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When the security personnel finally appeared, the crowd that had been making a fuss outside swarmed around them, questioning, "Why did you withdraw your patrols in the first place? Now look what's happened."
"Yeah yeah."
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Only a minority dare to directly show their displeasure, but a considerable number of people agree with them.
Everyone is criticizing them, feeling that the security department is extremely irresponsible.
It was clearly the early hours of the morning, but it was as bustling as when a grocery store first started selling meat.
Actually, at the end of last year, pork was not available for purchase with ration coupons, but this year it has suddenly become in short supply.
People don't know why, but they know that what they're scrambling for must be something good. People who never used to buy meat are now eating it because of the purchase restrictions.
Getting back to the point, the security personnel kept arguing that it was because someone had made a suggestion that it was affecting everyone's normal life.
The others complained, "Weren't only a small minority offering opinions? Didn't most people not even express any concern? Why did you still leave?"
No one lit a lamp, and the surroundings remained eerily dark. After the three questions, there was a suffocating silence.
The security guards could only keep quiet in frustration. What could they say? That they thought the people who didn't speak up were just tacitly agreeing?
Wang Shuitao stood up for them, saying, "Actually, the security department's retreat was a ploy to lure the enemy out. They secretly arranged three days of patrols, and only stopped after confirming that everything was alright."
Moreover, when they criticized the security department for affecting the normal lives of other workers, those words were really harsh, but saying them at that time would only escalate the conflict.
She stopped mentioning it.
Zhao Juan also stood up and said, "You didn't speak up back then, you were mute, but now that you have less, you're talking, right?"
No one could see the mocking expression on her face, but everyone could hear the tone of her voice.
The volume of complaints gradually decreased.
However, protecting the personal safety and property security of the factory's employees is indeed the responsibility of the security department, and this cannot be denied under any circumstances.
Amidst the public outrage, although a few people spoke up for them, the head of the security department solemnly apologized and promised to arrange 24-hour group patrols in the coming days.
He has good eyesight and can tell who is speaking up for him, so he decided to visit these two households more often during this period.
At this moment, Meng Songying stepped forward and suggested that the other men could also form a patrol team. After all, it was clear that this thief was a gang, otherwise it would have been impossible for so many burglaries to occur at the same time.
Everyone was acting in their own best interests, so no one objected. They immediately started teaming up with people they knew to guard their homes in shifts.
Wang Shuitao also stepped forward to share her method:
First, place the table against the bottom of the gate.
Then hang the chair upside down on the table and use the chair legs to block the door gate.
Place something under one of the table's four legs to create a height difference, making the table more prone to wobbling when external forces are applied.
Then place your suspended half of your lunchbox on top, so that when it falls, the thud will wake people up at night.
If you place all the lunchboxes like this in a house with multiple people, the continuous sound of them falling will definitely wake people up and make them more alert.
The buzzing noise in the dormitory area suddenly intensified to another level.
They were all discussing how to detect when someone had broken into their house while they were sound asleep in the middle of the night.
Wang Shuitao also stood there, trying to draw on the wisdom of the masses to come up with a better solution.
The wooden door is very thin, and it provides very little sense of security.
"Hey," an old voice rang out, and a bell was handed over. Her voice was low: "Nannan, take this and hang it on the door. There aren't many, so go and put it at home."
In this area, it's customary to call a girl whose name is unknown "Nannan." If you're willing, an eighty-year-old grandmother might call a sixty-year-old grandmother "Nannan."
Wang Shuitao clutched the bell in her hand, and as if understanding, softened her voice and said, "Thank you."
It was already very late, and the argument ultimately didn't lead to anything, so everyone went back to sleep.
Before returning to the house, Wang Shuitao took a detour to see Meng Songying, who was also holding a similar bell and hanging it on the door.
That grandmother must have given a bell to everyone who contributed a solution.
Seeing that he was about to come over, Wang Shuitao waved to him, shook the bell in her hand, pointed in the direction of her home, and left.
