In fact, when Guo Feng said that "pollution is the price that must be borne in economic development", Xiao Ping did not hold out any hope that the environmental protection bureau would handle the incident.

How can the director of an environmental protection bureau be expected to thoroughly investigate the matter if he believes that environmental pollution is inevitable and that he must make concessions for economic development? Xiao Ping estimated that Guo Feng would at most conduct a perfunctory investigation, and then the environmental protection bureau would issue a report on the minor matters and issue a painless fine to the perpetrators, and the matter would be over.

And the perpetrator will find that the cost of polluting the environment is very, very low, and even if it is caught, it does not matter, as long as it pays a small fine. This is simply conniving at the perpetrators to continue to pollute the environment, but in the end, it is the ordinary people who have lived on both sides of the Xiaozhou River for generations.

Watching the turbid red river rushing down, Xiao Ping clenched his fists hard and said: "The Environmental Protection Bureau is unreliable, we will find a way to solve this matter ourselves!"

"Yes, we'll do it ourselves!" Wang Dacang also had no confidence in the EPA's gang and agreed with Xiao Ping's decision.

Looking at the sewage flowing from the upstream, Xiao Ping said in a deep voice: "Lao Wang, you take everyone back to the farm, try to protect our land from being polluted by the river, and I will go upstream to find out the source of pollution!"

"Okay!" Wang Dacang replied, and went to the farm with the people.

Xiao Ping walked upstream alone to find the culprit of the pollution.

Although the Xiaozhou River is only a thin blue line on the map, it is common for rivers of this size in Jiangnan Water Town, but in reality it is not small.

The length of the entire river is also nearly 100 kilometers, and even if you go upriver from the location of the farm, you have to walk a distance of dozens of kilometers. in order to reach the birthplace of Xiaozhou River - Kunshan Lake.

For the average person, it is not easy to walk dozens of kilometers on foot. But Xiao Ping was anxious to find out the source of the pollution. In addition, his physique is far better than ordinary people, so he didn't take this issue to heart at all. It's just going upstream.

The area through which the river flows is in the far suburbs, and the banks of the river are dominated by farmland, with the occasional natural village or two, and the population is not very large. Along the way, Xiao Ping saw all the pollution of the Xiaozhou River, which was really shocking.

The further upstream you go, the more polluted you become. In many places, even the banks of the river are reddish, and the toxins in the river water have entered the soil and will pollute the larger area with the groundwater. Originally, there were just dead fish floating on the river, and slowly even dead chickens and ducks appeared. The most exaggerated thing is that Xiao Ping also saw a dead sheep lying by the river.

All the villagers who lived by the river had moved away, and only a few people were left in a village near the river to look after their homes, and the others had all left. In fact, no one wants to leave their home, but the smell of the river is so bad that everyone has to leave.

Looking at the tragic situation of the two banks of the Xiaozhou River being seriously polluted, Xiao Ping's anger in his heart became more and more intense. Although Xiao Ping never thinks that he is a good person, he always thinks about whether he is good or not when he encounters anything, and he will never let go of the opportunity to make money, but he has never made money for himself. It harms the interests of others.

So witnessing such a serious pollution still made Xiao Ping feel angry. Those who cause pollution are so hateful, whether for profit or other reasons, that they should cause such serious consequences. It is absolutely unforgivable to spoil the entire lower reaches of the Xiaozhou River.

"What a bastard. Xiao Ping scolded in his heart as he quickened his pace and walked towards the upper reaches of the city.

From the beginning to the present. Xiao Ping has walked more than ten kilometers along the riverbank. Everywhere he looked, he was ruined by the pollution, which made him even more worried. I don't know how long the river is completely polluted.

Fortunately, this question was quickly answered. When Xiao Ping turned a bend along the riverbank, he was blocked by a wall. The wall extends from the side of the road not far from the river to the river. A section of the riverbank was enclosed.

It was the first time Xiao Ping had seen such a situation all the way up the river from the farm to the present, which made him a little strange. Because according to the regulations of the city, both sides of the Xiaozhou River belong to public land, and no unit or individual can occupy it for any reason.

Just like Xiao Ping's farm, there are fields on both sides of the Xiaozhou River, but he did not use a fence to enclose the bank of the river where the farm is located, but deliberately left a road for vehicles. And there are people here who have grandly enclosed the riverbank within the wall, which shows that the owner here has a strong relationship in the local area, otherwise he would not have such a big courage.

Xiao Ping strode along the fence and soon found a gate next to the road, next to which hung a sign that read "Dongxin Fine Chemical Factory".

Seeing this signboard, Xiao Ping couldn't help but feel moved, the chemical plant was actually by the river, which was a little unusual in itself. Coupled with the serious pollution that has occurred in the past two days, Xiao Ping has made this place a key object of suspicion.

Xiao Ping stood at the door of the chemical plant and looked inside, and found that there were several factories inside, and there were workers busy carrying some huge plastic barrels in the open space of the factory, indicating that the chemical plant was indeed producing. It's a pity that the door of the workshop is closed, and Xiao Ping can't see the situation in the workshop.

