang Jie heard this and smiled, didn't hide it either.

  "Taking the bus to familiarize yourself with the roads? Awesome!" Zheng Xiaohang heard Yang Jie say this, and his face showed a disbelieving expression, he gave a thumbs up, not knowing whether it was genuine admiration or false flattery.

  "With the city map in hand, I walked and remembered along the way. Fortunately, I have a good memory, so I was able to remember some main roads and famous places. I believe that in the future, driving out won't be as easy to get lost." Yang Jie had an expression of being neither proud nor ashamed, lightly tossing the map and notebook on the table.

  "The fire brigade's appraisal is out, the 533 self-ignition was due to aging of the circuit, it has been sent to the repair factory for major repairs, and it is expected to be repaired by next week. At that time, we will need to go to the vehicle management office to change the engine serial number. If you want to use the car, you'll have to wait!" Zheng Xiaohang smiled lightly and said this, then stood up and left.

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