Chapter 1035 Final Chapter

  It was almost time for work in the afternoon when Shen Hua directly took Zhao Dong and Yang Haipeng to the office.

  Du Jian would rather drag himself to the steel factory to announce his appointment, he had nothing to do in the government compound anyway, it's better to pull Zhao Dong and Yang Haipeng to discuss how to adjust the production plan of the steel factory.

  Zhao Dong goes without saying; Yang Haipeng has only been out of the municipal steel factory for two years, and after leaving, he was still engaged in building materials trade, so he can be considered a half expert. Of course, Yang Haipeng has been free for two years, and Shen Hua also knows that it is impossible to pull him back to the steel factory to do management work.

  It wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon that Du Jian hadn't returned to the government compound; while other cadres regarded Shen Huai as a plague god, not daring to provoke him and keeping their distance.

  Shen Huai didn't seem anxious at all, while Du Jian delayed the announcement of his appointment, just to leave more handles for him to be kicked out directly later on.

  Tan Qiping came to Donghua, even if he didn't make a move, it would be easy to adjust the township secretary. Wu Haifeng and Tao Jixing already had the idea of safely withdrawing and wouldn't want to see the focus of the conflict concentrated in Meixi Town for a big explosion.

  Just as the wall clock struck, He Qing she hurriedly walked over from outside and said: "Secretary Shen, something has happened at the steel plant, Secretary Du wants you to go there immediately..."

  Damn it, half a day without seeing anyone, the steel plant had an accident and he thought he was the newly appointed factory director. Shen Huai cursed Du Jian's mother, wife, and daughter in his heart before picking up his coat and asking He Qing She: "What happened?"

  He Qing saw that there were still two people sitting in Shen Huan's office, and he thought that the cause and effect were not something that couldn't be seen by others. Seeing that Shen Huan didn't avoid him, he directly explained:

  "The steel mill signed a contract with Wanhu Trade Company to sell steel at a very low price, and then found another agent to sell the steel. The new agent sent a car to the factory today to pick up the steel, but somehow Wanhu Company's people got wind of it and sent several cars to block all the gates of the steel mill, not allowing the steel to be shipped out. The workers in the factory are getting emotional and want to smash the cars. Secretary Du has rushed over to dissuade them, and now they're asking you, Secretary Shen, to hurry over too..."

  "Perhaps someone has been spreading rumors about me?" Shen Huai said.

  "Venting news might be Wanhu Company's eyes and ears in the factory," He Qing Society feared that Shen Hua would again point to Du Jian, so for now he could only temporarily clear Du Jian's name, "The problem is that those ignorant workers might really smash Wanhu Company's cars. If things get out of hand, no one will be able to contain it! Secretary Shen, you're from the city, you should know more about the situation in the city than we do."

  Shen Huai sneered inwardly: Isn't the backer of Wanhu Company just Gao Tianhe's son? You're all scared out of your wits! But thinking that He Qing was currently his only ally in Meixi Town, he didn't show his contempt on his face. In the heavily bureaucratic Donghua City, not everyone had the guts to confront the mayor's son.

  Shen Huai walked to the door, closed it and asked He Qing She: "The workers are making trouble, I rushed over but it's still a mess. He Zhen Chang, give me an honest answer, is Du Lao Hu secretly stirring up trouble behind our backs?"

  He Qing saw Shen Huai on the first day he arrived in Meixi Town, and was able to withstand Du Jian's sharp opposition, not giving an inch. To be honest, at that time, she couldn't figure out his true intentions either.

  Shen Hua's face was stern, showing no intention of backing down. He had been forced into a corner and had no choice but to reveal some truth: "Finding new distributors should be Secretary Du's decision, and before that, only he has the power to make decisions. Perhaps Secretary Du wanted to leave a good impression on the steel factory workers before his departure. As for other things, I really don't know..."

  "This is just right. As for finding a new dealer and leaving a mess, or offending the mayor's son, it's all my business, Shen Hui's problem, and has nothing to do with Du Lao Hu," Shen Hui picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of water, and said calmly, "What Du Lao Hu didn't expect was that I didn't give him any face from the very beginning. He slapped the table and left at noon, losing face badly. If he wants to regain his face urgently, besides secretly informing Gao Xiao Hu in advance and making a scene to give me a warning, what else can he do but come up and slap my face? Mayor He, do you think this explanation makes sense?"

