Courtyard House: Jia Zhangshi! How dare you hit my sister?

Duan Peng's expression softened slightly. He glanced at Qin Huai'an again and said to the factory leaders:

"Comrade Qin Huai'an is a veteran. Today, in order to protect his family and stop a crime, although his methods were a bit harsh, they are understandable and his merits outweigh his demerits."

"You need to take this into account when you handle this."

"Understood, understood! Comrade Qin Huai'an acted bravely and righteously, and we should commend him!" Secretary Yang said immediately.

The matter has now been settled.

Duan Peng left two soldiers behind to "assist" the factory in its investigation and follow-up work, but in reality, they were there to supervise and prevent anyone from tampering with things behind the scenes.

Then, he took most of his men and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he patted Qin Huai'an on the shoulder and whispered:

"Kid, it's settled."

"From now on, work hard at the factory, but also try to control your temper!"

"If you need anything, you can contact me directly."

"Thank you, Minister Duan!" Qin Huai'an said sincerely.

He then nodded to the female workers who had bravely stepped forward:

"You're all great! If you encounter something like this again, don't be afraid, trust the organization, trust the law!"

The female workers nodded excitedly, and many of them had tears in their eyes again, but this time they were tears of relief and hope.

Duan Peng led his soldiers away from the textile factory with the same swift and decisive action they had taken upon arrival.

But his arrival was like a violent storm, completely sweeping away the filth and fear that shrouded the textile factory's workshop and even the entire factory area.

Li Youcai was suspended from his duties on the spot and taken away by the factory's security personnel and handed over to the police station.

Wang Defa is still groaning in the hospital, but what awaits him is the iron fist of the law.

In this day and age, hooliganism, especially attempted rape, is an extremely heinous crime, and can result in severe punishment or even execution.

Qin Huai'an stood at the workshop entrance, watching Duan Peng's convoy drive away, then looked at the female workers around him who had finally straightened their backs, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

My sister's grievances have finally been cleared up.

My own troubles have been resolved.

More importantly, the two cancers, Wang Defa and Li Youcai, were thoroughly exposed.

From now on, at least in this workshop, the female workers no longer need to live in fear and anxiety.

Zhang Jianguo walked up to him, patted him hard on the back, and sighed with emotion:

"Huai'an, oh Huai'an...you're really something!"

Qin Huai'an smiled but didn't say anything.

"..."

The entrance to the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Qin Huairu sat on the stone stool next to the threshold, hugging her knees with both hands, her eyes red and swollen, staring blankly in the direction of the alley entrance.

The late autumn evening breeze carried a chill, but she seemed not to feel the cold, only a sense of emptiness in her heart.

My younger brother was taken away by the police.

That Director Li is such a high-ranking official; he said he would fire them and send his brother to jail.

It's all my fault... If I had been more careful, if I hadn't gone to work at that textile factory, my brother wouldn't have gotten into such big trouble because of me...

Tears silently streamed down her face. She wiped them away haphazardly with the back of her hand, but new tears welled up again.

She dared not cry out loud, but could only bite her lip, her shoulders trembling slightly.

What can she do?

What connections could a woman who had suffered mistreatment in the Jia family for years and didn't even dare to raise her voice have?

Who do you know?

Who should we ask?

All she could do was sit there and wait, waiting for a glimmer of hope.

The sound of bicycle bells and laughter came from the alley entrance; the steel mill workers were returning home one after another.

Qin Huairu lowered her head even further.

Xu Damao pushed his bicycle back, humming a little tune, and was stunned when he saw Qin Huairu like this:

"Qin Huairu? What are you doing sitting here?" He walked closer and saw her red and swollen eyes:

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Qin Huairu looked up at him, shook her head, and buried her face in her knees again.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Liu Haizhong, and Sha Zhu also walked to the gate of the courtyard together.

Yi Zhonghai spotted Qin Huairu sitting there immediately. He stopped and gave a sinister smile, because he had heard about the situation at the textile factory from the returning transport teams.

He was secretly thrilled. That damned Qin Huai'an deserved it!

But he was used to maintaining his public image, so even if he was gloating, he couldn't show it so obviously. Therefore, he showed just the right amount of concern:

"Huai Ru, why are you sitting here? It's getting cold, be careful not to catch a cold."

When Jia Dongxu saw Qin Huairu, his eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth involuntarily twitched upwards, but he quickly suppressed it, putting on an indifferent expression.

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu's thin back and slightly trembling shoulders, his heart tightened, he opened his mouth as if to say something, but after looking at Yi Zhonghai, he closed his mouth again.

Qin Huairu heard Yi Zhonghai's voice, raised her head, her face still wet with tears, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

Yi Zhonghai sighed, his tone tinged with regret:

"Huai Ru, is it because of your brother?"

He paused, as if choosing his words carefully, "I've also heard some rumors about this."

"Sigh, this child is still too young and impulsive."

"They think they're still in the factory yard when they get there? It's no big deal if they hit us, but it's not so easy to deal with if they hit a high-ranking leader."

Jia Dongxu immediately chimed in, his voice laced with barely suppressed schadenfreude:

"Of course! Do they really think they can do whatever they want?"

"A new security officer assaulted the workshop foreman on his very first day of work!"

"He was beaten horribly; his nose was broken, his ribs were fractured, and his face was covered in blood. He was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Huairu: "I heard that the person who hit him was protecting his sister. Tsk, their sibling bond is really deep!"

"What a pity! Deep feelings can't put food on the table, much less be used as legal arguments!"

"Assaulting a leader—what kind of crime is that? This seriously disrupts production order; it's a heinous offense!"

Qin Huairu trembled all over, her fingers gripping her knees so tightly they turned white.

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, echoing Jia Dongxu's words:

"Dongxu's words may be a bit blunt, but the logic is sound."

"Huai Ru, your uncle knows that your brother is trying to protect you, and that's a good thing."

"But your brother... he really is a bit too arrogant!"

He took a half step forward and spoke earnestly:

"We must follow the rules and methods in our conduct and work."

"Your brother just came back from the army, and he probably still has that straightforwardness from there, thinking that fists can solve everything."

"But it's different in other places, especially in factories, where there's organization and discipline, and you have to respect your superiors even more."

"Even if a leader does something inappropriate, they should report it through the organization, not take physical action."