But at dinner time, the female foreman pestered her just like she did in the previous two days and wouldn't let her go to eat.

This time Letitia couldn't bear it anymore!

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Chapter 83 Textile Factory (Part )

Around six o'clock in the afternoon on May 9, Lin Shangzhou bought two copies of the Workers' Daily from a newsstand near the textile factory and returned to where Kevin was outside the textile factory.

He handed the newspaper to Kevin who was looking at the textile factory, and Kevin took the newspaper and started reading.

Letitia went in for three days, and the two of them watched outside the textile factory for three days. Lin Shangzhou had told Letitia that he would just go in for a few days and see the situation. He leaned against a telephone pole and read the newspaper in his hand. There was a baseball bat at his feet, which was prepared to avoid any dangerous situations.

He was thinking about Letitia while reading the newspaper. Three days was enough for Letitia to find out the situation in the factory.

When Lin Shangzhou was reading a newspaper, he heard footsteps coming from the side. He looked up and saw two policemen walking towards them. One of the policemen looked familiar, and Lin Shangzhou felt as if he had seen him somewhere.

The police walked towards the two men. After the policeman who was familiar to Lin Shangzhou saw Lin Shangzhou's face clearly, the vigilance in his heart disappeared instantly, and was replaced by confusion.

He approached Lin Shangzhou and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Hipper."

"Hello."

Lin Shangzhou put away his newspaper and responded to the policeman. When he heard the voice and the other party approached, he remembered who the policeman was. He was the policeman who opened the back door for the workers during the strike.

"I remember seeing you. It was you who opened the back door for us during the strike? Wasn't that right?"

"Yes, I didn't expect you to remember me, Mr. Hipper. My name is Fred."

Fred said to Lin Shangzhou with a smile, his change in attitude made his companion relax his vigilance.

Kevin looked at the two policemen who were approaching curiously and asked, "Excuse me, what do you two officers want to talk to us about?"

Hearing this question, Freyr burst into laughter. He suppressed his laughter and explained to the two: "Well... this is a little funny..."

"A resident nearby said that he saw you guys hanging around here every day and thought you were criminals scouting the area, so he reported you two. My colleagues and I happened to be patrolling nearby, so we came to take a look."

Lin Shangzhou's face darkened. He didn't expect that he would be reported for just walking around here. Kevin felt very embarrassed. After all, he was reported by someone and caused such a misunderstanding.

Fred said to them:

"Since you and your friend are here, Mr. Hipper, there is nothing to worry about."

"But I'm also curious as to why the two of you would wander around here for three consecutive days. It really feels like you're scouting the place."

He looked at Lin Shangzhou curiously. Lin Shangzhou scratched the itchy spot on his face awkwardly and began to explain to Fred what was going on.

While he was telling Fred what was happening, different events were happening inside the textile mill.

A circle of female workers gathered at the factory gate. They surrounded Letitia and the brown-haired woman. Most of them looked at Letitia and the female foreman who were arguing with an attitude of watching the fun and gloating. There were also a few who were worried about Letitia, such as Jane.

Letitia's beautiful blue eyes were filled with anger. She glared at the female foreman and said to her, "Don't talk to me with your hypocritical attitude anymore. Aren't you tired of doing that every day?!"

Hearing what Letitia said, the female foreman immediately retorted: "Hey, how can you slander others like a little girl? I'm chatting with you for your own good! I'm afraid you'll be bullied in the factory. How can you say that to me?"

Her hypocritical look made Letitia feel sick. She gritted her teeth and said, "Who are you kidding? Do you think I'm stupid? You hypocritical guy! You just don't like me and want me to have a bad meal!"

The female foreman glared at Letitia in front of her, pointed her finger at her nose and said, "Not only do you not appreciate my kindness, but you also slandered me! Apologize now!"

"If you don't apologize, this matter will not end!"

Letitia was amused by her words. She said angrily and laughed: "Apologize? I'm not saying shit! You should apologize to me!"

The female foreman took a few deep breaths, pointed at Letitia and cursed: "You little bitch, do you believe I will kick you out?"

"Kick him out?"

Letitia pretended to be scared and said, "Oh, I'm so scared..."

"You're kidding, I'm not afraid of shit!"

"I don't want to work here anymore! Since you want to kick me out, I'm leaving and I'm quitting!"

Now she was not so angry anymore. The female foreman said she wanted to drive her away, and Letitia just took the opportunity to back off. It was just a matter of leaving, so she would leave. Anyway, she had done what she was supposed to do, and all that was left was to go out and tell Fritz about these things.

Letitia felt very relieved. She walked happily to the female workers surrounding them, asked them to make way for her, and then walked towards the gate.

At the same time, Lin Shangzhou had a bad feeling in his heart. He grabbed the police who wanted to leave and asked them to wait before leaving.

