Chapter 169: Handling
This young director was clearly no small fry.
In terms of looks and bearing, she was clearly not an ordinary person. Standing among the workers, she was someone you would spot in an instant.
The police officers who arrived exchanged glances, then looked at the restrained men.
They walked up to the men and handcuffed them. "Alright, you’re coming with us to the station."
"Officer, we really didn’t mean to cause trouble."
"We just wanted them to give us a share of their supply!"
"She runs a factory in Lin Province but won’t help the province’s own co-ops. Shouldn’t you be arresting her?!"
Seeing they were being arrested, the various co-op managers reacted in all sorts of ways. But one thing was consistent—none of them thought they were in the wrong.
Xie Changning tilted her head slightly, glanced at them, and then scoffed.
’It’s to be expected, really. If they had any common sense, they wouldn’t have come to the chemical factory to cause a scene at a time like this.’
Any smart person knew the factory was currently producing goods for export. Causing trouble now was just asking for it.
’Who would listen to Xie Changliu’s instigation and come here to make a scene?’
’Only a fool would do that!’
As she thought this, Xie Changning’s gaze fell upon Xie Changliu. She lifted her chin slightly toward him and said, "He was just holding an axe, trying to destroy the machinery in my workshop. I suggest you officers investigate him and see if his background is clean. I suspect he’s a traitor."
The police had surely arrived so quickly because the chemical factory was so important right now.
It wasn’t just the leaders of Lin Province who valued it; the entire leadership of Anong County did as well.
It was driving the economy of the entire county. They couldn’t possibly be indifferent.
Now that someone was acting as an obstacle, they were bound to investigate them thoroughly.
"Oh, right. He was sent down from Shanghai. I suggest you check his political background as well," Xie Changning added.
Many workers had heard what Xie Changning said about Xie Changliu earlier, so they told the police about him, saying he might be the son of a capitalist and that the police should investigate him thoroughly.
Normally, the child of a capitalist wouldn’t have access to a supply and marketing co-op. How did he manage it?
How he managed it wasn’t important. What was important was that by jumping out like this during such a sensitive period, he was bringing trouble upon himself and whoever was backing him.
Hearing the workers’ words, the officers’ expressions instantly grew more solemn.
With stern faces, they led Xie Changliu and the others away.
Before leaving, they said to Xie Changning and Lin Yongsheng, "You two will also need to come to the station to give a statement."
"Of course. We’ll head over right now."
Lin Yongsheng, with an exceptionally polite attitude, saw the officers out. He then turned around and said to the surrounding workers, "Everyone disperse. The director and I are going to the police station."
With the troublemakers at the center of the commotion taken away, everyone’s gazes couldn’t help but fall on Xie Changning.
They had all seen it clearly. After entering, Xie Changning had very nimbly yanked Xie Changliu down. The motion was fluid and incredibly clean.
You could tell at a glance that she knew a thing or two.
At this thought, the workers who had been feeling a little restless began to calm down.
If the director could uphold justice even against her own family, then any workers who caused trouble for her would only meet a worse fate!
Thinking about it, they all abandoned their little schemes.
Of course, there were still some who wouldn’t give up and wanted to use their presence to threaten Xie Changning.
In their view, Xie Changning was very concerned about the delivery deadline. If she didn’t agree to their demands, they would just delay things, and then...
...they could negotiate terms with her!
Some of them had a wonderful fantasy, completely unaware of what was actually in store for them.
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When Xie Changning and Lin Yongsheng arrived at the police station, some officers were interrogating the troublemakers. An officer sitting outside saw them arrive and poured them some water.
Xie Changning thanked him and sat down to wait.
An officer came over with a pen and paper. "You two, please tell me the specifics of what just happened."
Xie Changning looked at Lin Yongsheng.
She hadn’t been there long and wasn’t familiar with all the details, so Lin Yongsheng became the spokesperson.
As Lin Yongsheng’s words reached the officer’s ears, he found the situation absurd, and his expression turned grim. "The chemical factory’s operations are crucial to our Anong County. They think they can just block it whenever they want?! It’s completely lawless!"
The officers coming out of the interrogation room heard the officer taking the statement say this and subconsciously turned their gazes toward Xie Changning and Lin Yongsheng.
They gathered around, and after reading what was in the report, they all felt indignant.
’I’ve never seen such shameless people!’
’What does another factory’s business have to do with them?’
’Why are they so possessive over another factory’s products?!’
Xie Changning’s expression, however, was calm. She smiled at the officers. "Thank you so much for your help today, Officers. If you hadn’t arrived so promptly, who knows what kind of trouble they would have caused?"
The officers who had arrived so "promptly": "..."
’This Ms. Xie really knows how to make a police officer feel inadequate!’
They had indeed rushed over as fast as they could, but by the time they arrived, the men had already been subdued.
Thinking of this, an officer remembered something.
He turned to Lin Yongsheng. "There are so many people at the factory. Why didn’t you just detain them at the start to stop them from causing trouble?"
Judging by the timeline, Lin Yongsheng had plenty of time to call the police and then apprehend the culprits.
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Lin Yongsheng’s face.
"One of them is my adopted brother. He didn’t dare call the police," Xie Changning stated bluntly, cutting to the truth.
Understanding finally dawned in the officers’ eyes.
’No wonder.’
Indeed, if a relative of their own superior came to cause trouble, they would also be concerned about their leader’s reputation and hesitate to call the police first.
Thinking this, their gazes couldn’t help but land on Xie Changning again.
’This Ms. Xie truly upholds justice, even against her own family!’
’She even reported his "capitalist" background and suspected her own adopted brother of being a traitor. Anyone else would have tried to hide it...’
Xie Changning didn’t know that in the officers’ minds, her image had instantly grown much grander.
Unaware of the officers’ inner thoughts, Xie Changning simply relayed the factory’s losses to them. "I hope you officers will ensure they give our factory a satisfactory resolution."
"Of course!"
The officers saw Xie Changning and Lin Yongsheng out.
After a long moment, a younger officer said to his captain, "Captain, I can’t help but feel a little intimidated in front of Director Xie."
It didn’t make sense. They were clearly the same age.