The land that Mu Xiaozhu sold was expensive, but ultimately it was only a small part of the Mu family's territory.

If the land were still in Mu Xiaozhu's hands, Mu San might still be interested in personally managing it. But since the land has changed hands, the specific operations and execution will naturally be handed over to his subordinates.

When the project manager stood anxiously in front of Mu San's office, hesitating to go in, Mu Xiaozhe, the spoiled rich kid who had been sitting at the door playing games, spoke up just in time, "Stop, what are you doing?"

The project manager said respectfully, "There's been a slight mishap with that plot of land in the suburbs."

Mu Xiaozhe glanced at the project proposal casually after hearing his words and said sarcastically, "You bother my brother with such a trivial matter? What use are you bunch of useless people? It seems I'll have to go myself."

"This..." The person in charge hesitated.

Mu Xiaozhe raised an eyebrow. "What? You don't like me?"

"I wouldn't dare," the person in charge tentatively said. "Isn't the young master going to debut soon? It's inappropriate for him to get involved in something like this at this time..."

That's my business.

The person in charge said no more. Everyone else would avoid such underhanded tactics, but this young man was ignorant and fearless and took the initiative to get involved.

But as long as someone is willing to take on this hot potato, no matter what the outcome, it won't be his fault. Thinking of this, the person in charge stopped trying to stop him and instead started to flatter him.

Mu Xiaozhe snorted coldly, eager to show off, and led a large group of people to the construction site.

*

Not only Qiao Xia, but Qiao Zhaoxing, the person in charge of the construction site, was also arrested and taken to the police station. He appeared very nervous when questioned by the police.

“We use the most advanced equipment on our construction site, and we offer high wages, so we attract a lot of people. But we never let workers work overtime at night. I don’t know why they were there that night, and I don’t understand why they were holding our hair.”

In the adjacent interrogation room, Qiao Xia gave the same answer.

"It is understood that you bought this land from Juling Group. Since construction started, some homeowners have been staging sit-in protests downstairs. Is this true?"

Qiao Xia nodded, then asked, puzzled, "But what does this have to do with murder?"

The interrogator was an old policeman with a dark complexion. Zhao Yuncheng sat next to him and took notes, without saying a word throughout the entire process.

"Who gave you permission to say that? Answer my questions." The old policeman slammed his hand on the table.

Zhao Yuncheng frowned; this did not meet the standards for interrogation.

The old policeman continued to coerce, "As far as I know, to bring that unfinished building up to completion standards, the material costs alone would be at least 2 billion yuan, but the money from selling the houses has already been taken by the previous developer."

“You and your daughter only own one company, which was just established a few days ago, and the only employees registered in it are the two of you. Doing business is all about making money, and an unfinished building like that will only drag you down.”

“You’re unwilling to sell the land to others, but if you put the funds directly into the development of other projects, those residents won’t let you off the hook. So you killed those two workers, and after the police sealed off the area, you don’t have to continue construction, right?”

Qiao Xia's lips twitched. "You have quite the imagination, but it's completely illogical..."

The older policeman interrupted fiercely, "Did you kill those two workers? Yes or no?"

“No.” Qiao Xia’s anger flared up. “If you have evidence, you can convict me directly, but if you don’t, I won’t say another word before the police arrive.”

The lawyer arrived quickly, and Qiao Xia was somewhat relieved that her father had acted inhumanly extravagantly, spending all the money on building materials without thinking at all.

The investment of 2 billion is enough to prove that the police's inference is unfounded.

"According to the law, a citizen cannot be detained for more than 24 hours without conclusive evidence. How much time is left? Can I be released if there are no problems?"

The old policeman's face turned ashen with anger, and he roared authoritatively, "Repeat yesterday's timeline."

Qiao Xia went through her entire schedule from the beginning of yesterday. With the help of surveillance footage and witness testimony, Qiao Xia was quickly released. On the contrary, Qiao Zhaoxing's situation was more troublesome.

The lawyer diligently negotiated with the police next door.

While waiting for others, Qiao Xia noticed Zhao Yuncheng sitting alone in a corner, flipping through some documents.

Occasionally, when there are work-related exchanges, the tone of the surrounding colleagues is very unfriendly.

Qiao Xia took the opportunity to sit down and chat, "Officer Zhao, may I ask why you were suddenly transferred to City A?"

Zhao Yuncheng didn't even look up. "Do I need to report my job transfer to you?"

Qiao Xia shamelessly replied, "It's not impossible if you're willing."

Zhao Yuncheng choked, rolled his eyes, and ignored her.

Qiao Xia became increasingly audacious, sitting down next to him and trying to get closer to him. "Officer Zhao, do you think those two workers died from an accidental fall or murder? Why did they have my and my dad's hair on their hands? It's too obvious they're framing them, isn't it? What are your thoughts on this case?"

Qiao Xia had many questions she wanted to ask. In her 23 years of life, this was the second most serious event after her family's bankruptcy, and she couldn't wait to find out.

Zhao Yuncheng slammed the file in his hand shut, gritting his teeth as he said, "Ms. Qiao, you are now a criminal suspect. Please keep your distance and get out!"

"Oh." Qiao Xia shut her mouth awkwardly and went outside to wait for Qiao Zhaoxing.

Compared to Qiao Xia, who was exposed to cameras all day and always had witnesses, Qiao Zhaoxing's situation was much more complicated.

The construction site cameras were broken, and it rained in the afternoon. Qiao Zhaoxing let them leave work early, but he stayed in the unfinished house to take shelter from the rain, leaving a gap of six hours.

He did not have a sufficient alibi when the two workers died. Qiao Zhaoxing was very cooperative, but he did not have any useful information to give. He was not released by the police until the last moment.

During their detention, Ms. Tang kept an eye on things at the construction site.

The victim's two families reacted very quickly, collecting the body within a day, and then dressed in mourning clothes and carrying blood-red banners to cause a scene in front of the construction site.

"My poor husband! He went out to work for the whole family, and now this heartless capitalist has ruined him!"

"My dear nemesis! How can I live without you!"

The two families cried and cursed, even calling reporters to take pictures of them, all for one thing—money.

Tang Xi sat quietly under the parasol, meticulously carving the jade in her hands, with two bodyguards standing in front of her.

Only when they finally got to the point did I slowly raise my head, "How many do you want?"

The two exchanged a glance and said simultaneously, "Five million!"

"Ten million!"