Serious Crime Unit 1

Chapter 161 Accidental Death (1)
Chapter [-] Falling from the seventh floor

1. Foreboding

After the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2013, the weather began to brighten up. Zhou Shan, the president of Tianzao Construction Group, was sitting in his office, coughing as he watched the autumn wind sweep through the French plane trees outside the window. The leaves of the plane trees had changed from emerald green to dark green, and a few leaves were yellow. Suddenly, a leaf fell with the wind, swirled a few times, fell to the ground not far away, and was pulled and blown to unpredictable corners by the wind.

Tianzao is a medium-sized construction company. It was founded by Zhou Shan in 2003. Ten years later, the company has gradually grown. It currently has tens of millions in assets and 510 employees. However, business has not been good in recent years. The competition is fierce, especially the quality control. Therefore, Mr. Zhou Shan is worried that there will be problems with the project. Once problems occur, the legal representative will not only face bankruptcy, but may also be sentenced to heavy sentences or even death.

Zhou Shan looked at the life calendar in the lower right corner of the computer screen. The calendar showed: 2013:10 on October 24, 14.He was suddenly startled. This was an unknown day and time. Zhou Shan was very superstitious about the good and bad luck of the day, to the point of making a hexagram every day. In his drawer were wooden fish and bamboo sticks brought back from Mount Putuo, as well as pagodas. Luo Card always keeps a copper coin in his pocket. Before going out, he often uses the front and back of the copper coin to determine the time of travel.Just like people in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were superstitious.

Zhou Shan reached out and wanted to open the drawer on the lower right and use the wooden fish to predict fortune. However, whether due to impatience or other reasons, he knocked over the teacup on the table. The teacup fell from the table and smashed to the ground with a "pop". , making a thrilling sound.Zhou Shan was stunned again and stayed for a while. He called the cleaners to come in and clean up the broken glass.

At 24:14 on the 14th, coupled with the early fading sycamore leaves and the smashed tea cup, he had an ominous premonition, but he couldn't explain why?He adjusted the back of the boss's chair to 45 degrees, lay down and fell into deep thought. After thinking for a long time, the only thing that worried him was the teaching building project of No. 24 Middle School. This project was managed by his brother-in-law, whose name was Chi Yang, who was very good. Gambling, a day without gambling makes me feel itchy and uncomfortable, just like he does every day, even though he gives his brother-in-law a monthly salary of nearly ten thousand yuan, as well as commissions and bonuses, and all the money from the sale of scrap iron, waste paper, and waste wood goes to To put it all together, he has an annual income of at least 30 yuan.But it was still not enough for him to gamble, so he often cut corners.

Once, he secretly sold 10 tons of steel bars and was brought to Zhou Shan by his employees. Zhou Shan was very angry and was about to fire him. Chi Yang actually knelt down in front of Zhou Shan in front of the employees and cried bitterly and begged him not to fire him. Will starve to death.Chi Yang's wife and Zhou Shan's wife both pleaded for him. In the end, Chi Yang wrote a letter of guarantee and Zhou Shan had to keep him. Zhou Shan said that if he made such a mistake again, he would sue him in court. Don't blame him for denying his relatives!

Zhou Shan picked up the landline phone, pressed the speakerphone button, and dialed the secretary's phone: "Xiao Yang, please accompany me to the construction site of No. 24 Middle School."

"Mr. Zhou, do you want to go now? The heat outside has still dissipated. How about we go in the evening?" Secretary Yang's voice was round and sweet.

Zhou Shan knew that she was not trying to push the envelope, but was considerate of him. After all, he was 53 years old and not particularly strong. He had kidney and liver problems. He had been taking traditional Chinese medicine to nourish the kidneys and liver all year round. This was a common problem among people who hung out in shopping malls.

"It's better to go now. I want to see how the project is progressing. You know that Chi Yang's guarantee is unreliable. People who like gambling are like taking drugs. As long as you give him money, he will recognize you as his father."

"Okay, I'll drive and you can come out after the temperature in the car drops."

Secretary Yang cared for him in every possible way, and he was suddenly touched. Secretary Yang had treated him like this before, so why had he never been touched before?Could it be...?
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Shan walked out of the office. His office was a separate three-story building in Xiuli Park. It was hidden among lush flowers and trees and was very comfortable. He walked through the cobblestone corridor and saw Secretary Yang put down his The glass window showed a charming smile, waving to him.

He sat in the passenger seat. Secretary Yang glanced at him and felt something was wrong. He asked with concern: "Mr. Zhou, what's wrong with you? There's something wrong with your expression..."

"It's nothing, let's go." Zhou Shan didn't want to say his ominous premonition, as it would make people laugh.

Secretary Yang didn't say anything, started the car and drove towards the suburbs.No. 24 Middle School is located in the southern suburbs 15 kilometers away. There is no traffic jam on the road and it arrives quickly.

