Inside the concierge.
The security officers were all new to the term 'cage house'.
They had seen cages, but cages were for poultry or pets, and houses were for people.
The words cage and house cannot be connected together.
Li Weidong looked at their surprised faces, smiled, and said: "There is a kind of house in Hong Kong City called a cage house.
Its design structure is just like its name. The bed is surrounded by barbed wire, just like cages, and various daily utensils are even placed in the cages.
The size of a cage house is about the same as the double dormitory in your security department, and it can accommodate more than 20 people. "
"What, more than twenty people live in a small house? Can it fit in?" Xiao Liu couldn't help but exclaimed.
His home is quite far from the steel rolling mill, and he lives in a dormitory on weekdays.
The double room dormitory felt crowded even though there were only two people there, and it was piled full of daily necessities and bedding.
He couldn't imagine how twenty people could be "crammed" into one house.
The security officers also looked suspicious.
There was no way, houses in this era were all allocated by factories, and they never had to worry about accommodation.
Li Weidong said: "Under normal circumstances, there is no way to place twenty cages in one room, but those cages can be stacked."
"Of course, there is no kitchen in the cage house. When cooking, you can only cook in the public toilet."
....
The harsh environment of the cage house made the expressions of the security officers change.
Although most of the houses in the capital are old, some families have large populations, and two or three people are crowded into one house.
but.
I have never seen anyone cooking in the toilet.
"Cages are stacked up, and people live in cages... What's the difference between people and animals?" Xiao Liu took a breath.
With a look of disbelief on his face: "Then...why do those people live in cages? Why don't they live in dormitories?"
"Dorm? Haha." Li Weidong smiled and said: "In Hong Kong City, factories are all private, and workers are just tools for factory owners to make money. Do you think those factory owners will consider the living environment of workers and spend a lot of money to build dormitories for them? ?"
People don't always care about things that are easy to get.
Because some people get it without paying, he doesn't care much about it. He thinks that's what he deserves.
Take the house for example.
The capital city of this era has a population of 7.396 million people and covers an area of 216.06 square kilometers. It can definitely be regarded as an international metropolis.
Being able to own a house of your own in such an international metropolis is a lifelong dream for countless people abroad.
Now domestic workers can be assigned a house of their own as long as they enter the capital.
So much so that they never realize how valuable their homes are.
This was the first time that the security officers had heard of this kind of thing, but their elders all came from before liberation and had some understanding of the factory environment before liberation.
Xiao Liu couldn't help swallowing and his eyes were dull: "Is this still the bustling port city?"
"Oh, the prosperity of the port city is the prosperity of the factory owners, big capitalists, and big businessmen. They play the flute and sing in the neon lights every night.
The prosperity of the port city has nothing to do with ordinary workers.
Workers need to work in the factory for more than ten hours continuously during the day.
The management of factories in Gangcheng is much stricter than here.
Workers have a set time to go to the toilet, and if they exceed the time, their wages will be deducted.
After a tiring day, they dragged their tired bodies back to the filthy cage house.
Falling asleep amidst the constant snoring and the rotten and dirty smell.
The next day, before dawn, they had to get up and go to the factory to work.
Day after day, year after year...
Until they fell down in the factory and could never stand up again. "
....
"Working more than ten hours a day...how can they endure it?" Xiao Liu couldn't help swallowing.
In the steel rolling mill, workers' working hours are eight hours, and even if they work overtime, they will not exceed nine hours.
The expressions of the security officers were a little dull at this time.
They couldn't imagine how the workers in the port city persisted.
Of course, there is more information about Hong Kong City in Li Weidong's memory of his previous life.
The port city of this era was managed by four major Chinese detectives. The police chiefs colluded with the society, and black and white were mixed.
In addition to enduring their exploitation, ordinary people may also be arrested and charged with crimes. Life is far harder than in the mainland.
However, these things are too shocking.
Once spoken out, it may cause unnecessary trouble.
Just as he was about to get up, a voice came from outside.
"Hey, everyone's cats are here!"
A burly middle-aged man opened the door.
He was wearing a peaked cap and an old military coat. He had thick and slightly thin lips and fierce eyes. He looked very imposing.
He was rosy and looked very healthy.
This should be Deputy Section Chief Hu.
Li Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly and was about to stand up.
Deputy Section Chief Hu also noticed him and frowned slightly: "Comrade, you are..."
