Chapter 129 The New City Project Encounters Problems
Just as dawn broke, she heard a commotion downstairs and quickly ran down to meet it.
"What exactly happened?"
After not seeing him for a night, Ji Peiheng looked terrible. He had stubble on his chin, dark circles under his eyes, and bloodshot eyes.
Someone's dead!
Shi Yang felt a "boom" in his head and took a step back.
An accident has occurred at the Xincheng project. Last night, a building that had just been topped out collapsed, killing five workers and seriously injuring three others who are still receiving treatment.
The New City Project is a joint development project by the Ji, Jiang, and Huang families, and it is also the largest construction project in the capital city that year.
Currently, one of the completed buildings has collapsed.
The building collapsing is a minor matter; the deaths are the major issue.
Shi Yang realized that the Ji family was in big trouble. She tried to calm herself down and looked at the tall man in front of her: "Why would a perfectly good building collapse? It wasn't a shoddy construction project. Is someone up to something?"
Ji Peiheng's expression was cold: "We're still investigating."
He didn't stay long before changing his clothes and leaving; he still had a lot of things to take care of.
Even after he left, Shi Yang still couldn't fall asleep.
Aunt Cui was afraid she would overwork herself, so she tried to persuade her several times.
Around ten o'clock, Shi Yang went downstairs to get some water. The TV in the living room was showing the news.
"Around nine o'clock in the morning, Ji Peiheng, the president of Ji's Group, was summoned by the mayor. He expressed his regret over the accident and said he would do his best to investigate the truth of the matter... and provide compensation to the families of the five victims..."
"As everyone knows, the New City project is the most anticipated project in Beijing this year... It's also a project that the late Chairman Ji was committed to developing more than 20 years ago. Twenty years later, his grandson Ji Peiheng restarted the project this year to fulfill his last wish... With this accident, the Ji, Jiang, and Huang families cannot escape blame... The crowd at the scene was passionate and indignant, and the victims' families surrounded the mayor's building with banners in protest..."
Shi Yang saw Ji Peiheng's figure appear on the TV. He was surrounded by people getting into the car, with bodyguards blocking the way and reporters and crowds rushing towards him.
A reporter at the scene shouted, "Mr. Ji, what do you have to say about this accident?"
"Mr. Ji, did the building collapse because the Ji Group used substandard building materials to save on the budget? There are rumors that the New City project is actually a scheme by powerful figures to amass wealth..."
The reporter's questions were pointed, and there were also cries from the crowd at the scene.
Even in the face of such a severe and chaotic scene, the man, dressed in a well-tailored suit without a single wrinkle, with a handsome and resolute face, remained calm and composed as he steadily got into the car.
Liao Nan bowed at the scene: "I apologize to everyone. The matter is still under investigation. The Ji family will hold a press conference once there are results."
Shi Yang was watching TV while holding a water glass. Aunt Cui noticed and turned around, comforting her, "Madam, don't worry too much. President Ji will definitely be able to handle everything."
"Yes, I believe him."
After saying this, Shi Yang went back to his room.
...
The New City project was like a boulder thrown into the sea, creating huge waves.
As a reporter, Lu Qingqing should have been the first to know about this.
She happened to have taken the day off, and she came to the hospital early this morning.
Her stomach has been feeling uncomfortable lately.
The test results came out at 10 o'clock. She sat in the examination room, and the doctor's first words were: "You're pregnant."
Lu Qingqing's brain went blank for a minute.
Rebuttal: "Impossible!"
The doctor looked at her strangely: "What's impossible about that? The test results clearly show that you're almost two months pregnant. You haven't had your period in so long. Don't you have any doubts?"
Lu Qingqing's hands and feet were ice-cold, and her mind was buzzing.
Her periods have always been irregular, and it's common for her to miss a month or two due to her travels all over the country.
So she didn't take it seriously at all, and certainly didn't bring up the possibility of pregnancy.
She'll be able to become a war correspondent in two months, and now they've told her she's pregnant.
God must be playing a joke on her.
I left the hospital in a daze and glanced at my phone.
My phone is on silent, but I have many missed calls.
Most of them were calls from the company.
She went back.
"Lu Qingqing, hurry up and run to the mayor's building with the camera. Ji Peiheng is there..."
Lu Qingqing thought she had misheard and asked in surprise, "Why are you interviewing Ji Peiheng?"
After a few seconds of silence, someone said, "Don't tell me you don't know about the big events that happened today..."
...
Ji's Building.
All senior executives from the three companies involved in the project are holding an emergency meeting.
The meeting has been going on for three hours.
People kept going in and out of the conference room; those who went in were trembling with fear, and those who came out looked ashen-faced.
The entire conference room was filled with a depressing and heavy atmosphere.
When only three people remained in the meeting room,
The man in the main seat, his eyes sharp as cold knives, swept over Jiang Fu and Huang Hongzhang: "I expect you two to give me a reasonable explanation!"
Jiang Fu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "President Ji, I swear to God, I really didn't know anything about this. It was all handled by my purchasing engineers and materials wholesale specialists. I checked everything, and every purchase list they gave me was correct. I don't know why this happened."
Huang Hongzhang sneered: "President Jiang, are you getting senile? You yourself said that the purchasing engineer and the materials wholesale specialist are your subordinates. You say you didn't know? You took kickbacks with the funds yourself, and now you're trying to shift the blame to others when something goes wrong."
"You're talking nonsense! You need evidence to back up your words and actions!"
"Enough!"
Ji Peiheng tapped his knuckles on the table, a cold glint flashing in his dark pupils, a slight smile playing on his lips: "As the largest shareholder of the New City project, the Ji Group will step forward to take the blame if something goes wrong. But if I find out that you two bosses have done something shady behind my back, you can try and see if the Ji Group will be affected at all when you and the company die together."
"Or, you can try to see if I, Ji Peiheng, have the ability to clear myself of all charges and push you out to take the blame?"
With such a big incident, Jiang Fu and Huang Hongzhang were extremely anxious, their faces turning red and pale, while Ji Peiheng remained calm throughout, not even showing the slightest anger.
They were even laughing, but the laughter sent chills down your spine.
They dared not disbelieve him, after all, the incident occurred under Jiang Fu's control, and Ji Peiheng was capable of exonerating himself.
Jiang Fu now has no choice but to follow Ji Peiheng's lead: "President Ji, please help me, please save me..."
Huang Hongzhang was also apprehensive.
Ji Peiheng made no attempt to hide his annoyance: "Get out!"
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