Ma Kai's face contorted in malice. "Chen, if I don't play you to death, I'm not a Ma." He then turned to a subordinate beside him. "Call the police. Let the judicial organs get involved in this matter."
"I'm going to sue him for intentional assault!"
At this, Chen Shan and his wife immediately panicked.
They knew Chen Nan had just been released from prison and was still on probation. If he broke the law during this period, he would undoubtedly be imprisoned again, and severely punished.
"Ma Kai, don't call the police. We are willing to compensate you for all your losses." Chen Shan was extremely anxious. If he had known this would happen, he would have compensated the other party ten thousand yuan earlier.
Ma Kai spat out a mouthful of blood viciously. "Do you think I'm short of such meager offerings?"
Li Dazhu asked in a low voice, "What do you want?"
"What do you think I want?" Ma Kai asked with a playful smile.
Li Dazhu said, "If I give you a satisfactory answer, will you not let the judicial department intervene?"
Ma Kai smirked, "That depends on your performance."
"Alright, I agree to let you be the workshop director. Is that acceptable?" Li Dazhu finally compromised.
In fact, after he and Ma Xiuyuan became factory director and deputy factory director, there had been significant personnel changes at the steel mill, as power shifts often bring about changes.
However, Ma Xiuyuan was exceedingly unreasonable. He actually proposed that Ma Kai become the director of the third workshop. Li Dazhu knew exactly what kind of person Ma Kai was; he was completely unfit for the position. It was after he refused to let Ma Kai become workshop director that Ma Xiuyuan began to target him in secret. Coming to the barbecue stall to cause trouble today was also the father and son's idea.
Ma Kai chuckled lightly. "That's it?"
"Ma, what else do you want? Believe it or not, I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to take care of yourself!" Chen Nan was furious and appeared very impulsive.
Ma Kai thrust his head forward. "Come on, hit me. Hit me hard. If you don't hit me, you're a coward!"
Li Dazhu subtly winked at Chen Nan.
Chen Nan smiled knowingly. He instantly understood Uncle Dazhu's thoughts. It seemed he had already made up his mind. Otherwise, he wouldn't have incited him to hit Ma Kai.
"I'll hit him!"
Chen Nan attacked, pinning Ma Kai to the ground and thrashing him.
"Stop hitting, stop hitting!" Li Dazhu held Ma Kai and tried to break them up.
The onlookers all sneered. This was clearly biased intervention.
Finally, Chen Nan was pulled away. Ma Kai's face was already disfigured, looking like a pig's head.
He looked at Li Dazhu furiously. "Director Li, this matter is not over, it's definitely not over! I'm going to call the police and have him arrested, so he can spend a few more years in prison!"
Li Dazhu sighed deeply and said helplessly, "I will resign as factory director tomorrow. Is that acceptable?"
"If that's the case, then that would be for the best." Ma Kai revealed a triumphant, sinister smile. Once Li Dazhu resigned as factory director, his father, Ma Xiuyuan, would undoubtedly take over the position. Then, Jizhou Steel Mill would be under their father and son's complete control.
"Let's go!" Ma Kai waved his hand and, full of smugness, led his subordinates away from the barbecue stall.
"Why were you so impulsive?" Chen Shan gritted his teeth and kicked Chen Nan in the butt, his eyes filled with disappointment. "If you hadn't been so impulsive, would your Uncle Dazhu have resigned as factory director? I really want to chop you, you bastard!"
"Dad, it's not brother's fault. It's the Ma family being too overbearing," Chen Xia Zhi said nervously, shielding Chen Nan. This was, as expected, the first time her father had gotten so angry in her memory.
Chen Nan rubbed his butt without much pain and smiled. "Dad, Uncle Dazhu isn't even angry, why are you so mad?"
"Just you wait and see how I deal with you, you coward!" Chen Shan's eyes blazed with fury, and he picked up a stool, intending to smash it at Chen Nan. This time, he was truly enraged!
"Brother Shan, that's enough, that's enough!" Li Dazhu quickly snatched the stool from his hand and said, "Don't you see? The Ma family is targeting you all because of me. If I don't give the factory director position to Ma Xiuyuan, they will keep bothering you. Of course, I don't really want to be the factory director, and I'm not cut out for it. Handing it over this way is exactly what I wanted, so don't blame Chen Nan!"
Chen Shan couldn't help but ask, "Are you telling the truth?"
Li Dazhu laughed heartily. "Otherwise, why would I have intervened earlier? I just wanted Chen Nan to vent some anger for me!"
Hearing this, Chen Shan's anger subsided somewhat, but he still glared at his son fiercely. "If you're still this impulsive in the future, I'll definitely beat you to death!"
Chen Nan shrunk his head. He had to admit, his father looked quite intimidating when he was angry.
"Stop standing there foolishly. Go grill some meat. Your Uncle Dazhu and I will have a drink," Chen Shan said with a stoic expression.
Chen Nan looked at Chen Xia Zhi. "Second brother, stop being silly. Go grill some meat."
Chen Xia Zhi made a funny face. While Chen Xia Zhi went to grill meat, Chen Nan walked to the roadside and called Jiang Jiancheng.
"Mr. Chen, what are your orders?" Jiang Jiancheng asked respectfully.
Chen Nan got straight to the point. "It's like this, my Uncle Dazhu will be resigning as factory director tomorrow. Have someone facilitate it, and also let Ma Xiuyuan take over the position of head of the steel mill."
"Am I not treating Mr. Li well?" Jiang Jiancheng immediately panicked. He had promoted Li Dazhu to be the head of Jizhou Steel Mill. After only a little over a week, the man wanted to resign. How could he not be flustered?
"That's not what I mean," Chen Nan said. "Ma Xiuyuan has been coveting this position and has used improper means to trouble my parents. I was thinking, if the Dongcheng project really reveals news of substandard steel, punishing just a workshop director might not be enough to appease the public!"
Jiang Jiancheng suddenly understood. "So, you want to use this opportunity to eliminate this scourge?"
"Oh, right," Chen Nan suddenly added. "Before my Uncle Dazhu resigns, he will let Ma Xiuyuan's son, Ma Kai, become the workshop director."
Jiang Jiancheng's heart trembled. You're really something, wanting to take down both father and son in one swoop! Without further thought, he quickly said, "Mr. Chen, rest assured, I know what to do. When the Dongcheng project is accepted, that will be the day of despair for the Zhao family and the Ma father and son!"
"Alright, that's all for now!" Chen Nan said and hung up the phone. It seemed there were still twenty days left until the one-month deadline with Zhao Yuan. "En. In these twenty days, I'll first bring down Pang Zhen and make Feng Xin Yue, who bit me, pay the price she deserves!"
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The night was deep.
Chen Nan could not sleep. He sat at his desk, scissors and talismans in hand, and cut out three paper figures. Then, he took out the hair collected from the Pang family by Sun Sihai. He formed hand seals, and a faint fluorescence gathered at his fingertips, successfully separating the hair. He wound the hair around the limbs of the paper figures, formed hand seals, and chanted an incantation.
The next moment, the paper figures emitted a faint red light, as if they had come to life, and actually stood up on the desk.
A cold light flashed in Chen Nan's eyes. "Pang Zhen, I gave you a chance. Since you didn't cherish it, I will personally judge you!"