Chen San sneered, " Tongzi, you'd better find out the truth before you scare that young girl unnecessarily."
Luo Tong changed his tune, saying, "... It's not 'arrest,' it's 'invite'."
Hearing this, Chen San nodded and said to the person standing behind him, "Yes, go see what's going on."
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Xia Fengshou wrote the report and personally delivered it to the district head's office building.
Hu Yuan had just returned from outside and saw him immediately, asking, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Normally, recycling station managers take stock of the accounts at the end of each month and only submit the accounts at the beginning of the next month. Today is the 16th, how come Xia Fengshou is here?
Xia Fengshou handed over the report, saying as he walked, "The logging camp has a lot of urgent orders lately."
Hu Yuan nodded. "Mm."
Xia Fengshou: "Logically, axe sales should have skyrocketed, and I even stocked up in advance, but..."
Hu Yuan turned to that page and saw the sales figures for the axe. She narrowed her eyes. "That's all?"
Since Xia Fengshou was there, he must have inquired about it. He said, "Recently, someone has been selling axes at the lumberyard, saying they were found unexpectedly during this famine..."
Hu Yuan: "How is that possible!"
She has her own channels; any defective or usable secondhand tools from the city are sent directly to the community. Even if a small amount ends up in the Garbage Mountain, it couldn't possibly be this much.
Xia Fengshou then carefully recounted what he had found out.
Old Madam Hu suddenly stood up. "Call Tian Man and Luo Liuzi here!"
At this moment, Luo Liuzi, panting, ran to Tian Man's shack. " Brother Man, I'll go with you!"
Chapter 46
Tian Man had expected Luo Liuzi to come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. "What, not going to think about it for a couple more days?"
Luo Liuzi's eyes were filled with resentment. "Consider what?! They've taken all my money, treating me like a fool all the time. Seventy percent of my monthly logging wages went home, supposedly to save for my wedding... Now look... save my ass! They don't even treat me like a human being!"
As an outsider, Tian Man couldn't really say anything in this kind of family matter.
The family relationships in the Scavenger Community are quite unhealthy. Under the oppressive rule of Old Madam Hu, every household adheres to the logic that "spare the rod and spoil the child." From a young age, they beat and scold their children, and when they grow up, they try to keep them tied to the family workshop. Unless they can start their own business, they are just unpaid laborers.
Many migrant workers initially found it difficult to adapt to this model in the community.
After experiencing the hardships of poverty where there wasn't always enough to eat, they all realized that just raising a child was a great achievement; there was no energy left to give them love and care.
Seeing that Luo Liuzi had made up his mind, Tian Man said, "Alright, I'll get ready right away. We'll go to Master Bai's shack first and see if Miss Song and the others have left yet..."
Luo Liuzi said, "Why don't I go check first? If she hasn't left, it'll be good to have her wait for us."
Tian Man thought it made sense and replied, "Okay, you go and tell them first."
Luo Liuzi had no luggage to pack. All that was left in his shack were a few tattered clothes. He was annoyed by the sight of them, and rather than go back to face those "bandits," he decided to just leave.
Tian Man quickened his pace in packing his bags. He didn't want Song Xiaozhu and the others to wait too long. Since he had decided to leave, he might as well do it as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen problems.
Tian Man's shack is in a decent location.
After all, he was a sensible and respectable person who managed things well and rented this relatively nice shack for living alone.
It would take Luo Liuzi more than ten minutes to walk from here to Master Bai's shack.
He was quick on his feet, and also afraid of missing Song Xiaozhu and the others, so it only took him six or seven minutes to see the lonely, dilapidated shack in the distance.
The place where Master Bai lives is really remote and shabby...
Huh!
Luo Liuzi, with his sharp eyes, spotted Luo Tong leading a group of people who seemed to be Chen San's lackeys, hurrying towards Master Bai's shack.
That kid Luo Tong isn't related to Luo Liuzi.
The surname Luo is common in the Scavenger Community; several workshop owners share the surname Luo.
Luo Liuzi may be a bit simple-minded, but he's not stupid. This is a big deal.
The way they were making such a fuss was obviously suspicious.
He didn't rush over, but hid to the side and observed. When he saw Luo Tong rush in with his men without even knocking, his heart skipped a beat.
There's no one in the shack!
Luo Liuzi saw through it all at a glance. He understood that Song Xiaozhu and the others had gone to the logging camp first... or perhaps to Liu Family Village?
Luo Liuzi sensed something was terribly wrong. While Luo Tong and the others were still searching, he rushed back to Tian Man's shack. Coincidentally, on the way, he saw Cui Jiao leading a group of people towards... towards his own shack?
Oh no, oh no!
Something's not right.
Although Luo Liuzi didn't know exactly what had happened, this situation was definitely not a good thing.
And then there's their big-name sale of axes these past few days...
Could it be that they've alerted Old Madam Hu, and she's going to punish them?
But they didn't break any laws; they were just selling it at the logging site...
Okay, whether it's illegal or not is up to Old Madam Hu to decide.
Luo Liuzi exerted all his strength, taking three steps at a time, and arrived at Tian Man's shack in even less time. He was panting heavily, barely able to speak, " Brother Man, something terrible has happened! Chen San's men went to Master Bai's shack, and Cui Jiao also led his men to my shack..."
Tian Man changed drastically. He had already packed his luggage, but upon hearing Luo Liuzi speak, he immediately decided, "Let's go!"
Luo Liuzi took a package from him and asked, "To... to Liu Family Village?"
At this crucial moment, Tian Man was surprisingly calm. "No, we have to go to the logging camp first. Miss Song told us to wait for her there; she's probably still there. We have to go tell her!"
As they spoke, the two had already run out of the shack.
However, Luo Liuzi's hut Tian Man were not far apart. Cui Jiao already knew that Luo Liuzi was not in the hut, so he immediately came to Tian Man.