Mr. Su's Love Investigation Report
Chapter 88 Not Absolutely Necessary

Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Not Absolutely Necessary

"Yeah, it must be because she ran out of candy today that she felt so sad she had to come wait for him. So, did he have the same effect as candy?" She secretly glanced at Mr. Su again and quickly closed her eyes. "How could that be possible? His stern face should only spoil one’s appetite, right? How could he compare to sweet candy?"

Ronggui saw her make a face as if something was unpleasant to look at and thought maybe he was improperly dressed, but after checking himself, there was nothing wrong! So why did she close her eyes? His face darkened, "Let’s go eat!"

Having a meal alone with Mr. Su would have thrilled Tu Hengsha when she first arrived in Chenjiang, but now... she didn’t find it such a delightful thing. Imagine having a teacher who might scold you at any moment watching you. Can you still enjoy your meal?

However, Tu Hengsha clearly underestimated her ability to enjoy a meal, so much so that Mr. Su actually stopped and stared at her.

"Mr. Su..." She wondered if maybe her table manners weren’t looking great?

"It’s fine, eat." He picked up the chopsticks again, paused, and added, "Bangbangtang eats dog food in its bowl just like you!"

"..." Should she just take that as a compliment on her appetite?

As it turned out, even the reserved and cautious Mr. Su had a good appetite, surprisingly going for another bowl of rice!

On their way back, they passed a supermarket, and Tu Hengsha went inside to pick out some candy.

"Hey, look!" Tu Hengsha pointed surprisedly at the lollipop section. Amazingly, she saw rainbow lollipops! "Haven’t seen these for many years! I thought they stopped making them! Do you remember..."

Her excitement quickly faded away. Of course, he wouldn’t remember. She was asking in vain...

"Let’s go," she said sulkily and went to pay.

"Not buying?" he asked.

She shook her head. She liked candy in general, not necessarily rainbow lollipops; just like her longing for Xiao Xu—without him, her life went on all the same.

Ronggui watched her from behind as she strode forward with determination, silent.

It was at this time that Ronggui received a phone call.

While Tu Hengsha was waiting in line to pay, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Turning around, Ronggui said to her urgently, "I have to go out. I won’t be back tonight. Take care of yourself in your room."

She nodded, but before she had time to speak, he hurried out of the supermarket.

Judging by his demeanor, Tu Hengsha knew he hadn’t told her everything he’d discovered. She didn’t blame him, but she was a bit worried. Being a journalist isn’t always a safe profession, especially after you know too many secrets.

Tu Hengsha visited Liuxia Village once again.

Ge Zhuang’s body had been brought back from the hospital, and the village was holding a funeral.

Tu Hengsha chatted with the villagers about the matters concerning Caiye, Jinhai, and the two successive mining companies, as well as labor contracts and the villagers’ injury assessments.

As soon as these topics came up, the villagers started talking.

"Two or three companies? This mine has involved several companies, but ultimately they all operate on the same line! The owners of Caiye Company and Jinhai are old acquaintances! They’re connected!"

"Contracts? We’re honest people. How would we know about contracts?"

"We did sign contracts back then, but we didn’t understand what they said. Once signed, we didn’t know where they went. When we asked Jinhai’s boss, Sun Yulin, he said that it was a Caiye matter and he didn’t know. He even said that knowing we were old workers from Jinhai, he let us who wanted to stay keep working and accused us of being ungrateful for fighting back!"

"Yeah, who doesn’t know that even the village heads of four villages are all of one mind! We wouldn’t believe it if someone said the village heads didn’t get a share of the mining money!"