industrial overlord

Chapter 21 It is also a crime to beat a thief
Factory Manager Mao stayed up late with Yang Chunshan and the two, and brought rice cakes from home for them as supper.Lin Zhenhua remembered that his younger sister Xiaofang liked to eat this kind of country rice cake the most, so he saved two yuan from his share, and asked Factory Manager Mao to wrap it in a piece of paper, and prepared to take it home for Xiaofang to eat.

Yang Chunshan estimated that he would have to work overnight, but of course he didn't mean all night.Thanks to Lin Zhenhua's help, the two of them switched shifts, which was more efficient. By one o'clock in the morning, all the work was done.

"Not bad." Director Mao inspected the welded workpieces one by one and nodded with satisfaction.Before seeing that Lin Zhenhua replaced Yang Chunshan in welding, he was a little worried. Now that he saw that the quality of Lin Zhenhua's welding was not much different from that of Yang Chunshan, he changed his worry into secret joy.This means that he paid the wages of one big worker and one small worker tonight, but it was two big workers who came to work.

"Master Yang, your apprentice is not bad, is he going to be a teacher soon?" Director Mao complimented Yang Chunshan.

"According to this situation, after a little more hard work, you should be able to become a teacher." Yang Chunshan replied in a calm manner, but he was very happy in his heart.

"Come on, here is six yuan, you take it. It's not much, sorry."

"Where is there, Factory Manager Mao is so straightforward every time he gives money, thank you."

"Next time I have to trouble Master Yang again."

"No trouble, no trouble, just talk if you have something to do."

Yang Chunshan said goodbye to Director Mao with a haha, and rode back to Hanhua Factory with Lin Zhenhua.As soon as he rode away from Xiaogang Commune, Yang Chunshan took out two tickets from his pocket and stuffed them into Lin Zhenhua's hands.

"Xiaohua, this is yours." Yang Chunshan said, in fact, the money can be divided after returning home, but this is the first time Yang Chunshan has brought Lin Zhenhua out to work, so he doesn't want to make Lin Zhenhua feel suspicious.

"Thank you, Uncle Yang." Lin Zhenhua took the money, glanced at it under the moonlight, and found that one of them was worth one yuan, and the other was two yuan. He hurriedly said, "Uncle Yang, you took the wrong one. It's two pieces."

"That's right, that's right, six yuan for the two of us, three yuan for each, just right." Yang Chunshan said.

"Uncle Yang, I'm a worker, I should get two yuan."

"You are no longer a small worker. You have done no less than me tonight. You can be regarded as a big worker. It will be fine if we are the same."

"No, no." Lin Zhenhua insisted on stuffing one dollar back into Yang Chunshan's pocket, "Uncle Yang, you are giving me a chance by taking me out to work. How can I get more money?"

"Hey, you kid. Forget it, let Aunt Wei cook some dishes on Sunday, and you can bring Xiaofang to eat at home." Yang Chunshan chose a compromise plan, implying that It was the extra one dollar that was used to treat Lin Zhenhua's brother and sister to dinner.

"Catch the thief!"

"Stop him!"

"Hit! Kill him!"

The two were walking forward when there was a sudden noise in front of them.With the help of the faint moonlight, Lin Zhenhua could see a thin figure scurrying out of the field beside the road, trying to escape along the road.Several other people shouted to catch the thief while intercepting the figure from several directions.The fleeing man was caught off guard and unable to get away, he hesitated for a moment, then lay down on the ground with his head in his arms, as if he was being slaughtered.Several thief catchers rushed forward, punching and kicking the thief.

"What's going on?" Lin Zhenhua asked Yang Chunshan in surprise.

Yang Chunshan said: "It is estimated that they went to the fields to steal the vegetables grown by the villagers, and the villagers caught them."

"Beat like this, don't kill people?" Lin Zhenhua said, from a long distance, he could also hear the thumping sound of fists and feet falling on the thief's body, which made his heart jump.

"It's not so easy to beat to death, but if you continue to beat like this, you might be disabled." Yang Chunshan has quite some experience in this, knowing that farmers beat thieves just for punishment, and generally they don't beat thieves in deadly places.But if you are not careful, the shot is a little heavy, breaking your hands and feet or even hurting your eyes.

"Being disabled is considered a crime, right?"

Yang Chunshan asked back in a surprised tone: "What's wrong with beating a thief?"

"..." Lin Zhenhua was speechless. At that time, everyone's legal concepts were really the same. Abuse of lynching was not illegal, and it could also serve as a deterrent.Compared with sending the thief to the police station, a beating is less troublesome and more effective, so everyone enjoys it.