Seeing this series of gestures, Meng Songying couldn't help but smile, but the gestures aggravated the scars on her face, so she had to keep her expressionless.
He understood what she meant, so he stood there motionless until he saw Wang Shuitao enter the house.
Late at night, when a man and a woman are alone, they should make sure it's safe for each other and not get too close, so as not to affect their reputation.
The security team began patrolling again.
But a shadow lingered in everyone's heart. While everyone was still reveling in the joy of success during the day...
That night, many people lost their meager possessions.
The biggest hidden danger is that not even a petty thief has been caught yet.
In the dim night, along the banks of the Zhunü River that flows through the county town, there is a huge reed marsh.
Five people are plotting to divide the spoils.
They are Zhao Shitou, Li Meijun, Li Lanjun, Li Zhujun, and Li Jujun.
The four members of the Li family had a bad class background. They used to be called a scholarly family, but in reality, they occupied nearly 70% of the land in several nearby communes.
They were rightfully defeated a few years ago.
Later, the sons gradually became a gang of habitual thieves.
The meat processing plant was originally their dream destination, as they could not only earn money but also steal meat.
But there were too many knives there. Those butchers could control large, fat pigs weighing hundreds of pounds and dissect them, separating the flesh from the bones.
Seeing the large, pale bones on the meat stand inside the food company, with not a single speck of meat in them, the group immediately backed down.
They then set their sights on the sugar factory.
Zhao Shitou, on the other hand, came from a typical poor peasant family, with impeccable revolutionary credentials.
They were temporary workers hired by the sugar factory to process sugarcane during the crushing season.
Because of his hard work and dedication, he has been selected for three consecutive years and receives a fixed cash income every year, making him a standout among his peers.
The villagers were very envious, thinking he was much better off than those who could only toil in the fields for a living.
It was common knowledge in the surrounding villages that Zhao Shitou had several dozen yuan in his hand.
At this time, people from all walks of life were all one family and knew each other well.
The four members of the Li family then partnered with a nearby underground casino. They initially invited Zhao Shitou to play casually to pass the time, without gambling.
Later, it became a situation where if Zhao Shitou won, the credit was his own, and if he lost, the credit was owed to the person who organized the event.
After winning a few rounds, Zhao Shitou started playing on his own, gradually increasing the stakes. He first lost all his money and then incurred a large gambling debt.
Finally, under the threat and temptation of the casino boss, he began to cooperate with the four members of the Li family.
The figures that were lurking around a few days ago were them scouting the location.
Now it's finally time for them to reap the rewards.
The sky was already beginning to lighten, but the four members of the Li family still hadn't reached a conclusion.
Although their names were derived from the elegant nicknames of the Four Gentlemen, they did not actually possess such qualities.
In the past, everyone followed Li Meijun, who was the eldest son and grandson, and he also learned a lot of official jargon.
After becoming thieves, Li Zhujun was more useful; Li Meijun's methods were only a hindrance and didn't help at all.
The person injured by Meng Songying this time was Li Meijun.
So he felt that he had suffered more and should receive the most, especially since he was the older brother!
If it weren't for the fact that her older brother knew too much, Li Zhujun would have loved to kick him out of the gang.
They can only eat dry rice.
Blood ties must give way to real money.
The other two are just watching the show; in any case, no matter who's in charge, they won't be a lone commander.
He would just spit on his fingers, concentrate on counting the money, and after counting his own half, he would take over counting the other person's half.
As he counted, a few bills were missing, and they all ended up in his pocket.
As for Zhao Shitou, when he was needed, he was a loyal brother who would go to great lengths for him, like grasshoppers on the same rope. He used sweet words and loan agreements to threaten him, a combination of sweet words and harsh measures.
It's no use now, so he's left to watch the dense reeds trembling on the riverbank.
Li Meijun lost the argument to her third brother, so she kicked Zhao Shitou in the stomach: "What are you shaking for? Is there something fishy going on?"
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