Chapter 67

Many people think that the boss was bewitched by a vixen outside, which is why he made such a crazy decision.

But looking at Li Wanshan, he doesn't look like a vixen at all.

Besides, the boss's taste in choosing men when playing games doesn't seem to have changed. From 18-year-old handsome boys to 28-year-old muscular men, it perfectly covers all the boss's aesthetic tastes for the opposite sex, and obviously he has not shown any intention of continuing to explore further.

If he wasn't bewitched by a fox spirit, then he had a brain seizure - in any case, this was definitely not a decision that a normal person would make under normal circumstances.

In fact, even the person involved, Li Wanshan, thinks so.

Although he felt that this opportunity came out of nowhere and the young rich second generation was also thinking about what to do, but after hesitating for a whole night, he finally agreed to join the job.

People in their early forties are not as prone to worrying about gains and losses as young people. For people of this age, the most important thing is to seize every opportunity.

Moreover, he had no idea how long he could stay in this position.

His imaginative boss might suddenly promote him or suddenly demote him - just like his previous job.

But no matter what, the money he earned was real, and it's impossible to ask him to return it.

Even if it's purely for a million-dollar annual salary, as long as it doesn't break the law or require him to do something risky like becoming a legal person, Li Wanshan will frown, grit his teeth, and swallow it regardless of how incredible the offer is.

Why think so much? As long as the money is real, that's enough.

The middle-aged man's thoughts are quite simple.

Although Xue Mi's decision also aroused doubts from many people, because of her good judgment in selecting people and the absolute support from several important figures in the company, no one else said anything for a while.

Just take a look first.

As for the old employees of Restart Technology, which was formerly Kasu Technology, they didn't seem to have much reaction to the decision of the new boss.

After all, he is a newcomer. Even if he has any opinions, he can't raise them in person.

However, although he didn't react on the surface, he was still very worried.

The vast majority of office workers expressed surprise, satisfaction, and appreciation for the new style of the new company.

In particular, this company does not have an elimination system for those over 35 years old. This point alone has increased the centripetal force of many people towards the company. They are not willing to change jobs unless it is necessary.

In this case, we can only pray that this company will exist for a long time and that there will not be a sharp decline in profits.

Dong Leqing, who originally worked in Kasu and was later transferred to a key department of Vientiane Interaction to do research, became the person many people sought private advice from.

However, after only working in the new department for more than a month, Dong Leqing looks like he is 10 years younger than before. Not only have the wrinkles on his face been smoothed out, but even his originally gray hair has turned black - of course, this is because he finally has the time to go to the barber shop to dye his hair.

As one of the researchers of the Wanxiang Interactive First Laboratory, he seldom dealt with his boss, but because he worked directly under Director Ming, he had great respect for the extremely young and very beautiful female boss.

After all, even the famous Director Ming was devoted to the boss and was even willing to be her grandson.

Although Dong Leqing was very likely suspicious, this was mainly because his boss was very generous and never withheld Director Ming's research funds.

However, these days, if you can meet such a generous boss who does not have too many requirements for research results but is never stingy with scientific research funds, he will definitely be happy to be the grandson of a boss who is much younger than himself.

When it comes to funding, being two generations younger doesn’t matter; being ten generations younger is fine!

Even including his student days, Dong Leqing had never worked in such a satisfying laboratory in his life.

A good environment, sufficient funding, a capable laboratory leader, and a decent boss - as long as the laboratory has any one of the above, it can get a passing grade, not to mention that it has all of these.

So even though he had never said a word to the young boss, Dong Leqing still inexplicably believed in the boss's judgment.

This has nothing to do with intuition, but is instead a summary of previous experiences and rational judgment derived from logical deduction.

"The boss must have her own ideas. After all, Kasu was ready to close down Vientiane, but it was not until she took over that Vientiane could achieve today's development."

In a word, no matter what people in other departments of the company think, the R&D department are all die-hard fans of the boss, and before they lack experimental funds, they have absolutely no doubts about the boss.

On this issue, even Dong Leqing, a newcomer who had just joined the company, was apparently brainwashed thoroughly.

Dong Leqing's former colleague at Kasu could only nod in disbelief, and then curiously asked what the Wanxiang Interactive laboratory was like and whether there were any major projects worth mentioning.

