Chapter 520 Peanuts for Me!

Chapter 520 Peanuts for Me!

Chapter 520 Peanuts for Me!

After leaving the hospital, the chief riveter went straight to the workshop and questioned Liu Haizhong's apprentices.

"Let me ask you, does Mr. Liu collect a fixed amount of filial piety fee from you every month?"

The disciples looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing this, the director was relieved: "This is a rule that everyone knows. There is no need to hide it. To be honest, I won't tell anyone."

"Yes." Several people nodded.

"I heard that after Engineer Liu was promoted to team leader, he asked you for an extra gift. Is this true?"

"Ah? Is this true? How come I didn't know about it?" Several disciples looked at each other in surprise, as they had never heard of this.

"Is this really not the case?"

An apprentice stood up to explain: "Really not, the tribute we pay has always been a fixed 2 yuan, and it has been like this since I became an apprentice."

"I have been promoted to a second-level riveter until now, and my salary has not increased."

"Yeah, yeah, me too, all fixed."

"The master is so kind to us. I wanted to give him more, but he refused to take it. He only took 2 yuan."

Looking at the honest looks of these people, the director couldn't help but believe them a little. He didn't expect that Liu Haizhong, as a master, would be so kind.

For some masters, the tribute they receive will increase as their apprentices level up, but I didn’t expect that Liu Haizhong’s tribute is fixed at 2 yuan and never changes.

As for the exact amount of tribute given by the masters, the director didn't know. After all, it was someone else's private matter. What would it mean if he was interested in finding out?

"Okay, I understand the situation, you can go back." The director waved his hand.

"Director, what's going on?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it. Go back to work and don't delay production."

Several people turned and left, and suddenly asked, "Director, how is my master doing?"

"He's in good condition. He's been rescued and is sleeping. You can go visit him after get off work."

Hearing that their master was fine, the disciples felt relieved and went to work.

The director lowered his head and thought for a while, then murmured, "No, I still have to talk to Director Yang about this. This is pure slander. Engineer Liu has no problem at all."

The director immediately went to see Director Yang and told him the results of the investigation.

"Director Yang, Engineer Liu is not at fault at all. On the contrary, he is a very good master. This slander is really nonsense. Someone must be jealous of him and cannot stand his report."

"Director Yang, we have to find the murderer. We can't let him harm Engineer Liu. If the other masters knew about this, they would be so disappointed!"

Director Yang looked at the excited director in front of him and quickly tried to comfort him.

"Is Mr. Liu really fine?"

"Really! I asked it myself, and there is nothing wrong with it! Director Yang, we can't slander a good person, nor can we let a bad person go. We have to give Engineer Liu Liu an explanation!"

Seeing this, Director Yang nodded. Since Liu Haizhong confirmed that there was no problem, whoever wrote the letter of complaint must be investigated thoroughly.

The murderer cannot be allowed to go unpunished. Otherwise, if someone dislikes him and reports him, how will the steel mill continue to produce and operate?

Director Yang said solemnly: "Go ahead and find the murderer. Try to give Engineer Liu an explanation before you leave work."

"Yes!" The director took the order and took the letter of complaint away before leaving.

Back in the office, the director looked at the handwriting on the report letter and said, "I want to see who is looking for trouble to report Engineer Liu. What good will it do you if you report Engineer Liu?"

There are so many people in the workshop that it is obviously unrealistic to compare them one by one.

Since the report letter was about Liu Haizhong being the team leader, it obviously happened in the last few days. We will investigate one by one based on this clue.

Not long after, the director found the owner of the handwriting from a stack of signatures.

It was the guy from Liu Haizhong’s group, the one who talked back to Liu Haizhong a few days ago.

"Okay, okay, I finally found it. I want to see what your intentions are!"

Immediately, the director took the letter of complaint to find someone.

Looking at the thin and weak guy in front of him, he must be an honest man. The director would never have thought that he was the one who reported it.

The director was too lazy to talk nonsense and took out the report letter: "This is the report letter you wrote, right? It was you who reported Mr. Liu, right?"

The director seemed to be asking questions, but every word he said was affirmative.

The man looked flustered, pretending to be calm: "Director, what do you mean? I don't understand."

"Don't understand? Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand? This letter is all in your handwriting. Do you really think I'm stupid? Can't you recognize it?"

