Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 158 Punishment
Sun Cheng took the cigarette, struck a match and said casually, "I just asked about the basic situation. Deputy Director Zhou was in the yard just now so I couldn't say hello. I'm sorry."

"I understand. I was urged by the people in the hospital. I want to be here to have more peace and quiet. The director is here, right? Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level worker. Captain Sun, don't forget to tell the director about this."

Zhou Weimin lit one for himself as well and reminded him with a smile.

The security department took Yi Zhonghai away, but he had no intention of continuing to get involved. He came here late at night just to see Yang Shibin and Li Huaide, and didn't want to come back empty-handed.

"I've already informed you before I went to your yard. Director Yang, Deputy Director Li, and the workshop director of Workshop 1 are all waiting for the results in the Security Department's office. Don't hang around here. It will have a bad influence. Go sit in the office for a while. I will report the results as soon as possible."

Sun Cheng was still very comfortable with Zhou Weimin's reminder, but after explaining the situation, he didn't say anything else.

He took a long puff of his cigarette, put it out and put it behind his ear, then turned and walked into the interrogation room where Qin Huairu was.

Zhou Weimin straightened his clothes and then walked towards the security department's office.

"Director Yang, Deputy Director Li, Director Fu, I'm so sorry that something like this happened in our yard and I asked you to come to the factory so late at night."

As soon as he entered the security office, Zhou Weimin apologized to everyone.

"What kind of apology is this? Come sit down and talk."

Li Huaide saw Zhou Weimin coming, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he pulled Zhou Weimin to sit down at the table, then said: "The comrades from the security department didn't explain it to me clearly just now, and we are still confused now. Weimin, tell us about the situation at that time."

After hearing what he said, Yang Shibin and Fu Deyuan both nodded in agreement. They also wanted to know to what extent Yi Zhonghai had achieved.

"Leader, this was Yi Zhonghai's idea. I happened to be up at night and went over when I heard the noise. Yi Zhonghai was holding Qin Huairu's hand at that time, and the bag of flour fell to the ground. I can't say what the relationship between the two people was."

Zhou Weimin spoke softly, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

"Hey... this Yi Zhonghai!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shibin pounded the table and sighed.

Li Huaide knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "Lao Yang, calm down first. This matter has basically been determined. Let's discuss how to deal with Yi Zhonghai first. We must make a decision on this matter tonight and send out the notice tomorrow morning. We must give everyone an explanation as soon as possible."

Several people understood what he meant. Yi Zhonghai was an eighth-level worker, and such an incident would have a huge impact. If no punishment was imposed quickly, the morale of the people in the factory would be in chaos.

The punishment must be severe and strict, and the investigation results must be posted publicly.

Yang Shibin thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Yi Zhonghai's salary will be reduced by three levels. In addition, he will be criticized throughout the factory and will be disqualified from the evaluation for three years. As for Qin Huairu, we will make a decision after the results of the inquiry come out."

After he said this, the others stopped commenting.

The meaning of this punishment is very clear. No matter what Yi Zhonghai did, it will be classified as a lifestyle issue to minimize the impact.

Zhou Weimin even felt that Yi Zhonghai learned the trick of keeping the secret from Yang Shibin. After all, there was no unnaturalness when Yang Shibin announced this decision.

This is only because Qin Huairu, who already had something in mind, was in trouble. If it were an innocent girl, she would be so desperate when the punishment came out.

Li Huaide narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking of, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Old Yang, this punishment is too light." This surprised Fu Deyuan a little. Li Huaide's reputation for work style issues was not so good. Logically speaking, he was the least likely to object.

Zhou Weimin nodded in understanding and said, "Yes, Director Yang, if you only reduce Qin Huairu's salary by three levels, I'm afraid she will have a problem with that. Her mother-in-law doesn't know anything and usually doesn't suffer any loss. If she knew that this would be the result, she would probably come to the factory gate to make a scene."

"Dong dong dong..."

At this time, Sun Cheng knocked on the door and came in. He walked up to the four people and reported loudly: "Report, the results of the inquiry are out. There are big discrepancies between the three people's results. We need to continue the investigation. Please give instructions, leader."

"What the three people said doesn't match up? Please report everything they said. Deputy Director Zhou was also present at the time and can verify the situation."

Li Huaide looked as if he had expected it, and pushed Zhou Weimin out with a smile.

"Yi Zhonghai did not admit that he had a problem with his behavior. He just said that he wanted to help his apprentice's family and did not want Qin Huairu's three children to starve. Qin Huairu admitted that Yi Zhonghai pulled her hand and said that he grabbed the wrong bag of flour. He went to the yard at night just to get help, and her mother-in-law knew about it. He Daqing said that the two of them were struggling in the yard, and the bag of flour fell beside them and was not held in their hands."

Sun Cheng simply reported the three people's statements, with no emotion visible on his face.

According to his experience, among these three people, only He Daqing's words were credible. Although He Daqing's psychological quality was somewhat unexpected, He Daqing's description was consistent with the psychology of everyone at that time.

Since the matter had reached their security department, it obviously couldn't be as simple as Yi Zhonghai said. Other things must have happened in this yard before.

As for Qin Huairu's statement, it seemed more like she was concerned about something and did not tell the truth.

However, these were just his judgments, and there was no basis to support his judgments, so he did not say them out loud so as not to affect the leadership's judgment.

"Wei Min, what do you think?"

Yang Shibin frowned even deeper. In his opinion, Yi Zhonghai's words were totally untenable. He was simply treating everyone as fools.

They all live in the same courtyard, and they are not the only two people in the house. If they really want to help their apprentice, there is no need to go there in the middle of the night to do so.

How could a person who has lived for forty or fifty years not know how serious the disputes are at a widow's door?
"What I saw was the same as He Daqing. I heard that Qin Huairu had a difficult time doing her job in the workshop, and Yi Zhonghai helped her solve some problems today."

News in the factory spreads very quickly. Not to mention that he is the deputy director in charge of the canteen, it is difficult for him not to know some things.

"Old Yang, there is something seriously wrong with Yi Zhonghai's thinking!"

Seeing that everyone had almost understood what was going on, Li Huaide immediately concluded the matter and continued, "Captain Sun, continue investigating the matter. Report any new developments immediately. I'll give you two days to thoroughly investigate the matter!"

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

Sun Cheng saluted and hurried out of the office.

He was afraid that the factory leaders would not let him investigate. Now that Li Huaide had spoken, he naturally had to leave quickly to prevent the factory leaders from changing their minds.

As for how these leaders will deal with Yi Zhonghai, that is none of his business. He is only responsible for investigating the matter thoroughly!
(End of this chapter)