(If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will happen)

Lin Shangzhou looked at the gate of the textile factory and thought that he was ready to break in at any time. Now that there were policemen around him, it would be easier to get in.

The brown-haired woman walked to the side of the road made clear by the female workers and looked at Letitia who was getting farther and farther away outside. She was very angry and also confused as to why Letitia didn't care about this job at all and could leave so resolutely.

Suddenly, she thought of what she had heard from her friend. The person who led the strike more than a month ago did not seem to be a factory worker, but seemed to be an employee of a newspaper.

Thinking of this, the brown-haired woman looked at Letitia and a bad idea popped up in her mind: Could this woman be the same as that man?

To be on the safe side, she quickly pulled the fat woman to Letitia's side and grabbed Letitia's arm to prevent her from leaving.

"You can't go!"

Letitia was startled when someone suddenly grabbed her arm. She thought that her identity might have been guessed by the female foreman, so she quickly shook off the foreman's hand and tried to run towards the gate.

Before Letitia could shake off the brown-haired woman's hand and run away, the fat woman quickly grabbed Letitia's wrist, pulled her into her arms and pushed her to the ground.

"ah!"

Letitia, who was pushed to the ground, sprained her right foot. The severe pain made her cry. At the same time, Letitia shouted loudly: "Fritts! Come quickly - woo woo woo."

Another female foreman who rushed over quickly covered Letitia's mouth, preventing her from shouting.

However, Lin Shangzhou heard Letitia's cry for help. The moment he heard the sharp cry for help, he picked up the baseball at his feet and ran towards the gate of the textile factory as fast as he could.

Fred and his companions' faces suddenly changed when they heard the shouting. They drew their batons from their waists and followed Lin Shangzhou to the gate of the textile factory. Kevin also hurried over.

The guard looked at Lin Shangzhou, who was holding a baseball bat and was furious, in horror. The two policemen behind him frightened him even more. He was so scared that he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Lin Shangzhou walked up to him, pointed a baseball bat at his face and said, "Open the door quickly."

The guard hesitated and didn't dare to speak. Seeing that he didn't move, Lin Shangzhou shouted, "Hurry!"

Fred came over and said to the guard in a serious tone, "Open the door quickly! There's a cry for help inside. We need to go in and see what's going on!"

Under the dual pressure of Lin Shangzhou and the police, the guard turned around and ran to the small door and opened it. Lin Shangzhou was dissatisfied with his speed in opening the door, so he walked over quickly and kicked the iron door open. With a bang, he kicked the iron door open and walked in.

After walking in, the first thing Lin Shangzhou saw was Letitia being dragged by the female foreman by her hair, with her hands tied and a cloth stuffed in her mouth. After seeing Letitia being treated like this, Lin Shangzhou yelled at the female foreman: "Let go!"

After roaring, Lin Shangzhou ran towards the two of them.

After seeing this, Fred and his companions shouted angrily, "Let the girl go." Then he blew the whistle. The shrill sound echoed throughout the factory, scaring the rioting female workers into silence.

The brown-haired woman who was pulling Letitia's hair was frightened by this situation. She stood there in a daze and let go of Letitia's hair with her right hand. Letitia then lay on the ground and cried quietly with her hands.

Because she used too much force, a few strands of Letitia's golden hair were still left on the female foreman's hands.

Lin Shangzhou threw away the baseball bat in his hand, came to Letitia, knelt on the ground and picked her up. He gently untied Letitia and took out the cloth from her mouth. After the cloth was taken out, Letitia hugged Lin Shangzhou and burst into tears. Lin Shangzhou patted Letitia's back and said softly: "It's okay, it's okay... I'm here."

While comforting Letitia, he looked up and glared at the brown-haired female foreman. Kevin also came to Lin Shangzhou at this time. He squatted down and wanted to ask about Letitia's situation with concern. Lin Shangzhou turned his head and shook his head at him, so Kevin stood up and walked to the female worker to ask about the situation.

Fred also came to them, he took out handcuffs from his body and handcuffed the brown-haired woman's hands.

He saw with his own eyes that the brown-haired woman was pulling Letitia's hair. Letitia's hands were tied and a cloth was stuffed in her mouth. It was obviously a vicious kidnapping case.

After handcuffing the brown-haired woman, Fred asked her if she had any accomplices. The female foreman immediately pointed out the fat woman and another woman.

Because there were only two pairs of handcuffs, the fat woman had her hands tied up with a rope by another policeman.

After dealing with the three suspects, Fred began to ask them what happened. After questioning the three suspects, he asked his companions to look after the three women, while he went to the female worker to inquire about the situation.

Lin Shangzhou knelt on the ground and hugged Letitia. With his comfort, Letitia gradually stopped crying. After she could no longer cry, Lin Shangzhou asked softly, "Letitia, are you hurt?"

"foot…."

Letitia whispered.

