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He glared at the burly man who was pulling his collar, grabbing his arm and cursing, "You bastard, Bonilev, do you want to die? Didn't I give you your brother's pension a long time ago? You come here to cause trouble, do you want to be exiled to the Far East to mine?"

Bonilev and his brother Grishin were both lumberjacks in a forest farm. However, five years ago, Bonilev's brother Grishin had an accident where half of his foot was cut off by an electric saw while he was logging. Since then, he has been disabled and can no longer do heavy work.

At that time, the state labor union compensated Grishin with three years' salary as a pension, and also handled the procedures for his disability retirement, ensuring that he could receive basic living expenses every month without having to work.

However, when the pension was paid to Grishin, it was only half a year's salary, because the money was handed to Grishin by Korchagin himself, and the receipt signed by Grishin was indeed three years' salary.

Grishin and Bonilev both knew very well that it was Korchagin who took advantage of the situation and withheld a large portion of Grishin's pension.

However, the brothers Grishin and Bonilev had no relationship with each other and could not afford to offend Korchagin, so they could only swallow their anger back then, but they have been dissatisfied for many years.

It was not until Haniyev visited their homes last month that they discovered that he was an official from the capital and spoke very decently, so they explained the situation to him.

Haniyev also learned about this matter from the two brothers at that time, and then made arrangements in advance, preparing to let Bonilev teach Korchagin a lesson this time. This would not only dispel Korchagin's arrogance, but also let the workers in the forest farm know that "the gunshot is just a bullet flying for a while." The next step is that the workers will no longer be afraid, and naturally they will "capture the bunker" and "kill Shiro."

Haniyev's plan was extremely detailed. After all, he was the leader of the state-owned forest farm. As long as he broke the mysterious aura of Korchagin, the employees would naturally rise up and attack him.

Even if the provincial party committee did not investigate and punish Korchagin, after the masses started to riot, Korchagin would not be able to stay in power due to the intensity of the situation, and it would be even more impossible for him to regain his former rights.

Thanks to Haniyev's advance planning and Belanov's assistance, Bonilev and others knew very well that the regional party committee and Secretary Haniyev were ready to take down Korchagin, so he was not frightened by Korchagin's scolding.

Seeing Korchagin's arrogant look, he became furious and pushed Korchagin to the ground. Just as he was about to rush over to hit him, Haniyev slammed the table, stood up, glared, and shouted, "Stop!"

"Who gave you the guts to storm the meeting hall and assault the leaders? I remember you're an employee of Redwood Village. What's your name? Why are you disrupting the order of the meeting?"

Bonilev knew very well that whether his family could be recalled and get justice depended entirely on Haniyev. After hearing Haniyev's roar, he quickly withdrew his hand, respectfully called him "Secretary", and then pointed at Korchagin and told him one by one how he had withheld his brother's pension and how he had oppressed the masses for so many years.

Not only Bonilev spoke, but the people who came with him also told their miserable experiences.

When it came to the touching parts, seven or eight grown men had red eyes and shed tears. These stories were about being bullied and deprived of money, or Korchagin abusing his power for personal gain, and even sleeping with these men's wives.

Except for Haniyev, all the leaders present here are veterans who have worked in the forest farm for many years. Who among them doesn't know about Korchagin's style and deeds? Or it can be said that they know what Bonilev said, and they also know what Bonilev doesn't know.

After hearing this, everyone looked at Haniyev, trying to guess something from the secretary's expression.

Secretary Haniyev was shocked, sometimes slamming the table in anger, sometimes shaking his head and sighing. After everyone finished criticizing Korchagin, Haniyev slammed the table without waiting for Korchagin to argue, and began to loudly criticize Korchagin for having lost his party spirit.

Everyone understood a little bit, and almost all the team members stood up to criticize Korchagin.

Facing the fierce lecture, Korchagin felt like a small sailboat in the stormy sea, and he didn't know when he would be destroyed by the waves.

Only now did Korchagin realize what was going on. Looking at Haniyev's attitude, he immediately understood that this farce was clearly a trap set by Haniyev for him.

Ivanov was no longer in the team, and the militia companies he could control that could intimidate Bonilev and others were not on the high slopes, and it was impossible to call them back. Haniyev was trying to kill him...

Korchagin was very scared, but he thought quickly and realized that he must not admit death at this time. He thought that no matter whether he was beaten or scolded, as long as he was sure that what Bonilev and others said were lies and slander against him, Haniyev would not be able to do anything to him.

