From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Ye Zhiwei grabbed Lu Yunzhou by the collar and pinned him against the wall.

"You still haven't confessed whether you slept with Sister Lan or not?"

Lu Yunzhou leaned against the wall and looked down at his collar, which was almost torn.

"My relationship with her is completely innocent, so you should let go."

Ye Zhiwei tightened her grip, about to press for more information, when Lu Yunzhou's phone in his pocket vibrated urgently.

The caller was Cheng Ye.

Lu Yunzhou pressed the call button, and Cheng Ye's voice immediately burst out: "Brother Lu, something's happened! Someone's dead in Nanwan Old Port!"

Ye Zhiwei stopped.

Lu Yunzhou looked up, his relaxed expression completely gone: "Who died?"

After catching his breath a few times, Cheng Ye finally finished speaking.

The deceased was named Ma Jianguo, an employee of the Yuanchuan Equipment Group.

Last night, he entered the construction area alone, climbed the tower crane, and fell from a height.

The tower crane was still powered on at the time, and the police had already arrived at the scene. Cheng Ye, as the project manager, was detained on the spot and was about to be taken back for investigation.

"I didn't sign anything, but they said there were irregularities on site, and Yuanchuan has to take responsibility. Brother Lu, what should I do now?"

Cheng Ye's voice was strained, and the sounds of vehicles moving and police officers urging him on could be heard in the background.

Lu Yunzhou grabbed the car keys from the table, his tone crisp and decisive: "Give your phone to the police. Don't argue, and don't sign any confessions. I'm coming right away."

The phone hangs up.

Ye Zhiwei released his grip, and Lu Yunzhou immediately straightened his collar.

The two had been standing too close; her ears were still burning, and the questioning on her face was overshadowed by the murder case.

Lu Yunzhou had already reached the door: "You stay here."

"I'll go with you."

Ye Zhiwei picked up the computer.

"Go check the Fengming risk control system."

Lu Yunzhou turned to look at her: "Check Ma Jianguo's labor file, shift schedule, access control records, and night shift attendance. Also, check who touched his data last night and who granted him temporary access."

Ye Zhiwei turned on her computer and her fingers landed on the keyboard: "Stop pretending. I'll send you the information as soon as I find it."

Lu Yunzhou nodded, turned around and went downstairs.

Construction on the old port of Nanwan has just begun, and the outer perimeter fence, gate posts, and night patrols are all jointly registered by Yuanchuan and Fengming.

The equipment area also has a separate access control system, and there are warning signs and power outage procedures near the tower crane.

Ma Jianguo was not scheduled for the night shift, but he climbed the tower crane in the middle of the night.

The tower crane remains powered on.

These events combined were enough to weigh heavily on Lu Yunzhou's mind.

If a murder occurs at the construction site, Yuanchuan will be suspended from work, Chengye will be detained, and Fengming Group will be dragged into the investigation.

Someone chose the perfect time, right when the project was just starting.

Lu Yunzhou got into the car, the roar of the engine drowning out the notification sound on his phone.

Ye Zhiwei sent her the first message, which contained only one sentence.

Ma Jianguo's file was very clean.

Lu Yunzhou gripped the steering wheel tightly, and the car sped out of the residential area.

It usually takes half an hour to walk from the riverside building to the city's criminal investigation team.

Traffic was congested on the main road today, so he kept changing lanes and didn't stop even when there were red lights.

The blaring of horns behind him continued, but he didn't turn around.

My phone vibrated again.

Ye Zhiwei brought back new results: Ma Jianguo had been with the company for three months, working the day shift in the equipment warehouse for the first two months, and was only recently transferred to the tower crane team.

The transfer order was not signed by the person in charge, and only a temporary account was left in the system.

After scanning the content, Lu Yunzhou immediately replied, "Lock the account and check the login location."

When the car stopped in front of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Brigade, the brakes made a short, drawn-out sound.

Lu Yunzhou pushed open the door and got out of the car, then strode into the lobby.

The female police officer at the front desk looked up and stopped him: "You can't just walk in here."

She took the documents from Lu Yunzhou and looked down to check the information.

"I am Lu Yunzhou, the person in charge of Yuanchuan Construction. Cheng Ye has been brought here."

The policewoman glanced at the registration form, her pen pausing on the paper. "He's in the isolation room. Captain Li is still taking his statement. You wait here."

Lu Yunzhou didn't argue, but walked to the bench next to him and sat down.

More than ten minutes passed, and there was still no movement in the corridor.

He took out the Cloud Peak Black Card, dialed the contact number on the back, and gave the case number and Cheng Ye's name.

The call lasted less than half a minute before the front desk's internal line rang.

The policewoman answered the phone, listened for a few minutes, and then looked up to examine Lu Yunzhou again.

"Captain Li wants you to come over."

"lead the way."

The policewoman hung up the phone, led him through the corridor, and stopped outside an isolation room.

Light shone through the small window in the door, and Cheng Ye sat inside, his coat covered in mud and his shoes damp with water.

His palm was pressed on his knee, and there were several scratches on the back of his hand.

The door opened, and Cheng Ye immediately looked up: "Brother Lu, you've finally arrived."

Lu Yunzhou raised his hand and gestured for him to shut up.

On the other side of the isolation room stood a man in his early forties, without a police rank insignia on his shoulders, but with a criminal investigation team badge hanging around his neck.

The man held a file between his fingers and glanced at Lu Yunzhou.

"Li Zhenhua, you'll be in charge of this case."

Lu Yunzhou pulled out a chair and sat down: "How did Ma Jianguo die?"

Li Zhenhua pushed the photos from the scene onto the table.

In the photo, a cordon has been set up under the tower crane, and several police officers are recording the scene.

The deceased's work clothes were covered in dust, and his safety helmet lay on the other side.

Li Zhenhua opened the case file and explained the preliminary results from the forensic team and the on-site investigation team.

Ma Jianguo is an equipment team member. He entered the construction area around midnight last night and then climbed the tower crane.

The tower crane's main power supply was not interrupted, and the equipment was not marked for maintenance.

Surveillance footage showed him entering the equipment area alone. A dozen minutes later, he fell from the tower crane and died on the spot.

"The forensic doctor's preliminary assessment indicates that Yuanchuan engaged in irregular operations."

Li Zhenhua closed the file. "The project will be suspended first, and the responsibility will fall on the person in charge. Cheng Ye will be out for at least three years."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ye pressed his palms even tighter against his trouser leg.

Lu Yunzhou turned to Li Zhenhua: "He wasn't scheduled for shifts last night, so how did he get into the equipment area? Who gave him the temporary account? Who kept the tower crane powered on?"

Li Zhenhua did not answer immediately.

Lu Yunzhou pushed the photos back: "You only have one body, and you're already trying to assign responsibility to Yuanchuan?"

"We are investigating."

Li Zhenhua tapped the table. "But the evidence at the scene is already there. Cheng Ye is the project manager; since a safety accident happened, he must be investigated."

"I'm willing to be investigated, but I won't take the blame for others."

Lu Yunzhou stood up and stared at him across the table: "I need to speak with Cheng Ye alone for five minutes."

Li Zhenhua raised his hand, blocking the files on the table: "There are regulations here."

Lu Yunzhou took out the Cloud Peak Black Card and placed it on the table.

The silver markings on the black card fell into the light, and Li Zhenhua's hand froze in mid-air.

He glanced at Lu Yunzhou for a few seconds, then took out his phone and went outside.

A hushed voice could be heard talking on the phone in the hallway.

A few minutes later, Li Zhenhua pushed open the door and returned, his expression even more somber than before.

"Five minutes, just to discuss the case."