Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Threat

Factory Health Hospital.

When Wang Nian and Shi Xiangming rushed to the health hospital, they saw from a distance the floating banknotes, many of which had fallen onto the road.

People stood far away on the other side of the road watching the excitement, and no one dared to approach the door.

There was a coffin parked in the lobby on the first floor of the hospital, and facing the door, someone in mourning was burning paper in a charcoal basin.

The woman burning paper was crying and singing, without a single tear in her eyes, but her crying was quite sad.

Several children ran to the hospital to bring shrimp sauce to Zhou Yuying, but before they even entered the gate, they were stopped by enthusiastic people who said that someone had died in the hospital and there was a commotion at the moment.

The doctor who killed someone was locked in the office, so Shi Shuwen asked about it and found out that the doctor was Zhou Yuying.

"You guys wait outside, your dad and I will go in."

Several children were left at the door while Wang Nian and Shi Xiangming walked directly in towards the coffin.

The deceased's family had no time to deal with two strangers. The woman howled for a while, then stood up and shouted to the people in the lobby to come over and take over.

I looked around the lobby of the health center, but didn't see any doctors or nurses.

"Tell me which office Dr. Zhou is in. I'll go find the dean and ask about the situation."

The couple split up into two groups, Wang Nian went to the second floor to look for someone, and Shi Xiangming went directly to the third floor to look for the dean.

The two separated at the second-floor staircase entrance. Wang Nian first went to the internal medicine clinic to look for someone. As soon as he turned around, he immediately found that the nurses were standing in the corridor.

"Comrade Wang."

A nurse recognized Wang Nian and rushed over to greet him. Without waiting for any questions, she pointed to the back of the health center with a worried look on her face: "Doctor Zhou is being held in the morgue at the back."

In a factory with tens of thousands of employees, birth, aging, sickness and death are common, and where there is death there will naturally be crematoriums and public mourning halls.

The place where Zhou Yuying was imprisoned was where coffins were placed after death.

"Why was he locked up there?" Wang Nian frowned.

There are coffins stored there all year round, and even empty coffins look eerie.

"The trouble-making family members forcibly locked Dr. Zhou in the morgue room and have been keeping him there all night!"

The nurse looked worried and glanced at the other nurses carefully as she spoke.

Among the dozen or so people, she is the only one who really cares about Zhou Yuying, while the others are more or less writing as if it is none of their business.

Some were knitting, some were reading, and there was even a nurse polishing her nails with nail clippers.

"The hospital leaders don't care?" Wang Nian frowned.

The family of the deceased was allowed to detain the doctor without any thorough investigation into the circumstances. The hospital leadership and security department were completely useless.

Even if it was really Zhou Yuying's mistake, it should be investigated first and then handled according to the procedures. It is not the turn of the deceased's family to contact anyone.

"Dead..." The nurse came closer and said in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "It was the father-in-law of the deputy chief of the General Security Department!"

Just one identity explains the reason why no one cares.

"Can I go see Doctor Zhou?" Wang Nian no longer had any hope in the hospital director. After thinking for a while, he asked, "At least he needs to be given some water to drink after being locked up all night!"

"I don't know." The nurse shook her head, but finally pointed Wang Nian in a direction: "There is a back door in our hospital that leads directly to the morgue. You can go there and take a look."

"Thank you!" Wang Nian said and silently returned to the second floor staircase.

Soon Shi Xiangming came down and shook his head at Wang Nian: "The hospital can't handle this."

The director of the hospital helplessly stated that this was a huge mistake made by Comrade Zhou Yuying in her personal work, so the hospital could only try its best to negotiate with the family of the deceased and could not prevent her behavior caused by anger.

shirking responsibility in disguise...

Wang Nian frowned fiercely: "So they just let those family members lock people up all night?"

"He said Dr. Zhou refused to admit that it was his fault, so the hospital had no way to negotiate with the family."

At that point Shi Xiangming heard that the health hospital had no intention of saving Zhou Yuying. On the surface, it seemed that they were powerless, but in fact, they were in cahoots with the family of the deceased.

"What do they want?"

They were naturally referring to the deceased's family. With such a big fuss, there must be some ulterior motive.

"The family wants 9,000 yuan in compensation and Dr. Zhou to make a self-criticism in front of all factory employees."

Nine thousand yuan...

