Zheng Ya reached out to Old Yuan and his daughter for compensation. Old Yuan stared at him intently, thinking about how to get him to help him and his wife awaken their innate abilities. He laughed and said, "You brat, you help me awaken my talent first..."
"Give me the Muchen Pearl?" Zheng Ya demanded, not to be outdone. He was still thinking about finding his wife and mother, whose time-accelerating ability had awakened and was now in effect. He was frustrated that she wouldn't leave even after he asked for a price.
At this moment, Li Deren left the steel rolling mill by car, deciding to personally ask his father-in-law to pull strings and persuade his superiors to remove Zheng Ya's benefits for helping workers become top talents, so that he could be promoted!
Upon receiving the report from Section Chief Yang, Factory Director Yang immediately went to discuss it with Secretary Hu: "Old Hu, that fellow Li Deren went through the back door!"
"Don't rush, let's discuss this." Secretary Hu was also troubled. He was willing to let the higher-ups arrange for Zheng Ya to be the top talent in the steel rolling mill, and he worked hard without complaint.
The higher-ups are all reasonable people; they couldn't possibly be unaware that Zheng Ya's refusal to help the steel mill workers with the top-mounting technology would provoke criticism from the working class.
In that case, it is most appropriate to leave it to the higher-ups to make arrangements.
Sometimes, it is a mistake to fight for benefits yourself.
After all, seeking Zheng Ya's help in mastering the technology for the factory workers would seem opportunistic and would demonstrate a lack of ability on one's part.
This would make superiors look down on you and make you look inferior.
In fact, Secretary Hu had already discussed this issue with Director Yang, and they decided to take it easy and wait for instructions from higher authorities.
Who would have thought that Li Deren would suddenly appear and ruin their plan?
Factory Director Yang said anxiously, "Old Hu, neither of us is wrong."
But we must admit that the workers' burning desire for the initiation technique was like an unstoppable, primordial beast!
"Well, what do you suggest we do now? Should we apply directly to our superiors, or call them for instructions?" Secretary Hu asked rhetorically, still undecided about bringing up the matter with his superiors.
The ability to deny oneself is ultimately unsustainable.
Factory Director Yang disagreed with his pragmatic approach and stood up, saying, "I'll go talk to the leaders myself. We can't just condone Li Deren using connections to pressure Zheng Ya into helping the workers with the initiation technique."
Then our superiors will be furious, and we'll get scolded and suffer the consequences, right?
"Oh well, go ahead if you want!"
I'll be at the factory keeping an eye on the workers' production, and at the same time I'll call my superiors and say, 'Shall we take a two-pronged approach?'" Secretary Hu couldn't just sit idly by anymore, worried that his superiors would hold him accountable later, and it wouldn't be easy to back down.
There are many kinds of superiors, the one who is your immediate supervisor is the superior.
The superior of the superior is also a superior.
However, Li Deren's superior was someone else, who was also a superior.
The key issue is that their superiors don't get along.
After discussing their plan, the two of them went about their respective tasks.
Meanwhile, Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong, far away in the Jianghan Plain Prison, saw an opportunity to redeem themselves through meritorious service. Taking advantage of a break from work, they squatted down to drink water and discuss their strategy: "Dongxu, do you dare to take a gamble with me?"
"Uncle Liu, we've come to this lousy prison to suffer and be beaten to death. We're lucky we haven't been killed."
"Given the situation, do you think I should gamble or not?" Jia Dongxu asked rhetorically, taking a big gulp of cold water from his teacup and exhaling a frustrated sigh.
It feels like I'll be able to go home and achieve something great any minute now. How comforting.
Liu Haizhong was afraid that if he teamed up with Jia Dongxu to deal with the other group, Jia Dongxu would betray him halfway through, and he would be in serious trouble, if not dead. He said uncertainly, "How about this, you go to the east to find Instructor Huang, and I'll go to the west to find Instructor Shang. We'll split up and not interfere with each other!"
