Everyone gasped when they saw the torn shirt.

The secretary was silent for a moment, then said, "How do you want me to help you get justice?"

Dawei shook his head. "I just want to move out, preferably to a place where I can live alone. It doesn't matter if the rent is a bit more expensive, but I really don't want to have conflicts with other people anymore."

The secretary was just about to agree when the gang of old ladies started again.

"No, Secretary! This shirt is so expensive, it's not right for them not to pay for it!"

"Yes, Secretary, you forgot that among the old educated youth..."

"That's enough!" The secretary interrupted, and then said to the old ladies, "Go back to work. I'll take him to the Youth Home!"

"The branch secretary..."

"Get lost!"

The old woman ran away in a flash.

The secretary stood up, glanced at Dawei, and said succinctly, "Let's go."

…

The old women spread the news quickly. After the old educated youth finished their morning work, they noticed that the local people looked at them with something strange in their eyes.

But they don't have the energy to deal with it.

…

Dawei walked behind the party secretary, thinking that the pit had already been dug, and it all depended on how the group of new educated youth would deal with it.

But since they are new here, they shouldn't become enemies with the branch secretary, okay?

As soon as the two arrived at the yard, they heard the "secret conspiracy" of the new educated youth.

"Is this not a good thing for us?"

"What's wrong with that? He just tries to show off and doesn't fit in with the group. If we don't put some pressure on him, will we have a say in this Youth Home in the future?" The person who spoke was the one who had just carried water with Dawei.

"That's right. Anyway, that educated youth doesn't seem to be short of money. If he pays more, we can pay less. Isn't that good?"

"Now that we are all on board, let's face the outside world as one."

"Yes, with that educated youth here, we will have to pay even less."

"Only if he comes back of his own accord and lowers his head. Do you think he's that kind of person?"

"Yes, how can it be different? When I was in high school, there was a bespectacled boy who would not dare to say anything when something happened."

"As long as someone keeps carrying water and he can pay the most, I don't care."

After saying this, the others fell silent.

This view is accepted by default.

Indeed, some people are contributing both effort and money, and all they have to do is exclude one person, so why not?

As for the other party going to the branch secretary to ask for an explanation...

The old educated youth have said that there is a problem with this brigade, and the branch secretary and the educated youth office will not seek justice for them. Then Dawei’s only way out is to go to the educated youth home.

They just need to wait for David to come back.

After all the calculations, it turned out that the mistake was not that the branch secretary and the Youth League Office would not handle the matter impartially, but that the old educated youth had gone too far in the past, to the point that the local people, and even people from other nearby brigades, were unwilling to talk to the old educated youth from the Shengli Brigade.

As soon as they arrived, they formed a small group and plotted against Dawei alone. The branch secretary heard every word of their words.

The branch secretary's face turned black on the spot.

Dawei sighed helplessly, and seeing the secretary walking towards the main hall, he hurriedly said, "Secretary... I'm really fine..."

After a deathly silence, the new educated youth suddenly stood up, and the stools were knocked to the ground by their thighs, making several loud clanging sounds.

They are now obedient.

They shouted one by one: "Party Secretary."

"Branch Secretary."

"Secretary, why are you here..."

The secretary of the branch scanned the group of educated youth and asked, "Are you crowding out educated youth Zhou?"

If it were the branch secretary of another brigade, he would probably try to mediate and the matter would be over if both parties made peace.

But this branch secretary was so exciting right from the start.

Dawei glanced at the branch secretary several times.

"No, we didn't..."

The branch secretary raised his hand to interrupt, "Alright, I will find a quiet courtyard for Zhou Zhiqing, and he will not live in the Zhiqing Quarter anymore. Stop plotting against him."

The new educated youth looked at each other.

Why is the attitude of the Party branch secretary different from what the old educated youth said...

Not only the new educated youth were puzzled, but even Dawei was curious about what the old educated youth had done and why they gave the new educated youth wrong information? The old and new educated youth had never met before, so there was no hatred or grudge, right?

Thinking of this, Dawei's heart paused slightly.

Well, he had never met this group of new educated youth before, so weren’t they also treated as fat sheep to be slaughtered?

There is no need to harbor hatred or resentment towards people. Maybe they just can't stand you doing well. As long as this condition is met, conflicts will arise and then intensify.

"I don't mind fetching water, or asking people to spend money and effort."

"Secretary, we asked him to pay the most... It's not that we didn't pay, but our family is average. He obviously comes from a good family and his parents treat him well."

David originally wanted to use other tricks against this group of people, such as continuing to ruin their reputation and making it more difficult for them to perform in the team.

but……

This person praised his good family background and how good his parents were to him.

Well, let's be merciful when we can.

Others echoed the sentiment and cited themselves as examples in order to win sympathy from the branch secretary and reverse their image.

"Yes, Secretary. I am the middle child in my family. I have older brothers and sisters. After the forced relocation to the countryside, my family signed me up first. I can't rely on my parents, nor can I count on my brothers and sisters. I only have a small amount of resettlement money, and I really can't afford it..."

"Secretary, we don't want to do this either, but..."

The secretary said angrily, "Enough! You are always making trouble! Just because his family is well-off and his parents treat him well, he deserves it! How can this be justified!"

The big guy was silent.

Judging from the branch secretary's words, it was obvious that he was here to support Zhou Dawei.

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The secretary called Dawei over to the group and said, "I won't talk about the other things, but this shirt looks very expensive. If you guys chip in your money and give it to someone else, this matter will be exposed."

Dawei nodded with a bright smile, "Yeah, if I lose money, I won't bother with you guys anymore."

The new educated youth were dumbfounded.

It took a while for everyone to come to their senses, and they all rushed to prove their innocence.

"No, your shirt is torn, what does it have to do with us?"

Dawei was surprised: "You guys still want to shirk your debt? Of course, this shirt is expensive, and you said you were short of money, so naturally you don't want to pay. Not paying = denying it, I understand."

"You know nothing! Why should I take responsibility for something I didn't do!!"

"Secretary, we didn't tear his clothes. We didn't have a direct conflict with him at all."

Dawei was surprised: "You mean, I tore my own shirt? The old educated youth said that the Party Secretary and the educated youth office would not speak up for us. I'm new here, would I take the risk for such an expensive shirt?"

In order to prove that he would not do anything that would harm others and benefit himself, of course he had to pull out that group of xenophobic old educated youth.

After all, after I moved out, I didn't have to get along with these new and old educated youth who had their own thoughts.

There is no need to save face for anyone.

The secretary frowned and said, "Old educated youth, tell me, will the educated youth office and I make the decision for you?"

"The branch secretary..."

"Yes or No!"

This branch secretary is a retired soldier, and he has a fierce aura.

Upon hearing his tone, all the new educated youth, except Dawei, became weak in the knees.

“Yes… yes.”