CHAPTER 585: CHAPTER 585: WHO BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY (PART 3)

Chapter 585 Whose Responsibility Is It?

Seeing everyone’s questioning gaze turn towards him, the party secretary shook his head first: "No, Captain Ma only mentioned that they offered one hundred yuan per mu yearly to contract Ghost Valley. He never said that they requested us to investigate Ghost Valley."

The women’s director also nodded: "Indeed, Captain Ma never said that the other party asked to explore Ghost Valley. Moreover, Captain Ma suggested that since no one dares to approach that place anyway and those who go there never return, it might as well be contracted to her."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that something was amiss. Captain Ma seemingly had no intention of investigating, so who proposed the idea of exploring Ghost Valley?

That voice posed the question on everyone’s mind: "Since Captain Ma didn’t mention the other party’s request for an investigation and even proposed to contract it out, it’s clear Captain Ma initially had no intention of exploring. So who is the one suggesting to investigate Ghost Valley?"

Secretary Quan got nervous when he heard the party secretary mention that Captain Ma suggested to just contract it out. If the party secretary brought up what he had said before, it could be detrimental for him.

Later, when someone asked the question, he grew more anxious.

He wanted to interrupt, to stop the party secretary from saying anything that might disadvantage him, but just as he was about to speak, he felt an immense pressure descending upon him, as if a mountain was crushing him, nearly forcing him to his knees.

He tried his utmost to keep himself upright, and naturally, the words he wanted to say never came out.

He was shocked in his heart. What on earth was happening? Was he experiencing sleep paralysis? But isn’t that supposed to happen at night while sleeping? Why would it occur in broad daylight?

While Secretary Quan was still in fear, the party secretary had already begun to answer: "It was Secretary Quan who asked what the person intended to do by contracting Ghost Valley. Captain Ma said they planned to grow medicinal herbs, and Director Wan wondered if there might be precious medicinal herbs within Ghost Valley.

The secretary then agreed that Director Wan made a good point, theorizing that the valley might be home to a plethora of medicinal herbs. Perhaps, the contract payment offered to us wouldn’t even match one percent, one thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth of the output from the valley. Hence, Secretary Quan proposed that someone should first go and explore it."

Upon hearing this, it turned out that sending people to scout Ghost Valley was Secretary Quan’s initial suggestion.

But just a moment ago, he said it was Captain Ma who insisted on going and that he couldn’t persuade otherwise.

And didn’t he realize that Ghost Valley was considered a place from which no one returned?

The party secretary continued: "The secretary theorized that since the contractor dared to offer one hundred yuan per mu to lease Ghost Valley, they must have been inside and recognized the value of Ghost Valley. Since the other party could enter and leave, it indicates that Ghost Valley is not dangerous, or at least the dangerous elements present before have been eliminated. Therefore, the secretary proposed that he would lead the team himself to survey Ghost Valley.

But Captain Ma said that he couldn’t let the secretary take the risk; if anyone was to go, he would lead the team instead. The secretary suggested he should go, yet Captain Ma insisted on leading the team himself.

An argument then ensued between the two. The secretary said preventing Captain Ma from going was for his own good, as the place was rumored to be fatal. Captain Ma retorted, weren’t you the one who said the dangers of Ghost Valley were gone? The secretary then replied, that was merely speculation. How about neither of us contract it at all?

In the heat of the moment, I blurted out: ’Why don’t you both go then?’

In the end, Director Wan said Captain Ma was young, and it should be Captain Ma who goes. The secretary has experience and should stay to manage things at home.

The secretary reluctantly agreed, and even proposed that each production team sends out ten additional people, adding up to a hundred people from ten production teams in total, claiming that with so many people, there would be strength in numbers and there’s no way something could go wrong with a team of a hundred."

After the party secretary finished speaking, he saw the angry gaze of Secretary Quan shooting his way.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat: Why did I spill everything?

He hadn’t planned to tell all of that!