Dong Leqing smiled mysteriously: "There are many confidential projects over there, so we are strictly prohibited from mentioning relevant details to the outside world. But just one thing, comfortable!"

The working environment is comfortable, and the ample vacation time is comfortable, but the most comfortable thing is following the boss. From time to time, you can produce results, which makes you feel proud from the bottom of your heart.

The only thing Dong Leqing felt a little regretful about was that there were so many confidential projects that he couldn't even show off to others. It was really frustrating.

However... "The company should launch another blockbuster product soon, which will definitely be more than 20 years ahead of similar products. You will know when the time comes. Anyway, no matter what, our company definitely has a bright future, so there is no need to worry so much."

The blockbuster product that Dong Leqing mentioned is actually a game cabin that can be sold to families.

This thing is huge and expensive. According to the quotation from the production department, the cost alone is 300,000 yuan per unit. Adding the research cost, it has to be sold for at least 600,000 yuan to have enough profit margin.

Although it was incredibly expensive, Dong Leqing decided that as soon as this thing came out, he would get one for his family no matter what.

In fact, he and his wife are not game enthusiasts, and their only daughter is just an elementary school student with average interest in games. The reason why he must buy this machine is because he knows that the game cabin has a hidden cool function, which is to scan the whole body and check the health of the body at the same time.

How accurate is this thing? When doing tests, it can even determine the location and area of ​​the user's internal hemorrhoids. It's simply amazing.

Apart from the boring act of showing off its accuracy through hemorrhoids, the most amazing thing about this machine is that it is very sensitive to early cancer and can basically achieve a detection accuracy of more than 98%. In other words, as long as there is such a thing at home, the whole family, even an 80-year-old man who has no idea what video games are, can use it to get free physical examinations regularly.

For a relatively well-off family like Dong Leqing's, spending 600,000 yuan to buy health and safety is really nothing.

I heard that in addition to the latest generation of models, this function will also be updated on other older models. By then, you can spend 50 yuan to get a physical examination that is much more accurate than that in the hospital. Just thinking about it makes me feel so good.

He couldn't wait for the machine to come out, so he took his wife and daughter to show off his contribution to the development of the machine.

While Wanxiang Interactive is still busy preparing new products, Li Wanshan has quietly entered Restart Technology in a gentle manner that most people have not noticed.

Just like the new name, everything in Restart Technology is new. Although many employee structures are copied from Kasu Technology, without the group of blood-sucking insects entrenched above their heads, this group of original low-level and middle-level employees are confused about what they should do for a while.

Li Wanshan spent a whole week researching Restart Technology and soon came to this conclusion.

Unexpectedly, no matter whether it is a big company or a small company, the troubles of ordinary office workers are all the same.

It seems that my management experience in a small company can really come in handy here.

Although he didn't think he could stay in this position for long, he still decided to do what he should do piece by piece.

Just like what the young boss said, these are actually things he was used to doing before.

The first thing is to optimize the department structure and adjust the personnel structure.

This matter is neither simple nor difficult. Li Wanshan actually graduated with a science and engineering degree, and he climbed up step by step in his previous company. He has worked in at least a dozen positions. So although he has never received any formal training related to corporate management, he naturally has his own intuition about the entire company structure.

This intuition worked well in my previous company, and it seems to work just as well at Restart Technology, which has at least 20 times more employees than my previous company.

The most important thing is that Restart Technology is a new company. Everyone is still in the adaptation stage and there are not many troublemakers. As a result, even a new leader like Li Wanshan, whose previous resume is definitely not convincing to the public, can easily carry out the work according to his own ideas.

To be honest, Li Wanshan was quite disappointed about this.

Although he looks like a good-natured man with no temper, when he was in the previous company, he could easily control that group of workers whose average education level was not even junior high school. Those people were all obedient to Director Li, which was not something that could be achieved simply by having a good temper.

Compared with the previous workers, Kasu's group of well-behaved and top students are actually much easier to manage.

As for formulating strategies, Li Wanshan really didn't understand it, but after a simple study of the company's current business, he quickly reported both the short-term and long-term plans to his boss. The content was relatively pragmatic, without any exaggerated boasting. It was basically about doing what you can first, and then working hard to reach higher goals.

This kind of schedule has always been Li Wanshan's habit, but when he was in his original company, his immediate boss always felt that the plan was too practical and not fancy enough, and it was a bit embarrassing to show it to his superiors. For this reason, he often criticized Li Wanshan for not being able to brag.

