Song Wen was arrested and placed under quarantine for investigation a week ago.

The reason was that prohibited books were found in their large office, and their source needed to be traced.

Although it was called a prohibited book, it was actually one of the first books that the company distributed for everyone to study.

It's just that the people who wrote the books have now been overthrown.

*** detained all the people in Song Wen's office separately.

Then each person was given a stack of blank paper, a pen, and a bottle of ink, and they were asked to expose each other.

Nobody knows what exactly happened that week.

Anyway, the group was disbanded a week later, and they were told to stay at home to reflect on their actions and submit repentance materials once a week.

Everyone thought the matter was over and even secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew that Song Wen would hang himself in his living room that very night?

Song Wen left behind a suicide note.

In his suicide note, he said that during that week, he reflected on his not-so-long life and felt that he had lived a life without regrets.

Song Wen said that he believed he had never done anything to wrong anyone, let alone been disloyal to the country.

Does he not know what he needs to repent for?

He was even less willing to expose his colleagues, his superiors, or his friends on unfounded grounds.

Song Wen said he couldn't do such a thing, so he decided to leave this world.

At the end of the letter, Song Wen wrote a statement severing ties with his family and wife.

He said that if he had to apologize to anyone, it would be his family.

They brought them no glory or a good life while they were alive.

Now he is going to die.

I just hope they can forget me forever, live well, and not cause them any more harm because of my departure.

This incident clearly dealt a particularly heavy blow to Shen Ningning.

During her narration, she choked up several times and could not continue speaking; her voice trembled throughout.

Finally, she said, "Song Wen is just stubborn. None of us expected that he would choose to take his own life."

Doesn't he even consider how Yuan Xiao will manage without him? They've only been married for two years, and their relationship is still so good.

At this point, Shen Ningning sniffed and said to Shiyue, "Yuan Xiao has already submitted a transfer application to the hospital. She volunteered to go to the border region."

I was thinking if it's convenient for you, you could tell Xiao He about this, since they were such good friends. Song Wen is gone, he needs to know.

Also, when Yuan Xiao leaves, he might want to come and see him off.

Shiyue's tears were impossible to wipe away, and she didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment. She could only nod and say into the microphone, "Okay."

Shiyue didn't linger in the commune. She wasn't in the mood for leisurely strolling around either. She started heading home as soon as she left the post office.

Although Shiyue hardly stopped along the way, it was already past noon when she returned to the brigade, which was lunchtime.

Shiyue did not go to He Lixuan immediately, but went to the brigade leader's house first.

Sun Yongfu's family was considered well-off in the team. His whole family could work in the fields, and they had no elderly parents or young children to care for, so they had no burdens at all.

So, although his family was reluctant to eat lunch, they could still manage to get a piece of bread for each person around noon to tide them over.

Sun Yongfu had just eaten a cornbread and was now contentedly sitting on a small stool, leaning against the stone mill, basking in the sun.

Then Shiyue pushed open the door and entered.

Upon seeing Shiyue, Sun Yongfu perked up: "Have all the things been sent out?"

"It's been sent."

"What about the shipping cost? Why don't you give me the receipt, and the team will reimburse you later."

Shiyue waved her hand: "My Uncle Shen said that their factory will cover the shipping costs, and it will be sent over together with the payment."

Upon hearing that the food factory was even covering the shipping costs, Sun Yongfu immediately beamed with joy.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Shiyue continued, "Uncle Captain, after I sent the things out, I specifically called my Uncle Shen. He said on the phone that if the quality of this batch is as good as the one I brought before, they will continue to place orders!"

“It’s definitely the same. I’ve been overseeing it every day. I can’t let them get away with it,” Sun Yongfu said confidently.

"That's what I told Uncle Shen too, so he placed an order right then and there, asking us to make another hundred of the same style."

As Shiyue spoke, she took out five yuan from her bag and handed it to Sun Yongfu: "This is the deposit that Uncle Shen asked me to pay for him first. He said he would transfer the money to us as soon as he receives the goods."

"Don't worry, we can resume work right now. The state-owned factory always keeps its word; they absolutely won't lie to us."

Seeing that Shiyue had even taken out money, Sun Yongfu stood up happily.

He repeatedly refused, saying, "Oh, how can I let you pay for this? We're from the same brigade, and I watched you grow up. How could I not trust you?"

Don't worry about this. I'll have them get back to work in a bit, and I promise it won't disrupt the food factory's operations!

Shiyue still slipped the money to Sun Yongfu.

“Take it, Uncle. This is my Uncle Shen’s idea, and he will definitely have to pay me back. Without even a deposit, you can’t really have the confidence to ask the team to work, can you? With the money, everyone will feel more at ease working.”

Upon hearing this, Sun Yongfu smiled and accepted the money.

I think Shiyue has really grown up now, and she speaks and acts with great confidence!

After thoroughly appeasing Sun Yongfu, Shiyue finally got down to business.

She said, "Uncle Captain, could you grant me a few days off?"

"Approved leave? What are you going to do there?"

"I told you before, the reason why Uncle Shen's factory ordered such gift boxes is to sell their products in big cities."

When I called today, Uncle Shen told me that this batch of goods was going to be sold in Jiannan.

"Jiannan?" Sun Yongfu thought for a moment. "Were those educated youth from Jiannan?"

“Yes.” Shiyue smiled: “All six of them, including Chuxia, are from Jiannan, from Jiangxin City in Jiannan Province.”

"Last time I went to the provincial capital, I happened to go with He Zhiqing. Uncle Shen and He Zhiqing also exchanged a few words."

I don't know what they talked about, but Uncle Shen said that He Zhiqing's family probably had some connection with the Jiannan Commercial Bureau.

Uncle Shen's food factory's goal this time is to get their products into the Jiannan Department Store. If someone from the Commerce Bureau were willing to step in and coordinate the relationship, the results would definitely be better.

Uncle Shen asked me to discuss with you whether you could grant me and He Zhiqing a period of leave so we could go to Jiannan.

If the cooperation agreement is reached, all the gift boxes the food factory needs will be sourced from our brigade from now on!