Looking at the direction pointed by the little girl, Fade saw that Director Chang was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was bald and had a fat beer belly. He was happily drinking and chatting with his colleagues.
"Little sister, is Director Chang from this factory?" Lily pointed to the factory. "He owes your mother money?"
The little girl nodded and said, "He is from the factory. My mother used to work in the factory, but she got hurt. They didn't pay for the medical bills, and they didn't pay my mother's wages."
"What?" Lily was so angry that she almost broke into a rage, she wanted to teach Director Chang a lesson.
However, Fade stopped Lily in time and winked at her, saying, "Let's talk in another place."
Fade leaned down and said to the little girl, "Little girl, where is your mother? I bet she hasn't eaten yet. Let's go and see her and bring her some lunch. Is that okay?"
Speaking of lunch, the little girl began salivating. Then she nodded and agreed to
Fade's proposal.
So, the two took the little girl to another restaurant on the side of the road. They ordered two portions of meat dishes, packed them up, and then walked toward the little girl's house.
Lily poked Fade and said, "Why won't you let me teach Director Chang a lesson?"
Fade said in a low voice, "If you took action just now. At most, you can fire Director Chang and then criticize him. But you will alert the enemy, which will make the factory heighten their guard."
"What's more, do you think that if Donald is really making some shady deals, will it only be a matter of violating an employee's salary? I suspect that there are far more serious matters behind this. So, it's not too late to go to the little girl's home before continuing the investigation."
"Even if my guess is wrong, I am still a doctor who can treat the little girl's mother."
After listening to Fade's explanation, Lily blushed slightly. She didn't expect that as the manager of a company where she had been working for many years, she was so impulsive when she dealt with trouble. She was not as considerate as Fade who was just a rookie.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, the two followed the little girl to a low- rise building. The building looked like an old house built in the seventies and eighties of the last century. It was dilapidated beyond recognition.
The wall finishes were mottled and crack appeared on the wall. Even the railings on the roof half-collapsed. It was possible to believe that the house could be blown down by a substantial storm.
The small building was dilapidated, but there were more than ten units of families inhabiting the house. The little girl and her mother lived in a temporarily small shed behind the small building.
The shed was not big and there was a bed inside. Beside it was a wardrobe covered with wooden strips which were nailed onto it.
Under the eaves outside the shed, there was a wooden table and two stools, beside which was a briquette furnace, which was burning a pot of water.
Hearing the sound outside, there was a cough in the room and a woman's voice. "Little Maggie, you're back!"
The little girl came in with Fade and Lily. She gently called "Mom" and then put the food beside her mother.
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