Chapter 493

After a short pause, Kent gave Brandon a puzzled look, "Why the switch? This construction crew has been working with the company on several projects; they've always been on the ball, and the folks are as reliable as a Swiss watch, Mr. Crawley, got any cold feet?"

Brandon shook his head, "Can't quite put my finger on it. I'm flying blind with the info I've got, wouldn't want to jump to conclusions. But if there's smoke, there's probably a fire. Instead of wasting time beating around the bush, I might as well nip it in the bud and swap them out."

"But we're supposed to pour the bridge piers in a couple of days. I'm afraid we won't make the cut if swapping crews now." Kent frowned with concern.

Brandon glanced at him, "Nobody's holding a gun to your head to get it done in two days, why the rush to pour the bridge piers then?"

"The psychic said it's the perfect time." Kent hesitated; he'd been a bit superstitious about these big construction deals, "I'm worried missing the auspicious hour might jinx the project or even the company's fate or something."

Brandon eyed him, "With that logic, are we supposed to consult the almanac before breaking ground on every building?"

Kent said nothing.

Brandon stood up, and patted Kent's shoulder, "The groundbreaking ceremony was already set for a lucky day, just keep your shirt on. If you're really spooked, I'm not against sticking to the schedule, but the crew's got to go. That's set in stone."

"Roger that," Kent acknowledged, "I'm on it."

"And another thing," Brandon added after a thought, "send me the details on the failed bridge pier pouring, including the survey results from the scouting team."

"Will do."

With that, Kent turned on his heel and left.

He forwarded all the project related documents to Brandon.

Brandon went through the info with a fine-tooth comb and didn't spot any red flags; the hydrological and geological conditions were all thumbs up.

with the building materials

crew's skills were

up with Starlight Group on a few gigs,

top-notch construction crew by all

no

Brandon furrowed his brow.

of the,construction team."

"Got it."

over the crew's details in

rundown

thirty years under his belt,

were seasoned pros as well, all from Jerry's neck of the woods, and it seemed

Brandon frowned again.

on the up and up, except for their shady vibe about Nell's

is about Jerry, any bad habits, how he knows Nell and all that jazz," Brandon buzzed Kent again to give

"Will do."

files in hand, his

time; it

up, and headed down

was in her

that Nell hadn't been handed over to the cops, her expression had been

a heads-up, but the exact outcome was still

call came through just before

cops showed up at the site, Nell was there, and Jerry claimed that he hadn't handed Nell over to the cops from Zion City because Nell wanted to stay, and after weighing it up, they're sorting out his ID now and letting him stay," Kent

so coincidental ?

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