He still refused to admit it: "Director, you are wrong. It was not me. I can't even read, how could I write it?"

The director crossed his arms and watched his clumsy performance quietly: "Go ahead, follow me, I want to see how you can quibble."

"Director, it really wasn't me who did this"

After explaining for a long time, the director still didn't believe it, and the noise of his explanation attracted other workers.

Especially the apprentice Liu Haizhong, who looked at him optimistically and indignantly, just waiting for the director to say that he did it, so that he could rush forward and vent his anger for his master.

The director was too lazy to read it anymore: "It's no use for you to be stubborn now. Since I came to you, I must be very sure."

"I have already investigated the content of your report. The situation you described does not exist at all. This is a malicious report."

As soon as the words fell, all the disciples in Liu Haizhong were furious, "Fuck your mother, it was you who reported it!"

The director stretched out his hand to stop him and explained, "If it is true, it would be fine if you reported it, but you are looking for trouble and reporting something that is not true. This matter cannot be let go."

"Come here, some people, go call the security guards! Take away this mean guy who hates everyone!"

Before anyone could leave, the disciples in Liu Hai beat up the person who reported him.

"I told you to report it! I told you to report it!"

"What good will it bring you if you report my master? Ah!"

"You caused my master to be hospitalized, I will beat you to death!"

Several disciples took turns to beat him, and they knocked him to his knees. He held his head and tried to run away, but he couldn't. He screamed in pain.

Seeing the turn, the director hurriedly stopped them.

"Okay, stop fighting for now. I still have something to ask."

"Humph, you're lucky! When the director finishes his questions, I'll beat you to death!"

"Damn it!" One of the disciples was not convinced and kicked the boy to vent his anger.

When they stopped, the director looked at the whistleblower who was beaten black and blue.

"Let me ask you, why did you report Engineer Liu for no reason? What good will it do for you to report him? Engineer Liu is a level 7 worker in our workshop. Without him, how will the workshop work?"

"Will you do it? You are just an assistant to Engineer Liu. If you harm Engineer Liu, how can you still be the team leader?"

The informant slowly sat up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked up at them angrily.

"It doesn't matter whether I am the team leader or not, I just want him to fail in this position. If you want to set a trap for me, you're just dreaming!"

"I just don't accept Liu Haizhong as the team leader. He went to a faraway place to become a seventh-level worker, and he still wants to be my team leader. Ugh!"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? What a loser! You still want to control me!"

"Damn it, you're asking for death!" The disciple couldn't stand his insult to Liu Haizhong and kicked him in the heart.

"what!"

A group of people watched him being kicked, and no one came forward to show concern.

He just doesn't accept Liu Haizhong as the team leader and is afraid that he will target him. What's there to care about about a person like him?

The director said slowly, "Engineer Liu was hospitalized because of you. Are you satisfied with this? Now that things have come to this, I am too lazy to say anything more to you. The security guard will take you away in a while."

"Our workshop can't accommodate a big Buddha like you. When you come out, find another workshop by yourself. We dare not keep you in our workshop anymore."

When he said this, he immediately became scared. He had been in the riveting workshop for several years and all his skills were related to riveting. If he went to other workshops, he would have to start all over again.

"No, I won't go to other workshops, I won't go!"

The apprentice said angrily: "It doesn't matter whether you go or not, our workshop doesn't want people like you who are jealous of others' success!"

"That's right, don't you like to report people? Who the hell dares to stay with you? You never know when they will report you."

One by one, they were talking at the same time.

"What's going on? Why is it so noisy!" At this time, the security guard came late.

The director immediately explained the situation to the security guard and took out the letter of complaint.

"Comrade, his report is purely out of jealousy of others, there is nothing wrong at all, arrest him and deal with him however you want!"

The security guard nodded and looked at him: "Come with us!"

"I won't leave!" he struggled.

The security guard sneered, "You're not leaving? You can't just leave if you don't want to. Reporting someone maliciously is no small matter."

"There will be consequences for making false reports! Take him away!"

After he drank it, the security guard took him away by force without caring whether he was willing or not.

The person was taken away, but the disciples in Liu Hai were still filled with righteous indignation and had no place to vent their anger.

"Okay, let's go back to work and don't delay work."

After dismissing everyone, the director went to talk to Director Yang.

