nashuaworldcup Chapter 478: Mind your own business?
Chapter 478: Mind your own business?
Fu Mingyuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It has to be you who made the promise. I feel relieved to have you here."
Fu Chengnuo was quite capable and quickly dealt with the early issues. The only thing left was how to deal with those who were crushed to death?
Fu Chengnuo laughed and said, "If he can't even do such a small thing, then Fu Chengxiao is really a piece of trash. He can't do anything well."
"Yes, of course he can't compare to you, but his mother is lucky enough to be the main wife."
Suddenly someone rushed in and said, "Master, the families of those who were crushed to death are making trouble, and there are a lot of people this time."
It was a little after seven that morning, the busiest time for people going to work or school.
The bridge where the accident occurred is a major traffic artery. The bridge was crowded with cars and buses, with hundreds of people in total, all rushing to go to work or drop off their children.
No one expected that the bridge would suddenly collapse, and the huge bridge deck would fall down with a loud bang.
There is a market and a bus stop right under the bridge. It is bustling with people at this time every day. There were at least a few thousand people walking around and waiting for the bus.
When the ground collapsed, many people who were walking on the road or waiting for the bus were buried underneath.
The collapsed area of the bridge was so large that more than half of the bridge deck collapsed, and traffic on several nearby streets was completely cut off.
Fu Chengnuo frowned and said, "Let's gather them together first, and then discuss the compensation."
Someone said, "I don't know who leaked the information about our coal mine's compensation, but now they're demanding 4000 yuan per household."
Fu Nuocheng leaned back in the leather boss chair, twirling a pen between his fingertips, his eyes behind the glasses revealing a sinister look.
He sneered, his tone full of contempt:
"These people are so shameless, they want 4,000 yuan in compensation for one death.
Besides, this bridge is not our fault, so I won’t let them pay a penny in compensation.”
After saying this, his eyes flashed, and he ordered the subordinate across the desk, "Quickly revise the safety data for this project. Not a single word of that shady stuff can be left."
Just as the subordinate was about to nod in agreement, the office door was slammed open.
The assistant's face was pale, the newspaper in his hand trembling slightly, and he stumbled in: "Oh no! The whole thing about the bridge has been reported in the newspaper!"
Fu Chengnuo stood up suddenly, and the documents fell to the ground with a clatter.
The assistant spread out the newspaper, and a striking headline caught his eye - "The Truth About the Deadly Bridge: A Death Trap Constructed of Substandard Materials."
The article lists in detail the evidence of shoddy workmanship in bridge construction, with rusty steel bars and substandard cement clearly visible in the accompanying pictures.
Fu Chengnuo's forehead veins bulged, and he slammed the newspaper down on the sandalwood desk, making the gilded paperweight clang.
"Who on earth reported this?! Check it out for me immediately!
Contact the newspaper immediately. The Fu family is willing to pay ten times the price to buy out all the pages! "
Before he finished speaking, the assistant shook his head with a bitter face: "Mr. Fu, more than a dozen local media outlets have published articles at the same time, and even the news channels are broadcasting them continuously. Public opinion has completely exploded..."
"Impossible! Who is behind this?!"
"What are you arguing about?" A deep voice suddenly sounded.
Fu Mingyuan walked in slowly, leaning on an ebony cane. He glanced at the mess on the ground and said, "Someone must have done this intentionally. The Gu family is the biggest suspect. Throw a banquet and invite them over..."
Fu Chengnuo argued with his neck stiffened: "Dad, he's just a nouveau riche, why should we do this?"
Fu Mingyuan sighed and said:
"The Gu family's foundation cannot be established in just three generations.
Their grandfather was the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the plaque of "The Holy Hand of Medicine" bestowed by the emperor is still hanging in the ancestral hall.
In recent years, he has only been engaged in the pharmaceutical business on the surface, but in fact he has complex connections in the political circle, and there are half a dozen officials who can have a say.
Our Fu family focuses on expanding our territory when doing business, but their Gu family has undercurrents.
He usually keeps a low profile, but when he really starts to act, even the old foxes in the political and business circles would be wary of him."
Fu Chengnuo frowned and said, "Ah? The Gu family is so powerful?"
"That's why we invited them." Fu Mingyuan slipped the jade ring back onto his knuckles. "You will personally accompany them to the banquet and make sure to find out the truth."
Lin Panpan held the invitation and asked, "The collapse of the Fujia Bridge caused such a big commotion, and you still have the mind to hold a dinner party?"
Gu Mobai took a sip of water and said, "Fu Mingyuan showing up in person might be like a Hongmen Feast, but it's a good opportunity."
Three days later, the Fu family residence was decorated with lights and the crystal chandeliers illuminated the banquet hall as if it were daytime.
Celebrities from the political and business circles were whispering with champagne in hand. On the carved spiral staircase, Fu Mingyuan, dressed in a Tang suit, sat at the main seat, his eyes sweeping across the door.
When Gu Mobai walked in with Lin Panpan on his arm, Fu Chengnuo came over with a smile and patted Gu Mobai on the shoulder: "Mr. Gu, long time no see!"
Gu Mobai looked him over and asked, "Are you Fu Chengnuo from the Fu family?"
Fu Chengnuo nodded quickly, with a flattering smile on his face: "Oh, Master Gu still remembers me! Please come in, my father is waiting in the study!"
Gu Mobai didn't say much and walked into the house with Lin Panpan.
In the study, Fu Mingyuan was sitting on a mahogany chair. He stood up immediately when he saw someone coming.
Lin Panpan spoke first: "Master Fu is here in person, it's quite a big deal!"
Fu Mingyuan laughed and shook hands. "I didn't expect we'd meet here! I heard you've been in Northeast China for quite a few years?"
Gu Mobai replied "yes" and sat down casually.
Fu promised to pour tea for the two of them and chatted about business for a while, then suddenly changed the subject: "To be honest, the recent collapse of our bridge has caused a lot of uproar in the city."
Gu Mobai frowned and sighed: "I really didn't expect things to be so serious."
Fu Mingyuan suddenly opened the drawer and slammed a stack of documents onto the table.
There are many photos in the file:
"Mr. Gu, it's better not to speak in secret.
This evidence shows that someone has been investigating the Fu family's projects."
He stared into Gu Mobai's eyes and his voice turned cold: "Is this matter related to your Gu family?"
Gu Mobai stroked the rim of the cup with his fingertips:
“Since Mr. Fu took out these things, he must have already made up his mind.
Do you think the Gu family would do such a thing?"
Fu Mingyuan's old fingers tapped the table:
“The Gu family has been practicing medicine for three generations, and now they are venturing into the business world and are doing very well.
Our Fu family has always kept to ourselves, so why do we have to make things so extreme?"
Gu Mobai suddenly put the teacup down heavily:
"Mind your own business? Mr. Fu, do you know that the hospital, machinery factory, and department store owned by my wife were all ruined by your son Fu Chengxiao?
"Have the Fu family ever cared about the cries of those workers who lost their jobs, and the helplessness of those patients who were forced to transfer to other hospitals?"
Fu Mingyuan stood up suddenly and said, "This is ridiculous! Cheng Xiao never mentioned this!"
"We have both witnesses and evidence." Gu Mobai pulled out a stack of documents from his suit pocket. "If the Fu family wants to keep things quiet, they should take care of their son first."