Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 237 Jia Dongxu is dead, meeting to discuss

Wang Feng was also shocked to see Jia Dongxu caught in the machine.

According to the plot, Jia Dongxu should have died in 60, when Qin Huairu was pregnant with her posthumous child. However, Jia Dongxu died in 59, so the locust flower would have been gone.

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When Qin Jingru saw that half of Jia Dongxu's body was gone, she screamed in fright and turned her head away, not daring to look any further. Her face turned deathly pale with fright.

A group of workers waiting for their job grade assessment were terrified and screamed repeatedly upon witnessing such a bloody scene.

"Quiet!" Li Huaide shouted, and the scene immediately fell silent.

"Everyone, except the workshop director and the judges, should return to their respective workshop stations."

Upon hearing Li Huaide's loud shout, the workers all headed back to their respective workstations, leaving only Li Huaide, a group of judges and leaders on site. Even Wang Feng and Qin Jingru had left.

"Master Yi, hurry, quickly dismantle the machine and pull the person out!" Guo Daliang said urgently.

"Dongxu, Dongxu!"

Yi Zhonghai seemed not to hear what the workshop director said and burst into tears.

"I'll dismantle it."

Another worker, a level eight, saw that Yi Zhonghai was so heartbroken and dejected that he volunteered to take over Yi Zhonghai's work.

Soon, under the operation of this level eight worker, the machine was finally disassembled after twenty minutes.

Now, Jia Dongxu's head is gone, and his chest and above are gone, covered in blood, a horrifying sight. Fortunately, most of those who survived are older people. Even if they had never been on the battlefield, they had seen plenty of bloody scenes before, otherwise they would have vomited on the spot.

When an eighth-grade worker saw Yi Zhonghai sitting dejectedly on the ground, he went over, patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Master Yi, please accept my condolences. The ground is cold, please get up."

Everyone who works in the fitter's workshop knows that Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, and that he had been teaching him for nine years. Yi Zhonghai had no children of his own, and treated Jia Dongxu like a son. Everyone knew this. Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, it is understandable that Yi Zhonghai is heartbroken.

Yi Zhonghai nodded dejectedly and stood up, but everyone could see that he was very sad.

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Third canteen.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru arrived at the third canteen, and Qin Jingru was still a little scared.

"Brother Wang Feng, that really scared me to death."

Wang Feng patted Qin Jingru's head and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Qin Jingru nodded slightly, then asked with lingering fear, "Brother Wang Feng, do you think there's any hope for Jia Dongxu?"

Wang Feng shook his head: "It's hopeless. His upper body is caught in the machine. Even a miracle couldn't save him."

Qin Jingru sighed, "Sigh, a perfectly healthy life, gone just like that. I wonder what will become of Qin Huairu? The only breadwinner of the family is gone; I guess her life will be even more miserable from now on."

"Don't worry about Qin Huairu. The factory will lose money. Qin Huairu can take over Jia Dongxu's job, and Banggeng and Xiaodang can transfer their household registration to the city with her. With Jia Dongxu dead, the Jia family will be much better off in the future," Wang Feng explained.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru remembered that the children's household registration was always with their mothers, so the Jia family's life was indeed much better than before.

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Steel rolling mill, factory manager's office.

Li Huaide scanned the crowd one by one, then asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out what caused the accident?"

The level-eight worker who had just disassembled the machine stood up and said, "Director Li, we've found out. The accident was caused by a loose main screw on the machine."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide's face darkened, and he pointed at a group of workshop directors and launched into a tirade of profanities.

"What are you all doing? This is such a big deal—the performance evaluation—why didn't you check the machines first?"

"Director Li, I...we've checked, but still..." Guo Daliang said cautiously, his voice growing softer and softer.

Guo Daliang is Jia Dongxu's workshop director, and he bears a great deal of responsibility for this matter.

Li Huaide waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Guo Daliang, as the workshop director, you bear the greatest responsibility for this matter. You will be fined one month's salary. If you are not careful in your work in the future, you can forget about being the director."

"Yes."

Guo Daliang was also on the verge of tears. He had clearly led a group of seventh and eighth grade workers to conduct an inspection yesterday, and this still happened. There was nothing he could do, and now he could only accept his bad luck.

Li Huaide said in a deep voice, "Now that this has happened, who among you will go and notify Jia Dongxu's family?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Yi Zhonghai. Most of the people here knew that Yi Zhonghai was Jia Dongxu's master, so it was the most appropriate person for him to go.

Yi Zhonghai stood up, looking somewhat dejected, and said, "Director Li, you should find someone else. I... I really don't know how to face Dongxu's mother."

Li Huaide nodded, then looked at Guo Daliang and gave the order directly.

"Guo Daliang, you are Jia Dongxu's workshop director, so I'll leave this matter to you."

"Director Li, I..."

"Yes, mission accomplished."

After thinking it over, Guo Daliang agreed. After all, Jia Dongxu worked in his workshop, and he also bore a significant responsibility for the accident. Moreover, Director Li had already lost his temper, so how could he dare to refuse?

Meeting adjourned.

"etc."

Everyone turned to look at Yi Zhonghai, and Li Huaide asked, "Master Yi, is there anything else?"

Yi Zhonghai gave a wry smile: "Director Li, I've watched Dongxu grow up, and I've always treated him like my own son. Do you think we could offer him some preferential treatment in terms of compensation?"

Li Huaide remained silent, turning his gaze to Logistics Minister Ma.

Without hesitation, Minister Ma said, "Master Yi, our factory's compensation has always been 3. If we set a precedent for Jia Dongxu, how will we handle similar situations in the future?"

"I know that Master Yi and Jia Dongxu are like father and son. How about this, when Jia Dongxu's family member comes to the factory to take over the shift, I can make the decision to let her receive the second-tier salary directly."

"Thank you, Director Li, thank you, Minister Ma." Yi Zhonghai nodded repeatedly in thanks.

Li Huaide waved his hand: "That's fine then, Director Guo. Go to Jia Dongxu's house immediately and notify his family. Arrange for a few people to take Jia Dongxu's body there. Remember to be gentle in your tone and attitude, and be very careful with your words. If you frighten the elderly and children in Jia Dongxu's family, I will hold you responsible."

"Yes, mission accomplished."

After the meeting, Yi Zhonghai walked out of the office. His previously dejected expression instantly turned cold. However, when he saw that many people were going back to the workshop with him, his expression returned to its dejected state.

As soon as Director Guo arrived at the workshop, he went to call people to carry Jia Dongxu's body.