Lin Shangzhou looked at Letitia's ankle, and sure enough, her right ankle was red and swollen, and it was very swollen.

"I'll take you to the hospital."

He picked up Letitia and when he stood up he called out to Fred, "Officer Fred!"

Hearing the shout, Fred turned around, looked at Lin Shangzhou and took a few steps towards him.

"I'll take her to the hospital first. I'll trouble you here."

Fred made an OK gesture to Lin Shangzhou. He could guess what happened from what Lin Shangzhou said.

After seeing the gesture, Lin Shangzhou looked at Kevin who was walking towards him and said, "Kevin, I'll trouble you next. I'll take her to the hospital."

Kevin nodded and said, "Well, leave it to me."

Then Lin Shangzhou carried Letitia out of the factory. Because Letitia's foot might be injured again, he planned to carry Letitia to the city first and then take a taxi after entering the city.

Not only because she was shy but also because she hadn't recovered from her previous state, Letitia buried her head in Lin Shangzhou's arms without saying a word.

Lin Shangzhou walked for a while holding Letitia in his arms. After hugging the girl, his most intuitive feeling was: she was so light.

Letitia was a petite girl (but bigger than the Kaiser), and he had no trouble holding her.

The second feeling is: a bit soft.

Lin Shangzhou carried Letitia across an intersection, where he finally found a taxi.

Opening the back door, Lin Shangzhou carried Letitia inside and settled her down, then he sat in the passenger seat.

Letitia looked at Lin Shangzhou sitting in the passenger seat, with a hint of lingering regret in her blue eyes.

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Chapter 84 Swift Processing

Lin Shangzhou took Letitia to the hospital to treat her sprained right foot. The injury was not serious, and after bandaging it with a bandage, the doctor advised her to try not to walk for a while and just rest slowly.

Then Lin Shangzhou took Letitia home. When he got to the downstairs of the apartment, he held Letitia in his arms, opened the door and walked in. He went upstairs, opened the door and walked into the room. After Lin Shangzhou put Letitia on the sofa, he went out to the restaurant to ask the boss for another half a month of vacation for her, and then bought a walking stick for her.

When Letitia saw Lin Shangzhou coming in with a cane, her face fell and she pouted and said, "I just sprained my foot. Do you really need to buy me a cane?"

"Although the doctor said it's not that serious, it will take you at least ten days or half a month to recover. Buy a cane so that you can move around at home when your foot gets better."

Lin Shangzhou sat down next to her and handed her the crutch. Letitia pouted and took the crutch unhappily. She knew how much pain her feet were in, and it would be more convenient to have a crutch.

Letitia waved her cane in the air for a few times and then said to Lin Shangzhou:

"Hmph... Thank you for saving me in time, otherwise I don't know what would have happened."

Lin Shangzhou shook his head slightly and said:

"You're welcome. I asked you to help me investigate the inside of the textile factory. This is what I should do."

Putting the crutches aside, Letitia turned her head to look at Lin Shangzhou and said seriously: "I have found out everything you asked me to investigate. The treatment of the female workers is very bad."

"The boss withheld wages, the female foreman bullied the female workers and refused to sign contracts. They worked 12 hours a day, and the food was not good enough to barely fill their stomachs..."

Letitia told Lin Shangzhou everything she saw and heard in the factory without reservation.

Lin Shangzhou listened to Letitia's story with a frown on his face. This was almost exactly the same as the situation in the machinery factory. He noticed that Letitia said that the boss paid wages once after the March 3 strike, and then paid less and less afterwards, which showed that the strike was useful, but not that useful.

(Or try to organize a massive general strike?)

He thought to himself that doing so would definitely be effective, but it would also be very difficult, as organizing all the workers in the city would be a huge challenge.

(Let’s report this matter to the higher authorities first)

Sighing in his heart, Lin Shangzhou planned to rely on the government to handle the matter first. If the government could not be relied upon, he would then think about the strike.

Letitia looked at Lin Shangzhou, who was thinking silently with his head down, and poked his calf with her crutch. After he raised his head, Letitia asked tentatively: "That... Fritz... the 500 marks owed..."

Lin Shangzhou grinned and said:

"You're talking about this. You've helped me so much, so of course I'll waive the five hundred marks for you. Now you only have fifteen hundred marks left to pay back."

After confirming that a quarter of her debt had disappeared, Letitia was very happy. If it weren't for her injured foot, she would have been jumping up and down on the sofa.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Letitia waved her cane happily, even though 1,500 marks was still a huge debt for her...

The next morning, Lin Shangzhou made breakfast for Letitia and rode his bike to the office. After working for two hours, he and Kevin reported the situation to their superiors, hoping that the government could inspect the factory. Their superiors agreed vaguely, and his attitude made Lin Shangzhou very dissatisfied.

After reporting the matter to his superiors, he and Kevin went to the police station. The matter of the three female foremen had not been dealt with yet.

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