CHAPTER 478: CHAPTER 198: SHE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY

"No lawyer is willing to take this case?" Compared to the flustered Su Ziceng and Chang Chi who had fought their way out of a tight spot, Chang Mei, sitting in the interrogation room, seemed much calmer. With her usual composure, she made the usually anxiety-inducing interrogation room look quite ordinary to her.

If it weren’t for the terrible coffee at the police station, Su Ziceng might think that she was still sitting with Chang Mei on the Su Family’s terrace.

Pello was still cooperating with the police to record his testimony, while the questioning for Chang Mei, the main person responsible for the accident, was also much more complex and troublesome. Chang Mei was fully aware of this, so she refrained from discussing the case in detail before her lawyer arrived.

The situation was more difficult than Chang Mei had anticipated. Although she had worried that, given public opinion and other factors, no lawyer would take the case, she did not expect that even the legal consultants who had been with the Su Family for decades refused to take on the case.

"I will find a way to get a lawyer," assured Su Ziceng.

"Mom," Chang Chi still didn’t give up, "just be honest with the police and say it’s none of your business; you were suspended when the accident happened." She didn’t believe that Su Ziceng would be so kind to actually hire a lawyer to help Chang Mei fight the lawsuit, especially since no lawyer in Mo City dared to take the case now.

"Xiao Chi," Chang Mei looked at the infuriated Su Ziceng and then at Chang Chi, and with a bitter smile said, "Remember, without the Su Family, both your godfather and I wouldn’t survive."

Chang Chi scoffed, saying the Su Family was about to collapse. She wouldn’t allow her mother to be tied down with the Su Family, like a dying grasshopper. She would go back and submit her mother’s suspension application to the police. Su Ziceng, being a direct relative of Su Qingzhang, should take responsibility for the accident.

Pello had already prepared his statement but also brought worse news.

"During the questioning, I heard from the police that the government intends to crack down on this accident and even seal all the mines owned by the Su Family," Pello warned Su Ziceng. Needless to say, the Fei Family and their cronies were behind this. Apart from the mine where the flooding accident occurred, all of the Su Family’s mines met the safety requirements. It’s the peak season for coal, and stopping production would undoubtedly bring immense losses to the Su Family’s operations.

"They have no reason to seal our mines," Su Ziceng said firmly, "Pello, you must have a way, the Su Family’s mining can’t just be sealed like this."

Pello stood in the office, looking at Su Ziceng with pleading eyes, feeling both chaotic and numb inside. The Su Family was not only facing property seizures but also facing enormous compensation claims, and the "Golden Coast" project was also facing a financial shortage. Any of these issues could plunge the Su Family into the abyss of bankruptcy at any moment.

Indeed, he could help Su Ziceng; he could suggest that the Wen Family postpone withdrawing their investment; he could stand in Su Ziceng’s stead at the feudal court; he could offer her a tender embrace when she was on the verge of tears. However, all these efforts would be in vain. It was not enough just to have Su Qingzhang lying unconsciously in a hospital bed, nor was it enough to see Su Ziceng in utter disarray.

"I’m sorry, Ziceng, I have no solution," Pello reluctantly refused.

Su Ziceng’s gaze dimmed, and she turned her eyes towards the bright lights of the police station, replaying the day’s events at the Su Family in her mind.

Everything was a mess. She felt like she was about to be overwhelmed, but she couldn’t collapse now.

"Let’s find a lawyer first and figure out how to get Secretary Chang out," Pello said, patting her shoulder. When he felt the stiffness in Su Ziceng’s shoulder, a pang of pain struck his heart.

"Yes, we’ll deal with things one by one," Su Ziceng forcefully mustered a smile.

"We need to find a lawyer first," Chang Chi, who had exhausted all options and still failed to find a lawyer, had no choice but to seek help from Shang Yin.

"The muddy waters were your mother’s own choice to wade through, you might as well save your efforts," Shang Yin, with little joy over the current chaos of the Su Family, mostly watched as a spectator. What interested him now was how Pello would ultimately deal with Su Ziceng.

That night at Lancang Mountain, the uncontrollable Pello and his final warning look had given Shang Yin a glimpse of a side of Pello that he wasn’t aware of.