Chapter 31

Director Wang's words were also a bolt from the blue for Yi Zhonghai, completely disrupting his retirement plan.

Previously, Yi Zhonghai's retirement plan was largely built on the premise that Shazhu and Qin Huairu were ignorant of the law, easy to fool, and easy to manipulate.

Now, Director Wang's words had directly overturned the table and laid everything out in the open. Yi Zhonghai was suddenly anxious; if he could not manipulate and control Qin Huairu with his words now, it would be extremely difficult to control her in the future.

"Yi Zhonghai, stop using those feudal dregs to fool the fine youth of the new world! And you, Jia Zhangshi, you have repeatedly defied the organization, engaged in restoration, and acted like a landlady. It seems that if you aren't given a taste of something harsh, you won't know the iron fist of the people of the new world," Director Wang shouted sternly, then gave her subordinate a look.

Director Wang's subordinate had long found Jia Zhangshi an eyesore and immediately stepped forward to rescue Qin Huairu.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi was nearly insane and was simply not someone Director Wang's subordinate could contend with. Jia Zhangshi was clutching Qin Huairu's hair so tightly that she was about to rip a large patch of her scalp off.

The crazier Jia Zhangshi acted, the more it showed how afraid and terrified she was inside.

Seeing Director Wang's subordinate struggling, Station Chief Zhang of the police station raised his hand and waved it.

The police station subordinates immediately stepped forward, grabbed the fingers Jia Zhangshi was using to clutch Qin Huairu's hair, pried them open, and then twisted them hard.

"Ah!" Jia Zhangshi let out a hysterical scream and instantly let go of Qin Huairu.

Director Wang's subordinate immediately pulled Qin Huairu away and protected her, while Station Chief Zhang's subordinates gave Jia Zhangshi a sound beating, letting her deeply feel the power of the iron fist of justice.

Jia Zhangshi screamed repeatedly as she was beaten.

Director Wang hated Jia Zhangshi to the core and was determined to use her as the chicken to scare the monkeys, so she just watched coldly from the sidelines as Jia Zhangshi took the beating.

Station Chief Zhang's subordinates were very experienced and measured, specifically hitting Jia Zhangshi in areas with thick skin and flesh, causing her great pain without causing any fundamental injury.

At first, Jia Zhangshi was howling with full lung power, but slowly, the screams grew quieter.

Director Wang remained unmoved. Seeing that no one called for a stop, Station Chief Zhang's subordinates continued to beat her for a full half-hour, stopping only when they were both drenched in sweat.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you still dare to oppose the law and resist the organization?" Director Wang said coldly.

"I don't dare, I don't dare," Jia Zhangshi said, her voice weak as a thread.

"That's good, then keep listening. Jia Zhangshi, don't talk about the work position either! Qin Huairu, remember, you are Jia Dongxu's officially married and government-recognized wife; you are the primary heir to everything in the Jia family."

"Jia Dongxu's work position is yours, not the Jia family's, and no one can take it away," Director Wang said in a deep voice.

"Right! Director Wang is absolutely correct! Jia Dongxu's work position at the Rolling Mill is yours; no one can take it away, and no one has the qualifications to take it away! You have the final say on Jia Dongxu's work position!"

"Jia Zhangshi has absolutely no reason to point fingers. Even if you don't want this position, it belongs to Jia Geng; if Jia Geng doesn't want it, it goes to Jia Dang; if Jia Dang doesn't want it, it goes to your child; only then would it be Jia Zhangshi's turn," Factory Director Yang said from the side.

Jia Zhangshi's vision went black, and she almost fainted.

The reason Jia Zhangshi could easily manipulate Qin Huairu and make her willingly work like a beast of burden was because she believed she held the work position. Jia Zhangshi knew Qin Huairu's weakness—she didn't want to go back to the countryside. Jia Zhangshi had already planned it all out: let Qin Huairu take the job, then support her, serve her like a beast of burden, and when Bang Geng grew up, she would then rely on Bang Geng.

She never expected Director Wang to shatter her illusions. Just as Jia Zhangshi was racking her brains for a way to break the deadlock, Director Wang spoke again.

"Jia Zhangshi, don't think about using Jia Geng to threaten Qin Huairu. The law stipulates that children belong to their parents; you have no power to take Qin Huairu's children away."

"Being a person of the Jia family in life and a ghost in death is all feudal superstition! Qin Huairu is a person, a fine independent youth. The Old Man has said that women hold up half the sky. You have no power to bully or order Qin Huairu around," Director Wang said coldly.

Director Wang's words plunged Jia Zhangshi into the abyss. Subsequently, Director Wang announced the punishment for Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi was completely stunned, lying on the ground motionless as if she were dead.

However, whether it was Director Wang or anyone else present, they all understood that Jia Zhangshi would not be reconciled. Once Director Wang and her party left, Jia Zhangshi would definitely retaliate.

Subsequently, Director Wang announced the punishments for Wang Liugen and the other three. The families of Wang Liugen and the others immediately let out wails as if their parents had died.

It was a famine year, and He Yuzhu knew it was the tail end of the famine, so they just had to hold out for a while longer, but Wang Liugen and the others didn't know that. They were already only half-full, and now half their wages were being deducted; it was no wonder they were wailing.

"Are you all stupid? If you're not full, go find Yi Zhonghai. If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai breaking the law, how would you have been punished?"

"Anyway, you're all injured and can't go to work, so just go directly to Yi Zhonghai's house to eat," He Yuzhu said at the right moment, not giving Yi Zhonghai any chance to splash dirty water on him.

He Yuzhu had been watching Yi Zhonghai and saw that he was about to distort the facts again, so he simply spoke first.

Liugen and the others might be too embarrassed, but their wives and the others certainly wouldn't be. Besides, how important is face? If they go hungry for a meal or two, they definitely won't suffer in silence.

"Alright, I will announce another new regulation. Because the three mediators—Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui—have made the Siheyuan a mess, in order to clear out the bad habits of the Siheyuan and for the sake of its stability and harmony, the Street Office and the District Government have decided to establish the position of Supervisor in the Siheyuan."

"The Supervisor, aside from having the power to supervise the three mediators, has no other power. In other words, the Supervisor is only responsible for supervising the three mediators."

"If the Supervisor believes that a mediator has problems while exercising their power, they can stop the mediator from exercising that power; if the Supervisor believes the mediator is overstepping their power, they can also stop the mediator."

"If the mediator does not accept this, it will be reported to the Street Office; if the neighbors in the courtyard feel the mediator has problems, they can reflect this to the Supervisor. If the Supervisor does nothing or shows favoritism, they can go directly to the Street Office."

"Now, I invite our Siheyuan's first Supervisor, Master He Yuzhu, to deliver a speech," Director Wang said solemnly.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui all turned pale; after all, no one wants a 'father' figure over their heads.

"Thank you to the organization and the leaders for your trust, allowing me to contribute to the Siheyuan. I will definitely supervise the three mediators—Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui—at all times, stop their mistakes and illegal activities at any time, and return a clear and bright sky to the Siheyuan."

"Director Wang, Director Zheng, I have a small suggestion," He Yuzhu said.

(End of this chapter)