Chapter 2097 Doubts in My Heart

Back at the company, Su Xueqing inquired about the outcome and learned that Shen Xinjun's shop had reopened, which relieved her.

The next day, as soon as Pi Yangyang arrived at the company, Wei Hongyi called to report: "Ninth Master, we noticed that there are indeed some strange things about what you asked me to keep an eye on the matter behind Bai Village."

Pi Yangyang asked, "What's going on?"

“They seem to be in a hurry; they've been moving graves day and night,” Wei Hongyi replied. “But during the day, only some of the machinery is moving; most of it is just sitting there. Around dawn, all their machinery starts moving…”

Pi Yangyang frowned.

He really couldn't understand why the Bai family was in such a hurry.

Generally speaking, the yin energy is too strong at night, so it is not suitable to move graves.

But the Bai family didn't seem to care about any of that; they just wanted to move the graves as soon as possible.

He knew things wouldn't be that simple.

"Our investigation revealed a strange phenomenon," Wei Hongyi continued. "When they moved the graves at night, the trucks were loaded with soil from the graves and left Xingyi, heading east. Moreover, they avoided main roads, choosing only rural paths..."

Pi Yangyang's gaze sharpened, and he asked, "Where did they ultimately go? Have you found out?"

"In the end, they all went to a cargo terminal in Langfa, and all the soil was unloaded onto a cargo ship."

Upon hearing Wei Hongyi's answer, Pi Yangyang's heart skipped a beat.

He had never understood why Liao Sen and the others were so interested in the back mountains of Bai Village and Wu Village, but now he seemed to suddenly understand.

"Unloaded on the cargo ship? Has the cargo ship left port?" he asked somewhat urgently.

"No," Wei Hongyi replied decisively. "That cargo ship is too big; it will probably take some time to load."

Pi Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you guys keep an eye on it. If the cargo ship leaves the port, notify me immediately."

Wei Hongyi answered, then asked, "Ninth Master, should we send someone to stop them from leaving Hong Kong?"

"No need. We don't know what they're up to yet, so let's not alert them."

Pi Yangyang answered decisively.

"Yes, Master Jiu!"

Wei Hongyi didn't say much, but respectfully replied.

After hanging up the phone, a cold glint flashed in Pi Yangyang's eyes.

He had a guess in his mind, but he felt it was a bit far-fetched.

However, aside from this conjecture, he really couldn't think of any other reason why Liao Sen and the others would do this.

Are they really that kind, helping the Bai family clear away the construction waste?

Even if they take over this site, there's no need to rush to remove the construction waste, right? Some areas need to be excavated, and some areas need to be filled. If they remove it now, what will they do when they need it again? Are they going to excavate somewhere else?

This is just too bizarre no matter how you look at it.

He decided to go and verify his hypothesis.

He drove away from the company alone.

At the same time, he called Bai Kaixuan.

"Boss Bai, find a way to go to the back mountain of the Bai family, dig up some soil, and wait for me at the entrance of Huading. Remember, don't let anyone find out."

Once the call connected, he spoke directly to Bai Kaixuan.

Although Bai Kaixuan was a little confused, he still answered decisively, "No problem, I'll go right now."

Then, Pi Yangyang called Guo Weiguo again and asked, "Director Guo, do you know anyone in the geological and mineral resources testing department?"

Guo Weiguo replied, "Yes, Director Sun and I are classmates."

Then he asked curiously, "Mr. Pi, what do you want with them? Are you planning to start a mine?"

Pi Yangyang said, "No, I can't explain this in a short time right now. How about this, you contact Director Sun now, and I'll go see him in two hours."

Although Guo Weiguo was full of curiosity, he didn't ask any more questions and agreed, "Okay, I'll call him now. As long as he's at work, there won't be any problem."

"Well, if he's not here, please ask him to arrange for someone to wait, preferably from the testing department."

Pi Yangyang said solemnly.

Guo Weiguo seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation. "Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements."

More than an hour later, Pi Yangyang drove to the entrance of Huading Building Materials Company.

Bai Kaixuan was indeed already waiting there. Beside him was a woven bag, presumably containing the soil he had dug up.

Seeing Pi Yangyang arrive, he picked up the bag, walked to the car, and asked curiously, "Chairman, what do you need this soil for? The back mountain is barren land; nothing can be planted in this soil."

