Looking at the long string of zeros, Xia Zhining held her breath and counted carefully three times with her finger on the screen.
Five million dollars!
Mr. Karim’s reward has really been paid!
The expansion and upgrading of Senyu Zoo has started!
Xia Zhining quickly prepared to upgrade the animals' living quarters.
She had already decided on the designer and the blueprints; everything was ready, just waiting for the funding to arrive.
Now that she has $5 million in debt, she can't wait any longer.
Early in the morning of the day before construction began, Xia Zhining carefully reviewed the construction drawings again and found that there were still a few details that needed to be confirmed with the designer.
She picked up her phone and called the designer.
However, the phone rang for a long time but no one answered. She called several times in a row, but all she got was a monotonous busy tone.
Just when Xia Zhining was puzzled, her cell phone suddenly rang. It was the designer Xiao Xiao calling.
"Director Xiao Xia..." Xiao Xiao's hoarse and tired voice came from the other end of the phone, "I'm sorry, I'm in Lincheng now, and the construction will start tomorrow... I'm afraid I can't make it in time..."
Xiao is Xia Zhining's old partner. She was the one who designed the last zoo renovation.
She is highly professional, responsible and will never break a contract easily.
Xia Zhining's heart tightened, and she immediately asked, "Sister Qi, what happened?"
Xiao Xiao's voice was filled with suppressed fatigue: "I'm doing garden design for a wealthy family in Lincheng."
"Yesterday, just as we were about to wrap up work, the old man in this house suddenly became poisoned and fell into a coma. He hasn't woken up yet... The police are investigating, and everyone present is not allowed to leave."
"What?!" Xia Zhining's heart sank. "How long will the investigation take?"
Xiao Xiao sighed helplessly: "It's hard to say... maybe a few days, or maybe a few weeks."
She lowered her voice and explained:
"Although they are not directly listed as suspects, the police require all personnel who were at the scene before and after the old man was poisoned to remain in Lincheng and cooperate with the investigation at any time."
"My ID information has been reported, so I can't buy a train or plane ticket to leave now."
Xia Zhining's eyes went dark.
The construction team will enter the site the next day. The wages will be calculated on a daily basis, and money will be deducted for breach of contract.
With Xiao trapped out of town, who would handle the on-site construction details? They had to ask the designer to redraw the blueprints, and then there was the penalty for breach of contract...
Xia Zhining looked at the funds that had just been deposited into the account, and it seemed as if she could already hear the sound of the money flowing away.
What’s even worse is that talents like Xiao Xiao who understand animal habits and are proficient in garden design are simply hard to come by!
"Sister Qi," Xia Zhining forced herself to remain calm, "You cooperate with the investigation first, and I'll find a solution."
After hanging up the phone, she looked at the thick construction drawings on the table and experienced for the first time what it meant to "everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."
䀴Now, Dongfeng is being detained at Lincheng Police Station.
Lincheng and Jiangcheng are both in Southeast Province, so the distance between them is not too far.
Xia Zhining was going to call Commander Song to ask if she could go to Lincheng as a police consultant to check out the situation.
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