CHAPTER 918: LIVELY 9/18

Everyone was eating watermelon in Zhang Chunsheng’s office. Su Yuanyuan even invited the drivers and bodyguards outside to join.

Chengzi drove over and saw that the atmosphere at the entrance was tense. Wow, things were about to get real.

He parked the car directly at the entrance. Honestly, you could see everything very clearly from here.

After getting out of the car, he leaned against the front hood, observing the situation outside.

At this moment, a young comrade ran over. He went straight to the squad leader to relay the leadership’s words.

Now he had confidence. "Follow my command, load the guns."

The people outside were stunned. What was going on?

The squad leader saw that they had settled down. He walked to the front, "Our leadership said, if you force your way in, we will act. If you follow the rules, we’ll proceed according to protocol."

Chengzi stood by, watching with a smile.

At this time, many soldiers who were on break gathered around, observing the situation at the entrance, forming a line to block the gateway.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we’re here to arrest someone."

"Arrest someone? You’re here to arrest someone? You’ve come to the wrong place."

Chengzi decided to inform Zhang Chunsheng that this young guy had great potential and could be nurtured well.

"We’re here to carry out official duties."

"This is precisely the place for official duties. Are you sure you haven’t come to the wrong place?"

"Don’t obstruct our work, or you’ll bear the consequences."

"Oh, I’m so scared. I don’t know what official duties you’re here to perform, but if you want to enter, you’ll need to show the proper documents."

Suddenly, this young man turned very serious, a departure from his earlier tone, "This is not a place where you can throw your weight around. Without the right documents, not even a dog can get in."

The entrance fell silent; the more than ten people who came were caught off guard by the situation.

"You’re obstructing us from carrying out our duties." Though they made noises, they dared not move forward, as more than a dozen guns were loaded and aimed at them.

At this point, the lead person took out a piece of paper, "See this? This is our authorization to be here."

The squad leader glanced at it, "To go inside, you must undergo inspection. Everyone line up for an inspection; anyone not clearing it cannot enter.

And the vehicles must be inspected as well. It’s the rules here."

"Damn rules." One of the hot-headed newcomers was not having it.

"Comrade, please refrain from swearing. Here, even our leaders undergo inspection every time they enter or leave. If you don’t cooperate, I’m sorry, but you won’t be let in."

More people arrived from behind. This wasn’t ordinary; they felt like it was an attempt to stir up trouble. How could that be allowed? Wouldn’t that damage reputations?

Chengzi watched from the back, thinking it was quite interesting, but also very appropriate.

The dozen-odd people who came were now demoralized; they were intimidating outside, but here, they truly didn’t dare to act up.

They obediently queued up for inspection. Wow, the inspection was thorough this time.

By the time they reached the second checkpoint, they were inspected again. Chengzi knew they were doing it on purpose, but this kind of intentionality was quite good.

An hour later, they finally reached Zhang Chunsheng’s office under the squad leader’s guidance.

Chengzi returned earlier than them. He patted the young squad leader on the shoulder. "What’s your name?"

"Reporting to the leader, my name is Xiong Jianchun."

"Good, very impressive, keep up the good work, I have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, leader, I will do my best," he said before quickly leaving.

He had left, but dozens of laid-off workers had gathered.

The leader, named Dai Xuejiang, felt extremely aggrieved today; he had never felt this way before. Now he was stuck.

Zhou Cong came out, seeing the dozen-plus people looking deflated, and felt very satisfied.

"Comrades, which department are you from and what are you doing here? This is a restricted area; unauthorized personnel aren’t allowed in."

Dai Xuejiang felt he had finally met someone reasonable, believing the place to be a den of robbers who didn’t follow logic.

"Comrade, this is our directive to arrest someone. We’re here to arrest Hu Zi."

"Which Hu Zi? We have at least ten people with that name; do you know which one you’re looking for?"

Dai Xuejiang held back his anger, "The one responsible for carrying out special tasks, Hu Zi."

"Damn it, you know these special tasks tread the line of death every day, and now you come to arrest him?

Brothers, attack! After a few days of good meals, they’ve forgotten their own names."

Suddenly, some people charged out, and his shout was the signal. The dozens who followed rushed forward immediately.

It was late at night, and the dozen or so were like small animals falling into a wolf’s den. None dared to fight back.

Zhou Cong saw enough. "Stop, this is inappropriate. Everyone, assemble."

At this point, three of those who were beaten followed the garrison to assemble but were kicked out.

"All of you, face the wall today; tomorrow, I want to see your self-criticisms."

"Yes." Here, orders were like mountains; no one dared to disobey.

The area was quiet now, and the most heavily beaten ones were still lying on the ground.

The three who had just joined the assembly hurried over to help them up.

"Comrade, could you repeat why you’re here?" Zhou Cong maintained the same expression.

Everyone inside the room smiled at the sight.

"Zhang Chunsheng, this is how it should be. If I, Su Yuanyuan, can’t protect this place, I’ll disappear from now on."

Everyone looked at Su Yuanyuan after her words.

She hadn’t mentioned the latter part; if she left, she would make sure those involved would not have it easy.

Zhang Chunsheng nodded, "I know what to do. Once was enough; there won’t be a second time."

"I will definitely report this. Believe me, I will."

"Do as you wish, but I tell you, here, you better behave. To be blunt, here you amount to nothing."

"We’re just following orders."

At this point, Su Yuanyuan and her group stepped out. "Whose orders are you executing?" Her voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard it clearly.

No one spoke; they all watched her group.

The leader who had seen Su Yuanyuan knew she was a prominent leader. He wondered why she was here today.

In fact, they had wasted too much time; they set out in the afternoon, indulged in eating and drinking outside, and only then came. By the time someone wanted to notify them not to come, they couldn’t be found.