Su Wen left Xiaoshanzi Village on his bicycle with two bags of dried fish and several large carp. He was stopped by three people not long after. His heart tightened, not knowing who these people were and why they wanted to stop him.
"Excuse me, what's the matter with you?" Su Wen asked cautiously.
One of them came forward, looked at Su Wen and said, "You came back from that small mountain village, right?"
Su Wen nodded and said, "Yes, I came back from there."
The man then said, "We heard that you bought dried fish from their village. Is that true?"
Su Wen nodded again and said, "Yes, I bought dried fish from their village."
The man asked again: "Then where are you going now?"
Su Wen replied: "I want to go back to the Sijiucheng Steel Rolling Mill." Su Wen didn't know who these people were or their intentions. As he answered, he parked his bicycle and was wary of the three people opposite.
"Keep the dried fish and go away. We don't want to hurt anyone. Someone wants the fish in the Chaobai River. If you just buy a few live fish and go back to eat, we won't come out to stop you."
"These dried fish are from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. I have no right to give them to you." Su Wen said firmly.
"Then don't blame us for being rude." One of them said and gestured to the other person. Another man immediately came forward and grabbed Su Wen's bicycle.
Su Wen raised his leg and kicked the person rushing towards him away.
"How dare you kick me!" The man who was kicked stood up and rushed towards Su Wen again angrily.
A black muzzle pointed at his forehead, stopping his forward momentum, and he slowly retreated. Su Wen turned the shotgun and fired into the air, "Do you still want my dried fish?"
The three people were shocked by the gunshots and turned pale. They obviously did not expect Su Wen to have a gun. They looked at each other, clearly at a loss.
"Why don't you get out of here, do you have to force me to send you on your way?" Su Wen said coldly.
The three people hesitated for a moment, and finally one of them nodded and said, "Okay, let's go. The person who arranged for us to come is from the Navy Yard. I'll remember you, kid. Be careful in the future."
Su Wen didn't speak. He held the shotgun tightly and watched the three people leave. After the three people left, Su Wen took a deep breath. I got back on the bike and continued moving forward. I didn't feel completely relaxed until I got back to Sijiu City and it was safe.
He returned to the Purchasing Department and handed the purchased items to Zhu Minghua, asking her to help store them in the warehouse and go to the Finance Department to collect the money. He went upstairs to find Li Huaide.
"Director, I'm back."
Li Huaide was writing something when he looked up at Su Wen and found that Su Wen didn't look very good. "What's wrong? What happened? You look so ugly."
"On the way back from the factory director, I met some robbers. They claimed to be from the Navy Yard. I used a shotgun to force them back. The man who took the lead said he would retaliate against me."
After Li Huaide heard the news, his expression became solemn. He took a deep look at Su Wen, and then said: "They want to rob you of whatever you bought. We will also inquire about the situation at the Navy Yard to see if anyone has evil intentions."
"More than a hundred kilograms of dried fish, and a few big carps."
"Where did you buy it from?"
"A small mountain village on the edge of the Chaobai River. The Chaobai River is almost drying up. The villages on both sides should be able to catch a lot of fish."
Li Huaide's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Su Wen, are you telling the truth?"
"Well, it's true. One more thing is that their supply and marketing cooperative no longer accepts fish. Now that supplies are so scarce, there must be something fishy behind this outrageous operation of the local supply and marketing cooperative."
When Li Huaide heard this, he showed an excited expression on his face. He stood up and walked around the room, thinking about the possible implications of the news.
"Su Wen, come with me to see Director Yang and tell him what happened today. I plan to have the security department drive to the villages on both sides of the Chaobai River to collect all the fish they caught. Take it back. But this involves the Navy Yard, so for the sake of safety, I have to ask Lao Yang to support my action."
Su Wen nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
The two came to Director Yang's office together. After listening to Su Wen's narrative, Director Yang showed a serious expression on his face. He thought for a while and then said: "Old Li, arrange for people to set off immediately. You lead a team and I will lead a team and we will go there in person. We will give the villagers a fair price and leave no clues to the people at the Navy Yard. Su Wen, you can go with me again, no problem."
"no problem."
Two jeeps and four Jiefang vehicles drove out of the steel rolling mill and arrived at the Chaobai River embankment at around 7 p.m. Director Yang came down to check it out and said, "Old Li, you go north, and I'll go south. Let's visit all the villages on both sides of the strait."
Su Wen followed Li Huaide's jeep. Each village on the river embankment arranged people to guard the river water and prevent people from other villages from using it. The fish collection went very smoothly. Su Wen sat in the car and was fascinated. I fell asleep in a daze,
When Su Wen woke up, the jeep had already entered Sijiu City. "Are you awake?" Li Huaide asked sitting in front.
"Director, I don't know when I fell asleep. Are we back?"
"I'm back. The harvest is good. I brought back almost 1,000 kilograms of fish. I don't know what the situation is at Lao Yang's side, but it should be about the same."
"Director, what should I do? During our trip tonight, we have greatly offended the people in the Navy Yard, especially me. I have stirred up a hornet's nest."
"They don't dare. Our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is not a fool. Let's wait until Lao Yang comes back to discuss it. It is most likely that one or two of the big boys did this. Their fathers at most know about it and are unlikely to get involved. Otherwise, I wouldn’t try to lower the price and act like a petty person.”
Li Huaide's words gave Su Wen some comfort, but he was still a little worried.
Back at the steel rolling mill, Director Yang has returned. "Old Li, hurry up and hide the fish you brought back. I have already contacted the people in the compound. It was the second boy of the Old Wei family who caused this. They will come to the steel rolling mill soon. Let's buy the things." Now that I'm back, I can't do anything too extreme, and I have to share some of it with them. They also promised not to retaliate against Xiao Su."
"Su Wen, please go back and rest first. I'm worried that they are not polite, so don't meet them. Don't worry, you are from the steel rolling mill and I won't let you suffer." Li Huaide asked Su Wen to avoid the people in the Navy Yard. .
Su Wen nodded and left silently.
