Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 702 - 698: Accidental Incident

Chapter 702: Chapter 698: Accidental Incident

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"Go!"

Zeng Xiaomei didn’t utter any unnecessary words; she simply said one word and her entire form seemed to fly towards the door. It was only when she reached the doorway that she seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped, turning her head to shout at the experts, "Thank you for your hard work today, ladies and gentlemen. Please leave the results and go rest. The incident happened suddenly today, so we won’t be able to entertain you all. We will host a banquet another day!"

After she finished speaking, without waiting for any polite responses from the experts, she dashed like a gust of wind towards the police station’s entrance.

East Ring Plaza, located in the central business district of G City, although not as large as Jianguo Square or World Trade Plaza and other major commercial districts, was still quite well-known and had an extraordinarily large flow of people.

With the siren wailing, Zeng Xiaomei arrived at the commercial building in East Ring Plaza where the incident took place. The scene was already cordoned off by the police, the injured had been sent to hospital, and the corpses of the deceased still lay on the ground.

The surrounding crowd packed around the scene tightly, each face bearing expressions of sympathy and shock as they whispered to each other about what had just happened.

Zeng Xiaomei, heavy-hearted, cleared a path through the onlookers and nodded to the police officers maintaining the cordon before entering the scene. After scanning the scene with her eyes, her mood became even heavier.

Although she had seen dead people before, even on a regular basis, each time she saw them, her heart felt just as heavy, especially at this moment, as she saw three particularly gruesome bodies.

What weighed on her even more, however, was that after a thorough examination of the scene, she found that this elevator incident was not an accident, but a deliberate act of sabotage. The ropes above the elevator had been clearly and deliberately cut through, a fact that couldn’t be attributed to normal wear and tear from everyday use.

"Sir Zeng, it really isn’t our fault. Our company is one of the most well-known in the world. We have always paid great attention to safety, strictly adhering to the company’s and national regulations for necessary routine maintenance of the elevator..."

"Sir, we didn’t mess with anything. The elevator really just broke all by itself suddenly, and it has nothing to do with us..."

"I have always been..."

"......"

The elevator’s suppliers and maintenance vendors had all been summoned to the scene, along with the routine maintenance staff, operators, and the building’s security guards, among others. Each one was visibly tense, fearful that the police would pin the responsibility on them. Seeing Zeng Xiaomei come down from her inspection of the upper floors, they immediately began to voice their grievances.

"What you are saying now is of no use, please follow us back to make a statement," she told them, frowning slightly. Although she knew their likelihood of guilt was probably small, she didn’t dismiss them outright, instead speaking in a calm tone.

"Ring, ring..."

When the people heard that they still had to give a statement, they immediately became more anxious. Just as they were about to say something more, Zeng Xiaomei’s phone began to ring urgently, cutting off their words. She pulled out her phone and pressed the answer button.

"Captain Zeng, it’s bad. There’s been a huge fire on Yanjiang Road, two dead, three injured..."

Hearing the urgent voice on the phone, Zeng Xiaomei’s heart sank once more, and a heavy gloom filled her mind.

"Hello, hello, Captain Zeng, can you hear me?"

"I hear you. Please give me the address."

Zeng Xiaomei took a deep breath. She knew she needed to stay calm; no matter how difficult the situation, staying calm was critical.

"Yes, Captain Zeng, the address is Yanjiang Road..."

"Received, I’m on my way."

After Zeng Xiaomei finished speaking, she hung up the phone and went to one of her deputies. "You maintain order here, take care of the emotions of the families and relatives. We’ll talk about everything else when we get back to the station."

Having said that, she didn’t wait for his astonished reaction and turned, rushing out onto the road again. She hopped into her police car, turned on the wailing siren, and sped off in the direction of Yanjiang Road.

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"Elevator accident at East Ring Plaza, three dead, nine injured!"

"House fire on Yanjiang Road, two dead, three injured!"

"Continuous accidents, are they man-made or natural disasters? The police have yet to provide a clear answer!"

"......"

