Chapter 241 Return to Baihe City (1)

Baihe City.

Jiang Ningyue, Tian Jun and Luo Yuan came to Baihe City, and Jiang Ningyue put on glasses.

In recent years, "People's Livelihood 30 Minutes" has been revised, and the public opinion supervision section has been cut to only 10 minutes. However, because of Jiang Ningyue, Haizhou residents are still relatively supportive of this column.

Before leaving, the three searched for some topics related to Baihe City in the topic database, focusing on water pollution.

The first stop for the three people was Xiaohewan Village, Nanhe County, Baihe City, where they revisited their old place.

After arriving in Nanhe County, not only were both sides of the road covered in dust like two years ago, but the road was also bumpy.

Jiang Ningyue stopped a passerby and asked, "Fellow countryman, we are from Haizhou Provincial TV Station and would like to ask you a few random questions."

The man looked at Jiang Ningyue suspiciously, "What's the problem?"

“How long has this road been polluted?”

"How long?"

The man laughed after hearing this. "It's been more than ten years, right? This road has always been like this in my memory."

“Do you think it has any impact?”

"Of course there is!"

The citizen said without hesitation, "Living in a place like this, won't your lungs be filled with dust? It's okay now, but when the wind gets strong it's like that Yellow Wind Ridge, where you can't tell people apart from animals ten meters away. All you breathe in is sand. You can't even hang clothes outside to dry; if you do, washing them is useless."

It seemed that this citizen was very indignant. Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded.

The citizen then provided another news tip, "And look at this road next to it, it's one of the main roads in our county."

Led by the citizens, the three came to the road next to it. The road was half surrounded by iron plates, and they couldn't see what was going on inside.

"What are you doing?"

“Stormwater and sewage pipe renovation.”

Citizens started to say, "It started two or three years ago. How many years has it been? They haven't repaired or demolished it, they just keep surrounding it like this. This road is not too much, why don't you go to South Third Road, that road is more interesting!"

"How do you say that?"

Jiang Ningyue asked curiously.

"That road was first dug up three years ago, and it was announced that it was for the separation of rainwater and sewage pipes. It was dug up in November 2019, and filled in in May 2020, before the rainy season."

"How is it? Is it effective?"

"It has no effect!"

Citizens were outraged, saying, "It flooded after the first rain. The water was so deep that it submerged cars. Furthermore, a lot of the water is sewage, and there's oil floating on the surface! The stench is unbearable when the sun is out, and flies are everywhere. Just think about it, South First Road is right next to the county government, and South Third Road is so close to it! And it's still this bad!"

Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Then what? Is it still like this now?"

"no."

Citizens shook their heads and said, "In November of 2020, it was dug up again. It was paved again in May of this year, but it flooded again during this year's rainy season. Locals say this road will last a lifetime. That railway bureau even built an office building next door. I think their families will rely on it for the rest of their lives."

Jiang Ningyue nodded, "We've taken note of what you said."

The citizens were curious and asked, “Can it be solved?”

“We work hard.”

"Ah, I know being a journalist isn't easy," the citizen suddenly said. "Didn't a reporter named Jiang Ningyue get assassinated and hit by a car? I understand."

Jiang Ningyue was suddenly asked a question and didn't know how to answer for a moment. She could only give an awkward smile.

After the citizens left, Jiang Ningyue looked at Luo Yuan and said, "Xiaoyuan, you fly the drone over this street first. Brother Jun, go get some footage. Our next stop is South Third Road. We don't need too many shots."

The two nodded and began to work separately. Because it hadn't rained in the past two days, Jiang Ningyue and the other two didn't get to take any shots of South Third Road. They agreed to wait until Baihe City had a heavy rainstorm before returning.

The next stop was Xiaohewan Village.

On the road to the village, dozens of large trucks were seen on the road. The bodies of these trucks were very dirty. There was no doubt that the destination of these trucks was the mine next to Xiaohewan Village.

The three of them parked the car near the village and arrived near the mine. In the past two years, the mine had expanded considerably. The noise was still loud. After all, the trucks were coming and going, and the clattering sound was constant, along with the thumping sounds of machines smashing rocks.

This is equivalent to having a 24-hour decoration team working on your floor above, below, and next door, leaving no blind spots in any direction.

A normal person would have collapsed long ago.

Jiang Ningyue contacted Mr. Wang, who had reported the problem two years ago. Mr. Wang came to Jiang Ningyue. After not seeing him for two years, his face looked a little older. When he saw Jiang Ningyue, he forced a smile.

"Reporter Jiang, nice to see you again."

"Yes!" Jiang Ningyue felt a little ashamed. "I'm sorry for not solving this problem for you back then."

"It's okay, I heard that too."

Mr. Wang nodded casually and said, "Back then, it was that bastard Ouyang Jian who was causing trouble. Now that that grandson is dead, there shouldn't be anyone to blame anymore."

Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "He's been sentenced to death, but he's not dead yet. However, it's probably true that no one is responsible."

At this point, Jiang Ningyue also wondered, "Since Ouyang Jian is no longer around, why is this mine still operating and being mined?"

Mr. Wang explained, "After Ouyang Jian was arrested, I took the villagers to petition the government and even went to the county government office to demand an explanation. However, as you know, I was arrested and detained for a few days. After I got out, I heard from my family that the mine had arranged for people to go door to door and ask them to sign a contract. They compensated each household with 1,000 yuan and asked them to sign the contract, which agreed to the operation of the mine."

Jiang Ningyue couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "One thousand yuan? That's too little."

"But there's nothing I can do!"

Mr. Wang said bitterly, "They brought a bunch of people with tattoos and paintings to scare people. The village is full of old men and women, so we don't dare to mess with them!"

"Didn't you call the police?"

"I called the police, and they said it was a financial dispute and not their responsibility."

"Beautiful." Tian Jun sneered, "That's the end of the story."

Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Where's the contract? Do you have it?"

"No."

Mr. Wang shook his head and said, "I took it away after signing it."

"Okay." Jiang Ningyue nodded nonchalantly. Then, thinking of something else, she asked, "Hasn't your village head and village secretary reported this to the township or county?"

"Village Secretary, Village Chief."

Mr. Wang sneered, "Those people in the village committee were all bribed. Before they signed, they were very supportive of what I said, but after they signed, they started speaking in favor of the mine."

"oh?"

Jiang Ningyue was a little curious, "Can you take us to your village committee?"

"no problem."