The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

Seeing how happy Shaoyao was, Yang Xia also smiled with relief.

He walked quickly to Peony's side and said happily, "Then congratulations! Your wish has actually come true."

"It seems you've done a good deed for the people. If they knew it was you who made this wish, they would be very grateful to you."

"With this heavy rain, people's lives should be better and they will no longer feel the crisis."

Peony nodded happily, a hint of admiration in her eyes.

She was so excited that she didn't know how to express her feelings. Yang Xia, seeing how excited Shaoyao was, could understand her feelings.

He smiled and said to Peony, "Actually, as long as you have love in your heart and pray sincerely, your wish will definitely come true."

"Just like now, you see your wish come true, don't you feel very happy?"

Peony nodded happily, then suddenly said mysteriously to Yang Xia, "Actually... I made another wish."

As she said this, Peony's cheeks flushed slightly. Seeing her mysterious expression, Yang Xia asked curiously, "What did you wish for? Can you tell me?"

Yang Xia was really curious about what Shaoyao had said.

Just as Yang Xia was asking her question, Shaoyao felt a little embarrassed. She smiled and quickly ran away from Yang Xia.

There was no answer to Yang Xia's question, which puzzled Yang Xia and filled him with doubt.

"Wait a minute...you haven't answered my question yet, why are you running off? Honestly..."

Yang Xia shook his head helplessly, looking at Shaoyao's shy back, and began to wonder what the wish Shaoyao had just mentioned was.

Yang Xia looked helpless, but seeing that the key figure had already left, he had no choice but to give up.

Subsequently, Yang Xia summoned Meng Yin, as he had a crucial matter to entrust to him.

"Your Majesty...what can I do for you?" Meng Yin asked respectfully.

When Yang Xia heard Meng Yin ask the question, he turned to look at him solemnly and said, "It's like this... Go and release Doka, the leader of the Atlan Empire."

"Let him go back to the Atlan Empire. There's no need for him to stay in the Great Zhou Dynasty any longer."

Upon hearing Yang Xia's words, Meng Yin looked at him in astonishment and asked, "Your Majesty... do you really intend to do this?"

"Once Doka is released, it could trigger a series of chain reactions that would be extremely detrimental to our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, please reconsider. If something really goes wrong, we might be caught off guard. He also has the Red Cake Kingdom and India behind him."

Yang Xia understood the meaning in the Mengyin dialect and knew the source of his worries.

But Yang Xia had already considered all these issues and had explained them to Duoka in advance.

Now it all depends on Doka's own thoughts and actions; Yang Xia has no time to worry about much else.

Yang Xia turned to look at Meng Yin, smiled slightly and said, "It's alright... I've considered all of what you've said."

"Doka shouldn't pose a threat to the Great Zhou Dynasty now, so you can rest assured and release him."

"Don't worry about that. I believe Doka, as the leader of the Atlan Empire, is a smart man."

"Having been imprisoned in the Great Zhou Dynasty for several days, he should have seen some issues very clearly by now. What he does next is up to his own wisdom."

When Mengyin heard Yang Xia say this, he chose to believe him.

"Your Majesty... I will do as you command and release him as soon as possible."

Yang Xia nodded in satisfaction, and Meng Yin quickly arranged the matter.

After Doka was released, Yang Xia, along with Meng Yin, officially began inspecting the lands of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He did not pay attention to the actions of the Atlan Empire. During his inspection, Yang Xia discovered that due to the system's authorization...

The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was mostly plains, with fertile land and a network of waterways.

This brought Yang Xia some comfort. He turned to Meng Yin and said, "It seems that the conditions in my Great Zhou Dynasty are not bad, but we are short of water recently."

"So the land looks a bit dry, but that doesn't make sense. With such a well-developed water system, how could it not be able to supply water?"

Yang Xia felt that something was amiss and decided to investigate further to find out what was going on.

When Meng Yin heard Yang Xia's question, he looked at him with a serious expression and said, "Your Majesty... regarding this matter, we should summon the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty in charge of water conservancy and public facilities."

"Ask them for details, and you'll find out the reason."

Yang Xia felt that Meng Yin's words made sense, and he did want to understand the situation.

So he nodded and told Mengyin to go find the minister in charge of these matters as soon as possible.

Yang Xia asked them with a serious expression, "Why is there such a drought lately? What exactly happened?"