"Uncle Yang, should we interfere in the past? The thief is also a human being. He is really disabled. Will he have no way to make a living in the future?" Lin Zhenhua and Yang Chunshan discussed.

Yang Chunshan is also very kind by nature. Hearing Lin Zhenhua's suggestion, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it in the past."

The two rode their bicycles and walked towards the group of people. After a distance of more than ten steps, Yang Chunshan yelled: "What are you doing! Stop it!"

This voice, full of domineering, not only made the group of farmers who were beating people stop immediately, but even Lin Zhenhua was startled. For a moment, he faintly felt that the honest-looking middle-aged worker beside him might be the legendary policeman Being an undercover agent, she only reveals her true face at critical moments.

While talking, the two had already arrived at the group of people. Yang Chunshan got off his bicycle, put the bike in place, shone a flashlight on the group of people, and asked in an official manner: "What's the matter with you? Is it a gang fight? "

"No, comrade, we caught a thief stealing our turnips," replied a farmer.He saw that the two people who came over were neatly dressed, their bicycles looked quite new, and they still had a flashlight in their hands. They were obviously eating public meals.People who eat at the public house, no matter what their occupation is, must have inextricable connections with government departments, such as public security and courts. This is not someone that farmers can provoke, so he When answering Yang Chunshan's question, there was some respect and fear in his tone.

"You stole the radish from the fellow, didn't you?" Yang Chunshan walked up to the thief and asked condescendingly.

The thief lay on the ground, curled his body, and replied in a low voice: "Yes, I stole the carrot, and I dare not do it again." Although he was begging for mercy, there was no pretense in his tone. The poor taste just makes people feel a deep helplessness.

"Why did you steal the radish?" Lin Zhenhua also stepped forward and asked Yang Chunshan for help.

"I'm hungry." The thief simply answered two words, but these two words are enough. Is there any better reason than being hungry and stealing food?Lin Zhenhua felt a little sad for a moment.

"Where's the radish he stole?" Yang Chunshan asked the farmers.

A farmer showed a piece of radish that was as thick as the rim of a cup in his hand, and said, "This is it. We chased him, but he threw it away. I picked it up as evidence."

"Okay, okay, it's just a piece of radish, and it's only two cents. You beat it too, so let's break up like this." Yang Chunshan said, "From now on, you can't beat a thief. Beating someone is against the law. Do you know?" He subconsciously repeated what Lin Zhenhua had just said.

"What's the law for beating bad people?" A farmer asked, the same as Yang Chunshan's own question just now.

Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to step forward: "Fellow folks, our country is a country ruled by law. A few years ago, the Gang of Four destroyed and smashed the public security law, which made it impossible for the society to follow. Now that the Gang of Four has been overthrown, our country will The new criminal law has been issued, and whether it is a thief or a murderer, the punishment will be determined by the law, and beating a thief at will is an illegal act in itself."

"Comrade, don't scare us. According to what you say, you can't fight if you catch the Gang of Four?" A farmer thought he was smart and retorted.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Of course you can't fight. Don't you know that the Party Central Committee has set up a special court to try the Gang of Four according to law. The Central Committee has also appointed a defense lawyer for the Gang of Four to ensure the fairness and legality of the trial. Think about it, everyone. , even the Gang of Four must be tried fairly, let alone a thief?"

Lin Zhenhua's words obviously bluffed the farmers. In an era without the Internet, it is quite mysterious to be able to tell high-level movements at every turn.The peasants fell silent, not daring to speak any more.

"That's right, now the country is following the law. If you maim people, you will have to pay for medical expenses, nutrition expenses, and pensions in the future." Yang Chunshan pretended to be a tiger, and began to scare these farmers.Unlike Lin Zhenhua, he knows that what farmers are most afraid of is not breaking the law, but paying money. The best way to threaten them is to warn them that they may bear economic losses in the future.

Sure enough, the farmers began to shrink back. They used to hold the mentality of not beating for nothing, but now they found that beating people was still risky. Who would take this risk for a small piece of radish.

"We didn't beat him very much, we just educated him. Look, isn't he all right?" the farmers argued.

"Okay, you all go back, leave this person to us." Yang Chunshan said, "Anyway, you have already snatched back the radish he stole, so go home."

The farmers didn't want to be troublesome, they turned around and left together, chattering in their mouths.The farmer with a radish in his hand threw half of the radish in front of the thief and said, "It's all bitten like this, who wants more." Then he also lifted his legs and left.

(End of this chapter)