Chapter 71: Brutally Beating Xu Damao

"Gangzi, why are you here? I just saw our factory's Film Projectionist, Xu Damao, constantly badmouthing you," a fellow worker said as he walked into the Workshop holding a wrench, looking at Zhao Gangzi in surprise.

Zhao Gangzi narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, thinking that it really was that dog Xu Damao spreading rumors; he didn't know which wire in that kid's brain had snapped.

"Where is Xu Damao?"

"Huh? I saw him just outside the Canteen. What are you going to do? Don't be impulsive," the worker warned.

Zhao Gangzi wore a fake smile, took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket to hand out to everyone, then borrowed the wrench and walked toward the Canteen without looking back.

At this moment, outside the Canteen.

Xu Damao and his few cronies were still spreading the news about Zhao Gangzi's infertility; it could truly be said that three people make a tiger, and public clamor can melt gold.

At first, no one believed it, but later, as more people spread it, it really started to sound like the truth.

Liu Huozi: "Damao, is it really okay for us to do this? I heard that He Yuzhu from the kitchen can't even beat him. What if..."

"What are you afraid of? Aren't I here? Besides, if we get this done, the benefits I promised you won't be missing," Xu Damao scoffed, looking at the coward Liu Huozi with contempt.

Nearby, quite a few onlookers were holding their bowls, listening to Xu Damao blather on.

"Let me tell you, you must not say this came from me. After all, my relationship with Zhao Gangzi is so good, I'm afraid of hurting our brotherly bond..."

Just as Xu Damao was spreading bad things about Zhao Gangzi, someone shouted, "Zhao Gangzi is coming over, there's a good show to watch!"

Hearing this, Xu Damao gave a sudden jolt, and in the distance, Zhao Gangzi was already approaching with a wrench in hand.

Zhao Gangzi was still far away, but this aura alone made Xu Damao's legs tremble; just as he prepared to run, he was grabbed by the throat and struck hard on the lower leg with the wrench.

Instantly, a series of screams rang out outside the Canteen.

Even Liu Huozi, who was nearby, did not escape Zhao Gangzi's dark hand, as a single blow from the wrench knocked his crooked teeth straight.

"Xu Damao, do you want to die? You dare say I'm infertile? Your whole family is infertile, damn it!"

"Watch me beat you to death today!"

Zhao Gangzi was so angry he laughed; to deal with him, Xu Damao could think of any trick, but the key was that the kid's IQ wasn't high, and he only ever did these disgusting things.

Others watched obediently, and not a single person stepped forward to speak for Xu Damao; not to mention Xu Damao spreading rumors about Zhao Gangzi, they wished they could go up and kick him a few times themselves.

When showing movies, he would always arrange for the men to sit in the back and put all the women and widows in the front, and he would specifically reserve a center seat for himself; these workers had long been fed up with Xu Damao.

"Well hit, Gangzi! Let's see if this kid dares to stir up trouble again!"

"Exactly, exactly, kick him a few more times for me!"

There were quite a few people around constantly heckling.

Looking at Xu Damao and Liu Huozi, their bodies were already weak, and as the bottom-feeders of the Siheyuan World in terms of combat power, they had no choice but to be beaten up by Zhao Gangzi.

Several of Liu Huozi's teeth were knocked out, and not only did he not dare to resist, he was beaten into begging for mercy repeatedly; Xu Damao was no better, lying on the ground convulsing from the beating.

"Weren't you very arrogant? Come on, stand up and say it again, did you hear me?"

Zhao Gangzi shoved the wrench into Xu Damao's backside, turning Xu Damao's face green, and he begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong, Brother Gang, let me go. I wish you and Ezi a hundred years of harmony, stop hitting me, Brother Gang!"

"I wish your mother a hundred years of harmony!"

Zhao Gangzi had originally intended to continue beating Xu Damao, but people from the Security Section arrived, fearing that if Zhao Gangzi caused a real incident, they would have to bear joint responsibility.

In the distance, Section Chief Wang, wearing a red armband, led people to restrain Xu Damao and smiled at Zhao Gangzi: "Alright, Gangzi, stop hitting him. If something really happens, it won't be easy for us to cover for you."

"I heard about this from Liu Huaiyi too. This Xu Damao is indeed not a good person. How about this: you've already beaten him, let him apologize to you in person, how about that?"

Seeing Section Chief Wang come out to smooth things over, Zhao Gangzi couldn't really continue; after all, Section Chief Wang had some connection to Xu Damao, as Section Chief Wang's wife loved watching movies, and Xu Damao had often curried favor with her.

However, this matter couldn't just pass so simply, otherwise he, Zhao Gangzi, would become a soft persimmon, so he feigned anger and said: "No, an apology alone isn't enough. Xu Damao must apologize publicly to the whole factory over the broadcast!"

"This..."

Section Chief Wang considered it for a moment; although Xu Damao had some connection to him, Zhao Gangzi had a deeper background and a good relationship with the Factory Director.

Moreover, Xu Damao was in the wrong first, so an public apology was nothing. Xu Damao, who was lying on the ground twitching, also agreed: "I'll apologize, I'll apologize! This matter was indeed my fault first, I was blinded by greed!"

"Brother Gang, this matter has nothing to do with me, it was all instigated by Xu Damao," Liu Huozi said aggrievedly while searching for his teeth on the ground.

The people around eating their meals also joined in the commotion, following Xu Damao and the others toward the Broadcasting Room; Yu Haitang, who had been covering shifts there, had returned to school, and now there was a middle-aged woman in the Broadcasting Room.

Upon hearing that Xu Damao was going to apologize to Zhao Gangzi publicly, she quickly gave up her seat, and Xu Damao didn't hesitate, sitting right down, turning on the switch, and preparing to apologize to Zhao Gangzi.

"Hoo hoo..."

"I am the factory's Film Projectionist, Xu Damao. Today, I want to formally apologize to Comrade Zhao Gangzi, a Third-Level Fitter..."

"Zhao Gangzi is infertile..."

Xu Damao had just said this much when his speaking speed slowed down, and Zhao Gangzi, seeing that this kid still dared to play tricks, pulled out the wrench again right there in the Broadcasting Room.

This time, even Section Chief Wang didn't stop him; it had to be said, this Xu Damao was truly asking for a beating! Even now, he still wasn't being honest; he deserved to be beaten to death.

"Ouch, stop hitting, stop hitting, I was wrong!"

"Ao ao ao..."

"..."

Because the loudspeaker was still on, the scene in the Broadcasting Room was transmitted throughout the entire factory via the loudspeaker, and even Yang Feng, who was drinking tea in his office, heard it clearly, nearly spitting out a mouthful of tea leaves.

Other workers still working also put down their work, constantly pointing at the loudspeaker in the Workshop.

"What's going on? Why did I hear Xu Damao say Zhao Gangzi is infertile?"

"Qin Huairu, you're in the same courtyard as them, do you know about this? I originally thought Zhao Gangzi was quite good, I didn't expect him to be a dead-end."

Qin Huairu was currently slacking off in the Workshop, and upon hearing someone call her, she thought someone from above had come to inspect and was nearly startled.

"Huh?"

Qin Huairu was shocked, then spoke impatiently: "How would I know? In our courtyard, Zhao Gangzi is a Zhou Bapi; I wish his family would reach a dead-end!"

At this moment, Qin Huairu was still carrying a big belly; she had originally wanted to take maternity leave, but the director told her she could take leave, but there would be no pay. Helplessly, she had to come to work for the sake of the family's livelihood.

She was already full of resentment, and now, hearing such noise on the broadcast, she wished she could beat a few people to death.