Chapter 156 National Level! Xia Zhining quickly took out her phone to check the map, her fingers moving with her gaze.
When she saw that there was indeed a "National Agricultural Scientific Research Demonstration Base" marked near Dazhuang Village, her fingertips trembled violently and her phone almost slipped.
National agricultural research base!
Xia Zhining squatted down and said anxiously, "Rats, you just said... there's also a well in the agricultural research base?"
"Is it connected to the same underground water vein as the well in the village?"
The groundhog leader immediately nodded his chubby little head: [Yes, yes! I have a relative who lives right next to that base~]
It seemed to have opened up its chatterbox, gesticulating with excitement: "The humans over there always drop some delicious seeds and grass, and my relatives often come through the secret passage and call us to come and eat together!"
As it spoke, it suddenly shrank its neck and lowered its voice: "I heard the grass inside the base is even better. So, a greedy relative of mine snuck in to try it and nearly got electrocuted by the electric fence! It was really scary!"
Xia Zhining then remembered that groundhogs are true "underground engineers"!
The caves they dig may look small, but if they are maintained and operated by a family for generations, they can be hundreds of meters long and connected in all directions. They not only have bedrooms and dining rooms, but even special "toilets" and "nurseries"!
When digging holes, groundhogs cleverly avoid underground water systems, but do not stray too far from the water source. Therefore, they know the flow and distribution of underground water veins very well.
Xia Zhining realized that the matter was even more serious. It not only involved the lives of the entire village, but also involved a national agricultural research base!
The water source of the well mainly comes from underground. Although the well at the agricultural research base and the well in Dazhuang Village are separated from the ground by some distance, they are deep underground and draw water from the same water bag for drinking.
Therefore, if the bad guys poison the "straw" of Dazhuang Village, the poison will dissolve into the entire "water bag".
Then, the water pumped up through the "straw" of the "scientific research base well" will naturally be poisonous!
At this time, Ji Shuyun had already walked around the village and came back to gather information.
In order not to attract attention, he deliberately wore low-key casual clothes today, a dark windbreaker and a fisherman's hat. At first glance, he looked like an outdoor enthusiast who came to the nearby area for leisure fishing.
Although he was dressed simply, it couldn't hide his tall figure and elegant temperament.
Under the brim of the hat, a pair of narrow and sharp phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and a hint of coldness was revealed between his brows.
He quickly walked to Xia Zhining's side, and lowered his voice with a serious expression:
"I asked a few villagers, and they said this well is called the 'Sweet Water Well'. It's said the water is clear and sweet, and there's plenty of it. Almost every household in the village draws water from here."
"There's no news of anyone in the village being hospitalized yet, but several villagers I asked said they've been feeling unwell in their stomachs lately, feeling nauseous and not wanting to move."
Xia Zhining grabbed her brother's sleeve and said hurriedly, "Brother, there's something worse!"
She quickly told Ji Shuyun that the two wells shared the same underground water vein: "We must immediately stop the agricultural base from pumping water from underground for irrigation, otherwise the toxins will spread and the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Ji Shuyun's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "I hope the toxin hasn't had time to penetrate into the deep groundwater..."
Before he finished speaking, the chief of the groundhog clan suddenly poked out his furry little head from the side and raised his paw volunteering:
[Is it urgent? We know where the well at the agricultural base is!]
[We also have a hole there, and there's no electric fence on the other side of the well!]
[I can send someone who can run fast to notify my relatives and help you fence off the well!]
Xia Zhining's eyes lit up: "Great! I'll leave it to you!"
The groundhog chief immediately turned around and shouted to the clan.
A slender and agile groundhog quickly stepped out.
Xia Zhining squatted down and carefully taught it to make an "X" gesture:
"Look, it's crossed like this. For humans, 'X' means forbidden or not allowed."
"Have your relatives gather around the well and try to make this gesture to the people who come to draw water, okay?"
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