The area in front of the educated youth office was bustling with activity early in the morning.
The brigade leaders, who were driving oxcarts and riding tractors, lined up in a row nearby.
Red Flag Brigade: "Hey! Something's going to get interesting!"
Wild Boar, the leader of the brigade, said: "Look at that girl under the banner, she's pretty and well-proportioned, she must be an educated youth, right?"
These words suffocated many of the otherwise cheerful squad leaders. Who was so unlucky as to have this guy on their side? It was as if he had "I'm a troublemaker" tattooed on his forehead!
The educated youth who had arrived in the county town on their first day to await assignment emerged from the reception center. Mu Xia hesitated for a moment, then walked up and patted Ruan Xianxian on the shoulder, asking:
"Why didn't you call the police? You should have called the police yesterday."
Call the police? Ruan Xianxian blinked and smiled. Where did this aloof young lady come from? She only said four words: "A brother unit."
Mu Xia sighed, gave Ruan Xianxian's shoulder a hard squeeze, and stepped back to her original spot.
It wasn't until the first leader from the educated youth office arrived at work and saw the content of the banner that they nearly piled it on the ground.
Good heavens! Recently, some guests from the province are coming, and the inspections in various places are very strict. At this time, this ancestor puts up a banner at the entrance of the unit. Does she want everyone to go to the countryside to farm with her?
"Lady! Let's resolve any issues in the office. If you continue to cause trouble like this, I'm going to report you to the police and have them investigate your identity."
The usual rhetoric that always worked was completely ineffective against Ruan Xianxian, who still said the same thing: "Bring it on!"
“My grandfather was a brigade commander, my father was a deputy factory director, and I am a true-blue communist successor. Go ahead and investigate, investigate all you want!”
The boss was so angry that he turned and left, then stormed into his office, slamming his fist on the table and demanding to know who had caused the trouble.
"You have 10 minutes. No matter what method you use, take that banner down for me, or you'll all be watching the drama unfold."
After saying that, he kicked everyone out.
So when Yu Tianlei arrived, his direct supervisor was trying to persuade Ruan Xianxian, and he suddenly felt dizzy and fell.
The leader, in the coldest of voices, called him to come to the office.
Smoke from the heat made Ruan Xianxian sit in a chair with a cup of brown sugar water. "I have no demands. This person accepted bribes and maliciously made things difficult. How to handle it is your job."
Yu Tianlei was scared and stubbornly argued, "I didn't accept any bribes. You have to have evidence to do things. Without evidence, it's a frame-up."
Facing Ruan Xianxian's enigmatic, half-smiling gaze, Yu Tianlei felt as if he were on fire, his inner flames threatening to consume him.
He remembered now; last night, without any evidence, he had also asked the woman to open her bag for inspection. Now that the roles were reversed, he felt only shame and embarrassment.
More than anything, I felt frustrated.
But he couldn't admit it, he absolutely couldn't admit it even if he died, that once he got into such a unit, as long as he didn't make any fundamental mistakes or get caught doing anything wrong, it was basically a golden job.
His family went to great lengths to get him in, and now that he's gone, he'll never find such a good job again in his life.
Yu Tianlei regretted it!
But... it's too late!
When there are many people around, Ruan Xianxian would say some nonsense. Now that there are no outsiders in the office, she smiled and circled around Yu Tianlei.
"Since you know that I was kicked out of the Ruan family, didn't you ask around about the kind of people living next door to me?"
Should I ask Grandpa Lü, Grandma Wang, or the newly acquainted Grandpa Feng to investigate personally?
If something is found out, will it implicate other colleagues at work?
The leader's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know anything about Grandpa Lü or Grandma Zhao; they were too far away. But to bestow that surname...
He coughed lightly and tentatively asked, "What is the full name of the Grandpa Feng you mentioned, young comrade?"
"Feng Guang! It's quite a coincidence. Grandpa Feng's translator fell ill on the train, and I happened to know some English, so I did the temporary translation, which coincidentally led to a big deal."
I inadvertently caught the old man's eye; Grandpa Feng is truly a kind old man.
With each word spoken, the person's eyelid twitched. What a coincidence, what a chance encounter, what an accident...
Do you really know that old bastard Feng Guang? And you call him kind? What the hell is kind?
After retiring from the front line for the past two years, what crazy thing he did was to focus on the economy, and his methods for doing so were to coerce and entice the organization, and to seize it by force!
Looking into the little girl's clear, expressive eyes, he finally understood what it meant to lie through one's teeth.
But he smiled and didn't expose him, and he understood that those words were more for himself than for Yu Tianlei.
However, he would not believe only the one-sided words of a young girl, nor would he sacrifice his subordinates out of fear of anyone's power.
Yu Tianlei will investigate personally.
"Ruan... Xianxian, right? I understand what you mean. On behalf of the Educated Youth Office, I solemnly promise you that we will investigate thoroughly and handle this matter fairly."
But please understand, exaggerating the facts and abusing your power will not deter you, no matter how powerful your background. Ping'an County is not afraid of you. Do you understand?
"What power do I have?" Ruan Xianxian said with self-deprecation. "I'm just a family outcast who uses others' names to protect myself. But I still thank you for your fairness, justice, and guidance."
The person at the head of the table could tell that the girl's words came from the heart, and she didn't think that knowing just a few people made her the most powerful person in the world.
Like a small, menacing beast, it bares its fangs and shouts, "Come at me!" regardless of whether it's friend or foe!
"Ahem!" Hao Guoyi couldn't help but laugh. Ruan Xianxian raised her eyes suspiciously. What was he laughing at? He was laughing at me, he must be laughing at me!
"Alright!" His attitude softened, as if he were looking at a junior. He picked up the car keys and called Ruan Xianxian to come with him. "You've been up all morning, haven't you eaten yet?"
"I'll take you to the canteen for lunch first. At this time, the educated youth have already been led back to their villages by the brigade leader. Let me check, your assigned village is Pingtou Brigade."
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