Chapter 283
Meanwhile, Ji Wanmei was busy with her own things over the weekend, and Lei Tingjun was also busy after returning to Pingdong.
As soon as he returned to the construction site, A-Qiang came looking for Lei Tingjun.
"Brother Lei, that project you discussed in the West Market last time might fall through," A-Qiang said with a worried look.
Lei Tingjun had just gotten out of the car and hadn't even had a chance to rest when he heard the news. He frowned and said, "What happened? Tell me."
A-Qiang relayed all the information he had gathered about the project in Xishi to Lei Tingjun.
"The person in charge of their project gambled away a mountain of debt and ran away, leaving behind a huge mess. Now, hundreds of workers on their side haven't received their wages, and construction stopped halfway through."
"Not to mention our dedicated transport team that delivers building materials to them. Brother Lei, we're afraid we won't get the final payment this time."
Ah Qiang has been worried about this matter for the past few days.
Before the Lunar New Year, Lei Tingjun learned that the project in Xishi had started, so he went to talk to the person in charge there about the building materials business and supplied all their red bricks there.
This project collaboration is arguably the biggest business deal Lei Tingjun and his team have undertaken since acquiring the brick factory.
If the deal goes through and the final payment is settled, I estimate I could earn tens of thousands of yuan.
But now, the project owner there has run away with his debts, leaving behind a complete mess.
They abandoned the half-finished project and absconded with the workers' wages.
In other words, Lei Tingjun and his team had wasted their money and labor by delivering building materials to the construction site in the early stages, and they would not be able to get the final payment back.
This happened very suddenly; no one could have predicted it beforehand.
After saying that, A-Qiang said, "If you don't come back this week, I will call you to tell you about this."
After listening, Lei Tingjun realized how troublesome the matter was. Without thinking, he said directly, "Let's go, let's go to the construction site in Xishi now and see what's going on."
So, Lei Tingjun, who had just returned to Pingdong City, went straight to Xishi Industrial City without delay.
When Lei Tingjun arrived there, he realized that things were even worse than he had imagined.
The workers have started to riot!
This project was privately contracted; the boss is from Fujian.
Lei Tingjun had dealt with him twice before, and had no idea that he had a gambling addiction. He seemed like a straightforward person, but who knew that he would have such a shady business in private.
When we first discussed the business, the terms were all agreed upon: a one-third advance payment would be made, and the remaining balance would be paid upon completion of the project.
Now, Lei Tingjun and his transport team are tied together with these workers.
Because the boss absconded, dozens of workers haven't received their wages for at least two months.
Working on construction sites, everyone earns a meager living through manual labor, and they also have families to support. After two months without pay, many people can no longer endure it.
Now, they are gathered in front of the halted construction site, all grabbing their weapons, ready to confront the boss.
However, the boss ran away, and his confidants, secretary, and accountant all ran away with him.
In this day and age, information technology is not yet advanced. If someone really wants to run away, they can find a place where no one knows them, or directly transfer their assets in advance and flee the country. They can hide for ten or eight years and no one can find them.
Thunder's team hasn't smoked in a long time.
During his ten-day stay at East China University, he was surrounded by professors and students, and the academic atmosphere was very strong, so it was impossible for him to smoke.
Now back at the construction site, trouble has arisen. Lei Tingjun takes out a cigarette, lights it, and tries to calm himself down.
"When did the boss run away? Is there anyone who can contact him?" Lei Tingjun asked, exhaling a smoke ring.
Ah Qiang said, "They said he had been on the run for more than a month, but he kept the news well hidden. At first, he told the workers that he had gone to another city to discuss business, and he took a few of his confidants with him. After a month, when no one had seen him return, they called to look for him and found out that they could no longer contact him."
"The labor manager of their project went to find the project's finance and manager, only to find that the two of them had also run away. Now this huge construction site has become an unfinished building, deserted, leaving these unsuspecting workers here."
Ah Qiang became increasingly angry as he spoke: "He owes wages to hundreds of workers. That Fujian boss, I wonder how much money he'll run away with. He's a damn old bastard!"
Lei Tingjun's expression turned grim: "Since they made an excuse to run away more than a month ago, it will probably be very difficult to find them. This was all premeditated."
"So what do we do now, Brother Lei?" A-Qiang asked.
Lei Tingjun glanced at the workers causing trouble in the distance, frowned, finished his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground and stomped it out, and said, "Let's go over and ask what's going on."
What's done is done; there's no use in rushing.
The most urgent task now is to minimize the losses.
Lei Tingjun has invested so much money and effort in the brick factory; there's no way he'd let it go bankrupt like this.
"Can you get in touch with your boss now? Does anyone know where he went?" A-Qiang asked as he stepped forward.
The workers were filled with righteous indignation:
"That bastard has probably already absconded abroad with the money! He owes such a huge gambling debt, how could he dare to stay in the country?"
"That's right, if I catch him, I'll tear him to pieces!"
Lei Tingjun strode out, his calm and imposing aura immediately suppressing the restless workers.
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