There is a place with steep cliffs on the bank of the Jialing River, where the explosives factory in Xihewan is built.
This place is surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, and the other side is the Jialing River. Before the advent of hot air balloons and airships, the only way to get in was by boat.
There is an open space in the middle of the factory where workers can get some fresh air. Every evening, the bodyguards would let the prisoners on death row come out to relax.
Directly in front of the open space is a workshop for producing explosives. On the left is the dormitory for ordinary workers, on the right is the dormitory for death row prisoners, and further to the right is a warehouse where explosives-related products are stacked.
Jin Feng once promised the prisoners on death row that they would receive wages for working here and then transfer them to designated persons. After working for a certain number of years, they would also enjoy the treatment of ordinary workers and be able to move freely within the factory.
However, no death row inmate has reached the age limit yet, and usually the death row inmates and ordinary workers work and carry out activities separately.
However, at this time, the death row prisoners and ordinary workers were standing at one end of the open space, looking at the warehouse on the other side.
At the door of the warehouse, there was a young man in work clothes, holding a grenade in his right hand, his arm strangling a middle-aged man's neck, and holding a dagger in his left hand, pressing it against the middle-aged man's ribs.
The safety of the grenade has been pulled out. As long as the young man lets go of his hand, it will explode in a few seconds.
This young man was Chen Xiucai, and the middle-aged man he choked was Guan Qige, the head of the explosives factory.
Opposite them, there is a middle-aged man, who is Brother Guan Qi's deputy and the instructor of the escort team guarding the explosives factory.
"Chen Xiucai, don't get excited. We have to talk carefully. Don't hurt the factory director!"
The instructor comforted Chen Xiucai: "Think about how kind the factory director is to you. Knowing that your mother is not in good health, he gave you all his sheepskin jackets and asked you to take them back to your mother. He usually has delicious food.
Even if he is reluctant to eat, he will leave it to you, and he also asks you to keep the account book, how can you bear to point a knife at him?"
In the feudal era, scholars had a very high status.
If you can get the reputation of being a scholar, you will be regarded as a prominent person in all parts of the country.
Even though Brother Guan Qi had participated in a literacy class and knew a lot of words, he still had great respect for Chen Xiucai, who came from a formal academic class and had obtained the title of scholar...
After arriving at the dynamite factory, not only was he given the easiest job, but he also received many benefits, and he was also the first to think about Chen Xiucai.
Unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be a white-eyed wolf.
Although Brother Guan Qi has a kind personality and does not like to argue with others, it does not mean that he is easy to bully.
In fact, Brother Guan Qi joined the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau a long time ago, participated in the suppression of bandits with Zhang Liang, and participated in the Battle of Damangpo with Jin Feng. When he was an escort in the early days, he killed countless bandits.
He is able to sit in his current position not because of his identity as Guan Xiaorou's cousin, but because of his sword-by-blade performance on the battlefield!
The number of bandits who died in his hands has already exceeded double digits.
Hearing what the instructor said, Brother Guan Qi became angry.
"Old Niu, stop talking. I'm blind and I actually raised a white-eyed wolf!"
Brother Guan Qi hit the dagger in Chen Xiucai's hand: "Chen Anfeng, you son of a bitch, if you have the ability, you can kill me. If you let me survive today, I will definitely skin you alive!"
"Don't move!"
Chen Xiucai shouted hysterically.
He is a scholar and has never participated in a battle. This is the first time he has pointed a knife at a living person.
Chapter 1717 Think about your family (2 / 2)
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If Brother Guan Qi was not worried about the grenade in his hand, even if Chen Xiucai put a knife to his neck, there was a high probability that Brother Guan would kill Chen Xiucai.
It's a pity that Chen Xiucai himself understood this and got a grenade before taking action and unplugged the safety, so that Brother Guan Qi didn't dare to act rashly.
However, the two of them have been in a stalemate since dawn in the morning, and Brother Guan Qi is already a little impatient.
Seeing Brother Guan Qi struggling fiercely, Chen Xiucai shouted with a ferocious face: "If you move around again, I will throw the grenade away and let's die together!"
At this time, Chen Xiucai was on the verge of collapse, and Brother Guan Qi did not dare to stimulate him too much.
Seeing him so excited, I was a little worried that he had thrown the grenade, so he quickly stopped struggling and said in a calm tone: "Chen Xiucai, why are you so confused!
Think about the life you lived before and the life you live now? Why did you betray the escort agency and your husband?"
Although Chen Xiucai passed the examination and became a scholar, his life was not good because of his introverted personality. Before joining Jin Feng, he had been setting up a small stall in the county town and making a living by reading and writing letters to others.
Jinchuan is a small place, and there are very few people who write letters. Chen Xiucai often doesn't have enough to eat.
Due to his reputation as a scholar, he could not spare his body to go back to farming, so he often went hungry.
If his wife hadn't worked hard to weave and support her old mother and two brothers, she would have starved to death long ago.
After joining Jin Feng, Chen Xiucai got a good job with good pay because of his ability in writing and calculation.
After coming to the explosives factory, in addition to a lot of salary increase, I also received an extra confidentiality fee, and with the bonus at the end of the year, my salary was much higher than that of an ordinary escort platoon leader, and my family life was also getting better and better.
The better, my wife got pregnant successfully last year and just gave birth to a fat son last month.
After his wife became pregnant, he took the initiative to give him two concubines at once. I heard that one of the concubines was also pregnant.
Brother Guan Qi really couldn't figure out why Chen Xiucai would betray him after living such a good life.
Perhaps because Brother Guan Qi mentioned the sore point, Chen Xiucai became a little angry and stabbed Brother Guan Qi twice in the thigh with a dagger!
Blood immediately flowed down Guan Qi's thigh.
But Brother Guan Qi did not howl, but grinned: "Okay, you finally have the courage to use the knife!"
"Shut up!"
Chen Xiucai roared with red eyes.
Brother Guan Qi felt that he had found a breakthrough, so naturally he was unwilling to listen to him and continued: "Chen Xiucai, you also saw that the instructor just used a carrier pigeon to spread the news. Surrender, you have no chance!
I promise you, if you surrender now, I will block the news and it will not affect your family!
If you really blow up the warehouse, Jinchuan Daily will definitely report it, and then everyone in the world will know that you are a traitor, and how will your family behave?"
When Chen Xiucai heard this, his face showed pain.
When the instructor saw that there was something going on, he quickly advised: "Chen Xiucai, what the factory director said makes sense. Wei Laosan's family is a living example. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family!"
After Wei Laosan's rebellion, his family still stayed in Xihewan.
Although Jin Feng did not make things difficult for them, they would be pointed out by the villagers wherever they went. The children were also isolated by the children in the village and could no longer hold their heads up.