Chapter 128

Life is endless, tossing and turning is endless!

He Yuzhu found Hu Delu in the Third Workshop and originally wanted to provoke Hu to make trouble... no, to get the justice and compensation he wanted. Unfortunately, Hu Delu had already been scared out of his wits and was completely unmoved.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but think of what Fan Wencheng said when persuading Duo Ergun to enter the pass: one can endure the humiliation of one's wife and daughter, one can endure the digging of one's ancestral grave, one can endure the seizure of one's land...

However, He Yuzhu could understand Hu Delu. When an individual faces a general trend, their power is too weak, and at most, they can only achieve an extreme one-for-one exchange. Unfortunately, individuals have weaknesses.

However, this period is different from later generations, and there are still a few opportunities. He Yuzhu didn't force Hu Delu; he respected other people's fate.

He Yuzhu returned to the kitchen and called Liu Lan into the office. Liu Lan was shocked. She had just returned fully satisfied two hours ago, and now he was asking her to welcome him again. This was simply an animal.

"What are you thinking? Help me do something." He Yuzhu knew Liu Lan had thought wrong as soon as he saw her look, so he flicked her forehead twice with his finger.

"Ah! What is it? Tell me," Liu Lan said with a flushed face.

"It's like this..." He Yuzhu explained in detail what happened last night.

"Heh, Pillar, I didn't expect you to be so bold. You dare to do such things. Aren't you afraid they will retaliate against you?" Liu Lan asked with surprise.

"They should be the ones afraid of me. Anyway, as long as I'm targeted, I'll go to the Square to hold a sign and go to Zhongnanhai to hit the stone lion. You tell me who is afraid of whom? Let's talk about business. You spread what I did, and try your best not to expose yourself," He Yuzhu said.

"Done, leave this to me. I'm good at this kind of thing," Liu Lan said.

He Yuzhu repeatedly urged Liu Lan to be careful, but Liu Lan didn't take it to heart at all. In the past, when she was spreading gossip about others, no one could find her, let alone now that she was spreading He Yuzhu's great achievements. How could they find her?

Even if they found her, so what? He Yuzhu had already done it, so why couldn't she say it?

Liu Lan wasn't stupid either. She knew that such things were not good for the leaders, but for the vast number of fellow workers, it was a great thing. In the past, fellow workers suffered in silence and could only swallow their teeth. Now, He Yuzhu used his personal experience to tell everyone that there was another way.

Besides, it wasn't that no one had done this kind of thing. Many people were secretly writing report letters, but in the past, people mostly threw report letters into the factory. Now, they could completely throw them into the Square and into Zhongnanhai.

Liu Lan slipped away directly, then returned before cooking the big pot of food, and gave He Yuzhu a reassuring look.

He Yuzhu still underestimated Liu Lan. He thought this kind of thing would take at least two or three days to ferment, but he didn't expect that it would be known to everyone just after lunch.

"Pillar, when it comes to cooking, I'm not as good as you; when it comes to doing this kind of thing, you're not as good as me. Why did I spread it before the meal? It's to use the time when everyone is eating and chatting to let everyone know about your glorious deeds," Liu Lan said triumphantly.

"You said it very well, don't say it next time," He Yuzhu said after rolling his eyes at Liu Lan.

After lunch, there was nothing to do in the kitchen. Even if there was, it was Ma Hua, Pangzi, and Liu Lan who were responsible for handling it. He Yuzhu returned to the office leisurely, lying down and preparing to take a nap.

Before sleeping, some steel in the Rolling Mill inexplicably decreased. After He Yuzhu collected this steel into his consciousness space, according to He Yuzhu's ideas, he forged it into what he wanted.

After finishing, He Yuzhu lay on the bed and slept soundly. He didn't know how long he slept, but when He Yuzhu was sleeping soundly, he was awakened by a series of rapid footsteps.

He Yuzhu was sleepy and slowly opened his eyes, only to see Liu Lan rushing into the office.

"Pillar, something big has happened!" Liu Lan said nervously.

"What happened?" He Yuzhu asked, immediately waking up.

"Do you know Li Laonian from the Fifth Workshop?" Liu Lan asked.

"Li Laonian? Seems to have some impression, that guy who can't fart after three sticks. Why? Did he get rolled into the machine like Jia Dongxu?" He Yuzhu shook his head and said.

"No! Li Laonian asked for leave after eating. The workshop director thought Li Laonian was uncomfortable, so he let Li Laonian go home. I didn't expect that Li Laonian, who was usually withered, broke out this time and went directly to Zhongnanhai, shouting injustice and hitting his head on the stone lion of Zhongnanhai."

"I heard them say that the blood on Li Laonian's head sprayed out with a 'poof' sound, staining the stone lion red. The guards immediately sent Li Laonian to the hospital, and this matter directly attracted the attention of the highest level."

"It turns out that Li Laonian was also dealt with by the people in the Security Section. Do you know the yellow dog in the Security Section in the past? The one named Huang Bo. I heard that his sister is the mistress of Deputy Section Chief Liu of the Security Section, and he entered the Security Section because of this relationship."

