Chapter 382

The Sihuocangku where even birds don't defecate, to outsiders perhaps is an invisible prison worse than death; they all want to flee.

But for Shazhu who knows the inside situation, this place is undoubtedly his best hiding place to get through this period.

The less anyone pays attention.

The less anyone pays attention,

The safer it is.

Translate: "the safer it is."

Having made up his mind, he decided to fix the wooden door first to avoid trouble from those people.

Translate: "Having made up his mind, he decided to first repair the wooden door to avoid trouble from those people."

The threat was to nip it in the bud.

Translate: "To nip the threat in the bud."

Shuzhu was also curious—who could be described as a roundworm in his gut, having written two complaint letters against himself? Once he found the informant, he would have to thank them no matter what; otherwise, Shuzhu would truly have no way out.

Translate: "Shazhu was also curious: who could be likened to a roundworm in his stomach, having written two complaint letters against him? Finding the informant, he would thank them no matter what; otherwise, Shazhu truly would have no way to escape."

who could be called a roundworm in his stomach, having written two complaint letters against himself

It's the allusion of a city gate fire harming the fish in the moat.

Translate: "The allusion of a city gate fire implicating the fish in the moat."

Find out!

Translate: "Find out!"

After a few years, simply because he got along well with Deputy Factory Manager Li, he would have to kneel and address someone as 'grandfather'.

Translate: "In a few years, just because Shazhu has a good relationship with Deputy Factory Director Li, he will have to kneel and call him 'grandfather'."

Once the complaint letter is issued.

Translate: "Once the complaint letter is issued."

It amounted to clearing his name in advance.

Translate: "It amounts to clearing himself beforehand."

It's the true meaning of 'out of sight, out of mind'.

Translate: "Truly, out of sight, out of mind."

Shuzhu inspected the wooden door from all angles. The left side had a large rotted hole that an adult could freely pass through, while the right side was sound, but the wood holding the threshold had cracked, making it take great effort to move the door.

Translate: "Shazhu first inspected the wooden door several times; the left side had a large rotten hole through which an adult could freely pass, while the right side was intact but the wood at the threshold had split, requiring great effort to pull the door."

He found the cause.

Translate: "He found the cause."

He came up with a solution.

Translate: "He thought of a solution."

Shuzhu sprang into action, grabbing a hammer and some nails.

Translate: "Shazhu sprang into action, fetching a hammer and several nails."

He gathered more than ten pieces of wood of various sizes from nearby and, using a patch‑up approach, made a simple repair to the door.

Translate: "From not far away, he gathered more than ten planks of various lengths and thicknesses, and, using a patch‑up method, simply repaired the wooden door."

Although it wasn't much to look at.

Translate: "Although it wasn't beautiful in appearance."

But it was somewhat pleasing to look at.

Translate: "yet it was somewhat pleasing to the eye."

It was an even rarer occurrence.

Translate: "What's even rarer,"

After the repair, the wooden door was sturdier; at least it could be closed and opened without falling apart at the slightest touch.

Translate: "is that after the repair the door became sturdier; at the very least it could close and open, no longer the flimsy thing that would fall apart at the slightest touch."

It's easy for those who know how.

Translate: "For those who know how, it's not difficult."

It's hard for those who don't know.

Translate: "For those who don't, it's impossible."

If it were cooking, Shuzhu would handle it effortlessly, but carpentry was like forcing a duck onto a perch—even a simple door repair took him several hours and left him tired.

Translate: "If it were cooking, Shazhu would naturally excel, but carpentry is like forcing a duck onto a perch; even such a simple door repair took him several hours, leaving him weary."

After finishing all that.

Translate: "After finishing all that,"

The time was already approaching six o'clock in the afternoon.

Translate: "the time was approaching six in the afternoon."

The rolling steel plant's summer schedule runs from 7:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., then from 2:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m.

Translate: "Yagangchang's work schedule is summer: 7:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., and 2:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m."

