Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

Zhang Yang clicked on the video.

In the surveillance footage, Jiang Qiao appeared flustered as he passed through the back door of the building materials market. About thirty seconds later, three men flashed past the camera, walking quickly, clearly chasing after the man in front.

Two minutes later, the three men returned and quickly disappeared from the scene.

Zhang Yang pulled back the progress bar and watched it again, trying to see the faces of the three people clearly, but all three had deliberately disguised themselves, and their complete appearances were not visible at all, except for a man wearing a hat, who had a scar on his right temple and an earring on his ear.

He put down his phone, his brow furrowed.

The fact that Liu Senran was able to obtain the surveillance video from the building materials market shows that he has more power than Zhang Yang imagined. But what Zhang Yang was more concerned about was why Zhao Yongchang's men didn't take the video away or delete it. Did they not find the camera at that angle, or did Liu Senran obtain it through other means?

Logically speaking, someone who does this kind of thing shouldn't be so careless.

Zhang Yang didn't want to think too much about it. He replied to Liu Senran with a message: "Received the video, thanks. This really helped me. But since you've gone to such lengths, Mr. Liu, why don't you help me find the person in here? I think the person with the scar on his face and the earring has fairly distinctive features. Finding him shouldn't be too difficult for you."

Liu Senran replied, "Mr. Zhang, are you trying to cling to me?"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Since you've already helped, why not go all the way?"

"Why do I have this feeling of being on a pirate ship?"

"What pirate ship? This is a luxury cruise ship bound for the island of happiness."

Liu Senran: "...Okay, I'll help you look for it, but it will take quite a while."

"Thank you! I'll remember this favor."

After ending his conversation with Liu Senran, Zhang Yang gave Jiang Qiao a few words of advice, telling him to get some rest, and then left with Liu Chuang.

As soon as they stepped out of the ward, Liu Chuang asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, can this video be considered evidence?"

"This video doesn't prove anything," Zhang Yang said as he walked. "It only proves that Jiang Qiao wasn't alone that day; he was being chased and then the car accident happened."

"What about Zhao Yongchang...?"

"Submit the video and see what the police can find out from these three people." Zhang Yang walked to the elevator, and Liu Chuang stepped forward and pressed a button. "If we can find them, see if we can uncover any connection between Zhao Yongchang and them."

Liu Chuang thought for a moment: "But hasn't the police already issued a notice?"

The elevator doors opened, and Zhang Yang walked in: "That was just a notice about the car accident; there are no more leads there."

"Understood!"

......

After leaving the hospital, Zhang Yang went directly to the county public security bureau.

He went directly to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, reported the incident to the police as Jiang Qiao's friend, and handed over the video to the police officers, explaining the situation. He said that someone was chasing Jiang Qiao before he was hit, and that the time, route, and occurrence of the accident of those three people might be causally related.

The police made a copy of the video, recorded the basic information, and said they would conduct further investigations, telling Zhang Yang to wait for further news.

Zhang Yang didn't say much, just left his contact information and left.

As Liu Chuang walked out of the police station, he glanced back at the building and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you think the police can find out?"

Zhang Yang stood on the steps, lit a cigarette, and glanced at the roadside trees across the street: "Whether they can find out or not is their business, but once the video is handed over, if it is found that those people are related to Zhao Yongchang, then Zhao Yongchang will have no way back. His affairs will only be dug deeper and deeper."

Liu Chuang was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Zhang Yang stubbed out his cigarette, walked down the steps, and got into the car: "Let's go back to the mall. There's a lot to do before it opens."

The car started and headed towards Moore Department Store.

Unbeknownst to Zhang Yang, at the same time, Zhao Yongchang was in a small hotel room with the curtains drawn and the ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts, while he sat on the edge of the bed making a phone call.

"What's the situation now?"

"Jiang Qiao isn't dead; he's recovering in the hospital," the voice on the other end of the phone said.

Zhao Yongchang's expression was grave. He took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled, "Those three people following us won't be exposed, will they?"

"That's definitely not the case. They not only took precautions, but after seeing the car accident on the river bridge, they went back to the building materials market and took away all the surveillance cameras. There are no surveillance cameras in the back alley."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Don't worry about Jiang Qiao's side. Consider him lucky this time. To be on the safe side, you'd better tell those three people who were following him to leave Mou County and go out to avoid trouble."

"I told them to go back to their hometown and stay there."

"Okay, make sure everything goes smoothly." Zhao Yongchang thought for a moment, then asked, "What about Zhang Yang's movements?"

He went to the police station today.

Zhao Yongchang gripped the phone tightly, his fingers scrambling across the surface: "He called the police? He wanted to call the police? What the hell gives him the right to call the police?"

"Brother Zhao, Zhang Yang probably only suspects it. Maybe Jiang Qiao woke up and said someone was chasing him, but there's no evidence. Otherwise, today wouldn't be just a simple matter of reporting a case to the police station."

Zhao Yongchang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "Keep a close eye on things. He's opening the mall soon. Tell me immediately if there's any movement there."

"Don't worry, we've got some guys keeping an eye on things over there."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yongchang sent a message on his phone: "Help me dispose of my real estate and other assets. Don't transfer the money directly to my account. I'll give you a separate account number later."

......

For the next two weeks, everything continued to move forward, and Zhang Yang practically spent all his time at Moore Department Store.

Ye Mei's team was putting the finishing touches on the project. All the shelves were installed, the lights were adjusted to the optimal brightness, the refrigerated display cases in the fresh produce section were running, and the cleaning team was doing a final deep cleaning. The floor was mopped until it shone, reflecting the light strips on the ceiling.

Sun Yifan stood in the atrium on the first floor, holding several folders in his hand, flipping through one of them, making a final confirmation.

Zhang Yang walked around the entire building, then walked up to Sun Yifan and asked, "Is anything else missing?"

"Almost done." Sun Yifan turned to the last page of the list. "The employee training is all done. We conducted the final simulation yesterday. The cashier system, weighing system, and membership system all ran through the process three times, and there were no problems."

"Where are the goods?"

"The first batch of goods has already been stored, and the vegetables and fruits will be delivered the day before the opening."

Zhang Yang nodded and looked around the entire mall.

The high atrium, the bright aisles, the neatly arranged shelves, and the newly installed equipment—everything was exactly as I had initially envisioned.

He asked, "How is the opening ceremony arranged?"

Sun Yifan opened another document: "One week later, on June 28th, at 8:18 AM, the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held. The host, cannons, and flower baskets are all ready, and the list of invitees has been confirmed."

"Ring ring, ring ring."

My phone suddenly rang.

Zhang Yang made a pause gesture, took out his phone and saw that it was Liu Senran calling. He then answered the call.

"Young Master Liu."

"Mr. Zhang, I've found the person for you!"