Secretary Yang drove directly into the construction site. Because he didn't call Chi Yang beforehand, no one came to greet him. After Zhou Shan got off the car, he heard a commotion in a nearby work tent. When he got closer, it turned out that Chi Yang and Xianza The staff were playing bullfighting, and Chi Yang was playing bank. Five or six people gathered around the folding table to place money. One person saw Zhou Shan and quickly stabbed Chi Yang with his arm. As soon as Chi Yang saw Zhou Shan, he quickly put away the wad of money on the table. , trotted out and said to Zhou Shan: "Brother-in-law, why don't you call first so that I can pick you up." Zhou Shan saw Chi Yang's expression as if he had done something wrong. In the past, Chi Yang would not nod and bow to him like he did today. , which aggravated Zhou Shan’s suspicion of him.

Chi Yang and Secretary Yang walked around the construction site with Zhou Shan and found no problems, except that the materials were piled up in a messy manner. Garbage was thrown everywhere in the construction site, sewage flowed across the construction site, and there was a stench under the scorching sun. There was nothing we could do about it. Because the underground sewage pipes have not yet been laid.

It was exactly 03:30 in the afternoon. Zhou Shan saw seven or eight workers on the scaffolding laying bricks on the left side of the seventh floor. This was the laboratory building of No. 24 Middle School, with a total of 7 floors. The cement frame of the building had already been poured. They were just waiting for the bricks to be laid. It can be capped.

Zhou Shan noticed that several workers were not working hard, as if they were unwilling to do so. Zhou Shan was also a plasterer when he was young, and he could tell at a glance whether they were working hard or not.One time Zhou Shan heard a vice president in charge of work supervision say: Chiyang was suspected of deliberately delaying workers' wages.Zhou Shan asked Chi Yang and the finance department, but they both said it was not the case and that it was someone with ulterior motives who slandered him.The finance manager is his friend's sister, and he believes that what the finance manager said is true.

Zhou Shan likes to get to the bottom of everything. He asked Chi Yang to wait below. He wanted to go up to the seventh floor to talk to the workers.Chi Yang said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, it's such a hot day and you're not in good health. You might be out of breath when you climb to the seventh floor, so why don't you go?"

Zhou Shan became more convinced that there was something wrong: "I'm not too old to climb to the seventh floor. Don't worry, I'll climb it for you."

Chi Yang thought for a moment and said, "You don't want me to go with you so that I can help you. Let's do this. I'll ask the foreman A Liu to go with you. He is very strong and can help you when you can't walk." A handful."

Zhou Shan nodded and let Ah Liu lead the way. Like a favored concubine, Ah Liu led Zhou Shan all the way.Secretary Yang wanted to go with Zhou Shan. Zhou Shan told her to take a good rest down there, but she didn't listen. She said that she had been sitting in the office all day without exercising, and her body was almost weak.

So she followed Zhou Shan and slowly climbed to the seventh floor. Chi Yang raised his neck and watched Zhou Shan climb up step by step... What happened to brother-in-law today?He rarely went to see workers laying bricks in person before. Could it be that he was suspicious of himself?Otherwise, why not let him go with you?
Zhou Shan climbed to the seventh floor in one breath without resting. Zhou Shan walked to one-third of the scaffolding on the seventh floor. The scaffolding board should have broken here and been replaced by a large piece of pine. Generally, the wooden boards of the scaffolding board have the same specifications. Are the same.

Ah Liu walked past the pine scaffolding board and looked back at Zhou Shan as he walked. Zhou Shan followed Ah Liu, about 3 meters behind. When Zhou Shan walked to the middle of the pine board, there was a sudden "bang" sound. The pine board broke and Zhou Shan's body I lost my balance, subconsciously grabbed the air with my hands, and fell from the scaffolding...

Chi Yang had been watching Zhou Shan and saw Zhou Shan falling from the scaffolding like a big bird, instantly falling at his feet with a loud noise. Zhou Shan's head hit the ground first. Although he was wearing a helmet, Zhou Shan's helmet was The collision was torn apart, and a stream of rainbow-like blood spattered from Zhou Shan's head, drawing an arc in the air and spraying Chi Yang's face. Chi Yang screamed, and his mind went blank: It's over...

2. Doubts arise secretly

Everyone on the seventh floor saw this thrilling scene and screamed and ran down. Nearby workers quickly gathered around. Chi Yang's eyes were covered by Zhou Shan's blood. While wiping his eyes, he shouted: "Come quickly." People, come quickly, help my brother-in-law—"

Five seconds after Zhou Shan fell to the ground, Secretary Yang realized that the situation was not good and immediately called 120 emergency number. Then she followed several workers and ran down. When she ran to the scene of the accident, she saw Zhou Shan’s bleeding head resting on Chiyang. On his arm, Chi Yang's left hand was pinching Zhou Shan hard, shaking Zhou Shan's head and shouting: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, wake up, wake up." But despite his endless calls, , Zhou Shan had no reaction.

Secretary Yang felt that Zhou Shan was in danger. If the company did not have Zhou Shan, several vice presidents would fight each other and the company might collapse. This was what Secretary Yang least wanted to see. She was so anxious that she was like an ant on the hot pot. Call 120 and ask where the ambulance is?The waiter asked her to wait patiently and it would be there in a few minutes, but she still stamped her feet and cursed why the car was so slow.Secretary Yang rarely cursed, and at this moment she cursed every curse word she could think of.

(End of this chapter)