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Chapter 61 Punishment!
"Yu, Yu Jin!"

Tong Zhiyong was somewhat flustered at this moment.

Just because——

After pressing the button and processing the ten tons of waste residue, Yu Jin showed a somewhat unsatisfied expression on his face.

After this.

He walked with his hands behind his back, seemingly strolling around, but unknowingly he had already walked to the large open space behind the warehouse.

What a coincidence.

Right beneath this open space, hundreds of tons of chemical waste are quietly buried!

Ember was certainly not 'strolling around'; after using his 'spatial perception' ability, he immediately 'saw' the scene underground.

"Do you smell anything strange?"

Yu Jin stopped and turned to look at Tong Zhiyong, who was covered in sweat.

"what?"

"Yes, yes?"

Tong Zhiyong noticed that Yin Yao's gaze also swept over, and he swallowed hard, unable to contain himself.

He didn't expect——

He had already given Yu Jin ten tons of waste as 'performance', but the other party still refused to let go.

Or--

This group of people isn't here today to put on a show like they always have; they're serious!

Think about this.

Tong Zhiyong's mind raced. He pulled Yu Jin and walked to a corner behind the warehouse where the media cameras couldn't capture the scene.

Want a smoke, bro?

At this moment, Tong Zhiyong showed no airs of being the chairman of a listed company. Instead, he put his arm around Yu Jin's shoulder, acting like a good brother.

He offered Yu Jin a Furongwang cigarette.

"I don't smoke," Yu Jin replied with a smile.

"Oh, right, these days young people all like e-cigarettes."

talking.

Tong Zhiyong actually pulled out a Yueke 5th generation cigarette from his pocket.

In front of Ember, he disassembled a new cigarette holder, installed the cigarette butt, and handed it to Ember.

"?"

Ember smiled.

He turned to Tong Zhiyong, ignoring the gold bank card that Tong had secretly handed him along with his Yueke 5th generation, and a string of numbers appeared before his eyes.

[15]

At first glance, Yu Jin thought this 'value' was his remaining lifespan, but after seeing the hundreds of tons of waste buried underground, he realized he had misunderstood.

According to the latest criminal law provisions of Daxia in 2025—

Those who illegally bury or discharge toxic substances may face up to 15 years in prison, depending on the scale of the discharge, and will also be subject to hefty fines with no upper limit.

"It's completely full."

Yu Jin shook his head, sighed, and ignored Tong Zhiyong.

In principle—

He just wanted to promote environmental protection; he didn't mean to cut off someone's source of income or even send them to jail.

but……

Through his 'light touch' ability, Yu Jin saw that the chemical plant not only buried untreated waste on site, but also secretly discharged chemical wastewater into a nearby river.

Below those two rivers lie large residential areas.

For personal reasons, for emotional reasons, and for reason and law, Yu Jin can no longer turn a blind eye today.

"President."

At this moment, Yin Yao noticed the strangeness in their conversation and quickly walked over.

She glanced at Tong Zhiyong, then looked at Yu Jin.

"has a problem?"

Yin Yao has a very sharp reflex.

"Ah."

Ember nodded and pointed ahead.

“Large areas of land here have soft ground, and the surface is covered with fresh soil. There are also obvious excavator tracks on the side.”

"At the same time, you can also faintly smell the pungent odor that came from the waste residue earlier."

"I suspect there's something wrong down there."

Ember gave his superpowers a pretext.

The voice just fell.

boom--

Rumble——!
The "enthusiastic citizens" not far away had somehow taken over the excavators in the factory area and drove over with a roar.

at the same time.

Yin Yao took out her phone and made a call.

Half a minute later.

Yin Yao looked at Yu Jin: "The experts will be here soon. They will bring specialized instruments to carefully inspect every corner of the chemical plant."

At this moment, she realized that, just like when she cleaned up the sewage river last time, Yu Jin was not just doing a superficial job, but really wanted to completely solve the pollution problem!
Yin Yao didn't understand, and even had some doubts, but...