Xiao Liu quickly stood up and introduced: "Section Chief, this is Director Li from the Poverty Alleviation Workshop. I have something to discuss with Section Chief Zhang Aiguo. As you know, Section Chief Zhang Aiguo has gone to a meeting, so I will wait here for a while."
"Director Li...ah, you are Director Li Weidong!" Deputy Section Chief Hu was slightly startled, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face, "I have heard that you, a truck driver, can become the workshop director, it is amazing."
Li Weidong chuckled and said: "Chief Hu, you have given me the award. This is my luck. The factory leaders think highly of me."
Deputy Section Chief Hu nodded and said, "In that case, just sit down and wait. Section Chief Zhang Aiguo will probably be back soon."
After saying that, Deputy Section Chief Hu opened the door and left.
Standing at the gate and looking into the distance, Deputy Section Chief Hu's face darkened.
Seeing that it was time to bring the truck out of the factory, Deputy Section Chief Hu came to the gate post in advance. He wanted to chat with the security officers and build relationships.
Seeing that Li Weidong was there at this time, he suddenly lost his mood.
It is said that Li Weidong is Zhang Aiguo's best friend.
He and Zhang Aiguo are mortal enemies.
When the old section chief retired, he recommended Deputy Section Chief Hu to be the chief of the Security Section.
Deputy Section Chief Hu was already ready to take over. Unexpectedly, the superiors suddenly transferred Zhang Aiguo, who worked in the public security department.
Of course, Deputy Section Chief Hu was not convinced. Taking advantage of his many years of working in the Security Section, he tried to squeeze Zhang Aiguo away at work several times.
Who would have thought that Zhang Aiguo, an old police officer, is quite capable.
Not only did Deputy Section Chief Hu fail to succeed, but Zhang Aiguo won the support of the security officers for destroying several pieces of evidence.
Zhang Aiguo was not a soft-hearted person. After gaining a firm foothold, he began to cut off Deputy Chief Hu's gang members.
The butts of Deputy Chief Hu's cronies are not clean to begin with.
Seeing that Zhang Aiguo was serious, they all fled after being arrested, reported to the superiors and were transferred from the Security Section.
At this point, Deputy Section Chief Hu became a loner, and was soon pushed out of Zhang Aiguo's position into a vacant position.
Seeing that there was no hope of promotion, Deputy Section Chief Hu simply began to fail and began to take sick leave all year round.
If it hadn't been for Ma Sanxiang's request, he wouldn't have come to work today at all.
Thinking of Ma San, Deputy Section Chief Hu suddenly felt bad and cursed secretly: "This guy is just like a dog-skin plaster. He can't tear it off after he puts it on. I really shouldn't have asked Ma San to do those things back then. "
Back then, in order to suppress Zhang Aiguo, Deputy Section Chief Hu asked someone to investigate Zhang Aiguo, but no problems were found.
If there is no problem, then create some problems for him.
However, the person who caused the problem must be reliable and dare to take action.
Deputy Section Chief Hu quickly thought of Ma San.
This person is considered to be a leader among young people, he is ruthless and will do anything at any cost.
And the mouth is still tight.
Deputy Section Chief Hu is the deputy section chief of the Security Section, and he often deals with stubborn people like Ma San.
Ma San was also arrested and interrogated for some matters.
As a result, Ma San's performance impressed him. No matter what method he used, Ma San could survive every time.
Ma San is the most suitable person to carry out this kind of task of framing people.
So, Deputy Section Chief Hu stopped Ma San halfway.
Ma San was also very loyal and agreed without saying a word.
It's just that...the final result was beyond Deputy Section Chief Hu's expectations.
Not only did Ma San fail to unseat Zhang Aiguo, but he used this incident to get attached to Deputy Section Chief Hu.
Deputy Section Chief Hu was asked to use his power to cooperate with them in removing waste materials from the workshop.
Deputy Section Chief Hu was an old guard, and he knew the relevant laws and regulations by heart, so he would not do such a self-destructive thing, and he was determined to let Ma San know the pros and cons once Ma San threatened again.
As the deputy chief of the security department, he has a hundred ways to make Ma San disappear silently.
At this time, something unexpected happened to Deputy Chief Hu.
After being rejected by Deputy Section Chief Hu, Ma San did not continue to press him. Instead, he gave Deputy Section Chief Hu two large front doors.
It was as if he had no leverage over Deputy Chief Hu.
Deputy Section Chief Hu was a little unbelievable at first, but then gradually relaxed as time went by.
