Chapter 1 Resignation

  "What! You're laying me off?"

  "What the hell, why me?!"

  "I get up earlier than the chickens, work more than the chickens, eat worse than the chickens, and sleep later than the chickens! Damn it, but my salary is still the lowest! With just one word from the leader, I'm running around in the wind and rain, and even at 3 am, I have to get up and drive to deliver a lifesaver to that son of a bitch Director Niu..."

  "Is it easy for me to make a living as a driver? I'm fed up! If he doesn't give me an explanation today, I'll fight him!"

  Hearing the small news from Party Secretary Zhu Jia, Su Yang stormed into the party and government office with a fierce momentum. He used to be afraid of him, but now he's not afraid anymore. His rice bowl is gone, what leadership is he talking about? The barefooted are not afraid of the shoed, now go slap his desk.

  It's no use trying to stop him, seeing Su Yang's reaction was so intense, his heart also became tense, he should not have told him in the first place, and this news belonged to internal secrets, when asked about it later, he would be scolded.

  Su Yang took a glance at the party and government office, where is he? Su Yang pulled his throat, "Niu..."

  The words had not been spoken yet, Zhu Jia suddenly pulled Su Yang out of the office, "Su Yang, calm down, okay? Things have not been finalized, it's just a draft list of layoffs, what are you in such a hurry for? Everything is possible, there was still a glimmer of hope, but with this commotion, I think it's definitely going to be you!"

  Zhū Jiā's tone was a bit heavier, but Sū Yáng understood Zhū Jiā's good intentions. The small car class belongs to the Party and Government Office, and Zhū Jiā, as an older sister, has always taken care of herself. "Sister Zhū, what should I do? I can't just sit and wait for death."

  The two walked to a corner of the town government's large courtyard, Zhu Jia whispered a few words in Su Yang's ear, and finally her soft palm gently patted Su Yang's shoulder, "It depends on whether you dare to do it."

  There were three temporary workers in Xiaoche's class, Su Yang was one of them, and the other two were Old Wang who was older and Little Zhang who was about the same age as himself.

  Xiao Zhang has a connection, the director of the Furong Town Police Station is his uncle, and the town leaders will definitely give him face. Now what's the situation? In the past, the police station was directly managed by the town, now it is directly managed by the Wan Hua County Public Security Bureau, and the police station suddenly gained a higher status in the town.

  Lao Wang doesn't have any background, he used to work in the town's collective enterprise which was dissolved and then became a temporary worker in the town. He has been driving for over 10 years, so his qualifications are old, even Director Niu can't order him around. Lao Wang always seems indifferent. Now that there is going to be downsizing, Lao Wang's qualifications become an advantage. Which leader would fire someone with such seniority? They will definitely come up with a lot of grand reasons, this isn't humane.

  Su Yang thought for a moment, how could he, a temporary worker who had just been on the job for a year, compare to them? If he followed Zhu Jia's advice, his success rate would increase, but improving himself meant stepping on others. Reality was cruel.

  Su Yang lowered his head and took out several vehicle repair invoices from his pocket, listening to the conversation between Xiao Zhang and Old Wang.

  "Wang Shi, have you heard that this time the town is going to lay off temporary workers? The specific list seems to have been finalized. The Party and Government Office also has a quota, but after all, there are only three temporary workers in the Party and Government Office. Now we two and Su Yang are sitting here."

  Xiao Zhang was the first to speak out, and his news was also very timely. However, when he said this, he was full of confidence, as if it had nothing to do with him.

  Old Wang was shocked, he really didn't know about this matter, "Ah! Isn't that right, Little Zhang, are you telling the truth?"

  Of course, without even considering one's own identity, Little Zhang took a sip of tea and said, "Things haven't been finalized yet, so I'm not at liberty to say more."

  Xiao Zhang started selling steamed buns, and Old Wang went over to break the pot and ask about the bottom.

  Su Yang put the job posting back into his own pocket. From Lao Yan's words and actions, it can be seen that this job is very important to him. At such an old age, it would be difficult for him to find a new job.

  Su Yang recalled the idea that Zhu Jia had come up with for him: to mix fake invoices into Old Wang's repair and replacement parts invoices, clearly only using 1200 yuan but reporting 2000 yuan. At that time, he would anonymously report it, and at this critical moment, Old Wang would definitely be fired, and he would be freed, but could his conscience rest easy?

  Old Wang is easy to get confused when doing things, and the driver will sometimes help the leader reimburse some expenses. Adding his own car repairs and gas, who can remember so much? So Old Wang will definitely be deceived by this method. As for Little Zhang, it's hard to say, every single account has a number in her mind.

  Just then, Old Wang was a bit unsteady on his feet, one hand propping up the table and the other rubbing his forehead. He had his own thoughts - everyone knew that Little Zhang had a powerful backer, and as a 45-year-old man, he couldn't compare to Su Yang. So Old Wang worried that this time it was him who would be fired. "Little Zhang! What's going on? My house has collapsed halfway, if I wait another half year I'll have enough money to fix it up... If I lose my job, what will happen to my family? And my nearly 70-year-old mother, her medical expenses..."

