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Yi Zhonghai walked home listlessly and dejectedly with his head down, as if the whole world's public opinion was weighing heavily on him. He kept his head down, not daring to raise it at all, as if he was afraid that others would see his dazed and lifeless face. Although he tried hard to imitate the way an ostrich buries its head in the sand when in danger and pretended nothing had happened, it was of no use - the workers on the road would point at him when they saw him, and some even deliberately avoided him.

Just before leaving get off work, a notice from the steel mill hit Yi Zhonghai like a bolt from the blue, making him feel like the sky was falling. If it weren't for the two disciples who were holding him tightly, he would have collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness; however, for Yi Zhonghai, he would rather faint at that time, so that at least he wouldn't have to hear the gossip and sarcasm of the workers around him, and he wouldn't have to bear the huge pressure of others pointing fingers at him behind his back. Moreover, because of this incident, even the disciples that Yi Zhonghai brought out chose to stay away from him, fearing that they would be implicated. After all, in this situation, they were like mice in a bellows, not pleasing to both sides, and neither was a good person inside nor outside.

"Master, let's go quickly!" Qin Huairu, who lived in the same courtyard, was filled with anxiety and uneasiness. She was also deeply trapped in this sudden storm and could not get out. If she was not Yi Zhonghai's apprentice and lived here together, Qin Huairu would not want to go with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai naturally understood what Qin Huairu was thinking, but he did not point it out. Qin Huairu blushed slightly, lowered her head and said softly: "Master, you know my mother-in-law's temper. The children at home need to be taken care of, and Dongxu is waiting for dinner. I have to go home and do the housework. Please forgive me for leaving first." Before she finished speaking, Qin Huairu rushed to the corner of the alley like a gust of wind and disappeared in an instant.

Looking at Qin Huairu's receding back, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but sigh at the fickleness of the world and the unpredictable human heart. However, he was not discouraged, and thought to himself: Do they think I will never recover from this? As long as I have skills, I will definitely make a comeback! They are really blind, and they don't even read the notice issued by the factory carefully. Although the situation is difficult now, I am still responsible for the work of the eighth-level worker. Doesn't this just show that the factory can't do without me? Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with a trace of stubbornness.

When Yi Zhonghai dragged his exhausted body back to the yard, at this moment, the people in the yard had already known what happened in the factory. Everyone stared with wide eyes and shook their heads in disbelief. They couldn't imagine that Yi Zhonghai had the courage to do such a thing. Just because he was afraid that Liu Haizhong would threaten his position after becoming an eighth-level worker, he desperately bribed the examiner and ruthlessly suppressed Liu Haizhong for five consecutive years. This behavior is simply insane and outrageous!

However, facing the strange looks and comments from everyone, Yi Zhonghai chose to turn a blind eye. He straightened his back and walked towards home without hesitation. Before he stepped into the gate of the middle courtyard, a hasty and urgent sound of footsteps suddenly came from inside.

"Yi Zhonghai! You old bastard, how dare you play tricks behind my back? Let me show you how I'm going to deal with you today!" Along with the angry shout, a figure rushed to Yi Zhonghai like a whirlwind.

Before he finished speaking, a fist with a sharp sound of wind hit Yi Zhonghai's left eye fiercely. In an instant, Yi Zhonghai felt a black screen in front of his eyes, followed by a piercing pain in his eye socket, as if it was going to squeeze his eyeballs to burst.

"Ah!" Yi Zhonghai covered his left eye in pain and cried out. He endured the severe pain and tried to explain to the other party: "Lao Liu, listen to me, this is really just a misunderstanding..."

However, the angry Liu Haizhong did not give him any chance to defend himself and continued to punch him. Yi Zhonghai dodged left and right, but was still hit several times. Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the neighbors around stepped forward to persuade them and barely separated the two.

"Five years! Five whole years! Do you know how I've been through these five years? Because of you, I haven't been promoted to a Grade 8 worker yet! Now, you dare to say it's just a misunderstanding?" The anger in his bangs erupted like a volcano, his eyes widened, veins on his forehead bulged, as if they were about to burst. In a rage, he reached out and pulled out his belt from his waistband, as if he was teaching his own rebellious son a lesson, and rushed towards Yi Zhonghai aggressively.

"Wait, don't be impulsive, listen to me!" Yi Zhonghai's face changed drastically when he saw this, and he quickly dodged to the side. At the same time, the neighbors around were also attracted by the movement here. Seeing that the situation was not good, they all reached out to hold the emotional Liu Haizhong.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not take the opportunity to escape, but stood still and began to explain to Liu Haizhong. Although his body was still aching, he still tried to persuade the other party. Unexpectedly, after listening to Liu Haizhong, not only did he not calm down, but he laughed in exasperation.

"Okay! You keep saying that it's for my own good, but let me ask you, is it a good thing that I can't be evaluated as a grade 8 worker?" Liu Haizhong asked angrily.

"Oh, don't be impatient, let me analyze it for you slowly." Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and replied calmly: "In fact, it is precisely because you were not evaluated as a Grade 8 worker too early that you have to maintain a positive and enterprising heart and constantly hone your skills. In other words, if I hadn't done this, how could you have achieved such a brilliant achievement today? In the final analysis, everything I do is to hope that you can experience more hardships and become stronger!"

Yi Zhonghai became more and more excited as he spoke, completely ignoring the angry Liu Haizhong and the crowd watching the excitement. He kept expounding on his views, as if to prove how wise and noble his behavior was.

Yi Zhonghai's words were like a bolt from the blue, causing everyone to open their eyes wide in shock. Such absurd and shameless words simply refreshed everyone's worldview!

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he glared at Yi Zhonghai with his eyes wide open, and said with gritted teeth: "You are talking nonsense! When you were rated as a Grade 8 worker, you were not so upright! Now you are talking so well, but you have taken all the benefits! You think it's just a test for me? Do you really think we are all fools!"

He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He tried desperately to break free from the people around him and rush forward to teach Yi Zhonghai a lesson. However, everyone held him back tightly, fearing that he would cause a disaster in a moment of impulse.