I can see the commodity price curve

Zhan Rongrong was so angry that she was shaking all over. Just as she was about to continue arguing, Zhang Yue reached out to stop her and said to the security guard with a calm smile on his face:

"We are not here to cause trouble. We hope to meet your person in charge and explain things clearly. I believe you don't want to make things worse."

The security guard looked at the two men suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, picked up the intercom to ask for instructions, and then reluctantly let them in.

Led by the security guard, Zhang Yue and Zhan Rongrong came to the office of the chemical plant.

In the office, a middle-aged man with a big belly and dressed in a suit was sitting with his legs crossed, smoking a cigar leisurely.

Seeing Zhang Yue and the others coming in, he frowned and asked impatiently, "Who are you? What do you want from me?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said, “Hello, I am Zhan Rongrong’s brother-in-law Zhang Yue, and this is Zhan Rongrong, the owner of the fishery.

A large number of fish died in our fishery. After testing, it was found that the wastewater discharged by your factory contained a large amount of excessive heavy metals and toxic chemicals.

So I hope your company can take corresponding responsibilities and compensate us for our losses.”

As he spoke, Zhang Yue took out the test report and sewage discharge video and placed them on the desk.

The middle-aged man glanced at the test report and video, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and he sneered:

"Just based on these things, you want our chemical plant to pay compensation? What a joke!
Who knows if these things are forged by you?

Besides, even if it is our sewage, how can we prove that it is our sewage that caused the death of your fish?"

Zhan Rongrong was furious and shouted, "Aren't you just lying with your eyes open?
Our fish farm is so close to your chemical plant, and my fish started to have problems half a month after you discharged the sewage. Isn't this obvious enough?"

The middle-aged man slammed the table, stood up and shouted: "Little girl, be careful with your words and don't spit bloody words here! I think you just want to take this opportunity to blackmail me!"

Zhang Yue remained calm and said, "We are not here to blackmail you, but we hope to get reasonable compensation.

If your company is unwilling to resolve the issue through negotiation, then we can only safeguard our rights through legal means.”

The middle-aged man sneered: "Legal means? It's up to you! I've been around for so long, why would I be afraid of your little tricks?

Get out of here now, or don't blame me for being rude!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and several security guards rushed in immediately.

Zhang Yue and Zhan Rongrong were "asked" to leave the chemical plant by security guards.

Zhan Rongrong cried aggrievedly: "Brother-in-law, what should I do? They are totally unreasonable!"

Zhang Yue comforted them with a firm look in his eyes: "Don't be afraid, since they won't cooperate, then we will do as we are told and follow the legal procedures.

I have contacted several reliable lawyers who will help us handle this matter.”

after one day.

Zhang Yue, Zhan Susu and Zhan Rongrong were sitting in the office. Opposite them, two lawyers in suits sat upright.

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "You have already learned about this case. How do you feel about it?"

The two lawyers looked at each other, and one of them said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid this matter is not going to be easy."

Zhang Yue frowned: "It's difficult to handle? Why?"

The lawyer adjusted his glasses and said solemnly, "This chemical plant has been operating in the local area for many years, and there are many interests involved behind it.

They have hired a top team of lawyers who are not only questioning the legality of the evidence, but are also preparing to sue us for false accusations.

What’s even more difficult is that the local environmental protection department has turned a blind eye to pollution regulation because the company is a major taxpayer.”

Another lawyer nodded and said, "That's right, so our chances of winning are slim, only 30% at most."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heavy.

Zhan Rongrong's knuckles turned white as she clutched the tissue. She said angrily, "Are we just going to let it go like this? Those fish are all my hard work."

Zhan Susu looked at Zhang Yue with gentle eyes: "What do you think we should do?"

Zhang Yue stroked his chin, pondered for a moment and said, "Since there are still loopholes in the chain of evidence, let's go find more conclusive evidence."

At this time, a middle-aged man walked in.

When Zhang Yue saw him, he suddenly remembered something: "Old Zhou, do you remember the abandoned drainage ditch in the southwest corner of the fishery?"

The middle-aged man was Lao Zhou. He asked, "Are you talking about the underground canal that runs parallel to the sewage pipe of the chemical plant?"

"That's right," Zhang Yue's eyes lit up, "Since the video evidence from the sewage outlet of the chemical plant is not sufficient, we can also start from this culvert.

They have been discharging sewage for so many years, there must be pollutants deposited in the culvert for a long time, and maybe we can find new evidence of sewage discharge."