"I don't know how Li Laonian offended the yellow dog, or maybe the yellow dog thought Li Laonian was too honest and wanted to bully Li Laonian, and by the way, use Li Laonian to establish his authority. The yellow dog took Li Laonian into the Security Section and tossed him around, not only leaving Li Laonian with hidden injuries but also making Li Laonian pay one hundred yuan."

"Li Laonian is just a second-grade worker and has to support a big family. Where would he have extra money? Li Laonian's son was unconvinced and went to reason with the yellow dog, but his leg was broken by the yellow dog. It's not that Li Laonian didn't report it, but in the end, the matter was left unsettled."

"Li Laonian saw that reporting was useless, so he secretly wrote a report letter, but he didn't expect these letters to fall into the hands of the yellow dog again. Li Laonian's body was not only tossed by the yellow dog, but his son's leg was completely crippled by the yellow dog, becoming a cripple."

"Li Laonian was originally cowardly and had a submissive personality. Seeing that various methods were useless, he could only swallow his anger, and what you did gave him an inspiration. Li Laonian went directly to Zhongnanhai, shocking the higher-ups."

"I heard from Sister Hua that the higher-ups sent a regiment of troops to the Rolling Mill and arrested all the people in the Security Section. The people in the Security Section wanted to struggle, but they were beaten by those soldiers. They were beaten so miserably. Even if they were honest, they had to take a few gun butts."

"The canteen director asked me to call you to restrain the people in the kitchen and don't let them go to watch the fun," Liu Lan chatted away.

He Yuzhu immediately followed Liu Lan to the kitchen and appeased everyone.

At this time, the big loudspeaker in the broadcast room also rang, requiring fellow workers to stick to their posts and not run around.

"Did the yellow dog and the others get transferred away last time?" He Yuzhu asked Liu Lan in a low voice.

"The yellow dog is gone, but Deputy Section Chief Liu didn't leave. Deputy Section Chief Liu was directly arrested, and the investigation team came to investigate. I heard that after the matter was clarified, it proved that what Li Laonian said was correct."

"Deputy Section Chief Liu's face was slapped swollen on the spot, and one of his legs was broken. With such a big scene, even if the yellow dog was transferred away, he couldn't run away. This time, the people in the Security Section are unlucky," Liu Lan said gloatingly.

"Deserved. There are quite a few people like the yellow dog in the Security Section. It really should have been rectified long ago. Still the same sentence, the power of the Security Section is too great. They can arrest whoever they want. That won't do. Once you enter the Security Section, you call heaven but heaven doesn't respond, you call earth but earth doesn't respond. They can do whatever they want unscrupulously," He Yuzhu said.

Dealing with extremely vicious people, doing this can certainly deter them, but for different people, they should be treated differently. They play a one-size-fits-all approach. No matter who comes in, they will deal with them first. Many innocent people were forced to confess by torture and forced to confess.

The key is that they just write a self-criticism afterward, or even don't have a self-criticism, and just punish themselves with three cups of wine.

He Yuzhu wished he could go and see it now, but unfortunately, in order to maintain stability, the factory didn't let people watch, so He Yuzhu could only sigh at the ocean.

He Yuzhu was happy and free, but Li Huaide, Deputy Factory Director Nie, and other high-level leaders were busy and exhausted. At the same time, the big leaders from the Ministry also rushed over, held a leadership team meeting, and scolded them severely. After the big leaders and the others left, the mess still had to be cleaned up by Li Huaide and the others.

"Sigh, the factory will be hard to manage in the future," Li Huaide said with a frown while smoking.

"Old Li, you're wrong to say that. Does this matter depend on the fellow workers? It's because the people in the Security Section were too excessive, forcing Li Laonian to have to use this strategy. Facts have proved that the Security Section is really not a thing."

"After investigation, the evil deeds done by the Security Section are not just Li Laonian's case. How many years have passed? How did they become like this? What is the difference between this and the black-skinned dogs wearing that skin in the old world?" Deputy Factory Director Nie didn't agree with Li Huaide's words but said coldly.

"Yes, they were indeed too excessive. When something happens, we can't find trouble with the fellow workers. The fellow workers are not looking for trouble, but they did this because they were bullied too hard."

"I think we should unify our ideas and, in order to ensure the interests of the fellow workers, collectively reflect to the Ministry and strengthen the management of the Security Section."

"According to principles and discipline, we cannot interfere with the operation of the Security Section, but we can send supervisory personnel to supervise the Security Section. In the future, whenever the Security Section wants to arrest someone, the supervisory personnel must arrive at the first time to protect the fellow workers."

"Everyone, let's brainstorm and see how to protect the safety of the fellow workers and ensure the interests of the fellow workers. After the meeting, write a report and hand it in, and then I, Deputy Factory Director Li, and Deputy Factory Director Nie will summarize it and report it to the Ministry," Secretary Wan said.