It's June now.

Translate: "It is now June."

Although it wasn't yet quitting time, due to the special nature of Warehouse No. 4, the custodians here have always managed themselves, being both low‑level workers and the top leaders.

Translate: "Although it's not yet quitting time, because of the special nature of the No. 4 warehouse, the person assigned as its keeper always manages himself—he is both a low‑level worker and the top authority."

What are you doing?

Translate: "What to do?"

What aren't you doing?

Translate: "What not to do?"

Everything is up to Shuzhu.

Translate: "Everything is up to Shazhu."

He glanced at the sunset, put away his tools, stretched a bit, and waited quietly for the plant's shift‑end bell.

Translate: "He glanced at the setting sun on the horizon, put away his door‑repair tools, lightly stretched his limbs, and quietly waited for the Yagangchang shift‑end bell."

6:30

Translate: "Six thirty."

The shift‑end bell rang on time.

Translate: "The off‑duty bell rang on schedule."

Shuzhu locked the wooden door, slung his green satchel reading 'Serving the People' over his shoulder, turned, and walked toward the plant's gate.

Translate: "Shazhu locked the wooden door with a key, slung his green satchel emblazoned with the words 'Serving the People' over his shoulder, turned, and headed toward the Yagangchang gate."

It must be because Shuzhu was demoted from cafeteria head to a low‑level custodian in an obscure department; whenever his coworkers saw him, they would stop and glance at him with a mix of amusement, regret, and bewilderment.

Translate: "Presumably because Shazhu had been demoted from head of the canteen to keeper of a obscure department, his coworkers, upon seeing him, would pause and glance at him with mixed looks of amusement, pity, and incomprehension."

Judging a noble person by petty standards.

Translate: "Measuring a gentleman's belly with a petty heart."

These people are just needlessly worrying.

Translate: "These people are simply worrying needlessly."

Shuzhu takes pleasure in it.

Translate: "Shazhu enjoys it."

Of course.

Translate: "Of course."

He simply couldn't share the details with them.

Translate: "He just doesn't find it convenient to tell them the inside story."

He ended up not seeing it.

Translate: "He had been on duty and hadn't seen anything."

He reached the bicycle shed, had just unlocked his bike, when Liu Haimei came running up from behind.

Translate: "He arrived at the bicycle shed, just unlocked his bike lock, when Liu Haizhong suddenly came running up from behind."

His bulky frame.

Translate: "His bulky body."

It seemed even the ground shook beneath him.

Translate: "It seemed even the ground trembled under him."

While running.

Translate: "While running,"

While calling out Shuzhu's name.

Translate: "he shouted Shazhu's name."

Shuzhu thought Liu Haimei wanted to take advantage of his being completely overwhelmed to show off in front of him.

Translate: "Shazhu thought Liu Haizhong wanted to take advantage of his being completely worn out to show off in front of him."

All these years.

Translate: "All these years."

Liu Haimei and Shuzhu get along superficially.

Translate: "Liu Haizhong and Shazhu get along on the surface."

But deep down he held a grudge, believing Shuzhu shouldn't have been cafeteria chief, and even if he were, Liu Haimei thought he deserved a higher position than that.

Translate: "But deep down he harbored a grudge, believing Shazhu shouldn't be the canteen chief, and even if he were, Liu Haizhong thought he himself should hold a higher post."

It's simply a contempt for Shuzhu, always thinking that his being cafeteria chief was a waste of Liu Haimei's own talent.

Translate: "It's simply a disdain for Shazhu, always thinking that Shazhu's being canteen chief is a sign of his own wasted talent."

Since he could never advance in his career, Liu Haimei had kept his feelings bottled up; now that his wish was fulfilled, he naturally wanted to show off in front of Shuzhu.

Translate: "Since Liu Haizhong could never advance in his career, he kept his feelings bottled up; now that his wish is fulfilled, he naturally wants to show off in front of Shazhu."

