Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1753 The worst plan
West of the city, in the suburbs.

The sky was gradually dyed a light orange-red by the sunset, reflecting on the high and undulating walls, making the surrounding air become hot.

There is a residential building here, where workers from the Metallurgical Bureau and their families live.

Among them, there is a three-story stand-alone building, which is very special.

The reason why it is special is not because this small building is so outstanding or luxurious.

In fact, it is just an ordinary residential building!
And the special thing is the people who come in and out here!
As the saying goes, a mountain is not famous because of its height, but because of the immortals living there!

The people who come in and out here are either retired senior employees of the Metallurgical Bureau or officials of the Bureau.

The first floor of the small building is the activity hall, the second floor is the rest area, and the third floor is the meeting room.

Normally, a group of old people play chess and cards here to kill time!
When something happens, we will go to the third floor to hold meetings and discuss important matters!

Therefore, in the eyes of insiders, this small building is the retirement home within the Metallurgical Industry, and those who often come here are collectively called the Retirement Association!

At this time, a group of people were making a lot of noise inside. From time to time, some people slammed the table with red faces, and some people spitted and pointed at people's noses and cursed!
Strictly speaking, this is not a place for people to hold meetings, or in other words, when meetings are held here, the content is usually unrelated to work.

It's more like a group of people chatting and killing time, then getting the benefits, and then going home to enjoy a good life.

But what happened this time was not only related to their work, but also concerned everyone's lives and property.

Therefore, the high-level people in the Metallurgical Bureau who were rarely seen on weekdays, and some retired elderly people, all gathered here at this moment.

But the behavior of these people seems no different from that of street thugs!
bang bang

The rapid knocking sounds finally drowned out the voices of the crowd, and the room gradually became quiet.

When everyone looked over, they saw the middle-aged woman sitting at the top seat with her fingers clasped together, her face frosty, and her eyes swept across, and no one dared to look at her.

The woman was not tall and a bit plump, but her figure was well-proportioned and her face was round. Her eyes were not big, but her nose was very good, making her look very three-dimensional.

With two gold earrings draped over her goose-white neck, at first glance, she looks a bit like a kindly neighbour, with a mature fragrance.

This person is the second-in-command of the bureau and the host of this meeting, Zhuang Jinyan!
A woman who has been working in the metallurgical industry since the liberation, and has worked her way up step by step from a worker who did not even graduate from elementary school to her current position.

Opportunity, hard work, luck and even the right amount of sacrifice, every step is indispensable!

Such a woman is usually kind to everyone.

But those who are close and familiar with her know that this woman's methods are very powerful!
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the woman withdrew her white arm, coughed lightly, and then spoke.

"It has already happened. We have called everyone here today to come up with a charter to solve the problem as quickly as possible!"

The woman's voice had a hint of the boldness that only people from the Northeast can bring. It was capable and direct!

Glancing at the people below, the woman continued, "When we received the news, the other party had already taken action, so everyone should prepare for the worst!"

After these words were spoken, the silent crowd immediately became noisy.

"Director Zhuang, how did things get to this point? We, we don't even have a letter, how can we prepare, how can we plan?"

A middle-aged man sitting in the distance took off his glasses and said helplessly.

"Yeah, what's going on right now? Can anyone tell me? Blind guessing is not a solution!"

"Yes, that damn Wang Junhong is staying in the factory all day now. He is planning to stay there permanently. We have to be careful in everything we do!"

"That's right. He also reassigned the security personnel. Now all of our personnel have been dispatched, and the rest are his personnel..."

With the beginning, the people below started discussing again.

bang bang

Zhuang Jinyan, who was sitting at the table, had to knock on the table again to signal for silence.

Then he looked at the people approaching, waiting for them to speak.

Here, she seems to be the leader, but the people around her are the final decision makers.

However, the few of them looked calm and had no intention of speaking, which made her feel angry.

When it comes to getting benefits, they all smile and show no mercy, but when encountering problems, they just want to get away without getting involved.

I guess he's thinking of pushing himself out as a scapegoat.

Thinking of this, a gloomy look appeared on his fair face.

However, now is not the time to fall out.

"Director Leng, please tell me the situation!"

After Zhuang Jinyan finished speaking, a fat middle-aged man immediately stood up behind her.

This person is Leng Chaodong who is in contact with Hu Yong, a planning director under the Metallurgical Bureau!
But at this moment, Leng Chaodong's face did not look very good. Maybe it was because he was fat, maybe it was because the weather was too hot, or maybe it was because he saw so many nervous leaders for the first time. He was sweating continuously and he took out a handkerchief to wipe it from time to time.

Hearing Zhuang Jinyan's question, he could only take a few steps forward and said, "Dear leaders! This is what happened!"

"I received a message from the following yesterday, saying that there might be some changes at the machinery factory, and asked me to pay attention!"

"But the person who contacted me this morning did not show up. I went to investigate in person and found that their home had been controlled by someone..."

"Who did it?"

An old man with silver hair suddenly spoke, his voice was rhythmic and powerful.

“I don’t know, but he’s not from the local police station, nor is he from the factory security department!”

Leng Chaodong said, "I was afraid of attracting attention, so I didn't go up to ask!"

"You don't know anything, you idiot!"

Another old man spoke. This man had short hair and beard, and his left eye was covered by a black eye patch. The exposed single eye flashed with dissatisfaction!

