Siheyuan: Start with a big car

The cold and faint sunlight shone on the gate of the steel mill, and this old factory that had been sleeping for a night came back to life.

The workers, carrying canvas bags and wearing blue and black work clothes, walked towards the gate in a group.

This is also the busiest time for the comrades in the security department.

Since there are several key workshops in the steel rolling mill, all workers entering and leaving need to be inspected.

Qin Erhu has now been promoted to squad leader, and he is very active.

Seeing a worker coming over, Qin Erhu saw what was wrong at a glance, walked over and pulled him aside.

"Do you have a magnet hidden?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the worker who had been very calm just now suddenly changed his expression and waved his hands quickly.

"No, no, I know the rules of our steel mill. How could I do something like that?"

You know, the metals used in steel rolling mills nowadays are very precious.

Some workers used magnets to collect the metal debris that fell on the ground, and then secretly hid them in lunch boxes and took them out.

This has invisibly caused great losses to the steel mill.

Therefore, the security department of the steel rolling mill has a regulation that workers are strictly prohibited from bringing magnets into the factory.

Qin Erhu knew at a glance that this guy was lying, so he grabbed him by the collar, then reached into his pocket with his right hand and took out a magnet.

"What, you dare to lie to me?"

When the young worker saw the magnet, his face turned pale.

"Leader, this is the first time I've done something like this, please forgive me this time."

Hearing this, Qin Erhu immediately had evil thoughts.

He knew very well that if he asked the boy for 5 dollars now, the boy would definitely agree.

You have to know that if you make such a serious mistake, you will be severely punished even if you are not fired.

But after looking at the guards next to him, Qin Erhu swallowed the thought back.

"You dare to bribe me, I think you are tired of living. What kind of person am I, Qin Erhu?
I am upright and honest, and I am the iron guard in our steel mill."

Having said this, Qin Erhu handed the young worker over to the security officer next to him.

The defending soldiers applauded Qin Erhu.

"Well done, Team Leader Qin. Our steel mill needs people like you."

"Yes, although our squad leader Qin has only been at the steel mill for a short time, he has already made four or five contributions. It won't be long before he can be promoted."

"We must learn from Squad Leader Qin in the future."

Qin Erhu said modestly: "Don't flatter me, everyone. I know my own abilities. I am able to achieve what I have today entirely because of the good education given by Section Chief Li."

What is flattery? This is it.

Qin Erhu knew very well that this kind of thing would sooner or later reach Section Chief Li's ears.

By then, his status in Section Chief Li's heart will be able to rise a bit.

After sending the worker away, Qin Erhu turned around and walked towards the gate. He decided to catch another thief today.

Just at this moment, there was a commotion at the gate, and a dozen workers came over shouting slogans.

"Strongly oppose the steel mill laboratory regulations!"

"We old workers are also workers. Li Weidong from the steel mill laboratory did not allow us to apply for TV assembly. This is discrimination against us!"

"We shed blood and sweat for the steel mill, but now we have been abandoned. This world is so unfair!"

Qin Erhu was shocked when he saw this situation.

He knew very well that Li Weidong and Section Chief Li were good friends, so he should rush forward and stop these workers.

But with so many people, and they were organized, he thought he could not be their opponent.

Qin Erhu's eyes turned and he shouted to a security officer:
"You stay here and watch right now. I'll report to Section Chief Li."

After saying this, Qin Erhu turned around and ran away without waiting for the security officer to react.

Qin Erhu was the squad leader. He slipped away, and the remaining security guards dared not move. They could only watch the dozen or so workers enter the factory.

In the team, Liu Haizhong shouted slogans while secretly watching the actions of the security officers.

Seeing the security officers standing there motionless, he was overjoyed, thinking that this time he was already halfway to success.

"We demand that Li Weidong give us an explanation, and we demand that the factory leaders step in to resolve this issue!"

“Old workers are also workers!”

“Old workers also need to eat!”

I have to say that this time with the support of Deputy Director Wang, the slogan chosen by Liu Haizhong was very clever.

