"What do you want? What are you doing?"
"We were called by Deputy Director Liu. Do you still want to work in Factory Two? Are you trying to get laid off by offending Deputy Director Liu?"
The man in glasses started to panic. He had never seen such a situation before.
Fortunately, everyone here was an employee of Factory Two. If not for this identity, their chances of being shot in the dark would have been high.
Look at those people, all serious and menacing, clearly showing they wanted to resist.
If they truly resisted, these few would have no way to cope. Moreover, their orders were directed at Yu Zhou's family. If things escalated, even Liu Dalong wouldn't be able to protect them.
Therefore, these few people immediately and without hesitation invoked Liu Dalong's name.
After all, this deputy director was now the true power holder in Factory Two, and he barely paid attention even to the director.
In their eyes, mentioning Liu Dalong at this moment would at least have some deterrent effect, right?
It was just a pity that their plan failed this time.
Even Yu Zhou let out a cold laugh. When their own vital interests were involved, very few people would back down.
Especially when the factory was clearly targeting someone and setting such a precedent.
Who could guarantee that this time Yu Zhou's house was being taken back because he was disliked, but next time Liu Dalong disliked them, they would also end up sleeping on the streets?
This place, after all, was home to most of these workers.
"This is too much. Layoffs are national policy, and it's irreversible. We can't do anything about it."
"But what do you so-called reform groups want to do now? Do you want to kill all of us who have contributed to the factory in the past?"
The old man would not listen to these guys' nonsense.
Who didn't know that Liu Dalong and Yu Zhou were at odds, even to the point of irreconcilable differences?
But even so, you didn't have to push people to their deaths, did you?
Being fired from public office, truthfully, had a significant impact on Yu Zhou. To those with discerning eyes, this was already enough.
If they continued to torment people, not only would they be unable to watch, but probably very few people in the entire factory would be able to.
If Liu Dalong created a mess and others had to clean it up, the factory workers, who were already struggling, would be the ones to suffer in the end.
Of course, no one dared to say this before, but now that they were pushed to this point, there was nothing they dared not say.
"You... you're trying to rebel!"
The man in glasses seemed to be unaware of the situation. More and more people were starting to gather.
But in their eyes, this was still a group of factory workers that they could easily manipulate.
Disobeying them, the new authority, meant punishment.
The man in glasses grabbed Yu Zhou's hand and tried to drag him away.
If they could take him away, then even if these people were unhappy, they wouldn't be able to cause any major trouble.
"Go, come with us to the security department. If we can't deal with you today, wouldn't Deputy Director Liu lose face?"
"To tell you the truth, this time we will definitely take back your dilapidated house."
"Whether it's used as a warehouse or for whatever else, you can't keep this house. I'm telling you."
They actually resorted to physical force?
Yu Zhou had previously thought that Liu Dalong had at least some intelligent people around him. However, he did not expect that this seemingly refined man in glasses was also just a straw man.
With a flick of his hand, Yu Zhou kicked the man in glasses in the stomach.
"Do you really think I have no temper?"
"I am no longer an employee of Factory Two. Liu Dalong personally fired me."
"If you want to take back the house, fine. The property deed is in my name. You show me the legal documents!"
"No? Then get lost! Who told you that as an ordinary citizen, not an employee of Factory Two, I have to look at your Factory Two's face?"
"You dare to lay hands on me in broad daylight? Are you rebelling?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire courtyard became quiet.
Many old neighbors present were stunned.
They had heard before that Yu Zhou had a bad temper and had even laid hands on his own cousin.
But that was mostly hearsay; few people had actually witnessed it.
Now, he had even laid hands on a factory cadre.
What would happen next? Would they still try to lay hands on Liu Dalong?
Because Factory Two was an old factory, the entire factory complex could be considered a small society.
The director could be called the head of the family, which was correct, but it wouldn't be wrong to call him a local tyrant.
The previous director could indeed manage all matters within the factory complex.
For example, distributing houses, food, and daily necessities. Even if the police wanted to come in for an investigation, they had to build good relations with the factory.
But now it was different. Many people didn't even have food to eat and had been laid off. In such a situation, if Liu Dalong still wanted to be a local tyrant, and his subordinates wanted to arrest people arbitrarily within the factory, it would be somewhat unrealistic.
"Yes, beat up Liu Dalong's lackey!"
"Isn't all this trouble caused by Liu Dalong's personal vendetta? We're being laid off, and it's the same for us."
"We haven't heard of anyone close to him being on the layoff list. Not only that, but how many young girls has he harmed in the factory?"
"He's retaliating just because Yu Zhou didn't let him have his way. Does this mean that our women will also be devoured by people in the future?"
"We won't serve anymore! If we don't get justice today, we'll report it to a higher authority."
"We don't believe that in the entire Jiangbei City, there's no place to reason."
Once the emotions of the masses are ignited, they will completely lose control.
Indeed, Yu Zhou played a role in fanning the flames of this incident.
But more importantly, it was because Liu Dalong had gone too far.
If you showed favoritism, or even took a little bribe, it wouldn't cause any major problems.
But now, when Factory Two was in turmoil, you were still causing widespread discontent. Regardless of whether Yu Zhou took the lead at this time, once the limit of tolerance was reached, an explosion was inevitable.
It would be like an overwhelming force that would lead to no good end for countless people...