Unfortunately, he is just that kind of person. He is only good at being a hardworking old ox, but he is not very good at how to peel off the skin and blow it to the sky.

Because of this reason, Li Wanshan has never been taken seriously in his original company, otherwise he would not have been easily optimized and kicked out like a piece of garbage.

After submitting the new schedule, Li Wanshan thought he would receive similar comments.

Unexpectedly, the two documents went around in Xue Mi's hands and were then handed over to Yu Tong. Although Yu Tong still looked down on her new colleague, she finally read the two documents carefully, and her attitude towards Lao Li finally changed a little.

This guy really doesn't seem like his resume or appearance, he is just a useless loser.

The proud Manager Yu even secretly copied the two plans and prepared to write two plans for Wanxiang Interactive according to a similar framework to prove that his ability was not much worse than that of Old Li.

To put it bluntly, it's actually a fight for favor.

Looking at the two subordinates, or Manager Yu, unilaterally competing with the newcomer, the unscrupulous capitalists who were watching the fire from the other side of the river expressed their happiness at seeing it happen, the more the better.

After all, if Yu Tong could really learn a trick from Li Wanshan, wouldn't he have less worries in the future?

Indeed, Li Wanshan, who came for the interview before, looked like a middle-aged man who had just lost his job, was unlucky and down and out, had no prospects, and was even ready to pack up and go back to his hometown.

Little did people know that this man was actually a wild management genius. After becoming successful in middle age, he rose step by step and eventually became a master of management and was even able to establish his own school of thought.

Being able to recruit such a person, Xue Mi doesn't care whether others think she is crazy.

In fact, the one that is really going crazy now is Li Wanshan’s original company.

As the saying goes, a good warrior may not have great achievements. Another saying goes, the best doctor treats illness before it occurs, and will eliminate hidden dangers before they become visible. Li Wanshan, who has worked in the original company for many years, is actually such a person.

When he was in the company, he was very inconspicuous and was even disliked by his superiors because he didn't know how to flatter.

But after the person left, the people in the original company realized how important such a quiet person was to the company.

It's like the invisible and intangible air. It's insignificant when it exists, but once it's lost, you will go straight to the ICU.

The original company leader who tried to rescue the company found Li Wanshan again.

If the future had been based on the illusion, Li Wanshan, who was originally ready to pack up and return home, decided to accept the peace signal from his original company again, returned to that company and worked for another two years, and then was poached by a boss who appreciated him and became the CEO of another company.

It was in this company that Li Wanshan thrived and turned this originally mediocre enterprise into a top enterprise in the industry with a market value of one trillion yuan in just 10 years.

Later, Li Wanshan became an industry tycoon with a net worth of over 100 million yuan. He also wrote many books related to management. Many students majoring in management-related majors also regard his deeds as a classic case of business analysis, and his books as must-read subjects.

Being able to become the founder of a school of management from a layman shows how talented he is.

Otherwise, what Xue Mi said was that he was definitely capable of doing this job. To him, it was just some trivial management matter that he could handle easily!

Xue Mi patted Yu Tong meaningfully, saying, "Learn more from him. Maybe in a few years, you can become the founder of a school."

Xue Mi only used the hints in the phantom as a reference, but she would not completely regard it as the established future - after all, many of these futures had been changed by her. If she still foolishly believed in them, she would be a moron.

For example, Yu Tong. Xue Mi didn't see anything special in her at the beginning. In other words, this girl was just an ordinary outstanding talent. She didn't have any gossip or a bright future that would go down in history. As a result, her golden finger had no effect on her.

But does this necessarily mean that Yu Tong is not worth investing in?

Destiny is one thing, one's own strength and hard work are another.

Yu Tong is a smart, hardworking girl with a strong learning ability. Who can guarantee that she will be worse than Li Wanshan if given the opportunity?

Anyway, Xue Mi doesn’t think so.

"Work hard and try to leave your name in the book on management." The unscrupulous capitalist smiled with narrowed eyes, looking at his subordinate with great expectation, sincerely hoping that she could create a bright future.

After all, if Yu Tong could really get her name in the book, she would definitely be one of the biggest beneficiaries.

This is what a manager should do. It would be best if each of her subordinates is more capable than the other, so that she can rest assured.

