Chapter 3: Is It Farewell from Now On?

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  Shen Huai's left shoulder injury had not healed, and he couldn't exert himself, but his right fist landed five or six times in a row, each blow landing squarely on Zhou Dazui's face, sending him tumbling to the ground. Then, with a few swift kicks, it wasn't until Ge Yongqiu, Zhao Dong, and others came back to their senses that someone managed to grab Shen Huai around the waist and drag him away...

  "What a ruckus! Secretary Shen, are you treating this place like some kind of gangster hangout? The city government's reputation is being utterly ruined!"

  Ge Yongqiu walked into the office of the production safety department of the municipal steel factory with a gloomy face, slamming his hands on the desk and severely scolding Shen Hua.

  Ge Yongqiu is from the municipal steel plant and often follows Mayor Gao Tianhe to inspect the steel plant. The old employees of the production safety department all know him, but most of them still can't figure out the situation now.

  The young man who rushed in and beat up Zhou Dazui is the municipal government secretary who came with Ge Yongqiu?

  Someone was originally going to make a phone call to inform the security guard to catch the person, but at this time also quietly hung up the phone.

  As the head of the Science and Technology Department of the Municipal Government, Vice Mayor Chen Mingde led a team to inspect the municipal steel plant, where Zhao Dong was also among the reception staff. At the time of the accident, he was at the scene, so he recognized Shen Hua, who was lightly injured in the accident.

  Zhou Dazui distorted the truth, shifting all responsibility for the accident to Sun Haiwen personally. He also wanted to use this as an excuse to avoid paying compensation to Sun Haiwen's sister. Zhao Dong was furious and almost exploded with anger, wanting to fight Zhou Dazui, but unexpectedly, Shen Huai, the secretary of Vice Mayor Chen Mingde, suddenly appeared and violently beat up Zhou Dazui...

  Zhao Dong was also stunned at first, but when he came to his senses, he felt that Zhou Dàmǒu had been beaten a bit unjustly. Subconsciously, he joined the other office workers in pinning Shen Huai down with a tight bear hug.

  Before he knew it, Zhao Dong regretted it again. He should have looked at Zhou and given him a few more kicks to feel satisfied.

  Shen Huai gave Zhao Dong a bear hug around the waist and also shouted at Ge Yongqiu to calm down.

  Seeing Xiao Li standing at the door, seemingly also frightened, Shen Huan only then thought of how he had burst in without saying a word earlier, punching Zhou Da's mouth and knocking him to the ground, before kicking him with his feet, was somewhat crazy.

  After all, it's been a few days of emotional repression, and from yesterday to now, I've been worried about whether Xiaolei can get through his "accidental death".

  When he saw Xiao Li being pushed out roughly, his sleeve was torn and his arm was bleeding. To Shen Hua, it was as if a spark had jumped into a boiling oil pan. Even with strong self-control, it was impossible to suppress the explosion.

  "Let go of your hand; hit this son again, I'm afraid my hands are dirty!"

  Shen Huai's calm demeanor made Zhao Dong release his grip, but other security personnel still stood between him and Zhou Dàmǒu; it was only then that he saw his sister-in-law Chen Dan standing in the office, apparently having come with Little Li.

  However, for now it's not about continuing to hit Zhou Dàmǒu, but rather dealing with Ge Yongqiu.

  Although both of them followed their respective bosses, it was an unspoken rule that couldn't be put on the table.

  Ge Yongqiu is after all the secretary-general of the municipal government, the general manager of the municipal government, and the direct leader of all personnel in the municipal government.

  Shen Huai suddenly flew into a rage in the office of the Production Safety Section of the Municipal Steel Plant, and severely beat his younger brother-in-law, who was a mid-level cadre at the plant. This incident would not be easily settled even if Ge Yongqiu wanted to smooth things over.

  Since we can't let things go smoothly, then our aura can't be weak either.

  Shen Huai rubbed his aching right hand, thinking that this body's physical strength was really poor. After just a few more punches, he was already panting and his fists were soft. He was truly a young master who had squandered his body on wine and women. Unlike his previous body, which had been trained in the workshop, where he could handle hundreds of kilograms of small steel ingots with ease, and move them around for half a day without feeling tired.

  Shen Huai ignored Ge Yongqiu's rebuke and walked into the office with a gloomy face.

  On the office desk near the door, several documents were placed with the cover printed with "Investigation Report on the 9.16 Continuous Casting Accident of Donghua City No.1 Steel Plant".

  Shen Huai thought that probably just now Zhou Dazui was sitting at this desk, discussing compensation for the accident with Zhao Dong, Xiao Li and Tang Sao Chen Dan.

  Shen Huai picked up these few documents and flipped through a few pages. The content of the report was the same as what he and Ge Yongqiu had heard while standing outside the door earlier.

  "Hmph!" Shen Hua hummed coldly, holding the report and tapping his foot on the office desk in indignation. "A fatal accident, both Mayor Chen and I have personally experienced and witnessed - even so, the Municipal Steel Factory still comes up with such an investigation report. Are they trying to deceive Secretary Ge, deceive Mayor Chen, or deceive the municipal party committee and government?"

  Regardless of the truth, pinning the blame on someone first won't go wrong. Shen Huai looked at the printed report with several copies and handed one to Ge Yongqiu: "Secretary General Ge, can you accept this investigation conclusion?"