“Our Great Zhou Dynasty has a well-developed water system, so this situation should not have occurred. Besides, I have already seen it.”

When Yang Xia asked the ministers, they shook their heads helplessly and said, "Your Majesty... you are unaware that an inland river of the Great Zhou Dynasty seems to have been cut off."

"This situation is caused by insufficient inland water supply."

Yang Xia asked in surprise, "What... the inland river has been cut off? How did this happen?"

Seeing the ministers' helpless expressions, Yang Xia realized the seriousness of the matter.

He was determined to figure it out and solve the problem completely, and not let this situation continue any longer.

Yang Xia thought about it carefully, then suddenly looked up at the ministers and said, "How about this... take me to see which river has been blocked."

With that, Yang Xia set off under the guidance of the ministers and eventually arrived at the riverbank.

He discovered that the area near the source was blocked by countless pebbles.

A large amount of freshwater resources flowed into the sea, and Yang Xia couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.

He knew in his heart that someone was definitely sabotaging the project in secret, deliberately preventing the water source from flowing into the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Xia was furious that these freshwater resources were being wasted in the sea.

The ministers also witnessed this scene, but none of them dared to act rashly, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

After Yang Xia understood everything, he had a clear idea of ​​what was going on. When he turned around to look at the ministers behind him again...

The ministers looked somewhat bewildered, unsure how to explain.

Yang Xia shook his head helplessly and said, "So this is the reason why you mentioned the inland river is blocked."

"This is clearly something someone did on purpose. It seems the other side knows that a direct attack won't work, so they're changing their strategy."

"His purpose in doing this is very clear: he wants to sabotage the Great Zhou Dynasty from within and cause problems for our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"It seems the other party put a lot of thought into this and actually came up with such a method. If I hadn't come to check it myself, I really wouldn't have thought of it."

Yang Xia was genuinely angry, feeling that the other party was utterly despicable. They were actually engaging in such sabotage in secret, causing hardship for the common people.

Yang Xia felt that the matter needed to be investigated as soon as possible to find out what really happened.

An angry Yang Xia looked at the ministers behind him and gave them a serious order.

"This matter is of utmost importance. You must find out exactly what happened."

"Find the person who deliberately caused trouble. I want to see what they're really up to."

The ministers, trembling with fear, replied to Yang Xia's instructions, "Yes, Your Majesty..."

Upon returning, Yang Xia busied himself, using the weather controller to ensure favorable weather conditions for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It has effectively solved the problem of crop growth for the people, and made their lives prosperous.

No longer having to worry about a reduced harvest made Yang Xia very gratified.

On the other hand, Yang Xia manipulated the weather, constantly creating extreme weather in the seas surrounding the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He did this to prevent fish from other sea areas from surviving in these areas.

This allowed the fish to naturally swim into the waters of the Great Zhou Dynasty, resulting in a bountiful harvest for the fishermen of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The fishermen were overjoyed, and their lives underwent a dramatic transformation.

Yang Xia's series of actions caused the surrounding fishermen to complain bitterly. They felt that the bad weather was really strange, but they couldn't explain why.

The once-declining economy of the Great Zhou Dynasty is now beginning to recover thanks to Yang Xia's efforts.

Just then, Yang Xia felt it was time to investigate the events that had occurred earlier.

So Yang Xia went to find Meng Yu, looked at him cautiously, and instructed him: "Put aside what you are doing recently and start investigating the matter of the inland river being blocked."

"I need to know the detailed reasons. I can't let any clues slip by. The sooner the better."

"We must find out where these stones blocking the river came from; there must be a major secret behind them."

Upon hearing Yang Xia's instructions, Meng Yu quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty... I will investigate immediately."

"I believe there will be results soon. I wonder who is so bored as to do these dirty tricks behind the scenes."

"It's truly unexpected that they would use such a method to deal with my Great Zhou Dynasty."

After receiving Yang Xia's instructions, Meng Yu did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately went to investigate the matter carefully.

After Meng Yu's in-depth investigation, he actually made an unexpected discovery.

He started by tracing the obstructing rubble, and little by little, he discovered the origin of the rubble.

Meng Yu quickly informed Yang Xia of the news, hoping that Yang Xia could make a decision.

