How did it pass customs...

Xu Liang had many thoughts running through his head since early morning.

There were also many concerning issues.

Among them, the most pressing was customs!

Ten thousand tons, a full ten thousand tons of scrap steel.

Luo Jun couldn't have smuggled it in, could he?!

No matter how impressive he is, he couldn't have possibly smuggled ten thousand tons of scrap steel. If he had that capability, he could smuggle anything else!

An entire tank of 'Two Lions Treading the Earth', wouldn't that earn more than scrap steel?!

If it wasn't smuggled... then it must have come in through regular legal channels.

So...

"How did it pass customs?"

Xu Liang frowned, instinctively asking.

Nearby, Wang Chao swallowed and glanced at the camera, somewhat afraid of what shocking words might be uttered.

Thankfully, Zhao Deshan didn't get emotional.

He shook his head:

"I don't know. I'm just the workshop manager; at most, I know about the transactions. The rest, I have no clue."

To be honest, Zhao Deshan didn't know whether to feel lucky or regretful.

Call him unlucky, and he's still the workshop manager; because of this role, he could afford treatment and wasn't too close to the radioactive source, allowing him to hang on until now.

Call him lucky... of all the workshops, incidentally it was his batch of steel materials, yet no other workshop manager had issues!

"Whew..."

Wang Chao sighed in relief, then continued watching quietly.

Xu Liang didn't delve deeper.

The records of ten thousand tons of steel would surely be easy to track.

Once reported, someone will naturally investigate how Luo Jun managed to bring this batch of scrap steel in!

"What about the smelting process?"

Xu Liang pondered for a moment, then asked again.

"During the smelting, did Luo Jun show any unusual reactions?"

"And the steelworkers?"

Zhao Deshan immediately replied, "During those days Luo Jun was never at the steel factory, saying he was out discussing some business. But now I realize, there were no new orders over those two days, he couldn't have been out for business!"

Meaning...

Luo Jun knew the steel had issues early on, so he stayed away, letting workers handle it....

It's truly heartless!

As for the steelworkers...

"Before smelting, a worker routinely checked, opening a metal box during the process which contained many iron particles."

"Later, the higher-ups urged strongly and claimed these were high-quality steel; no need for checks, forcing everything to be thrown in for smelting."

"But not long after starting, the person who touched the metal box began feeling unwell."

"Upon learning, Luo Jun took them to the hospital."

Zhao Deshan explained slowly.

With his words, long-forgotten details surfaced before Xu Liang.

"But later, I never saw him again."

"I also asked Luo Jun, but he wouldn't even disclose which hospital they were sent to."

"Thinking back, likely they weren't sent to a hospital but taken somewhere else for handling."

At this point...

Zhao Deshan sighed.

After a moment of contemplating, he continued:

"There was another case; a knowledgeable person in the workshop, a technical worker, saw the worker opening the metal box."

"Don't know what occurred to him, but he felt something was wrong and went to look for the factory manager."

"Later, I never saw him again. The next day, the manager said this knowledgeable person mistakenly fell into the molten steel and died..."

Coincidence.....

Too coincidental!

Discover something wrong moments before, then mistakenly fall into molten steel...

Just like Jin Bo who discovered the truth about the steel, then disappeared shortly after!

Xu Liang's heart tightened, exchanging a glance with Wang Chao.

The two were most likely handled...

Including Jin Bo, this marked the third instance of direct killing by the opposition!

Not to mention there are illnesses, direct fatalities caused by this batch of steel!

However...

"I still have one last question."

Xu Liang suddenly asked.

"Go ahead!"

Zhao Deshan grew serious and earnest.

"Who was this batch of steel sold to?"

Xu Liang furrowed his brows, realizing something.

That is... from a time-based perspective.

Those affected by this batch of steel should begin having issues like Sun Jin and Zhao Shui's son!

Just like in 1989 when Zhao Deshan and others, a large number suddenly had issues!

If these issues arise.

Sunzhou would immediately report to the province; how could it only be a secret investigation, and nothing found, but considered environmental pollution?

Reality shows, there were never mass fatalities in large numbers....

"It was sold to quite a few people."

Zhao Deshan recalled, finally speaking:

"He didn't choose to sell the premium steel to local workers."

"Instead, slightly lowered prices, spread out selling to surrounding districts and cities!"

"It even included some cross-provincial orders!"

Spread out selling?

Meaning...

"He sold this batch of steel to other districts and cities!?" Xu Liang asked in shock.

Zhao Deshan nodded.

"Yes, I remember it was sold to several cities, distributing parts in each city."

"Within Sunzhou, only a small amount was sold to the locals."

And within this small amount… Sunshine Primary School accounted for a portion!

"Spread out selling, appearing non-concentrated...."

Xu Liang's face turned grim, forming a theory in his mind.

Luo Jun's batch of steel was of high quality; buyers likely wouldn't use it for ordinary residential houses, most probably for structures with high foot traffic.

Under such circumstances, only long-term residing staff would feel unwell!

Thus avoiding large-scale, collective symptom occurrences...

But the issue is...

"At least four cities... Sunzhou, this is big trouble." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Xu Liang murmured.

He dared not imagine.

If this news is confirmed, how furious the other unwittingly affected districts and cities would become on receiving this information.

Under united siege, expulsion ... what will become of Sunzhou?

Unknown.

But even 'unknown' is already an answer!