My Life with Narration

Chapter 508 - 499: Jiang City’s Pure Love Warrior Falls

The construction industry is quite different from other industries. Once winter arrives and the weather gets cold, there’s no way to proceed with construction since cement can easily freeze.

However, it’s still necessary to demolish the old site, do some cleaning, and transport materials. Doing this can save time.

Although he previously invested 150 million, he still didn’t have much of a concept about Wen Jingqi’s project until he came over this time and realized that the site really takes up a lot of space. He wasn’t sure exactly how big it was, but it certainly wasn’t just a simple residential area.

It ought to be a commercial building since it’s adjacent to the University City, or even located within it. Once the mall is built, it can attract merchants, with all kinds of entertainment facilities, dining, playing, shopping, all in one place, so there’s no need to take a high-speed train to the city center for consumption.

It will have a significant impact on the surrounding economy. The location is pretty good, or else how could this project have caught Old Man Wen’s interest?

The few universities around lack everything but students, and students are a very strong consumer group. Therefore, this commercial building cannot be built in the traditional way but must have an entertainment-oriented style.

Of course, when the flow of people increases, it will naturally attract some companies to come over. In any case, the area is large enough, and a portion can always be set aside if needed.

The universities in Jiang City are not located in the city center; they’re all in the outskirts, including Comrade Su’s Jiangcheng University.

As for the Science and Technology University where Su Qing went, it’s even further and more out of the way. So, such a building is quite necessary.

Afterward, Wen Jingqi naturally found a place to host him. The socializing among men is much simpler and more straightforward.

But it was unclear whether Wen Jingqi had a change of heart, thought he was too young, or was aware of his acquaintance with his sister. He simply took him for a meal, a bath, steam, back massage, a foot massage, and had a meal-bathhouse combo.

He didn’t take him to experience the so-called nightclub, which Su Qing found somewhat regrettable.

He had long wanted to see how rich people have fun, but alas, things don’t always go as one wishes, and this desire remained unfulfilled.

After all, now that he has money, he also wants to experience the feeling of having a row of women stand in front of him, making a grand gesture and saying ’next batch.’

Of course, Wang Gang wouldn’t be left, his tastes aren’t that heavy.

However, it wasn’t without gains. The foot massage technician had a nice figure, just lacking in skill.

Originally, Wen Jingqi wanted to take him to a KTV, but he naturally disliked that place. He’d rather spend the time grabbing some skewers by the roadside.

In this way, he, as the investor, finally showed up on the construction site. Wen Jingqi introduced him to the people below, at least ensuring they remembered Su Qing’s face, so he wouldn’t be awkwardly blocked outside the gate if he came alone when Wen Jingqi wasn’t around.

In fact, it was of no use for him to come. After all, he neither rolled up his sleeves to work, knew how to operate machines, nor could read blueprints, and he was clueless about management. But he still had to come.

It’s not about so-called face; it’s the duty of an investor. You always have to come by and see how your project is progressing, right?

Besides, it was also related to Wen Jingqi’s invitation. If he didn’t show up, how could he have any interaction with Wen Jingqi? How would their relationship progress? How would Old Man Wen’s objectives be achieved?

So, human relationships are deadly troublesome, yet they can’t be avoided. Although now rich, he’s even less free than before.

The next day, bored and feeling it’s been days since he last visited the police station, he felt a bit guilty and took a cab to come over.

When coming to the police station, he’s very mindful of the influence. He generally doesn’t drive those so-called luxury cars, as being discovered wouldn’t be good. After all, he still holds the title of a Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Consultant. If it got posted online, it might cause another public uproar; the previous incident still hasn’t fully calmed down.

"What’s wrong with Qiang? Why does it feel like his wife left him?" He asked Li Zijun, looking at Du Qiang, smoking by the window on the second-floor hallway with a furrowed brow.

You know, recently, there haven’t been any major criminal cases, and yet they had made a small profit through stock trading based on their own information, so they should be happy, right?

Upon hearing this, Li Zijun took a deep breath and pulled him into an empty interrogation room.

"What’s up? Why all the secrecy? Did something happen to Qiang’s family?" He was puzzled by Li Zijun’s actions.

"No, his family is just fine!"

"Family’s fine? Could it really be his wife ran off with someone?" Su Qing asked helplessly.

But what Li Zijun said next left him dumbfounded: "You actually got it right."

"Cough, cough, cough... What a joke, isn’t Qiang not even married yet? Did his girlfriend run off with someone, and he’s heartbroken?"

He coughed repeatedly in surprise and quickly said this.

He knew Du Qiang wasn’t married, so it could only be a breakup. After all, police officers are human too and can certainly face heartbreak.

"If it were just a breakup, that’d be fine. Here in Jiang City, civil servants like us, not to mention anything else, never lack a partner. But this... is more serious," said Li Zijun with a sigh.

It’s true. In a city like Jiang City, civil servants rule the dating market. The only rivals might be those who have successfully started their own businesses.

As long as you become a civil servant, if you say you’re single, someone’s bound to introduce you to someone the next day.

Relatives, friends, etc.—and most of the time, the partner either is a civil servant or works in education, nursing, or other such careers, rarely falling short.

"How serious can it be? Tell me more," Su Qing asked, somewhat skeptical. Family’s fine, not heartbroken—what else could turn a no-nonsense tough guy like Du Qiang into this?

With that, Li Zijun took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "Recently, our criminal investigation department hasn’t had any big cases, so some personnel were dispatched to other departments. Just last night, we received a report claiming a certain nightclub was not compliant. When we checked it out, we did find some issues—discovered some unseemly transactions inside."

Hearing this, Su Qing broke out in a cold sweat. Thank goodness Wen Jingqi didn’t take him to experience it last night, or else they could’ve been in trouble, too.

"That’s typical. Which nightclub doesn’t have them these days? What happened next?" Su Qing forced himself to remain calm and continued asking.

"Among the girls we found there, one happened to be a classmate of Du Qiang’s—one he had a crush on for three years in high school. Both of them clearly had feelings for each other. The scene was indescribable; the girl didn’t cry when caught, but when she saw Du Qiang, if we hadn’t stopped her, she would’ve leapt off the building.

Although Du Qiang didn’t show it at the time, afterward, he’s been in bad shape, making expressions like you saw earlier frequently. Ugh..."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing was utterly stupefied. Busting a nightclub and bumping into an old classmate—one that was a secret crush? What kind of divine experience was this?

If it were him, he wouldn’t feel much better, especially since it seemed the girl harbored feelings for Du Qiang. Ah, this...

He could imagine it—last night, a pure-hearted warrior of Jiang City fell from grace.

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