1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 60 Saving Lives from a Rough Porcelain Bowl

The man's eyes were bloodshot: "Gu Lingzhi, stop trying to sweet-talk me. If you hadn't insisted on bringing up the theft from the scrap warehouse, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
"If you hadn't insisted on making an example of me, I wouldn't have lost my job, my wife wouldn't have fallen down the stairs while arguing for a divorce, and she wouldn't have miscarried. Since my child is gone, I'll compensate you with your grandson."

Upon hearing this, the woman who collapsed to the ground cried out in anguish, "Please spare my son! He's innocent! He's so young, he'll be terrified!"

The man laughed maniacally, "If he's small, then what about my child?"

I'll send him down to keep my son company."

After saying that, he pressed the knife in his hand close to the child's neck.

One look at the man's expression and you knew he wasn't just talking; the onlookers all held their breath.

Someone tried to come to the rescue, but the man immediately sensed it and leaned against the wall: "If anyone takes another step forward, I'll take their life."

Fearing that he might accidentally hurt his grandson, Gu Lingzhi quickly waved his hand to stop the well-meaning people who wanted to help: "What will it take for you to stop?"

The man had a resolute expression on his face: "Give up? How could that be?"

Anyway, I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well take this kid with me. At least I won't be alone on the road to the underworld.

The boy, who had been kidnapped by the man, cried out in fear, "Grandpa, Mom, save me!"

Seeing the man's expression turn bloodthirsty upon hearing the boy's cries, Liu Chuxue knew something was wrong; this man was probably truly determined to die.

Just then, chaotic footsteps came from downstairs. The man who had kidnapped the child heard them and became even more frantic: "Fine, you dare to call the police, very well."

As she spoke, she raised her knife and slashed at the boy she was holding captive in her arms.

Just as the woman who had collapsed to the ground cried out a heart-wrenching "No!", in the nick of time, Chu Xue seized the moment when the man was laughing wildly for the last time and threw the rough porcelain bowl in her hand with incredible speed. Just as the knife was about to pierce the boy's heart, the rough porcelain bowl saved him, striking the hostage-taker directly in the head.

Amidst gasps from the crowd, the man first dropped the knife from his hand, then collapsed limply to the ground.

The woman across from them scrambled over and pulled the sobbing boy into her arms, saying, "Son, it's alright, it's alright, Mom's here, Mom's here."

When Deputy Factory Director Gu saw that his grandson was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief. He almost fell over, but luckily someone behind him caught him.

The police arrived at the scene and asked, "What happened?"

Deputy Factory Manager Gu quickly stepped forward and began negotiating with the police.

It turns out that the man who was knocked unconscious by the bowl was named Cao Xiangguang. He was addicted to gambling and often stole things from the scrap warehouse to resell.

A few days ago, an accident occurred at a unit in a township because they purchased substandard parts. The police followed the trail to their factory, and what they found there was shocking.

The amount of waste lost from the waste warehouse was quite significant; this is alarming.

The factory's security department eventually identified more than a dozen people, and Cao Xiangguang was made an example of. However, since it was a loophole in the factory's management, he was not held legally responsible, but was directly dismissed.

Cao Xiangguang went to the factory leaders several times, hoping for a lighter punishment, but the factory leaders replied that if he caused trouble again, they would directly hand him over to the police.

That's why we're in this situation today.

(End of this chapter)