They acted right away. Late that night, Zhang Yue took Lao Zhou and two young employees of the fishery and sneaked into the culvert under the cover of darkness.

The humid air was filled with a pungent stench, and the beam of the flashlight flickered on the dark canal wall.

Suddenly, Lao Zhou kicked a hard object. He bent down to pick it up and saw that it was a plastic barrel with a chemical plant label on it. There was still some dark green viscous liquid left in it.

"Found it!" Zhang Yue laughed, "Take this bucket and the sludge sample from the bottom of the canal back for testing. This is definitely key evidence."

Of course, Zhan Susu was not idle either.

Through her connections, she contacted Li Xiaofeng, a reporter at the provincial TV station.

After hearing the whole story, Li Xiaofeng was extremely excited and said, "Manager Zhan, are you serious?

This kind of shady company must be exposed! I will immediately arrange for an undercover team to investigate."

Shajia Bay.

An old farmer was working in the fields.

At this time, a van stopped by the roadside and four people got out.

"Hello, old man!" One of the young men immediately greeted him.

The old farmer was stunned: "What's wrong?"

The other party quickly said: "Uncle, I am Li Xiaofeng, a reporter from the provincial TV station.

This time I came here mainly to ask you about the situation of the nearby chemical plant."

The old farmer looked at him and suddenly became excited: "You really are a reporter from the provincial TV station."

Li Xiaofeng smiled and nodded: "Of course, I reported it two days ago, saying that this chemical factory has been discharging sewage. I wonder if it is true?"

The old farmer immediately put down his farm tools, took Li Xiaofeng's hand and said, "It's true! It's absolutely true! This chemical factory is so wicked!
The sewage they discharged flowed along the ditches, not only destroying the crops downstream, but also polluting the village wells. Now we dare not drink the well water!"

Then the old man lamented: "Several acres of crops in my family have died. It's a heavy loss!"

While comforting the old farmer, Li Xiaofeng signaled his colleagues to record everything with a camera.

Afterwards, the undercover team visited several surrounding villages and collected a large number of testimonies from villagers and video footage of polluted farmland and water sources.

At the same time, Zhang Yue and others sent the plastic barrels and sludge samples obtained from the culvert to an authoritative testing agency.

After expedited testing, the report showed that the content of heavy metals and toxic chemicals in the liquid and sludge in the barrel seriously exceeded the standard, and the composition was highly consistent with the pollutants detected in the dead fish in the fishery.

After obtaining this key evidence, Zhang Yue immediately contacted a lawyer.

When the lawyer saw the new evidence, a long-lost smile appeared on his face:

"Mr. Zhang, this evidence is crucial and greatly increases our chances of winning the case!"

Zhang Yue waved his hand and said, "In this case, let's sue them immediately."

The two lawyers nodded and filed a lawsuit directly to the court. Three days later, Zhang Yue received a reply from the court that the trial of this lawsuit would be held in a week.

Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye, and today is the day of the trial of the case.

Early in the morning, Zhang Yue, Zhan Rongrong and two lawyers arrived at the door of the court.

Ten minutes later, Wang Youde, the head of the chemical plant, got out of the car surrounded by a group of lawyers in suits.

The other party glanced at Zhang Yue and others with contempt, with a mocking smile on his lips, as if he had already won.

After the other party entered the court, Zhang Yue and others followed in.

Soon, the trial began.

As the plaintiff, Zhang Yue's lawyer presented all the key evidence he had obtained and stated:

“Your Honor, we have a report from an authoritative testing agency that proves that the samples taken from the abandoned drainage ditch are highly consistent with the pollutants in the dead fish in the fishery.

This is enough to show that there is a direct causal relationship between chemical plant pollution and fishery losses.”

After that, he also played the video materials collected by the provincial TV station's undercover team.

In the video, the farmers tearfully denounced the serious impact of chemical plant pollution on their lives. The polluted farmland and water sources were shocking.

Wang Youde, who had been confident of victory, suddenly became gloomy. He did not expect that Zhang Yue could find such strong evidence.

He whispered a few words to the lawyer beside him. The lawyer pondered for a moment, then suddenly walked slowly and calmly to the center of the courtroom:

"Your Honor, fellow jurors, I believe that the evidence presented by the other side is seriously flawed.

The so-called test report can neither prove the standardization of the sampling process nor directly prove that there is an inevitable connection between the dead fish in the fishery and the pollution discharged by our factory.

As for the video material, it is full of doubts and could have been maliciously edited and forged.”

Zhang Yue's lawyer immediately stood up and retorted: "Your Honor, the evidence we submitted all comes from authoritative institutions and has legal effect.