  Su Yang looked at Old Wang's eyes, which had turned red and puffy, his weathered old face could squeeze out water. Alright, if I don't go to hell, who will? If I don't stay here, there are other places that will keep me.

  Su Yang picked up the phone that had been ringing for a long time. Since it was from the Party and Government Office, Su Yang knew that he would definitely be arranged to go out again. Damn it, with so many idle people here, why did they have to let him go out?

  Su Yang glanced at the clock on the wall, damn it, it's almost 5 pm and time to get off work. "Hey! No time, the leader suddenly arranged for me to pick someone up in the county town, I'm not in the government right now... You dare to repeat that!"

  Old Wang and Little Zhang looked at Su Yang with confusion. Although Su Yang had some minor emotional outbursts from time to time, he was generally well-behaved. When did he ever lose his temper so badly? And judging from what he said, it must have been a call from the Party and Government Office's car dispatch. Although they sympathized with Su Yang, they weren't fools. If Su Yang didn't go out on the job, then they would have to go instead. They all earned the same money, so who wanted to do more work? Therefore, the two of them just looked at each other without saying a word.

  The phone call was made by Ye Wei, a staff member of the Party and Government Office, who is mainly responsible for vehicle management in the town. However, the driver has a big temper and can't be offended, even temporary workers like Little Zhang and Old Wang have some arrangements that can't be moved, so every time it's let Su Yang drive.

  Ye Wei found Su Yang's Jetta still in town and felt annoyed, damn it, you also dare to play tricks on me. The words got harder to hear, saying that he deserved to be fired this time, what a fool still dared to pretend to be domineering.

  Ye Wei's words were undoubtedly challenging Su Yang's last bottom line, and he was already furious. Now it was absolutely adding fuel to the fire, so when he heard Su Yang's angry roar, he was scared and immediately hung up the phone. Ye Wei was terrified in his heart, this Su Yang was tall and powerful, and if they fought, he would not be a match for him at all. It seemed that he had to hide in another office for a while.

  Su Yang was indeed fed up with Ye Wei. Originally, when there were overtime wages in the town, the party and government office would never send him to work on weekends. Later, these overtime wages were cancelled, but he became a regular weekend worker. Now, what's going on? The temporary workers are being laid off, and he is also one of the first to be affected.

  However, Su Yang didn't want to trouble Ye Wei. What he needed now was a release, a physical and mental release. Su Yang took the car key and drove his Jetta, which was even more expensive than his own, all the way up the mountain road of Furong Town.

  In the summer, the days are long and the nights are short. But today was particularly unusual. At five o'clock, it had already gotten dark. Su Yang's mind was preoccupied with thoughts of being fired, and his mood was terrible. The car was speeding along, and when he saw that the sky had grown dark, he thought it was already after eight o'clock at night.

  Su Yang didn't notice that the sky had suddenly darkened, a bolt of lightning split the sky open with a brief crack, and then a deafening thunderclap burst into Su Yang's ears.

  Su Yang was also driving at a speed of nearly 70 yards on this winding mountain road. The storm came suddenly, Su Yang closed all the windows, and the feeling of advancing in the face of wind and rain made his excitement increase instantly. And there's air conditioning, Su Yang pressed a button, and the air conditioner inside the car also started.

  The Jieda car had just turned a small corner on the mountain road when the rain grew heavier, with dense raindrops falling from the sky. Each raindrop seemed to have great force, strong enough to almost pierce the windshield of the car.

  Su Yang's driving skills were excellent, although his eyes had already become blurry, he could still calculate the distance between the car and the curve, turning the steering wheel to the left in advance, no matter how loud the tires screeched, Su Yang was very calm, the feeling of torturing the bus was just cool.

  He easily turned the corner, Su Yang thought, it's already not very clear in front, must slow down immediately. At this time, a strong white light shone over, Su Yang couldn't see anything except a piece of white in front of him, and he cursed loudly, "Damn, people with no driving skills, what are you doing with high beams on here, I'm going to curse your ancestors!"

  With a loud crash, Su Yang instantly knew that his car had crashed into the guardrail on the side of the road. If he hadn't slammed on the brakes just now, the Jetta would have carried him down in a parabolic arc, and it was uncertain whether he could even leave behind a complete corpse.

  Su Yang, who was in a state of extreme emotional release, had not fastened his seatbelt, so the force of the Jetta hitting the guardrail was very strong. Su Yang's head kept smashing into the windshield.

  A sharp, intense pain later, Su Yang lost consciousness, the windshield was shattered, but because of the film, it didn't shatter down, however, Su Yang's head was cracked open, fresh blood flowed from his forehead, starting to flow from his nose, like many small streams dripping onto the floorboard of the driver's cabin.

  As Su Yang's gravity increased, his body slowly shifted to the right, and his head hung down on the charger under the control stick. Fresh blood connected Su Yang's head like a line, at which point something strange happened.

  With a buzz, an electric current started from the battery and flowed into the charger, injecting itself into Su Yang's brain through his blood. Although Su Yang was not conscious, his body still trembled slightly before continuing its "sleep".