As she listened, Lin Chuchu's expression changed, and she couldn't help but walk towards the laboratory of Du Lingling's group, as did the others.
Lin Chuchu opened the door to the room, and the arguing inside immediately quieted down as everyone turned to look at the doorway.
Du Lingling and Song Luobai seemed to have found their tribe and ran towards Lin Chuchu.
"Waaah... Sister Chuchu, Chen Meng is bullying me too much."
"Sister Chuchu, we don't want to stay here anymore."
They had originally thought the project would be over in a few days, but today's mistake was clearly caused by Chen Meng, and not only did half of the others side with the other party, but several others even helped Chen Meng criticize them.
There's absolutely no sense of fairness involved.
Lin Chuchu patted the two women on the shoulders and pushed them into their respective husbands' arms.
He glanced indifferently at the person opposite him.
Upon seeing this, I almost burst out laughing. Several people on the other side were covered in soot, their faces looking as if they had been smeared with a layer of soot from the bottom of a pot.
"Are you researching fireworks and firecrackers?"
The group of people who had been stubbornly holding their necks suddenly wished they could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Chen Meng wiped her face with her sleeve and hid it behind her back.
She was the first to step forward, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Sister Chuchu, I didn't do it on purpose. I made a mistake with some data, which caused the explosion."
"Sister Lingling and Luo Bai are right, it's all my fault."
Lin Chuchu glanced at her casually. "I remember the rules in the research lab: whoever makes a mistake that causes a lab malfunction has to write a 10,000-word self-criticism and issue a public apology."
"Has the rule changed because I've been away for too long? I heard you've made several mistakes in your experiments. You should have accumulated over 100,000 words of self-criticism by now, right? Should we do a self-criticism together this time?"
Lin Chuchu spoke very slowly, without bias towards anyone, simply stating a fact.
Chen Meng's expression changed slightly, and her hand, hidden in her sleeve, suddenly clenched.
He looked like he was about to cry.
"Sister Chuchu, how could you do this? I'm a woman, how could I do something like this, making a public apology?"
"You're a woman too, how can you make things so difficult for me?"
She can't bear the humiliation of having to make a public apology.
Moreover, she made these mistakes on purpose, wanting Du Lingling and the others to take the blame.
Lin Chuchu became even more curious and asked Researcher Hou, who was standing to the side.
"What kind of base rule is this? When did it change so that women don't have to write self-criticisms? How can the other male researchers tolerate such an unfair rule?"
Before Researcher Hou could say anything, a dignified voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Nonsense. The base has always been fair, just, and gender-equal. Investigate how many mistakes this Comrade Chen Meng has made. One mistake, ten thousand words of self-criticism."
The newcomer was the base commander, whose gaze immediately fell on Chen Meng.
Chen Meng immediately fell silent.
The base commander then looked at the rest of the people in the research room. Under his gaze, everyone except Du Lingling and Song Luobai lowered their heads.
"Anyone who dares to cover it up will have to write a 10,000-word self-criticism and apologize in public."
"Women hold up half the sky; this is not an excuse for you to shirk your responsibilities."
Chen Meng burst into tears. The data in the lab was a true record of her mistakes. She couldn't remember how many times she had made them, but the number was definitely not small.
Sure enough, after checking it, someone gasped in shock.
"Sir, there were 23 instances in total, wasting more than 20,000 yuan in material costs."
More than 20,000?
Those around Chen Meng stared in shock. How could there be so many? They remembered that this research group's project wasn't considered particularly important.
Chen Meng was also shocked by the amount, and her whole body trembled.
Her voice trembled with tears, "Commander, I don't have that much money, it's impossible for me to have that much money."
If all this money is attributed to her, she can forget about continuing as a researcher.
The leader snapped out of his shock and glared angrily at Du Lingling and Song Luobai.
"You two are the team leader and deputy team leader, are you just going to let her waste materials like this?"
Du Lingling said helplessly, "Chief, she was directly responsible for 6 of those incidents. Each time she didn't follow the proper procedures. The remaining dozen or so incidents were caused by her involvement, which inadvertently disrupted the order and led to mistakes."
"Yes, yes, Du Lingling is right. It's not entirely my fault. Besides, the people who did the experiment with me were also at fault."
Why didn't they stop me?
Chen Meng cried as she defended herself.
The word "foolish" lingered in everyone's minds.
The commander was furious. He hadn't intended to do anything to Chen Meng, nor did he plan to make her pay compensation. Some losses at the research base were normal. If their research project lost money, other projects could make up for it.
However, what angers him most right now is Chen Meng's attitude; she seems completely unaware of her own mistakes.
At this moment, the other group members were also disheartened by Chen Meng's attitude.
Especially Sister Li, because she usually takes the best care of Chen Meng.
She walked up to the base commander and said, "Commander, we are willing to write a self-criticism together and then publicly apologize to the base."
Her tone was sincere.
Du Lingling and Song Luobai stepped forward and said, "Chief, we are also at fault. This time, we were wrong and did not do a good job of supervision."
"Yes, sir, we are willing to join in the self-criticism."
The research team bears undeniable responsibility for this incident, so they don't feel wronged at all.
The leader was finally somewhat satisfied with the attitudes of the others and nodded.
"Chen Meng is to write a 230,000-word self-criticism, submit it tomorrow, and make a public apology. At the same time, half of Chen Meng's salary will be deducted from her salary for the next year."
"Du Lingling will have three months' salary deducted, Song Luobai will have two months' salary deducted, and everyone else will have one month's salary deducted."
Although this amount of salary cannot make up for the losses incurred in the experiment, it demonstrates the base's attitude and serves as a warning to others.
Chen Meng completely broke down, "Commander, how am I supposed to write a 230,000-word self-criticism? Please, please give me a reduction!"
She would go crazy writing 230,000 words in one night.
The base commander gave her a disgusted look. "Then write a 30,000-word self-criticism and copy it 10 times."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Lin Chuchu and the others were not suited to stay, so they gave Du Lingling and Song Luobai a helpless look and left.
Their business is their own business, and Lin Chuchu has no way to get involved. If she were to offer advice, Lin Chuchu thinks it's best to cut the Gordian knot and let them go quickly.
Du Lingling and Song Luobai had the exact same idea, and the two of them directly announced their withdrawal. Anyway, the research project was almost over, and all that was left was the experimental stage.
Let them have the research project; they don't even want the titles of group leader and deputy group leader.
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