Siheyuan: I just came across and wanted to chase me away

Chapter 804: Educating Deputy Director Li

Director Yang wore a faint smile. He wanted to take this opportunity to teach Deputy Director Li a lesson, to show him his worth and stop constantly opposing him. Director Yang said slowly, "Deputy Director Li, this isn't my decision. I'm just following orders. My superiors asked me to do this. If you have any objections, feel free to speak to them."

Director Yang doesn't care about Deputy Director Li now. After all, he has just made such a big mistake. I believe that the people above him will not protect him. This is an opportunity.

Deputy Director Li's face was livid with rage, and he secretly clenched his fists at his sides. He knew he had indeed made a mistake this time, and that he had fallen into someone's hands, but he couldn't bear to swallow this anger. He gritted his teeth, looked at Director Yang, and said coldly, "Director, things change. It's best to leave a way out when doing things, so that we can meet again in the future."

Director Yang had no intention of engaging with Deputy Director Li this time and simply chose to remain silent. Seeing this, Deputy Director Li didn't say anything more. He turned around angrily and strode out of the office, slamming the door shut as if to vent his dissatisfaction.

After Deputy Director Li left, Director Yang's smile grew even wider. He muttered to himself, "Hmph, I won't fight you anymore. The one I'm really fighting with is Gu Nan. I hope Gu Nan won't let me down."

At this moment, Secretary Lin knocked lightly on the door, then pushed it open and walked in, saying respectfully, "Director, everyone is here, look..."

Director Yang nodded, briefly tidied up the documents on his desk, stood up, and prepared to go to the meeting. He knew that Deputy Director Li had always relied on his backers to look down on him. Today's opportunity was a rare one. If he didn't take it, when would he take it?

Director Yang arrived at the conference hall, only to find a crowd of over a thousand people seated in a sea of chaos, the place buzzing with conversation. He stepped onto the stage, cleared his throat, and shouted, "Quiet!" His words resonated like a bell, echoing throughout the venue. The previously boisterous crowd, upon hearing Director Yang's words, suddenly quieted, their gaze fixed on him.

Director Yang glanced at the crowd in the audience and slowly began, "I've called everyone here today for two main reasons. The first is regarding Deputy Director Li Huaide. While in office, Deputy Director Li was absent from his post without permission, seriously disrupting the normal work order of the factory. After discussion and decision by the factory leadership, Deputy Director Li will be fined six months' salary."

"And Xu Damao, he's also gone AWOL. From today on, his job will be changed to cleaning the toilets."

The audience was shocked when they heard this, especially He Yuzhu, who had originally thought that this meeting was to announce the removal of Gu Nan's position as canteen director, but he hadn't expected it to be about dealing with Deputy Director Li. He couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, his face full of surprise.

Director Yang didn't rush to mention the second point. He thought to himself, this is the perfect opportunity to kick Deputy Director Li when he's down. So, he turned to look at Deputy Director Li sitting next to him, a malicious smile on his face, and said, "Deputy Director Li, you should criticize yourself here in front of everyone about this matter."

Deputy Director Li had expected Director Yang to target him, but he hadn't expected him to be so persistent, actually demanding he criticize himself in front of so many people. It was a deliberate attempt to embarrass him. He stood up, a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said, "Director, you know I just got back and haven't had time to prepare yet. Do you think we should just... let it go?"

Director Yang had always wanted to embarrass Deputy Director Li, so how could he let this opportunity slip away so easily? He smiled and said, "Alright, since you're admitting your mistake, what else do you need to prepare? Let's get started."

Deputy Director Li was practically fuming with anger at Director Yang, but he could do nothing but walk to the front with a sullen face. He looked at the dense crowd of workers below the stage, his heart filled with resentment, and he gnashed his teeth, thinking, "Yang, you're clearly trying to embarrass me! Just wait until I recover from this, and one day feel better, I'll show you how I'm going to deal with you, you bastard!" His eyes gleamed with anger and resentment, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the exertion.

Director Yang looked at Deputy Director Li standing on the stage with a sullen face but not saying a word for a long time. He couldn't help but frowned and said in a raised voice: "Deputy Director Li, I called you here today to ask you to do self-criticism, not to ask you to stand here as an exhibit for everyone to admire." Director Yang's voice echoed in the empty venue, and his tone was filled with unquestionable majesty.

The workers in the audience burst into laughter upon hearing this. Director Yang did this to severely dampen Deputy Director Li's arrogance before Gu Nan officially became the deputy director, in order to win good reputation for Gu Nan and set rules for the others in the factory.

Deputy Director Li's face turned pale and blue due to the laughter. He coughed awkwardly, trying to ease the awkward situation. However, the people in the audience didn't care at all and continued to whisper and laugh.

It was Director Yang who saw this, smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone be quiet and listen carefully to Deputy Director Li's self-criticism." At Director Yang's signal, the laughter in the audience gradually subsided.

Deputy Director Li knew he'd lost face today, but there was nothing he could do. He had to bite the bullet and stand on the stage to offer a self-criticism. He took a deep breath and began to talk about his mistakes. Every word was painful, like cutting his own flesh. His voice trembled, and his eyes revealed endless resentment. But at this moment, he really had no other choice.

Gu Nan stood in the audience, watching Deputy Director Li quietly. He could clearly sense the reluctance and helplessness in Deputy Director Li's eyes, like a trapped beast, wanting to struggle but unable to break free.

Deputy Director Li began his speech haltingly, forced to reveal all the mistakes he normally found difficult to bring up. Beads of sweat covered his forehead, trickling down his cheeks and soaking his collar. Despite the difficulty, he managed to finish his self-criticism in a halting manner.