Then he asked the silver-haired old man who had just spoken, "Old Ye, you should have someone go and check out the situation. We can't be completely in the dark!"

"it is good!"

The old man responded and waved his hand back, and the guard who followed him immediately stood up and left. Seeing this, Zhuang Jinyan nodded with satisfaction, "Go on!"

Leng Chaodong wiped the sweat from his forehead again, "Then I went to inquire about the situation at the machinery factory, and found that no one related to us showed up!"

"I suspect it was seized by the machinery factory!"

"Humph!"

The one-eyed old man snorted coldly, his face showing a bit of anger, "What doubts? Do you really think the people in the machinery factory are just here to eat and do nothing?"

"Others may not know, but you have been dealing with them for so long, and you still don't know the twists and turns?"

"I said it last time, let's just live our own lives and not get involved in other things."

"You guys are so good, you give up your good life and insist on getting your hands into the machinery factory. The people in there are all people who have access to the heavens. What good will come of provoking them?"

The one-eyed old man slammed the table and shouted, and his target was not only Leng Chaodong who was speaking, but also his supporter behind him, Zhuang Jinyan!
When the plan to come to the machinery factory line was first proposed, he was an opponent.

It’s nothing else, I just don’t want to cause any extra trouble.

When you get old, just think about holding on to the wealth you have now, and do as little as possible about other things!

But Zhuang Jinyan became interested when she saw the machinery factory purchasing large quantities of alloy materials. With the help of a few short-sighted young people, the matter was let go.

Indeed, this new line brought in revenue much faster than before, and the profits reaped were much greater, so everyone was happy to spend the money.

But now, something has happened to this line. The whole ship might be sunk. How could it be so easy to get out?

It’s too late to regret!
After the one-eyed old man finished speaking, several people around him also followed suit. It was the man with glasses who spoke first, saying with great sorrow, "When Mr. Guan said he disagreed, I was also firmly against it!"

"Why? The risk is too great!"

"Besides, we already have a mature way. As long as we follow the steps, everything will go smoothly. It will be enough for a lifetime. Why bother?"

"Now it's all right, something's wrong!"

The man with glasses said, spreading his hands, "If things go wrong, all our previous hard work will be in vain!"

boom!
"He Zhengyan!"

As soon as the man with glasses finished speaking, someone slammed the table and shouted, "We asked you to come to the meeting to solve the problem, not to listen to your complaints!"

"Wang Hui, who the hell are you slamming the table at?"

The man with glasses was not someone to be trifled with either, and he was also banging the table and shouting.

"So what if I took the photo? Why didn't you show any mercy when I took the money? Now that something's happened, you want to just let it go and pat your butt and ignore it. What are you thinking?"

"What are you thinking? What the hell can I think? What do you think I would think?"

The man with glasses stood up with an angry look on his face, looking down at the person opposite him, "In order to prevent our affairs from being exposed, who arranged for the blast furnace to blow oxygen?"

"Who caused the boiler to explode again?"

"Who made that person leave in disgrace, and who drove away those annoying people?"

The veins on the man with glasses popped out and his eyes were fierce, and every word he said made the person opposite him tremble in the face, thinking of the nickname everyone gave this guy, Cobra!
This is a guy who can bite people to death!

"it's me!"

The man with glasses spread his arms and roared loudly, "If something happens, you, you, everyone present, can you run away?"

"Can I run?"

The room is so quiet!
Everyone's heart was shocked, and then they looked at the woman above.

When a crisis occurred in their metallurgy, the boss at that time began to investigate the source of materials. When they were almost successful, they arranged an experiment on oxygen top-blown converter at the critical moment. The person who planned it at that time was this Cobra.

Things exactly went as he had planned. He took advantage of an accident to successfully drive away the then boss and overcome the crisis.

The only flaw is that they wanted to use the accident to push their own person, the current second-in-command Zhuang Jinyan, to the stage and make her the boss of Metallurgy.

Unfortunately, I don’t know what the higher-ups were thinking. They actually airdropped a Wang Junhong over here. Moreover, this guy is not as stupid as the original boss and is a difficult character to fool.

Feeling everyone's gazes, Zhuang Jinyan felt a nameless anger rising in her heart!
At the beginning, I patted my chest and said

A thorn in the flesh.

In private, he often went against Wang Junhong.

"Xiao He, sit down!"

Old Ye with silver hair spoke, and He Zhengyan took a deep breath and sat down.

"Xiao He is right!"

Old Ye looked at the people around him and said, "If we can't get through this, we won't be able to escape!"

"So, there is no need to doubt the intentions of our comrades. No one wants to go in, and no one wants to give up this property!"

“So, what we want is a solution!”

The one-eyed old man also spoke up, "Old Ye is right, we must work together to overcome this difficult time!"

"Besides, we are not made of clay."

"Even if it's a tiger, we can still break off two teeth."

Zhuang Jinyan, who was at the head of the group, nodded when she saw this. "It's good that everyone can think this way. Although this time is difficult, as long as we unite as one, we can always find a solution!"

At this point, a warm smile appeared on his face, "Besides, we were able to overcome such a big thing last time, let alone this time?"

"Everyone, don't worry!"

"I will definitely be able to go this time."

"Yes, we are not made of clay either."

In the room, morale was quickly boosted and everyone was full of confidence.