He was fined 200 yuan by the security department, and in the morning he also gave Wang Dabao 100 yuan to help him bribe officials.
In other words, Yi Zhonghai lost a total of three hundred yuan because of the rumors.
However, he was different from Liu Haizhong. First of all, their salaries differed by more than 20 yuan per month. Secondly, he only had an old woman at home, while Liu Haizhong had three bloodsucking sons to support in addition to his wife.
Finding wives for their three sons is no easy task, so Liu Haizhong and his wife have to tighten their belts to make ends meet!
He did manual labor in the factory, and if he didn't eat good, nutritious food, he wouldn't have the strength to keep up and wouldn't be able to do the work. But he couldn't bear to eat meat, so he could only get his nutrition from eggs.
Losing two hundred yuan was a devastating blow to Liu Haizhong, but for Yi Zhonghai, who lost an even greater amount, it was only a matter of a few days' pain.
What troubles Yi Zhonghai the most right now is still the matter of Zhao Laosan.
Because of his own report, Zhao Laosan was deemed to have seriously damaged the collective interests of the steel rolling mill workers and has been dismissed from the factory.
Yi Zhonghai still couldn't understand how the news of his report against Zhao Laosan had leaked out. Could it have been deliberately leaked by the security department?!
After receiving the news in the afternoon, he tried to explain to his coworkers that the matter had nothing to do with him.
But seeing the workers' perfunctory attitude and disdainful looks, he simply didn't believe them.
Yi Zhonghai sighed. He kept his job, but his treatment in the workshop plummeted. He went from being respected to being despised in an instant.
Suddenly, he thought of Wang Dabao. Could he use Wang Dabao's connections in the security department to change his coworkers' hostility towards him?
He felt he would be tortured to death by the contemptuous looks from those around him if he couldn't change his work environment!
As Yi Zhonghai walked and pondered, he felt several needle-like gazes piercing his body as soon as he stepped into the courtyard.
Liu Haizhong was immediately invigorated; others might not know, but he had certainly heard about it.
Yi Zhonghai reported his coworker in the same workshop to the security department, which led to the coworker being fired from the factory. The impact of this incident was no less than that of the rumors. Before leaving get off work, their workshop even held a special meeting to discuss the matter.
The behavior of Yi Zhonghai was denigrated to the point of being completely worthless, and such incidents are strictly prohibited from occurring in this workshop.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai stroll back unhurriedly, Liu Haizhong's chubby face twitched, his small eyes narrowed, and he deliberately spoke loudly.
"Hey, isn't this Master Yi, the famous one from our steel rolling mill? I heard you've got something important done today?"
Yi Zhonghai's face flushed red instantly, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai's expression, Yan Bugui and the other two became curious and looked at Liu Haizhong, waiting for him to give an explanation.
"Liu Haizhong, what's being said in the workshop is just speculation, it has nothing to do with me. Don't spread rumors that have nothing to do with me."
Yi Zhonghai stepped forward angrily and shouted, "You're such an old man, and you're the manager of the compound. You should know that you have to be responsible for your words."
Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, Yan Bugui and the others became even more curious.
I wish I could crawl inside Liu Haizhong's stomach right now and dig out the truth.
"I say, Yi Zhonghai, how can you be so cowardly? You know you're not young anymore, yet you have no moral bottom line at all."
Liu Haizhong stood up, clicking his tongue loudly, "To protect yourself, you betray your coworkers and disregard the rules. Is this your bottom line as a human being?!"
Through the conversation between Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, Yan Jiecheng, and Shazhu, who were standing nearby, figured out the whole story.
It turns out that Yi Zhonghai did such a despicable thing.
Yan Bugui, his tired expression gone, glanced at Yi Zhonghai and secretly rejoiced that he and his son, as the second masterminds, were only fined, unlike Yi Zhonghai who was completely disgraced.
"Liu Haizhong, if things aren't as you say, you need to apologize to me."
Just when the three thought Yi and Liu were about to have a verbal altercation, Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly, said a few words, and turned and left.
"You want me to apologize? Dream on! What a piece of trash!"
Liu Haizhong spat at Yi Zhonghai's back, turned around and sat back on the bench. "These days, everyone takes money from the factory, but you can't tattle on people. You're a disgrace."
Yan Bugui and his son exchanged a glance. Judging from Yi Zhonghai's attitude, the other party did not know who was behind the rumors, otherwise he would not have left so easily.
"Old Liu, now that you mention it, Old Yi's actions were indeed unethical," Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and continued, "But is the matter of the rumors really over?"
Yan Jiecheng then realized that Yan Bugui was unaware of the follow-up to the rumors, and hurriedly offered an explanation.
"Dad, the factory has already made an announcement that the rumors circulating everywhere about Yi Zhonghai embezzling public assets are untrue. The security department has cleared Yi Zhonghai's name and said they will hold those who spread the rumors accountable."
As he continued speaking, Yan Jiecheng became increasingly less confident, cautiously glancing at Yan Bugui.
"Oh, I see."
Yan Bugui responded, glanced at Liu Haizhong, then at Shazhu, as if he had something to say to Liu Haizhong, but hesitated to speak because Shazhu was present.
Sha Zhu also realized that something was going on between the two families. Considering Yan Bugui's attitude towards the rumors spread by Yi Zhonghai in the factory, he made a bold guess.
Could this rumor have been spread by Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong?!
As darkness fell, Xu Damao was still nowhere to be seen.
"Dad, is Xu Damao too scared to go back to the compound? Maybe he's run off to his old man Xu's place."
Yan Jiecheng muttered to himself from the side.
“Impossible.” Yan Bugui waved his hand. “Xu Fugui still has Xu Damao’s sister there. There’s no place for him to stay. He has to come back no matter how late it is.”
Just when everyone was about to lose patience, Xu Damao finally showed up.
After get off work, Xu Damao went to Old Xu's place and, after much persuasion, borrowed twenty yuan from his mother. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to afford cigarettes, let alone food, these past few days.
Although his money was confiscated, he managed to keep his job as the mastermind, which was a fortunate thing.
At worst, I can work harder during this period before the New Year, make more trips to the countryside, put in some effort, and provide good commentary during movie screenings to earn some extra money and have a good New Year. As for saving money, I'll have to wait until next year.
After figuring everything out, Xu Damao stopped worrying about losing the four hundred yuan.
To alleviate his distress, Xu Damao hummed a tune as he pushed his bicycle along the road.
I pushed my bicycle into the yard with a clatter, and saw several figures sitting at the door of Yan Bugui's house.
It was already getting dark. Xu Damao was taken aback at first, then leaned closer to take a look before recognizing the group: "Hey, what are you all doing here? Why aren't you all staying home? Why are you out here in the cold wind?"
Yan Bugui snorted coldly, "Xu Damao, we've been waiting for you."
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