Chapter 133: The Origin of the Matter

"Sir, I've been framed! I didn't engage in any hooliganism. That woman threw herself at me!" Guo the Squinter cried out, frantically protesting his innocence.

"Guo the Squinter, don't give me that nonsense. What I want to know now is the cause and effect of this whole affair!"

"Let me tell you one more thing: I am here on behalf of Director Li."

"I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything right now!" Chen Liang’s final sentence had made his purpose clear, and Guo the Squinter, now truly terrified, spilled the entire story like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

The matter wasn't actually all that complex. Guo had committed the common sin that many men fall into: he finished his business and refused to take responsibility, leading the woman to come to the factory to block the gate and make a scene.

However, the woman blocking the gate was no simple character. It was Widow Qin, accompanied by her younger cousin, Qin Jingru.

At the mention of these names, Chen Liang felt a shiver run down his spine; he was practically developing a phobia of Widow Qin.

Chen Liang patiently listened to the end of Guo’s account, feeling a sense of disgust. Damn it, what kind of people were these? A bunch of scumbags who weren't even as good as animals.

The narrative’s self-correcting power was truly impressive. Even though Chen Liang had led Sha Zhu away from the mire, even without Sha Zhu around, Widow Qin had still managed to bring her cousin, Qin Jingru, into the city.

In Chen Liang's eyes, the Sijiu City of the present was much like the chaotic, sprawling outskirts of third-tier cities in his later years. But to Qin Jingru, who had left her village for the first time, this was undoubtedly paradise. Everything here seemed so high-class and grand.

It had to be said that Widow Qin had truly malicious intentions. Once she had shown Qin Jingru the prosperity of the city, how could the simple-minded girl ever go back to her poor, backward village?

Widow Qin was truly sinister; she was even calculating against her own cousin, and she used an overt strategy at that. Even if Qin Jingru realized it later, she wouldn't be able to blame her. She was truly a woman who played the role of a prostitute while insisting on having a monument erected to her chastity—her level of manipulation was off the charts.

So, Qin Jingru begged her cousin to help her find a way to marry a city man; she didn't want to go back to the countryside and suffer in poverty.

The plot was developing just like in the TV show, but unfortunately, the content had been twisted beyond recognition. Because there was no Sha Zhu to act as a benchmark, Xu Damao, who would have originally married Qin Jingru, no longer had any interest in trifling with an innocent girl. As a professional scoundrel who specialized in sleeping with widows, how could Xu Damao not know how much trouble would follow if he messed with a virgin?

In the show, his reason for doing so had been solely to spite Sha Zhu. *Heh*, as long as it was something good for Sha Zhu, Xu Damao was determined to ruin it, even if it meant destroying a thousand enemies at the cost of three thousand of his own men! He didn't care about the consequences; he just did it! A man who hurts others at his own expense—that was the kind of fool Xu Damao was.

Now that he had a "red flag" flying at home and "colorful flags" fluttering outside, Xu Damao naturally wouldn't touch Qin Jingru. With both Sha Zhu and Xu Damao out of the picture, Widow Qin set her sights on Guo the Squinter, as he was the most capable among her various illicit lovers.

After some matchmaking, Widow Qin successfully had Guo sleep with her cousin. However, reality was cruel. Who was Guo the Squinter? He was a notorious "tough nut" known throughout the factory and the neighborhood. Could he not see through Widow Qin’s schemes? He saw through them, but the bait was too tempting. So, Guo played a clever trick: he ate the sugar coating and spat the shell back at her.

But he had overestimated his own abilities and underestimated the cruelty of Widow Qin. After negotiations failed, he had poked a hornet's nest. A ruthless Widow Qin dragged Qin Jingru directly to the gates of the Red Star Rolling Mill to make a scene.

That was the situation. After listening, Chen Liang felt nothing but contempt. These two were a perfect match—a whore and a dog, destined to be together forever. It was just a shame for the foolish Qin Jingru, who had gained nothing, lost her virtue, and was now being used as a pawn by Widow Qin to draw fire.

Contempt aside, Chen Liang still had a job to do. "Guo the Squinter, tell me, how do you intend to resolve this?"

"Wait, sir, didn't Director Li send you here to help me?" Guo asked, looking completely bewildered.

Chen Liang retorted with a cold sneer, cutting off his delusions. "What? You think I’m here to clean up your mess?" He grabbed Guo by his fat face, squeezed hard, and then delivered a stinging slap. "Who do you think you are? Just a piece of dog filth!"

"If it weren't for Director Li, I could drag you off to the firing squad right now. You’re trying to negotiate with me? Who gave you the courage, huh?"

"Sir, sir! I was wrong! I’ll go solve the problem right now! Please don't kill me! I... I'm just a dog, you don't need to lower yourself to my level!" Guo knelt and begged pitifully. He was truly terrified. He believed everything Chen Liang said—after all, the man in front of him was even more ruthless than the most vicious of men.

Chen Liang pulled the handcuffs from his duty belt and tossed them over. "Cuff yourself. Now, get up and come with me."

Thinking of Qin Jingru and her impressive bust from the TV show, Chen Liang couldn't help but drool. *Damn it*, she was much better endowed than his own Xiao Yu. He felt nothing but hostility toward Guo for being the one to take the girl's cherry.

He kicked Guo as he walked ahead. "Walk faster! Solve the problem quickly, then get the hell out! Let me tell you, if there’s a next time, tell your family to get a grave ready for you!"

"Yes, yes! Sir, I promise I'll solve it and get out immediately! There will absolutely not be a next time!"

After being apprehended, Guo finally realized that the influence he took such pride in was nothing but a fart in front of the Security Department—like a raindrop falling into the ocean, it didn't even create a ripple.

If heaven gave him another chance, he would never mess with Widow Qin again; she was a scorpion in human skin. The crime of hooliganism in this era was a capital offense that could earn you a bullet—it was terrifying! If he could survive this, he would make sure Widow Qin was ready to face his insane revenge.

As for Chen Liang, who had beaten and humiliated him, Guo didn't even dare to let out a peep, fearing that any sign of dissatisfaction would earn him a bullet from Chen Liang.