If he didn't admit it, Haniyev, as the secretary, had no right to remove him. At most, he would let them insult him for a few dozen minutes. After the militia company's spring hunting exercise was over in the afternoon, Ivanov would come back with his men, and he would naturally have time to deal with Bonilev and the others.

Korchagin knew very well that these troublemakers were cowards. As long as he picked the most courageous one and hit him hard, the others would not dare to stand up again.

After making up his mind, Korchagin sat in a chair without saying a word, allowing Haniyev and his team members to continue criticizing Korchagin, but Korchagin just denied that he had done anything bad from time to time.

Since all the corruption that Korchagin embezzled in the forest farm was in the form of cash, no one could get any evidence. As for his lifestyle, there were two families who had been raising children for Korchagin, which meant that Korchagin had been having an affair with someone else's wife and even had children. However, the two men did not dare to retaliate before and could only endure it like turtles. Now they have no way to say it out loud.

Therefore, Bonilev and others could not provide relevant evidence to support their claims, so Korchagin still refused to admit it.

However, the Soviet Union at that time was not an era where evidence was required for everything. If a large number of people reported a certain cadre, then this cadre would definitely be investigated. If he was investigated, the outcome would naturally not be ideal.

Haniyev drank a cup of tea with a dry mouth. He knew it was time to get serious. He snorted coldly and said, "If you refuse to cooperate, Korchagin, and refuse to confess, don't blame me for not being able to protect you. What if the forestry workers get angry and beat you up? The forest protection militia company is not at home now. Who can protect you?"

After saying that, he winked secretly at Grigory and the others, and then Grigory and several other team members who were originally standing next to Korchagin and blocking Bonylev and the others stood up and left, pretending to go drink water.

Bonilev and others were already furious when they saw that Korchagin refused to admit it. Seeing that there was no leader to protect Korchagin, they suddenly became excited after hearing what Secretary Haniyev said. They stepped forward and grabbed Korchagin. Bonilev swung his arms and hit Korchagin twice in the groin.

While beating him, Bonilev cursed angrily: "You bastard, you still don't admit the bad things you have done. Do you think that the employees of our forest farm are afraid of you and no one dares to report you?

Humph, Secretary Haniyev of our forest farm is an honest and upright member of the Soviet Communist Party. He is a good cadre and will definitely uphold justice for us. Your days of being a tyrant in the forest farm are over!"

Korchagin's cheeks were numb, his head was dizzy, and he roared in a timid voice: "You dare to hit me? You dare to hit a state official..."

"How dare you speak so harshly."

"Clap!"

Bonilev was very happy to see that Haniyev did not say anything to stop him after he slapped him twice, and the other leaders did not say anything either. He then realized that the leaders had deliberately let him go, and he slapped him a few more times.

Unable to dodge and being slapped several times, Korchagin was furious. He screamed and struggled while constantly insulting Bonilev. He was older and not as strong as Bonilev, so not only could he not struggle free, but he was kicked twice more.

Seeing that Korchagin was in a very miserable state and his face was swollen like a pig's head, Haniyev was about to slam the table and stop Bonilev, but when the other employees saw Bonilev taking action, they shouted and rushed forward together.

These people were the ones who were bullied the most by Korchagin, and everyone used all their strength in their punches and kicks.

Especially the two cuckolded men were already furious and even kicked Korchagin in the crotch a few times.

These people were all big and strong men. They beat Korchagin until his face was bruised and swollen. Haniyev shouted twice but failed to stop their behavior. He saw that Korchagin was already foaming at the mouth.

Seeing that Korchagin was beaten to a pulp, Haniyev was worried that Korchagin would be hurt. When the investigation team came, they would find out that it was his connivance, and the result would be disadvantageous to him.

Thinking of this, Haniyev hurriedly shouted: "Come on, come on, quickly pull them apart."

Seeing Haniyev's nervous expression and worried about the consequences, the team members rushed over to persuade them to stop fighting. However, Bonilev and the others were in high spirits. Before coming, each of them drank a sip of vodka to give themselves courage. Now that the alcohol was taking effect, blood was rushing to their brains. They just wanted to beat Korchagin, who had been cruel for many years, to death. There was no way they could easily stop the fight.

In the midst of the chaos, the gate was suddenly opened, and a group of militiamen in uniforms carrying machine guns came in.

Haniyev felt relieved when he saw Belanov coming in with seven or eight militiamen. He quickly ordered, "Belanov, quickly apprehend those employees who assaulted Deputy Director Korchagin. Take them to the warehouse for isolation. I'll have them interrogated shortly. Comrade Korchagin is seriously injured. Grigory, quickly call the forest hospital and have them come and carry him away."