Pi Yangyang knew that he thought he wanted to plant flowers and grass in the soil, so he smiled calmly, opened the trunk and said, "Put it in my car first, and I'll explain to you later."

Bai Kaixuan placed the woven bag on the table with a lot of suspicion. Pi Yangyang said, "Don't let anyone know about this."

Bai Kaixuan nodded, puzzled. "Don't worry, no one has noticed."

Pi Yangyang drove back to Beijing and went directly to the Geological and Mineral Resources Testing Center.

On the way, Guo Weiguo called to tell him that Director Sun was in a meeting at his workplace and would be leaving soon, and that he was waiting for him there.

At the same time, Guo Weiguo himself went to the resource testing office.

He was genuinely curious as to why Pi Yangyang suddenly needed to undergo some kind of test, so he wanted to go and see for himself what was going on.

Upon arriving at the testing area, Guo Weiguo was already waiting there.

Beside him stood a man wearing bottle-bottom glasses, and the two were chatting.

Seeing Pi Yangyang's car approaching, Guo Weiguo quickly went to greet it.

Pi Yangyang got out of the car and called out, "Director Guo."

Guo Weiguo nodded and pointed to the man with glasses, introducing him: "This is Sun Xingye, the director of the testing department."

Then, he introduced Pi Yangyang to Sun Xingye: "This is Pi Yangyang, the chairman of Yan's Group."

After shaking hands with Sun Xingye, Pi Yangyang said, "Director Sun, there are some things that you need to test to see if there's anything worth mining inside."

After saying that, he picked up the woven bag.

Sun Xingye asked with some curiosity, "Chairman Pi, where did you get this?"

"The back mountain of Baicun Village in Xingyi," Pi Yangyang answered readily.

Sun Xingye immediately showed a strange expression, and said with some disappointment, "From Xingyi?"

Pi Yangyang noticed that he didn't seem very interested in the soil, so he asked, "Director Sun, what's wrong?"

"Chairman Pi, to be honest, our exploration team has surveyed the entire Xingyi area countless times, and has never found any worthwhile minerals. This bag of soil of yours... I'm afraid..."

Pi Yangyang frowned slightly.

In the past, he would have thought the idea was a bit absurd.

However, Liao Sen and his group's strange behavior made him quite suspicious.

Otherwise, Liao Sen must be crazy to transport the soil to the port.

"Director Sun, I understand. However, perhaps this is an overlooked area, or perhaps it was explored many years ago when conditions were limited, so nothing was found. In any case, let's test it. If it really has no value, then there's no loss, right?"

Pi Yangyang explained patiently.

Director Sun frowned. "What you said isn't entirely unreasonable, but... doing professional testing isn't that simple. The manpower and resources required are considerable."

Pi Yangyang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

If it weren't for Guo Weiguo's sake, he would have already started criticizing him.

I kindly provided the clues, yet he doesn't care at all, even mentioning the manpower and material costs. He's truly stubborn.

Guo Weiguo noticed the awkward atmosphere between the two and quickly stepped in, saying, "Director Sun, Chairman Pi meant well, but I think... we should still get it tested, just in case."

Before Director Sun could answer, an elderly man with white hair walked over, looked curiously at the soil in the woven bag, and asked, "Young Sun, where did this sample come from?"

"Professor Xu? What brings you here today?"

Upon seeing this person, Director Sun's attitude immediately changed, and he greeted him with some respect.

Professor Xu said, "I had nothing to do, so I came to the office to check on those students. Are these soil samples for testing?"

Guo Weiguo quickly added, "These are the test samples provided by Chairman Pi, and Director Sun is preparing to arrange for testing."

“Perfect timing. I haven’t touched those devices in a while, and my hands are itching to get used to them. Leave these to me; I’ll test them myself.”

As Professor Xu spoke, he picked up the bag and walked directly into the testing area.

Sun Xingye could only smile awkwardly, quickly caught up with him, took the bag from him, and said, "How could I let you carry this yourself? I'll take it inside for you."

After taking a few steps, he turned around and said, "Chairman Pi, the test results will be available in five days. Please come back to check in five days."

Pi Yangyang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Director Sun and Professor Xu."

Once they entered the testing area, Guo Weiguo asked curiously, "Mr. Pi, do you suspect that there are minerals worth mining in this soil?"