“We’ve never had accidents in all of the buildings we’ve constructed. Someone must have purposely caused this. Who’s in charge of the construction in Bramble Garden? Is he here? Why didn’t he inform the headquarters in advance and allow this situation to escalate?” Credence scolded angrily.
“Mr. Scott, he’s already here. He’s waiting in the conference room.”
Benjamin knew that if this matter got out of hand, it would be a dire problem. Therefore, he had called the person in charge in advance.
Credence narrowed his eyes into a cold gleam and strode to the conference room.
A middle-aged man had long stood trembling in the spacious room. As soon as he saw Credence walked in, he fell to his knees and cried out, “Mr. Scott, I really have nothing to do with this. I did according to the company’s agreement of responsibilities and got people to check the safety of the worker’s shed three times a day.
Everything was fine when we checked it in the afternoon. But it collapsed just like that and killed five workers on the spot when the night shift came.
When the incident happened, I was occupied with checking the surrounding area with an engineer. I really didn’t know what happened!”
“Did you send someone to inspect after the incident happened?”
Credence narrowed his eyes into a cold, piercing glare as he asked.
The person in charge trembled in fear and lowered his head to think. After a short while, he stammered as he recalled the moment. “When my assistant informed me that someone had died… My initial thought was impossible. After that, I arranged for my assistant to lead a few people to scour the area for anything suspicious. But they couldn’t find anything after a thorough search.
What’s more, it’s not just a small part of the shed that collapsed. The entire thing fell apart. Even if there was something fishy, all the evidence would have been long gone.”
After Benjamin heard his claim, he could not help but mutter a curse, “Someone must be f*cking behind this! This person’s goal must be to destroy the Scott Group and Mr. Scott.”
As of now, the crucial thing to do was to find the right department to stop this matter from getting blown out of proportion. Only then would they be able to deal with this problem head-on.
Once the news gets to the public, the company would be placed in a bad position.
Credence obviously realized that as well and immediately took out his phone to call Yadriel.
He picked up Credence’s call straight away but told him that he could not help him with this situation, “Credence, it’s not that I don’t want to help you to cover this whole thing up. It’s just that Horsburg has strengthened its security measures and supervision towards real estate. They have zero tolerance when death is involved.
All I can say is that you’ve run out of luck being stuck in this situation at such a timing!
How about this, I’ll get Ivana to go to you. She’ll help you complete the necessary procedures to contain the news. After that, we’ll issue a notice of clarification on our website for you. But you’ll have to settle everything else on your own.”
“Alright, we’ll go with your plan.”
Credence hung up the phone and turned to stare at the person in charge of the Bramble Garden project with cold eyes. “If this incident escalates, you’d better prepare to take on the responsibility.”
The person in charge trembled in fear as he stuttered, “Mr. Scott, do you mean that I have to take the blame entirely? I have no objections to that. But my family relies on me for income. My mother’s in her 80s, I have two children around the age of ten and my wife is a housewife. Mr. Scott, please take care of my family. I have been loyal to the group for more than ten years, you know that, right?”
After that, the over 170-pound man began to tear up and was moments away from bawling his eyes out.
He was really unlucky to have met with such misfortune!
Credence pressed his temples and turned to look at Benjamin, ignoring the man’s wails.
Benjamin had worked by his side for many years, so he mostly understood Credence’s thoughts. He immediately bent down to comfort the man.
“What are you talking about? Do you think Mr. Scott is the kind of boss who disregards his employees?
Listen, at the end of the day, someone has to take responsibility. Just like when troubles occur in other departments, the ones who will take the blame, in the end, will always be temporary workers.
For now, you must shoulder this responsibility so that Scott Group can smoothly overcome this barrier. Once everything settles, not only will Mr. Scott bail you out of prison, he’ll even reward you with a generous sum of money. I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it.
Also, think about whether you’ve noticed anyone suspicious entering the construction zone before.”
Suspicious people?
The person in charge widened his eyes and thought about it earnestly. He was able to recall a few people.
“Mr. Scott, not long ago, my assistant told me there were a few unfamiliar faces in the worker’s shed. They looked thin, fair, and really clean cut. They don’t look like hard-working migrant workers, that’s for sure. My assistant asked if I was the one who called them over? I was busy at that time and didn’t take a second look, so I just replied no.
F*ck, now that I think about it, those people must’ve done something.”
“What were you doing when your assistant asked you those questions?” Credence asked with a cold glare.
“I… I was occupied with another woman at that time.” At that point, the person in charge suddenly realized something and broke out into a cold sweat. He widened his eyes in horror and continued, “Mr. Scott, I remember now. That woman did not seem like the type anyone could just get their hands on with money. She had intentionally seduced me!”
Benjamin immediately found a photo of Rosalie on his phone and showed it to him. “Is this her?” He asked.
“No, that’s not her. She was not that beautiful.”
If it wasn’t Rosalie, then who could it be?
Benjamin was at a loss. He felt that the situation was getting more and more complex and strange.
Credence narrowed his eyes and flashed a cold smile. He looked at Benjamin and asked, “Any updates from Victor?”
Benjamin looked through his messages, shook his head, and said, “Nothing new, Mr. Scott.”
“Tell Victor to expand the range. If he can’t find anything wrong on my side, tell him to look for clues on my father’s side,” Credence said with a smile.
After all, Jeremy’s hatred for him was all too vicious and abnormal!
The police were quick to act. In less than forty minutes, Ivana walked into the conference room with three assistants.
She was great at handling such situations, so she quickly ordered her assistants to go to the other offices to question the top management.
The person in charge took advantage of this opportunity to sneak out. He stood in the hallway in fear, quietly waiting for Benjamin’s next round of questioning.
In the conference room, Ivana looked at Benjamin, but her words were directed to Credence, “Mr. Scott, the entrance was filled with rioters when I got here, I can’t rule out the possibility of people fanning the flames.
The longer you drag, the more damage your company’s reputation will take.
Mr. Worley asked me to assist you unconditionally. So please let me know if you need anything, Mr. Scott.”
Her words sounded reasonable and well thought out.
Credence looked at her and said, “Can you contain the news of the worker’s shed collapsing causing five people to die on the spot? Give me two days… No, one and a half days will do!”
“Neither I nor Mr. Worley has the authority to do so.” Ivana shook her head and continued, “Mr. Scott, I remember that Mr. Jules is pretty high up in the army rankings, isn’t he? His father’s a big shot too.
With all due respect, the most important thing you have to settle right now is to placate the families of the deceased. I think it would be best if you solve this problem with money as soon as possible.”
Credence nodded slightly in acknowledgment then walked towards the floor-to-ceiling windows and called Marvin.