Haniyev gave orders and everyone got busy. Bulanov and others used the butts of their rifles to knock Bonilev and others down screaming. These strong employees who were very excited and had red eyes after breaking into the meeting room calmed down instantly when they faced the weapons in the hands of the militia soldiers and the black muzzles of the guns in front of them.

Belanov and others took out ropes, tied the hands of these employees, and then pushed them out.

Grigory walked in and said, "The hospital director and the nurse will be here soon."

At this time, the conference room was in a mess, with bloodstains on the floor. Korchagin, who had been beaten to the point of spitting out seven or eight teeth, was lying on the ground groaning and with a bruised face and nose, waiting for the doctors and nurses from the forest hospital to come and rescue him.

Seeing that although Korchagin looked miserable, he was still conscious and knew that it was just some superficial injuries, everyone felt relieved.

Haniyev sat back down, looked around at his team members, and said sternly, "I need to thoroughly investigate what exactly happened. How could someone rush in and beat up the main leaders of our forest farm?

I'll have to verify and investigate whether their stories about Korchagin's misdeeds and violations of law and discipline are true. However, this kind of ridiculous incident of employees storming a meeting and assaulting their leaders is the first time I've seen it. I imagine it's the first time you've seen it, too, right?

Haniyev paused and continued, "I have no way of handling such a difficult issue. I need to ask the regional party committee for instructions on how to handle this matter. Do you have any objections?"

No one dared to confront Haniyev, and they all hoped that Korchagin would fall, so they all agreed out loud. Some of the most thoughtful people who guessed something took a deep breath and were in awe of Haniyev.

As soon as Haniyev finished speaking, Korchagin, who was lying on the ground, suddenly had a sudden realization. He heard the team members agreeing and realized what was going on. He thought that if Haniyev called the regional committee, the regional party committee and committee would definitely send an investigation team to investigate the situation. By then, based on the attitude of the forestry staff today and Haniyev's behavior, even if he had someone higher up to protect him, he would not be able to keep his position, and his life would be in danger too...

Thinking of this, Korchagin suddenly didn't feel the unbearable pain in his body anymore. He sat up suddenly and called out incoherently, "Secretary Haniyev, my minor injury is nothing. After all, they are all... they are all employees of our forest farm. It would be embarrassing to make a big deal out of this. Let's just forget it."

Haniyev had been planning for half a month, so how could he give up just because of Korchagin's words? He said coldly, "That won't do. Comrade Korchagin, let's not talk about your problem for now. Let's just say that it was the employees' fault for beating you.

You are an important leader of our forestry farm. Being assaulted without cause by employees not only damages the image of our leadership, but also undermines the prestige of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. If these thugs who assaulted you are let off so easily, what dignity will our forestry farm leadership have? Who among the more than 1,000 employees will still obey us when we carry out our work in the future?

Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you and will never let them go."

Hanif waved his hand and strode out of the meeting room.

Author's words: The 10,000 words I worked so hard to accumulate were all blank because of the computer malfunction. I have been on emo for the past two days. I came home at noon today and have been sitting here until now. I have finally written 4,000 words. It is not my intention to stop updating. I will cry if I say more.

Chapter 017 Investigation Team

As the footsteps faded away, everyone in the conference room knew that Secretary Haniyev had returned to his office to call the regional committee to explain the situation and seek advice.

Haniyev strode into his office, sat on the sofa and first called the regional committee.

After a while, the call was transferred to the office of the committee director, Petrov.

After Haniyev told Director Petrov about the incident in which Korchagin was beaten and sued by employees, he asked how to deal with it. Director Petrov was silent for a few seconds.

"I know about this. Yesterday, Secretary Chekhov arranged for a special team to be stationed at the forest farm to investigate Korchagin's problems. It seems your forest farm has serious problems. How about this? I'll have my secretary lead a team over tomorrow to take a look..."

After receiving the leader's reply, Haniyev hung up the phone with satisfaction, then deliberately walked back to the conference room slowly, slowly sat back in his seat under everyone's gaze, looked around, and saw that everyone looked nervous, especially Korchagin lying on the ground, staring at him straight.

Haniyev really liked the feeling of controlling the fate of others, and said in a deep voice: "I just called the regional committee and the party committee. The regional leaders attach great importance to this matter. The first secretary of the region, Chekovyev, and the director of the regional committee, Comrade Piedrov, have instructed to arrange an organizational specialist.

