Chapter 184: Punishment
Director Geng hurriedly said, "Mr. Fu, you don’t need to apologize to me. After all, you’re not the one at fault. And what’s more, you did the right thing."
’She was practically royalty at the factory; how could he dare say she was wrong?’
’Accuse her of blowing things out of proportion?’
Still, the factory’s discipline really did need to be whipped into shape.
And the ideological education needed to be ramped up too.
"Mr. Fu, don’t take this to heart. The police station isn’t the only one investigating; we will also be issuing punishments for this incident. Just focus on your work. We will definitely give you a satisfactory resolution."
Fu Mingxue was very satisfied with Director Geng’s attitude.
After all, some leaders didn’t like to see incidents get blown out of proportion. They preferred to turn big problems into small ones and small ones into nothing, ideally keeping everything under wraps within the factory.
"Thank you for your understanding, Director Geng. I’ll get back to work now."
"Yes, yes, go on!" Director Geng couldn’t wait for her to get back to work.
Fu Mingxue turned and left.
Seeing this, Xu Ming quickly followed her.
Hearing the footsteps behind her, Fu Mingxue finally remembered his presence.
She slowed her pace to walk beside Xu Ming and thanked him, "Thank you for your help today."
Her tone—rarely so gentle and accepting—left Xu Ming feeling pleasantly surprised and utterly flattered.
He quickly replied, "It was nothing, just what I should do. We’re on the same team; how could I let anyone bully you?"
Fu Mingxue: ...?
’Which of his eyes saw me getting bullied?’
"Go back and recalculate Feng Huan’s data set. I want it on my desk before four this afternoon."
With that, she quickened her pace and walked away.
Xu Ming was still thrilled.
He grinned cheerfully at her retreating back and called out, "Mission accepted!"
After Director Geng also left, the workers still in the cafeteria exploded into chatter.
God, they had been holding it in for ages.
They never expected to witness such a bizarre scene just by having a meal.
But that Bo Xue from the propaganda department was probably in for it—
As they left, news of the incident in the cafeteria spread rapidly through most of the factory’s workshops.
Fu Mingxue didn’t return to the lab, heading directly to the workshop instead.
"Master Yang! How’s it going?"
"The thickness is hard to control. That lathe is broken, so I have to start over."
Master Yang had been in the workshop the whole time, so he naturally knew nothing about what had happened in the cafeteria.
When Fu Mingxue heard about the failure, her brow furrowed instantly. "Let me see."
That was a key component of the engine.
If even Master Yang couldn’t do it, then they were in trouble.
The tolerance for error had to be controlled within a specific range; otherwise, assembly would be extremely difficult.
Even if it were assembled successfully, the wear rate and the performance of the finished product would never meet quality standards.
After examining the failed component, she had to admit that part was indeed tricky to machine.
’Maybe the parameters are wrong.’
Fu Mingxue began to re-examine the blueprints—
Meanwhile, Qin Wenhao was already at the police station.
Once Bo Xue got to the station, she spilled everything in one go.
Ruan Hongfei had wanted to deny it, but with a terrible ally like Bo Xue, she had no choice but to admit it.
However, even though they both confessed, the matter was primarily handled through re-education.
The police station wasn’t going to lock them up, of course.
But their punishment was far more severe than being locked up.
The first thing Qin Wenhao did was return to his military unit and pay a visit to the Art Troupe—
So, by the time Ruan Hongfei was released from the police station and returned to the Art Troupe,
she was summoned to the office of the Art Troupe’s leader.