The causal relationship between chemical plant pollution and fishery losses can be confirmed from the timeline and pollutant composition. "

However, the chemical plant lawyers were well prepared.

He pulled out a document and said firmly: "We have evidence to show that during the so-called 'discharge' period, our environmental protection equipment was in normal operation and the relevant data is on file.

On the contrary, the plaintiff is suspected of maliciously committing fraud.

The trial continues.

The lawyers on both sides immediately engaged in a fierce confrontation.

Zhang Yue looked at the other lawyer who kept talking and dismantling the evidence they had carefully prepared one by one, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

A feeling that something was terribly wrong came over me.

Sure enough, when the chemical plant's lawyer took out a "compliance certificate" issued by the local environmental protection department, his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"This is impossible!" Zhan Rongrong suddenly stood up, her voice extremely angry, "They are clearly discharging sewage maliciously, we all saw it!"

"Plaintiff, please remain calm." The judge banged the gavel and looked around the courtroom. "Defendant, please continue your statement."

Next, the chemical plant’s lawyer presented a series of evidence: a cooperation agreement with a third-party environmental protection company, regular inspection reports, and witness testimonies from surrounding companies.

Every piece of evidence seemed impeccable, instantly forcing Zhang Yue into a desperate situation.

Finally it was Zhang Yue's turn to speak.

He stood up and tried to keep his voice steady: “Your Honor, although we are a small business, the facts are the facts.

The pollution from the chemical plant has caused heavy losses to our fishery, and this cannot be covered up by a few documents.”

After several hours of debate between the two sides, the judge adjourned the court.

When the court opened again, the atmosphere in the court was solemn.

The judge flipped through the thick case file and finally spoke: "After trial, the evidence submitted by the plaintiff is insufficient to prove a direct causal relationship between the defendant's factory pollution and the loss of the fishery.

The evidence provided by the defendant is sufficient, complete and legally binding. This court declares that the plaintiff loses the case. "

After hearing the judge's words, Zhang Yue still felt powerless even though he had expected it.

He knew that what caused him to lose the lawsuit was not the evidence, but the complicated interests behind it.

After leaving the court, Zhan Rongrong looked at Zhang Yue with a look of grievance on her face: "Brother-in-law, what should we do next?"

She never expected that Zhang Yue and she had prepared for such a long time, but in the end they lost.

Zhang Yue's expression was equally grim. He raised his head, looked at the gray-yellow sky, and sighed, "Since this is the case, I can only use my ultimate move."

"Secret weapon?" Zhan Rongrong was stunned, not quite understanding what Zhang Yue said.

Zhang Yue nodded: "That's right, I don't want to use this trick unless it is absolutely necessary.

But the other party was too bullying, and I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Zhan Rongrong couldn't help but ask, "What on earth do you want to do?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's very simple. During the successful evidence collection this time, I found that the sewage they discharged was highly acidic.

After testing, it was found to contain hydrochloric acid.

You have to know that hydrochloric acid is highly volatile, but because there is a special salt in the sewage, the hydrochloric acid cannot evaporate.

We just need to add barium chloride to remove the salt, and then the hydrochloric acid will spread and form large areas of acid mist.

Have you ever seen hydrochloric acid mist? "

Zhan Rongrong's expression suddenly became extremely strange: "Hydrochloric acid mist? Really?"

"of course it's true."

Zhan Rongrong immediately gave a thumbs up: "Brother-in-law, you are awesome."

The look in her eyes when she looked at Zhang Yue was full of admiration.

There are many reasons for the failure of this lawsuit. The most important one is that the wastewater produced by the chemical plant is harmful.

But the harm is not great and is still within an acceptable range.

But if the sewage they discharge suddenly emits white mist, the situation will be serious.

You should know that hydrochloric acid mist is highly corrosive. Once people come into contact with it, their eyes, nose, skin and other sensitive parts of the body will feel strong stinging pain.

By then, Zhang Yue won’t have to take any action at all. The villagers living nearby alone will be enough to make the chemical plant look good.

They did what they said and a truckload of barium chloride was delivered that night.

Zhang Yue chuckled, drove the electric tricycle, loaded the ten bags and came to the sewage outlet of the chemical plant.

He picked up a knife, cut the bag open, and the barium chloride was poured in instantly.

Then the second bag, the third bag...

Soon, all the barium chloride he brought was poured into the sewage outlet.

A thick white mist rose up instantly and soon enveloped Zhang Yue. (End of this chapter)