355 Mind Your Own Business



The young man who had just shouted rushed forward and picked up the piece of paper. The people behind him quickly followed and surrounded the young man to look at the piece of paper.

"This… This is a copy of the receipt from the county's construction team…" The young man spoke with a trembling hand.

"No… Impossible. No construction team has entered the factory at all!" The surrounding people exclaimed.

"That's right! We were the ones who did it. Why did the county's construction team take the money?"

A middle-aged man who had worked in the county for a few years and had seen the world looked at it and said in surprise, "Could it be… Could it be that Zhang Hao wanted to trick us into working for free from the beginning and gave the county construction team some money to get this receipt? I've seen such a thing in the city, but I didn't expect it to happen to us… I didn't expect Zhang Hao to not even care about his dignity!"

"What? Did he collude with the construction team? Did he transfer the money to the construction team only for the money to return to him?"

"Then what should we do? Without the contract, there's no way to prove that we did those projects!"

In an instant, everyone was defeated.

After knowing the truth, everyone was also filled with righteous indignation. One by one, they prepared to run forward. As they looked like they were going to risk their lives, they shouted, "Return my hard-earned money!"

For many of them, if they did not get this money quickly, their families would not be able to afford their necessities.

Although this salary was not much, it was their life-saving money!

At this moment, a few burly men blocked them and shouted, "What do you want?!"

These people were all Zhang Hao's subordinates. They were all stocky and were completely different from the sallow villagers in the village.

The villagers could not even go up to the factory office building, let alone look for Zhang Hao.

For a moment, the villagers looked at these men and understood the difference in strength between the two sides. Although they had many people, they were not enough to fight these men. Moreover, many of the villagers were the only labor force in their families. If they were injured here and did not receive any money, once the pillar of their families fell, they would be finished.

Looking at the burly men, the villagers' eyes turned red as they scolded them. "How can you help the evildoer?! Look at that guy's face! He owes us his salary today, but he might owe you tomorrow!"

"Do you still have a conscience?! If we can't get the money to save our lives, our family won't be able to afford it today!"

"That's right. Zhang Hao took our salary to buy a Mercedes-Benz. Did you see that?! He's taking advantage of others' misfortune!"

However, the burly men were still unmoved. They continued to form an impenetrable wall, isolating the villagers from their hopes.

Zhang Hao was even more arrogant. He even boldly walked down from upstairs and stood behind the burly men. He laughed loudly and said, "Haha, what are you talking about? Am I behind in paying your salaries? Don't talk nonsense! I never hired you at all! Look at my subordinates. They can only live a good life by following me. I've never delayed their salaries. Go to a radius of ten miles and ask which company doesn't say that I'm trustworthy. From what I see, you just think that you can get the money by acting shamelessly, so you cling to me, who's from the same village. Hmph, what a group of unruly people!"

Zhang Hao only dared to do such a thing because he thought that these villagers were easy to bully.

Ye Xuan witnessed this scene from the side and understood that this group of villagers was indeed too innocent. It seemed like they could not produce evidence to help them prove it with legal means.

Many villagers saw that there was no hope of getting their salary. Some of the men squatted at the side and cried, while others tried their best to rush towards the group of burly men. Even if they were blocked, they did not give up. Some even knelt down and begged the burly man and Zhang Hao to give them a way out.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan looked at this scene and made a call. "Hello, it's me. A group of villagers here were cheated out of their work by their employer. They didn't sign a contract and couldn't get their salary. That factory manager even collaborated with other construction teams to make fake contracts. Ordinary methods are useless against such scoundrels. Come over and deal with them."

Zhang Hao stood behind the burly men and saw the child make a call. When he heard Ye Xuan's words, he mocked Ye Xuan, "Where did this brat come from? What has this got to do with you? Did you call the police?"

Zhang Hao saw Ye Xuan's attire. This pink and tender child with exquisite facial features was obviously not from this village.

Seeing the outsider, Zhang Hao narrowed his eyes and said in a fierce tone, "Let me tell you, it's useless even if you meddle in other people's business. Let me tell you, it's useless to call the police. The law is on my side! The police can't control me even if they come. They can only chase you unruly people away!"

Ye Xuan shook his head and said, "Call the police? No."

Zhang Hao smiled. "Why, brat, what do you want to do? Then what method do you want to use? Why? Can a brat like you call someone over?"

Zhang Hao's subordinates also laughed and mocked Ye Xuan. "Haha, are you going to call a group of elementary school students over?"

"Aiyo, I'm so scared. Don't tell me elementary school students want to play games with me one-on-one?"

"Oh my god, if they want to play games, I admit defeat. Little brother, you should go back to where you came from!"

As he spoke, Liu Tian pulled Ye Xuan and said, "Xiao Xuan, don't be like this. The adults will settle their matters. Don't get involved."

Although Liu Tian said that he was not short of money, he also came to ask for his salary. First, he felt that this was the result of his hard work. Even if it was one yuan, he should take back what he should take. On the other hand, Liu Tian also knew that many people in the village did not have good family conditions and were in a hurry to use money. If he came to ask for his salary, there would be an additional supporter.

Then, Liu Tian also walked to the people who had poor family situations and were in a hurry to ask for their salaries. He patted their shoulders one by one to comfort them.

"Ah Tian, bring the children to my house for dinner next week. Find a short-term worker to work first. Don't be anxious. It's fine. Things will get better."

"Xiao Li, isn't your grandfather sick? Don't be anxious. I have a relative who works as a doctor in the county city. I'll write a letter for you and let you pay on credit first. When you have money later, you can return the medical fees. The old man's illness can't be delayed. The longer it is delayed, the more dangerous it will be and the more money you will spend."

"Ah Bin, your daughter is going to start school soon, right? You promised to buy a new school bag for the girl, right? How did I know? Haha… The girl told everyone in the village before she got it. I can't buy it now, but I still have a school bag that my granddaughter used when she was young. It's still 80% new. Can you let her use it first? Tomorrow, I'll embroider two small flowers on that school bag. I guarantee it'll be even more beautiful than a new bag!"