The moment Guan Wenru said this, the entire room fell silent!
Liu Chenggui was also taken aback.
Guan Wenru narrowed his eyes. "I hereby announce! Technician Liu Chenggui has deliberately damaged production facilities, causing significant losses to state property. The nature of his actions is extremely egregious! Effective immediately, he is dismissed from the factory and will never be rehired!"
"!!" Liu Chenggui was struck dumb, then flew into a rage. "What?! Guan Wenru! You're slandering me! You're retaliating! What evidence do you have?! Why are you firing me?! I won't accept this!"
Guan Wenru sneered, took a folder from Lei Yongkang, and opened it. "You want evidence? Fine! I'll let you die knowing why!"
She took out a stack of clear black and white photos, held them high, and showed them to everyone.
"This was taken by Old Li during his patrol three days before the rainstorm! And this one too! Liu Chenggui, what are you doing behind the reinforced bridge piers with that saw?"
Look at this one! Isn't that file in your hand pointing right at the newly replaced latch on the warehouse door? Don't tell me you're inspecting it! Do you need to sneak around and choose a time when nobody's around to inspect something?
The crowd gasped, turning their attention to the photo and then to Liu Chenggui, whose face had turned deathly pale.
Guan Wenru then took out Lei Yongkang's small cloth bag, "Look at this! These are wood chips and broken saw blades found in the mud at the base of the collapsed bridge piles!"
After comparison, it matches the missing tooth of the saw in your toolbox perfectly!
And this! The broken file tip on the notch in the warehouse door latch! It fits perfectly with the chip in your file!
"!!" Everyone was stunned, looking at Liu Chenggui in disbelief, and began to discuss among themselves.
"My God! He's a factory worker too, how could he do such a thing?"
"That's right. The factory suffered heavy losses in this disaster. Can they afford to compensate for it?"
"What is he going to use to pay for this?! That kind of guy deserves to die!"
Lei Yongkang then brought the eyewitness, Old Li, to Guan Wenru's side.
Guan Wenru nodded to the old worker, "Don't worry, just tell me everything you see."
Old Li pointed at Liu Chenggui, his voice excited, "Factory Director! I can testify! The night before the rainstorm, when it was almost dark, I saw Technician Liu crouching over by the bridge pier, pulling something back and forth on the wood!"
I called out to him, and he got so startled he dropped everything. He frantically picked it up and ran away! I knew something was wrong right then and there!
Liu Chenggui was pale, sweating profusely, and his voice trembled, "Old Li, you...you're talking nonsense! You must have seen wrong! That's not me! This...this evidence is all fabricated! Guan Wenru! You've framed me!"
Guan Wenru shouted sternly, "The witnesses and physical evidence are all there! The evidence is irrefutable! Liu Chenggui! You deliberately sawed off the bridge pier reinforcement point and thinned the door bolt, leaving hidden dangers, just to make sure the factory would be completely destroyed when the flood came! How vicious you are! How much damage has this caused? Enough for you to spend your whole life in jail!"
Upon hearing her words, Liu Chenggui nearly collapsed to the ground.
After realizing what was happening, he turned around and tried to run away.
Lei Yongkang was prepared, and they had already called the police before leaving the office.
Not long after Liu Chenggui was apprehended, the police arrived.
Guan Wenru nodded slightly to them, "Police officers! Liu Chenggui, a criminal who damaged state property and endangered public safety, is now in your hands! We hope you will handle him according to the law."
"Don't worry, this is our duty."
The police exchanged a few polite words with her, then stepped forward, brandishing handcuffs. "Liu Chenggui! Come with us!"
Liu Chenggui completely broke down, collapsing to the ground, crying, "No...no...I...spare me...spare me!"
What's the use of begging for mercy now?
The factory suffered such heavy losses, it's truly devastating!
Amidst the shocked, disdainful, and angry gazes of the crowd, Liu Chenggui was handcuffed and taken away.
Guan Wenru watched his retreating figure with icy eyes.
Once Liu Chenggui was out of sight, she turned to the workers and said, "You all saw it! This is what happens to saboteurs! Now, the obstacles are cleared! Everyone, perk up! Get back to work! The factory won't collapse! Meeting adjourned! Get back to work!"
Guan Wenru knew that many people were still dissatisfied with her, the young female factory director.
But it doesn't matter. She used Technician Liu as an example to scare the others, and they didn't dare to continue catching demons.
......
After a busy morning, when Guan Wenru returned to the office in the afternoon, she immediately picked up the old-fashioned rotary dial telephone, took a deep breath, and dialed a long-distance number.
Operator: "Hello, this is the Capital Switchboard. Where would you like to connect?"
Guan Wenru's hand tightened slightly as she held the phone. "Please connect me to the Capital Medical College and ask for Comrade Xi Mufan, a worker-peasant-soldier student."
The operator hummed in agreement, "Please wait a moment..."
After a series of switching sounds…
Finally, Guan Wenru's call reached the reception office of the Capital Medical College.
The old man at the gatehouse spoke in a loud voice, "Hello? Who's looking for me?"
Guan Wenru was inexplicably nervous. "Hello comrade! I have a very urgent matter to discuss with your student, Comrade Xi Mufan! Please make sure you get him to answer the phone for me!"
"Okay, call me back in ten minutes, and I'll go to the dorm to get someone!"
"OK, thanks."
After a long wait, Guan Wenru dialed the number again.
Finally, Xi Mufan answered the phone. "This is Xi Mufan. Who is this?"
Guan Wenru stood up instinctively and immediately spoke clearly, "Xi Mufan! It's me, Guan Wenru!"
The other end of the phone fell into a deathly silence; even the sound of breathing seemed to disappear.
Ignoring his silence, Guan Wenru went straight to the point, "Xi Mufan, I'll get to the point! Bai Yun, she..."
Click!
A crisp hang-up call rang out!
This was followed by a jarring and monotonous busy tone.
Beep...beep...beep...
"???" Guan Wenru, holding the microphone, froze for a full three seconds, completely dumbfounded!
no!
Did Xi Mufan hang up on her directly?
She refused to believe it and called back.
The person who can answer the phone is the old man in the gatehouse.
The old man told her that Comrade Xi Mufan had already left, and also told her not to call again, as he wouldn't answer!
After hanging up the phone, Guan Wenru's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.
This isn't like Xi Mufan at all!
There must have been something that neither she nor Baiyun knew about.
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