Rebirth as an official

"Of course I'm going to see the scenery." Li An said with a smile.

"It's just a desolate place with nothing to see." The security director's eyes flickered, obviously avoiding this place.

Xu Kai also saw the clues and said abruptly: "No, Director Wang, we reported that someone planted a large area of ​​poppies in Yeju Valley."

"Poppy, how is that possible?" Xu Kai, the director of security, was shocked by his words. Growing poppies is illegal and will lead to jail time, so he hurriedly explained:

"What? How is it possible? There is garbage everywhere and weeds can't survive. How can we grow anything?"

The security director regretted what he said and lowered his head when he saw Li An and Xu Kai staring at him with burning eyes.

I thought to myself: "Fuck, these two guys are cheating on me."

"Director Wang, lead the way." Li An stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

The car drove for less than 10 minutes and arrived at Yeju Valley. It is said to be a valley, but it is actually a dam between two mountains.

Before the car even got close, I could smell a stench. The stream beside the road had become turbid. The stench was emanating from the stream.

When they arrived at Yeju Valley, Li An and Xu Kai were shocked by the sight in front of them.

The sun slanted into the valley, revealing an unusual sight.

The hills are filled with all kinds of construction waste and medical waste.The protagonist was speechless for a moment, unable to describe the scene in front of him.

Construction debris occupies much of the valley, including broken masonry, discarded wood, broken glass and other building materials.

They were dumped haphazardly, without planning, without treatment, just simply left here.

Materials of different colors, shapes, and textures are mixed together to form a huge, confusing maze of trash.

On the other side, medical waste is piling up in mountains.

Items that were once considered harmless, recyclable, or should be disposed of properly are now simply abandoned here, left to the elements.

There are all kinds of medical supplies such as syringes, scalpels, disposable gloves, and chemicals that look harmless but are actually dangerous.

These medical wastes are mixed with construction debris, forming an indescribable mess.

Li An looked at this desolate valley and the garbage abandoned by people, and his heart was filled with helplessness and anger.

There are no traces of life here, just the pungent smell of chemicals and the smell of death.

Li An and Xu Kai covered their noses with their hands and quickly left the valley and returned to the car. However, neither of them had recovered from the visual impact just now.

The security director sitting in the back row lowered his head and put his legs together, like a child who had done something wrong and did not dare to say a word.

Back in the village, the three of them got out of the car. Li An, who had always had a gloomy face, looked at the security director and said, "Director Wang, please give me an explanation."

"Hey~" Seeing that the security director could no longer hide the matter, he had no choice but to speak honestly.

Two years ago, a garbage removal company approached the village and hoped to rent a piece of their land to dump garbage.

However, the specific matter at that time was discussed between the village party secretary and village chief and people from this company. He did not know the specific details. Anyway, he started dumping garbage here later.

"So much garbage is dumped here, and it pollutes your stream, and you don't have any objections?" Xu Kai wondered.

"This company built roads in our village, dug many wells, and installed tap water, so the villagers didn't say much," said the security director.

When Li An asked about the specific details, what was the specific content of the discussion, and what was the name of the company, the security director was not sure.

Li An couldn't ask anything anymore, so he let the security director leave and said with a frown: "Kaizi, I just observed that the stream in Yeju Valley flows through this village. I'm very suspicious. The groundwater source here has been seriously polluted. The villagers who got cancer have a lot to do with this pollution."

Xu Kai also nodded and said, "I have read reports before. When the river water level is higher than the groundwater level on both sides of the bank, the river water will inevitably recharge the groundwater, causing the groundwater in the coastal areas to be polluted."

"In this way, when you go back, send someone to count the number of people diagnosed with cancer in Maojiagou in the past two years." Li An said.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements when I get back. Do you want someone from the Environmental Protection Bureau to come over and test the villagers' drinking water?" Xu Kai nodded.

Li An thought for a while and then said: "I think this is okay. The village party secretary of Maojiagou will come to the township government in the afternoon. I want to ask what happened back then."

In the afternoon, the township chief’s office.

Li An looked at the two men sitting opposite. They were in their 40s, with dark complexions and high cheekbones. The one was the village party secretary Mao Xuebing. The other was of medium build, with a round face and a little baby fat, the village chief Mao Xuebing. .

It can be seen from their names that these two people are related, and from the information obtained by Li An, they are cousins.

Li An narrowed his eyes slightly, looked serious, knocked on the table and said, "You two, you know why I asked you to come here."

"I know, I know." They both nodded and bowed.

"Then tell me, what's going on in Yeju Valley?" Li An asked.

After the two looked at each other, Mao Xuehong said: "The situation of the township chief is like this..."

The situation he described was basically the same as what the director of public security said. After listening, Li An asked: "Do you mean that the Nanpeng Company promised to build roads and dig wells in your village, so you agreed to them dumping garbage?"

"That's about it." Mao Xuehong nodded, but Li An saw that his eyes were a little weak.Then he continued to ask: "Probably? That means there is something else."

"No more." Mao Xuehong waved his hand quickly.

"Okay, show me your agreement or contract." Li An asked.

"That's it."

The two looked at each other again, hesitantly speaking, but they didn't want to say anything.

Li An was already prepared for their reaction and leaned back, "That means there is no such thing. You and Nanpeng Company have a so-called verbal agreement. Can I understand that you are derelict in your duties? Or should I say that you have given your village An accomplice in environmental pollution?”

"Chief Li, you can't say that." Mao Xuejun suddenly became anxious and said quickly.

"Then tell me whether there is an agreement." Li An continued to ask.

"Hey~ There is no agreement, but this company was introduced by the county magistrate back then. How could we dare to refuse?" Mao Xuejun said.

"County magistrate? You mean Hu Maoye?" Li An asked.

Seeing Mao Xuejun nodding in agreement, Li An almost yelled, "Damn it, putting everything on a person who has already been arrested, how can I distinguish the truth from the lies."

Li An waved his hand and let the two people leave. The two people seemed to be respectful to him, even a little cowardly. In fact, they were so cunning that he didn't get any useful information from them.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li An saw Xu Kai angrily walking into the office and joking with a smile: "Who is so bold and dares to make our Director Xu so angry?"

"The Environmental Protection Bureau is so stupid." Xu Kai uttered a local swear word. After staying in Yangdong for the past two years, many of his words have unconsciously turned into local dialects.

"What's going on?" Li An poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Xu Kai. .