Chapter 806 is a living creature
It was a cry that embodied anger in its very bones, the grief and indignation of having one's heart trampled upon, and the despair of being betrayed by someone one cared about—one cry after another, each one a cry of blood.
Ye Wanxi looked at the little eagle as if she sensed something: "Is this why you brought us here? What's hidden inside? What do you want us to do?"
When the little snipe heard her ask that, its tears fell even harder. It tried to pull Ye Wanxi inside by tugging at her sleeve with its little wings.
Even if it didn't do that, Ye Wanxi would definitely go in and take a look.
The person in charge of the water plant was a kind-looking middle-aged man with a square face, surnamed Hong. Since Captain Nie had already communicated with him beforehand, and Xiao Jihui had also negotiated with him in advance, he was not surprised by the arrival of Ye Wanxi and her companion.
However, when she saw the little snail that had come with Ye Wanxi and the others, she looked surprised and exclaimed, "Are smart toys these days so advanced? It looks so real."
Ye Wanxi was both amused and exasperated; this was treating the little snail like a smart toy.
However, this also shows that, unlike Captain Nie, Director Hong was unaware of the existence of Little Yingyu. It is also possible that Xiao Jihui was worried about the news leaking out and causing panic.
Since he had already misunderstood, Ye Wanxi didn't bring it up.
Director Hong initially thought that Ye Wanxi and her companion were just people with connections who were curious about the water plant's work process. Although he was somewhat surprised by Xiao Jihui and Captain Nie's attention to them, he didn't take it too seriously.
They were treated as ordinary visitors to the water plant, and were taken to the laboratories of the filtration department and the water quality testing department, where they were shown the staff working diligently through the glass windows.
"Generally speaking, after water is brought in from outside, it needs to be filtered, settled, and decomposed to remove various impurities and microorganisms to ensure that the water quality is healthy and harmless before it can be put into use. This is where we work every day. Especially this laboratory, the staff here are all top experts in water quality research, and the minimum educational qualification to get in is a doctorate."
"Where does your water come from?"
"Most of it is spring water, flowing down from the mountains. But most of the water flowing down the mountains also comes from rivers, lakes and seas. Strictly speaking, there are four main sources of water: the Yi River, the Chun River, the Yue River, and a small amount of groundwater."
"So where is the central point connecting these water sources?"
Factory Director Hong was stunned: "Why is Miss Ye asking this?"
"We suspect that a dangerous substance has been dumped somewhere in your water plant, and its harm may affect the residents of the entire town. We hope you can cooperate with our investigation."
"What?" Factory Director Hong was taken aback, and then realized that the two people in front of him were not visitors with connections, but special envoys who had come to investigate!
After the initial surprise, Director Hong looked at the two with suspicion: "Why haven't I heard Vice Minister Xiao mention this? If... if there really is a problem with the water plant, it should have stopped operating immediately. How could it still be like this now..."
Ye Wanxi thought to herself, "Of course, it's because they only found out about the problem with the water plant when they arrived. Xiao Jihui probably hasn't even heard about it yet, so how can he give them instructions?"
"Because this was an emergency, the higher-ups hadn't had time to come up with a solution yet, so they sent us over to take a look. Now that a decision has been made, we hope that Director Hong can cooperate with us to shut down the water plant first and cooperate with our subsequent actions."
"This..." Factory Director Hong hesitated. It wasn't that he didn't want to shut it down, but that doing so was too risky.
A sudden, unannounced water outage across the entire city is definitely a major incident; if things go wrong, their water plant could be in serious trouble.
The deputy factory director, who was following behind Director Hong, was relatively young and had a fiery temper. Hearing Ye Wanxi say this, he immediately stood up.
"No, shutting down the water plant is a big deal. It's not something you can just agree to with a few words. Besides, you said that dangerous substances were dumped into our water plant. That's absolutely impossible! Every step of the water processing is top secret. Only the older staff members have access to the water, and we always conduct thorough searches. It's impossible for us to bring in any unknown substances. Are you mistaken?"
The deputy factory director looked at Ye Wanxi and the other woman with some displeasure, clearly interpreting their words as a traitor within the factory using their positions to release dangerous items.
Ye Wanxi frowned, struggling with how to explain to the two of them. In the end, she couldn't get rid of Captain Nie, who was late and brought Xiao Jihui's phone number.
"Miss Ye, Mr. Feng."
"Vice Minister Xiao."
Xiao Jihui had already heard Captain Nie talk about the situation in the water town, so he didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "I heard you've already taken that snail to the water plant?"
"Um."
"Are there any clues?"
"The thing that's causing the strangeness in the town is indeed here, but without the factory manager's approval, we can't go deep into some areas to investigate."
Xiao Jihui immediately understood Ye Wanxi's meaning: "I didn't think this through. I'll handle this."
The call was then handed over to Factory Director Hong.
Ye Wanxi and her companion had no idea what Xiao Jihui had said to Director Hong. They only knew that after hanging up the phone, Director Hong gave them a responsible look and, ignoring the deputy director's objections, led them into the water purification area.
As soon as Ye Wanxi and the others entered, they saw a huge water purifier pump. This water purifier pump was oval-shaped and several stories high. From a distance, it looked like a giant white egg.
Director Hong pointed to the four water inlet pipes on the white egg and explained, "This is the water purification area. Water transported from various places will be filtered out of impurities and fish and shrimp in the filtration area before being transported here. Then, the professors in the laboratory will formulate reagents to adsorb the impurities in the water that cannot be filtered out through electrolysis, causing them to settle to the bottom."
"Didn't you just ask about the central location where several water sources intersect? This is it."
Looking at the large white egg, Ye Wanxi felt her lingering depression intensify.
At the same time, the little snail that had been flying peacefully in front of them suddenly became excited after seeing the big white egg. It plunged into Ye Wanxi's arms and waved its wings, pointing ahead.
The little black dog also became restless, circling around Ye Wanxi's feet and barking as it did so.
Seeing this scene, Ye Wanxi and the other person understood everything.
"Is something inside? What is it?" Is it a magic circle, poison, or...?
Before Ye Wanxi could think any further, her heart suddenly trembled, and her eyes narrowed.
No, it's a living thing!
(End of this chapter)
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