Chapter 178

Justice

Because the pillars were solid, Ma Xiaofang slapped Xiao Zhang several times and told him to get out of here and never let her see him again.

Xiao Zhang covered his face and returned to the foreman. Here Chen Lina was like a tigress, waiting to ask for money.

It is certainly not appropriate to destroy someone's house and then just walk away. You have to pay for repairing the house.

"I really don't have any money, but I have three daughters. Is your son in need of a wife? Can't I take one away?"

"Xiao Zhang, don't play this trick on me. You got kicked out of here in Umayee, but I can still deal with you today in Hongyan," said Chen Lina.

Xiao Zhang spread his hands and smiled, "Then you come and fix it. I'll stay here on the construction site and won't leave." He refused to leave, but he also refused to give him the money.

"Xiao Zhang, don't you feel guilty?" Chen Lina asked back.

Xiao Zhang continued to laugh. "A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. That's not what you said. Our sister Gong was such a powerful person back then. But when she came to the Wumayi mining area, she was defeated by a bunch of local snakes like you."

He also sighed, "If Sister Gong hadn't fallen, who knows what society would be like. Damn, I might have risen to the top now, instead of being someone's grandson, taking on construction projects, and having to work on my hands and feet every day to pick pig trotter buttons."

As he said this, he slapped a pig's trotter button in front of Chen Lina and whispered, "Just leave now that you've taken all the advantage. Why bother?"

Director Gao also said, "Xiao Chen, how about this? I'll give you a guarantee. In two years, I'll let him build your house. How about that?"

He's trying to smooth things over again.

Today, Chen Lina still looks as disheveled as she did yesterday. She hasn't washed her face and there are two lines of tear stains on her face.

She folded her arms and said, "Do you really think that I can be bullied by you guys in Hongyan? Do you really think that you can cover the world with one hand?"

Xiao Zhang said, "I just bullied you, what can you do about it?" And he even said, "Director Chen, the Yellow River has no cover, and our Hongyan is in chaos. Why are you being so stubborn? Are you really going to send laborers to pick up your body downstream?"

Nie Guozhu knew the depth of the water in Hongyan, and advised Chen Lina, "Forget it. I have seen that this society is rotten and hopeless. Lina, go back to the border as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if I suffer a loss, but you have a child to take care of. What if you really suffer a big loss here?"

"I won't leave. My son and I will stand here. If you don't solve this problem, I will lie on the door of the provincial party committee and not allow you to come in or out. If you are not afraid of delaying the construction period, let's fight. I don't want to live anymore. I just want to see how you solve this problem for me."

Then Chen Lina said to Nie Guozhu, "My son and I are not afraid, so why should you be afraid? Block the door and let's sit here. I want to see who dares to come in and out from here today."

She is really trying her best.

Xiao Zhang, carrying a small leather bag, had no choice but to go to Ma Xiaofang again.

"Leader, that woman is very troublesome. Now she is asking us for money to repair the house. What do you think we should do?"

Ma Xiaofang had just finished taking a shower and called Leng Qi. She didn't know whether Leng Qi would help her stop the yellow croaker on the way. She was worried and at a loss when she heard that Chen Lina not only caught the yellow croaker, but also wanted to pay for her house.

She made several phone calls, one of which was directly to Dongfeng City, asking the armed forces there to transfer people, but the person said that the chief of the armed forces had already gone out to carry out a mission.

Angry and upset, she thought of the bucket of urine in the morning and gritted her teeth and said, "She is a good slut. She peed on me. You also let your people pour feces on them. Isn't it just a competition? I want to see who is more slutty."

When Xiao Zhang heard this, he thought it was a good idea.

Since Chen Lina can pee outside her house, why can't he?

And so he turned around and went back to the provincial party committee, ready to do just that.

Nie Guozhu, Chen Lina and Sandan were blocking the door, letting people in and out but not materials. A large group of people delivering materials gathered in front of the provincial party committee, and of course work had stopped inside. But there were also people who were curious and gathered in front of the provincial party committee to watch the excitement.

