CHAPTER 485: CHAPTER 200: A BELATED DISCOVERY (PART 2)

Su Ziceng was somewhat displeased with Chang Mei’s pettiness, especially since the Su Family was already surrounded by enemies on all sides, and yet she still demanded that Su Ziceng investigate Yan Wuxu. Su Ziceng was busy dealing with the affairs of the Su Group and was already stretched too thin. However, to appease Chang Mei, she reluctantly agreed.

After leaving the police station, Su Ziceng wanted to head straight back to the Wine Shop to check if Pello had already contacted lawyer Chen Jiachun. She had only taken a few steps when she saw a familiar face entering the police station.

"Uncle Wang," Su Ziceng saw it was Secretary Wang, who had already left the Su Group and had always been at odds with Chang Mei. Why would he come alone to the police station now?

Su Ziceng had already felt some regret about Secretary Wang’s sudden resignation, and now having the opportunity, she wanted to find out exactly what had compelled him to leave the Su Group.

In fact, over the past few days, Secretary Wang had been to the police station repeatedly, but each time he was turned away by the police as he was not involved in the case. Yet, he was persistent and came again and again, only to be turned away each time.

"Miss?" upon seeing Su Ziceng, Secretary Wang was also quite surprised. He had heard from some of the older employees that after the Su Group ran into trouble, Su Ziceng was the one handling the entire situation. Now seeing her driving an old domestic car, looking exhausted, he couldn’t help but feel a little alarmed.

"I have something important to discuss with you," Secretary Wang still maintained his tone and demeanor from when he worked at the Su Group, which touched Su Ziceng. After the incident, whether it was subordinate employees or long-term business partners, all had changed their attitudes.

People change with circumstances; the fine superior ginseng tea that Su Qingzhang loved had lost its taste and left Su Ziceng with nothing but a mouth full of bitterness.

The two of them did not enter the police station, but started talking under the glaring sun.

"What?" Su Ziceng was shocked. Secretary Wang had come to the Jinxi Mine specifically under orders from her father.

Why had her father given such additional instructions? Could it be that he too had noticed something amiss?

Su Ziceng, recalling what Chang Mei had mentioned earlier, blurted out: "Could it be that father also suspects someone inside the Su Group is leaking information?"

The massive upheaval in the Su Group triggered by the Jinxi Mine was a disaster both naturally and man-made.

After hearing about Su Qingzhang’s stroke, Secretary Wang had wanted to rush back immediately, but he knew that if Su Qingzhang regained consciousness, he would prefer that Secretary Wang had gathered complete information, which is why he came back a few days late.

At the end of May and beginning of June, it rained continuously for two weeks in the Jinxi Mine area. Near the mountainside, a small-scale landslide occurred. Underneath the mine, there were signs of loose coal layers and some areas showed signs of water seepage. At that time, several high-pressure water pumps had been deployed to carry out drainage operations. Secretary Wang’s collected documents clearly indicated that during this period, the production management department had submitted the causes of the accidents and potential risks to the Su Group several times.

"However, according to the documents I retrieved from the secretariat, there were no reports regarding this situation in May or June," Su Ziceng also had Yan Wuxu pull out recent documents, which turned out to be useless data.

"If we had followed the production schedule of the same period in previous years, either halting production for rectification or arranging more pumps for the operation, then this major water leakage accident could have been completely avoided," Secretary Wang felt particularly indignant that despite knowing this, instructions from Su Group’s headquarters still directed normal operations.

This reminded Secretary Wang of when Chang Mei was still in the secretariat, almost staying up all night to monitor the production arrangements in the mine. Coal mining has always been the industry most prone to accidents - one slip, and lives are at risk.

"So, the main reasons for the accident were insufficient pumps and incorrect production arrangements?" Su Ziceng spotted this highlighted in red circles in Secretary Wang’s documents.

In the unshaded parking lot, the ground was already emitting a distorted heat. Yet, both were deeply immersed in the data from the Jinxi mining disaster, careless of the scorching sun. Compared to the fierce sun, those who disregarded human lives were even more sinister.

"No, miss, there were enough pumps, but they were all outdated and discarded pumps. In the past, the chairman would purchase a large batch of German pumps annually, which had long operational cycles and strong drainage power, so there were no issues. But this batch of pumps from the 60s and 70s, which were outdated and used, had very poor efficiency," Secretary Wang lamented, puzzled why Su Qingzhang would approve the purchase of such pumps.