Chapter 858: The Shadow In Her Heart
Seeing that Jiang Xuecheng was going to go down to investigate the situation, Su Wan was thinking of what she could do. When he was about to go down, she immediately said that she wanted to go with him.
“I’m going too!”
Jiang Xuecheng turned around. He originally wanted Su Wan to stay in the car, but seeing the sincere look in Su Wan’s eyes, his tone immediately softened.
“Okay, but remember not to wander around. The situation is special now. Don’t give us any trouble.”
Su Wan smiled and nodded. She looked determined and promised Jiang Xuecheng.
“Of course. I will never become a burden.”
…
Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng walked down together. She was glad that she was wearing a simple trouser suit today. Otherwise, with the muddy terrain here, she would really slow down Jiang Xuecheng’s group.
A lot of people were curiously looking in the direction of Jiang Xuecheng, especially the children.
They looked at their group with child-like wonder. There was a hint of timidity in their expressions, as if they were wondering about their identities.
Su Wan liked children. She wanted to go up and ask about the situation, but when she remembered that Jiang Xuecheng had said that they would be sent out first, Su Wan decided to wait until then to ask about it.
After walking around, Su Wan felt her feet go numb, but she did not say the word ‘tired’.
Jiang Xuecheng knew about the hidden dangers in Su Wan’s body. He was afraid that she would be tired midway, so he did not insist on looking at too many places.
However, even just walking around a few places, it was enough for Jiang Xuecheng to have some understanding of the situation.
…
On the same day, Jiang Xuecheng began to get people to formulate rescue and resettlement plans. They also began to transfer and allocate funds to the residents’ houses that had been affected by the disaster.
Su Wan did not really understand these things. However, along the way, she could vaguely feel the displeasure of the local executive officer.
When they returned to their lodging, the executive officer’s face had already darkened beyond recognition. However, due to Jiang Xuecheng’s authority, he did not dare to be angry and could only remind him softly.
“Your Highness, according to your distribution, the money might not be enough.”
Jiang Xuecheng turned his head to look at the collapsed buildings. His eyes flashed, and when his gaze returned to the executive, his expression was cold and cold, as if it was covered in a layer of frost.
“How could it not be enough?!”
“According to what I know, the God’s Palace’s funds shouldn’t be insufficient. If it is confirmed that the funds are insufficient, I will report the situation and apply for the funds again.”
Hearing that Jiang Xuecheng was willing to allocate more funds, the executive officer heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that Jiang Xuecheng wouldn’t go so far, and would give them a way out.
“Alright, Alright.”
However, Jiang Xuecheng’s next words were like a bucket of ice water, pouring cold water over the executive officer’s heart.
“Right, get someone to list the expenditures of the God’s Palace’s funds and hand it to me tonight. Don’t make a single mistake!”
The executive officer’s face sank. His heart was beating rapidly, and his expression was stiff.
“Your Highness…”
“Because we’ve been busy saving people and fighting disasters recently, too much money has been paid out. This data is too complicated. We might not be able to figure it out by tonight.”
Jiang Xuecheng looked down at the executive officer from above. Although his voice was faint, when it fell into the executive officer’s ears, it was as if a thousand tons of force was pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.
“According to the regulations of the God’s Palace, every payment must be recorded. How can it be unclear? It’s just something recorded by a machine!”
Jiang Xuecheng paused for a moment. His voice was so cold that it sounded like ice breaking.
“Executive Officer Lin, time is precious. Send me the report tonight.”
“For example, the specific things you bought, the merchants who sold them are all clearly listed at the back! I want to see the quality of the tents that the residents live in!”
Jiang Xuecheng didn’t give him any leeway to ease the tension. He directly took Su Wan’s hand and led her to the lounge.
“Your Highness–”
Executive Officer Lin’s face was filled with shock and a faint sense of fear. The God’s Palace had indeed allocated quite a lot of money, but who knew how much money would be left after being exploited layer by layer?
Of course, they had their own methods.
For example, if they wanted to buy something, they could cut corners and use inferior materials to make up for it. This sort of thing wasn’t rare. It just so happened that they had the misfortune of meeting a tough nut this year.
Executive Officer Lin’s fingers tightened slightly. He looked at the backs of Jiang Xuecheng and Su Wan as they left. He had a plan in his heart.
A few days ago, a big shot had already contacted him.
However, Executive Officer Lin was still hesitating whether he should do this. From what he saw today, if this newly promoted emperor did not give them any way to survive, it would be better to just turn the tables!
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It was night. Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng were having dinner at the opposite table.
Although this place was poor, the food was surprisingly decent. At least, they didn’t use nutrient fluids or compressed biscuits to make up the numbers. There were meat and vegetables, and fish. It was better than Su Wan had imagined.
Planet Aquamarine wasn’t big, but there were many rivers and seas. Su Wan thought of the scene she had seen from the spaceship, and immediately picked up a piece of fish and gave it to Jiang Xuecheng.
“Xuecheng, I think there are quite a lot of children left here. Can I be a teacher for a short period of time?”
Su Wan felt that she could accompany the children to play games, sing songs, and tell some fairy tales.
Jiang Xuecheng’s eyes darkened slightly. He glanced at Su Wan indifferently.
“I told you not to make trouble.”
Su Wan pursed her lips.
“Who said I would make trouble? I just want to do something within my ability.”
When she went to the resettlement area today, she felt that many children were afraid of strangers. They were not as lively as they should be at their age.
In addition, there had been so many disasters recently. Some of them had even lost their loved ones, or had been injured. Su Wan was really afraid that those children would leave psychological scars.
“You can try it tomorrow. However, if those children don’t welcome you, you can stay put and behave yourself.”
Seeing that Jiang Xuecheng had relented, Su Wan immediately giggled and picked up another piece of fish for him.
She suddenly lost her appetite when she saw those dishes.
The food for those disaster victims was definitely not so good.
Su Wan remembered that Jiang Xuecheng had previously told the executive officer about the supplies, so she immediately probed.
“Xuecheng, where did the money go… do you really think you can find out by tonight?”
Xuecheng nonchalantly put the fish into his mouth and a cold smile appeared on his face.
“Wan Wan, is there a need to ask? I’m afraid that Executive Officer Lin knows the whereabouts of the money better than anyone. As for what report he will give me, I’m not sure.”
Xuecheng saw that Su Wan was hesitating, so he took the opportunity to pick up a piece of vegetables for her.
“Wan Wan, you don’t have to worry. I wasn’t planning to let him spit out the thing that he was greedy for so quickly. I was just trying to knock him off the idea of continuing to be greedy. It’s not too late to ask him about his crime after the disaster is dealt with.”
Su Wan nodded when she heard that, but her heart still seemed to be clouded by a shadow.
She always felt that this matter had too much of a conflict of interest, and it was not as easy to deal with as Jiang Xuecheng said.