Among the crowd, there was an old man, holding a radio in his hand, standing there as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man pushed through the crowd and walked up to the old man. "Dad, are you looking for me?"

If a high-ranking cadre came here, he would be scared to death, because this middle-aged man is the current second-in-command of Hongyan Province, Jin Sheng.

"Deputy Commander Nie was my old superior. Not only did you smash his house, but now you are insulting him. Tell me, is what you did decent?" The old man was stern.

Governor Jin saw the three demonstrators standing at the door of the provincial party committee.

He said, "Dad, we moved to a new location for renovations. I really didn't know about this."

"You don't know shit. I also heard what Liu Li told you last night. She said she heard a lot of people spread the rumor that Commander Nie had a treasure at home, and some people were ready to rob it without thinking about the consequences. But you, not only did you let your subordinates move people's houses, but you also let a bunch of hooligans mess up the provincial party committee." The old man said, slapping the radio into the governor's arms. "Let's not talk about whether it's right or not, old commander. How many people in Beijing are watching you? You are my son. If you don't do anything and let your subordinates mess around like this, you'd better retire and go home to raise your children."

To put it bluntly, everyone in the Hongyan underworld and the white world, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, wanted to know where the money was hidden after Landlord Ma's grandfather refused to donate the plane.

It's just that three generations have passed, and after a few decades, this matter has become mysterious, and it's just a matter of truth and falsehood.

But this old man and many other people watched clearly the whole night, and they only saw that Nie Gong's family suffered endless humiliation, but they didn't see any gold.

Governor Jin stood there and watched for a while. He found the commotion to be really outrageous, so he called his secretary over, but it was only a matter of a few words.

Soon, the provincial party committee cadres were dispatched.

Nie Guozhu was really ready to die if he failed, and he kept telling Sandan, "Don't worry, Uncle Nie will definitely protect you this time, no matter who can't protect you."

Sandan really wanted to say that the reason his father dared to leave was because his mother had someone to back him up, but he couldn't explain this to Nie Guozhu.

In short, no matter what happens, Nie Guozhu, like Nie Weiguo, always has great ups and downs in mood, great sorrow followed by great joy.

If things don't go well, people will blame the society for being so dark. If things take a turn for the better, people will say that those above them are the bosses in power.

He really thought that Xiao Zhang could cover the sky with one hand, but he didn't expect that as soon as the provincial party committee cadres showed up, Xiao Zhang acted like Sun Tzu.

"The other party offered 12,000 yuan. Zhang Baosheng, can you afford it?" the provincial party committee cadre asked Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang spread his hands and said, "I really have no money, leader. You can't force me to sell my child, right?"

"That's fine. You don't have to do this project anymore. We will start inviting new bids tomorrow. The 12,000 yuan will be paid from the amount we should pay you." said the provincial party committee official.

Xiao Zhang was as if struck by lightning. "Leader, this construction team is not mine alone. Do you know Ma Xiaofang? She is the leader of our military region. She has informed the higher-ups about this project. You can't just replace me casually."

In fact, the governor was standing outside, but leaders were all low-key and it was impossible for him to show up in person.

However, the governor turned around and told his secretary to "check whether this project was won by Ma Xiaofang. If it is confirmed, return her personnel file to the military region."

When the secretary heard this, she was actually a little embarrassed. "Ma Xiaofang wants to go to the Finance Department. Didn't someone above her give her a heads up?"

"Every policy has a countermeasure. This woman is so bold that she can rob openly. If we let her join the Finance Department, won't the Finance Department have to be named Ma in the future?" The governor's voice was filled with anger.

If there is a big leader watching over us, the Republic's affairs can be handled with astonishing efficiency.

Chen Lina brought Sandan home. While she was washing her face, someone from the provincial party committee came with a large brown paper envelope containing a thick stack of money, all of which were compensation for her to renovate her living room.

"Lina, you see, the police have expelled me from the team. How about I help you build this living room? Just give me two thousand dollars to guarantee the price of the wood, and I can build this house for you."

