Back in her room, Hang Suisui tossed and turned on the soft bed, unable to fall asleep.
Looking at the shadows of trees reflected in the moonlight on the white wall opposite.
The shadows cast throughout the room were a jumbled mess, with large leaves and elongated tree trunks.
It was nourished by the spiritual energy emanating from Hang Sui Sui.
These plants have grown much thicker and stronger than when they first moved in.
Is this matter... really related to the Hang family?
[Yes, host. That building was constructed six years ago with funding from the Hang family and the contract from the Wang family's company.]
[The Wang family? How did another Wang family get involved?]
[Host, have you forgotten? It's the Wang family, the Wang Taobo family, who do real estate and construction. Most of the buildings and housing developments in the capital were contracted to the Wang family.]
Looking at Hang Suisui who was deep in thought, 001 continued.
The Hang family wanted to build a shopping mall there, but the government at the time had planned to develop it into a tourist attraction.
At that time, the government advocated for green mountains and clear waters, and the western edge of the city was a beautiful landscape.
With its natural lakes, lush mountains and forests, and the picturesque scenery of flowing water, birdsong, and fragrant flowers, it's easy to get lost in its beauty.
The goal is to develop and create a wetland camping landscape.
The local government's intentions were all connected to the upper echelons of the capital. As soon as the government made its plans, several upper-level entities had already received word of it.
Once the government's project proposal was released, several high-level entities were already maneuvering and lobbying within it.
Regardless of who ends up with this lucrative opportunity, what they're vying for isn't the contract to build the structure, but the chance to create their own online store or collaborate with other brands within the space.
If a tourist attraction is planned by the government and the business is located there, there's no need to worry about making money.
Therefore, the mall location was ultimately acquired by a joint venture between the Hang and Wang families...
Hang Suisui seemed to understand something.
"Yes, host. The government then suddenly re-planned and abandoned the development of that tourist attraction, so construction of the building was halted halfway through," 001 replied.
What happened next?
Hang Suisui always felt that things weren't that simple.
The day after the government suddenly changed the plans, before the Hang and Wang families had received any news, some accidents occurred during construction, resulting in the deaths of more than a dozen people.
The electronic sound of 001 was calm and still.
Hang Suisui pressed further: "What kind of accident?"
What kind of accident could kill so many people at once?
Although the scenery in the west of the city is beautiful, there is not much foot traffic. The government suddenly changed its direction, which is why the half-built building was stopped to cut losses.
But what's abnormal is that so many people suddenly died.
001: [The official explanation for the accident was that a large sealing stone upstairs, which hadn't met construction standards, broke and fell midway through construction, hitting the people who were gathered downstairs for a meeting at the time.]
This is not a small matter.
Such an event would certainly have caused a sensation at the time.
Hang Suisui turned over, reached for her phone on the bedside table, opened the browser, and typed in a few large words.
The death at the West City Building six years ago.
However, when Hang Suisui clicked on the search bar, all she got was a blank page.
Even if there are a few entries, they are all events completely unrelated to the questions searched by Hang Suisui.
Hang Suisui stared at her phone screen, lost in thought for a moment.
Aren't any of the families of these deceased people making a scene?
For those who die unexpectedly, instead of performing a ritual to help their souls find peace, a Soul-Suppressing Pearl is placed after their death.
This prevents them from being reborn after death.
The mysteries behind this matter are probably beyond her ability to uncover alone.
[Later, everyone kept quiet about the matter. Shortly after the accident, their families received huge sums of hush money and were threatened not to tell anyone. Many of them were not locals; only two were locals, but their families all moved away from the capital after the incident.]
001 At this point, even if Hang Suisui still doesn't understand the intricacies between businessmen and the government, she still understands them.
It's understandable that someone in the officialdom intervened.
It's likely that only a select few in the upper echelons of the capital know the inside story behind this.
The Hang family...........The Wang family..........
After a moment's thought, Hang Suisui finally asked the question that had been on her mind.
Is the Hang family behind this?
The mechanical voice, devoid of any inflection, replied: "We are connected to both the Hang and Wang families, but the person behind it all wasn't either of them. They suppressed information and covered up the incident after it happened."
After such a major incident, both families immediately tried to suppress the news to avoid causing unnecessary trouble and public opinion.
Hang Suisui frowned and asked, "So what exactly caused so many people to lose their lives?"
001: [During construction, a ledger and recordings detailing bribery cases involving officials were unearthed.]
Hang Sui Sui was startled.
So they were silenced by those officials because they looked through the account books and recordings when they dug it up!
No wonder. Even if the Hang and Wang families were very powerful, they couldn't completely block all the news about such a big event, and even the deceased's family members kept quiet about it.
However, 001 also gave Hang Suisui some surprising news.
The ledger and recording are still inside the building.
At the time, everyone who looked through the ledgers and recordings was terrified.
However, some of them became greedy and tried to exchange these two things for wealth and status.
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