A month ago, there was a death on the construction site, but it wasn’t murder, it was suicide.

The deceased left a suicide note, climbed to the top of the building in the middle of the night, and jumped off.

The person in charge of the site explained to Sun Jun with a bitter face.

"We kept the incident under wraps at the time; after all, having a death on a construction site isn’t good for business, afraid it might affect future sales of the property."

"And since it was a suicide, it actually has nothing to do with us." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Sun Jun had already seen the death certificate from that time. The local Criminal Investigation Team had inspected the scene and confirmed it was a suicide, so there should be no issue.

Moreover, there were eyewitnesses back then who saw Old Zhang climb the building alone and then jump off.

"I heard that Old Zhang committed suicide because your site owed him wages?"

"This matter has nothing to do with our site. The construction has a general contractor and subcontractors; the actual workers are hired by the subcontractors."

"Our site only started last year, but many workers here have worked on other construction sites before."

"Old Zhang was deceived by a small subcontractor while working on another project with our company."

"The company disbursed the workers’ wages to the subcontractors, who then passed it to the subcontractors, and in turn, they paid the workers."

"A few years back, the small subcontractor that Old Zhang followed lost a lot of money gambling and ran off with the wages of a dozen workers."

"But the company had already paid the wages. In this situation, we can’t just pay again, so later, the company’s lawyer filed a lawsuit on their behalf, but the small subcontractor was arrested for gambling and is still in detention."

"Initially, Old Zhang didn’t make a fuss. After all, the case was judged, and it was just a matter of waiting for it to be enforced later."

"But earlier this year, his son was found to have leukemia, and it was in the late stage, urgently needing money for treatment, so Old Zhang started causing trouble."

"Later, I heard he borrowed a lot of money, knowing he couldn’t pay it back, so he jumped."

"Oh, by the way, all this was written in his suicide note..."

The person in charge spoke lightly, but Sun Jun didn’t take it lightly.

A situation not experienced personally; no one can truly feel the pain within.

Worked hard for a year and ended up with nothing, and no money to treat his son’s illness.

What meaning is there in living?

Just end it all.

And the Old Zhang they spoke of isn’t actually that old, not even fifty.

But because he previously worked on a farm, he looked worn out.

Lately, working physical labor in the city made him look like a sixty or seventy-year-old.

So, everyone called him Old Zhang.

Nowadays, most of the laborers on construction sites are of his age; young ones are rarely seen.

Men in their forties are typically supporting both elderly parents and young children.

Coming from the countryside without skills, they rely on physical labor; Old Zhang is typical of them.

At this age, they have parents in their sixties or seventies to support, and younger children who need money for marriage.

And now, wedding dowries can easily reach ten or twenty thousand, some even demand thirty thousand, plus a house and a car.

Sun Jun sighed.

He also has a few relatives in the countryside. Last year, one family’s son got married, and just the dowry cost two hundred and fifty thousand.

This isn’t asking for money; it’s demanding life itself.

"Has there been any unusual incidents on the site recently?"

"Nothing else, Old Zhang’s suicide is the biggest incident."

Huaguang Street, Hao Zailai Huaiyang Cuisine.

This time, Zhang Hui did not reveal his police identity but instead posed as a customer buying pufferfish.

"Waiter, I want the most expensive pufferfish."

The waiter’s eyes lit up, eagerly welcoming: "You must be a regular, sir. How many would you like?"

"Do you have any fresh, live ones? I want to raise them at home."

"Raise them?"

The waiter chuckled: "We don’t have that; they all come here dead, shipped fresh from the origin."

"Oh? I see, take me to see them, let me choose one."

"Sir, sorry, the most expensive pufferfish are poisonous, so we don’t let customers touch them directly. We have professional chefs who prepare them for you."

"Then how can I be sure that this is what I want?"

"Sir, our restaurant is a long-standing one; you’ll know once you taste it..."

The waiter suddenly realized that this customer seemed suspicious.

Zhang Hui noticed the change in expression and showed his ID: "I’m a police officer; let your boss come out."

Waiter: "..."

I was introducing you to good food, and you set me up?

Three minutes later, a slightly overweight, bald middle-aged man appeared before Zhang Hui with a friendly smile, nodding his head in respect.

"Officer, welcome, welcome. My name is Liang Yuancheng, I’m the boss here. Would you like a cigarette?"

Zhang Hui naturally declined the offer: "Someone reported you’re selling wild pufferfish."

The boss’s face froze.

Some things are just like that; without a report, they might slide by, but once reported, it’s not a minor issue anymore.

"Officer, there must be some misunderstanding. We don’t have such items here; they’re highly toxic. We only sell farm-raised pufferfish."

"Boss Yang, we already have concrete evidence that you’re selling wild pufferfish."

"Moreover, someone used your wild pufferfish...to kill."

Kill?

Liang Yuancheng nearly fainted at hearing that.

The main reason wild pufferfish can’t be sold is their poison; if eaten accidentally, there’s almost no saving, leading directly to death.

And processing wild pufferfish requires significant experience.

Not just any chef can do it; it’s passed down knowledge.

Where to cut, which parts are edible or not, all need expertise.

Regular restaurants can’t sell wild pufferfish because they lack such chefs.

Only a few powerful hotels, after registering and passing inspections, can sell them.

But soon, Liang Yuancheng calmed down.

Someone dying is indeed serious, but the wild pufferfish sold here couldn’t have been lethal.

"Officer, there must be some misunderstanding here."

"Indeed, we sell wild pufferfish, but our wild pufferfish is shipped frozen from the south, handled by professional chefs there, with the toxin removed when it arrives."

"Moreover, our pufferfish are cooked and eaten here, never sold raw."

"Therefore, it’s impossible for our pufferfish to cause poisoning."