Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

"Brother, you know what? I saw the light in their eyes and it scared me. They are so cold and act impulsively."

"And the old men and women who I used to be familiar with now seem like strangers. Why is that?"

"The most unacceptable thing is..."

Doudou talked a lot, and Zhang Minghui sat beside her, listening quietly to the girl's talk.

No wonder Doudou was confused. At her age, she definitely couldn't accept such a thing for a while. Zhang Minghui didn't know how to explain this to her. Some things can't be explained clearly.

Zhang Minghui patted Doudou's shoulder and comforted her.

"Girl, these are not things you should consider. Do you remember what your brother told you? Don't just follow the crowd. You should have your own ideas and don't blindly participate."

"You can't tell these things to your subordinates. People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Don't trust others too much. Do you understand?"

"If you think what they did is wrong, you can try to protect these teachers. But don't do it too obviously, so as not to be targeted. Just let them suffer less."

Doudou knew what to do after hearing his brother's warning. The confusion in his eyes gradually disappeared. He rested his head on his brother's shoulder and fell asleep with a heavy heart.

The situation then escalated.

Not only was there a commotion in Beijing, but there were also various disturbances all over the country.

Everyone lives very cautiously. No matter how much they want to say, they have to keep it to themselves. They dare not tell anyone at home, for fear that there will be whistleblowers in their own family.

The family affection is gone, there is alienation in everyone's eyes, and even normal family conversations require careful consideration.

At that time, everyone was caught up in a certain atmosphere and couldn’t escape even if they wanted to. The kindness and beauty in human nature were completely and irreversibly “formatted”.

End of October

Zhang Minghui came to the factory to work, and just as he arrived at the factory gate by bicycle, he saw Liu Haizhong in work clothes, with his hands behind his back, patrolling with two of his men.

When he saw Zhang Minghui riding a bicycle, Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up. He wanted to show off his power, so he stepped forward and shouted at him loudly.

"Zhang Minghui, you have been recuperating at home for a long time. Are you dissatisfied with your job and have opinions about the factory leaders?"

Zhang Minghui is of good family background and a relative of a martyr. Liu Haizhong dare not say anything else blatantly and can only put the accusation against Zhang Minghui in this way.

Seeing Liu Haizhong showing off his power and accusing him so skillfully, and putting a big hat on him at will, I knew that he had done a lot of bad things during this period of time.

It has become an instinct.

Zhang Minghui didn't want to disgust this old guy. He wanted to blind his heart by putting a hat on him. He had to deal with him severely, otherwise this old guy would definitely attack him.

"Comrade Liu Haizhong, I am seriously ill. This is a certificate issued by the hospital. How dare you speak nonsense? You, Liu Haizhong, are slandering the families of martyrs."

"It's an enemy among us who wants to persecute me."

"If the factory doesn't give me an explanation, I will report you to the army. I will make sure bad elements like you are cleared out of the class ranks."

All the people working in the factory had arrived at this time. When they saw Zhang Minghui and Liu Haizhong fighting, they all gathered around them.

Liu Haizhong was unpopular recently and had punished many workers and leaders of the Red Star Steel Mill. He had long been hated by others, and when he heard Zhang Minghui's words, he immediately responded loudly.

Criticize Liu Haizhong for distorting facts and maliciously accusing good people.

The large amount of shouting scared Liu Haizhong. He just wanted to scare Zhang Minghui and put a hood on him, but he didn't expect Zhang Minghui's counterattack to be so fierce.

If Zhang Minghui reported this to the army, he would easily be shot.

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Liu Haizhong was so frightened that he was at a loss, his face turned pale, and he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, a fat figure, Li Huaide, wearing glasses, walked out of the crowd. Seeing the chaotic scene, he shouted loudly.

"Comrades, please be quiet. Comrades, please be quiet."

After the scene quieted down, Li Huaide stared at Zhang Minghui and said with a smile.

"This young comrade must be Zhang Minghui! Your Section Chief Xie has told me about your situation. It is normal that you are unable to work during this period of time due to your serious illness."

Then he yelled at Liu Haizhong loudly.

"Comrade Liu Haizhong, look at the good things you have done. How can you wrongly accuse someone without any evidence? Why don't you apologize to Comrade Zhang Minghui right away?"

"Don't make mistakes like this again, you hear me?"

Zhang Minghui saw Li Huaide come forward and knew that it would be difficult to deal with Liu Haizhong today. It was obvious that Li Huaide wanted to protect Liu Haizhong. Okay, this feud was settled.

Zhang Minghui took out his medical record from his pocket, which had a certificate from the hospital on it, and spoke to Li Huaide with some grievance.

"Director Li, please take a look. This is the certificate from the hospital. My stomach disease is extremely serious. If it hadn't been treated in time, I would have died a long time ago. Captain Liu slandered me like this. Do you think I can not be anxious?"

Director Li looked at the medical record, nodded slightly, and said with a smile.

"Comrade Zhang Minghui, I understand your situation. It is true that Comrade Liu Haizhong was wrong. I will ask him to apologize to you, and this matter will be over."

"Now that you are back, work hard. I believe you will make outstanding contributions in your position."

Then Li Huaide gave Liu Haizhong a look and asked him to apologize quickly.

Li Huaide is very good at judging people. He has been a leader for many years. How could he not know who Liu Haizhong is?

That's a straw bag.

But he needed someone like this now to take the brunt of the damage for him. The wind direction above changed every day, and he had to leave some room for himself.

Li Huaide understood too well the principle of "leaving a way out for others so that they can meet again in the future."

In front of countless people, Liu Hai reluctantly apologized to Zhang Minghui, hating Zhang Minghui in his heart.

As an elder, I was forced to apologize to him. With so many people watching, I lost all my face.

Zhang Minghui pushed the bike into the shed and just locked it when Xu Damao's excited voice rang out.

"Minghui, you are amazing. You just came back to work and you beat up that bastard Liu Haizhong. It was so satisfying. You have no idea. This bastard has been too arrogant these days."

Zhang Minghui turned his head and saw Xu Damao smiling brightly, gesticulating and chatting with his colleagues in the factory.

Some colleagues Zhang Minghui didn't know came over and patted him on the shoulders, silently supporting his actions.

Zhang Minghui and Xu Damao walked side by side to the office, and Xu Damao never stopped talking along the way.