Tomorrow, an investigation team will arrive at our forest farm to investigate Korchagin's case. They'll be led by Dasayev, secretary of Chekhov, and deputy leader Kartov, second secretary of our regional forestry committee. Everyone should get ready."

After Haniyev said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, the leadership team breathed a sigh of relief because they knew that Korchagin would be doomed and they understood what they had to do to benefit from this political earthquake in the forest farm.

Korchagin breathed a sigh of relief because he knew that he probably had no chance of turning things around. The only difference was whether he would be shot or exiled to the Chukotka Peninsula in the Far East to mine.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after Haniyev announced the news, the leadership members in the conference room seemed to look at him with a little more admiration. His tone also became stronger as he instructed, "The arrival of this investigation team will change the leadership structure of our forest farm and will also change our work style... We must attach great importance to this and have a high degree of unity in our thinking. I suggest setting up a leadership group to welcome the inspection. I will be the leader, and Grigory will be the deputy leader, responsible for the specific matters..."

Haniyev's arrangement was greeted with applause and cheers, and then the director and nurse of the forest hospital arrived and carried Korchagin out.

After the meeting room calmed down, Haniyev continued his instructions, "We need to make a good impression on the regional leaders. First of all, we need to focus on hygiene... and also on hospitality..."

Haniyev mentioned seven or eight points of attention in one breath. Grigory and others took notes in their notebooks while listening. The atmosphere and attitude of the meeting were the best in the month since Haniyev came to the forest farm. He looked at all the team members who were listening to him attentively like primary school students, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The inspection preparation meeting lasted for more than an hour and continued after lunch. Many tasks were arranged in the meeting, and the deputy factory director, women's director and others who were responsible for the division of labor went down to arrange and take charge.

The meeting was not over until after three in the afternoon. At this time, Ivanov finally came back after realizing what was happening. As soon as he entered the administrative building, he felt the heavy atmosphere. Several office clerks looked at him as if they had seen a wild beast, nodded from a distance, and walked away.

Ivanov thought of Belanov who had left early without saying goodbye, and he also forgot about the carload of prey he had originally wanted to show off. Feeling uneasy, he hurried to Korchagin's office, but after knocking for a long time, no one opened the door.

Ivan, the deputy secretary of the forest farm, who was working in the office next door, pushed open the door and came out, smiling and saying, "Comrade Ivanov, what are you doing?"

"Where is Korchagin?"

"Why didn't you report to Secretary Haniyev after the spring hunt? Korchagin was beaten by a worker and is being treated at the forestry hospital. His case has already received high attention from the regional Party Committee, and an investigation team will be arriving tomorrow to investigate his case. You're his in-laws, so why don't you go visit him in the hospital?"

Ivanov always knew that Ivan was an old fox and very timid. He usually spoke to him very politely, but now that he dared to be sarcastic and mocking, it was obvious that he was telling the truth.

Ivanov felt mixed emotions. He could never have imagined that his relative-in-law Korchagin would fall from power in just a few days, even though he was fine in the morning. He was sad for a moment, then Ivanov suddenly remembered that he had a close relationship with Korchagin and that he had helped him oppress employees for many years. His heart trembled when he thought of the investigation team of the Prefectural Committee.

Fearing that he would be implicated by Korchagin, Ivanov hurried to Haniyev's office, but Haniyev was busy calling several contacts in the state to express his gratitude, so he asked Grigory to receive Ivanov and listen to his report on the spring hunting.

Grigory laughed secretly when he saw Ivanov was absent-minded. After Ivanov finished reporting the situation and asked some probing questions, Grigory even threatened Ivanov by waving the banner of the investigation team, and Ivanov was so scared that he couldn't say a word.

Seeing his nervous expression, Grigory whispered, "I know you and Korchagin are old friends, and I've done a lot for him over the years, but you have to understand that Korchagin is absolutely doomed. Even if our leaders protect him, dismissing him from his post and sending him to the Chukotka Peninsula to dig for gold would be his best fate. Do you want to go with him?"

Ivanov hurriedly shook his head. Grigori pursed his lips and said, "Then when the investigation team arrives, they'll definitely interview our team members. You'll have to take the initiative to confess your concerns about Korchagin. Korchagin is in charge of you anyway, so if you followed his orders and oppressed the employees, it wouldn't be an unforgivable sin. Talk about it yourself. Secretary Haniyev is so kind and compassionate, he'll definitely help exonerate you."

Ivanov was confused and hurriedly agreed, then returned home in a daze.

The next morning, Haniyev had just gotten up, washed up, and was eating bread in the kitchen when he suddenly saw Grigory walking in quickly.