Chen Lina said, "Cousin, do you think Xiao Zhang, the contractor, is a good one?"

Nie Guozhu thought about it and shook his head, "Just like a dog." To one face, he was extremely flattering, and to the next face, he was extremely ferocious. Really, people are living like dogs.

Just now, Nie Guozhu went out to take a look and saw Xiao Zhang squatting on the road howling like a dog.

Chen Lina changed into another skirt and came out of the house. "If life is not really hard, don't be a dog. After all, you have been a soldier. Just tell me, is the provincial party committee fair in our case?"

Although it was difficult during the chaos, once the provincial party committee leaders stepped in, the matter was resolved very smoothly and fairly. It can be said that when Nie Guozhu saw the money personally handed over by the provincial party committee cadres, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

"It's fair, really fair. Sometimes I feel that society is very dark, but sometimes I feel that there are always good people and good leaders in this world."

"If you can be a good leader, you will see that people like me who are helpless and have been bullied to the point of having to swallow their anger should be very grateful to you." Chen Lina said with a smile.

Nie Guozhu exclaimed, "Me? How could I be a leader? I lost a good job as a neighborhood police officer. I am so unlucky. I will never be able to be a leader in my life."

Chen Lina didn't say anything else to him. There was someone outside watching the door. She just changed her skirt and dressed up. Then she said to Nie Guozhu, "Cousin, I have a dinner date. You stay at my house first. When I come back, we can talk slowly."

Waiting for Chen Lina outside was Nie Gong’s classmate at the Hongyan Yimao Factory, Liu Li.

He was the classmate Liu who wanted to sing "Little River Flows" at a class reunion but failed to snatch the microphone from his classmates.

She was the director of a woolen textile factory. When Chen Lina was building two woolen textile factories, she was the person she consulted the most.

Of course, she had also been on business trips to the mining area several times, so it could be said that they were not only friends, but also close friends.

Liu Li's husband is none other than Governor Jin. However, generally speaking, smart female comrades would not reveal their husbands' jobs as long as they were not intimately acquainted with him.

Be careful of people trying to use the back door, and avoid getting yourself into trouble.

After all, too many people want to use connections to get promoted or transfer jobs.

A man like Ye Gong, although he lived in a remote mining area and hardly interacted with others, the connections his father left him were powerful enough.

The laborers may not know these people, but they will remember their gratitude to the old leader as long as they are alive.

After the revolutionary generation, no one will ever have that kind of feeling again.

However, unless the situation is beyond repair and the personal safety is threatened, no one will lend a hand to help such a person.

This is a game of chess, and that's why Chen Lina had to act like a spoiled brat. If she didn't act like a spoiled brat, if she didn't cry and make such a fuss, or if she committed suicide in front of the provincial party committee, she wouldn't be able to hide it from others.

Only by convincing people that there is no gold can they leave safely, but if they want to make people believe that there is really no gold, she must demand compensation.

The Liu family actually lived not far away, in the family quarters opposite the provincial party committee. The house was quite large, probably made up of two two-bedroom, one-living-room apartments connected together.

The old man was very kind, the old lady was very capable, and the husband seemed quite reserved. Chen Lina walked in and looked around, then asked Liu Li, "Director Liu, where is your child? Why doesn't he come out?"

Liu Li said, "They have even signed up for classes to practice calligraphy at night." The higher the level, the more self-disciplined the adults are, and the more motivated the children are.

Liu Li then said, "I heard that the laborer is here too. Why did he leave early and leave you and the child here?"

Chen Lina sighed, "We came here because we heard someone wanted to demolish our house. His job kept him busy all day, so he left early. I have to take care of cleaning up the house. All of my father-in-law's belongings are still under the tiles in the living room."

The old man gave his son a fierce look, and the son cleared his throat to avoid the old man's stern gaze.

Chen Lina pretended to be very obedient, and of course, little Dandan was also very obedient. The old man at the table kept picking food for him and asked him what he liked to eat. Dandan thought other dishes were not as good as those made by his mother, but there was one dish, glutinous rice lotus root box, which his mother had never made before and was particularly delicious.

