Chapter 325: Swapped Out
They quickly arrived at the construction site.
A large group of reporters had already gathered outside. The moment they saw Eric and Ella step out of the car together, they swarmed towards them.
Eric’s face turned icy cold. He ignored all the questions, and only after the bodyguards blocked the reporters did they manage to enter the construction site.
Not far from the site stood a small building, inside which were several hundred bags of cement. Twenty of those bags had been tampered with.
"Boss, the deputy director claims he’s innocent, but the employee who was supposed to be guarding the site has fled," John reported, summarizing the situation. Eric’s eyes flashed with anger. "What a clever move. If the media gets hold of this, people will think our Nelson Group is cutting corners on the project! Half real, half fake! This could seriously damage our reputation."
Eric sneered as a middle-aged man, looking distraught, rushed over. "Mr. Nelson... I’m the deputy director here! Mr. Nelson, I swear, I didn’t authorize the purchase of this swapped cement!"
The man was desperate to defend himself. After all, he had been a director for ten years and had just landed a job at the company he admired, only to be caught up in a scandal like this.
Ella frowned slightly, questioning whether the man could be trusted.
Eric gave him a cold glance. "Take all the invoices to John, let him review them. As for whether you’re innocent or not, I have my own way of finding out."
The middle-aged man quickly forced a smile. "Of course, Mr. Nelson, I knew you would be fair."
Just then, John, who had been checking something on his phone, looked up with a grim expression. "Boss, some reporters have already posted the pictures online, and they’ve spread to a few of the most popular forums."