"Let's go." Jia Dongxu got up and walked east, and Liu Haizhong also stood up, enduring the pain of being beaten up all over his body, and walked west.
The two reported the incident to the warden at almost the same time.
The two guards were terrified and immediately picked up their whistles and blew them, alerting the soldiers guarding the inmates who led a team to the scene.
More than a thousand labor camp inmates, under the threat of armed soldiers, squatted on the ground, covered their heads, and dared not move.
The two instructors, Huang and Shang, led Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong to the earthen slope in front of the labor camp inmates and said, "These two have reported that someone has escaped from prison."
Moreover, they planned to raid the prison guards, seize their weapons and ammunition, and kill all those who resisted.
"So, is any of you going to step forward and confess?"
"You only get one chance. Is there anyone willing to step forward and confess?" Warden Shang shouted angrily. The soldiers were shocked and loaded their bullets, ready to shoot any prisoners plotting to escape.
Unfortunately, no one has come forward to confess, receive harsher punishments, or even be executed for such a crime.
They chose to resist, believing that Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong were unaware of the inside story of their planned prison break and murder.
Fearing that delaying would ruin things, Instructor Huang beckoned Liu Haizhong to speak first. Liu Haizhong straightened his injured body and said, "Reporting to the guard, Jia Dongxu and I were brutally beaten last night and knocked unconscious to get away with it."
Meanwhile, Li Huai-ren, He Rong-guang, and seventy-nine others conspired to launch a coordinated attack from within and without, and prepared ten bundles of explosives and seven hunting rifles, claiming that there were more than thirty people outside to provide backup.
The explosives and shotguns were hidden in the bushes to the east…
"That son of a bitch Liu Haizhong, I'll beat him to death..." Seeing that he could no longer hide it, He Guangrong jumped up and rushed forward. More than forty people jumped up and rushed into the bushes, hoping to grab a hunting rifle to fight the guards.
A single platoon of soldiers opened fire on their platoon leader's command: "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Ahhh!" The prisoners who attempted to escape and resist were shot dead one after another, quelling a major case of prison break and murder.
When the troops arrived at the scene after hearing the commotion, they found a hunting rifle and explosives in the bushes and immediately sent people to arrest the criminal gang that was helping the prisoners escape.
To commend Liu Haizhong and Jia Dongxu, the prison warden released them on the spot.
This led Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong to change into ordinary clothes, walk out of the prison gate, and burst into tears.
Little did they know they were being watched.
The visitor had followed the two from the capital to this place and planned this good show. When the two arrived at the train station, the visitor brushed past them and handed each of them a crumpled piece of paper.
The two turned around to look for the person, but the person had already disappeared into the crowd. The two hurriedly walked to a deserted area, unfolded the crumpled paper, and were horrified when they saw the contents of the note.
It took Liu Haizhong a while to come to his senses. He stuffed the note into his mouth and swallowed it, saying, "Dongxu, it seems we have no choice!"
"I know, but if we go back to the capital to deal with Zheng Ya, wouldn't that be suicide?" Jia Dongxu said, his teeth aching with hatred.
He desperately wanted to kill Zheng Ya, but he couldn't defeat a master like Zheng Ya!
Despite the pain from the beating, Liu Haizhong said with trembling lips, "Do as the note says. First, disfigure yourself so the other party can see our determination."
It's also the only way to prevent Zheng Ya and his gang from recognizing us!
Then we'll go back to Beijing and deal with them, a fight to the death!
"Damn it, I'll do it, even if it disfigures me..." Jia Dongxu felt he would die if he didn't do it, so he gritted his teeth, stood up, and threw a punch: "Bang!"
"Ah, why didn't you let me hit you first, disfigure you..."
"It's all the same, just bear with it for now, I'll call..."
"Ah, Jia Dongxu, I'll fuck your mother..."
"I'll beat you to death, you son of a bitch! You dare to curse me? Go to hell..."
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