The night was dark, the lights were dim, and the chill was biting. In the silence, a few dogs barked in the distance.

In the paper mill, employees in other positions have already left work.

Only the night shift workers in the factory were working so hard that even the cool breeze outside could not blow into the warm yellow light.

The warehouse was covered with a black cloth under the cover of night, and the guard was staring blankly in boredom.

Suddenly, two nimble figures climbed over the wall, carried people to the edge of the warehouse, and hid themselves behind several wooden boxes.

"You go and lead them away, and I'll open the door."

Liu Xun said reluctantly, "Why don't you go?"

"Nonsense, he doesn't know me. If he catches me, our plan will be ruined. Go quickly and remember to give me the key."

"Don't worry, let's go get the water first."

"Moving the bucket makes so much noise, you should find a way to get rid of it first."

Luo Guoqing pushed him out, and Liu Xun had no choice but to go to the warehouse manager's position and whisper something to him.

After a while, the man nodded and left, and he walked back again.

"Okay, he's going to the office to get something for me. He'll probably be back in about a quarter of an hour. Let's hurry up and go outside to fetch some water first."

Luo Guoqing ignored him, grabbed the key from his waist, and opened the warehouse door without listening to his dissuasion.

The two walked in and closed the door. In Liu Xun's trembling eyes, he lit the match.

With a hiss, a tiny flame rose up, and then fell on the pile of papers like a falling comet.

“What are you doing!”

Liu Xun rushed forward and tried to put out the fire, but Luo Guoqing moved very quickly, lighting one cigarette after another, with a arrogant smile appearing in the firelight.

Luo Guoqing grabbed him from behind and persuaded him, "Don't blame me, brother. I just wanted to push you. If you want to accomplish great things, you must be ruthless. The more intense this fire burns, the greater our contribution will be."

"Let go, I'll call for help!"

"Look, you're anxious again. Why didn't I notice you were so eager for justice before? Once the smoke clears, people will naturally come over. Your factory is built by the river, what are you afraid of?"

Liu Xun shook off his arm and said angrily, "Okay, you dare to lie to me? We agreed to wet the paper first."

"What did I lie to you about? This matter benefits both you and me. If it is discovered that it is fake, do you think you can escape it? Why not just make it real?

I heard you finalized the supply order with He Ruixue yesterday? Great! After such a big mess, I wonder how she can put on airs in front of me from now on."

"The fire was just an accident. No one could have predicted it. Even if your store has to pay compensation, it can't be blamed on her."

"So what if it was an accident? Her decision-making was flawed. She didn't ship the goods back in time and couldn't avoid the risk in advance. It's all her fault. After losing such a large sum of money, how can the higher-ups still use her?"

Liu Xun looked strange, as if he had just met him today. "How big of a grudge do you have against her that you have to treat her like this?"

Luo Guoqing sneered and said nothing.

The grudge between him and He Ruixue is a long one.

After so many years of hard work, he finally climbed to the position of team leader. What he hates most are capable young people.

He doesn't care whether people say he is jealous of talented people or narrow-minded.

Those who joined the unit around the same time as him have now become section chiefs or deputy directors, but he is the only one who is stuck in the same place.

To put it nicely, he is a team leader who can manage a few people. To put it bluntly, he is just an clerk, not even a small official.

Maybe his ability is not that good, but there are some people who are even worse than him, but because they don't know where to find a way, in the eyes of the superiors, they are more worthy of training than him.

In fact, He Ruixue's experience is very similar to his. They both came from rural areas, but she was able to go to high school smoothly without suffering any hardship.

The opportunity to go to school was something I had to fight for from my parents after going hungry for three days, and I had to earn my own tuition.

He has been helping his family work in the fields since he was ten years old. Leeches bit several holes in his legs, and the leaves almost blinded his eyes when he was breaking corn cobs... Who could know about these experiences?

So he hates everyone who climbs faster and walks easier than him.

When he was a child, he liked a poem: The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. So he suffered a lot and rushed to do any hard work. It didn't matter even if his boss didn't see it, because facts could always prove his worth.

But he later understood that people don't have to suffer. The fragrance of plum blossoms is not because they are exposed to the cold, but because they bloom in winter.

The sharpness of a sword is not due to sharpening. The key lies in its material, not the piece of material. For example, a wooden sword will become shorter and shorter after being sharpened and can only be used as firewood.

To use an inappropriate analogy, weren't the tenant farmers of pre-New China's era hard enough? They toiled day and night in the fields, working tirelessly, only to have the idle landlords take away most of the harvest.

Even if they were defeated later, at least they enjoyed a happy life in the first half of their lives.

It can be seen that suffering cannot really make people succeed, power can.

So, he began to work hard to gain advantages. Instead of doing his job well, he tried more to figure out his leader's preferences and build a good relationship with him.

After several years of planning, he was finally hinted that he could be promoted to deputy section chief in the sales department. The moment he got the news, he felt like he was floating in the clouds.

However, the appearance of He Ruixue changed his previous cognition.

With her luck and abilities that seemed insignificant to him, she completed in less than a year the journey that took him eight years to complete.

God is so unfair. He is not convinced and keeps targeting her.

However, this woman was even more petty than he was. Just because of an unpleasant incident at work, she directly cut off his chances of climbing up the ladder.

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