"Boom, boom, boom..."
The faint sound of ceremonial cannon fire drifted in through the window, but Li Wei simply sat in his chair, looking utterly lethargic.
Today marked both the opening ceremony of the Imperial Bridge and the unveiling of the Empire's most powerful warship, but neither held much interest for Li Wei.
After all... he really couldn't be bothered to watch.
Once all the skulls had been removed, Li Wei only had some loose ends to tie up, which wasn't difficult in itself. After all, the sabotage of the Imperial Bridge was an extremely serious matter. Following the interrogation of the workers and engineers responsible for the site at the time, the origins of those skulls finally came to light.
How should he put it... if Li Wei had to judge, he would admit it was rather creative.
At first, everyone assumed the culprits had stuffed bodies inside while no one was looking, then sealed up the wall. Li Wei had immediately rejected that theory. The reason was simple: bodies buried directly inside couldn't possibly have turned into bare bones so quickly. Besides, decomposing corpses would have given off an overpowering stench that the workers could easily have noticed.
After all, a building needed more than just construction. It also required decorating, furnishing, and all sorts of wiring. There were countless troublesome tasks involved, and they weren't always handled by the same group of workers, so simply stuffing bodies inside would have made discovery all too easy.
The investigation confirmed Li Wei's judgment. According to the workers involved in its construction, that area had indeed been closed off for a while. However, the reason given at the time was that the Holy Lord Church wished to bless Tower Bridge and needed to conduct a blessing ritual on that wall,