Chapter 597: What Does It Mean to Be Ruthless?

After having lunch at the restaurant, Chen Xiao and Old Gui headed to the Yang Lake Construction Site.

Midway, Chen Xiao made a phone call to Guo Qing.

After all, he was not familiar with the workers on the site.

However, Guo Qing was quite surprised when he received the call:

"What are you going to the construction site for? It’s full of building materials, and they’re rushing the work now. If you go, won’t you disrupt everyone’s work?"

Their closer relationship made Guo Qing speak more casually.

This kind of talk didn’t bother Chen Xiao. He laughed and said, "Don’t worry, I’m just going for a casual look, I won’t disrupt anyone."

"As a president, aren’t you going to say a few words?"

"What the hell would I say, there’s nothing to talk about."

"Alright then, you and Old Gui head to the site first, I’ll set off now and get there quickly."

Chen Xiao responded with "Mhm" and hung up the phone.

Soon enough, Old Gui arrived at the site in the car.

Upon arrival, it was clear that Guo Qing had already arranged for someone to greet them.

As the car stopped, the person quickly jogged to the car and even opened the door for Chen Xiao.

"Hello, President Chen, I’m the person in charge of this area. You can call me Brother Tong."

The person was a man in his forties.

Chen Xiao smiled and nodded. "Brother Tong, I hope I’m not interrupting your work."

Old Tong appeared a bit surprised, then quickly responded, "You’re not interrupting at all. As the leader coming to inspect the site, it’s my duty to accompany you."

"Alright, then can I trouble Brother Tong to show me around the site?"

"No problem, but President Chen, you have to put on this safety helmet first."

Old Tong said as he handed over a white safety helmet.

After Chen Xiao put it on, he instructed, "Brother Tong, could you inform the group leaders on the site that I’m treating everyone to dinner here tonight?"

"Ah, but there are a few hundred people on the site."

"Yes, I’ve already contacted the restaurant. But how many are there currently?"

"More than three hundred and forty people."

"Old Gui, call the restaurant owner and ask him to prepare a bit more."

Old Gui nodded, and Old Tong went off to make arrangements.

Chen Xiao stood alone on the site and began to use the Power of Capture to scan the entire site.

Of course, his Power of Capture couldn’t precisely detect if there was a possible corpse of Zhu Nianying on the site.

The purpose of him doing this was to analyze as much as possible where the potential dumping ground could be.

But after scanning around, Chen Xiao realized that finding something this way was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, the site was still in the primary stages, meaning construction hadn’t officially started.

The entire land hadn’t been fully excavated yet, and the areas that had been disturbed obviously wouldn’t contain a corpse.

If there was one, it would only be in places that hadn’t been disturbed.

At this point, it was impossible for Chen Xiao to ask the construction team to change the work plan, and he needed to understand the principle of what came first.

Zhu Nianying’s murder happened first, before the development of the Yang Lake Land King.

So the killer might have just happened to choose the Yang Lake area as a burial ground, rather than targeting anyone specifically.

Considering this, Chen Xiao felt very passive.

Should he really have Guo Qing change the workers’ work plan?

Start digging three feet into the entire Yang Lake site?

While Chen Xiao was hesitating, Guo Qing finally arrived.

He patted him on the shoulder, lit a cigarette, and with a smile asked, "What are you thinking about? So absorbed in thought."

"Do you know why I came to the site today?" Chen Xiao didn’t answer but instead asked.

Guo Qing honestly shook his head, "If you don’t tell me, I wouldn’t know."

"I’m here looking for a potentially existing corpse."

"A corpse?" Guo Qing exclaimed instinctively, but immediately his expression changed dramatically:

"Bro, don’t joke around, how long has it been since the Swallow Lane incident?!"

Chen Xiao had met Guo Qing during the Fishbone Case in Swallow Lane.

Back then, the demolition work in Swallow Lane was contracted by Guo Qing’s Qingtian Architecture.

But a murder case arose; no matter how powerful Guo Qing was, his work had to give way to human lives.

Luckily, with Chen Xiao’s help, they solved the Fishbone Case in just a few days, so Guo Qing didn’t suffer much loss.

But now, Chen Xiao was saying there was a corpse on his construction site, and this project was not comparable to Swallow Lane.

Chen Xiao looked back at Guo Qing, his expression serious:

"I’m not kidding. Haven’t you already gotten the news that the Qi Family has made a move? I’ve also encountered those reporters asking questions."

"Once you see reporters, it means the Qi Family is trying to create momentum. They’re certainly not doing it to help me make momentum; even if they are, it means they have a weapon to bring me down."

"What’s that weapon? I received a secret message; Jin Peng may be the only witness in the Zhu Nianying case."

Upon hearing this, Guo Qing’s face changed dramatically: "What the hell, it can’t be?"

"Though it sounds impossible, it might actually be possible. Plus, whether possible or not, it means Jin Peng already has more clues than I do."

"But how could they possibly make me fail completely in this matter? Obviously, just the Zhu Nianying case isn’t enough; they need to force Dragon Cauldron to exit Li Hai, and the Dragon Cauldron needs to fall apart in Shencheng City!"

"But how can Dragon Cauldron fall apart in Shencheng City? It’s simple, the lifeline of Dragon Cauldron is this Yang Lake land. Once something goes wrong with this land, Dragon Cauldron is over!"

Listening to Chen Xiao’s analysis, Guo Qing’s face had turned into something beyond just changing color.

It was a shock that couldn’t be washed away!

"Impossible! Would those bastards really take things this far?"

Chen Xiao sneered, "In the business field, once it involves a fight for power, it’s like killing without blood. Only when the opponent is completely dead can one win. So, if there’s a chance to be ruthless, why wouldn’t they?"

"What should we do then?"

"Right now, I’m not afraid of a corpse on our site. After all, with this many people, if there was a corpse, we could find it by using some manpower."

"If that’s the case, let’s dig; even if it’s three feet deep, we must find it first!"

Guo Qing made a swift decision; compared to the life and death of the site, temporarily adjusting the work plan was a small issue.

But Chen Xiao grabbed him, "Don’t rush. I’m very concerned right now about whether the corpse has already appeared!"

As soon as Chen Xiao spoke, Guo Qing immediately replied without even thinking: "That’s impossible. If a corpse was dug up on the site, someone would report it to me!"

Chen Xiao furrowed his brows tightly, "Then let’s analyze this: which is more serious, a murder case at the site or a corpse appearing without being reported?"

"Of course, it’s more serious if a corpse appears and isn’t reported. Once such a thing is exposed, it would be devastating. Not only would the work on the site be halted, but the responsible company would likely bear enormous responsibility..."

Before Guo Qing could finish his words, he froze.

He turned to see Chen Xiao squinting his eyes, staring straight at him!