Chapter 658: Counterattack

Li Huaide was brought to He Yuzhu's office by Li Lin and Zou Laoqi.

He Yuzhu waved a hand at Li Lin and Zou Laoqi, and the two immediately retreated.

He Yuzhu closed the door, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"Li Huaide," He Yuzhu sneered, "you scheme against me behind my back every day; do you really think I don't know anything? Your mistake was finding this dog-headed strategist Xu Damao. You think you're using him, but in reality, you're being used by him!"

Li Huaide said with a gloomy face, "Junior brother, I admit defeat today. But I can still clear my name; with a man and a woman alone together, it's hard to say who was the initiator. I can completely claim that Qin Huairu asked me for a favor, I refused, and she turned around to frame me!"

He Yuzhu nodded, "You certainly could say that."

Li Huaide suddenly perked up, as if he had found leverage over He Yuzhu, and spoke fearlessly, "My affair is much lighter than yours. If the fact that you and Liu Rusi have a child gets out, will you still be able to sit securely as Factory Director?"

He Yuzhu shook his head immediately, "Do you have proof?"

"Proof?" Li Huaide sneered, "The photos of that child are in your parents' hands, and the neighbors in your courtyard have all seen them."

He Yuzhu understood instantly; it was still Xu Damao who stirred up the trouble, forcing the Yan family and the Liu family to go down with him. These two families were truly interesting—usually acting servile, but jumping out to bite back the moment they had a chance.

He could basically conclude that Liu Haizhong was the one pulling the strings behind this.

He asked casually, "It was Liu Haizhong who spread the rumors, right?"

Li Huaide smiled, "I can't tell you that; you'll naturally know when I report it."

He Yuzhu said no more, pulled a stack of photos from his drawer, and slammed them onto the table with a "slap."

Li Huaide looked down, his face turning deathly pale in an instant.

He flipped through the photos one by one, breaking into a cold sweat after finishing, then grabbed one and tore it forcefully.

After tearing one, he reached out to grab another.

He Yuzhu sighed softly, "Li Huaide, use your brain. If I could print these photos, it means I have the negatives. Can you tear them all up?"

Li Huaide froze in place, his hand hanging in mid-air, unable to move.

But after all, he was an old slicker who had been in the factory for a long time; in the blink of an eye, he changed his expression, wearing a face full of smiles as he said, "Zhuzi, junior brother, let's make a deal! If you let me off, I will never mention your business again; it will all rot in my stomach."

He Yuzhu smiled, "What business of mine? The things you fabricated can't topple me at all. Stop making up fake chips out of thin air!"

Li Huaide finally realized the seriousness of the situation; he stepped forward, grabbed He Yuzhu's hand, and said hurriedly, "Junior brother, I know I was wrong. But this isn't all my fault; it was Zhou Hao who made me do it. He has great influence, and I can't afford to offend him! How about this: on the surface, I'll still listen to Zhou Hao, but in reality, I'll tell you everything he does. From now on, I will follow your lead."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Fine. But since you are fickle, you write a statement yourself, detailing today's events exactly as they happened, and I will temporarily not pursue you."

Li Huaide stood where he was, his lips pressed into a thin line, not moving an inch.

"If you don't want to write it," He Yuzhu said unhurriedly, "then I'll send these photos directly to your father-in-law and let the old man take a good look."

Li Huaide stared at the photos on the table, gritted his teeth hard, grabbed a pen, and hunched over the table to write.

After he finished, He Yuzhu took it, read it over, and put it into the drawer, "Remember, from now on, if you neglect your proper duties again and mess around with illicit relationships in the factory, I will hand these materials over."

Li Huaide lowered his head and agreed repeatedly, "I definitely won't, I definitely won't."

"Don't mention today's events to anyone," He Yuzhu instructed.

Li Huaide nodded, turned around, and retreated.

He Yuzhu didn't deal a fatal blow to Li Huaide, not because he was soft-hearted.

He knew very well that if Li Huaide really fell, he didn't know what kind of person the newly transferred Deputy Factory Director might be. Rather than replacing him with someone of unknown depth, it was better to keep this one, whom he held leverage over.

After dealing with Li Huaide, He Yuzhu immediately went to the Tractor Factory, found Factory Director Xia Dongming, and demanded that Liu Haizhong be dismissed on the spot.

Less than three hours later, Liu Haizhong, like an enraged bull, crashed into He Yuzhu's office, his eyes bulging and bloodshot: "He Yuzhu! By what right do you remove me from my post? By what right?"

He Yuzhu didn't even lift his eyelids and asked in a businesslike manner, "Second Uncle, tell me why Factory Director Xia dismissed you as Workshop Director."

Liu Haizhong slammed the table and shouted, "He said my organizational skills weren't enough!"

He Yuzhu smiled and sighed, "If he says your ability isn't up to par, then there's nothing I can do."

Liu Haizhong said angrily, "I know, this was instigated by you. He Yuzhu, you are too petty. My Lao San smashed your house, and you smashed mine; we were already even, why do you still have to remove me from my post?"

He Yuzhu sighed, "Second Uncle, if you want to put it that way, I have nothing to say. But since you were so close to Li Huaide, you could also ask him for help."

The fat on Liu Haizhong's face trembled; even as slow as he was, he understood the implication and hurriedly pressed, "Zhuzi, I know about Deputy Factory Director Li's situation. Tell me the truth, did he sell me out?"

He Yuzhu shook his head, "Second Uncle, let me give you a piece of advice: I think Factory Director Xia's assessment of you is very objective. If you want to walk the path of officialdom, your ability is truly insufficient. It's better to go back and be a worker with peace of mind."

After hearing this, Liu Haizhong walked away dejectedly.

Afterward, He Yuzhu went to the Warehouse.

Qin Huairu had already changed into clean clothes, but her complexion was still very poor. Seeing him enter, her eyes turned red instantly: "Zhuzi, this time... can Li Huaide be toppled?"

He Yuzhu sighed softly and lowered his voice, "I can't move against him for the time being. I've wronged you a bit in this matter. Don't work in the Warehouse anymore; just go work at the labor union with Zhao Yingzi."

"Why?" Qin Huairu's voice was trembling.

"Although Li Huaide is not a good person, we have already seized his leverage and can control him. If a more ruthless character were to come in, the factory would fall into chaos instead. I have kept the grievances you suffered in my heart."

After hearing this, Qin Huairu nodded, "I understand, I'll go handle the paperwork in a moment."

After comforting Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu went straight to the Broadcasting Group.

Xu Damao and Yu Haitang were arguing intensely over a manuscript; Xu Damao had messed up the draft, and Yu Haitang refused to broadcast it no matter what.

Seeing He Yuzhu enter, Xu Damao immediately said sarcastically, "How does Factory Director He have the time to inspect our tiny Broadcasting Group?"

He Yuzhu didn't waste words with him and slapped a dismissal notice on the table.

"You neglect your proper duties; as a member of the Broadcasting Group, you spend your days following Deputy Factory Director Li and coming up with bad ideas. Go clean the toilets; I see you can't even handle maintenance work properly!"

Xu Damao was stunned for a long time before he reacted, shouting, "He Yuzhu, you are bullying people!"

Yu Haitang, standing to the side, laughed as if it were the New Year, pointing at Xu Damao's nose and cursing, "Xu Damao, you scoundrel, weren't you very arrogant before? You even told me to get lost; now look, who is the one getting lost first!"

Xu Damao packed his things dejectedly, and before leaving, he dropped a line: "He Yuzhu, a higher official crushes people; I won't lower myself to your level!"