As for Li Wanshan’s former boss’s boss trying to poach him, she is not afraid. After all, as long as Li Wanshan has normal judgment, he will know which side to choose.

At this time, the boss of the original company had indeed found Li Wanshan again.

He obviously didn't know that Li Wanshan had found a new job, and thought that he was still unemployed. So he looked condescending and said in a somewhat condescending tone that considering Li Wanshan's contribution to the company over the years, he felt that his previous dismissal was indeed a bit cruel. Now there happened to be a vacancy in the company, so he could come back first, and maybe he could get his original management position back in the future.

As for salary, because he had resigned once, his level in the company had to be calculated all over again. However, considering that he was an old employee after all, his former boss expressed his kindness and helped Li Wanshan to be promoted directly to a few levels. Although it was still a little less than before he resigned, as long as he got a management position again, it would only take a few minutes to be promoted back.

The former boss still felt that he had done his best and used very clever tactics, including providing good treatment and making an exception. Li Wanshan should just bow down and go back to the company to continue working like a slave.

Unfortunately, Li Wanshan, who had just received an annual salary of one million, could not help but sneer in his heart when faced with the "generous" treatment of an annual salary of 300,000, which was now reduced by 50,000. However, due to his honest character, he did not show it directly on his face.

Besides, I was kicked out of this company in the first place.

Li Wanshan shook his head and directly rejected his former boss's invitation: "Thank you, Mr. Hu, but unfortunately I have found a new job now and have officially started working, so I won't go back to trouble you."

Hearing Li Wanshan's words, Mr. Hu couldn't help but be stunned.

With the current economic situation, how could he find a suitable job so quickly! I guess it's just odd jobs, or courier work or something like that.

President Hu felt that Li Wanshan was just being pretentious when he refused, so he smiled in understanding, "Don't argue with me. I understand that you are upset about the company's decision, but I have been fighting for you. There is nothing I can do about the salary reduction. After all, the company has rules, and I can't make an exception. So, I'll make the decision and I'll raise your salary next year. Is that okay?"

Mr. Hu felt that he had made too big a concession. If that useless piece of trash sent from above wasn't really useless, he wouldn't have come here and tried so hard to persuade Li Wanshan to go back.

President Hu has never liked Li Wanshan. He is honest but too dull. He doesn't move when prodded and has no sense of propriety. If he hadn't been lucky and had not stayed in the company for a long time, he would not have been able to sit in that position.

So when the paratroopers came down from above this time, the first thing he thought of was to kick this guy out and make room for the young master.

Unexpectedly, Li Wanshan, who seemed to be quiet, had such a high prestige in the company. As soon as he left, even the production line seemed to be running less smoothly than before. I really don't know if this guy was deliberately making trouble and left so many problems.

This time, when Manager Hu came to call Li Wanshan to go back to work, he was quite reluctant and even regarded his action as a charity. Unexpectedly, he was rejected in person.

Even after I spoke softly for the second time, the other party's attitude was still very firm. He just shook his head without any room for negotiation.

This time, Li Wanshan, whose fate was completely changed because of Xue Mi's intervention, is obviously not prepared to go back to the previous trajectory.

He was just a little naive, but not stupid. Of course he could see the contempt hidden in President Hu's eyes. Even if he had some feelings for his original company, they had completely disappeared after he was laid off and as well as President Hu's attitude today. He no longer had the slightest attachment to the company.

Even if he was laid off by Restart Technologies soon, he was unwilling to go back to his old ways.

What's more, as the work gradually got on track, Li Wanshan also felt that it might not be so easy for him to be fired for messing up.

The young boss who many people thought was crazy before, it seems... he has a really sharp vision.

Li Wanshan’s former boss left angrily. Li Wanshan shook his head and prepared to go back to the company.

However, just halfway through his walk, he suddenly stopped at the door of a small flower shop. He stared at the colorful flowers for a long time. It was not until the owner of the flower shop asked him that he stammered and pointed at the Strelitzia reginae, saying that the flower looked quite unique and asked how much a pot cost.

The boss gave a number and Li Wanshan paid the money. He then took a pot of yellow Strelitzia reginae, which was neither pink nor romantic but whose shape was a bit like a taking-off bird, and reluctantly went to the restaurant.

