Chapter 223 Vicious

In a house near the cotton mill, Ma Song was being scolded by his wife until he couldn't lift his head.

His wife's family is much better off than his. Last time he was arrested, it was his father-in-law who intervened and got him out.

Although I lost my job, at least I escaped punishment and saved face.

But ever since he lost his job, Ma Song has lost his status at home. His wife treats him even worse than she treats his cousin Feng Li, which makes Ma Song feel particularly aggrieved.

After his wife left, Ma Song asked, "What's the situation where you are now?"

Feng Li, smoking a cigarette, asked, "What's going on?"

Ma Song said, "No one can make room for you so you can move out! You're crammed in here with us every day, and even I feel cramped!"

He's been feeling ashamed at home all day, and this kid has seen it all. Where does he put his face now?

Feng Li lowered his voice and whispered, "It'll be soon, right? Do you know who that person wants to bring down?"

Ma Song glanced sideways and said, "Who else could it be but your Zhou Department?"

Feng Li exclaimed, "Wow, you're amazing, bro! You even guessed that!"

Ma Song smugly snorted, "I wasn't just a nobody before. I know what's going on in every unit. The supply and marketing department merged this year, and I heard there's a lot more work going on."

The two brothers talked about the internal situation of the supply and marketing department for a while. Ma Song asked, "How is that person doing? You mean Song Lubai, who used to work next to Lou Yuchun?"

Feng Li said, "What can we do? It'll stay the same."

Ma Song pursed his lips and said, "Back then, I wanted to find someone to send you in, and I mentioned it to her. Guess what she said?"

Feng Li was unaware of this. "What did she say?"

Ma Song said, "She said that their supply and marketing department is a legitimate unit, and she is just a small employee who has no ability to help. Even if she did, she wouldn't help me. And that Dai Shuhua, that woman is even worse. She never gives me a good look. She's so arrogant that she doesn't even know who she is."

"Feng Li, you have your current job because of my help, right? Shouldn't you stand up for me and get revenge for me?"

When the new office was first established, it was only to rectify the chaos in the market, and all the workers hired were temporary. Even at that time, it was extremely competitive to get in as a temporary worker.

When Feng Li and his team entered, they had to treat all the regular employees at headquarters with utmost respect.

But things are different now. Now they are the main force in the ministry's ideological campaigns, and people from every department have to treat them with respect.

Once people enjoy the pleasure that power brings, if they don't control themselves, the worst aspects of human nature will grow stronger and stronger.

Feng Li was in this state at that time.

"Brother, tell me, who else has offended you before? I'll take care of them all for you."

Ma Song then named a few more people.

After hearing this, Feng Li assured him, "Leave it all to me. I guarantee you'll feel at ease."

Ma Song felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this.

If he still had his job, he'd be a big shot in the factory right now, and he wouldn't need this kid's help.

…

Recently, much of the department's work has been suspended, and the main task now is to find the bad apples in the team.

Everyone had already explained their family relationships, and Song Lubai and her ancestors couldn't be more upright and respectable.

Of course, Lin Dahai is no longer considered a person related to her, since Lin Dahai and her mother have already divorced, so Lin Dahai's daughter-in-law Liu Mei and her family are also unrelated to her.

But when she was called to the office again that day and asked about Liu Mei's secret sale of cotton at the trading point, her heart sank.

The people sitting in front of her were a few people from the new office who had been very active in the department recently. She had met them before and exchanged a few words with them, but she didn't know why they were acting this way today.

“The police officers were there that time, and I made it very clear that I haven’t seen that person for a long time, and her affairs have nothing to do with me.”

“You say you’ve never seen it before, but you also said you have a grudge against her. You must have told her where the trading point is to harm her.”

Song Lubai seemed to remember that the person speaking now was named Feng Li.

She looked at the other person and said, "Comrade Feng, you need to provide evidence to support your claims. What evidence do you have to prove that I told her that?"

Feng Li snorted, "The words of the person involved are the evidence, her accusation is the evidence! Stop making excuses, confess honestly, how many transactions did you conduct at the trading point, and what did you exchange? As a formal employee of the department, you don't set a good example, you did something against the rules and still want to make excuses! But our eyes are sharp!"

Song Lubai wanted to spit in his face.

For the rest of the time, she remained silent no matter what questions the people in front of her asked.

What else did she say?

No matter what she says, the other person won't listen.

Her nonchalant attitude, as if she were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, annoyed the people opposite her.

After the other person hurled insults at her, the stool she was sitting on was kicked over.

If she hadn't gotten up quickly, she would have fallen down along with the stool.

Several men tried to attack her, but she swung a stool to keep them a meter away.

As she tensed up, guarding against the group, the door was pushed open, and Lu Xingye and Sun Hong appeared in the doorway.

The door opened, and Song Lubai could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Sun Hong had been keeping an eye on this office ever since she learned that Lu Xingye had been taken away. Just now, she heard a lot of noise inside and happened to see Lu Xingye return to the courtyard. In a moment of panic, she grabbed Lu Xingye and came here.

The tense atmosphere inside was broken.

When Feng Li and the others saw that Lu Xingye had actually come out, they looked at each other with surprise and uncertainty!

Seeing the scene inside, Lu Xingye asked with a grim face, "What are you doing? Torture to extract a confession? What right do you have to do this?"

Feng Li said, "She wasn't cooperating, as you saw. She was the one who hit us, not the other way around."

Lu Xingye then asked, "Have you finished asking your questions? Are there any problems?"

Song Lubai quickly replied, "They want to force me to admit that I made a transaction at the trading point. The police have already investigated the last matter and it has nothing to do with me. Section Chief Lu, can I request the police to intervene in the investigation?"

Before Lu Xingye could speak, Feng Li said, "Why are you taking this so seriously? If you didn't do it, we will naturally clear your name."

Song Lubai said, "Why are you taking this so seriously? Are you serious about what you're saying? Is this your attitude towards work? Aren't you the ones who keep dwelling on things that have already been investigated? Aren't you the ones who waste your energy on this? Do you even have the power of the police now?"

The group remained silent.

Lu Xingye asked, "Does she have any other questions? If not, can she leave now?"

The group didn't know how Lu Xingye got out, but they were somewhat wary of him.

The group looked at Feng Li, who waved his hand and said, "The investigation is complete, everything is fine, you can leave now."

After Song Lubai left the room, Feng Li closed the door.

Several people huddled together and asked, "Who are we looking for next?"

Feng Li looked at the group and asked with a sneer, "Who said we were going to let her go like this?"

Several people said, "Then what should we do? What other reason do we have to get back at her?"

Feng Li sneered. If you want to mess with someone, you're not afraid of not having a reason. Let her be happy for a couple of days first.