He whispered in Chen Lina's ear, "Mom, remember this dish and make it for me when you get home, okay?"

Chen Lina nodded and said "OK."

After the old man asked about the worker and his hometown, Chen Lina sighed and said, "I don't know what's going on with the demobilization now. My cousin has been a soldier for more than ten years and dedicated his youth to the motherland. He waited four or five years for demobilization. He just got demobilized, but he lost his job because he said a few words for me."

As she spoke, she spread her arms. "He told me that it would have been better if he had been born before the liberation. He could have been a soldier and at least he could have fought in the war. He was born at the wrong time."

Don't think that just these one sentence will make Mr. Jin remember it in his heart.

So, after Chen Lina and Sandan finished their meal and left, he wondered who was in charge of personnel in the public security department, and he asked someone to pass on a message, and Nie Guozhu's job was settled.

The old man personally greeted and the director who was trying to smooth things over was replaced. When Nie Guozhu received the appointment letter of director, he read it several times. He was a grown man, but he cried like a baby.

Xiao Zhang's construction team was directly fired by the provincial party committee. When the provincial party committee notified him to move the machinery, he did some calculations and found that he would have to pay at least 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.

Committing suicide? There are three daughters in the family and no sons, so of course she couldn't commit suicide.

So he ran to find Ma Xiaofang.

Ma Xiaofang was in a much worse situation than him. She had been using her connections in Beijing to get a job in the Finance Department, but now her files had been returned to the military region.

The military district refused to accept her file again, and all her efforts were in vain. She had to start looking for connections all over again.

Now let's talk about the laborers.

Driving all night without stopping, Nie Gong was so sleepy that he had to give up his principles and let Nie Weimin steer the wheel for him.

But as soon as he squinted his eyes, he would immediately get up and kick Nie Weimin, who was holding the steering wheel, aside.

When we returned to the mining area, it was already early morning of the third day.

People get tired sometimes, but cars never do. As long as there is enough oil, it can keep running, and because of the lubrication and running-in of the gears, the performance will get better and better.

Ye Gong is not like Chen Lina. He becomes more energetic the more he drives. After all, he has been driving for more than 30 hours. He only rested for a few hours in Hami. He was so sleepy that he could not even open his eyes.

But, we are almost home.

I don’t know if the little satellite has gotten used to living in Leng Qi’s house after being away for more than a week. Did she cry? Did Leng Qi scold her because he was angry?

The little satellite is different from other children. He never cries loudly. Even if he is scared, he will probably keep it to himself and not say it out loud.

Suddenly, with a bang, Foreman Nie hit the steering wheel. Fortunately, he had experience and did not dare to swerve while driving at high speed. He held the steering wheel steadily and braked suddenly. With a slip, his car had already jumped under the roadbed.

Fortunately, this place was next to an empty mine, and the car just ran into the Gobi beach. The worker got out of the car and saw that the left front wheel was broken, so he turned around and went to the trunk to get the spare tire to replace it.

Nowadays, cars are still two-wheeled, and basically cars like Jeep are front-wheeled. If the rear wheel is damaged, it is not a big deal, but if the front wheel is damaged, the car will flip over directly.

The two children were still asleep in the car. The worker took out the spare tire, then took out the jack, stepped on the jack and slowly pressed up the tire. When he was about to remove the tire, he heard a popping sound from the back. It was the sound of Song Baoxian.

Nie Gong immediately raised his hands and said, "Leng Qi, you blew my tire. Are you planning to hijack the car?"

"What do you think? Am I better than you?" Leng Qi played a trick and put the holster on the back. "Are there too many things? Open an eye for me."

Nie Gong loosened his hands and was about to speak when he saw a black gun barrel sticking out of the left window. It was his old Type 54.

"Let go of my dad."

Leng Qi squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, then frowned. "This is a defense of the people, right? Is he so crazy just because he has sewn up his crotchless pants?"