Lu Yuan's words immediately startled Long San.
He never thought he would rule the Ninth District, because the situation there was completely different from here. Not only were there more factories and more people there, but it was also the central hub.
The people there were quite fierce. He never even considered that he could rule that area. Being able to hold onto District 8 was already the limit of his ability.
However, Lu Yuan's words still excited him somewhat. If he could really get his hands on District Nine, then all of the dozen or so districts in the vicinity would likely fall under his jurisdiction, and the money he made every day would be much faster than before.
Long San didn't speak, nor did Da Ge; each of them was preoccupied with their own thoughts.
After a while, Lu Yuan raised his hand to check the time. The iron basin outside was already more than half full of water. He ran outside barefoot and carried the iron basin inside. He saw that the water in the basin was murky and contained a lot of mud and sand, and even some small stones.
I reached in and grabbed a handful; it was like turbid water. My hands, which came out of the water, were covered with yellow mud and black sand.
"It seems there really is a problem!" Lu Yuan's heart sank, and then he turned to look at Long San.
What time do the exploration team members get off work?
Long San turned on his computer and checked: "They should be getting off work soon!"
"Alright, I won't waste any more time with you. I have to go there first. Make sure someone keeps an eye on things! There can't be any shortage of people at the drainage ditch!"
Long San nodded heavily, watching Lu Yuan's figure disappear into the rain.
"Could it be that fate is really helping me take over District Nine?"
Lu Yuan jogged all the way to the packaging area. When Xiao Shan saw Lu Yuan come in, she quickly put down her work and went inside. Now Lu Yuan and his family are quite famous in the entire Eighth District.
The process leaders and team leaders of each process were quite respectful. It seemed that they would even offer Lu Yuan cigarettes when he came, seemingly out of respect for Brother Long. Even if Lu Yuan called his family out for no reason, they would basically not say anything.
"Why aren't you wearing a raincoat? You're soaked to the bone!"
Seeing Lu Yuan soaking wet, Xiao Shan felt sorry for him and helped him wipe the water off his hair and clothes.
"It's nothing. I'm just going to Long San's place. He took a liking to my raincoat, so I gave it to him. It's fine. I'll change my clothes when I get back!"
So Xiaoshan nodded and then asked, "By the way, why did you decide to come find me? Is there something you need? But it's not time to leave before get off work, is it really appropriate?"
Lu Yuan gave an awkward laugh: "Yeah, I came to check it out. It's raining, and there's not much work to do there! I'll wait for Sister Han Wen; I need to talk to her about something!"
"Han Wen was called out this morning! Apparently, she was going to some exploration team, and she hasn't come back yet!"
Lu Yuan nodded silently: "Alright, let's wait for her here for a while. This matter is very urgent!"
"Oh? What's the matter?"
Lu Yuan looked behind him and then whispered, "The underground fortress isn't as sturdy as I thought. There might be leaks in some places, and I suspect they might be coming from above!"
"What?" Xiao Shan exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Yuan quickly covered her mouth: "Shh, this matter must not be known to anyone else."
"Oh! You just said that this rain wasn't artificially generated but rather seeped down from above?"
Lu Yuan nodded: "That's right, this rain must have leaked down from above. Look at all this mud and sand. So I'm going to ask Sister Han Wen what's going on. I assigned her to the exploration team today to investigate this matter!"
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the industrial zone...
A group of people wearing gray-black raincoats and carrying powerful flashlights were inspecting an abandoned area.
And at the very top, a cable hangs high down from the sky.
Standing below the rope was Han Wen, her face showing a hint of tension and worry as she kept looking up.
However, the rain was so heavy that, despite wearing a mask, the rainwater made it impossible for her to see the rope clearly.
Not long after, there was a sudden noise on the rope. Han Wen quickly tightened his grip on the rope, while the other exploration team members began to look for places to rest and take shelter from the rain.
With a "thud," a person fell from the rope, completely soaked and covered in mud.
"Come on, wipe yourself off, go wash off the dirt over there!" Han Wen said with some concern, helping Xi Wen to remove the clothes from her body. Xi Wen, however, looked terrified and pulled Han Wen along.
"Sister Hanwen, as you said, large areas of cracks have indeed appeared above. However, these cracks are supported by the steel frame, so they won't break down for now. But some welded joints have started to leak!"
"Is that really the case? Have you discovered anything else?"
Xiwen looked around again, then whispered in Hanwen's ear, "I suspect the rainfall data above was manipulated by the management bureau!"
"What? The management bureau would deliberately leak water? No way?"
Xiwen secretly took out his phone from his pocket and opened the photo album.
"Look, their main valve isn't closed at all, and some of the drainage channels are temporarily closed while others are open. Under these circumstances, all the pipes should be closed, but they've opened them now. They obviously want to flush out the stuff above!"
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