Chapter 222 Familiar feeling of powerlessness
Several other hooligans who wanted to run were also knocked to the ground by Han Yi one by one. Han Yi glanced at the people lying on the ground coldly, his eyes full of intimidation.
Xia Zhiyuan's face was pale, and his fingers were shaking unconsciously. It was obvious that he had not recovered from the fear. Li Wenxi looked at his brother's appearance and was even more furious. These people obviously often come to trouble his brother.
"Brother, why do they keep pestering you?" Li Wenxi asked anxiously.
Xia Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and whispered: "They forced me to pay protection fees, fifty yuan a month."
Hearing this, Li Wenxi was immediately furious. She knew that many people's salary was less than 50 yuan, and paying 50 yuan a month for protection was simply squeezing her brother dry. She couldn't help asking, "How much is your salary in total? How long have you paid them?"
Xia Zhiyuan lowered his head and answered with some shame, "I work a lot of overtime, so I can get 85 yuan a month, and I can still have 35 yuan left. I paid them for two years in total."
Two years, that's 1,200 yuan. Li Wenxi felt heartbroken. Such a large sum of money could do a lot of things in the countryside. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, thinking about how to solve this problem.
At this time, Han Yi had turned around and walked towards the security room, whispering to the security guard that he wanted to make a phone call. The security guard had long been frightened by Han Yi's aura, so he dared not stop him from making the call. He just stood in the corner timidly, fearing that Xia Zhiyuan would mention that he had bullied him before.
After Han Yi finished the call and walked out of the security room, he said to Li Wenxi: "I have notified the Public Security Bureau, and the matter will be resolved soon. You don't have to worry."
Li Wenxi breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Han Yi. Soon, several policemen drove up, and after Han Yi had a brief negotiation with them, the gangsters were taken away. Han Yi, Xia Zhiyuan and Li Wenxi also went to the Public Security Bureau to take a statement, and finally successfully got back the 1,200 yuan that Xia Zhiyuan was forced to hand over.
After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Xia Zhiyuan looked at the money in his hand and could hardly believe his eyes. He never thought that he could get the money back.
"Brother, what are your plans for the future?" Li Wenxi asked. She was really worried about her brother with such a temper staying in Guangzhou. He would only be bullied here.
"I want to go back to my hometown." Xia Zhiyuan whispered, "But these hooligans threatened me not to go back, saying that if they found out that I went back to my hometown, they would come to me for money. I thought I couldn't make more than 50 yuan in my hometown, so I didn't dare to go back."
Li Wenxi listened, and suddenly she felt helpless and sad. She remembered that when she was a child, she was bullied by her aunt Wang Juhua's family, and her brother was also powerless to resist. That familiar feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart again.
She said decisively: "Since you want to go back to your hometown, then resign today and go back early. At least there is a house to live in your hometown, and you have some money now. You can find something to do in your hometown later, which is better than here."
Xia Zhiyuan hesitated for a while and whispered: "But our team leader may not let me resign."
Li Wenxi was powerless again, "Resignation is your right, even the factory director can't stop you from resigning. You go and resign now. I see if they dare to stop it."
Seeing his sister's firm attitude, Xia Zhiyuan didn't dare to say anything, so he nodded: "Then I will go and resign later."
Back to the factory, Xia Zhiyuan walked into the workshop with some trepidation. His mood was complicated, somewhat relieved, but also full of anxiety. He knew that if he didn't resign while his sister and Han Yi were present, he might not have the courage again. After thinking for a moment, he walked to the busy team leader and whispered, "Team leader, I, I..."
The team leader glanced at him impatiently and said coldly, "What are you talking about? You stutter like a stammerer. If you have something to say, say it quickly. There are still a lot of work waiting for you to do."
Xia Zhiyuan mustered up his courage and whispered, "Team leader, I... I want to resign."
"What?" The team leader finally raised his head, his tone full of disdain, "Say it again?"
Xia Zhiyuan said firmly again: "I want to resign."
The team leader's face immediately turned gloomy, and he refused unceremoniously: "You can't resign. If you leave, who will do your job? If you delay work, can you afford the loss of the factory?"
The workers beside heard their conversation and began to sneer: "Xia Zhiyuan, do you think our factory is a place where you can come and go as you please?"
Xia Zhiyuan's mood became heavier and heavier. He lowered his head, clenched his hands, and was filled with helplessness and confusion. His original courage was shaken again under this strong pressure.
At this moment, the door of the workshop was suddenly pushed open, and the factory director walked in with a smile on his face. While he was introducing the workshop to Han Yi and Li Wenxi beside him, he became very enthusiastic when he heard the assistant next to him introduce Xia Zhiyuan: "I never thought that Xia Zhiyuan, an outstanding employee of our factory, is actually your brother, Xiao Han. If I had known, I would have cultivated him well."
The workers in the workshop suddenly quieted down and looked at the factory director in surprise. They couldn't believe that the factory director would be so polite to Xia Zhiyuan. Xia Zhiyuan, who had always been looked down upon by them, was actually related to the factory director? These people were full of doubts.
Xia Zhiyuan himself was also frightened. Although he had been in the factory for many years, he had not seen the factory director many times. He never thought that the factory director would be so polite to him.
Han Yi took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Thank you, Director An. My brother wants to go back to his hometown now. Working away from home all year round is not conducive to starting a family. He wants to complete the resignation procedures today and go home early." The factory
director nodded hurriedly and immediately said to the team leader: "Help Xia Zhiyuan complete the resignation procedures now and give him a full month's salary this month."
The team leader smiled and nodded, and immediately took Xia Zhiyuan to complete the resignation procedures. The other workers looked at each other and dared not say anything more.
During the resignation process, the team leader asked Xia Zhiyuan with a smile: "Zhiyuan, is the man who talked to the factory director your brother? When did you have such a powerful brother?"
Xia Zhiyuan said honestly: "He is not my brother, he is my sister's classmate."
The team leader did not believe it at all, and said sourly: "How could your sister's classmate treat you like this, and even called the factory director, he must be your sister's target. You are stupid, but you are lucky to have a good brother-in-law."
Not long after, Xia Zhiyuan completed the resignation procedures, and the factory director even offered to treat them to a meal.
Han Yi said politely: "Director An, we appreciate your kindness, but we have other arrangements, so we won't bother you today."
Seeing Han Yi's firm attitude, the factory director no longer insisted.
After leaving the factory, Xia Zhiyuan finally couldn't resist his curiosity and asked Li Wenxi in a low voice: "Xiaoxi, how did Han Yi know the factory director?"
Li Wenxi simply repeated it.
Just now, the two of them were waiting at the factory gate for Xia Zhiyuan to resign, and planned to go in directly if things didn't go smoothly. As a result, they happened to meet the factory director driving over, and he immediately greeted Han Yi after seeing him. It turned out that he was a relative of Han Yi's father's subordinates, and had met Han Yi in the family compound before. Although Han Yi didn't recognize him, the factory director still remembered him very clearly.
After hearing this, Xia Zhiyuan became more restrained. He originally thought that Han Yi was just good at martial arts, but now he knows that Han Yi's background is even more amazing, and even the factory director is so polite to him.
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