He raised the banner of old workers and immediately won the sympathy of those old workers.

In less than a moment, the entrance of the steel mill was surrounded by people.

"Yes, Li Weidong was really outrageous this time. How can he be treated differently? We old workers have good skills."

"Yes, yes, they also require a junior high school education. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for people?

Who could go to junior high school in our time?"

"I think Li Weidong is becoming more and more out of touch with the masses."

What happened at the gate soon caused a sensation in the entire factory.

After hearing about this incident, some workers who were already in the workshop ran to the gate to show their support for Liu Haizhong.

At this time, Qin Erhu had already run into the security department of the steel rolling mill.

He knocked on the door of Section Chief Li's office and reported: "Section Chief Li, something bad has happened. There are more than a dozen workers at the gate asking to deal with Li Weidong. You should go and take a look."

"What? These guys are simply lawless!"

Li's first reaction when he heard this was to stand up immediately.

But he reacted after taking just one step and turned to look at Qin Erhu.

"Qin Erhu, you are the squad leader at our gate, in charge of the gate. Why did you come here in person?"

This question hits the nail on the head. If something big happens, a leader like Qin Erhu should be in charge of the command.

Qin Erhu had no way to explain, so he could only stammer, "I'm afraid those security officers are ignorant and wasted time."

Section Chief Li looked at Qin Erhu deeply, turned around and left the office.

He felt that this guy was not worthy of being used, but now the situation was urgent and he had no time to teach Qin Erhu a lesson.

Section Chief Li arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill and his scalp went numb just by taking a look at the scene.

I saw that the gate of the steel mill was now surrounded by people, and there were workers walking towards this side in the distance.

These people gathered together are like a pack of dynamite, which can be ignited by any spark.

Section Chief Li realized the emergency and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, get out of the way! Make way!"

At this time, the workers were already very excited and didn't hear what he said at all.

It was a few security officers who rushed over from behind and cleared a path for Section Chief Li. Section Chief Li entered the crowd and saw Liu Haizhong standing in front of the team, raising his fist and shouting.

"Isn't this Master Liu? What's the matter? If you have any demands you want to tell the factory, you can go through formal channels. What do you want to do with so many people?" Section Chief Li strode forward, staring straight at Liu Haizhong.

If it were in the past, Liu Haizhong would have been scared out of his wits, but now he is the leader of the team and has the support of so many workers, so he doesn't have to be afraid of Section Chief Li at all.

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly and said:
"Chief Li, I didn't put this team together. It's because what Li Weidong did was really too extreme.

These workers are not convinced, so they join me in opposing him.

If you want to drive us away, you must first ask Li Weidong to apologize, otherwise we will die here even if we die."

As he said this, Liu Haizhong raised his head and straightened his chest, looking very "mighty".

The workers applauded.

"That's right, let Li Weidong come out quickly and let him give us an explanation!"

"Li Weidong is now a leader and has betrayed us workers!"

"If Li Weidong doesn't come out, this matter will never end!"

Hearing these words, Liu Haizhong became even more proud.

"Chief Li, there is no grudge between us in the past or today, and I have always respected you very much.

This matter has nothing to do with you. If it gets out of hand, you will also be implicated, so you'd better not get involved."

If Liu Haizhong was just negotiating in a nice way, then this sentence was a naked threat to Section Chief Li.
Chief Li has been the security chief for so many years, but this is the first time he has seen such an arrogant person.

He immediately pulled out the pistol from his waist and held it in his hand.

You know, in this day and age, the security department has a lot of power.

Many things can be done first and reported later.

The workers turned pale with fear when they saw the pistol.

Several workers who were shouting with their fists raised were stunned where they were, and the scene suddenly became silent.

Liu Haizhong was so frightened that his calves went weak, but when he thought of Deputy Director Wang's order, he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

"Chief Li, what are you doing? I'm telling you, if this thing goes off, it's going to be a big trouble. You're going to be punished."

Section Chief Li snorted coldly and said, "Liu Haizhong, what do you think this place is?

