They had just huddled together, which offended Li Baichuan. Now, they might as well stay with Gao Fei.
Anyway, it was Gao Fei who wanted to cause trouble, and they tried to persuade him, but in the end they just accompanied him. They all thought this way and echoed his sentiments.
"Why don't we go talk to the director first and see what he says?" The group decided to side with Gao Fei.
But they didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
Gao Fei got even angrier when he thought about the director. He had accepted so many good things from him, but as soon as Li Baichuan came, the director denied everything.
In the end, they returned everything and acted as if nothing had happened.
He fawned over the newcomer, he was such a snob, what good would it do to talk to him?
"Didn't Director Chen go to a meeting? He probably won't be back for a while." Gao Fei knew that Director Chen had gone to a meeting in the morning, but had returned at noon, so he pretended not to know.
"Then...should we wait for the director to come back?" Several people wanted to persuade him further, since this matter would become a big problem if it reached the minister.
Gao Fei ignored them and limped away.
The group looked at each other, and finally had no choice but to follow.
Before the group could even knock on the door of the minister's office, they were stopped by the minister's secretary outside.
"What can I do for you?" The secretary recognized the men; they were from the transport team.
Even if we've never met, we've seen each other a few times over the years.
"We want to see the minister. We want to file a complaint," Gao Fei shouted, raising his voice, knowing the minister was inside.
"What are you doing? Do you know where you are? If you need anything, go find your director." The secretary was startled by their shouting.
What's going on? How did these people get upstairs? Didn't anyone downstairs stop them?
It was a coincidence that it was lunchtime, and the person on duty downstairs from the minister's office went to the cafeteria to get food.
Besides, who would dare to cause trouble for no reason? Everyone is being very careful these days; getting a permanent job isn't easy.
"Our director isn't here, and no one is standing up for us. We have no choice but to go to the minister."
“A new comrade in our transport team started hitting people without warning, and kicked me a long way away.”
"I'm in pain all over right now, so I definitely can't drive for the time being. There are still a lot of goods waiting for us to transport over there."
“We are all workers serving the Ministry of Transport and the people. We dare not associate with someone who doesn’t respect the Ministry of Transport and beats people at the slightest provocation.”
Gao Fei kept shouting that he had been beaten, looking like he had been wronged and had nowhere to confide in.
"Let them in." The Minister of Transportation had seen them long before they arrived.
He had no time to deal with the conflicts between these employees. He was still visibly upset when he heard people outside mentioning the new arrivals in the transportation team.
"You may go in." The minister's secretary was also taken aback. Their minister handled all sorts of matters every day, big and small. Now, did he have to interfere with even the employees' horseplay?
When did the minister become so easy to talk to?
Gao Fei didn't care what others thought. He was overjoyed to hear the minister let them in. The minister must have heard everything he said.
"Minister, I'm Gao Fei from the transportation team, and these are my colleagues." Gao Fei was initially quite excited, but once he entered the office and saw the minister sitting there, he became a little scared.
They've been in the Ministry of Transport for many years, but to be honest, they've only seen the minister a few times. The highest-ranking official they've ever met is the head of a branch office.
Now, upon seeing them for the first time, the words they had prepared caught in their throats, especially since the minister's gaze was anything but gentle.
"Hmm, what grievances do you have? Tell me." Minister Qiao of the Transportation Department put down the documents in his hand and looked at the few short men in front of him.
For the first time, he began to doubt the transport team's hiring standards. Everyone they hired was shorter than the last. Could it be that they couldn't find anyone decent enough?
"Minister, we... I was just beaten up in the cafeteria." The others were too scared to say a word, but Gao Fei forced himself to repeat his story.
In the end, it all boils down to how arrogant Li Baichuan is, how he doesn't take them seriously, and how he resorts to violence at the slightest disagreement.
They complained about how aggrieved they were, and how they couldn't work, which would affect the transport team's mission.
Everything she said was Li Baichuan's fault; someone like that should be fired.
"Are you all injured?" Minister Qi looked at the short guy who was jumping the most enthusiastically in front of him. He didn't look injured at all.
"..."
The group was taken aback, then realized that the minister must be concerned about their injuries.
"No, I'm the only one injured right now, but if this happens again, there might be more people injured next time."
"Comrade Li is unreasonable. He beats people up whenever he is unhappy. Today it's just me, but tomorrow there may be more people."
Gao Fei didn't know what the minister meant by asking this, since he had been talking about their entire transportation team.
But now that he's the only one injured, his momentum suddenly seems weak.
"If you're injured, the entire transport team can't make any more transports?" Minister Qi smiled as he looked at the person in front of him.
“That’s not what I meant. What I meant was… my injury is a minor issue; it’s dangerous to leave a comrade with violent tendencies in the transport team.”
Gao Fei sensed something was wrong. Why was he still talking about his injury? He shouldn't be going along with him and asking why Li Baichuan would take action.
Then call the cafeteria staff over to question him, to prove that he did indeed commit the act, and finally punish him?
"Since your injury is a minor matter, why are you making such a fuss? You have no sense of organization or discipline, and your director knows about your bypassing of his authority to report this matter."
"Also, you're injured, which is affecting the transport mission. Go back and rest until you're fully recovered before we talk about anything else."
Minister Qi's words left Gao Fei dumbfounded.
"Minister, I was beaten up, I was beaten up." Gao Fei couldn't understand why the minister didn't ask him anything or take his side when he was beaten up.
"You just said that being hit was a minor matter, and that you were injured and unable to complete the transport work. Wasn't it right for me to tell you to go back and rest to recover?"
"Why don't you tell me what to do? Or I can give you my ministerial position; I think you're very suitable for it."
Minister Qi looked at the people with a smile. As soon as he said this, not only was Gao Fei stunned, but everyone else was also frightened.
They then realized that the minister would not stand up for them.
"Minister...I...I..." Gao Fei was covered in cold sweat, and his teeth were chattering.
The minister hasn't asked Li Baichuan a single question so far; every word he's said is aimed at him. Even if he's stupid, he knows the minister is protecting him.
"Comrade, if you have any further comments, please feel free to speak. Our Ministry of Transport has always been fair and impartial." Minister Qi looked at the man earnestly.
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