Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 392 One wave subsides, another rises! (5 updates)
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Xie has been waiting at the coffee shop for quite a while."

Huang Minyu said, "Shall we go over there now?"

"Ah."

Lin Qingying nodded, took my arm, and led me over.

In the coffee shop, a young man who looked to be around 30 years old with slicked-back hair hurriedly stood up and said respectfully, "Mr. Lin, are you alright? I'm so sorry you were frightened. Today's events were due to our poor planning. We didn't expect there to be bad people among the crowd."

“Those people may not be the general public. Mr. Xie, please don’t make such a hasty conclusion.”

Lin Qingying's casual remark left Xie Jinghong stunned.

"sit down."

Lin Qingying pulled me to sit down, ordered three coffees, and then looked at Xie Jinghong.

Xie Jinghong appeared somewhat restrained under Lin Qingying's gaze, and said, "Upon learning that President Lin had encountered trouble at the press conference, we actively mobilized our connections in LN City and were willing to use the group's reputation to bail him out. However, we did not expect the Municipal Bureau to insist on their decision and refuse to release him..."

"The matter with the Municipal Bureau is over."

Lin Qingying said, "President Xie, the only thing I want to know for sure right now is whether the pollution discharge from our Yuening Energy's several large factories in LN City exceeds the national standards. I need the truth, so please answer carefully."

"No, really no, I guarantee it!"

Xie Jinghong said, "At least the report I received is definitely in line with national standards. Of course, the person in charge of the actual sewage discharge is not me, but the factory manager, Dong Lixin. Old Dong has been the factory manager for more than 20 years, and he knows more about the relevant matters than I do. He lives nearby. Would you like to meet him, President Lin?"

"Call him right now and tell him to come over."

"it is good!"

Soon after, a man with slightly graying hair walked in. He wore thick glasses and simple clothes, and looked like an old intellectual who was dedicated to studying technology.

"Old Dong, this is General Manager Lin," Xie Jinghong said.

"Hello, Mr. Lin..."

Dong Lixin was very nervous and said, "If President Lin has anything to ask, I will definitely tell you everything I know!"

So Lin Qingying asked about the sewage discharge standards.

Dong Lixin insisted that Yuening Energy's sewage system fully complies with national standards and that there is absolutely no possibility of any problems, let alone a serious environmental pollution incident such as lead poisoning among nearby residents.

And that is indeed the case. Yuening Energy has always been pursuing clean production, energy structure optimization, and end-of-pipe treatment of pollutants. The amount of money spent on purchasing sewage filtration machines alone is astronomical.

"So, why did the river water sample collected downstream by that internet celebrity Zhan Chen have such severe pollution levels?" Lin Qingying asked.

"I don't know, I really don't know."

Dong Lixin frowned: "President Lin, could it be that someone is framing Yue Ning?"

"So be it."

Lin Qingying said, "Dong Lixin, starting tomorrow, you need to thoroughly inspect our machines to see if there are any oversights and make sure it's not our problem."

"Yes, Mr. Lin, I will do as you say."

"That's all for now, everyone go and rest."

After everyone left, Lin Qingying and I went upstairs. Our rooms were on the same floor, and since we were out of town and Xiao Ai wasn't with us, I was a little worried, so I escorted her to her room.

Standing by the window, looking at the cityscape of LN City, she suddenly felt a little tired.

"Why don't you go to bed early?"

I looked at the scenery outside and said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to the downstream of the factory. We'll take a look at the situation on the spot, collect more river water samples, and test them to see if the pollution exceeds the standard. Once the results come out, we'll know whether Zhan Chen is making things up out of nothing."

"Ok!"

She nodded vigorously: "Then go to sleep early, and we'll get there sooner."

……

A night of silence.

The next morning, I woke up early, washed up, and went to Lin Qingying's room.

She was ready, wearing a beige trench coat, her long hair flowing, looking stunningly beautiful. Everything about her was perfect, except she looked a little haggard. The Longnan incident had really worn her out, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted.

Around five o'clock, it was just getting light.

After having something to eat at a breakfast shop on the street, the two drove to the river.

"The entire process was recorded to preserve evidence."

After arriving at the river, I took out a bunch of small bottles that I had previously used to store samples from the Land of Resurrection, as well as some numbered seals from my storage space, and said, "Xiao Ying, you should appear on camera. You look better, I'm not photogenic."

"it is good!"

She nodded, and I immediately took out my phone and started recording.

Lin Qingying naturally knew what I was going to do. Holding the small bottle, she first explained the time and place, and then began to collect samples. She collected more than a dozen water samples from upstream to midstream and then to downstream, marked and numbered them, and affixed seals.

In the morning, we arrived at one of the most qualified pollutant testing agencies in LN city.

I recorded the entire process, and after paying, I confirmed the sample number and the integrity of the seal before handing it over to the staff.