According to Zhou Yuying's current monthly income of 110 yuan, she would have to go without food or drink for nearly seven years to barely make that much.

If you can ask for this price... there must be someone from a big city among your family.

"Xiang Ming, go check later to see if the deputy chief of the General Security Department has any relatives who have just returned from a big city?"

"I also don't think the people in the factory would ask for such a high compensation right out of the gate."

Who doesn’t have a headache or fever in their life? Most of the factory workers and their families have been to the hospital for treatment, and this is not the first time they have dealt with Zhou Yuying.

"Let's see Sister Yuying first for the specific situation." Wang Nian said.

If it was really Zhou Yuying's mistake, she should compensate for the 9,000 yuan even if she had to sell all her iron.

But if it is a frame-up...it is necessary to find out who is behind it.

The couple stopped chatting and followed the nurse's instructions to go around to the backyard of the clinic. Sure enough, there was an iron gate next to the sycamore tree.

The iron door was not locked. I pulled the latch lightly and it creaked open.

Wang Nian stuck his head out from the crack of the door, and seeing no one walking around in the yard, he just swaggered past.

The funeral home is not very big, with just a mourning hall and a morgue. The cremation room is a few minutes' walk away.

You don't have to look far to find it; the room on the right with a small window is the morgue.

"I'll go see if anyone is around. Ask Doctor Zhou for details."

Wang Nian nodded, tiptoed to the door of the morgue and knocked.

No one answered the first time, so Wang Nian lowered his voice and called softly, "Sister Yuying." He knocked a few more times.

Clang——

There was a sound of something heavy being hit inside, and then Zhou Yuying's voice seemed to come from a great height.

"Wang Nian!"

Wang Nian looked up in the direction and saw a hand reaching out from behind the small window.

"Sister Yuying." Wang Nian stood on tiptoe and tried to hold the cold hand: "How are you?"

Suddenly, a suppressed cry was heard from inside. The strong woman who was always smiling in Wang Nian's impression started crying just because she touched a hand.

"Sister Yuying, please stop crying." Wang Nian also felt his nose sore, but he tried to hold it back before continuing to ask, "Tell me what's going on?"

"Believe me...that man's death has nothing to do with me!"

"Of course I believe you, otherwise why would I come here!" Wang Nian patted the hand soothingly and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, talk slowly, I will think of a solution."

"Okay... woooo... okay..."

After another round of crying, the crying inside gradually stopped, and Zhou Yuying carefully recalled the whole process.

The deceased was a 67-year-old man named Zheng, the father-in-law of Deputy Chief Qin of the General Security Department.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Zheng came to the hospital for a medical check-up and said that he had been feeling a little irritated over the past two days.

After the examination, Zhou Yuying found some oral ulcers, so she prescribed some vitamins for the old man to take three times.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, Mr. Zheng’s two daughters came to the hospital to make a fuss, insisting that their father had suddenly died less than half an hour after taking the medicine.

"I prescribed vitamins, and the dosage is definitely within the safe range. There is no way they can kill anyone!"

Zhou Yuying suggested checking Mr. Zheng's body to see if he had been poisoned by drugs, but his family refused to allow them to do so because the body had already been put in the coffin.

Then they asked for compensation, and at first they wanted not just 9,000 yuan but 12,000 yuan.

"Mr. Zheng's second son-in-law not only asked for 12,000 yuan in compensation, but also asked me to wear mourning clothes and stand guard in front of the coffin for seven days." Zhou Yuying sneered, and her emotions seemed to gradually calm down: "It's not my problem. I firmly do not agree to pay compensation, let alone stand guard in front of the coffin."

Seeing Zhou Yuying's tough attitude, Mr. Zheng's second daughter asked her family members to lock her up in the morgue, and occasionally sent people to threaten her.

"Sister Yuying."

The current situation is not just that Zhou Yuying was wrongly accused, the biggest problem is that the leadership of the health institute and the factory stood idly by.

"You say." Zhou Yuying's voice regained its calmness.

"I have an idea..." Wang Nian saw that the nurses already understood in their hearts that they could not rely on the factory at the moment, but only on Zhou Yuying's own background: "If you agree, let's do it."

"I only trust you now." Zhou Yuying squeezed Wang Nian's hand and said, "I'll tell you my home phone number."

"We'll talk after you come out," Wang Nian said.

"But they ..."

