OBS Chapter 346 The Sword Over the Capitalist's Head
Chapter 346 The Sword Over the Capitalist's Head
Chen Wenru gritted her teeth, her face darkened, and turned to leave. She couldn't stand having her authority challenged. If it weren't for that bastard Qi Tongwei, no one in the entire Tianhe City would dare to oppose Chen Family Village.
Chen Shunjun advised, "Chief Qi, let's not make things so tense. I suggest we let Cao Wenxuan go back and handle the company's affairs first."
Qi Tongwei could understand Chen Shunjun. After all, Chen Shunjun wasn't as impulsive as Qi Tongwei. He could stick to principles, but for things that weren't, he hoped to resolve them through communication.
"Chief Chen, I still need to remind you, this could very well be a life-or-death struggle. You should go and get back to work."
Chen Shunjun was well aware that Qi Tongwei was a tool in Ye Xingguo's struggle against Chenjiazhai, and the two sides were practically irreconcilable enemies. Moreover, Qi Tongwei's assassination attempt last time was undoubtedly carried out by someone from Chenjiazhai.
As a member of Chenjiazhai, he naturally wanted to protect his clansmen, but he still put Party discipline and national laws first in his heart.
"Okay, Qi Zhi, I'll go take care of my work now."
Watching Chen Shunjun's departing figure, Lan Ying felt a pang of sadness. He believed that Uncle Chen would never protect any bad people in Chenjia Village, and he always believed that Chen Shunjun, like his father, was loyal to the country and the people.
"Qi Zhi, shall we continue the interrogation?"
Qi Tongwei laughed, "Continue the interrogation. We must leave a psychological scar on the professor, so that his legs will go weak whenever he thinks about doing something bad in the future."
Lan Ying was speechless. This Qi Tongwei was really a bit of a pervert, yet he was also like a child who hadn't grown up, with an innocent childlike heart.
Qi Tongwei walked into the interrogation room. Cao Wenxuan didn't see his wife and felt a chill in his heart. Was it really this complicated for a deputy director of the municipal bureau to get someone out of trouble?
"Professor, stop looking. I've already sent your wife away. She doesn't have any influence with me at all."
Cao Wenxuan felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, a chill running through his body. He couldn't be detained; the detention center was no place for a human being.
"What exactly do you want? You've already insulted and hit them. Even if it's just to vent your anger for the workers, shouldn't that be enough?"
Qi Tongwei smiled slyly, "Oh, Professor, you finally realized the workers were holding back their anger. Now tell me, where did you go wrong?"
Cao Wenxuan was so angry he jumped up and down. He was completely wrong. If the workers had obediently sold their shares to him at a low price, they wouldn't have gone six months without getting paid. He was the workers' bread and butter, and they didn't know how to be grateful. Instead, they kidnapped him and repaid kindness with enmity. It was simply outrageous.
"Qi Tongwei, tell me, what exactly did I do to offend you? Why are you humiliating me like this? Even if I owe the workers wages, as a police officer, shouldn't you handle the matter from a neutral perspective? The way you're doing this is clearly acting impulsively under the influence of your emotions."
That son of a bitch is lecturing me now! Is Qi Tongwei wrong? Of course he's not wrong, he's never wrong.
"Professor, you still haven't realized your mistake. It seems locking you up is not unjust at all. I am a people's police officer, and of course I must stand on the side of the people."
"I just want to have a calm and rational discussion with you. Workers put in hard work for a company, and they deserve to receive the wages they are entitled to."
"Don't tell me this is just a labor dispute. If a worker doesn't get their wages, they can sue in court, and the company will pay them after the court rules in their favor."
"As a vulnerable group at the bottom of society, migrant workers have to run to court again and again to get the wages they deserve, only to be met with setbacks at every turn. Only they know the bitterness and pain they endure. Do you business owners enjoy the pleasure of tormenting ordinary people?"
Cao Wenxuan certainly disagreed with this statement. For a company, delaying wages for several months means cash flow problems. Even if it goes to court, what can a low-level worker do against a company's legal team?
"This is a process that every country governed by the rule of law must go through. I don't see anything wrong with it. As long as everyone is aware of their legal rights, sooner or later everyone will abide by the law."
Qi Tongwei was well aware that these high-sounding words were nothing more than a cover-up for his crimes.
"Professor, then I have to ask you, why make this so complicated? It's perfectly normal for workers to get paid for their work, why drag the court into this? Are you trying to boost the court's performance metrics?"
Cao Wenxuan knew very well that if every business owner obeyed the law, how would they make money? Getting the court involved in labor disputes was beneficial to the business; otherwise, how would they bribe officials?
After all, many people are afraid of going to court, and might just accept their bad luck and not get paid. Those reckless extremists are still a minority.
"Even if you encounter a labor dispute and have to go to court, this is a way to increase people's legal awareness. You're overthinking it. I advise you not to always think about solving problems with violence."
After hearing this, Qi Tongwei understood that the capitalists had the workers completely under their thumb and weren't afraid of being sued in court. After all, workers had to spend a lot of their time, and many couldn't afford to waste it. Meanwhile, capitalists kept lawyers around all year round, who were essentially corporate henchmen and had plenty of time to play games with you.
"Now I understand. You heartless bosses take pleasure in exploiting workers, and then use the law to justify yourselves as law-abiding citizens."
Cao Wenxuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He believed that the development of society was driven by elites, who naturally had the right to acquire social wealth first. Invisibly, society itself divided people into classes. Without the laborers at the bottom, how could the powerful and wealthy at the top enjoy their lives?
For the cattle and horses at the bottom to climb to the top, it is certainly not easy; not everyone can see even a corner of the Heavenly Palace.
"Your thinking is extremely narrow-minded. I can only say you're too emotional. A country's development relies on rules; the rule of law is superior to the rule of men."
When it comes to debate, Qi Tongwei really can't win against these intellectuals who are full of bad intentions, because his idea is actually very simple: people should get paid for their work, so why make things difficult for them and end up driving them to the brink of despair, resulting in a social tragedy?
His idea was to eliminate the problem at its source, but it's really difficult when some local enterprises and state-owned enterprises take the lead in not paying wages.
No matter what others do, once they fall into his hands, he'll have to teach these unscrupulous bosses a lesson.
"Professor, you're full of grand theories, but you do nothing right. It's a tragedy for society."
Cao Wenxuan wanted to make excuses, but he was afraid of angering Qi Tongwei. Violence was indeed a sword hanging over the heads of capitalists.
The Chinese nation has been fighting for thousands of years, and after all, when it comes to making a move, it wants to wipe out an entire family.
Another policeman knocked and came in. "Chief Qi, Chief Li wants to see you in his office."
Qi Tongwei understood; it seemed that his superiors wanted him to release the man.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
A short while later, Qi Tongwei arrived at Li Jitao's office. Chen Wenru stood there menacingly, her face dark as if she wanted to devour someone.
Li Jitao knew this kid was just settling a personal score. "Chief Qi, if you're done questioning, release him. The municipal government called and wants Cao Wenxuan to come back and cooperate with the investigation."