The two climbed down from the gantry crane, and the workers recognized it as Mr. Wei's daughter and Xiao Liu from Chenguang Factory, and hurriedly took them to find Wei Shumin.

The steelmaking workshop is brightly lit and full of huge equipment, full of steel brackets, platforms, stairs, tracks, instruments, as well as various pipes, valves, instruments, and huge converters filled with red-hot molten iron, in front of such a large equipment full of industrial beauty, human beings seem so small.

The air is full of heat and dust, the temperature in the workshop is much higher than outside, the workers wear protective clothing and helmets, stick to their jobs, a furnace leader leads Wei Ziqian and Liu Ziguang to the control room of the converter workshop, Wei Shumin is guarding here with a group of workers.

"Ziqian, why are you here?" Wei Shumin was quite surprised to see her daughter appear at the door of the control room, picked up a hard hat and walked over to put it on her daughter and said, "It's dangerous here, you go back quickly." ”

"Mom, the police are attacking, you can come with me quickly, it'll be too late if you don't leave." Wei Ziqian said eagerly.

"Mom is not going anywhere, this is my mother's job, as a party member and cadre, how can I take the lead in escaping my post?" Wei Shumin said calmly, and when she saw Liu Ziguang behind her daughter, she nodded to him and greeted, "Xiao Liu, are you also here to persuade me to leave." ”

There was a commotion at the door of the workshop, and it was the law enforcers and the workers who had a frontal contact, Liu Ziguang said: "Mr. Wei, take a step back and open the sky, there will always be a chance to bring them down." ”

Wei Shumin smiled indifferently: "Retreat? Where to retreat? I was born in Hongqi Factory, grew up in Hongqi Factory, this is my home, my work unit, the place where I have spent my life loving, dedicating, and defending, without her, I really don't know where to go. ”

Liu Ziguang and Wei Ziqian were speechless, and the other old workers in the control room also had an expression of going to the soup, Wei Shumin looked at them, then at her daughter and Liu Ziguang, and said, "Let's go, this is not the place for you to stay." ”

"Mom, I'm not leaving!" Wei Ziqian shook her head stubbornly.

"Silly boy." Wei Shumin sighed softly.

Suddenly, the lights went out, the control room was dark, and the power lines were cut off.

……

The battle at the door of the workshop has been divided into winners and losers, the anti-riot brigade finally succeeded in breaking into the steelmaking workshop, the exhausted retired workers were dragged by the armed police soldiers two by one, all pulled to the police car, these people passed by the command car of Secretary Qin and others, still scolded more than once, Secretary Qin's face was pale, Chen Runing looked indifferent, Mayor Hu secretly shook his head.

"This matter must be investigated to the end, and those who provoke the incident must bear legal responsibility!" Secretary Qin's loud words aroused everyone's fighting spirit, Chen Runing said slowly: "Secretary Qin's words are very reasonable, if they are arrested, the workers will not be able to make trouble, as far as I know, the root cause of the unrest in the Hongqi Factory is the former deputy general Wei Shumin." ”

"We must crack down hard, and we will never tolerate it, Comrade Siqing will come up with a plan." Secretary Qin ordered Han Siqing's general.

Han Siqing was just about to speak, when a young police officer ran out of breath and said, "We have rushed in and asked for instructions on the next step." ”

Secretary Qin said: "Disperse the troublemakers and arrest the ringleaders." ”

The officer said, "But...... No one in the workshop made trouble, they just insisted on production. ”

Secretary Qin's face suddenly became ugly, and Han Siqing interjected: "Illegal production is trouble, and we must resolutely ban and crack down." Then he waved his hand to drive the little police officer who couldn't speak aside, and said to Secretary Qin: "The situation is very complicated, the enemy is more cunning than we imagined, I think the plan needs to be adjusted." ”

"You are the director of the public security bureau, the commander-in-chief of the scene, you have the final say."

"There are a large number of workers with negative emotions gathered in the workshop, and if you are not careful, it will cause greater bloodshed, I think, in the appropriate circumstances, you can use non-lethal weapons, such as tear gas, electric shockers and other police equipment, things have developed to this point, if you retreat, you will give up all the work, the prestige of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, the majesty of the law will be gone, so I propose that the appropriate increase in law enforcement."

Secretary Qin nodded with satisfaction: "You have to show courage at a critical moment, I agree with your proposal." As he spoke, he glanced at Hu Yuejin intentionally or unintentionally.

Although Hu Yuejin is the mayor, he has no say in this matter at all, he smiled bitterly and did not participate in the discussion.

