Siheyuan: I just want to live

After the villagers finished their meal, Guo Mingyi took them to an empty factory to rest, and then left some militiamen in the factory to see if the villagers had any needs so that he could help them solve them.

Then he left and went to the office building to report the situation to his leaders.

After the meal, Sha Zhu and other villagers in the kitchen found that the steamed corn bread prepared in the canteen was gone, and there were not many fried dishes left.

So he said to everyone in the kitchen, "Since there are no more dishes, then we won't open the canteen for dinner today!"

"Everyone, wash the dishes quickly, and then go home! Divide the leftovers among you and take them home so you don't have to cook them again in the evening!"

In fact, the leftover food in the cafeteria was enough for about a hundred people, but there was no more steamed corn bread and there was no time to steam it, so Sha Zhu decided not to open the cafeteria for lunch.

If the workers want to eat, they can go further away and eat in other canteens!

When the other people in the cafeteria heard what Sha Zhu said, they also cheered. Firstly, they could get off work earlier today, and secondly, there were a lot of leftover food today, so everyone could share more.

Sha Zhu looked at the cheering crowd and said nothing more. Instead, he said to Ma Hua, "Ma Hua! I have to go out for something. Please prepare my portion of the dish and leave it there for me later. OK?"

When Ma Hua heard what Sha Zhu said, he immediately responded loudly, "I know, Master! I will definitely get it done for you!"

After listening to what Ma Hua said, Sha Zhu nodded, indicating that he had heard what he said.

Then, he turned around and left without hesitation, heading towards his destination.

Just like that, Sha Zhu quickly left the busy and noisy kitchen.

He walked straight in a certain direction. Not long after, he came to a spacious factory. The factory was crowded with villagers who came to join in the fun.

They were either talking to each other or looking around curiously, and the whole scene was extremely lively.

Sha Zhu stood at the door, his eyes sharp as torches, quickly scanning the crowd.

Soon, his eyes were drawn to a small circle in the corner, where several people were sitting together, seemingly discussing something important.

After locking on to the target, Sha Zhu didn't hesitate at all and walked straight towards the small circle with big strides.

At the same time, the militiamen who were responsible for maintaining order in the factory also noticed Sha Zhu's arrival, but they just glanced at him indifferently and did not stop or interfere with him.

After all, they also knew Sha Zhu, and a person like Sha Zhu was not really someone who deserved special attention.

After Sha Zhu arrived at that small circle, he sat down next to a middle-aged man who looked very honest.

After sitting down, Sha Zhu took out a cigarette and smoked it, then he shouted to the honest-looking man, "My name is He Yuzhu, and I'm the chef of the factory cafeteria. What's your name, brother? Where are you from?"

After the man saw Sha Zhu sitting down, he first offered cigarettes and spoke politely, so he said, "My last name is Yang! I'm from the Red Star Commune!"

When Sha Zhu heard what the man said, he immediately said, "It's Brother Yang! I wonder if there is any important matter that brought so many of you to the steel mill today? Why are there so many of you all at once?"

Brother Yang, seeing Sha Zhu asking this, thought that by evening the whole steel mill would know about this matter, so he told Sha Zhu about it without hiding anything.

Brother Yang said, "It's all because of that guy named Xu Damao from your factory! He bullied Widow Liu from our village!"

"We followed Widow Liu to the steel mill to seek justice!"

When Sha Zhu heard what Brother Yang said, he was petrified. He knew Xu Damao had some lustful intentions, but he didn't expect that Xu Damao had the guts to do that.

He actually dared to act like a hooligan to female comrades, which really opened Liu Shazhu's eyes.

So he asked in disbelief, "Brother Yang, is the Xu Damao you are talking about the projectionist Xu Damao from our factory?"

When the big man surnamed Yang heard what Sha Zhu said, he immediately said, "Yes! It's that Xu Damao! The Xu Damao with a long donkey face and two small mustaches!"

After listening to Brother Yang's description of Xu Damao's characteristics, Sha Zhu no longer had any doubts. The Xu Damao he was talking about was the Xu Damao he knew.

Sha Zhu looked at the crowd and asked, "Brother Yang, are all these people here from your village? There are quite a lot of people in your village!"

When Brother Yang heard Sha Zhu say this, he waved his hand and introduced to Sha Zhu, "How can there be so many people in our village! These people are from other villages. There are only about a hundred people from our village."

When Sha Zhu heard his words, he hesitated and said, "There are only a hundred people from your village? Are the others from other villages? Did Xu Damao bully the people from their village?"

Seeing Sha Zhu asking this, Brother Yang also said, "Of course not! Others have young widows who were bullied by Xu Damao!"

After a pause, Brother Yang said to Sha Zhu, "When they were pointing out Xu Damao at the door just now, I counted them on purpose. There were seven young widows pointing out Xu Damao!"

Hearing this, Sha Zhu exclaimed in surprise, "Seven! So many?"