That's only human.

Translate: "That's only human."

If Shuzhu were in Liu Haimei's position, he too would have to go to a rival and put on airs.

Translate: "If Shazhu were in Liu Haizhong's position, he too would have to run to a rival and put on airs."

Shuzhu had no intention of arguing with someone on their deathbed.

Translate: "Shazhu had no intention of quarreling with a dying man."

Based on his past life's experience.

Translate: "Based on his past‑life experience."

Liu Haimei can at most last a month or two before Deputy Factory Manager Li knocks him back to his original state, after which he'll face a frantic purge.

Translate: "Liu Haizhong can at most strut for a month or two before Deputy Factory Director Li knocks him back to his original state, after which he'll face a frantic reckoning."

Now ensure each line is a single line with 【N】 prefix.

Now after all lines, output ===TITLE=== line.

Title translation: "Who Hit Liu Haizhong?" (maybe "Who Struck Liu Haizhong?" but "hit" is fine). We'll output exactly: Who Hit Liu Haizhong?

Now

Even if Liu Haizhong managed to hold on, he would only be smug for a little over a month, at most two months, before Deputy Factory Director Li exposed him, after which people would frenziedly settle accounts with him.

However, this bastard.

When he does things, he is extremely ruthless.

In his previous life, despite being in power for over fifty days, he caused countless human tragedies, leaving Lou Xiaoe and dozens of families with the fate of destroyed homes and deaths.

However, for some reasons, he ultimately lived safely up to the year of the millennium.

Even more ironic.

It is that Liu Haizhong and his wife's happy life in old age is entirely built on sucking Lou Xiaoe's blood, despite the deep blood feud of destroyed families and deaths, yet they support their enemy in old age and see them to their end.

The key is that Liu Haizhong and they all praise Qin Huairu, who didn't spend a cent!

This life.

Shazhu will not let that shameful scene from the previous life happen again.

He already sensed that Liu Haizhong would act against him.

At last night's Dayuan meeting, Liu Haizhong used Yu Li as an excuse to provoke Shazhu, which is the best evidence that Liu Haizhong would take action.

He snorted coldly in his heart.

Being a scrap manager doesn't mean you, Liu Haizhong, can manipulate me.

He squeezed out a few bits of false smile on his face, and following the direction of the sound, he turned his gaze toward the shouting Liu Haizhong.

If you don't say, you don't know.

One look and he was startled.

Good fellow.

The Liu Haizhong that came into Shazhu's view was completely opposite to what Shazhu had expected; his face showed no pride, but instead was filled with endless worry.

The bitter melon face is one aspect.

The white cloth on Liu Haizhong's head is another aspect.

Guanmi's forehead was wrapped with a circle of white bandage.

Even if Shazhu were muddle-headed, he would know that Liu Haizhong is injured; he wondered how big an accident must be to mess up Liu Haizhong's head like this.

No related accident report was heard on the broadcast either.

What's going on?

With a doubtful face lifted, he looked toward Liu Haizhong.

Upon seeing Shazhu's expression, Liu Haizhong's doubt of him instantly faded a bit.

Looks like.

The fact that he was beaten with a sack over his head was not done by Shazhu; otherwise Shazhu's face would not show such a clueless expression.

Just now, after chatting with Guo Yongcheng for a while, I learned that Shazhu spent the whole afternoon at Sihuocangku repairing wooden doors, having no time to commit violence against Liu Haizhong.

Thus: Thus: Mahua and several other disciples of Shazhu, whether they acknowledge him or not, also have alibis.

The matter of Liu Haizhong being beaten.

Has become a mystery.

Intends to make a big fuss.

But he can never catch the person.

Liu Haizhong is even more worried that the other party is someone he cannot afford to provoke, like the innocent Guo Xiaosi; even if Liu Haizhong knows that person hit him with a blunt stick, he must swallow his anger.