Suddenly, a police officer shouted in the distance: "You can't pass!" Everyone turned their heads together, only to see a middle-aged man trying to break through the police blockade and tear together with several policemen.

Hu Yuejin recognized that person was Lu Tianming of Chenguang Factory, beckoned the police to let him over, Lu Tianming tidied up his clothes, and hurriedly ran over to see the leaders, Hu Yuejin said without waiting for him to speak: "Comrade Lu, you came just in time, your Chenguang Factory and Honggang are brother units, you and their factory leaders are also very familiar, and now the situation may deteriorate further at any time, I want to ask you to go in and persuade them, as soon as possible to stop the precipice, do not defy the law, blind confrontation is no way out." ”

Lu Tianming came in a hurry after receiving Wei Ziqian's phone call, and he only brought a driver with him, he was a demobilized colonel, and when he saw the situation at the scene, he knew that things were not good, the armed police mobile squadron, the fire brigade, the public security riot police, the public security, and the traffic police were all dispatched, and the Audi car of the municipal party committee and government stopped for a long time, and the leaders who could be named were basically present, which shows the seriousness of the situation.

Mayor Hu's words made Lu Tianming even more shocked, and he didn't have time to think about it before he agreed: "I'll try it." ”

"Secretary Qin, let Comrade Tianming do some work." Hu Yuejin proposed.

Qin Song looked at his watch and said, "Okay, give them another chance, there are only ten minutes, and after ten minutes, coercive measures will be taken." ”

Lu Tianming passed through layers of human walls, and finally entered the steelmaking workshop, the huge equipment had stopped running, the unarmed workers and the heavily armed anti-riot team members stood face to face, and there were several people standing on the converter operating platform, it was Wei Shumin and them.

Hurriedly climbed onto the operating platform located at a high place, Lu Tianming persuaded hard: "Shumin, don't hold on, you can't fight them." ”

Wei Shumin said: "Fighting and giving up the struggle are two different things, you ask these workers, are they willing to give up the factory like this?" Give up the foundation that has been laid for decades? ”

Lu Tianming said: "The times are different, and the struggle must also pay attention to strategy, in addition to direct confrontation, you can also take up legal weapons to protect yourself." ”

Wei Shumin smiled: "If the law is useful, what else do you need the Political and Legal Committee to do." ”

Lu Tianming was speechless.

……

Outside the workshop, Chen Runing kept looking at his watch, frowned, and said, "If it drags on like this, it will be more and more unfavorable to us." ”

Director Li of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, who has not expressed his opinion, also said: "They are clearly delaying time. As he spoke, he glanced at Hu Yuejin intentionally or unintentionally.

Secretary Qin felt the pressure, he waved his hand and said to Han Siqing: "Don't wait, let's start." ”

Director Han picked up the walkie-talkie: "Attention to all units, according to the scheduled plan." ”

The anti-riot team, the mobile team, and the police poured into the steelmaking workshop like a tide, and the anti-riot shield formed an iron wall, slowly advancing forward, and the excavator roared behind to follow up and began to dismantle the workshop gate.

The workers were tightly gathered together, but they could only retreat in front of the iron curtain composed of riot shields, and some people began to fight back, and were immediately met with head-on attacks from the law enforcement team, electric shockers, pepper spray, and rubber sticks rained down, and the workers retreated one after another, and from time to time someone fell, and was quickly dragged away by the police.

Wei Shumin, who was on the operating platform, saw this scene, and her hands clutched the railing tightly, and her knuckles turned white.

The coercive measures have achieved great results, the leaders put on hard hats and went to the front line to coordinate and command, Chen Runing pointed to Wei Shumin on the operation platform and said: "Secretary Qin, the culprit who resisted Xuanwu is that person." ”

Secretary Qin said: "We must resolutely crack down on a small group of people with ulterior motives and never tolerate them. ”

Han Siqing immediately understood the intention of the leader, organized more than ten elite soldiers, and personally led the team to climb in the direction of the operating platform.

The workers shouted: "Protect the general guard!" Hula rushed to this side, but was quickly blocked back by the riot control officers, and occasionally a few fish that slipped through the net were handcuffed to the ground by the soldiers, unable to move.

Han Siqing climbed onto the platform with the police officers and showed Wei Shumin the arrest warrant: "Wei Shumin, you are now arrested in accordance with the law for inciting workers to make trouble, please cooperate." ”

"Cooperate with your sister!" Liu Ziguang tore through the arrest warrant and was about to tear it apart, when several tall police officers stepped forward and grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, but he couldn't shake it like he was grabbing an iron rod.

