"I'll go. I've done nothing shameful, so I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking at my door. Even if they arrest me, I'm not afraid."
"I'll go too. We're all honest, upright people. If they arrest us just because we reported some issues, I'll take this lawsuit all the way to the capital."
"Come on, let's go together. Count me in."
Although the workers at the bottom sometimes "avoided trouble," they were righteous and straightforward after all, with nowhere near so many twists and turns in their hearts. So when Qu Si and Ma Zhaoxian said they were willing to hear everyone out, one person after another immediately stepped forward of their own accord.
Dong Shan gnashed his teeth in fury, yet there was nothing he could do. Their worker representatives had all been carefully selected and knew what they should and should not say, while his worker representatives had been "pressed into service."
And Qu Si had rounded up fifty people at once. There was no way all of them could be Dong Shan's trusted men, no way they all knew Dong Shan's plan. It was already too late to get them all singing from the same hymn sheet!
Dong Shan clenched his teeth and looked around, giving one of his confidants a meaningful glance. He wanted him to cover for him, find an excuse to use the restroom, and hurry outside to make a call. But Li Ye grabbed him by the arm.
"Let's go, general manager Dong! With such a huge commotion, the workers must have suffered some tremendous injustice. If you aren't there, who will stand up for them?"
I'll stand up for your sister!
Dong Shan tried to break free, only to find that Li Ye was stronger than an ox. Li Ye gripped him tightly