When we returned to Hongxing Steel Plant, the atmosphere in the factory had become very tense.

The people from the security department told Lu Manyue that they had found some clues about the defective products. Coincidentally, the acting factory director Yang had also returned, and the factory had issued a new regulation today.

Recently, all employees who are currently employed are not allowed to go on long business trips, and it is best not to even leave the factory, and cooperate with the investigation.

The ban will not be lifted until the issue of defective products is fully investigated and the losses are recovered.

Lu Manyue knew that this matter was much more serious than she had imagined.

When Lu Manyue sent Zhu Yan back to her home, two families on the first floor of the staff building were standing at the door, looking at her hatefully.

After going upstairs, the wooden door of Zhu's house was closed and no one was home.

At first, Lu Manyue thought that Uncle Zhu and Aunt Wang discovered that Zhu Yan had run away again and went out to look for her and never came back.

Later, Aunt Wang heard from Mrs. Li who was visiting next door that Uncle Zhu had been called away for questioning and had not even come back for lunch. She was very worried and went to find Fang Dong to find out the news.

It turned out that Fang Dong was not at home either. It seemed that he had also been called in for questioning by the newly established investigation team of the factory office.

"If you ask me, these two people must be related to that matter. That's why they have been questioning for so long. Maybe, now they have found something fishy about them and have directly detained them." Mrs. Li winked at the person next door.

Lu Manyue found her nonsense more and more outrageous, so she interrupted her nonsense and said, "The factory has suffered heavy losses, and it is the duty and responsibility of every employee to cooperate with the factory office's investigation. Anyone may be called in for questioning.

Today it’s Uncle Zhu and Director Fang, and tomorrow it could be your Li Xianmin and Yang Qiutao. The matter hasn’t been investigated yet, and you already know about it, Grandma Li?

Who from the factory office informed you?"

When Mrs. Li heard Lu Manyue's voice, her voice immediately became much lower. It was unknown what she said to the other person, and the two of them stopped talking about this matter.

Lu Manyue glanced at Zhu Yan, who was still smiling and pulling at her clothes, looking so happy as if she owned the whole world, and sighed softly.

It’s good for her now, at least she doesn’t know what sorrow is.

Unable to enter the Zhu family, Lu Manyue could only take Zhu Yan back to her own home.

When she went downstairs, the two families living on the left and right sides of the stairs clearly saw her going downstairs, but they still poured the dirty water in their hands, splashing all over her.

I don’t know what was used to wash the clothes with this water, it smells sour and smells bad.

When the two saw the dirty water splashed on Lu Manyue, there was no apology on their faces. They just stared at her as if she were an enemy.

Lu Manyue frowned and asked the young wife on the left: "What are you doing? I borrowed rice from you and gave you bran in return?"

The young wife hummed while holding the empty basin: "You know very well what you have done, Lu Manyue, I tell you, from now on, you have to be careful when you walk."

After saying that, the young wife turned around and went back to the house, slamming the door.

The aunt on the right also snorted coldly, went back to the house and closed the door.

Lu Manyue returned to Building No. 2 in confusion.

Just as she was about to walk in, Qin San rushed out from the door and asked her to wait a moment.

She stopped and grabbed Zhu Yan who was about to rush upstairs excitedly.

A cloud of ashes suddenly fell from upstairs and instantly spread throughout the corridor. When the wind blew, people standing in the vents were choked and started coughing.

Lu Manyue looked in surprise at the two children whose faces and bodies were covered in black dust, and who were running downstairs coughing.

Qin San folded his arms. As two people ran past him, he laughed and asked them, "How does it feel to suffer the consequences of your own actions? I told you guys not to do anything stupid."

The kid on the left shouted angrily, "Qin San, you traitor!"

The kid on the right was choking so badly that he was jumping up and down with his cough. He wanted to curse but couldn't.

"What's going on? Why do everyone suddenly hate me so much, treating me like a rat crossing the street that everyone wants to beat up?" Lu Manyue looked at Qin San in confusion and asked.

"The factory suddenly questioned a lot of people, and some people said that this matter was caused by you.

Some people say that defective products are defective products, they are just of poor quality, but they are not unusable. They can still be threshed on a thresher and no one will die. But they insist on speaking out and let the factory conduct a large-scale investigation.

After much investigation, production has been delayed for such a long time, and we still need to conduct questioning and investigation.

Those who were called in for questioning heard nonsense, saying that if they were questioned, they would be suspected and would be detained and handed over directly to the police, never to come back.

Now everyone hates you." Qin San said.

Lu Manyue thought about it carefully, and was afraid that someone wanted to take advantage of this investigation to cause trouble for her, and was deliberately adding fuel to the fire to get people to deal with her.

"Qin San, thank you. If you hadn't reminded me just now, I would have choked on the ashes." Lu Manyue said gratefully.

“You’re welcome. Actually, my mom heard about this first, so she called me back and asked me to watch the door to prevent anyone from doing anything bad.

Also, my mother told me that my family was the one who let you down last time." Qin San accompanied Lu Manyue upstairs, walking in front of her like a little bodyguard.

What happened last time?

Lu Manyue thought for a long time before she remembered that what Aunt Wang was talking about was the incident where she was carried on her back to the factory area and then she was framed and almost surrounded by people.

Strictly speaking, Aunt Wang was kept in the dark about this matter. She thought she was helping, but she didn't expect that she was putting Lu Manyue into a tiger's mouth.

After that incident, Aunt Wang hadn't visited the Lu family for a long time, and Lu Manyue had never met her even once.

It turned out that she felt guilty and was hiding from me.

"Can you forgive my mother?" Qin San asked nervously after going upstairs.

Lu Manyue smiled, "This is not Aunt Wang's fault. It's the fault of those who plotted against me and carried out this. Tell Aunt Wang not to feel burdened. I don't blame her."

When Qin San heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I'm going to tell my mother. She will definitely be very happy when she finds out."

Qin San started running as he spoke.

Looking at his excited back, Lu Manyue also smiled.

After bringing Zhu Yan into the house, Lu Manyue started to clean up the house inside and out.

After cleaning up, she opened the lid of the urine bucket and took a look. The bucket was clean. Aunt Wang must have come here early in the morning to wash it.

Lu Dashan told her that Wang Qiuping had washed the dirty clothes he and Li Fen had taken off early in the morning and said that they had been hung on the roof and should be dry by now.

Lu Manyue took Zhu Yan to the rooftop to collect clothes.

The roof was filled with bed sheets, quilt covers and clothes from each household.

Lu Manyue searched for a long time but couldn't find her home.

Zhu Yan ran around and helped to find clothes. After a while, she pointed to a corner and asked her to go over and have a look.

Lu Manyue walked over and saw a pile of clothes thrown on the ground. They were yellow and black, with many muddy footprints on them.

There was also a pungent smell of urine.