Chapter 1733 Disregarding human life

"We didn't expect it at first. Almost all the fish in the fish ponds in the village died. No one thought it was because of pollution. It was not until more than a month ago that two young men from our village rowed a boat upstream along the river to collect herbs to sell for money."

"The upper reaches of our river, that is, the source, is in Tai'an County. Although it is not far from here, it is in Tai'an County and in the mountains where there are no people, so we usually don't go there."

"This time, it was because the two young people did not follow the rules of us old people, and they rowed the boat to the mountains in Tai'an County to collect herbs."

"They rowed up the river and arrived at Tai'an County. In a canyon by the river, a place that ordinary people could not even find, they found a large drainage pipe built by a person, and water was flowing into the river from it."

"Although the color of the water looks fine, it has a strong odor. You can tell at a glance that it is water discharged from a chemical plant."

"This drainage pipe is installed in the mountains and is very hidden. The two guys followed the drainage pipe and found that it was connected to the chemical plant."

"Tell me, if this isn't what they are polluting, then what is it?"

"It's not just the fish in the village that are dying. In the past six months, many people in our village have fallen ill, and several have even gotten cancer. This must be related to the polluted water we drank." An old man explained to Qin Feng.

Hearing this, Qin Feng's face turned very ugly, and he asked the old man: "Such an important matter, why didn't you tell the village cadres?"

"He is our village party secretary." A young man next to him pointed at the old man and said to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was a little stunned, and then asked the old man: "What's your name, sir?"

"Secretary, you are too polite. My last name is Wang Dachui. I served in the army for a few years. After I came back, everyone elected me as the head of the village committee."

"Secretary Wang, since you suspect that the villagers' illness and the death of fish in the fish pond are related to the secret sewage discharge from the Tai'an County chemical plant upstream, why don't you report it to the town?" Qin Feng continued to ask.

When Wang Dachui heard this, he glanced at Songshan Town Party Committee Secretary Wu Bo and Town Mayor Jiang Bing who were standing behind Qin Feng, lowered his head, and did not answer Qin Feng's words.

How could Wang Dachui's subtle movements be hidden from Qin Feng? Qin Feng turned his head and coldly glanced at Wu Bo and Jiang Bing behind him, then turned back to Wang Dachui and said, "Secretary Wang, I am sitting here today, and the county magistrate is also here. You don't have to be afraid of anyone. Just say whatever you want to say. The county magistrate and I will take care of this for you."

"The people in Shuitou Village live in poverty. Our only sources of income are collecting herbs, growing rice, and raising fish. Collecting herbs is at most a sideline and doesn't make much money. Growing rice only ensures that the family has food to eat. Our only source of income is raising fish."

"This year, all the fish in the village's fish ponds died. Not only did everyone not make a penny, but they lost a lot of capital. Many families can no longer make ends meet."

"We went to the town many times, but they didn't believe what we said at all. They said we were talking nonsense, that our fish farming skills were not good enough and the fish died, but we blamed others, the chemical plant in Tai'an County." Wang Dachui said as he looked at the mayor Jiang Bing behind Qin Feng with resentment.

Jiang Bing looked as pale as death.

Qin Feng looked back at Wu Bo and Jiang Bing again, and then turned back to ask Wang Dachui: "Who did you go to the town to find? Tell me the name."

"I first contacted Yan Hongan, the deputy mayor in charge of agriculture, many times. Later, when I had no other choice, I forced my way into Mayor Jiang's office with my men and told him about the incident."

"Mayor Jiang told me impatiently that he knew about it and that the town would send someone to investigate the matter. But two months later, no one from the town came and no one asked about the matter."

"It is precisely because the government does not care that more than a dozen young men in our village are so angry that they ran to the Tai'an County Chemical Plant to seek an explanation today." Wang Dachui sighed.

After Wang Dachui finished speaking, Cao Changsheng, who had not said a word, could no longer endure it and stood up and cursed at Wu Bo and Jiang Bing: "You bastards, you are taking human lives lightly..."

Cao Changsheng's voice was hoarse, and there was a hint of special grief and indignation in his words.

Qin Feng's eyes turned cold, and he stood up, turned around and looked at Songshan Town Mayor Jiang Bing: "Jiang Bing, is this true? Is what Secretary Wang said true?"

"Secretary... I... I... did... this happen, but... but I didn't just ask about it. I arranged... I arranged people to come and investigate. It might be that the people below were falsifying information..." Jiang Bing was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

"Really? Well, then, tell me, who did you arrange to investigate this matter? What was the specific name and time? How did he report back to you afterwards? How did you resolve it?"

"You'd better tell the truth, Director Zhang. Call the Discipline Inspection Commission and ask them to immediately set up an investigation team to investigate the dereliction of duty of the Songshan Town Government." Qin Feng looked at Jiang Bing coldly.

"Secretary...I...I..."

Qin Feng snorted coldly, then turned to ask Wu Bo: "Wu Bo, do you know about this?"

"Secretary, I really had no idea about this. No one has ever reported such a thing to me. I am still confused until today. I only just learned about this matter." Wu Bo said hurriedly.

Qin Feng nodded and said, "Songshan Town Mayor Jiang Bing, Deputy Mayor Yan... Yan what?"

"Yan Hongan." Wu Bo said hurriedly.

"Town Mayor Jiang Bing and Deputy Mayor Yan Hongan are dismissed from their posts on the spot. The County Discipline Inspection Commission will set up an investigation team to thoroughly investigate this matter." Qin Feng said coldly.