Chapter 358 Asking for Reason
As soon as he said this, he suddenly realized that his behavior was a bit abrupt. His heart skipped a beat and a feeling of uneasiness surged in his heart.
He was worried that his rash questioning would arouse Director Liu's suspicion. After all, in this special environment, any slight movement might attract attention.
So, Wang Jianguo's mind started working quickly and he decided to ask around.
He tried to make his expression look more natural, and said with a somewhat curious tone:
"Director Liu, I just arrived here and I found that there are so many employees here. Look, each of them seems to have his or her own story."
"I originally thought that this place was like other places, full of educated youth who went to the countryside, but I don't think they look like that. Is there something special going on here?"
As he spoke, he carefully observed Director Liu's expression, hoping to find some clues from his reaction.
There was a questioning look in his eyes, but also a hint of nervousness, and his hands were unconsciously stroking the corners of his clothes.
When Director Liu heard Wang Jianguo's question, there was no surprise on his face.
After all, the staff scale of their brick factory is indeed larger than that of other brick factories, which is a well-known fact in the factory.
He stopped, turned slightly, looked at Wang Jianguo with patience in his eyes, and began to explain:
"Our brick factory is in a special situation. As you can see, the number of employees is indeed higher than that of other brick factories."
"Among them, only a small number are educated youth who responded to the call to go to the countryside. These educated youth are full of vitality. Although they are young, they can endure hardships."
"But most people in the factory were sent here for various reasons."
"Each of them has his or her own past and story, and they work here under the pressure of life."
"Also, there are a few special ones who were originally in the farm where they were exiled, but they made mistakes there."
"So they were sent here to do hard labor, hoping to reform themselves through labor."
Wang Jianguo nodded thoughtfully as he listened, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
Then, he frowned slightly as if he suddenly thought of something important.
With a worried look on his face, he pretended to be embarrassed and said to Director Liu:
"Director Liu, you also know our current situation. We are responsible for building the canteen of the supply and marketing cooperative, which is a big project and we cannot be careless in the slightest."
"Besides, I also have to build a new brick house. Both jobs are not easy. I've always been worried that we won't have enough manpower by then."
"It will be troublesome if the progress of the project is delayed. Can you lend us a few people to help us build the house?"
"This will benefit both of us. We can complete the task on time, and you can also let the workers earn more. What do you think?"
As Wang Jianguo spoke, he looked at Director Liu with anticipation.
But in his mind, he was thinking about how to get more information about Xu Damao and others from Director Liu's answer.
Director Liu lowered his head slightly, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
He knew the factory rules very well. Personnel deployment could not be done arbitrarily, as it was related to the management order of the entire brick factory.
But this matter is a little special. After all, this person was introduced by Brother Song, and the relationship between them is special.
After a while, he raised his head and said to Wang Jianguo with a serious look:
"Comrade Jianguo, the request you made is not in line with the rules of our factory."
"As you know, the factory's personnel arrangements are planned, and everyone has their own tasks. If we lend people out at random, it will easily disrupt our work rhythm."
"But, you were introduced by Brother Song, so the situation is different. Don't think that I call him brother, in fact, he is a mentor to me!"
"He is like a bright light guiding me forward on the road of my life."
"Whether it was work experience or the principles of dealing with people, he shared everything he knew with me, which benefited me a lot."
"Just for this favor, I can't refuse him. So, I agree to lend it to you guys this time."
Director Liu paused, as if he remembered something, and his tone became more serious:
"However, there are two people who cannot be lent to you, namely Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng. You can use the others as you like, they can all help."
When Wang Jianguo heard this, his brows furrowed instantly, and a puzzled look appeared in his eyes. He tilted his head and asked with a puzzled look on his face:
"Director Liu, are you talking about the man who served us food just now? He looks quite honest to me."
"What on earth has he done wrong that he can't lend it to us? Is there any special reason for this?"
Wang Jianguo stared at Director Liu, trying to find the answer from his expression.
He became more and more curious about Xu Damao's affairs, and felt that there must be some unknown story behind it.
Director Liu sighed slowly, and that sigh seemed to carry endless heaviness and helplessness.
He shook his head slightly, his eyes revealing deep disgust, and his tone was full of disgust as he said:
"Ah, these two old guys are really wicked. They are people who made mistakes and were sent to the farm for reform."
"Normally, in a place like that, one should reflect on one's mistakes, work hard to reform oneself, and strive to start a new life as soon as possible."
"But they have no remorse at all. They just think about how to escape all day long and don't take reform seriously at all."
Director Liu frowned, his expression became more serious, and he continued:
"In order to escape, these two people actually colluded and did such a heartless thing."
"They pushed an innocent child from the farm into the river. One of them pretended to go down to save him, while the other quickly informed the farm."
"They acted in unison and performed very well. But they didn't consider the safety of the child at all."
"As a result, the poor child stayed in the water for too long. When he was rescued, he had become mentally retarded due to lack of oxygen to the brain."
"What will happen to the child in the future? He may never recover. Their behavior is simply unforgivable."
Director Liu's voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously extremely angry about what Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng had done.