Chapter 2517

"Correct!" Zhou Andong's expression was quite serious, and his tone was even more firm, "Let them be bold and scold me, scold me hard. I'll say it again: the harder they scold, the more money I'll give. Tell them not to be polite with me."

After the Yin family published two articles criticizing him, they stopped. How could that work? This fire couldn't be extinguished; it had to have oil poured on it to get it burning again.

Liu Lijuan was still full of confusion and doubt, but she didn't ask again. Instead, she nodded and agreed, "I'll have time to arrange this in the afternoon. If there are no accidents, you should be able to see voices scolding you in some newspapers the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Andong nodded with great satisfaction, "Go ahead, don't delay this matter; make sure to get it done this afternoon."

"Alright, Factory Director!" Liu Lijuan took the document and walked quickly out of the office.

Just as Liu Lijuan had left the office and closed the door, a light knock was heard again.

Zhou Andong shouted, "Come in!"

Dong Tang Wenjuan opened the door and walked in, "Factory Director, Division Chief Tian from the Supervision and Examination Office and Acting Division Chief Deng Minghui from the Security Office are here, saying they have important matters to report to you."

Zhou Andong replied casually, "Let them in!"

After receiving instructions, Dong Tang Wenjuan turned and left quickly. Immediately after, Tian Dai Hongwei and Deng Minghui entered the office one after the other. Then they saw Gu Bing sitting on the sofa holding a child, and expressions of surprise appeared on their faces; they had never heard that Gu Shuji had a child.

However, although they were very confused, Tian Dai Hongwei and Deng Minghui quickly regained their composure and hurriedly greeted Gu Bing.

"Secretary!"

"Secretary!"

The two greeted him in unison, then walked to the desk and stood respectfully.

"Factory Director!" Deng Minghui straightened his body, standing there with a serious face, and reported to Zhou Andong, "Currently, a total of 1,209 people have been drawing empty salaries, among whom 571 have already returned the illicit funds.

But 132 people still refuse to return them and have even resorted to violent resistance against law enforcement; they have now been arrested according to the law and are being held in Warehouse No. 5. In addition, 187 people have fled to avoid punishment. As for the rest, we will continue to increase our efforts to recover the funds and will never be lenient."

After listening to the report, Zhou Andong tapped his fingers lightly on the table with an expressionless face, making a crisp sound. Subsequently, Zhou Andong sneered and said, "Contact the Qinghe Branch immediately and file a case against those who refuse to return the illicit funds for the crime of illegal occupation of state-owned assets.

These people have been drawing empty salaries for as long as seventeen or eighteen years, and the shortest for half a year. Even at the most basic salary, that's several thousand yuan, enough to lose their heads. Since they are so greedy and value money over their lives, then let's fulfill their wishes."

Another girl said with some dissatisfaction, "Lanlan, why didn't you say so earlier? I could have asked Chairman Zhou for an autograph."

Lanlan hummed, "We are on rounds; aren't you afraid the Director will scold you?"

"Am I that fierce?" Director Liu stood in front of the next ward door, turned around, and looked at the two interns who were bad-mouthing him without any attempt to hide it.

Lanlan giggled, "You aren't fierce at all, you just always keep a straight face and look too serious. It would be better if you smiled more often."

Director Liu glared at Lanlan, turned back, pushed open the ward door, and walked in, with the others following one by one.

In the ward, Zhou Andong stood up. "Little Yu Miao, Brother is leaving. I'll come to see you tomorrow at noon. Will you say goodbye to Brother?"

Yu Miao still didn't speak. Zhou Andong sighed silently and called out to Gu Bing, Dong Tang Wenjuan, and Wang Wang Wentian, "Let's go."

Zhou Andong walked to the door. The moment he pushed the door open, a weak and timid voice came from behind him: "Brother, I want to eat meat buns."

Zhou Andong's footsteps stopped abruptly. He turned around slowly, a smile appearing naturally on his face, and he grinned at Yu Miao. "Okay, Brother will buy you meat buns."

A faint smile also appeared on Yu Miao's face, but this smile made Zhou Andong feel inexplicably heartbroken. Because in this girl's smile, he saw too much caution and ingratiation.

"Brother is leaving. I'll come to deliver meat buns for you to eat tomorrow at noon."

Yu Miao nodded her little head gently. Zhou Andong walked away with a wide grin; this was definitely a huge step forward.

When Zhou Andong and his group left the hospital and were about to get into the car, a small dog suddenly rushed out.

Director Lian Kai raised his foot, about to kick it, when the dog braked to a stop, barked twice, and then wagged its tail at Director Lian Kai.

"Hmm?" Shen Weiming looked at the dog. "It seems to be the dog that was following Yu Miao last night."

"Woof woof!" The dog barked at Shen Weiming twice more.

"Hey!" Zhou Andong was amused. "It seems to understand what you said and is responding to you."

"Let's go!" Gu Bing said impatiently, "I'm hungry."

"You, every single day, can you do anything other than eat?" Zhou Andong gave Gu Bing a sharp look and walked toward the parking lot.

"Damn!" Gu Bing followed him, dissatisfied, saying as he walked, "You bastard, do you have any conscience? I was on the front lines for you today, offending so many people, and you don't appreciate me at all."

"I was wrong!" Zhou Andong immediately admitted his mistake, then raised his hand and patted Gu Bing on the shoulder. "To express my gratitude, from now on, this younger brother will yield to you in everything."

"That's more like it." Gu Bing nodded with satisfaction. "Keep your word. If you don't yield to me, I won't let you off."

"I will definitely yield to you," Zhou Andong said with a serious face. "I'll let you cook, let you do the laundry, let you sweep the floor—everything I can think of, I'll yield to you."

"Pfft!" Dong Tang Wenjuan, who was following closely behind, burst into laughter, then immediately held it back.

"Zhou Andong!" Gu Bing stopped, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and swung them hard at the back of Zhou Andong's head through the air.