It is almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and there are no customers in the restaurant. The proprietress is cleaning the inside and outside, scrubbing pots and dishes. The clanking of pots and pans adds another kind of bustle.

Li Wanshan couldn't help but smile foolishly again, walked in, casually placed the pot of Strelitzia reginae on a small table, called out to the proprietress again, and took the initiative to go over to lend a hand to help.

When the lady boss saw this fool, she couldn't help but smile, but then she immediately turned serious and said, "Aren't you already at work? Why are you coming to my shop? Are you trying to work for me again?"

Li Wanshan was still laughing, saying nothing, and just helped the proprietress move a heavy wooden table aside.

The proprietress rolled her eyes at the wooden man, then lowered her head and the corners of her mouth slightly raised. When she saw the strange pot of flowers on the table, she couldn't help but ask Li Wanshan where he got the flowers from.

"I saw it in a roadside flower shop. I thought the flowers matched well with the ones in your shop, so I just bought them casually." Li Wanshan scratched his head and said very honestly.

The proprietress smiled again, looking helplessly at the flower whose name she didn't know. She thought the petals looked a bit like a bird, and couldn't help but mutter helplessly, "Who buys flowers by the pot? You should at least buy a pair."

Otherwise, such a little bird, standing there all alone, would look so pitiful.

Li Wanshan didn't understand what the proprietress meant at all, but he wasn't too stupid: "Okay, I'll go buy another pot later and bring it over to make a pair."

When he said the last two words, he seemed to suddenly react. This middle-aged man who could handle everything in the company with ease, suddenly became like a young man who couldn't speak. His face turned red, he stammered, and his words were incoherent.

Seeing his cowardly look, the proprietress smiled happily again, tapped his shoulder hard with her finger, then turned around and continued to work.

What a fool!

Although Li Wanshan felt pain when he was touched, he still followed closely, eager to be the errand boy.

While wiping the table, the lady boss casually asked, "Are you doing well in your new company? I've rarely seen you around lately. Is it because you're so busy?"

"Yes, a little bit," Li Wanshan said, "but it's OK. It's actually similar to what I did before."

The lady boss sneered, "I told you to be brave at the beginning. After all, you have been in class for so many years, you have already practiced it. What are you afraid of?"

Li Wanshan nodded vigorously and said yes.

The two people were chatting normally, but for some reason, the proprietress suddenly became unhappy again. She wrung out the rag and threw it directly into the bucket, splashing a burst of dirty water with oily spots.

She frowned, looking at the dirty water on the floor. Li Wanshan was about to use the mop to clean it, but she stopped him again: "Forget it. You are a big manager sitting in the office of the company. How can you come to my small restaurant all day long? Aren't you afraid of people gossiping? You'd better leave quickly and come less often in the future. I have a little grandson here who can handle it. I don't need your help."

Xiao Sun is a hired worker in this small restaurant, in his early 20s with a face full of acne. At this moment, he was squatting in a corner, washing dishes while secretly watching the proprietress and Lao Li laughing.

But at this moment, the two suddenly had a conflict, and the pot fell on his head. He couldn't help but panic, and shrank to the side, showing a very innocent expression.

Li Wanshan was almost kicked out by the boss lady, but he suddenly came to his senses and said, "I'm divorced, and your husband is dead. We're both single, so why worry about gossip if we get together? Besides, didn't you just agree? I'll buy you a pot of flowers later, so we can be a perfect couple..."

"What are you talking about?" The lady boss threw her hand at Li Wanshan. "You are a big manager of a big company. How can I be worthy of you? Come on, I won't play love games with you. You go find your white-collar worker and I'll find a man to live with. We are not born to be on the same path."

"How come we are no longer on the same path?" Li Wanshan suddenly became anxious and grabbed the lady boss's hand. "Why don't we just go get a marriage certificate? With a marriage certificate, we will be on the same path."

The plot took a sudden turn for the worse, and Xiao Sun, who was watching the fun on the side, couldn't help but let out a long "oh".

The boss lady, who was always carefree, blushed. She no longer had the toughness and agility she had just now. She faltered and tried to break free from Li Wanshan's hand, but she failed. She muttered in a low voice, "We are not worthy of each other. Stop joking."

She is just an uneducated woman who runs a restaurant and is a widow whose husband has died. Li Wanshan is different. Not only is he a college student, he is also a manager in a company. The two are so different that they cannot get along.