Hearing Sha Zhu's exclamation, Brother Yang did not have any special reaction. He was also very surprised when he was at the door just now, but he is much better now.

After being surprised, Sha Zhu asked Brother Yang, "Brother Yang, are you sure those widows were bullied by Xu Damao? Don't let it turn out to be a misunderstanding or something!"

When Brother Yang heard Sha Zhu ask this, he said confidently, "How could this be false? When those widows pointed out Xu Damao, Xu Damao wanted to deny it. Who would have thought?"

When Sha Zhu saw him stop talking and noticed that he had finished the cigarette in his hand, he quickly took out another one from his pocket and refilled it for him.

He urged, "Brother Yang! Have another one, let's continue, don't stop!"

Seeing that Sha Zhu was so perceptive, Brother Yang continued, "Who would have thought that those widows even told about the mole on Xu Damao's butt and the birthmark on the inside of his thigh! Think about it! Can this be wrong?"

After hearing what Brother Yang said, Sha Zhu also nodded. The characteristics of these parts of the body may not be known by ordinary people unless they sleep in the same bed.

What's more, she was just a little country widow who had nothing to do with him!

It seems that Xu Damao was indeed a hooligan to them, and the charges against him were confirmed.

Sha Zhu really didn't understand how Xu Damao became so bold that he dared to have affairs with several widows in the countryside.

It seems like the car has overturned now? I don't know how Xu Damao will be dealt with by the factory.

But in Sha Zhu's opinion, he would definitely lose his job, and if things went wrong he would end up in a very bad situation.

After Sha Zhu understood what had happened, he did not stay in the factory for long and went straight back to the kitchen.

After returning to the kitchen, Sha Zhu did not go home directly, but waited in the kitchen with Ma Hua, Liu Lan and others, waiting to see if the leaders would have a treat in the evening.

While Sha Zhu was waiting in the kitchen, Secretary Yang, Deputy Director Li, several other deputy directors, and the directors of the trade union and the Women's Federation gathered in Secretary Yang's office.

Xu Damao's case has been preliminarily investigated. In the security department, he was given some measures and Xu Damao told everything. Those widows did have improper relationships with him.

Secretary Yang pointed to the interrogation report and said, "Now that the interrogation is over, let's talk about how to deal with Xu Damao!"

As soon as Secretary Yang finished speaking, the director of the Women's Federation said, "How else can we deal with it? Of course, we should hold a general meeting to criticize Xu Damao, then expel him, and finally take him to the shooting range!"

The director of the Women's Federation is a woman. She is very angry about what happened to the employees in the factory. Isn't this just making her unhappy?

The director of the labor union also said seriously at this time, "I also agree with what Director Wang of the Women's Federation said. Criticize and expel them! As for the others, let's hand them over to the police and let them judge!"

After hearing what these two said, the other deputy factory directors also nodded and said yes. Secretary Yang thought what they said made sense, so he was about to nod.

At this moment, Deputy Director Li, who was secretly planning something in his heart, suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Secretary Yang, although Xu Damao has confessed that he had an unclear relationship with those widows."

"However, we cannot confirm whether he has similar improper dealings with other personnel!"

"In my opinion, we still need to conduct further interrogation of Xu Damao."

"In the meantime, we might as well send the Security Department to the countryside to conduct an in-depth investigation to see if there are any victims that have been missed!"

Secretary Yang hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but soon nodded his head and said in agreement, "Well...Okay! Then let's do as Deputy Director Li said!"

There was a hint of determination in his voice, as if he had made up his mind to get to the bottom of the matter.

Following Secretary Yang's statement, the whole scene seemed to become increasingly tense, and everyone realized that this turmoil might not be easily resolved.

Deputy Director Li was secretly proud of himself, thinking that his proposal had finally been approved. The next step was to see if he could gain some benefits from this incident.

After Secretary Yang finished speaking, he slowly turned his gaze towards the leaders of the steel mill present. Everyone felt Secretary Yang's gaze and nodded to show their approval and support.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Secretary Yang turned to Deputy Director Li and said, "Since you were the first to propose this, then the case of Xu Damao will be left to you to handle!"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Li immediately responded: "Secretary Yang, please rest assured. I will thoroughly investigate this matter and make sure it is properly handled!" His words revealed full confidence and determination.

After hearing Deputy Director Li's assurance, Secretary Yang nodded slightly to show his satisfaction, and then instructed: "That's great! After you find out the truth, we can discuss countermeasures together." After that, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse.

After understanding what Secretary Yang meant, the other deputy factory directors and department heads all stood up and filed out of Secretary Yang's office one after another.

They each returned to their respective office areas. Along the way, they either talked in low voices or seemed to be thinking about something, and it was obvious that they were still thinking about the decision made in the meeting just now.

After Deputy Director Li returned to his office, he immediately began to plan the next investigation into Xu Damao's case...