An old worker was so angry that his beard trembled.

"This is a scam! This is extortion!"

"Yesterday, my son discovered the truth: she was pregnant with another man's child and kept it a secret from him, trying to force him to marry her. My son went to confront her..."

Su Jianguo's voice choked with emotion as he bent down and gently lifted Su Mingde from the stretcher.

"And look what happened! She was beaten like this by her lover, the son of Deputy Factory Director Wang!"

Under the sunlight, Su Mingde's swollen and deformed face and his body wrapped in bandages made everyone gasp.

"Look! They're going to beat them to death!"

Comrades!

Old worker Zhou Dayong jumped onto the platform.

"When have we workers ever been treated like this? Master Su has worked in the steel rolling mill for thirty years, and his apprentices could fill half the workshop! Today his son has been beaten like this, how can we stand by and watch?"

"cannot!"

Thousands of sounds exploded simultaneously, making the glass in the textile factory vibrate.

Hand over the murderer!

"Liu Meijuan, get out here!"

"Deputy Factory Director Wang must give us an explanation!"

The outcry grew louder and louder.

Inside the textile factory manager's office at this moment.

Factory Director Liu, his face ashen, glared angrily at Deputy Factory Director Wang in front of him.

"Wang Defa! Are you fucking tired of living?!"

Factory Director Liu slammed his hand on the mahogany desk, causing the teacup to jump and spill tea onto the glass surface.

"You've caused such a huge disturbance in Beijing, do you think my position as an official is too secure? Don't you?"

Deputy Factory Director Wang stood hunched over in front of his desk, beads of sweat rolling down his greasy face and soaking the collar of his polyester shirt.

He rubbed his hands nervously, his lips trembling but he couldn't utter a word.

"Director Liu, I really didn't know anything about this..."

Wang Defa said in a trembling voice.

"My little rascal didn't come home last night, he didn't even come home last night, how was I supposed to know he..."

"Bullshit!"

Factory Director Liu suddenly stood up, his 1.65-meter height exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

"There are thousands of people gathered at the factory gate! Is your son Sun Wukong? He's going to stab a hole in Tiantong!"

Wang Defa glanced furtively out the window; the dense crowd at the factory gate made his vision blur.

"Director Liu, I'll take care of it right away, I'll go right away..."

Wang Defa bowed and scraped, practically wanting to kneel down and lick Director Liu's leather shoes.

Factory Director Liu squinted, took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the drawer, lit it slowly, took a deep drag, and blew the smoke onto Wang Defa's face.

"Listen up, you surnamed Wang."

Factory Director Liu's voice suddenly softened, which only made Wang Defa more terrified.

"If this gets out of hand, the first one to suffer won't be your son, but you, the deputy factory director. Do you know why?"

Wang Defa shook his head blankly, his vision blurred by sweat.

"Because I will personally take you in."

Factory Director Liu leaned closer to him and said slowly.

"Over the years, you've embezzled, accepted bribes, misappropriated public funds... any one of these offenses is enough to get you in jail for ten years. Do you understand?"

Wang Defa knelt down with a thud, his forehead hitting the tiles hard.

"Director Liu, please be lenient. I'll handle this immediately and make sure the situation doesn't escalate..."

Factory Director Liu kicked him away in disgust.

"Get out! I want to see the crowd at the factory gate dispersed within half an hour. Otherwise..."

Factory Director Liu didn't say anything more.

Wang Defa scrambled out of the office.

The moment he closed the door, the fawning expression on his face vanished, replaced by a ferocious one.

He straightened his tie, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and immediately straightened his back.

"That damn Liu Dapao, just wait until I become the factory director..."

Wang Defa gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, then quickly regained the dignified demeanor befitting a deputy factory director.

At the end of the corridor, Li Qiang, the head of the security department and Wang Defa's brother-in-law, was pacing anxiously back and forth.

Upon seeing Wang Defa emerge, he immediately went to greet him.

"Brother-in-law, there are more and more people at the factory gate. What should we do? We can't act rashly without the factory manager's orders!"

Wang Defa's face was serious.

"I've told you so many times, during work hours, use your job title, don't call me brother-in-law, brother-in-law."

Li Qiang immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"Hello, Director Wang."

Wang Defa nodded in satisfaction.

He then gave a cold laugh and patted Li Qiang on the shoulder.

"What are you afraid of? They're just a bunch of rabble. Go, gather everyone from the security department, bring batons and shields, and await my orders."

He lowered his voice.

"Take those weapons from the warehouse too."

Li Qiang's expression changed.

"Brother-in-law, this...this might cause someone to die, right?"

"What are you afraid of?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Wang Defa's eyes.

"I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. Remember, it's our duty to maintain order in the factory and deal with rioters storming the premises!"

Ten minutes later, more than 30 security personnel from the textile factory's security department, fully armed, assembled.

Wang Defa stood at the front of the line, his beer belly protruding, his voice booming.

"Comrades! A group of rioters have surrounded our factory gate, severely disrupting production and threatening the safety of our staff. As security personnel, we must resolutely safeguard the factory's security!"

He glanced around and saw hesitation on the faces of several young security guards, then added.

"Anyone who performs exceptionally well today will have their bonus doubled at the end of the month! If anything goes wrong, I, Wang Defa, will take full responsibility!"

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