Undercurrents of the Subway Project
by 三毛一
With thirty days to go before the Asian Games, Subway Line 3 is about to open. Few know that the concrete strength reports are entirely forged, and behind it all is a murder case. After graduating with a master's degree, I joined the Engineering Quality and Safety Inspection Center, thinking I had landed a secure job. On my first day, I stumbled upon my superiors dividing up bribes in a secret room. A seventy-year-old engineer, Zhong Ji, reported the fraud under his real name on his blog. The next day, he was transferred, demoted, and threatened over the phone. When his contract expired, he was directly fired. As he left, he clutched a thick stack of inspection reports as if holding a suicide note. Yang Jie, whom I had feelings for, turned and attached herself to those in power. An Zhiran, who had accompanied me through earthquake ruins, was the salvation I thought I had found, but the one who intended to silence me was her father, Liao Changqing. Human life is as light as grass in the face of profit: a worker was murdered, and before the body was cold, the higher-ups were already busy suppressing public opinion. The deceased's brother wanted to seek justice, but three days later, his legs were broken and he was thrown at the construction site entrance. I resolutely resigned and stood on Zhong Ji's side. Soon, death threats followed one after another. On the day Gan Sen fled overseas with billions in embezzled funds, heavy rain poured down across South China. The new leader arrived, cut the ribbon, exchanged pleasantries, and everything continued as before. Everyone thought the dust had settled. They forgot that I am still alive. The original inspection report that they thought had been completely destroyed is in my hands. Who should be next? — Description from novelcodex.org
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