Li Wanshan actually agreed: "It's true that we are not a good match. You are the boss's wife, and I am just an employee. You have a store and a house, but I have nothing and can only rent a house outside. No wonder you think my conditions are poor."

He actually had a house before, but he gave it to his ex-wife when they divorced. Later, when he wanted to buy another one, he found that he couldn't afford it at all.

The lady boss raised her head and glared at him fiercely: "You are just kidding me."

Old Li, who was always passive and moved when prodded, was unusually shameless this time: "No kidding, would you like to date me? The kind with the purpose of getting married."

Before the proprietress nodded, Xiao Sun, the atmosphere maker next to her, was already tapping the bottom of the pot with chopsticks passionately.

"You little bastard, if you break my pot, I will deduct all your wages!" From the shop came the angry scolding of the proprietress, the silly laughter of Lao Li, and the sound of little Sun begging for mercy, which was very lively.

While the love between two middle-aged and elderly people is going strong, a young girl is caught in an unprecedented dilemma.

A year ago, she resigned due to her boss's disgusting harassment. She finally came out of that shadow, but found that the perverted boss had come to her new company again.

From the first moment she saw that man, she fell back into the same terrifying, yet unspeakable situation she once again felt. Her entire body seemed to be entangled in the damp and slippery water plants, making her unable to move.

For most women, sexual harassment in the workplace is something extremely disgusting, yet difficult to resist openly.

Especially once the incident gets out of hand, girls are particularly vulnerable to humiliation, which makes many people prefer to swallow their anger and stay away from it rather than call the police or report it to the company.

However, this kind of avoidance and concession has instead intensified the perpetrator's mentality of doing whatever he wants, and he even thinks that those girls are deliberately seducing him.

Mao Yongming walked past the stiff girl with a smug look on his face, raised his eyebrows at her in a self-righteous manner, and gently hooked the girl's arm with his little finger, making the poor victim feel goose bumps all over her body.

When they met for the second time, there was no one around, and the man came straight in and cornered the girl.

"It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you again at the new company," Mao Yongming said with a smile. "You left too suddenly before. You didn't even say hello to your colleagues in the department. You must not do that this time. So, I'll treat you and your colleagues in the new company to a meal, and then we can go out for some entertainment together. This time, you must not refuse."

The girl took a step back stiffly, her back pressing against the cold wall, still unable to utter a word.

Mao Yongming frowned: "Why are you still like this? You haven't made any progress at all. I taught you before that working in a company is different from school. You should be more proactive and learn to build good relationships with your superiors and colleagues. Why can't you remember it at all!"

As he spoke, he started to touch the girl in a way that looked like a boss caring about his subordinate, but if you looked closely, you would find that he had dirty hands and often tried to cross the line intentionally or unintentionally.

The girl was shaking with fear, but the more scared she was, the less sound came out of her throat.

At this moment, the sound of a pipe hitting the handrail suddenly came from the empty staircase. After a clang, the metal vibration sound shook for a while before it completely quieted down.

Mao Yongming was startled and quickly stepped away from the girl. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound from upstairs. He found a young man with dyed yellow hair and a sloppy look. He was holding a stick in his hand and a cigarette in his mouth, looking at him casually.

Mao Yongming's face darkened, and he returned to his sanctimonious leader's demeanor. He gave the yellow-haired man a threatening look, then turned to the girl and said, "Let's put it this way. Tonight, at XX Hotel, our colleagues will have a gathering to bond with each other. If you don't come, I'll come and invite you myself."

After saying this, he strode away.

After the man completely disappeared at the entrance of the corridor, the frightened girl sat down on the ground with weak legs, trembling and sobbing. However, she didn't dare to make a sound and could only cry quietly, suppressing her throat.

The yellow-haired man held a cigarette in his mouth and blew out a puff of smoke from the corner of his mouth: "If you are bullied, there is no point in crying, you should fight back!"

The girl's face turned pale and she glared at him: "It's easy for you to say that. If you could hit me, you would have hit me a long time ago."

Isn't this just fear? You can't even move, how can you fight?

The yellow-haired man sneered, extinguished his cigarette, and picked up the steel pipe as thick as his finger. He tapped the iron handrail again and again, just like playing a beautiful piece of music: "How about it, do you want me to help you?"

The girl raised her head and looked back at him intently.