Although Xiao Ping only stood outside the factory gate and looked inside a few times, he immediately attracted the attention of the doorman. A guy with five big and three thick came out of the guard room, glared at Xiao Ping with hatred and shouted: "What are you looking at? The factory is important, please refuse to visit! Go quickly, otherwise the dog will bite you!"

As if to show that he was not just scaring Xiao Ping, the doorman whistled as soon as he finished speaking, and immediately a German black-backed road jumped out of nowhere, lying on the iron door and barking at Xiao Ping.

This black back is very large, lying on the door almost as tall as Xiao Ping, Bai Sensen's teeth are poised outside when barking, and ordinary people will definitely be startled when they see it.

When Xiao Ping was in the Horn Ranch in Australia, he once knocked down a crazy bull with one punch, so he naturally didn't take a wolf dog seriously. As long as he wants, he can easily pinch such a fierce dog to death at any time. So although the German blackback screamed scaryly, it had no effect on Xiao Ping at all.

However, Xiao Ping is here to find the source of pollution, so naturally he will not go to deal with a beast. He just glanced at the doorman faintly, and then walked away in silence.

Although Xiao Ping adopted a calming attitude, the doorman's attitude was still very bad, and he scolded a string of swear words when Xiao Ping left.

Xiao Ping, who was anxious to find the source of the pollution, didn't bother with the guards about it, so he quickened his pace and walked around to the other side of the chemical plant, without stopping at all.

Seeing Xiao Ping running away in a "panic", the doorman stroked the head of the German black-backed dog and laughed proudly.

The scope of the chemical plant is not small, and it took Xiao Ping dozens of minutes to bypass the fence and come to the river bank on the other side of the chemical plant. Seeing the river here, Xiao Ping knew that he had finally found the source of the pollution.

A short distance upstream from the factory, the river water changes dramatically. It changes from a deep crimson to a pale red, and finally returns to its original clear appearance. This is a clear indication that the sewage outlet for the Xiaozhou River is located in the chemical plant, so the river water upstream of the chemical plant is not polluted.

In order to confirm his discovery, Xiao Ping crossed the river from a bridge not far upstream and went to the other side of the river to check the situation. He soon discovered that under the walls of the chemical plant, there were two large pipes that were discharging sewage into the river.

The sewage has a strange reddish-black color, and when it is discharged into the river and diluted, it becomes the red red of the polluted river. A polluted strip quickly spread downstream in the Xiaozhou River, soon turning the entire river to the same abnormal color. This scene allowed Xiao Ping to be sure that the source of the pollution was this company called "Dongxin Fine Chemical Factory".

Looking at the clear water in the upper reaches of the Xiaozhou River, and then at the red water in the lower reaches, Xiao Ping couldn't help but grit his teeth and said: "For your own interests, you can make a good river like this, what a bunch of bastards!"

In order to leave conclusive evidence, Xiao Ping took out his mobile phone and began to shoot. He first shot the sewage pipe in a close-up shot, then zoomed in a long shot to shoot the entire chemical plant, and finally returned to the close-up view of the sewage pipe. At the same time, Xiao Ping did not forget to take pictures of the nearby environment with obvious features, such as the bridge not far away, the half-dead tree next to the wall of the chemical plant, etc., all of which were recorded by Xiao Ping. With this video, it is enough to prove the fact that this chemical plant polluted the Xiaozhou River, so that the relevant responsible persons can get the punishment they deserve.

Although Xiao Ping discovered the source of the pollution, he did not have the right to rush into other people's factories and ask others to stop production. The only way to stop further contamination as soon as possible is to call the police.

Xiao Ping first called the police, and then called the environmental protection bureau's hotline, and told them about the source of the Xiaozhou River's pollution, and asked them to send someone to investigate as soon as possible.

As Xiao Ping has seen more and more of the world, he also understands that in this situation, it is best for him to follow the procedure. Although doing things according to the procedure may not be able to solve the problem as quickly as possible, it can not leave people behind. Especially given the attitude of Guo Feng, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, it is even more important to follow the procedure.

It was a young girl who answered the phone during the day. She seemed to take the pollution incident very seriously, carefully noted down the location and time of the pollution source, asked Xiao Ping's contact information, and repeatedly said that she would report the matter to the leader as soon as possible.

Xiao Ping is still very satisfied with this girl's performance, if the people in the Environmental Protection Bureau had her attitude, the pollution incident might have been stopped, and it would not have caused such serious consequences as it is now.

After finding the source of the pollution, Xiao Ping returned to the other side of the river to return to the farm first. With such a serious pollution in the Xiaozhou River, he had to find a way to minimize the impact on his farm.

Just as Xiao Ping walked past the gate of the chemical plant, a BMW drove into the factory in front of him. The sharp-eyed Xiao Ping found that it was his old classmate Zhang Jie who was driving! )

PS: Thanks to the book friends "The world is very big but I am very lonely", "Little Tiger of the Demon World", "Late Star", "njice1203", "Xie Zhixiu" for the rewards.