novellhall Chapter 156 Resignation Report
Chapter 156 Resignation Report
"Zhuang Qingxiang, for Factory Director Lu's sake, I'll say a few more words. Don't be ungrateful!"
"As soon as Director Lu got back yesterday, he started working on your case. Even the newly emerged suspect was found by him with his team. He waited outside the police station until dawn to see you, but I refused, so he had to leave."
"No matter what, his feelings for you are genuine, so don't betray them."
Meng Shuisheng left as soon as he finished speaking, afraid that he would hear Zhuang Qingxiang say something unpleasant again.
Tsk tsk, even an outsider like him can't stand it, I wonder how Lu Congyue can stand it. Does that guy even know that this woman doesn't have feelings for him?
Meng Shuisheng had already begun to feel sorry for Lu Congyue.
Zhuang Qingxiang stared blankly as Meng Shuisheng left, her bitten lips slowly loosening as she sat weakly on the narrow bed.
She knew about Lu Congyue's feelings for her.
So how could she possibly harm him?
This time, two people from the capital came to investigate her identity. Next time, they'll probably come with charges against her. If she really gets together with Lu Congyue, then she'll be letting him down.
The dealer is a ticking time bomb; she doesn't know if it will explode, or when it will explode. She can't possibly take Lu Congyue with her and get blown to smithereens.
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed and stared blankly at the floor.
Meng Shuisheng returned to the lobby with a head full of anger, only to find that Lu Congyue and that little girl hadn't left and were still sitting in front of his colleague talking about something.
He walked over and happened to run into his colleague who was getting up and taking the little girl inside to check.
"What happened?" Meng Shuisheng asked. "I thought you guys had left."
"The little girl got into some trouble. Take her to the police station to file a report, so we can settle the score when Zhuang Qingxiang comes out," Lu Congyue said calmly, briefly explaining the situation.
Meng Shuisheng never expected things to turn out this way.
"Damn it, Zhuang Qingxiang asked us to go check on the child, and we thought it was her family home..." Meng Shuisheng said apologetically, "This is our fault for being negligent. How is the child?"
"Flesh injuries and hunger," Lu Congyue replied. "It's not your fault; nobody expected this."
Who in their right mind would think that someone would take advantage of a child?
"This is utterly lawless!" Meng Shuisheng was still furious. "We brought Zhuang Qingxiang here to cooperate with the investigation, not to determine any crimes. Do they think Zhuang Qingxiang can't go back to her hometown? I'll take some men and bring that family here for a proper interrogation!"
Meng Shuisheng was about to take action; even if they couldn't be convicted, they had to scare the family out of their wits.
Lu Congyue pulled him back: "Let's talk about it later."
Hitting a child isn't a big deal, what's the point of arresting them? Wait, we can only convict them after they've divided up all of Zhuang Qingxiang's money and belongings. Let Zhuang Qingxiang come to the rescue herself.
He explained his meaning to Meng Shuisheng, but Meng Shuisheng's gaze towards him became increasingly strange.
"Old Meng, why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Congyue frowned. "What do you mean? Are you pitying me?"
Meng Shuisheng sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "Director Lu, you're so enthusiastic, but you don't even ask about the other person's feelings. Be careful that your good intentions don't go to waste."
"What do you mean?" Lu Congyue asked, frowning.
Meng Shuisheng shook his head and sighed, refusing to explain.
Just then, the female colleague returned with Xiao Qianyue, and Meng Shuisheng hurriedly asked how badly the child was hurt.
"There are so many scars," the female colleague replied indignantly.
"Do I need to go to the hospital for a medical examination to assess the extent of my injuries?" Meng Shuisheng asked.
The female colleague hesitated, but Lu Congyue made the decision immediately: "Go!"
Although it didn't even qualify as a minor injury, the medical certificate was enough to intimidate people. Lu Congyue drove the person directly to the county hospital and quickly got the injury assessment done.
After dealing with the matter, Lu Congyue inquired about Chen Qing's situation. Meng Shuisheng said that his colleagues had all gone to look for people, and that by mobilizing the masses, there should be news soon.
After all, people are very enthusiastic about catching criminals these days.
Lu Congyue thought for a moment and said, "The reward for providing useful clues is twenty yuan, and the reward for helping to capture Chen Qing is fifty yuan. I'll pay for it!"
Meng Shuisheng sighed again, "Lu Congyue has really fallen completely."
Once Lu Congyue finalized the matter, he took Xiao Qianyue to a state-run restaurant for a meal, which made Xiao Qianyue dance with joy.
After dinner, we drove home, and the little girl fell asleep on the way.
After arriving home, Lu Congyue carried Xiao Qianyue into the house, handed the packed groceries to Sun Yongxian, and then hurriedly went to the office.
He was engrossed in his work, which had a huge backlog of tasks, when the office director walked in, all smiles: "Director Lu, you're really not transferring?"
The factory was in a state of panic a while ago, but now that Lu Congyue has returned, they can finally relax.
Lu Congyue looked up at him and said, "I never said I wanted to be transferred."
"Yes, yes, I misunderstood." The office manager placed a stack of documents on the table. "These require your signature..."
Lu Congyue picked it up and flipped through it. He frowned slightly at the back, pulled it out, and asked, "Li Shengnan from the union? She quit?"
"Yes, yes, this is the report she wrote. She said she needs to go back to take care of her sick mother," the office director hurriedly said.
"Is she not a local?"
"Of course not, he's from the South. He was transferred here when the factory was being set up. He's enthusiastic, capable, and stands up for the workers. He's a good candidate for union and women's work."
Lu Congyue nodded slightly; he remembered this person, he had seen him before.
"Since she can take leave to take care of her mother, there's no need for her to quit her job. It's not easy to find a job these days. Maybe she could find a place to transfer her job back home," Lu Congyue advised.
The office director sighed, "Who can argue with that? Jobs are so hard to find these days. All the unemployed people in the city have to go to the countryside, but she insists on going back. She says her mother is seriously ill, and as her only daughter, she has to go and take care of her. We can't persuade her otherwise."
Lu Congyue put the report aside and said in a deep voice, "Give her a few more days to think it over. Besides, now is not the time to leave. No one can leave until this matter at the factory is thoroughly investigated!"
"Okay, I'll go back and tell her."
After the office director agreed, he left. Lu Congyue didn't take the matter to heart and continued with his own work.
Unexpectedly, Li Shengnan arrived with red eyes while I was busy.
"Director Lu, my mother is still waiting for me to come back. Why won't you approve my resignation? Why won't you let me leave?" Li Shengnan was clearly very angry.
"I left my hometown to answer the call to build this factory here, and I've been doing my job responsibly and with a clear conscience all this time! I'm very angry and saddened that the factory is in trouble now, but this has nothing to do with me. You can't stop me from going home because of this? What if something happens to my mother, and I can't see her one last time and regret it for the rest of my life? Factory Director Lu, can you take responsibility for that?"
She grew increasingly agitated as she spoke, tears welling in her eyes. "Director Lu, my mother loves me very much, I have to go back!"