"I will find a way to get them to release you, don't worry, sister." Wang Nian said again.

"Okay!" Zhou Yuying replied immediately.

"Then wait, I'll talk to Xiang Ming and pick you up in an hour at most." Wang Nian was about to pull his hand back, but Zhou Yuying squeezed it hard before letting go: "I'll wait for you."

Wang Nian nodded silently and chased in the direction where Shi Xiangming had just left.

After only a few steps, Wang Nian saw someone standing at the door of the mourning hall, passing cigarettes to a bearded man.

Shi Xiangming himself does not smoke, but he often has a pack of cigarettes in his pocket.

"We are not the kind of people who are unreasonable!"

The bearded man took the cigarette, and Shi Xiangming lit a match and passed it over.

"It's not a good idea to keep him locked up like this," Shi Xiangming flicked out the match, his face expressionless and without any urgency, "If we don't let Doctor Zhou make the contribution, who can come up with so much money in one go?"

"Director Shi has a point." The man fell into serious thought.

Wang Nian cleared his throat and walked over: "Doctor Zhou seems to have a cold, he won't freeze to death in the morgue!"

The man's expression changed, and he quickly took out a cigarette from his mouth: "Is he seriously ill?"

"Deputy Director Qin." Wang Nian shook his head. "I didn't see her, but I was a little dazed just by her voice. I asked her if she had eaten, and she kept saying she was cold."

The man was none other than Deputy Chief Qin of the General Security Department, and also the eldest son-in-law of the deceased.

"Section Chief Qin is planning to keep him locked up forever!" Wang Nian showed no sign of anxiety, and asked casually, "Please don't let him get sick."

"The compensation was proposed by my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. I can't do anything if they don't agree." Deputy Section Chief Qin took a few deep puffs of cigarettes, sighing in the smoke: "I can't control what my sister-in-law decided."

"Deputy Section Chief Qin's sister-in-law?" Wang Nian continued to ask: "I have never met her before."

"They just came to the factory from Shenzhen a few days ago to visit their relatives. They didn't expect to encounter such a big incident as soon as they arrived."

Deputy Section Chief Qin's expression did not show any sadness at all. He just sighed and exhaled smoke again.

Wang Nian curled his lips. Although he seemed helpless, he did not refuse his sister-in-law's offer of compensation... Wasn't it because of his identity that the factory did not intervene?

"But Doctor Zhou clearly said that she was willing to pay compensation, but you just wouldn't let her go out to raise money!" Wang Nian suddenly said.

"I agree!" Deputy Section Chief Qin stopped smoking and said in disbelief: "You really agree?"

"She agreed! She even said she would call home to raise money." Wang Nian continued.

Deputy Section Chief Qin's eyes suddenly shifted to Wang Nian: "Why are Director Shi and Comrade Wang here?"

"My wife was delivering shrimp oil to Doctor Zhou, and just now I heard that he was in trouble..." Shi Xiangming interrupted with a smile, and then sighed: "We have been in contact for so many years, it is impossible for us to just stand by and watch!"

"It's not that I want to embarrass Dr. Zhou." Deputy Section Chief Qin reiterated, throwing the cigarette butt to the ground and crushing it with his foot: "Since Dr. Zhou has agreed to pay the money, I will go and plead with my brother-in-law. You don't have to write a self-criticism!"

Deputy Section Chief Qin guessed that Wang Nian and Zhou Yuying should have a good relationship, but Shi Xiangming had no real power in the factory, so he didn't take the couple seriously.

The statement of not writing a self-criticism seemed to be just to save face for Shi Xiangming, and it was said quite reluctantly.

"Thank you so much, Deputy Section Chief Qin. We will also help Doctor Zhou with some later." Shi Xiangming smiled as if he really appreciated the favor.

Deputy Section Chief Qin nodded with satisfaction and patted his trouser legs: "Then I will go and talk to my brother-in-law about the situation."

Wang Nian smiled and nodded.

"Then you should persuade Doctor Zhou again. It's not a big deal as long as you pay the money." Deputy Section Chief Qin turned back as he walked.

"There is simply no law!" Wang Nian said coldly as he looked at the figure walking away.

"The power of the General Security Department in the factory is no less than that of the county public security bureau." Shi Xiangming stated the facts calmly, mockingly: "A security department that is used to being the boss and a brother-in-law who has seen the 'big world', really dare to speak up!"