"What's going on? Is the investigation team here?"

Grigori whispered, "I just received a phone call saying the investigation team has set off. Secretary, should we arrange for the guards to wait and let them in at any time, or greet them at the door?"

Haniyev took a last bite of bread, stood up, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Call all the team members to the door and have them mount their horses. We need to welcome the special investigation team. We must not only extend a warm welcome but also attach great importance to their full cooperation. As a sign of respect, our leadership team will ride to the first fork in the road and wait."

Grigory secretly praised Haniyev for his good conduct and thought he had learned a new trick, then hurriedly turned around to inform the team members.

Chapter 018 Control of the Forest Farm

Because they had already known the news of the investigation team's return yesterday, the team members were all ready in the morning.

After Grigory's notification, everyone mounted their horses and gathered at the gate. Then, after Haniyev arrived on his Black Light, everyone went out of the forest farm gate together and walked along the cement road for about ten minutes before reaching the fork in the road between the collective forest farm and the state-owned forest farm.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, until Haniyev, Grigory and other old smokers had smoked three or four cigarettes, they saw an almost new Volga car slowly approaching.

After the car stopped, five people got out. The leader was a handsome man in his thirties. Next to him was Kartov, the second secretary of the Forestry Committee in charge of forest production. Behind the two were three very young people, one man and two women. The two women had slender waists and delicate features. Although they were not stunningly beautiful, Zihanyev had not met any family members or children of employees with such beauty in the forest farm since he left the capital.

Haniyev stepped forward to shake hands, and Kartov introduced him, saying, "This is Comrade Dasayev, Secretary Chekonenev's secretary. This is Haniyev, the secretary of the forest farm... These three are clerks in the Party Committee Office: Ekaterina, Natasha, and Ivan..."

After shaking hands with everyone, Haniyev and his team led the investigation team's vehicle back to the forest farm on horseback.

Dasayev became the secretary of the first secretary at a young age. Everyone has the impression that he is young, promising and has a bright future. Even Haniyev is far from being comparable to him. After all, Haniyev is one level lower than Dasayev in administrative level, and his room for advancement is far less than Dasayev.

Because Dasayev had a bright future, he acted decisively and efficiently. After arriving at the forest farm, he used the conference room and interviewed all seven team members, from Haniyev to Grigory, except for Korchagin who was still in the hospital.

From Haniyev to Grigory, everyone described in detail what Korchagin had done.

When it was Ivanov's turn to be interviewed, this relative and partner of Korchagin had already been frightened by Grigory's previous threats. Without waiting for Dasayev to ask a few questions, he took the initiative to confess many things he had been involved in.

After the interview, Dasayev said to Haniyev with a grave expression, "The problem with Korchagin at your forest farm is very serious, and the problem with Ivanov is also very prominent. Please send the forest rangers to take them both into custody. After I have interviewed the employees mentioned in the complaint letter, I will report to Secretary Chekonen. If everything is true, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send someone to take them both away."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a law enforcement department in the Soviet Union that is similar to the police but has much more power than the police. Since there is no such unit as the Disciplinary Inspection Commission at the grassroots level, Korchagin's problem in Chernobyl was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for interrogation and punishment.

The investigation team stayed in the forest farm for five days. During these five days, Dasayev met with the masses, Ekaterina and the other two were busy taking statements, and Kartov, led by Haniyev, went to the village below to eat game every day and lived a very happy life.

That night, after getting drunk at the Redwood Village chief's house, Kartov pulled Haniyev aside and whispered, "You are right to get rid of Korchagin. Korchagin's problem is very serious now. The Party Committee attaches great importance to it and wants to make him an example. So Korchagin's relationship will not be able to protect him.

Hehe, Simonenko is probably so scared that he is trying to distance himself from the matter, so you don't have to worry about him.

"But you are really amazing, brother. You have the connections with Secretary Chekhov. You have a bright future ahead of you. We are good friends now. If you have good things in the future, please think of me."

Hanyev noticed that Kartov was in a good mood and guessed that Korchagin's affair might involve Simonenko. He remembered that Kartov's relative was a member of the regional standing committee. Perhaps if Simonenko got into trouble, Kartov would have a chance to make further progress.

Haniyev also became more enthusiastic.

A week passed in a blink of an eye. After reporting to Chekonenv over the phone, Dasayev took the materials and said goodbye to Haniyev. At the same time, he told Haniyev that the Ministry of Internal Affairs' car was on the way and might arrive at the forest farm in an hour. At that time, Haniyev only needed to hand over Korchagin and Ivanov to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.