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Section Chief Liu unfolded the goods transfer order and patted it on Chen Jianhua's chest.

"The night before last, you ran to the factory's duty room, saying that the Haifeng Agricultural Machinery Station urgently needed repairs for autumn plowing, and you insisted on taking twenty sets of inland heavy-duty assemblies from the technical department's warehouse." Section Chief Liu pointed to the handwritten annotations on the order form. "You signed a consignment trial agreement! The technical department clearly reminded you at the time that this batch of goods was designed for hard soil layers in plains, with small end face allowances and right-angle transitions at the tooth roots. Coastal corrosion and sand-resistant tests were not conducted at all!"

Chen Jianhua huddled next to the toolbox, his hands gripping the hem of his suit jacket, his knuckles white.

"Section Chief Liu, please let me explain." Chen Jianhua took a half step forward, his voice trembling. "What happened today was an accident. The Xitan area of ​​Haifeng was completely flooded with seawater, and the mud was thirty-five centimeters deep. The operator was too reckless, pressing the accelerator too hard..."

"fart!"

Master Sun stood up from the bench and slammed his pipe heavily onto the table.

"Before we started work, the limit ring was welded on by your Huaxing technicians themselves, locked at 60% throttle!" Master Sun pointed to the five-column logbook on the table. "Second gear, less than 15 minutes of work time. We only drove 20 meters into the muddy ditch before the gear end face jammed against the outer casing, squeezing all the engine oil out!"

Zhao Xiaoyun opened the blue ledger and pushed it in front of Section Chief Liu.

"Section Chief Liu, this is the complete set of operating records for the first six days." Zhao Xiaoyun pointed to the three signatures on it. "Huaxing technician Liu signed it every day. This morning, before loading this No. 7 machine, the end face clearance was measured, and Old Zhou recorded the data as -0.2 millimeters, which means the tooth width itself exceeded the standard."

Section Chief Liu looked down at the ledger.

The work start time, mud depth, water temperature, box temperature, and actual wear were recorded, followed by three red handprints.

Section Chief Liu adjusted his glasses and turned to stare at Chen Jianhua: "Where's the delivery slip? I'm asking you for the delivery slip!"

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Chen Jianhua's forehead, and his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

The dozens of machine operators surrounding them immediately erupted in chaos.

"Trying to fool our beach area with something from the plains?"

"And this morning he was bragging that it was a heavy-duty shipment specially approved by a major factory!"

"They almost totaled all the vehicles we had left in our team!"

The operators squeezed forward a couple of steps, and several large hands covered in black mud pointed directly at Chen Jianhua's nose.

Chen Jianhua's legs went weak, his back pressed against the cold wooden pillar, and cold sweat trickled down his temples.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Section Chief Liu, I picked up the goods according to the proper consignment procedures! The main reason the goods weren't sold out was that the old casings in Haifeng were too badly deformed..."

"Enough!" Section Chief Liu interrupted him sharply. "The factory made an exception and issued you a green slip to support autumn farming along the coast. And you, you come here with parts that aren't suitable for the work, trying to take over the work, and now you want to pin the blame on the factory after an accident?"

Section Chief Liu turned around and faced Master Sun and Gu Niannian.

"Station Chief Sun, Factory Director Gu, on behalf of the Technical Department of Factory One, I'd like to make a statement," Section Chief Liu said firmly. "This batch of goods was sold by Chen Jianhua personally under the name of Huaxing Trading. The Technical Department of Factory One has never issued any qualification certificates for the Haifeng mudflats. His actions constitute illegal cross-regional sales, and Huaxing Trading will bear all consequences, which have nothing to do with the old factory in the provincial capital."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianhua felt his body go limp and slid down the pillar.

Gu Niannian took out the betting agreement that Chen Jianhua had signed that morning from her briefcase and placed it in the center of the table.

The words were written in black and white on white paper, with Chen Jianhua's red handprint underneath.

"Manager Chen, you said it yourself this morning," Gu Niannian said calmly, "If Huaxing's shipment fails, all twenty sets of spare parts in this truck will be given to the station at scrap metal prices."

Chen Jianhua suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot: "Gu Niannian! Don't push your luck! That truckload of goods is worth over two thousand yuan!"

"You're the one who's gone too far."

Zhao Qiming strode over, holding the faulty gear he had taken from Unit 7, and slammed it into the muddy ground at Chen Jianhua's feet.

"Last night you blocked truck number two, and this morning you brought another truckload of substandard goods to block the gate, wasting half a day of everyone's work!" Zhao Qiming pointed to the muddy water outside the gate. "If it weren't for Factory Director Gu's solution, not only would today's order for thirty sets in Haifeng be canceled, but the entire county's autumn planting would be delayed because of you!"

Master Sun pulled a return and compensation list from the drawer and slapped it in front of Chen Jianhua.

"Sign." Master Sun's voice was hoarse. "The twenty sets of goods in the truck bed will be unloaded at the station on the spot as collateral. The towing fee, labor cost, and oil loss for Unit 7 will be charged to you in total, 160 yuan. Once you sign, you and your men get out of Haifeng."

Chen Jianhua's chest heaved violently, and his fingers trembled so much that he could not hold the pen.

He looked up at Section Chief Liu. Section Chief Liu turned his head to the side, not even glancing at him.

A dozen or so veteran machine operators, each clutching a wrench and crowbar, stood blocking the doorway with grim faces.

Chen Jianhua gritted his teeth, grabbed a pen, and scribbled his name on the compensation form.

The pen tip scratched a hole in the paper.

"Unload!" Master Sun shouted.

Several young machine operators from Haifeng immediately rushed onto the truck bed and unloaded the twenty green wooden crates into the yard with a clanging sound.

Master Sun picked up the Huaxing gear with the broken tooth, found a thick hemp rope, put it directly into the gear hole, and hung it directly above the entrance of the repair shed.

When the wind blew, the broken tooth assembly, covered in black oil and rust, swayed precariously.

"Anyone who tries to fool Haifeng with substandard products again will face the consequences," Master Sun said coldly.

Chen Jianhua lowered his head and crawled into the truck's cab. The truck engine roared shrilly, sprawling through the mud and water as it drove out of the repair shop and onto the main road leading to the provincial capital.

The workshop fell silent.

Master Sun turned around, looked at Gu Niannian, and let out a long sigh.

"Director Gu, we've finally gotten rid of Huaxing, that rotten nail." Master Sun pointed to the two old light cavalry tanks in the yard that had just performed a great service, "But now, it's time to see what Tianhai's true abilities are."

Gu Niannian put away the agreements and registers on the table and nodded.

"The first batch of ten sets of components will be delivered to Haifeng on time next Monday."