Chapter 73 Whose Car Is It?
Zhang Shuai remained unconscious. Lin Zhou was worried that Tian Xin would not be able to bear the pain if she stayed with him any longer, so he found someone to watch over her and sent her home.
Lin Hai called Lin Zhou and told him that he had found Liu Bo’s creditors and forced Liu Bo to leave Xiaowan Village and not come back in the short term.
Lin Zhou asked someone to contact a friend who worked in the traffic police department, and he quickly gave the exact results of the accident investigation.
"overload?"
"Yes, not only was it overloaded, but there was also a problem with the braking system. As a result, the car failed to stop in a critical situation and hit the rocks nearby, causing an accident."
Lin Zhou showed Tian Xin the accident report issued by the traffic police.
"But he's been driving for so long, there's no way he wouldn't know if it was overloaded! Besides, he's been driving the car the whole time, if there was a problem with the brakes, he should have noticed it long ago. How could he suddenly lose control?"
Tian Xin didn't believe this conclusion. Zhang Shuai was indeed driving fast, but there was absolutely no way he couldn't have a problem without noticing it.
"Where is the car?"
"It should be towed back now! Your factory should know exactly where it is!"
“I have to go check it out!”
If this car really has a problem, what about the others? What do the people who inspect and service the cars at the factory do every day? This car has brake problems, but what about the others? Have they been inspected? How often?
Some problems were exposed during my last visit to the factory. If Zhang Shuai’s accident was caused by employees’ negligence and failure to regularly maintain the vehicles, then what about other problems that have not been exposed?
Li Baiwan said that the factory’s performance is very poor. How many hidden dangers are there?
"Let me go with you. You don't know much about cars, so you may not be able to figure it out even if you go!" Seeing that Tian Xin insisted on going, Lin Zhou knew that her temper had risen again. He was worried about letting her go alone, so it would be better for them to go together.
"You haven't been at work these past few days. Can the company handle this?"
Tian Xin wanted Lin Zhou to go back quickly. The delay for so long didn't affect her much, but it was different for Lin Zhou.
"It's not a big problem. Don't chase me away. I will stay with you no matter what you say." Lin Zhou guessed Tian Xin's intention and rejected her first.
"Lin Zhou, thank you so much for this." Tian Xin stopped and turned to face Lin Zhou: "This matter is a hurdle for Zhang Shuai, and it's the same for me!
I'm very grateful that you've been with me all this time, but... ultimately, this has nothing to do with you! You don't have to waste time here, I can handle it on my own!"
"It has nothing to do with me. What about you? What does Zhang Shuai's matter have to do with you?" Lin Zhou looked at Tian Xin calmly and asked the question he had always wanted to ask but had no chance to say.
"Of course it has something to do with me. He is..."
"He's your brother?"
Lin Zhou interrupted, "Why do you call him brother? You two are not related by blood, nor by blood. What kind of person does he really mean to you?"
Lin Zhou frowned slightly, with a puzzled expression on his face, as if asking: What is your relationship?
This question not only confused Lin Zhou, but also Tian Xin herself didn't know.
Zhang Shuai is usually careless and did some mischief in the village in his early years, offending many people. Few people like him.
She took pity on him, gave him a meal, and helped him find a job. He then worked tirelessly to change himself, treating her like his only family. He would cheer her up when she was unhappy, be there whenever she needed help, and protect her when she was in trouble.
She didn't know when it started, but when she looked at Zhang Shuai, she thought of herself in her previous life. She wanted him to have someone to rely on, someone who could support him when he was most helpless.
She wanted to help Zhang Shuai, and also wanted to save herself in her previous life, the broken self who had no one to save her.
"We are not related by blood, nor are we relatives. But he is my brother, and no one can replace him! But..." Tian Xin looked into Lin Zhou's eyes, her gaze gentle and firm, and she did not finish the half sentence immediately.
"What?" Lin Zhou moved closer to Tian Xin.
"But he's just my brother!" Tian Xin turned her head slightly to avoid Lin Zhou's gaze.
Lin Zhou stared at Tian Xin's evasive gaze for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled. Before Tian Xin could react, he turned around and walked away.
"In that case, he and I are friends. For your sake, I'm willing to help him!" Lin Zhou said.
If it was just my brother, then there would be nothing to worry about! Lin Zhou smiled brightly.
Tian Xin followed behind him and didn't see his expression. If she knew what Lin Zhou was thinking at the moment, she would probably swallow her words back.
The car in the accident was towed back to the factory, and the front of the car was basically scrapped.
When Tian Xin rushed back and saw the car, she was so shocked that she was almost speechless.
She couldn't imagine how desperate and helpless Zhang Shuai must have been at the moment of the car accident, and how painful it must have been when he was hit.
Tian Xin didn't know much about the car's parts and performance, so she asked Lin Zhou to find a knowledgeable technician to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the car.
Before the technician finished the inspection, she discovered the problem.
"Isn't this the car Zhang Shuai usually drives?" Tian Xin pointed at the license plate and said to Lin Zhou, "The license plate number is different. The one he drives has a license plate number ending in 68, not this one!"
"What does this... have to do with anything?" Lin Zhou was puzzled.
"..." Tian Xin said nothing, turned around and looked at Lin Zhou quietly. After a few seconds, Lin Zhou reacted.
"You mean..." Lin Zhou was a little bit incredulous. Logically speaking, this situation should not be possible. He was just about to analyze the possibility of this situation in depth, when he turned around and saw Tian Xin running towards Li Baiwan's office!
"Director, whose car did Zhang Shuai drive when he had the accident? Who was driving before the accident?" Tian Xin suddenly pushed the door open, startling Li Baiwan.
"Hey, Xiaotian! Why are you in such a hurry? At least knock on the door! You scared me!" Li Baiwan was playing chess with an old man in the office.
"Who was driving the car that Zhang Shuai was driving before the accident?" Tian Xin asked again.
"The transport vehicles in the factory are all one person per vehicle, so the one he drives must be his own!" Li Baiwan put down the chess piece in his hand, turned around and looked at Tian Xin.
"After so many days, didn't you realize that the car was not the one he was driving? Or did you not know at all? Is this how you work every day?" Tian Xin angrily threw the useless chess pieces on the table to the ground.
"What's wrong? Who are you angry with? Can't you just say it nicely? Who are you showing off to by throwing plates and tripping bowls?" Li Baiwan also lost his composure. He turned around and winked at the old man, asking him to get out!
Tian Xin took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, bent down to pick up the chess piece on the ground, and put it back into the chess box.
"Director, the car Zhang Shuai drove that day was not the one he usually drives." Tian Xin sat where the old man had just sat, resting her elbows on the table, supporting her forehead, and said in a deep voice.
"It's common for drivers to change vehicles. As long as it doesn't affect work, it's normal. What's the big deal?"
"But he had an accident right after changing his car. Is that normal?"
Li Baiwan was still a little angry, but when he heard Tian Xin ask this, he immediately became alert.
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