Free Web NovelChapter 426: Chapter 313: Manager Wang: Zhu Haoyi in the Groove!
The mines must be excavated.
Rare earth mines, even more so, must be mined, there’s no other option!
For state-owned enterprises, to get a promotion, one must deliver results, and the results for state-owned enterprises naturally come from the orders in hand.
Ordinary mines are not as insanely profitable as rare earths, otherwise, Manager Wang wouldn’t have been tempted by Zhu Haoyi in such a short time, starting to excavate minerals in just over a month.
It’s just that...
"You’re really mining!?"
On the phone, the speaker emitted a voice filled with shock and astonishment.
This statement made Manager Wang frown, not knowing what the other party was talking about, but due to the other party’s status, he answered honestly:
"Naturally, the value of rare earth mines is very high, over the years, the domestic rare earths have been lost in the form of raw ore, and the domestic mineral reserves have significantly decreased, so now if we want to sell, it should be after purification...."
Manager Wang was still explaining how profitable rare earth minerals are after purification.
Unbeknownst to him.
The people on the other end of the line had already fallen into collective silence.
After a long pause, Chief Judge Liu took a deep breath and slowly said:
"Do you know what’s happening with the public opinion out there now?"
Public opinion....about what?
What does public opinion have to do with my mining!?
His mining site has a very high safety factor, there’s hardly ever a death!
Manager Wang recalled for a moment, but still shook his head and said: "What’s the matter?"
"You should go online and check the case concerning Zhu Haoyi."
Chief Judge Liu spoke concisely, only giving a subtle reminder.
Immediately.
Manager Wang’s heart moved, just about to ask more, but unfortunately, the sound of the phone being hung up, unique to phones, came to his ears, ’beep beep’.
The call was hung up.
Manager Wang stared dumbfounded at the phone, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.
After thinking for a while, he turned his head to the side.
Amidst the swirling yellow dust, a vague figure could be seen, wearing a white safety helmet, diligently taking notes at the moment.
"Li, bring me that notebook."
Manager Wang called out, the person referred to as Li nodded upon hearing, and hastily walked in small steps towards the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Manager Wang entered a temporarily set-up office.
Before long, a computer was brought in.
"Crack!"
Manager Wang opened the thick notebook, hesitated for a moment, and started typing.
[Search term: Zhu Haoyi...]
He remembered the phone conversation mentioning Zhu Haoyi’s case, so he simply searched for Zhu Haoyi, likely to uncover something.
"Crack!"
Manager Wang hit the confirm key, and in an instant...
Countless news articles came flooding towards Manager Wang like a deluge, as overwhelming as the raging sea!
Seeing these news, Manager Wang’s eyes slightly widened.
[Shocking! The hidden darkness of Zhengyang City! A rare earth new materials company and mining enterprise devouring its people!
[One Hand Covers the Sky, the Big Tiger of Zhengyang City, Zhengyang Mining Company’s Zhu Haoyi, Discussing How They Pocketed the Mine!]
[According to information from a well-informed person, the Rare Earth New Materials Company has begun mining. Nine out of ten claims in the plaintiff’s courtroom statement are true!!!]
[Dozens of Disabled Persons Driven Out, Homeless on the Street, The Rare Earth New Materials Company Must Bear Primary Responsibility!]
[Forcible Demolition and Occupation, Discussing Whether Wu Guotao of Zhengyang City is Blind, or Deliberately Turns a Blind Eye....]
[...]
Looking at these overwhelming titles.
Manager Wang felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, his face showing a look of shock.
He began browsing through them one by one, initially thinking Zhu Haoyi had done something universally condemned that had nothing to do with him, little did he know...
As Manager Wang continued reading, his face transitioned from perplexity to shock, then to astonishment, and finally...
"Teaming up with Zhengyang Mining Company to murder Zhang Shan of Run Dong Weaving Plant?"
"Ruthlessly driving people out, unable even to file a police report?"
"Did I do this? Why wasn’t I informed!?"
"Who the hell is spreading these rumors!!!"
Manager Wang was stunned, staring incredulously at the computer screen.
Damn it.
Those reporters on the screen had tied him to Zhu Haoyi!
On the other hand
Zhu Haoyi himself can’t wash his hands clean, but he had done nothing, yet somehow it involved him too!
Manager Wang was furious, his whole body like an enraged monkey, staring at the computer screen, scratching his ears in frustration, almost itching to dive into the news and make some corrections.
But unfortunately, there was nothing he could do, only continuing to search for who had published this.
Finally....
He saw at the court session, Xu Liang standing in the plaintiff’s position, angrily denouncing the actions of the defendant, Zhu Haoyi....
This time, Manager Wang couldn’t hold it anymore, the muscles at the corner of his eyes twitching uncontrollably.
"No... who is this person!?"
"Is he crazy, daring to slander a state-owned enterprise? Have I ever offended him!?"
"Where did Zhu Haoyi provoke such a lunatic!?"
Manager Wang felt he was caught in an unwarranted disaster.
The lunatic named Xu Liang, tied him and Zhengyang Mining Company together, now the entire internet’s public opinion was overwhelmingly against him, inundating him with insults, and he couldn’t even sue the other party for defamation and reputation damage.