Having worked in Factory 431 for seven years, Wang Nian dealt most with the Housing Affairs Department and the Women's Federation, and had seen too little of the power struggles in the factory.

Wang Nian told Shi Xiangming the method he had just discussed with Zhou Yuying.

"Do you think this method will work?"

Shi Xiangming nodded: "Director Luo should have known about this matter a long time ago, so we don't need to go to him. It is safest to go directly to the Zhou family."

"Since they want money, then we will pay it... But we can't pay it all at once. We have to wait until the Zhou family sends someone to investigate the truth. Otherwise, Sister Yuying's reputation as a murderer will be confirmed." Wang Nian said.

Shi Xiangming nodded in agreement.

"Let's wait until they release Doctor Zhou first."

The two of them hurried back to the morgue to check in with Zhou Yuying. As soon as the three of them finished their discussion, they heard dense footsteps approaching this direction.

The three of them stopped talking immediately.

"Where are the people?"

The leading man was wearing a very fashionable floral shirt, his hair was permed and fluffy, and his hands were tucked into his bell-bottom pants.

"He's locked up in the room." said Deputy Section Chief Qin.

"Are you really going to pay the money and settle the matter?" the man asked again.

"I'll pay for it, I'll pay for it!" Zhou Yuying answered first. Her hoarse voice and the sound of her frantically pulling at the iron gate made people's hearts shudder: "I'll pay whatever you want."

"Twelve thousand!" The man raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Isn't it 9,000 yuan? How did it become 12,000 yuan?" Wang Nian asked dissatisfiedly.

"Nine thousand yesterday, twelve thousand today!" The man's smile was somewhat evil, and the way he looked at Wang Nian up and down gave people goosebumps: "Will you help her pay for the remaining three thousand?"

Shi Xiangming stepped in front of Wang Nian and said, "With this much money, we have to get a few days. Why don't you bury the old man first? It's not good to keep him in the hospital."

"If you don't get the twelve thousand a day, the coffin won't be moved away. If it rots or stinks, it's your problem." The man snorted lazily and then spat into the empty space.

Wang Nian immediately thought of the causes of the three crackdowns in China that were mentioned in a documentary he had seen before.

After the reform and opening up, various evil forces have emerged from the shadows, and the serious ones can even challenge the local public security bureau.

The man in front of me looked exactly like the rampant land thugs in society before the crackdown.

No wonder he brought his family to the hospital to cause trouble, and even dared to detain Zhou Yuying privately...

Wang Nian tugged at Shi Xiangming's sleeve, looking frightened: "Don't argue with them, it's better to go back and raise money as soon as possible."

The man sneered: "You know your place." Then he waved his hand and said: "Let her out. She won't dare to run away even if we leave her alone."

Deputy Section Chief Qin really acted like a younger brother in front of this man. He immediately went forward with the key and unlocked the door.

A figure immediately rushed out.

Wang Nian quickly stepped forward to catch Zhou Yuying, and they both fell to the ground.

Zhou Yuying's body was icy cold, and even the breath she exhaled seemed to carry a chill, and she was shivering in Wang Nian's arms.

Wang Nian kept rubbing her body until Zhou Yuying's breathing gradually became steady.

"Let's go back first."

Shi Xiangming stepped forward and helped Zhou Yuying up together with Wang Nian.

The man crossed his arms and looked at Zhou Yuying with amusement: "I didn't see clearly yesterday because it was dark, but Doctor Zhou is still a beauty."

Zhou Yuying glared at the man fiercely.

"Don't glare at me. You poisoned my father-in-law to death, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!" The man sneered.

"Stop talking, let's go back and make some phone calls to raise money." Wang Nian's men exerted a little effort, and Zhou Yuying nodded: "Let's go."

"Don't even think about running away..." The man chased after the others and said jokingly, "If you are caught by the security department, it won't be as simple as paying money. Don't blame us if you are taken to labor reform."

"We'll give you two days. If you still can't come up with the money, we'll have to think of other ways." The deputy section chief added.

Wang Nian thought it was ridiculous.

The deputy director of the factory security department actually teamed up with the land gangsters to cheat money. The factory leaders did not want to offend anyone before the next election, so they all chose to be "blind"

When did Factory 431 become like this?