  He Qing also suspected that Du Jian was secretly sabotaging, but this shouldn't be said by him at this time. The overall situation of the town should still be prioritized. He just advised Shen Huai, saying: "How could that be? It's impossible. When workers cause trouble, what good would it do for Secretary Du? Secretary Du is busy putting out fires right now."

  "How could I not, Du Lao Hu thought of setting fire to my butt, but didn't expect the whole house to catch on fire, this is also his own fault," Shen Hua sneered coldly. "Du Lao Hu got himself into trouble, thinking that I would go and wipe his butt for him? He's been the factory director all these years, can't he handle things properly? I'm just a newcomer, what could I do?"

  "If things get out of hand and the steel plant is shut down, it won't be good for anyone." He Qing worried that Shen Huai would stand by and do nothing, so he said, "The steel plant workers are being worked on by Secretary Du, but as for the Wanhu Company side, does Secretary Shen know someone? Even if it's just calling the Wanhu Company to withdraw their cars from the steel plant gate today, and having the workers calm down first, it's better than making a scene!" He thought that since Shen Huai was from the city, he should be able to get along with Mayor Gao Tianhe's son.

  "Alright, let's go take a look. We can't really let the steel factory shut down..." Shen Huai put on his jacket and brought Zhao Dong and Yang Haipeng to the steel factory in the south of the town in He Qing's car.

  The street of Xuetang goes south to the end, which is the gate of the steel factory. A cement road extending horizontally is all affiliated buildings of the steel factory, and the townspeople are used to calling it Steel Factory Road. At this time, the streets were crowded with onlookers.

  Ask the driver to stop the car outside, and He Qing She and Shen Huai walked forward.

  Actually, there wasn't much commotion here either, and it's possible that Du Jian, who arrived a step earlier, had controlled the situation.

  At the factory gate, a black Mercedes-Benz and a blue Buick business car were parked horizontally, with no one in the cars, but they blocked the entrance and refused to move. Two trucks loaded with steel materials were stuck inside the gate and could not come out.

  A large group of young workers wearing blue overalls crowded at the factory gate, Du Jian stood with his hands on his hips in front of the gate, suppressing the arrogance of these young workers who were about to cause trouble.

  "Are you going to rebel or what? Can't we solve this through proper discussion? You overturned the car in the past, do you think that's a victory? The car was damaged and scratched, but in the end, it's still the factory and town who have to pay for compensation. Wanhu Company offered a low price, but they didn't come to rob us. We want to change distributors, this is a normal request. Since it's a normal request, we can communicate and negotiate through normal channels. What kind of trouble are you trying to stir up?"

  "What is a normal channel? Is it normal for cars to block the gate of our steel plant? Do we still have autonomy in operation?" A young worker who was dissatisfied with Du Jian stood up and wanted to rush out, "Isn't he just the son of Gao Tianhe? What's so great about him? Director Du wants to keep his official position and doesn't dare move the car, that can be understood. Then please step aside; we're not afraid!"

  "Hu Zhigang, get out of my sight! You're so arrogant, thinking you can defy the heavens? You won't even listen to me!" Du Jian, having been the factory director for many years, was normally rough and violent by nature. When he got angry, he could intimidate people. Glaring at this young man who had jumped out, he scolded him, "The car is parked outside the factory gate, not inside. Who are you going to reason with? This car, even if it's a low estimate, is worth over a million. If one scratch on the paint needs to be repaired, it'll cost 8,000 or 10,000 yuan. Are you going to sell your mother to pay for it? Even if we need to change dealerships, everything must be discussed according to the rules. What kind of nonsense is this? National laws and regulations are just decorations?"

  "It's okay, it's okay, Secretary Du can hold down the scene; these rascals, only Secretary Du's temper can calm down these troublemakers..." He Qing saw that the situation was basically under control and let out a sigh of relief.

  Shen Huai listened to Du Jian's shout and had already cleared himself, so he walked quickly towards the factory gate; He Qing She also followed closely.

  Du Jian looked at Shen Huai walking over with big strides, somewhat unexpectedly, but also suppressed his voice to explain the current situation: "The scene is generally under control, and the emotions of the workers still need to be appeased. The Wanhu Company side still needs to go and coordinate, it's best if Wanhu Company can make some concessions..."