Because Xu Liang only proposed a reasonable speculation, and damn it, Zhu Haoyi couldn’t even refute it, the entire Rare Earth New Materials Company could only suffer along!
If the rare earths were not yet mined, this information would naturally collapse without attesting theory and evidence.
But alas...
Manager Wang’s face alternated between blue and purple, finally turning his head to look at the dust swirling outside the window.
Countless workers are still hidden amidst the dust, barely visible.
Unexpectedly, he’s actually mining....
A long time....
"Stop work, stop work!!!"
A roar from Manager Wang echoed throughout the mine.
"Everyone damn well stop work, stop damn digging!!!"
...
Middle Court, Upper City.
"It’s over, really mining."
"Almost certainly, Yangshan Gully, Run Dong Weaving Plant, the rare earth mine under the land... could really be the work of a state-owned enterprise and Zhengyang Mine..."
"How did things develop to this point, wasn’t it supposed to be just Zhu Haoyi...."
"..."
Inside the deliberation room.
Chief Judge Liu and others, after hanging up the phone, wore expressions of worry on their faces, constantly pondering the current situation.
Manager Wang... really mining!
And he’s indeed mining the rare earth mine under Run Dong Weaving Plant, almost exactly as Xu Liang stated!
What does this signify?
It means that even if they say nothing, once this matter is exposed, the public opinion will surely believe that Zhang Shan’s death was really engineered by both the Rare Earth New Materials Company and Zhengyang Mining Company!
The state-owned enterprise and mining company, causing the death of lower-class individuals for profit....
Moreover, they can’t even file a report... even if this matter is most likely problematic, like Manager Wang’s tone when answering questions clearly didn’t seem like he knew about this issue, yet...
Ordinary residents can’t help but think this way!!!
"It’s tricky..."
Chief Judge Liu racked his brains, unable to figure out how to mitigate public opinion or proceed with the judgment.
"First, send someone to conduct a more detailed investigation, contact the higher-ups of Rare Earth New Materials Company for mutual cooperation."
"Secondly, limit the journalists a bit, don’t let the public opinion spread too excessively."
Chief Judge Liu said, and two more points to note appeared in his mind, making him pause slightly before speaking:
"Wait... can Zhengyang City really conduct an investigation?"
Upon hearing this, the deliberation room suddenly fell silent.
If the information needs verification, a field investigation is indispensable.
But absurdly... the court in Zhengyang City, and even Wu Guotao from the police station have some issues, if it’s an ordinary case, they wouldn’t bother with the court, but...
"Cannot file a case... this aspect needs verification too." Chief Judge Liu suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
This point needs verification, which means investigating Wu Guotao and others.
If the counterpart is innocent, there’s no resistance needed, the process can be completed in a day, but if the counterpart indeed has issues, trying to verify thoroughly...
It’ll be quite busy.
"Contact Nanhai Province first."
A judge took a deep breath and suggested.
Chief Judge Liu remained silent, if contacting the province to form a task force, the investigation would take at least half a year.
Just thinking that he’d be tortured for another half a year, Chief Judge Liu felt his future bleak and hopeless!
But with things as they are, there is no other way.
"Contact them." Chief Judge Liu said helplessly.
"Alright." The judge nodded and began making arrangements.
Chief Judge Liu rubbed his temples and glanced at Zhao Yi beside him, hesitating to speak.
At this moment, Zhao Yi was calm and didn’t exhibit symptoms like sweating all over or brain freeze, as if investigating a routine case.
He immediately felt admiration.
Truthfully, people within the Upper City’s system all have a sense of arrogance.
After all, this is the power center of Eastern Country, even a small police officer unconsciously feels superior to a policeman from elsewhere!
It’s the same for judges, with the Chief Judge of the Middle Court often benchmarking against the head of a local court.
So, even when Zhao Yi was first sent here, Chief Judge Liu didn’t think much of it.
Even though Zhao Yi’s resume was rich, in his eyes, the whole resume was just going through the motions, normal judgments.
I can do this too!
But right now...
"Judge Zhao really keeps a good mindset." Chief Judge Liu smiled wryly and took a deep breath.
He goes... he seemingly can’t!
Right now, it’s just a single case, at its first trial already transforming into a case integrating ’civil, criminal, administrative’ elements!
The complexity of the case, and confirming all areas, made his scalp tingle!
If it could be ignored like other cases, it would be fine, but unfortunately, the extended administration is related to Zhang Shan, it must be investigated...
A series of complications made Chief Judge Liu’s mind buzz.
Thinking about Zhao Yi’s background and experiences...
Each not much easier to adjudicate than the current case!
"Judge Zhao works hard." Chief Judge Liu said with emotion.
In a year, from an ordinary judge in the Middle Court to a High Court judge, and even enter Upper City....
How much hardship must one endure to reach this level!
Zhao Yi took a sip of tea, having long adapted to the intensity of such cases, thus his mindset was slightly better.
"Not hard, not hard."
Zhao Yi said, then he pondered for a moment and kindly reminded:
"The hardest part is yet to come, just be mentally prepared."
Coming up...
"What does ’coming up’ mean?"
Suddenly Chief Judge Liu froze, his mind buzzing.
"What do you mean by ’even harder’!?"
