Chapter 2402

The guard then entered the security booth. The workers had stopped pushing the security department personnel and were waiting for the gate to open.

The guard pressed the switch, and the retractable gate slowly opened.

The white-haired old man leading the workers turned and waved, saying, "Everyone, don't be chaotic. Enter in an orderly fashion. We are workers, not rioters!"

The old man's hair was quite long, and his beard was also long. His hair and beard fluttered in the cold wind, and combined with his shout, he appeared very tragic.

The middle-aged man also shouted, "Everyone listen to the old factory manager, don't act recklessly!"

After the gate was opened, the old man led the way in. Sure enough, the other workers also entered in an orderly manner, without any chaos at all. The working class was, by nature, the most disciplined group; if they hadn't been pushed to the brink with nowhere else to go, how would they have taken this step?

Su Xinghui watched them silently, while Yi Bingcheng and the group's leaders were all sitting on pins and needles, not knowing what awaited them.

The workers had all entered and surrounded Su Xinghui and the others. Su Xinghui said to the old man, "Sir, it's impossible to talk with so many people. Why don't you select some representatives to go to the conference room with us for a dialogue?"

The old man looked at the workers who had poured in; it was indeed impossible to talk. With so many people, if everyone said a word, he didn't know when they would finish. He said to the workers, "Then everyone, shall we select some representatives?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Deng Fuping took the opportunity to say, "Then everyone select some representatives, and the others should go back first. The weather is quite cold, and it's not appropriate for so many people to stand here."

It would have been better if Deng Fuping hadn't spoken. As soon as he opened his mouth, the workers' emotions flared up: "Deng Fuping, don't you speak!"

"We aren't going back. We are going to wait here for a result."

"You still have the face to speak? It's you people who turned the factory into this state."

"You are the biggest corrupt element in the factory, get down!"

The workers' indignation frightened Deng Fuping, and he dared not speak again. Su Xinghui said decisively, "Everyone can wait here if you wish. Please select representatives quickly, and we will go upstairs for a dialogue."

After some deliberation, the workers quickly selected over a dozen representatives. The old man and the middle-aged man were among them. They followed Su Xinghui upstairs. Yi Bingcheng and the group's leaders exchanged glances and helplessly followed them up.

The development of the situation was now beyond their control, and they could only take it one step at a time.

The other workers all walked to the entrance of the office building and stood there silently. They looked upstairs with expectant eyes.

When Su Xinghui walked to the second-floor stairwell, he looked down from the window. Seeing the sea of workers standing there in silence, his heart felt heavy.

It was already winter, yet many workers were dressed very thinly. Su Xinghui felt as if he could see them shivering in the cold wind.

Su Xinghui glanced at the group leaders again. They were all well-dressed, some even wearing furs, looking no different from wealthy tycoons. These people formed a stark contrast with the workers.

After entering the conference room, Su Xinghui had everyone sit down and asked Xia Song to take notes. He then said to the old man, "Sir, please introduce yourself, and if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them."

The old man said, "Fine, then I'll say a few words first. Team Leader Su, my name is Yin Deshan. I am seventy-eight years old this year and have been retired for eighteen years. Before retiring, I was the factory manager and Party Secretary of the Yanzhong Textile Factory. I do have opinions to raise, and a belly full of them at that. I just don't understand, the Yanzhong Textile Factory was such a good factory, how did it end up like this today?"

"My retirement pension hasn't been paid for nearly a year. Now my home has no heating, no electricity, and I can't even afford coal. As an old man, I don't have the strength to go out and work. However, I didn't come here today to raise opinions for this reason!"

"Just ten years ago, the factory was so prosperous, earning one hundred million a year. People from the Yanzhong Textile Factory walked out with their heads held high; how much face we had! But it's only been a few years, how did the factory become like this? Cold and desolate, production has been stopped for two or three years, tens of thousands of people have nothing to do, and debt collectors come every day. It's shameful!"

Yin Deshan's final words, "It's shameful," were spoken with such heartbreak, as if his heart had been ripped from his chest. It was deafening, and it made Su Xinghui's eyes moisten.

Because he was too excited, Yin Deshan began to cough violently. Su Xinghui stood up and stepped forward, gently patting Yin Deshan's back. He used his strength skillfully, and soon, Yin Deshan stopped coughing.

Yin Deshan nodded to Su Xinghui and said, "Thank you, Team Leader Su."

Su Xinghui sat back in his seat and said, "Old Factory Manager, don't be so polite. Please continue."

Yin Deshan said, "I came here today because I have some questions for the factory leaders. Deng Fuping, I ask you, just last year, you factory leaders said you wanted to form a joint venture with a foreign factory and went to the United States and Europe for inspection. Did this happen?"

Deng Fuping nodded and said, "That happened."

Yin Deshan said, "But every factory leader brought two or three family members. You brought your wife and daughter. Did this happen? This inspection cost hundreds of thousands, but it was absolutely useless. Did this happen?"

Xiong Wanhua, the Party Secretary of the Yanfang Group, said, "Old Factory Manager, it's not like you don't know. General Manager Deng's wife is the deputy director of the group's administrative office, and his daughter is a technician in the factory. It's normal for them to follow along for the inspection. Don't be so extreme in your speech. What do you mean by 'absolutely useless'? Not every inspection can yield results. You have to allow us to pay tuition fees."

Yin Deshan said, "Xiong Wanhua, I almost forgot about you. Your wife and daughter-in-law also participated in that inspection, right? Yes, your wife is the deputy director of the procurement department, and your daughter-in-law is a typist in the office. But let me ask you, why do all your family members hold official positions and get to go on inspections? Can you say you have no selfish motives?"

The group leaders were speechless.

"Deng Fuping, Xiong Wanhua, in the years you have been in power, how many cadres have you promoted? Out of thirty thousand people in the factory, over five thousand are full-time cadres. Why does our factory need so many full-time cadres? Where does their salary come from? Isn't it all the blood and sweat money of the workers?"

"Also, how much money do you spend on eating and drinking every year? Several million a year, right? Plus the branch factories and the third-industry companies you established, the annual entertainment expenses must add up to over ten million, right? Accountant Zhu, answer this question. Have I exaggerated?"

Accountant Zhu Yansheng smoked silently without speaking. His face appeared somewhat hazy in the smoke, and it was impossible to tell what his expression was.

"What is the concept of over ten million? How many things could be bought? How many salaries could be paid? But you spendthrifts ate and drank all that money. You ended up with a good life, but the company ended up like this."

"Let's talk about those third-industry companies you set up. Aren't these companies all run by your family members? You say it's to engage in diversified operations for the factory and earn more profit, but which of these companies has made money? Combined, they lose at least tens of millions every year, right? Where did that money go? Did it go into your pockets?"

At this point, Yin Deshan glanced at Feng Hong, who was standing to the side. He pointed at Feng Hong and said, "Let me talk about the problem with the factory's security department. Since you took power, you have been constantly expanding the former public security department, now the security department. By now, there are hundreds of people. But what kind of things are these hundreds of people? Like this guy, he's simply a hooligan!" ===== CHAPTER 2404 =====