Chapter 73: Chapter 72: The Path to Death!
Translator: 549690339
Inner courtyard.
After a while.
Yang Ying, disheveled and rushed, was seen coming over, a stack of document bags tucked under her arm.
“Daoist Priest!” Yang Ying bowed slightly, respectfully greeting him.
Ever since the Daoist Priest gave her two jade brands, she found that no matter how tired she was, she always woke up the next day full of energy.
Even during a previous trip down the mountain to negotiate a contract, she had a medical check-up and found her body to be healthy. Those minor problems she once had, like menstrual pains, disappeared completely.
“Hmm!”
Xuanqing nodded slightly and then asked, “Tell me, how is the current construction of the Taoist temple going?”
Upon hearing this.
Yang Ying hastily took out the document bags from under her arm and began to explain.
“Daoist Priest, the current construction projects of our Taoist Temple include: two public toilets, a canteen, and a rest hall.”
“As you commanded, we have also constructed a Quiet Room for meditation at the bottom of the Taoist Temple. In terms of scale, it can accommodate three hundred people meditating at the same time.”
“The company contracted to carry out these projects is the county-based Good Brothers Construction Ltd., which uses… for stone materials and… for decoration…”
After saying so much.
Yang Ying took a small breath and continued, “Daoist Priest, as I mentioned on the phone call, the main financial shortage was allocated for road construction!”
“The dual-lane asphalt dock road is managed by a company from the provincial city. The reason for its high cost is due to the steep terrain of Qingping Mountain, requiring the road to be built in a winding manner, thus leading to more road distance needed…”
Listening to this long string of sentences and numbers.
Xuanqing felt his head was about to explode.
It’s not that he didn’t understand, but he hated wasting his energy on such worldly matters.
“Okay, we don’t need to talk about these things anymore, tell me, how much money is still needed?” Xuanqing interrupted Yang Ying’s speech with a wave of his hand.
Yang Ying let out a nervous chuckle and nodded her head.
It was then that she remembered that the Daoist Priest indeed disliked such matters. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have hired her at such a high price to handle these things.
“According to the current plan, a total of 9.6 million is required. The major expense is the dual-lane asphalt road. The money you’ve already given had been used as a deposit. Now, the construction party is urging us to pay the follow-up funds!”
Upon hearing the figure of 9.6 million.
Xuanqing was slightly taken aback.
He didn’t expect that building a road could be so expensive. Was it possible that Yang Ying had taken kickbacks because he wasn’t keeping an eye on things?
He couldn’t be blamed for thinking this way. In the world, the most unfathomable things, apart from heaven and earth, perhaps only human hearts remained a mystery.
With this thought in mind.
Xuanqing immediately said, “Wait a moment, 1 need to verify something!”
Shortly after.
Yang Ying watched, puzzled, as the Daoist Priest sat down cross-legged right in front of her.
His hands kept changing the mudra hand-signs, his mouth whispering incomprehensible mantras.
No mistake.
Xuanqing used the method of yarrow milfoil divination to evaluate if there was a problem with the construction project of Qingping Temple.
Compared to flipping through account books or other methods, using yarrow milfoil divination was undoubtedly more direct and suited his character.
A moment later.
Xuanqing opened his eyes.
His expression was a little strange.
It wasn’t that Yang Ying was found to be embezzling money, but in the process of calculating about Yang Ying, he discovered that this girl seemed to have been cheated.
In particular, the Good Brothers Construction Company, which contracted the construction of the meditation room, the canteen, and toilets, appeared to be cutting corners.
However, the major part of the budget—the road construction—did not seem to have any problems.
Xuanqing fell into thought for a moment.
He didn’t care about material wealth because, for him, money was easy to acquire.
However, this didn’t mean that he liked being cheated. Even if what was being cheated was something he didn’t care about, it was still unacceptable.
Just like when he bought jade previously, even if he didn’t haggle over the price, he could still afford it. But by doing so, he would be a sucker.
“Yang Ying, how much do you know about the Good Brothers Construction Company?” Xuanqing asked.
Good Brothers Construction Ltd?
Yang Ying slightly froze and then explained, “Daoist Priest, this is the biggest construction company in the county, co-founded by the two brothers, Wu Haojian, and Wu Haoming.”
“The county’s sports stadium was built by them, and their strength is quite impressive.”
“Daoist Priest, why are you asking about this? Does this company have any issues?” Yang Ying asked confusedly.
“Oh!”
Xuanqing sighed and nodded his head.
On this earth, there are always people who do stupid things. Why not do things honestly and earn the profits you deserve? Instead, they commit such foolhardy actions.
“I just calculated that a middle-aged man with a mole at the corner of his eyes has skimped on the quality of wood and decorations.”
Upon hearing this.
“Mr. Wu, Wu Haojian?” Yang Ying trembled slightly, disbelief in her eyes.
Of course.
It wasn’t that she doubted the Daoist Priest’s words, but rather, she was surprised that such a big boss like Wu Haojian would commit corruption in such a small project.
You should know that.
Of the 8.9 million needed for this project, most of the budget went to road construction. The actual expansion of the Taoist Temple only cost less than 3 million.
Under such circumstances, even if someone did cut corners, how much could they actually earn? Keep in mind that Good Brothers Construction’s annual profit is easily several millions.
“Ah-”
Yang Ying took a deep breath.
After she regain her composure.
She bowed deeply to Xuanqing for the first time.
“I’m sorry, Daoist Priest, for disappointing you. 1…I will thoroughly investigate this matter. I’ll terminate the partnership with them right now.”
Upon hearing this.
Xuanqing waved his hand.
“Don’t worry, it’s the same anywhere. Even if you change to a few more companies, the result won’t change!”
Xuanqing laughed lightly, “I will deal with this appropriately. No one can fleece me!”
“Also, you should deal with Wu Haoming in the future, let him prepare to take over Good Brothers Construction. If he asks why, you don’t need to hide it, just say it as you see fit!”
With his current power of divination, for a merchant who only has a little money, it’s not even necessary to use tortoise shell copper coins to easily deduce his entire life.
Arrogant as it might sound.
As long as he’s willing, he could easily deduce something as particular as the color of your wife’s clothes tomorrow.
After hearing these words.
Yang Ying shivered within.
She wasn’t stupid; she could naturally understand that the Daoist Priest was ready to take action. It seemed that Wu Haojian was about to meet with a bad end.
“Daoist Priest, 1…I know what to do now.”
“Hm!”
Xuanqing nodded slightly.
Then.
He took out a Black Gold card he had opened at Elder Jingde’s, “You can use this card for the payments afterwards. The password is six nines.”
Generally speaking, bank cards wouldn’t allow you to set such a simple password. But rules are there to constrain ordinary people. When you reach a certain level, you can set the password however you want.
“Alright, then I won’t disturb you any further!”
After Yang Ying took the bank card, she saw that the Daoist Priest was becoming impatient. So she promptly took her leave.