Accidents happen, not surprisingly, every day in the world, according to a report from an insurance company, on average, an accident occurs every minute. But within just one night, two major accidents with numerous fatalities have captured the attention of major media, with widespread reporting that has completely shaken the city.

Xiao Yi learned about the incidents the next morning when he turned on the TV and saw the news, but he didn’t pay too much attention to it.

Whether these were natural disasters or deliberate acts, it didn’t seem to have anything to do with him. At the moment, his priority was how to deal with the Li Family and resolve Chen Jianguo’s concerns once and for all.

He hadn’t told Chen Jianguo his investigation results because, as it stood, there was not 100% evidence to prove them, and part of it was his speculation.

More importantly, he didn’t want Chen Jianguo to worry, nor did he want to involve him unnecessarily.

After visiting Chen Jianguo and Wang Dawei at the hospital and checking on their recovery, Xiao Yi bid farewell to the enthusiastic experts, Chen Xue, Li Xiaomei, and the others, and headed in the direction of the school.

He was going to the school to ask for leave for Fatty Tang and himself. Fatty Tang, exhausted from the day before, certainly couldn’t attend classes, and Xiao Yi wouldn’t have much time for school in the next few days either.

Normally at Z University, it didn’t really matter whether you asked for leave; teachers rarely cared if you attended their classes. He had often skipped classes and rarely asked for leave. But with finals approaching, the teachers seemed to have tightened their attendance policies. While it wasn’t a big issue for him and might only result in a deduction of participation points, he couldn’t let that affect Fatty Tang.

Asking for leave required teacher approval, so naturally, he went to the teacher’s office. Stepping into the campus, Xiao Yi headed straight for the School of Mathematics office building. However, as soon as he passed through the school gates, he suddenly felt a twitch between his eyebrows, a sensation of being watched.

He abruptly stopped and looked behind him.

Upon looking back, his expression relaxed, and a smirk crossed his face as he saw a bright white luxury car slowly approaching him.

Though he couldn’t see clearly inside through the tinted windows, he almost certainly felt that the atmosphere in the car must be tense, and there definitely was someone glaring at him with clenched teeth, wishing they could skin him alive.

Even though he had only seen the car from a distance once, he remembered that it was Li Zhengyi’s!

Just as Xiao Yi had guessed, at that moment, Li Zhengyi inside the car was grinding his teeth with a look that seemed as if he wanted to devour him.

Li Zhengyi had come today with the express purpose of dealing with Xiao Yi. He had been close to depression these past few days, depressed and morose. Every time he thought about that party, that phone call, and the chaotic media reports, he felt the urge to vomit blood.

He desperately needed a way to vent all the frustration and discomfort in his heart.

And he had unhesitatingly chosen Xiao Yi as his target.

Simply because Xiao Yi was, without a doubt, the best punching bag available, and the easiest to handle!

A mere nouveau riche’s illegitimate son, a country bumpkin with no solid background—a soft persimmon ready for the squeezing. Who else to crush if not him? It wasn’t as though he would go after Zhao Yuhua and make a fool of himself.

Of course, his plans were not coarse, simple, or devoid of sophistication. It was not about hiring some thugs to beat Xiao Yi up or engaging in a dramatic confrontation.

He always considered himself an intelligent man, hence even dealing with a person should involve the most sophisticated methods.

Therefore, he had his capable assistant Uncle Hua expend a great deal of effort to investigate everything about Xiao Yi, including how many classes he had skipped at the university, all the bad deeds, and his fights.

With this information in hand, his next step was to get Xiao Yi expelled, to make Chen Jianguo and Xiao Yi sick to their stomachs. He was very confident about this step. Given his extensive foundation and connections at Z University and all the ammunition he had, getting a small-town bumpkin expelled would be easy, right?

Then, he would expose the relationship between Chen Jianguo and Xiao Yi and expose Xiao Yi’s mischief at Z University, like fighting and bullying good students, completely ruining their reputations.

In short, he had thought through and designed every step meticulously.

He just never expected to be so fortunate as to bump into Xiao Yi right at the school gate. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote and support me on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)