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The Jinshuiwan project has a tight schedule, so nighttime construction is unavoidable. The Yangguang Residential Area next to the construction site is an old residential area.

Wang Qiang had an idea: he would use the noise from nighttime construction as a pretext. This time, he would play the role of someone advocating for the people.

At 11 p.m. that night, Wang Qiang changed into civilian clothes, took two trusted confidants, and drove a Passat that did not resemble his workplace to a small road in the residential area outside the construction site.

He took out a high-precision decibel meter made in Germany from the trunk. This device was even more sensitive than the one used by the Environmental Protection Bureau. He had borrowed it from a testing center in the province through connections.

At night, the Jinshuiwan construction site was brightly lit, and the roar of the machines was very loud in the darkness.

Wang Qiang pressed the measurement button facing the construction site. The red numbers on the screen jumped a few times and finally stopped at 60.3 decibels.

It became.

National regulations stipulate that construction noise in residential areas at night cannot exceed 55 decibels. 60.3 is the evidence.

"Record it," Wang Qiang ordered in a low voice. "Take clear pictures of the readings, the construction site, and the environment of this community."

One of his trusted aides immediately started recording with a camera. Wang Qiang then took out a prepared "Notice to Cease Illegal Activities" from his bag, waiting to finish recording so that he could directly halt all nighttime operations of the project on the grounds that it was seriously affecting the residents' rest, and then impose a large fine.

"Director Wang, someone's here," the lookout suddenly whispered.

The security captain at the construction site gate spotted the suspicious figures and immediately became alert. He sent someone over to investigate while simultaneously reporting to the command center via walkie-talkie.

"Reporting to command, this is Lao Sun. We've spotted suspicious individuals on the outskirts of the construction site, near the Sunshine Residential Area. They're using equipment to film our site."

When the news reached the brightly lit command post, Guo Xiaojun and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

"Damn it!" Guo Xiaojun slapped his thigh. "Construction noise at night is a strict requirement; there's no escaping it."

The expressions of several core members in the office changed. This time, it was outside the construction site, with clear national standards in place, so Chen Ping's previous arrangements seemed to be useless.

……

Outside the construction site, Wang Qiang straightened his collar and was about to lead his men to the site gate when he noticed something was amiss.

Logically, the residential buildings disturbed by noise should be completely dark, with only a few households occasionally waking up with their lights on, and people cursing a few times.

But in these buildings, many windows were lit, and there were shadowy figures moving behind them, yet not a single complaint could be heard; the silence was strange.

Wang Qiang frowned, took a few steps closer, and looked carefully under the streetlight. He then discovered that the windows with lights on had glass that gleamed with a thick sheen and brand-new frames, clearly not the old aluminum alloy of this era.

Double-glazed soundproof window.

"Director Wang... these windows seem to have been replaced by the Jinshuiwan project team last month, with funds paid for by the entire community." A trusted confidant who knew the area well reminded him in a low voice, "It was quite a commotion at the time; they said it was done in advance so as not to disturb the residents' rest."

Wang Qiang's heart skipped a beat.

He had expected the residents to be furious, but Chen Ping had already spent money to resolve what he considered to be a problem.

"So what if we replaced the windows? A violation is a violation." Wang Qiang stubbornly insisted, "The decibel meter reading can't be faked. Come with me to put on the seal."

He refused to believe that Chen Ping could change the legal provisions.

However, just as he and his men arrived at the small square in the residential area, a group of elderly men and women wearing red armbands for security patrols suddenly emerged from various building entrances and slowly surrounded them.

The leader, an elderly man with gray hair but in good spirits, was wearing an old military overcoat. He stretched out his arm and blocked Wang Qiang's way.

"Comrade, what are you up to, sneaking around here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" The old man's tone was indifferent, but his eyes were sharp.

Wang Qiang pulled out his work badge and flashed it, then held up the decibel meter in his hand: "We are from the city's joint inspection team. We received reports from residents that the construction noise here at night is excessive and seriously affecting their rest. We are here to enforce the law."

He specifically emphasized the words "public reporting" and "law enforcement".

"noise?"

The old man seemed to have heard a joke. He turned around, pointed to the rows of brightly lit buildings behind him, and shouted, "Ask everyone, who's been disturbed while sleeping?"

"no."

"It's perfectly safe and secure."

An older woman in a floral cotton-padded jacket immediately stood up, hands on her hips, her voice even louder than the old man's: "Director Chen is kind-hearted. He was worried about disturbing us old folks, so last month he paid out of his own pocket to replace all 300+ households in our community with the best soundproof windows for free. With the windows closed, we can't hear a thing, and we sleep even better than before. Are you just looking for trouble?"

"Exactly," another old man chimed in. "The Jinshuiwan project is a key provincial project for our Yunzhou. Director Chen even promised to fund the complete renovation of our long-standing sewer problem once the project is finished. But instead of helping, you've come here to cause trouble."

"We support the Jinshuiwan project."

"Anyone who opposes a project is opposing ordinary people like us."

Dozens of residents surrounded Wang Qiang and his two henchmen, each offering their own opinion. Their message was simple: whoever treated them well was a good person.

The decibel meter in Wang Qiang's hand, with its excessive reading, now seems ridiculous.

At this moment, his identity as a law enforcer transformed him into a villain hindering development.

Wang Qiang's face turned bright red. Under the gaze of dozens of eyes, he wanted to talk to them about the law and standards, but found that he couldn't open his mouth at all.

Finally, amidst a chorus of comments suggesting he was "making trouble for no reason," Wang Qiang squeezed out through gritted teeth, "We...we'll investigate further..."

After saying that, amidst the murmurs of the crowd, he and his men sheepishly packed up the equipment, got into the car, and fled as if they were escaping.

The news reached the command center, and the entire office instantly became lively.

"Amazing, absolutely amazing!" Guo Xiaojun exclaimed, his face flushed with excitement. "Director, you've really brought out the people's war!"

Everyone looked at Chen Pingfang with admiration. No one expected that Chen Pingfang would resolve a crisis in such a way.

When Chen Ping received Guo Xiaojun's call reporting the victory, his face remained expressionless.

He simply instructed, "Old Guo, have the colleague in charge of community coordination take the preliminary design plan for the community's drainage system renovation to the elderly men and women who led the discussion tonight, first thing tomorrow morning, and get their opinions."

The issue of nighttime construction noise has passed. Wang Qiang and his joint inspection team have also lost their temper.