……

In the afternoon, the testing agency called. Lin Qingying had spent a lot of money, so the agency was very efficient, saying that they had used all the most advanced testing equipment.

At 2:30, we received the test report, which showed that everything met the standards and there was no serious pollution.

I need to go to the Environmental Protection Bureau.

After the Longnan incident, the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau took samples immediately and is also waiting for the test results, but they may not be the results we want. Therefore, our test report is just as important.

Environmental Protection Bureau. "I'm sorry, our Director Chen is not here."

A female employee who was secretly knitting at work said, "Moreover, our colleagues collected water samples from downstream yesterday and are currently waiting for the test results. The results of your privately collected samples are not valid."

Lin Qingying said, "Hello, I am Lin Qingying, CEO of Yuening Group. I suspect that this pollution incident is a frame-up. Our sample test results are recorded on video throughout the process, and the report was issued by the best testing agency in LN City. I hope the Environmental Protection Bureau can consider keeping this sample test report for comparison."

"But our Director Chen..." the other party tried to evade the question.

I frowned and said, "Could you give me Director Chen's phone number? I'd like to speak to him directly."

“Our Director Chen is very busy, and he…”

"What the hell are you busy with?!"

I slammed my fist on the counter, which sizzled and the pen caps jumped high into the air: "If you're an official and you don't serve the people, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes! If you don't want to work here, then fucking get the hell out!"

She was shocked, and Lin Qingying was shocked too.

The next moment, the female employee gave me Director Chen's number.

After I dialed the number and explained my purpose, the other party immediately started to evade the issue, saying that they were in a meeting out of town and could not handle the matter at the moment, and told me to go to a certain section chief, and if that didn't work, then go to another section chief.

Typical passing the buck.

After going around in circles, there will definitely be no results.

As for the test results, it's hard to say; the environmental protection bureau's purview may not be entirely clean either.

After hanging up the phone, I asked with a laugh, "Is the director's office in the back?"

"Ah."

The female employee nodded, then paused, startled: "What are you trying to do? Don't do anything reckless!"

I turned to Lin Qingying and said, "Wait a moment, I'm going to see this bureau chief."

"Okay, don't hit anyone, or we'll have to go to the city police station again."

"Don't worry, I'm measured!"

I went up and pushed open the door, entering the office building corridor.

"Where are you going? Come back!" several employees shouted in unison.

I strode briskly to the end of the corridor and saw the office sign for the director's office.

Whether the door is locked or not, there's no need to be polite to this kind of person.

"Pong!"

He kicked open the office door, so hard that the lock flew off.

You guessed it, Director Chen was sitting in his chair playing on his phone.

"Director Chen, right?"

"Who...who are you? What do you want?"

I want to curse your ancestors for eighteen generations!

Suddenly, I slammed the test report and the USB drive containing the video recordings of Lin Qingying and me collecting water samples onto the table. Looking him in the eyes, I said, word by word:

"These are the test results of samples collected downstream by Lin Qingying, CEO of Yuening Group. The results show that the water quality has not been polluted, and there is no lead exceeding the standard. If you have taken dirty money and dare to forge a fake test report to frame Yuening, I swear to God that I will dig up your family's ancestral graves!"

With that, he strode away, leaving Director Chen completely bewildered and terrified.

He didn't dare to say anything, after all, my slap shattered the glass covering his desk.

……

"how's it going?"

When Lin Qingying saw me return, she breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward, took my hand, and asked.

"It went pretty smoothly."

I nodded and said, "Director Chen is approachable and readily accepted our test report. He also said that the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau will definitely respect the facts and be impartial."

"So, that means there's no chance with the Environmental Protection Bureau?"

"Ahem, theoretically..."

The two went out and then received a call from Zhang Ruolin, who had arrived in LN City.

After giving them the hotel address, we went to the hotel to meet them.

Hotel, Lin Qingying's room.

Zhang Ruolin, looking travel-worn, plopped down on the bed and asked, "How did it go? Any progress?"

“There hasn’t been much progress.”

Lin Qingying said, "It is said that BH City will send a special inspection team over, which will probably be another protracted battle. This is very disadvantageous for Yuening. The longer this matter drags on, the more damage it will do to the reputation of Yuening Group."

That makes sense.

Zhang Ruolin picked up her phone and said, "I have some big news here. That internet celebrity Zhan Chen has released a new video, and this time it's getting even more attention. Take a look, but don't be too angry."

So the three of them huddled together to watch the video.

In the video, Zhan Chen appeared to be in poor spirits and somewhat listless. He claimed that he had received death threats, and that someone told him that if the investigation continued, his life would not be guaranteed, and even the personal safety of his family would be affected.

But Zhan Chen said he would never compromise. For the truth and for justice, he would not hesitate to lose his life and would never let the evil forces succeed!
Lin Qingying and I were both stunned. We never expected that Yuening would become the evil force in other people's mouths without our knowledge.

(End of this chapter)