Chapter 9: The Concealed Mining Disaster

Mine accidents should be managed by the dedicated safety production department; what relevance does it have with a mere local police officer from a police station?

The police are no exception

In silence, state-owned assets have transformed into private assets

Years ago, during the severe crackdown, this individual was sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment for robbery and hooliganism. After being released from prison, he showed no remorse and for many years gathered a group of released convicts, behaving tyrannically in Gantang Town, exerting power and influence, oppressing the good people, and earning a notorious reputation in the Gantang Town area

Ye Jiushuang furrowed her brows and said, "Then there are only four. You just mentioned that at least six have died. What about the other two?"

In the era of public ownership, although the efficiency of coal mines was relatively low, the occurrence of safety accidents was also comparatively rare. Each mining enterprise placed considerable emphasis on safety production.

Apart from Ye Jiu, Gao Xiaoyan is currently maintaining a high level of vigilance and caution towards everyone.

However, it is strange that despite the soaring coal prices, there has not been much improvement for state-owned and collective coal mines. In recent years, these state-owned and collective coal mines, which have been mired in losses, struggling to make ends meet, continue to incur losses year after year, even in the context of an overall boom in the industry

Saying this, he stood up and left, not looking back even once

Later, for some unknown reason, this fellow began to engage in business dealings and ended up making quite a bit of money

At this point, Gao Xiaoyan's tears finally fell

Especially after venturing into mining, wealth has skyrocketed as if propelled by a rocket, and he has now undeniably become a prominent magnate in the region

How many private coal bosses like Deng Zihao have a concept of safety production

If this limit is exceeded, the person in charge of the enterprise will encounter difficulties

I am not sure exactly how many died, but at least six have perished

What specific situation are you referring to, please elaborate

Ye Jiu does not exactly despise him, but she also does not like someone like Li Jin

Yet now, they are almost completely unaware.

Essentially, he is just an ordinary person; for him, being a "police officer" is merely a profession to support his family, and he does not perceive this occupation as particularly noble or sacred

It is evident that this mining disaster is likely related to her

Prior to this, she had reported the case to the police, yet she was relentlessly pursued. If it had not been for the fortuitous encounter with Ye Jiu tonight, she feared she would not have been able to escape this calamity

If you want to cause trouble, do it on your own; don't involve me. I have no obligation to be your accomplice.

Ye Jiu keenly realized that the reason for Gao Xiaoyan's murder should have already been found

Li Jin, who was originally slouched in the chair, suddenly sat up straight and exclaimed, his face filled with astonishment

In recent years, the news of accidents in coal mines has become so frequent that it has left everyone numb to it.

Ye Jiu said somewhat dismissively

In the few months of dealing with Li Jin, Ye Jiu's impression of him has been merely average. Li Jin is certainly not a "bad cop," but he is by no means the kind of righteous "heroic figure" either

Although Ye Jiu is young and has just recently transitioned from the military, he is somewhat familiar with Deng Zihao. He knows that this fellow comes from a background of a rogue and a scoundrel, hailing from Gantang Town, where he is famously known as the "Dock Master".

The term "matou shifu" is a dialect of Ping'an City, meaning "leader of the underworld forces" or "big brother"

Because there are four from our village, they went down the mine on May 2nd and never returned, my brother, my brother also did not come back

As she spoke, Gao Xiaoyan's eyes turned red

Gao Xiaoyan was about to speak, but Li Jin quietly tugged at Ye Jiu's sleeve and said in a lowered voice: "Hey, let's not get involved in this matter, shall we? Let's wait until tomorrow when we are at work, and report to the director when he arrives..."

The "Sanping Coal Mine disaster" mentioned by Gao Xiaoyan is very likely to be true

Ye Jiu does not have much understanding of the changes in the ownership of the Sanping Coal Mine. However, based on the situation over the past few years, the coal industry has been booming, with the prices of high-quality coal repeatedly soaring, and many private coal mines have made substantial profits

Gao Xiaoyan then explained a few more sentences

There was an accident underground; the well collapsed and crushed people

Ye Jiu casually asked

Alright, please elaborate on the situation in detail, remember, the more detailed, the better

However, once it is converted to a private coal mine or a private contract, the accident rate immediately skyrockets.

Based on his understanding of underground operations in coal mines, generally speaking, a shift consists of more than six individuals. Of course, this also depends on specific circumstances and cannot be generalized.

Li Jin did not want to get involved in such matters at all

It is known that Ping'an City has many coal mines, and various mining accidents are certainly frequent; however, accidents resulting in six or more fatalities are still considered major incidents. If reported truthfully, they will undoubtedly cause a sensation, and before long, the news will spread throughout the streets and alleys of Ping'an City.

No matter how arrogant Deng Zihao may be, he would not send someone to kill without reason

Gao Xiaoyan glanced at Li Jin and spoke with a hint of caution. Although Li Jin was wearing a police uniform from 1996 and Ye Jiu was in plain clothes, it was evident that Gao Xiaoyan trusted Ye Jiu much more.

What is your brother's name

There should be more than that; I heard my brother say before that there were about ten people in their class

A class of six people

Therefore, although Li Jin is slightly older than him, has been in the police force longer, and has more seniority, Ye Jiu is still not very willing to accept his opinions

Otherwise, why would Deng Zihao's henchmen chase after a girl

Otherwise, they would not be able to hear even a hint of news.

The death rate per ten thousand tons is a hard indicator of safety production

Li Jin seemed to understand Ye Jiu's character as well, and did not offer much advice. With a chuckle, he said, "Alright then, you continue to gather information. I have some matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company."

The only explanation is that Deng Zihao does not want this matter to be exposed

Deng Zihao must have concealed this incident

It has been twenty days. What happened at the beginning of this month ... ...

Ye Jiu immediately withdrew his thoughts from Deng Zihao's rise to prominence and, looking at Gao Xiaoyan, said very seriously

Li Jin is also a criminal police officer, so he is not at all foolish. As soon as Gao Xiaoyan said this, he immediately realized that he was in serious trouble

There are two others who came from the Shuiyuan area. I asked their wives and confirmed that they also went down the well on the same day, in the same class as my brother, and they have not returned.

Sanping Coal Mine Accident

Gao Xiaodong

Mining accidents are all "targeted".

As a result, many state-owned coal mines have gone bankrupt; either they are being sold off to private entities at extremely low prices, or they are being contracted out to private operators for extraction

Deng Zihao, such a "mining tycoon", rose rapidly to prominence, becoming an influential figure overnight, enjoying great glory and being invincible.

He was previously a formal employee of the Sanping Coal Mine, but later the mine was contracted to Deng Zihao, and they all became laborers.

Li Jin asked, "How do you know that six have died?"

Ye Jiu fixed his gaze and asked, "How many people died?"

Is it alright if we first inquire about the situation

When did this happen