Chapter 89 Something big happened!

He returned to the government office where he used to live, but he did not sleep well the whole night and even suffered from insomnia for a long time. He got up early in the morning, packed up, and went to Tsukiji.

The sky was still gloomy during the day today. After lunch, it started to drizzle. Even so, Chu Ran waited until it was almost dark before leaving.

Over the next few days, the rain stopped and started, sometimes heavy and sometimes light. The officials with Chu Ran advised Chu Ran not to go out on rainy days, and to stay at home for a few days. It would not be too late to come back after the rain stopped, but Chu Ran did not respond.

Firstly, since this was a task assigned by the court, Chu Ran had to complete it carefully. He had come here almost every day before, and he couldn't just stop because it was raining. Secondly, Chu Ran felt more comfortable staying here. When people were busy, they didn't have time to think about random things.

Chu Ran stayed under the tent built by the craftsmen. It had been raining heavily just now, but now it had stopped. The rain gathered on the roof and condensed into small streams that trickled down from the roof. Chu Ran looked at the craftsmen coming and going in front of him and couldn't help but frowning.

"Why are there so many new faces recently?"

In the past few months, Chu Ran came here almost every day, so he was familiar with the craftsmen here, but he found that there seemed to be many unfamiliar people on the construction site in recent days.

The official in charge explained: "Because the people above felt that our construction period was too long and the progress was too slow, in order to shorten the construction period and complete the pagoda as soon as possible, they hired some new craftsmen to participate in the construction."

Chu Ran nodded, and then said: "These people should be craftsmen summoned from the public, right?"

"You have a good eye, sir." The man said with a smile, "They are indeed craftsmen recruited from the public. After all, we can't mobilize so many craftsmen of our own. But don't worry, sir, these people are the best among the private craftsmen, and the things they build are definitely not inferior to those of our own people."

"Really?" Chu Ran asked.

"Yes, I personally checked and verified this matter. And they have been doing this for a few days, and you can roughly see that they are doing a good job."

Chu Ran has eyes and can see that these people are doing a good job, but that is not what Chu Ran cares about.

"If this happens again in the future, remember to inform me in time." Chu Ran frowned.

The smile on the man's face faded a little, but after a while, he continued to smile and said, "Yes, yes, I will definitely inform you in time next time. I just thought it was not a big deal, so I made the decision myself."

"Um."

Chu Ran didn't want to blame the other party. After all, apart from this matter, he did a good job in other things and there was not much to blame.

An unknown amount of time had passed before the sky gradually darkened and the rain began to fall again. Chu Ran picked up the umbrella that was leaning against the table and was almost dry, but still a little damp.

"It's getting late." Chu Ran said to the man, "I'll walk around here again. If you have something to do, you can go back first."

After saying that, Chu Ran walked out holding an umbrella.

The remaining craftsmen also left one after another. When Chu Ran walked back, he was the only one left on the casting site.

Chu Ran was originally planning to go back, but suddenly there was a place that attracted Chu Ran's attention. Soon, he held up the umbrella, stepped one foot into the mud, and then squatted down.

The foundation here... seems to have some problems...

Chu Ran thought silently, thinking that he would have to find someone to come and take a good look at this place early tomorrow morning. After a while, Chu Ran stood up and walked out.

When they got back, it was completely dark and the rain was getting heavier. Chu Ran accidentally got caught in the rain and caught a cold. In addition, he had not been getting enough sleep and had not rested well recently, so he developed a fever at night.

I don't know what time it was, but there was a sudden frantic knock on the door.

"Father-in-law! Something's happened to my father-in-law! Open the door quickly!"

After a long time, Chu Ran opened his eyes dizzily. He put on a piece of clothes in a daze and walked towards the door with a dizzy head.

"What's the matter?" Chu Ran leaned half of his body against the door frame and said weakly.

The man braved the rain, looking extremely anxious, and said to Chu Ran: "Eunuch, something happened! I just got the news that the pagoda suddenly collapsed!"

"What?" Chu Ran was awakened instantly. He forced himself to stand up and said to the person who came, "Wait for me for a moment. I'll get dressed first."

Chu Ran quickly put on his clothes and followed the man out the door.

It was raining heavily outside, and the cold rain was blown by the wind and splashed onto Chu Ran's face. Chu Ran stood on the construction site, looking at the pagoda that suddenly collapsed overnight. For a moment, he seemed to have lost all words.

After a while, officials from other ministries also arrived. When they saw this scene, they didn't know whether they were shocked or terrified. In short, they all stood there in a daze. There were so many people gathered around, but it was eerily quiet. The only sound they could hear was the heavy rain falling down and the crackling sound of the rain falling on the umbrella.

Finally, it was Chu Ran who spoke first, "Are there any casualties?"

As a result, the others came to their senses and sent people to check whether there were any casualties.

The investigation lasted the entire night, and it was not until dawn, when the rain stopped, that we got a preliminary result.

The final report was that some people were injured and dozens of houses were damaged, but no one has been found to have died as a result of the incident.

But because the matter is urgent, the investigation is also urgent. However, it has not been found that any civilians have died as a result. Perhaps just because it has not been discovered does not mean the final result.

Therefore, even after hearing this news, everyone is not completely relieved. But based on the current information, even if there are casualties, they should not be particularly serious, so it can be said to be the best news.

But no matter what the result is, the collapse of the pagoda is such a big thing, and none of them who participated in the construction will be able to escape, and they must all bear the responsibility. However, if it is just the collapse of the pagoda, they may still be able to bear it, but if it causes serious consequences, such as many people being injured or houses being damaged, how to deal with it then is hard to say.

Everyone is very worried. Their careers and future are no longer within their consideration. They just hope to minimize the casualties.

Chu Ran was sitting under the tent. People came to report one after another. Slowly, Chu Ran felt relieved.

The number of seriously injured has increased, but no bodies have been found so far.

No one died as a result, which was the best news for Chu Ran.

Not long after, Li Dingning finally arrived.

Since learning the news of the collapse of the pagoda, Chu Ran immediately sent people to wait at the palace gate. As soon as the palace gate opened, the people sent by Chu Ran informed Li Dingning of the news of the collapse of the pagoda.

After all, the emperor gave Li Dingning full authority to supervise the matter. Although Li Dingning knew nothing, he should be the first to know about such a serious matter. Otherwise, when Emperor Chengwen asked about it, Li Dingning would be even more unable to explain.

"How could this happen?"

Li Dingning was completely dumbfounded when he saw the situation on the scene. He had never seen such a battle before.

He turned his head to look at Chu Ran, and was about to ask Chu Ran how he did it, but he saw that Chu Ran's eyes were dull, his cheeks were red, and he seemed to have lost his soul. So the words of blame turned around in his mouth, and the words came out as, "What's wrong with you?" Then he frowned and asked, "Are you okay?"

Chu Ran staggered to his feet from the stool, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I..."

He had just said half of his words when his whole body went limp and he fainted. Li Dingning was startled and grabbed Chu Ran with a shout. The eunuchs who followed Li Dingning also rushed over to help and hurriedly held up the fainted Chu Ran.

"Hey! Hey! Xiao Linzi! Don't get dizzy, you...! Oh, hurry, hurry, call the doctor!"