The fat chef suddenly picked up a knife, causing a slight shift in the balance of power, and the scales began to tip in favor of the machinery factory canteen.

The people at the steel rolling mill were at a loss and all looked to Xu Damao and Shen Xingwang.

"Da Mao, why don't we go back now? We've basically found both pigs here, so we won't miss out on a dozen or so pounds of pig hind legs," Shen Xingwang whispered to Xu Da Mao.

Having recovered his lost pig, his initial desperate urge to fight back was gradually waning. He only hoped to return to the steel mill as soon as possible to secure his profits, fearing that staying any longer might lead to unforeseen complications.

“No, I just like eating the hind leg meat,” Xu Damao said with a smile.

Pushing aside the crowd, Xu Damao walked up to the fat chef and stared at him until the chef became very uncomfortable.

"What the hell are you staring at me for? You guys took most of the meat back, this meat is mine, nobody's taking it away." The fat chef yelled, waving the knife in his hand.

“I’m watching you so I can remember you. Once I get out of here, I’ll broadcast to tens of thousands of people at the steel mill that a fat cook at the machine factory ate over ten kilograms of our hind leg meat.”

I also need to find out all sorts of information about you, what your name is, where you live, how many people are in your family, and then broadcast it all on the radio.

I believe that among the tens of thousands of people in the steel rolling mill, there must be a few lunatics, the kind of people who are so desperate for meat that they hear you stole our fat pig and then come to your house and even smash it up.

You either give me the meat right now, or you hide it and cook it for the boss, maybe you can get a sip of soup yourself. But in the end, for that sip of soup, you might lose everything. Think it through!

"Give it or not?" Xu Damao roared at the fat man at the end.

The fat man hadn't expected his opponent to be so ruthless. He had thought that if he managed to salvage even a little bit of meat, his boss would definitely praise him, and he might even get a promotion and a raise. But it seemed his opponent wasn't after meat; they clearly wanted him dead.

He knew how many people hadn't eaten a single piece of minced meat in a year; otherwise, their machinery factory wouldn't have dared to snatch food from the jaws of defeat. He just hadn't expected the other party to arrive so quickly and barge in. Looking at Xu Damao's eyes, he was certain the other party would actually broadcast his name over the loudspeaker.

"It's just a little bit of meat, is it really worth getting so worked up?" The fat man wisely threw away the knife and hid behind the crowd in the cafeteria.

“Take the meat with you. Leave 20 people here and go back in one minute to prevent them from reporting back,” Xu Damao said.

And so, everyone returned to the car safely. Once the car had driven off, the previously silent scene suddenly erupted into a huge cheer.

The sound wasn't just because they had gotten their stolen pork back, but also because of the excitement of having accomplished something significant together. Today, they had done a great service for the steel mill.

The car sped back and soon arrived at the steel rolling mill.

The security team was waiting at the main gate, and when they saw the fat meat in the hands and on the shoulders of the workers, they cheered. Other workers who knew about the incident also came to the gate to watch, and they all applauded.

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"Section Chief, Director Li wants to see you at a meeting. I heard the factory manager from the machinery plant is here and wants to discuss things with us." Xu Damao was looking at documents on his desk when someone from the General Affairs Section came.

"Understood," Xu Damao replied.

At noon, after the leaders of the steel rolling mill returned, Xu Damao and Shen Xingwang reported the situation of the pork rush that morning to the deputy director, the director, and Li Xuewu.

Thanks to the martial spirit of the time, the leadership didn't reprimand Xu Damao and his men for their actions, but instead questioned them about their results. Upon learning that they had retrieved all the pigs and escaped unscathed, the leadership allowed them to return home. In their minds, as long as nothing serious happened, it didn't matter how much they looted, but losing face was unacceptable.

Calling Xu Damao to a meeting now is clearly a sign that the other side is coming up with a backup plan. It's like kids fighting, losing and telling their parents, and now the adults are here to judge.

"Go and call that injured driver, Xiao Gu, to wait outside the conference room. If that doesn't work, have Qian Dabao find a few people to carry him over, and have him wrap the bandages around his body a few more times, make him look even worse," Xu Damao instructed the people in the General Office.

The other factory director was only a division-level cadre, the same rank as Li Wenming, so Xu Damao wasn't intimidated and leisurely went to the conference room.

Standing outside the conference room, Xu Damao listened to the sounds and found that people inside were still chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite good. He grabbed an office worker outside and asked, and learned that Shen Xingwang hadn't arrived yet, so Xu Damao waited outside for a while, not in a hurry to go in.

"Da Mao, why aren't you going in?"

When Shen Xingwang arrived at the conference room, he found Xu Damao smoking outside and asked him what was wrong.

"I went in, but they were looking for us to make a purchase, so they made me come out. The manager told me to wait for you, and I'll go with you then." Xu Damao lied without hesitation.

Today the factory manager is here. Regardless of the reason or the outcome, Xu Damao estimates that the section chief will criticize his side first to save face for the other party, and then downplay the matter. But if Xu Damao goes in first, he'll inevitably get scolded first.

It's like a child being late for school; they like to wait for a large group to enter the classroom together, and the teacher might let them off the hook. But if they go in alone, they're bound to get a lecture.

While Shen Xingwang was still pondering the other party's intentions and how to respond, mentally preparing himself, Xu Damao knocked on the conference room door and pushed Shen Xingwang inside. The tricked old man, seeing several pairs of eyes staring at him, could only bite the bullet and greet them.

Xu Damao followed him inside, greeted them, and then found a seat.

"Director Zhang, these two are Shen Xingwang, the head of our purchasing department, and Xu Damao, the head of our transportation department. And you two, this is Director Zhang of the machinery factory."

Quickly apologize to Factory Director Zhang. Look at you guys, the purchasing agent from that machinery factory stole our fat pig. It's fine if you go and get it back, but you should at least say hello to Factory Director Zhang.

"Look, just because you didn't inform them, Director Zhang misunderstood and made a special trip."

After introducing the two parties, Li Wenming immediately instructed Xu Damao and his companion to apologize to the other party. However, the implication was that the other party was at fault first, and that the steel mill had done nothing wrong by retrieving the goods; they had simply forgotten to inform them.

Xu Damao and Shen Xingwang were very perceptive. As soon as the director spoke, they reacted immediately. The two stood up and gave a big bow in apology, almost sending Director Zhang away.

Director Zhang of the machinery factory was originally full of anger, knowing that he couldn't vent it on the leaders across the street, so he planned to take it out on the section chiefs below him. However, he didn't expect that the people from the steel rolling mill were putting on a show for him.

But he hadn't won the robbery, nor had he said anything, and he felt incredibly aggrieved. He accepted the apology, but he still felt uneasy.

"Now that the steel mill has taken the meat back, shouldn't we get our money back?" Director Zhang suddenly asked.