Su Yun would not ask about Zhao Qiming's whereabouts without any reason.
Xiao Lin knew this clearly.
He asked with confusion on his face: "Daughter-in-law, what did you find?"
"No, it's just that when I passed by the canteen at the entrance of the village during the day, I didn't find that the canteen was open." That's why she wanted to know whether Zhao Qiming went to rescue anyone.
Although Zhao Qiming was said to be a scumbag, Su Yun did not immediately link Zhao Qiming to the quarry accident. After all, the quarry accident was the biggest accident in the entire Nancheng, or the entire country this year.
Su Yun felt that even if Zhao Qiming and Zhao Weimin didn't get along, they wouldn't have the courage to do anything to the quarry.
Xiao Lin's conclusion was the same as Su Yun's. It was hard for him to believe that Zhao Qiming could accomplish such a big thing by himself. If this incident was really related to Zhao Qiming, then there was only one explanation.
Zhao Qiming has help!
Thinking of the blast holes at the scene, Xiao Lin frowned. If Zhao Qiming really had helpers, then those helpers were definitely not simple. How did he, a person who stayed in the village every day, know people?
This seems to be a bit tricky.
The couple were talking here when someone knocked on the door. Xiao Lin turned around to open the door and saw policeman Zhang Huaishan, whom he had just met, standing outside the door.
Zhao Hongwei was also there.
When Zhang Huaishan saw Xiao Lin, an apologetic smile appeared on his face: "Sorry, I came to disturb you so rashly."
Xiao Lin came back to his senses: "It's okay. Is there anything wrong with Comrade Zhang? Please sit down in the room and talk. Village chief, please."
Zhao Hongwei waved his hand, where could he sit still? It was Zhang Huaishan who said he wanted to come to Xiao Lin, and he happened to be passing by and brought the person over. When the person was brought, he was about to go to handle his affairs.
"I won't sit down anymore. The families of the workers in the quarry are at the village headquarters, waiting for me to give them an explanation..."
In fact, Zhao Hongwei was also suffering, very bitter.
Faced with the explanations the villagers wanted, he couldn't explain them at all.
But now that Zhao Weimin, who contracted the quarry, has died, the village department will have to pay for the aftermath subsidies for those workers who also lost their lives in the accident.
When Zhao Weimin first contracted the quarry, he signed a ten-year contract at a price of 350 yuan a year. He had only worked for one year and had only paid one year's rent. In Zhao Hongwei's hands,
It was only three hundred and fifty yuan, but the accident claimed twelve lives...
How to divide the three hundred and fifty yuan with them?
Why does Zhao Hongwei only have one year's rent in his hands? This is also because Zhao Weimin said that he can only pay one year's rent before making any profit in the first year, and if he makes money in the second year, he will pay five years' rent at a time...
Since they were all from the same village, the village cadres agreed to Zhao Weimin's proposal.
But who would have thought, who would have thought...
Zhao Hongwei felt regretful thinking about it now, but he still had to bite the bullet and do it.
He stood at the door twice, letting Zhang Huaishan chat with Xiao Lin, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Zhang Huaishan glanced at the courtyard of Xiao Lin's house and asked aloud: "Coming here rashly will not affect Comrade Xiao's life, right?"
"It doesn't matter, it won't have any impact."
Xiao Lin welcomed Zhang Huaishan into the house. Chen Jinzhou, who heard the commotion, walked out of the old man's house. When he saw Zhang Huaishan, he nodded slightly in greeting, which was regarded as a greeting.
The man turned around and went into the kitchen to boil water.
Zhang Huaishan stayed outside and chatted with Xiao Lin for a while, mainly asking him what he thought about the quarry case.
"I'm not afraid of Brother Xiao's jokes when I say it. I only came here to work last year. I still haven't fully figured out the situation in the nearby villages." Zhang Huaishan paused as he spoke, then laughed again.
He added: "I heard that Brother Xiao was in the reconnaissance camp when he was in the army. I wonder if you have any other inferences about today's man-made accident?"
"Inference?" Xiao Lin squinted his eyes and thought seriously: "No, I just guess it is man-made. Besides, I have been retired from the army for many years, and I have almost forgotten all the skills I learned in the reconnaissance camp.
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"Brother Xiao is humble."
"That's the truth, there's no modesty."
Xiao Lin answered with a slight smile on his face.
Chen Jinzhou brought hot water from the kitchen, poured a bowl of tea for Xiao Lin and Zhang Huaishan, and then entered the old man's room with a thermos.
Zhang Huaishan glanced at Chen Jinzhou in surprise, looked at him as he walked in, and then looked away and said to Xiao Lin: "Your brother is a bit introverted? Or am I here to affect your life? I don't seem to be very happy when I see him."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. My brother is used to living in the capital, but he may not be able to get used to the life in a small village here. Mr. Zhang, please forgive me for what I have offended."
"Where are you talking? This means that Brother Xiao no longer regards me as a brother. I was also thinking of asking Brother Xiao for help to investigate this case together."
"I am an ordinary villager, and I really don't have enough energy." Xiao Lin declined Zhang Huaishan's kindness. Zhang Huaishan said a few more words, but to no avail. Xiao Lin firmly believed that he was just a commoner and could not possibly
It has something to do with the investigation or something.
With the police around, how could Xiao Lin take over?
Moreover, we still don’t know how powerful the power behind this is. If we hoe rashly, we may not necessarily cause death to ourselves, but we will definitely bring a lot of trouble to our family.
So Xiao Lin thought first and rejected Zhang Huaishan.
Zhang Huaishan was not annoyed at being rejected. He just sighed with regret, drank the tea in the enamel cup, stood up, wiped his mouth and said, "Since Brother Xiao said so, I won't force it."
"I'll see Mr. Zhang off."
Xiao Lin got up and sent Zhang Huaishan to the door of Xiao's house. She watched him walk away before turning and closing the door. When they walked into the yard, the door to their room opened and Su Yun walked out.
Chen Jinzhou also walked out of his room, along with two old men.
"Anzi, who is the person who just came?"
Mr. Chen was the first to ask.
Xiao Lin did not hide anything and introduced Zhang Huaishan's identity to the two old men. After he finished speaking, both Mr. Chen and Mr. Fang frowned slightly.
"Is there such a shortage of manpower at the grassroots level now? He actually wants to cross the border and ask you, an ordinary person, to help investigate the case?"
Mr. Chen thought about it and thought it was a bit impossible. What was going on?
Mr. Fang thought more deeply than Mr. Chen. He went directly to Chen Jinzhou to find out the situation of the current public security personnel in the town.
Chen Jinzhou nodded in agreement.
"Okay Grandpa Fang, I'll go right away."
"Let's drive."
Xiao Lin threw the car keys that Yu Hu left in front of their house to Chen Jinzhou, and he said a little worriedly: "Do you want me to accompany you?"
"No, I'll be right back."
Chen Jinzhou waved his hand, went out and got into the car parked outside, started the car and left the village in a whoosh, heading towards the town.
In the bamboo forest, a pair of eyes stared at the vehicle in the distance, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of the lips.