  Ge Yongqiu's nose was almost crooked with anger, he asked Shen Hui why he beat someone up, but Shen Hui turned around and questioned whether he accepted the investigation conclusion or not.

  Ge Yongqiu's face was beaded with sweat, and the few white birthmarks on his face were also jumping up and down.

  He didn't take the report, but instead continued to question Shen Hua in a calm tone: "If you have objections to the investigation conclusion, we can ask the municipal steel plant to investigate further. Who allowed you to beat people at will? I'll report this to Mayor Chen!"

  "Secretary Ge, why are you biased towards the Municipal Steel Factory?" In the face of Ge Yongqiu's questioning and threats, Shen Huai showed no weakness, his eyes fiercely staring at him, as if physical violence was nothing serious to him. "When Director Xiong Wenbin was the factory head, the Municipal Steel Factory made a profit of 300 million yuan per year; after Director Xiong Wenbin was transferred to the city for only three years, the Municipal Steel Factory became what kind of mess? As a pillar enterprise of the city, Mayor Chen has also been puzzled by the rapid decline of the Municipal Steel Factory. Secretary Ge, you are also from the Municipal Steel Factory, can you understand why it declined so quickly? Isn't the answer obvious enough from this investigation report?"

  Shen Huai's words were like a steel spear that pierced directly into Ge Yongqiu's heart, causing his chest to ache with a sharp pain.

  It's both astonishing and frightening.

  Ge Yongqiu did not expect Shen Huai to be so familiar with the situation of the municipal steel plant, but he was more worried that there were other complex factors behind Shen Huai's words...

  These words were spoken, and the ball of grass that had been stuck in his chest for many years was finally spat out.

  At the age of twenty-two, he graduated from university and entered the municipal steel plant, dedicating his best seven years of youth to this factory. Seeing that this factory was taken over by a group of parasites and rapidly declined from its heyday, how could Shen Hua not feel indignant?

  It's not just the steel plant, there are over 300 state-owned enterprises in Donghua City, and nearly 90% of them have been losing money in recent years. The remaining few companies are only struggling to make a small profit.

  It's just a pity that he had seen such things before, and even if his heart was resentful, he didn't have the opportunity to vent or change.

  Instead, because of the lack of background and power, no matter how capable one is, they still have to let incompetent juniors like Gu Huzi and Zhou Dazui ride on their heads and defecate.

  At this time, as the deputy mayor's secretary Chen Mingde, speaking out these words, although it is impossible to change the current situation of the municipal steel plant immediately, but in fact, a lot has been vented, and Shen Huai's heart has also become much more comfortable.

  Even if I were to be dismissed from office tomorrow, being able to beat up Zhou Dazui and speak my mind so freely would still make it all worthwhile for Shen Hua.

  Jian Ge Yongqiu was so angry that he couldn't speak, and Shen Huai knew that his words still had a deterrent effect on him.

  Shen Huai saw the momentum temporarily advancing, and Ge Yongqiu was shocked. He turned his head to see Xiao Li and Tang Sao still standing at the door, looking pitifully at all of this.

  Her sleeve was torn halfway, her thin arm exposed, and her snow-white skin seemed to be flawless white porcelain. However, the whiter her skin was, the more eye-catching the bloodstain pulled out by the door handle was.

  Shen Huai's heart ached with pain and anger as she stared at Zhou Dazui, who was about to get up: "You big men, one of you, have the face to hit a little girl again..."

  Shen Huai's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and Zhou Dazui, who was just about to struggle to his feet, shuddered and dared not stand up.

  In the blink of an eye, Zhou Dàmǒu's face swelled up and was covered in blood, looking both comical and terrifying.

  Shen Huai was worried that Xiao Li would wear tattered clothes and take the bus back, and on the way, she would be subjected to people's strange glances.

  At this time, Shen Huai couldn't bear to see his sister Xiao Li suffer any more. He took off his coat and walked over to hand it to her, saying: "The city will further investigate what happened to your brother Sun Haiwen, you all go back and wait for news..."

  Xiao Li was like a startled deer, these days have been so turbulent, even if she wanted to face it strongly, she couldn't.

  Looking at the coat handed over by this big brother in front of her, although there was a kind of familiar and comforting concern in his eyes, but her heart at this moment was sensitive and easily hurt, making her look uncertainly at Zhao Dong standing beside her.

  Xiao Li's expression made Shen Huan's heart ache, and he could only silently shout in his heart: Xiao Li, I'm your brother!

  "So I'll send Sun Haiwen's sister and cousin away first?" Zhao Dong didn't take the coat handed over by Shen Huai, seeing that Shen Huai had no other intention, he took Xiao Li out first.

  Shen Hua's bitter withdrawal: Indeed, he is an irrelevant person, he wants to express concern, and even mistakenly thinks that he represents the city's hypocrisy or ulterior motives.

  "Thank you, Secretary Shen." It was actually Chen Dan, the eldest sister-in-law, who bowed her head in gratitude as she left.

  Looking at Chen Dan's pale and tired face, as well as the slender figure of her back as she turned to leave, Shen Huai felt an even greater sense of desolation and isolation; it was Xiao Li who, just before leaving, turned her head back and cast a grateful glance in his direction, which comforted him somewhat.

  The little girl became as sensitive as a wounded animal, hoping she could become strong and get through these days...