This is a blatant mockery.

Chen Fang's heart suddenly surged with displeasure.

Indeed, as the Deputy Mayor of Guyang City, the fact that Tianjing Lake, the city's most famous tourist attraction, had been polluted to this extent meant that his reputation was completely ruined.

"Chairman Xu, could you please have the boat move forward? I want to see where the pollution is originating from," he said, turning his head.

Chen Fang spoke.

Xu Yan gave a slight smile and glanced at the man in the black suit.

The man in the black suit nodded and then left.

The boat proceeded along the polluted waterway.

The water became murkier and murkier.

Gradually, the smell became repulsive.

After about twenty minutes,

someone shouted, "Found it, the sewage pipe is over there!"

Following the direction pointed out by the crew member, Chen Fang saw two enormous sewage pipes on the shore spewing out a large volume of wastewater.

Looking further,

a factory of no small scale came into view.

Without having to say anything, it was clear that this factory was the source of the pollution.

"Can we dock over there?" he asked, pointing to a small wharf not far from the sewage pipes.

Xu Yan gave a few instructions to her subordinates.

The boat gradually approached the dock.

As soon as Chen Fang jumped down from the boat, Xu Yan also disembarked, followed by a bodyguard.

The three of them walked along the shore to the mouth of the sewage pipe.

They hadn't had a chance to look closely when suddenly,

a voice bellowed, "What are you doing here?"

Chen Fang looked over.

He saw a burly man, accompanied by four or five others, running over quickly.

They immediately surrounded the three of them.

"Big brother, may I ask where this sewage pipe discharges its waste from?" Chen Fang inquired.

The leading burly man, who looked to be in his forties with a full beard, evoked a ruthless impression.

He scrutinized Chen Fang and his companions.

Frowning, he asked, "Which unit are you from?"

"We're just passing by," Chen Fang replied.

Upon hearing this, the big man demanded, "Do you have cameras on you? Open your phones and let us inspect them."

After saying this, he waved his hand.

The four others began to close in on them, ready to carry out the inspection.

"No, big brother, you're not the police, what right do you have to inspect us?" Chen Fang took a step back and asked.

The burly man looked at him with disdain and said, "There are no whys. If we say we want to inspect, then we inspect. Don't give me any backtalk."

"And what if I refuse to let you inspect?" Chen Fang asked.

The big man smirked confidently and replied, "Not inspecting? Then none of you are leaving here today."

With that said,

one of the big men walked towards Chen Fang.

The other three reached out towards Xu Yan.

Seeing this, the bodyguard immediately positioned himself in front of Xu Yan, grabbed the extended hand of one man, twisted it forcefully, and the man began grimacing in pain.

The bearded man, seeing what happened,

dropped any remaining pretense of "politeness".

He commanded, "Take them down!"

The remaining three, including himself, lunged at Chen Fang and his party.

Faced with this situation, Xu Yan didn't panic in the least but merely stepped back, signaling for the bodyguard to proceed.

There was no need for Chen Fang to act.

The young bodyguard efficiently subdued the remaining three men to the ground in short order.

The bearded man, clutching his abdomen, grimaced as he got up from the ground. Looking at the challenging trio, he yelled, "Quick, call the factory!"

"Let's go over and see for ourselves as well," Chen Fang said as he stepped over one of the men and headed toward the distant factory area, now certain that both the sewage pipe and the five men hindering them belonged to the factory ahead.

The bearded man saw them closing in.

He was so scared that he ran like mad.

Staggering into the factory area.

He must have gone to call for reinforcements.

By this time, Chen Fang and his two companions had also arrived at the factory entrance.

Above the gate, hung a sign: "Boiling Point Group Yongxing Electroplating Factory Co., Ltd."

It seemed that this enterprise was a subsidiary of the Boiling Point Group.

He suddenly remembered the scene from last night at the Fangyuan Hotel where he met Guo Linkun, and the person who was caught seemed to be from this factory as well.

With that thought.

He dialed Zhang Cheng's number.

He had just hung up the phone.

The previously closed gates of the factory slowly opened.

A middle-aged man in a black shirt walked out with large strides, flanked by the bearded man who had been beaten up before.

Following behind the two men.

Were a dozen or so people in factory uniforms.

They looked aggressive and threatening.

Very soon.

A group of people had arrived in front of Chen Fang and the others.

The man in the black shirt, after giving Chen Fang a once-over, asked, "What are you here for?"

"Are the two sewage pipes by the lake from your factory?"

Chen Fang didn't bother to answer his question, asking directly instead.

The man in the black shirt threw his head back, "I'll ask again, what's it to you, and what does the sewage pipe have to do with you?"

"Tianjing Lake is the people of Guyang City's Tianjing Lake, aren't you ashamed of polluting it so recklessly?"

Chen Fang rebuked.

Irrelevant answer.

The man in the black shirt was getting angry as well.

Muttering, "Who are these busybodies popping out of nowhere, looking for trouble, are you? You even beat up our factory's people. Brothers, should we settle this account?"

"Yes!"

The man in the black shirt's followers shouted in unison.

It was originally thought that such a scene would intimidate Chen Fang and his companions.

But it didn't have any effect at all.

Chen Fang scanned their stance and said, "Call out the person in charge of your factory!"

"I am the person in charge, what the hell are you pretending to be, a wolf with the tail of a dog?"

The man in the black shirt said coldly.

Having said that.

He waved his hand.

Almost twenty people swooped down and surrounded Chen Fang and his group.

"So cocky, weren't you just acting tough? Come on, show me how tough you are now," the bearded man said, bolstered by the turn of events.

He stepped forward, full of bravado, and shouted.

"What, you think you can beat us up?"

Chen Fang challenged.

"Beating you is nothing, today I don't care what you're here for, we're not leaving until we clear this matter up," the man replied.

Hearing this.

Xu Yan's bodyguard was about to step forward.

But Chen Fang held him back.

Saying, "No need to get physical, they'll realize their mistake in a moment."

"Yo yo yo, such an arrogant tone, we'll realize we're wrong in a moment? Who do you think you are? I think, in a moment, you'll be the one realizing you're wrong," mocked the bearded man.

"What are your names?" Chen Fang asked coolly.

The bearded man patted his chest, strutting proudly and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, my name is Hu Guanxiong, maintenance director of Yongxing Factory, and this is our factory manager Jin, Jin Shuangxi."

Chen Fang smiled coldly.

Saying, "Don't rush, wait a moment, I'll just make a police report."

"Report to the police?"

Upon hearing this.

Jin Shuangxi looked at Hu Guanxiong, and both men burst into laughter.

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