Liu Ziguang sneered, and was about to move, but was stopped by Wei Shumin: "Xiao Liu, don't be impulsive." ”

Wei Shumin walked over and took the arrest warrant, looked at it carefully, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't admit the above charges, Director Han, I can go with you, but I want to say a few last words to the workers." ”

Han Siqing thought about it, picked up the walkie-talkie and asked for a few words, and said firmly: "No." ”

Wei Shumin said, "Okay. ”

"Shumin......" Lu Tianming shouted in a hoarse voice.

"Mom......" Wei Ziqian was teary-eyed.

Wei Shumin stepped forward and stroked her daughter's hair, helped Lu Tianming tidy up her collar, and said, "Tianming, take care of our daughter, Ziqian, mother is gone, listen to dad in the future." ”

Both of them were speechless, but Wei Shumin smiled and patted her daughter's cheek lovingly: "Big girl, don't cry." ”

Turning his head to Han Siqing, he said, "I'll go with you." ”

A police officer took out handcuffs to put on Wei Shumin, but was glared back by her cold eyes, the police looked back at Director Han, and Han Siqingyi waved his hand: "No need." ”

Wei Shumin was walking in front, and the policemen were following behind, suddenly she stopped, looked around, and walked to the edge of the operating table, Han Siqing shouted: "What are you going to do!" ”

"Don't come here, or I'll jump!" Wei Shumin turned around and said.

Below was a huge ladle, dozens of tons of fiery molten steel were boiling, reflecting Wei Shumin's face, Han Siqing was startled and hurriedly stopped his subordinates.

Wei Shumin combed her hair, cleared her throat, and began to sing

"Rise up hungry and cold slaves......"

The Internationale echoed over the workshop, and everyone looked up, only to see that their Mr. Wei was standing on the converter platform and singing, his voice was high-pitched and powerful, desolate and tragic, and he soared into the sky.

Secretary Qin was so angry that he picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Han Siqing, I order you to stop her behavior immediately." ”

Han Siqing woke up like a dream, and hurriedly led several of his subordinates to stride forward, trying to stop Wei Shumin's singing.

Wei Shumin glanced back affectionately, her eyes swept over Wei Ziqian, Lu Tianming, Liu Ziguang, and other workers and masters, and then turned forward again, opened her arms, and jumped out without hesitation as if hugging the sun......

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to her childhood, toddler and learn to speak in the factory.

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to her youthful years, chasing and playing with a group of young technicians in the green grass factory area.

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the day when she took the oath to join the party, and made an oath that would accompany her life under the bright red party flag.

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the time when the inauguration ceremony of the converter workshop was held, with firecrackers and gongs and drums.

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the day her daughter fell to the ground, and the birth of a new life made her feel the glory of being a mother.

At this moment, she seems to have returned to those days when she got out of the predicament and fought on the front line of production in order to revitalize the factory.

At this moment, she also thought of the sadness and helplessness of being rejected by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the municipal government, and the Letters and Visits Office, the anger and regret when the factory office building was demolished by the Xuanwu Group, and the sadness and sadness when watching the workers have no livelihood and no way out.

Now, it's all over.

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of pairs of eyes at the scene, Wei Shumin, the former deputy general manager of Hongqi Iron and Steel Plant, jumped from a ten-meter high platform into a ladle filled with red-hot molten steel.

When Wei Shumin looked back, Lu Tianming noticed that it was not good, and he shouted: "Don't do stupid things!" He rushed forward, but at last he took a step slower, and watched the woman he had loved for thirty years disappear into the fiery furnace.

There was silence in the workshop, and everyone was shocked by this scene.

After a few moments, the singing resounded on the operating platform, starting with a single bass singing, slowly adding more and more voices, and finally converging into a stirring chorus of 1,000 people.

"Arise, all the people who are suffering

The blood is already boiling to fight for the truth

The old world is in a state of flux, and the slaves rise up

Don't say we have nothing, we want to be the masters of the world."

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

There has never been any savior, and it does not depend on the immortal emperor

It is up to us to create human happiness

We must regain the fruits of our labor and let our minds break out of the cage

Burn the fire red and strike while the iron is hot

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

The most hateful of all, the vipers and beasts have eaten up our flesh and blood

Once they are wiped out, the bright red sun shines all over the world

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

It is the last struggle to unite to tomorrow

Internachonel must be realized

Internachonel must be realized

All the workers puffed up their chests and joined in the singing, singing as they let the tears flow freely, and even the riot fighters and armed police soldiers were moved by this momentum, their eyes were full of tears, and the sticks and shields in their hands quietly drooped.

[Dedication]