Secretary Wan usually didn't show his face, but today, as soon as he spoke, he showed that Secretary Wan was not a simple character either. He went straight to the theme and went to seize the power of the Security Section. Since he couldn't seize all the power, he had to take this opportunity to mix sand into it.

"Good! I agree with Secretary Wan's proposal," Li Huaide said directly.

Li Huaide only reacted after hearing the second half of Deputy Factory Director Nie's words. This was not for the interests of the fellow workers; this was a good time to fight for power and profit.

Then again, it was obviously not the time to find trouble with Li Laonian. In fact, he couldn't find trouble with Li Laonian. What if Li Laonian played this hand again? This time, the Security Section was unlucky. What about next time?

The fellow workers couldn't be provoked, or rather, they couldn't be too excessive, and they couldn't be forced into a corner.

Li Huaide had long wanted to win over the people in the Security Section, but unfortunately, the Security Section was not in the same system as him, and the Security Section had been having accidents recently, so Li Huaide temporarily extinguished his thoughts. After all, people were not so easy to win over.

Now, he could take this opportunity to openly insert his own people into the Security Section. How could Li Huaide not agree?

Deputy Factory Director Nie had the same thoughts as Li Huaide, so naturally, he agreed.

Both sides agreed, and the subordinates of both sides also expressed their positions together, and the remaining people also began to express their positions.

He Yuzhu didn't care about these. After He Yuzhu waited until work was over, he hadn't walked out of the canteen when Xu Zhongyi found He Yuzhu with a bag.

Xu Zhongyi gave He Yuzhu a "you know" look, and the two returned to the Siheyuan tacitly. On the way, the fellow workers who got off work were also talking about the Security Section.

"Brother Pillar, what do you think of this matter?" Xu Zhongyi asked with a smile.

"I'm watching it standing up," He Yuzhu said.

"Uh, I'm asking what your opinion is on this matter?" Xu Zhongyi asked after rolling his eyes.

"What opinion can there be? Isn't this learned from me? I'm just not as extreme as him. Then again, it won't work if it's not extreme. After such a thing happens, there are only three methods."

"The first method is like Li Laonian, going to Zhongnanhai to hit the stone with his head;"

"The second method is to perish together."

"The third method is to find the other party's weakness. The other party always has weaknesses, for example, being with parents, wives, and children every day, making the other party afraid of throwing the rat..." He Yuzhu said indifferently.

Xu Zhongyi was speechless again. He said others were extreme, but you are even more extreme.

"Shouldn't this matter be reported to the higher-ups or to the police station?" Xu Zhongyi asked.

"Li Laonian did it, but it didn't work. Li Laonian, who was the master, was beaten so miserably by a group of servants and still had to swallow his anger. This is unreasonable. Since there is no reason, then only extreme methods can be used."

"Some people, they are not afraid of you picking up the weapon of the law, but are afraid of you putting down the law and picking up weapons," He Yuzhu said, spreading his hands.

Xu Zhongyi was very helpless. This sentence couldn't be answered at all.

He Yuzhu didn't want to let Xu Zhongyi go but continued to stimulate him.

"Brother, your ability is not small. Two catties of pig offal, and two hard dishes. Even our Factory Director Li can't get such hard dishes in this period," He Yuzhu said, looking at Xu Zhongyi's bag.

"How can I compare with Factory Director Li? Isn't this to better integrate into the crowd? I used up all the tickets I saved for a year, and I also entrusted connections to get them," Xu Zhongyi said with a wink.

"Then you are also amazing. Look at everyone, they are all swollen from hunger. I heard that the countryside is even worse. In some places, whole villages have fallen. This is still around Sijiucheng. In other places, it's simply unimaginable. In the past, no matter how bad the famine was, so many people didn't fall," He Yuzhu muttered.

Xu Zhongyi frowned tightly. Xu Zhongyi had been to the countryside and knew that what He Yuzhu said was true. The whole land was bare and yellow, without even a bit of green, and everything that could be eaten had been eaten.

Although Xu Zhongyi didn't understand policy, he understood human nature, and Xu Zhongyi had also vaguely heard that in addition to using grain to pay off the debts of the north, a lot of grain had been given to the old black for free.

Xu Zhongyi looked at He Yuzhu meaningfully. He didn't know if He Yuzhu was sighing unintentionally or mentioning it intentionally. In the end, Xu Zhongyi just let out a long sigh.

"How can we procurement officers not know the harshness of the environment? But we have to live too. We can't manage so much, so we can only manage ourselves first. If a man doesn't look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him," Xu Zhongyi said.

"Brother is right. Fathers die, mothers remarry, everyone takes care of themselves. I just don't know how long we have to endure," He Yuzhu sighed.

He Yuzhu chatted easily and killed the conversation. The two didn't speak but returned to the Siheyuan.

As soon as He Yuzhu arrived at the Siheyuan, he felt something was wrong. Yan Bugui was not seen at the door. Even if Yan Bugui was no longer a door god, he would water flowers at his door every day.

"Jiedi, where is your father?" He Yuzhu asked when he saw Yan Jiedi playing in the courtyard.

(End of chapter)