when the moon whispers

Chapter 560: Rose-Protecting Shortcomings (Part )

Case Seven Rose
Chapter 42: Protecting Shortcomings (Part 2)
"I didn't say anything..."

Shao Jie was pinched by the back of the neck, struggling extremely weakly, his eyes looked around the room aimlessly for a few times before he lowered his head in grief, and stroked Jiang Mo's hand frankly, touching her wrist twice in a flattering manner.

"Just... threaten him..."

Jiang Mo's mood suddenly became a little complicated. His eyebrows first curved in satisfaction and amusement at the big quail Shao Jie's act of standing up to protect him. Then, looking at Shao Jie's relaxed expression, who thought he would not pursue the matter, a lump suddenly formed between his eyebrows.

"——Still laughing? Threatening or intimidating others at will is called provoking trouble, don't you understand?"

Jiang Mo frowned and tapped his forehead with his finger, "How dare you provoke and shout in such a place... What have you found out? Is the method legal or not?"

"It's just some gossip I heard from a casual chat... I swear to God, it's absolutely legal and compliant!" Shao Jie first covered his forehead with his hands and pouted for two seconds, feeling aggrieved. When he heard the second half of Jiang Mo's words, he quickly raised three fingers and shook them twice, then raised his hand to cover the band-aid on his wound, and rubbed it twice with the fingertips that Jiang Mo had not yet withdrawn.

"Fu Xi started out as an engineering company, and now he's mainly a supplier of building materials... In the engineering industry, if there's any cutting corners, there's no such thing as a wall that's impenetrable. I just... asked Han Lu to find out about his business - I got a superficial understanding of it."

"Fu Xi's business... I have occasionally heard Teacher Jiang mention it with a curse..."

Jiang Mo frowned and sighed in disgust. "I remember that when Teacher Jiang first saw this, he warned him about the shoddy work, but Fu Xi didn't appreciate it. He even said that he was in the engineering business and knew where the bottom line was. Teacher Jiang seemed to have reported it quietly at that time, but I don't know how it was handled. Anyway, it ended up in nothing... It was probably settled with money. In this kind of thing, if there was no accident, relying on the relationship between Yao Yicai and her family, Fu Xi would not be scared at all. In fact, I still wonder until now, Yao Yicai's family has relatives in business and politics, how could she be spoiled into such a shrew when things go wrong."

Shao Jie nodded and pursed his lips tightly.

"But what if the shoddy workmanship is caught and an accident occurs with someone dying?"

Jiang Mo was surprised and suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Someone died? When? I didn't see any news about it?"

"It was around the beginning of this month, around the time when Fu Lefeng started to disappear. It was said to be a safety accident at the construction site. It has been suppressed for such a long time... I guess it can't be concealed any longer."

Shao Jie nodded slightly, frowning slightly, "Han Lu also heard a rumor at his father's dinner party at first. There will be random inspections of projects recently, so he asked carefully. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an acquaintance... It seems that some government project was cut corners, and the quality of the poured concrete columns was problematic. It is not clear what happened during the construction, but I heard that a newly erected column killed someone... On the one hand, the foreman of the contractor violated the regulations and wanted to rush the construction period without waiting for the columns to be formed. In addition... the construction materials are not right."

Jiang Mo understood and snorted, "They're blaming each other, but it's not easy to bring the matter to the higher-ups?" "The contractor probably wants to put all the blame on Fu Xi... Boss Fu should have argued with reason, but the problems with his construction materials far exceeded expectations. Now we have to negotiate compensation, and the problematic construction materials must also be dealt with and replaced. Otherwise, someone will use this accident as a token of authority to put it against his neck."

"Small projects can be done with connections, but projects with eyes on all sides dare to take kickbacks and tamper with them, and they have to sacrifice lives to buy a period of peace." Jiang Mo really had nothing to say about Fu Xi. He lowered his eyes and raised them again, "Han Lu alone should not be able to find out such detailed things. Was reporter Zhao also involved?"

"Sister Zhao is a social news reporter by profession, and she knows all the clues that need to be investigated undercover. On the surface, it's about the safety of public facilities, but behind the scenes, it may be related to some local interest groups. The safety accident at the construction site was a fuse, and many people have been keeping a close eye on it during this period."

Shao Jie rakes his hair and wrinkles his nose in embarrassment. "It seems that Sister Zhao has been following this news, and Fu Xi got to know the news by chance... If he hadn't made things difficult for me again and again... I couldn't just watch that slap in the face fall on you."

Jiang Mo sighed and laughed, stretched out his hand and pinched Shao Jie's face, "Of course I'm happy that you stand up for me, but will your words today give him an unnecessary reminder?"

"In fact, I guess... Fu Xi is now in a difficult situation. He returned to Sheng'an this time, perhaps because he loves his daughter dearly - but most likely he also wanted to find a way out for himself. Either he wanted to avoid the spotlight of the investigation, or he wanted to make trouble and extort money to make up for the deficit, which is better than sitting and waiting for death."

"Sister Zhao and the others have already found out the truth through their investigations. They are just waiting for the opportunity to expose the truth. It's only a matter of time." Shao Jie curled his lips in contempt, then looked up at Jiang Mo who sighed expressionlessly, spread out his palms and rubbed her head twice, "Fu Lefeng's death... Fu Xi's family has come to this point, and these have nothing to do with you. You are a policeman, not their bodyguard or nanny... Don't take on all these messes."

"I know." Jiang Mo grabbed Shao Jie's hand that was scratching her head and shook her head slowly, "I know. I just... I always feel that Fu Lefeng's death may be due to something I overlooked... After all, it was a human life."

Jiang Mo pursed his lips, his face wrinkled in an indescribable way, and the tip of his tongue made a "tsk" sound, and the words hung there. Shao Jie lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Mo's hand that was twisting his fingertips for a while, hesitating whether to ask more questions. He was silent for a while, but before he could speak, the phone in his pocket rang first, and a photo of Han Lu's head popped up on the caller ID. He took a closer look and saw the whole screen full of youthful pain and dejection.

Shao Jie was filled with worries and deep feelings, but was frightened by Han Lu's big face. He looked at Jiang Mo with his shoulders slumped. After she nodded in approval with her eyes bent, he answered the phone angrily and put it next to his ear, "Personal matters or official matters? Personal matters can be handled later. Official matters should be handled as soon as possible. If there is something to report, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

Han Lu's voice was hoarse as if it had been scraped through gravel, and it was leaking a little bit of air: "Sun Zhiming's investment contract needs the signature of the legal representative. Should I ask Li Fubei to deliver the documents to you or should you come to the company? Isn't Officer Jiang on sick leave? If I have to deliver it to Officer Jiang's home, shouldn't I inform you in advance?"

"How long will you stay at the company? I'll be there later." Shao Jie held Jiang Mo's wrist and looked at the time, his eyebrows relaxed and then gathered, "What about private matters?"

"Hmm..." Han Lu rubbed his face hard, and the sound of his sigh came into the microphone.

"Candy is nowhere to be found right now. I want you to give me some advice."

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~
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