When Han Xinrui heard what Director Yuan said, she urgently asked, "Uncle Yuan, why did you forget about him? I haven't heard of any other victims in that incident."

Director Yuan frowned. "Because he's paralyzed. His wife made a big fuss! They insisted the collapse was a man-made accident! The fertilizer plant set up a special investigation team, and they ultimately concluded it was an accident."

When Han Xinrui heard this, she immediately asked, "Why do they say that?"

Director Yuan said helplessly, "There were three directors at the fertilizer plant at the time. He was working in Workshop 3. During the investigation, he said he saw figures destroying the factory building, so he ran over to check it out. He was knocked unconscious when he arrived. When he woke up, he was crushed by the collapsed structure."

Han Xinrui listened and clenched her fists.

Man-made?

Could it be that there was really something else behind the accident that year?

Director Yuan said, looking at Han Xinrui in confusion: "Han girl, it's been so long, why are you suddenly asking about it? Did something happen?

Han Xinrui did not tell Director Yuan about her suspicions.

This was just her own wild guess, there was no evidence, so there was no need for her to say anything.

"I found out today, so I'm asking!" Han Xinrui said, "Where did Yan Jianming go? Why wasn't he in the family housing complex?"

Director Yuan shook his head. "Their family was in a big fuss. The factory paid compensation, and he was taken away."

He sighed as he spoke, "I heard he had a hard time later on! His wife ran away with someone else, leaving him and his daughter behind."

Han Xinrui was silent for a moment, then said to Director Yuan, "Uncle Yuan, I'm going to the Northwest soon. I want to visit him before I leave. Can you give me his address?"

Director Yuan looked at Han Xinrui in confusion, but ultimately did not ask any further questions.

He was also one of the factory managers when that happened. Many people were dismissed because of that incident. Even though he has retired now, he still doesn't want to get involved.

In fact, he had doubts about some things.

But he also has to think about himself.

Director Yuan wrote down an address for Han Xinrui and said to her, "I was the one who sent him back home after the accident. Please keep this address."

Han Xinrui kept the address and made lunch for Director Yuan before leaving.

…

After Han Xinrui left Director Yuan's house, she went to the high school where she used to attend.

This time, she didn't come empty-handed. She bought a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes. When she saw the security guard, she stuffed the cigarette into his hand and said, "Uncle, I just want to see Teacher Hu. I'm her student. You should have heard about the Northwest Development! I'm about to be transferred, and I came here to say goodbye to my teacher."

Cigarettes are in short supply nowadays and are a delicacy that cannot be bought even with a ticket.

The guard stopped talking when he saw the cigarettes and waved at her, "Come in! I see you're sincere. Go out the back door later."

After thanking him, Han Xinrui finally entered the school.

This was the high school where she attended, which was affiliated with a fertilizer factory.

She went to high school with Huo Hongtao at the time, and her grades were even better than Huo Hongtao's.

In the first two years, she and Huo Hongtao had a very good relationship and they went out together.

Huo Hongtao had been keeping his distance from Bai Qingqing since her senior year of high school, when she followed Sun Zhong to the fertilizer factory.

Bai Qingqing had been with Sun Zhong at the fertilizer factory that year, and it was rumored that they had just gotten married. She was also pregnant, and she had taken the college entrance exam while pregnant.

At that time, Huo Hongtao asked her to help take care of his brother's pregnant wife. So he started to go in and out with Bai Qingqing.

At first, Han Xinrui didn't care.

It wasn't until Han Xinrui found out that Huo Hongtao and Bai Qingqing were childhood sweethearts that she made a scene.

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