Although many farmers are still quite opposed to it, the majority of them remain supportive.
On the way to Gongcheng County, even Liu Shengxing's young apprentice couldn't help but complain.
"What kind of mess is this?!"
"How can there still be people willing to risk their lives for the Japanese devils?"
"Isn't this being a traitorous dog?!"
Despite his background as a member of the Communist Party, Liu Shengxing did not act as aggressively as his young apprentice.
He glanced at his young apprentice and coldly retorted with a question.
"If Mr. Kobayashi hadn't taken over our newspaper back then..."
"There is a job that is in front of you."
"What's your choice?"
The young apprentice was slightly taken aback and was speechless.
Seeing his apprentice's silence, Liu Shengxing patiently comforted him.
"It's not their fault; ordinary people also want to live a good life."
"But I believe in the country and that it can do all of this well."
"Don't act rashly, things are still uncertain."
The young apprentice also learned from Liu Shengxing how to look at problems from a different perspective, and he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
By the time the two returned to Gongcheng, it was already getting dark.
They found a small restaurant on the street and ate there.
There were only a few people in the store, just the owner and a few friends drinking beer and having a meal.
At first, Liu Shengxing just wanted to grab a bite to eat and leave, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the four people, and they all sat down at a table to eat and chat.
Upon learning that Liu Shengxing and his group came from the newspaper, the crowd became even more enthusiastic.
As they chatted, the topic turned to the recent hot issue of "Japanese-funded factory construction."
The young apprentice also joined in the discussion.
“We went to visit people in the countryside today and asked them that question.”
"I heard the benefits they're giving out this time are pretty good."
"The Japanese companies seem to be quite enthusiastic."
The moment this was mentioned, a tattooed man with a fierce-looking face started cursing.
"That's utter bullshit."
This loud shout startled the young apprentice.
The elder brother's face didn't look very kind to begin with, and this shout only filled the younger apprentice's eyes with fear.
The other person sitting next to the eldest brother also frowned.
"You idiot, you scared that kid!"
"Try to control your temper a little."
The burly man grinned, revealing an expression more terrifying than crying, and apologized repeatedly.
"I didn't mean anything by it, young man, don't be afraid."
"I just can't swallow this."
"These Japanese devils are here, they definitely don't have good intentions."
"It's all just nice talk; I don't know how anyone can believe it."
This made Liu Shengxing sense the news coming.
He glanced around at everyone at the table; each person had some emotion in their eyes, and it seemed they were the group that completely opposed building the factory.
He asked tentatively.
"There's more to the story?"
The four looked at each other, and finally it was the burly guy who shouted.
"Don't be fooled by how good the benefits seem."
"That's all bullshit."
"What kind of integrated environmentally friendly production line?"
"I won't even mention anything else, the heating pipes in this damn city have been under repair for five or six years, and we still haven't seen a trace of them."
"His environmental protection methods are utter bullshit."
“I’m not making this up. If you don’t believe me, ask Lao Song. He works at the water plant.”
Liu Shengxing focused his gaze on the person the man was pointing to.
A man with a slender build nodded in agreement.
This matter also startled Liu Shengxing.
He had thought that Gongcheng's development was relatively backward compared to other counties in Zhongzhou, but he never imagined it would be this backward.
When Liu Shengxing pressed them for details, the information they revealed chilled him to the bone.
This wave of factory construction may seem glamorous on the surface, but there are many hidden problems.
The first issue is wastewater treatment. Generally speaking, rare earth processing does not generate much industrial wastewater, and the water demand is not very high.
However, according to the other party, the amount of water the factory requested far exceeded their water plant's estimated needs.
It can be said that the combined water supply of all the residents of Gongcheng, young and old, is less than half that of this factory.
Secondly, the choice of factory location also made Liu Shengxing's expression darken.
Although the farmers agreed to develop their land, Gongcheng actually had no need to move in that direction. The chosen site was located in the northern part of Gongcheng, where they planned to build a factory.
It's fair to say that this round of city-wide reforms was just empty promises, merely an attempt to appease the public.
They completely ignored the requests of the surrounding farmers.
The following day, Liu Shengxing began traveling around the city, collecting relevant clues.
The series of gruesome news reports chilled Liu Shengxing to the bone.
Two days later, in Pang Donglai's office, Lin Yifeng's face was ashen as he kept nodding into the phone.
"Um."
"I see."
"Thank you for your help, Lao Liu. I'll handle this. You don't need to report on it yet."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yifeng leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
Now he can be 100% sure about one thing.
This wave of Japanese is planning to build a drug factory in Gongcheng.
It's easy to determine this: it's due to the enormous water supply, coupled with the city's outdated infrastructure.
Generally speaking, there are many ways for cities to treat industrial wastewater, but the most common method is to filter and process the wastewater in winter and use it as heating water for the county.
However, Gongcheng did not have a heating system that could be adapted to this system, so the only option left was to process the water and use it as cooling water for other factories or for irrigating farmland.
Unfortunately, the Gongcheng Water Plant does not meet the discharge requirements, nor is it technically feasible.
If this water were to be poured into farmland, the consequences would be unimaginable.
What gave Lin Yifeng an even bigger headache was choosing a location.
The development area on the north side of Gongcheng is just one step away from Lin Yifeng's hometown, Paishitou Village.
It can be said that these Japanese built a drug factory right on Lin Yifeng's doorstep.
With such a confrontation, what could Lin Yifeng possibly say?
Lin Yifeng, who originally did not want to get involved, also decided to get involved in this matter.
The reason is simple.
He didn't want to die.
I don't want my family or neighbors to die.
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