Chapter 111 When the thorny whip strikes, it will surely leave bloody holes!
Xu Yuan quickly shook his head: "How could that be? Your Excellency, these materials are guarded by special personnel. How could they have been flooded?"
"Besides, it's not spring yet, and there's not much rain!"
The two remained silent as they gazed at each other.
After thinking it over, the two went to check the materials.
As she went out, she happened to see Su Jingge dismounting from her horse, and she looked at the two of them.
"My lords, where are you headed?"
Xu Yuan slapped his thigh: "Magistrate Su, you've come at the right time! We were just about to go to Xiaonanmen to check the materials."
"I just came out and saw you. Why don't we go together?"
Su Jingge rolled over again and said, "Then let's go quickly."
On the way, Su Jingge asked again what exactly happened.
Everything was built perfectly fine, so how could it suddenly collapse?
She used only the best materials; if there were any inferior materials, this wouldn't exist.
Therefore, she ruled out the option of using the right materials.
Secondly, it's summer now and there's not much rain, so it's impossible to soak the materials until they dissolve.
Therefore, it's unlikely that the warehouse got wet.
If the warehouse really did get wet, then it can only be attributed to human intervention.
She really couldn't think of any other reason.
The three arrived at the Xiaonanmen warehouse and saw a group of workers arguing there.
“We were on duty yesterday, but our boss Yan went to Xishan to get materials. How can you say that our boss mismanaged the business?”
"I saw Xu Yuan's men drinking and playing dice there a while ago. How is that not your fault?"
Yan Shu's men said that Xu Yuan and his group were people who liked to drink and have fun while on duty, and many workers went to work drunk the next day.
Fortunately, there were no problems with the project, and Xu Yuan and Yan Shu did not pursue the matter.
But this school is a project that even the sages value. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal, and no one can afford to take responsibility for it!
However, Xu Yuan's men refused to budge an inch, hands on their hips, glaring angrily: "Stop talking nonsense! You didn't slack off, you didn't play dice?"
"You guys are just as good at it as we are."
"You were the ones on duty yesterday, you're Xu Yuan's men, so why are you saying it's our fault?"
The two sides exchanged heated words, neither willing to back down.
It looks like things are about to descend into complete chaos.
Xie Mo was so angry that his face turned as black as a pot lid, and he immediately stopped them: "Stop it, all of you!"
Hearing this, the officials lowered their heads and stood in two rows.
"Lord Xie, Magistrate Su, Engineer Xu..."
Although both sides were unwilling, they still asked the question of etiquette.
Xie Mo walked up to them and pointed at them: "You lot, it's fine if you just eat and drink normally, but this is a school personally appointed by the sage. If something really happens, it's not just one side that will die, but everyone will die!"
"Magistrate Su is just too good to you. She's always worried that you'll be tired from work and doesn't want to push you too hard, but you've all gone too far!"
Yan Shu and his subordinate, Skinny Monkey, had just returned from West Mountain with a new batch of materials. They had just finished loading the truck and were heading back when they heard someone coming to find them.
They say the school collapsed.
Yesterday was their shift.
When Xie Mo saw Yan Shu, he walked up to him and spoke to him as politely as possible: "Boss Yan, you have to give an explanation now. Yesterday, your people were on duty when the school collapsed. Everyone said that the materials were soaked in water."
"But four or five workers were injured, including some of yours and some of XCMG's. Fortunately, the remaining dozen or so are fine."
"You must give an explanation as to whether this material has been soaked in water."
Yan Shu smiled obsequiously, "Yes, yes, Your Excellency, it is indeed duty, I will definitely find out!"
Yan Shu turned around, his face immediately darkening. He put the cart down with a loud bang.
His men were so startled that their shoulders trembled.
They were all so energetic just now, but now they're all scrambling like little quails.
Yan Shu pointed at them, his face ashen: "Did you check the warehouse yesterday?"
No one dared to utter a sound.
His angry roar was like a thunderclap.
"Leopard, you speak!"
A skinny man, but with a muscular build, stepped forward: "Boss, didn't you patrol yesterday...?"
Yan Shu's face darkened further: "What do you mean by 'patrol'? Don't you know whether the materials warehouse was patrolled or not? As an elder?"
No one is saying anything.
Yao Shu quickly understood the look in their eyes.
The man shouted sharply, "Bring me my whip!"
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and fell silent.
Skinny Monkey was terrified. He rushed forward and pulled the man away, saying, "Boss, you can't hit him! These are brothers who have risked their lives for you! That whip is a high-grade one; if it hits someone, it will surely poke bloody holes in them!"
"Shut the hell up, all of you! You're incredibly audacious! You even dared to drink and make merry on this project. This was appointed by the Emperor himself! The inspector had barely left when this kind of thing happened."
"You can die if you want, but you've implicated Magistrate Su!"
"If it weren't for his apparent remonstrance, we'd probably still be bandits, or even dead by now!"
"It's one thing for you not to be grateful, but instead you're making things worse for others."
"If the project cannot be completed on time, that's disobeying orders, and people will die!"
The entire room fell silent; everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Get out of my way, you skinny monkey! If you dare to block my way, I'll beat you to death today!"
Skinny Monkey knelt on the ground and grabbed his thigh: "Boss, how long has it been since you used this thorn whip? It'll kill a person if you put it on them in the sweltering summer!"
"Please, sir!" Skinny Monkey pulled the terrified men to their knees. "Kneel down! Beg for mercy! Are you all mute?"
Where's the energy they usually have when they fight?
Several people remained silent.
Leopard stepped forward and knelt down: "Brother Monkey, yesterday was our employee. I remember now, I sent people to patrol earlier, but those guys were drunk and unwilling to move. But later I scolded them, saying that this is a school appointed by the sage, and nothing should go wrong. In the end, those guys still went!"
He looked at Yan Shu again and held up three fingers: "Boss, I've followed you for 11 years. I've been following you since you joined the army and became General Xiao. I really didn't lie. I really did inspect it. The warehouse was definitely not flooded, and there was no sign of leaks!"
"Boss!"
"Even now, you still dare to argue!" As he spoke, the whip was about to strike.
At the critical moment, Su Jingge shouted for a halt.
She slowly walked upstairs. He had just observed the expressions of several people, and they were indeed not lying.
He looked completely bewildered.
Last time, he was the big boss of the base, and no one's little tricks could escape her notice.
Yan Shu was filled with remorse and lowered his head, saying, "Magistrate Su, please don't stop me, I—"
“It wasn’t them,” Su Jingge said seriously.
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