  Shen Huai ignored Du Jian and looked at the large group of young workers who were being suppressed by Du Jian inside the factory gate. He said loudly, "I am Shen Huai, also the newly appointed deputy secretary of the Mei Xi Town Party Committee. The town's party and government meeting just passed my appointment as the director of the Mei Xi Steel Factory this morning, I suppose you didn't know about it yet. Who can tell me what happened here?"

  The appointment of the new factory director was only known to the management level, and the young workers gathered at the gate had no idea. However, Du Jian and the town mayor were also present, and neither of them denied it, so they must have known that Shen Hua's words were true. Nevertheless, Shen Hua was very young, and among the large group of young workers gathered at the gate "making trouble", more than half of them were older than him. Such a young factory director and deputy secretary of the town party committee naturally couldn't win everyone's trust from the start.

  Shen Huai's question was met with silence for half a day, with only hesitant and distrustful glances directed at him.

  "What are you doing?" Du Jian asked in a low voice, but with a severe expression, questioning Shen Hua. He couldn't see through Shen Hua's intentions, the workers' emotions had been suppressed, and now that Shen Hua was stirring things up again, their emotions were surging once more. If they lost control, the problem would become even more complicated.

  Now that the old and new factory directors are handing over, if anything happens, Du Jian will naturally bear the major responsibility.

  Du Jian was afraid of Shen Huai's evil intentions.

  Shen Hua ignored Du Jian and pointed at Hu Zhigang, who had just scolded Du Jian back, "You come tell me, what's going on?"

  "The steel material was being shipped out of the factory, but Wanhao Company sent a truck to block the way and force the factory to sell all the steel materials to them at a low price... Hu Zhigang was not afraid of the tiger and pointed out the name, regardless of whether the new factory director was useful or not, he took responsibility and explained the whole situation from beginning to end."

  "What about Wanhu Company's driver?" Shen Hua asked.

  "The car stopped and the person left."

  "Have you called the police?" Shen Huan asked.

  "I've reported it, I've reported to the police station in town, the county and the city, but no one has paid attention." Hu Zhigang replied.

  "You all disperse, I'll handle this matter." Shen Huai said.

  As soon as Shen Hua spoke, the workers at the factory gate thought he was in cahoots with Du Jian and wanted to disperse the troublemaking workers first. Suddenly, the crowd became agitated again, and no one retreated, all surging towards the factory gate.

  Shen Hua ignored the workers and squeezed into the factory gate; Du Jian, He Qing She, and the town officials tried to stop the workers at the gate, but it was too late, they were pushed aside. Zhao Dong and Yang Hai Peng didn't understand Shen Hua's intentions, and as they weren't officials of Mei Xi Town, they could only stand outside and watch temporarily.

  Shen Hua climbed up the truck, pointing at the driver sitting in the car looking around, and said to him: "You get down."

  The driver was intimidated by Shen Hua's aura and got out of the car in a daze, without even pulling out the car key.

  Shen Hua sat down, directly lit a fire and pressed the horn once.

  The ear-piercing sound of the heavy truck's horn was like a splash of cold water on a boiling pot, and the noisy workers at the factory gate were startled by the sudden loud noise, their ears hurting, and they jumped in fright. Only when they turned around did they see that the heavily loaded steel truck inside the gate had started to move with a "toot toot" sound.

  Shen Hua honked the horn twice again, then leaned out and pointed at the worker standing at the factory gate, looking silly and not knowing to get out of the way, saying: "What's with all that nonsense, get out of my way!"

  Young workers in the steel mill, mostly from nearby labor forces, have different cultural levels. Gentle temperament can't manage production at all. Scolding and even using violence may make these workers more obedient.

  The workers at the factory gate finally understood Shen Hua's intention and hastily gave way to him.

  He Qing and Du Jian were pale: This bastard, how can he be so reckless? This is the Mercedes-Benz of the Gao family! If they wanted to smash it, they wouldn't have hidden and let the workers do it?

  Watching He Qing and Du Jian blocking the factory gate, Shen Hua sat back in the driver's cabin, slowly started the heavy truck, honked twice, scaring them away, then slowly stepped on the accelerator, directly heading towards that black Mercedes-Benz which looked the most cold and luxurious...