I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 508 The Song Family is in Trouble

Fang Qingye decided to go to the United States, so he naturally had to tell Bai Ou. Before he could make the call, Bai Ou called him.

It's 10 p.m. now, which is 9 a.m. the next morning in Beijing. The two of them usually chat around this time.

They usually video chat on WeChat, but today Bai Ou called directly, and her first words surprised Fang Qingye.

"Ye Zi, something happened to Da Hai's family."

"What happened?"

"Song Dacheng has been criminally detained by the Public Security Bureau on suspicion of major liability accident. Uncle Song was so angry and anxious that he suffered a cerebral infarction and is now hospitalized for emergency treatment."

"Why was Song Dacheng criminally detained?" Fang Qingye asked hurriedly.

"A low-rise building in the Shanshui Jiayuan residential complex in Wuyang County, developed by Kerry Group, collapsed. Song Dacheng, the vice general manager in charge of business, was detained, along with five other people, including the project manager and the person in charge of the project site, who were also criminally detained," Bai Ou recounted the incident over the phone.

On the afternoon of April 15, a residential building under construction suddenly collapsed, resulting in the deaths of five construction workers and injuries to six others.

"Why is this happening?"

Fang Qingye's heart sank.

Five people have died!
According to the "Several Opinions on Further Regulating the Reporting and Investigation of Production Safety Accidents in Housing Construction and Municipal Engineering" issued by the State in 07, an accident resulting in 3 to 10 deaths is considered a major accident. The document requires that such accidents be reported level by level to the relevant national construction authority.

This means that this incident must be reported to the National Security Council!
This is absolutely outrageous!
Fang Qingye remembered that before her rebirth, Kerry Group did have a safety accident. At that time, she was still in Shanghai and rarely went back to her hometown, so she didn't know the details. But it didn't seem to be that serious. Song Qingdong was not hospitalized and Song Dacheng was not criminally detained.

"What exactly caused this tragedy?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"The investigation results are in. The main problem is that the pressure difference between the north and south sides of the residential building caused it to tilt to the south," Bai Ou said.

It turns out that the huge pressure difference between the 10-meter-high pile of soil on the north side and the 4.6-meter-deep foundation pit on the south side caused the horizontal displacement of the soil to exceed the lateral resistance limit of the pile foundation.

“The construction company under Kerry Group violated regulations during construction. They did not implement the standard procedure of ‘supporting before excavating’ for the underground garage foundation pit. The foundation depth was only 1.5 meters, and they used strip foundations with weak overturning resistance.”

Fang Qingye founded Huacheng Development Company, so he has some knowledge of construction. Hearing Bai Ou say these things on the phone...

I couldn't help but sigh softly.

That's fucking suicidal.

Even someone who doesn't know much about construction knows that you can't pile up too high a mound of soil next to a foundation pit. I never expected the construction company to make such a stupid mistake!

It's just bad luck for the Song family.

"How is the sea doing now?" Fang Qingye asked hurriedly.

"After hearing the news, I rushed back to Nanxin from Shanghai, but I didn't see Dahai. Because so many people died and were injured, their families went to his company and home to make trouble. I guess his mother made him go out to avoid the storm."

"Okay, I understand. The business in Brazil is done, and I'm about to head back home."

"Okay, sigh. I don't know if the Song family can survive this." Bai Ou sighed deeply on the other end of the phone.

"I hope we can talk about everything when I get back."

The two chatted for a while longer before turning off the video call.

Fang Qingye thought for a moment, then tried calling Song Dahai and Chen Meimei's cell phones, but both showed that their phones were switched off!
Why.
The couple had just finished their honeymoon, so this incident at home is quite tragic.

Fang Qingye pondered for a moment, then dialed Liu Dong's number again.

The call connected quickly this time, and Liu Dong's voice came from the other end: "Ye Zi, are you still in Brazil?"

"Yes, the matter is settled, I'll be back soon." "Daihai's in trouble, did you know?"

"Bai Ou just called me and told me."

"Oh dear, this has blown up." Liu Dong sighed on the other end of the line.

"With so many people dead, provincial, municipal, and county leaders are taking it very seriously. The county held an emergency meeting today, demanding a special inspection of construction quality throughout the county. The county has set up a special team. I'm currently busy with this, cooperating with the urban construction, housing management, and work safety departments to inspect each construction site in our town."

"You've worked hard. Do you know how the sea is doing now?" Fang Qingye asked.

“He and Chen Meimei have gone to stay with a distant relative in Suzhou. I spoke to him on the phone a couple of days ago, and he seems to be doing well there. But he said he wants to come back because his father and brother are both in this state, and his mother is all alone at home. I'm worried she won't be able to handle it.”

“I advised him not to come back for the time being. His mother is almost sixty now, she's an elderly woman, and those people won't dare to do anything to her. But you're a young man, Song Qingdong's own son. If you come back, those family members will definitely eat you alive! But he turned off his phone today, and I don't know why,” Liu Dong said.

"How is the Kerry Group doing now?"

“All construction sites have stopped work, and the company has also suspended operations. One of their vice presidents is cooperating with the official investigation and handling the aftermath.”

"Oh, what was the reaction of those bosses in Nanxincheng?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"There are those who sympathize, and those who are just watching the show. Song Dacheng is a narrow-minded person who usually acts too high-profile and domineeringly, offending many people. This time, he has completely fallen."

"There's another thing. The Kerry Group suffered significant losses in this accident. Not to mention the compensation for the deceased and the medical expenses for the injured, the entire 6000 million yuan from the collapsed building is gone."

Most importantly, with the Song family father and son both arrested and suffering strokes, building material suppliers flocked to their door demanding payment, and banks were also withdrawing loans!

"It's true what they say, when someone's down, everyone kicks them while they're down," Fang Qingye sneered.

"Yes, some people are saying that Kerry Group is finished, sigh."

"Okay, I understand. You go ahead with your work. We'll talk again when I get back," Fang Qingye said.

Okay, take care while you're abroad, bye!

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye looked at the dark night outside the window, remained silent for a while, then pushed open the door and knocked on Qiao Yongfeng's room.

Qiao Yongfeng was also on the phone. When he opened the door and saw Fang Qingye, he said into the phone, "Qingye is here. Let's talk tomorrow."

“Okay, I understand. I’ll come to New York with him.”

"Is it your sister-in-law on the phone?" Fang Qingye asked as she entered the room.

“Yes, she asked us when we were coming to New York,” Qiao Yongfeng replied, then added, “Please have a seat.”

"No need, Brother Qiao, I have something to tell you. I can't go to America. I need to go back to China immediately," Fang Qingye said bluntly.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter at home?"

"Well, something happened to one of my best friends' families, so I have to go back and check on them." Fang Qingye briefly explained the situation with the Song family.

“Da Hai and I grew up together and are good brothers. With such a big thing happening in my family, I have to go back and see if I can help. So I won’t go to New York for now. I’ll wait for another opportunity. Anyway, it’s not in a hurry.”

Qiao Yongsheng glanced at Fang Qingye with a complicated expression, but said, "Alright, go back to China. If you need my help, just let me know."

"Thank you, I plan to leave tomorrow."

"Bon Voyage."

"You too."

(End of this chapter)