Xia Lan looked at Yang Xiangjie.
"Let's see! If someone takes over, the factory will definitely need a major overhaul, and it might even have to shut down."
"Tell me more about it."
Yang Xiangjie looked at Xia Lan, wanting to know what she was thinking.
Xia Lan briefly mentioned a few points, and Yang Xiangjie's expression became increasingly serious.
After Xia Lan finished speaking, she left, leaving Yang Xiangjie with a solemn expression.
Xia Lan guessed that her day shouldn't be too far off, but just after she said that, news came that the factory had stopped production.
No one knows what Yang Xiangjie did, but the factory's production line was shut down immediately.
The department store is still operating normally, but there are big problems at the factory.
Yang Xiangjie was in his office banging on the table with other factory managers.
It was these factions that caused the entire factory to fall apart.
A disorganized group is destined to fail.
They're just trying to hold on for one more day.
After Xia Lan finished speaking, Yang Xiangjie went straight to his office and ordered all workers to stop work and wait for further instructions.
We'll resume operations once the factory has reached a decision.
Yang Xiangjie's move immediately panicked the factory managers.
"Hey Yang, what are you doing? The production line absolutely cannot stop!"
"Do you buy back the products that are produced? How much stock is already piling up in the warehouse? Have you placed any orders? Have you sold any of it?"
Yang Xiangjie directly confronted him with four thought-provoking questions.
The question left everyone speechless.
They knew that with so much stock piling up in the warehouse, they couldn't clear it all out; they had no other choice.
For them now, it's about staying one day at a time.
Nobody cares about that; all they know is that getting an extra day's pay is a good thing.
He raised all the problems, which were the most serious problems in the factory, and there were also many minor problems that he had not yet listed.
What are you trying to do?
Are you leaving none of us with a way to survive?
"If you miss, go die yourself! Why are you dragging us down with you?"
"Get the workers back quickly and get back to work!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just grab his megaphone!"
Several people immediately grabbed the microphone, trying to urge the workers who were about to leave to return to their posts.
Yang Xiangjie stepped aside, allowing them to take back the microphone.
They immediately wanted to broadcast a message to bring all the workers back.
"Oh!"
Yang Xiangjie simply pulled the main switch.
No matter how many times they repeated it, the instrument did not react at all.
Looking at these people who didn't even realize the power had been unplugged, Yang Xiangjie felt a mix of emotions.
Xia Lan came to find Yang Xiangjie after hearing the broadcast today. She stood outside the door and looked inside at the mess.
Several people surrounded Yang Xiangjie and interrogated him, asking if he wanted to destroy the factory to make him happy.
"Am I the one who wants to destroy the factory? It's you, isn't it? When have you ever cared about anything happening at the factory?"
Yang Xiangjie looked at them one by one.
"Do you even remember the determination you had when you first joined the factory?"
Do you still remember your grand dreams from back then?
Do you remember what you said?
"Look at the state you're in now, how can you face yourselves?"
Yang Xiangjie and the others joined the factory around the same time, and their initial ideals now seem like a joke.
They formed small gangs, groups, and factions. Although he felt helpless, he had no choice but to abide by these rules.
But now everything has come to an end; the goods piled up in the warehouse are slapping him in the face.
Xia Lan looked at Yang Xiangjie.
His persistence was seen by those people as foolishness, ignorance, and suicidal.
They have long since abandoned their former selves, so how could they possibly remember their so-called ideals?
Xia Lan shook her head, returned to her office, and dialed the number of the Industry and Commerce Bureau.
Before long, people from above came to investigate.
All the top leaders were taken away, including Yang Xiangjie.
The workers lingering at the factory gate looked at the leader being led away, their faces turning ashen.
Without jobs and without factories, what will become of them?
Xia Lan packed her things and returned home.
Xiao Yuqin looked surprised.
"Why are you back so early today?"
Xia Lan told Xiao Yuqin everything that had happened that day, and Xiao Yuqin was stunned after listening.
"To break the deadlock, someone has to take the lead!"
Xia Lan understood what Xiao Yuqin was saying.
She was genuinely surprised that Yang Xiangjie would hold such a large event.
She never expected things to escalate to this extent.
Yang Xiangjie and others are under investigation.
No one could escape it. After Qin Yu found out, he went to ask Xia Lan about it.
Knowing that Yang Xiangjie was clean after the investigation and would be released in a few days, Xia Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Others weren't so lucky.
They were found guilty of accepting bribes, abusing their power, embezzling public funds, and other crimes.
Just like in ancient times, they ransacked their home and found a lot of money of dubious origin.
For a time, all the factories were on edge, fearing that they would be found out.
This incident has had a significant impact, and it's been reported in the news and newspapers every day.
So-and-so was found to have accepted bribes, so-and-so committed another crime by abusing their power...
Xia Lan stayed home with Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, and didn't pay any attention to them.
It wasn't until Xiaoling came over and told Xia Lan that their department store was also going to be closed down.
It's not that they're closing down, but rather that they can no longer continue operating.
Because of their connection to the factory, their department store also became a primary target of the investigation.
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