Shi Zhen was indeed hesitant to act against Shao Baitong, fearing the consequences.

He has family and loved ones, and he's afraid that Shao Baitong might do something desperate.

But he did nothing.

He knew Shao Baitong well; in this man's eyes, money was important, and everything else could take a backseat.

In his past life, he had devised a plan to make Shao Baitong lose all his money, leaving him with no chance of recovery.

In this lifetime...

Some investment projects look fantastic at first, but in reality, they can lead to huge losses... He could try to introduce such opportunities to Shao Baitong.

In addition, he would also have someone keep an eye on Shao Baitong's construction sites.

But he wouldn't openly confront Shao Baitong.

Early this morning, Shi Zhen took the technicians he had invited to the construction site.

Upon arriving at the construction site, the technicians went off to work, while Shi Zhen, as usual, inquired about the workers' situation.

Just then, Hong Zhiqi came over and asked for leave, saying he needed to go back to J City to tell his family.

Shi Zhen agreed without hesitation.

Hong Zhiqi was brought to Changxi City by him suddenly without saying goodbye to his family. It's normal that he wants to go back and say goodbye now.

Although his family treated him badly and kicked him out of the house, things between relatives are sometimes hard to explain.

Hong Zhiqi glanced at Shi Zhen and then left.

Shi Zhen had previously arranged for an assistant surnamed Zhou to take Hong Zhiqi to the hospital. Now that Duan Hongming has more and more things to do, he rarely follows him around anymore. It's all Zhou who follows him, and Zhou is the one who handles Hong Zhiqi's affairs.

Of course, although he is called Xiao Zhou, he is actually the same age as Shi Zhen.

After seeing Hong Zhiqi leave, Shi Zhen looked at Xiao Zhou and asked, "Xiao Zhou, he seems very happy?"

“Boss, he has a job now and he’s been fitted with a prosthetic leg. How could he not be happy?” Xiao Zhou said.

"That's true..." Shi Zhen chuckled.

Hong Zhiqi went back to see his family, probably just to show off in front of them.

After inspecting this construction site, Shi Zhen went to other construction sites to check the quality of the projects.

Also, safety helmets and the like are mandatory on his construction site; failure to wear them will result in a deduction from his wages.

To be honest, the workers were quite dissatisfied with this at first. Later, Shi Zhen simply made it a regular practice when recruiting new workers.

Now, when he hires workers for his construction site, even those with experience, he trains them for two days to understand the site's rules and regulations. During these two days, he has people demonstrate the function of safety helmets to the workers using bricks and safety helmets.

If you put a watermelon on the ground and smash it with a brick, it'll be smashed to pieces.

But if this watermelon wore a safety helmet... although the watermelon would crack, at least it wouldn't rot.

A person's brain is a bit stronger than a watermelon, so it's definitely better.

The workers were impatient with wearing helmets and found it troublesome, but they were still concerned about their safety, and there was also the penalty of having their wages deducted... Gradually, they got used to wearing helmets all the time.

After inspecting the construction site, Shi Zhen and Xiao Zhou went to buy some gifts to give to people.

He didn't understand these things before, but after suffering many setbacks, he learned what he needed to know.

J City.

Guan Baiyu was not familiar with J City, but fortunately, in this era, there were only a few roads, and one road could take him all the way from Changxi City to J City.

Once they arrive in J City, Hong Zhiqi will be able to give him directions.

It took the two of them an hour to get to the scrap metal recycling station where Hong Zhiqi had previously worked.

The owner of the scrap metal recycling station was arguing with a middle-aged man of similar age. The reason for the argument was that the cardboard the middle-aged man had brought to sell was wet, clearly indicating that water had been splashed on it.

The owner of the scrap metal recycling station was Hong Zhiqi's uncle. He was in his forties, very tall, with long limbs, but a big belly, and looked particularly fierce: "I can only buy this cardboard here for half price. Either you dry it and bring it back, or you can sell it somewhere else!"

"It was like this when I received it, where is it damp?"

"Anyway, I don't want it here."

Why shouldn't you want it?

...

Guan Baiyu stood to the side and waited for a while. The man who came to sell cardboard finally sold the paper at half price and left cursing.

At this point, the scrap yard owner finally looked at Hong Zhiqi and asked, "What happened to your foot?"

Hong Zhiqi grinned: "He has a prosthetic leg."

"They'll even give you a prosthetic leg?" the man said loudly, as if he were about to argue with someone.

"Yes." Tears suddenly welled up in Hong Zhiqi's eyes: "Uncle, I can walk again!"

The man didn't react when he saw Hong Zhiqi crying; he only asked, "Why did you come back?"

Hong Zhiqi knew that his uncle looked fierce, but he was actually a good person; otherwise, the first thing he noticed after getting off the bus wouldn't have been his legs.

“Uncle, a reporter came to interview me, so I came here to take some photos,” Hong Zhiqi said. “A reporter?” the man asked in surprise, then saw Guan Baiyu take some photography equipment out of the car.

With a car and a camera, the scrap yard owner didn't suspect Guan Baiyu's identity at all. He just watched as Hong Zhiqi removed his prosthetic leg, changed into old clothes, and started helping him sort the scrap, while Guan Baiyu took pictures on the side.

During this time, Guan Baiyu also took pictures of Hong Zhiqi's legs and Hong Zhiqi's medical records.

After filming was finished, Guan Baiyu immediately left J City and returned to the provincial capital.

He dared not stay in J City for too long, for fear of leaving a trace.

At the same time, Shao Baitong had already inspected all of Shi Zhen's construction sites.

That big project hasn't fully started yet, so it's difficult to operate, but other construction sites are different.

Shao Baitong instructed his relatives to contact people at the construction site, find a way to replace the materials at Shi Zhen's construction site, and then expose the matter.

Many construction sites have the problem of using inferior materials, so there's no need for him to frame them. Besides, exposing it wouldn't have much impact on them.

But Shi Zhen had been on television before, so the situation was different.

If the people of Changxi City knew that the materials used at Shizhen's construction site were of poor quality, they would be utterly disappointed in him.

Hong Zhiqi went back to work the next day.

He was still in a good mood, which many people noticed.

However, he only worked half a day and then took leave in the afternoon to go to the company, saying he wanted to deliver local specialties to Shi Zhen.

The site manager was speechless—J City basically has everything Changxi City has, so why send local specialties?

However, since Hong Zhiqi was taking leave and thus receiving less salary, it wouldn't be right for him to refuse to take leave.

Hong Zhiqi didn't bring Shi Zhen any local specialties.

He found Shi Zhen, thought for a moment, and said, "Boss, the night before last, I saw Shao Baitong's younger brother wandering around our construction site... I forgot to mention it yesterday."

He really did forget yesterday.

Later, I thought about it and kept wanting to tell Shi Zhen.

After thinking for a moment, Hong Zhiqi added, "Boss, there's something else... Yesterday I went to J City and talked to a reporter about my situation."

Guan Baiyu asked him to keep the collaboration a secret, and he agreed.

But when a reporter interviewed him... he said he could talk about it and wanted to tell Shi Zhen.