The three of them walked out of the health center, passed through all the people who were pointing and talking, and brought Zhou Yuying directly back to Building 43, the family building.

"Factory 431... is over!"

Zhou Yuying went into the house to wash up. Shi Xiangming stood at the door and sighed softly.

Now that reform and opening up have taken place, various foreign industrial projects are flocking in. However, Factory 431 does not think about how to keep up with the times, but instead is keen on engaging in power struggles within the factory.

"When will the transfer order come down?" Wang Nian asked.

"Next month."

Shi Xiangming sighed, the little reluctance he had left was shattered by what happened today.

If he doesn't leave now, perhaps even he will be dragged into the party disputes. Leaving before getting bogged down in the quagmire may not be a bad thing.

After Zhou Yuying finished cleaning up, she drank some hot porridge and finally felt a little warmer.

"To the telephone station."

In the early years, the only telephone in the factory that could communicate with the outside world was in the factory director's office. In recent years, this number has gradually increased to include all management offices.

A telephone station was specially built in the living area for employees to contact their relatives outside.

“No one is following.”

"They believed that I was a divorced woman with no one to rely on, so they were not afraid that I would run away."

After Zhou Yuying came to her senses, her spirits were almost restored, and she quickly analyzed the psychology of Deputy Section Chief Qin and others.

"Don't any of them know your identity?" Wang Nian wondered.

"Except for the political department, no one else knows." Zhou Yuying smiled and said, "My grandfather hopes that I can work hard and not use his identity to mess around."

Luo Yongde knew the general identity of Zhou Yuying's ex-husband and had no right to view Zhou Yuying's own political file.

I guess the Political Department is also watching the show right now...

"Now I only trust you in the whole factory!" Zhou Yuying shook Wang Nian's hand: "I will definitely repay you in the future."

Regardless of those people she once thought were good friends, or the patients whose medical expenses she helped pay, in the end only Wang Nian and his wife were willing to help without fear of offending others.

"Don't worry about us." Wang Nian knew what Zhou Yuying was thinking and smiled: "We will just leave when the time comes. They won't be able to do anything to us."

"you……"

"Xiang Ming is going to be transferred back to An Huai." Wang Nian had nothing to hide from Zhou Yuying, so he said directly: "Next month."

"The transfer order has been sent to the county seat. If everything goes well, it should arrive at the factory next week," Shi Xiangming added.

"That's good." Zhou Yuying sighed, and finally felt relieved: "The factory is filled with smog, it's a good thing to leave early."

"What about you?"

"I...will leave too."

Even if the incident was over, she would still be criticized if she stayed in the factory. Besides, Wang Nian was leaving, so there was no need for her to stay.

The telephone station was built by dividing half of the area of ​​the Ercai Station, and there was only one telephone that could be used to make long-distance calls.

The call had to be transferred several times, so the waiting time was quite long.

Zhou Yuying was making a phone call in the cubicle, and Wang Nian got bored waiting so he just looked around.

Then... two half-grown children with shifty eyes were seen outside the door.

The two boys were lying on the door frame and peeking inside. When they saw Wang Nian, they chatted a few words in a low voice and then left happily.

"It seems that he is still worried." Shi Xiangming also discovered the two children.

"It's a pity that I didn't find the right person." Wang Nian sneered.

Any adult with a little bit of insight would have definitely moved closer to listen to what Zhou Yuying said, instead of just confirming that someone was at the door and then leaving happily.

"Hello, operator... Could you please connect me to Commander Zhou's home?"

Wang Nian raised his eyebrows and looked at Shi Xiangming. The last bit of worry was put to rest at this moment.

After the call, Deputy Section Chief Qin and his family were furious when they learned that it would take at least a week to transfer the funds.

Zhou Yuying and Wang Nian seemed to be frightened, and under coercion and intimidation from each other, they agreed to let Shi Xiangming first find some friends in the provincial capital to raise money.

Finally, the time was shortened from one week to tomorrow afternoon.

In the afternoon, the man personally delivered the money to Changshenggou, and agreed to pay the money on the spot at the entrance of the hospital. As soon as the money was received, Mr. Qin was buried immediately.

And tonight... Zhou Yuying and Wang Nian were detained in the health hospital again.

Fortunately, the money was in hand immediately, and the man was in a good mood. He did not lock the two people in the morgue but locked them in the office.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.