Xu Yizhou is usually not a very serious person, but his expression was very solemn now.

According to him, the injured who were taken to the hospital were not in good condition.

Five of them were given death certificates as soon as they arrived at the hospital, and were deemed critically ill because they had all suffered severe internal injuries.

The other eleven people, though not in mortal danger, will inevitably be left with disabilities after recovering.

At least three of them will lose their legs and will likely spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs.

Yang Qiaoqiao felt a mix of emotions as she listened to these words.

If this accident was indeed deliberately orchestrated by someone to target them, then the person behind it is utterly despicable.

Why not just take direct action against them?

Why harm innocent workers?

After understanding the situation, Yang Qiaoqiao thanked Xu Yizhou and Luo Yingzi and began to sort through the money in her hands.

Previously, Huo Beixiao gave her a fortune of one million yuan. Afterwards, the monthly profits from the cement factory and the electronics store, apart from keeping the necessary cash flow, were also given to her.

This amount of money is basically maintained at around 50,000 yuan per month.

In six months, she earned a total of 300,000 yuan. In addition, her clothing store and garment factory earned about 20,000 yuan a month, bringing the total to about 120,000 yuan.

That's 1.42 million. Grandpa Xia gave her 100,000, so it's 1.52 million.

She spent 60,000 yuan on a courtyard house in Beicheng, and nearly 200,000 yuan on ordering a sewing machine, buying an old house, and land in Shanghai, totaling 260,000 yuan.

In addition, Huo Beixiao's investment in repairing the shopping mall and her investment in building the garment factory also came from these funds, totaling approximately 800,000 yuan.

So now she only has 460,000 left in total.

Even in later generations, this amount of money would be a considerable sum for an ordinary family.

In this day and age, it's an astronomical figure.

Before the incident, the money seemed like a lot, and it should have been enough for cash flow.

But now something has gone wrong.

Yang Qiaoqiao calculated it over and over again, and found that the money was not even enough to compensate the dead and injured.

Regardless of whether it was enough or not, she decided to send the money to Huo Beixiao first.

She had already made up her mind. If it really wasn't enough, she asked Uncle Xu and the others for help to sell all the old villas and land she had previously bought in Shanghai.

If that doesn't work, she'll contact the Yunxian County Investment Promotion Office and ask them to act as guarantors for her, so she can use Qiaoqiao Garment Factory as collateral for a loan.

Regardless of the cause of the accident, Huo Beixiao, as the person in charge of the cement plant, is certainly responsible for the deaths and injuries.

As Huo Beixiao's wife, she had to share this responsibility with him.

After Yang Qiaoqiao finished packing, she took the bankbook to the city.

She called Huo Beixiao after she arrived outside the city hospital, saying, "Honey, I'm waiting for you outside the hospital. Can you come out for a moment?"

Soon, Huo Beixiao came out of the hospital.

In just one night, Huo Beixiao seemed like a completely different person.

His hair was a mess, there were dark circles under his eyes, and his eye circles were red from staying up late. The stubble that had just sprouted on his chin was bluish-black.

He strode up to Yang Qiaoqiao and said, "Wife, what brings you here? I can handle things here. I'll have someone take you home. You get some rest and don't worry about me, okay?"

After he finished speaking, he asked Ou Gang, who was with him, to take Yang Qiaoqiao back.

Yang Qiaoqiao took out her bankbook from her bag. "Honey, I've brought you some money. This is the 460,000 yuan we have left. Take it first. Use it to pay for medical expenses and make compensation as needed."

"If you don't have enough money, I'll send you more in a few days."

As soon as Yang Qiaoqiao finished speaking, Huo Beixiao suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace, the force so great that it seemed he wanted to melt her into his very bones.

"Wife, thank you."

Yang Qiaoqiao reached out and gently hugged the man's narrow waist, her eyes welling up with tears. "Why are you saying all this? We're husband and wife. Husband and wife are one. We should face things together."

After hugging for only a short while, Yang Qiaoqiao pushed the man away, saying, "Brother Xiao, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going back now."

Ou Gang took Yang Qiaoqiao directly back to her home in the provincial capital.

After arranging security at the garment factory and giving it careful consideration, she still felt that Zhu Dong and Tong Xuejiao's arguments were reasonable.

With such a major incident, it's hard to guarantee that some family members won't take extreme measures due to excessive grief.

At this time, she must first ensure her own safety so that Huo Beixiao can have no worries.

Upon arriving in the provincial capital, she was about to contact Uncle Xu to help her dispose of her assets in Shanghai, where the money was kept, when she received a call from Tong Xuejiao.

Tong Xuejiao's voice on the phone was unusually subdued, "Qiaoqiao, something's happened."

Upon hearing those five words, Yang Qiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat and sank.

"The mall was doing exterior wall decoration work. It had just started this morning when the scaffolding suddenly collapsed. All five workers who were working there... are gone..." Tong Xuejiao said with difficulty.

Even if Yang Qiaoqiao had lived a second life, she would still be unable to remain calm in the face of such a series of major accidents.

She plopped down on the sofa.

After a long pause, she said, "Sister Xuejiao, come back first. Let Chuanzi handle the situation."

Tell him to control his temper and not act impulsively.

Tong Xuejiao is also pregnant now, and she can't let Tong Xuejiao take any risks.

After hanging up, she called Guo Tao.

Guo Tao received the news immediately after the incident and was rushing to the mall.

Over the phone, Guo Tao gritted his teeth and said violently, "Don't let me find out who's behind this. If I do, I'll kill him!"

The situation is now crystal clear: these successive accidents could not possibly be mere coincidences; they are deliberate, someone is sabotaging them.

Guo Tao was seething with anger.

In the past, when they were in the black market, they often resorted to dirty tricks to compete for supplies, and of course, they were often the ones who were dirty tricked by their rivals.

But back then, everyone still had a tacit understanding and a bottom line: they wouldn't involve innocent people in the matter.

Now that policies have been relaxed, they are doing business honestly and properly, while their competitors are resorting to increasingly dirty tricks.