Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

(Thanks to Li Kai, my friend who loves spicy tofu fish, for the inspiration capsule!)

Zhao Cheng's final words dealt a fatal blow to the logistics director. What else could he say? Say no? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the director? Say yes? Then he'd have to make up for it himself. And this incident would surely go viral today. How could a logistics director like him save face?

However, seeing the look in Zhao Cheng's eyes, the logistics director still chose to agree with all his heart.

"No problem, everything is according to Director Zhao's requirements. This pig tail was bitten off by a wild dog when Xiaozhuang ran out!" The logistics director wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said quickly.

"That's fine, let's go back!" When Zhao Cheng saw that the logistics director agreed, he didn't delay any further and went back directly.

After Zhao Cheng left, the logistics director immediately told everyone not to spread the news about what happened today.

But the workers didn't take it seriously. After all, your position as the logistics director is not that important. What can happen to you if we spread the news secretly?

Liang Ladi took advantage of the lunch break to quickly get some food and go home. Although she didn't get to have the dinner today, she still had to go home to see her children.

When Liang Ladi returned home, she found the children eating. There was a piece of pig's tail in Xiu'er's bowl!

"Xiu'er, where did you get this pig tail?" Liang Ladi felt her heart tighten.

"My brother found it for me! He asked Uncle Nan Yi from the cafeteria to make it for us!" Xiu'er said in a baby voice.

"Da Mao!" Liang Ladi stood up immediately and was about to hit Damao.

"Mom, can you wait until we're done eating before you beat me? Wait until my sister's birthday is over and she's finished eating delicious food before you beat her?" Damao obediently came to Liang Ladi and said to her seriously.

Liang Ladi looked at her eldest son and wondered why her heart ached so much. The child's understanding made Liang Ladi feel even more incompetent as a mother. She couldn't even give her child a good meal.

"Da Mao, do you know that the logistics director has called the police because of this pig tail today?" Liang Ladi looked at Damao and said in a deep voice.

"I heard about it!" Damao looked into Liang Ladi's eyes and lowered his head.

"Then why do you still want to cut off the pig's tail?" Liang Ladi asked.

"Mom, I really want to celebrate my sister's birthday. Can you just let her finish eating? After she finishes eating, I will turn myself in! I will go and admit to the police that it was me who stole the pig's tail!" Damao's words made Liang Ladi's heart tighten again.

Liang Ladi looked at her son, hugged him, and said sorry while crying.

Damao also started crying. He knew that stealing was wrong, but his mother worked so hard and Xiuer wanted to have a meat meal and have a birthday with meat.

Da Mao had no choice but to take the risk. If he hadn't been lucky, he might have been injured by now. After all, it is very dangerous if a pig goes crazy.

Not to mention Liang Ladi's family's distress over a pig's tail. Zhao Cheng was riding a rickshaw with Xiao Wang on their way to the police station.

"Director, why did you just let the guy who stole the pig's tail go?" Xiao Wang didn't understand why his director had to use such tough measures to stop the machine repair shop from pursuing the person who cut off the pig's tail.

"Xiao Wang, how old are you this year? Are you married?" Zhao Cheng did not answer directly, but asked curiously.

"I'm 22 years old and not married yet!" Although Xiao Wang didn't understand, he still answered Zhao Cheng's question obediently.

"Then let me ask you a question. Who do you think would cut off a pig's tail instead of stealing the whole pig?" Zhao Cheng asked.

"That must be because pigs are difficult to handle!" Xiao Wang said casually.

"Xiao Wang, do you think it's possible? Just because pigs are difficult to handle, can people give up such a big fat pig? Even if they put it in a sack and find two people to take it away, can't they just tie it up? There's no way those guys in the machine repair shop would find it." Zhao Cheng was not speaking without purpose.

He remembered seeing a thief stealing a diesel engine from a paddy field when he was a child. Although it was only a small 12-horsepower diesel engine, the thief used a belt to pass one end through the flywheel and the other end through the pull ring on the water tank, and then he just carried it away on his back.

If the diesel engine had not been too heavy and the footprints had not been too deep, the police might not have been able to find it. Finally, when the police arrived, they didn't believe it and made a bet that if the man could carry the diesel engine back, they would not pursue the charge of stealing it. As a result, the man actually carried it back.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng has every reason to believe that people nowadays can still carry a pig, even though the pig weighs more than 200 kilograms.

"Then why do you think that is?" Xiao Wang became curious after hearing Zhao Cheng's explanation.

"Why else? Because it was a child who cut the pig's tail! He was too small and not strong enough, so he could only cut one pig's tail!" said Zhao Cheng.

"Oh, no wonder, so Director, you are thinking about the children." Xiao Wang looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Flowers bloom again, but people never become young again! As long as he is a child, it is not right for a pig's tail to ruin his life! And the fact that he dared to risk getting hurt to cut off the pig's tail also proves that the child must have some reason to do so! We are human beings after all. Are we still the people's police if we hold people accountable for such a small matter? In this difficult time, it is not worth it just for a bite of food!" said Zhao Cheng.

Xiao Wang also understood what Zhao Cheng meant. For example, this year due to the poor harvest and reduced supply, their police station turned a blind eye to those pigeons that exchanged food for pigeons.

You should give people a chance to live. You can't force them to death, right? This isn't the evil old society.

"It has to be you, the director. I can't think of so much!" Xiao Wang said sincerely.

After hearing what Xiao Wang said, Zhao Cheng fell silent and did not speak again.

It’s not because Zhao Cheng thinks far ahead, but because Zhao Cheng has truly experienced it. Just like those people who came later, everything is based on interests as the first criterion. How many people have lost themselves because of interests, and the warmth and coldness of human feelings is no longer a virtue, and everything is about money?

In this era, Zhao Cheng's status allows him to follow his heart and do what he can to maintain the last bottom line in his heart.

"Director, won't this cause you trouble? The logistics director of the machine repair factory doesn't look like someone who can get rid of people!" Xiao Wang said a little worriedly.

"That guy? I have no evidence now and I can't control him, otherwise I will make him pay the price! It is said that this guy accepted a small yellow croaker from someone and arranged a job for him. He is really a piece of shit! He is definitely a black sheep!" Zhao Cheng said gritting his teeth.