Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 701 - 700 Swine Fever

For Mayor Ma’s unrecognizable behavior when turned against, the first to lose patience was the hot-tempered Lu San, his eyes reddened and he charged forward.

"Ma Xingyuan, you despicable man, you didn’t do a single thing, yet you collected four-tenths of the silver from our Lu Family as a tribute last year!"

Damn it!

Lu Da’s complexion changed drastically as he shouted sharply, "Lu San, shut up!"

But the words had already been spoken and couldn’t be taken back, everyone present had heard it loud and clear.

Wen Congrui looked at Mayor Ma with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, as if he were watching a play.

Mayor Ma was both embarrassed and angry, pointing at Lu San and scolding, "You’re outrageous! You’re slandering me, when have I ever taken your silver? Do you have any evidence?" Without waiting for his reply, he turned to Wen Congrui and said, "My lord, you must discern the truth carefully. This person is defaming me. In fact, I received an anonymous tip that the Lu Family’s eldest son bought a batch of diseased pigs, hoping to pass them off as good quality. Fearing a major disaster, I hurried over to inspect."

"You..." Lu San exploded with rage but was held firmly by Lu Xinxing, who clamped his mouth shut, preventing him from uttering a word.

Lu Da felt a chill in his heart.

No matter whether anything would be found in the pigs today, the Lu Family was finished because they had offended the town mayor!

"My lord, I have managed Taiping Town for several years and have expended no small effort for the people. Please vindicate me!" Mayor Ma saw that Wen Congrui remained silent and quickly added another sentence.

Wen Congrui said, "Whether you are innocent or not will be proven by evidence, Mayor Ma, what’s the hurry? Your act, in my opinion, seems to be a case of trying to cover up."

Upon hearing this, Mayor Ma gave a forced laugh, and when he turned to look at Lu Da and the others, his eyes carried a mix of icy coldness and fury, along with an unspoken warning.

Lu Da lowered his head. At this point, he couldn’t care less about Mayor Ma; he was only thinking about how to deal with this imminent disaster.

"My lord!" Several senior doctors ran out from the pigsty.

"What is it?" Wen Congrui, who was blocked by a guard, tapped the guard’s arm and stood in front.

One of the senior doctors looked frightened and said, "My lord, some of these pigs have contracted swine fever and are nearly dead, the rest have been infected and it seems they have only recently contracted it."

Swine fever!

Wen Congrui’s complexion changed.

"My lord, please leave this place immediately." The guard’s face also turned pale as he bowed and asked Wen Congrui to depart.

Wen Congrui waved his hand and said to the senior doctor, "Can you be sure?"

"My lord, this is the conclusion we reached after discussion among several of us," the senior doctor explained. "Pigs with swine fever must not be consumed as it can cause varying degrees of sickness and epidemics in humans. Moreover, these pigs must be burned on the spot immediately. If a pig dies and is not disposed of properly, the spread could lead to an epidemic that neither humans nor animals can avoid."

Mayor Ma widened his eyes and instinctively took two steps back. Seeing that Wen Congrui was unfazed, he swallowed hard and tried to appear calm. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Meanwhile, the Lu Family’s faces were ashen. If an epidemic were to break out because of this, the Lu Family could die a thousand times and it would still not suffice.

"Bring the Lu Family members here and lock them all in the jail," said Wen Congrui with an air of chilling resolve.

He also recognized the severity of the situation. If such an incident occurred on his watch, his career was likely over.

"My lord, we have been wronged, someone has set us up, my lord," Lu Xinlong wailed. He never imagined that a moment of greed could lead to such a disaster.

An epidemic was a matter of life and death!

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