Yang Xia looked at Meng Yu in surprise and asked, "What did you say... that these rubble were caused by a stone workshop of the Great Zhou Dynasty maliciously mining them?"

Meng Yu looked at Yang Xia and slowly nodded. Yang Xia heard this.

He sneered and looked at Meng Yu, saying, "This matter is not so simple. I want to know why this stone workshop would maliciously mine it."

“There must be something wrong behind this. He must have been used by someone, or someone deliberately instructed him to do this, otherwise he would have no reason to do so.”

Meng Yu also felt that Yang Xia's words made sense, and sighed helplessly, saying, "Yes... I was also a little surprised."

"I wonder what Your Majesty's opinion is on this matter. I would like to hear your opinion."

After listening to Meng Yu's question, Yang Xia thought it over carefully and then instructed, "Well... make arrangements as soon as possible. I want to meet the owner of this stone workshop in person."

"It seems I have to have a serious talk with him and get him to explain things clearly, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

“If there really is an enemy hiding behind us, it would be very dangerous for us, and I will not allow such a thing to happen.”

When Meng Yu learned that Yang Xia planned to personally meet the owner of the stone quarry, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

However, he knew that Yang Xia had his reasons for acting, so he did not ask any further questions.

Meng Yu looked up at Yang Xia and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will make the arrangements right away."

Yang Xia nodded in satisfaction, praising Meng Yu's efficiency.

Within an hour or two, Yang Xia received a message from Meng Yu saying that he had arranged a meeting with the owner of the stone quarry for him. Yang Xia quickly headed to the agreed location.

The boss was tall and imposing, with an extraordinary air about him.

As Yang Xia slowly approached and stood in front of the quarry owner, the owner's attitude was relatively humble.

Yang Xia looked puzzled and asked, "Are you the owner of the stone mine?"

The man nodded in confirmation: "That's right, my name is Wu Xun."

Yang Xia looked Wu Xun up and down before speaking, "I've invited you here today to ask you a few questions. Why do you pile up the quarried rubble at the source of the Danshui River? Do you know how much trouble this causes for the people downstream? I'd like to know your reasons for doing this."

Wu Xun was slightly taken aback when he heard Yang Xia's question, then smiled and replied, "Your Majesty is unaware of the truth, our mining of the stone was out of necessity. We truly did not consider these consequences at the time."

Yang Xia asked a series of questions, but to his surprise, Wu Xun answered fluently and he could not find any flaws.

This was completely unexpected for Yang Xia; he never imagined that Wu Xun, the owner of the stone quarry, would be so cunning.

Yang Xia was unwilling to waste any more time here, feeling that further discussion would be pointless.

He sneered and stared at Wu Xun, saying, "Don't try to fool me with these high-sounding reasons. I'm not that easy to fool."

“I’m very curious. If you’re going to mine stones, I’ve carefully surveyed the area behind the mountain you’ve rented. There’s a large cliff there with enough stone reserves for you to mine for a lifetime. But you’ve chosen to mine right at the source of the freshwater that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty depend on for their livelihood. That seems a bit unreasonable. Your actions are really suspicious.”

"Can you explain why? What I didn't expect was that you had the workers pile up gravel at the source of the freshwater river, causing a large amount of freshwater to be forced to change course and flow into the sea. I really want to know your thoughts."

Yang Xia's series of questions left the stone quarry owner somewhat overwhelmed.

But he didn't want to reveal any flaws and let Yang Xia notice anything.

Before doing these things, Wu Xun had thought it through carefully, but he didn't expect Yang Xia to discover the clues so quickly and find this place.

He now needs to find a plausible excuse to cover it up.

After a moment's thought, Wu Xun looked at Yang Xia calmly and said, "Your Majesty, you can't wrong me. Actually, the stones in the original Danshui area are of better quality, which is why I chose to mine here. It wasn't intentional."

"I hope Your Majesty will consider this carefully. As for the other questions you asked, I truly haven't considered them. With such a large-scale mining project, there are some things I simply cannot handle personally."

“I didn’t know the workers would throw the stones there. I’m really being framed this time. It was absolutely not intentional.”

Wu Xun spoke with great conviction, and Yang Xia could not find any flaws in his arguments.

But Yang Xia wasn't so easily fooled. Seeing that Wu Xun was unwilling to tell the truth, he was quite displeased. (End of Chapter)