Half a year later, Deputy Chief Hu was already lying down.
One dark night, Deputy Section Chief Hu woke up and suddenly found a person sitting on the bedside.
That person is Ma San.
Deputy Section Chief Hu reached for the pistol under the pillow and found that the pistol appeared in Ma San's hand.
Ma San played with his pistol, took out a pile of banknotes from his pocket, and threw it casually in front of Deputy Section Chief Hu.
He asked Deputy Section Chief Hu to cooperate with his actions and get the scrap out of the steel rolling workshop.
For every action, Deputy Section Chief Hu received twenty yuan.
If not, he would write a letter about Deputy Section Chief Hu's attempt to frame Zhang Aiguo and submit it to the factory committee.
Unlike the flat refusal last time, this time Deputy Section Chief Hu was hesitant.
In his mind, the position of section chief should have been his, and the leaders in the factory were being unkind and unjust to him by transferring Zhang Aiguo.
Since you are unkind and unjust, there is no need for me to abide by my duty.
Moreover, all he needed to do was pretend not to see it when checking.
Even if the Ma San incident happened, it would have little to do with him.
The most important thing is that after each action, he can get twenty dollars.
Deputy Section Chief Hu has five sons. Among them, the eldest and second son are both formal workers in the factory and are married.
In recent years, as the shortage of workers in Beijing has decreased, the employment situation for young people has become increasingly tense.
The third, fourth and fifth children failed to find formal jobs after graduating from elementary school.
They will need a lot of money to find a job, get married, and have children in the future.
Deputy Section Chief Hu's monthly salary is only more than 60 yuan.
This money is enough for ordinary people to live.
However, it is almost impossible to arrange jobs for children and help them get married.
Twenty yuan each time, and only a few times, can change the current predicament.
The pile of banknotes in front of him kept shaking, as if it were a huge whirlpool, sucking Deputy Section Chief Hu into it.
Deputy Section Chief Hu finally agreed to Ma San.
He made up his mind to part ways with Ma as soon as he saved enough money.
The rolling mill is a large state-owned factory with more than 10,000 workers.
The waste generated in the workshop every month is calculated in tons.
Losing hundreds of kilograms of scrap will not attract anyone's attention at all.
As the deputy chief of the Security Section, Deputy Section Chief Hu personally stood at the gate to provide cover. Even Zhang Aiguo would not have doubts about him.
In the following years, Ma San's actions succeeded every time.
He also kept his promise and paid Deputy Section Chief Hu the amount agreed in advance after each action.
With that money, Deputy Chief Hu's sons found formal jobs one after another and completed the major life events of getting married and having children.
Deputy Section Chief Hu also had the idea of withdrawing.
After one action, he told Ma San about his intention to withdraw.
Different from last time, Ma San, who had always been gentle and gentle, looked ferocious.
He stretched out his hands and strangled Deputy Section Chief Hu's neck.
"Ah...ahem!"
Deputy Section Chief Hu struggled.
Ma San became even more angry, tightened his fingers and widened his eyes: "If you want to quit, fine, tomorrow I will write a letter about what you have done for me over the years and send it to Zhang Aiguo's desk. What do you think? How will he treat you..."
Deputy Section Chief Hu gasped, coughed violently, and his face turned red.
His fingers slid down and touched the cold handle of the gun.
With a little force, he grasped the handle of the gun.
Just draw the gun and pull the trigger.
With a flash of fire, the evil man in front of him will cease to exist.
He would be free again and no longer have to live in fear.
but.
The next second, Deputy Section Chief Hu let go of his hand.
He suddenly found that he had lost the courage to draw his pistol.
Things are different now.
He had only framed Zhang Aiguo before.
Even if he is found out, the biggest punishment is to be expelled.
And now!
Although he didn't make statistics, he had a rough estimate.
Over the years, they have carried dozens of tons of waste out of the steel rolling mill.
What a terrible amount!
Once the matter is revealed, he will definitely have to squat on the fence.
His sons would be implicated.
His grandchildren will be laughed at.
The reputation of their Hu family will plummet.
He, Lao Hu, was the first factory leader of the Hu family and a role model for the young people of the Hu family.
If you lose your reputation, you lose everything.
Deputy Section Chief Hu had no way to accept such an ending.
That evening.
He staggered as he walked in the pouring rain.
Even though the cold rain washed over his body, it could not stop the despair and pain deep in his heart.
He knew that there was no turning back.