"Director Yang, this is basically what happened. This is pure slander. I can't bear to see Engineer Liu targeting him, so I reported it first."

"Okay, I understand." After listening to the whole story, Director Yang nodded without any expression.

Seeing this, the director could only say: "Director Yang, how should he be punished? If he reports others for no reason, what if others follow his example and don't punish him?"

"This is indeed a problem. We must not allow this trend to prevail!" Director Yang nodded helplessly.

"Then how should we punish him?"

"Well, first lock him up for a few days, deduct half a month's salary, and then send him to the foundry for another month. You can decide how to deal with him when he returns to the foundry."

Director Yang left the final decision to the director, after all, he was someone from his workshop.

"Oh, and by the way, you have to apologize to Mr. Liu in person. You can't just punish him and let it go."

Several of Director Yang’s decisions are relatively fair.

Detention, deduction of money, overturning the workshop, no one wants to accept any one of these alone, but a three-pronged approach can better deter those who want to make random reports.

The director listened and nodded, still looking at Director Yang.

Instead, Director Yang was puzzled: "What? Aren't these punishments enough? How else do you want to punish?"

"Director Yang, since Engineer Liu was slandered, can you reinstate him as team leader?"

Director Yang thought for a moment and said, "After all, Engineer Liu is a Level 7 worker. Let him focus on technical matters and don't bother him with other chores."

"This person is old, and his ability to resist risks is a little weak."

This is almost saying that Liu Haizhong is not suitable to be a team leader.

"But, Engineer Liu was the team leader a few days ago, and he was demoted just a few days ago. How can I explain this sudden change to everyone?"

"You can just make up an excuse. Didn't Engineer Liu faint and need to rest for ten days? Just say that Engineer Liu is not feeling well and doesn't have the energy to serve as the team leader."

"When the time comes, we can transfer an old team leader here. That way, Engineer Liu won't say anything, and we won't have to say too much. This is the decision."

After saying that, Director Yang waved his hand and signaled the director to leave.

Seeing this, the director wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he left in silence without saying a word.

Director Yang looked out the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

The director left in a daze. It was just a matter of appointing or dismissing a team leader, and he had the right to do so, but since Director Yang had spoken, he couldn't go against his will.

After all, Director Yang is in charge of the production in the workshop. If he doesn't allow it, no matter how nicely you say it, it will be useless.

"Oh, look what has happened." The director shook his head and sighed helplessly. He then planned to go to the hospital to visit Liu Haizhong to see how the situation was.

hospital.

Liu Haizhong woke up slowly, recalling what he heard before he fainted, and felt a splitting headache.

"My team leader!" Liu Haizhong couldn't help but sigh.

"Master, are you okay?" the apprentice asked anxiously.

"It's okay." He said it was okay, but his eyes were full of worries.

"Mr. Liu, you're awake." The director saw Liu Haizhong with his eyes open as soon as he entered.

"Director." Liu Haizhong was about to stand up, but the director stopped him.

"Lie down, lie down. The doctor said you just need to rest well."

Liu Haizhong looked at the director, still thinking about the position of team leader: "Director, I was wronged, you have to make the decision for me!"

"I know. I have already arrested the whistleblower. Director Yang has already punished him. You were reported simply because he doesn't like you and deliberately framed you!"

When he said this, Liu Haizhong's eyes were full of anger: "Who reported me?"

The director didn't intend to hide it. Liu Haizhong would know it sooner or later: "It's the one who talked back to you a few days ago."

"It's him, okay, okay, I didn't expect that it was really him who reported it!" Liu Haizhong said angrily, and then looked at the director expectantly.

"Director, since you are slandering me, then I, the team leader..."

Seeing this, the director felt a little embarrassed and didn't know whether he should tell Liu Haizhong the truth.

Looking at the apprentice standing beside him, Liu Haizhong would know it sooner or later even if he didn't say it now.

"Engineer Liu, don't even think about being the team leader."

Liu Haizhong's eyes suddenly went dark, and he was about to faint again. The director hurriedly said:
"It's not what you think. Director Yang thinks you are old and wants you to focus on your technology."

"When the time comes, an old team leader will be sent over to take over."

The director's words did not bring any comfort to Liu Haizhong, but instead accelerated his coma.

"Doctor doctor!"

(End of this chapter)