She respects and supports all of Ember's decisions.

This is her unwavering resolve after her rebirth and determination to curry favor with powerful figures.

……

……

Two hours later, thanks to the efforts of enthusiastic citizens and dozens of excavators.

Hundreds of tons of chemical waste buried underground have been brought to light again.

The pungent odor caused everyone present to frown and even squint.

"This is……"

"They didn't do anything to it, they just buried it on the spot!"

Yin Yao's expression also turned ugly at this moment.

She had thought the pollution from the chemical plant might be serious, but she hadn't expected it to have reached this level.

"Disposing of this chemical waste requires tens of millions of yuan every year, including the purchase and maintenance of equipment, as well as human and material costs, etc..."

“For a company like Sanyuan Heavy Industry, tens of millions of yuan is not a lot of money, but businessmen are profit-driven.”

Yu Jin sighed softly.

And not far away.

Completely powerless and slumped on the ground, Tong Zhiyong's gaze towards Yu Jin was no longer polite or even obsequious, but filled with resentment and hatred.

"Why do you do this? Why do you do this!"

Tong Zhiyong shouted and was taken away by the police who arrived at the scene.

Such a massive landfill of waste residue is not just a matter of being 'unenvironmentally unfriendly,' but a violation of the Great Xia criminal law, punishable by imprisonment.

at the same time.

The experts that Yin Yao called in by phone are also conducting investigations in various areas of the chemical plant.

Not long after.

Experts also discovered the hidden wastewater discharge outlets of the chemical plant.

Tong Zhiyong's crime was compounded.

New text information also appeared on the system panel in front of Yu Jin—

[You, with the body of an ant, led hundreds of your subjects to purify the 'eighth-order pollution source—the tragedy of Mendeleev'!]

[Purification progress: 99%!]

Just like the previous sewage river cleanup, the purification progress is also stuck at 99%.

"Tracing back to the root cause?"

The embers murmured softly.

Beside him, Yin Yao's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this.

five minutes later.

Jiangcheng official document issued—

Sanyuan Heavy Industry has been ordered to cease production pending investigation due to serious violations of chemical emission regulations.

at the same time.

The purification progress of the embers has also been successfully increased from 99% to 100%.

"A gigolo..."

Yu Jin looked at Yin Yao, feeling a mix of emotions.

Logically speaking——

Even if Sanyuan Heavy Industry violated regulations by discharging pollutants illegally, the order to suspend operations and rectify its operations could not have been issued so quickly.

Clearly, it was Yin Yao who activated her superpowers again.

"Finish?"

"Or continue?"

At the entrance of the Sanyuan Heavy Industry factory area, Yin Yao looked at Yu Jin.

"continue!"

Ember's answer was earnest and affirmative.

He came here today hoping to gain enough resources to advance him to the eighth rank.

One Sanyuan Heavy Industry alone is far from enough.

"it is good."

Yin Yao nodded her chin.

……

……

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye, the sun was setting, and it was already evening.

Yu Jin and Yin Yao got into the back seat of the black sedan.

From day to night, the embers tirelessly purified the 'eighth-tier pollution source'.

Despite the hard work, the harvest made Yu Jin feel extremely satisfied!
"With these..."

"Eighth-tier is within reach!"

As Yu Jin pondered this, he looked at the semi-transparent panel in front of him.

The panel displays a dazzling array of generous rewards.

On the other side, Yin Yao tilted her head slightly and looked at Yu Jin, who seemed to be in a daze.

She pursed her lips, as if carefully choosing her words.

After a while.

Yin Yao finally spoke.

"Ember, what's your opinion on my grandfather inviting you to a casual meal?"

……

……

P.S.: The author is not familiar with chemical engineering. Although I did some research, writing too much can easily lead to mistakes, so I'll just write a brief summary. Please bear with me...

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