Let me tell you, there are several important workshops in our steel mill, which are all confidential units. You brought so many workers here and blocked them at the gate.

You just want to stop production and steal the secrets in the factory workshop.

As the head of the security department, I can definitely kill you."

After these words were spoken, Liu Haizhong's face turned pale. He never expected that Section Chief Li would come up with such an excuse.

But he had no way to refute it.

Liu Haizhong turned his head and looked at Yi Zhonghai, wanting Yi Zhonghai to come forward.

But Yi Zhonghai is an old fox. Since he arrived at the gate, although he followed the team, he did not put in any effort and did not even shout any slogans. How could he show up?

"Liu Haizhong, I'm warning you one last time. Take your people and leave immediately, or else don't blame me for being rude."

Section Chief Li saw a hint of fear in Liu Haizhong's face and his tone became more serious.

Liu Haizhong was a little shaken. You know, the reason he did these things was to become a leader and to curry favor with Deputy Director Wang.

If it costs his life to do this, then he would rather not do it.

"Chief Li, please don't do anything!"

Just as Liu Haizhong turned around and wanted to take people away, a voice came from the side.

"Section Chief Li, as the head of the security department, you should protect the lives and equipment of all our factory employees."

“Now these old masters have demands, how can you stop them?

Are you deliberately protecting someone?"

"You have violated the principles of the security chief by doing this."

As soon as these words came out, the wind direction at the scene changed instantly. Section Chief Li turned his head and saw Deputy Director Wang walking towards him from the crowd with his legs folded.

He immediately realized that Deputy Director Wang might be the mastermind behind the incident.

"Deputy Director Wang, no matter what the reason is, these comrades are violating the regulations by blocking the gate."

Deputy Director Wang took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"Chief Li, you are the head of the security department. These matters are not within your jurisdiction. I order you to withdraw your people immediately."

"What if I don't withdraw?"

"I'm the deputy director. What's the matter? Are you going to disobey my orders?"

Deputy Director Wang originally thought that he could directly suppress Section Chief Li by one level, but when he saw that Section Chief Li did not back down, he became furious.

Section Chief Li said in a cold voice: "Deputy Director Wang, your rank is indeed higher than mine, but our Security Department is under the direct jurisdiction of Director Yang."

The meaning of this statement is very clear. Although Deputy Director Wang has a high rank, he has no real power and cannot manage them at all.

Deputy Director Wang did not expect that Section Chief Li would be so ungrateful.

If it were in the past, he would definitely give Section Chief Li a good beating, but now Section Chief Li has people with guns, and if he goes against him directly, it will definitely cause trouble.

Deputy Director Wang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice:

"Chief Li, I know you have a good relationship with Li Weidong, but this kind of thing is not suitable for you to participate.

So, if you remove your people now, I will pretend that nothing happened.

I will praise you at the Standing Committee meeting when the time comes."

"And I can guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen."

The two conditions given by Deputy Director Wang were sufficient, but Section Chief Li had no intention of giving in.

Deputy Director Wang had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "It seems that this matter should be left to Director Yang to solve."

This was actually part of Deputy Director Wang’s plan. After all, he now had so many veteran workers and could easily force Director Yang to make concessions.

"Chief Li, wait a minute. I'll go get Director Yang over here right now."

Deputy Director Wang was worried that things might go wrong, so he decided to go and ask Director Yang himself.

It was more than 2000 meters from the main gate to the factory director's office. In order to deal with Li Weidong as quickly as possible, Deputy Director Wang arrived there in just a few minutes.

When he arrived at the door of the factory director's office, he was already exhausted and out of breath, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

Deputy Director Wang raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then knocked on the door.

When he heard a responding voice from inside, he pushed the door open.

"Director Yang, things are bad. The things Li Weidong did have aroused opposition from the workers. Now the workers are making trouble at the door."

As soon as he finished speaking, Deputy Director Wang stood there in a daze.

In addition to Director Yang, there was also Li Weidong in the office.

(End of this chapter)