Chapter 243 Return to Baihe City (3)
Following the guidance of the front desk lady, the three of them came to an underwater restaurant in the Baihe River Basin in Nancheng District.
In the southern part of the city, such underwater hotels are not uncommon. Standing on the shore, what you see is not the endless flow of river water, but a ship docked in the water every few hundred meters, and the ship and the shore are connected by a floating bridge.
The ship hotel has red carpets on the floor, and two rows of concierge ladies in cheongsams stand at the door to greet guests.
Seeing Jiang Ningyue and the other two walking by, the concierge immediately came up to them and invited them to go to their hotel.
On the way, Jiang Ningyue asked, "Are there many underwater hotels like yours along the way?"
The concierge smiled and replied, "Yes, this is our local specialty. There are 37 of them in the south district alone."
Jiang Ningyue nodded after hearing this, "Can this ship still be sailed?"
“Most of them can’t open anymore.”
The concierge explained, "Most of them are hollowed out, just empty frames."
"oh."
Jiang Ningyue continued to ask, "How does this ship stay in the water?"
The concierge, suppressing a smile, replied, "Anchor and reins, of course."
After all, this is common sense. However, Jiang Ningyue did not ask this question, but whether there were any fixed objects such as wooden stakes. Judging from the waiter's appearance, there should be none.
Tian Jun suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did something happen here two years ago? During the flood season, a ship almost hit the bridge?"
"Yes," the concierge nodded. "So, our ships are all reinforced now. Don't worry about that."
The three of them arrived at the ordering area. Jiang Ningyue saw that there were quite a few customers eating here, so she asked, "What special dishes do you have?"
"The specialty is definitely the fish we catch fresh from the Baihe River. It's especially delicious."
When Jiang Ningyue heard the waiter's introduction, she felt like laughing. The Baihe River was so seriously polluted, the fish here must have excessive heavy metals, right?
However, Jiang Ningyue did not say such words.
After ordering a few dishes, the three of them were seated by the window, where they could see the river outside and the scenery along the shore.
During dinner, Luo Yuan came back from the bathroom and said mysteriously, "Master, I discovered that the bathroom in the lobby on the first floor is very close to the kitchen. I secretly filmed the water from the kitchen of this restaurant flowing directly into the river."
"That's for sure." Jiang Ningyue said with a smile, "You still want these restaurant owners to collect sewage into buckets and then send them to the sewage treatment plant for dumping? How is that possible?"
Tian Jun nodded and said, "Aside from sewage, they must also have problems with tap water and electricity. After all, they can't use generators or transport purified water; the cost is too high."
The three of them were a little absent-minded during the meal, looking around to see if there were any problems, waiting to write them down in the manuscript together later.
After dinner, the three of them strolled along the river. Jiang Ningyue randomly interviewed several old men, "Uncle, how long have these boats been docked here?"
"How long?"
The old man pondered for a moment and replied, "It's been five or six years, right?"
"Do you think these underwater restaurants and ship hotels will have any impact?"
“That’s quite an impact!”
The old man seemed to have a long-standing grudge against these ship hotels and knew their crimes like the back of his hand. He stretched out his fingers, counting them one by one and said:
"First, water pollution! Not to mention other places, this river in the southern part of the city alone is home to nearly forty steamboat hotels. These 40 hotels discharge at least eight tons of sewage into the Baihe River every day! You can come and see it tomorrow during the day. The Baihe River is extremely turbid! In the summer, it even has a foul odor."
“Second, garbage is dumped carelessly.”
The old man pointed to the shore and said, "Every day they pile up garbage on the shore, several buckets piled up. We don't even want to go near here when we take a walk at night because of the stench. Of course, piling the garbage on the roadside is still okay. Some people just dump it into the river!"
"third!"
The old man pointed at the boat hotels and said indignantly, "This is Baihe. It belongs to the Baihe people! It doesn't belong to those hotel owners. When locals come to the river, what do they see? Aren't all they see hotels? Why have these capitalists taken over the Baihe River? Have they given the people a penny?"
Jiang Ningyue raised her thumb after hearing this and said, "Master, what you said makes sense."
After Tian Jun and Luo Yuan shot some shots, the three returned to the hotel.
The next day, the three of them came to the Baihe City Environmental Protection Bureau.
Because Jiang Ningyue was still in disguise (wearing glasses), the Environmental Protection Bureau did not pay much attention to it and only sent an ordinary clerk to answer the questions.
"We don't accept interviews," the officer said preemptively. "If you want an interview, you'll have to contact the Publicity Department of the Baihe Municipal Party Committee."
Jiang Ningyue said casually, "It's okay. I don't require you to respond publicly. I just want to ask you a few questions. The first question is about the environmental pollution problem in Nanhe County. It's getting worse and worse. Are you aware of this situation?"
“That’s not our business.”
The clerk calmly said, "This is the responsibility of the Baihe County Government. We have no authority to intervene."
Jiang Ningyue smiled slightly after hearing this. The clerk's answer was not as good as the "We have already carried out the punishment" a few years ago.
"Are those boat hotels on the rivers in the southern part of the city legal and compliant?"
"Hotel?" The clerk frowned slightly, looking a little surprised. "How can it be illegal? They have a business license."
"But their act of opening a restaurant on the water will definitely pollute the Baihe River!"
"Well, we will increase the intensity of inspections." The clerk said calmly.
Jiang Ningyue nodded, having nothing else to ask.
It doesn't matter whether the problem is solved or not. Even better if they don't want to solve it. Then all this news can be directly put on the "Questioning Government" column. When the program is broadcast in front of their mayor and provincial party committee leaders, the more perfunctory they are, the more effective the program will be.
After leaving the Municipal Environmental Bureau, Jiang Ningyue looked at Tian Jun and Luo Yuan. "That's all for this interview. We've managed to get about three news stories. One about mining, one about pollution in the Baihe River, and one about roads. Regarding the road, Xiaoyuan, check the weather forecast. When there's a heavy rain in Nanhe County, come over and take some shots."
"No problem." Luo Yuan nodded quickly.
Tian Jun asked curiously, "Has anyone reviewed our film?"
"I will." Jiang Ningyue said with a smile, "Apart from me, no one else has said they want to hold a trial."
"That's fine." Tian Jun nodded. "Just the problems we've filmed are enough to give them a hard time."
"That's nothing."
Jiang Ningyue smiled. She still hadn't received a reply from Mr. A and Mr. B. The most important thing was Qingfeng. Her investigation would definitely cause a huge uproar in Baihe City.
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