Chapter 94
"What’s the use of talking about this now?" Zhao Ye inhaled his cigarette fiercely, "The real emergency is our accounts! All the books were kept by Old Yu back then! Although we’ve shut his mouth and he has handed over all the accounts to us, his very existence is a threat. If that journalist manages to find him, it will be major trouble!"
"I’ve already had people searching everywhere for Old Yu, including his family members. It’s a race between us and the journalist to see who finds him first!" Sun Yulin said.
Zhao Ye, puffing nervously on his cigarette, asked, "Do you think Old Yu still holds a grudge against us? Could he end up giving us away?"
Sun Yulin was quite annoyed and glared at him, "Back in the day, when the four of us partnered up for the mine, everyone trusted you to be the legal representative. But look at you, accidents happened, lives were lost, and you left so many loose ends with pneumoconiosis! You managed the mine as if it were as perforated as honeycomb coal! I’ve been plugging your holes for years now!"
Zhao Ye looked innocent, "Back then? Didn’t you say it was a joint venture by four parties? Did I have the sole say? Your wife was also in the company, all decisions were made together! Some of the suggestions were even from your wife! Like when the accident happened, she suggested we cover it up, didn’t she? Didn’t your wife come up with that idea after consulting with you at home?"
"You..." Sun Yulin was so furious he was lost for words.
"Enough, enough, can we not fight among ourselves?" a village chief stepped in, "We agreed it was a joint venture by the four parties from the start, so whatever happens, we face it together. If we start falling apart, can we solve anything?"
"Yeah!" the village chief from Liuxia Village chimed in, "And never mention that accident again! We already had a safety incident, and you concealed it instead of reporting it. It’s in the past now; bringing it up could end up in prison time!"
"It’s not us who want to dig it up! If the journalist finds Old Yu, we’ll all be stripped bare! Don’t forget, bankruptcy due to fraudulent accounting is also legally accountable!" Zhao Ye gripped Sun Yulin’s sleeve, clearly panicking.