Chapter 1436: Solution
"That was different!"
Engineer Xue looked as though he had suffered the ultimate humiliation. Blood seemed ready to seep from every wrinkle on his face. "I admit that I misjudged the situation during the preliminary survey, but the development of this mineral vein was simply too bizarre. Any prospector in Dragon City, even Lü Siya, if placed in my position and shown those images and data, would only have reached the same conclusion I did!
"Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if I truly made an unforgivable mistake, that would merely have been a matter of ability.
"But knowingly committing the same offense after such a grave mistake had already been made, making one mistake after another—that was no longer merely a deficiency in my abilities. It was a prospector's professional ethics..."
"Ethics?"
Before Engineer Xue could finish, Shen Yulin seized his collar and lifted him until only his toes touched the ground.
Fury burst from Shen Yulin as he enunciated every word. "Let me tell you exactly what 'ethics' means!
"Do you know how much blood and capital Cosmos Group has poured into the Red Creek Project because of that careless survey report of yours? The futures of countless Shen Family Disciples have all been wagered on this damned Red Radiance Jade Mine!
"Do you know how many investors besides the Shen family have pinned their hopes on the Red Creek Project? How many even grander plans are being brewed and pushed forward around this project?
"Do you know how many times Cosmos Group's valuation has swelled since the Monster War ended in a sweeping victory? How many people have thrown their entire fortunes and lives into the Financial Market to support Cosmos Group and the Red Creek Project?
"Cosmos Group's valuation has already soared