This day was of extraordinary significance for the entire Zhao family.
Zhao Dongyang, along with the core members of his family, arrived at the construction site of the Zhongxing Plaza in Dongcheng.
They were awaiting Jiang Jiancheng's arrival to lead the inspection.
Besides the Zhao family, Ma Xiuyuan, the director of Jizhou Steel Mill, also gathered there with his leadership team.
Once the largest steel mill in Jizhou, everyone lamented its current dilapidated state.
Therefore,
Ma Xiuyuan was very optimistic about this collaboration.
Not only that,
He also hoped to leverage this opportunity to restore the prestige of Jizhou Steel Mill.
Yes,
This was an excellent publicity opportunity!
At ten in the morning,
A convoy of black sedans majestically drove into the construction site.
Seeing this, Zhao Dongyang immediately led his men to welcome them and offered hard hats.
After a brief greeting,
Jiang Jiancheng turned to his secretary, "Has the inspection team from the provincial capital arrived yet?"
The secretary respectfully replied, "I just called and asked. They'll be here in about ten minutes!"
Jiang Jiancheng relaxed, then turned to Zhao Dongyang, "Mr. Zhao, for the sake of engineering quality, I specifically invited an inspection team from the provincial capital. You shouldn't have any objections, right?"
Zhao Dongyang replied with a fawning smile, "Mr. Jiang, you're too kind. Isn't this all as it should be?"
Ten minutes later,
A commercial vehicle drove into the construction site.
Five uniformed inspectors wearing red hard hats alighted.
They were all carrying inspection equipment and instruments.
It was clear they were professionals.
However,
When Zhao Yuan, Ma Xiuyuan, and his son Ma Kai saw Chen Nan in the crowd,
Their expressions froze!
Their scalps tingled.
They felt a chill down their spines.
"What the hell!"
"How did this guy end up among the inspection team?"
"When did he become an inspector?"
But,
They were all very confident in the quality of the engineering, so they weren't afraid of Chen Nan causing trouble.
Zhao Yuan still spoke, "Chen Nan, why are you with them? When did you become an inspector? Do you have an inspector's qualification certificate?"
Zhao Yuan particularly disliked Chen Nan.
Especially on this joyous day.
Seeing him felt extremely unlucky.
"Why wouldn't I have the qualification to inspect?" Chen Nan said with a contemptuous smile.
Jiang Jiancheng looked at Zhao Yuan, "Does Mr. Zhao have doubts about the inspectors I've invited?"
"No, no, no!" Zhao Yuan said nervously, "Mr. Jiang, you might not know this, but Chen Nan was imprisoned for three years. From what I know of him, he couldn't have obtained an inspector's qualification certificate. If I'm not mistaken, he must have gotten a forged one!"
The leading inspector, nearly fifty years old, was named Zheng Yi.
He said with a poker face, "Who said that being in prison prevents one from obtaining national certificates?"
"Do you know that prisoners can study and obtain national certificates while incarcerated?"
"Yes!"
"I admit that Little Chen has indeed been to prison, but he obtained his intermediate inspector's qualification certificate two years ago."
"This..." Zhao Yuan was speechless, not expecting Chen Nan to have inexplicably obtained an intermediate inspector's certificate in prison.
Jiang Jiancheng asked curiously, "May I ask what field this young man specializes in?"
Chen Nan replied, "I grew up at Jizhou Steel Mill from a young age. I'm extremely familiar with steel. I can tell if the steel meets the standard and conforms to national regulations just by tapping it!"
Jiang Jiancheng nodded slightly, then looked at Zheng Yi, "Mr. Zheng, please lead your team to inspect the project!"
"Alright."
Zheng Yi agreed and led his team to begin the inspection.
"Chen Nan, can we talk in private?" Zhao Yuan looked at Chen Nan.
"Heh, is there anything we need to talk about?"
Chen Nan walked aimlessly around the construction site with an inspection hammer, occasionally tapping the steel nearby.
Zhao Yuan followed closely behind him and whispered, "I want to apologize to you. Three years ago, I shouldn't have twisted the truth and sent you to prison."
"I shouldn't have found people to fire your father, or even broken his legs!"
He didn't want to apologize to Chen Nan.
But,
He was very afraid that Chen Nan would nitpick.
Even though he believed the engineering had no issues,
If Chen Nan twisted the truth and said the engineering was substandard,
It would have some impact on the Zhao family.
After all, they had borrowed a lot of money to undertake this project.
If the project payment didn't arrive today, they wouldn't be able to repay the bank loans.
If it was delayed for three to five days, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Young Master Zhao doesn't need to apologize to me!" Chen Nan chuckled. "After all, I ruined your pleasant mood and made you lose face. You put me in prison, had my father fired, and even broke his legs. Weren't these all deserved consequences?"
Zhao Yuan's heart sank when he heard this.
Chen Nan clearly still held a grudge.
Without further thought, he immediately said, "I know you won't forgive what I've done, but don't worry, I will definitely compensate for what our family owes you!"
"How about this, after the inspection, I'll treat you to a meal and make amends properly."
"Why are you trying so hard to please me?" Chen Nan's face revealed a thought-provoking smile. "Could it be that there's a problem with the engineering, and you're afraid I'll find out?"
"No, no, absolutely not," Zhao Yuan said. "I can swear to heaven. I've been on the construction site day and night throughout the construction period. I can assure you, the engineering quality is definitely up to standard!"
"Really?"
Chen Nan shook his head with a smile.
Then he looked at the driver of the excavator nearby, "Brother, please do me a favor and dig up the foundation. I want to see if the steel underneath meets the standard!"
The excavator driver could only comply.
"Chen Nan, aren't you going too far?" Ma Kai walked over from a distance, his face grim. "Although you're an inspector, you don't need to be so arrogant!"
"Yes, I admit you have the right to inspect the engineering, but there's no need to dig up the foundation, is there? Do you know how troublesome that would be?"
"In my opinion, you're just using your authority to make a fuss."
Chen Nan raised his eyebrows, "So what if I'm using my authority? Who told me I have this right?"
"You..."
Ma Kai was speechless.
Chen Nan continued, "Also, why don't you want me to inspect the steel beneath the foundation?"
"Are you afraid that the steel there is not up to standard?"
Ma Kai became furious, "Don't smear my name! The steel used for Zhongxing Plaza conforms to national standards. There will be no quality issues whatsoever!"
"Whether there are quality issues or not, won't we know only after I've inspected it?" Chen Nan asked, smoking and with a playful expression.
Soon,
A pit more than three meters deep was dug in front of him by the excavator.
Exposed in the pit were many steel bars protruding from the soil.
Chen Nan jumped into the pit and tapped the steel bars with his inspection hammer, listening intently to the sound they emitted.
Zhao Yuan was also annoyed by Chen Nan's actions and said impatiently, "You won't be able to find any problems."
Chen Nan looked up and grinned, "However, this steel clearly has a problem!"
Zhao Yuan's scalp tingled, and he exclaimed, "Impossible! This steel can't possibly have a problem. Don't slander me!"