allonlinenovel Chapter 129 Debate at the Brigade Headquarters
Chapter 129 Debate at the Brigade Headquarters
Hu Fangming and Feng Qingqing were talking about what had happened at the former educated youth compound.
Meanwhile, things were already bustling at the brigade headquarters.
When the educated youth arrived at the brigade headquarters, it was already past six o'clock in the evening. The accountant, Liu Hezhi, should have gone home by then, but he was so preoccupied with what the women's director, Zhang Xiumei, had said about the brigade leader's family that afternoon that he forgot the time. By the time he came to his senses, it was already past six o'clock in the evening.
Just as he was packing up to go back, he heard a commotion coming from outside the brigade office. He wondered what was going on, so he stood up and went outside.
Before he could even leave the house, the office door was pushed open, and he saw that the group of people who came in were from the educated youth institute.
Liu Hezhi was puzzled as to why so many educated youths had come to the brigade office at this hour. He looked at Ma Mingchuan and Miao Qiucui, who were in charge of the male and female educated youths at the educated youth compound, and asked with a questioning expression:
"What's wrong? What happened? Why are you here so late?"
Upon hearing his question, Zhuang Shan, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately stepped forward and eagerly reported the general situation of the educated youth compound to Liu Hezhi.
After hearing this, Liu Hezhi's eyes widened, his mouth half-open, and he just stood there stunned.
Liu Hezhi thought to himself: What's wrong with their Lanshan Brigade lately? Why are there so many things happening, and each one is stranger than the last.
The events that occurred at this educated youth compound were something he had never heard of or seen in all his years of experience.
After Zhuang Shan finished speaking, seeing that Accountant Liu didn't react, she quickly shouted loudly:
"Accountant Liu, Accountant Liu."
Hearing the shout, Liu Hezhi finally snapped out of his daze:
"Oh oh oh."
He quickly agreed.
Looking at the hopeful faces of the educated youth waiting for his decision, Liu Hezhi replied with a troubled expression:
"As you all know, I'm just an accountant. The brigade leader is usually responsible for handling things here, but unfortunately, he..."
He didn't say anything more, but his expression said something you all understand.
"What should we do then?"
But Zhuang Shan didn't care about any of that; she quickly raised her voice and shouted.
"Just because the brigade leader isn't here, does that mean no one in the brigade is going to handle this? If the other cadres in the brigade aren't going to handle it either, then we'll go to the commune's educated youth office. I refuse to believe that nobody will take care of this."
When Liu Hezhi heard that they were going to the commune to find the educated youth office, he was startled and quickly tried to calm them down:
“I didn’t say we wouldn’t deal with it, but it’s not something I can decide on my own. So, wait a moment, and one of you can go and call the Women’s Director, Director Zhang, over. Also, go and check on the militia company commander, Company Commander Lü. If he’s back, ask him to come over too. We’ll discuss it together and see how to handle it.”
Liu Hezhi did not want the educated youth to report the matter to the commune's educated youth office right now. If the commune leaders found out, they would think that the brigade leader of Lanshan Brigade had just fallen, and there was no one to deal with the incident in the brigade. They felt that the brigade was incapacitated without Captain Xiong.
He couldn't leave that impression on the commune leaders.
After Liu Hezhi calmed down some of the disgruntled commune members, everyone waited in the brigade office for the arrival of the other two cadres.
About ten minutes later, Zhang Xiumei, the women's director, arrived at the brigade office. On her way there, she had already learned about some things at the educated youth compound, and she was shocked and helpless.
What was shocking was that this was the first time such a thing had happened in the educated youth compound in such a long time. What was frustrating was that the brigade leader had just had an accident, and then this kind of thing happened in the educated youth compound. It could be said that they were in a state of leaderlessness. But the affairs of the educated youth could not be ignored, otherwise, as Zhuang Shan said, the educated youth would definitely cause trouble at the commune.
Moreover, objectively speaking, if she were a sent-down youth, it would indeed be difficult to ask her to stay there after encountering such a situation.
Not long after Zhang Xiumei arrived, the educated youth who had gone to find the militia company commander, Lü Tianhua, also came over. He was panting and said:
“Company Commander Lü just got home. I told him about it, and he said he would come over right away.”
When Liu Hezhi and Zhang Xiumei heard that Company Commander Lü had also returned, they were overjoyed. After all, it was easier to make decisions with three people than with two, and with Company Commander Lü there, they felt more confident.
So the group decided to wait for Company Commander Lü to arrive. About five or six minutes later, Company Commander Lü arrived, looking travel-worn. Seeing his chapped lips and tired face, they knew he had been traveling to and from the commune all day, but calling him over at this time was a last resort.
Seeing that all the brigade cadres except the brigade leader had arrived, some of the educated youth couldn't wait to ask:
"Company Commander Lü, Director Zhang, Accountant Liu, how exactly does the brigade plan to handle the matter we discussed earlier?"
The first to speak was Zhuang Shan, who was the most anxious. She was already a bit impatient, and having waited for quite a while, her tone was not very friendly.
Before the cadres could speak, she continued:
"Let me state my opinion first. I cannot accept living under the same roof with a mentally unstable person. I don't know when I might be suddenly strangled to death by her. My personal safety is not guaranteed, so what else can I say? If you can't resolve this, don't blame me for taking this to the commune."
Zhuang Shan spoke her mind first, also telling the brigade cadres that this matter could not be glossed over and their safety had to be taken into consideration. It would not work to try to smooth things over as before, at least Zhuang Shan disagreed with that approach.
After Zhuang Shan finished speaking, she looked at the other educated youth. The other educated youth looked at each other and remained silent, not saying a word.
But they all looked at the cadres with hopeful eyes, and Zhang Xiumei and the others could tell from their reactions that these people tacitly agreed with Zhuang Shan's opinion.
Zhang Xiumei sighed inwardly. Such a thing was indeed worrying, no wonder the educated youth were so vehemently opposed to it; no one could accept it.
Zhang Xiumei, Lü Tianhua, and Liu Hezhi exchanged glances, confirmed their thoughts, and then Zhang Xiumei asked the question:
"So what are your considerations?"
After saying this, he stared at Ma Mingchuan, the person in charge of the male and female educated youth, and Miao Qiucui. They knew they had to say something at this point. Ma Mingchuan said somewhat helplessly:
"Lu Yulan's condition is indeed somewhat unusual. My suggestion is that she go to the hospital for a thorough examination. If it is indeed a mental abnormality, then..."
He didn't say anything more, but everyone around him understood what he meant: if someone was mentally unstable, they could no longer live with the other educated youth.
Zhuang Shan was displeased upon hearing this, but just as she was about to say something, Qi Hongsheng tugged at her sleeve. She snorted, turned her head away, and ultimately said nothing more.